The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 15, 1920, Image 1

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VOLUME XX<VI. LARN9SUHCRLN9WEDNESDAY, SEPTEBER 1,1920.UM3E VERY CLOSE RACES [OR COUNTY QfflCERS Clerk and Senate Races Very Close . REID ELECTED ~ COUNTY SHERIFF Witihhe Closest Itaces in Many Years ('. A. Power Evidt'intly is Elected I'lerk (of (opirt and (. P. Goodwin Is Elected to State Senate. With evvy box in the county heard from last niight shortly after ten o'clock, S. C. Reid was clearly eleckd over Joe F. Smith for sheriff of tli'e county, while C. A. Power ani 0. -P. Goodwiin were elected clerk of court and state enator respectively by nar ro . margin Only 21 votes separnt d Po-or and F'ranks In the clerk'% race and 9 votcs separated Davis and Good win in the renate raca. Ther' i. little likelihood that the result of those rac es will be changed by the ofliciai count, which is to be made tolmor'-ow. Townes A. Willis defeated his oppon ent. Ellwoed AW. Dillard, for the llomse of Representatives by 171 vo:.s lackweh-NNI'll Eletel Molleitor. On ihe a(,ce of incomideto r.At itrns f;omt the four count!'m of the ci rctiit, 11. S. [lac':well has been ti electo.l solicitor by a majority in ex.ess of 1,0004votcs. With the Newberry -ind Greenwood votes almost contoylete and the Ahiheville vote give.n in round num bes, .\r. Blackwell has 5.001 votes to 3,912 for his opponent, Howard Moore, of AbIeville. The tollowlig is the vote as received by The Advertiser last nijght: Blackwell Moore .New ery .. .. .. ..1258 512 Greenwood ........1162 970 Abbeville ..........400 1200 Laurens ..........2181 1230 Totals ....... 5001 3912 State Ofilces, Bulkikte; on state otllces wero very meagre, but. the last reports indicated the election of Smith as U. S. Sena tor.. Harvey as Lieutenant Governor, and Shealy Railroad Commissioner. Th., following is the last hulletin re -ceived from the News and Courier: 1'. S. Senate E.. I). -Smith .. .. ...........16,169 Geo. Warren . . 12,723 Lieutenant Governor W. G. 1-arvey ............18,676 0. K. Mauldin ...........9,914 Railroad Commissioner F. W. Shealy .......... ..15,791 D. L. Smith ............12,435 ANOTHEI l VE'IE'LtAN AONE. James T. Langston, onfederat. vet eratn, Passed Away in Charlotte Sunday Morning. .James 'T. Langston, for most of his life a resident of thia county, died at the hom e of his son in Charlotte Sutn dlay mornitng, deatht being dtue to a aeneraJl breakIng down incidont to ad va:1eed :.ge..* Mr. L.angston lived in 1Laur ens n.p untli ev.er'ai tmonths ago wheno he -movedto (') ha:rlotte on ac ('ttunt of ad vancitng age' to be~ w ithi his Mr'. iLangrton wa 74 year~s of age and -wa's a vet erain of the 'Civil Wtar, l'etng ainong the first to voluntteer for service. lit was a membert of the old1 Th'd ,. uth (Carol in ' regIment atnd '''as hnvwn as a soldler': of great cottr ngo and val or. For' m any years previ Tu5 to :is retmoval to Charl'otte ho Seve as pace oflietr of t he city 'and~ countyi' in various catpacl ties atid was a. fati.,Aul piublic servant. Tlhe body was brou~tht hete for in ter nt, 'larial services bintg held at the Laurens cemetery Monday af te('00n, hlji condlucted by Rev. A. El. Holler, pastor of the First Motho (list chu~rch. - Among those who came to) t'ie !une'al wvas Rev. b. P. McGee, ht. fotrmery iastor. T1he following getn C,.'umeinacted as ipail hearers: Janmes TI. (trews, Ross D. Young, T. L. Mon toe. W. P. Hludgens,'Jamies Dunklin and .Johtn Switzer. -Mr. Latngstonl is survived by two :<ons and two daughter's, as follows: NMace, of 'Charlotte, Jim, of Enorec, Mr;s. L~. Dunk .Curry. or Gra4y Court, and Miss Blettie lAngaton, of Char lotte. S4ervices at Gray Cout. Uilnc services will be hold at Dor roh Presbyterian chttrch, Orky ~ourt, Sutdayjafternoon at 4 o'clock.1 COUNTY TICKET Second Primary Election, September 14. 