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I' ~V'v VOLUME XXXVII. LAURENS,' SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1921. ' ~DL LABOR BOARD TO FIVE hEADS Union Leaders Acceplt Invi. tation to Confer TO MEET IN ChICAGO ailroad Labor Board Sends Invita. tions to Five Heads of Railroad Brotherhoods to Discuss Means of Averting Strke. To Meet In Chica. go Thursday. Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 18.-The scene of action in the threatened nation-4wide progressive railroad strike to begin October 30, shifted back to Chicago today with the announcement that, the three local members of the Big Five railroad brotherhoods had accepted u request from the railroad labor boarat that the five chief executives confer with th bo ird in Chicago Th'ursday apternoo. The tajegrams requesting the con feronce were sent to Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive 10nglneers; W. G. Lee, presi (lent of the Brotb.rhood of Railroad Trainnio, and W..S. Carter, president of the B'rotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen, all with headquarteris in (this city. After a telephone confer ence Mr. Stone announced tonight that the three chief executives had accept ed the invitation and would' leave for Chicago Wehnesday night. Similar re <quests Mr. Stone said, were sent to L. 1.3. Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, and T. C. Cashen, president of the Switchmen's Union of North America, with head quarters in Cedar Raopids, Iowa, and Buffalo, respectively. It is understood thal Mr. Cashen will be here tomorrow morning for a conference -with the three local Axecu lives and E. P. Curtis, of Te%{ grand oflicer of the Order of Rail road Conductors, who will ropresbnt President Sheppard at the mdpting. Mr. Stone said -P1resideit Cashen would accompany the three local ex eed;ives to Chiengo, where they will be met by Mr. Sheppard. The local executives had but lit Ile comment to make on the request for the conference with- the labor board, announcing that the purport of the meeting was not specified. Referring to the call fdr the 'Cli cago conference Presidgnt Lee said: "Of course I will attend the con ference. I will attend any confer ence at any time or place that holds out. the ,Possibility of an open door to settle this matter. I have in mind the homes of the 150,000 men in my organization, and I realize nyhat this means to them. I will do my utmost at all times to reach an amicable set tlement." President Stone tonight Issued a signed statement, in replly to state ments- made by Joseph V. Defrees, president of the Chamber of Conm mnerce of the Uniaed States in Wash ington yesterday, denounce~g the threatened railroad strike as a "most cruel and unjustifiable attnck upon the peole andl government of the Unitedi States." "TIhe statement is so manifestly unfair . and miislea'ding it has been dleemed adlvisable to make a fe-w cor r'ections," Mr. Stone's statement said. The statement follows: "In the beginning, it would natural ly be assumed that Mr'. Defrees speak ing for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States wvould be voicing the opinion of all American citizens 'but in view of thh one-sided state men'ts, it is the judgment of the rail way workers that he is simply speak ing for ?he millionaire el'ement cre'at ed by the miseries of the late war andi now posing as great nndipatriotie cit 1"zontwithout regardl to the many crip) ples and unomploycd, twho at this time apprecIafte-to them--the war is not over. "Mr. Defrees states that the an ticipated withdrawal from -the service contemplates a most cruell and unjus tillable attack uplon tho citizens and government of 'the Uni'ted States. This creates the impression that the rail road workers are not loyal citizens and is an unwarranted ad'undeserv ed accusation upon a body of men. Who hv'e 'roven their loyalty, We point i:. pridie to the numiber of railroad - mployees v~ho volunteered their 5er vlees in -the great war." MEET OF R. R. UNIONS COMM1UNITY FAIR A BIG SUCCESS Prizes are Awarded to Successful Con. testants in Watts Mills Fair. The Community Fair, held at the Watts Mills last Friday and Saturday,jI brought out many excellent ex'hibits from the people of the community and proved a big success from every standpoint. A large number of po ple, both from the mill village and from the city, visited the exhibit'ion and were enthusiastic in praiso of both the general plans and the individual exhibits. The following were declared prize winners in the various departments: Hoursehold Products4 Dest jar of fruit-Ist, Mrs. J. C. Sims; 2nd, Mrs. H1. II. Smith. Best jar of vegetables-Ist, Mrs. C. E'. 