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-. 3 ~1L * ~(~LUei~ ?i~er. VOLUME XXXvi. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1921. NUMBER 47 FLOOD WATERS I RIVE Three Floods itesult lin Probable Loss of 200 Lives and Property Damange IEstlmated at, $10,000,04). 106 Bodies Recovered. lIed Cross Direcs Relief. Pueblo, Colo., June 5.--The Arkan sas river at .10 o'clock tonight reached Fifth and Court streets, 'the highest it has been since the flood, when the wa ter reached Fifth and Main streets. At 10:20 the river was rc:)orted at Its crest and beginning to subside. There was not t1hc rush of water which accomlpanied Friday's flood. Publo, Colo., .June 5.-Three times during the last 48 hours the waters of the Arkansas ifiver, breaking from 'their course, have inundated the great er part of this city with the resultant loss of probably not more than 250 lives and property damage estimated at $10,000,000. This loss is attributed chiefly to the first flood of Friday night and Saturday morning. The second and third floods of this morning and afternoon found little of value not already ruined oby 'the waters, and were looked upon with concern only because they bindered rescue and re construction - work. First estimates of the dead, based upon reports from excited eyQ witness es who told of seeing hundreds of bodies swept through the streets of the city, are considered greatly exag gerated. While no official count of the fatalities has ;been attempted, it is said the death list .probably will not exceed 250, if that high. One hundred bodies have been re covered, but it is feared that when the mud and debris, which fills the streets and buildings in the flooded area are cleared away more will be found. Relief work is progressing under 'the direction of Red Cross offi'cials and Governor Shoup. The greatest danger at .present is said to be from pestilence. Food is ibeing rationed. Those without funds with which -to purchase provisions are being cared for 'by the Red Cross and other agen cies. To those who havefunds, mili tary permits are 'being issued allow ing the holder to buy only a limited amount of food from local stores. Pure water is at a premium. Peo ple.have been warned to boll water -before drinking. In anticipation of an epidemic, a large quantity of typhoid antitoxin has been called for and will be administered as soon as available. - 500 In Hospitals Five hundred persons are in tem porary hospitals as a direct result of the flood, according to J. E. Mlorrhead, secretary of the governor. There are cases of chicken Ipox, typhoid, pneu monia, diptheria and one or two cases of insanity. The entire city is under martial law and 150 troops are patrolling the city with orders that all persons are to be kept out of the restricted area and to shoot if necessary. Troopsq have received orilers to [pre-. vent all visitors from entering the city. No persons not members of the 'nat~onal guard or coming here to en list in the guard will be0 adlmitted. T1he 'Red1 (ross today cook;ed at car load of meat to keep it from spoiling and 'this will be~ distributed to the needy. (;ove'rnor* Shioup returnedl this af ternoon 'by automoiblle to Colorado Springs, from wvhich place lhe ex~pcet ed to answver the message from P'r:si (lent }Tarding and Senator Nicholson at 'Washington, in regard to the measures needed to help the situation. Colonel Pat H~amrock, adjutant geni oral, commandling state troops here, said tonIght it soon would be p~ossi b~le to ascertain something defInite on the disaster. It is imp~ossible to obtain any ac curate information on the nummber of dlead or the number of bodies recov ered', as military headquarters Ia with out communication with the east and south sect ions of the city, 92 Bodles Ilerovered Dr. F. M1. I jeller of the Red 'C'ross, 4a1(d tonight that reports 'to lhim hadl i ndleatedl 92 bodies recoveredl early today. A number of 'bodies were known to have been recoveredi andl It is on this figure that 'the estimate of 100 recovered, is made. The number' of those drowned in the Mlissouri Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande trains can not be learn ed, nor eon the identity of most of (C~onunued on Page Four.) - )F ARKANSAS R SWEEP PUEBLO * Sumniary of Flood * * For Other Towns * * IDenvr, Colo., Juno 5.