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VOLUME XXXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1920. NUMBER R[PBLICANS SCOR[ . 1 [IMEEY HLDt Majorities In Both House and Senate HARDING PASSES THE -400 MARK Practically Complete Roturns from the NattionI Shiow That the Itt'publicans liad a Landslide of Votes and Will be in Full Control After March. New York, Nov. .-An almost rec ord smashing electoral vote for Sena tor larding topping the -100 mark and a i kublican majority of miore than a score in the senate and 150 in the house, were assured from virtually colupi(te retturns toniglit from t Tiues day's elections. Witl the Democratic strongholds of Oklahoma. Missottrl and Tennessee definitely stwct into the Ilepubi uliaI ranks by the party's crushing victory, the Harding-Coolidge ticket had 396 votes, exclusive of the live from Mon tana, where the Reptiblican state tick et was victorious and the presidential ticket ahead. The Republican landslide tonight had given the Republicans 58 senate seats as against 37 for the Democrats with late returns undermining the seat of .Senator Beckham, Democrat, Kentucky. Ills Republican opponent, Richard J. Ernst, forged ahead in a filp and tuck light for the only sen ate light left unsettled. Of the 34 senate contests, the Republicans cap LW-4-1d nine from tho I emneraqt.H Sani (lected all 15 of their candidates. Among the iDemocratic senators who today went (own to defeat were Sena tors Chamberlain of Oregon, former cihairman of the military committee, Senator Smith of Arizona, who lost t 1FOrmer' Reprosentative Ralph Caie ron, and Senator 1lenderson of Nevada who was defeated by former Governor Oddie. PimI-l returns from a few congres sional t.*.t itt still were belatcd to night, some due to close races which l:r)set a few previotus announcements, and otlers from isolated sections. With these missing district the Repub-. lIt-an roll in the house had climbed 25, to 11~> for the Dlemocrats. Among house membl)ers whose re election was reported definitely to NeIh 'was Representative Volstead of prohibition enforcement act and chaiman of the house judiciary com mittee, a, position he is cheduled to retain. In th'e hotuse contests the Republi can sweep gave Ohio an almost solid 'Republican delegation, only one dis trict in doubt. In this, the home state of Harding and Cox, the Repub livans gained and the Democrats lost eight states. In Missouri the Republi enn. t::ir.r d a block( of eight. Thle resulit. of the voting ini one pre( (inc t 11n 1%entumcky priobably will not li. known. A tighmt ensued at tihe 11ol11 a.'he hal lot-box was stolen, accord - n.to tele phone relport s here today. Th bis w"as In Brea thiitt counilty, in the har t of thle moun tain) dIlstrict. Ad~ditlonal Subxeriptions Theli Advertiser acknowledges addI tional figures to the D~emocratic cain paign fund, as follows: W. J. Flemnig, Ora ............$10.00 0. P. Goodwin ..................1.00 W. M. irhy .....................1.00 Mrs. W. M. Irby ................1.00 This balance will he turned over to the county treasurer of the fund, M. 11. Y Culbertson, andi will be forwvard ed by him to thme proper persons. These subiscripitions were made before tihe election. While they cannot help to win they may boost a deficit. -New Farmz Dernmnstrator, ,Mr. J. E. Trevathan, until .a few days ago farm demonstration agent of War ren county, N. C., arrived in the city Monday to assume similar duties here. Mr. Trevathtan succeed1s Mr. M. D. Moore, who resigned several months ago. ils ofmee wvil be in the court hou)sc. Court tConvenesR Today 'rTho fall term of the court of comn inop 'pleas will convene this morwnig with Judge Ernest Moore, of Lancas ter. on the bench. 