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VOLUME XXXVIII. LAURENS9 SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESD&Y, JULY 19, 1922. NME FOUR--NOM D[4D INMIN IGR N I Strikers and Peace Officers Have Clash. SHERIFF SLAIN IN CONFLICT on, Also in Confilict, Will Succeed Fa ther In Office. Attack in West, Vir glinia Field Thought to Have Been MadeI by Miners From Pennsylvania. Wells-burg, W. Va., July 17.-Four known dead, whose 'bodies lay in the morgue here tonight, were silent wit lnesses of the gunl light which raged for more than an -hour at daybreak agouncd the Clifton mine of the Rich aand Coal company at Cliftonville, ten miles away. Sh'eriff H. 1. Duval, who led his little band of deputies against a large crowd of men, said to have crossed from the union coal fields of Pennsylvania, whii among those dead. The others ars: Francis Milich, Monnessen, Pa. - Crook. An unidentifed man. With Sheriff Duval, when his men tressed battle against the attacking forces and drove them bAck from the mine, after the tipple had been fired and at least tw'o of the participants had fallen, was his son, Thomas. The latter saw his father shot doiwn, the body later being found to contain marks of seven bullets, but continued on with the defenders. Not long af ter-wa-rd, when the fight was over, he was made sheriff of Brooke county in his father's place 'by a court order. lWatchers at the mine were wait ing for the ruins of the tippe, -burn ed In the attack, -to cool before search ing for -bodies of two men believed to be :buried under the debris. Rumor persisted that the bodies in 'tp morgue by no 'means represented the total casualties of the fight, but none of the (.el)uty sheriffs would con firm reports that numbers of men had b.eon shot dclwn and their bodies drag ged through the woods by their com !panlons. . .Errors in repeated annon'cements at the sheriff's office c ig the day that at least seven men .ad been killed and their 'bodies brought here were accoulted for tonight by an of flcial who said that men now knovn to be wounded were at first reported dead. Three wounded men of the attack Ing, force were in hospitals in Wheel -Ing and 15 others, captured by the ddputies in the 'battle were in tife Ohio county jail, not far alway. Twen .ty-'fve prisoners, three of whon had 'been shot, were confined in the Wells burg jail, seven of 'this number had 'peen 'taken in the woods around the Clifton. mine late this afternoon by Otate policemen, who, it was reported tonight, were continuing the search. - On the other side of' the state line, four miles away, troopers of the IPonnsylvania state consti oulary weree 'on guard, operating in'i conjunction .with the WVest Virginia : .ces. They 'had been sent dowVn front iWashington 'olinty and it lwas expect, I by the au Ithorities that they wouid be0 'rein 'forced by 25 others. . The 'Pennsylvania authmorit es at Avelia, the nearest town in that state 'to the scene of the fight and the place 'where the mob gathered before it be *an Its march last night, were arrest 1ng suspected p~ersons an'i iu dstioninmg them. One man, who had sought medi $al attention at 'a hoapitas in Wa4hing ton, shortly after noon, was tured ov ~r to -the district attorney and later 'al en -to Avelia. 'Auong the -first duties of young Du ~at; ~who ve'as elected sheriff 'by the coun y.court, was to arrange with 'W 'S'itkins,. prosecuting attorney, for ~.p~ al grand jury to investigate the -1o also conferred w-ith the ~6~rfor the influest and than filed ooa~e f m~trder against 27 men who :;e;lleged, 'took part in .the :battlo 'ary all of them,.'the authorities said 're from, the Cross 'Creek action, jusi };~rthe aborder' in PeansylvIg. I poeouting Att'orney jWilins, re -'Irnir fr'or Ohlseton tAntgst,. sai~ Ssit~utIer~i tere Was ."4*PqaIdj? '1iilesjnt 'for the44o S the atitho tea fjlt' e fy LAURENS WINS FROM ABBEVILLE Take.- ,ast of Series. 