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VOLUME XXXVii. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1921. TINK& BRITAIN READY TO DISARI English Publisher Speaks of Disarmament ALSO TOUCHES IRISH TROUBLES Irish Situation Is Quite Hopeful, He Says, but Does not Expect linme diate Settlement of All Difflculties. British Navy and Army Already Be ing Reduced. New York, July 23.-I-ere Satur day on the first log of his world tour, Lord tNorthcilffe, British peer and pub lisher, gave to the Nvnternational News Service his views on Ireland disarma. ment, aviation and the conduct of a reporter in interviewing a great man. "The Irish situation is (juite hope ful," said the famous publisher. "My Idea and those of my paper, the Times, have been adopted almost as a whole in the present attempt at set tlement. '"1n fact," he added, as he stood on the deck of the Aquitania, spick-and span In a Palm -Beach auit, surround ed 'by 60 reporters, "they are my plans In a nutshell." "Of course, you will realize." Vis count 1Northcliffe continued, "that the enmity built up through seven centuries can not be eradicated In seven days. "I believe that in the final settle ment, the Northern Parliament will remain, Intact and 11ininune. "The decision to confer -with D Valera was reached last .Noveniber. At that .time, we questioned whether 'he or Lloyd George had the power to make a peace which woifld be ef fective. "What about your' differences with Lloyd George?" Lord Northelirfe was :asked. "I have nothing to say, I said some thing on -that three days ago. You should not question me on that," re plied Nortlicliffe. Not only is Britain enthusiastic ov er the proposed disarmainent confer ence, but she has tlkei the lead in this respect, Northcliffe said. "England is alrady disarming. Our battleships are rusting and rotting :t .Southhampton. We have cut the per sonnel of our navy to 10,000 less than our 1911 peace-time numbers and are etill cutting. "The British standing army, Includ ing colonels, is Wut 350,000 strong. It will be less." Civil aviation has always been on1e of Viscount Northcliffe's chief inter' ests, and lie introduced it into the interview, saying he has advocated it in his pu blication; and that he be lieves he has the British government interested to such an extent that with in a short time several dirigibles which were to be scrapped will.be salvaged and sput. into service. POWVElt C'OMPANY 'OMPli',AINS4 W'ants Delinite Schedule' ini Street Lightiung. .peared before 'City C'ouncli .Monday night irabehalf of the Rleedy' River Power Com,:any and conmpl a ied ver' hally that Supt. hilp)ot, of the city water andl light department, wvas vio lating the rules of the contract be tween the power' company andl the city by turning on thme lights too late at nkght and tu rning them off too soon in tl~e snorning. |lle submnitted a .schedule of lighting which lie said was 'Used in other cities andI contended~ that this scheduleshoumld be used( by the City or 'Laurens. Upon a discus sion of the terms of the contract, which says tliat the lights shall 1b0 turned off and on at the "usual hour's," the couneil ldecidied to retfer' -the matter' to the" city attorney for' a decision. IMr. IHarney ap~peared before the council again last night and contend ed that the council had agr'eed to set tle the matter b~y last night's meetinig. Disagreeing with him upon a construc tion o0 he resolution passed the'night Abefore, the council did not give an an aiwer,' but the committee aippointod for the purpose was istr-ucted to Ifeiot Thursday afternoon. , In leaving e meetIng, 'Mr. IHarney said that he ould serve notice that the power 4omnpany exp)oeted the city to followv thd Ile o gu ubit.r TWO POLICEMEN' ARE SUSPENDED Ofilers Powers and Page are Suspend ed by City Council Following Dif fleulty in Mill Village Friday Night. Officers J. L. Powers -and J. R. Page, of the olty p6lice force, were suapena ed for a Period of -thirty days by city council last night following a difficul ty in the Laurens mill village last Fri (lay night