The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, January 12, 1921, Image 1
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LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JA 1 12
-- . . NUMBER.26
DR. HUGH Ki AKN
M[TS TAGI D[ATH
Died by Own Hands Last
Wednesday
GREAT SHOCK
To THE CITY
'11r. 11. H. Alk'zi, in a Tioiporai ry
P.eriodl' of Demetii, } . g Is (Ii' !
ih' in HIs H(.ne. One o: he (ity':
Most, sbll)stanihil 1anid iE ovi'ed Cihi
S Idomt'A if (ver hax: this city beon o
profoundly sthocked by a thath of ULo
of its citizens as it w"as last Vevi( Whln
it becaiu kniown that Il. i11ugh K.
Aiken, president of the Laurens Na
olial Bank, retired physician, leading
churchian and valued citizen, had
coie to a tragic And ( doplorable en1d
by hils own hands at hils home on West
Main street. Failing health, coming 1
at the sat e tilie as the prevailing li-.
amicial strengency, had evidently
placed su11 a burden upon 4 his
streigth that be had temporarily lost
control of his mnctal faculties and In
Ia, moient of extrev -lementla
brought to a close a struggle against
troubles Which ilnvesti:gations5 have ap
parent ' Ly proven to be mor Imaginary
than real.
The first intimations which the pu)
lic received of the tragedy came Wed
liesday evenllig about six o'clock twhen
it was reported that Dr. Alken had
been found in a dying condition Ilin
the bath-room of his hoie by his son,
Mr. I Hugh Aiken, with a smiall hole in
h11: head, and blood still flowing froiI
the wouind. Physicians rushed to his
assistance but, It was immediately ap
parent that there was practically no
hope for his recovery. Within n houri*
atbr he was found he )asse(l away
without gainIng consclousness. On ae
cunt or the shoek n-hih tho facts may
hav' talsed his vidow 1o 8oon after
1: 'tri:idy, the I ti conditions of his
death wvere nlot gvin out until Thlurs..
d: y taarn, whenl it wa: oflirialy
sa'led t' th I1 i s.'.: el-,
e e rid sed "To .\y r - s, tlb
1,o W i ta n i s w)3 'At:; fitPi if) 1113
hII - ha -.% ';. h b :n *ei'.
un "1 C~ :Wn b
neilersations, which th'.'- tr ht
ol v.It h fIr:enid. din th r
l' t 13 Iiks .' ha! graidutilly h. .m 1
01317 un aln..,ovv 0e
v.,10d w t .he idea 1h141 h!IV
r h ip:; t lw(- w orld. Th1 oh.
x conl'ed to Il fred a-:3
!?.I t . it la e ponl hile' on:'. v.-.M 1n
.alone and tlh.I he r1';.lizd.
" o: rho didi n1o1 knowv , of hi'
n.-rng!h hie n''nearedi I
fiert the hook.- oe.'t ?'lanced a 1(
'ri''! horneI. n 1 'im several! fr"elead
X''y~ 'leaisantly alonlg the way. It it.
tat known whe'ther he~ wrote the no01e
hifore heaving t he bank 1 r noIi~ ft, but
evlde ntly soon1 a fter hisn atrria at.
110e no1on els~e being present at t he
time, he0 secu)red htis pIstol, en!teredi the
hath--room, closed! the (door behind1( himi
and : lmade tile end. The ofh i negro
cook, who arrived some time lat(er,
hieard gleans in the bath-room and
told Mr. Hugh Aiken of them when ha
airriv'ed later wlt-h hIs mother.
The funeral services were held from
the l'resbyterlian clhuirch,'of which lie
was ani elder, FItrday at 11 o'e-lock, the
servlces being conducted by his pas
tor1, Retv. C. Tr. Sliires, assisted by the
ministers of the otheri three chutirches
of the city. The clhuirch was Crowded
withi frlends who caime to pay a last
tribute, I1ollowing the services there,
the body ws bor'ne to th1e Lau rens
Cometary whiere It was given its last
roasting pllaec beneath a blanket of
flowerst nyiwhe far overspreadu the
mtound itself. Boeidens relatives and
fientds from various sect Ions of the
State, Ser' N. [1. Diah camo (downi from
Wash ingto,, to attend the funeoralI and
Oov. and( Mrsi. R. A. Cooper came up
from Colmbia; as (did W. WV. flail, edi..
tor of TJhe State, a long-timo friend,
The active pall bearers were thig
deacons of the First Presbytoian
church, W. R. Mcfluen, R. i~ F.Jones, A.
