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EIfje Rbbertise& Subscription Price $2.00 Per Year' Payable in Advance PubIshed by ADVERTI-SING PII'iG COMPA3N Laurens. & ', Advertising Rate en Application. Obltuar4es and Cards of Thanks: ino Cent a Word. 10tered at the postoffice at Laurenz, ;. C., as .econd class mail matter. L- 1 Uk'''N s. S. ('.. D EC. 0-9. 19120. The Av.-r'ser will be glad to ri ce'-.' .'tc conftributior5s for .: N(ar E -nd. While x ruay l go ing throu, avery stringent financlal Period : ar.- in a wonderfully ,"ror. ;. sdition as cor, -ar.% to the f rop'. Wo* Kihould 'i-.i at Ias 1 : port:i',. w".2.:t'.: , Now fr -'. Ne' Year. B: c';"-: i u-:- optimir r-ay spread Th" - r14 n ra rrkh : of tm> hile. a(CidntFsmakes the prb!mof insuirmrg :fy on tbc 1ugl(ways larg er and !Nri'r. The Aevertis-r dof-4 not -li-.-- de Jecd laws alone I pro'e a ;reve..ative for automobile ace'dcnt' and lhas nothi;ng of a legtal nature lo *n --st as a remedy. *W ' helirve that if more stress is laid on the matter (f keerping to the right of the roal rather than on specx in dr - I ingbf re umb woldbe robrZ1n]d. The i *IA dr>'r .r not alway. the dents w,%-! i~a-out. - The e.(tior. n-ext Ti-ueday will b a te' in this city of the woman suffra;:e -AtiTewnt. Women aro now chargcd with the responsibility of gov ernment and -.hould assiume it if they are in eariest as t) the bailot GEANG FWD FELARED IY GOTHAM POLICE Every Hallroad, Street Car and Ferry. Put Under Special Pollee G(uard. New York, -Dec. 2'.-Placing of eV ery railroad, street car, ferry and bigh way ntrance into the city under special police guard and the calling out of 6 ".11'emryonie policemen for inal trairing, w'fe announced ly Pa liet Corumssioncr Enright tonight as the iatcst nea-stres to chee): ' New York's tide of outlawry. Meanwhile, the depart.mert 1var.ing another gang fvud as a result of the nurdecr of "Monk" Eastman, former notorieeus gang leader and war hero YPstedy, ex1erted the selves ir. an a ttemp t 1o cstablishi 1114 identity of his slayer'. A ti'e(irx 2at Eastman as he head (f a "whisn:ev ring," met dcath as the Tr~uit (f a quarrel with asso4~jates cv'e' di:ion of profits, was being :n ve(st i. ta. In this (Oonrlection., ,4.h rolie ir~ititut('d a searcb for a wonl)an known asM ''Ittie,"' Sid to be one of Chprlks Jones, with .whom 3) ,was associated in an automobile businegg after the 'war. s.aid today he va V:e. pn de (a oring 'o locate' the gang terij s)ie 1er. Hie add"ed that he would "'ie:c() it' that E:astrn~ laid a g~ood .foneira!. and t hat there will -be a lot of good men there' to show their f-riendlintbss toward him." Jones a'serte'd East mnan had "gone straight" since f'yleft, prison ten years ago and he kne4 of no reason why he should have inceu *.lain. E~ast-mign was the Pev'ethtretf'~ed rang leader to be slain in -recent y'ears. Valuabjle heirlooms, among owm 5 1!old medallion believed to havk be ft originally' the (peroperty of r'iy, Queen of Sc'otts, were stokn Sunday night from the~ West .IFPnd Ai ne aplartmnent of E. (I. lKavanrsugh, wnm naiysseur. The medallion, similar in deign to the medalilion of th Queen's rosary, which Is held by one of IKavanaugjh's friends, was to hav'e been pr'e'nte'd -this I-eek. An antlique' goild watchi -funded with diamonds andl sixt.