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'VOLUME XXXVII. LAURENS9 SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1922.NUBR3 ,HOUSE PAS8ES SOLDI[R BOMUS BILL Bill Passes House by Big Majority NOW GOES TO THE SENATE -Soldier lionuls Bill lPasses 'Naltionial House of liepresentat i vesi and Now (oes to Senate. South Caroilina lepresenfttives Iith One Exception Vote Aye. Washington, March 23.--The $ 1,000, 400,000 soldiers' boiis. bII was passed 'tonight by, the '1oulse by an over whelmning majority. It new !goes to the senate, where its fate is regarded as uncertain. The vote was 333 to 70, or 61 more than the two-thirds majority neces sary for passage of the measure un (er- the parliamentary proceduire se lected by Rcublicanl lad.rs for the (xI.ressed purpose of pr rventing the Democrats from offering 'a motion to recommit. Party lines disappeared both in the general debate and oi the final roll call, 243 Republicans, 90 Democrats and one Soci'alist supilorting the bill and 42 Republicans and 28 ,Democrats voting against it. As passed 'by the house the bonus bill would provide for imnmc(liate cash payments to veterans -whose adjusted service upaw would not exceed $50, and woul I give the other veterans the option of .these four .plans - Adjusted service certificates, with Irovisions authorizing loans by banks in the first threo years after next (Octdber 1, and -by the government thereafter; the certifliates to run for 20 years and 'to have a face value at ,naturity of the amount of the adjusted service credit at the rate of $1.00 per day for doniestic service and $1.25 per day -for foreign service, increhsed by 25 per cent., Lplus interest at the rate of 4 1-2 per cent., compondgd annu trIy. Vocational training paid after Jan uary 1, 1923, at -the rate of $1.75 a day, however, 40 peu cent of the ajusted service credit. Farm and Home Aid Farm and home aid under which veterans may purchase or inlprove farms or homes twould be, paid nfter Juily 1, 1923, a stum equal to their ad justed service credit increased by 25 per cent. Land scftlement uinder which lands would be reclaimed under tile suiper vision of a special board and farm units established for'sale to the vet eranls at 1 price fixed 1by the boarn, less the amount of the adjusted ser vice credit due time purchasers. In only two important particulars does this measure differ from tile one passed by tile house two years ago anid that was alelved in the senate last July. The original casn bonus option was elimin'ated and the bank lean provision of tihe 'adjusted service certificate title substituted. Not since thme war (lays hlad th~e house galleries been jaimmed as they were today from the' time Speaker ,:Gillett's gnavel fell at 11 a. mn., until the laqt vote had been cast as the shades of evening gat~hered. And not in many years had such scenes been enacted on the floor, where there *e quently was an t.rdar iwith alternate apliause, laughter and tears. Like the house itself, the galleries wore proubonus and supp)orters of the bill were frequently applauded. But the greatest lapplatuso was not for a pro ponent, but an opponent, the members and many of the eleotators rising and tendering an ovation to "Uncle Joe" Cannon as the grizzled 'holder of the American rec.ord for length of legis sative service amrose in ithe day to de liver a two minute speech in which hie declared ,that the men who served in .the World War owed that service 'to their country, Five Hours of Discussion In all there'-was slightly niore than five hours of dischasion with 175 of the 436 members, taking part in it. 