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VOLUME XXXVIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY9 NOVEMBER. 1, 1922. PLANS ON FOOT . FOR N[W MILL I)elegation Visited Pres. Rielgal, of M le Ware Shoals Maiufacturing Co., 3londay and Had Conferelnce Over I Erectioi of 31111 Here. Party Ie Inriui Encouraged. A group of Laureini citizens, hea('ed by W. L. Gray, which went to Ware Shoals Monday to confer with Presi dent leigal of the Warre Shoals 'MaitI factu ring CoPnra ny, in regard to the erection of a cotton mill In Lau rens, retIrzned Monday afternoon very much encoulragedi over the Interview with Mr. Reigal. Mir. leigal, who is spending several, da!4s In \Vare Shoals. received the L..au rells delegation immediately after the meeting of 111111 stocklolders held on the same day. Mr. W. l. Gray acted as spokesman for t he lairens Oflega tion and referred to at petition circu latedl in Liaurens and signed by prac tically every brsiness man in it invil ing Mr. Reigal and Ills associates. to develop the watorpower now owied by the company at .Johnsoi's Shoals on Saluda, River, transmit It to Lau rens for manufacturing puriposes. The Lau rens people, said Mr. Gray, would wel come a co-operative effort between them and Mr. tReigal In developing this power and erecting a cotton mill In Laurens to consume the current. Mr. Iteigal made a very cordial and frank reply to Mr. Gray, saying that his company now possessed 'most of the vights for the Johnson's -Shoals property and would gladl. consider a joint effort between him and Latrens people in making the proposed devel olmeilit and erecting a mill here. Mr. Reigal said he was not'ready to coi mit hillself right at tile moment as to iyhat he would be willing. to under take, but - that he would return sou-th Iin the course of a few weolks and be in a position to give a more definite rnply after 11e had. seen others of his associates. FloweVer, 1he saId that he l.new that Laurens, wanted a big de volopllmellt if anything, giving his au ditors a strong intimation that upion his retu ril he would 1)e ill a position to slbilt a Irolpositioin that 'would I)e attractive. The meeting was a very informal af fair, \Jr. Reigal acting as host and talking from time to tiline on general topics and giving his guests a very cordial reception. Incidentally lie said that while hke 'was not advising apeciulating Ill Cotton, still it was his opinion that cotton would go to very high leves. , After the conference was over the entire party were guests of .1r1. Reigal lit lullel inI a pretty restaurant. of the village. TENNIS TOUIINAEANT ENDS i. It Nickels and J1. W. Todd, Jr., Winl F111ials In l)oubles at the Iountrv Club Thiurs'dniy Mternooni. Hy defeating Gleo. ..\. Wright -and C. S. I 1ink at th~e ilois Terre club Thurst day afternoon 11. 11. Nickels and John WVells TIodd, .Jr., won the ch~amlionship of thle club in flnalsi and secured the honor of having their names lnscrib)OtU on -the silver trophy cupj 'on dlliplay in the club huildilng. 'The score was*6-4, 10-8 anid 0-3 Both,teams layed their best games in the first set, but the see *ond set was stulbornly contested. Wright e~nd Link won the right to contest in the finals by defenting John ~pi~tt and J. F. Bllaekmon .the daf be for ,,. two sets out of three. On tile same day ,Nickels and Todd defeated F ~erdlinand Jacob~s and Williami Jacobs -two out of thr'ee. The finals .in doubles ended ,the tpurnamnent for 1022, the singles having been won~ the .wdek b~efore by .Ferdl nand 'Jacobs, of 'Clinton. Victors ini giungles and 'finals iv'ihl Ve: 'engravbd on opposite sides of the silver trophy cupaac sbeing left for' future ividtoi'. P aon 'ar 'lelfeady .being'4 i'i(Beeti '~'for 'the, tournaiiteint next yoea'. .t t Sthought, that tile date willl b~e; run up 96isidgably, probaibly -to ,the latter D~art of plfay or ~he fifrst of June. By that .time it -is thought that a la'go > iuynbor of n. players -Wheihad niot gotte'i i eQaidition for th a. year's ,A athes ,vilildiav6 gotten'in shape ~o Otto1 ni. ____n_$_e 0intt ,9 tikke WeI '14O9 hlets O1 "INAL PLANS MADE FOI FLORAL SHOW 'Ivic League to Give Floral Show Fri. day In Terry's Old Stand. Lunches to be SIrved. The Civic ;League have made their hial plans for the Floral Shiiow to be ivOn this week. The show is to be old on Friday morning at Terry's old tand. Beginning at one o'clock lunch vill be served to all visitorsi from the ounty. The conmmitteo in charge wish to re n1ind the ladies of the couity that their xhibits ,will be as welcome as those >f the ladies of Laurens. A commit cc will take good care of all work mtered so that there -will be no danl ;er of damage to the most valuable lsplay. .le'ollowing is a list of classes offered vith the premiums: FLOAL DEPARTMEN'T Mrs. 11. C. Crisp, Supt. Chrysanthlemums-(Cut Blooms) irst best collection of eight kinds. .