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VOLUME XXXVIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1922. UER1 Is [IRED UPI Emergency Electric Plant of lBecdy ltIver 'Power Company letgelves First iea] Test Last Week. Now Supple. imiling River Plants. The emergeicy steam plant of the Reedy River Power Company !which has been under construction for the i'ast several months, has .been prac tically completed and was put into service for the first -time last Tuesday night about 7:30 o'clock just as the large crowd of people was watching the election returns in front of Tle Advertiser ofilce. As the water in the Reedy River, where the company's two hydro-lectric plant.s are located, has been at a low level on account of the drought, the emergency iplant has been iII operation most of the time, since the opening night taking care of -light and power consumers .who otherwise would have been inconvenienced by the lack of electric current. The plant is located across the rail road from the city water-works pump in; station in the western section of the city. Plans for the erection of .the isrct were dirawn up last fall, follow ing the revere drought of the sumnici before, when the power company waE unable to keep its hydro-electric plant, running at full capacity. The build Ing was begun during the winter, plam being drawn by J. i0. Sirrine & Com pany, of Greenville, and brick beinq made at the Fleming brick yard undei ,the supervision of J. F. Harney, super. intendent of the company, who als< superintended the erection of the build. Ing and the installation of the machin ery. The -mechanical equipment con sists of four 250 horse-power boiler and two sets of Allis-Chalmers turbini genci ators with accessory machinery The building is erected with one sid< of frame so that it may be unlargei later if the needs rruiro it. Speaking of the new plant, MIr. Har ney said that it will materially solv oIe of the most difficult problems tha the power company has had to fac in serving its customers. Nearly CV cry summer, he said, when the Mwate of the 'Reedy River reached low level it bas been necessary to . shut dow one or another of the power plants an some times both of them. With th steam plant supplementing the rvc plants enough power will be availabli he. said, to carry the full load unlei an unusually severe dry spell come Asked as to the time It will take I fire up the boilers and start the ge crators running, Mr. Harney said thi it would-require a-bout an hour and half. Where minor accidents occur i the power line or at the river station consuiers, lie said, should not becon Impatien-t and exi)ect the steam plai - to be fired up at once as it will cal considerable ;waste of- fuel and' thn In mot of such instances, lie said, tl trouble can be remedied before ti N steam plant can be qgut in operatic The :plant will be use'd -pimaily -said, where it is evident that pow from the river -plants will be cut 4 for a considerable period. hOSPiTAL OPENS.MON-DAY Dr. Hugh R,. Black, Jr., to be Residei Surgeon. Nurses Already Arrived. Announcemuent was..made this we that the Julia Irby hospital, which li boon closed fpr over a year' and Whui has been undergoing repairs for si eral weeks, w.ill be re-opened ni Monday morning. The hospital ai 'be under the inanagement of Docti Hugh 'It Black, ,Sr., Dr. S. 0. Black S Dr.-'Hugh R. Black, Jr., all of Sparti bu'rg. Dr. H-ugh R. -Black, Jr.; w.ill arr in 'the city the latter part of the W4 -and- take up his residence at the h pitAl and be In direct charge of institution. The other two doctors i caritinlue to reside in'Spartanb~urg will. 4e called in when -the occas demands it. Qatiiedng for 'Singers M~r. Thos. .B. Childress ias annou od a nieeting of siugers to 'be hok< the court house $unday afternc September '24, beginning' at 2 o'cl< -'-All singers-in thfcounty or others terebted in music are invitedl to- atti ed Childress states that several i d silgers froml but ofie .eQuenty badn inited'and4 th ati Ngb/A 'Y OIURUOHES JOIN .FOR FARIEWELL SERTIVE Uion Service to be Held at First Bap. tist Church Sun day Evening. Union seivices, in which all the churches of the city will participate, will be held at the First Baptist church next .Sunday evening at 8 o'clock when farewells will be express ed to Rev. S. H. Tentpleman and his family before their departure for Elizabeth City, N. C., where Mr. Tom pleiman goes after October 1st. The call for the union service was issued by the local ministerial union through its secretary, Rev. C. T. Squires, and is as I llows: "In order that we may express our appreciation and esteem for the pas tor of the First Baptist church, the other up-town churches will worship at the Baptist church next Sabbath cv ening at 8 o'clock, to bid God-speed to our beloved brother the Rev. -Sam uel '1. Templenian, who leaves next week for Elhizabeth City, N. C. "-C. T. SQUIR.MS, "Secy. Ministerial Union." WHO WANTS A NEW DEAL FOR PitESIDNT Louis A. Beard, of St. Louis, Calls for 11elp In Being Elected President. Snys Harding "Not Smart Enough.1 If there is anybody in Laurens who has not made up their minds as to whom they are going to support ofr President in 1924, they might .take oin Louis A. Baird, of St. 