'Baldwin; 2nd. Mrs. C. E'. Bald-win. Best jar of pickle-1st, -Mrs. 11. H. Smith. Best basket of vegetables, one kind --1st, A.Irs. E~d. Gwinn. 'Best basket of vegetables, variety 1st, Mrs. C. E. (lBaldwin; 2nd, Mrs. W. Baldwin. Best made dress for a child-1st, Mrs. C. R. Roberts; 2nd, .rs. Cage Williams. Best made blouse or suit for boy 14A, Mrs. Blanche Campbell; 2nd, Mrs. Ldidle Mims. Best made shirt for man-ist, Mrs. Ed Glwinn; 2nd, Mrs. W. S. Nickerson. Best garment made by girl 15 or over-ist, Miss Bernice Jones; 2nd, Miss Mary Lou Crow. Best piece of fancy work by woman I -1st, Mrs. Simpson Adams; 2nd, Mrs. R. N. Allen. Best piece fancy work by girl-lst, Miss Pearl Watson; 2nd, Miss darie Wardell. Best cake made by girl les sthan 15 -1st, Miss Marie tM ..owell; 2nd, Miss boree Williamns. Best cake made by woman-Ist, Mrs. 10tta Sorkee; 2nd, Mrs. Lilly Stewart. Best candy made by girl-lst, MIs Mary Tinsley. Best candy made by woman 1st, Mrs. Ftred Boyd; 2nd, Mrs. Cuil bertson. Flowers Finest collection of ferns-Ist, Mrs. 2 R. L., Tinsley, having 17; 2nd, Mrs. D"11e Coopeir.. Finest single fern-Ist, -Mrs. it. L. . ..- Min s. Finest blossoming plant-st, Miss Duree Campbell; 2nd, Mrs. 0. E. Tay or. Finest collection blossoming begon as--Mrs. 0. 1.. Taylor. Finest hanging basket-Ist, Mrs. It. Rickman. First iprize was awarded to Mrs. R. . -ickman for the prettiest and best kept yard, and second prize to Mrs. Tack Cothran. [JLEAN UP SQUAD -IHERE NEXT WE-EK l'o Be In Laurens First Three D)ays of Next Week For ExaServ Ice Meni. The Clean Up Squad of the BureauI Df War -Risk Insurance Is scheduled to be in Laurens Mlonday, Tuesday Lnd Wednesday of next week. All ex service men who have claims pending sigainst the govermneint of any nnature Dr iwho expect to enter' claims are ex pocted to come to Laurens to confcer with t~he squad. By dilrect and per' sonial wyork the squad expects to dis pose of all unsettled claims in the shortest possi-ble time. 'rho squad will make Laurens itsI headiuarters, hut. w'ill receive conm p~lints from this county and several adjloining counties as well. Claims of both 'white and colored ex-service men wVIll be considered., Neighbors of ex service men are requested to notify thoem of the coming of theife govern ment rcipresentatives. Carl Bobo. Dies Carl Blobo, the 12 year' old son of Mr. and Mrs. IEd Bobo of Harris Sp~rings, died Wednesday evening af ter a short illness from inflammatoryj r'heumatism. The burial service was held at the 'Laurens cemetery Thurs day afternoon, the R1ev. S. Hf. Temple man ipastor of the First Baptist churdh, ofiolating. The B3obo family recontly moved to -Tiarris Springs from this city, 'md Carl, whmo was the young est sagn of Aho family of several chil-I dn, was a popular and well liked BAPTISTS TO MEET. Ilass Meeting of Baptists to be Held at the First Baptist Church Sunday Afternoon at 3 O'Clock. A mass meeting of importance. to wery Baptlst church in the Laurens ssociatlion and to the public general y 'will be held at the First Baptist ,hurch ,in Laurens next Sunday af ernoon, beginning at 3 o'clock. The% neeting will be held for the purpose f launching the Tithing Campaign tuthorized at the last meeting of the issociation. A iprcminent. speaker from outside he association will deliver the ad lress for the occasion and those who tre interested In understanding the mbject from a'Diblical standpoint will lo well to hear him. Announcements of iml)ortane0 to all he churches will be made at this neeting and a good represdntation 'ron every church In the association s earnestly requested. 103E COMING AT ROCKY SPIlINGS Iten and Women Who0 lHave 0on1e Out Fron the Church Invited to ieturn Again. Sunday, October 30th, has been set tpart by the congregation of Rocky 3prings Presbyterian church, a few niles from the city, as Home Coming )bIy and an attractive program has >een arranged for the day. This congregation, one of the oldest n the county, has only recetly coin >Aeted a handsome new church edifice Lnd as a consequence has taken on low life. Invitations are being exteded all ormer members of the congrogation ir descendants of menibers and their riends. It is expected that fully a housand people will be ipresent to njoy the day. The following program 'has been ar anged by the committee in charge: Morning Sesslon-10:80 A. M. larch by S. S. Children Song <Prayer . ddress of Welcome by 'H-on O: P. Goodwyn. Song Roll. Call by Church Clerk. Quartette ermot-Dr. 49. C. Byrd, President of Chicora College. Song Lddress--"What -the Ohurch has been to the St:wart Family." Dr. H. 11. 