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OLUME XXXVI.- LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921. NUMBER 34 NEGOTIATIONS WI ____ EE' German Counter Proposals Not Satisfactory .Al.LIED TROOPS - ENTER GERMANY Negotiations Over German Indemnity t Jlroken Off Monday When German a Counter Proposals Considered Insuf- t ficient by Allied Council. Three. r Cities to be Occupied. I t Berlin, March 7.-The first contin gent of French -troops assigned to par- e 'ticipate in the occupation of Duessel +dort is reported to have arrived at Benerath, six miles southeast of TDues seldorf. The scope of the proposed allied oc " -cupation in 'Germany, which was set t to commence at daybreak Tuesday, is i on the River Rhine in the heart of'the 4 great industrial region of the Ruhr 3 Valley, with Essen, the city of steel and munitions, its center. The three cities alinounced for oc- C -ctipation are Duesseldorf, Dtsbung t and Ruhrort, lying along the Rhine. d ' Odmmercial ports into .which' flow the vist traffic of the Ruhr iron rpgign. C These cities adjoin the British zone of ) .occupation at Cologna. The American p zone is at Coblenz, 75 miles further C south of the French zone at' Mayence, a another 75 miles south.' r As all three cities are on the Rhine; the proposed occupation does not in volve marching inland beyond the ' Rhine, excerpt in the imi late vicin. the march of French, ($ ' and Bel- 'I . London, March 7.-,itfr 'gottations (yer tlhe German indetifd? were broP on today; action homes tom6rrow with the march f French, (British and 1 gian forces into Germany and. the pot 1tto'n of .a large'seton'of taich't nmanufacturing, dispatch 4y q -that French troops who 'will occupy Dues sidorf have advanced to within six l es of that city: 'The allied ultimatum was foreclosed apisat'ently with reluctance by the ftitish prinie inaister. The French do not appear rdgretftl, Wthile the Ger- G nmaps left LancIaster House, where the c lidredices have been -heldiplainly.dq- 1 piessed to take their trati' for -home totnbrrow. Tiwo long sittings of the confero ee p -threshed out the final break before Marshal och and Field Marshal Wit- t son- wrote telegrams ordering the con- ji manders at the front to execute the or- v dors already given to them. -Dr. r 4emons, the German foreign secretary, presented an alternate plan, whereby Germany agreed to .pay the annuities for the first five years demanded in c the iParis plan, and also the equivalent c of the proposed 12 per cent tax on a exports, but clung to the conditions for c the retention oft Upper Silesia and. tw'orid-.wide freedom or Get-man tradle. -Alr. iLloyd George, dlelivering judg nmont for the allies, said they deeptly deplot-ed the necessity of the decision, while Drt. Simnona clung to the last to the contention that ,the Paris diemalnds were itmposaible fotr Germany to ful fIll. The allies regar-ded the Glermian course as strategy fot- delay, and the latest plan as one whtereby the whole treaty would have to be r-econsidet-ed and dlebatedl after fiye years, when Germany might hold a me favorable (position. Dr. Simons finally aked for further titme in which to consult the German cabinet. This .was denied. Trho Fr-ench army will fur-Ish the bulk of tho 'forces for the new marcht into Ger-many. t-eat Britain's contri bution in tmen 'will *be only lat-ge enough to show her solidarity with the -allies, whlo wait with the dheepest in te'est for any sign from Washington et the Amerlean govet-nment's atti-, jude toward the new enterprise. General feeling -in England appearIs I to be one of relief, twithout enthusiasm. The pirime minister explained the po aition, in the htouse of commons to uulght In a speech, in <which there wasi nlo note of jubilation. The major-ity of Elinglish tewsaper-s have taken the view that theo most important -point .involved was that the alliesi shtotuld stand together, while the French ipress has freely voiced its fears that Lloydi Gotge might desert France. All roe-1 Ognizedl that if M. .Biand r-eturlned to Patris beat-lng the hut-den of a cnces III GERMANS T WitHA11LURE ,ARlOLINA JUDGEShIP. TO 1NEMAIN YAO4N'I oitene . Asseumbly After Tiking .19 B4Lto Decides to Let 'Matter Rest Until lNext Year.' Columbia, March 4.--The General Lssembly will not fill the vacancy on he Supreme Court bench this session, .Q both houses this .afternoon adopted he resolution offered neveral dlays go by Representative 'Barnett of tichland county, which provides that he election shall go over until next ear. This action was taken because f the apparently hopeless deadlock rhich has hold the joint assembly the nst two weeks. Thirty-nine ballots yore taken and no one of the four ion hi the race could get near a ma rity for a necessary choice. 