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tri VOLUME XXX I. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1921. ADIVERT $750,00 Ford S $225.00 Victro sier Kitchen Solid GQ1d 4 Grar $50.00 In Spe( Great Subscription Campail There Are No Losers ai ter or Compete, So St Enter Ri 'With this issue The Laurens Adv I ion campaign, and to this end is- offc will at once appeal to the ambitious cred .by campaign operations is that of Laurens county, and adjacent bord ijg the fow weeks we arc offering th rthe P of and displayed at Waldrop's Garage SECON'D OlAND PRIZI -A $22t .at Powe Drug Co. THIRID GRAN'D PRIZIR-An $82.1 'cf and displayed aIt .S. .M. & . II. Wil FOURTII GRAND PR1ZE-A $50. Pof. and displayed at William Solomon, SPE'CIAL, CASH PRI'ES-Speci( will ibe given away from time to tim NO LOS'ibS-here will .be no lo 'competing to the end of the campaign .special cash prize, and turning in at 'will be gimn 10 per cent commission 500,000 E This contest will be divided intc I Ith to Decemuber 3rd, 4 p. in., will be Is a real inducement for you to get . tunity Period" a real worker can seen effort. Thqre will be given to IACH ,good for 100,000 Extra Votes every ti busihess amounting to $12.00. This a tions to The Laurens Advertiser. ;Bc old subscriptions count. ONLY FIA COUPONS" WILL~ BEI GIVEN TO ANN be sure and get your full 'flye. These sent in at one time. In computing $14 scription counts the same as two one scription counts the same as three one. when you turn in enough sUlbscription equivalent to $12.00 you get ON10 "O TIME DURINO TIE iWHOLE CONTE TION BUSINESS COUNT FOR AS MA l'DY PERIOD" ending Saturday, Dece: To Extend Circulation The Laurens Advertiser Is conceded to be the 'best wekly paper in this sec tion of South Carolina. Continual Im provements are 'being made in it. It is the desire of the management of the Advertiser to extend its circulation and sphere of influence; in short to -make it a welcome visitor In every 'home in Laurons county and ad jacent fringes' of bordering counties. Contestants are not confined to secur ing subscriptions in this specifically mentioned territory. You are permit tedh to secure subscriptions ANY ~W~ilRE in <the iwhole wide world. 'Therefore this is a igreat cireulation campaign with territory unlimited. A list of awards that would do credit to 0. daily paper and in a towvn several tinmes the size of Laurens has been of fered, &#~d the actual value of the prizes antounts to $1,167, 'not taking into account the fact that some (big commission checks are 'always given to non-prize winners in such a cam p'aign. Will End December 28rd This contest will end Friday, Do cember '23rd, 3 p. m. This is a very short campaign, and the winner of the F~irst Prize will be paid at the rate ol $130 the w~eek, while the other prize winners will -be paid in proportion tc their results obtained. And under the Advertiser's plan Ti.lERmE OAN~ BE jtO U0QSadRIS, for all who try *get prize ou a cash commission. S ~oughmt lfrom Local Merchants 1DYery prize 'was purchased from L"'aurens !business house. Each priz4 wilfbe displayed at the business hens where. purehased, and will be deliv ered. to -the respective winners immie Sdiately the campaign ends. There'Il Sno "fuflny 'business" about this don :esti we have 'the prizes and a guar i e.oed' delivery. Erl :' Get Stre al * a:~ Ztivery basentlial ttmat any p0'uo0 expects to compete in this .can~ ~Jl~~D14~?D IN SIR~ll NAMI A STheytm a ludination blei edan, 1921 Model; la; $82.00 Hoo Cabinet; $50. Watch Are kd Prizes :ial Cash Prizes gn by This Paper in Which id it Costs Nothing to En. md in Your Name and. tce Today 3rtise' is inaugurating a great ALtbscrip ring a list of pries the value of which anid energetic. The territory to be cov ntaturally served by this -newspaper--all nring sections. For energetic Nfork dur e following big awards: rize List Ford Sedan, fully equi-pped. Purchased Victrola. Purchased of and displayd 10 UHoosier Pitchen 'Cabinet. Purchased kes & Co. 00 Solid Gold Wrist Watch. Purchased Jeweler. .1 cash plrizes ag-greg-ating at least $50 3ers In this cama!