(en dia'i.ornd tnrs. :l'so we're taen. A rrestalI for Entring~ Sf ore Mdl IAndcr'son. ('olor'd, was armit di M~ondlay aftern~hOOn by ilural P'ol'e' man 0'vens a.nd Deputy Sher'iff 'Ui':s ne at. Or' for ber'akingj into( the L~iitlefie'ld store at Otra Inst weel. An ; 1- ae a confession of thec enme ,(c(ordinlg to the p~eace off< (.5, and oai i:npliaetc d I av'e Pulllamr, who ran aLway3 to (reenwvood. S4heriff 'R d went over' to Greonwboodl yeterd~ay to bring 'ulliame hasek. In a pehone mesh 'age fran Chief (of Polifo CIhandle', of th-ti city, it was satated that P'ulllam had b' nar't of the stolen proper'ty 'Wi~ b -him and that hie would be heldl until I 4. g .-' en t r~ ." Tn ....3t, .ol. . Card Frcm "Old Farmer." Editor of The Advertiser: , Reading several weeks ago a reries of articles in Saturday Evening Post by Col. Henry Waterson (Marse llen 'y( eatitled "Looking Backwards," and a, the year is drawing to a close puts me, as Bill Arp used to say in a rem iniscent mood and causes me to do as he said: That a man ought to stop once a y .r and Ioch back over the past and .'ee the mistokes he has made and think of the frieao who are gonwe. Il you Aii give thi; space would like : tell of sone men I kner; in my boyhood and youngmanhood day, who wielded a powerful influence in their day. First. I would ime(ntio. Col. D. Wv att Aiken, the farmer's friend. 'Tlw first we remember of Col. Aiken wa editor of an agricIltural papcr Tie Hura! Carolinijani, and lec-Iture:.- for the graagr. We can now look back and s(-e ho.' little we rm-r:c- :s appire (lats'd him or the giood vice he .:atuitously var e us. Col. Aikcn .was a crand man. Ht, was ,Lout -W y ahead of the times. Prcn the natinal governm' nh vakl!i up and is now usn: All th :ncan- and me!(asu: es to carry outL whait s5uch men as Co!l. ALten rAoated -, yars ag:o. Hr: was one of the best lecturers and juli(' speakers you Ever hard. Iis enunciation wv'as .perfect and when aroused as he was in '7 his voice was like a triumpe. Th re are other men in a religious se~nse tha: we also remnembi'r that we wih to! Inftion. I'nelP s -'lisha Patte-rson of U~ramlets. Gideon Yea:gn, .John Dial and ROht. Gray of Mals, F. M. Millor of Fhiloh, lisha South and Capt. G. W..Sullivanl of Mt. liethel. Will speak flst of ~.\lr. Fair Willis. lie ;and 3lri. .larv Sullivan Goodg'in were the means of the r;::aniaztion of Shiloti church. The church was or-ganized under a brush arbor at a revival by Rev. J. D. rlaywick. )r. J. S. Wolff joinri d the church i''der 'that brush arbor and he. .\l-. 'illis, and Mtrs. G(oodgion were the p! ipal factors inl building Shiloh chur. You would have to rwar'ch a long tri( to finld two more clonsecrated Chi istians than . Fa!r Willis and -\Mr!. (;oodg ion. My father paid lInelc Gdeoi Year tlgint and .lohn Dial the highest co:npliment I ('ecr heard h'inay any man o;- mn. It was, that the 1(ligion of Gideon Y'eargin and John Jial would ,,o) t-> live and die by. I must make m-ention of .i'. Hobt. Gray. lie was in (-Very d1a' life a iert. plain 1 r. suming man. Yet in prayer he w :no.;t wonderfully gifted. W' have rd . . . 