80LDIElS GRANTED HOLIDAYS World War Veterans to Have Two Days Off to Commemorate Armistice Day. )World War veterans of this city are to have two days of holiday from .work in order to celebrate Armistice Day, .November 14th. A petition was generally signed Monday by employers of the city to grant them Thursday and Friday in order that they might make use of those (lays in whatever form they might seem best. A large number of them expect to go to Co lumbia, Greenville and other places to attend celebrations in those places. No special celebration of thi day will be held here, as no arrangements have been- made. Gov. Cooper has issued the follow ing proclamation to the peoplie of the state in coiimemoration of the (lay: "The American Legion is planning a fitting observance of armistice day, November 11, andI has called 1ip1ion me to co-j!ierate in the observance. This I gladly do. Armistice (lay, coinmem orating as it does one of the great dates inl hstory, should be a general holiday. No legislation to this effect, however, has been enacted. Notwith standing this fact, I feel constrained to call upon the people of South Caro l!na to honor the day by appropriate exercises. "It is highly fitting that great events should be recalled, from.time to time, and the best manner in whlch this can be done Is through the cele bration of memorable anniversaries. We owe it to the sacredness of the cause for which we fought in the 'World War, we owe it to the sacri fices made, we owe it to our dead to turn aside on November Il frotin usual traine of thought and devote ourselves to recalling and lauding the successful efforts made in belalf of democracy." Two Liquor Hauls Made. Local peace ollicers broke into the tranquility Qf liquqr jiakers last week by destroying the fiery liquid and tile eqIlipmnent used in making It. Satur lay morning Sheriff Reid got wind of a stock of wet goods near Enorec and located one and a half gallons .in a cotton patch near the county. line. This was destroyed, )lt the owner had gotten away. Tihe same (lay Rui ral Policemen Owens and lBoyd 'mnade a haul below Cross 'Hill and captured a still and a considerabe quantity of nash besides taking in tow Matthew Hili, colored, who was brought to the county jail -to await trial at the next term of court. The financial stringen cy, according to Policeman Owenls, Is having its effect also on the liquor. making business and there is less dis position to make it these (lays as the thirsty haven't the wherewithal (to buy. Ewen at that, however, lie says that the price does not seem to sag a great deal. Gafyney Beats Locals In a fast and furious g:ivie of foot ball pl1ay'ed at tle baseball i. ark ri dlay afternoon thme iocailihigih school team went dlown in defeat, befoie the Gaffney high school by. a score of (i to t). The omnly tonh-do)wn of the game wvas mlade in thle first iuia rter after a few minutes of play, b~ut therieaftfer the gaimld-se(. sawed between the two sides unili the foulrthl quarter was ended withiout another score. George Albrighlt, Jr., linjure'd. George Albright, Jr., better known among thle youngler set as "Toots,'' had one of his legs broken in a footbali game at Savannalb last Fruiday andc is nowv in the Anderson hospital in a irather serius condition. li was first carried back to Clemson and then to Anderson after' his case became so serious. Information from Anderson yestei'day was to the effect. that he had shown fevr signs of inprovement. Play at Gray Court-Owings The Comedy, "Diamonds and Hlear'ts," will beuspresented by the 1iigh School at tile Gray Court-Owings school building Friday evening, No vomnber 19. Tile public s cordIally in vited to attend. 'Watch for Sammy andl~ ".Bud"-a diamond in the rough! 'i'o Address Endeav'orers Mr'. 