N. Bramlett, S. M. WIlkes, E. P. Min
1:17V COASH 1 MILLS IN
HANDS OF RECEIVER
Ne an(Yney Concern Embarrassed lie.
(enuse of Delay lin Securing .3a
(linery.
Gaffney, Jan. .-It waA learned to
day that the Gash Mills, a $500,000
local corporation, had by an order of
JuIdge Melver been put into the hands
of a receiver. This mill tvas otigan
ized andi crected by 1. R. Cash, who is
:a successful mill un of large prae
cal experience and the news of the
rceiversip- was received by (laffney
) leo wfth somthing like consterna
)r. W. C. Ii:iriiick, who is presi
of the I imtone, H anmrick and
i IiI .\lills, wi asi named as re
'ver all It 1i hL.ioped that. he will be
h1e to dloem the m1ill from the pres
'iat imars m nt. ]n tha.t t;hose wh~o,
' 1tock In tilt. nterj prise will not
fare so hadly after all.
The difficltty which at prosent is
he ('nAite of -tile eiiimarrassment was
broghiit Lboutt )3 the fact that Mr.
>a:l: hought cotton heavily a year
.)go at high priees; expectinug to ie
eIIv to get machinery promptly cvith
y hich to spin rame but congestion on
raiilroad;ds caused delay and the slump
came and caught him. There is no
1legatiol of wrong doinig on the part
of any one coinected vitlh tle mills.
Agei Woman Dead.
Liss .IiAdle Moseley, an aged resident
of the city, died Sunday night at the
Julia Ir'hy sanitarium after a Aickness
of ;everal nonths: Sie was buried at
1,e1T1trens c-Imetery .\onday after
Ioon. Rev. P. P. KlIgo conducting the
service. The dece'ased was a life-long
iimIeer of the First Metholiist church
ani condat ently attended i-1 services.
I.r, C. P. Vincent, R. F. l1eming, J.
\lcD. Moore, J. .1. Adams and the fol
lowing fromt aiong tho younger busI
ness men of the city: R. R. N!ckls,.
Ceo. II. Blakeley, Allie Lee, J. TH.
Pove, 'W. E. Clardy. A. C. Miller, R. V.
Irby, .) .\l. Norwood, W. G. Ljancas
tw, and W. C. lowler. The honloriry
:ale0 arers were he (drs or the
b an church, .1. W. Todd, A.
Ht : . lia : -
). I'. r. . . 1 . T : , .
b 01 r, V WI,% . r : , r.
S h r W . 1. 1i, .
.I N. \'. righi t, M.\1. L. li-land,
. n, 1:... (1. C. .\ h h , W .
h:- out.. C. s W. Carl
1 I b - of i at lie (1 thii lNy
1.t o: -.(,
ii S III%- Cr'ehvu>' co 110 y, he
vito a - A M. A lie at
inule t-e :han Im '. o elo nasde cole
ind ta c r tenlvwvintrostewi li:aothera the
I rnc Olidi n! *cd (lti. lie Olcat
'in0o i e m ost :-iiierpaert nd
-ety- hs icriise . o have e an
henrti ~a ty fege ro bustinesas. A
t'h ofhree of hino d hch he as hre.;d
111 ntot nihe lanur n aalBank,
1,en an- oftihe parmer ind Mnr-it
Ichead Honde Warkehote fomany, ai
n dirc In nilats'ls afir dc'lirector
thethelfankt of terlot, hlses her
in vext nvy i n iterehostd ins oth en
soltmes of hrlostoaluable troertys,
th ity~ whnc Rsr saidn to have e
loinguateninfreei foml enhumr~anes
Th ofils. of'l'honr hichs he Alabahead
lar wother, numblr a Ahen has alway
taen a1rngact.ive pat inriv homm.nt
life ad arsoe o foladr.i
ol lovIen tle affarsd priayn te
the-peed ofte iy. afteish sur
vietoby had gone, w'e ehooks is waih
thuhanks o Chrint andletw eonsl
Huoh and thatet wAin, wo avie
andved byotherdeathiam AtkenesfdCn
-1. J. ADAMS JIEAs
LAUtENS NATIONAL BANK
NOv President has Jeeni Wi11h1 11lhe Balnk
for About Fifteen Years'.