-The fol- 4 * lowing summary of flood condi- * * Lions at towns outside Pueblo was * * compiled from dispatches reach- * * ing the Associated Press here to- * night: * At Fort Collins--Poudre river * * still rising and overflowing unin- * * habitod bottom lands. * * At Loveland--4Uig Thomipson * * river receding. * * At Longniont-Water receding, ' * but still in Main Street, heavy * * crop damage. * At ILamar-Crest of worst flood * * in history of town struck here at * * 6:30 o'clock last night, sweeping * * down the Arkansas Valley from * * 'Pueblo. A depth of four feet of * * water Is reported along Santa Fe * * tracks. Las Animas bridge is out * * and others endangered. . * At Morrison--Flood from brok- * * en gates of IBeaver dam, twenty * * miles southeast, threatens city. * * At StOrling--Flood waters from * * pawnee creek receding. IEGION PLANS CELEBRATION Club Room, Women's Anxilla'ry, and Base all Team to be Organized. Harvey's Speech fDenounced at He cent Meeting. The special meeting of the Thomas D. Lake, Jr., Post, American Legion, which was held in the court house last Friday night, was attended by a considerable number of ex-sorvice men. The meeting was presided over by Gommander P. ;D. Huff, who was ee'eted head of the post upon its re organization. A number of inemibers took part in an interesting discussion in which the keynote 'was that all should pull -together and make this the equal of any post in the state. A committee was appointed to set a date and make arrangements for a celebration, or get-together meeting of all ex-service men in Laurens county. It Is :probable that this will be in the form of a picnic or fish-fry in some convenient part of the county. A cor dial invitation is extended to all ex soldiers and sailors, whether members of the Legion or not, to attend and bringinembers of heir families. It is requested that the Post Adjutant be informed as to how many membors from each family may be expected so that the committee may know how many to prepare for. By a unanimous vote the Post went on record as having denounced recent statements made by "Col." George Harvey in England as the most selfish, the most un-American, and the most. infamous falsehood ever (delyvered 'by an American diplomat in a foreign c'ountry. Ils speech was characterized as an insult to every man who servedl in the wvorldl war, it seemedl to be0 the general feeling of those who spoke that "Col." George 'liarveyC should ie called upon by this government to re sign as Amnbassador to Great Dritain. The publicity ofilcer was authorized to inform Senators Dial and Smith, andl C.ongressman .J. J. .\eiwain of this action of the post. A permanent club room for the IR glen will be formed as soon as thme committee, appbointedl for that purpose, has located sulitalie rooms. TIhe comn mittee is to make its rep~ort conicern lng thuis matter at the next regular meeting. An effort wvill be made to win the interest of the ladles in the Le~gion by the organization of a Women's Auxiliary in connection wvith the post. Attention was called to lthe fact that the American LegIon could be made more interesting by the inclusion In its activities of the other sex. A committee on athletics was ap pointed to organize a Legion base ball team. All ex-service men wvho have -base ball equipment are urged to abring their outfit and try out for the team as soon as practive begins. Uniform and comp ileto snpplies10 will probably be purchased at a later date, and games will ibe staged between this club andl other teams in the ounty. The next regular meeting of the Legion will -be held in the court house Monday night, June 13. FIRST PERFOICIANCE OF KATCIIA-KOO MONDAY NIGHT Oriental-Amerleian Fantastique at Opera 11ouse Will Play to Capaielt.y House. When the curtain rises Monday night on the Ohiental-Ancrican Fan tastiejue, Katcha-Koo, \vhich is being staged under the auspices of the D'usiness Women's Club, a rare treat is in store for Laurens play goers, who promise to pack the Opera louse to capacity. Oriental incense and the fragrance of sandal wood will create Just the right h'ngourous atmoidphere for the introductory scene which is laid in the far East. The play opens at -the Temple of Buddha, before which is transfixedl "Katcha-Koo," a Fakia of lilunga. Ile stands immovable in spite of supp1i cations and offers of rich food and gems. Finally, a large reward is of fered to the person who can move him' and through the ingenuity of two Americans, a magical conposite gar ment performs the miracle and "lKatcha-4(oo's" career begins. The many complications and situations that follow make a fascinating and in teresting story. Of course, Katcha Koo isn't a real fakir, but an Ameri can masquerading as one, and thereby hangs a tale. The wierd Oriental on vironments of the first act are in di rect contrast to the second part of the play which is laid in America. Ther, is something doing every minute from