The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 01, 1920, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXVI.LURNJoUHCRLNWDEAY
LAURN~gSOU" CROLN~sWEDIESAY9SEPTEMBER 1, 1920.
D[MOCRATIC PRIMARY
LD Y[SI[RDAI
ScatterIng Returns From
Over the State
SMITlH LEADS
SENATE RACE
ich inlerest Displayed in Couny
Contests. Local (ontests iring Ot
Vltters in Large Nunibers. Few
Rtaces ire iecislve. Two Bloxes
Still Oui.
Nearly 3,500 votes out o a total of
abolt 4,200 enrolled iwere cast In the
county electioi yesterday, this num
n'er being slightly less than had bern
gen eral4 inticipated by the political
ly wise. With two small boxes to Ile
heard i rom In the county contests and
four ill the state contest, the returnis
froi the, county last night were fairly
col)let e.
1itth news could b Ngotlen from Co
itmin bia or (lhirleston on (lhe state con
tests. v< ry little interest being mani.
fested in t Iee races. 'iirom tIt: ieiteagre
',ootst.' Ieard, hiOevUr, it appeared
rti h E. 1). Smith would lead in the
race for I nited States ,ieiat-e and that
(.%d tinm. Iarvey and Maildin will
likelyv iun over for fAieotenant Grov.
ernor. ILittle couild be learned on the
oltir rac ;.
In. 'he collgrtssional race it' tills
distrit.t -.J. .1. .\eSwin.l of Greenville,
wi..; last iglt (laoiming a majority ov
pr the fiel by aibout 350 votes. Should
he hold this lead he will he elected on
tle fir st' ba lot. ixact reports on this
race w unobltainalmb last night, the
rens county vote being shown oti
fhetable in ninthlm- .niumiin',i
Solicitor's Itace.
In the sollcltor's race, H. & FBlack
well, th e incumbent, lead his oppon
en1.- b:y a safe margin but 'will have
to imiak I a second race with ioward
.toi. of Abbi--i.le, on the face of
.4411nt -irrs. With two boxes im)isi3
a in la urens, Newberry and (reen
v.odt 4 ports not (oliplete an-:} Abbe
villite 'ports complete the following
vtl wayis reported -inl this race up to
a la t houlr last night:
ackwell McCord Moore
Ianutcns.......1920 481 964
Abheville ....346 259 1476
NewLerry . 1. ..176 146 327
GTreehwood .. ..517 573 555
Total .... ..4162 17.5 3322
('oti It IIac-4es.
0. P. 'U)dwln and Jack H. Davis
are applirently in the second race for
:It' state senate. In the race for the
house or rcpresentatives C. D. Nance.
of K'ross lill, and C. M. Babb. of lau
l''ls r ie apIII)arently elected on the
first bal lot. A second r'ace would have
been rt11n over by1) Dilard and Todd, but
Ir. Todd has announced his iWith
f rawal from the race, leaviig tie sec
ond heat between illlard and WVilhlia.
Theii secondl race for clerk of court
wvIVill tidety 1b e I, veen ( '. A. P'ow_
t'r and .1no. A. iFraiiks. In thle sleitf1f's
itene lfild anad SimithI arte ev ident ly to
liiunC ci, ailthloughi Owenls l-a irunn ig
a lone thti'rl.
11. II. O)wlnets Is e'lietedi coroner Ofn
theo face of tpresent ret' 1rn1s. A. ft.
IB lk-ely uind A. I iomer a Moore are
eleicted' countty comnmissionters oni thet
IJno N-. Wright was elected untanti
mtously, to lprrslie over' the townshIp
''0ufrl. No report s W'l werereciveri ont
maldsis:t il a races in olthe r townshi ips.
fGreenflwoo~d Electionts.
Tl'tphotne return'ts fromn thle Index
.Jfournal ofli('e at Gr'eenbwOod late last
ut:t tiPtd that WV. ii. Yeldeil, .ar.,
was elecd clyrk of cour t ovotr I l.
fli n'cfr by 15 votes. 10. M. 'WhIte was
elected rhterIff.
