The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 06, 1922, Image 1
V M xWLAUE OTH
L[[ [. BURN8
DIS[ SUDDNLY
LEADING MERCHANT OF THE CITY
PASSEI) AWAY AT 1118 PLACE
OF BUSI.NES8 THIJRSDAY AFTE RI.
NOON SHORTLY AFTER FOUR
O'CLOCK.
'Lee E. Burns, for many years a lead
ing mnerchit of the city, interested
with his brother and other relatives
In stores here, in Greenwood, Ander
son and Greenville, (lied suddenly of
heart failure In the up-town store in
this city Thursday afternoon a few
minutes after four o'clock. The end
came without warning. During the
day he was apparently in good health
an(1 had been about his usual bitfsiless
dities. 'Just prior to his collapse lie
had been assisting in marking up
goods newly arrived' from the ship
pers. As the task was finished he was
seen to bend over and clasp his head in
his hands. Em3inployees of the store
caie to his assistance and laid him
down where lie could be comfortable,
but in a few moments lie passed away
without reviving sufliciently to speak.
The funeral was held from his home
oi Church street Friday afternoon at
6 o'clock, Rev. Samuel H. Tnemleman,
pastor of the First IBaptist Church, con
ducting the services, -being assisted by
Rev. P. F. Kilgo, of the First Metho
dist Chirch, and Rev. C. T. 'Squires, of
the First Presbyterian church. After
the services at the ho9use the P)ody was
borne to the Laurens cemetery where
It nwas laid to ret in the presence of
a large number of sorrowing friends
and relatives.
Mr. Burns was from the Warrior
'2reek section of the county. In early
life lie came to Laurens and entered
business in a modest way. His busi
ness constantly expanded until at the
'time of his death he and his brother,
J. C. Burns, of Greenwood, owned or
controlled stores in Laurens, Green
wood, Anderson and Greenville, doing
one of the largest businesses in this
section of the state. He had invest
ients ti real estate and was a (ir'ec
tor in the Palmetto and 'Laurens Na
tional Baiks and Laurens Glass
Works.
li early life the deceased connected
himself with the Warrior Creek Bap
tist church and retained his menimber
ship there to the end although being 'a
consistent attendant and worker in
the 1First Baptist church of this city.
Mr. Burns is survived by his widow,
who was 'Miss 'Eliza Cheek, of the
county,.and three children, as follows:
Mrs. Carl Roper, of this city; Mrs.
Fred West, of Jonesboro, Ga.; and Miss
Hula Burns, of this city. One brother,
J. C. Burns, of Greenwood, and two
sisters, Mrs. Pe'ry Thomlson, of Spar
tanburg, and Mrs. Bob Taylor, of Foun
tain Inn, also survive him. At the
tiine of his death he was 51 years of
age.
.No definite announcement has been
made as yet as to the future conduct
of the local Burns atores, but it Is un
derstood that the 'business will be con
tinuedl as in the past but under the
general supervision of Mr. J, C. BurnA,
of Greenwood,
FI'NAL -V4)TE ANNOUNCED
State Democratic Committee Met in
--Columbia Yestterday to Tabulate
Votes.
Columbia, Sept. 4.-The State iD'omo
*cratic Executive Committee m'Oets here
at noon tomorrow to tabulate the. vote
in the recent primary. It fa under
. stood that several .protests are to bo
-brought before the cortimitteo.
The offcial vote. in the governor
* race as tabulated *by H. 'N. Edmunds,
secretary of the comnittee is: Bloga'e
*77,619; Cantey 1,258; Coleman 3.780;
Duncan 1,777; Laney 23,045; MeT1eod
* %5,682.
* Jolis Advertiser 'Staft
MIss EFleanior Ball, daughter of W.
WV, Pall, editor of The State. and for
-many years editor of The Advertiser,
has joined the force of The. Advertiser
ithe capacity of local reporter and
has begun her dutieys. Miss BlalV is a
gradhuate of Ra~dcliffe University ,and
l1esires to expand her education by
*enitering the field In whioh her father
*andl grandfather, tihe late Col' B. 1W.