'Transcripts of their' remariks would EII about two ordinary sised news papers, Many of theIn 'were Qn'{tldt eoet only a minute. or'.two -or throb but~ the house gavd -unaninious con 0 o41~1 enembQ to extend .their u iiig te neOxt fly dayas n4ieitionis ha t s tlt 1nindd'4trindthat ttWife -proh I. M. 31THOMASON DEAD Well knownt Farmer of Trinity Ridge Section Pled of Pieumionia Moiinay. W. M. Thomason, .well known farm er living on the old Teague 1place In the Trinity Ridge section, -passed ,oway Monday ahortly after t welve o'clock following about three weeks' illness of pncumnonila. For a few days prior to hIs death his physician and family held out hopCs for his recov Cry as he showed distinct signs of im provelent, iut Sund'ay night he had a relapse and steadily grew weaker inf til the end the following day. The .funcral services were held at C(hestnu t Ridge church yesterday af ternoon. The services were conduct ed by Rev. C. W. Watson, pastor of the Methodlist church at Grxay Court, as sisted by Rev. Davis, pastor of Chest nut Ridge llaptist church. The deceas ed was a member of Trinity Methodist church. Mr. Thomason was a native of the Fairview section of Greenville county and moved to the Trinity Ridge see tion several years ago after having re sided In the Princeton community for bome time. lie married -Miss Kate McCuen, daughter of Mr. l. B. Mc 2en, formerly of Princeton but now resident of Williamston, -and sister >f 'Mr. W. R. McCuen, of this city. She, with four boys, the eldest of -whom is 12 years of age, besides his mother Ind several brothers and sisters, sur 'ive him. He was 10 years of age. UAND SCORIES HIT lExcelllenit Impressions Made by Watts Mills Hand After First App(rance of the Season. I The Watts .M-ills Concert Band scored a big "hitt" last -Saturday af ;ernoon, when it made its first pub Ic appearance in *Laurens since the iew year, rendering a concert on the mblic square. The band Is composed of 33 pieges, Ind all of its members arc actively mgaged 'li work at the mill. Al .hough entirely an amateur organiza lon, the selections Saturday were nyell iI to standards set by professional bands, according to comments of nusical critics. Under the leadership of Director W. 3. Nickerson, who fol- several years vas associated wilth Sousa's Band, he Watts Mills Band has cgrne-an mviable reutation as a musical <4 Tanization and those associated with he band are proud .of its record. According to plans w'hich are being 'ormulated, concerts will be given several times a month by the band, >oth on the public square and In the )pera House. Concerts are also given ivery Sunday afternoon at the Watts Wills. Candidate for Clinton Mayor W. -11. Simpson, merchant of Clin. on, has announced himself as a can idate for mayor of that city, accord ng to an annoucement in the last is me of The Clinton Chronicle. Mr. Bimpson Is a brothyr of Marion J. Simpson, ticket agent here, and has iany friends -hero Interested in lis race. Mayor Copeland, the incumbent, las not made any annoulncement as to his iA-ans yet, 'but .it is generally un lersqtood that he will offer for re-eec tIon. State Aid Received County *Treasurer . Rosa D. Young reported last M!onday morning that h~e had received $10,200 from State Superintendent of Eiducation 3. il. Swearingen, this being 't'he total of thle suim requested in a4plications for state aid of the rural graded schools in thia county, ised to 'be exceedingly bulky., Opening ,the debate, Chairmian.Ford ney explained the bill in detail and concluded with the declaration thlat In -practically every state wherei the 'bonus had -been put to a vote it had been aplroved 'by a ,large majority and that of the ten . states 'that had voted a esh 'bonus, "not one -was south of the Mtason and 'Dixon line." ' Among tile 90 Denmocrats voting for were: Almon, Bankchead, Barkley, -Byrnes of iMonth. Oarotinu, ,Cantroll, Crisp, 'Doughton, Dr'ane, Fiher, Ful maer, Hahimer, Huddlestoh, Jeffers of Alabama, Johnhoff gf. Koeitucky, Link ford, -Larsen of Georgia, Lee of Geor gia, 'Logain, 'Lyon, .Mo~wain, Over Atreet, Park of. Georse; Voug Omith *lok, 0teagall, etedman, Steeon, 01oI, 1'yon, 'Uthqwr VMason, Weaver1 &#and :Wrient, FATAL ACCIDENT AT WATTS MILLS Jack Aldrich, Elecirieal Woi-ker, Dead of Injuries Received Whle Instaill. lng Macehi(bry. Jack Aldrich, aged 30 years, of For rest City, N. C., while at work install ing machinery at the Watts Mills last Thursday shortly before noon, was fearfully mangled when his clothes became entangled in shafting where h'e was working and as a result of his injuries he died ahout a half hour later. Inl addition to the injuries re ceived by being caught in the ma chinerV,' lie rxas shocked by contact with a high voltage electric wire. 