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VOLUME XXXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1920. NME NO LITRY AID [OR POLISH ARMY Allies to Use Blockade Against Reds. WILL NOT WAGE ACTUAL WAR Premiers of England amid France come to Agreement as to Aid to he (4iven Polish Army. British Opti mism Giles Way to Extreme Unensi Paris, Aug. tI.--"Whirsaw is doomed," was the rcmark heard everywhere to day in ouicial and political circles of Paris, replacing the belief expressed within the -ast few days, "There will )e another battle of the Marne." 'C'reles which up to the present had been most optomistic conceded the Dol :-hteviki had reached the Danzig-War .aaw Railroal at Ciechanow, severing coec(tions befiveen \Warsaw and the sea. .\1litary circles pointed out that he Polish eapital is now hemmed in from the northeast, east and south ust, and consider its fall a question of days, perhaps hours. The latest Polish communique al nloncing that the l1otsheviki CIp. ture(l l'razusnysa and are moving westward toward .Miawa and Ciehela Iov, has created a most paifl Ii pres s in in Paris, the afternoon papers alouneing that the capture of tlhe latter town is a foregone conclusion. umors, ~absolutoly ui nconfiri-med e circult ed in the stocki exchtaige Ithi afternoon of General 'ilsudski'v .;,"it: Idt. If broug~ht market Operatioll to C n piet)e s tandstill. iiythe, Aug. 9.-The Iiythe cont fer (Un e, huierldly cal led Sunday to eon :Wier meanis for saving Poland fron thl iHolshevikl le'nacev ended toda. with an agreenllilt betweel P1rem-vit I.::(1 George and \Iillerand on thi .idI to Ie given the new Polish state After tle premliers decided to reim. iose t ite blockade on Russih and] ti urnisli munitions and technical ad vIee to Poland, Mr. Lloyd George sue ee ned 'inl getting .\. .\ illerand to conl;ent to %vithhold applicntion of aih until after the preliminary result: of the conference at .\Minsk, betwee: Ilolsheviki and Polish representative are known. .\. .\lillerand, who had been firm 1 urging the French policy, which in cluded the blockade and strong defen sive measures, was obliged to yield ti the milder policy of the British pre mier, who was determined that no al lied troops should be used in Poland ItstaI)lishntent of a defntlsive line 11 Poland, which .was considered b the conference, if carried out, wouti according to opinion expressed ter< be regarded by the lBritish and Frene as more than a plan to defend Pc land; it would be in effect a "cordo sanitair" to keep the IBolsheviki frot western l~urope, Hutt from what hit iened at the closing moments of th conference, it is considered that mue will dtepe~nd on the Blolsheviki at titud at .\insk, Whieni Prtenmier .\1t11erand of Franc ant Yloydl George of -Great .Briltail met. again this morninig in continuit tion of their conferene here over tl Russo-:Pole situation thney had befoi themin the0 dttailedi report of Marshi F'och and i'ieldt Niarshal Wilson (da Ini. with thme extent of the militar navat and economic assistance whic France and t~nglandl can give imhi dlately to Poland. I laving (decidedl that actual w; 'thatll not be wagedl on Russia, t premIers wVere cofnoted~ swith at mo difflettit prob0lem~f. It s known th they are Inclined to give 'Poland c cry aid within the limit of their d elsioa. In both French and Uriti circles here, hiowevern, the plans al 1' ia pointed out that France andI Gr lIrtaln wish it distinctly utndierstoi that they are ntot contemplatIng of f yie measures against Russia. Marshal Foech and. Fleild .\larsh 'Wilson, with their experts, work until a late hour last night frami their report. The confei'ence 'co sideorinig their report today andc pceted to last until early afternot Promior .\litlerand planned ,to retu to ParIs at 2:3 O., in.. while Premj lIcyd {Ieorge expected to go, to L4 don iater In thne (lay. .The optimism of the British, wht wna manifest beforo the confererl 4UTT( (4ILAuEK UUAHANTEEI). 