1). l).'s an irshopIs in prayur, but. few could i-qal and none sunpass him. lie could ist ro iulh pat hos in his pathitl .0ti pe1 to the Almigity for pardon, and at tlh. sam tiic, so (a!:'stly ph( adl for sit: ners' r'onviction and reP;)tiLtance th.)t I have seen whole conge getionm; movr to tears, whilei' some shout d aloud. nele Ii.sha Scuth anid Capt. Sullivai we're both men in good circumstaner s, C7apt. Sullivan bing.: one of the wveal t'hiest nmen in t he county. We had no branks in those' days arnd these two good men did a ;great deal of good with their mone'y. One peculiarity oif Mfr. South was, ihr- wotild never' accept 'uer se-von per cent interest. We be lieve 'Capt. Sullivan had the greatest conlt'mt for' a crook or' r'aseni of any : ie w~as always reacy and wvilllne to help a deserving pi-son. We know 'if .licgnowv living who owe what suecess they' have had In life to the timely and unsolicited aid he gave thcm in their time. of need(. These men were lead ers of all good wori:s in their commu nitica. Especily in their churchr-s. No one aould Or wvoul'd h:v-e darredl say anything against the'm. t twoulid have been instiantly resented by scores oif people. What a Contrast to ourll pre5 ent so called progressive times wvhen you hear such exclammations ats these about some of our' church leadt'rs: Jltter watch him, Hie will skin a flea .for its hide arnd tallow. Dletter watch him, all he wants in the mighty dlollar. He is as close na the bark on a tree, I know he sits in the amen corner but hev wi-ll skin you In a trade. If you1 don't con.%ider' this arille too IC rng wvould li1:e to tell of three other a"en who wereC never identified~ *,th any branch of the chuirh. yet eac'h rife wri; a hIgh tonedc man of pirinciple and 'harter('~i and carried out the. great -encehin- of the bmrothe'rhosd of ma~n. I doubt if there evor lived in L~aurons (-ounty three mr-na who were morm- wvii liing to help the neicdy than A. TI. P'ark r, Willis Wallace and Saml. Holt. AMust tell an amusing thing about Mir. Wal lace and Air. 'Dolt. They' lived wtit! cquarter mile of cau-h other and w >r good ncigbhbors. ixman and hori-ow fromt ach other, butt nevr-'cr spok~e toi each other. And it both w1er'e now. liv ing, Ihere are now living almost withI In sight of the I wo 01(d honmesteadls t wo of the sweetest little girls aind babiy b)Oy (umost gray; by the strange wvorl: ing fo Providrnce. would call them, of Samuel Bolt was that no traveler or tramp ever went away hungry from his door or nwas turned away after sundown. And often used this expres sion wrong is wrong and all hell can't make it right. Old Farmer. A Mayor's Duty To the Voters of the City of Laurens: For the first time, as a candidate for ofice, I am offering my services to the public, that, of mayor of Laurens, I have lived here all my life and have always stood for the city's material and moral progress. I stand for the (nforcee:in:t of law and order. as all good citizens should. I believe that in these depressed, readjusting times that strict conomy shotuld be prac 'iced in all the city's departments as consistant with efficient discharg< V ;zs r-al n-eds. The mayor's officc a m1lan. job and I beliieve when 'i-tcd( to this oflilce that ono ,-hould have no i.'ate or personal tusiness Vhici wou!d prevent him givirig his whvole timie and attention. unhamper(d, to the discharre of its duties. These, i:i brief. are n' v'ews on some of the an ' im>ortant eucstion; connected .Aith the utie of mayor, and should . 'e2 you:- vay clear to s-.upp;ort me. fo* the offhe, I inake only one promise to an'. oa: the )erformance of my d:ty. .onest>y, oprnly and faithfully to 'ee be:-t o If my ability. .ilo::t resipetfully, Ad~i W.A H. DIAL. *. *5* *' * * * * * *** *5* 0OR.i .N E WS. * *y * * * * * ** * ** *eg* * Ora, iDec. 27.-One dollar- each wa,. contributed by the following people of Ori': to the Red 2ross fund, .