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Efjie $Robertisetr Subscription Price $1.50 Per Year Payable in Advance Pu11blisted by ADVElRTISlNG PRlNTING COMPANY Lauren. S. C. Advertising Ritwi on Application. Obituarles and Cards of Thanks: Ono C(enit a Word. Miatered at the postollice at Laurens, 2. C., as second class mail matter. T'he Advertisi r ls~: itself I i~l.d .fIordI with the pirit of the wot1eII of t ; Gr4t 11N.ill Ie I 'ha I ubI(-r of Com nierc 11 their planl t n1aE110 the al roenS-Gr1etulville road at 3411morial lI igh w . to C(uemrt tilt -,0r01- of Lte Soliers and sailors of tel World \\ar, hut i! Ilou ts4 tilE il. On of lining the road V.ith ihiule I sEE So long as the road is on ly sIlrfaced - ith soil. It a will known tact that soil su rfaced road( a r di fficult to kEep in coldition I whEN thEy are shaded from tihe sun Ild 1he1" proIpose'li neI i1)- of I ees will 11:a\n. thi.; shading ecEit. l'io sibly the ladies have ill mind the pilantinig of trees n(1w only ' along tha1tiw l1art of the iiighiway already IlavEd, with the view (f planting further a., the jIaving is exeddtoward Lues * * * .MUlST I ll-1-P1A1 .\T 1 lLeader. of Tlhe Advert iselr will no doubt be uri1ed to Iearn1 that mn uch of the ae Enow bEillg used by Ameri (all new.paEirS is being mallufactured in Norway. Sw dEn and othir I.uop ennetntresand sohl inl tisk .ounl try at less than .\mllerictn 10aper11 can e olglht. This is all the IloE S-4 ur pr1i):ing n hen we see t flE prices of :a por manu111facturling" ! toeks declinle anld IEarn that [ho paer vorkEr.-z art strik ing for higher wages. The colldition ill lh aper indut.ty are mucil 'imilar to th E 11 ot whicE aw a nE I iyhe by:uliOe to (ui, i amlyin E f ril f (r)y f ne ho and E\ti arr only working to t ad vanta"_ie of a cmin arativle.y ftew%\ who .ika bh t o hohL ll i i i a 1 \' ghS, Ic h ak ii . arit E! Istill lr igh in i e m: ln o.:ula:-tri n d iit , cn indusEt is have indutiwE, Itopin the sua voJ"lme of' product. I lie. th' conitinu1leld deupresSion. The Advertiser does not foresee a 1 reiturnl of real rosplEriIy to the (nuntry intil the wa. ges of coal nili crs, railroal wtIors, st-el maiikcrs, govelm111n11t empllcIII,yees and ot her un deflated workers are dhflated to with In a revasonabll e level of the fariler. 'Th11s the farmer and a few of his deflated as5sociates (can 1ut? is (lay's l abor against alnotheir mall's labor and tratde onl an1 erO tal or mi fore nearly eintal barshI. A's it stands now, a lot of' farmers alIe ent irely (lit of the trading bulsi lne-S unlless it is on ''a credIt"'. The le(sson1 to be learIned fromi the foreigzn- houghlit Paper is tlja t Amieri ann labor' woiuld do wvell to look out that it does not kill the goose that is la:y ing t he golenl egg. W\e agriculItuiral people, for fthisi is after all an agri (ulturail outntv dlown South, will lie foreed to buyi from other peole or not at all! if Costs of Amerieann manufac Ituredl iroduct s are to remain at pres enit high levels. JU'RY C'OMMISS[ONERIS MEET! SiTI'VIDAY (Court of ('ommion Plea'1S to Convente Here March 2-4. Roster Not Yet Comn The Jurty Conmmissioners, consisting of Clerk of Couirt C. A. Power, Treas urer Ross D. Young, Auditor J1. W. Thompson and Sheriff S. CI. Reid, will meet Saturday, April 8, at 10 o'hclck to draw a venire of jurors for the spring term of the Court of Common Pleas. .The court will Coilvene here Monday, 'March 2'?, and 'will b~e presided~ over bly