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UAWU VOLUME xxxvii. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1921.0UBR1 BLAMKIL CHARG[D IN ARBUCKL[ CAS[ L Defense Now Accuses a State's Witness t c HOUSE PHYSICIAN GIVES TESTIMONY Counsel for Film Comedian Charges p that lilackumil may IInve lieen Mo- C 'ive Belihid Charge of Murder and that This Figured in His Arrest. 'San Francisco, Sept 26.-An asser ti m in court today by Roscoe 9. ( 'atty' Arbuckle's chief counsel, iFrank Dominguez, that he believed 3blackmail had been contemplated against the film comedian and that .this motive fgured in the defendant's .arrest on a murder charge, was or dered put before the grand jury to night by DIstrict Attorney Matthew A. Brady. 'Brady issued subpoenas for Do minguez and his associate counsel, (Charles 11. Brennan of San F rancisco, C and Milton M. Cohen of Los Angeles, to appear at tonlight's grand jury ses sion and repeat their charges. The action rwas taken, Brady said, on the request of Alfred Semnaoher, who 'was accused by Dominguez to day of having conspired with Mrs. Bambina Delmont, ,the complaining Witness against Arbuckle, to take torn parts of the clothing of Miss , Virginia Rappe to Los Angeles for the pumipose, Dominguez said, of extort- b Ing money from the defendant, who Is charged with the murder of Miss Itappe. tDominguez made his assertion af ter long questioning of Semnacher re garding his previous, testimony in the case. Police Judge Lazarus, before whom the hearing is being held, refused, however, to allow Dominguez to d question Semnacher along this line, 'saying it had no part in the present proceedings. Semnacher's testimony took up most of the afternoon session. In the morning Dr. Arthur Berdslee who treated Miss Rappe after the revel In Arbuckle's hotel suite, 'testified he discovered evidence, of a ruptured ( bladder early the morning after the party and that ha advised her re- d ,moval to a hospital. The defense was unable to make him admit that site -could not have been suffering from anything else. Dr. Beardslee reiter ated his diagnosis, and said he found her writhing in -pain so great he had w to adiminister sedatives three times. Replying to a hypothetical question er regarding the cause of a torn blad- v (er, he said an injury such as that described would have beeii caused by an external force such as a fall or a blow, although contortions incident to w violent vomiting might -have pro duced that effect. Evidences of alcoholism were over shadowved by Miss Rappe's suffering from the rupture, Dr. Bhea.rdslee said. 'I Hie testified that 'Mrs. Delmont, who attended the Injured gui, showed no signs of beinig undecr the influence of alcohol or dirugs.h The deLfenlse pursued its question- h~ ing of Semnacher wvith great vigor, nh causing him to announce that he 'u' muist have been misquoted if he had hi salid le was aliss Rtappe's manager.T I us acquaintance with bo0th her andi n Mrs. D~elmont was more or less ens uial u ntil shortly before their trip to P~ San Francisco where they attended r~ Arbuckle's party, lhe said. , 'Dominguez (luestionedi the wiltness Ii closely about a purse Ihe produced hi from his 'pocket, saying it was Miss fr Ranppe's, and asking wvhat connection r( lie had had with it. Semnacher re plied that, after the party, Milss Rappe asked him to look for it and that on asking Arbucklo about it next day Arbucklo produced it from a deck. Semntcheor said he then took 4 tt to aliss Rappe in a' nearby roon,a whore she lay ill. Asked about Mrs. Delmont's con-k dition at the party, Semnacher testi fled that shte was5 dressed in yellow~ pajamas, andI ap~pearedl "lit tip" or "about halh drunk," when he first saw her. ie denied hearing any screams from the room where Mliss Rappe af ter'wardls was found in distress. The defense dIrow frtom Somnachor the admission 'that ho might have misunderstood Arbuckle's exact lang- a' stage regarding the ice incident, lie At said Arbnokie had described to him~ bl FORMER PRESIDE] LI Anniversary of Date on W Stricken Finds Him Shov His Recovery Bcing More 2 Expect. . Washington, Sept. 25.