4 Funds are Provided to Secure Cotti (Cradelr Agan for the ('oming Sea- 4 sen'. F'inanckiJ conslierat ion~a alntw will not prevent lau rlls county from hav ing a cotton grader again this season, announced .Mr. M. 1). Moore, county farmi demonstrator, last %week. 'el necessary guarantee had been secured, he said, but on account of the scarcity of graders It is possible that Laurens . will not be able to secure one. low ever, lie said, every effort would be I pItt forward to secure a good man be fore the season Opens. On account of the fact that the gov ernment has withdrawn financial aid in this work, it will be necessary to raise the funds for the work locally. For this reason, saId Mr. Moore, It has been deelded to charge a small fee for grading, this being made large enough to make up the salary and expense ac count for the year. The graders com mand a salary of about $3,000 per year, other items running the total ex pense tip to nearly $5,000. According to plans now being dis cussed, It is proposed to widen the scope1 of the grader's duties so that he imiay assist the farmers in miarket inag. This part of the plani, howeve r. has not been i thoroughly mapelwd out and may be announced later. l..\l INS WINS AAIN. 'a'kes S'econdil (if Tiree (ames from Clinton Agrregiatinion. Another Game Fridny. biy defeating tie ('linton aggrega Iton yesterday afteinoon at linton b7.y a score of S to 2. the Iaurens leani made It two straIght from tlie Clin-i tonites after suffering a disastrois de feat IIt their handsby a scor of 10 to 2. With the scor ilin games now two to one in Lauirens' favor, the Clin ton team will come up to the local prk Friday afternor'n to try to even up. Rumlor Ihais it that she is coming wih thte Iwst :he call get. A hig erowd Is expected, IThe defeat of the Clinton inte es ltrday may be marked up largely t tilt, ho x work of Hobo, who allowed on lIy tree lit s to tle o1posing hat OWilson was on the mound for Ie ''ltlitolites and hitehed a cotsistenlt game, but was batted rather freely. .ar1in V. iolier. .\tr. M.\artin V. Ilider, a highly rv - spected citizen of the iden section, died at the home of his son, .ir. A. I.. ilder, In that comminity Satiirday night at the age of 83. The funeral took place at Dials chitl Sunday af ternoon, Interment bling madc with Masonle honors, Rev. Brooks conduct Ing a short religious service. Dleath wis (ue to coinllications incident to old age. The deceased is airvived by the following children: Mrs. Sallie D eTaong, Greenville; Mrs. Ophelia K1night, Fountnain Inn; J. T'., 1). M. and A. S. hlolder. I1-den; M. Van loider, Gray Court; W. H. Holder, Greenvill; Mrs. Clara Wilson, Shiloli, and .\irs. Lla hlobertsoni, (ray Cour t. Instaill Additional Fixtutres. The Wharton Clot hinig Company added considlerably to the InterIor ap p0Iearance of their store last we(ek b~y the Installhatilon of addItional modern hlxtures. Th'le new fixt itres, whIch are In the tear end of the store, harmonlze ,wlth those In the front, makIng a very e pretty applearanee. Mir. .Job II. Little formerly of thib Scity has been promoted to Tlraveling STarIff i nstpector of the Southern Uitl hi way ,w Ith hea dqiart ers at ('Colubia ~lIe has bieen spending a fewv days will his family here before taking til hi new duties. t begani yesterday, had given way to it day to a feelIng of extiemne utneasl n* feas, and It rwas reted'~ flint t hi B lrItish premier himself was great I: h1 disturbed'( over the new development: it in the Ittsso-Pollsh situation. at After a mee'ting lastIng all the motn d lng t he piersI~' at I :30 o'clock deeld el d to adjourn Lotr luncheon andi pro long theIr conference thrioiughout Ih ail aiftor'nOOn. et Although no oficial annotuncemen rW wias made It was declared in a reliall n- qluarter that the ,preiers had failed I N- reach an agreement on tihe chiaracte n- of tile aId to lbe given to .Poland, an rn it was believed a further note wvoul er' be dlaiVtOhed to Moscow today I n- which the soviet government .woul le Informed the allies intended to at cli slst Poland In every way to itIntaI Ln he.. Interit. )NE KILLED AN) 3IANY INiRilEl) IN lIOT Rtreet Car 3Men, on Shoek, and Strike Ireakers 1111 Pollee in SIr'eet Fighl. Newspaper Plant 'is Wrecked by Strikers. Dlenver, C(olo., Aug. 3.