Juidge .J cmn F. Wilien of Emng The roster of eases for the a . :::. :t yet been madhe up, but it Is expected tol be large and that the full torm e' tW w eeks for th e con' - ;::: :...:-. . sary. Humbinert. Mauy Run . the streets for the past week, strong efforts are being made by friends of Mr. HI. B. Hutmbert, former county' supervisor, to have him offer -for the place agkin this stmrmer, lir. Hum bert Is n~w engineer of the Abbeville county highway comnnisgion. It Is statedl that Mr. Humbert has not flatly turned down the suggestion, but that he Is not yet wIlling to allow himself to be cotinted as an atccepted candi dtet INVITATION MADE TO CITY 0 l M' N I ZATI ONS ((in ville (hamber init Ies ('1ie, Social and 1i'1triotie Bodies of City II A t ll 'in tit iit 4 't 14etIi IIe's. A.n invitation has bteen (xItendd by hio \\'tomaI's Ilitireat of tle Green ville I ('haIIher of Comimerce to the A mIe ric(ait I xglon I Postt s in this city, thlt Civic League and th It' IIit Sinemss Slen's Leagu' to attend tie ceremon I(s of the ofatig tf lte first tree onl tile emorial liiighway, which will be Lld next Friday, April 7, at foitI O'clock. The road frot Greenville to Lait rens has been selected for the! Memo ial iighway and the women's bur t'eaul expressed the hoe in thir invitation that L au rens citizen.A and organtiza tions will co-operate with those of Greenville in their patrioic plan foi planting trees onl the I allrenls-G reenl ville Iliighway as a memorial for t(he heroes in tie late war. hle, exercises In planting ite first tret il ilt' the '.lorial iighway wvill be held abot half way beitwen Green ville and the Fair Grounds. lDIOMit.\IATS NEEl) FINIDS Drite Stiats in Ili irens County it It. .\. Siillivan Chairman. Gen. \\'Ilie Jones, S Cate Chairman of the National Democratic l'arty, and Lomuel Stansell, Special Representa. tiVe, have recn itly appointed Mr. 13. A. Sullivan, of this city, chairmati for iaurens cottnty of a drive for fuands that has beein starIted all over' tle cotillry for the Democratic party. 'ille Iled for Fund.s is very pressing ;.t is l timie. according to notices sent out fr-ial thle national headquarters. 1 The I'l eprtsent drive for funds is to be itsed to pay off debts incurred in the last camailign and to help assire Dem OCratie victory- at tihie :olls next year. Mr. Suillivai inl assiuimingt ils dities as the cotity chairmnatn, has appoint d sul)-commltittees to cnnvass til' whole ou'nty dulring his . ii ivVeek. Tamouint _per'l fromt this,. county, szaid .\r. Suiv Monday mornint, is .' and it will be col il. h,, Said, if teill ralik an file doeocraSt il 'aurn' liii nlty wi l soiv the ir party thi( whol('e-_ hirtod Cisuioth it dhserv s. ('Ol3Tr Y N ISl .AHIII1I-:s .1I ND.-,yj il(t SAlMe Gl'sit temently A.ppoht - < d Col. Nu re. W!i tOrl 'anize ('!nies. MO.; lIlilGo ae, re ently ap .(I Coimtly Nursu, arrived in 1the C-ity .\onday to take( u11 her. duties 1Ire. .\liss Gasmsett is .1 a n t ive of Gr'eenville and is a graduate of the Greenville City Hlospital. \imiss Gossett comles to Laulrens well qihpd for the work she will pel for in the couty, havingt tuedied Publicl ealh service Ir Iwo years under the sup)ervisionl of the American lteed Cross -with which she is sil Ott~ l.i( tilll identified. (S'ohe has also taken I post a du ae tourse in tichmiond, \'a. No definite plaws have yet eill 'd by itt tootet buoit shnexel to lo n ite uit. hothuttecut wit' whichm is won oflo ei~nes for til ye'sliefasre. s dnof(i W'flLi'vAManiLEfAnn Company citWhit m for' at Goti ernlil stii''aissed Tuhthe CCtityot FrCiy(an ttCali recentl cnoumntdt hits ninneo tretrntr of eoutplolinal wasia vis' atrfo anl fotuforestnte'tyng friday thmr. Colema was one on h orsin-r but tok the opprtunaioal li of lintti. .