$2.00 by 'Civic League. lecond best collection of eight kinds. 2-1 lbs. Dunlop Flour by Laurens Distributing Co. 1irst best collection of six yellow and. six white. Aluminum Boller by lome Furniture Co. eK'conid best collection of six yellow and white. Bottle toilet water by Laurens D'rug Co. irst boot arranged bouquet of cut blooms. Vase 'by fS. M. & H. H1. Wilkes & Co. ;econd 'best arranged bouquet of cut blooms. $1.00 fancy groceries by -Moore Bros. Single Specimens lest white., 1 lb. ;evering )inner cof fe'e by J. H-. Sullivan. lest yellow. 1 lb. Ipiton Gold Seal Coffee by Owings & Owings. lest red. I lb. White, i-louse Coffee by WV. Rt. Br'own. lest pink or lavender. I lb. coffee by C. ),. Kbnnedy & Son. lest ostrich plume. 1 lb. Swansilown Cake Flour by'J.~. Shell & Co. Dallils-(Cuit Blooms) 'irst best collection of four different. $1.25 lby Farmers National Batk. Zhitanas-(Vut Blooms) lest collection of ten Woomns (assort ed colors). $1.00 fancy groceries by F. E. Medlock. . lost attractively arranged basket of cut blooms. 50c by Civic League. Roses 'irst best collection of six differept. $1.50 in merchandise by Wells E. Clardy. 'Irst best single specimen. I record -by Laurens Music Store. lecond best single specimen. 50c by Civic League. lest arranged bouquet. .Pair scissors by W. P. iludgens. Ferins-(Pot; Plants) 0 'Irst best collection of six kinds. $1.50 by Civic League. econd best collection of six kinds. Rug by Willis Furniture Co. 'irst beAt Asparagus Plumosis. Tc 'by Civic League. 'irst 'best Asparagus Spengerie. .75c by Civic League. 'ist b~est fancy fern. ,I pair silk hose by Minter Co. Geraniums 'li'st best collection of different speci mens (in bloom). $1.25 by Laurens National Bank. lecond best collection of different specimens (in bloom). Gold pin by Fleming Bros. JBegonulas-(Pot Plants),, lirst best collection of six (all in bloom). $2.00 by Ci/ic League. lecond best collection of six (all in bloom). 'Pair scissors by Jones Taylor Hanrdiware Co. 'irst best fancy begonia. $1.00 by 'Civic League. Miscellandous' First ibest palm. $1.25 *by nterpriso NatIonal Bank. %econd best palm. 1-2 gallon white palit by Hunter Bros. lest vase of cut blooms~ $1.00 TOilet artlalo by Powe iDrug Co. P'irst Ibest luncheon set. -Ladie~' iti brelia by Cohen's -Dept. Stote, lecond best luncheon set. 25 Ills. Gallego Flour by Laurens Distribut O9npany,1 Mlrst best set of arfs for tdinlag d'oomn or -bed room. 1 6-l1.; cake ,by A. . Mahiaffey iogond : a~t set of ,acar(s for dinin~g r001o1 6 'ed 'rool. 1 lb. 'tea by 4 NyIrt ~est knitted article. 76o by TAXES TO BE REDUCED County Treasurer to Collect $40,000 iess 3oney fills Year Than111 1-wat Year. It will be comforting to the tax pay ers of the county that they will not re required to pay in as much to othe county treastirer this year as they did last year, although the reduction is not large enough to make the ilndivid ital tax payer shout with joy. County Auditor .1. 'W. Thompson completed his abstract, of taxes to be collected in the county this fall for all purposes, state, county and school dis trict, Monday morning and forwarded it to Q(ohlumbia. is figures show that $-111,311.70 is to be collected this year as compared to aroumd $-50,000 to have beei collected last year, making M ade crease of around $10,000. Of the $150,000 to have been collect ed last year 'reas. Young said yester day, that all had been collected but about $30,000, executions for which had been tut rned over to the sheriff. This amount, he pointed out, represented less than 7 per cent of thc; total amount to have been collected. This. he said, Would be considerably reduced by the aiimioiuits Collected by the sheriff. LAY11'N .AT ('ROSS 1111.1, Clinton and Laurens Laymen Address Meeting at Cross Hill and AssISI In Organi'zl lon of League. The Laurens Layincri's League, in conjunction with the Billy Sunday Club, of Clinton, held a special service in the Nlethodist church at Cross 11111 Sinday morning. Talks were made by W. W. Iharris and S. C. Hays, of the Clinton club, and 'Mr. C. II. Gasque, Ii. 