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-LE__ LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1921, VAUGHN LOCARID Man Answering Description In Florida TEACHING SCHOOL IN SMALL TOWN Former Orphanage Head, Convicted IUelnous Crimey Thought to have been 'Lecated in Small Flortda Town by Columbia Man. Attempts'Suicide. Tampa, Fla., April 4.-T. A. Earle, believed to be T. U. Vaughn, convict ed at Greenville, S. C., six years ago on charges of criminal assault on four girls under 14 years of age, was arrested this afternoon at his home at Port Tampa -by Tampa police detec Lives, J. A. Killtlbrew and Stansell, and Marshal Sudduth of 'P6rt Tampa. The man's wife was also arrested and is held at the -police station for inves tigation. Earle denies that he is the Vaughn .wanted in South Carolina, but several attempts to commit suicide led to his being placed in a padded cell at the county jail for safe keel) ing. It 'is said that the crimes for which Vaughn was sentenced to death were committed while he was in charge of the Odd Fellows orphan home In Greenville. It is claimed that he was convicted on the first count and seitenced to death by electrocu tion. Later he is said to 'have been regarded as insane and was trans ferred to the State Hospital for the Insane in Columbia, from which he es caled about tiwo years algo. He Is al leged then. to have made his way to Port Tampa, where he has held -the assistant principalshi p of the Port Tampa city school and that he was maririkd here under the alleged as sumed naihe. The wife, it Is claimed, was one of his nurses at the hospital In C.olu'bia. Detective Killibrew went to the mian's house yesterday afternoon, leaving Detective Stansell and Mar shal Sudduth near the house to pre vent the man eocaplng. Upon learn Ing Killibrew's intention and his- mis sion, l-arl is said to have asked per mission to go into one of the roomsa of the house to see a friend. This was refused. Earl was in his shirt sleeves and when he -was searched the o!llcer did not find any Nyeapon. TrIed to Cut Throat Dectclve Killib-ow put Earl in. a car and took him to the place where Detective Stansell and Marshal Sud duth were waiting.. When Marmhal Sudduth got out of the car in which he was -waiting to place handcufflt upon .arl's wrists, tho-ian suddenly ran his hands into the watch pocket of his trousers and pulled out a knife tw'th which -he started 'to cut his throat. Detective Killibrew, lowov or, grahed the man before he could inflict serious injury upon himself. Dr. 'W. Hi. Mudge of Port Tampa rendered Iirst aidl. Foiled in his at tomipt to end his life by cutting his throat, i'larl tried 'to jump out of the autonmoile in wvhich the oilcers were brin-ing him to Tampa. ie was final ly lodged in the p)olice station, where shortly afterswards he attempilted to 1pul1 the bandages from the wound in his throat. hater he attempted to take his life by drowning by placing his head in the wvater in the bhowl of the toilet in his cell. Seemingly driv' en to desperation, mw'hen foiled at this. the man again tried to endl his life by filling his hat with water and 'bury ing his face .In it. To guard against further attemp~ts of suicide, 1)0lice of ficers took the man to 'the county Jail, where ho was put in a straight Jacket andl placed in q padded cell. Local spolice officers state he has been idlentifled by a man living in Tampa, who had formneriy mdile his home in South Carolina, andl knew Vaughn. Wife Also Decsperate The man's 'wife, who was brou;;hmt to Tampa. and hold in the dletention room for investigation by the local officers, was foiled in an attempt Lt) end her fife, also tonight. The poli1ce say the woman about 8 o'clocki to night suddenly grabbed a Pocket knife out of one of her pockets and started to slash her' throat. Sho .was pre'vente4 from accompiishiing her act by Detective Stansell.. Accordir.'3 'to the officer, 'the' woman .took the- knife from her mokot tnnl hesatedifo e - D'AiCY B. SWYGEIRT PASSED AWAY SATURDAY After Short Illness Pronlingi9nt Young Business Man1 Dies of Blood Poisoin. D'Arcy B. Swygert, upromnncnt young business man of the city, passed away at the home of his fa ther, Capt.. Brooks Swygert, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock after an illness of several days. Death was due to blood'poisoning which developed from a BIsnell Infection of the nose a few days before. He was first taken sert usly sick Tuesday nikht and became critically ill Friday. On account of the rapid progress of -the disease very few people know'of -his condition, his leath coming as a great'ashock to his rnn friends. The funeral was held' from the louse Sunday afternoon at flye o'clock, i large number of people following 'he remains to its last- resting -place ind a profusion of flowers being placed uipon his grave. The services overe conducted fby Rev. A. J. Bowers, pastor of the Lutheran church at "reenwood, assisted by Rev. C. T. 3quires and Rev. P. F. Kilgo, of this 3ity. The active pall bearers were as fol ows: Hugh Vincent, Aisle Miller, W. 1. 