1920 Solleito' State en. Wouse IhS I iff C. of C. I~ VI --. o....... 2 1: .5.9 Owing .; . . 1 10 70 11. 351| 1 I! G"ray Court11 . ...... ! 65 0,! 8:3 78 ' 9 12:1 102 agi 83 7S Thompson's Store ..2 :t1 3 I :7 2 15 5 t :15. 19 51) Watts Mills..........ii 11 18 l'': 7 192, 1()6 11I W 124) 92 1111re ls \1il . .l .... I S 61 22 89' .10 7 3 71 S5 28 I)!als. ............. .. . 10) 29 14 26: 31 3: 21 19 Cross 1Ill ......... 121 15 134 32 85 1 111 52 4-1 120 Goldville ........... J 1 1-1 51 24: : i 1( ;j 1 32 17 1;) Clinton .. ......... .190 1101 217 53 218 1) 16: 1;;8 12: 178 flopewell .......... 22 17 38 1: :,, 6! 1S 21 13 26 Lydia .... ........ 4: 2 17 52 23 42 W : 1 :15 20 -19 Clinton Mill ........ 63 52 72 1:3 9:1 22- SI :- 5 I ;t hickory Tavern .... 1 90 42 30 9)' 52 78 37 .1 .1 72 58 Shiloh ............. 33 IS 20 31 1.9 ! 1 25 16 :11 24) Pleasant Mound .... 1 19 17 10 21; 2: 12 2:, 15 21 1: Youngs ............ 3' 33 21 .1. 29 3 6' 2 2 1 48 1S .\t. Pleasant ........ ; 13 : 11) 52 17 ., 1; 16 51 11 0ikoi ..............I 55 1: 21 77 :' 1;1 ; 29" ; 1 :1 Waterloo .......... ! 51 21 -; 21: i9 32 1 i0:' .IS 22 Rlenno .............. 27 II 39 1 24 1 11) 22' 2 1 9 Woodville ........... 9s 3: 65 C;; 15 S 1111 27 . ;7 ;1 Ora ................I 1 21 19' 2:1 17 IS 2: 23 17 Dalniel's Store ...... - IS 18 19 1.1 57 -12 30 32 38 Poplar Springs ...I 1;- 42 .1 i 1] 8 ! :1 7:1 i9 27 Laurens............! 131 206 382 252" 208 124 371) 21;8 32 : ; Stewart's Store ....I 29 11 1.1 27 11 27 21; 13 21) 21 Mountville .........I 51; 30 57 29 29 57' ;7 20 .12 15 Princeton ..........| 20 21! 11 :,: 7 :37 : 1 W 1:1 25 Langston ...........I 1S 3211 9 .12; 25 26 2; 25 :11 15 Cook's Store ........ .49 1() .17 I's : 21, 20 .15 21 .11 1' Top ............ 28 12" 8 31 15 25' 16 21 17 23 ,ray's Storo .......| 37 8 8 337.' 19 2,;" iS 27 -1 20 2:1 .1 .)1)_________________ 1.anford 4820 281 29 211 33 171 21 29 Totals ........... 2181 1230: 169o) 11;99! 1 1 192-.2 1V18 1.161 1681 1705 STATE TICKET Second Primary Election, September 14, 1920 U. S. Sen. lt. Gov. R. R. 'Coi. enn 00 Gray Court ......... 107 53 52 107 103 58 Ow ings. ......... .................. 70 116' : 57 ) 2 1) Laurens .\ll1 ....................... 3) ::! 6: 521 70 -11 Thompson's Store ................... 43 25 1 .5: .:1 26 " ross Hfill ......................... 107 60 61; 99 119 .17 O l l3 ..............................) l 5 9 :11. 3 24) 20 Clinton Mi l ......... ...............I 41) 71 j5 I;) 96 11; yd a ............................... 2: 1 48 1 5s 13 15 l .3oldville ........................... 32 16 21 7 11 H-opewell ...........................| 22 1711 14 5. 25 1i into ...... ....................... 179 122:: 193. 106)1 GOt ;0 W atts M ills ........................ . 55 131 121 87' 117 (2 Fleasant Mound ................ 25 11 1-1 22 30 Shiloh .......................... .. :1;3 18 11 -10 25 26 Youngs ............................. | . 1 :1 .110 1 22 1 . 1 3 ; 1 kory Tavern ....................| 95 - 35| 47 s2Y 71 67 Ekom ............................. 56 427 43 5| 58 10 W aterloo .......................... ;)1 17! .1 2;V . 41 flenno ............................. . 39 ;11 .2. 13'' 2S 1.1 'oodville ..... ....... ....,..... 1 1 7 - 96 69 ti2 O ra ............