At the meeting of the director4 Of
the Lau retis National Bank yester(ay
afternoon, J. J. Adams, for several
years cashier of the bank and.an em
PloYoc for about fifteen years, was
elected president to succed )r. II. K.
Aiken, deceased. Mr. Adams will as
suime his duties at once. Other ollicers
eleted wro: C.M. il rvc-rs
dent; W. Carl Wharton, vice-presiflent
GCeo. IL Blakely, casher; \v. it. lhey,
Sr, torey.
'Before the elceticn of oi(-I W7;
'Itaken .il tle cash I er rIad II Ieor
for the year jiust- clo'ed, showing "he
hank to be in in cxonlent (oiition.
.$10,000 was orde a ed p to he
su!plus filnd and :;'., to uA vl
prola'.C-( ik i's t .0 u u l I per.
ceit -emi-alni ual 7 V. '
inakinig a total of 8 per cent for the
year. A committee was appointe ol
(raw up stiltable resolitiomn; on thei
death of .Dr. Alken.
Prior to the directors mieeting, the
stockholders Imet and re-el eit ( the
forier dirc tors, lieaving ttie piave of
Dr. Aiken vacant until another meet-i
ing. The directors are \V. C. \Vhar
fon, of W"Iaterloo; T. 1). )arlingto;
h. 1I. Wilson, of Cros:; Ancio: C. NI,
NMvb, \\. Rt. U.ehey, Geo. 11. HWakelyi
1'. 1E. "IIrnms a d .1. .1. Adamins.
TP. COTHlRAN T1O
HE CHOSEN SP1FM:R
RoepresIentat Ive Mowper Withdrass
From Race For S'peinker of Hlouo.
Colum 1b1)a, Jan. 10.--vilmbers of both
hiouisem of tle general asseibly of:
South Carollna atre coiniig to Uoluim
hia tonight on ev-ry train for tie op
ening of the seventy-'curth *.ession at
noon tomorrow.
Thomas 1). Cothran, of GreenvilII'
'ill 1)b reelected speaker of the helise!
without opposition, as represen tat ive
George S. Mower of Newbcrry tonight
anioineed that -lie had withdrawn
from the race. h'lie sellate will choose
a -presiden t pro t'n tomorrow to fill
I1he vacancy iaused1 by the d'h l- h
cral 11oniths i ago of I:aran.e \'lke
of Ge o rg . i . wivf 11 Il .In pre i
dent o, tr:1. "- (m d y( oif y
ate m1 :niui ;it ti)
designaft conn it i ppoin 1 i
Sealo I l be n o tr
eSem itor Ain(i n!oni a b r
y prc. i' ;it pro. t ,m. n
not2III( :onporanl m:'ed io t Ile
7'l of thl. nay and' co i; t
1" i te h I IRIpe. p ait y
.. I I f I, s o ay hl
ill lo :s n:: n rlt npoi ntm e .
h . wii.s s li havn Ih. I I m r o
carmr, Ipd ntee(1 illiy eni for ti.