'On the bree ballots taken today the follow lg vote was received: Bonham 41, 5, 46; Carter, 45, 44, 48; Marion, 32, 0, 30; Shijlp, 21, 26, 24. General Bonham gained ten votes esterday and closed five votes behind arter, He advanced one ahead of ar'ter today on the 'second ballot, but rapped 'two behind on the third. 'The term ef the late associate justice borge W. Gage would have expired tigust 19, 1922, In that the unox *red term is for more than one year, Iovernor Cooper can' not fill the place cording to the statements of rep esentatiVes on the floor. Should the upreme court demand a full bench t any term of the court, it was em hasized, Governor Copper is erripow red to appint a special judge for the 'fticular term, on 'rcommendation 'he court. far as known hoere today's bal for a supreme court justice ox a .all records in South .Carolina.. In 09' thirty-seven ballots- were re uired before the late 'Assoclate Jus ioe I E. Hydtick was elected. COI RT NEXT WEEK heriff Expects Juiors and iins*Si to be in the Court Mouse Pfospt1y at 10 O'clock.' The March term of the Court ol eneral Sessions ill convene in the ourt house neit Monday mornipg a 0 o'clock. Judge W. .H.. 'Tt1' send rill preside. The docket ;a 'heavy ne, about six murder casdbe idos a irge number. of whiskey daaoe 'being tie to come up. . On account of the 'heavy 'dekot and lie short .time. 'within which' to clear , the sheriff asks that all jurors and fitnesses appear In the court house roniptly at 10 o'clock. Play at Hurricane The play, "Jumbo Jim" will be giv n at Hurricane school on Tuesday vening, March 15th, at 7:30. The dinission will be ten and twenty ents. ion to Germany his prcmicrshlp was* loomced. Germanas to Appeal ILondon, March 7.,--Gcrmany wvill ap ceal to the legrue of nations against he actIon of .the allies in imposing enal t ies for non-fulfillment of her eparatlons obligation.. Dr. Simons in his reply to 'Mr. rLloyd ceorge said: "Ger'many is not a member of th( cague, but she has signed the paci f the league, and I therefore an tounce in the name of the Germarl ;overnmcnt an apipeal to the assem >ly of .the league of nations againsi he sanctions with which we are men seed." Italy Backs Allies Londlon, March 8.--The ltome cor esp)ondlent of the 'London Timea tluotes the 10perba an seying the Ital anr cabinet met Monday and ap~provc< he attitude of the Italian dlelegate, n Londlon, It .cmphasized, 'towovor hat the active support of Italy couh tot be counted upon in the event of novemont against Germany. Study New P'roposa 'Paris, March 8.-The Hanvas corre pondent at TLondon, in a diapatel taned I o'clock thIs mornini~g says tha ho German exiperts contInue to stud: aow proposals which 'will probably b )resented to the allies this (Tuesday nnrningr LOCAL DIELEGATION PROVIDES FOR ROADS Bond. Issue Is Pasted for Completion -of Main Higimys and Other Issues. to be Submitted to ePople. The local delegation to the Geheral Assembly returned .to their homes the, first part of the week following the ad journment early Sunday morning. 'Representative Q M. Babb, who re turned ahead of .the others, gaye a brief outline of , the accomplishments of the session 'in regard to local mat tere. The road proposition, he said, was about the hardest thing which the delegation had to go imp against. They had to- weigh considerations of - pro gress -with those of finances and found the solution a very difficult one. Al though the delegation would like to have .made appropriation,, to secure good highways all over the county, he said that this was clearly out of the i question and that they did the best they could. After long consideration the $50,000 bond issue was provided with which to complete the road from Kinards as far as Owings to build the bridge on the Princeton road and to retire some indebtedness already in curred for these projects. When these roads are all completed it is under stood. that they will be taken over for maintenance by 'the state highliway ae partment thus saving the county con siderable money which would have been lost had they remained uncom 'pleted. Two elections on bond issues of $30, 000 are ordered placed before the peo iple for their decision. One proposed issue is for the rebuilding and top soiling of the WMusgrove road from Clinton out toward Musgrovo Mill. Strong pressure was brought to bear upon the delegation to provide for this road by special enactment, but the del egation decided upon the other course. The other proposed issue is for the completion of the top-soil road from Owings to Fountain Inn. Those elec tions are to be held Asearly ascaui be