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VOLUME XXXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1921. RIGHTEOUS NATION a PRAYE Of ARW\ PresidentWould Have Made War Impossible REVIEWS SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR Chief Executive Speaks to lif Doz-tn Audienecs Ielaring tluat ithiiteons. niess and ,iiustle Slhill be ti liar. rer .gainst Funture Wair. Wel. coined inI Metroipois. Now York, May 23.-A nation so righteous and so just that "we shall never be called upon to make war so long as God and men rule together" was the prayer of :President Harding as late today he reviewed survivors of the world war at a regimental re vic.v in Brooklyn. "It must not be again," was his solemn declaration earlier in the day when he attnended -a memorial s3r vice for 3,000 war (lead on the -great army piers in loboken. The same theme-slioken before the Sliving and before the dead-brought tears to -his cycs and to the eyes of those who had followed him through a day' program crowded with events. At a luncheon of Academy of -Polit ical Science and at a dinner celebrat Ing the 125th anniversary of the New York Commercial, he had expounded the need of putting the government on a -jusiness basis and of recon structing the nation's business and industry. -I1s audiences listened to his- every word-attentively, earnest ly-but it was at the military func ions that he stirred their emotions. And varied must have been the enio ,tions of the president himself. First a thrill at the roar of heavy guns dA the presidential yacht . }ulovar steamed into Now. York hai'bor ahd came to her anchorage amid the sa lutes of a hundred warcraft swinging on their lines in the Hudson. 4 Then, the catching in the throat as he arrived in Hoboken at the bivouac of the dead, entered the shed-like piers which served as a temporary tomb for the thousands of brave lads whose flag covered coffins covered the floors row upon row, and laid upon the casket of a humble private from M1chigan-the first American killed on German soil--a wreath that served as a symbol for all the country's war qead. And later the cheery welcome of children's voices-the voices of tens of thousands of children waiting to greet him as he motored to Brooklyn through the city's cosmopolitan East Side. Then, a quickening of the pulsc when in the 'Tventy-third regiment armory in Brooklyn he-saw survivors of the- war swing bravely )ast him, rank after rank, at a review ield in ils honor. And finailly the laying aside for a moment of tile emotions of tile day to lay before his audience the prol-~ems that face post-war America in lher xc construction period. The president's day in the metro polls was so crowded that lie liad scarcely a moment of rest from the time tile Mayflower dropped anchor until lhe again boardeQ the yacht late tonight to return to the capital. New York rave 11111 an enthusiastic welcome, great crc'wds cheered every where lie n-cnt. Tile greeting that reached his heart, however, was that given b~y young Americans-the 250,000 school chlildiren who lined the three miles of the route to the Blrooklyn a rmorf. These ch;ldren, granted a hlalf hioli dlay, stood in- a drizzling rain, wav ing flags and 'cheering wildlly as the Tpresidential car camne in sight. The treble of their childishl voice rosqe in a mighty crescendlo that brought ra diant smiles from tile piresident and Mrs. Harding. The youngsters of New York's lower East Side, with its polyglot population, gave him the noisiesit greeting.' Once the president ordered lis car stop~ped 'while lie stepped out into the rain n'nd shook hands with a number of little girls. "I never knew there wore so many children in America," the priesidenlt said. "It was wonderful." Another demonstration of youthful patriotism thlat 1:leased the president was a 8erenade 'by the boy's hand of iEAnTil OF M LtS. L. A. L.AN01STON Naitive of Laurenis ies i'Dirlington, Her Adopted Hioie. The following account of the death of Mrs. L. A. Langston, which ap ,:earod In the Darlington News and Press of May 19th, will be read with sorrow by the frienda and relatives of the dcCOasIed in this county: The friends of Colonel and Mrs. J. T. Ln.gston will sorrow with them in the death of the mother of Colone Langston, Mrs. L. A. Langston. Whidle Mrs.' Langston hald not been well for some months and it was real ized that her condition was serious to one of her -advanced years, the end came with most unexpected sudden ness Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, when, surrounded by her dear ones, she peacefully breathed her last. Last November, while visiting h,er nephew, W. M. Langston, in Charlotte, N. C., Mrs. Langston had a severe at tack of pneumonia, and was for some weeks in the hospital there. This at tack was followed by an illness of some weeks caused by pleurisy, -and from these two attacks she never en tirely regained her strength. 