\r. Coleman is onot the1 succems nenter beentinie politicsfore. Fortan ofn thearme w~lla facient of the Gl'en-Lwr -Ma~jnuofac'turn Ompanyi sil the mill coportion recric mui mryatentk oit omployees andi te roa gressive tops1t i 'i toktoa celationeat an hold comfteae srounins fo eithem.ion was one of sttth atora lzeso ltthe' Fs voteriothalando votr.tt boema p asnllbendr. Aenl intefedt gerttfoe .wethay eetonfthhe forerbcau facthno the comits f o the Democratic hord ofr public ity oce tol be formal-o the heldt tiext Tuay Supddevisreo larghe fild t Mer f voer, bth ale Tandit femIh, Mye reisere and a. 0.arge vonelmybeplld *~ * * * * * * * * * * * * *1 * * BASE BALL NEWS * * * ' * * * * * * *~ * * * * * *1 Featured by a pair of two base hits In the tenth inning, the .1udsonl Mills team of Greenville defeated the Watts Mills team by a score of 19 to 8 Satur day afternoon in tle first game to be played In this city this season. In the first inning the Watts Mills team sco'ed I 1 nills and could ont score again until the seventh wheni they brought In two more runs. The Judson boys scored one run In the 2, 3 and 5 inning and 2 runs in the sixth. They again scored in the ninth. tying the score and making another inning necessary. I'n the tenth inning tile Judson boys secured three more riis by hard hitting. This lead was hard to overcome by the Watts nine who scored two runs In the tenth, los ing the game by one run. The Watts Mills band fu rnished music (lurilng tle game. -0 11aIts ll Team Frank Moore, base ball player and ran, is interested in having Laurenns placed in a prominent position on tle base ball map and towards that enid wants all who can play ball to see him. Prank's sad claim is that several ;tars in the city have'been "signeld up'' to play for other teams and lie Is Anxious to have a local teanX organized before all players make other ir rangements. At Mt. Pleasant School The play "A Southern Cinderella", will be given at Mt. Pleasant school :louse on Friday night, April 7, begIn ling at 8:30 o'clock. A small admis ion fee will be charged for the bene it of the school. The public Is cor lially innvited to come. Following is the cast of characters: \ladaie Chari eris, an 11old aristocrat, Ona Fowler nid Bellamy, a Southern Cinderella, Sara lcPheirson Rosie Winterberry, a famous settle meinit worker - - Jessie Saxon loh1nile ibl I Randolph, a little co illette - - L yda .\Thlherson Catierine Hlawke, an I'nglish nurse, Julia Aloore arolilne Hawke, her siser, ain ad ventur less - Florence .\Madden Vlammy Jidy -Johnson. a black ile grass widow - - Irene Wallace 110N. A. ,1. BE'ITl-:A 1lI-:1: ' IVormer iteniaint Goverinor nll a Short V'isit to ills Sistor. l'ormor I.ieu tenant Governor An [1rew .1. Hetlea spent 11hie week-end in the city with his sister, Mrs. P'. F. Kilgo, and Rev. Kilgo. MI. I leteali has recently aliol u nced that lie would le in the race again this year for Governor. [Reing here on a purely personal call, lie made no pub lie statemenlit while here Ibut found oc Isioni to meet a. numlibler o~lis fr'iends an(d Supporters of other campaigns. ,1 udge it. 4'. Watts hietter Judi~ge R. C. Watts. associate JTustice If the Su :reme Court, was welcomed m the str'eets of the c'ity Monday by bis many friends. Jud~ge Watts has been~ conf1ined to his home1 severa1l mointhis on account of Illness anad has recuiper'atedl~i suftiintly to wnikl aboualt. ATl tAY V(01'HT'l Griay ('oiurt, April :I.