*....................1 : 10 0 10 11 niel Store ..................... I 17 . 15 27 Poplar Springs ..................... 7) 3t; : 71 5 1 55 .(t. Pleasant ...................... .15 17' 1; .36 15 17 Stewart's Store .................... 31 11) ' 30 16 25 Princeton ........................... 3. 4 1 1 20 29 15 lzangston ............ .............. 29 23 1 19 32i -1 10 Mountvl lle .......................... 64 4; . 4 4 .7 4) Laurens. --...........................13 5 311 i' ;) 2 11 ('ook's Stor-...........................5..;.. .11 '5 237; T1'p TIop ...........................I 2.5 15' (; ;i :2 .9 Gr'.s~* Store........................ 2.s 17: 7 .II 17 28 1.:,i'or1...............................28 21'" :12 1s . *0 10l Total-;' ..................I 205.-i ::37 1338 19 II 217; 122'I hE~il)Y FOR1 TII E P'LAY. (' iT". IlI'.i llRE SilTRI('lil-:N. "SMni " to) be1 Given at 1,onl Thl.'aire, I ~r'lStrk.I~P 'ily4 i iiii Tlomoerzrow~ Niht. Tr'ii ty-RB idge To- iStuda.''iI't rldlt it ".ind" theI:1 local talent p;lay' written'a 'eivdiitit ts a at' e)per l'. Iouse t omiorriow PI evenig, n i ~rdasrk 1 ir y lhe cuitrta in goinag uip at 8:91 o'cloc k.sswh nte(Itl'elsHn Itehecarsals have been held nearly ev- ne 1'hSaUrdy ii'WaHo, (ry ieeninig totr the past ten days and at, 'i''e otehn o it 1 ' gralyng progriess has beeni made. iIl' ~~i olaPtI.wcteletei According to iplans at fIrst laid out but not made publIc, thle play will be 't''li tt( htlt a gIven In other places besIdes I sedl;'au-oli nt htIt ol rens. The tirr;t showing .vll Ibe miadeber'.' ectoiisloi oi.ll at T1rinity-Rldge this even!ng. To- a v :lydonIllftllibtdd morrow eveningi It will be in laanire'ns, htI~i ~ht~~i e F'iidaiy at W4(odrutlY, Sat urdauy at Gray - Court-Owlngsi and .\onday at Cross * ***...****.. A delIghtful musical programi has 1i'i(i'Isi:N.lI.* been arranged to be Interapersed be- ti~litneil'snefo tweeni the acts. ThIs Ia expectod to *''a atngtsae prove ani adlditlonail drawing card. *ta .1.Sihwsceryeet On hoard of Directors. *~o Wretell'mtta.hu At a meetIng in the Iuterest. of the* italh'i Rjlt4OO* South 'CarolIna D~evelopument -Board, *tl ~ Iai4yhsala e held in ColumbIa last tweek, W. Rl. *jrt vr~aa~lfrl(itift McCuien, of thIs lety, was elected as a *gvrlrai Sei ssfl n~ member' of the Boardl of 'DIrectors. The*th alfrrioa cnni.* Develcipment IBoard plans an immne-* onr* diate and extensive campaIgn for the develpmen ofutrdatte.hat..Ca.* L .*I. lubr. *f CONFEDERATE' ETS MEET i1N TEXAS qGAenIeIqiIII in fornmtion tonl M-1unionl Is 4111e:. .1 iss .311ary Harr.1on Grier at 31nid oi -lio. I otr. Genteral C. A. l('eed has is1uled gen eral orders it the form of a circular Lo all 'onfederate veterain concern Ing the reunion this year as follows On October 6, 7 and 8, the generai 'eiunion v the c Uni-ted Conrederate vcteratis will be held at Houston. Tex as and the division commander do site. full attendance aid tiges all camp commanders to stir up their camps and urge the comrades to go. The tie that binds is strong and the commingling of kindred mind is a lure; commanders are asked to read this circular to their camps and give them the .following information: Free entertainment will 'be fur nisied such as desire it an( you ;botjuld write for such at once to .ir. John T. Scott, choairmn, Houston. Texas. 