'fith Changed Lli. up Locals Expoet to Start, Win ning Streak 4aurens broke even with Abbeville in the first half of his week's series, losing the first game 'Monday by a score of 4 to 2 and walking away .with the second to the tune of 9 to 1. To the fans iwho received the mes sage over the wire last night, yester day's victory meant more than the taking of a gane from A'bbeville. It meant the beginning of a long winning strek. Four straight games were lost by the locals before yesterday's victory and with the recent changes in the line-up, yesterday's victory is thought .to be the first of at least four to fol low. At Greenwood, the series with An derson was also divided, the Electri clans getting away with the first game 17 to. 10, !while the ETmeralds took the second 2 to 1. The game yesterday at Greenwood was said to be of the "big league" variety in compiarison to that of Monday when the two teams crowd ed 27 runs, 35 hits and,twelve errors into one game. The standing of the clubs now is as follows: Won Lost P.C. Greenwood ........9 6 .600 Anderson . ..9 7 .562 Abbeville ...........7 9 .437 Laurens ........... 6 9 .400 Thursday and Ffiday Laureus will again meet Abbeville. Present indi cations are 'that the locals -will capture both games from the Frenchmen, The attendance at the game here last Fri day was said to have been one of the largest in the history of 'baseball in Laurens. The attendance next Thurs day and Friday, .it is expected, will be as large or even larger. PRESBYTERIAN WORKERS GATJIER AT CLINTON General Woprkers Conjfercn4e to lie Held at Presbyterian College Next Week. A great deal of Interest is being shown by the Presbyterians of the state in the approaching general work.. ers conference to 'be held in the Pres byterian College of South Carolina at Clinton, July 24-31. An attractive pro gram has -been arranged covering all of the activities and departmenth of the church. Strong and representative men and wom'n of the church are to be speakers it ring this conference. It might be aentioned that the oth er synods of t e Presbyterian church are watching vith interest the suc cess of this gat ering of Christian men and women for ,he 'purlpose of informa tion, inspiratio and Christian fellow ship. . A committee from the laymen's as sociation atid a committee .from the wo man's uxiliary are 'working faithfully to have an att ndance of about.300 at his conference. WORK( 0N Sdl OJL ANNEX COMMENCES Four Rtooml WV den Building will be Ready August 0th.. W~ii luive Plenm ty of Light ai Air. Work on the annex to the school building comme ed this week and the four' room struc ro will .be completod in time for the .ginning of tile next school term, accc dling to an announce -ment made by C. H1. Repel', of the .lo cal school'board. The annex willi be of. a bungalow type and constru ted of wood, since the building will . robably be used on ly one year for s eel 'purposes. Tile fom~r schoolrooms will be of regula tion school room ze, 20x30 feet. Ac cording to. the pia for the building, one side will be . miost entirely of windowvs, assuring lenty of lighlt and ventilation. * For B e4dleet Thursday morri g at ten-thirty o'clock Miss iR'ebec Clark entertpuind ed a nunmber of gue s in hono~w of Miss 'Harriet Sullivan, bride-elect. Cut ftiwers wore artful used in decorat lng t11''home of th hostess, After an hour of pleasure in ie delightfu~l game eletabits ;flag'er a deficiotis salad ,.ursew ,ierved. seloyd wet from lioun a'~e~ riore ( t6 4iy. TXheae men i Iately poeda 94 te' lIftonvill, J~l ,osingo, Uj aln 4it7 108 WOMEN ENROLL O3' "LADIES" DAY Total Number of Women to Euroll is 181, While' the Number of Men En rolling Increases to 281. Only One More Week Left. The number of women in this pre cinct to enroll increased by leaps and bounds on last Saturday, desilgnated "Ladles 'Elnrolling Daay", 103 women having placed their names, on the Democratic club roll. The total num ber of women to enroll thus far in this precinct is 181, while the number of men has increased during the last week to 281. T'is numbor is far below the normal enrolhnent, county chairnan C. A. Power believes and he again urges all qualified voters to enroll before the time ex'lires. The enrollment this year ought to be close to the thous and mark, Mr, Power believes, since the enrollment of men only two years ago was 670. A tdlogram received from State Chairman ildgar A. Brown states that reports indicate a very light en rollment here and lie urges that an added effort -be made to insure a full enrollment. The books close on July 25th, and although there are still several days in which to enroll, the committee in charge wishes that it be done as early as possible. The erollment book may be found in the o cc of the clerk of court. F. P. McGOWAN $8 IN HOSP)TAL IN CHIESTERt Undergoes Successful