'Every possi1ble attention was given her by her devoted son, with whom she had, for many years, made her home, but all of this was of no avail, and she went quietly to her reward after a Ion.; 'nd useful life. Mrs. Langston was born in Lau rens November 20, 1850, and was in her seventy-first year when she died. She was the widow of L A. Langston, who died April 3, 1915, and she was buried by his side Monday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, Rev. D. M. Fulton con ducting the services. Mrs. Langston was of strong characteristics, woman ly and true in all things. She was a consistent member of the First Bap tist church, faithful in all things, and doing good by her steadfast example and usefulness. In spite of lowering clouds and rein, many friends assem bled.tQ ppg .ast tribute to her mem qoy;-Tund the floral tokens were num erous and beautiful. Mri. Langston is survived -by her onily child, our es teemed fellowcitrizen, Colonel John T. Langston; one sister, Mrs. M. L. Law son, of ILaurens, and' by one brother, Dr. G. F. Moseley, of Union. The :pall bearers were Messrs. C. W. Skinner, H. J. Conder, W. J. Stem, W. F. Twit* ty, L. G. Benjamin, 'K, M. Wells, W. A. Parrott and G. T. Patton. Base Ball Saturday The Watts Mills team and the Mollo hon team, of Newberry, will play Sat urday afternoon at 4 o'clock on the Watts Mills grounds. The Mollohon team is one of the strongest in this section and a fast game is promised., The Watts team lost to the Pelzer ag gregation at Pelzer last Saturday af ternoon by small score, Bobo pitching a good game for the locals but errors behind him proved his undoing. Usual prices will prevall Sraturday after noon. 400 pieces. Returning to his hotel in .\anhattan Tromn the regimental review, he ordered his cear stopvped while he spoke a fow words ot ap preciation to the young musicians. At the conclusion of the military review in Brookl yn, the president 'walked across the hall to a group of 32 wvound ed soldiers from the Fox Hills hos pital. R"aton 'Island. "H-ow -are you, boys? 'I wish I could shake you all by the hand," he sald. Mirs. hiarding meantime stopped to ~shake the handl of a paralyzed sol dier and her eyes fillied with tears a.s she .took a pink rose from her gown and .:inned it upon his blouse. Speaking extemporaneously at the conclusion of his prepared address, the president said: "1 would likefo you captains of industry to know ans aspiration of the present administra-. tion-it is to Inaugurate an era of en dlerstanding. I want an understand ing between the government and the' 11eople, andl an understanding betw een nations. "I want our America to have noth ing to do with any nation that is not -willing to sit at the table and show its cards." 'rho president (declared that he wanted those who came to our shores to understand that their coming to thIs country imposed1 on thems an obligation, in addition to according them the privilege of becoming Amern enn citizens. lie wan tedl it und'er stood, he added, that they must givef as wvell as receive from the govern mntn. BOOTLEGGERS WILL ESCAPE PRISON! Furlough of 700 Prolilliltion Agents 3ieans a adI Tiang for Enforcemnent of Law Against Liquuor. Washington, May 21.--Thousanjis of bootleggers may escape punlishment for viclation of thue liquor laws as a re suit of the furlough of 700 federal pro hibition -agents until July '1st, Com missioner Kramer declared tonight. In any event, he added, many of the cases will have to be continued over the .10 days, which will add to the congestion of already crowded court dockets. MWost of the government's important witnesses in the liquor cases ncw be fore the courts, Mr. Kramer explained, are the agents who worked up the evi dence against the defendants. Most of these men, he said, would return to their homes, making it necessary either to subpoenae them and pay their way to the )Iuccs of trial or con tinue the cases. At present, Mr. Kramer said, it is too soon to gauge the effect on the il legal liquor traffle which may result from the loss of 700 -agents for 40 days, because of the lack of funds to pay their salaries. However, he asserted, the cut would hurt the prohibition en forcement unit in every- way and set back if not undo the work donlz in or ganizing the force. "Millions have -been lost," le said "in an attem:t to have a few hundred thousand dollars." Mr. Kramer said he could not pro phesy iwhether there would be groater bootlegging activity over the country during the 40 day lay-off of most of the government agents, but he indi catedl he expected some increase of lawlessness. So far as real whiskey is concerned Mr. Kramer said, the supply in the country couid he controlled at the sources -by restrictions on withdrawals from warehouses, and that any trou ble to be exlected would come from Pmiuggled liquora and the use of alco hol, delivered for Illegal purposes. Great Record at Asheville Asheville, N. C., May 2l.