'ominanders should write General N. 13. Forrest, louston, Tex as, for certificates with which to buy tickets. There will be a thit rough %iillimana car from Columbia through to IHious ton, also one from Spartanburg. leav ing Coliambia at 7: 15 a. in. October I th, Spartanburg at 10:10 a. m., asme day, and reaching Hlouston at 10::) p. it. of the 5th.' Thlese cars run via Newberry, Greenwood,- Belton, Anderson, Atlan ta and Now Orleans. The rate Is one cent per mile plus the I'nited Stat..4 tax, or say $23.63 from Columbia or !;)artanburg. For space in these cars ap;ly to Mr. David 'Cardwell, division adjutant. Palmetto Building, Colutim b)ia. S. C. Pullman fare, lower herth. $25.92, upper berth $20.70 round trip. Tick ets will be on sale October 2, 3 and .1, returning good to October 31, 1920. iindly let this ofilce know how many will go from your cam.. Head qiarters of the division will be at iRice's Hotel and veterans are urged to register there on arrival at Ho toil. Write to II. Wirt Steele, chairman, Houston, Texas, for lists of hotels and prices. Mrs. II. L. Adams of Anderson, has been appointed matron of h1onr, Miss lienrietta Boykin of Sumter, L1 appointed division sponsor, M i.ss Mary B. Grier of Greenwood and M iss. Anna Ross Cunningham of And'rson, maids of honor. Any further informat ion can he had onj application -to this office. David Vardwell, Adjutant Genral. By order of C. A. Reed, .\lajor General, Commanding, 'Anderson, S. C. Wins Two Out of Three. Afler taking two straight ganes firoms Etnorce Thuirsday and Friday, the Lauirens Mill club lost to the 10no reeans Saturday by a score of 14 to 0. In the last game linoree had gath creri together one of the best teamns evet' se'n in this vicinity and with Bet sill in the biox wvon the -gamsa vi t h ease&. Thursdy's(II game on the local dilamtotnd vas one of time fastest of the' season,* being a p itlcers' battle be tween I et sill for linotue, and( d'atitran for' the localIs. 'lThe ioeal s won >2 a score of 7 to 5. Ini t he second game Friday, antot her sptIcheris' bat Il de v'elopetd bietweetn l'owler, for Ene;'e, and Sa rr'att for the locals T1M ' gamett stood 1 to I) in favor of Enoree until the last inning whe(n thme Laurtens Mi teanm wais :able to put two ac ross sbh' ida te, wvinnfinl by a score of two to one. The two teams af'e scheduled for another game at 10noree Sat urd.y. ('aught itn te Act. .Johnslon .ohtnsotn, his wIife, brot her and son wer'e at'restedi 1)y Rturmal Po Ilicenmen Owens andl loydl Fri'dayni at thtet' home known as "G(ray'a Vin y'arid" on the edge of towni on tme chat'ge of dlistilling. The party was eaught by the offiee's in the act of makinig up a su itply of "'red eye"' anmd took them in tow befor'e the opmralmon was entir'ely completedl. (Curt IlgnN Touiday. 'The Court of General Sesison. w!1 convene In the 'Cour't'Iloutse this morn lng. Jutdge 'Ernest. Moore, of Launca'n ter, arrived In the c,ity last night anid will p~reside. Very tow cases of im portance are scheduled to be tried, the Murdette case, in all .proibabiiity hmeing nostponed until the next fnem iBROAD PLANS [OR 8%[ 9[~t0PMNT: State Development Board Met Friday EVERY SECTION IS REPRESENTED BoarId i nniutIi raies P1rog-ressIve Pro gramt Presenitd to the People d)jr Ing Ihe Rtecent Expmnsion t'anpalign., 11u1h Interest Is Uisplayed,. 'Columbia, Sept. I3.-irol and comprlehensixe plans for the develop ment of Eouth Carolina along seve'ral ines werC d(eCid(Id P011 at a meetuing of the board of contro of the South Carolina 'Development Board at a meeting held Friday afternoon in th rooms of the board, 1202 .