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Ebe 9bbertiser Subscription Price $1.50 Per Yea. Payable in Advance Publilied by ADVElTISING PHIVNTIN(1 COMPANY Laurens. S. C. Advertising Rts.i on Application. Mbituaries and Cards of Thanks: One Cent a Word. E1tered at tito postoflice at Laurens, Gi. C., as second class mall matter. L A IIENS. S. C., APItI, 12, 1922 %ar..it(wh have heretoflore- bhh doul bt as to ie ratica1 value to IheIII Of 1te co-opera. Iidve IIIrk.'tliIg plan ought to 1ve 111111 of this dottht re lloved a'fter Iriading the istaterent of likers Jil lisihed o)I t lhe front palge Of thi- Issue. (otton 'rowers of the ounty wi> still wiwithhold their sig nattui-s fron the tot on mark11lheting con .1(Z after edinIig tis tl; stttement are certainly hi.11rd 1f) convilev. * * 0 The .:clectio~m of thre-e comm ission er. oI' :k) o:I ver the snin-rvision of the 10c:11 *'*.,t(,:w%- rk.s anId (electrie li~t-i 11:lon m: I is. we.( h<-Hb-%.". a t urn it oit i n i t1' ie roer of 111:1 r-it ly :A se sstm. The thre-e meni ve-t cd a- commiss-ioners av hadf a1 heavy 4'-:poniilli : laiced uIon thei, bitt with Ip liiv suIport will be abile to -ilns, til tie syt in much n -ded econ w'nids anil giv improvevt Service he 1(h'3. Tho systeII lh.s long nveded in :litenut itreilo, far from politicail influet-nees, ailnl the city Iow hIa' every reas:Imo to cogauaeitself that the nc etd ha s hn( tilled. Ul1HO'1' 3MFE-TIN(; ON COTTON MAIMI:TI$( Mvetins fto heI Held Inl lifferentf Parks o tie (ounty Tis Week mid Next Wee. ('inty Agr-It C. .. Vauighan has an nieUTIC(ld grottp m1etiigs of, farmen's to he hld ''lursday of is week and .7 '1' d ie' ''. Thiurinya ndi l:iy of~ A-(-x t iCek for tIII uirpose fi f discuss I!: . he 'ot t o n m kit in-I plans of t he S. C. Co)-OperIati%,e 'otton aretn A scltion. Th"metn v ill 1.e ad ed by J. 11. .\(eiulley, of Dallas, h o, ho will t -ll of the success of I :-ein- asociaton in Toxa antwd I(: niin t!,e con'ract which the farmers o" his stati ae Iro k to sign. The follown:: i:; the :chidle of maeeting: Piincion Th~rsda,kA)HIl 1:2, 2:30 I). m. 1r Iioory lavern, April 1:1, 7 :301. 1. .; (r ay Court-iOwilngs School, iWednes (ay, Aprih 19, :1 p). In.; G reet i lond School, Wed nesda, -April 1'3, S ;. mi.; .\lonstvill, ilui rs.,day, April 20, 2:20 P. m11.; Cro'sa: 11111, Tuirsday, April 20, 7:30 fp. m. 1?enno, Friday. April 21, 10 a. In. Wadsworth School, Friday, April 21 2 :30 p. in.; lloldville School, Friday, Apil 21, 7:30 p. mn. ,#Mr. die~iilley was lin the city yester (lay after hiaing spent several (lays i' GreenvCiillle and Spiartanbulirg countIes w'here 'hue saId the cain paign is being enared on iw Ith groat success. All men who have sIgned the cotter 'VO-opeCrative mar'keting contract nrr' r'e(tiestedl to atiend( a meetinug In tih courit houtse &VitIrday afternoon at 2 :30 Witjh a deep senfse of apprel'cIat~i, wt tak~e t hhl t ehod of ex pressing to all who so I:Iidly nilnistere'd to us 01u1 grattiude ('or thle assista nc, for wordt cf tender sympalulthy and for Ithe nmany ex'lpressionis of fr'iendtship thalit wer( shownu us dutrling our recent tr'onble. Mr. and Mu's. Charles Duflose. Notice of ('lulb Meeting. Unh~dr thle r'ules of the 'Ieimocrat 14 'party of South CarolIna, ais adopited at Colunila, k0. C., Oin i.