'Stewart, Fairview. - Dinner Afternoon Session-2 P. M. ermon-"The Boast of the Christian." Rev. T. A. 'Becket, North Charles ton. Song ddres-J. 'B. Park, Esq., of Green 1Wood. Quartette ddress--Arthur Taylor, Columbia Seminary. Song Benediction Arrested for Car Breaking Will 'Iillson, coloredl, was arrested y city policemen yeniterdlay morning nd later~ turned over to the county uthorities on a :warrant eharing him rith car breaking. 'Ilillson, it is al aged, broke Into 'a box car on the C. WV. C. railroad siding Monday night nd made away with at 100 p~ound sack I sugar, three cakes of cheese, 10 airs of socks and 2 pairs of supp)lort rs to -hold1 the socks uip with, Hie was :>catedl through the sale of cheese to nother darkey yesterday. The offi r's are partty sure that lhe is the same egro who dropped the 100 ipounid sack t sugar the 'night before when Po leenn Martin ranl into him near the rulndrly. lHe made his escape then, bult then the othler stuff was found miss nag ouit of a ,box ear a search was tartedl which finally resulted in his rrest. Biox cars oni tile local yards5 avo been -broken into several tinmes eceently and It is thought that tile rrest of lijilson twill put a temporary alt to similar depredations. "It Pays to Advertise" "It Pays to Advertise," a delightful inoerican comedy with a New York asnt, is to be given at the Orphnnage hiapel in Clinton Frid'ay nIght under ha nauspices of the Clinton post of the Loerlean ircglon. The play has long Ceen ini favor with the American pidi Ic, being brlm-fulil of fun as awell as lean and wholesome. Tickets are on ale lhere at -the 'Powe Drug Comn any. Mutch Interest Is -being shown n the aplay here and it Is likely th'at large number of people will atterud rom thIs place, GEO. A. PROFFITT BUllIED Passed Away Last, Thursday Night and Buried Saturday In Greenwood County. Mr. Geo. A. PrOfitt, who has lived 4n the city for the past several years, having moved here from his home near 'Maddens, passed away Thursday night at his home on Irby avenue. Al though he had been In declining health for sonic time, his death twas ulnex pected and came as a surprise to those outside the intimate circle of the fam 1ly. The remains were carried to Siloam chttrch, in Greenwood county, Friday afternoon and laid to rest in tile fai ily i)iot there, the services being con ducted by Rev. C. T. Squires, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city. In early life the deceased united himself with the Baptist church an(d was a consistent, earnest Christian faithful in every relation. lie will be greatly missed by all who knew him. The following children survive him: Carl Profitt, of this city, and Lewis ProfItt. in government em!)loy; Mrs. Walter Moore, 'Mrs. Bee Martin, Mrs. Tom 13. Cu l bertson, all of Laurens; Mrs. Ilarold Adams, of Greenwood; -Miss Alice Profitt, a trained nurse of Now York, and Mtiss Bennie Profltt, of this place. - CllCUS DIRAWS BIG CIOWD Sparks Circus Here Last Wednesday Pleased Two Big Audilences. Sparks Circus, ipossibly twice as large as when last seen in this terri tory, showed lin Laurens Wednesday to two large audiences afternoon and evening. The circus arrived in town in tile early hlours of tile morilln', traveling in all-steel cars declared by lpeal railroad men to have been tile best equipment of any elrcus ever passing through. A .noteworthy feature of the show was the absence of games of ehance, grafters or side-shows of questionable ikractor, many complimentary re Witlk'I-heing heard, ol the moral at mosphere si irrounding the show as wiell as the well-kept . aPrparance of men and aninials. One of the largest crowds of yers witnessed the parade which started promptly at 10:30 o'clock, the parade being of goodly size with three hands, two calliopes besides a fine disilay of wild animals and horses. The performance in the big tent was well up in uitality with tile larg est circiuses, of the couintry. Pie Fly inmg Walters. aerial har artists, a Japanese troupe of -aerobats and hal aneers, alld the grou) of performing seals were the Iligh lights of tile show. Performers were strikingly costined, a different costume1)10 being wOlrn inl tile afternoon and evening performances. tEd. it. Jaltson, press representa tive, said tlat tie mianagement was iliglly pleasled with tile attendance in Laurens, receipts here being the Iarg est since tle show has been in this territory, lie said that the shlow would certainly return whien in this section aIgalin. J1. L. Stoddaurd JT. Irewis Stoddardl, one of tile fewv remaInin'g Confederatet veterans wvho went out at the flrst call, passed auway at his hlome in Puairviewv town ship, Greenville county, Saturday and was burled