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VOLUME XXXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 1921.32 -HUGH[S TO itAD STATE. KPARTMIT Harding Makes First Cabi. net Selection EOREIGN POLICY NOT DISCLOSED Following Long Coiferece hetween Harding aid .rudge Hughes at St. Augustine Simple Oral Ainouice. ment. of Seleellon Is 31mde Iv Presi denst-Eleet. St. Augu:vtine, Fel). 9.-Charles Evans iIiglis, former governor New York, justice of the supreime Court and tepiublican nominee for the presi deicy i 1916, was formally desigliat ed by President-elect Harding today as the secretary of state of the com.. ing administration. The announce ment, ombodying the first oillil word to come from the president regarding selections for membership in his fam 11y of counsellors, was made In a sim ply worded oral statement after a long -conference between the two men on the foreign problems that must -be solved after March 4. .Neither Mr. Harding nor the prospective 'head of the state department added any formal comment. There was no element of suiprise in the ,election, for .it had been knoinn for several weeks that Mr. Hughes vir tually was certain to be given the place. lie is understood to have been Mr. Harding's choice from the first de a1)ite strong 'pressure on behalf of other asipirants. In making this announcemient Mr. -'Hiarding declined to go Into details about the subjects discussed with. Mr. Hiughes during their all way confer once, saying that one of the policie! of 'his administration would l7e to let each dl)arintment head speak for him self. Mr. HuIimghes, in his turn, de clared no public statement on the problems would be expedient at this tiie. "Of course" he added, "I appreciatet it as a greit privilege to be ilvited 'by Senator lia.'diig to seova in h:; administ rat Ion. And I rega!r'd it a; an .iml erat ive obligationt to aece t., It genelerally w;h understo, lov ever, that diplomtic al:ointments to he made i' -E oncet or tile nw a( miis :ei fuzrnishei one or 1w to".ea t alked ovor and that thern was consider:*ing so1 or tiup rlimiitry steps to be taken toward an associa tionl of nlationis. Inl regard to ap po itme1(nts tihe discuission rxas more or less indeffinite, it leling tle Iolicy of the prIr sident--elect to delay most of the selections for diplomatic Post:;si un.til after inuguratiomi. Although neither Mir. Hardig iior Mr. Huig hes would divulge the opin. ions ex'pre:sed during their (ouiilta .tion-, the gneral I ImIression amonr thove ('0. e!ose ! Ihe lpresidenlt-elect is that the 1l1 di lom t Ie pure:r-hen to otmr nations~ ini regard to a p*ece den'W1 :' exiec~tedi on the subjectf amnd - 11( f~lomally acer sited diplonmtic is sionis are li kely to be aen t a broad uii I ilie aittitudel or otheri powers has beeni felt out qunietly and someu~ bait L for' negotiations estabilishied. ..\r. H uighes will brincx to the secre taryship of stato a legal training of unusual scope as well as a mind sym ' pathetic to international agreement for the maintenance of iipeace. 'DurIng the treaty fight 'le advocated reserved ' ratification of .the Vorsailles league and lie lproposed several reservations which were considered by the senate majority in the preparation of its final program. - In the midst of the national cam 'peign last year Mr. liarding 'held one *of his longest conferences Wvith the nna nowv selected to alt at the head .of 'the cabinet, and when the confer ence of "best mlindls" began at Marion, in 'Decemnber, ho was the first to be summoned. It is understood that ov en then Mr. Harding virtually had de eidhd on the appointment though the formal invitation was not extended until a later (late. Strong sutpport for other availab~le men for the state portfolio developed during December and January one of the most insistent movements being for the selection of Filihu Root, a form er secreotary. Since the first of the yea'. however., there 'have been re SHOT TO DEATH BY MASKED MEN Atlanta Contractor Killed by Bandits; Wealthy New Yorker Mortally Wounded. