The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, February 23, 1921, Image 1
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