\ly I19th, 1920 all Democra tie clubs of i~saurens Colnn ty are hereby called( to gather at t hehi respectIve .places of meetIng oni the fou rth Satur iday In AprlI, It beng th<i 211Ith (lay of the month, at thiroe o'clocli In 'th a ftertnoon (If no othir liour ini announced biy the president of Ith< cluib) for thie .pur Ipose (of re-organ'za .ion by electing a pre: dent, one0 01 trea.surer t. After1 the or'gaiztAi ,n Liii 'ciluib shell a ppolin'. an' onrollin t .,m muembernih as rep~resentatlve of the cluti on the C~iinl y Executive CommIttee. Trhe cliub shall also elect. delegates. t 'the County Convention na follows: 01n0 delegato for' every twenty-fivE members and one delegate for a ma jority fractIon thereof, 'based upon01 thE numtiber' of votes qiolled lby saIdJ club ati the -flrstt pimariy of the priocedInlg clec tIon year, TPhe County Convention 'will meetC at Laureono In the Courit Housi on the first Monday In May, It 'heing the .firnt day of the mionth,.,at elever o'clock In the forenobn, C. A. 'POWER, Co!nty~ (Chiirossn, itl HE A3DMOND, 3EIlVH A NTI 'l ILEI H111Y 'I )M i)UNCAN Continued from page one this section. Don't kniow when he pilled ils pistoli ouit. 1 (d41 inot sev Al. .%Jfllmonld When seCiond stiot was fired. I don't know .hthele had i111stol in lati wheil third .,ltt waZs fired, or not--was 'about onle mintilte betw.en seconld anil third shot, villied aoiltnid in froit of my calr like I. was trying to get1in n1., var when. third shot was fired. I was abolt tell yards from hli mii wheni Ie( fell. l )ir not say ihat he wanted with mr. I nI cal'i wife. Ai llm'. moa ilnlid W's to 3 mite ifo hii rare. Mr. i)iean ilrcd the tilird solt and then i saw 1r.1% fllmloild fall. I1nntall and Hlammond wIere part nIrs II operating file farm oil Which t tinnean was li.ving. flOlmolld i. it ntIie o, Flpartal blurl county alid ks Suvi ved by his widow and live child'il. lida! ser Vices Iwere held inl tihe WItts AliI ('Ib. the blural taking place in the \Wtt Alils emietery. III applieat ion for halil made before .Jltstice Watts, the followiig allidavit Wv:I.z made by Dime'ainn , who has retained l''eatherstonev & Knlight as Is attor- 0 Ileys: State of South ('arolina, Satlireils County. Per-sonally a ppea red before me T. '. i ililealn, wh]to o oi thi ;,ays, that hei' is v'iears of age, has a wife and two malchildren,. and resides onl the faill about six itiles From te citv of (flle; that on the Iorning of the tII of April, 1922, one Riley Ilainmond drove Into this depoilen t's yard be Aveen 4; and 7 o'clock and shortly teea fter a tr'insferi driver from tihe city of 1,aurvlen also drove into this deponent's yard with a Ford car. and Ile decease', II Ollmolid, asked this de ilonenlt's wife fromI the iten'i wi ndow ~ if she was ready to go, alnd di'POInit's wifc 1e11lid to -the tl0mI'i, that ste was not gOig anywhere. Th:S depo nent warned the deceased that fin order for himi to avolid trouble, for him to leave and leave at once. The (dec(Ised replied that it it w as .