-n for any candidate aid failing to win a grand prize, or 14 east $25 in cash .subscription busliness, on the business he (or she) turns in. %tra Votes several periods, and from November knohwn as "Opportunity Period." Tierd1 N EARILY START for during ,Oppor re 500,000 EXTRA VOTES wifths~ little CANDIDAUE an-!QppotttrCobralf" ne the candidate turns In subscriptioil mounts to only six one-year subscrip th new subscriptions and renewals of 'E OF THIjSOE IBIG "OPPORTUNITY ONI OANDIDATE. But YOU want to subscriptions do not AJL have to be ,.00 worth of business, a two-year sub -year subscriptions; a three-year sub -year subscription, etc.; In other words, 'business so that the cash payments is piportunity Coupon". AT NO O'WlMHR r WIJL $12.00 IN OASH SUBSCRIP NY VOTES AS IDURING "OPPORTUN nber Ird, 4 p. m. another part of this issue. Anyone can clip the nomination -blank and I nominate themselves or a friend. The nomination blank itself is .good for 50,000 votes. If it is accompanied by a one year's subscription to the Ad vertiser it Is good for 75,000 votes; while if It is accompanied by ten year subscriptions, or their equivalent ($20.00 in cash subscription 'business) this nomination ballot will be good for 1-50,000 votes and you will -be entitled to one "Opportunity Coupon" good for 100,000 Extra Votes, at once. After December 3rd the nomination ballot wvill be withdrawn, so gain the .great est value on the nomination by getting in your .name, or the name of that friend iwhom you would like to see win the $750.00 Ford Sedan, TODAY! DO Who May Compete Any man, woman, boy, 01' girl, liv ing In' Laurens or sutrrounding coup ties, is eligible to compete in the Ad vertisei'' Contest. (See rules governing thto contest.) How 'To Win As stated above, the whole plan Is devised to increase the cit'culation of the Advertiser. Elvery subscription you secure counts votes, provided the sub scriber pays $2.00'or more on his sub scription., No subscription accepted tot' more than ten years to go t~o any one address. The way to win is to got your ft'iends, neighbors, and relatives to subscribe for one yeat' or more to the. Advertiser'. You can got those ALRIEIADY. TAKI'NG the Advertiser to REiN'FIV for a year' to ton years and an'y 'person whose subscription may . already be paid in advance may have it extended from the time it will ox . pire, one year, for each $2.00. piid during the contest., -Free Assistance *The fiiurons Adveritiser stands ready ato assist 1WVERY CA1NO1DAJlI) in apy -- way possible during the race. All swill i 'be. treated* absolutely fair and above k !bo~rd and no favorites (wiill,11o maile. i 1'iere will be *i'doubliin up/' gma E. W. DABBS TO ADDRESS FARMERS Mas Meeting of Farmers to be Held i1 Opera House Next Moniday Morning H. W. Dabbs, of Mayesville, tplroml nent fariner and agriculturlal writer, h ....dress nass meella f f to be held in the Opera Tillso ten Monday morning at 10!30 o'clock, an nounce1 . E. Trevathan, county f:uin demonstrator, Yesterday. The Oper House is to be used in view of the facl that the court house will not be avail. able because of the sitting of the com mon pleas court. A speaker will alsc be secured from Clemson college tc (isot1s cropping qplancs under boll wee vil conditions. Among othi-i things to be consid ored will be the alspointmeiit of a com mittee of farmers to assist the county agent in working out a couilty-wide programn for 1922. Some stand is also to be taken, it is stated, as to recoi mendations for cropping plans and renting contracts, to be used under boll weevil conditions. It is also understood that the farm ers of the county will be given the op porturiy to Ox-press thioir attiude to ward the continuation of the denon stration work .in this county. A meet ing between the members of the lower house of representati', s and Mr. A. A. AloKeown, of 'Clemsonii college, was held hero last week, but nothing clefinite was decided upon, according to reports after the meeting. A visit wvas also made to .Sen. Goodwin, at his :iome in the country, but he was un tible to commit himself on the subject. tir. McKeown' let It be known that iberal co-operation upon the part of he county will be necessary if the leionstration is to continue under the staoudfoAujA anicopression.Crom he farmeas on this work is desired, so .'4t the legislative delegation' may get An 'ea ofthe sentiment of tHe county. [t wihlbe recalled that the delegation it the l session of the deneral As sembly refIuh tos)ilclUde 'Thy appro )riation for thi.a'- tork, the ''ounty tgent for the past yer having ,e. -eived his support entfrely from th% iational and state governments. )ining of votes, or any siad'y bu'siness olerated at any time. The final count ,vill be made -by disinterested commit .ee of Laurens business men whose ttanding is above question. A fair leid, a free race, and no favorites will nake this a campaign that will be of nterest to everyone and decidedly profitable to all those who compete. 