I the i t I! I v Ith r tih
wouI 1 ire I ndi Cton ( toIi -
lay wll'i appi to) thrics eing on
Ulied Thurday. Nihanwaid to di
.oraylle.S . Iiernoon peao Pi
Mst. Ahnnas Tricketn ihrn, wifs
fiarer, dieceather hom1 a fer ileO'
rin ther heatrhurdyn.h n
wslbuI(;d t ioill Grove chur( b 01 ri
:ayo aternymo,h shre ;so be in Von..
ton, fatd ev. S *. II. Templeton, of tis
::ity. ohe wsstrIcken with paadysi
who ides her hulind andh the son
owing' brother: Charlie, l'rank and
Trhe dieceased( was a membelh~r of Ithe
Ilhapti1st clhuirch and1 a young woma1~n oif
many~ pnle traits of' (hharneer. Ilier
~unieral was Isargely at ended by :-or
rowinlg frIends and( iola tivyes.
Ihiath of an Infant.
Lu ther Franklin 0Owin go, I he thriee
weeks' 01(1 Infant of Mr. and Mrs.
FIoks Owings, died( Weodnesday andl
vas hburid TPhuirsday afternoon. 'This
was theIr only chIld and miade Its
leath pecullarly said. 'The Parents
iiave the sympathy of the commu1)nity
n their bercavemient.
CE NSUS 003DH'C1r-:1E' AR EES
ON HOUSE i E lERSHIP
An Increase of Forty-Eight Over Pres.
ent Mem bershi1p. South Carona
Wouldl (Get One Addlll:,al. No Sup.
1101rt for Tinhin.
Washington, Jan. G.-Thec House
coilittee agreed to(ay to report to
Congress the Siegel bill fixing the
muembership of tle House to -183, al
increase or JS over the i'resent meiln
bcrship; it a ls) recom IlleIdC'd a con
stltu tional am11e)Inm11nt limliting tie he
llelbership of future bouses to 500.
The basi s for representation Was
iixed at, one member for eveiy 218,979
inhabitants Linder tlisa bill the states
wotild gain as follows:
abania ~ ~~ I;Akna ; Californlia
ConnectinlIt I (h r;!a I; ,lIlinois
8; Marybcl I; Massachiusetts .2;
lich\igan I; .\lineota I; New Jer:sey
2; Now Alexico I; New York I ' North
Carolina 2: Ohio .1; Oklahotna I; Or
gon 1; Pennylivaia -1; South Caro
lIIna I; 'Teln e:, I; TXLs - ; ViI-gilniL
I; \Vashington I; \'et VirgInia 1 anid
Wisconsin I
Inder the coninittee's bill the
states %vollld have -epreseitation ats
11 l Iows:
AIhanmil 11; Arlzona !; Arkansas
S; Caliornia 1; Colorado .1; "on
n(Ictillt G; I)la ware 1; Flori.1 4
In :,.: Idah:. ;: i:!inoi; ;;0; 111..
diana 1;3; Iowa 1I; Kalls1a S; Ken.
tlucky II; Louisiana S; Ala e .;
Mlaryland 7; Maau.ts IS; .\l
gai 17; Alinnesota 11; Mississippi S;
Missouri I;; .\lontana 2; Neb asu 6
Nevada I; New IHampshire 2; New
Jerjey 14; New \lexiico 2; New York
47; Nortl ('.Crolina 12; North Dakota
3: Ohd1) 26; Okiahoia b: Oe:gon -1;
Plennsylviai 4 0; WthAl, I ,la 3
South Carolina 5; Sou'h DkAta 3;
Tennes ec ; Texa 2: Utah 2; Ver'
mont 2; Virginia 11; Washington G;
Wct. Virpinia 7: Wisconsin 12; Wy
oning 1.
Tihe hill proyides that inl Case o
any 1n1creae in the number of rep -
reeentaitnives In any state such addi
tional re!resentatives .hall be elect
ed at lar)% until the state legislatures
a redi:-tricting laws.
- "; dhe (n1nIll t we l o e
i . )\- was no .l p w he de
I t ,
oit w hI I a . .t: ' i
Itt e. I .