---'hle G ray ?ouirt P1lly Sunttday C2lub, coimpiosedl of members of the variouis denioinia tions in the town, has been formed wIth 20-0(dd memibei's. Ofleercis elctedC~ ar'e J. I'. .ohnson, president; W. C. Hlabbi, secr'etary-trieasur ier. Mee'tiings are to lie held t wice each month, meeting alternately in the H~aptist, MethodIist and' Presbyterian churehes heie. The meeting next Monday night Is scheduiled foi' the Priesbyterian ('hurch. $ SPECJIAL NOICES. S Wanted--<By lady, two rooms and kitchenette In quliet home. Need not be close to squar'e. Address "Rooma" car'e Advertiser.' . 38-it-pd For Sale-I have a limited suipply of Reefer's "Moi'o E~gg Tonic" foi' chick ens. $1.00 size for 40c. Mrk. Carl D). Roper'. 39-1t--)(d .Notice-I shave sever'ah bushels of hiome-r'aised Spanish Peanuts for sale at $1.50 pcer bushel. I can 'bring them to Laurens. M. A. Sumerei, Laurens h. F. D. No. 2. 38.-1t-pd Notle -I find that I have a limIted ramouint of Wannamaker Cotton Eeent, pure, heft over at $1.00 per bushel, at home. M. A. Sumerel, Laurens, -Routo 2. . 38-1t-pd Lost-Friday night bet~ween court house andI E. (HI. Wilkes'- residence, gold watch bracolet. 'Finder please return to E. H. Wilkes at Wilkes & Company, and receIve rpward. 38-it-p Liost,--On South ilarper str'eet, Frl day, pali'rsmall boy's pants. $1.00're-t ward for return to Star Pr'essing Club. For Sale-4Dehlia 1ub,2i n 15c each. Colori prpayily, Dink, ted, maroon.Aldobe Ms I-I. Nihols. 3-4t-pd For Sale-Bull calf from registered Jersey bull and seven-eights Jersey cow that gives 4 gallons of milk and over 2 pounds of butter a day. Price $5.00. J. M. Todd, Route 3 Gra y Court. '.11S- It -.pt ( Wiaininaiker Cleveland Cof(on Seed 1920 crop. Porto Rico potiltoes, $1.00 per bushel and White Spanish Pea nuts at $1.50, for sale by A. P. Fuller Mountville.' 38-3t-pd Caivassers to handle a line of Fibre Brooms. Good profits, write for particulars. Bartlett 13rush Work Hillsdale, .\ich. 38-2t-pd( Egs-Thorougrbred Black Manor ca, from pure strain, 15 eggs for $1.30. A. L. Martin, 1117 South lHar ier street, Laurens. 38 -2t-pd Wailled-Man with ear to sell thc BLST Ford Oil Gauge made. $100.0( per week and extra commisslons. Ac cessories Co., 4,000 Graham, Benton Harbor, Milch. . 8-it- d Select. Seed Irish Potatoes-Cob blers, per ten peck bag, $5.00. Spauld Ing Rose, per tea peck bag, $6.00, lRheney Seed Store, Clinton, S. C. :38-1 t-p~d For Sile-lMolborougli Seed Corn, 1.~. per bushel. Z. 11. 'Tinsley, Lau rens, Route 5. .38- t-pd Strayed or Stolen-One -English leagle Bitch, long body, short legs, white and black s-otted, brown head mango. Ju-st <luit suckling ipuppies, mn uge. Just quit sucking puppies. About .1 years old. Any information WILLI FOE of 5 1 He SI 1. Ile is a red loOdled Soui i-n and love for hi~s nati 2. Hec is no demagogue. 3. U~e is a farmer anid a b 4. Hie is unfettred b~y fat -5. H~e stands for' tax reforn 6. He is a successful man pe-rien'ee witli hanking 7. H~e believes in a squarc 8. lie is fitted b~y training *when the state most nlt 9. "FHe stand(s four square t - presenit day iss8ues uml 10. lie h .s first handl know~ shackled thle Southiernt * 11. lie knows The problems has a progressive progr 12. 