'Louis, Mfo., now at the iNational Soldiers Home in Vir ginia. Baird is putting on a -postal card campaign for the . R'.epublican nomination and has enlisted the heli of the newspapers, including The Ad vertiser, to whom h6 has addressed a postal card setting forth his qualifi cations fo. the office besides giving v few .ide-lights on ,candidates aid plat forms. Mr. Baird admits that he is "f distinguished man", although he -i "small, bald-headed and a bacholor.' - Mr. Harding, lie thinks, is "too old, no 3 smart enough." t For the information of those whI< a might want to support Mr. Baird nex - year, his .postal card is printed, as fol V lows: s Baird for Reipublican president, 192 ri nomination. I deserve your help i I you could learn all facts. I have mad c sacrifice to be what I profess to be. r am a small man, age 44, lawyer, -bach , elor, bald-headed hero of Spain wa . and P. 1. insurrection 1$99; a Roose . volt Bull ,Moose too. T am a distin 0 guished man, was honored -by somn - votes. of national delegates for presi t dential nomination of 1920 conventio a at Chicago, Ill. Hurrah! "Dixie". On * of my grandparents came from Nort , Carolina about 1820 to Illinois. I wa e a "Dixie" soldier 1898 in a Texas vo t unteer infantry regiment in Cuba. V e need a new president. Mr. I-larding . a poor executive, too old, not sma1 e0 enough.- One term is enough. $400,00 es Don't you agree too? n.__ _ _ _ _ _ _ Civic League Plans Flower Show The Civic League of Laurens planning a lovely fall flower show be given sometime in the beginning October. The show Is not only for tl women of sbaurens, but any of the w men of the county who have prot nflowers are invited to compete. Mai valuable .prizes wvill be given for t: e- best exhibits of autumn blooms. Fit as or a .banquet or an oyster supper w cl be given by the leaguie on the nig Vof the show. ixt Further announcemee. of domm tees in charge and of diass'of flowE rs iil be med .in t)ie stod' futur'e. ad the meantime the weirn4 are asked n-care for their plants so that a mm of beautifsul ehibite n ay' be' showl l I rs. Albert 'Dia:l he .rturned fra k a ysit to Mrs. Chdt Od'Clhoun he 'Miss .Beulah **a1le *h a returi home fifter spending ~tisummer bUt the mountains. To Work Ojjinio jIad Next Mr, George Andersons who with Artemus 1Long, is in chargo of tihe t, n- si reads under the stato highway ji jpar'tnent; said yesterday that Ofn, force had been able to partially sino uck. -off the troad between Owings and We In' tain Inn since the showers of a day ads two ago, but that the rain had ift .beertG uffleient to allow- them to. ci SV pht th$ Job. Tii" Weathor mar~ ~ujtl~~ l asid iaby ioped to. fff ORA ROAD GETS ATTENTION Stato Iighiay Engineer Says Contract for Top-Soll Work May be Lael by Oe tober 15th. The contract for the completion of the top-soil road -between% Ora ond Watts Mills may be let by October 15, according to a letter received .\onday by W. R. MdCuenl, secretary of the Lau rens Business League, from Chas. 11. cGloorefleid, state highway engineer. In his letter to Mr. McCuen, Mr. Moorefleld states that his department I. expecting every clay the approval of the -project by the department at Washington. The preliminary doc u ments, he states, were mailed to Wash ington August 10th and so far as he knows no objection has been raised regarding the acceptability of tile pro ject. Ordinarily, be says, about six weeks elapses betwen the submission of a project and its approval where no objections are raised. SOIJIMIEill AONU SBILL - MAY OET VETO President Harding Expected to VetO Veterans' Bonus Bill. - May Pass Ov. er ills Head. Washington, Sept. 16.