-t r 1ot 14 .lw at de posven twas, loolking for, Ola(I eaed lasreay and~ tat djeceased 'AL' Ipped back from the0 windlow anid plit, his handuit ol his il]), tlien depolnent reached for Iisi 'liot gin and woIllt lito allother .oom in the hioue, there deponent saw deceased standin lleler the house With his'pistol inl his hand, lookutig from onie wvindow to Ohe other, mloving Is pistol back ald forth, as If he ex.pected to !hoot this de0POnnt On sighlt. Thi dI(! poneit thll sioL at atdeCeaSed thro Ig tile window, pulclhiig out ia wildow panle. Whlen deponlent s;ho, d14ponentll evidently issed deceased at first slo t, tIeI deponent jumped back firom the window and reloaded hIs gunil, and vhen depolient appeared again In front of winldow to ascertain wheie 1abou1ts of deceased, thils (epollelt foun d I dieceased still stalldintg inl aboutit 10 or I 12 stops frol the Window with pistol . in shiooting attitude and facing the I window as if lie expected to shoot dc- I 'ilonent 01n sight; thieit~ deonent'lt quick-. I iy shot1 at deceased again through tile w indlow, pro'thab~Ylyit ting imi.- Then deplonent steppied across5 the r'ooml, got aniother'511 shel ln again relhoadled hIs gu'n, and on going to 'the window, saIw dCceaIsed ini the act of leaving hisbcair and star'ting toward this deponent's h )ousec with his pistol it -hils hland; 'ceased the 'thirld time while diece'ased Iwas facing one cotrner of ti depo11 nent's resiidence, as if tile deceased ex rpeetld thiis ideionentt to comet out ide POnenit's front do0or1. This diep~onent furtheri satyeth that 110 sho) t.eceased for tile purpose05 or1 itn r' dler to salve his ownl life from dleath anid his bodl~y from serus boi-ly ha rm. Deeming thle ab ove sullIiient fotr thel ipesentt, lthIs dIiieponet reser!ves thle rliht to testify more fully at the dauy, of htis triai. TI. P. Oi)NCAN. Sworn Ito and1 subsibedi befor'e 1m1 (..A. Powi0lt, Duncant fail. I do not know whether I lie was going to get In his car' or ntot. I was not wvateing Mr. ' llmoniid exactly at. Ime of tilId shot.'Tite tird shiot was I t'ired at manl~ 'thelt a side pnke any attempt~t to Ilhoot. Theii man1 V.3ill housox( whenl hle mtaide the thlird (Signedi) IAU~i' I 1U-i1NS. 'hi, ia to cetify' thatt I iiave mlade.~ a careful examI~inationl of dleceased, Rilley HIammo dtflnd extracted shot fromt the said1 Ri4j@-Inond, and ilnd that h~e was shtt ipx.right par't of b)ody In front andi front plart of' foireheaii, andl also shot fotund In bhackc 0' head- behind right. en-i. In my opinlin death wals p~rodu)ced 'hy heorholiago alnd shock. (Signed) CHIAS. 'P. VINCIONT, M, D. April 6th, 1922. Wvill Meet Apwotntntent. Re~v. 0. TF. ESquires wvill moot hin anp poinfrment 'SundIay aftet'noon at 8 /30 nt'Ioi oln tfll -Pi'ahvbtartan chnrnh. o teio Democratie Party of the County National Chairman, olon. Cordell lull, says, "There is a big debt out tanding agains us that is delaying the hork nid it is all important that we et tis deblit ii hand iring the pres it month." 'Iiemocratic prospects re dalily Improving. WVe are .having 1n0 success in raising funds, princi ally in sums of $1.00, though in a faw alses, we have reelved- $100.00." "T.J'here has iever *heen a time in the istory of the Democratic party that small contribution m ieait so much :3 at this time. Can we not count oil oil to hel its out .in your coitnty." State Chairman, illon. Ji. G(ary Cv nt,. says: "The money power is again a the saddle, which means, the agri uturiist, the laborer, the debtor and lie (rpresse(i must suifer, It means lealrI cottoln, less money, more debt nd less albility to pay. "The people of Europe are naked and uingry, suffering for the want of :iwrican 'otton and cloton clothes. 