'HERE AlbE NO LOSlMS-RBMEM RBR 'Ifl-for the Advertiser not on ly offers you an opiportunity to make 1l30 a nveek, but ALSO GUARANTEES Lhat A1A will GET iSOMETFING-a prizc, or a cash commission. Regular Voting Sched'ule ,A vote schedule onl subscriptibn pay ihents ranging in length from one year to ten years is given just below. F~ollowing it is tihe extra vote schedule for the entire contest. No deviations will be made from this schedule, and all wvorkers know at the outset just what the vote value of each subscrip tion taken during the campaign, and at any time during the campaign, will be. On payment of $2.0..5,000 votes On payment of $4.00.1,000 votes On payment of $6.00.25,000 votes On payment of $8.00.35,000 votes On payment of $10.00. .... 45,000 votes On payment of $12.00... .55,000 votes On ,payment of $14.00. .. .65,000 votes On payment of $16.00... .75,000 votes On payment of $18.00.. . .85,000 votes On, payment of $20.00 .. .100,000 votes Extra Veo Schedule "Opportunity PerIod" extends from the opening date of the campaign uin til Saturday, lDecember~ 3rd, 4 p. mn. From Saturday, December 3rd. 4 p. in., until Saturday, Decemb~r 10th, 4 p. in., an Lextra Vote Coupon .good for 150,000 Eixtra Votes will be given each candidate with each $20.00 in subscrip. tion business turned in. There is NO LIMIT to the number of 160,000 Extra Veo Coupons any candidate is permit. ted to wtn. From Saturday, -December 10th, 4 p in,, until Saturday, Dec. 17th, 4 p. m. an Extra Vote Coupon -good for 125,00( Extra Votes will be given each candi date with each $20.00 in subscriptior ~business. turned in, There is N( MANY CHANGES FIXED BY SENATE Excess Prolits Tax Sfated to o. 0th.. r .,d Out. Wneshington, Nov. 7.-Outstanding features of the tax revisiQl bill a%. passed by the seunate provide for re peal of .the e:cCss profits tax and all of the transportation taxes on next .lantiary 1, and a reduction of the sur tax rates all along the line, with the miaximumn rate reduced from 65 per cent to 50 per cent. )3esides these changes, the bill would re(1lCaj ,taxes on: Parcel 4k;,t -packages. P'roprietary' .lledicines, toilet soaps anicd toilet soa-p po1'ers, tooth pastes, tooth aindt 111011wta i, toilet pow ilers and petroleum jelliei t JainpI Pianos and 6thq musical Instru mien ts. Unbrllas, Parasols, sti Mhades, pic tire frames, sarious articles of wear ng apparel costing in excess of cer .ain amounts and socalled luxury axcs. Insurance premiuums. Articles made of fur. Moving picture films. Ice cream. Chowling gum1. 'Sport1ing -goods, including billiard alls and .tables, pool tables and dice. Admission where the cost does not xceed ten cents. Pleasure boats and canoes costing ss than $100. Thermos and thermostatic bottles t Portable electric fans. 3onds of indemnity and surety stamp taxes). Taxes proposed to be reduced in ludo those on: t Individual incomes of -5,000 or less irough increased exemptions of $500 ) heads of familes and $200 for each t ependent. h Candy from 5 per cent to . per cent. 1 Works of art from. 10 per cent to 5 I Dr cent. Capital stock issues having a par U 1.lue of less than $100 a share (stamp U Cereal -behrages from 15 ipcent T I the sale pribe to 2 cents a gallon. c( Carbonated Lcveragos from 10 per PI mnt of the sales PIlce to 2 cents a el allon 'plus 6 'ents a gallon on the 'b( rrap used in the'. Ilanufacture % $1 Taxes proposed I be increas*l in lude those on: Corporation Income ti 10 per cent or ) 5 per cent. 1t Corporations through the a . io $2,000 normal exemptions oLthose aving a capital stock in exces of P 5,000. r Estate taxes where total sum ex eeds $10,000. AMedical beer, wine (except chain agne) and whiskey. C Alcohol when diverted unlawiully or beverage 'purposes from $2.20 a V alien .to $6.40 a gallon. .. , Taxes 'proposed to be challged\ In I orm include: -, Stamp levies on perfumes, eisences, f ollet wvaters, extracts, hair oils, etc., f o manufacturer's levies et 4 .per cent. Retail,- taxes on fountain drinks to ' nanufacturer's levies to 7 1-pc a gal on on finished