Operation There Last Saturday Presided Over Court at York the ay Before. Friends of 1. P. McGowan, Esq., were surprise to learn early this week of his Ill ess and of an operation he had undei one at a Chester hos pital ISaturda while on his way home from York -whlere he had been holding a secial te mn of court. According to reports her h had a recurrence of a previous ialady while on the trail and had to stop in Chester for relief. The opera on, according to members of 'his fam ly, though painful was of a minor na re. Mrs. F. P. McGowan and daughter, efflss 'Ros McGowan, left yesterday for )Chester here they wilI remain for some th L ;with Mr. McGowAn. They stated b fore leaving that 'Mr. McGow an will robably rpmain at Chester for thr t eeks before being able to re tu h me. Good Evidence Dr. O'Neal Jacobs, to prove what gardins right on "Main street" can produce, has favored the Advertiser ofilC with two immense tomatoes weighing three pounds. lie has oth ers of the same slzb and quality, 'he said, since his garden this year has produded a bum!per crop. With Flour Concern 'Mr. Thomas W. Bennett has accept ed a position as salesman with the Dunlap Flour Mills, of Richmond, Va. Air. Bennett, although making this city his headquarters, 'will have charge of North and South Carolina for his firm. ONLY SIX l\ To' Enroll fo cratic I The Demochratic Ourotlmerl month, jnt. only.a 'small pere Ijaurens have written their nai :,6 days in 'which~ you inay enro afternoon of T'uesday, July 26 ~:Prihgry un'less your name is yout' precinet roll 'before that Dh ot conifusec registerini ister dihy fhrst Monday to vote - vember. If you already have eate ohtacI during the 'phat 1 aghi. Wno-nttter how nu llITI, nr nrimrs you~ ~ou 0L41*t Vdte inl tlWhefnic a ~Wte yqar namne on the f 'einot botei un h and jEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 31E EIS NIEXT SATUIDAY ouity Clairmnl Calls leeting. Im. portilnt luin$Iiaess to be Hnndled. A meeting of the county executive committee of the Dlemocratlc party has been calld by County Chairman C. A. Power to be held next Saturday af ternoon at 3 o'clock in the court. house. A number of matters of importance are expected to be handled at the meet Ing and all members of the committee are urged to be present. Among the matters to be taken up for considera tion by the executive committee are the amount candidates are to be as sessed, arranging the itinerary, ap pointment of managers and such other business as the executive committee men may have to bring before the body. TO 31.PROVE 1101MES SPiR ING Laurens Cotton 3Ills and City to Bear Exjense JolItly. Large concrete pipes have been laid on the ground at Holmes Erpring on EIast Main street preparatory to the imiprovement of this popular spot. The pipes will be laid for drainage pur .Poses. The city and mill authorities have had the improvement of this little park under consideration for some time and under the arangement agreed upon the two corporations will bear the expense of improvement Jointly. The plans are to thoroughly drain the property and lay it off with an idea of icreasing its beauty and usefulness. One of the plans in view is to build a retaining reservoir at the spring with a capacity of three or four hun dred gallons of water in order to void the waste of the water that is new going on and also to make the water easier of access. Several spigots will be put in the reservoir so that more than one person can secure water at a time. It is estimated that nearly a thous and gallons of water conies from the spring in a day's time. By the instal lation of the reservoir, it is expected that a larger number of people will be able to enjoy the benefits of the water than :heretofore. As is known by a great many but not to everybody, the "spring" is in reality not a spring. The water is piped to the present point of out-fictw from a deep well drilled on .the hill above albout fifteen years ago by the Laurens Mills. The well. was drilled to supply the mill village with water, but on account of its -limited flow had to be abandoned for that purpose. On account of its purity from contamina tion and its medicinal properties it has come into wide use in the city for drinking purposes. The entire property is owned by the cotton mill corporation, but has al ways been open to the public without restrictions. iDuring past years it has been