'He will meet every issu -13. H~e is absolutely indepe by a worthy ambition t< 14. is election 'ill transfi godd goverinent. (is to her whereabouts will 'be appre ciated and will pay for you trouble. Jio. F. Stroud. Watts Mills. 38-1t-pd For Sale--Pens-Irons, Brabhams and Whips $2.2' per bushel. Mlixed $2.15 per bushel, even weight sacks. W. J. McCartha, Lexington, S. C. 38- 1t-( Notiec(AIlulnter 'Brothers now have the fertilizer agency of the Virginia 'Ca rolina Chemical Coinpany, succeed ling the late Augustus Huff, and so licits the continuance of the business formerly carried by Mlr. uff. All business given us will be appreciat ed and given1 best attention. Hunter Bros. 37-3t-pd Listen-If you have an automobile high tension magneto yeu wish to dis 1 pose of, bring It to Iaurens M.3achile 'Shop, and let us see if 'we can agreej Onl price. 37-tf Eggs For- Sale-Pure Rhode Island Red. 15 for $1.00. J. C. Shell, Lau rens. 35-4t I For Sale-My property oil Sullivan1 Street, consisting; of 9--room brick house, large garden, orchard, garage, etc.; several vacant lots and 6 cot tages. Will sell at reasonable price, part cash, balance with good security. Mrs. J. J. Pluss, P. 0. Box 4185, Bra dentown, Fla. 35-tf Cikkens-lring your chickens to Armtsrong's Market. 20c per tpound for liens. 10c per pound for roosters. Armstrong's Market. 35-5t-pd For Quick Servie-Stop at the Ben A M COI AMt Car! 4 POINTS WH ould Be F th Carolinian wit (eey vein and ve state, Pasmess man. stionalism. n. off affair s-a farmer and thoroughl anid manufactuiring. deal. and e'xper'ience to give the state a bun bds it. the wvild on all questions aff'ecting Lfrafid. ledge of the workings of the 'finahei fa'rmer, and definite ideas as to copi confronting the people off the state, im looking to vard an improvementi a face to face in the fuiture as he has nident, "'wearing no man's collar," t be of servicee to his people. 1an nnw bloodl into h hLlo bod plitic Gary Garage, next to Dow Drop Inn. See our Catterpillar Retread-makes old tires last as long as ndw. 36-4t-pd Eggs For Iiateling-S. C. Ithode Is land Reds, sired by Fitzmaiaurice cocks. Saune strain as won grand prize at last state' fair. Record hatches this scason. $1.50 1per setting. 'Chance to get high class eggs at reasonable price. J. I". Blaekmon, Watts Mills. 36-3t For Sah-Big ,white Spanish peanut seed. $2.00 per bushel. '. -1. Blake ly, Iaurens Route 3. 36-5t-pd Wanted-lPoflar, oak, -'h and wal nut logs. Also interem I in hard wood timber tracH. I. W. Walker Lumber Co., Salisbury, N. ". 33-7t-c Money to Lonn--0." Imll oved farI and city piroperty for , ws d of years at seven and one-half per ont Inter est. Ilomnar, Osbor'.- *own, At torneys, Spartanburl '. 1. 34-tf Government Wng- v---' v Sale, or offered in exchange i -- v4. ', oats, hay or lumber. Wagone 11 --aod condl tion. Dixio Ice ar:' Fu I Co., Clin ton. 16-tf Side of ('or' IV( )d I have for sale a' :i; near 'Mad dlens, 94 cords of I( - 'wood and a lot of lumber. Malk: m your high est .offer. F. 1>. McGOWAN, Trustee J. 1). Culbertson 10state. 39-2t EMA N 40R irna lected rtery pulisatig with initerest y aIcqulainlted 1)y years of ex siness~ admfinistra'ijon at ai time the0 publie welfare, and meetsL al octopus whiich hAs so long ng with this evil. partieular'ly the. farmers, and nl conditionti. always done iln the past. ied to no0 faction, b)ut impelled nndl 'rnVini~ +thc fas om