-More than 1,000 blockade stills have been cap tured by officers worklifg out of the Ashevtlle headquarters since January 1920, according to an announcement by Ohlef Prohibition Agent J. hlenry Reed, who stopped work with his -assistants last night following orders from Wash Ington. During the past 17 months five hundred blockaders mwere apprchenaed and "enough beer to float a battleship" said Mr. Reed. During 1920 a .total of 720 stIlls were captured and destroyed and since then the average has lx en about sixty per month. At the recent term of district. court here fines of over $6,000 were imposed upon violators of the lprohibition laws and more than paid the expense of run ning the court. f. L. NABERS DEAD Well IKnown (Oltisen, Died at his Home here After LingerIng Illness, -Mr. J. L. Nabers, a well known citi zen of Laur'ens, dIed at his home on Gordon street Monday 'after'nooni at 5i:30 o'clock after an illness of scferal mon'ths. lie had been in a critical con dition for several days, so his death was not uinex;pected. The funeral ser vices were held from the house yes terdany afternoon at 3:30 o'clOck, in terment taking place in the ALurens cemetery, The servIces were conduct ed by Rev. P'. F. Kilgo, assisted lby other ministers of the city. Mr. Nabers was 72 years of age and was a nat!ve of the Ora section of the county, moving to this city a few years ago, Hie is survived by his swidow, who wvas Miss Mary Fleming, and six children, all of 'Laurens, as fol lows: Messrs. L~. F. and Joe HI. Nab~ers, and .\ilses Mattle, Janic, Laillie and Thie deceased 'wats an upright and honest citizen and square in all of hIs dealings, Hie will be greatly missed iby a wide circle of friends. Brought In a Still Mr. W. L,. Teague, of the iisbon ste tlon, brought in a cheap whiskey still last week and turned it over to the sheriff for safe-keeping. Mr. Teague dliscover'ed the ouitfit on his place, com ing upon it os one of tho- operators wgs takinig his getaway. Mr. Teague didn't think much of allowing liquor to be made on his premises so he broke up the outfit and brought it to town. GRAND CHAPTER MEETS HERE Preparations Going Forwalrd for the iJFiertaitnment of the Grand Chap ter, 0. E. S. 1Extensive plans are being laid by members of Adah chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, for the entertain ment of delegates to the state meeting to be held In this city on -June 15 and 16. This is the first time that the grand cha.te: has been entertained by the local chapter in several years and a pleasant mieeting is anticipated. Between 150 and 200 delegates are exlpected to attend the meeting. Man ager A. S. Perry of the Laurens .iotel, has agreed to undertake the location of homes and also to provide 'meals for the delegates while they are here. It is expected that private homes will 'te thrown oipen for the guests, though the local chal)ter exl)ects that lodging shall be paid for. Those having rooms at their disl)osal are asked to com municate with Mr. 'Perry. The exact form of entertainment for the gues-ts while here has not been definitely decided upon, but the enter tainment committee has several -plans under consideration which it believes will prove very interesting to the gues;ts. One of the plans contemi)lates a motor trip to Clinton followed by a picnic somewhere betiween the two towns. Mrs. Naomi R. IHunter, of Spartan burg, Worthy Grand Matron, will prt Side over the meetings. Mis-s Lucia Barksdale, of this city, is Grand Con ructress and will have an important l)art in the program. STOPPED HIGHWAY WORK IN SPAtTANhURG COUNTY All Hired Help, Over 410, Thrown Out of Employment. To Use Only Chain. gangs.. Spartanburg, May 23.