Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'GETS.IT" TICKL[S COlIN8S First Steps All Pain-Then Peels the Corn Off. Don't try to fox trot on corn tor -tured feet. Get rid of your corns. Il make Yetr Fuo fg7 Remove Thwe you have never seen a corn tickled to death, just apply a few drops of "Gets It" -to yours. Then watch that corn die-peacefully as if it had gone tc sleep. Soon it is nothing but a loos( ;piece of dead skin that you can lifi right off with your fingers. Get after them now. Your drngist has "Gets-It". Costs but a trifle or nothing at all if it fails. Mfd. by B. Lawrence & Co., Ohicago. Sold in 'Laurens by Laurens 'Drug Co. and Putnam's Drug Store. Money bnck without qucotton - tre tm CH t If HUNT'S Salve falls In the Try a 75 cent box at our risk. Latens Drug Co. W R biService Yours is a Willard Threa'ded Rubber Bat tery? Fine! Then you're free from separatcor ex pense and trouble, be cause Trhreaded Rubber *e Insulation outlasts the plates. -But you need Willard Service just the same. Our service is here for you to use, and when you do make full use of it you'll find your battery not only lasts longer but serves better. Drop in. Ask about Willard Threaded Rub ber Insulation, and why it means so much to car users. Laurens Storage Battery Company W. Lauren. St Phone 446 Willard Batteries FAtMEB INDICTED FOR MURDER Or NEGROES John Willianis, White Farner, Held for Deaths of Negroes Found in Itiver. Atlanta, Ga., March 24.-John Wit liams, a white farmer of aJsper Coun ty, wais indicited by -the Newton coun ty grand jury ait Covington, Ga., to day, chaYged with murder in connec tion -with the deaths of three negroes, recently found in a river there, and according to Deputy Sheriff Johnson, a negro employee of Williams con fossed that eleven negroes In all had been Idilled. The dead negroes who had been held in peonage on the Williams plan tation, had threatened 'to inform the authorities of their condition, accord ing to Deputy Johnson's version of <the confession -which the attributed to Clyde Manning, one of the two ne groes whom he broug'ht here for aafe keeping. Many other negroes were forced to work on .the plantation, the alleged confeslon said. ..The bodies of three negroes were found recently weighted down with rocks in Yellow River, Newton county, near 'where Jasper county adjoin" lowton, and 11anning's alleged confes sion stated that six negroes in all had been -weighited down an'd thrown into the river and five others killed in other .ways and 'their bodies buried. Newton counity atithorities took the stand that the negroes found in the Iriver had been killed 'by drowning, their death having lbeen caused in Newton county. The grand jury investigation at Cov ington 'was extIected to be continued tonorrow and meanwhile Will,lilms and the two nogroes 'were ordered held without ball. Williams was in jail at Covington tonight. The nogroes .were held as material 'witnesses. United States District Attorney Alexander said ihere tonight he had learned of alleged peonage conditions In Jas~er county, but that it is in the southern district of the federal dis trict court of Georgia. lie recently indicted the sheriff of Jwawper county and the latter's lel)lew on charges of peonage, the indictments being re turned on the ground that they had come -into the northern '(ij:trlCt, and taken back to Jasper county nogroes who it was alleged had escaned from veonage there. Their trials are set for Apwil *th. 'ovington, Ga., .larch 2-.-Two negrocs 'who are said to have ftrnlsh - ')d 'loine of the information to .grandi Jury under whiclh .jihn Williamis w-c arrea'ted today ave been rujed to Atlanta for safekeeping. Wi! allis, 'who has beent talken to the Newton cointy jail, denic that he knows anything abolit tile cilling._. Following, the discovery of three to l orny:.m; n S.)Yeo.... River, two of th.: bein 1 e..inlcti togeh r and all thrce weigh :ed dwn, thete have hea t eristent repor f.11 el through this ter ritory that t hcr are as many as.eenteen 'bodle-;~ of negrocs in the Yellow andI Ocmulgee' t'ivers. Newton county omilals have been at work on tho inviest!gation for several (lays b)ut have unot been able' to locacte more than three bodies. 13ureauii Issues Permit to .Mattnufar.. lure NonS-Heverage Wine Out of Washington, .\l arch 23. --A :eri to manufnet ure wvine out of e awr: ries for non- deverage )1 purpose:; wats is sued( toinight 'to thte Strawberry Grow 0ra asociation of Louisiana by the 'burctau of01 in te rnal revenueO. 1 rtovision is made in the permit. that no suigart shall be addedlot to in:c roat the aleo hol Ie content of the product. Wie no ex planation of the isai.. 'mee .i the permit lias made 'by thle Lu roau, oillelals said that the straw berry growers 'had appledlc( to the prtohi bition aut horities for Permission to sot up a winery in order to care for their surjilus crop which was es!.imat ed to lbe worth about $5,000,000. (Un der' the Volstead act, it was exiplained, it ia iegal to establish wineries for thte manufacture of non-beverage pro ducts for sacramental or medIcinal pur poses. 