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. VOUExxxv. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1921.NUBR4 MAY NOT ACC[T Says Council May Do Job Unhampered BOND ELECTION BEING DELAYED ComIission Appoinlted by City( Co1 eli to Build Filtration Plant; ''hinks Uervico Would be Useless as ie SoibISliiity Rests at. Last with City Connell. Plans for holding elections on the question of voting bonds for city imi provement puriposes, such as filtration plant, water and sewer extensions and street improvement, remain unsettled as the commissioi appointed 'by the city council several weeks ago to as 'sume direction of the 'filtration iplant has notified council that they will not consent to serve under the conditions of their apliolintmet. The 'proposed commission was composed of Messrs. W. L. Gray, W. 'R. McCuen, L. G. Balle and D:'r. W. 1H. Dial. Thursday night a joint meeting was held between the council and the four appointees, when the matter was thor oughly gone over. The commissioners pointed out that by virtue of a -previ ous act of the council in employing an engineer for the filtration, plant and also on account of the restrictions thrown around public service commis sionk, that this.commission would real ly be without that power and authority which it would' like to have in assum ing the Obligation of spending such a large sum of money. They .pointed out that the statutes only em'powered them to act in an advisory capacity and that the city council itself was, after all, the deciding fetor. Therefore, as sev eral members of the proposed commis sion said, tile city council might as well go alhead with the work and take whatever glory or blame attached to the final results. As an instance of the position in which the commission would be placed, it was brought out that the council had already contract ed with the Ludlow En-gineering Com -pany to furnish plans and oversee the work of the filtration plant. upon a flat fee basis. The commission took the position that it should .have power to make such a contract. -Mr.11TIudlow- of the engineering firm, was present and assured the proposed commission that his firm would work amicably with the members and said that in view of the work already (lone by his forces that he would expect the contract to he carried out. Several met'bors of the council drifted out during the course of the session and adjournment was taken without a (leflilite course boing adopt ed. The council met again Monday night and, without any vote on the question, it seemed to be the general ly accepted opinion that the mayor should secure a dlefinite answer from thle commissioners as to whether or not they will serve. In case they re fuse to serve, the mayor is then to have the petitions for thle election cit - culated and exact plans for further proceedure will 'be worked out later. BlliNS RtEUNION Family of Mr. andta Mrs. A. B. .Burns Enjoy thlering Sunday. The annual family reunlion of Mr. and Mrs. Albert i. liurns was held at the 01(d home aplace- near Warrior Creek, Sunday, the 20th. This gathlering of ninety-four 'people consisted of Mir. and Mrs. (Blurns, ten children, twventy-seven ,grandchildren, other relations and a fewv friends. On a tamle, -which had been propared under the big shady oaks, a boutntiful dinner was spread 'by the ladies, and from comments .heard was thoroughly enjoyed1 by all. 'During the hiotter part of the day", a large tub was kept 1filled with cracked ice and tea, which was visited pretty rogularly by the majority present. An enjoyaible day was had1( by all, andl It is hoped0( to 1)0 'ble to -hold these reunions for many year's to come. Univeiling of fonumntt Tile montument erected to ilte mem ory of Sovereign Travis Tr.-Baldwin at Mt. Olive church will b)0 unveiled 'with services 'by the Woodmen next Sun (lay afternoon at 41 o'clock. Members of other camps are invited to attend. HEAVY DOCKET FACING COURT Over Eighty- Cases on 'Docket to be Tried by Criminal Court. No Hope of Completing Work. Over eighty cases face the Court of General Sessions now ibeing held and little hope is entertained by court officials that the docket will be cleared this week.. Judge F. B. Gary, of Ab beville, is presiding and other court of filcials are in their accustomed places. The court was engaged yesterday witn the case of Claude Owens, the young Young township farmer charged with killing his father, Allen Owens, last winter. It will be remembered that the killing occurred in the yard of the deceased. *The defendant is claiming self defense, alleging that his father was pdvancing ujon him with a hammer when- he shot him to save 1 s 'life. Iight witnesses were heard fwr