when M. G. Clevinger, it former employee of the mill, claims he was unlawfully attacked by the two policcmen. Clevinger has also taken out warrants charging the two policemen with assault and battery with intent to kill and it is under st-od the case may come up in the higher court. The case was aired at a public meet ing of city council, such a large crowd attending .that -the meeting was ad journed froin the council chamber to the court house. The entire council awas present with the exception of Al derman Albert Dial, who was out of the city. According to evidence brought out at the hearing and testified to by both (sides, Policeman Powers had warned Clevinger to stay away from a certain house in the mill village, Policeman Powers testifyinig that the warning was given upon complaint of neigh bors and relatives of the woman living in the house, relatives objecting to the attentions of Clevinger. Clevinger, l)iaced ucon the stann, testifled that on the night of the dif ficulty he was sitting on the piazza of another hotse talking to a friend when 'the two policemncti Came up aiid called him out. They asked him if he had been to the house where he had Lein iwarned not to -go aIId upon his statement that he had, words passed between them and Policeman Powers said "I have a good nind to maul hell out of you.'" The eitire party then weit toward the miIlI store anld ther O)ttnk P'owers a'i),peareil. I'olic In-i ilowers again rem i ided himl there of tie warning not to go to this house :in. Cl(vintIger rvplid, accoridinigi to his teAtimnciiy, that h,3 had see. a Livyer and would not tol) golig tlhere. Policemilian IPower; threupi on trick at. hin, knoclinr.- a elgarette out of bl1:3 iolitlh. P1ol iceman Pae tien .:'oke 111 and 5, "\hile you are at it give hiim a good oei." Io Started off and they followed. 1le got faster andot as ho ran he th1oulliglit Plo Ileemian P 'age lilt him1 with a pistol :ad lnocled him1 iInto a : i:mll ditch. I)lIIIk lowers, ald P'ol eenia 'a' fell ('n top of iI. After a1 -triluI ?igle they all ot 11 nd the io0ilreimen told him to .'et off the :mill hl'!. Inl answer to a <uiestion froiii on of the aldermiien, 1h3 said th:at lie was not sur that Mr. Page hit him with a listol, but- he thlought111 so. The' policomt ni he ih, -iled n1o liarges against him. Prank Wa!li'ep, enled as a witndess by Vlevinger, said that lie saw the party inl froat of the 111111 store anid the first words lIe beard was when Clevinger said "It's a damn lie." The rest of his testimony was0 piractically the saime as Clevinger's ex(cept that lie said ilthat It apipea red to him i that Cl1eviniger, -Pa.e and 1)1nk Pow '~~ ers all fell ini the ditch at the samte thue and thlat he dlidi not seey any ;dstol at any time. (Policeman PowXde:s, ('nlled( to tho stand, saidl that ih . :s c1alledl that iight about i i o'clo a by P'ol leiman P'age aind whenu tiley) found Clevinger lie called himii out and~ alskedl about threats which Clevinger was said1 to have made and asked him11 "'*hat dliid 1 toll you abouit going ujp there?" Clevinger replied that lie had seen a lawvyer and( it was inoine of his dlaimn business. Pol icemaii Pow ers sald lie then made a pass at him anid k nock ed a eigairette out of is mfouith. They03 went on towarid thle (com1paniy stoire where more wvords followed. P'olice iman P age said "'While you ar'e at it give himi a good one.'' C levinger' then star'tedt away and iwas followed by Page anid l'unk .P'owers, he followini; oin hbind. it lookcd to .hiim as if Clevingeir fell linto ai little ditch1 and Page -and Dnmnk Powei's fell on tolU Hie came up and told tlihom to 'get oft, but1 Dunk Powers sald hc wvould not until they had gotten C leviniger's handic out of his pocket. 