Dfai, blade signal sulccesses. ~Mi~'
NEGRO MUTE HELD
ON MUIIDER CHARAUGE
Harry Yilliamiis, 18 Year Old Negro
Mute, Chargeil with the 3urder of
8 Year Old Negro Child. Grandfai
thier Held as Accessory.
Harry 'Williams, 18 year old negro
mute, is being held in the county jail
as a suspect in connection swith the
death of EllIe Halter, 8 year old orphan
negro girl, whose dead 'body was found
VSaturday afternoon in a clumi)p of
weeds about half a mile north of the
'Laurens Cotton Alills village after a
search which had been going on for
her since about two o'clock the day
before. Joe Williams, grandfather of
the mute, is being held as accessory
after the fact, -peace olicers connect
ing him with the effort of the mute to
hide -the body of the girl and cover
up evidence of the crime. .Harry Wil
lianis was arrested Saturday night
and Joe Williams Sunday morning.
The 'Halter child was first missed
from the home of San Griflin, her un
cle, some time Friday afternoon. A
search began then which lasted until
Saturday afternoon iwhen police of
ficers were lead to the dead body of
the child by 'Harry Williams, who
lived with his grandfather nearby. -1ils
peculiar behavior at this time and the
subsequent finding of a bloody axe and
blood-stained clothes on the prolises
of Joe Williams lead to their arrest.
The indications are that the girl
wds killed by a blow on the head with
a blunt Instrument and that she was
murdered in the yard of Joe Williams.
The opinion prevails that the Vil
liams boy, who is said to have a had
reputation, flew into a rage and
struck the girl down -probably over a
trivial difference, as it is said that he
has an ungovernable temper. Blood
stains Iwore found in the yard aild in
the path that leads from Joe Wil
liams' house to-the little swamp where
the body was concealed for 24 hours
there were traces of blood according
to the officers who investigated the
case today and made the arrests. 'The
presuniption is that after the killing,
the mute and his grandfather carried
the body of the child to the -weeds an'l
hid it.
M.CIMOTH BAND MEETINU
Bands fromt All' Surrounding Counties
to*iather at Watts Mills Saturday.
Through the efforts of W. F. Nick
orson, leader of the Watts Mills band
a mamnioth get-together band meeting
is to be held at Watts Mills Saturday
afternoon beginning about 2 o'clock
and lasting until night. The object
of the meeting is to bring the bands
of the upper part of the state into
closer relationship with each other
and to promote a musical atmosphere
in the mill villages.
A 'program has been arranged by
-which each band will play several se
lections and then the combined bands
will play a program together. Among
the bands already invited, most of
which have accepted the invitations,
are those from Greenville, Spartan
burg, Whitmire, Clinton, Newberry,
'Laurens, iPelzer, 'Piedmont, Uinion and
Columbia.
Ball Game at Watts
Moseley and Bobo, pitching "aces"
of the Carolina League who have .gone
up to the Spartanburg team, will prob
ably face each other on the 'Watts '
Mills diamond saturday afternoon
'when the Laurens iills anld Watts
tMills teams wIll play each other.
Mosoley' has' already 'been signed for
the ILaurens ifills, while hobo's
twirling is pradtically assured fior
Watts. The game will start at 4:30
o'cloek when a big crowd is expected.
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*LANE~Y WilL VOTE IV'B Ml'1EO * (
* At Chesterfield Satink'day fienai *,
*' tor Laney gave out the followig*
*' signed statement: y "' *1
* "As I have beea apto ehedtfor ' ~
* a statement as to mny attitdde In *
* 'the ne'xct primary, { wish' to state * ~
* that my position ivas well' defined *
* In 'my speech at Allendale in Ve * (
* re'oent camhpaign, in which I, st . * *
*4 edhat I had never supported Mr. * C
*V Blease. The principles advocated *
* hy me Were 4' .line with those ex. * -
* pressed by Mr. McLeod and I ex- *
* pot to 'fote Vox him in tihe next * (
* gfrinary. I' talte this opportunity *
* to eoxpress my, deep appreciation *
* tf those *ho supported me in-the **
* reett primary. *
'/:~ ~'t
* Sse uEREK MNY9
NASH CONT[TS
WATTS VICTOR
Di1OSE RC11E IN CON'EST FQt
COU3NTY SUPERtVISOR BRINdS
ON CON''ES'' BY DElMiATED CAN.