the time the curtain rises on the first act until the closing scene of the play, a wonderful patriotic one, entitled "Liberty Aflame" which is 'given with such a punch and thrill as to fairly take the audienec out of their seats. The costumes are stunning, while- the scenic effects will leav3 nething to be desired. The best irusica and dra matic talent in Laurens is enlrolled, more than 150 performers appearing in the cast and chorus grotbps. The committee in charge has been working day and night to make the production a success and it looks as though their efforts will be rewa:ded. Indications point to the house being completely sold out by the time the curtain rises Monday erening. The following is the cast of charac ters: Principals in Order of Their Appear ance Solejah, widow of a wizard-Miss Gladys Roper. Urbanah, High Priestess of the Tem le-Miss .\innie Wallace. Dick llorton, collector of curios-Wil llam Gray. Harry Bradstone, collector of adven .tures-Alison Lee. Maharajah of lunga-James If. Sulli van. Boodypah, a slavo-Carl Putnam. Patsy Kildare, Brazillitata, Lo Belle Elysee, Chin (hin Foo, four wives of Mainrajah-Misses Brucie Ow ings, Marion Bolt, Claudia Bobo, IA)Uise Simmons. atcha-KooW M. Meng. Mrs. Chattie Gaddin, an American WidIow-Miss Martha Franks. 1)Do1ly andl Prudlence, her twvo daughi ters-Misses Margaret Wright and <Patty Wilkes. Slaves---Ilarry Woodside, Fred Bishop, Rtaymondl Gaston. Priestsq *E. 0. Anderson, Clarence Link, C. T. Latimer', J. F. Blackmon. Pianist-Mrs. Harry Paulsen. Orlenta I~l aies M'lesdlamens L. L. Miooram, loravce Shmea ly, Alarion Si mpson, ('. TI. I ati mner; Misses Nannie Kaste Armstr'ong, H attie Gray, Sarah D~unlap, Margaret D)unlap, 'Rtuth hobo, Onivia lliddle, M1ary Fr'eeman, .Marie Smuith. Sara Iharlan Crews, Nancy Sitgreaves, Lo ree .Page, Veil D)uaers Sole ')ancer-Miss . larlan C&rews .\ises Sara Saxon, Mart ha Ba rks (ale, Mi ldred Counts, VirgInia G ray, Rosa Gray, Sara hlishmop, Margaret Lake, Doris Young. Aumld Lang Syne Misses Rebecca Adams, Eleanor Mil-. ier, Jo Blagwell, Eloise C'lardy, Sara Eliza Swygert, Floride Moore, Beatrice Babb), Mary Sue Bolt. English ,Jackles blisses Grace Young, M' ry McCord, Lois Fuller, Nora Langston. Chinmese Sara Eliza Swygert, Florlide Moore, Beatrice Babb, Mary Sue Bolt. FrenIch-Normand wy TLounise McCord, Katherine IHicks, (Continued on Page Four.) CLINTON CHURlCH WINS SUNIDAY SCHOOL CONTEST Keen livalry In Attendance Contest Proves Beneficial to Both Churches. The Sunday School of the iFirst Alethodist church of Clinton won out over the Sunday 2'ehool of the local Methodist church in the attendance Contest which caie to an end Suniday morning, according to figures Just Imilade .public. Both churches inade large gains in the contest and the sup. elintendents agree that much good has been accomplished. V. H1. Simpson is siperinteidelit of the Clinton Sunday School ad C. 11. Ilicks of the Laurens Sunday School. In his letter to Mr. ilicks, Superin tendent Simp:sCII points out that the t'aurens school made an enviable record on all other phases of progress, being exceeded by the Clinton school only on those points on which the con test was based. The letter of Mr. Simpson to .\lr. Hicks In which the result of the con test was declared, was as follows: If we figure correctly, your Sunday BIehool has gained 124 members from i beginning point average of 212, mak ing your average for the contest 336 I gain of a little more than 58 per ,ent. Our school has gained 94 from i beginning point average of 142-a ain of a little .more than 66 per cent., nur average for the contest period be ng 236. This leaves us the winner in he contest as wo made the larger gain nI percentage of average attendance, Yhich was the basis of the contest. You -beat us by far, though, in offer ngs, both in amounts contributed and he percentage gained. In fact, you >eat us almost every -way except 'the vay we agreed to have the contest. n average attendance you made a gain )f 30 more than we did, and from the )eginning points to the highest num )er present on any one Sunday you ;ained 166 where we gained oly 148. But regardless of who won in thel .ontest, we know that our Sunday School has been built up and that nuch permanent good has been accom >lished, and after all this is what we were after. We trust that you and rour good people feel the same way thollt It. Yours cordially, W. H. Siinpson. "linton, S. C. MEETS TRAGIC DEATH [rives Var Into Pond and Drowns. Augusta, Ga., -June 5.