thle following day. Mir. Stoddard was a native of tis county and wvent oult with the 0old Co. G, 3r'd S. C. Volunteers whendl Foirt Sumter fell., Hie 'was a mess-mate of JTudge 0. (1. Thompson thrloulghout, the (con. flct. With Judige Thoiipsonl, S. Rt. TPhackston, of G'affney, Mlil Fleming, of Ora, and T. Y. ilenlderson, of D~urbin settlemet, lhe was one of the live or'ig mnal memblers of tile compaiiy. .Judge Thlomp)son, ini speakding (If him11 yester day, praised very hlighly hlis qualities as a soldier dellciizen. Toe Address Citizens Under tile auspices of the Laurens CliyIc Leaguie, MIss Maggie Giariington, Secretary of tho Woman's Council, Auxiliar'y to the Chamiber of Comn' rice of GreenvIlle, will adldress a mass meeting of the citizens of L.aur'ens Thursday eyening, Oct. 20, -at 8 o'clocki in the Court House. The public Is 'cordially invited. Party at Clouuntry Clb There will ho a party at thle Country Club Thursday -afternoon at 3 o'clock and 8 o'clock in the evening. Differ. cipt games will'be pilayed. An admis. s'ipti of 50c will1)0h charged. The pro. coeds are to be uused in the ,purchlase of a piano for the club. MASS MEETING LARGELY ATTENDED Dr. D. W. Daniel Made Inspiring Ad dress to Mass Meeting of Men Sun day Afternoon. Following a sacred band concert by the Watts Mills band and a song ser vice on the court house steps, over three hundred men formed a line of march to the First Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon and listened to an inspiring address by Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Z'lemson college. The Imeeting was the result of a call to all Bible class students and other men of the county issued by a com mittee from the Sunday School work ers of the local churches. In the line of march were men not unly from this city but from many churches of the CQity. The iecting at the chureli was pre sided over by .r C. 11. HIioper, sutper iitendent of thie Sulday Schiool of the First Baptist church. In a sliort pre mIIinaI'ry address Mir. Roper said that never before in the history of the city had such a parade taken place, point ing to it Is a sign that the men were awakening to the eause of the church and were not afraid of (pub.icly prov Ing their support. i)r. Daniel took as his subject "Vighting the I)evil". After a few preliminary remarks in his usual hap py style, he turned to a more serious discussion of his subject and made an inspiring appeal to his hearers to put forth a stronger effort in the home, In every-day Iusiness and in public life to counteract the influence of Satan to the end thai righteousness and godliness might prevail. As an unerring hel in the fight, lie pointed to the Bible for inspiration and, quot ing the names of great men who had relied upon it in time of trial, IIrged his hearers to follow in their step. At the close of Dr. Daniel's address Mr. Roper thanked tile assembled men for their attendance and expressed the wish that a still larger meeting iiight be held next year. OLDEST VETi'EIIAN OONE ,Jims 11'. Chindler Passed Away at ills Iome in the iok Bridge Com munity1 Oct. 7. VliIIton, S. C., 1H. F. ). :1, Oct. 16. Our oldest veteran has gone and the whole of Rock Bridge settlement left -to mourn the loss of one of the best of men. Mr. James V. C'handler got a fall on Friday of last week, the 'th of September, from which shock he never recovered conusciouisness, bu11t lini gered until Saturday when lie died. lie was a life-long Christian in the true sense, "loving his neighbors as himself" and being ever ready to do a kindness as long as he was capable of 'getting out among his fellow men. lie lived and died on the place in lierited from hits forefathers and ever maintained his character as a gentle man of the "old school" from youth till death. i1e served In the War of Secession and did( duty in ireconstruc tion. No man evei' stood higher in the minds andi~ hearts of life-long acqluaint anoes than lhe did( foi' 96 years. le left a long list of dlescendlants who mourn his passing.' lie leaves the following childi'en: lAFayette, Caspier, Thomas, 12ee, Wy at to and Orvin. and two daughters, Mrs. .1 enry Coleman and~ Mi's. E'lmor'e Simpson. Twvo childr'eni are (lead, Percy Chandler. his oldlest son, andl Mirs. TLucy Tlrlbble, thle oldest. (daugh1 ter'. 