'Phe exact maininer of his (leath i. not kniown as no one was present inl the same rooi when the accident oc curred. \Vorknicj ov-erhead heard his crics'for help and rushed down to his assistance, but before the machinery or electric current could be cut off he was already beyond human aid. Ir. Aldrich was in the employ of a Greenville elce-tri.al contracting firm aid hvad been on this job about two months. It is said that the job iwas about comlelted and he had already made his arrangenents for leaving Whenl the fatal accident occurred. Have Not, Given Bond Luther Timmons and Monroe Wil lard, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years at hard labor during the last session of criminal court in connection with the death of City Policeman Hlosea Martin, are still in the couity jail. They were granted bond in the sum of $5,000 each by Judge Wilson .pending an appeal to 111e supreme court, but yesterday they had not provided the bond. Their at torneys have made no announcement of any clange in their 1plans to perieet the appeal to the suprome court. On aecount of the insecurity of the jail, Sheriff Reid has had a night guard put rn for the past few weeks at his own expenise. PUSHING COTTON CAMPAIGN About 1,200 Bides Signed Up in 'Thlis County for Cotton Marketing. Around 1,200 bales have -been signed j-) in tills county for tie cotton mar keting association, according to fiyurcs Dompiled by 'Mr. J. S. Craig, county chairman, and Mir. C. Tj. Vnughan, ,ounty demonstrator. M r. Vaughan saild 1e expected to sign i) over a thoind bales In the vicinity of Clil ton just as soon a3 lie iL able to go ov er the territory there. Mril. Andrew Urlamlet'. Z'':.!t~ict SuPer visor, is expected in 'the coulty Wed Inesday nd Thursday of this week and will -assist the couniy tcnumn1rator in making a calvas of large cotton 4rowers. OVElIITURNED AUTO IILLS YOUNG MAN Piil Drummond Loses Life Near Fountalit Inn1. XNeck Brokent by Wrecked Car. Fountain Inn, March 26.-Paul Dr'ummond, 25 years old, son of Mr. andl Mirs. M. M. Drummnond of this towvn, -was almost instantly killed Lbout 11. o'clock this morning on the ' Laurens-Greenvillec higlhway about two milos below here when tile iroadster ini whlich lie wg.s iding with Arthur Witt turned 'turtle and pinned 'him against a bank, .breaking his neck. His comn- I puanion, who was driving the cair at the time of the accident escaiped unhurt, althloughl the automobile was domnol ished. Mr. Wltt, according to information here 'tonight, lost control of the car. No inquest twas necessary. Tho funoral wvill 'be held nt 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, filowed by in terment in Fountain Inn cemetery. Besides his -parents Mr'. 'Drummond ls survived by three 'brot'hors and four sisters: Sam Drumimond of Fountain Inn, and Mack and Robert il]rummond, of Charlotto; Mrs. JLola Woismer, of Gr'eenville; .Miss Combie Drummondl, Oharlotte; and Mrs.- Salio 'Phillips and Mlrs. D. C. Rogers, of Fountain Inn. Mills Play Blall TPhe Watts Mills ball team will play the first gamne of .the season next Sat ur'day on their 3iotne grounds with the Judson Mills. 'The game will be called at 3:30 IP, p . Minstrel at 1Prinoeton A ,minstrel will be' given by the school boys at Princeto} soihool hous~e on 8a'turday evenitng, April '1, begid .ning a~t 7:30 o'clook, Admission will be fifteen ane. twontf-(ve' cents. 