DIDATE'. HEAilN(I T1'0 lE lHAD
TlHi UlRSDAy.
The nomination of John D. W. Watts
is supervisor of the county as de
,lared -by the Democratic executive
:ommittee in a two-day meeting last
veek has been formally protested by
iis opponent, W. aM. Nash, in a notice
led with Chairman C. A. Power
hrough Featherstone & Knight, at
,orneys. Grounds for the protest were
lot stated in the paper served on
hairman -Power and had not been giv
1i yesterday afternoon .when Llr.
3ower was asked about the matter.
t'he protest is filed with the county
'ommlflittee and not with the state com
nittee.
Immediately upon receipt of the
>rotest Mr. Power issued a call for t
necting of the executive committee to
)e held Thursday morning at 10
)'clock. At that time the protest will
)e considered.
It will be recalled that according to
he figures received by telephone to
l'he Advertiser office last Tuesday
light, Mr. Nash appeared elected over
ilr. Watts by a margin of two votes.
rhe difficulty of receiving many figures
)ver the teepihone prevented an accu
'ate count being made. When lhe
totes of the managers were tabulated
)y the executive committee Thursday
norning the odds turned in favor of
hr. Watts, the first official count re
Lulting as follows:
Nash ...................2490
Watts ............. ..2499
At this point it was called to the at
ention of the committee that ill some
>oxes certain tickets had been laid
(ide and not counted for any offlq
)ecause th voter had left four instead
of three names in the race for House
>f Representatives. On, motion of J.
V. Wells, of Gray Court, these ballots
vere counted for all races except
louse of Representatives. Upon the
econd offillcial tabulation of ballots the
'ote resulted as follows:
Nash .................2504
Watts ................2505
When this result was announced 1-1.
. -Blackwell, appearing as attorney
or Mr. Nash, requested that-the bal
ots be gone through again and care
ully scrutinized and recounted. By a
'ote of tile committee the request was
ranted, but the committee adjourned
o meet- Friday morning when all
loubtful tickets were passed among
he committeemen apid attorneys for
oth parties for examination. No
hange was made in the result except
hat Mr. Watts gained 'one vote at
1-ray Court. This left the final vote
s declared by the committee:
Nash...-..... ......2504
Watts.. .. ... ..A.. ....2506
In counting the ballots the commit
cc included ballots whore the names
f candidates had cross marks oppo
ito their names and where it was
lain for wvhom the voter intendecd as
is choice. It is reliably stated that
lr. Nash gained more votes from this
ecision than 'Mr. Watts. One partly
nutilated ballot was thrown out,
hough common report has it that it
rill play a prominent ,part' in the pro
q t pror eedings. The lballot was torn
'lpposite the, namer~ or the candidates
or imtpei'visor.. Mr.. Nash's name re
nained entirely on the ticket and all
f Mr. Watts' name except the last
we letters. There were no -pencil
nark's on ,either name discernible to I
he naked eye. . ,
There were comupanttively few
hanges in~other races ~for county of-.
ces. C. D. Nance and W. L. Gray
rere declared nominated for the
Touse of Tleirsentaf~ives, while J. 0.
arnett antd James L. Browning will
Erke the second race. . Ben. A. Sulli
'an, Jr., and Miss Kate.Wofford make
he second race for superintendent of '
ducation-. Toy A. 'Drum-mend was
looted one of the county commission.
rs, while A. -B. Blakely and A. H. I
'loor9 make the second race for the
thor plade.
Following are the official totals as
eclared 'bythe committee:
Fr Ceniness, 'Fourth District
3 . McSin ..... .......4964
For E!onse of. Repre'sentatives
- . i- ani tt .. ..... ..' .. .. ..1848 1
Pastor of First IIpt1ist Church liiiids
iI Itesig nai lon to Take Effe Oc.
tber Ist.