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 16.-George A. Goodrich, 57, contractor, of At lan-ta, Ga., was shot to death here to night and Walte' H-. Burden, 60, wealthy retired business man of New York state, mortally wounded by two masked men who attempted to rob them as they sat around a card tablle in the parlor of a small family hotel. Mrs. Burden and her daughter, Miss Florrie lBurden, 19, were the otiler members of the party. The bandits made their esCn)e in an alltoilobile, left parked coivenlieitly in front of the hotel. Tle night was warm and the door leading into the yard was open. Suddenly two masked men stopped quietly into the room and coveired ithe party with revolvers, tell ing them to make no outcry and to hand over their valuables. Goodrich and Burden thought the affair a Joke perpetrated by fellow quests and began to jest with the two men. Suddenly one reacqhed over and make a grab for a handsome diamond pin Burden iwore in -his scarf. Burden and Goodrich then realized that It was no joke, and 'both iealped to their feet. The 'bandits 41red with the first move, Goodrich beingr lilt three times, one of the shots penetrating his heart. He died instantly. furden sustained two birlet wounds in the abdomen. Physicians say his case is hopeless. After the shooting the -bandits faded out of the doorway, jumijod into their car, the engine of which was left running, and made a clean get-away before any other guests even saw them. The hotel where the tragedy was en acted Is just, a block from police head qlarters. SII01W AT (AtAY cOUlitT Prizes are Offered for Exhibits and for Stock Gradhig Contest. At a recent meetIng of the Laurens County Jersey Bull association, an ama is.imatiolln of the Lau rens County and Fountain iim Jersey Blull associa tions t w as dei'iled to have a live elock how a w., niea r Gray Court, pirobalIy at tile (1Gray Cou r-Owling s'Iool I il lizig on M t i 12.h. In ad dition to .pri'.et to b:e offered for' live stook oIl ilar plze. will he offere d in a (onieit (h )let w evn the Sm iti-Iluglies stu deiits in live stock grading of the Lau rens , Gray Coo ut-Ow ings and 'Si mpson viile h igh sclools. Tle fair idea was plut forward at the meetinlg b y Mr. .1. B. I'arker, in charge of dairy work uinder Clemson extension depart ment.. Hleard G(ov. liarding Spea! i t. . ii. Itolier, eAshieri' of the En terprise National lBank, spent IFriiday inl Greenville whore he went to hie'ar tle addriess 01 W. 1). G. iarding, gov ernor of the lderal ieserve oa rd. ,,.. -o .er sa Id Ihat the adiI -.:1 of .\I. ! Iirding w~as very iinlighit.:' in. amd Ui 11:; i iiure by1 tv < mlinent1 linian cier. Mr. H arding said that. the wvorat of the financial st rengency apipearedl to have past, and that business many nos. expect a gradual revival. liridg~e Toeurnamen t a Success 'The 'lBridlge Totirnament, given by the Ladies Bridge cll) at the home of Mr. and .\Mrs. Frank iH. Caine on Sout~h -Harper street Monday aft'ernoon and evening was a very delightful affair as well as a financial success. In spite of the inclement weather, a large num 'ber of iplayors attendled and a neat sum was realized for the Chinese Relief. In addItion to tho amusement. of cards, delicious refreshmnents 'wero servedl the guests, speated indications that Mr. 