the state yestbrday and eight for the defense still having a number of witnesses to put on the stand. The case will hardly go to the jury (before the noon recess today. . Three defendants have plead guilty and have received their sentences. Will Gambrell tplead guilty to assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons and re ceived a sentence of thlee months or a fine of $75. Goldsmith Jackson, negro boy, plead guilty to obstructing a railroad and received a sentence of three years in the state reformatory. Jackson placed obstructions on the 1C. & W. C. rail road near Bryson, which were calcir lated 'to wreck the passenger train coining from Spartanburg. A shifting engine, however,' came along in the opposite direction and knocked the dbstructions off the track 'preventing the wreck. Rural 'Policeman Owens worked on the case and finally suc ceeded in fixing the blame on the young negro. Allen Foster plead ,guilty to secur Ing goods under false 'pretenses and was given a sentence of two months on the public iworks of the county. Pink Farmer, charged with viola tion of the prohibition law, was tried in his a'bsence and convicted. 'lie lat er appeared in court and was given a new-trial after he coevinced the court that he had 'become confused as to the time of trial. Mathew Hill was acquitted of viola tion of the prohibition law. The evi dence in the case showed that a still had been found near his residence and .that a path lead from there to the still, but upon a failure of the state to prove actual operation of the still the judge directed a verdict for the defendant. John (enry Long, colored, was con victeR of manslaughter, and recom mended to the mercy of the court, re ceiving a sentence of tiree years. Long killed a negro by the name of Gorge Davis several niontlis ago in Jacks township, using a base ball bat. lie put u-p a plea of self defense, alleging that Davis was advancing upon him with a knife. CHIAMBJER OF 00M3EE'FCE TO MEET' TUEi~SDAY Officers to he Elected for Enisingm Year anid a Tamlk by Counmty Agenat. 'rho meeting of the Chamber of Comr merce ordered for last Thursday night dlid not mnatorlilzo as a riuorum failed to attend. Pres. 'Nickels has there fore Ordlered that anot'her meeting lbe, held nexf Tuesday night in the Pecoples Loan & I~xchange Bank building. Pres. Nickels, in repeaking of the meeting, saidi that lhe hopied that a large number would be pyresent as of flers are to 'lhe electedl for the ensuing y'ear andl other matters of importance are to come ttp. Mr. J1. 1E. Trevanthan, county demonstration agent, has nc coptedl an 'invitation to be piresent andl discuss several matters of interest to the city and community. The meeting is to be called at 8 o'clock. T'o Give Awamy .D~olls An original contest for girls between 'the ages of 4 and 8 years is advertised ,by the Minter Company D)epartment Store on another 'page of this paper. This is a (loll contest andl cash prlizes will he awarded to those showing most skill in dressing jils. The dolls will b)e provided bly the store andl the llt tie girls will 'be (wpiecd to dIress for the contest. After the con test, the (do115 are returned to those who dlressedl them. The contest'open1s June 24 and-nloans Jlyl 1 at .4 o'clock. PIRATES REPORT Modern Captain Kidd Sto tions of the State Del Mystery is Under Furth 'Portland, Maine, June 21.-The the ory that pirates are afloat in the North Atlantic has found credence here. Be lief in this and of the fate of the re cently missing ships, has grown 'with establishment of the fact that the message in a tbottle i)icked up two months ago north of Cape llatteras, purporting to explain the disappear anceoof the crew of the flve-masted Bath. schooner Carroll A. Deering, mystery Whip of Diamond Shoals, was written by ienry Bates, of Isleboro, Maine, a member of the crew. Ques tion of its genuineness was settled to day 1by handwriting experts who con pared it with letters written by Dates. The unsigned note stated that the schooner had !been captured 'by an oil burning craft, something like a sub chaser, that the members of the crew who were hiding all over the ship with no chance of escape, were being hand cuffed and that everything was 'being taken off. Through the efforts of Mrs. Willis 'B. Wormell, of this city. wife of the captain of the Deering, and friends, the investigation was started by the State Department, the Department of Com merce, the coast guard and other gov ernment agencies to esta'blish the fate of the missing crew, which consisted of 12 men besides the captain. Under Inveslgutigio The mystery is being investigated by the Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce as is