'W. (asinqe and Mr. E. P1. Minter, of the LauilreMIs league. In1 the afterniooni they addressed a mass meeling of men, at which time stes were taken to form it similar organ-izatIon at Cross Hill. The Laurojns Laymen's league has aiccepted.an invitation to hold servic us in the Alethodist church at Gray Court the second 1Sunday in November at four o'clock in the afternoon. Coheni's to Move MI. Jack 'Collen, manager of Cohen's Department Store, said yesterday that his firm had leased the vacant store building in what is called the Simmons block ol the south side of the public ituare formerly occupied by H. Terry, leceased, and that his firm would move from its present location in the Posey itore building at an early date. The exact date of moving cannot be stated now, (he said, as improvements will have to be miade on the building, par Licularly on the Inside, before it will )e ready for occupancy. The build ing is owned by the Laurens Trust Co. Ind .John A. Franks. Election Boxes Ready Friday Mr. 1C. A .Power, ,who is plreparing lie election boxes for the state andl rederal election commissioners, states that the boxes -will be ready for de livery iridhay morning anid that he hopes5 some) one of the managers fr'om aea h box will call for them oii either F~riday or' Saturday. The election is to be held next Tuesday. Fi'st best tatted artIcle, 75c by3 Civic theague. Second hos0t tatted article. 50c by Civic League. First best crochieted article, 75c by Civic League. Second .best crocheted article. 50e by 'Civic League. Flirst beat emibroidered article. Pair oembroldery scissors by Laurens Hardware Co. Second best embroidered artIcle. .2 larges cans -of slIced ,pineapple *by Carryteria. First 'best child's dress. iPair silk hose by DavIs-Roper Co. Second best child's dress. $1.00 in merohandise by Ri. H. Beonchoff. Special for Womnen Ov'er 60 Best pl1)ihte'd bedi spriead. $1.25 by IPalinietto Bank. Best beq spredd (any design). $t.2B by IPeples bean, and Exchanige Bank. Best feather fan. 500 by CIvic League. Best button holes (6 or more). 50c by,Civic League. , Mfs/Roht. . Roper,Su, First best caWbo drwig (primary trades). S50c by W. iB. Moore. Second best carbon drawing (primnary grades), 26o,'by~ CivIe 'League. t~sj, ,best pencsil drawhlg (grammar ngradesJ) 60o by 'W. A, Collins, JUlORS FOR NERIOND WEEK ,ury Comilssloners Draw Venir( of 2 Men lo Serve Second W'Veek of Comnmon IPleIs Court. Jury commissioners met inI the cour1ti. house yesterday and drew the venire of 36 mlieln to ser've oni tie petit jily (ini'i1ig the Second week of Common 'ieas court iboginning November 30h.1 Juror01s for, the first week, beginnlingi November I w(th, (!re publish(ed last week. .Jtidge dllayne F. Rtice, of Aiken, will preside at both terms. The j11y Irawn yesterday is as follows: Youngs- AS. lMJ. Riddle, 1'. 1>. DI)riu mu mond, Ii. ilB. Bailey, 11. 11 Prior. 'L tiirens--i.. I.. Moo'e, J. 'W. Nl.art iIn, I,. Ilussell Gray, .1. F. Alartin, Jas. Y. Milm, 1). 1,. OwlI's. Sullivan-Jolin W. Kellett, T. W. I gigh, .1. Ii. Itoper, Joe IlE. I )avi.s,\V 1'. Walker. Iilunter- -Jiuo. l. Young, Joe 1 I. Simpson. It:. ('. Ilipl), W. 1). Copeland. 10. T. lHichbumrg. Waterloo-J. H. O'lDell, J. M. Ander sonl, .1. 1-1. Alitchell. Cross I(ill--C. S. PiInson, It. X. T. 13. Crows. Dials-.lohn M'. S'imnions, 1'. E. Aledlock, A. S. Ilolder, 1'. E-. I lceder Son, 0. II. Cooley. .1acksa. S. .10lohnson, T. W. 1)illard. Scu ffletown-. 10. Anderson, C. A. Owens. 