1he nubl-ic in 4ntited to oAtnd. CONTI'EST ANI) 31U1SIC IN C007IT HOU'SE FIDAY l'nille Is fnited to Prelilinary Orn forical Afflir of igh S-hool. A prelimilla'ry contest Will be ldehl Priday night, Mar'ch 31st, at 8 o'clock, inl tile (our1't house, to select represen - tatives of the LauOrelens high school for the anliill Couity high school decla nlia tioni ald recitation contest. The contests this year VlIl be hehl in this city on April 7, and stroig fforkt are beiig imle by every high (lool in the county to take a leading Part in the annual event. ParIticipatilig ill the prelimillary recitation contest for the Lauirens high clool will be: Ru1lby Todd, Nell Ch'eek, Kathe rine Hicks, Alabel Cu I lbertsoni, ilnCes Knight, INI'gire't Knight, ulini "Mildred 'France. The tvo boys Who are to represent the school in he declamation contests m-ill be 1hosen from the following: Roy Gas [on, Rtothwell Finley, Thomas Wof 1ord and J. C. Pnson. A mitisical program has been ar' ranged by the school for Friday night ind irediction for the evening is hat, with imisic and oratory, the pib- I ic which is cordially invited to come, vill have a most (pleasant evening. ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT WATTS P'. L. Ie0lnins, of Charlotte, Painfully Though Not Seriously Injured. The second accident in the Watts Mills within the week occurred yes erday, when C. L. Hellams, of Char otte, was injured while trying to ;hift a belt fromn one pulley to an Ather. Mr. Iellains' injuries, while not con ddered serious by the physicians 'who ittended him, were painful, his left LI-rm1 being burnt fr0111 the friction of he belt. Mr. Hellams is 33 years old Lnd in the employ of a Charlotte, N. ., contracting firm. JURY ADDS TO MARTIN FUND Irand Jury at Last Tierml of Court Contributed $7.25 to Hosea Martin Fund. The Hosea Miartin fund has been Ltugiiented by $13.50 since the last re tort published by The Advertiser. The ,,rand jury serving at the last term of oirt made lip a contribution of $7.25 o the fund, \Ir. *W. Carl Wharton has ubseribed $5.00 and Mr. T. B. 3lc )anicl has handed in $1.25. The last ained item .was derived from the ale of ai old automobile tire owned' oy the late ol11cer and turned over to 'he Advertiser. The sum ne1w in hand amounts to 172.50. The Advertiser would be ,lad ;to receive further contributions >efore the list is closed. bEV. W1. it. HIDISON TO ADDRESS CONGREGATION Ias BUeel Misslomnry Inl Chinit More Than 20 Years. Rev. W. H. 'Hudson, 'who has been a nissionary in China for more than wenty years, will address the congre tation of the First Presbyterian Thurch next Sunday morning at .11 'clock. 'lie wvill also speak in the 4berty Springs church, in Cross 11111, sunday evenIng at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. C. T. Squires stated yesterday .hat ha heard Mr. Hudson about ten rears ago at a imissionary convention n Lenoir, N. C., and that in the ad lress Mr. .H-udson made at that time, 1c agave his audience nun insIght into ,ho social and religious conditions whichi existed in Ohina, from the tipoint >f view ot the Christian statesman. l'ho subject of the Chinese people is mn InterestIng one, Rev. Squires stat 3d, and is healt iwith by M3r. Hudson n a broad manner. The .publIc is In irited to hear him both at the Presby terian church in Laurens and at Cross REV. HIOLMIS HONORED Preacheos Farewell Sermon at Union Meeting Sunday. As a mark of esteem from the nin haters of the city. tQ Rev. Wilnmot S. Riolmes, a 'union meeting was held in the Baptist church last Sunday even lng. Before the -fareweHl sermon was preached by Rev, Holmes, he 'was honm cred by each of the mInisters of the city, who' #pok9 briefly of the ser vice that Rev. Holmes had rendered the city of liaurens during his sisy hero. Among the ministers present -at the services were the Ttey. S. IH. Temple man, Rev. C, T, Squires, Ney. .P. '. Kitgo and the AY, Gtraves I, Knight. lit Ills Ii 11 l ii ('lin n 111 Satuil urd1a1) fiorniing. WV. 