0. L. Long will make an address before the Christian Endeavor society at the First 'Presbyterian church Sun day evening at 6:45 o'clock. The pub 1ic is cordially invited to come and hear him. (UAMP JACKSON SOLDIER COMMITS SUICIDE HERE Took Carbolic Acid in Laurens Hotel Saturday Night and Was Found Monday Morning. Private Rosco Williams, Co. C, I ith infantry, Identified by papers on his person, was found dead In his bed at the Laurens iotel rMonday morning after he had evidently lain there since Saturday night. An ounce bottle of carbolic adld on a table nearby with about eight drains gone out of it, with burns'about the mouth and excre tions from the stomach and kidneys, connoctedi with letters on his person formed evidence enough for the coro ner's itry which held the Inquest over the body the same day to return a ver diet of suicide, Letters from his fath vr at Crystal springs, .\1iss., indicated that the son had been writing despon dent leters Iome and in the absence of otho. testitimony it- Is generally as suitmed that le ended his life as a mevanls of relief from earthly Itroulies. The deceased was first ,eieI in the city Friday afternoon. i1v smient that night at thi Smith boarding house, but appeared then to he in a normal con dition. It is reported that he enqiiredl abotit employment at the carpenter's trade the next day, saying that he had gotten his discharge from the army. Ile was seen at the Central Cafe tak ing sulipper Saturday night and later went to a local druggist and bought an ounce bottle of earbolic acid. le reg istered at the Lanrens Hotel that. night, paid for his lodging and went to his room. Sunday morning when the mafle wvent to hi-s-o retf vk-a for the day lie was still lying in hed and she thought lie was sleeping late as guests often do on S-unrday mornm ings. Th maids Went off duty at noon Sunday and did not return un til Monday morning. When they found the man lying In bed in the same position in which they left him the morning before, they reported tie matter to the clerk who seft a negro boy to the room to find' out his condi tion. The boy went to the room and roported that the man appeared to be dead. This was confirmed by the clerk, who notified the sheriff and chief of police. Messages were imme diately sent to his superior officer at Camp Jackson and the chief of police of Crystal Springs. An officer from Camp Jackson came up Monday eveni Ing and ordered the body held in the Kennedy undertaking establishment, to which it had been removed and yester day aftern6on it still remained there. 'His relatives nor oflceers at Crystal SprIngs had not been heard front yes terday afternoon. The (iead soldier was apparently about thirty years of age, about six feet tall and weighed probably 250 pounds. Besides $7.10 in cash and the letters from his father, he carried a pass from Camip Jackson to Colimbia, for November :1 and 4. Ilis clothes were neatly pressed and these he care fully laid away before retiring Sat r day night. In his statement hbefore the coroner's jury, Dr. WV. D). Ferguson, whot( !teriformed thle atopJsy, sa id that thme manm bad probably been dead be trvoen 2 I and 3fi bour's and that thle latmeA dose of the dedaiy poIson pr1ob) ably iautsdh a hainless death. Noted i~e-efuirer Comning Drt. Winfield Scott Ilalu, of New York, nioted athor and lecturmer on sex by glenie, will speak to the high school b~oys in the Court flouse at I sp. am. on F'riday. No vembier I12thi. Dr. Hall -is sent ouit munder thme auspiees of the You tng Meni's Chrmistian Association of South Carolina. lie will conmc here from Clinton, 'where lhe addresses the b)oys In' the high school. ll~ach boy in thie high school will be asked to In vite his father or sonme male relative to hear Dr. Ilail. 'Whlile the hour Is .the dinner houri of some, it is hoped thiat a large cr'owdl will gather to hear this able lecturer on the vItal subject of "Sex Hygiene." Ili1strlet Missionary Italily. Thier'e will be a District Missionary Rlally at the Laur'ens Methodist chitrchi, Thursday, the 1 Ith. Mrs. Brown, conference prmesidlent wvill tipre side. Other district ofmiers are ex piected to be priesent. One feature of the program will bie a pageant, "The Awakening of America,'' presented by ten young girls, Luncheon will be served at the church, All hadics of the congregation are invited, IlBAIL IS GRANTED TO V.. OWENS C C. Owens, Who Killed Ils Father October 17th, Granted Ball in the Sum of $4,000. Not Yet Applied For. C. C. Owens, the young farmer from the utipper part of the county who kill ed his father, Allen Owens, on October 17th, was granted ball in the sum of. $1,000 by Associate Justice R. C. Watts after a hearing 'Saturday morning. Owens has not been able to furnsh the necessary aurety so far and still re, mains in Jail. 