\lain street. The board elected a strong board of direclors, every section of tIh StaIte leintg erpresen ted. The -personnel of I the severa important com In issionis were appointid by Niels Christensen, president of the development. board andco nillim ed by the board of con Irol. The first meeting of the new board of directors will be in Columbia October 5, when an execttive commit tee wil be selected. The meeting of the hoard of control liaigurates the progressiv'e pro gram me which was fully presented to the peo-ple of South Carolina duing I the recent expansion campaign for the; development board when several thousand miembers wrce secured. There was much interest displayed in the affairs of the board by the more than score representative citizens who attended as members of the board from their respective counties. A determined spirit was shown by thoe present -to press forward tintil South Carolina is developed along the right ines. Reports showed that there is a united citizenship behind the movement. The board of control decided tupon a definite programme of action. No attempt will be made to deal with a great numbiilier of probNems. .\larkets. I1%,e stock, Industrial research, drain age and health and sanitation arte the problems to be solved irst by tih de velopment board. It was decided to take uipon each of t , qiuestions and press them to a successful eonclutiiion. A commission was appointed to han die each one of these problems. Niels Christensen of Beaufort pre ;ided at the meeting of the board and explained the plan of organization and just what has been accom:plished. In view of the fact that the efforts of the Development Board and the State Chamber of -Commerce are di rected along the same lines In a great many Instances it was decided to ap point a committee to confer with the State Chamber looking to an amalga mation of the two agerncies. Presiden Chriistenisen apipoitted the folle.wing coimittee to confer with the State chamber: Chlarles ii. Blarron of Co lumnbia, G1. Croft Wi!llams~ of Volumbia andr G;eorge Ady' of Laake City. Another comnmittee appointed was that to cotnfer' with t he Auieriian (rot ton .Associat ioni i t'ocht a wvorkin: ag reemientI to prlevenit overlapp inrg of uthe act ivities of thic wa organizations. .lemibers: of this comiuntte namied by Presido lt Chlristvnsen we re: Alani .flohnstone,. of Ne'wberry. WA. A. R'auekey of Itishio illeI 0 and Go~v. R1. A\. 'oopeti. Thlie followIig were ''lect ed directonrs of thle SoilthI ('ariolin a D~evelopiiynent boarId: ('hartes II. I arron of 'folumbiia, : Ii. WI. WVoodwarud of lllshoyvilie, *L. I). Jin tgs of Stimter. R. I. .\anning of 'ohumbia, It. I. Geeir of Grieenville. .I. (G. Gaston of Spairtanburg, C. K. .\orgatn of l'ion, WV. R. \Me'uen of I anrens,li E. 1 Child of Whitmirie, B. B. Go:-'ett of Aniderson, I. P. .\leC (i'avey of lMasley, IHenry C. Tillmian of G reenw~ood. WV. .1. Rloddey of Rock lill. T. .\. Seawell of -Wlnnsboro, . WV. Duval of Chesterfield, C. .l. Shan non, .Jr. of anmden, C. A. H ighitower of Edgefleld, Walter E. D~uncan of Alikeni, Nieck Christensen of Dleaufort, Dr.T. Hi. TlutLen of Vai'nville, Bright Wil llamson of Darlitigton, C. E. Comn miander' of Florence, It. I3. Galloway~ of Clo and D). A. Spivey of Conway. 11uys Anoher. The IHolt house on Btin avenue. neai' the Central giaded school, was bought Monday fi'oim .\r. Holit by Mfr. G. C. GUwlnn. .\r. H~olt now iresidea In Greenvrood. M[[I Of FARM[RS C41LU FOR MOVIDY Meeting to be Held in the Court House TO DISCUSS COTTON PROBLEMS S'ott:n Holing, Iedtet ion of Aerenge and Iiirease of Warehouse Fncili ties to be Discussed. Also Local Prolens to Farmers. Pursuant to resolutions adopted at the meeting of the American Cotton Association held in 'lMontgomery, Ala., Emptemuber' 2 and 3, a meeting of farm ers has been called by Mr. C. A. Power 0o be held in the Court louse here nxt .