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VOLUME XXXVI LAURENSo SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1921. CIt41J14IJQJ 1148 PLEASING PROGRM Ben Greet Players on the Program STORY HOUR IS RETAINED Successful Conedy.4ranma, "The Man From Homie" to be One of Strong Attractions This eYar. ien Grec4 Players to 'Give "As You Like It." The successful comedy drama, "The Man From Home"; .the famous Ben Greet Players in Shakespeare's tim mortal comedy, 'As You Liko It;" Katharine Ridgeway and Ralph Bing ham, popualar entertainers; a musical recital by the artists of the Mercer Company; significant, informative lec tures and exc:>tion'al musical enter tainment coipan-is-these are nota 'ble attractions which will appel-ar on the 1921 Redpath Chautauqua to be held in Laurens April 20-27 inclusive, Music, drama, fun and philosophy -all blond into an exceptionally superior seven days' program. The Nevins Concert Company, ap pearing on the first afternoon, is coi ,posed of five young artists of person ality. They feature with distinction and versatility the tuneful and melo die compositions -of the groat Ainerl cau comiposer, Ethelbert Nevin. Theor truly artistic program wdill be varied with clever impersonations and Iopui lar elisenble numbers. "America Looking Ahead" -is the lec ture, on the opening *night, -by Monta ville Flowers, eminent publioist. Thi -compellinig speaker emphasizes the prIncilples wpon which ithe future life and happiness of the nation depend. . The Chapel Singers, on the second day, feature representative sacred mu alc, beaut~fuilly sung. Their progran also offers i splendid variety of popu. lar numbers and will -be sure to please the entire audience. Lewis A. Convis, lecturing on the second nig'it. present-i an interestln, and vitally inforniative addre-ss; on Bolshevism in Russia and Siberia. Iii inteiretatioli of the soul of the SIa vic race is authorative and challengin; Of exceptional intereat are his experi ences a!, a nieiber of the famous Pol ish Legion. The artists' recital by the Mercer Company, on the third afternoon, w)ll be highly appreciated and enjoyeo. Harry Yeazelle Mercer, well-known tenor, and Ilarold Ayers, violinist, are the feature artists of the company. The i h lird night, will b1:.e "Art it Night." A concert by the MerCer Company will be followel by an in. terpretative recital by Kathri ne R d e way. Mis iRidgekay has 1en en thusiatically received in all pa-:ts o! the United States. Pat hos, fire ami love of ( tdoor thinugs, all contfribute to oneC cetrail thmeime in hier priogram1 "'Cr1imc-Its 'auise, Princ an 1 l Pr'eveniin 1)1'will -h'e the sub ljc(t of thilin Jg and~ coinst ruicti ve lectur ie by~ D~etective ltirry' J. ianose. Illis as tounding information is based oni first hand :e x perience w'ithi tihe "systeim" In crime andl time acti vitle!; of criml nab The famous lien Gireet Playarst wvil Q. s5plendid! ('ast a:)ear on thei f I;: night in Shakhespeare's great comerl. "As You laike It." Sympathetie in terpretat ion of the d ramiatist 's subhtl( humor and .bliante char'acteiizatito; distingu'ish this excoilent pirodluction whice i ossses all the wvitchery o' the poet's genius. A pop'ular concert iby the National Male Quartet is 'the featuro of the( flfth afterntoon. This organization i.t notable for ani unusually harmoniout blending of exceptinal solo voices andl for rare musical and entertain mn'it abllity. Quartet music of the highest ty.0e. as wvell as humoroum impersonlai'ons by Charles Cox, mane 'ger of the comipany, render t'he pro gram thoroughly dlelighitfu-l. A big C.hautanqua feature will hE Dr. Frederick Monson's lecture on thui fifth night. "Tme Truth About Mexi co" is especially valuable becauseoi includes a vigorous presentation of Dersonal experiences with such moei as Diaz, Hiuerta, Villa, Carranza and -Obregon. The lecture is illutrated 'by magn-ificent pictures. -Dr. Frank L,. Loveland's ehalteng ing address on "The Perils of Democ racy" -is .the result of extensive inves igertiona both at. home nne n Iduropo TO SELEC'T, ORATOMtS FOLt SCHOOL CONTISTS Preliminary Contest to be held In Court House Friday Evening. Public Is Invited. Preliminary contests for selocting representatives of the Laurons high school in the Daurens County Ora toical Contests on Ap-ril 1st, the Piedmont Contest in Greenviille on April 15th and the State Con-test in Columbia on April 21st, will be held in the courthouse on Friday, -March 25th at 8 P. M. The following is the program to which the public is cor dially invited: Raymond Gaston-"Lest We For get." -Fred Clifton-"Amoilca, a World Power." 'Winifred Sitgreaves-"College Oil Cans." Katherine Meng-"Boots." Margaret Knight-"The Story of Patchos." Flrances Knight-"The Unfinished Story." Nancy Meng-"The Lion and the Mouse." * Music will be furnished by a chorus of high school girls, Dorothy Fairey, Miss Mildred Laney, and Messrs. Cecil Raper and J. D. 4Parker. ATILANTA STIRItBD BY WOIiK OF BUNCO RING Atlanta, March 19.-Following an address before a mass meeting attend ed by several thousand Atlanta citi zens, in which Solicitor General Boy kin .repeated his sweeping accusations that the Atlanta detective department allowed an organized gang of con-fl dense .men to conduct their swindles In Atlanta for more than four years, and allowed'a syndica'te of gamblers to aporate a big ganiblin-g house in vairl ous downtown buildings without mo lestation e. resolution was adopted pledging the united support of those attending the meeting to Solicitor Boy kin, "and other public oflicials charged with responsibility in their efforts for the preservation and enforcement of law and order." 'Boykin charged -that the "bunco ring" inaugurated conspiracy to got rid of James 'L. Beavers as chief of police and put Lamar Poole, chief of detectives, in his place, and to put Detective 1). T. Shaw in Poole's place as head of the detective department. lie decl-ated that Floyd Woodward, a well known local man was at the head of the "bunco ring." President of Student (overnment in the elcetion of ofilcers of the stuident body at' Winthrop college, held recently, Iis Martha Franis of this city was elected president. This Is Said to be the mt110A coVed 10 honor in the intittiion and is an indication of persoal ipoularity as well I as stiudious habits. iiis leetuire on the sixth afternoon stiiulates a patriotism btsed on a SaneC and~ ~ ~ty Amien~Cni sm. It. lilis a genutitne need in' the~se dlays of eo nom1 I ici nest. ''The Mlan Frtomii lime,"' on thle si xth n :Ahi, is one of the most suc eessful of mnodern comedly d ramas. 'iThe pilt IcenIter. a roun d the aidvetn ltres of ant eccenutr'ie young lawy'er and1( his i fiorts to save his warid, a rotmati -title-lhutinlg girl, from a conspiring family of the ''line tlower"' of i'iurope. 'PThrillinug situnations, bub 1bing humtior' andi clever acting mta ke this iylay an) exceptionially3 p~p ulatr Chanutautitua featutre. Foil.. . ttg a delightful musical pro0 gram on the last afternoon, Wallace lBruce Amnsbury, author and interpre ter, wilt give a lecture-reciital, lie re ntews for his audioec's the Clusivye charm and wholesome humor of James Whitcomb Riley. Entertaiing sketch es from the lire and works of Rtiley atre interspersed with interesting per sonal reminiscenses of the 'boloved Hoosier poet. Mr. Amsibary 'is both an entertainer andl lecturer. As a .fltting close to a delightitul entertain-ing and uip-to-the-mInute prto gram cotmes Ralph Ilinghiam, one of America's greatest fun-makcers, a humorist of-the highest order. in accotrdance wit hthe long statndl ing policy of 'the Rtedpath IDureau a special at y hour' will be conducted each m i 'g or afternoon fotr the childron. Thoroughly trained youtn~g women w-ill have charge .of thIs work. The stories will prove an unfilling (elight .to t,ho yonuntrs. LAURENSIBAPTISTS HEAR DR. MULLINS Speaker Tells of Condiftlns In Europe; Great Need for Workers Now. 