1yancaster, B. M. Wolff, R. V. Irby, PV. C. Waldrob, Tom Rwitzer, John lilkerson. The honorary pall bear )rs 'were as follows: V. W. Copeland. 4. Terry, B. A. Sullivan,-J. G. Sulli ran, Dr. Teague, Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Nalker, Dr. Vincent,* ;C. M. Miller, J. F. Adams, Jao. Switzer, Jno. F. Bolt, P. 'L. Monroe, W. P. Thomason, W.. R'. iawkins,.W. D. 'Byrd, A, L. Mahaffey, lye Owens, R. A. Babb, E. 0. Ander on, Rt. F. Fleming, Fleming Jones, P). -I. Wilkes. R. C. Gray, T1. L. Roper, IT. Boishop, Earl Wilson. Mr. Swygert was 36 years of age. le was a graduate of Clemson college md a member of the wholesale gro ory firm of Swygert-Nickels & Com )any. A man of quiet and unassuin ng- mannier, ho had a host of friends vho deeply rog'retted his l)assing. Tie Storvived by his father, Capt. Brooks swygert, his step-mother. two full >rothers, Th1o4. I. Swygert and Shell ;wygert, of Columbia, an( a half-si. er, Miss Sarah Eliza Swygert, of Lau ens. CiEAN-UP WEEK ,adies of the Civic League Want to Have City Spick and Span Before ('hutauqua. Ulpon the request of the Civic league' Mayor Franks has designated text week, April 11-16, as Clean-Up Veek in Laiens and forces of the ity will join with citizens in niaking lie city spick anl span before Chau auqua week Which begins the week ollowing. Residents are re'!iested 'to lean up both front and back yards md place the refuse in suitable con ainers on the streets so that the city Mahage wagonis may call by and mnipty them. T1he ladlies have already begun a aailgn of beautification l's tihe city, >eginning on the Courit I louse lawn~ nd they expect next to tackle the -allrioadl yard onl Ear Ma in street. l'hey invite the asr i 'tance of anyolne tMsiring to alid ill the work of beauti Icatlien. Preaching at Orat R1ev. .\l. (. Woodworth, of the l'res Jyter'ian college at Clinton, will lprealch it Old1lFields chur ichi. neatr Ora, Sun lay morning at 11 o'clock. Dra1 minutes,. seemingly taking tile ime to arouse courage to carry ouit er plans. Sheo was caught just as 31h0 started to jaib the knife into her thr oat. Tile woman is said to have told the police oflicers that she was a nurse it the State liospital for the Insano In Columbia, S. C., when nhe fIrst met 10arl. Further, she, it is alleged, told tho officers that she knew IEarl had never been insane andl that he was guilty of the charges lhe is accuisedl >f. She left the hospital b~efore Earl maide his escalpe, she saidl. Earl came to Tlampla first, she is Dlaimed to. have told the officers, and to have then sent for hecr. Silo came to this city arid they 'were married here, accordling 'to her statement. After hler attempt to take her life, sh 'was placed in a cell' aied is being he1(1 uittil information is r'eceivedi from South Carolina auithof'ities to learn if she isla mplicatedl in any way with th~e case in that aten ROAD BONDS IN DOUBT OwiIngs-Fountain Inn Project More Popular than Musgrovo Project. The vote on the two bond- issues for roads remained in doubt when The Ad vertiser vtnt to pross last night. With fifteen boxes heard from the Musgrove road project out of Clinton seemed to have proven more unpopular than the Owings--Fountain Inn route, neither issue having enough support ora reported last night to give a clear indication as to what the outcome would be. Following is a tasbulation of vo~s heard from last night: Musgrove Project Yes No Watts Mills ............27 9 Shiloh -..--.......... 0 33 Laurens . .. ....55 123 Ora ...- .......... 1 28 Plca'4ant Mound ........ .. 0 25 Langston .--.--.-...... 9 18 Gray Court ......... ..102 15 Clinton Mill .-.........14 0 Clinton .--.-..........177 22 Ekom -- 0 58 Mountville ........... 3 17 Hopewell .-........... 0 9 Mt. Pleasant ............ 0 15 Lydia Mill ---..........13 1 Ronno --.----.-........ 1 31 Total ...-............402 404 Owings Project Yea No Watts Mills ............29 7 Shiloh.. - ............ 0 33 Laurens ............ ..132 49 Ora --.--....... .....5 14 Pleasant Mound.......... 6 19 Lan'gston ..1.............10 17 Gray Court.. ..........103 10 Clintoig Mill ..........14 0 Clinton .............175 24 Ekom .-.-.-..........0 58 Mountvillo.............. 