The resignation of tihe llev. Simunel
I. Teilplemtan as pastor of the Firs;
IlHatist cu rch of Laurens, was of
fered Sunday at tlhe conic lusioni of the I
iorning ser'ice. With regret, and re
luctance, as eXpIressed by miiore thaln
one m1ember of the church in the dis
c(sSioln of the motion to accepit the
tender, lie congregation voted the re
qunest of the pastor. The resignation
is effective October 1st. It is under
stood that Mir. Templegnan has a call
to I lizabeth City, N. C., and his resig
nation from the Laturens church is for
the purl)se of accepting tIlie invita
tion to the North Carolina city.
Mr. Teipleian has )eei pastor of
the Laurens Baptist church six years.
Hi-ie came to this work from Rich
miond, Va. The pastorate here has
been attended by marked strides hi
advancing the interest of the church
and the denomination, for he has beenil
a recognized leader.or organizer Ii all
the departments of' the work of the
Laureis association, almost from the
first. year of his pastorate here. In
the civic life of the city and couity
he has evince(d the interest of a pa
triotic citizen that. has been far reach
iaig in its effect for law observance anid
law en forcemnent. ' is iinfhienCe will
be Iiiissel, not. only inl [1he city, but
throughout the county.
hOBO M11AKES (4OO)
WVlInS SeConid Full Guaiae Pitiched for
Sparlanburg anid Gets B;' Hand
From Sports Writer.
Louis Bobo, alias "Lefty", alias "Old
,Maan" Bobo, star 'pitching ace for the
LIaurens team in the Carolina League
an'd who iwas taken on by the Spartan
burg cre-w of the Sall'y about the close
of the local season, hic had a fine be
ginning in higher company, according
to newspaper reports. After being
worked in several tinies in part gaimes
to get used to higher company, 'Man
ager Kelly put him through the full
pace with Greenville Friday afternoon
and the local boy :walked away with
the game. The following comient in
the sports coluni of the Spartanburg
.1-erald Saturday shows how be is go
ing with the Kelly Klan:
"Bobo, ILaurens county's contribu
tion to Manager Kelly's pitching staff
has made an impressive beginning in
Class B balh Th'e little southpaw has
pitched excellently in nearly every
game in which he was assigned, has
had the grit and stamina required of
pitchers in the Sally, and can go the
full route. While undoubtedly devel
opment will help him and improve his
mound work, -at the present time his
unusual steadiness and coolness, to
gether with his ability to toss 'em
where they ought to go, ranks him as
a -real -pitcher."
-Moseley, another of the Laurens
hurlers has also been take on for a
try-out wvith the Spartanburgers and
was worked in the outfield for several
innings Thursday. IHe coplped several
nice ones in the field, 'besIdes making
a,. hit out of two times up, the sports
commentator saying that he looked
''extr'a good".
Howard ,the locals' star short-stolp,
has also signed the dotted line with
the Spartans, biut has not been given
an opportunity to show his goods yet.
Local fans are counting on him mak
ing a big showing when Kelly desides
to stick him out ibetween the keystone
saek and the hot corner.
Political Meeting Friday Night
Candidates for county suroerintend
ent of education wvill speak to the vot
61rs of iWatts ~Mills Friday night at
'7:30 o'clock, according to an an
nouncement 'by Mr. 13. .W. Sorgee,
president of the Watts Mills club yes
terday.- Mr. Sorgee said that other
candidates for county ofilce would 1)e
cordially invited to attend.
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CIT C90OL OPEN
NEXT' KONDAY
ALL . IN IEAD 1)INESS FOiIt Til
MOST SUC'UESSFUL SESSION IN
TI111E-111t H IN10TOR. T111101 t ARi,
F I-A31E BUILDING TO TA K E
'AlE OF OVERFLOW.
The 1laurens City Schools expect tc
ollen ntext Monday with the largest
enrollment that they have ever had
Already more than forty pupils fron
outside districts have been entered, ac
cording to iI. W. Gasque, .ilperiltelid
iit. The new four room fraie build
ing is ready to house pIarts of the
second, third and fourth grades.