the scene of -many heated political gatheings. Attend Convention Fire Chief W. M. Switzer and W. H. Martin, senior member of the fire de partment, reurned last Saturday from Florence where t-hey attended the two days' session of the State Firemen's associatIon. /IORE DAYS r the Demo nrmary Lt books have been open over a ent of the men and women of nes on the rolls. There~ remain 11. The books will close on the. th, anu~ you cannot vote' in tihe signed by your own haud, on date. g with gnirolling, you can reg -in the gener al election in No a county registration ,eertifice iv o years, you need not registei' ~ny reglitrpCeltlficates you .have enfolled before this year, ratio Pr'm y this year unless# etnooratieoldb ifoIl pf your pre sty 2th, 100. ~OWJ ~one*OlI~rinan. COUNCIL STUDIES TRAFFIC PROBLEM 1ay. Oiange Parking , Regu1llatlonls of 'ity. Other Traie ('hunges lBeing Studied. Autordiobiles figtrdc(l prm0111inent ly in many reT-pects MAonday night when1 the city council at Its regular meeting dI is cussed ch'anges inl the present 'auto mobile parking law, the sale of gaso line on Sundays and the speed law. Each of the subjects, which were brought to the attention of the coun cil by the mayor, brought forth a di vision of opinion from, the city solons. At Mayor Dial's request, no action on any of the questions was taken Nlon (lay night so that councilmen may have time to make their dwn Investigations. The qluestion of changing the pres ent system of parking in the city was one of the most difficult ':roblems the council must solve, most of the alder men present Monday night thought. Mayor IDIal, in presenting the subject to the council, offered a plan to which he said -he sad given much thought and which met the approval of many citizens to whom it had been explained. Mayor Dial's 'plan is that cars should park on the square at an angle and that such spaces for parking be mark ed off. The plan further calls for all cars coming into the square to bear to the right all the time while on the square. Cars backing out from where they .had been parked should proceed forward and to the right. This plan, Mayor Dial said, was orderly and would eliminate cars from striking each other as they do now :with cars parked in haphazard manner. Alder man Gray was the only councilman favoring the plan, while other meni hers of the council 'were either op posed to the plan or passive. The question of whether or not dealers should continue the present practice of selling gasoline on Sunday also caused considerable discussion. Permits for the purchase of gasoline on Sunday was the principal feature of the council's deliberations. Most aldermen thought that the operation of auto cars was :practically as essen tial at this time as the operation of railroads. Others submitted that- it cars must be run on Sunday, drivers should prepare them before that day with gas or whatever else is necessary. Council fininally decided that residents in the city must have a iermilt to buy gasoline on Sunday but that tourists may be permitted to get fuel without the permit. The council also decided that local dealers of gasoline arrange betlween themselves the- hours which they shall remain open on Sunday and also which one of them shall be oI)en. On the speed ordinances in the city, Mayor Dial submitted that it is his intention that all traffic laws shall be strictly enforced and that some chang es are necessary in order that the po lice will 'have less difficulty in determ ining the speed hint. Mayor Dal's re quest to the council was that the speed on the square be limited to ten miles an 'hour. At present the limit on the corners is ten miles iwhile off and between the corners it is fifteen miles. Mayor Dial said1 that the 'police are complaining that It is very dIfficult to ascertain 'whether or not a car is trav eling within the limit when there are two speed limits On one street. No actIon swas taken on any of the questions presented by the mayor, lhe having requested the council that it not he .hasty and that It investigate fully all the details that 'present them selves. A report from the clerk on the amount of taxes still unpaid showed that It amounted to $1,396.07. Most of that amount, Mtr. Crews said, was against indIviduals and firms who are 'now bankrupt. 