also the unexplained disappearance of the American steel freighter Hewitt, out of Salbine Pass, Texas, for Boston. This craft disappeared at about the same time that the Deering came ashore. The summary -of the history of the (Deering case as sent to consuls by the State Department discloses that when the Deering passed Cape Look out 'Lightship, North Carolina, on January 29, while 'bound from Rio de Janeiro for Norfolk, a man other than the master reported that the vessel had lost both anchors and asked to be repor'ted to its owners. Two daysiater the vessel was found on the beach on what the State Do BRA WEEK AT CLUll Dressing Rooms lleing 1ult, Row Hoat Launclied, Well Drillers Strike Wai ter, Etc. The past wYeek has been a rather eventful one at the Bois-Terre Coun try Club. Outside of a number of small social affairs, events of consid erable Importance have taken 'place at a rather rapid rate. Seeing tihe need of bath houses on the water's edge in addition to the showers and dressing rooms at the club house, the club oflicials last week had work start ed on a bath house for ladies. This wvas nearing comupietion yesterday and as soon as it is complectedl work wvill he started on the men's bath house. Swimming has become immensely popular at the club. Th'ie next it em of "'nautical"' interest is the fact that the row boat was launched y'esterday morning with suit able ceremonies. 'The boat has beeni christened the Jessie Scott, the maliden name of the wife of N. C. tilughes, county engineer, who gave valuable engineering aid. in iliaking the club and lake a success. The coat is thirty feet long andl is calpable of carrying eight persons. During the -past week wvork has be0 gun on the tennis courts and yester day the telephlone line w~as nearing completion. 'The deep well wvas re ported yesterd(ay as strikig a suffict wvater su'pliy at about 170 feet and in case the test proves favorable the wa ter system will 'be in working order in a few days. Thie directors of thme Club are expect ed to meet within a vecry short time when it is expected that the matter of limiting the membership to a number in keeping wvith the s ize of time club and facilities wvill 'be abrought up. It has already been1 no0ted that on sp~ecial occasions the clueb house becomes rather crowded for' comfort. .\r. and Mr's. Gop. .\. Wright and children left Saturday for \Jont reet, wvhere Mirs. Wright andl the ch'ildr'en wvill spendl tihe summer. Mi'. Wrhight returned d'fter seeing that his- family wnrne wvll esanblished. ED IN ATLANTIC ry Revealed by Investiga >artment at Washington. er Investigation. partment describes as "in such condi tion that there Is every suspicion of foul lilay having occurred." Ship Passed in the N klit The department's summary also says that a short time after the Deering passed the lightship, a steamer, the name of which has not 'been ascer talined, 'passed the light vessel and was asked to stol) and take a message for forwarding but no response was re ceived to the "numerous attempts on the part of the master of the lightship to attract the vessel's attention." The department's summary then says that on April 11, the following message was picked up in a fbottle near Cape flatteras: "'Decring captured by oil burning boat something like chaser, taking off everything, handcuffing crew. Crew hiding all over ship. No chance to uake escape. Finder please notify headquarters of Deering." "The schooner carried a motor life 'boat and a dory," the State De-part nent's summary continues, "but neither of them has been picked up an(d no wreckage from them has been found. 'Most of the provisions, cloth Ing and supplies of tihe vessel had been removed." Government agents investigating the elwitt an(l Decring cases said they are baffled and that thus far they have not found a single clue that might lead to a solution of the mnys teries. Ecqually as 1baffling, they say, are the cayes of the British steamer Albyn, and the Russian bark Yutc, which disappeared last fall off the North Carolina coast. Another Steamer Lost The Albyn sailed from Norfolk last October and never was heard from again, while the Yute when off Cape iHatteras sent a radio message asking for aid. but when steamers reached the position given in the message an hour later no trace of the vessel was found and, it is said, she has never been heard from since. Reports to the government are that the weather was perfectly calmn. MRS. ROLAND LAIID TO REST Funeral of 3rs. Mary P. Roland Held Friday Morning al 10 O'clock. The funeral of Mrs. Mary 'Power Ro land, whose death took place last Thursday morning, was held Friday morning, a short service at the house being followed by the interment at the Laurens cemetery. The services were conducted by her pastor, lRev. P. F. Kilgo, of the First Methodist church, assisted by other ministers of the city. The deceased was the widow of tihe late J. J. Roland, who ireceded her to the grave about U-1 years ago. They were born and reared in Dias town shiP and imoved to Laurens in the eighties, where Mir. Rloland engaged in the haridwa re business until t he ine of his death, the 'business being con tinued after his dleat h by his son-in law, Mr. C. D). ioseiey until about a year ago. Mrs. Roland was 76 years of age and is survived by the follow I ng son and dlaughters: Mirs. C. D). .