-Albert Roe ;el, aged 30, auditor of the Southern :!otton Oil company, ran h-is motor iedan into a deep pond of water to lay, In some unexplained manner, and lc-t his life. Hs motor plunged from an em-bank -nent forming a bridge approach and ,as completely submerged. Roesel wvas thrown from the ear in its flight, ind was injured in the head and it is )elieved was unconscious when he itruck the water and drowned before hel) could get to him. Thecar was 'ross the road anid facing Ihe ,mond ind is evident that ho was trying to reverse his machine to turn it around Lndl sent the machine forward th rough E-rroneous handlinug of the: diin~g ap paratus. (haumbher .ile4'ting P'miospone On account of confilicting meetinugs of severails kinds, IPres. 11. It. Nicke Is, oIf the C'hamber of Commer'e, has rirdoied the meetinug which has been adv-' tisied for .londiay night post p~oned uint il Thu rrday niight. Tihe meeting will be called at S o'clock in the Peoples Loan & LExchange hbank{ bu1 1idig. A full meeting is re 'Inested. Easternm Slars ('omning Preparations are priacitically COm.. pletedl for the entertainment of the (Wl convenion of the Order of thle IEastern Star, which is to open here next Wed nesdlay. Menlhers of thei' local chap ter hIiave ar'ranged a spl1end Id pirogra m i'or the entertainment of its guests and R very enjdyahly meeting is anticlipted. IIEAVIILY IN FIRtE Pittsburiigh, .June 5.-A fire late to nIght destroyed the buildings oIC cuiled by the Fairblanks Scale c~oml ipany', the PIttsburgh Oflihe IEquip ment complany andl the New York Wall Paper company. The loss, which could ihot .be accur'ately esti mated tonIght b~y t(M proprietors of tho concer'ns, wvas 'ed at nearly $500,000, if no ot.aer buildinga are (lest royed. FIVE HURT IN AUTO CRASH TWo City Councnilmnen, Policeman and Two Friends have Serious Accident on G;reeiivlIie lighwasy. Don 11. Irvin and Chas. F. Bishop, city aldermen, Laurenis Idwards, city POliccian, 1red Iickman and Hugh AlcCravy, local citizens, were all more or less painfully injured and the car in which they were 1iding was practically demolished When their car turned over Mlonday night about 8:310 o'clock oil the Greenville-laaurens highway near Narnie about six milcs from town. Mr. Irvin aippears to be the most seriously injured, being at his home still unconscious last night. lie suffered a broken collar blone and possibly a fracture of the skull. Fred Richman has a severe gash In his head and had 'to have several stitches made. Mr. Edwards suffered a fracture(d col lar bone asd is otherwise shaken iip. The other two, while having no bones ibroken, were severely shocked and are confined to their homes. The party was returning from a base ball game at Greenville and met a large truck which was said to have had only a hand lantern or flash light to indicate its presence. The Lau rens party, going at a rapid rate, was almost upon the truck before It was seen and, In making the swift turn to avoid a collision, the car 'was unbal anced and turned over, piinang all of its occupants underneath. The truck, ?hich was hauling a colored base ball tem, passed on without stopping. Mr. Z. 'R. Traynham, who lives nearby, and other citizens who were attracted to the scene succeeded in lifting the car high enough for the men to be taken out and other travelers on their way to Laurens brought the wounded men home. HIOIME-COMING BAY AT CROSS HIL Sunday, June 12th to be Observed its Home-Coming Day By Baptists of Cross Hill. The Blaptists of Cross Hill, after many long and strenuous efforts, ex pect to observe the opening of their ney church auditorium with a kind of "Home-Coming Day" program. To this service the four former pastors who are living, are especially invited, and 'will have some part on the pro gram of the day, which will be as fol lows: 12:00-Sunday School, with special exercises by the children. 1-1:00-Roll Call of the Church. 11:30-Sermon by Rev. J. A. Martin, of Allendale. 4:30-Special Service by the B. Y. P. 1'. 8:30-Sermon 'by Rev. Geo. E. Smith, of Westminster. Special music at each of these ser vices will be furnished by the lo'al choir and quartette. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services. CHAlMES OPEN SALE OF HlOOZE IN Al'I2ANlA Comimlittee (Charges Heaver..; With In (comp~lietny. I'rges A bolishmnent of' A\tlanta, June I.