'In one or two cses executions may 'be necessary in order to force collection. The council ad vised the mayor tha't lie use his own discretion on that issue. Several eases of extreme poverty were brought to the attention of the mayor -in one of which the family was quarantined on account of small 'pox. The council instructed that the mlayor and .board of 'health handle each ease. - Arthir' ODell Dead Arthur O''Dell,, well known colored citizen of 'Lattrens, died at his home bei'a wednesday following a stroke of pgalysis and was ~buried with mnucl ceremohy Sunday aitternoon. O' Dell for 'many years 'Was 'n expert hir liess maker, but later int life had 'been runniind a storeda-the corner of Sul, Vrn and Nerth EFarper streets.. Hle wsg alrespected la'the 4ity 'by b60% R4ILW4Y STRIKE RMAINS UNHANGED Labor Board Seeks to Make Settlement RAILWAY CHIEFS AGAIN CONFER l'enet Nezo linilns Jialie! Over Week end Takel' AP .ai1 Moaly 1orn in! With Fewl' Promlhise-s of Early Sol tleien, Italliay chiefs ('onifer Iith Board. Chicago. .July 17.--1'eace! negotia tions, halted over the week-end, were restimed h 11101bers of the United States rali.wav labor board today in -an effort to bring about an early settle ment of the railway shopmen's strike. W. If. Finley, president of the Chi eago & Northwestern, and W. G. Bilerd, president of the Chicago & Alton, were among the railway chiefs who visited the labor board during the day for con ferences with len llooper, clairmaian, while Walter L. McMemimoen, a la-bor board member, met several high op erating executives. 'While none of those present would make any statement regarding the subjects discussed, It was intimated some basis for agreement on the five demands presented 'by B. M. Jowell, leader of the shopmen, to -ir. looper at a conference betiween the two last week, was sought as preliminary to the calling of a new formal hearing of all partles before the labor .board. The flve demands of the shopmen were announced as the restoration of all seniority rights to strikers, Im mediate establishment of a national adjustment board so that the men may obtain quicker action on local griev-. ances than is posstible through tie labor board, the abolition of outside contracting by the roads, the restora tion of certain rules and working agreements and a return to the scale of wages in effect 'before the cut or dered by the labor 'board for July 1, became effective, simultaneously with the strike. An indication q$ the result of the negotiations on these Issues was seen in the statement of R. A. Henning, general chairman of the federated shopcrafts of the Northwest, that only the refusal of the Eastern roads to reinstate striking tworkers witb their full seniority rights was ipre venting a settlement as far as the roads of the Northwest were con cerned. lolpes for an earlfrpeace also were based on the attitude of E. F. Grable, plrosident of the maintenance of way employees, who arrived In Chicago to night for conferences with members of the labor board to get support to )revent carriers from requiring main tenance of way men to d'o strikers' While maintenance men (were re ported in various sections of the coun try, mostly New York, as having join ed tihe strike, Mr. CGrable asserted that such walkouts were entIrely un authorized and that no Strike orders wouldl be Issued, at least until after a meeting of- the grand lodge of his organizatIon in Detroit Friday, He will report there tihe result of the no 'gotiations with 'Amfembers of the labor board. Some additions to the ranks of the strikers In various sections were'also reported among the clerks, freight hiandllers, firemen and oilers, but rail way executives declared that the de fections had been more than made up by the number of shopmen whlo re turned to work on the last day allow ed them on many roads to protect. their seniority rIghts. Meanrwhlile, atrke disturbances continued to spread, the forces of fed eral marshals protecting the imove ment of the mails and interstate -trafme 'was increased and more federal injunctions against picketing were granted At Bloomington, Ill., a number of shots wore fired, partly damaging tee home of a non-union railroad. Worker. In Iowa, passengers, train and wreck ing crews 'were driven Maway. froma twrecked. train 'by strike syipthizers. in aln effort to. prevent the 'ieagiha'f, the tracks. Jis .etlins Buiean -Mr. Obaries ?1eniftileft Mdoda f r lataA2 iere hae ha* accetl -'$ ,t ht, ~ ean