convenietly arranged for. An 'ayipropriatiop. ef $500 Wss made for the Rest Room in the court house, In the direction of economy the ap propriations for the farm demonstr, tor, truant officer and tonato club or fgiinizer were discontinued and provi sion made for the rural school super 'Yibor only until July 1st. Provision was made for one extra rural pliceman and the salaries of 'these policemen were raised to $1,500 each and chief to. $1,800. One extra policeman, Will Brysos, was adde' the Cross Hill territory. All former ofitcens 'were re-elected, as follows: Columbus Owens, Chief; A. I. Doyd, Claude Owings, Sam Thompson, T. D. Abrams. The lery for the year was fixed at 9 mills and the appropriations around $109,000. County Officers Sick The epidemic of lagrippe and inn; enza, which has been more or less pre valent in the city and county for the past few weeks, has seriously affected routine wvork in the court house, soy eral of the offlcials having been kept at home on account of sickness. County Auditor Trhompson,' Superintendent of l*ducat ion Wilson, Deputy Clerk of Court W. -S. Polwer and J. D. Mock, clerk to the .Supervisor, have all uin dlergone sieges or sickness or one kind or another. All of these, with the ex ception of .\r. Mock, have about recov' (red and are .back on the job again. Big Still Captured Anderson county officers made a raid in the western part of this county last week diestroying a large still and a considlerable amount of mash. Three white men, Bolt, Knight and Sullivay, were arrested and carriedl to Anderson where they were later released on b)ond(. Sullivan is a former rural po lcemian from this county and was unm derstood1 to have been an aplicant for re-appointment this year. For Near East Relief Thie Advertiser received $10 from the WVoodmen of the World Camp at Laurens Mill last week for tihe Near East lBelief. The amount was for warded to E. 0. Black, Treas., Colum bin, qS C., Inst Wednesday. Further contributions swill no similarly for wardedl. ,At Brewerlon School There will b~e 4~ minstrel show given at Brewerton school Saturday evening, March 12, at 8 o'clock. Admission 15 and 25 contk. The mpun il ismnvied R. R. NICKELS ADDED' TO BOIS TNERL1E DIRECTOR1S Mreeting was Hold Monday Afternoon. Work on Club House and Lake Pro gressing. At a meeting of the directors of the 'Bois Terre Country Club, held in the offices of the Southern States' Lumber Company Monday afternoon, R. Rice Nickeos, of this city, 'was elected a director to fill the vacancy caused by the death of IOr. H. K. Aiken. Resolu tions of respect were also passed on the death- of Dr. Aiken. .Much of the time of the meeting was takien up in the discussion of ilnancial affali-s. The work on the club house and lake has progressed so far now that additional fund are needed to carry on the work. It was decided to make a call on March 15 for the first one of the two notes of $25 each given by the members to be paid on demand. The second note for an equal amount is to 'be called a month later, by which time it is thought that the building and lake will be completed. The building committee, of which A. .S. tEasterby is chairman, reported that the concrete work for the lake had been completed and that rapid progress was being made in filling in earth to reinforce the concrete work. The foundations and sills for the floors of the club house have also been com pleted and carpenters are expected to got up the frame work this week. A great many people rode out to the club site Sunday afternoon, the naw Clinton road being partially completed to that ipoint. A great many expres sions. of surprise and pleasuro were hoard on the size of the lake and the ideal location of the club house and grounds. The club house is on a wood ed knoll on the right hand side of the now Clinton-Laurens road slightly less than four miles from the public spare of this city and nearly equi distant between Clinton and Iaurens. Prom the club house .Yeranda is a fine view of . the hills to the north and of the lake at the foot of the hill be neath. Besides the Laurens. officers and di reotors, the following officers and di rectors were present at the meeting Monday afternoon: Mayor J. C. Cope land, II~r. A. F. Spencer, E. J. Adair, W. P. Jacobs, Dr. R. E. Sadler and John Spratt. COL. GEORGE JOHNSTONE STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS Col. George Jolhistone, who has been in feeble health several years, now lies unconsdious at his home on Col loge street, iw4th practically no hope on the part of his friends of his re covery. It s ems 'to he a matter of a few days before he -will pass away, and he is liable to go any time. He was stricken with paralysis Friday the second stroke.