--Whiskey h'is been openly sold1 at various ilace' operat ed in Atlanta, and for the last two or thr iee yea rs an or-gaiz ed gang of swindlers andl conif~(nee men has op 'rated here, "almost without any ef fton -the part of the police and de tectivye (departmnent s to prevent it,", a(' cording to ihe report made to city' council late today -by the ('ouncil Icom1) mnitte tcIhat reicently13 concided10 an in v'e.t igat Ion of Lihe pollicc and detective (depart men)ts. The report, termed Chief of Police Jamies 1, heavers, Chilef of D~etective Lamar Poole and vari'ous members of t heir forces "incompetent," dleclaredl both1 dlepa rtments arie "seething with politie's."' Act ion on the rep(ort wvas plostploned until the next meeting of the coun cil. Th'le report re'ommlended1 abol Ishing the 'hoard of poli1ce c'ommlssioners andl having council elect a chief of polle dilrectly' respionsible to it. abolishIng the detectIvye depart ment and ha ving the pol ice chief assign policemen in plain clothes to detective 'workc, and substitution of the merit system in place of civii service In the police de llartment. fetter filing and iden'ifl cation systems at police station and a number of other ('hanges were asked. Salaries instead of the fee system for officers of the criminal courts als'o were recommended. COUNTRY CLUB HAS I18 OP[NING Many Guests attend First Evening. TO ENLARGE CLUB GROUNDS 'I'le Fornil Opeinmr of fie Bis. Tierre ('01un1ry ('lub1) Drew About 700 31embciers and111 Onests lo Eiujoy the Fir-st Evenling. ('oilve rsatlonl anld 'With weather conditions ideal and arrangements perfected to the ininut est detail, the formal opening of the Bois-Terre Country Club took place Thursday evening with a large numiber of club members, their families and friends present. Soon after eight o'clock a long stream of automobiles began to leave the cities of Laurens and Clinton and iby nine o'clock ai proximately 200 cars had parked in front of the club. With the orchestra g'lving a prelude program. the celebra tion Was -in full sway. Later in the evening the orchestra turned to 'popu lar airs and dancing was enjoyed the rest of the evening. Just before the dancing began Geo. Wr. Wirght, president of the club, arose to read a telegram of congratulations to the club from Sen. and Mrs. N. B. DMal in which they expressed regret at not being able to 'be present. Contin iiing with a short address, Mr. Wright xpressod the -pleasure of the club in having present so many visitors and 2omplimen-ted those committees who 2ontributed so much of their time to nake the club and the opening night I success. He expressed the wish that the club wouio be the imeans of ce menting the 'bonds of friendship be tween the towns of Clin'ton and Lau rens and assured citizens of both plac es, from his personal experience, that each would find the other to be "al right". The sentiments df Mr. Wright were heartily applauded upon his con 2lusion. Delicious punch was served during the e'vening by a committee of ladies from Clinton, of which Mrs. C. M. Bailey was chairman. The directors of the club met Friday afternoon to make further provision for financing the enterprise and for extending its activities. It was de cided to float a -bond issue of $15,000, thap roceeds from which will be used to take up the ibalance of the out standing indebtedness and to purchase additional land for other activities. The directors hope out, of this fund to providie golf lInks and other or dinary adjuncts to country clubs which the Bois-Terre has not yet been abia to avail itself of. Besides consid ering finances and other routine mat ter's, the directors pased a vote of thanks to Mr. Geo. ii. Ellis, chairman of the committee on grounds, Mr. E. ID. 10asterby, chairman of the commit tee on building andl to Mr. 'N. 'C. iiughies, the county engineer, -for their on tiring labhors in bringing the cilub to its piresent state of uisefulness, in a comimuiii ent ion to the pre'ss, Mlr. Ge~o. ii. M~lis, chairman on f-rounids, has reqtuested that visitors to the clubh park their car's on the south side of the ioad, heading their cars in the dir'ection which they ex ,l'ect to leav'e uponu the ir depariture. In ordler to avoid confusion or accidents, dIrivers of ears are requested not to turn around imimed inately in front of the cluib house ihu t to procceed some dlistance upj or dlown the roadl before making the turn. Duiring th4 piast week King & Little, of Cliinton, have installed a kitchen ette and are now lirelaredl to serve luonehies. Write Out Your Noilees The Advertiser is glad to print the notices of clhuirch, social andl patriotic society meetings wvhich it receives, but it requests again that such notices he written out and maliled or sent by hatnd rathier than beiing sent in by teloephone. Secretaries should wvrite the notices just as they expect them to appear in lprint and then sign .Them. Winthirop Iaughtfers to Meet The Laurens Chapter of Winthrop D~aughters will meet Friday afternoon Wvith Mirs 'il .J Shnnly.