'Preceding his testimony as to the killing Itself, the defendant gave a lengthy history of the family life at his home in, which he said that his father at times had been very violent toward certain members of the family and especially to h11im. This treatmen it, Ile said, has coitillled for the past 1 I or I~> years and grew more violent as his father grew older. Besides mis treating hihn. lie testilied, iis father t1n1dertook to beat his mother witi a Whip about foui' years ago ald was only preven ted from doilg so, by his brother an(d himself. At this time, he Said, his father th:w hi; mother' onI the floor anfd choked1 her severel y. ' am inforned,'' he testilied, "th'at some three years ago my fatietr sli't at her with his pistol." After reiting se-vera l ilstalces of ill-treatmen t and telling (f t threats which his father had iiadf' against Iis life, he gave the following accoint of the killing itself: On tie day of this un fortunate oc 'tlen ce, this (onen P) t loil started over to his lnctle, Tom Owens, who lived about one(>-hl f mile from his ie ionlent's residence, and itn ',oag to hits uInile's, passeod lthigl h.; father's p:tsture where his; fatither was at work repairing a molassves mill. This deipo. tietlt did lot in1ow his father was there Illtil lie reached the iiii, not having sveen him ditrin11g thle morning. In d-tssilg the mill where my father was at work, I kindly asked hini Jf lie waited a drink as I had a little whis key. Ile said, ".No, 'fly (-d, I don't." I ote k indly said to him, "Pa, I want to talk with you." lie said, "Yes, 1y G-d, you cole down here for a fuss, have you?" ;lIe then said, "I will hurst your d--n brains with this lam mer." lie had then advanced on me some ti or 8 steps and struck at me With the ha:nmer after I had stepped back .a little. In dodging the lick I pulled my pistol and shot to keep him frot killing me with the hamnler. He continued to hold the hammer inl strik Ing attitude and with his left hand held the pistol and I coltilued to fire uitil I believed iy body free from se rious bodily harm or my life from danger of death. I was squatted onl the ground when my father advanced on Ie( with the hammer and ie press ed me so rapidly that I never had bine to retreat to any extent. I was afraid to turn the pistol loose after he grab bed it because I knew he would kill me and lh fell holding the hammer in one hand and the pistol in the othter. I tried to live ini Ienee with my' fathler, aIltought lhe mhade tepea ted thr'eatIs against liy life. Tlestifyinlg along theo sante line as the~ dlefendca, as to pr'eviouts unl- 'ty te latins int thIie hiomie were' h' itther', .\ilris. Sal lie face Owens, ane ntis two brothers, Itobert I aee Owens and Irv'~in Owenus. iinging lik in Newi .llexieo. In r'ecent letters to friends in this city', 1laskell Dial, -who is niow in D)om1 lng, New Mexico, states that -he Is run tling a newspajper as a side lineC while the brokerage business in whleh lie is trcgagedl is a little '1,ll. "The I eming Ilead:lght' is thte name of the l:al-er, a copy of wh'e liIshows tat li. 1a givinlg is subtrIibers a I;:t0 papeor. Play at Trintity Rildge, Tile pupils of Eiden school w~'ill give tihe play "AJ ways in Trotuble'' at thle Trinity Ridge schtool house Friday night, November' 12, at 8 o'clock. 