Tlhc totes fot' govern'for, secretary oi
state, fttorn'fey gene(rai, coimptr'ollei
-:0,~ of teducation andi comisliitter ol
a4tfT ture' atre not cairried in the tab
attion elsewhere, t hore being no core
t n over' these offices.
Tlo (live Pblay Soon.
Ptreparations are now bein-g mad(
for' the presentation here at an pri:,
(late of "Sand", the clever play writ.
ten by M'Iss Rebecca Dilal, in the ir
htrent of 'the campaign against 1111::
cracy. Trhe play will be given undet
&the direction of Miss ll7lal, who ti1ll bi
assisted -by the Wednesday etub, a lit.
erary organization of the City,
LAURENS COUNTY
Conl.gres. Solici
jr j
H -
IREIE0 NGTS
Cook's Store...... 22 37 12 11 41 2
L-anford .-...o. . . ..11;0 3 14 01 32 1
Daniel's Store . . . . 10 52 4 001 49 I
Clinton Mill ........3t; 7 4 2| 57 2
Ora . -. .. .......4 '8 3 00H 27
Woodville .. ... ... 35 64 28 1 97
Clinton........[ 112 152 418 611 ,83 3
Renno..........| 7 24 10 1 :0
Pleasant Mound . ..| 18 15 001 7
Cross HIll ..3.. ..3 103 2 10! 111 '
Shiloh...... .. ..| 18 ...27 1!:
Ikom ..2........ :1 47 12 .
Tip Top . .. . I. .. l00 1 I jj 2; I
Princeton . .. .. .. 15 33 1 00 21) 2;
Waterloo........I 9 50 S 1 11 11
Mount Pleasant ... ..I 1 5 2 5 1)
Thompson's Store . 1; ll 11 41
Youngs 22... .. .. ...2 31 1 3
Glay Court ......I 6 8i : I
.\lount ville .21 1 11, 1 60
picikoy . Tavern:; ...| :15 . . 2
tts Mills ... .. ... s 84; 21 7 1
Owings.. .......10 it 21 00:
Stewvart'~s Sor.... ......5 2;
IaLiren .\1111 ... ... 41 37 23
Lu rens . 12 ';7 . )7 r 21i .1 Ii
Langston .. .. . .. 2: 1l i %
;oldville . . 25 15 ;7
Hopewell . 1: 27 6 00: 29
Dials .......... 8 28 3 001 2
Yydia .\ill 1..1.. ...2 17 2 1.~ 40
.ray's Store ...... .... ... ....
Poplar Springs ........ .... ....
Totals. ..... 921 1729 532 10211 1923 48
BRING IN BONDS- P r I
Liberty fond Holders who hIaw 4*(lip.
ped all of the Six Coupons are Al 1allas, Aiab
OIsed to Turn The m k in 14 t Ne Waco l
dnu at i rItam artr g.. A .V t.....I? I -
Z_. I11114-0 l m s
H1oIders of Liberty louds frm!. 77,:'83 votes f(
which all the coupons have-been clip- natria 11
ped are requested to take the tui- 'n I teleg rap
ties immediately to their banks hl'i
which w!ll tvansit them to the F_ i'd- 1'eL5 Ivt Iio
we'e : Neff, 2.
i oril Reserve ilank of Itichmond where
they will e.- exchanged for od Iav.
Irng col! j011.i cove.iig all in .t ' T; Sp
mielits for Ite rtest of the !ife uf li. T i rist.
:11)1(i. Word to this I efet hI )Cenll the F-'irst Pr
snttit oult from 4Ltshington. lueet In joint.