-Woodrow Wilson fell a sick man two years ago today. Since then ho has passed un der the shadow of death and out of the 'White House. Thousand; of Americans of what ever political faith recalled the an niversary of the beginning of the former president's Illness and won dered what he was doing. Although he no longer flgures in The datlf headlines as he used to, Mr. Wilson still Is "news". Therefore it seems appropriate on this occasion to tell the latest news about IIim. Mr. Wilson, besides following the ways of a retired gentleman with a lively interest in the .world's affairs, lives by the eight hour day which he once told coggress was "adjudged I -by the thought and experience of recent years a thing upon which so ciety is justified in insisting, as in the interest of health, efficiency and contentment." dle aims to have eight hours for sleep, eight hours for work and eight hours for relaxation and keeps to the schedule .pretty fairly. Seven o'clock in the morning is about his rising time. He once again shaves and bathes alone and then takes some calisthenic exer cises prescribed by his physicians as benoflcirl in restoring the use of nerves 'nd muscles which were im >aired during his breakdown. ale has breakfast in 'Mrs. Wilson's bou (oir and finds that two years of ill ness and slow convalesence have not affected his appetite. The morning Pa,pera never are neglected whatever else may demand attention. Half a dozen Ot4tQBWAj 4leiUveo&*darIy and Mr. Wilson reads them thoroughly. Work of Morinlg Then comes the morning's work. About that time the mail carrier, six days a tweek, delivers quite a packet of letters. They come from a variety of correspondents. Old friends of the adlministration days write in formal .friendly notes or discourso oni the politics of the (lay. Schools and colleges ask for donations; individ tals who feel the pinch of the times ask for some personal financial as sistance. Others discourse on the shortcomings as they see them of the Republican party. Autograph hunt eirs are represented in large number. Various gentlemen who think their aillment is the same as Mr. Wilson's want to know the names of his physi- I clans. Mrs. IWilson invariably goes I over the morning's mail with her hus band, some letters are turned over to a secretary for reply, most of them the former 'president answers jpersoni aihly, dictating to a stenographer whoI comes from his law office every morning for the purpose. All of them he signs himself. The morning's work is done In the1 library. The old1 desk and chair and table Mr. Wilson itsed in his study at. Princeton are there. Tihousands of volumes which wierc piacked awvay while ho was in the White Illouse are there. Tlhrough the windlows r.ty be seen~ the indigo blhue strip of Vir ginia hills where lie used to go golf ing, and not far away hangs a bag of golf sticks, a reminder of a better lay. I'rlnceton Colors Used The former president and his in separiable comipanion always have thoir lunchesj served In the dining< room. Then comes a nap of an hour < ind1( then, unless the weather' is most iclement, a motor (hive. Mir. Wison .virile in the White Ilouse b- came at tachied to a certain automobile. It went .hack, as is the custom each :'ear' to the manufacturer, from whom Mir. IWilson bought It as a "used car". 'He hiad it painted black,I .vith orange t rimm'IngsaPrinceton color's-and in 'his car which lie re-1 gards as an 01(1 friend, lie goes driv ing into the eountryside. lie dislikes explor'ing new routes .but rather en joys driiving over the same ground at about the same time. Many folks in the country look for him; one quaint 01(1 lady recentiy held up the car' and :presented a sweater which she had knitted; a little girl *gase him a knitted lap robe, Frequently IEDICOS MEET AT BOIS-TERRE lird District Medical society to Meet at Country Club Thursday. The annual meetIng of the Third Ilstrict Medical society is to be held t the Bois-Terre country club, be ween this city and Clinton, Thurs ay of this week. The doctors of everal counties will arrive shortly be arc noon by automobile and will sit own to a luncheon at one o'clock. )r. Rolfe E. lHughes, of this city, is resident of the association and Dr. . C. B1ambrell, of Abbeville, is see etary. The following program has been nnounced: "Present Types of 'Doctors."-Dr. olfe 14. Hughes, Laurens. "Relyort of Unique Cases."--Dr. Geo. Neel, Greenwood. "Some Observations on the Trend f American 'Medicine as Observed at le Boston Meeting of the A. M. A." -Dr. E. A. Hines, Sec., S. C. 'M. A. "Subject Unannounced."-Dr. G. A. euffer, Abbeville. "Unusual Cases." (Surgical)-Dr. S. ilays, Clinton. "Rcmarks."--Dr. T. L. W. Bailey, ounclilor Third District, Clinton. Volunteer Papers. Rioifbrt of Cases. Unfinished Business. Election of Officers and Selection of ext Aleeting Place. Officers Session 1921-President: r. Rolfo E. Nu-ghes, Laurens. Vice-Presidents: Dr. W. G. Black ell, Parksville; Dr. C. H. Blake, reeniwood. 