fountain sfr'ups for uch drinks. Rtetail luxury taxes on carpets, rugs, runks, valises, . traveling bags.' suit iases, hat boxes, fitted toiletg cases, parses, tPocketbooks, shopping and uand biags, portable lighting fixtures, ncluding lampis of all koinds and lamp shades, and fans costing in excess4 of tain amounts, to mfanufactu'r's es of i6 %j cent. ,. A Corretlon .' . lThe Advertiser made a y ery awvk Ward tyipographical error in its last lssue to which we -feel wve ought to'ill-, rect attentIon. In the memorial reso lutions to the late Mrs. Laurens Glenn Davis the committee was made to say "May her children measure up to her heritage 'marrying on' as did this mother". The words "marrying on" should have been "carrying on". The error was obvious to even casual read ers, 'but we 'have thought it best to call atention to It and express our re grets. Preaching at A,. R. P. Church tDr. J .'M. Garrison, of Anderson, will preach at the A. 1R. P. church snext Sunday afternoons at 4 o'clock, The puble in cordially invited. POWER COMPANY BUYS STEAM RELIEF ./LANT Discussion iI City Council Molday Night as to Mentus 91 Justalling Plant, Son. N. 1. Dial, prcilcient of the RvC0dy iver Po'wer Compi)an y, appear ed before City Council at its regular semi-monthly meeting Monday night and stated that his companiy Ilad al ready purchas;ed considerahlei macina cry for the installation of an emergen cy steam plant to supplement the con pany's hiydro-electric plants in time of droulight. Some units of the oner" gency plant had already arrived, lie said, and were ready for installation. -lie said that he wished to talk the mat ter over with theC council and seek to arrive at some kind of arrangement by 'vlich the city and the power colpally could i together on the proposi Amlong tile suggestions 1matic by Soil. Dial wero that tle city lease tz, the power colially a part of the city's present power house, now 'being used only 11as a pimI~iping station and eier gency plant. - At the end of present contract between the city and the power company, he said, the city could take over the equipment at the cost >f installation or arrive at some other '(lluitable plan of settlement. ie also ;uggested that tile city lease him a art of tle present 'power house lot vlere ie could erect ills own elergen !y plant. lie repeated, however, that 10 had no definite proposition to mnake 0 the city and only desired to throw mit such suggestions as might lead to lbettlenient of tho matter. After going over the matter in orimally, Sen. 'Dial took his leave and le council proceeded to discuss the ,arious phases of tile suggestions. It vas decided that it !would be unwise o lease a portion of the present power ouse, as the equilpment there would ave to be moved out at considerable >ss. Sen. Dial was communicated 'ith over the telephone and told that le city might consider selling 'him ie ipower plant, but he replied that a did not consider that as feasible. hie council flnally decided to offer the )mpany sufficient space on the city's oporty adjoining the power house to 'ect the entergency plant, the rental ing placed at the nominal figure of 2 per year. No Gas on Sundays Acting on a petition of six .gas deal s in the city, in which it was set out at the dealers ipreferred to close i places of 'business on Sundays, >lice office'r t2 TNI elneInnzro port the sale to the mayor. To Improvo Holmes Spring Park Mr. (M. L. Smith, secretary of the aurens Cotton Mills, ippeared before ouncil and stated that the mill was 1ady to proceed with its share of the 'ork in beautifying the Ifolmes Spring roperty. Council, at a iformer meet ig, had agreed to share the expense t this work with the mill on aI fifty fly -basis. Mr. Smith quoted figures romi Engineer H-ughes showing that he total cost would be in tile neigh orhood of $885i. Mr. Smith asked for revision in the details of the agree nent, which was readily granted and motion adopted for tihe nwork to *be tten ulnder way. Mr. iSmith, also asked permission of loulncil to rS~move the little stone 3alaboose now in the mill viliage to illowv forces 'now at work there to Itraighlteni out a street. HeI remarked that the calaboose wvas of practically no valuo.gs very few rpersonis had been locked ini f sinc the old dis-pensary dlays. Thf reques was granted. Council denied the petition of Messrs. -Lee IBros5. & Switzer for a re duction