'I. \\'atts, former01 cor'oner of the CoIlity anld well intowin citizel of Clin ton, died at his hiome111 it Ciliton Sat ll-day nliornilit after an illinss of ahmoitt three weie;s. The deceased was M year-s of : all deat vas (lut lare o> co.,llicatiol, ilt-ident to (ld ageC. The fulnral ser\ices were held Suni (lay aften'ltoont it { linlton', inter me it. takinitg place ill in th' cemetery of the P 1'e. II ' t V He t 1 ri I h ,'t. of WI I ic hIe1 hi( l oi I,; bven a memllber. The de(!.tth of .\V. \\'atts,- I't:nored an Alther onle of the rapidily thinning linf! 1f grl clad Soldiers of tie ('onfeder acy. It was related of him that whel the \itr ol' Secession a11 OPlared immi nient, .1\1'. Watts, whIo 'hlad thenl been living it Ar!Wusas for several years, packed hI; belongings on ia two-horse wa1;gon1 an1d r'etilrled overland to his ative stte, enlidstintg inI one of' the sta-ly regiments. Ite fought gallant ly in tie wari and retturid at its* Iose to take tip the pursuits of peace n Is niative county. liesides taking an active interest in >ublic affairs, serving as coroner or .Ie tcouity at one time, tite deceased vas an active church worker as a nember of the Fi rst Presbyterian hurch of Clinton. lie Is sirvived by one son, T. M. Watts, of Columbia, and three daugh .ers, Mrs. J. Ii. Burdette, Mrs. Layton ,onyers and Miss Alice 'Watts. TRUSTEES MEET SATURDAY L'o Discuss Whether or Not Schools are to Hun Expected Time or Dis coitlie When Funds are Exhausted Whether or not the schools of the :ounty are to continue to run for the 'nll tine originally int.ended when the ,,ear beganl or shall close' their doors vhien present funds are exhausted, vill 1e -the chtief question to be dis issed at a meeting of school trustees salied by Superintendent of Education R. T Wilson to meet li the court house saturday morning at II o'clock. Mr. W'ilsoni sex-t out notices for the meet ng the first of the week and ie is ex )ecting a full attendance of trustees. According to At'. Wilson a number >! school districts have already over Irawn their accoungts withx the county reasurer-and a large number of war-' 'ants Issued by -trusteds have not been tonored by tle treasurer on account of ack of funds. The state superintend mft of education has advised schools tgailnst going into debt and Countty superintendjent Wilson several weeks igo -advised teachers in those school listr-icts iw herc accounts were over Irawnt that tiley woutld continue teach ng at their Own risk and that they night reasonably exqect a consider tble delay in payment for their ser Ices. So far, however, no schools iave closed their doors at an earlier late than originally decided upon. Among other matters to 'be discuss d at thte meeting wvill be the new Ichool laws -lmssedl by tihe recent gen trat assembly. NEW INSURANCE MAP Surveys of Laurens Being Made by Untderwriter Rep~lresenttitve. 3x'. E. J. Tryndale, of Nowv York City, etpresenthing theo Sanbor'n Mlap Comi lany, at'rived In Laur-ens last week md1( will be here sever'al weeks mak .ng surveys for a new fire insurance tap of the city. Trhe making of tihe map twill reqjuire ifr. Tlyndale to inspect each x'esidence tmd business house within the cIty limits, so that he may make a diagram f the 'premises. Thxe last 'insurance map of Laurend was made ten years 'ago aund since then the~ro htave been many fire proven tative measures adopted. These wvill be noted in tile nlow map andl may re duce .the insurance rate of tile city, .Oyster Supper at Mountvillo An oyster supper will ibe given at the Mountville school house Friday night. T1he publ~o is invited to attend, Undergoes Opbration 'Mrs. James ,R. Davis underwent an operation for appendicitis at a Spar Ianburg hospital last Friday. It is stated that the operation was success ft, and that the patient Is rapidly re covering. Mro. tarl iWilson, of Gastonla, N. C. is spending some time~ in the city wi her father, Dr. L. E, Pu,1ler, and sis ter. Mfri. Da A. Ahvi.