--Newberry Ob server. Newberry Visitors In Town Col. I1. H. -Aull, superintendent of 10ducation of Newberry County, and Attendlance Oflcer Counts, of the same place, were visitors in .the city Mon day. Col. Auli came up to conf'er with the Laureons superintenidentI of educa tion relative to the line' schools he tween the twvo counties. Besidea b~einig county superlntendient of education and( a v'ery active one at that, Col. Aull is editor of The Hlerald and News and has bleen for' about thirty-fIve years. It wvas natural then for him to make an "oflcial" visit to The Advertiser, which was greatly applreciated. The Williams Singers The WViliiams 'Colored Singers pleasedi an audience compo~csedI in part of white tieople at the St. Paul A. Mt. '. church Snturday night. ni addi tion to the negro "spirituals" which the company sang with unusual effect, the program consisted of popular and classical music which was well rend ored. It 'was announedn that several similar concerts will '1)0 given (luring the year. Next Gray C'ourt Lyceum FIdwardi Rend, "Expert Illusionist'" is to be0 the next attraction on the ly coumt at Gray Court-Owings school. lie will at ,caer next Monday night, March 1-ith. As his title indicates, Mir. Renno gives an entertainment con sisting if tricks and sleight of hand, with a running Oire of comment which add~s mutch to the en tertain mont. Mlany of the tricks which lhe iperforms art' 55aid to be of -his own invention and keep his audiences in a state of breatless wondler. CLINTON EN'I'ElT'AIS .'T1E A'i E lIt Enjoyable and Instructive Meeting of County Teachers at. (ilnton Satur day. The teachers of the Laurens Coun ty Teachers Association were enter tained by the city schools of Clinton in splendid style at the monthly meet on Saturday, ,March 5th. The depart mental meetings were held in the high school building. The subjects for dis cussion were Latin, History and Lan guage, Miss Helen Gandy of the Clin ton school gave a demonstration of a modern history lesson for the Inter mediate grades, and 'liss Myrtle Mar tin of Clinton school, led the discus sion in Latin. The discussions in each department were interesting and in structive, After the departmental sessions the teachers were invited to the Commer clal club rooms nyhere a delightful luncheon was served by the ladies of the Civic Improvement League. The tables were bright with jonqulls and violets. About onc hundred 'plates were served. Mr. Ferdinand Jacobs welcomed the teachers to the town of Clinton and in well chosen- words made them feel that the town was theirs for the day. Dr. Douglas, of the Presbyterian Col lege, and Dr. Lynn, of the Thornwell Orphanage, made appropriate re marks. Rev. Ed-ward Long introduced the speaker, Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, of Furman University, who spoke on the "Compensation of the Profession." (Dr. McGlothlin is a forceful speaker and gave an interesting address. The business session was then tak en up, and the main subject discussed 'was the advisability of a track meet and declamation contest for the coun ty. Complimentary tickets to the plc tuire show and to the ibasket ball game between the girls of the Gray Court-Owings high' school and Thorn well -Orphanagirere given. the teach era. Automobile drives were taken over the city and everything possible was done to make them enjoy their stay in the town, Mr. Witherspoon, superintendent of the Clinton schools, is due much of the credit for the suc cess of the meeting. GEO. D. WILSON DEAD Well Known Citizen Died at his Home on Priheeton Road Yesterday. Mr. Geo. D. Wilson, well known farmer living on a part of the old Shell place in the Trinity Ridge section died yesterday morning after an ill ness of about three months. He was 72 years of uage and death was due to complications Incident to advancing age. The funeral services will be held at Friendship Presbyterian church in Sullivan township Thursday at 11 o'clock. Besides his widow, who was a Miss Thomason, the deceased is survived by four sons and three daughters, as follows: W. E., C. )., J. L. and .1. M. Wilson; Mrs. Lila Ward, of Creen ville; Mrs. Sam Sivils, of Tennessee. and Mrs. Lewis P'eden. of Gray Court. Mr. Wilson was an elder In the F'riendship churchel for yearis before his doath and took an act ire~ part in its wok before he left that. commnunIt y. Hie wvas a higly regarded (itizenl and~ he will be greatly missedi in his comt mnunity and wvhere'ver he was known. For Palmtaifesta Quaeen The ntame of Miss Margaret. D unlap has been subitttedl as a contestant in the 'Palmafesta contest, while that of Miss Martha :lHarksdale has been withdrawn. One