\irs. Eu ;hmin irvyson acting as solicitor ani(d sc'uring one of the tibest lists ini th< county, acoording to Mr. M. 1,. Smith chairman: W. Crier Smith. W. J. Fleming, .\Ilr WJ. J. Fleming, Mrs. Janie MeClintock Mrs. lie lIlakely. 1Rev. 1. N. K(ennedy Lrs. I. N. Ncnnedy, W. T. Blakely Mrs. W. J. JHryson, .\irs. W. ?M. Mryron .\I r . L. I tunter, 'liss Kara laddon \Miss Margaret 1Dyrd. Mirs. T. P1. lyrd Mis Lizzl Craig, Miss elce Craig, L '. llakely, E. T. 1'lakely, Miss Isabt Comp~rtori. , Little M.-k flryson and his Iothei havc returnted f on Steedly's wher< 'lit y% s:i(nt a wuvEl; following the acci dlent of .Macl's fr-ar-lined limb. Amm ti the teachers who hav(- re. iuryd fo' .1 .the holidayvs aro .\isse, n-h *yr,~ F-liz:lath'i Ilag .\lami d. . -lgare i a~l:ely, Isabel 'Com to1 and Mi.. c(o. ilgan. Gr-v . .\. S.xtoni will Imove to hi lew field of Labor early in the year Our comunitnni y will miss Ii m atnd ht (xc'ell-nt fanilly. Mr. w. .F mn has the ynt of thc :ntir- conmunit in his o 'iow lig Newu Y~ork teru('('ry ira lieeps Downa Rats \'00ona & ('o., Iutter' & Chees Merchants, New York City, says: " it'qep HlAT-SNAP in otir cellar all th i.i It keep dlown rats We bu~ t by the gross, would not lbe withou it.'' larmers uise RAT-SINAP becau~s .i pass up aill foodl for RIAT-SNAl 'hrte sizes. 35c, 6(>0e, and $1.25. Sobi I ::uaranteed by Imurens Hlardwar' Co., P'utnam'r Drug Store and Ren nedy Ilros. FINAL SETTLEMENT' Take notice that on the 29th day o January, 1921, 1 will render a fInal a< Count of my acts and doings a-s Admin Istrator of the estate of. Jane Presic' dieceaswd, in the oflice of the Judge o Priobate of lauirens county, at I o'elock, a. m. and on the same da: will apply for a final dIischar'go froui my trust as Admniistrator, A-ny per-son ind~ebte'd to said estate hr notiflid and r'e-tiired to make pay mltn t on that ulate; and all verson; hiaving claims against said estate' wil present them onl ori before said date duly proven or' be forever barred. A. C. TODD), Administriator- (with will annexed) Dec-. 29, 1920.--i mo. AN. ORDINANCE State of South Carolina, County of laturens, (.ity of Laure'ns. Deu IT ORD)AINMD)J by the City Coun e-il of the City of Ijaurens: See. I. That all able-bodied matl re dnsof the (City of Laurens, be tenthe ages of IS and 50 years shall each pay a per' capita tax, fo: st reet inmprovemenints, the suml of $2.01 on or before the 1st day of Marel 1921, and all Persons failing to pa: utald street tax on or before that dat shall pay to the City Clerk the sun of $4.00 as such stree~t taxes, and faill lng to do so shall, upon conviction b~e puniflshed as othe(rwise. 'provided ha th' City Ordinance. Ione and ratified by the fity Coun i'il o' rlurens and the corporate sea ef the sa id City of' Lautri-n hereto af fixed this the 11th day of November A. F). 1920, and in the One Jiundre< and Forty-fifth year- of the Sover'. (ignty and Indlepe)nden(ce of the Unitei Mayo-. ANNOUNCEMENTS - I hereby announce niysef a candi date for Mayor of Laurens and 'pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. JOHN A. FRANKS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Mayor to fill out the un.expired term of W. R. Richey, Jr., resigned, .and pledge myself to abide by the re suits of the Democratic primary. C. R. BISHOP. I kereby announce myself a candi date for the offiee of AMayor to'fill out the unexpired term of W. R. ]Richey, Jr., and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary election. W. ii. DIAL. I hereby announe inyref a candidate for Mayor of Laurens. and pledge my self to abide by the results -of the Democratic primary. !1HIL D. li:FF. I heieby an:nounee myself a candi date for' Mayor of Laurens arnd pledge myrelf to abide by the results of the )em:ocratic primary. GEO. C. HO0PEINS. SPECI.AL NOTICES. I t-or Rent-Th:. hor fari. D. A. Earksdal-. 