'ur cottoln would be sellin 1g for 60c iund olf ouri government woulid re tore oill foreigi m1,arkets. If we are atisiled to cotliltinie under these con itionis, it will not. ie iecessary for us 1 collect aiyth11i ing fii tiheri for tle ad( f te ile: n(cratic party. We can bring Ibouit the ('hanlge quickly. -it is' -be evt('i, bu t to (10 SO te -i(un organ :ation must raise tile fuinds. Let its mhe every lfort to mna'kei a goo( i(A. lng." State eld coutnty taxes( ai'e high. but ie bulk ai'q levies the people have iked for, for schools, school houses, i(rensed :ay. for t eahei(..s, state col ges, top-soil roads, bridges, etc., buit itlh all these inl view, could we have arend a nni vass before ius, Ihe vast ims paid inldireicly Into tle lnit(e( tales treasuir'y, levied hy the money Dw( now in tie saddle, tihe power of iccial priviieg( and s(lf, we wouild a a noyed at the revelations. Could tivis showing he made in de di wie in i t see where the hondlhold an d ca'Pita list escapes and tle great iddle and laboring classes pay the 'eight. It Is all-impotant. that we 'in in ic congre'sional electons this year. he ie is turn mliig now, teeming nmil obs of Me', woiil and children iII eld, store, factor'y, mine anl work bOp, groa-log un0der bu rdens, result lit of the policie's oft tie .arty now in ower, 'policIes which put them in a late of inhistrial slavery, are appeaI 1K to the only source froi which they w." hope for relief-the great Demo i'atie party of the nation. )on't hesitate benuse your contri ution must qie smiall. $5.00, $2.00 or 1.00 tsill help. A thousand such Imean. (uch. Senid solictinlog lit once to 1. . Sullivan, County Agent. Watts .lolns In League. The 'Watts i.iills Ihaseball team vhich last week Ihy a narrow margin ost its firs't game of tle setsonl to ti( ludson Mill teai, has joined in v caguie composed of teams from Lau. 'ens and Greenville coutiities. Th( eagute w'.ill be known as the Carolinr r'extile 'League. L. 1'0. Bishop of Watt, diill was elected seceretar'y-treasuirei >f the 'league. A Correction. Among the ,prizes .hy merchants t. he winner's of athletic events last Fri lay, .the pirize offerede for' the -1-10 yard 'un should have 'been WVhartoni's IDe mart ment %Varehiouse inistead of -W har on Clothing 'Co. W. M. NASH 'SURVEYOR rerracing : Levelin~ NOTARY PUBLIC Gray Court, S. C. Dr. T. L. Timmerman DENTIST Laurense, South Carolina Offiee in Peoples Bank Blilding C. E. Kennedy & Son Undertakers Embalmers 'Motor Equipment LAURENS, - - 5,.C, Simpson, Cooper & Babb -tornieys at Law Irih Practice in aU State ()ourts Prompt Attention Olven All Jiuinesi C. 0. Featherstoni W. B. Knighl FEAT~i EilSTONE !A KNJIIT a tones tLaw Lauroe, 3. 0. All Business Intrusteod to Onr Cart Will Have Prompt and Careftn( Atten tion. 'Offies ovrer Palmnefto' Bank tfr, 19'oatherato wihll spee1d Wodnes, day of enoh wante In Taurne, Removing Mildew. Chloride of lime, used intelligeItl, will remove mildew. Po not use too much. A tealspoonful 'to a small tub or pall full of wuiter is plenty. Be sure l( is thoroughly dissolvad, or better still, tIle it up in a stout piece of Ciotlh anm ruIm witer onto it, Press Ing the cloth % witi a stick ; thei allow it to tithst inl tul, Immuerse article to he eli-itsed aId allow to stand several I lturs. itemove and rinse thoroughly iII severlII waters. Repeat If newv$ssary, but do not increase qIuanRt ity of limte, II it will eat the ma terial. First Papermaker. The ori-'inn; t1'rm akiier is the pa. per splider. in the denlse woods in the hiterlor Of A 'rien, that large spider 1.tbl!ig its lioie from fine paper of its own1 Ilaling. wheni it. selects it sm1th100 surface about two inches sAutire, coverintg it w-lit fine threads that are ialPery. pilacing ita 50 eggs benceti, then splinning i thlin border that pastes It down tight uitil the eggs initch in three weekb.