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/ h --~ -- - -- - .. N i VM F ' V O LU M E X XX VL U E S, S U H A O IN , - LAUEN*_OUHARLIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1920. N ME POLIC RAIDS FAL GOTHAM CRIM[ WAV[ Numerous Robberies Call for Drastic Action ROBBERYCASES HEARD FIRST Offensive Launched on Now York Un. derworld to Check Crimes Wave Which Ras Spread Over Metropols, Heavy Penalties Imposed Where Convictions Are secured. New York, Dec..40.-"Raids by po lice fall to stop cilme wave." Thus read headliftes in New York newspapers tonight after what was described as the first day of ."the most sweeping round up of crooks in the history of New Ybrk.' ,During the day, amid numerous mi nor robberies, was listed on police rec ords another murder by gunmen who invaded the Seamen's Mission on the waterfront, And shot and killed' one lan while stealing -$400. iBut at roll call in police stttions this afternoon, were read two orders that indicated Commissioner (Enright intends to push the round up to the limit. Tile first command was for patrol, men to stop and question all pedes trians found between midnight and dalwn on unfrequented streets, and if their actions arouse suspicion, to search them for firearms. The second order revoked i:ermis sion for policemen to take half an hour for meals while on diuty. Revocat.ion of the meal hour per mission came after the hoard of estI mates l)ad I)ot'ponied until tomorrow furthei' consideration of a reitineat )y Commissioner Enright for nearly 800 more uni formed muembers of his force. Meanwhile criminal courts cleared their calendars for actiQn against. rob her bands. All cases against burglars na1 highwamen were advanced, and heavy penalties inflicted in cases where a verdict of guilty was return ed. While the ntunicipal aut horities were .pnrciparing to Iaunih their otil cial offensive on the u nderworld, the American Legioni, Merchants' Assocla tioi and other bodies mt to lay plans of their own. New Vork posts of the War Veter nna' Associat ion, after their session, fdisipatchedl a letter to Mayor Hylan, okering hinm the Services of from 500 to 5,000 seleted meiber's of the Ie gion to rteinforce the re.tilarlv (onsti tilted police force of (reater Now York. Steps takrn in other cities to check crime waves were dhactssed at the meeting of tile Merchants' Amsociation which r::pointed a committee to study the situation in New York. Wiomeni Under Ari-est, Mt's. Ludcile Emmna Brooks, whso is under arrest -with .John,Calanmaugh and1( Nicholas Loresch in cotnnection with the shlooting of P'olice Lieutenant lIfoydl 11crton in a running fight with gangster's after a hold, up last Week, today appieared before an'grand Jury. B~efore testifng, she -was said .to have declined to eign a- wvaiver' of im munity. According to attaches of the criminal courts buildig, this prevents pirosecution of her in the present ease. 'Mt's. Brooks 'was one of eight wvit nlesses aummloned by Assistant District Attorney -Dineen' who appeared before the legal body to ask for first degres murder ind~ictmlents inl the0 for'ten ease. Examinatiotn of witnesses wiii he con tinued -tomorrow. Mr. Dincen saidi that utnder exami nation, Mrs. Brooks admitted having been dirinking the night of the Horten kiliig, but dentied having any 'v~eapon with her. A statement issued by the woman's attorney coincides in the main with Mrs., Brooks' version of her stot'y, ex cept that it made no mention of the dirinking. C'ommandery to Observe Christmas Ofmcers of the 'Laurens Commandery are mlaking preparations for the Christmas Observance mneeting~ Christ mas morning at it o'elock, Knights are requested to 'be prent and join in the usual Christmias toast. No uni brrms will be needed, NEW AUTO PLATES MAY BE SECURED Automobile License for 1921 According to Weight of Car. Blanks Now Be. Ing Furnished. The clerk of court, sheriff, chamber of commerce and all automobile deal. ers of the county have just received the now automobile rating book from the state -highway department show Ing the schedule of licende fees for 1921. They have als received appli cation jglanks to send to Columbia to secure license plates. The ,blanka and information as to how they must be filled out may be secured from the above officers. As is generally known,' the Method of comiputing the license fees next year has been changed to a weight basis instead of horsepower basia as