'Secretary: Dr. C. C. Gambrell, Ab wville. Councillor for the District: Dr. T. W. Bailey, Clinton. MRS. SARAII CATHCART lep-Mother of Mrs. W. D. Byrd bied at Home of Mrs. Byrd Sunday Night. Mrs. -Sarah 'Cathcart, widow of the te ,William J. Cathcart, of Columbia, ed at the home of her step-danughter, r, NW. DA 3Byrd,-. a -few miles from aurens -Sunday night at 1, o'clock. he body was carried to Columbia onday afternoon and funeral servic 'were held there Tuesday. Mir. Cathcart was twice niarried, tll of his wives being daughters of ie late Henry Shell, of this county. r the first union there are four chil 'en, W. C. Cathcart and Henry itheart, of Columbia, Mrs. L. C. Ipscomb, of Ninety Six, and Mrs. W. 'Byrd. No children were born to rs. Sarah Cathcart, but she reared in ehildren of her departed sister ith deep devotion and care. The deceased was approaching sev ity years of age at her death. She as a devoted member of the Baptist itrch and a woman of noble in Ilse and piety. During most of he ,e she was a resident of Colunibia. here ,he was noted for her useful ss and heli!fulness to others. MOliE ItEAL1TY DEALS Properties. J1. L,. M. Irby Buys enu South Hanrper Street. D. 10. Todd, who recently tradled is >me on WVest Main street for tile >me of M ir. Fleming Jones on Clhest it street, lias traded the Jones hlome lth .\r. J. C. Shell for the latter's >mne in thle rear' of .the post offIce, he dletails of the latter trade have >t been .given out. Another realty dheal recently mamde lbile wvas tile sale of tile bungalow 'cently bilit b~y Mr'. Add Martin on )th'll iarper street to Mr. .J. L. M. by3. Th'lis is a ver'y attratcive little 11m1 amid Mir. Irby will move inito it omi 111 apartments in tile Vincent sidenco at an ealy (late. Tio have Tag D~ay Next Wednesday, October 5th1, has men dlesignatedl as "'rag i~ay" by theO vie Leagute and on that (lay citizens the town will be0 asked to buty tags a minimum 'price of 25 cents. The 'oceeds will be used toward the up oep of the court hlouse square. Cot ton Coes Skyward Tile Notton market showed renewedl tivity yes-terday,' the October option Ivancing over $5.00 per~ bale IvithI her months making lesser gain's. lhe local .martket was atroulnd 2t cents sHterd(ay aftetnoon with little selling. id others, but later' ho told tile pro-, cution thalt ho did not mistake Ar iekle's meaning, VES SIMPLE LIFE hich Woodrow Wilson Was ring Marked Improvement, Ldvanced Than Family Could the car stops at a farm and takes Dh a load of fresh vegetables, oggs and fowls. 'fle party Is always hlome before dark. Dinner is an Informal affair; some ines there are guests, always old [riehtds or associates. Irs. Wilson no longer dresses for the occaiIon as she Ilways did while Mir. Wilson Was president; it Is pn famill. But no neal in the Vilisoni household ever )roceeds until grace is said. \ir. \Vil son has always said it himself, and iontlths ago when Ie was so weak he :ould hardly stan(I Without aid, and uts voice was almost inaudible he steadied himself on his chair and wihis )ered the 'plea for divine blessing. Friends remember him ever at ueals. Frequently a Potomac river lsherman sends a rare specimen roni his catch. Once, another friend sent him ducks out of season and aid the game warden a handsome )enalty. Reading or Aiusenent After dinner -he goes in for read ng or amlusement. Once a week 'Mr. Willsonl has a motion picture show )f his own and frequently sees the eature film at the asme time it is )eing shown at the theaters (town own. Occasionally lie goes to a laudeville show, his party taking moats in the last row, and entering Ind leaving with every effort to Lvoid ostentation. It rarely happens, lowever, that somebody fails to dis -over the visitors and a demonstra ion of handelapping always ensues. Elvenings at home, however, are ;pont in the family circles. The for ner president and Mrs. Wilson read a )ook together, or perhaps Mrs. Wil ;on reads aloud, Scmetimes It is one of the detective (tories of which Mr. Wilson was said o Ie so fond. They do not now orn as large a part of his reading is may have been the case years ago. lie takes to bed early, not to Sleep, iowever, but to relax, to read and vrite. fllke M-ark Twain he does nuch reading (nd writing in bed. 