'Clevingor got up with *Polleemain Powver's stick in is hand. -Policeman 'age griabbed thec stick and ( hit Clevinger a light lick con thle log. P~ol lceman I Powers Ithen threaictened to brling Clevinger to the 1)01lice statloon, bu t Clevinoge r begged off, saying thatn 1he was~ cout of .mioney~ and out' cit a job). F~or ili'('e ran, said Polieman HEALTH CLINIC HERE FRIDAY Doi. James E. Dedman, Commander of U. S. Puble IHealth Service No. 26, Will Probably Attend. A health clinic, under the auspices f the iState 'Board of Health and the outh Carolina Tubercular Associa tion associated with the County De partment of Education and local Ited cross Chapter, Is to -be held in the I Dourt House 'Friday 'of this week. The health clinic is being held for the purpose of giving a free chest ex imination to those esiring such an .xamination. Miss hlagquist, who has chage of this clinik, reports that .he has found many persons who are com ing to the court hous-e Friday for this conference. She stated that she had round many cases which were not so rious yet needed attention -before the existing condition developed into a serious trouble. Such an examination that will 'be given .by the invited speialists w-ill determine the status of the existing aliment. Colonel 'ames E. -Dedman;, Comn mander of the United States Public Health Service No. 26, will probably attend. In the case that lie will be unable to attend, Maj. Thomas -H. A. Stites, Chief of the Medical Staff, of the United 'States iPublic Health Ser vice, will be here to conduct the ex amination. Assisting him will be Maj. George L. Johnson and Captain M. M. Haley. In addition to the above specilists the county physicians twill assist in the examination. ('ONCERT TIUll'll)AY EVENING ailts Mills Htand to Give Concert on Graded Sehool Grounds. The Wtts Mlills Concert band will give an open air concert on the grad d school grounds Friday evening be ginning at 7:30 o'clock. Bandmaster W. S. Nickerson has -arranged an at tractive pr(.4rami for -the evening and the pullic may well look forward to a lelihitful musical evening. No charge w Il be iiacde for admission nor no rolleetlan takenl. The pulcis Cor lia.ly inv'ited to attend. The following program 1 has been olinou nced by Band master .Nickerson: Part One l.,reh i I o.-tr I, Klein itlection -- Southern AIC1lodies 'Lontorno ~vely-- -Laus Trombone, FlIihnour ichoutiCie- Cloverijok qi 1a13 Avertiure --l rinrose Southwell Part, 'I'o larch--H--euit Master J1well Dvetre Deteim ination IIys Wall-D. ear Old Pal iice 31le x icanu DIa),nce-- Santa loSa, Keifer alich- .\lanhatt .cn Itleach So usa LAWN PiIZES AWAI)ED 31r. Willim1 (lder's Lawn ins 'i rxt Prize in Ciyie Leagiue Contest. .r. Williamilt Gelder has been award ed the prize of $10 offered by the Civic League for the most 'attractive law in lie city tihe a nnounicemient be'ing made~i after a commtiittece of out-of-town judlge's hiad inispfected the law ns of con.. esltants lant week. .\lr. G3elder's lawn on Wecst .\Iain street was highly p'raised for its aritistic ilan and .well k~elt applearance. 'The second iprize of $5.00, offered for the lawn shuowinag lhe mtost imiprloved appeaICCranice sinlce thle contest sta14rted inl thle spiring of thle year, w~as awarded to .\Ir. .Jas. Ii. Sulli vani who occirpies thle formier Tlrayn ham residlence Onl West Maini street. TIhe prizes were oftered by the Civic League as a part of its pirogramo to make the city a miore beautiful andl more attractive place ini which to live. The comm ittee rehutest.s chiild retn who have flower gardens to enter in the flower 'garden contest to notify Mrs. .Jas. ii. Sullivan so that the judcges may lie able 'to aiwardi the ptrizes in that contest. by Aldermtatn Simpsoni on what chlarge lie w~ou1 li hve arrested himt, lie said for dIsorderly conduct and also that lie could have arrest ed him for ties passi51ng. Anmvering other questions, Police matn Powers said that he had received Cnuch comlaint on account of (lev luger's misconuduct, but t hat lie had sought to avoid arrests out of r'espect for the feelings; of' very r'espetable ?'eople in flhe ml1 village and that lie htaiduucee in I keeintg utndesirabtle~ prepl)1( awayi: frte village In miatny ini.:t ..{e . ile :':i'! that. Clevineret al t. '.:, I ': at th' tu ll for EOIGE S. MOWER MtES IN-NEWHEItY1 eath Soon Follows Stroke of Paraly sis. Funeral Held Tuesday. iNewberry, July 26.