heretofore. The smallest fee is $6.00 for cars under 2,000 pounds aad In. creases with each additional 500 pounds. Automobiles are requir.ed to have the new license plates by Jan uary 31, 1921. The following is the schedule on Pleasure automobiles: , Class A-Up to and including 2,000 pounds, $6.00. Class B-From 2,000 pounds tip to and including 2,500 pounds, $8.00. Class C-From 2,500 pounds up tb and including 3,000 ipounds, $10,00. Class D-From 3,000 pounds .up to and including 3,600 pounds, 412.0.0. Class E--From 3,500 pouida up to and including 4,000 pounds, $14,00. ' Class F--Froni 4,000 pounds up to and Including 4,600 pounias, $16.00. Class 0-From 4,500 (ppliods ,up tb and Including 5,000 pounds, $18.00. For each additional 500ponlds an additional fee of $2:00 vill be.charged. Any car weighing more than 5,000 1rolunds will be classed a with the ad (itional fe, as stated above. 1. 8P. IIFIALEV.Dn', Had Been In (elining hIealth for Some Time. Funeral This .%fter noon. Mr. William P. Shealey. who hak been a resident of this city -for a nun ber of years, died at his home on East Main street yesterday morning at I I o'clock after an illness lasting for some months. The funeral will be held from the house this afternoon at 3 o'clock and interment will take lace Immediately afterwards at the L 0aurens cemetery. 'Mr. Slicaley was a native of Gran iteville, In Alken county, and was 67 years of age. I is survive(d by' his widow, who eas originally from North Carolina, and the following sons and (laugh ters: 0. E., of Greeiville J. It., of Spartanburg Charles E., of Charlotte; W. D-, of Cleveland, Ohio W. P.%Jr., of this city, and Miss Jen, nie Shealey, of this city, and Mrs. A. K. Kinard, of Clinton. The deceased was a man of many excellent qualities and his death will be a source of much sorrow to a large number of friends. The actIve pall bearer's wIll be Messrs. M. J. Simpson, R. Bi. Terry, W . [Hawkins, W.r C. Waldro, Gus IHalb and Dr.' T. L. Timnmerman The hon orary all bearers will be Messr's J. F. Tolbert, C. W. Tune, iH. Terry, W.:L. Girey, C. 11. Gasquo and 'Dr. Rt. E~ Hughes May Establish Truck Line Mr. J. Y. Wallace, .formerly of tils city, but now of Greenvile, was in the city yesterday discussing with busi.. ness men the feasibility of establish ing a bus and .truck line between~ this city and Greenville. The plans are already, unearly plerfected and the line may be in operation about the first of tihe year. TPhe plans of .the 'promoter's call- for an extension of the line all over the iPiedmont section as business warrants and in time may cover most of the state. Mr-. Wallace said that his company had been very much en couraged by merchants along the proposed route and that lhe was very confident *.. it would meet with success. Whi. e here Mr. 1allace was the guest of his father-In-law, Mr. J. T. brews. Entertainment at Princeton. There will be a Christmaa 'prograh in connection with a Christmas tree at tile Princeton schodl 'house, TPhupadg~y night, December 23rd, begInning at 7 ociock. The ladies of .the Improve ment Association will serve supper, The public is invited to sa~ed A CHRISTMAS CAL FOR Near-East Relief Makes 1 Carolinians to Help Si Dovastated Area. Columbia. S. C., Dec. 20.-19. 0. Black, treasurer of the Near East Re lief, has received a telegram frofIl Henry Morgantlgau, former ambassa dor .to Turkey, telling of the deplor Able conditions now existing in the Near East and making an earnest plea to .the people of the United Sta,tds not to abandon the little orphans twho are now being taken care of by -the contri butions of the pepole of this cuntry. "America won the admiration and gratitude of the Near East by disin terested altruism and philanthrophy during -the past fou years. Peace and order have not been restored. These people are still helpless. 