.\loreover. wheniever Liberty is eveninti at 7:1
rying 4 per cell iteres are sem in, hirs of tihe t
new -bonds paying 1 -2 per cent inte!- to attend. .\I
est will he issued. lumbla, who
in this federal reserve distic: many "second Karl
Liberty onds -were bought which, the young pc
when issued cairrled only six iite res? young people.,
coupons. These aro knowni as ":n- have a large
pirary" bonds. Their coupon ; ii av. p present, a
fallen due. The government now wish- ing since the
es to issute "perm anent" bonds in it.i. is also desire
place. to hear Mr. I
The additionil one-fourtb of one r pl of the elIt)
eent interest offered on the unconvert- deav.). socitie
'1d 4 per cent bonds is now belin. lost
by ithe bond-holders. Th1 higher rate!
of inI terest will be daid, fro m Llt :0 LA
in At date, lowveer, to all ownet r s1
of 4 p)r celt Aiberty Ilond3 In thi dis
trict. rthe TIreapitlry D)epartmenit has
announz rced, who get the securitiles to
the Feder-al 'Reserve fBank of : Iiih.
mnond for conversIon Into I I-J peri
cent bonds.
('telebra~tl.r 200th AnniiverFsary.
Several frIends In the cIty of itev.
W'illia i 'enton Kruse, a formrer r.esI
dient . hav beenltt~ reilpientIs durtinth
pas.-t wt'tk tof a neat folder anrnour!i nn
thie celebrat ion of the Two HuminrPdt
A nnivtersa ry of thle .\iddleton Presby-,'
teian11 (i ichurc, !ldlwyn, Pa., of w hichl
.r. K ruse Is now pasor TIhet exr- (Gray C'ou
Stewarts
tises a're to last two days, Sep)~'mIe Ct, (ookts St
lih anid 12th, and will he par ticipatal 'Danlel's
in by many notables of thie atte, in. 0Ora ..
eluling the governor, [Ion. Wi Ilirm C. ClInton 3
Sproul. Woodvil le
Spru.Isauirerns I
- -- -(ross Hill
Governor COoper ie ~tre, Shiloh .
(lovernor Robert A. Coo',er camie up EI'kom .
from ColumbIa Monday to cast hit Tip icTop .
ballot In hIs home box yesiterday. li I''Waterloo
voted early In the day anti then spent .\1ountvlhl
the rest of lie day pt tendIng to busl- Mlt.'Pleast
ness matters includIng the inspectIon Hickory ~
of 'ils farnm. The Governor said that Oig
t. .. as very proud of the fact that he Gloldvilla
had no oppol)Olon thIs year' and that I lopeweli
this would promipt hIm to go about his faangston
ClInton,
dutIes with even more zeal and faith- Rno.
ful ness than lie had show n in the p~ast TPhomphsor
two years of omfce. Pleasant
Lhaurens
Executive Commlttee~ ('all. ,aydla Mu1
A meetIng of the County Democratic Dil
Execuitive commIttee has been called' Lanford.
by C. A. 'Power, county chairman, for 'Poplar S
Thtursday at 11 o'clock to tabulate the (Gray's St<
vote of the first prImary. . Total..
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY EL
COUNTY TICKET
tor State Senate Ilouse of Itenresentat
| .j 14 11 1 2 1 -0 29
0
o
43!| 172226 41 26 1 .8 189 2635 537 132
2; 1; 1 2 7 1 7 3 2 2T 1 2
1) 33 1 1 10 5 31 3.4 10 6 21 13
i 1 1 1. 20 7 2 18 13 20 2; 13 6I
..9 40) 20 2'3 761 I4 121 59 16:1 27 *101
17 9 )Q 15 00? 2 I16 19 :1~ 21 17
-32 7 11 8 1'j 26 38 27 67 15 .12
11 I0 12 2 2 7 27 14 X 221
11 3 31 1 10! 7 2 5 1 ' 21 .13
l3 I6 I' 1 'il' 2 .13 17 .i; 17 ::0
27 1 8. 20 7 1 I S 3l 7 4 2 2: 1 .