in rental upon01 the Opera h 'use contingent upon its free use for cal purposes, hut allawed the sum of 0to 'be credited on tile rent in pay ment for an exhaust fan and the en l-argemenlt of tihe moving pictulre -boo0th made during their former tenancy. The fan and aboyth are still a part of the equipmenll~rt 'of the building. In the closin~g minutes qf tile meet ing, resolutions were put through pro vidIng for tihe spaving with Kentucky as'phalt of Church street and tile coat lng of Fleming street wvith Augusta gravel, the work to be done when. the street imprfvement bonds have been sold. :Council ordered the purchase of un ifoarms for policemen and firemon.' W A 11 STORES CLOSE ARMISTICE DAY MI erchants and Banks to Observe Ai. niversary of Closing Day of Active Warfare In France. "Lest We Pnrgot." "Whereas, , te itizens and busi ness0 men I :ot thle -Aty of L~auriens do Ifully ap01recliite t010 wonderful servic es rendered and the great maeriflees made by our boy in tihe World War; and "Whereas, our hearts were made glad on the 11th of November, 19s, when hostilities ceased and peace again pro va-iled; I '\ow, therefore, we, the undersigned do agree ninl6hg 6ursgelves, in consid oration of tie foregoing sentiments, to set aside all business activitie* on the I Ith day of November, 1921, for the purpose of observing the said day as a holiday." Wdtih the above resolution, the bank ers and merchants of tihe city have agreed to observo the third anniversary of the signing of the armistilce which put to practical end the great World War. Business of nearly every kinrd will cease inI Laiurens that day, but no formal exercises will be hld. The two bakeries, however, will open their doors at 5 o'clock in the afternoon to serve customers for the evening meal. The following signed the agreement: 1 Palmetto flank, Einterprise National Bank, F'arners National Bank, Peo iples 'Loan & EIxchange Bank, Lanrens National -Bank, Jones-Taylor Hard- I ware Co., Wiartonl Clothing Co., W. Solomon, Flening Bros., n. IT. Benchoff, Laurens Cash and Carry, J. C. Burns & Co., Minter Co., S. M. & R. ( ilH. Wilkes & Co., A. 'L. Mahaffey, Swit zer doGreenburg's Dry Goods Store, c Cardgte i'iai Slectrik .Alaid -Bake Shop. C. 13. Konendy & Son, Owlings & It Bobo, ,. A. Franks, Cohen's Dept. ti Store, W. L. Gray, W. P. ludgens, d Abe Diamond, Owin-gs & Owings, Hun ter Bros., J. 'H. Sullivan, W. R. Brown, DIx.I Flour & Grain Co.. Swygert- 1 Nickels Co.. J. e. Blen1eftt-& 00 143stato of J. M. Pirpot, Laurens y hardware Co., Laurens Music Co., R. ti L vWillis, Davis-Roper C'e., Home Fur'ltdure Co., J. C. Shell & Co., L. N. o C, LAUIkNS PUPILS IN g HE0WEE TRAIL a: Boys an Glirls front High School to c Take .I1 t in Representation of Early In n Period. 'Local inter fit in the pageant "The Keowee Trail", to be presented in Greenville Armistice Day will be cen tered in the group of local hi-gh school boys and girls, twenty braves and maldens, portraying Indians of the IChoctaw tribe. The group will dance in the "Dance of Rejoicing yet with ft Note of .Warning," in the first episode of the pageant..f Thec group is composed of the fol lowing:. Katherin6 ilHicks, Nora !Langston, Katherine Meng, Floride Moove, Marude Woffor'd, Winifred Sit-greaves, D'orion Bramrlett, Thomas Wofford, Harol Hudgens, Goruaun Thompson, lGraeje Young, Mary Sue Bolt,' Sarah IKath erine Blarksdale, Laura udgens, l~va Taylori Herman Taylor, Paul Philpot, 'Frank Itopelt Walter Ihrewington, Douglas Brown. Tire Ind~ian costumes. co be worn by thoe local pupils nyvere nmde~in the do mestic science departmnent of tht high school, and give a true historical illea of the dr'ess of the Indian,.-tjribes. CountyJL s2,00O Suit A verd'ict of . h,000 \was directed ini common pie c1 4~1Inst the 'Coun ty of Inbure s yeoi y -It,.favor of the adminis 'ator of' tire estate of Joe Stewart the' iegro who was iynchred in 'this (ity on the night of Apri1 1st of last year. ' e verdict wvas dir'ected on mot-ion of plaintiff's attorneys after cond~ideloib e evidence had been Intro durced. T e county was reOpresented by St~nis , Cooper & Babb and tire -plaintiff b Phil -D. Huff and Homer S. Blaecwell. To er~ Turkey Dinnier Tire KJ n's 1auughters society will servo a tur'key diner in the front room of the old Robinson (Hotel on Friday November,18.g Thie public is Invited to pat ronizo 4.hannocenty that ay a ad