'lheir land has again been the battleground of conteding forces. Their efforts .to maintain independence have partially failed owing to the superior force of their neighbors. "Large nunibers of refugees have again been dispossessed of their tem porary homes. Recent cables state' that the roads leading to various places of safeyt are crowded with ref ugees. A -hard winter has begun. The snow is knee deep in many places. SHOI LD TAIKE CARE DURING HOLIDAYS Inurance Conijissioner Gives Fire Poillts. Insurance Commissioiner McSwa!n Saturday i isueti a statement calling upon the ii;eople to be especially care flul durin-.I holi.lay sleason to preI, vent loss or 116! and1(u property -by care less fires. Ai myors. chiefs of police anid pclice ofticer.i i gcncral are asked to co-operate In the effort to prevent such fires. The statemcnt follows: "For the purpose of )reventing, as far as possible, the loss of life, suf fering and the fiestruction of resources careful during the holiday season to careful ditrni tih holtiday seLon ito prevent carelsa Ires "With this End1( inl View, it Is sug gested that light, inflammnable deco rations be disi)ensed with and that metallic tinsel and other inflanmable decorations bl lised instead; that Christmas tees be securely supportedi so that child lren in playing can not tipl them ov. Do inot permit clii (rn1 to ight cantiles While paren-ts or i other responible persons Ire not Present. and as far as aposstble, ise electrical illuiniation, as it i; safer. Be especially careful with matches and cantdle.;. "Provide for the disposal of waste paper, trash and other inflammable wast~e material, so that rats and mtice may not carry it intto the walls andu other concealed -places. "Gasoline anid other volatile oils should never be keptt in bildings ex.. cent ini smtali iuantitles and never in open vessels. "Keept stairways and exits free fronm obstrucetion so that children may not be retardled in escaping ini case fire 'breaks out. '"Befotre closing the store, house or' factotry at niightt go over~ the~ premt ises to see that everything is safe from fire. "Mayors, chiefs of pollee and epeace oflcers generally areO urged to co-op erate in tho prevention of careless firs at all times, butt esptee'ally during the holiday season that is now, upon Christmas at First hNaptist Church Rev. S. H. Templeman announces the ' followintg Christmas services: Sunrise pray'er meeting Cliristmas morning nt -7:3~0. There~ will be spcejal muitsic. The public is -invited. lReg'ular' services at, 11:30 a'. mn. Suntday, De. 26 anid at the hout' of evening service 7r:30, the 1. . y, . I. will give.a' musical ser'vice int additiont tQ a talk by the pastor. For Chinese Relief Th e Warrior Creek Sunday School wishes to make a free will offering rotr the faine stricken sufferer's of China on next Sutnday, Dee. 26th, and it i4 : hoped that t'hose who can't attend will send in a contrIbution DYING CHILDREN Jrgent Appeal to' South we Lives of Children in These helpless refugees are again thrown on our mercy. Unless we heed their cry they will perish this winter by the thousands. "The situation today is tworse than It was last year. The Near East Re lief is the only organization whose funds are used for this work. Hun dreds of thousands of these people are living today who would have perished llads it not been for American relief. Large numbers of orphans now in the mdre than two hundred orphanages maintained by the Near East 'Relief are totally dependent upon the 'Near East relief for the simplest necessities of life. They must not now bge left to perish after being rescued by us. No matter where the people are or which faction claims the right to govern them the refugees are homeless or phans and 'helpless. Their faces Viro turned towards us in despair and ex pectancy. They are the Tjny Tinis of the holiday season." All contributions should be sent -to E,. 0. Black, treasurer, Near East Re Hot, 211 Liberty National Bank Build. ing. Columbia, S. C. BANQUET IS GIVEN TO LAUBENS TEAM 1i1gh School Gridiron Stars Enjoy SuNmptuous Dinner Served by Girls. A delightful event of the past week was the annual banquet of the foot held in the high school building Fri ball teatn of the Laurens hi1gh school, a nigiht. A sumptuious dinner was preparel and served by the pupils of the Domestic Scienee departnent, un der ,the direction of Miss Virginia Rhiods, assisted by Miss Catherine .ovtfi of the high school faculty. Sipt. I. W. Gastine acted as toast mnaster and short speeclies were made Slrincipal W. C. W1 olfe, 'hos. C. l-ol-t, 'i'ruanan Roper, Coach Holand leoy, and) 1Rev. C. T. Sq'iires:. Block letters were presented by Supt. Gastine to lxt!e1 mIlhembers of the team, after 'which Fred Bishop, cap. lin of the team presented Coach Moseley with a gift in token of the team's appreciation of !.,, so,.e%8 iring the seasoni. William Albright, fltar,1trback on the U11nm Was elected captain of the 12i team. .liD litfil muslic Wer( fi -nllisli l by Mi,es Mary Bu-tie Dolt