'Harding's mfind was madle uip on the question and ho is known to -have considered announcement of .the appointment early in January. Them only question Mr. Hughes was swilling to answer tonight in regard 'to the 'policies of' his, department re latedl to putblicity. Askedl whether lie intendled to follow t'he precedent of the present ndministration in hoiding per'iodical conferences with necwsp~a per men 'le replied with an emphatic affirmative, adlding that he wanted to give the f'airest spublicity' to every (de gpartment question that 'would permit of .nnblic discusn. CITY COUNCIL STICKS BY ORDINANCE Refuses to Rescind Ordliance as to Transporting Wofen for Iiioral Purposes. Other Matters. . After about a three hours' grind 'Monday night in the consideration of matters largely routine in their nature, the' City Council had a little spice thrown into the meeting when Chief of Police J. T. Crews appeared before the Council -and asked whether it was Council's desire for him to enforce the ordinance passed during the adini istratlon of Capt. W. IR. Richey in re gard to transporting women for im moral purposes. Chief Crews stated that he had heard that he was to be turned off that night for his atteipt to enforce this ordinanec and he de i-ired to know the attitude of the Coun cil oin tie question. Alderman Smith said that he had rceived a great many conidlints as to the cief over-riding his authority, al houilh he had nto charges to prefer and those who had made the complaint, had refused to allow their names to be used in con nection with the matter. Alderman $ihpson related an incident having come to his cars of a egro boy, accused by someone of having stolen $15.00 from a suit of clothes be ing carried to the laundry, being forced to give up $15 to the owner of the clothes wilthout a trial. Discussion of the Chief's activities took a wide range, the Chief being admonished to use ds cretion in making arrests, but the or dinance was not withdrawn ner were any strictures placed upon the Ohlef's activities. Council also advised the Chief that the city ordinance against automobiles belnig used without state licenses -would remain in force. After Fruit Venders Upon a petition from grocery mer chants the license of $1.00 '. day here tofore granted cel'tain classes of fruit venders twas ordered discontinued and such venders required to pay the an nual license of $25. The ordinance was ained at dealers who have been selling oranges and nipples on the streets during the past few "weeks. 1111ys Fire HIose. ''wo fire 'hose representatives ap poared beforef! thle Council vith sam les andlprices on hose. 1.pon tIhe Iatem enti of "'Ihief Svitzer of tile Fire I )'pa rt Ille nt, that 100 feet of hose were needed each sa lesman w% as giN an :111 order of 2-.0l feet of thir best hose and the C(hiie!' instruticted to imake a test of each ipon1 thelir arrival to de termine which is the best to buy in tle future. Mayor Franks was inst ruelted to eon fer with the (ity attorney and county solicitoI; to see rhat thl city coul retuire of thle C. & W. C. railway in the way of imiproving the crossing at the depot, the undi(lelpassig oil Nortl Ilar )VI' sreel and)l the otler ( rossing in the4 Vity* nee1ding rep~airs. .\'lymr Falranks reiported Ilat he hwol tmiiiloyid( N. C. I('0 1lug hes, .11.. Colul it tleiigine y lu sts , to surveY I ll(, 1);1(j from th, river to. tle cii y i mits on Anrsontrt e. ting1 a with th tu;l vanl (rodio toleayoltrodand ;allt 2h 'clckine he stbitted ofIlnenfiat in the molin ass goinl fropos1eshom top-hso les ofathe ofnecig lienks o pritystets wh he el.Wn forends Paul' . Sullivan~ua aieo at vanl drounty adadtody n abonc2 o'cnoc n ah stratn of ounea inhs adrte home.van was nfo only prom ito the Pusneoprles, buhic he ta pesaldn plae fel 'hen frtieds cuhMr. Sullivan i suvived byu isat wfe, who yer.ewas Lea popular an sead ahimarn.o nlene i (ne ta usainess circe, ('hadtad enile leing late of tei Methoicse chuctMr. nahsulbeen islsurvged fro May w1fe ho -wi2accringLena n, cauaeveal builreusvrl. asao Alhouthisqiua litte ealeChan tChautauqu as 'ben cange from1ii Although years, .is ithoughtrthat thn weather conditions wvill be favorable and the attendance just as largo as if it wore hold nt a late date. GRAY COURT WANTS TOPSOIL IIGHWAY Work on Piedmont Highway May Be Held Up lecause of Lack of Funds. 'Cray Court, eeb. 20.