-Information that President 'Harding had made up his mind deflnitely to veto the soldiers bonus bill reached senate leaders today from some of his close advisers. They said his message of disapproval would be sent to the house next Tuesday. After receiving this word, the ima Jority leaders made a preliminary canvass of the senate, which was said to have shown 34 votes agains over-riding a veto, or two more that the number necessary to prevent fina enactment of the bonus legislation. This margin was understood however, to be. regarded by soen friends of the president as too narrov and they expect Mr. Harding to cal several senators to the White Ilous beforo Tuesday for a discussion of tlh situation. With many senators absen from Washington, it was asserted .b; some that it was dieficult to assess sen ate sentiment at this time. Many of the absentees, it was statec could not possibly get back to Wash ington in time to vote. Five senator are in 10urope, while .four others ar in the far west. Several others will 1 detained by their own illness or tha of nembers of their families. Ever effort will be made to pair absentee but it was explained that it might nc be possible to pair all of them and was conceded that the absence of pail in even a few cases might have a mi d terial effect on the outcome. a Mr. 'larding's advisers expect hi e to set forth in vigorous manner li reasons for a veto. From the first I has insisted that bonus legislatic a should carry a method of financing t and lie also has voiced disapproval r"plece-meal" payment to the Wor le War veterans, declaring that it won rbe better to postpone payment than make it in such a manner. ofShould the bonus be returned to t id house, managers of It there plann Ito move promptly to pass it over t veto. The general belief at the caplil ofwas that far more than the necessai two-thirds majority could be obtain id there to over-ride the veto. The bonus bill, bearing the aigr tures of Speaker Gillette and Pro dent Pro-Tempore Cumnmins, of I (Tj senate, was taken to the Wh~ H~ouse late today by Chairnm of 'Riekettes, of the house committee enrolled bills, and Ropresentat ay Thompson, another republican mem1 d- from Ohio. Generally bills are tra of mitted to the executive oflices aby hol >er messengers. >d- As the treasu-ry had closed for Ilr. day at that time, the bill remali the at the White Ihouse, It is expeci ted however that ft will be sent Moni te to Secretary 'Mellon for his oxai em tion ,and an opinion. This is the no Iar course of .proceduro. From by treasury it would be returned to ray president for his actioni. sod Just before the bonus reached Iof White IHouso, there was presentec mnd the eigecutive offices a "request" to on, president from the Chamber of C it- ifieree of the United States to veto the 'bill1. The request, in~ the form< brief, was uaccothi~anled by 6. 10I aed fro~m President Julius 1. Barnes, th( 'go tdi"iering's cnd4'aticI MR . . . SMITH DI[D_8AIRDAY Wlie of J. C. Smith, President of the Mank of Waterloo, Dies After Mucb Sufferlng. .Mrs. Genevieve Wharton Smith, wife of J. Caspar .Smith, president of the Bank of Waterloo, died at the family residence in Waterloo Saturday night at 9 o'clock o'clock after an illness of several months during which she was a constant sufferer. She had been gradually growing weaker for soie time, so her death was not unexpected though it came as a great shock to her many friends In .this and adjoining counties. The funeral services were held .iI the Waterloo 'iethodist church, in which she had been a constant and de vout worker for many years, Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A large con course of sorrowing friends and rela tives followed the body to the church and from thence to the graveyard on the opposite side of town where the interment took place. Many leading ministers of the 'lethodist church from all sections of th6 state were present, including Dr. John 0. Willson, president of Lander college, IDr. E. S, Jones, pastor of the First Methodist church at Greenwood, Rev. J. Rhett Turnipseed, of Spartanburg, Rev -lev. James P. 'KIlgo,.of Columbia, Rev P. F. Kilgo, of Laurens, Rev. J. T. Mil ler, of -Pendleton, Rev. J. C. Roper of Chester, Dr. A. N. Brunson, A Greenwood, Rev. J. R. T. Major, o Rock Hill, Rev. Booth, of Ninety SI) and others. Among those present al so was a committee from the Jos. B Korshaw Chapter, United Daughters o the Confederacy, of Laurens, of whic >.lrs. Smith had long been a devote< member. The music for the service was lead by the quartet of the Uppe: 6outh Carolina conference, of vllcl Rev. Turnipseed Is leader. Rev. J. 1 SLupo, her postor, conducted the ser vices, assisted by others of the visit Ing ministers, Dr. John Willson sayinj Lthe benediction. Mrs. Smith was ft daughter of :th late Col. John 'H. Wharton and wa 46 years of age. Besides her husbane she is survived by two sons, J. C., Jr and Robert, besides the followin brother and sisters: W. Carl Whartor of Waterloo; Mrs. Alouzo Keller an 'Mrs. Andrew Taylor, of Greenwood Mrs. T1. C. Fuller, of Waterloo, an 'Mrs. Jonas P. Gray, of Woodruff. MW. JANE CRAIG DEAD