The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, December 08, 1920, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXVI. I.AURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920.
CALLS [OR [EA O
Spends Day at the National
Capitol
MAY CALL
EXTRA SESSION
RIevision of Nation's ''ax Schedule
PI'lanned. Will Resign Senate Seat
Early in January. Makes Short
Speech Before Senate Body and is
leartily Ieceived.
Washington, Dec. G.-To piut into
'ractice his doctrine of consultation
and good understanding among public
olfeials, President-elect Harding spent
today at the capitol taking stock of
the legislative aproblems that await the
new session of Congress, and in turn
seeking the co-operation of Congres
sional leaders in the tasks he will con
front as chief executive.
Adding a unique page to the nation's
history, he attended as a senator the
opening of the Senate and In a short
address bespoke for the coming four
years a spirit of team-work between
executive and legislative branches
that he expects to insure the highest
national efficiency in public affairs at
home and abroad.
Later, after conferences with lead
ers of both Senate and House, he an
nounced that he probably would call a
spelial session of Congress soon after
his inauguration to attempt a revision
of the nation's tax schedules. Both in
his privato consultations and in his ad
dress in the Senate, he asked that the
three months remaining to the present
Congress be used without attempt at
partisan advantage to clear away rou
tine and lay the groundwork for con
structive legislation after March 4.
Foreign relations and the League of
Nations were discussed by Mr. Hard
ing along with domestic problems, and.
Possible cabinet selections in his long
string of conferences with senators
and relresentatives. The ranking na
tional leaders of his party outsied of
Congress also were present at the
consultation, which will le continued
most of tomorrow.
with his departut'e for .\larioni late
tomorrow afternoon, the 'President
elect will bid goodbye to actual partic
ipation in the proceedings of the Sen
ate. although lie will retain his title
aidl oflice until early ,in the now year.
iHe reVealed today that lie had decided
de!initely to resign his Senate seat be
I weJ January 10 and 13, when a
change of state administration in Ohio
will permit the appointment of a Rc.
uinle:iln to succeed hint.
M:". i a .dinii g's address in the Senate
in i esionse to an ovation that greet
ed his appearance for the opening roll
I aid w"as dli Ivered at the sugges
tn I f Senialtr I .odge of -'-; .ssachut
4 d ateriton to the fact that for the
la tst Ume' in history a Pre(sidlent-elect
w. t'esenit as a rentator. Vice Presi
di'eit 1larshall Secondedl the suggestion
i. laving his place :0nd escor' tig Set..
a tor 1Harding to (the ror trumin
isibly affected by the courtesy
shown himit by Ils colleagttes and by
crowdtedl gallerIes, the P'reslidet--elct
voiced dieepi regret at the suirrender' of
his assoclationts of six years, includ
in~g both D~emocrats and Roptublicans in
his tribute of affection and respect for
his fellow senators. ie termed canm
Iialgn charges of a Senate oligarchy
as "harmless fiction," and dleclared
that as President, heo would regard
hoth Senate and lotuse iwitht high es
tee' bttt wi'thout a thought of any
$lurr tier of coordinate contslttutiontal
autlhority.
"Our governmtental good fortune,"
hie said(, "does not lie in any surren
decr at eithetr end( of the avenue, b'i t In
lie coordinatin and co-operation
whileht becomtes the two in a great and
mn't. We are facing nto easy task.I
amt sure thtat the ne'esstitv of wise so
luition will Iispire tis to work to
get her, to take commn sotuncel, to be0
tolerant of one anothter and to give the
best thant is in all of u,
Applause from both sIdes of the
chamb~ller answveredl him, andl after the
brIef senate session ad.to t ned, l'epub)
lleans anti dlemocrats crowded around
hIm to shake his. hai'l and offer their
#A
COURT IN SESSION
Minor Cases Disposed of. Small Vei
dict in Thomason-Stevens Case
The special -term of the court o
common pleas convened Monday morn
ing with Judge Ernest Moore presi<
ing. All of Monday and a ipart <
Tuesday were taken up in the trial c
the case of Thomason vs. Steven
which was a suit growing out of a
automnbil9 collIidon on the Princeto
road. The jury returned a verdict <
$100 for the plaintiff.