and Lois F l e. Ll.TrA('HIINES SEIZylD IN (fOSS HILL '4eriff i'd and Arul Plleeman A I. lloyd TIake~ Fivo Mac'lhies ai Bring Tihiem to Lasurens, Sheriff S. C. Reid and( Rural Police.. aila Andy 1- lloyd mhadle ati official risit to Cross illi several days ago in 'Ceiponse 'to rumilors that slot machine0 md again conme into vogue there and %'ere the centers of minch interest on he part of liberal Ones who lprefer.. ed to give upl their har~id-earnedl mony it a game of chance rather than1 ex 'hange it for needed me'rchandise. As result of the visit fonur slot machines u'ere takeni from as many~ stores and tnother from a barber sho.mkng lye In all, the entire outfit now being n the sheriff's omlie. Memphia, Ten n., D~ec. 18.-Plrop~osals 0 raIse the salary l imit, inaugu ration f a movement to secure the enactment f stringent laws against betting on asebali gaimes and feasibility of a ost series rwith the wi'nner's of the .'exasdIbeaguie pennant are among mat ers expctedl to be0 discuissed at the nnual meeting of the southeitrni asso iation of baseball clubs her'e next .tondiay. Schooils Close Tomorrow. The 'Laurens city schools will close or' the Christmas -holidays -this after oon, and will 'remain closed until 'londay, January 2nd, giving about ten ays of holiday. LAURENS SCHOOL OBTAINS 1110H RATING Placed on Accredited List of Eighteen South Carolina High Schools. The Laurens High School is one of eighteen high schools of South Caro lina placed on the list of accredited secondary institutions by the South ern Association of Colleges Secondary schools, according to an announce ment made by Dean IA. T. Baker, of the University of South Carolina, last week. Four hundred forty-four schools are included on the list from the entire south. "This is an achieve ment of which we are very proud," said Supt. II. W. (hasque in speaking of the honor conferred on the local school, as eighteen is a comparatively small number of South Carolina ipre paratory and high schools and shows that.the Laurens school takes a high rank with others of the state. The South Carolina accredited schools are: Baiborg high school, Ashley Hall (Charleston), Charleston Boys' high school, Porter Military academy (Charleston), Chester high school, Columbia high school, Dar lington high school, Florence high school, Greenwood, high school, Iau rens high school, Orangeburg high school, St' Matthews high school, Flastoc school (Spai ta burg), Wofford fitting school (Spartanburg), Spar tanburg high school, Summerville high school, Suiter boys' -high school and 'Sumter girls' high school. WORLD WAR HERO COMMITS SUICIDE Lieut. Pat O'lrien, Veteran British Royal Flying Corps, Ends Own Life, Leaves Letter Bhuind Bilding Wife Farewell. Los Angeles, Cal., 0Dec. 18.-Lieu tenant Pat O'Brien. veteran of the -British Royal Flying Corps, killed him Self in a hotel room here early today, shortly after he had talked over the telephone with his wife, from whom he had been estranged. Mirs. O'Brien, through friends, ,aid she was .convinced her husband was un ialancedi mentally, and that his act U-as due to that condition. Lieut. O'Brien' left a note addressed to his wife in which he spoke of himself as "like the rest of the people--a little bit of clay." In a letter he bade fare well to his wife. mother and sisters and continued: "And may the just God that an swered my lrayers in those two days that I spent in making my escape from Germany once more answer them. "And bring trouble, sickness, dis grace and more bad luck than any One else in this world ias ever had, curse forever that awful woman that has broken ulp my -home and tak en you from me; 'the woman that stood in iy home and gave (several 'words blurred) she caused this life of mine that just a few moments ago was hap yto go 8n that sweet adventure of decath.'' Mr's. O'Brien denied that any third lerson had interfered in their family affairs and said that the woman namedl by O'Brien as responsible had been introduced to her b~y her husbandl and had joinedi her at her request be.. cause she did( not wish to live unpro Mr~is. O'Brien was a bride of a few months. She declined to give her former nlame or any facts concern ing herself andl she was secluded uin der a physician's care. Friends of O'Brien saidi his wife wva- formerly a newspa per 'vomanU in Washington, where he met her, andi that she wvrote under the. name of "Virginia Dale," or "Virginia I a re."' While O'Brien was engaged in the motion ipicture work here last summer, his wvief did some studio work.