-Ona man wasi 1:lled and between thirty and thirty Ive persons, including Chief of Po ice lamilton Armstrong and eight or en other policemon, were inljutred, teveraL seriously in rioting between striking street car men, their sympa hizers and strike breakers tonight. Ale street cars have been wrecked! ind the plant of the Denver Post dam iged by the crowd. The dead man has lot been .identified. The mob at iA0:0 was gathering in ront of the tramway building where the strike breakers are housed but had ittempted no violence. The rioting started this afterno-n w hen two cars manned by strike bireakers were forced to stoy by a miio tor truck on the track. While the ears were halted, a parade of strikers mid sympathizers who had been con tihcting a dlemonsti'ation at the c ity. hall while a committee from the trades and labor assembly conferred witi the mayor, reached the corner. There w.'ere one thousanid in the pa aad .. Fighting immediately becam general and has continued almost rteadily ever sinet' in variouns port ions of the city. Three breakers who manned the last two cars took refuge insiae the Cath edral and remained there intil res caed by tIhe police. The 111o galher'd in front of the -'ost building Just after attacking the first vars. It was dispersed that time withonW having done more than taidng copIes of the afternoon edition fronli ne wsihoys and littering -tlie st'eet!; ,Iilh thmi. The lst las; 0pposed ihe strike. At eight o'clock the crowd agair gathered in front of the Post. Niarl all of the windows of the preselni plant. a three itory, bulldipg. and ir a new one being built next door, were brokena. Whn( Post 1-miployes holste< anl Aiericanl flag over the building the rioting sblisided slightly bat ww renewed a few minutes late' will greater vigor. The mlaob then entered thie bliilding f lanmmaae's and spikes were hiirown in to the lintotyp maachines, paper roll were moved into the streets, wate1 was; poured on the press and the pr'ess es Were damaged by hammers. Shot: were Bired several timlaes during ath( trouble and a number of ipersom: Were wounded. Others were injure by being struck by flying bricks am other missiles. No accurate accotan of the Injured was obtainable. There was no abatement in the iot Ing at 10:30 p. ml. (Unsoline Tanks Correct. Representatives of the State depart ment of agriculture were in the eit last week making an inspection o gasoline tanks to determine whethe or' not corraect mleasur'e was being giv en the publlic'. Tihe taanks in Iauren wveare in good condlitlin, said oneC them to The Adveartisear repor'ter, ian corraect meastures weire bleing given al thouagh a very small vaiation wi fouand in one. 'Te iaaroprietor' of ti onec assisted in coarrectiaig the re'gist a anal in a fow minuates the tank was a< juis-tedl. The dlepar'tmaent findls very' f'e willfuallI violations of t he luw as I (gasoline measuarements, said1 the Ia spectoar, and long measuareme'nts at aslikely to lbe toun ad as shoart one liase Hali (Oaltre'. T1hie local biase ball tenam and othia1 of the vicinity are ,planning tor' a fea of gaames duaring the next few day Fariday after'noon the local c'lb wi . go up against the starong (lint on a: .giregation on the local diaamondl. Ne: .Tutesday afternoon the Caross 11111 tea anal the Laurens mill will play at ti local lark anal on the followIng (Ih the local teaam Owill play GIreenwo< heare. Thtursdlay atteanoon ot this wed Fouantain Inn anal Cross 11111 will ph at Cr'oss 11111. * Conagressloal ('ampaaitgn i'Tday. ' The conugresslonal candlidates w a' speak in the Court H1ouse tonight 1 8 o'clock, tho campaIgn in this cou 1 'ty having started at Goldlville yesta a (lay afternoon. Tomoarrow morning d 10 o'clock they apeak at P'ol i prings, tomorrowv afteranoon at n o'clock at 'Pritnceton andl