The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, March 09, 1921, Image 1
OLUME XXXVI.- LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921. NUMBER 34
NEGOTIATIONS WI
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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