-The top-soil road from Laurens to Fountain Inn, which has been constructed to within three miles of this town, will not be coMpleted unless additional funds are appropriated by the county delegation, it was stated today by T. A. Willis, Jr., *memh"ber of the house of represerda tives from Laurens county. According to Mr. Willis, who is at home for the weck-end, members of the house from i Laurens favor the is suing of coupon bonds in the amount n(eessary to Complete the work which has been started. Senator 0. P. Good win, however, is sail to be Opposed to the lieastIre and It is considered (loubtutl if the appropriation gets Lih rough the senate. Petitions askin'4 thAt the work which has been started be completed have been circulated In tihi section and also at Owings. 1i each instance there were many signe-:', and hun. dreds of voters here s'ate their ap 1proval of the project. The road, which is a part of the Pledniont highivay, has been Mtraight ened in many places and several rail way crossings eliminated. The road has been top-soiled for a space of more than seven mile.; north of Lau. rens and is three miles below here, where it is understood work will stop unless additional funds are appropri ated. I.t is also undertsood that unless the proposed appropriation is made, work on the new Laurens-Clinton highway may be held ip. FIVE GET171URT IN TH'l?.AN Wi lEC Two Conlst Linle 'aissenger Trinsi Colilde at Malta. No Fatal Inijurie% Sumter, Feb. 17.-Passenger trains Nos. 53 and 69 on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad collided at Malta, be tween Columbia and Sume ' .rly to night and fou rrusegers and the fla'nman on one of the trains are re ported to have been hurt. The fill extent or the inuriies have- not been carted here at midnight. h-au s. ot I lllole ss of the pl: ce thn acci dnt. ocelrred, but it, is unlei t0Iood that11 no onle I : seriously hurt. No. 5:" v:'an (niniin:o Cohlimbia and No. ! wlicl leave.; Ilee at ,:! was go. iig northl to the State t api'al. 'The Ivreck was doil't!cs eanuse'l by :oile eonfuis.ion of orleir. Ihe'l trains have b peen pIassi.ng hereiofori a:1 Wedgeield, but orloers toiihtI L vere toll meet at Malta. The train which was to take the hlding solelow fail ed to leave the trach anId( tle trains Cm;I togetler doin consbderable diii:n' to the rollini stork. Hloth rain by min(liight had her-n placed inl tHw idin-," which woubtl indiente, that a clear trackl had bweln estab 1lbied. Shotii the Schute Dr. TI. 13. TIi ninernn took' a " llyer" in fanicy~ automoobile drivin~g Suaturdaynl outi of then affair a wiser car' driver. 'Tin IDoctor wa'us going doiwn the grlade ini fron)t ot tihe luiaundy onl li'tdain utree-t whielnc e discovered t ha t onie of his rearI dloors wasX open. lie reachled back to close it withI one hantd anad ini so dloing swervedl out of' the road to the left. When lie turned to the front and saw that lie was about to dlashi into the bridge railing, lie accepted the only chatice of escape by turning further to the left and going down the steep embankment betiween the bridge r'ailing and a telephone pole. ie suc ceeed in negotiatinig this diffeuilt feat, but in the rapid .ride dowvn tho em banknment his car turined over and nearly 'pinned him uinderneathi. Mr. Tamar Smith and several others came along about the tinie and assistedl him in getting out. They turtned the ear back up on its -wheels, none the worse for its exp~erlence, and when the juice wvas aiplied its owner was able to drivo it around the laundry and on to t~he street again. Tho only other oc cupant of the car' when the accident ha-ppened 'was a bird dog. TUhe "Masonie 1inmg" at. Edlen The high school 1pupils1 of liukory Tavern school will give "The M1asonic hl~ng" in F~den school auditorium Sat urday night, Feb. 26th, beginning at 8 (o'clock. The admilssion fee twIll beO 15c and 25c. T1hue public is cordially invitedl AIRMAN TELLS OF EXPERIENCE IN W1IIDS By Raft and Horse Beats Back to CivilizatJon Through Use of Water and Land Roitutes. El Paso, Texas, Fieb. 17.