'is playW has b~eenl given before at Eden and Hickory Tavern schools and was a big auccess at both places. The ad mlison chearges wIll be 25 and 15 centts. The public is cordlly3 invit ed to attend. Opens IHarniess Shop. Mr. C. M. Illinson formetrly' engaged as a harnessman withl Mosely & no iandl, has returned to thte city and oipened a harness andl leather shop ~n West Laurcns strent. 'eaclhera Association Met Saturday Morning anid Organized for the Year. Clinton Mait Heads Associa tion. The Ilaurens County Teachers Asso clation met at liaurens in the Court House oi Saturday morning and re organized for the present session. The meeting was called to order by Mr. R. T. Wilson Superintendent of Educa tion. The following ofilcers were clected, President, Mr. J. H. Witherspoon, Supt. of Clinton schools; vice presi dent, Mr. -1. W. Gasqtue, Supt, of Taurens city schools; secretary antd treasurer', Miss Minnie Wallace, Huiral School Supervisor. The iuestion of meetiig witi tlie schools of the diffreiit parts of tihe county were diseisijed; however it was decided to hold the iixt meeting in Laiurens. The sessions of the monitly mee ings will. be divided into() doartieits consisting of high school, in terimediate and primary. A promnent spealker yvill address the leetigv each time. 31MAI1- Pll- ND I NG l-;Li).:t Rei- I''. F. Kilgo to Suceeed Itev Moller ini tehi loiO~ Pastorate Rev. A. E. lloller, who las served the First Methodist chulreh here for the past two years, was given a higher asignincnt at the meeting of the t ip e' Sotuth Carolina Conference which was in session in Union last week and the first part of this week. Rev. I lol ler was designated presiding elder of the Alderson district and Rev. P. 1". i'.io, lresiding eider of this (listrict a fe.w years ago, was assigned to this charge. Riev. Foster Speer was as signed to the Lairieis mill succeeding Rev. Mr. Johnson. Ilev. J. T. Miller, who colpleted his quadrenin ial at EInoree, was assigned to til! Penl ton church. Th6 ass-igiihents iI th'e Greenvlill district, in which Lati rOis is located were as folows: Greeniville District: J. M. Steadman, I)residing elder. Clinton, L. 1.. Wig gins: Iasley, J. Patil Patton anrd one to be supplied; Foitntain I lun. If. (,. Chambers; Gray Couirt, C. W. Watson; Greenville, Bethel and Poe, C. 1, lar ris; Bleachery and Mount Lebanon, .J. It. 13el, stipply; 13trandon and Poin sett, A. M. Doggett; Buncomb'e Street, C C. Ilerbert; Choice Street and Mills J- W. 41Clcliath, slipll)y; Du~ncan and Judson, P. 1. lloukiniglit; Hampton Avenue, C. M. Morris; St. Paul, W. l3. Garrett; West Greenville, W. I. .1us tus; Greenville Circuir, M. M. lBrooks; Greer, 0. M. Ahney; Ibaitrens, . P . Kii go; Laurens Circuit, Foster S~pIeer; l!iberty, E. W. Alason: Nor-., A. N. Ja(ekson, soupply; Piekens, I-lamlin Etieredge; Piekens Circuit, ). P. iud.. Soil, slipply; Sillpsonville, J. Iy. 111; South EasleV, C. l?. N%'liie, soidy South Greer, It. If. larvey, and one to h)o silppliedl; Travelers Rest, S. Il. White; Confeirence Sundtay School See reta ry, Ib. ). U i lespie. ilcketns-; Siti detnt OxFord I 'nivei-si!,iiilii .I Moseley. Niiued to h i iuapol is,. . Miss W~ynonia Phlaney, 'li si imission ary for~ the 1st Hauptist clhuirclh Kanniapol is, N. C., spent~ several -ly in thlCelkit with her' pa reiits, having been~ ('alletd homtle bteauise of the ill - nless of her' grandmoi her, Mrs. N. C, Sttone. She returned to heCr work Sat iirtday. ('ottonm M1arket Breaks The cotton market has shown dleid ed weakness duriing the past Few days, Yesterday morning the Newv Yorkt mlar ket wasl upi ab~ouit fifty points, hut. lattei in the (lay broko nearly $5.00 a b~ale. The local spot market closed ar'oundlt 19 cents, New Market Opens \lr'. J. 10. Oglesb~y has opened his new meat market in the store butilding Formerly occupiedl by the Dixie Flour & (rain Comlpany, next to the South (rn Express office. lie has installe seime new Furniture and fixttures and is no0w icady foir buiness At Wadsworth School. Tlhe school Improvement Associa tioli will have a turkey suipper at Wadsworth school house Friday night. Nov. 12, beglnning at 6 p. im. 