--A pproximate ly 420 laborers who have been engaged lg..orking upon -the roads of Spar t-anhurg county will necessarily be thrown out ofemploynent'as a result rf the inability of the coun'y to pro vide sufficient funds for its mainten ince of road construction. Attorneys ltave advised the county that It has its limit of bonds 'now -and cannot -issue more without amendment to the con ;tltution of the state of South Caro lina. The legislature at its last session authorized two bond issues, one of $330,000 and the other of $125,000. In ddition, the legislature appropriated 175,000 for highway purposes, this amount to be divided among the var :>us township conmissioners and the county su)ervisor. The total bonded indebtedness of Spartanburg county, including city, road and school bonds, will exhaust the amount permitted by law when the issue of $125,000 for back indebtedness Is sold. The law fixes the amount that any one depart ment of a single unit may issue at 8 Per cent. However, the total for all department may not exceed Ii per cent. This leaves the county h'ighway commission without sufficient funds to p~rosecute the work now under way in Spanrtanbulrg county. All hired help will he discontinuedi and the county roadsi wvill be maintain ed only by the county chaintgang. At a meeting of the Spartanlhurg county delegation yesterday the bor rowing of $50,000 was authorized, this amin.nt to make p)oss'ble thle main lenance of the chaingang. CH1IIMIElt OF C'OMMERCUE. TO DISCUSS BONDS Mfeeting is ('ulled for Next Monday Night inl the Peoples Bank. A called meeting of the Chamber of Commuierce has been madle for next Monday night at 8 o'clock. On ac count of the approaching electioni on the proposed bondl issues, which the Chlamb~er of Commerce has fostered, it Is hoped0( that a large numiber of mem bers will be0 present to discuss the matter. The (luestion of the election of ofilcers for another year is also likely to come upi. iDelighted Small Audience The operetta "Cinderilla and the S~ilver Silpper," given in the Opera llouse Monday night by the children of Lhe Watts Mills, proved a delIghtful treat to the comparatively small audi cnce which attended. The young peo pie gave a very creditable perform ance and the audlicnce ,was twell dease(I, ItEI-lALsAI'1,4) EGIN iehearsals of "Eintclia.Koo" lo i*gli, In the Opera JIosi Next, Monday Night. Mutch Interest. ieling Taken. Rehearsals for the local talent play "Katchi-Koo", which is to be given in the Opera 1Hlouse at an early date, will 9begin next Mlonday night, accord Ing to those who .have the play in charge. The director is expected Monday morning and preparations will be started at once to get rehears a under iway. "Katcha-Koo" is called an Oriental American fantasttitie and is said to le both -Illiant and entertaining. In addition to the Oriental atmosphere, tl'ere is a splendid American setting for the second act which is Intensely pat.:iotic. The "Llberty Aam" epi soOe representing the Allied nations it whiclh a number of local young pco ple will take .part, is said to be es pccially fine. The talent committee has already enlisted the aid of capable local talent, ,thouigh of course some changes will needs be made after actual rehearsals begin. The play is being given under the atspices of the lusiness Women's Club, the proceeds 'rom which will be used in defraying the expenses of the Rest 1100111 in the court house. SHIttlNIVIRS TO SEH FOUR ACT COMEDY "Belleve Me, Xantippe" to be One of Features of Spring Ceremonial Tills Week in Greenville. Local Shriners are toeing the mark with an anxious thought toward Green ville as the spring ceremonial of lejaz Temple will be held there Thursday and all Shriners In this section are ex pected to be there. Among the attractions provided for the Shriners will be the four act con edy "Believe Me, Xantlpxpe," staged .by patients and nurses at the U. S. Public Jiealth service hospital at Camp Sevier. It Is a larvard prize comedy and was -written iby Frederick Ballard. Thle play iwas 'gotten ui tile Dramatic club at the United States Pu'blic Health Service .lospital and was shown at the camp hospital it March, being repeated more recently at the Grand Opera Ilouse in Green ville. No play which has been given at the Grand by local talent has met with such general approval and cre ated such favorable comment as "Be leve Me, Xantippe." In. the acting it is not difficult for even the unini Itiated to recognize talent that is not Plocal" excei)t that the actors are sojourning at Greenville's Camp 1 os pital. Before the war undermixed Itheir health, many of them were pro fessional actors. The entire cast is comllposed of patients and nurses at the U. S. P. ii. S. IIospital. The seen cry used in the previous performances vas painted by patients at the hos pital. The show is just one laugh after another witlh a little touch of pathos and romance to add s)ice to the whole. No Shrirner should think of leaving Greenville on Thursdlay tuntil lie hia I Aitnesrsed1 this performance andl afb sorbed suflcient laughs to last until the next ceremionial. Llqtior 11aid( in ('linton Sheriff Reid, accomipanied by D~eputy Sheriff Owinigs, Rural