'ropped up1) by pillows, and with a ittle writing board across his knees le reads and makes notes, some of hoem voluminous and in shorthand. ohody knows what they arie about. le iputs them carefully away. They re not notes for a book, which many xpect. Not to Wrie Book Unless Mr. Wilson changes his nind decidely he will write n1o re Ily to Robert Lansing o1 any one Ise wh1(o has criticised his pollcies. writer who has been given aecess o .ir. Wilson's paler of which there s most a ton, Is wr'iiting a book, hut t wIll be his own; not Ai r. Wilson's. ''ill give you any mater'ial I have 01' yOtir boo)0k,"' ialri. Wilison to0(1ld hin. I'll answer' any qutestions yo0u ask; 'at it's yottr hook. I dlon't even wvant o see what you write." iilfiwever the evening ' 'uy be spent, Iowevei' tir'ed hie may he, thier'e 1s no thing the former president never meglects. It is the readilng of a fewv 'erses of the iie. Whlen lhe says :00( night lie invaiably r'eadis aloud omne shoi't passage from the book( l'hich always i'ests onl the r'eading able at his bedside. Fr'iends and admiiiireis ask, wh~at is ,orow.0% Wilsoin's recal condiit ion ow? 'lle will be 65 years of age next Dec eimbei' andl has passed thrioulgh an or lcal which few meni survive. The aeasu re of his progress towai'd health oust be meiisiured with those facts in nlind. lils normal wveighit In health vhile he wais president wvas 180 loulnds. le showed~ little (Iepariture r'onm that flgui'e nowv. Is eyesight is 5 goodi, although lie has dliscar1ded is favorsite noseglasses for specta Ics. 1llis hir has turned snow white, ott it has not thinnedl. Ills appetite s too robust to 'please his phlysicians. 41st Mar'chi whein lie left the White louse :with president-elect Harding m attendant had to place his feet on ach succeedling step from the por leo. The oilher (lay lhe sent his at endant away andl climbed alone, not vithout some effoi't, into his autonmo (Continued on Pae 4.) LT. LAKE'S REMAINS LAID TO REST Simple but inipressive Ceremonies at the Funeral of Late Lieutenant Milled li World War. Simple but impressive services were hold at the Laurens cemetery Sunday afternoon at live o'clock when the re mains of Licut. Thos. D. Lake, Jr., were given their final resting place af ter having lalin for nearly three years near the ~little village of Ardeuil, in France, where he was killed in his country's catise in September, 1918. llAieut Lake's body arrived from llo boken, .N. J., Saturday afteriooi, a large number of his former friends being at the train out of respect for his memory. The body lay at the home of his parents, .r. and Mrs. Tihos. D. Lake, until Sunday afternoon wien it was borne to the cemetery. In view of the memoilal services 'which were held at the Met hodist church a few months after his death, no services were held at the house and the ser vices at the cemetery were very sim ple. fWith prayer and scripture read ing by local ministers and song ser vice by a selected choir, the body was gently lowered into the grave. As a mark of tribute the local 'post of the American Legion, named after icut. Lake, formed an escort of honor to the grave. The active pall bearers were relatives and associates In life, as follows: Chas. Fleming, Frank Caine, llenry Franks, Rice Nickels, Douglas Featherstone, of Greenwood, Edwin -Lucas, of Columbia, Jas. C. Todd, Frank and Walter Fielder, of Spartanburg. Leonard Cudd, Luther Brice and Ralph Earle, of Spartan burg were here to attend the services, begides other relatives and friends. Thomas D. Lake, Jr., 'was the old est son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ). Lake of this city. le graduated from Wofford college in 1911". In 1917, at Lhe first call for preparation for thu war, the United States having gone in, he was accepted at the oileers' training school at Camp Ogletho pe and from that camp was commission ed as a lieutenant, and was assignedl to tCamp Jackson, In Tie reorganiza lion of the forces' lie was assigned to Lie Three Hundred an1d Noventy-fh'st Infantry, Elighty-Third division, and with the unit lie went overseas in ti early summer of 1918. Capt. W. R. Richey and L2ieut. J. C. Todd, both of baurens, were alos ofilcers of the reg iment. 'lie gave tup his life while leading his ueii in the great Champagne valley :rive, being killed by it high ex-plo give sliell. lli body was burtied in a rude box 'with two otiher officers and ie spot marked by 'lAileut. Todd. Between the time of his gradutlion mnd hits entrance into the army, Lieut. bakc bought cotton on the local mar ket with his father and had already won the respect and friendshi p of the business comunity. lie had 0"one ties of friendship among young lople f his age. Ills death Clit short a promising earieer. 