4 15 Hopewell.............. 4 M6. Pleasant . . ... 0 15 Total -..............482 276 TO DISCUSS IARVWVffrN Number of Farners Fronm This Coun.. ty to Attend Marketing Meetings at Greenwood and Spartanburg. Mr. J. E. Trevathan county farm uiemonstrator, is giving considerablo time -this week to the marketing meet Ings to be held at Greenwood Friday of this week and at Spartanburg on Wednesday of next week. .Delegations Df leading farmers from this and ad loining countIes are expected to attend when plans for marketing this year's cotton crop are to be discussed. Mr. Trevathan states that a number of farmers of this county have already signifled their intention of attending the meetinsgs, but that he wishes a still larger delegation. Winthrop Ahumnaw Ass4oelaition On April 1st at 1 o'clock several of the Winthrop Alumnae, of Lauirens county, met at the court house and arganiz.ed a ~Winthroap Alumnae Asso elation for Laurens county. The foi lowing omilers were elected: President, Miss Kate WVofford. Vice 'President, Miss Mary Belle Rabb. Secretary and TIrensu;rc:, Mrs. Un'lnh T. Wilson. T1his association will meet Ott the secondl Friday or each month. The next meeting will be held on May 13th at the home of Miss Matte P'hilpot. Every Winthrop dattghter in the cotun ty Is invitedl and requested to attend this meeting. Miss Mary Belie flabb, Sec. Purstdant to a resolution at the meeting of City Cotuncii Monday night, customers, of the city light and water department wvili .be requfred to meet their b)ill8 iuromptly hereafter on or before the 20th of the montht. Suuet. Phiipot w-as instruteed to cut off ser' vice from all customers who railed to make payment of 'their monthly bills b~y that time. Todd Memorial Presbyterian Chumrcha. Preaching service at Todd Memorial next Sutnday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev. M. (I. Woodworth, of the Presbyterian College, Clinton, wlill oc cupy the pulpit. Meeting of D.* A. Ri. The l lenty laurens Chapter, )autgh ter's of t-he American Revoluttion, will meet wvitht Mrs. P. A. Simpson Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES STREETS Much of Time Monday Night, Given to Consideration of 8treots and Sowers. The time of the City Council, at its regular meeting Monday night, was taken up largely with the considera tion of streets. Messrs. Adoliphus Rid die and Lewis Anderson appeared be fore the Council in regard to placing a sidewalk in front of their properties on East Main street where the city has graded and top-soiled to connect with the county road to Clinton. They con tend that the Council, during the ad ministration of Mayor Richey, had agreed to place a sidewalk along this street in addition to other considera tions which have already been fril fllled. There is a deep cut at this point and -the question which the Council had to solve was whether to put the sidewalk on top of the em bankient directly in front of the houses along the street or whether to put it at the bottom of the cut along sidf the road. The petitioners asked that it be tplaced in the cut alongside the road and this; on motion of Alder man Dial, was granted. Geo. \1. Wright, president of Watts Mills, appeared before the Council and said that the mill was ready to ac cept the propositlon of the Council made at a previous meeting to advance funds up to $5,000 to repair North liarper street from the top of (he cem eterj hill to the city limits near the Watts Mills graded school. Mr. Wright quoted estimates of costs of a rock surface road on the hill itself and a top-soil rond from the river to the city limits amounting to approximate ly $5,000. He agreed to advance as much as $5,000 'to hear interest at 6 per cent and to be payable in two annual payments of $2,500 each. The proposition was tentatively agreed upon and the money is to be made aviijlgiao as soon as propar -papers in the matter can be drawn up. 'Work on the project Is to .he begun as soon as these (papers are duly signed. Mr. Wright, speaking as president of the lois-Terre country club, peti tioned the Council to grant a special rate of 3 oents per K. W. hour for electric cu rrent to the club. lie stated that the club would 'huild its own line to connect with the city line at the East end of Main street and not put the city to mdditional expense for ex tention. ie based his request for the special rate on the 'grounds that the club was a semi-public instittution for the pleasure and recreation of cit izens of Laurens and Clinton who might care to Join and that the Reedy River Power Company had offered to make a similar rate., The petition was granted. A motion was