tomorr< night at 8 o'clock at (irty Court. Di'KE MAY DONATE POWElt HOLDINOS Traictitoll 3atilate to TIransfer Sothitt. ern Pover Company to Trinity is liepjort ed, According to Well-defined but un confirmed reports, .1lames 13. Duke, of Durham, Charlotte and New York, wiI I shortl ytransfer the Southern Power company, and all its sibsidiaries to Trinity college as a gift. According to the reports the entire property and !ts income would go to the institution with the exception of annuities for superannuated Methodist minister and certain relatives of the magnate. This announcement will piove of great interest to the ;people of the two states, and especially to Greenville and the surrounding community touched by the Piedmont and Northern lines and served by the Southern Public Utilities c -:npany, both subsidiaries of the Southern Power company. Concerning the reports, a special Durham, N. t., to the Greensboro, N. V. Nows, under date of August t. says: Reports circulating here are to the effect that .James 13. Duke is taking stells to transfer the Southern Power (company, and all its subsidiary comn panies to Trinity college as a .ift. It is stated, however, that a certain S111 roim the proceeds of tihe company will be set aisde as a maintenance fund for Isup)eIaInuated .\ ethodist. i in ist ers land also a certain annual sum to cer tair relatives of Mr. l)uke. "if these reports are tirie Tri nitv will take rank with the largest univvet sities of the country, such as lIIa var. iChicago, Columbia and Leland-Stan ford. | "No definite stat ement as to ihe truth of the riim1or Could be esta Iish ed, the college authorities and .lr. I)uke's relatives statiln; that they kneiw nothinlg of Ihe truth of thle i rumor. .\lt. )uke, it is stated, is now somewhere in the south." PIll.EASEl WITH SHORT ('liSE. Clubo 31mcibers at Short Course Of fer Resolutions of Thkimis. The following resolttions. passel by mei bers attentdiug t he Shiort 'ourse at the 'Plebterian college last week, were sent to Te Advertiser with the reituest that they be pub lished: We, ithle clubi meumbers, who are at tending thme County Short Co urse inl -Agriculture and iiome IEconomics at the Presbyterian College at Clinton, wish to offer the following resolutions: Resolved First, That we extend outr hearty thanks to Dr. Douglas, who has made the course possible by offering the use of his college, and to the of ficers of the college, especially Prof. - Martin, Prof. Sturgeon and 'Prof. Spen cer, for their kind help and coopera tion. 2. To Miss larris for her untiring efforts to make the course both pleas ,,ant and profitable for the club mem hers. r 3. To Mr. Moore, ocuhty agent; Mr. - Taylor. attendance oflice r; .\is s Rog Ser's, County Nurse; .\iss Smith, t'n on County Agent; and M\r. 1l. 0. Wil I lams, in charge of boys' cilub woik -for thmelir inlterest antidi( hliftul ist rue a tions. i . To'( the state, assistant state ant] rdistrict home demonstrat ion agents fot theiru very p)ract ical demnonst rat ionm Sand inst ruct ions and for thelir vert 0 enerai nte(rest and coopecrat ion. a'. To .\irs. MAootre, .\lilsses Atmnie 1l01 Poole, 1411 ian Coopier, I'cthel and 1d it1 q Smrith, Joe hlagwell, Thmeo Osborne andl Carr'ie hFowier for their genera assistance. especially in the dinmin; room anti kitchen. 6. To thle banks of Ciinton for fin ancial aidl, anti to the grocery store Sand drug stores for su pplies. 7. To all others whlo have cotntri buitetd in any way towartd makinag Lan rens Couinty Short Course a success. 7. That a copy of these resolu m tions be sent to the county papiers. .\ MATIE 0. M\OORE. tl ATA F. h. Pl iaIAlPS, 'onmmlitte< ('ountry ('tlb MIeet ing. A iamrge number' of citizens of Laa' rens anti Clinton met in the (Cou'l ill Hotuse Monday night and went fumrthi at into the orgirtnization of a country clu n- to be placed between the two town r-, The constitution and by-laws as i at portetd by the special committee pri ar viously appointed was atdottedl an 3 another meeting orderedt to be0 hl >w at Clinton Firidlay night whoa flat plans will be nerfected. Progress, .