31 9 7 13 1 6i 11 15 :7 5 21 (I
7 26 17 1 25 21 i1 2S 1 5
I ''' 36 17 I7 1 .7 3:: - 11'i 0 :; 12
2'l 1 20 8 1 I 1 62 14 57 i :;
1 .,8 1 1 1 5 a 1 1 :) 5 2 1 7 7 1 > -;3
97 7 12 !s 4 : 2:; 112 : 7 :11 ,7 :i4
2 7 1 25 1 2S I 10 I 31 7 .12 2,
2" 1 :' ' 15 12 1 11 5 5
2 ) 71 1 1"' 71 53 S; 21 29
1 02 1 1 7 5 7 1 7 3 33 7 1 S2
331 8 11 9 1 5 3 50 53 7-6 li ->1.
7 13 2 1 5 01) I 2 2 3 7 121 -2 1
2 15 1 I 13 8 19 21 I 1
d 5 9 10 13 37 I 1 : 2:
....' -.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ........
.......................I.............. ......... ....
6.1|.11 406 81S 76:1 733 625| 709 1687 1261; 1963 762 13 83
FF FAl All-:AD. BASE IALL AT OWINGS.
i Under In Texas ltavev. 4ity (ourt-0whurs to Play Eioree at
31.-fPat M. NetY of 0wligm Frblay. Big Game EXIWAte9.
s. W. Dailey. foImie r (Gray Court. Alm. 31.--The ('.La
.AeIltLor' tronl) Texas. by Court-Oi
ri'naree at Owings Friday afternoon at
nation, according to the I o'cloch. Saturlay afternoon Lhe Lwo
hie report today ofHI ti' hea ill p ti
Sbureau,. The figu res I a t.'hrc
I bre~. Tt(,I I, II r Thle local C 1111) Ihas won toll ganlles,
I..15; Halley, 167.062.
Iii I on . I lt st. i Y sI-llp et t
C t1 Itliig 'totlt. ~ Ihiglh ebbI liert. anzd recordi v owils
in Eundeavor societies oflare expected ti) witness tile games
1esbyterian hu('h1 rch will with ree. 14)11Lt and Jotf? Owings
se~s~o onuni t o nlaywill liir il ie t wo futiltt' for the locals.
,weisionl onl next StundayIm
'cloc. AlIezeu Ali eflort is hein-i made to IItaVe tile
5 o -ok. All the mem
iree societies are asked 1)11 t iiiic or ot 1viont rexci1e
I. A. G. IHarris, of Co. lea~mv lere Monday or Tuesday. Iran
is recommnended as a don,. wltiers of the pennant in tho
Lehman" Will address UI)OVI named league. was ieaten here
I.ple on sone phase of last week, - to 1.
,' work. It. is de:sired to The local cll, is vornposed of
gathering of young peo- rummond and Bryson, catchers; Je
s this is the first meet- ter Owiags, Eldon Ow logs and Long,
simmetr vacation. and it pitchers; Garrison, first base; Jerome
I to have a good number Owings, second base; Nelson, third
larris. The young ppo- base; White, shortstop: Taylor, II
not niembers of the en- Ier. Gray, NIoort, and Owing,. o)11leld
rare Invited to atFtend. 'ers.