Yesterday about noon the court too
up the case of Taylor & May vs. P. A
Mitchell. The suit was for the col
lection of a bill alleged to have bee
made by a brother of the defendan
and guaranteed by the defendant. Th
jury retired about four o'clock and wa
not able .to agree late yesterday even
ing.
Late in the evening the court tool
up the case of the town of Renno vs
the S. A. L. railway and this case wa
still being heard when court ad
journed.
TURNER ASKS FOR
LIFE SENTENCI
Negro Who Killed Officers Here Ask
Comnutation of Death Sentence.
Greenville, Dec. 4.-Joe Turner, th
negro iwho shot and killed Policemai
Blair and Kitchen here on October 5
1919, and who, under the name o
John Williams, has been sentenced tc
death in Virginia for killing a membe
of the Lynchburg police force, ha
file& a petition to Governor Davis
through his attorney, Don. 0. Halsey
asking that his sentence be commute(
to life imprisonment, according to dis
patches received yesterday by th
News from Lynchburg.
Commonwealth Attorney Yancey
the dispatch says, has written th
governor urging him not to interfer
with the decision of the courts.
Turner's appeal from the Lynchbur
corporation court was dismissed b:
the Virginia supreme court of ap
peals some weeks ago. Should th
governor deny the requested commu
tation of sentence, the negro will prob
ably be taken before the Lynchburi
court at an early date to be re-sen
tenced.
congrathlations. Ev(.rywhere lie wen
about the capitol I was be:leged b;
crowds and scores of e-ilers swarme~i
about his office all day ir the hope 'Y
a conference with liin.
The president-elect's ta!ks with con
gresslonal leaders a. -l wbde hris politi
cal advisers took place in loo oillee c
Senator Lodge, wher' he ient at sco1
as he reached the capitol awl remain
cd .o'f c' lihe dy. .Among" '.'e sena
tors who saw 1 him1 ther were re .nil
gee of Connecticut; Cu Iva of Kans:as
('alder, of New York; 'Vittson, of indi
ana; New of Indiana, and ltorah, o
Idaho. Wiil ii. hlays;, thet ripublica:
national chairman, H arry M. Daugert
the I iardhing prie-coniventioni manage:
former senator Weeks. of .\lssachui
ietts and former Senator Sutherland .
Utah, also were pre.sent at most of th
conferences.
"I preached throughout the canm
iiaigni the gosp~el of understanding,
said Mr. h~arding tonight in explaininm
the purpiose of lis visit, "and I aii try
ing to putl i into practice immedliately'
T don't rwant these three months to b
wasted in gaining any partisan advani
tage. I have asked senators particu
larly to exipedlite the appropriatiol
bills, so that none of them shalh g
over to the next session and so that wv
shall have the decks ciear for a ver
likely extra session."
Asked how soon tho, extra sessio
might be expected to follow his inaug
uration, he repieid that the exac
time hiad not been fixed, but that h
thought it would come "verg on."
In his discussion of foreighi affaiir
with those who called upon him thm
ipresident-elect is undierstood to hay
indlicated no dlefinito lian for an assc
ciation of nations but to have show
cofllidece that his conferendes on th
subject to begin in Marion next wee
would furn ishi al basis for agreemnent.
"I am trying," he said tonigiit, "t
find a line whiete we can essentiahi
get together on matters of foreign rt
lations. I am trying to get togethec
on matters of foreign relationshi
with the senate because of its coord
nato power in the ratification of trer
ties,"
MORE CANDIDAT
C. R. Bishop and John A.
W. G. Lancaster With(
Not Yet
f
The past week has seen a change In I
the line--up for the mayoralty race to
f select the successor to W. R. Richey,
Jr., resigned. .W. G. Lancaster has an
nounced his intention to withdraw
from the race, while C. H. Bishop, al
derman from Ward 4, and John A.
t Franks, prominent merchant, placed I
their names in t.hn list of contestants.