24-It-c For Rent-The i!. S. Kenndy farm. Mrs. H. S. Kennedy. 24-it-c Miules for Sale-One pair; "'bek mare miules, sevcn year1 old, weight about -. pounds. One pair bay mare tiles, eight years old, wcght about I 1.50 pounds. Prices right. See or -write me. J. M. Madden, Laurens, S. C.. Rit. 4. 24-It-pd No(ice-I ar., still noving houses. A~n ready for yours. C. A: Owens, Clinton, S. C., lit. i. 34-4t-pd For Sale-Midwc-st 'TIaiTOliS (tractors) brand new $250.00 f. o. b. Savannah, Ga. Address '"Tractor" Postoflice, 3ox ',3, Laurens, S. C. 24-CAi Lost.--Bull dog, male whte with large brown spot around :one eye. Namecd Bull. RWoAard. Notify Thos. F. Jones, at lUuren; lotel. 23-2t-I)d For Sale.-Dry o-k wood. eut and split for grates or stor(s. .10 per cord delivered. 1. 11. T. TAidil Barks dale Station. 2"-"t-pd Farms For Rent.--1 haic two pice farms for rCnt with g;ood buildings and new dwclings. 1). E. Todd. 23-ft-pd For Rent-Good four o-. five horse farm, known as Dr. C. A. Saxon home place. See J. M. Philpot. 22-3t Wanted--To buy one ;.eacock and two hins. M. L. Copeland. 22-tf For Sale-One now Ford tourinq, ear. Clyde T. Franks, at Faiimers Na tional bank. 21-tf For Sale.--One second-hand mahog any case piano in t:u(l cond"i:'on. J. S. Machen. 21 -;)t For Sale--Si:s hor'-ewer ganoline engine. Waterleo nmakc. corlianrtively ncw. Price .-75 D. K. Todd. 21-it-pd For Sale--I have for sale five good mules; will sell at half the prire that stock dealerr wil charge you. See me. I will give you t<:rm.s. D. E. Todd. .1-:.t-pd Now on iand-Ilunchi cf .fresh horscs and ma res. Come and see them at old rtand in Lau';W. W. H. Wharton. 1l-tf Pilcture .Fritnes--Any m.0z, both .-quare and oval with plaiii or convex glass. Good assortr ipnt picture nmoulding just received. Nicholsc Stu1 DubrEar Protectors. Rube er protectors for swimmers and persons who have their hair shampooed have, been invented by a Minnesota woman. Plies Cured in 6 to 1 4 D~aya ~rugh~ ts refund mioney if PAZO OINT MP.TN faiP score sch.ri. ,i;riDnkedtmj or I g~dnPale. .astantly relicves Itching Pilen, ayou cW estful A Ceen after lte flust nplPDi ~ . Price" * NOTICE The annual meeting o he r~tock bolders of Enterprise Nati djal Blank et Laburens4 will bo held in o ces of EhA te-rprise National tilnk: Tue'sday, January 11, 192'1, at 11 o' ock. C. Hi. 'ROPE~ iCashier. N. B. D)IAL, President. $ -11 Notiee of the City Clerk a Treasum~e The cfty tax books will, pen at the City Clera's ottice on the first day o1 January, zor the paymnent, i taxes for 1941, and will romain o4 ungl the irti, cay of March, whic4 is theelst city for the payruentt of tees without peniasty and executaon, un as the time - ~ e-xtended by tne City Ouncil. At ter .