\oseley, Lau rens; Mrs. J. E. Carlisle, Spartaniburg; 'Mrs. J. P. AlcN air, Aiken; Mris. ill. A. Mrieod, Cheraw; Misses 10lla, Bessie and D~ollie Roland, of this city; and James A. Roland, of (Grecnsboro, N. C. One 'brother, Sam Power, of Red Bank, Miss., also suir v'ives her. 's. Roland wvas a devoted member of the Methodist church and 'before adivancing age robbed her of her' use fuminess she took an active interest in church affairs. On account of her kindly andl lovale disposition she will lbe greatly mnissedl by3 a wide circle of fri end(s. The follow'ing acted as active .pall bearers: I10 . Anderson, WV. S. i'ower, TV. C'. S'witzer', ii. 1. Hiabb, Ralph Terry, an(L WV. (G. Lancaster. Thie following weire honoiary pall bearers: J1. N. 'X1right, W. L~. Gray, Jaimnes F. T1olbert, Alva Powe r, Dri. RI. l'. Iiughes, L~. 0. 'Balle, J. C. Owings, Glenn Fuller, C. W. Trune, WV. A. Watts, J. F. Bolt and J. W. Todd Mr. and Mr's. W. ii. Whitley and lit. tie child, of Albernmarle, N. C., arc visiting Mrs. Whitley's father, Mr. Jos. it Sullivann_ GRAND GHAPTER CLOSES SESSION Fourteenth Annual Session Order of the Eastern Star Closed Thursday Afternoon. The fourteenth annual session of the Grand Chapter Order of the East ern Star closed its proceedings here Thursday afternoon following the elec tion and' installation of ofllcers for the ensuing year. Of particular in terest to local people was the election of Miss Lucia Barksdale as Associate Grand Matron, placing her In line for el;;ction to the olice of Grand Matron next year. ThQ. complete roll of oflicers is as follows: Worthy Grand .\iatron-Mrs. PlIlza 'beth McDaniel, Columbia. Worthy Grand Patron-L. L. Barker, Bishopville. Associate Grand Matron-Miss Lucia Barksdale, Laurens. Grand Secretary -Mrs. Ila Willson, ielidville. Grand Treasurer-Joseph W. Mc Cown, Florence. Grand Conductress-Mrs. Maimie Dodd, Greenville. The session of the Grand Chapter was spoken of by visiting dolegates as one of the most enjoyable and inspir Ing in recent years. In spite of the financial stringency the Grand Secre tary and Grand Treasurer reported a substantial increase in membership and a sound financial condition of the Grand Ohapter. The sessions 'of the meeting were held in the Masonic 'llall in the Enter prise National Bank building and were presided over 'by Mrs. Naomi llun singer, Worthy Grand Matron, and Fred C. liatchette, Worthy Grand Pa tronl. Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock the visiting delegates 'were taken to the -Bois-Terre Country Club as guests of Adah Chapter, Laurens, and J. 1-. Parrott Chapter, Clinton. Here a de lightful picnic lunch was served and the guesis introduced to many Laurens and Clinton people not members of the order. This was a very delightful affair, the delegates ibeing charmed with the new club. The closing session was marked by im-pressive memorial services for mem bers who had died since the last meet ing of the Grand Chapter, reports of special committees, election and in callation of officers, degree work and a repoption to visitors. 31118. 1. S. BtOOKs DIEAIDI Passed Away at Ier HIome lin ials Ton 1sly Saturday Eivening. Dials, June 20.-A death that caused universal sorrow throughout this see tion, was that of Mrs. Isabelle S. Brooks which occurred at her 'home Saturday evening somewhere a'bout 8:30 o'clock. Mrs. Brooks' demiso was Sudden and unexpected, the end coim ing peacefully and unheralded while conversing with ler- family. Thle (deceased, had she lived until June 241th, would( have been 8i years old. 'Defore her' marriage to the late Robert 14. Brooks, she was a Mliss 'l'ellams. Bloth the l lellams and Brooks families were among the pioneer settlers of this section. 11cr husbandl preceded her to the grave some t'wenty years ago. .\rs. Brooks was a life-long mem berm of D'ials Mlethodist church, and beloved by all who canm. In contact with her .pure Chiristian life. G raciou s in muanner andl mind, hters was a char acter that attracted all, but more es pecially wvas her kindness and piety felt by her family and relatives. Sunday afternoon interment took lhace in t'he cemetery Ihere, the fun eral services being conducted by her pastor, the Rev. C. 