\ecordlin to Colitumbha Rieports. The Dollar Democriacy caim paign Is naking excelilent progress acortdin' o reports teaching Statet headquarl eri. The organ izat ion of the canii taign to secure Ifuids for the election if Cox and lloosi(vlt. has been com >leted in 34 of flte 416 counties. iRe iorts received from Gen. Wille .ones. 4tate tieasurer of the party, indicate hat seviral thousand dollars have al ready beii contributed by loya.I)emo :rats. Contributions have been re '(ived fiomt I)ractically every countY n the State. Thos. 1'. C'othran, State chairman :f the exectitive committee, is anxious for the canvass for funds to be com pleted as soon as possible, .\lr. Cth ran in a statement Issued calls atten tion to the fact that a great amount or ioney will be needed for the n-i t ional campaiign and that it is the duty of every Democrat in South ('aro linta to contribute as Imich as one dol lar. Of coarse Ia rger sub script ions will' not be refulsed. Rieports rt ceived fromo nat iona I h eadu artrs are ve'y enoitain ai there is (very hopet of party site (VA1. The lI(putblicans. it is pointed oit. ill spend large amouits )f mlioley inl an effort to cilrry all dolbt fil States. Gov. (ooprl is very much intirest id it he c(amp:faign and urges that vv ory votert ill the State st.liort the par:y liber'ally. .10 S'arks. fllanlal diretCor of tlhe icampa1,inI1) has r(eceived the follow in lettr from Wilbur .\Marsh. national tresurer: "ay I suggest that if a man enn afford to give more than oie dolla, it is only tight that he do so. Thll only tist of helpfulness in spirit is to mivi uitil you feel that you hiav di niriu yourt'silf by Iveason of thi gift. The campaign will cost proportiontat(. ly more than four earis ago. I know% that the South ('arol ina Deimoc ra ,wIll (10 its fully duty." Nearly two thousand solicitoris ha v br en appointiil in the State to VollIiI ill dollars for D letmoeraey. Visitors from Tixas. .\l%. and .\I's. .\. It. .\loore( ant! youngest daugliter, of Mu 1.1\lhy, Tex. hiave been visiting .\Ir. and Mrs. T. II 11ur11ts and other reliatives InI the counl ty fol several days. M.r.\loorle Ift this state Inl ithe eiglties and ha: made I a success of farming in hi: adopted home. The stor-y of Itis re moral from this state makes a ver3 interesting recital. tie says that whet lie arrived In Texas lie had a wife an seven children to care for and $5S it his pocket. Ills first stopping placi in Texas was not healthful, (hills am fever causing much sickness lit hi family, so he decided to move west ward until lie was out of the chill an fever district. Loading his family an belongings in wagons and with $1 in his pocket this time he began tI miove and~ kept moving util lhe reach ed a coutntry whlere chill and feve tmedicine signs were no longet see and then hte stoppeiid. Ily working a (1dd( jobs along the iway lie was al to keep hIs 11itancees in fairly goo shapte and wh'len lhe finally rested in good he stIll had $'.1 on hand. 'Wit lthis plus (energy and piersevetrance h1 startedl life anew antd since t hen ha~ remained in thle same place cont iuom may have beetn an at tempt to dynatmil -a port ion of thle Ford .\ototr Company plant hete earty today, when a qu'tu tity of dlynamite, wtapped In a tow( - was found biy a firemani in te engir -roott of the dIry kiln as lie wvi aboultt to throwi some rubbish ito II - furnace. Th( dlynamtite wasi1 traeed to son otf .thIe wvast e paper baskets in I filetor yi~ard, wrtom 'which it Is Il custotm to gathert rubbish for butrnin .Several men were dletaitnid th aftetnoon bitt released after examitn tion. t ilg- Tlimte ni1 Onlimrs. rLocal pleopile whlo attended the '8 b Day" at Owings laust Fridtay treport tl sday as a big success. The swimmit pool drew a large crowd, the base bi game a latrger and the barbecue al d picnic a still latrger onie. Laurens w d a winner over Owings In the bi ii game, the game being one of the bc jot the season. COX MKS IR[A1Y THF I FinlNei leiF II11L LLAUillU I0L Democratic Candidate Ac. cepts Nomination. FLAYS HARDING PEACE PROPOSAL litepbililnn l'romise of a Formal and Eet(ive 'eace 31eans a Seiarat e S'eue with Gtermiany, Sais Demo. cratic Noninee. Htupre Crowd lears Speech. 'Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 7.