The following list of teachers w-ill
be associated with the city schools this
year:%
'lligh School-G. 'W. K'stes, York,
i'rlinlcip41 and Mathematics; '.llss
lertha Wyatt, Greenville, Commercial;
liss Sara Babb, Laurens, Latin; Miss
Frances Bradhan, 'Manning, 10nglish;
Miss Lella -Walker, Blackville, His
tory; Miss Marguerite Toibert, Lau
rens, Eighth Grade Science.
Grammar School-.Miss Lilly Miller,
iaurens, seventh grade; Miss Nleta
Tolbert, sixth and seventh grades;
Miss Louise MclDaniel, Laurens, sixth
grade; Miss Macie rlcCarley, Laurens,
fifth grade; 'Miss Nell Kinard, Ep.
Worth, fifth grade; Miss Mary Belle
Balb, Laurens, fourth grade; Miss
Birucie Owings, Laurens, fourth grade;
Miss Ella Roland, Laurens. third
gradc; Miss Pearl Clardy, Laurens,
lhird grade; Miss Grace Zimmerman,
cameron, second grade; Miss Annie
Wellford, second grade; Miss Alleene
Franks, Jaurens, 'first grade; Mrs. 11.
.. Jones, Laurens, first grade. ,
Laurens NMill School-'Miss liattie
Kate 'Easterby, principal and second
grade; Miss Julia Childress, third and
fourth grades; Miss Virginia Barks
lale, first grade.
iMiss Kinard, Miss Zimmermai, ts
Meta Tolbert, and 'Miss Walker have
secured board with Mrs. J. F. Bolt,
111nd 1\liss Bradham will stay with her
mother and sister at 'Mrs. E. ). Barks
lale's.
First Bale Ginned
The first bale of cotton of the new
season was reported on the public
iquare Monday. It 'was raised on the
rarpi of F. P. McGowan and B. M. Canl
non and was ginned by the Laurens
3il Mill. The 'first bale last year was
;inned September 1st.
Takes Over' Filling Station
Mr. Thos. D. 'Downey who has been
with the tMcDaniel Vulcanizing Station
lor the past few months, has taken
,harge of the filling station on East
baurens street where he will 'be glad
o see his friends in the future.
Pitts Reunion
The 'Pitts reunion .will be held Fri
lay, iSeptember 8th-at the home of Mr.
WV. H. Pitts, near 'Friendship 'Presby
erian church. Relatives, friends and
ill have a special invitation to come
md bring dinner.
V. *L. Gray.--.............2472
P~hil 'D. Huff - .. .. ..1640
F. C. 'Mc~Thniel .................549
lugh D. MicCravy.. .. .. .. ....1076
iarroll D. Nance .. .........2831
WV. 'Dennis Owens.. .........686
For Superinteundent of EdulcatIon
J. Shaw Johnson .. ... .... ....1159
dirS. Earl C. Owvens .... .......601
Ben A. Sullivan, Jr. . .. .. ..1225
d!iss IKato V. Wofford .........1992
For Supervisor
MY. 'M. Nash .... ...........2504
ohn ID, iW. Watts ...... .... ..2506
'' For Probate Judge
). . Thompson .,.,,... .464
For Treasurer
I. Jud Langston.. ...... ..1502
loss D. Young .. ...........352
'For Auditor
Dl1more 0. Bramlett ... ...1407
F. eWaddy Thompson .........3606
For County Commissioner
roe R. Adair .. .. ..........1638
L. B. liakely....--.........1742
roy A. Drummond .. .. .. .. ..2416
F. B.*'Hitt .. .............1731
L. H. Moore .... .... ...2032
'ural Polie
The vote on the rural police ques
ion was 8707 to 1257 in favor of Its
'etentlon.- Only two boxes, W~atts
ftils and dIlals, voted aga'inst 'it.
['ho vo~e in thle city of Lautrons was
f5'4.to 9,7 In favor of the atem
GOLDYIl[ FARM[R
SLAIN BY NEGRO
. .11. OXNER SLAIN MONDAY
NIVIIT. 11011' I'UN) T!.SI)Ay
MIORNINGi. ('011L11,1El BARlKS
HA LE, .iCUt'SI1-: OF CIIME, ES.