-<George a. dower died at his home, 1001 John tone street, this city, this morning, tt 9:35 o'clock, followinig a stroke >f paralysis some time during Sat irday night. When his daughter-In aw, Mrs. Frank Mower, went to his 'oon to wake him for breakfast Sun lay morning at 9:35 o'clock she found ilim unconscious. Dr. P. G. 10llesor, who was called immediately, thinks to was stricken with paralysis in the arlier hours of the night. Mr. Mower iad been in feeble health for a year or nore, but .kept to his office and busi tess most of the time, with occasional ;hort vacations. Recently he has ap )Cared to be in better health. He 'was )n the street Saturday, and remarked lo a friend that lie was feeling better than for some time. The funeral will be held at 1:30 )'clock tomorrow afternoon at the home and the Interment will be In Rosemont cemetery. Mr. lower was born in Greene .ounty, Maine, April 20, 18-13. He came to Newberry county with his parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. Duane Mlower, in 1954, settling in Prosperity, iwhere Mr. Mower conducted a prosperous mer aantile busineks, moving later to New berry where the business was con tinuedi with much success. On the (leath of Mr. lower, his widow, Mrs. Cynthia Mower, continued the busi ness, and was one of the most suc aessful merchants in this state-a wo mian of unsually fine business judg nent( and entenprise. She twas a wo nan of large sympathies also, and did i great deal for the reliegious welfare )f this community, devoting time and noney freely and lavishly to train Ilg the young people in prileiples of lemperanee and sobriety, her "Band of Ilope" being one of the best known ind best beloved features of Newberry Lill her siddeni deati at UIttle Moun Lain som1e years ago where she had unie with the young people on a pic iIle. lier temperance work was con Linued by her son, George S. Mower, who was also a person of Ilarge syni pathies and of a liberality that is ap )reeiated by the entire community bit La fully know ii to very fov, for his deeds Orf k indne(ss were done very riuietly, and (n the principle of let lg not the I(fit han id know wlat the i ht hand doeth. Jle was a good iiman. cliariable, pure ill heart and life anId (ev'otd(l to hiis cliurelh and itate. Mr. Mlower' chose the law as his wofession, alnd followed it diligent ly, enijoying a good practice. lie was [lrst a partner w ith his father-i n-law, .he late Lnaibert .1. Jones, aid since :he latter's death swith Frank L. BJ', 1timl. lie was engaged inl mziany im llortalt cases; among others, he w Issistan t eoin sel for tile state in tile oosaw phosphate litigation in 18 91 1ind in the election or registration cas 's in 1S95. -IeI servedi as a member of he constitutional convention in 1895; ser'ved in thei( house of representatives I 888-89; 1911 -1 i; speaker spro tem;l 1 91 9-20, and the first session of I192 I ~2, and served in thle senate th reo terms, 180'.-190-(1. In all these posi.. Lions he was faithful to the trust tihe hpeople placed in him. M1r. Mower' graduated at 'Bowdioini :ol lege, .\aine, in 1873 it theA.. legree, receivinig the degree of A. . from the same instltutioni in 1876, and1( In 191 5 iecoleie thle hionora ry de(gree Laf 'Ijl,. D) from Erskine college, of which institution lhe was a trustee for' miany yearis, up to the day of his death. Mir. .\lower' was married Juone 1 3, 157t6, to .\l iss Falinie I). .lones of Now.. berry, who lpassed away M\arch 10, 1910. le is suri'v'ed by four' cliii dIren, Mr's. Foster N. M\artin, Dri. Frank D). Moweri, Mollardicy Mower and Mr's. I ten ry TI. Cannon-all of Newber'ry. Mr'. Mowver wazs at the time of hIs dea'thI t.ie oldest miembler ini Point of servoe oni thle board of t rustees of Newberry college, w"as vice pr'esident of the board and chairman of the standing commit tee of the board. lIe wvas one of the most lprominent Masons in South Carolina, beIng past grand marster of the stale, and hav' lng taken the 32nd degree in Masonry -tn both the Scottish and York rites, and was also a member of the Mystic Shrine. 