JRENS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PRIP
AUGUST_31, 1920-STATE T '
4 t o'lo. Saturda t ternont Awo
teas il pay-t noee
wt.........1 ih 2 Eno 1) Lon) and .ltr Owng
wil............. hur the two aIs fo th Ilcas
abov 00ame d Ie wa 2ete8hr
2as w00k 41t 1 4
Drummond.........4 Iand 1ysn 1a4hrs .'I
~ar........ ter..3 w.gs 17do 1wng and 1ong,
14in15 secon bas; Nelon 521r
1 3 24 ar9nvtd oa'ed ers.27
21US 3 1 f 6 92 -S AT T6
-IdINT S. 4311 11 52))2)1
rt . . . . . .. . . . . 4 5 79 11 91 28 loll
'tStore .................50a 1 0 1'1~ 7 II 4I
3re nt.....................2) 1 13 41 87 3 15. 11
str .. . ..... 2t 13 1 100 79 23 37''
I........................4 7 152 t 49 .21
. . . . . . . . . . . 3 17 3 i 7 1 7 :-, IS 22 '
l.......................3-4.4.. 67..20 78Ii
rlg......................... 2 29 8 7 5 4
i.................................._2___3__ 2
mt............. 4117 3361668141 14 1601
,ECTION, SEPTEM
tves shoeriff Clerk 01
9 5 71 26 21 25 1.1
1 21 'lL 30 11 13. 17
8 -5 32! 8 29 21 34
15 58 13l 4 73 36 26
12 0) 8!, 17 11 10. 18
37 4 691 21 93 19 45
68 30 . 43 41 135 13.1 103 1
1 6 9 21 17 18 23
1 1 1 1 11 '20 11' 21
1 t 1 l1 2 11 14 87 IS 412 1
11 3 .31 21) 21 1 15
21 1 25 2S 1 11 55
3 7 1 .1 .6 18
18 2 5 5 33 11 16
2 i 1 7 1 46 18
ii 5 42 17 :1 8
3 41 2; 27 1:: ;
2 32 23 I's 211 28
19 9 1 1 117 , 5 21 SI
.1!9 2 21 17 61 1 1 :;2
13 : 21 7:3 3 5 l
KN 2 66~ 5:. 1' .; l
15 7 8 26 : s 7 1 0
l 27 12 1.5 2:1 52 4:
ISs -11 217 192 212 203 22N 2
22 19 19 22
'2 I I 37 32
12 2 2 6 27 12 12
S 1 is . 12 22 7 11;
27 57 7 *1 25 3 1 10
.... ......... ..... .. .... ....
739 113 946 ' 15 1120 987 1123 11
MR.L T1101M WITH I) RAWIS.
Alelttounced [.list Night that lie Wnild
Not he at 'andidule for Hiotse of
Rep reseit stt ves lin thet Second Itace,.
Mr. 1. R. T. Todd. wlio stood third
in the list of candidates for 'lie Hoise
of Representatives inl the primary yes
terday, announced last niight that lie
would -w Itld raw front 0e race an d
would nlot. be in the second primary,
leavinig the field open to others. .\1r.
T1odi stoati lit lit he en1t1eed Ithe race
when it appearel that there woulid not
he sulitabl- material to clowe from
anl that i htas wanted to be out since
a sulicient number of men had offered.
' would like to state'' it said. -0.hat1
I have given three year;s ti) my votun
try and do not feel tha lit In justle to
my family I (an conscientiously make
the sacriflece to go to tle Id'gislati tre.
I wish those who voted for ie in tlt,
fitrst ria'.ry to know that I appre
clate tlt, contidence in me as ex
liressed by their ballots."
Mr. Earl M. Caine arrived in the
city a fowdays ago with his 4ride to
visit their mother, Mrs. Rosa 4. Caine.
4ARY ELECTION,
ICKET
j. Geea. 1. Commissioner ____
17 125j II I 12 61 5')
6 ''Q 16 2 5 164
8 64'| 7 6 23 35
'1 I4' 10 5 31 "I'
1i 26H4I 8 6 I9
II 8911 51 21 35 15
37 101H1 16 17 28 70'
38 561 56 9 :33 19i
3.5 l51 18 1 98 76~
I10 43 5 I 28 1
12 80 16; 6 25 41
12 55~ 17 3 1" '7
IS 791 13 10) 35 37
11 54l~ 10 7 36 13
30 107 55 10 3o 33
8 7 I 5 5 42 "8
7 58 ,7 1 40) 16i
2" 58 3 11 19 16{
4 4'2 00 I 30 I16
16 30 8 S 2l 1))
46 '276 41) 10 198 61
I 141 3 4I 30 liI
I7 65 4 ~3 43 '32
10 i1~ 5 5 23 8
95 :313 129 2:3 228 ".1
17 54I 28 5 32 6
11 30 7 2 16, l6
84 22441| 571 199 1'300 988ll
BER 31, 1920
.Court Cor oemor Co. Cli.
17 | 60 101 5)9 23 5!.)