\!onday morning at I1 o'clock witen the problemts con front lig the Southern farmer are to )e dismissed. In addition to the prolblems affecting the whole South, it is understood that local matters such as the pr cc of ginning and gathering and the sale of cot.ton seed will be discussed. A large attendance of fariers is dosired for tihe meeting. Tih following is in pati the set. of resolutions adopted at tihe Alontgom ery ineeting and which the Association ias asked that the widest :publicity be given: Whereas, There is urgent need for 'iltickly informing, arousing and mob ilizing all ithe farmers and business in'terests of the Soufh in the fight for better cotton *prices viwt.h all that It moans for the civilization and pro gress of our section. Therefore, '3e it resolved, That in view of the emer-gney now confronting Us, it is hereby directed that Monday, Septem ber 20th, 1920, shall be ob'served In all the cotton growing states and counties of the South as "Cotton Day" and the farmers and interested )usi ness men of each county are called to assemi)le at their county seats at eleven o'clock on the morning of that day to join farmers and business men from all other parts of the cotton belt In a Soith-wide campaign for forty -'-otton, basis middling, and a prosperolts ieople. Ie it firther resolved, Thal at eacli Colityl Imeeting the -following three sb 1et s shall constitute the outstand ing f:attres of the program. I. Plans for holding the cotton of o-' onnty until fair and just prices can be obtained, together with plans for co-operative marketing. 2. Plans for fully utilizing ware h'is~es and warehouse facilities of the county and foi erecting additional warehoutses with special .mphasls in this connection on practical plans for financing the crop. 3. Plans for immediately increas ing the acreage in fall sown small grains, also cover crops, as the one wise and certain plan of effecting a redltieion in cotton acreage, pledges to I his effect to be taken. Fol lowing t hese d iscuissions lians for futlly organizing the cotunty to ef fect these results shall be agreed up hionoring Visitors, I iss Noat --\ehellar was htostess to a few feiendrs on .lonaya eventing ini ho nor of lier house gues't , lss Eava Oxner, of K inards. Howls' of late sum met flo wers lac t(ed on tabl)es and man Itels gave thle home a festive alir. Aliss .ary Sute .\t' e Ilitar assisted her' sis 'r in treceivitng and after a few min tes of (onv'ersat ion elever' little con tests, 'onisisting of painters palette wvith~ thle colors jumbled 'were engaged in whticht affor'ded much anmusement. (Cards wee th len Passed for parttners anad Hook furnished enterita Iilment duin ag the remainder of thle evening. M\iss Mlek cllar served (loll eilous cream and~ wafers,--G(reenwoodl ind0x-Jotir nal. Mantly W1oment Register. .Alany' women are still taking advan rage of thteir rilghts to register under the new amendment to the constitu lion, 1 97 women firom the TAuriens pre cinct alonte havitng r'egist er'ed .londay morning. .\lr. Tom liangston, ila (etarge of the registrat ion books, saidl then that lhe hoped to htave at least 200,i from this pr'eelnet befor'e the books cl ose, bu't the rush to r'egister', he said, has not iccably sinckened. Examina tiota of other preclnct books shows that only a ver'y few wonmen have reg ~tere.d outside of the laaurens pro