I- I - I m . : : -I :1-4 '1 t I I t
a 'd to net lie w.outhi eni ;'y th.e
Ir tI the courts.
r:I n of the I ith amnndmlieit to)
us 1 e stt in wh ich !.d dli a ;
h~i no'iti has tahat.lit . 110 ' ra
wihat hlI :,aid was a plibiii i d rmep t of :1
s hof Ivrnr-le I bdwk
>f ra~nk whch.\r P ardwc a
rcaed a. earcn.: a.hat v Mofh Water
.0 aud ta t b' iue lawot eaern
lhe nfachismeInt0 ofi women, sime..
ar nto~ thost eling toi'a ill nen fn
-h -owement ou 40n. I epesidtativ Isr..
f.. deow a, G. ry al is acdhsae 1~i
te our niebjuste the insi'eg asyi
Fraelo ;nk C'... Pe artoI
Frank) Wod C. Per. es a ' natyv of Waer
noriandk at suof the ilat-I i Joeiv Pearee,
ied ' athis an i nhy Grnwod, wherel
vo hadw lilo tepst yas
nAy moo tnngarant s'i illness of r
th ot five mon~eths.b lii'ws ofuriedoat
lillerestad ~i uemetryI it Gree yd thce
ollowig aternon ieIlidesIO) is
liefu cdrn houe Vl lokd.it srive boy
alieI moter d~ tel follow igbotherd
nIrend . heI I01 de ced *was 3ar
Alolrdenn on thheno plaug tofr
tway at te i tim ic ig o. n
EUROPE LITERALLY
310VIN(A TO A3IEIjIV10
t001IIIlItssioner Waillis o Jof Island,
I Iinigration Intutin Says l'lood of;
AIiens Is 11n11lin nt I nto NaIlon,
Washinigtonl, Janl. 5.-Te'stilionvy by
Cominissjionjer Wallis, of the 1111.; I
land illminigration statioll. th::t. ilropi
Was "literally moving to the I'iiteii
States" and that a "flood of aliens %
hinninent'" still left ilembers, of the
seniato Inmnigration committeI doubt
ful tonight as to aeti uvon the John
0n u-il prohibiting iniligration for
on1 year. Several Imembers fainy
exlressed dolit wlether any me;
urcs to stop or re.tr t : nini-:li:
would he eacted at, this weion 0f
colngress.
"The,11 connulittece oirvion--13 wasi im
pressed wvith Con)un i;s-in. )lrWak
stateient as to the ntul for ils!p
tion of aliens before leving Liurope
and for more rijid ox:ninaItons ai
t.er their arrival at At ijeni m-t
The COmmIlissiolier recommeralen11 d 11m I t
Licularly that facilities be estab li(d
Overseas for Such inspections; an1d de
clared that ninety per cent of tle im
migraits arriving under tle existin
sytCei would be denied perission to
sail if they were eNxantilel at thW
ports of enharkatiol by Anerican of.
I:1ai3. A pi er I' ysStk .11 Of eXmllina
,;in inll 1urope,0; and Upon arrival, .\r.
Wallis said, uwould prevent an inii
hont flood of these, diseased iI body
and minid.
'l'ortunately," he added, "tile :tealu
ShIps of the Worid (nIt bring only I.- t
200.000 a yea(r to the United States.
It. is inl thie limited tralsport ation fa
ItIes v u nd decreased examinlations
,!,t we will get. th' best proLteetio n''
The co1niis.ionr declared rrports
:he public heallh sIervice IndicateCd
that eastern iurope today "is in tile
Irip . of fou r epidemi) e. typhtls , ty
phoid. dysncltery and tubercutlosi!. t
The wir had IInde0irM ilned the
h'ltIh of t13ose cotries and] their
emigrants are "danverous to the puh
lic health of the United states,'' he
added.
.11 r. Wallis re-llmn tbd thle connalittee
'th1t not a inothetoig Son who went to
war il IE l'p0e' VaH. not alovr-ed to rt
n a h) h5me n'ill, hhd takhn.a
bath iiinfc v i h
h i t, rot
1\3) f 1:! . .\ r
v..t I
'ack a thI ad;nnne
Ci rm i i n It of t I
; co r ., po~eponedc ha(I n n
- 7! !'4 Vo six nionth:11-.