* ON 1MJRIINS SI. Council Again Changes Paving Plans CONTRACT LET TO SAME FIRM Coani uns i 'nnble to I'roce i I'a ing Ihrick lit lrice .1rved on nMilh Conl. I r(.1or and14 ( 'oniareie .\%t'reed on ink V ivi' (If I Iinv rea sed ( *osI of H rich. An'oth 11 aae m tlIhe plans for f. avin' lur(i trel was made by 'ily coiuicil lolday nighl wlell it was decided to Iuse coI cIret i Id II of brick on this lhoroughf'are. After a dramatic dis.cussiona of tile affair, the con tralt was awarded to the General ltoad, Drai nage and Construiction Com pally, of Columbia, which held the' contract for the 'brick paVing. The council faced a dilemma when it was discovered last week that the city ,would be unable to buy paving brick at a price (mioted to it several months ago. Thinking -that the brick would still be available at the quoted price, the city, in its contract with the contracting firm, made it a part of the contract to furnish the brick. Last week, when it was found that the brick could not be procured at the expected price, fihe city engineer, -Mr. N. C. Illughes, .Ir., prepared st!eciflca tions for concrete -work instead of brick. These specifications were sent to Mr. McCrady, president of the Gen eral Road, Drainage and Construction lCompany and to G. C. Odiorne, of Clinton, with reqiuests that bids be submitted for the work at the meet ing Monday night.. When the -matter was called il Monday night, the city clerk read a letter from Mr. McCrady stating that his company refused to go into a com petitive bid for the proposed concreto "vork 'as his concern already had a con tract for brick work on the same street and had assembled men and materials for the job. lowever, the letter en closed a price which his concern would make on the concrete job, in view of the fact th-at the city could not ipro cure the brick. This price, Engineer Ilughes advised the council, appeared to be very reasonable. Alderman Smith at this point moved that the council award the contract to Mr. McCrady's concern in view of tile fact that a contract had already been nade with him and that he had al ready made plans to start work. His motion was seconded 'by Alderman Ir vin. At this point Mr. Ordiorno ar rived. After heng given information as to nyhat stage the council had reached in the proceedings, lie said that lie would not care to place his bid before council unless lie knew that the bids were to be acte d upon. Mr. Smith then pressed his motion apid it was carried by acclamation. Tihe mayor, being asked to vote on the (inestioni, v'oted to suiport the Smith motion. Mfr. Odiorne then retired from the meeting. Mr. Hughes, speaking of the rela tive cost of 'brick and concrete yes terday, said that the cost of 'paving Laurens street wvith brick under the new prices wvhich the city would have been -forced to pay, would have boon 'about $300 more than first estimated andl that the 'cost of the concrete, as bid 'lby Mr. McCrady, was a'bout $230 more than the original 'brick bid and about $300 less than the estimated cost under the neny' brick prices, On pectition of citiz.ens of South H-arper street, a resolution was adopt ed .providing for the extension of the 'water line on South Hlauper street to the city limits. After acting on other routine mat ters, council adjourned. R~e-Elected Abbeville Mayor At -the primary election held in Abbeville last week Mr. J. Moore Mara was again nominated to head the ad ministration in .that city. Mr. Mars, who married Miss Imogene Wilkes, daughter of Mr. El.'H. Wilkes of this city, has already served severaV terms as. mayor of Abbevilie and swa% re nominated last. week without by i' tion. The financial conditin,'t'& city Is 'said to 'be in a sl~i dition, due to the sound 'businea~1. g'of the mayor anid board oftialder-. man.