-The story of Lieutenant Pearson's forced land ing aUnd excriences In gettinig back to civilization nwas told to the Asso clated Press by him Thursday after noon upon his arrival at Fort Bliss. Pearson flew to Fort Bliss fron Sanderson, Texas, with Lleut. Ii. I). Joles, one of tihe fliers who had gone to Sanderson to search for him. In telling of his experiences since he left 1I1 Paso last Thursday fin an army airplatie, he said: "Oil account of enine troule, I did not follow the airline to San Antonio but kept as closo to the fields as possible. I was flying at about 8, 000 feet, directly over the river, wlenl iy eligine died, I spiralled down and -being unable to see a safe spot to land, decided to drop into the river, but, because of the dead engine, was forced instead to take what was about the worst spot In the entire country. "I landed in a deep canyon and dlon't know yet how I was able to (10 it without wrecking the plane. The witnigs were not disabled and the plane could be flown otit I believe If it were possible to get a new en gine to it. "Ilelleving I was on the American side, somewhere north of the river, I started to walk south to reach the Rio brnde, but. as at this pot the I iver runis north and south, I par alleled it for two (lays and must have avlked 30 miles. "At the end of the second day, I caiie to the river and saw that I had been getting away from the place I wanted to go so I rigged up a raft to Cover the distance I had coie oil foot in two. "Late in the afternoon of that day, I saw the two beaver trappers who helped binlg me into Sanderson. I rode one of their horses as tar as they went, tried to come part of the way in ant automobile buL. could not get it. started,. ami finally made my litry ol a hurro. "I got pretty hlully luing the latter part, (f ily lay on thlie raft and11 the nights in the Iig liend eoliiltry are just a bit chilly. hut the wornt thing ilaboit it is that I lost Imiy (luhancCe to try for- Ohe tranls-conltinlental. Th'lereo isn'lt a chlnc inl the world to nt theo plane oult of Mxico and icontne tlie flight as [Ior Schevdule1." Pears:;on4 was (n h!i: v- ay to Pablo llench. i a.. to iogill i- lig!it whell he met with the O(liec'rs Narrowly Esenpe Arret'. i111Unal Policeenli C. L. Owen-t ami Anllly I. Iloyl cam111e very le:1 1in a r t< . IY thw sh riff of reen 111ville emlility se v:ral d ay-s ago on1 tle 11ord-l4 of L:nrens and Greinville collily whell th1-y wire di , .ed in th1 eI (If dleAtroyini: aI lar14 still whlich the around the1 14quij 114n1 lt before listub who had als I otten win li f the 11:' , *tealthily apprlloachled tihe seeni:'. Ge44 tinhg a view of the' 1LaurFen.- otlivers. the Gr'eenville shertiff stalrtedl b~ack to call his atssisitatt noit far dist alit wheni theo S1aurelns mieti 1pied hiimi. They I oon him at fIrst for the owners of the out fit and put Otut in hot pur msuIt, but wheti they came in futll view they sawv their mistake andl calild to the (Greenville omiler, dlisclosinig their own Identity. The two groups of oflcers thlen wvent back to -the place and jointly destroy 0(1 then oultfit, one of the largost r'ecent ly located. Pritncess Rte-Opents Tlomllorro-w The Princess Theatre, which has been tlken over' by the 11111 interests, of Gireensboro, N. C., will r'e-Olpen urn <cir Its new manalgement tomorrow wvith the notablo film prIOdnetlon, "Ihut moresque." A re-arrangemenit of chaIrs has becen made on the inteior, gIving two Iies Instead of one, the or gan has bleen gone over' alnd tunied and other minor Improvetments madle. The new screeni 1i expectedl 'to arrive todlay in timle to be utsed for the pictutre to mor'row. Manager Stanford states that lie has been very mitch leasedI 'with the cordial reeceptlti given hIm by those wIth whlomn he has come in contact iln Laur'ens and that lie hopes the service which he~ expects to give hereo will be nicanuing to the patrns, COUMCIL DISCUS[8 W1[R SUPPLY May Build