'IThe associa tion, It was saltd, plans. to erect in Tangtpahoa paris-h of Louis iana a large wine mlanufacturiing plant which swill take car'e of 'the surpdlus straiwber'ries ot the growers. WVhether the Principal on which the p~ermtit was issuedl to the strawberry men would apply in oilier eases of.. ficials could not say bitt it .was sug gested that shtould a suttplus of borreca occurt in other states the producers wouild -bie entitled to an opportin it y to show whether' there was danger oV heavy loss utnless the est-s.bibe~hmeont of a 'Winery was resortedl to. Such proc-edurte, ')lllils ittimat ed woould not 'be con'flned to straw berry p rodutcers, but wotild in cle .prodte-. era of ofther juicy berries---blackiber ries, '1)1limberries and 'the different shades of raspbcher nc nmtig i., the case of necessity cover -vegetables such as beets and .Possi-bly dandelions and elderberries. STATEMENT Of the Ownersldp. Managenent, Circu. lation, tc., 14qulred by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912. of the IJAUlRENS ADVERTISIR Published -weekly at Laurens, S. C., -for April 1, 1921. State of South Carolina, County of 'Laurens. -Before me. a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Alison Lee, who, having -been duly sworn according to law, deposes -and says that 'he is the editor of .the 'Laurens Advertiser, and that the .following is, to the 'best of -his knowledge and 'belief, a true state ment of t'he ownerahip, manaigement, ote., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required .by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in sectiori 443, 'Postal Laws and 'Regulations, printed on the re verse of 'this form, to 'wit: 1. That 'the names and address of the publisher, editor, managing edi tor, and 'business managers are: 'Publisher. Advertiser Printing Co., Laurens, S. C. Editor, Alison -Lee, qaurens, S. C. Managing Editor, 'None. Business Manager, .None. 2. That the owners are: Arthur Lee, Greenwood, S. C. Alison Lee, Laurens, S. C. 3. That the known -bondholders., mortgagees, and other security 'hold ers owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mort gages, or other securities are: None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners. stockholders, and security holde rs If any, contain not only the list of stock holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but 'also, in cases where 'the stockhold er or security 'holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in arfy other fiduciary relation, the t name of the person or corporation for w'-hom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs con tain statements embracing aillant's full knowledge and belief as to the cir cunstances and conditions under which stockholders aud security hold ers who do not aljpear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than i that of a bona fide owner; and thti-; afflant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or cor poration has any interest direct or in direct in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. ALISON LEJC, Sworn to and subscribed before tie! this 28th day of March, 1921. Lawrence G. I1off, N. 'P. for S. C. (My commission exp.i:res at plea-u', :f Governor.) "The lints Around My 1:ince Vere Wise", Sn14. .101hn Tuthill "Tried everything to Icill thoiml. \lixed poisonc wvith meal, meat, cheese, Ate. \voildn't touch it. Tried 1AT iNA I. inside of ten dlays got id of 11l rats." You don't have to mix IZAT ANAP1 withi food. Saves fusing, bother. Ilreak a c(!Pke of IA'T-SNA P. !ay it where rats seamnpr'. You will 4e no more. Three sizes, 3.5e, Cc, 0.'1. Sold and Ruaranteed by Lau -eiis ia rdwivare Co., Pu ustnam Drug 'Itore, 1nd1 Kennedy Bros. _Ralph BinghAm S Fun-Maker Extraordinary AHumorist I of the HighestOre g efore the public jjsinct he was six years I of age and havinga -appeared before more than ten thou sand audiences, his -name has become ~ alnost a household word. 'J Few entertainers have ever won such an enthusiastic following in city after city. U.n LAST NIGHT Redpath Chautauqua ~3Just One ofl17 Big [ Attractions S S BASON TICKBTS $2.75, Plua 10% Tax Chautauqua Week Here April 20.27 LADIES You are invited to a special showing of Co-Ed Dresses, to be held in our store all day FRIDAY, APRIL 1st. A personal representative of Co-Ed Dressmakers will have their newest creations direct from New York. Davis- Roper Co. The simple explanation of its great popularity is that the Sedan deserves all the good things that are said of it In addition to its good looks and the protection it provides, the car has an unusual reputation for consistent service The gasoline consumption is unusually low The tiro mileage Is unusually high I Easterby Motor Co. Public Square Phone 200