0)1W( .NIE ('OTT'ON (AllOWI'E ItS fl~lttg 11e11ldin the 'ourt hlouse Satiurday 3Mornling. II. W. Watkins, assistant director If extension work at Clemson, and D). I1. Anderson, a prominent farmer of Spartnnburg couinty, addressed a gath ainig of farmers and hankers in the sourt houise Sa turd'(ay mor)ni ng in thle interest of the -Sotuth Carolina Cotton irower's' assocIation. T1he~ object of the association, as ex plain(d by the siceakers, is to 1poo1 t ho !ottoni crop of the state, sell it in large lots dir ect to mnantrfacturers where possible, gIving the Cotton gr'ower thie benefit of world cotton na rkets and reducling the cost of (is tribution. The association htopes to bave signed tup 4100,000 bales of cotton jf thie 1922 cr01), though it may start business on a smauller' number of bales. ILaurens counity is asked to sign up 16,000 bales. No action towardi an organization was taken at tihe 1meetinlg, but several >ther meetings are beintg heldl in the county tils week. County Agent r'revatthan, ,who is taking an interest in the association, states that plans ror' an organization in 'the county wilt e announced later. Mr. Watkins, after the meeting, said bhat the success of thd~ association was largely dlependlent upon thie co-Opera tion of bankers and farmers and that lie was sure that the banker's would meet the farmers half .way ini their loesiro to secure a profitable sale 01l thecir product;. BIG RAIL STRIKE IS NOW iHR[AT[N[D Railway |Workers Oppose Wage Reduction SHOP CRAFTS ALREADY VOTED Lenders of the Big Four Labor Unions line Little Dloubt, but that, Rank and File Iae ofted for Striko Against leduction of Iages. Chicago, Sept. 26.-Leaders of the Big Four brotherhoods and affiliated unions tonight leclared they had lit tle doubt that the railway eiployees had voted for a general strike rather than ac'cept a wage reduction, but an nounec. t'lat the conversative coun sei of the leaders might prevail Eagainst a walkout. ,eneral chairmen of the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen began counting the 186,000 strike ballots of their men, but admitted before the first envelope was opened that, judging from the known temper of the men, the result will be overwhelmingly in favor of a strike. Giving an estimated majority, 'Vice4resident James Mur lock Raild: "Our past experience has been that 89 per cent of the men will always Vote to strike." Next Monday omlcials of the Brother liood of Locomotive Engineers, Order )f Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of [ecomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Ind Switchmen's Union of North America, will meet here to count the Atrike votes of their 259,000 members. Railroad union leaders here ex roct all the brotherhoods and the iwitchmen's union to cast substantial majorities for a strikc. The amliated shop crafts have already voted, by a majority of approximately 325,000 to 18,000 to walli put, and are Gnly wait IDg to see what action the er un ons '% ill take and for the United aItes railroad inbor board to dispose if the opending working rules agree nents. Reports of the general chairmen of he trainmen whenl they assemnibled to lay were plainly disappointiig to the inion leaders. ThI trainmen ahad vot A on a separate ballot because their eaders did not approve of the joint iaIlot preliared by tihe ot her unions. )n September 12, President W. . Leo ddressed a circular letter to the men n which he pointed out live reasons vhy he thought a strike would be un vise at this time and why the men night expect to accept soi wage rc lietion, 'lie asked the men to consider the aet that wages and working condi ilons of all classes (establisied since 91S were the result of a world war; h1 at 5,000,000 .imn are nlow- i neiplov d:that nearly all classes of labor vn e beeni forced by mediamtion, a rhi rat ion, strlikes or lockouts to accept edutied rates of i ay duii ing the past mar; that Ithe inc reasedl wages grant .d railroadl men last year wer~e based in increased (ost of living and that rover~inment re Ports inien cteed a I16 per tent I cut in livain'g costs since. JTulv 1, 1920. The letter, however, apparentiv has ailed to infinience the voting, the gen ralI chai rmen reportedl todlay. The sti ke vote, hiowever, union of.. IdalIs ipointed out, dloes not. nccessari y mean the immedliate calling of a ~trike. The qinestion as submitted to lhe men enarriedl a vo e for or against 'a strike uinlIeCss tie wage reduction tuistion can be sett ledl in a manner ~atisfactory' to tne general grievance ommnittece repiresen tin g t he class of ~ervice in which I am engaged." At iddle's Ol Field There will lie an Ice cream supper tt 'Riddles Old Field school house Sat irday evening, Oct. 1st. TPhe pro eedhs are to go for the benefit of the echool. The ptubl Ic is cordially in rited. Hi pnuosIsI Comhig Mr. Chias. Under'wood, adlvance agent, was In the city yesterday mak ing arrangements for the appearance 1t the Opera House soon of Fayssour, Lho hyupnotlst and mental telepathIst. P~ay'ssoux was here about five years ago and no doubt many will remomber 1im.