-Indianapolls News. Something in This. If a manli has the raw inaterlil for being it blia(ned fool, he enilliot blilme th fakir for taking id'Ivaltage of opportni III ties.- lXela [ane. * 0 $ SPECIAL NOTICES. ra o'ItY~ r Stolen--One registered liieWellen setter ibitch, White body. ili.ghtly tIokeid With black; ago ' on10111h4; a nlswe s to name of " 9ady" Notif . ,i. Fler, Cross 111 Of i ceive rewardt-). . (Chilkens m1d1 Eggs Wank i tyc il payv highest csh prices. Wir or 'write frprices. owenls LiruIit & 'rdc Co., Tamipa, tella. f 39-5t-chd. Accident Iurace-$00 'per ye'ear, $2,o00; $1 weekly sick eneit; $15 Wveekly hospital benelt; m)tenl or0 WO imen any nationality. North Amerlean Accident Ilisu1r1ce ,-o.. of Cliengo, W. F'. Ponder, (en. Agt., Ware Shoals, S, C.. 39-It-chd. FoSae-Albout 1500 bundles fodder Itt $M.50 and about 100 'bushels corn at $1.00. %W. F. 111olt, (Grayi Court, Itt. 1. 1 , 39-1 t-pd. For Sali-One small refrigerator with coil in it. a'ITrence Kennedy. 39-1t-p1. Rhode Island Red, 200 egg strain, 'hatehtin1g eggs. $-.50 per setting. iI. WN. INebster, Mounltville, S. C. 39-It-pl. Notice-- 1111 glad to announce that Johnnie Austin is wihli mle now anI 1 Ask that III otur1 customers call on iS wheni III aeed of repairs. tWill enR deavolr to do Justice in (both work and prices. ~iiRnest 'W. 'Machlen. iost--dPalr of eyegliases Nvith shell ,rlims. Friday eveninig on tile square. J'inder will return Hlsaie to City Filling Station and receive reward. 39-1 t-pd. Bahy Chicks For SRale-tllay old, 1Mc a piece, $12.50 per huildred. Two weeks ii old Chicks $17.50 'per hundred 10r 20c epch. IU. .W. Webster, Mount ville, 'S. C. 19-it--pd. Forl Silte---M(ed1ium1 size refrigerator. Mrs. .v. -11. ilough. 39-1t --For Salh-Sweet Peas, Gant Spi cer, 50c per hundred. -Mrs. N. C. Hu,1ghes. 39-11. For Sile-100 lbales of bright ont straw. 'P. 11. Halley, Laurens, Itt. 3. 38-1t-pd. . or Sale-'Recleaned Cleveland Big Boil cotto ieed. 'P. 3. Uniley, 'll rens, Rt. 3. 39-It-pd. Moniey to Loani---4) improved farmn and city liroperty for a pleriod of years ILt Seven And one-half por1 cent jInter est. Bofnar, Osborne & Brown, At torneya, Spartanbuirg, S. C. 34-tf Government Wagons--For Sale, or offered in exchange for corn, oats, -hay or -lumber. IWagona in good condi, tion, iD1i ice and Fuel Co., Clin ton. 16-tt Wannamaoker Cleveland C'oliton Heed 1920 crop. Porto Rico potatoes, $1.00 per ibushel and White Spanish Pea nuts at $1.50, for sale by A. P. Fuller, Mountville. 318-3t-pd Canvassers to handle a line of Fibre IBroomsS. Good( .profits, write for particulars. Bartlett Brush Work, Hlilladale,:\iich. 38-2t-pd Eggs-Thioroughbred Black Manor ca, from ipure strain. 15 eggs for $1.30. A. IL. Martin, 1'117 South Hiar per street, Laurens. 318-2t-pd Natlets-iunter 'lrothers nowv have the fertilizer''agency of tihe Virginlia-: 'Carollna Chemical Conmpany, succeed ing the late Augulstus ]Huff, -aRnd so lieits the continulanice of the business foitnerly carried by aff'. 