1Ice 'was a loyal and devoted moem ber1 (of theL( Associate Rleformiedl Pres 1':,l'am 'hur'ch fi im his young man.. South Carolinians Pay Over Five Millions FIVE MILLION MAKE RETURNS Internal Revenue Collector Reports $1,269,000,000 as Collected in Per., sonal Incones for Year 1919, an In. crease of $141,900,000 over the Pre. vlon Year. Washington, July 24.-The govern ment obtained a total of $1,269,020,000 in revenue fron personal income taxes in 1919-an Increase of $141,900,000 compared with 1918-according to a ,preliminary report of income -tax re turns made public tonight by Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. The commissioner's raport showed there were 5,332,760 personal returns filed In 'the calendar year 1919 rep resenting a growth of 907,640, from 1918, while the total amount of income reported for 1919 ws $19,859,000,000, an increase of $3,934,000,000 over the previous year. The average net income per return for 1919 was $3,724.50, the average amount of tax $238,08, and the aver age tax rate 6.39 per cent, There -were filed 65 returns of net income-of $1,000,000 and over; 189 of $500,000 - to $1,000,000; 425 of from $300,000 to $500,000; 1,864 of $150,000 to $300,000; 2,983 of $100,000 to $150, 000; 13,320 of $50,000 to $100,000; 37,477 of $25,000 to $50,000; 162,485 of $10,000 to $25,000; 438,851 of $5,000 to $10,000; 1,185,.188 of $3,000 'to $5, 000; 1,569,7.11 of $2,000 to $3,000; and 1,921,872 of $1,000 to $2,000. Wives making separate returns from husbands numhered 58, 34; sin gle men, heads of families, 362,797; single women, heads of families, 88, 595; single men, all other, 1,602,277; single women, all other 361,960. .New York filed the greatest num her of returns 682,085, or 12.81 per cent of the total. The amount of net income reported by New York was $3,136,31:3,179 or 7.31 per cent of the total, and the tax plaid was $399,792,351 or 3:.-!i9 per cent of the total. The next largest ninhe' of returns filed by states was from Pennsylvania, 539,172. Tie net income reported was $1,838,002,39., and the amount of tax on individual income was $128,895,161 or 10.10 per cent of' tlie total. Thlie per capita net income for New York accordi ng to the population of the cnsus, for 1920, was $330.89. h'le District of Colminbia .was see on(1 in the per ceitage of population accorlding to the 1920 census, filing reiturns, 13.10 per cent. 'Tihe district reporte( also the highbest per capita lnt income pi returi of $2,54.1.56. Nevada reporting an average net. In (come of $2,389.83, nd the terr'itory of Alaska: reoriting an aver'age net in come per return of $2,000.83, the lowest. Alaska, however, showed the largest per'centaige of pop)ulation miak lug retur ns. Washington, .July 2 i--I). H1. Blair', comnmissioneri of initei'nal r'evenue, r'e p)orts today a collection In 1920 of 19-19 income taxes amounting ,to $1, 269,6,30,l04. Of that amount South Carolinians lpaidl $5.1 92,020.40. Thirty seveni thousand two hundred andl nine ty-six South Carolinians or 21 1)er cent of the population of South Caro l ina with incomes amounting to $1412, 688,832 paid tho taxes. Based on these fiures the per capita income In South Carolina was $8,175. Th'le aveirage net income per ieturin was $:1,825.85. The aveiage tax per returin was $139.21. In 1916 only 1,204 South Carolinians maido inome returns. T1he numher, howevei', the following yeai' jump~ed to more than 22,000. Now it Is nearly .10,000. In 1916 South CarolinIans paid Income taxes amountIng to $77,000. The atmount no' is in excess of $5, 000,000. Off to Mounitaiins About ton automobiles filled wilth young people and chaperones from the Trinity Ridge sect ion leave this morning foi' the vicinity of ilender sonville, N. 'C., where they wvIll camp out during the remainder of this wveek. They will send tents andl cook lng etiuipment in adlvance andl ex ueet. to enjoy the mountaIn ali' to the SCHOOL VEXNSUS BE HELD FRIDAY School Trustees Study Law as to At. tendance at Meeting Held Wedues day. In response to a call issued by County Superintendent of Education R. T. :Vilsoil, for a 'mass meeting of the school trustees of the county, fif ty-seven of 'the sixty-one districts were represented at the meeting whicfh was held in the court house and presided I over by Mr. 