'Speaking before a largo assembly of Laureus county Bmptists .gathered here Monday in their annual conference at the First Baptist church, Dr. E. Y. Mul lins, president of the Southern Bay tist Seminary told in an impressive way how he found conditions .in Eu rope during a recent visit 'to hat con tinent and how an oppqrtunity had been opened to the Baptists which iakes the war-torn countries one of the most inviting flelds'for Baptist mis sion'ary work in th6 'world. lOvery church in Laureris association was represented and the meeting was pre sided over by Rev. S. H1. TIempleian, pastor of the First church. 1Dr. Mul liis congratulated the churches of the assoclation for 'their one hundred per cent representation, the state for furnishing the birth-place of .the sem inary und for having the reputation of keeping faith with the pledges the Baptists made In supportng various causes. The main feature of Dr. Mul lins' address was the sketch of his travels in Europe with Dr. J. B. Gam broll. At a great convention of Bap tIsts held last July In England flive countries of Southern Europe had been alloted to the Baptists of America to do missionary work in. It was while touring those countries that Dr. Mil lins was 'thoroughly convinced of the position he had already taken that the world war does not prove that religion is a failure but rather it proves every thing else a. failure except religion. Finough Baptists were found in the countries visited for a nucleus for a good beginning and these Baptists were eager for missionary aid from tihis country. Dr. C. E. Burts, geipral secretary of the State Mission board, followed. Dr. Mullins and -made a strong appeal in behalf of keeping faith -in the matter of pledges for the 75 Million Cam pabign. Dr. Dill of Greenville and Dr. G-randburry of Gaffney made brief ad dresses along the same lines. COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION Routine Matters Occupy Attentlon ot City Fathers. With tie exception of the "dog in cldent" referred to in another column of this paper, the City Fathers in the regular semi monthly meeting Mon diay night g[ve their attention langely to routine matters. Discussions of the finances of the city take place at ev ery meeting of the council, but little headway has been made in securing a loan to tide the city over until taxes are collected. rhe stumbling block as referred to in letters to local bankers is the financial statement gotten mp by tihe city clerk which shows a float ing indebtedness of considerable pro portions. Mayor Franks was authorized to take up with the school trustees the matter of the needs of a school buld ing w ithm a ylew of ordering the bonid elect ion authiorized dhuring the last ses sion of the leg islaturec. The ('ouil d expects to have -an estimate of thei cost of lproposed Iimprovomuents before orderin~ 'the elhectio)n. T1he mayor andl chief of police roere~ authorized to confer together and se eure~ sprIng su!!t for the police force. The license paid Into thme city by D r. G. C. .Al bright before hIs deathb was ordlere'd repanid to his estate. The city clerk and treasurer, Stan ley.Crews, was presented with *a wed ding Present of $25 as an expression of appireciation 'from the Council. JOINS CAltIER FORCE J. Alloen larksdale Gives Up Sellitng Clothes to Delier Mail. J.. All' Barksdale, who has been with the othing dlepartment of the Wells Clardy Company for several years, has given uip his place there and joined Uncle Sam's forces a a mail carrier' on R. 