\arch lst there wvill a penalty . d.,s of fif teen per t, on- total arnrt 01 taxes UUe, aI o) execution as pirov ided by law to tub~ amount of $2.:i&; therefore, it is urked that all persons who have city t( es charged to thenm, pay them beforks March 1at. if possible, attend to it when the books are first opened atd avoid any penalty. The law holds that the ~ersonowrl -u ing roperty ont tho first ay of Jatiti ary imust pay the tax, therefore, there can be no transferring or ptroperty on1 -the city tax books. If a person' seus~ bi iroperty after Jfanuary first, and prior to Mtarch list, not having ,paid tax on It himself, should pay same, be (:ausie it is chargedl up to himi as hav ing evwnedi the same 0on January lst,' then i. become: arbitrary wit., him self and11 the putrehr' r as to whether e r not he, is refraum.'cd to that extfent. Special I icense or- Tax Th3bs tax must po'ltively be paid by I',an-,ar'y !."th. Ilear in mind! that you are prvinr thIn tax to cndlu( t a bush neC' within thi'- 'ic for the y.ar 1921, n'.'1 unflt-n this ~A' is Iai', VcuI (an>' STANTFI? W CRFgS. (itv Ct rt: art Jd Tresur-. WOOD SAWING MACHIiE De not forget that hen you buy our Type "\\"' Drag Saw ma chine, cnt of which yZ have seen in the paper, that you buy one with Bosch Magneto, and which alone sells for obout$40.00. This machine is also controlled by lever and Friction Clutch, which pro vents stopping of Engine every time you wish to stop the Saw. An-1 last but not least this Machine sells for NO more than the ma fl.ines that are not equ'pped with Bosch Magneto, and do not have Leve- Control. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY 92" West (ervals St. Columbia, S. C. For Real Tire Repairing RIM CUTS, BLOWOUTS REATREDING A SPECIALTY City Vulcanizing Station AT CITY FILLING STATION Follow Lincoln's Example Furnish Yourself and Family With Brainfood Subscribe, and renew your subscriptions to your favorite nAwspapers and magazines. I represent one of the largest Subscription Agencies in the United States and can furnish you with any maga zine or newspaper printed. I WILL DUPLICATE any club or combination offer made by any respon sible agency, guaranteeing the lowest existing price on all publications. Do Not Overlook This, Subscribe or Renew Now At Post Office A. D. Putnam HOSIERY Worsted Heather and Mercerized Lisle FryoXr FAtcToRYv To UsiFR SPtECI A L 0FF E R V% To introduce .'ajtitjbt Chiei I" Men,. Hah iffe. W 1 ill Mall, POstlpaid, to aniy Address llox of 'nix PaI's .\lRCi R 71.i to:- $2.25. Box of twcelve pairs MBiRCERiZlI) for .<.25 I~o dow.n or more at $4.00 per dozen. Jiih-splice i ed and To, i oubie sole, (;-ARANTI*:D To izes1 9 1-2 to 11) 1-2. in Bla'k, White, Navyv, Pearli, Smoke Tani *(!ordocva, (Green, Palnm Beach,)Bvaver. TirESE SOCK(S RETAIL AT 60e to 73e pe ar "(TAJA (HIEP" WORSPED: fEATH ERi iiALl' HOSE are also 'Box of Three pair for $2.50. nox 01' six pan- for $4.50. Box of twelve pa~r for .98.50. Two dozen or more at $8.25 per dozen.a These sox nre guaranteed)to give tnatisfactory wvear. Sizes '91-2 to~ 11 1-2, in Pawn. Green and Brown Heather rnlxtures. These are thxe popular weight worsted Heather that are ao popular for low .:hoe,; and are stziH retailing 'or $1.00 to $1.50 per tpalr. SOrder At Once. Cash With Order. 'Liberty Hosiery Company .ROCK HILL, .S. C. - Table- Damasks A Thanksgiving day is approach ing, we offer some nice goods for the dining room table. We have gone through our Hos jery stoCk again and adjsd prices in keeping with the present market value. A clean cut is made in all Sheet. ings and Domestic goods.V A reduction is seen in Sweaters and all Knit Goods at W. G. Wilson & Co.