'Wilson. The purpose of' the meeting was explained in detail -by the chairiman, following a state ment by that officer to the effect that the county of fLaurens had received -the sun of $58,817.45 for the schools during the year. The largest item came through the equalization act in wihich twenty-five schools participat ed to the amount of $17,453, while eighteen schools received funds amounting to $4,865 under similar rules on account of deficits of the pre vious year. Thirty-seven graded schools received $9,900; four -high school $7,255, seven school buildings, 15,300, while the balance of the ap plrcopriations came ulider the term ex tension fund and other acts. The an nouncement was received with evi dent satisfaction, and the assembled school officers voted unanimously their expression of approval afid re (uested the Laurens delegation to the general assembly to vote for appro priations that will keep the enact mlents in operation next year. The discussion of the school attend ance law developed the fact that prac tCcally a new act was passed at the last session of the logislature. This feature of the meeting was of special 'Importance, giving the -trustees a clear idea of the law. The new act re qlires the board of trustees of each district to determine attendance of four consecutive -months shall begin, and to post notices or give notices through local papers at least thirty days before the period begins. Chair men of the board in each district must make a census of all children betIaeen the ages of seven anli four teen years inclusive, on the last Fri day in July, 'this to be a basis of oper ationl for the enaling school year. LJIIE COMAlIMECATION IIE AiliD EVANVELIST ,loNfMs Membners of All Denoiniationis Hieard Rev. Jiones iat aptist Church Thurs. day Night. Six hundred people of all denomnina tiols attendeld tle Siunday t h' lool "vanlgel isIn conference held at tle First Haptist cliu reh of this city 'i'lTlurs (lay evening, at wilich IRev. Bob Jones, tile noted Methodist evanlgelist who is touini'lg South Carolina under the auspices of tie South Carolina.Siuday -School As;:ociationu, was the leading speaker. All denominations took part in the iteeting and forty cllurches represent Ing every section of Ljaurens county Wvere represented. Rev. S. 11. Temple mal, of the Iauireis Baptist chlircl, Ipesi(led. Rev. 11. C. WUatson, of tIle (Gray Coutrt Altethilst church, offer~ed prayer and R1ev. C. T. Squires of tile Laiurens P'resb~ytteriani churichi liltrto duted the speaker. An initirductotry statemlenit ex'plaiin ing the plan11 and1 pur1 pose of L.he c!am lialgn was made by LeCon C. 'Palmier, general sutperinltendent of tile South Carolina Sunday School Association, after which Mr. .Joones addressed .tile auilen~ce on "ishiers of Men". Ho said that every 'Christian ought to be a souil-wvinner, anid especially every Sunday School .teacher. The Stato .Sunday School Associationi and( 'its leadership, lie said, should receive tile hearty supplort and co-operation or all who believe in evangelism, since its sole purpose was to urge all Christians to supIport heoart~lly tile plans of thieir own church and denomination. Following the meeting here, Mr. Jones and his piarty left for ileltoni andl Abbeville, wherie 'they held a meeting lFriday. Off For C'amipiug Tiriy A party of young people, chaperoned by Mrs.'J. 0. C. Fleming, Mrs. R. T. Dunlap and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Caine, left by automobile Monday afternoon for Tuxedo, $J. C., ,whore -they wvill en joy eamping for' a week or ten days. Among tile young people are Misses Carrie Fleming, Virginia Sullivan, Mary ,Sullivan, Margaret and Sarah (iAmlap, Saralihl Hihop, Louise Sniow, of lienry, S. C., Miessrs. Charles Flem ibe, Cecil Rope1r, Thornwell D)unlap, Jarl L~angstoni, Iliatinugs Dial, 'Phil we une Owe Id DI.'k C'h!M"