e idiolw of Late 8. J. Craig Died at h( home Near Ora Sunday Night. Mrs. Jane McCarley Craig, widow 4 the late Samuel J. Craig, of Ora, dl( atber home a short distance from O Sunday night about 1.1 o'clock. TI D funeral -was held Monday afterpoop Old Fields Presbyterian church, which she had been for many years member, Rev. Mr. Woodworth conduc Ing the services assisted by Rev. C. s Squires. A large number of peol: o from many sections of the county we f present to pay their last respects. eo The deceased was about 81 years - age. She is survived by two sogs 'a y two daughters, as follows: S. J. Cra: y of Ora; N. A. Craig, of Greenwoo e and Misses Lizzie and Belle Craig, .. Ora. She is also survived by a ste Ill son, J, S. Craig, son of her husba t b~y an earlier marriage. ft0RMANCE NOT DEAD IN GRAY COU. tYoung Couiple Joined In the Bondis .Wedlock While Seated .in nn Auto. ir That romance is not dead In Gi *' Court, wvas attested by an unusual sv m ding that took 'lace on the campus In the Miethodist church on Septemn tho ninth when iss Pool, .of Wo id raft, was united In marriage to IGolden, of Augusta. Throughout cer'emony the bridal couple renmal . oeed in their automiobileo with' frlouds' who: had .accompanied th' i. grouped about them in the car. OP- The~ ceremony wits porformncd d- the 'Rev. C.- W', Watson, of the 0 is 'Court Mlothodist church, whto at th with one foot on the running boaii in- the car and the other on the gro or as he unitedi the couple.- 'irs. Watf ot tihe wife of thie miniister, with her, m- tie dte.,hter-, Margarot, witnesoed CITY WATER SUPPLY NOT CONTAMINAT1E) State Cheist lieports Water of Goodl Quality and Free Fromt Contamlna tion. Although not risking any comments oil tWe taste of the local water suipply State 'Chemist F'. L. Tarker, Jr., of Charleuton, in his periodical report as reccived by the board of health last week, gave the local water supply a clean bill of health insofar as baterial indications of contanination were concerned. Prefacing his bacteri.l analysis with the usual chemical anal ysis which the lalety doesn't generally understand, the bacterial analysis was as follows: Bacterial indications of contamina tion-negative. Remarks-Analysis indicates water to be of good quality and free from cont 1 inination. The analysis was made from a san ple sent by the local superintendent of water supply and received by the chemist September b'h. It will be recalled that the local board of health early in the summer recommended that water from the lo cal supply be boiled before use as a measure of precaution. Dr. W. D. Fer guson, chairman of the board, saidl yesterday that the findings of the state chemist were not unexpected by the board and that its recommendation as to boiling the local water before use was intended merely as a precaution against contaminations which might creep in between reports of the chem ist and that this precaution is still recommended. Because of the objectionable taste of the water supply, 'both 'before and af ter boiling, many local pcople this summer, as in past summers, have been using water from 'Holnies spring and from the deep well at the country club. WELL KNOWN M. E. MINISTEI IS DEAl Rev. l'mn. A. Massebeau, Former Pas' tor of B1uncombo St. Church, Passes 3 Johnsonville, Sept. (17.-Rev. Wil. liam Augustus Massebeau, widel3 t known Methodist minister, died her 7 today after a long illness. ie wil - be buried in Chester on Tuesday. Rev. -Mr. Massebeau was born ilh Spartanburg, July 13, 1866, the soi - of Rev. John B. Massebeau. le grad s uated froi Wofford college in 188 ) and taught scho at Smithville fo o two years. Afterward lie was prini ,t cipal of lenron Academy in Darling Y ton county for two years. ie wa 4, licesecd to preach by the Darlingto >t circuit quarterly conference in 180 it and in 1893 was admitted to the Sout 's Carolina conference at S'umter. L- IHe married Miss Rosa Oliver Cai son of Orangeburg county June 3 1i 1890. Ie was pastor, at various time is of Grace church, Union; Grecnwoo to Ridgeville, Central church, Spartat in burg; Buncombe street church, Greei it ville, and others. Me served elgl Df years on the church's 'board of il Id 'sions and the conference board of e Id ucation and was delegate. to the gel to eral conference in 1914. lie Is surviy- 'I by his wvidow, 01 .1e son, John Masst >au of Johnville, al od three daughters, Mrs. Clyde Cart< le Chester; Mrs. Thurston Bolari oh Springfield, and Milss Frances Mass ry beau, of Johnsonville. ed________ A-MARKET D)A 51- . .