1 us first wife was Miss .Emmia Teague, who wvas mother of all his children. IT is grandchildrleni nuimheir 39 andl great-grandchildi'en are 234-a r'emarkabile rec(ord. 1l1s last wvife wvas Miss ,Jane South, who had no childrten. They iaidl him to r'est beside his wife on Monday afternoon In the family cemietery. Locals Defeat Spanrtanbunrg TIhe local high school foot-ball team retturinedl fr'om Spartanhurg Friday night with the scalp of the Rpartaln burg Ill's hanging in the belt. The locals carried away the game by a score of 26 to 0, completely outplay 1ng tihe' Spartan youths. The next~ game of the season will be played here nvith Oaffney Thiursiday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Dr. Long to Speak Dr. W.~ 'W., Long, of Clemson college, is to address a meeting of farmers e.nd business men in the court house this m~orning 'at 10:30 o'clock. A full attenidance is desired by County Agent revathan, ThIs afternoon at 3 o'clock uiri. Long will make an ad Idrean along similar lines a~t Clinton. MASS M[ITING TO DISCUSS WAT[R City Council Invites Public Discussion CITIZENS ASK BOND ELECTION Petition from Majority of Free-Hold. ers Asks for Another Bond Election to Provide Funds for Improvement of fie Water Supply and Distribu. tlon. Following the pes4entation to City Counlcil Mond1(ay ntiht of .1% petition from a hmajority of the realty 'holders of tihe city mraying for an election on the question of issuing bonds in an unstated amount for the purpose of waterworks extension and the build ing of a filtration plant, the council, on motion of Alderman Smith, Issued a call for a mass meeting of citizens to be held in the' court house Thu,.s(lay night at 7:30 o'clock for the purpose of discussing all phases of the ques tion. Mr. W. R. MeCuen presented the pe tition in behalf of the signers. In ex plailling the petition, Ie said that a committee of citizes had made a sur vey of the city and found that upiprox imately eght miles of water mains would have to be laid in order to serve .all the people of the city. With the exception of a few isolated cases, he said, the plan which the committee proposed would serve the entire city 'adequately. 'lie sal(l that he had found in (lisciissing the matter that the citi zens of the town were anxious to vote bonIs for an adequate system of water mains and a new filtration system with the source of supply above the present inhabited area of the city. The object of the meeting Fri(lay night, as gathered from the (iscussion 'of the petition, is to allow tile taxt:)ayers to express their views as to tile iroposed system and to inlicate their desires as to how much lloney ought to be spent In t !'e lroposedi (evelopmllent. Acting ont Complaints froi water conlsu mners, Council revised its regula.: tions passed at the last nweting pro viling for a higher minimum charge to consumllers % ithouit I eters or twith meters onut of od((. I V,11011 motion of Alderman frwin, it was (lecided that the city wonull buy enough mete's to slipply the town and install the meters at the expense of the consumiers. Consimers wouild be allowed cither to buy the ieters at ipimroximately $12.50 and pay for upkeep cost, or tile city would pay for tile meter and keep It in repair for a monthly rental of 20 celits. The lew regulations are to go into effect as rapidly as the new meters can he installed. Consu1mers who paid the advance rate for twater this month will he given credit on the city books for the overcharnge. 'The resignlat ion of Street Overseer Carlisle .Holt was read andl acceptedl. M. Holt intend(s going to John's Is land, near Charleston, to engage in truck farming. C. E. Roland, temnpor arily inl chIarge of strieet impllrovemlent, was elected to remaln permanently in chlarge of this work and~ the mayor was aulthorizedl to emp 1loy ani add~itional man to oversee tile sewer wvork now uinder way In tile bau rens Mill village. Council recei v(d a leitter from31 Lee Bros. & Swvitzer, asking for a reduc tion in rental Oil thme Opera H ouse froml $100 to $50) per mlonth. As a plartial ('onsidleratlIOn foi thie reducitIin, thle lessel's offer'ed the use (of thme Opera Illouse for all local rpilose's free of ch'arige. The mlatt er was ca rriedh over until tile next mlee'ting. iss Estelle 11abb1 Miss h'stelle lBabb, rister of Mr. Erskino1 Btabb of tis city, died at hecr homle ill the lter' part of t he county Satumrday andl~ was b~urledI at Rlabun Creek churIchl Sunday 'afternoon. Miss Babb had been In declining health for some time, buit her' death cameil as a great shiock{ to hei relatives and friends. Besides Mr. Frskine bahb, two other brother's and a sister suir vive her, as follows: Rev. f'. V. Blabb, of . Newberry; Grady Biabb and Mrs. Claude Mahmon. - Oone for Prisoner Deputy Sheriff Hlicks Owings went to Asheville yesterd(ay to biIng hack JimI Casey alias .JIm ,Arch wanted in this county for obtaining goods under false pretences. The warrant for his arrest was sworn out .by Mr. 2. R. Pat terson. of Janfrr Stnan,