('A PES.
I. Al. Oxner, well known white fari
er living between Goldville and Kin
a,rds in the lower IpaIt of the county,
.as found dead yesterday morning in
the barin of 'Collier lBarksdale, share
Cropper, with the IIulipper crown of llis
head beat almost into a jelly and with
gunshot wounlds in his left aim and
left chest. Collier 'lerksdale, sus
leeted as tle assailant, had already
disapipeared when search for limit be
gani ysterday morning and at -last re
ports he had not yet been appreliend
ed.
Accor(ling to reoorts from the scene
of the honicide, Mr. Oxner went to
the home of Barksdale Alonday night
about nine o'clock and questioned him
about Iis absence fromi the farim
wen his crop needed attention. An
argument and difliculty followed In
wl ich both sides used firearnis, Mr.
Oxner using a pistol and Barksdale a
shot-gun. The wife off BIarksdale,
from wloimi only meagre details of the
difliculty have been wrung, has not in
dicated wilich one of tile two men
fired first. aBarksdale received a bul
let. in his arim, but was evidentl' able
to overpower .ir. Oxner and club hh1
to- death witli the shotgun. A trail
of blood to the barn shows that -the
body was then dragged there feet
foremost and face downward .where it
was left.
Barksdale during the Ilghit went to
the home of a dir. Johnson nearby and
asked for the payment of wages due
him on account of work done that :lay,
saying that 'Mr. Oxner had shot him
and that he wanted to get medical
help. Mfr. Johnson, not suspecting
anything more serious from the ne
gro's talk, gave the matter little
thbought during the night but)1 next
min'ii itig recited the iegro's story to
.\Ir. Will llalock who, in turn, stold
Rural Polieoman AbranIs. i'. Abrams
went to the Barksdale house to make
an inv'estigation and found Nir. Oxner's
body in the Ib'Xrn. Sheriff Reid was
immediately notiflied and steps taken
to apprehend the fugitive.
The sheriff's forces, twith the rural
policemen and a posse of citizens
scoured the country all day yesterday
in search of Barksdale, but up to a
late hour yesterday afternoon he had
not been applrehended. A trail which
he left behind him showed that he
went toward Renno from the home.of
Mr. Johnson and from there went tW
the home of -Dr. Taylor where he had
his wound dressed. lie avoided sus
picion there by telling the physician
the same story that lie had told ;Mr.
Johnson. The officers lost track of
the traIl after lie left flDr. Taylor's
though both Sher'iff Reid and the ru
ral polIcemen yesterday said that they
had reasonable hope that they would
catch him before he got far away.
A considerable body of men were
gathered at the scene of the homicide
yestei'day afternoon, but accordIng to
repor'ts froni that vIcInity there is lit
tIe excitement.
MRS1. JOSEPHIINE CANNON
Died at Hlome of Her Daughter Early
Saturday Morning.
Mrs. Josephine iflobo Cannon, widow
of the late W. 'D. Cannon, (lied at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Knight, near Barkadale, -Saturday
md'ning at 2:30 o'clock. The funeral
services were held In the Laurens
cemeter'y 'Saturday afternoon, con
ducted by her pastor, Rev. C. W. Wat..
son, assistedl by Rev. P. F. Kilgo.
Mrs. Cannon was in the 80th year of
her age. She had been a lifelong mem.
her of TrinIty Miethodist church and
was greptly beloved by all who knew
her. Sihe Is survIved by two daugh
ter's, Mirs. Geo. KnIght and Mrs. W. ~B
Kn ight, and sever'al grand-clhilldren.
'Friendshi lithrcht
There wvill be a Suitday School rally
at FrIendship Baptist church on Sec
ond 'Sunday mornIng, 'September 10).
Mr. Mann, superlinteindent of Green
vIlle city schools will be 'present and..
make an address. Other speakers
wIll also be present. Sunday 'Schogi
at 10 o'clock and other deusvdes are' to
follow. The nnblio. in ewedialt in..