also passed to make rclairs on North Church street ap proaching the river bridge and also for the installation of sewerage on Mill street. Plans for making a loan to refund 1resent flioating ind(t-hbtedniess and to provideo for rutnning exieses until taxes are collectedl again .were dii; cussedi but no dlefinite actioh was tak en. General conversation of the coun cil men indlicated t hat a loan of $.10, 000 or- $50,000 was necessary7 to oper ate 'until next year. On motion of AIleran Smith, Al dlerman Dial was rollieved of tihe putr- I chase of the City IFarmIl which lhad been arranged at a previous meetineg. Al dermlilan Dial, in muk ing a p resen tatilon of tile case saidi that. ho had never I considieredi tihe mantter seriously alndi did( not think that the city really In- I tended -to soil the farmi to him, as the I matiter had been considered in a jok lnig 'way. Besides this, he said, he considered it illegal for aln ailermnan to piurchase city property. New ltural Policemnan At. a meeting of -the county dlelega tion to the General Assenflbiy, heldl in tile city Monday, Gleo. LA. Ridlgeway, of P'rinlceton, was recommnended to the governor for ajppointmnent. as r-iral po licemaen to il one of the two ne0w Places pirovide~d b~y tile deliegation durii lug tile last sessionl of tile General Assembly. .ir. Rtidgeway, who is umpeiintenden t of tile Sutnday Schlool in the commioity w here he lives, had( hligh recommlhiendat ions from his neigh hors, so it is un Iderstood, cnd his r'ecommliendation is salid to meet wvith tihe hearty apprtoval of Glovernsor Cooper. There are nowv seen rural pl)Oicemenl, colunting the chief, Colum hus Owens. MIOVIEiENIT ON FOR PRETTI EA IT Civlc League Offers Prizes for Pr.tti (st Lawns and Ilest Flower Gairden As an incentive for every one to as sist in beautifying the city the Civl( League, recently -revived and oMcere( has offered prizes of $10 and $5.00 re spectfully for the most attractive law In the city and for the child who ha the most beautiful flower garden. Th League invites every home owner o renter, as the case may be, who has I lawn of any Biae, whether large o small, to enter the contest and urge; the children to "get busy" at one with hoes and flower seeds. The heague has set the example fo the individuals of the city by con mencing to bdautify the Court lousi lawn and the Graded School grounds Beds of, Cannas are being planted a both places. The Civic League was revived sey oral weeks ago at a meeting callet for that purpose by Mayor Franks The inecting was held in the Re; Room of the Court h ouse and wa largely attended -by ladies of the city Mrs. Robert Roper was elected presi dent, Mrs. W. L. Gray, vice President Mrs. B. L. Jones, secretary, and Mirs J. S. Bennett, treasurer. Anothei meeting was held last Thursday, wher coimiiittees were appointed for vart. us activities and prizes already re ferred to were offered. FREE TELEPHONE TO cLINrON IS DISCONTINUEIl Local People Forced to Use Long DIs. tance to 'alk to Clinton. Free service over, the telephone tc DIlinton was discontinued Thursday nilht, March 31st, according to an an iouiceen.leL from the local telciphont )Mce and the experience of those try ing to Iget connection With Cinton dur Ing the past few days. Patrons of th( Lelephone, wishing to talk to Clintor hereafter will be re(otired 'to use th long distance lines at the iprevailing boil rates. .\Mr. W. I. Rlichey, president of the ocal telephone coipany, 'when asked ,bont the change yesterday, said that he change is imlade by the Southern 3ell Telephone Company, which has ICi'ertofore provided the line between he two (ities. Similar changes wvenit nto effect in other cities where free ervice has been given, he said, and vere made when the Southern lell van granted higher rates by the state lailroad 'Commission. Hereafter, he ;ald, free service woild be given on y where cities are less than three idles apart. lealt h Nurse leport. Miss Annie K. ilag(luist, the nurse )inployed by the Red Cross for work n Laurens County, has made inspew ilons in the following schools: Brew rton, Hickory Tavern and Dials, ince coming to this work several veeks ago she has visited thirteen chools and has maide as many talk o clilid ren of these socho ol s. She has nspecte (1 I S school ild ren and ro Oils the following' regarding these lildren: Number of. children withI defect ive yes, 1G. Numb er of clildr ieni wih d ; Iefectivye oses andi( throiat s, 84I. Nimmiber of children with defect ivc eeth, 50. Noumb er of cliid ren underweIght, ;2. In all there were 123 defective chil Iren in thu-se schools that were in. pected. Many of these children, th( ouin ty nuriso r-eporits, are in nathi >adi physical condlit ion bu11t that thli najority of defects found were minot I efeers tha t (could( easily he removed (J. C.