'W. Watson, assist ed by the Rev. Geo. Hlopkins, Pastor of the 'hiapt ist chitrch. The grandl sons of the dleceasedi actedl as pall hearers. M\any13 and beautiful were the flowers that covered the new-madle The following children survive: .\irs. 11. A. Still ivan, of Lau rens, MArs. Win. Gray of Gray Court, Mr's. 1I. Z/. Nahors, of Ii lekory Grove, and .\cessrs. C. F., L,. 11. andl L. W. Btrooks; also threme brothers, Rlobert 1Ilellams, of (GreenvillIe, .lohn 11. I lellamns of Spar tanbuirg, andi P. M. Ilellams, of Dilals. Mirs. Laura italb of Lauriemns and .\t's. D). D). lar'ris, of this place at'e Ithe Iwo surviving sister's. Misses Virigin Ia anid Ma rthat hBarks dlale are visiting friends in 13ennotts v'ille. MAGAlIN[ [DITOR QUESTION8 HRDING Asks Him to Explain His "Association" REMINDS HIM OF PROMISES Mr. Ilolt Declares that League of Na iois nnd llolsheosi were the Only Two Great le1ns that had 'oic Out of the War its World Pannees. De. cries Bolshevism. New York, June 01.-Ilamilton Hot, magazine editor, wio headed the dele gation of pro-league RoIpublicans that called on former 1President Wilson during the last presidential campaign, today made public a letter lie had writ ten President ilarding askinig him to explain to the American people the terms of the Harding As;sociatlon pro posed to supilalt the Wilson League of Nations. "If you dela.y Imulh further, people everywhere will inevitably conclude that you have no concrete plan at all or else that you propose to put party harmony above world welfare," de clared Mr. Holt. "In that event there will be nothing left for those who want America to play her rightful part in stabilizing the world but to organize the country so as to capture congress for the league in 1922 and piesidelncy in 192-1." This, Mr. Jiolt asserted, could be done. He declared the league of na tions and Bolshevism were the only great ideas' that had come out of the war as world panaceas, and he asked the president whether lie could guar antee that the world would not turn to Bolshevism, if it came generally to 'be believed that lie had no plan at all for a sulbstitute for the league. "As president-eleet, you (lid not see fit to disclose your attitude on the league beyond what you had said dur ing the campaign. Both the 'thirty one' and 'irreconcilables' claimed you for their own. As 'president, however, you have unequivocably repudiated the existing league of nations whose area comprises considerably niore than half the earth and whose population numbers three lquarters of the human race. You even permitted without re luke, your ambassador at the Court of St. James' to say that you will have nothing to do with any 'commission or committee' apipointed by the league or responsible to it directly or indirectly, openly or furtively. "You have, nevertheless, as )resI dential candidate, repeatedly promised during the campaign, and, as president, you have reiterated that promise, that you will seek to establish an associa tion of nations based upon the appli cation of justice and right, binding us in conference and co-operation for the prevention of war and pointing the wvay to a higher civilization and in' national fraternity in which all the world might sharec. "You have not yet given the Ameri can people the slightest inkling of the te'rms of this .Ilardling Association that youl proposed shall sutipplanlt the Wil son league. 1 las not' the time come, I respecctfully ask you, to (10 this " Dentist ftets Sentence Charleston, Jlune 20.-In federal court today, Ju tdge Ii. A. M. Smith sentenced Dr. M. A. Woods, dlentist of Columibia, convicted of violating the inareotic act, to $1,000 fine, wvhith costs andi 1 monthus in the federal Iprison at Atlanta, Counsel for the defendant gave no tice of appieal, and Dr. WVoods was re le'asedl under bond of $5,000, pending the outcome of the appeal. Dr. Woods wvas found guilty several (lays ago and a motion for a new trial was r'efusedi b~y .Jud~ge Smiith, who annlfoun~ced lie wold ( impose sentence t oday. TPhe de fendant was chargedl withI selling co caine to two addicts under1( four counts. JTudge Smith has adjourned the June t erm. D~estruivle Halh Storm A (lestructivye hail storm visitedl the se'ctionl of the count y bietween tihe Pork section and Cross 11111 Sunday a ft ernoon, according to people from thadt sectioni In attendance iton the sessions of court. In some sections cotton fIelds were stripped of all fol.. age, doing considerable (damage, and com'n aliu wnerinosl ,damdi,