Million Gallon Reservoir PRESENT SYSTEM NOT EFFICIENT Sanitairy .Eigineer from Stat4- Board i Ilfalth Recommitends Imp1iJ1rovene-its to Loenl Water Supply to et, Rest Ef ilelne.v l from Present. Systei Now out of lle. That the city of Laurens ieeds a mil ilioni gallon reservoir' and a new sed ienitation pilant. before the local wa ter supply will lbe reasonably safe, palatable and (plentiful, was the opin ion expressed by E. L. Filby, sanitary Dngineer of the Sate Board of Health, b)cfoie a special meeting of City Coun 2il held Friday afternoon. Mr. Filby 2anc here on one of his regular. tours f inspection of town water supplies and agreed to appear before the Coun All at the suggestion of Supt. Philpot, )f the 'Water andI Light department. Mr. Fil'by said that the report of the state chemist on the local water sup :)ly had shown evidences of contamina Lion, but that the term was used.tech ilcally and did not necessarily nican 'hat the water contained disease germs but that there had been a possibility. le said that lie had gone over the wa Ler-shed from which the water is se ired and that although the conditions wvere not ideal the Installation of a nodern filtration system would remove the objectionable features. In regard to the 'present filtration iystei, he said that it was of faulty .onstruction, too small for the de Inanids upon It and out of date with Ate exception of the chlorinator re ,ently installed -by the city. On ac .ount of the deficloncles of the rest of Ahe system, lie said that the best re ;uIlts were not obtainable from this low eijuinent, which, he added, was weiig hanl ed as well as It could be nder the conditions. As a re(edy for the situation lie TCOii Inl' en(ded a million gallon oreser 'oir to be placed on the brow of the till between the river, from wlich the vater' is ilu]red, Id tle power house, lelow tie resei'voir le said a larger In: het 1ter filtration phiti or 1 sedimen at ion tank than now ill use Aloiuld he llaced. rom lier th waier woild bw 'ari'di'I on aiini by gravity to the liler r'e'(r('Voir' at the power house, wing trt'dl(1 between these stages by .e chi lorinat or. From here it wold )' loliumped to the sIandl-pe oin the )ill. Thlis system lhe said, should give i, city3 of iauiens as htealiy a ialaabl w mater' su 'ply as Is to be omnd inl any of the other South Caro \sked as to time (o'st of sici a sy ein, \lrI. i'ilby said that, lie w ihi not ike to risk an estimate on it Iut re llouieleild thatu an eniinimeer !he sooli ''d a mi:iko' a stirey andio o'stimi!i. .\l' rankihs wasIO authioiized to t'onifer iwith \hr. .\l. l~. Coipelando owno r' of' the pro oily VwhIere thle reserrir~1 woouhi have Ii ho' built, hio ind out wheother' it. couhld sicurmed oi' not. Aftei' this is a :'e'rminedl fuirther' steps wilt he taken toward'o ,gettInjg ani est iate (of thle cost. Mr. Filby said that Supt. l'hiilpot was getti ng thle best results ipossible under the condirtions w"ithI which he hiad to cope0 and that little imoprov'ement could b~e e'Xxpeted without miodei'nlzing t;he entir'e p~hnt. R{epor'tin'g to Council iMonday nigh~t, Mayor Franks said that Mi'. Colpeland placed a pr'ice of $2,000 on one-half of an acre of the landl desiredi and( $2,209i for' one acre. No action was taken on a purchase, but the mayor was author izedl to eimiloy an engineer to malke a sui'vey and render an estimate of the cost of the prIoject. ONf to Grand Lodge 31eetinig Representatives of the local Masonic lodges left yesterday afternoon for C~harleston to attend the Grand Lodge meetinig today and tomorrowv. Repre sentIng Palmetto Lodge No. 19 twere L. 0. Roff, WorshIpful Masteir, andt Lamar ,Smith, 'Senior Warden. Jas. IT. Sullivan, Wor'shipfuil Mastor, and B. LI. Clardy, Senior WVarden, repr~ie Rented Laurens Lodge No. 216. Mr. C5lardy made an early start. yesterday sio that lhe could stop over In Columbia to giyo the legislators a few -pointerst on how to run the governmcnt