-Pileace for America antid the word by this nation's entrance into the league of nations with "initerpretations" not disturbing its vital principles was .pr'onoun1cEd to day by Gov. .1ames M. Cox, the Demo eratic presidential standard bearer, as his paraloult. Iolicy. In his address here aecepling the Democratic noi it ion, Governor ('ox illiitatntly championed the league as pr1oplosed( by J.Presideltl \'ilson with iIn ( lrpretationls insu1ritl good faith and tIderist anding, and denounced what he tirmed the di.holorable proposal 1from Seunatoi lading, his liepublican oippoellt, for ''a se parat e eace with Germlany."' Iaeague or no league, theno Delocratic 11nmilee deelared, is tlie issil et ween tle two partiles-the suiprimi- issue -of the CentrI'3'," lie saiid. "'T'le qIlestion is." Governor (Cox de el'red, "wh1i(et we shall ot shazill not Join ill this practical and liuiane mlovementil. 11're'sident W-ilsonl . . . vn tered the lag'uie in oil iltme. Senator larding, as the RIpublican candidate for the residenCY. Iroposes inl plain .'ords that we r(mainn out of it. As the I)eloratie clnildate I avor go.. lin: inl. "Tim firl rhty of IIe nIv. admilfn i'trCation will be rtifitention of the treaty," Goveror' Cox said, ridic ing that friends of the lague would ially to (let a seniate with tlhe reqlis i'( m1ijority for ratifiin ion . Governor Cox said1 til "intetkta.. tions-" should statk "our, inlterpreti'vatlonl of tilit covelatill as a iat(ttr of good faith to oil aissotiales an1d as a pre (aition againS any ill is linderst anding in the futute." \ssailing tlhe. LAdze reservations as ilascilating, Gover nor Cox suggested Iwo specific "inter pretat ions," as outlined eral 111011 1 ago in a lewspaper article. One de clared America's continuance Il the leagie should (lepend upon the 'lagtte's use only as an agency for- world peace; the other stated the understanding that this nation could net only within the constitution, declared unalterable by any treaty. ''he door to other "Interpretat ions'" was left open by Governor Cox, but tie said that the Democratic iplatform plank "speaks in a tfiri resolution against any It ig that distIIlbs the v itat Iprinile"lt of tile leaigue. r' No t'ooml for doubht was left as to tihe 1 golvernor's positlonl on tile leaguie as rile ipre(inent o~l itic1aI battlegrtound1(. As 011 ot her sutbjiects. he stated his t 0. tsition1 s(Iuar'ely. 'r "\Ve are in a tim:' which call1s for e str'aighlt a(tinlg,'" lhe said. "It is no time ' fat ,wobblinig.'' Ill posit Ion. th le agueC (pIeti onl led the (andlildate's5 addresi's, and1( to it lhe devoted ",14100 wor'ds of thle 101,100 oddt total. e' Volstead law~ were not siperilledin the111 e naddriess, buit Governor (Cox ilromised1 emphallItliically strict law enlforceenet. "The''i( c onstituion,"' he sa Id, "is the L itense and( liitaiition givem to and C lace(d upon01 tile Ilamaking body. 'Tho leg islat ive btranlch of government is e subtje'cted to till rutle of the majority. Thew1111 pbic' otlicta IwhIo fails to en Sforce thie law is an1 enemd~y bothi to 1th0 ('const t iutioll andl to tile Amlericanl pin Ieidle of mnajotrity rle. It would seemI -' -untnec'essary for' any13 candidatei fotr the prs idtenlcy to say thait he dloes not In tend1( to violate his oathI of oflice. Any one who is false to that oath is mnoro un11wohyl~ than the law violator him self. .\l orais can nlot easily be pr'oducedI 1by statute," Glovernior C1ox conll~tinud inI pasin~g to a plea against abtuse of 1the ,wrilt of inljunctionl. llt egarding woman suffrage, Governor Cox urged ratificaition of thle pr'oposed Il'ronatit utional amnendmrent, dlelaring att A (Continued on Paga ligbt.)