other name has been submitted in irregular formu and only can he conslderedl when lpresented witht the regtular coutpons prited in the pa per for t'hat purpt'ose. The contest closes Satturday at noon. Attetnding L~aenu's ('onventiotn Aboutt fIfty delegates fronm thuis city left yesterday morning by atonmobuile for Greenville to attend the Southteast een'I Statns' Laymen's convent ion in sessiotn yesterdlay and~ today. Most of t~he Laurens delegates retulrnedl last night to go back today, btut ab'outt two thoutsandl delegates from mrore distall places are being entertainbed by Greenville peopule. Off to Federal Court Chtief of Police James T. Growvs andl Pol icemian Bob) Wham left Motnday for Rock 11111 to aippear' as witnesses in thoecase of P'. 0. Kanelos and J1. It. Holmes, the two( Columnbia men atrest - ( d in this city several moths ago with 75 (muarts of whiskey in their eatr GENERAL 488[MBLY ADJOURM8 SIN DII Few Acts of Importance Were Passed In SDSSION FIFTY FOUR DAYS Not More Than a Dozenl Acts Affecting the State as aL Whole Were Passed. Women Olvein Full and Eqult Rtights to Vote in All Elections. Columbia, March 7.-After being in session for two weeks over the usual i0 day session and going through the accustomed jam and rush at the last moments, at least on the part of the senate, and being characterized large ly by fights to stand still and to keep fron retrogressing, the general as sembly adjourned sine dig yesterday morning at 8:27 o'clock. The cloing hours were marked by only the necessary ratification periods and the usual long wait 6n the free conference report. When the adjoigri ment was taken five members of the house were present and seven senators were in their seats. Sunday morning after 1 o'clock the senate by one mo tion cleared its 24 pages of statewide bills from the calendar and began the waiting period for the free conference report on the apipropriation bill, doing nothing in the wee small hours but ratify .a number of acts passed during the .closing days. The house, having largely QQmpleted its work earlier in the session, had nothing to do but wait on the senate, and consequently spent all Saturday and Saturday night in someiwhat light legislation. As to the session In Its entirety very. little, progressive legislation was enacted, the assem1ibly spending 'a considerable portion of its time In de fending existing institutions and fight ing back the wave to abolish and crip ple., Bills to abolish the tax commis sion, the board of public welfare, the highway commission, the department of agriculture, the ipublic service com mission and other such measures con sumed many hours and days of the legislature, especially of the senate. None of the measures recommended by the joint legislative conunittee on taxes, headed by Senator Marion, were enacted. The proposed consti tutional convention was killed, the bill to, place a tax or gasoline acid oils ind the measure taxiing, inhdyi tanccb snd gifts were continued 4in" til the 'next session. The income. tax law was introduced, but nefer got as far as the senate. It was held 'ufr In the house. It is true that the legisla tion 'rdcommended by the tak comn% sion was not pushed, except the- tn heritanee and gasoline tax bills, b these being lost in the general- slash to continue late Saturday night. Not more than a dlozen real acts af fectin-g the state as a whole twere passed and ratifIed. Of course numn crous ones were enacted amending certain laws or referring to no im portant matters. One feature that went through wilth out hitch was th enactment of laws that will give women full ami equal rights to vote. in all elect iohs. This meiasuri p' la('es th e womn onl a piarity with the men as far as the vote is concerned. 0Other measures of more than usutal imiortance arie the sttew'ide stock law, ab~olishijng free range in South Carolina forever' after' December 31I of Itis yeari and thle raising of the a'e of consent to iG years. In Greenville llepitail The many friends of Mr's. Annie Laura Watts, of Cross I fill will he pleasedi to know that she is dloing well after a seious oper'ation at the City I lospital, in Greenville. 11er dlaugh ters, Mirs. It. T. Feagie, Mi's. J. T.' Stoddard, Mr's. 11. WV. Ricehey and .\irs. 'William Lynn are wvith her, and while ther'e are staying twith theli' sister', Miss Sidney Watts, on Manly Str'eet. Messrs. Rt F. antd 11. C. Fleming ware called to Glreenwoodl Satuiirday on account of the serious ill ness of thou' father, Capt.. 11. 1". FlemIng. Al thou gh the CapIitain passed th rou'gh a critical stage, his 'onil ion is not greatly im proved and it iu teared that his adlvaned~ age may plrevent his en tire recoveryv