-0. LY CE U3 iile' Coiueert. (ompany at (Gra) 'ouirt-0wings- School Buihldling Snit iuday Night. The Hipptle Concert Company is t< )O the attract ion of the Gray Couti-1 )winags lycoeum course at the schoo(1 muildinog Saturi day igh t. The com lany conisists of four members aiti s said to have an entertainment o1 tigh orderi. Thle Greenville WVoman's ('ollegt lee clu ohah to a ppeari at thle Oliern louse Friday evening of this week ts ainnoumnced last 'week. The clubi has very eat ertaining program, accord ng to reports andu promiises to giv( m evening of enjoyment. Admission >rie to the entertainment has beer 'edutced to 50 cents. ITO [ND WA BY R[SOLUJION French Envoy Advised of U. S. Plans NOT TO ENTER LEAGUE OF NATIONS M. Viviani, French Envoy, Practically Told that ifs Mission to This Coun try Is fin Vain. Harding Plans Peace by Resolution. Washington, April 4.--The Harding administration intends to terminate the war between the United States and Germany by congressional resolu tion, M. Viviani, the French envoy ex traordinary to this country, Is under stood to have been informed tonight at a dinner' at the home of Senator McCormick, of Illinois. The former premier was also In formed, It was said, by senators pres ent, that the progrtim of the adminis tration does not contemplate entrance of the United States into the league of nations. Those at the dinner said that . Viviani had been told friankly that it was useless to discuss the possibility of American nenborshijp in the league of nadons. Most of the republican members of the senato foreign -rela tions committee and Col. George Hai' vey of Now York, prospective ambas sador at the court of St. James, were among those present. The French envoy, who was accom panied by Ambassador Jusserand, was said to have been informed that sentiment of republican leaders was virt.ially unanimous for adoption of the Kn6x separate peace resolution, subject only 'to possible amendment from its original form, early in the special session of congress. M. Vivi ant was described as appearing "recon iled" to the situation. At te same time the senators made it clear that the I'nite'll States would take ino action which could in any way be conisidered as "hel pfil" to Ger trany, especially in the matter of reparations and fulfilling other obli gations involved in the peace settle me1nt. In iscussing the proposed separate peace resolution the senators, it is understood asserted their intention to intro(uce it immediately upon the con vening of congress and urge proilpt adolition. However they added, that if President Harding should request delay in the matter of a vote, this ul dloubtedly would he arranged. No llurry at Holl Call Washington, April -t.--Although the resolution declaring a seiarate peace wxith (lermany is to he reintroduced at the coming special session of con e-ressr, the present plans of Republi -an headers as they shape up after a long succession 0o ~flC neences Include no) provisions for hurry inrg thle mnas nrc to a roll cailI, In) sonie (iuarters close to thre ad miinist ration in, was beilievedl tonight thiat the peace declar'ation, passed by the preceding Republ Ican congress ando v'ietod by Prnesident. Wilson, might, 'est on thIie calen da r of deferred 1busi ness for a period of' ni nely dlays whiil e President Iliarding Itries ordf his pre l imri nary ideas for cstabh lihm entI of an assoclathm111 of nat ions. I low far 'the president himself may hav e (con11cred inl such1 a iprogram wa s niot reveal cd, hut, sonic oif those w~ho have his confidence pointed ouit that with the resolution anging fir'e in conigrness, the ad ministration might hie ini a piosition to exert. an enlarged i ifuenice ini obtaining acceptance of its peace planis by other nations. Tlech nically this government still would b)e at war' with Germany, exercising the fulli privileges of a belligerent in the arrangemnent of a fial peace settle mienit, and still actually associated with the allies. In such cir'cumnstarnces it was sug gested, the piosIbility of a separ'ato peace might 1)0 i'sed diplomatically along twith the foreign loan situitlon as lever'age to bring abourt acceptaneo of' .Mr. I Tar'ding's plan for his ~ieace associlatlorn. It is known that the sublject of a peace declaration has occupied the ac tIve interest of administration offl elats r'ecent ly, and that several ailter' ntate plans~ have bee~n uriged upon01 the (Continued on Pneno Four.)