( hut she was said1 to be unemployed at present. Special E~tereises at New P'rospect 'The Younag People's socictta of New lProspect church will have special ex ercisesC next Sunday night, which the. public ia cordilally' invited to atteind. The Sunbeams wili have short exer-. cises, the Girls' Auxiliary and Rloyal Ambassador's ill give a play in one act, and the B. Y. P. U. a pageant. Young p~eople's societ ics of ot~her churches, esipeccally the T. Y. P. U. or ganizations, are invited to attend in a body and sit together (luring the cxer' ceses, which will begin at 7 o'clock ad last ab~out one bour' and a half. GOV[ROR COOP[R TO URGE [0ONOY Will Recommend Reduction of Appropriations COMMON SCHOOLS TO BE FAVORED Chief Executive Gives Out statement In Which He Says That Department.. al Expenses and Appropriations fe Public Institutions Should be Shaved Columbia, Dec. 20.-Governor Coop er in a formal statement this after uoon siaid he would recommend to the geheral asseubly in January that the appropriations for the year 1921, be -below the figure apprapriated last January, with the exception of the amount asked for .the public schools. The governor's statement comes in response to the storm of protest which -ha.s been sweeping in from all sections of the state since the total amount of nearly three millions to be asked by different departments has been pub lished. The amount appropriated last Janu ary was $6,077,481.43. The amount asked by the various departments and institutions In submiting estimates for next year is $9,868,206.159, or an in.. crease over last year's figures of $3, 771,065.20. In entering protest Major John G. Richards, former railroad Commissioner, emphasizes that the pro iosed increase is in excess of the amount appiropriated for state pur pOses in 1916, four years ago, when the total amount levied iwas only. $2,168,110.29. The amounts to be recoinmended by the governor and the budget comlilis sion has not yet been determined; but inl his statcment the governor 'says he will ask that all departmental appro priations and those for state institut tions of learning and Charitable ang penal institutions -be held below this year's figures, The oxceptioni the governor makes is that for the public schools. The total amount appropriated this year for the public schools Was $931,2"0. Thu am1oun11t being asked of the coming ses sion is $2,1-5,,0. Winthr'oji College is asking $S2,000, against $-116,000 last year. In li.; stateenICt the gavernor1 said, "I have not yet co1pleted Illy study of the 1921 budget in all of its details but I will recomlnend a reduction of appropriationls from the year 1920 with the exception of t he ailpprojriatloni for the public schools. I anm satisfied fur ther, that with other re0collieldatioln which ,will be submittedl to the legis. lature, the levy for 1921 can and will be, materially reduce(l, I ex pect to dis-. cs tils wohle qu(estion inl (etail in iy antial nessage." Destroyed Two Stills U. S.. Deputy Marshall John WV. Kel lett madle a raid on Rabun Creek last week andu destrede( two stills which seemedi to have lain idle for some 'time. No On wras around and there were no signs of recenit operations. It is saidt atmong peace otflies that "hard times'' have alfected the whiskey selling businiess consider'ably and that the suupply during recent weeks has exeed~ed the demuanid at the prices asked. Wilo ther, ate evidenecs of a rduction of prices ini keeping With, Cotton and~ other commlnodities, nobody has heard as yet of any "half-price'' sales. About a 20 per cenit reduction is about the best oifer* heard of recent ly, thoutgh~ the after Chiristtau slmp in the miarPket is expoeed to find still more of the go,(ds thrown on the mar ket at mnore attr'active~ prices. .idds to 5urpus SAt the annual mneetinig of the board of dlirectors of the Fa.'mers National Bank, held last wve''!, the old officere were re-eiected anti the usual 4 per ent semni-antmal dIvidend 'was ordered llaid. in addition $5,00)0 was passed to the surplus account. The report of President Owings showed the bank to be in a flourrishing condition and the Outlook for the future ver'y brIght. Oyster Supper at Narni An oyster supper twill be served at the Rlarksdalo Narnie school building on Thursdlay night, the 30th of Decem ber. The nublic is intrited.