'F. ID). Route I. Louis Anderson, who has boon on Route I goes to Route 4, while W. L. Taylor, who has been on Route 4 goes to Route 5, arwiarded to him on account of pnriority of service. Rote 5 :mas been served since last December by N. J. Anderson, relief carrier. For Near Eastt Relief The Philathea class of the FIrst Baptist church, has made a contribu tion of $100 to the Near 19atst Rolief cause time check 'hein-g sent to head. quarters in Columbia. MR. R. F4 FLEMING, SR., DIES AT GREENWOOD Father of Messrs. IL. F. and H. C. Flening Passed Away at Age of 80. Mr. H. F. .Fleming, Sr., father of Messrs. R. F. and H. C. Fleming of this city, passed away at Ihis home near Greenwood Sunday afternoon and was buried in the family cemetery there Monday afternoon. The funer af saervies were attended by his two so's and his two sisters, Mrs. E. J. Garlinigton and Mrs. W. W. Jones, be sides other relatives. Mr. Fleming was born and raised in this county and had m'any friends here who were deeply affected by his death For a long time after the nwar he was in business here with his brother, .the late J. 0. C. Fleming, do ing business in the old stand on the west side of the public square where their father, Samuel Fleming, conduct ed a similar business -in the 40's and 50's. The follving account of his death was taken from- the Greenwood Index .Journal of Mlonday afternoon: Mr. R. F. Fleming, Sr., one of Greenwood's best known andi most substanftial citizens died at 1; home at Scotch 'ross, four miles south of Greenwood Sunduiy afternoon about six o'clock. He had been ill for some weeks and his condition h'ad boen critical for some days before the end came. h'le grief and distress over his passing Vas none the less to the large circle of relatives and friends in this and Laurens counties inhere he was so well known and so highly estecmed. Mr. Fleming was born at Laurens, this state, on the eleventh day of Oc tober, 1810, and therefore 'was in his 80th year. Ils )arents were Samuel Fleming and Harriet Jane Williams, both of Lia.urens county. As a boy Nir. Fleming attended the old iaurensville Academy and when prepared for college entered the fresh man class of the then South Carolina College, now the- State University, In .January 1859 at the 'age of nineteen. In Aipril 1861, he joined a company comp~osed entirely of South Carolina College students and was with this coml)any on duty on Sullivan's Island during the tine of the bombardment of Fort Sumter. The company of col lege stulents returned to Columbia. in May and remained in college until the summer vacation began 'in July of that same year. In September follow ing he enlisted for Confederate service in Company A Third S. C. V., then knolyn as ithe Stale Guards. When the company avas re-orgalized in 1862, he was elected o/lderly sergeant and re imained in that. capacity until elected lieutenant in December, I1 862. lie fought. In the battles of Savage Sta tion, .\alvern 1111, 'llarper's Ferry, Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg, tak ilng part in all the sliirinishes anid bat ties fought in by his company until wound iilei aIt tihe bat:jttle of Frederieks burg. I'ar'ly in life Alr. Fleming united withI the Prie(sbyterianl churichl at ILau rens andi fori ai inmber' of yer t5wAis an active decacon in this chuirch. At the timin of lis deathi hue was a f'aith foul member i of the G reenwood P'resbyv terlan churchel, and( dlevot ed to the firother'hood (lass of the Sunday School of this churich. ie was marr'ied on Novembher 5, 1873 to M\iss Zemilla i'tstelle Creswell, datughter of ('apt. Ii, Ii. Creswell, of Scotch Cr'oss, four' miles southb of Gr ueen wtood. She with Ithtree child ren survive him. .\essrs. It. F., Jr., and~ II. Cresswell, of Laurens, anti Miss Laouise FlemIng. ie leaves also tawo sisters, Mrs. F. .T. (arlington andI Mt's. W. WV. .Jones, hot h of Laurens. Mr'. Fleming was a constant stit feirer ftrom the wouind received in bait tlo and suffered greatly because of it. In 1905 an opoeration was Fperformf edi on this wounded foot andl a piece of shoe leather .fromn the shoe 'worn at the time of the -wound was removed froin hIs foot, having been car'ried by himn for fIfty-eight years. Hie bore his suffering through -all these years wv-th Churistbian fortitude and patience. Ills vitality was most wonderful and thotigh he had many cases of severe illness in which his life was dlespailred of .by the family, he -aliwnya felt that be was