Mr. Lancpster, who was announced i
by friends last wc: and who at one
time decided to ent': the race, gave as t
his reason for . rvl ing the press
or other business. He said that he
did not have the time to spare from
his other work to give to the mayor's
ofice and wouild have to neglect either
his own work or that of the city. I
10x-'Mayor C. M. Babb, who had I
been. spoken of in connection with the t
race, has stated that he will not enter. i
Among other things Mr. 'Babb said: t
"I am already obligated to the people t
of the entire county who honored me I
by electing me on the first ballot to c
3 the legislature, and regardless of my c
1 own pecuniary Interests I can not af- I
FORMEt LAURENS MAN I)EAI)
Wn. H. Redden Died In Greenwood
Last Tuesday
Mr. W. I-I. Redden, who was born
and reared in Waterloo township, c
died in Greenwood Tueaday and was
buried Thursday. 'I'The following no
tice of his dea~th inas taken from the
Greenwood Index-Journal of Tuesday
afternoon:
William H. Redden, 64 years of age,
died today about noon at the home of
his son-in-law, J. F. Parkman at South
Greenwood. Funeral arrangemnents,
have not been completed but the burialla
will take place at Horeb church, the
service being conducted by Rev. Mr.
l)riggers. - Mr. Redden was for a num
ber of years a well known farmer in
the Bradley section. lie was original
ly from laurens county. For the last
few years he has made iis home wit hi
hiIs daughI e:, Alrs. ,J. F'. Parkliman.
L Ile is survived by one brother, A:r.
John Redden of Waterloo, and by (
I fonr children, Alrs. .1. F. Parkman and
r lr. ,W. Al. lRedden of South (reen- J
wood. Mrs. A. 11. hfilton and 31 rs. (.
- o I4ng of Ilartsville S. C
C
D)I N COSTS I,IF'l%
Ne en Soldiers Poisonled i 111mp1
lienning
olumbus, Ca., Dec. 2. ---Seven sol -
diers were poisoned, one fatally, at
Caip lIenning here today from dri Ii- c
ing what is belicvetrl to have been'
wod alcoho01. 'Priuvate' Georige ( '. Ii all
of Waeto, Tiex as, dIied duin mg thle day,
,two (others were replortedl oightl to
.. ibe ini ai criticali "ondiltionl, whlile four
fwereO on the way to recovery. inves
tigation was said to haOve shoE nI thle
men01 li rurhsed the d rinkl for corn li
-qulor. Searchi for 11(1 uor thirottghou t
the~ 98,000 acres of tile camp11 was ini
alititedl today anld it was said at tihe
cam111 that a (iua~ntity of it was found'
IMUMIlItIATION IBAN
MAY BE~ OltDltED
Tentative Approval (Jiven Bill of Rep.
resent ative ,Johnson by house ('om- 1
mit111tee,
'Washlington, D~ec. 2.---Tentative all..
lroval was .given today biy 1mmbers
of the house inmmigration comml~ittee
to the bill framed by Rtepreslentative I
tJohnson of Watshington, chairman of
tihe committee, whlich Ipactically I
wold~ fsspend Iimigrat ion forn a two
year period. 'Mi. Johnson said 110 I
would introdluce tie mleasure' Monday H
D yhen (congr'ess convenles, It
Committee members said t hey were
-hiopefl t Ihat both thle hous15 and( son
1ate wooll! di pose8 (of 11I Immgratlin leg..
islatilonl early in thme slession.
The lenr arence C'haputer, D). A.
R. ill hold1( Ito reglar mionlthlyv mleot -
y* lng on Friday afternoon, lDec. tO, at 5i
oclock wvithl Mrs. J1. F. I Iarney. All
- member)01s ar I'u rgedl to lbe present .,
.. Signed b~y Secretary,
* Mrs. nronks %Sw.g.. t
ES FOR MAYOR
Franks Enter Race atid
Iraws. Election Date
Fixed.
'ord to violate my solemn pledge to
he people of the county. I apricl
ite, as much as any man could, the
oiicitations of a large number of
riends here in Laurens who have
sked me to become a candidate for
he office, which I held for several
'ears. But since I have been honored
y the people of the county under a
>romise made by me to serve them
aithfully and to the best of my ability,
here is nothing left for me to do but
o decline the solicitations of my
riends in this city with thanks and
naintain the pledge that I made to
erve the whole county.'
The (late of neither the primary or
eneral election has heen fixed. A
neeting of the Democratic club has
>en called by President It. 1;. ahbb to
noet in the court house Thursday
light. at 8 o'clock to oranizo for the
'lection. Among other things to be
aken up wilI be a change of the rules
o allow the wNomen to vote. The gen
ral election will be fixed by the city
ourfcil after the primary election (late
ias been fixed.
F. RAII.Y OWING'S
rem inenf liizen of Oivings Station
Passed Away Sunday, December 8th.