'The pumblic is cordially invited, TO PSH CAMPAIGN FOR XPQ1_CP[, Will. Inform People of C ton Corporation CAMPAIGN STARTS NEXT MONDO Speakers WIll Visit County Seats Inform People anitd to Colleet S scriptions. Will Apply for Chait froimi Secretary of State Friday. Volumbia, Nov. 9.-While many h,5 (e'x liressed aiaz'/ement. at the succesk the calipaign to organize the Aierl< Produets FEXl)ort and Import corpo lion, yet the work has not yet bt r ounded out to the filliness which 1 organization committee wishes, acco: ilig to oflicials of the concern. Th< are more than 5,000 subscribers to I caIlitaI sto'k, bit the committee fei tihai there are maniiy thousands w.. would subseribe if they know the pt joc of t' ethe cos ioriatio and the wlro able good that will rcsult, not only the present market crisis, but inl t. way of substantial dividend retur and because this will afford a peri 1inOnt Method of marketing, producer man1ufactu rer, direct. In order to give the people 11101 genera113 ai opportunity to subscrib there will be a short intensive can Vaign (1 during the week beginnin November I .. 'Tlls campaign will b handled prilicipally by Clemson co: lege field agents in collaboratio with the county chairmen recently aip polinted by the American Cotton asso Ciatioln. The Clemson agents in som (oluties have turneld in large batche; of subscrIptions, already, and it Is fel that as a result of the intensive drive next week there will be many thous. ands added to the subscription list and every county will respond In fine style. Dr. D. W. Watkins, assistant direc tor of the agricultural ;work at Clem son, has arrived In Columbia and has openeId hlead(liuarters until the cam paign is over. He and the director, if)r. W. W. i ong and Irof. [W. 11. Mills, have PrePared sone interesting and informing reading tnatter that will be printed and distributed widely. Dr. Watkins will hold in Columbia Tuesday a meeting of he field agents in the middle section of the state and there will he another meeting on the samo day at' ('letson of the men in that part of the state, and the Pee Dee agents Will mneet at Florence. At these three meetings the camipaignl will be dis cusseI in every lihase and the agents will be 1Prepared to take hold of the details in their respective counties. Speakers will present to the people at the court house towns on .Novem. ber l~>, the cause and the plan of the "'cottonl exports corpiorattlon."' It is hoped that every citizen wvill attend these meetings. No subscriptions wilt be taken. It is merly dlesired to get I le peouple there anld to (nform them of the urgenevy) oft sitilationi and( of the op port it ity offered. Suibsequient to is thle itntensive, personial eanmpaigtn iiill e b~egun , andit it is expected that his wvill lie the miost- remiarkable1 "tive. day camtpaign"' staged in this state. I'x- overntor lI . 1. .\lantintg and as sociates will apply to the secretary of state on l'riday for a charltter' for the Atmericani Produtets Export and Im--K 1)or t (0orporation. G overnior Manninug again callIs attention to the fact that t here is tno point of eon Ilict betwveen this corleoration and othe s simniIa r and yet. etirely dIssimilar. This corpora tion wvill deal ini the commiodities, whlile tihe bankers c0'Ioroi, wvhich has been plannedI, wiill handiele only se (0urities. The exports corp~oration will icorporate in SouthI CarolIna, but wvill be extetndedl to other states at on1ce, ,iilowing them 1r0 trata reipresen tatiIon on the directorate. Now With Hlaltiumore News. Fr~Iends in the city and county of J. Archie 'WIllis, who has been In the newsp~aper and advertsing business in Atlanta for the past several years, will be interested in hIs removal to 'Hlaltimore. Mr. Willis .has taken charge of the development of new busi neoss for the flaltimore News and will make the Maryland city his home in the future.