Policemen C. L. Owens, Jloydl and Abrams, and Chief of .Police Mason, of Clinton, made simultaneous raidis on several places in Clinton yesterday morning, captur inlg about two gallons of whiskey and a numb~er of containers, rubber tubes, funnels and other paraphiernal ia or dinarily used In the boot-legging traf fle. No arrests mere made, but It is unmderstoodl that wvarrants will .be tak eni otit by Rural Policeman Abmrms this week and( servedI on the sustpectedl lparti es. Mrs. George Spence~ Mrs. George Spence, an aged lady of the Lisbon section, (lied at her home Sunday night and was buried at Pros pet church Monday afternoon. Rev. Vermiilliont conducted the services in the ipresence of bereaved relatives and friends. D)Istrict Y'. P. ('. U. Mtetiing There will lbe a district meeting of the Y. P. C. U. Friday night, May 27th at the Ora A. R1. P. Church, at 83 o'clock. Addresses will be madle by R1ev. W. 'ii. Stevenson, of ClInton; Rev. I. N. Kennedy, of Ora, andI others. The public is cordially invited to be p res ent. CITY SCHOOL CLOS[D IRIDAY [[NING Literary Address by Dr. J. W. McGlothlin 13 MEMBERS IN GRADUATING CLASS Presideni of Furiman Univeristy De. ilvers Anunsa Address. Medals for .leritorlons AchievementA ivaiedi School Pupils. Attractite 'dusleal Program iIenlered. Commencme nt exercises of the Izal1iens graded school came to a con cluslon Friday night at the First Pre., byterian church with an interesting progran by the graduating class, the anual address by Dr. J. W. MlcGlothliln, president of Furman University and the prmsentation of diplomas and med als. The exercises were :presided over by Supt. If. W. Gasque -and Rev. Wil iot S. Holmes, rector of the Episco)al church delivered the Invocation. The salutatory was delivered by Raymond Gaston, of the graduating class, and the valedictory by Miss Caroline I lolmes. Between these numbers Miss Dorothy Fairey gave a vocal solo. A violin solo by John B. Parker, a vocal solo 'by 11's. .R. li. Roper, and a piano solo by Miss Frances Lavi also added to the pleasure of the evening. The value of an education was the thought developed by Dr. McGlothlin In his address. Ile spoke earnestly of the need for educational advantages and pointed out the handicaps under which the uneducated must struggle in the competition of life. Urging a wider program of education in this state, he said that -Suth Carolina rith 'her seven months school term could not hope to successfully compete with states havjng nine and ten months terms. An educated citizenry he spoke of as the mainstay of stable govern Inent. After the delivery of diplomas by Supt. ,H. W. Gasfiue, medals for merl torious achievement were delivered. Here it developed that Miss Sarah Eliza Swygert, a member of the tenth grade, had won both the medal for scholarship and the medal offered ,by the local chapter of the 'Daughters of the American Revolution for the high est mark in history. Col. R. E. Babb delivered the scholarship inedal and Albert C. Todd, Esq., the D. A. R. medal. It was stated that Miss Swy gert made an average of 97.73 on gen eral scholarship and 98.43 on history for the year. The 0. D. Simmons medal, offered for the best drilled boy in military tactics, was won by Ray mond Gaston, of the graduating class, the medal being delivered by Mr. R. T. Wilson. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. P. F. Kilgo, pastor of the Metho dlist church. Class D~ay exercises of the graduat ing class were held in the Opera I louse Thursday night, a large number of patrons andl friends gathering to enjoy the program. The president of the class, Miss Nancy Meng, made the address of wel come. The class poem 'was road .by Miss Loora h~unter, the class histor'y by Miss Margaret Lake, class criti clsm by Mliss D~orothy Fair'cy, class will by Carl Putnam and the class prophecy by Miss Eleanor Miller. These were interspersed wvith solos and choruses by the class members. MEETING OF EX-SERVYICE MEN Ex-Service Men a(filed to Meet in the (ourt Ilouse Friday Night at 8 O''loc. A meeting of all ex-service men of the county has been called for Friday evening of this week, beginning at 8 o'clock. The call is authorized .by Col. J1. MeC. Biarksdale, commander of the Thos. 1). Lake, Jr., Post, American Legion, and is to be0 held in the court house. In speaking of the meeting C'ol. Barksdale.said that matte'r of great Importance to ox-service men are to be0 considlered and that all ox-service men, whether members of the Legion or not, should attendl and help solve the qlues tions to be brought up. A special in vitation is extended ex-service men from outside of the city, the meeting .being cnsidereda nounty-wiane.nffair.