6| (! 52 2 25 3 1 32
6 )l 5 51 18 46 41 4.3
,A 37 39 81) 80 64- 1 S
16i 3| 31 C6 31 27 12
111 491 1() 1 32 1 106 71, !)G
)5 72! 171 151 261 211 163
7 91 2' 36 29 21 48
812 8| 15 6, :4 19 25
IS 38 ]4-L 52 118 110 1
19 1t 37 1 26 315 32
21. 7' '71! 22 62 39 76i
11 4 1 21 1 ' 27 21 20
21 7 27 23' 1 21 10
7 16i 28 37 42 21 .:
1" 5 65 6 34 ' .) 5
IN 1.8 1 4 55 21) 4,1
l7 28 155 2) 118 1 i's
111 2: 1 -1 22 6 :1 67
-1 4' "6 17', 27S 2. 21
0 i ' 9 12! 127 l2 12:
21 lu . : 1 5i 1~ - ;.1
.11 5 ; 1 71 77 77 G7
1 178 ::2 11 2, U1 . :1. :;9 1 51
:2 1 * . 39 .-' 1 21
.I 1''" -. 2 63 712 3 1;
21 S :31 1 1 -11 -1
1) 15 28 ]:' 31 I 1 SI
17 6 25 38 43 59 36
1 so: 208; 1298 2202 1 SW9 2168
ORGAtNIZED LARM11
TO AllD DE310t'RAT;4
(ox 1.aders E'lated, biut Itepublieans
Hoei It Will Solidify Opponents.
New York, Au_-. '-,. ---Organized labor
is to come out il Support of (ov. Cox
ad11(i te 11 *em atiC t ie cet no week.
and the politicians ate be.inaing to
figutie on1 the ete'et of that. ae: ion at
the poll n ext. November.
Iemeocrate are elated and talulate
that the. declaration will bring to the
lick't I elmt i 1 ' of the electoram.
n bi l '-n hw li0tedr as a valuible as
set. Th"'ey think thait inl addilion t') the
coln1Ilib'nttly expcecteed support of tthe
iten and women of the union they will
have ite reffected sympathy of the la
boriinog cl asses ge nerally and will be
able to pick up many votes in the
great mass or unor'ganized workers.
Repubflicans are sorry to see any
constierablei group of voters aligning
in the way contemplated, regardless
of the many great issues involved in
this campaign. -but it is diflicult 1O per
((lve how the leaders can do any
thing by way of remonstrance. They
ci nly take comfort in the feelin g
that there is another side to thie shield
and that If organized labor officially
takes a stand against the Republican
party It will solidify other groups of
voters who may feel disposed to
sentI the massed hostility of labor to
on11 epolitleatl party.
New P'opu ilatin Figures.
stIat istis mtadle pubhie by the cenlsus
butreuau todIay inc.'lud1e the followin.
South (Carolitna .plac.es:
2.5 lpnr Cent.
Walhalla, 2.):0;: i..crease 172. or
29.7 pit' centt.
Westmtinst or, 1,847: ine.reas" 271,
or 17.2 ;eer cent.
.\ikeni. 41.0: inre'cse 192, or .~,." r
cent.s
North Auegusta, 1,7-12; incr'ease 6u6,
or 58.3 per cent.
Holl Weevils Returtn.
Mr. 'C. D). Rloyd, who ipent severai
-seeks in the county recently visiting
his brother, .\r. Rt. I). Boyd, antI other
relatives, retu rued 'to h'is home in.
Texas last week. Upon Ils arrival
there ho found that the boil weevils
had~ returned to his vicInity after an
absence of several years and had al
ready dlone Immense damage. The con
Itietd' rains and htigh tentpleratutres
had made condItIons very favorable
for the spretad of the weevil, his de.
leredatlons extending over a much
larger' area titan ever before.
hindlergarte'n at Watts.
.\trs. Earl Owetns, prIncipal of the
Watts Mills school, annlfounces that
the Kind.ergartepi at thte miii will open
next Monday mornIng, $enoenhnr Ath.,