" it I I not he mor h,
ha 11 '. 1 , n tit .\iiIl r. W all I re .i
i .lt l I 11h i r iftr a, Iei m i
tr livm usvr moeil itsptetos lait'i
t:arI ll i teawd f-l:-i tie. toer
he lasetia!!~ eno Open1211I~hi
T'11h bI asetbale .esonl onte Lii u
.Vnshiolh IIscool ti oeedi '(i ;eiav
vith a1 Ictory for Ithelihoy:'[liea fover
.1r1ay I C utt tot(l li12. no
l'ih. .1n i t he ( lat inat r thIii
n. liv. wed-ret head, but thee Lures
orl ehld.- TheIIOtilam at- compoed of
1kb.sie 2ast-oon iiii a. {\oaptain):
lobola 1n1h, aml11 Iltop The follow--i
nof aers havoeeend incheduled
Feb. . - h. Sl l inton at.au en .
Feb. Andehon-Sesoviy 'tImp
onvil, le.~ ri~,l.S.1.
Fe. InsCth.-ayodrTf a). Larn
IFeb.25'th.--Woodruf. at Woodruff.ess
t a speialcomuncaionofPat
. M. Caod, W.le.
HARDING GIV[S UP
8EAT. IN 8[NAHf
Resignation Becomes Ef.
fective Saturday
FRANK B. WILLIS
SUCCEEDS HIM
Inbr t' E let '1ctiti of the newly
!1 ti 011" 1 1i lalt Iir ;i.'n . ry
D av in as nd b ofi imorrow
!Te move wn. hed t((o Agndi
rah Ie renos la le w3i
-i:e to give i.: his sdate seat as
oon as a (hafor1v ilI the state anin
S-tiititil wolilil adnolit. the appoint
lent of it 1epublica suc.essor. GO
TiD-ilet )avis inas indicat r that
'rankl Bt. \\*illij,. (le-tei 5t'iiitor for
he torinoeas i next. March, wold
NIt.i(] l to till Owe vacanlcy.
.ihe lu ill- A the ishls ano n puh r ..illis
I'.ardi tng m ade .u h iai n.a the a
ect ive date of his thIt a in
trin wp lii; adni ot e thpoint,
ie nreectelect Ahila he initeditt
r dnevote Wie last six veks efore
mn-1l1giraledon 1thofiv to te r ara
0ion fr dtie (Ilities of hi-. a tinit r
ehat the inasigit ia tsio ceesboe
n March 4 me.Ny include a ceremony
niiine In history of such affairs, was
ndieated today when it becanie known
hat Mir. Ilarding had approved a plan
o have all the niembers of the elec
oral college in Washingtonl for the
ecanion. The proposial was Ilade by
he grout: of Ohio electors who stg
;Std(( at flrst thid all RplblietIl:n (h00
1rwh iivitedi, and afterward in(dified
he plan to i n) inde an itivta.ion to
:,!,::I De neocrats alike.
h antiin: won hvo t
A i'ii
I l to
I h :(1 n t -'~ I hi il Ld t'
by-Ili l te revi.:itn of thin next con
lie said the hiigher rab-s2 otf ta li'-.
wo.rfts ,h d l w n la
2iniitd, however', antd gave it as hisq
liio n [that the heatd if thaIt* ''.2
Staxe. rwould be fixed at about 40
2r (iet.
Sntr lioinil lt h 111d Of Im an
ak itis eaterando it bh for. di
irOok of t Ni w Yo1hj k. v. jut I i lhi'o; ..
da vt i t hoi ter tI ei2lnto himl
aisti ichsurich. i Tesermons w1as nhe
pir te i talcoSic s ofv th Vr
ailles pat \and iiiittwas fo at hiscua~..
taoterf lth aubectptat Dr. theooks
'a invaii ao see tlhe peii angeltei or
he1m lreigtonct of th r enkgo-t
i-ardooing sl'itd Itagtramt hoadt'
ItlIt r revigo at, hil ol hee neo.
V'hr, it ws anor neliied at is hed
levt Willi to the valcaney woul he
rnor followitn hi he nguration -
te8da. In~ athe t 4p cion lote