Mr. F. Rapley Owings, a prominent
itizen of the county, and after whom
)wings Station was named, passed
way at his home at Owings Sunday,
)eeember 5th. lie had been sick since
ast summer and had undergone an
peration from which he never recov
red.
The funeral services were held at
)ials Methodist church Monday morn
ng, being largely attended by friends
nd relatives. The services were
onduct ed by his pastor, llev. Watson,
astor of the Methodist church at
ray (')urt, assisted by Itev. Al. M.
rooks, of Conestee, and iter'. 1). ,l.
lri mm i, pastor of the 'reshyterian
hurch at. Owings. IHis grandsons
cled as adi"e pallbearers, as follows:
ohnson liun ter, Miles l1lter, Mal
oln lunter, Floyd K. Curry, 'T'owns
urry and State., Curry. The honor
ry pallbearers were W. L. Gray, I.
. Stoddard, .Jno. M. Gray, O. F. Iopp,
V. S. Power, W C. Curry. W. It.
iwens, It. M. llabb, J. A. (annon, and
C. Owings.
'Mr. Owings was a successful imer
hant and farmer. lie retired from
ble mercantile business several years
go but had continued his farming
(crations up until his death. By
!ose application to business lie Lad
ecunulated cons iderahle proIerty and
as conid~eredl one of the most sub
lantial mnl~ (If thie (ounty. 1iie had
'een a member of D ials .let hoditt
hiurch since lhe was If6 years of age
nd had always taken a great dealI of
iiterest In (Ihu rch affairs. .1le wouldl
ave beeni 8i years of age next April.
ici (UnlIy Se'lling W1at er for Whiskey
York, Dec. 3.-The case against
len lttr and .Jesse Furr, white, in
ictedl for obtaining iminey tinder
also pretenses, the specfil charge
icing that they soldl five gallons of
vater replresented as heing whisky
or* $!)0 to three negroes in Rlock 11111
riedi in general sessions courit her'e
his week, resulted In a conjsent ver
liet of not guilty. The defendant:
vere acquItted because of the estab
Iishment of the fact that, althoug'
hley were presnlt when the deal wv&
inade and one of themn wVas tile owi
i* of thle ant omobile usedl in tran
lorting the enn I of plseuido whiskey, ii
ransact Ion 'yas negotIated 1by
hird party, .Julis Greei, who i s t
1. Iarige. Ilin ter anad Furr' were pr
rented by the state for obtali
nloney uder falIse IIret enses a fteril
iM filed ini the flo:k Itili city cou
or selling wh'isl:ey,
tiy Ing wvater~ reoIpresenited as whiiisk.
>y letti'ng t hiem samnipie a fi-io-s
vhilskey' that apipearedl to comie or'
I fivo ge lonI oil 'ran, but v~
Tal11ity oamelI from an ironi
into the call
DEATH OF E. f.1
Well Known Merchant
Home Here Friday N
Burled Sunday Afterr
Mr. Emory B. Macho
wholesale merchant of
at his home in this ci+
after an illness of sev
day night he suffered a
plexy from which he
but on Friday night h
0nd stroke from whit
a few minutes later.
The funeral was
house Sunday afterr
conducted by his pal
II. Templeman, of t
church, assisted b;j
Holmes, pastor of
church. Interment I
ately afterward in
tery attended by a
friends and relativ<
The deceased is
widow, who was be
Pearl Duvall and en's sl
James, Cornelia n "
survived by his f fVldACt
Machen, of Princ') and
ing brothers and
11. Machen, of G
Machen, of Laurc ,
Princeton, and M S
roe, of Princeton. 1
Mrs. R. A. Coope
R. A. Cooper, an 9 1
died in 1914.
'Mr. 'Machen iw. n 1
November 11, 18.
years he has b<
wholesale grocer
and had a large u
who deeply regr'
TO LICIENSE Jnde,
-;avy ri
Heavy Trucks selli
Formerly. ,
Pounds. - .
According I
out by the Si Other Un
owners of
rying cap,
niill find
linusual 1'l
for the op
L~usal r
new sta o
special i
the own,,
use to b,
rirect c'
ly in i
be oanei ==
D~epa
in pro;
rei'fo s'h av
tion.
$2car eastos
ihattern and
Fridafyo heand
,- Fridy upnd
.utoge
tons,
s, Frda ad