11uff. All 'business giveni us5 will 1be applreciat ed and given beat attention. Huniteri Bros. 3'1-3t-pdl Listal'-1f you 'have an1 aultomloblic high tension magneto you wish to (1i5 pose0 of, bring it to Laulrens 'Machine Shop, and let us5 so' ,if 'we can agree Onl pice. 37-ti Eggs For Salel-Puire Rhlode Island Rled. 15 for $1.00. -J. C. Shell, Lau-. rens. 35-41 For Salo-My prlopeirty on Sullivani street, conisIting of 9-roolm briickt house, large garden, orchiard, garage, 'elf'.; several vykanit lots and 0 cot tages. Will sell at reasonable 'price, part cash, baRlanle wvith good eurity, Mr's. J1. -J. Pituss, P. 0. lBox 485, Bra denltownl, Fila. 35-ti Chlickens--Tlrng your chickens te Armtarong's Market. 20c per Ipound~f for hens, 10c '1)0r potud for roosters, Armstrong's Market. 35-St-pd~ For Quick 'Servkce--Stop at the nn Gary Garage, next to Dlow Drop Inn See our1 Catter'plllar Rletread-miakec old'tIres last as long as ndwv. 36-4t-pd Saesrain as ~woni grand prize at last state fair. Record hatches this season. $1.50 ,por setting. Chance te get high clans eggs at renonable price. J1. Fi. Bllackmon, Watta MIlls. 30-31 For Sale-4flg 'white Spatnish peanut seedl, $2.00 -per -buahel. T. 'RI. Blake ly Laurens Rotoe 3. 30-5t-pd Wanted-Pplar;: onk, ash and, wal nut logs. Also inter'ested inl hard wvood timber tr'acts. .R. *W. Walker Lnmbe Cn.. Salishbuv N. C. 33n7t 'IR WHO LOOKS DEORM N LERAPS BUILDS Or YPRESS AND BUILDS FOR KEPS" "Dollar-Stretching Days." If you intend to put up a building or have a repair job ahead of you, you'll be wise if you promptly deoide to use genuine CYPRESS THE WOOD ETERNAL" It's common knowledge with people who - posted that Cypress buildings providc po. picking for people who enjoy repair jc... Cypress averts repair bills. Maybe your work won't need the ' [;. r grades of Cypress. So much the 1..;... r your pocketbook. Your lumber dealer knows what's what. Tell him what you intend to build or repair, .d "The grade you need is the grade 'you'l get." These are "dollar-strctching" days with prudent people. And don't worry. You'll not bc sacrificing everlasting ness by usit}g the lower grades of "Tide Water" Cypress. Buy it by the trade-mark, shown below, on every board or bundle. \ Write us for list of FREE PLANS for farm buildings. Soutlyern Cypress Mfrs.'Assn. _'_ . --* 253 Gralina Bldg.. Jacksonville, Fla. -you eanl'e~tmfy It by title mark: YOUR LOCAL DICALER WILL SUPPLY YOU. IF lIH IIASN'T ENOUGIl CYPRESS LET US KNOW AT ONCE. TW__ DON'T OVERDRAW A check should be a spe cific assign ment of funds on deposit, not a method of "kiting." We are Willing to Co-operate Laurens National Bank J. J. ADAMS, Pre*. GEO. H. BLAKELY, Cashier STQJT WOMEN Slenderize )Your Figure * f~by wearing a tORSET-BRMASSERE - oAr .,n nAor. ff.a. S. r. -F Slzeo 38 to 56 ;. Nodc;D'Ci~xence SWEARIN W:AllN {ZJi~k'ORDINARlYCOPR BlRASSIt'RE lRtASSIERE~ *THI E CO) M4FORT ER.ASS!E.RE in corncced of* c;icia y mercerized correti material, scientifcanlly honedl to indo-e at muscular reflex, wvhch wil reucethefaty tissues, weght and uit:. It is adjustable to fit perfectly, and will not ride-up cver the cortet. Glc (slie Fige a Trim Strcf.;u' L(:iie A ppearrna Su1ppor(s, Fla!!cns Gna' l!::ac. 1:e L~z:t Thei Comfort Corset Dramiere eu-'.ma a er.t. orciinsry brantecr. n;fd wiVL re~ain itashpn $A .PI) :rI 0:. u . I(l i .e 1 WlL.~I For Sale By MINTER COMPANY. ICASH DEPARTMENT STORE Lauren.,'s C.