___ he Gray Court and O'wings to have Ma Ito ket Days Each Week for Benefit an School Association. on 'Announcement has been made fri Lye Gray Court .that the 'ladies of >er Gray Court-Owings School Impro as- menlt association ,is to hold a mnarl ise (lay on Saturday of each week at G1 Court and Owings wvhen farm 11 the garden produce form the surround: led country .is to be sold co-operativ .ed, and the proceeds be used for the lay stallation, of a lighting ' and wa na- .plant in tihe school building mainata gu.- ed by the two townas. The first mar the .day is to bhe held Saturday, Septem the 23, 'when markets will be operated both amy Court and Owings, the In sending out the notice of at marketing days, the~ committee the urged all house-keepers to visit ain- market early 'before the produec the picked over or exhausted. >f a tter Preaching at Gray Court who Preaching service will ,be helt f, lor'ro Presbyterian cohiurch, C P t..extpudayafernon Ae SHtLLISttGILRT ACCDENTALLY KILL[D Crushed by Train in Shiftig Yard of Seaboard Raillroad Near Columbia. M. Shell Swygert, son of Mr. Brooks 'Swygert, of this city, met with a fatal accident in the C"ayce yards of the Sea board Air line railroad on the out skirts of Columbia last W~rednesday morning and died a few hours later at, the Baptist hospital where he was carried immediat(Iy after the accident. IlIs father rushed to Columbia by au. lomiobile inmmediately after he was no tifled of the accident, but (id not ar rive until after his son had passed away. Mr. Thos. 1. Swygert, a broth er of the deceased, who also lives in Columbia, was on his way to Atlantic City and was advised by wire of the accident but he was not able to reach here until after the funeral. Mr. Swygert had been employed by the Seaboard railroad in the Cayce yards for about three weeks. Previ ously lie bad been employed by tho Southern. The aceldent occurred -when he was about to couple two freight cars, but exactly how it occurred has not been learned here except that he was crushed betwen one car that was standing still and another one ap proaching from the rear. The -body was brought here Wednes dlay evening and the funeral services took place from the home of Capt. Swygert Thursday afternoon, interment taking place in the Laurens cemetery. The services were conducted by Dr. A. .1. Bowers, of Greenwood, assisted -by Dr. i-. A. McCullough, of Columbia, and Rev. S. 11. Templeman and Rev. P. F. Kilgo, of this city. The deceased was 36 years of age and has lived in Columbia for the past few years. He is survived by his wife, a native of Colunbiac, his father, Capt. Brooks Swygert, his stop-mother, one brother, Mr. Thos. I. Swygert, and one sister, Mliss Sarah Eliza Swygert, a student at 'Converse college. : By close attention to his duties and kindly unassunming character he had made ianv friends in Columbia while hih death was a sad b)lw to his many friends with whom he ha1d grown up here. AUGUSTA M3URD ER 1YSTERY VERjY COMPLEX AFFAIR - North ('aroilna Sheriff Orders fle Re lease of Prisoner. . Augusta. Ga., Sept. '15.-Chief of 11 Police C. E. Grulbs this morning re 2 ceived a wire from Sheriff R. E. 1 Lewis of Robinson County, N. '., or daring hiti to releaso Frank Summers, 35, who yesterday confessed to the , killing on February 19, 1921,.at Mart i, otta, N. C., of 'Manning Ford. 1, According to Sheriff Lowis' message I- there is no record of the murder and - authorities have failed to find any body t in the vicinity in which Hie alleged - crine was committed. I- Chief Grubbs has wired the attorney iof North Carolina for further instruc tions, to Summers is .being held in the local d jail, ,and will be held until a reply is r, received. d, In a signed statement Summers said e- that lie killed *Ford with an axe after a quarrel over whiskey and that he carried the body a quarter of a qmile from his home near which the killing ~'S occurred and left it near a little used road. ir- 'Local police officers say that they 0f were ti'Dped off by Sunmmners' wife whlo is now in Augusta. She foll~o-d he" nn husband who left North Carolina about lie sevens weeks after the alleged killing. 'o- .Suniners was arrested Ttuesday on ot a charge of disorderly conduct, Ques ay tioned by the police he <lenied having nd killed a man, but when shown a coat ng said to have been the propeorty of Ford ly hiesbroke dlown and told of the alleged in- killing. i-* * * * * * * * * *** * * SCHOOL SUBSCRIPTIONS * be* We renminld school teachers and * at * cesuent ofth spela * t* Subscyqr.in are payable in adb * the * vance. InI ornder that these sub- * * sel'lptions may be entered at the * * same time antd on the samte sec- * * tion of thp~ mailing list, we urge * * those expecting to subscribe to do * at * so before leaving home. * ~ray * THlE LAUBlENS ADY pl SEE *