dlestined to0 recover andI this5 hopeful feelIng had much to do 'withi his having lived th rough so matny yearu. On accoumt of -ill healih he and his family moved from Lanurcns to Gainesville, .Fist, wher f'e hey lived foir CLAIM AGAINST ('ITY FOR DEATI OF O )(( T. C. Owinigs aud E, 11. Martin Claim *50 Damages Against City for Shoot lig of 'OPossum Dog. Varied and conflicting were claims made before City Council Monday ,night tWhen Messrs. T. C. Owings 'and E. W. Martin al)peared to supptort a claim for $50 which they flied against the city on account of the shooting of a dog wirich they owned. Mr. .1. C. Ow-ings, father of T. C. Owings, was al so present at the nieetin', to protest against liberties taken on his pren ises when the (log was shot. The .trouble grew out of a report to the city police Monday afternoon, Alarch 7th, that a mag-dog 'was at large on 'West Main street in the vi cinity of 'Mr. Owings' home. Tho re port w'as telCplioled in by Charlie Barksdale, nwho teoilled to that. effect at the council meeting, and Policeman Martin received the report. On ac count of the absence of two policemen in Rock Hill and the expectation of a long distance telephone call from G-reenville, Policeman Martin depu tized Rufus 'Barnet, a young man about 23 years of age, to go 'to the scene and shoot the dog. Mr. Barnett was absent from the hearing Monday night, 'hut Ludie Nelson, a small boy who accompanied him with a niumin ber of other boys, testlfled that when they arrived on the scone -they -saw the (log in the alley leading to the rear of Mr. Owings' home, that Barnctt followed the dog down the alley and shot at 1im but evidently missed him, that the dog went 'through a hole in the fence into either the pasture or garden behind the house and that he lost sight of him there. Mr. Barnett, lie said, caie back up the alley and shot through the fence in the corner of the garden im niediately In the roar of Mr. Owings' residence and killed a dog, though lie did not say that it was the same (og that had run down the -alley. The re pott from Mr. Barnett was that the dog that lie first shot at ran into the garden and was killed by him at the second shot near the house. The contention of the Messrs. Ow ings nwas that the (log which was killed was not a niad (log and had not been outside of the garden nor away from the spot where he was killed. They stated that the (log had been sick for several days and had only been re lon.sed at d'inner time of that day and that they were qulte certain that he' had not been outside the yard. Besides this, they complained that the city policenvan had exceeded his authority iII doputizing a young man and a crowd of boys to perform the dtitie:i of a policeman and that the lrivacy of their home had been disturbed by the shooting in addition to tile loss nwhich had resultted from the killing of the dog. Polictniaii Martin '(enlled sever:il witnesses to substantiate Iis position in the case, saying that Ie felt that in the case of a Mad (d0(og anybody had a right to kill one -anl that h1I' had apol ogized( to Mr. Owines thle follow'ing day rot' the shioot'n on his. phice. Foil owiniig fthe hieartinig of witniies the countcil took the( cane tundert con siderat ion bt decided toi cotnsttlt tihe city attotney for' advi'e. Th'le ilrst game os" basbmall of mth le season will he played 'n the local ia nmond on Friday aft eranon, when the toam t'(prte.set in g the Laurencus hiigh school will meet the Cli nton hiigh school teamn. The gamen will be called at 41 p. ml. Adtmissloon will be 15 and 25i cents. four yeatrs. it 1888 they mioved b~ack to South Catrolina, locatitig at Scotch Cr'oss the home of M's. Fleting's f'a thetr and whletre shte had spent, her girl hiood. S4ice 1838 M'. Fleming htas been etngaged 'in fareming with mtarkedl succoss. Of late years lie has left the management of the large fatrm in gr'eat part -to his son, Mt'. Hi. Ct'eswell Flieming. Funeral ervices will lie held at the home this afternoon at half past five o'clock, the burial to follow in the family burying ground near the home. F~ollowving is a list of pall 'bearers: Active: A. S. Tiartzog, fl. .11. Mill ing, Marshall Sanders, R. I". Jons, A. C. Toddl, Charles Fleming, LBruco Batrksdlale, and J1. P. t8ockmani. liont oratry pall hiear'ers will be Cotifeder ate Veter'ans, metmbers of the Brothier-. hood( 'Class of the Presbyterian chiurich andl the Rlober't A. Walle' Clhaipter, U. ROBERT BRD[IJI O[[AR[D BY AMY Young's Township Farmer Cleared of Murder FOURTH TRIAL OF THE CASE Case of Claude Owens, Charged with hilling Is Father, (oiitined to Next Tern on Accouit. of Absence of MNaterial Witness. Many Cases Disposed of. Robert utrdette, tried for his life four times for the killing of 1). 1). Stoddard noar Owings Station in the early summer of 1917, was cleared by a jury of twelve men Thursday after deliberating in the juiry room a I ttle more than three hours. The case which 'has taken from tiwo to four days lo try on previous occasions took less than two days this time, going to the jitry at noon of the second day. The first trial of the case in March of 1918 res}plted In a mistrial. The second trial .in March of 1919 resulted in 'a conviction of manslaughter and a sen tence of five years. On an appeal to the supreme court the case was re manded for trial .again and on the third trial in June 1920 -a mistrial again resulted. The case was heard tihe fourth time Thursday, resulting in an acquittal. . The case of Claude Owens, charged with killing his father, Allen Owens, near Gray Court last fall was contin led until the next session of court on account of the sickness of a material witness. Robert Gilliam, a negro boy, was acquitted of the charge of killing a negro girl near Goldv-ille last Novem ber he putting ip a pleas of -accidental killing. The gun with which tile kIll Ing took place was placed in evidence and was shown to have been defec tive. Garrett Phelips was convicted of sim ple assault and given 30 days or $100. Lidle Fuller, colored, charged Nwith murder, entered a please of murder with recommendation for mercy. He was given a life sentence. Fuller was charged with killing a negro woman near Grav Court several months ago. Clarence Ghlasgow', convicted of hturglary and larceny, was given two years. Yancey Ouzts, convicted of sImple assault, was givein 20 days or $50. IHorace Elilore, charged with muir der, was convicted of ma nslaughter and givcn three years, Caroline L.ea man indicted along with Elmore was acquitte(I. The following entered pleas of guhilty: Wister Davis, house breakin.g and laIreeny , G mnoniths. Lizzie Simpson, Vioi'alion of pro hilbit ion law, six months or $1 00. SAid ie Workman, assaul t anmd hat tery, two months or $100. .hi m Iloiter. violation of proi hiition law, six miothts and .1 suspendied dumr inmg good belhavior'. F'urmuan 8ullivanu, assauilt amnd hat-. tory, 1 year. Ed RobertsonI housce breaking and Alonzo Roldinson, lamrceny from the fild, 2 monuthis. Will I IilIson, violation of pmhlbitlion lai~', (G monthus amid foumr s uspiended. Te courmt adjonednc Fida y niight after' disposing of much business. .1 ud.ge To wnscnd , who held1 ~i cout here for his fi rst time, made a pleas ing impression upon court officials and the public generally. lie w'as comn mended for Is consi de'ation for all attaches of the courit and his firm ness and fairness In melign out jus-. lice, Patents Alufo Devie Mr. Jlames V. Milami returned from Deotroit Sunday after displaying -to miainufactur iers there his spuecification for a rotary sleeve valve motor for au. tomob)iles on 'which lie han secured Washington patents. Mr. Milam said hat he was very munch ipleased with t.he reception accorded( his invention 'and that be is confident that it 'will be pr'oven a suic'cess. A .large mianu facturer' agreed to have a model and tests made at the factory's expense, Mr. Milam to receive a hafndsome re w'ardl in case thet miilol prouves out well,