1NEATHt OF L. J. WHITE I ndist iouis Citizen of Friendship Comimniirilly Plssed Away FrIdny. lnui renis J. White, well known citizen of the 'Friledship coimunity in the upper part of the county, passed away Fi'day morning after an1 ill ness of al)out live weeks. ills (aenth was ie to lphoi( fever. The fuiie'al Services weCre hlvid at Clear S prilgs churi ch, in (lhe lower part of G reen viille county, Saturlday at I I o'clock, being attended 1)y a large body of friends. For a long time he had been a ilemiiber of this church. The'deceased is survived by his wife and seven children. lie was -1 years (d jiga. lie was highly r-egarded iII his community, being known as a man of unusual energy. It is said that for two weeks after le became ill he di rected the operatiols of his giniiery from a palate 1laecd In the gin build ing, being un-willing to admit that lie was too ill to work. Hunimiged for Three u31irders W~rethcrl(id, (onn., Oct 26.-Emil Schutte, convich ted of three IIIIIrders, Was han1iiged at the state prison today clutching two red roses. ie entered tile death i camlibeu i r carrying the roses and his gl p on them dd1(i not relax cv en after deati. 00)U11TY TE ACIIERS 11OLD ME ETl'ING I iteresting 31eeting of County Teach. ers' Association Hieldi In the Court 1ouse( Siiturday, IEighty ent husiastic teachers from lie town and( rurualI schiools of L~aurens11 coitmity assemblledl in the court house at Lalurens on Saturday October 28 at. II1 A. M., foi the first .meeting of the Lauurens Cototy T''1eachiers' associatin. \.'luIch inlterest and1( enthusiasm wvas shiown ,by all presenit. Tlhe meetIng was op~ened by Supt. of Education 1R. TV. Wilson with a talk dni lie necessity anid liportance of each undi every teacher securing thIs or her certilflcate froml Columbia and( regIster ing it In his omele. 'Salaries wvill not be .paId untIl -this matter has 1)e0n sat-. isfactorily attendled to, lie said. Suipt. J. Harvey 'Witherspoon, of Clinton, .presidlent of the association', then 'took CIh arge of the meeting. In the absdnce of the secretary, Mrs. Eaorl Owens, :MIss Ann E.h Hatton was ap'pointed to act as secretary. After some1 discussion, it was decided that there should he six meetings of the as sociation dulring the coming school year. At each of these meetings there wvill be, an Interesting program plan ned by a competent committee. The next meeting wvill .he held on Saturday November 18, at 11 A. M., in the 'Lau renls court house. The 'Question of holding a high schooi 'meet iwas broumght up for dis cussion'. The associationi voted that this meet be held. The 'first F~riday of, April, 1023 .was set as the date. The following gily'cers wer% elected for th'e c'ming year: ~President-Supt. J. -H. Witherspoon, tOlinton, (rn-elected). Vice.i'esident--Miss Miie Wal lace, tMfount#Ille. 6eeretatt'yand Tr'easurer-4R. T. Wil PLAN.S BEIN(A MADE FORt SHIPPINGi CiEA.M Cunnt: DemoaIratlon Agent, Ill o. Operteo wvith Farmiers II Securim Sile of Dairy Producis. Plans for marketing (airy roduct of larens coity and for developin the dairying industry are being given close attention by the coUinty fairn demonstrator, according to a statement of Mr. Vaughan, fari'm demoistrator made several days ago. Mr. Vaughat says that every farmer cannot run ; dairy but .111 all 0f thel( cant biy a feu. cows to start off witl. 'Ile has been in cotumunication, Ie says, wvith Ithc Greenwood Creamery and has mad' provision for shipment of Z- ram fron this coulity to (reenwood. A letter ( farimrs, given out yester day, is as folloiws: The generial idea of sit ,ppiig cevenn among the people is to run a dairy There is as much difference in rn tingti; a dairy and shipping cream a: Ilthee i. in raising cotton aid corn Practically every farmier Could shii ('reai but every farimer' cannot rI it da i ry. The man that made t lie feed this yearti can get tlie money to buy a few cows If ie hasn't them to begit with. From four to eight cows i, enough for a sepa'ator antd to brini; in a good.income. You milk one cou now so why not milk three otr five more and have some cream for sale. Hutter Cat. Is bringing .12 cent!- pet pounId now and will likely go higher duriing the winter. If you haven't th< rough feed it 'will not pay you to at tempt the business. Many mein pay thc operating ex.ienses of their farms witl a few cows. Why can't you (1o th Bamtle? 'I'he Greenwood Creamery has of fr'ed to piut a truck and a driver here if tihle farmi'ers will prepare to ship tle cream t or preptre the cream so tihc truck cati take it uip. I will be glad to give any informa tion that I can I cream cans, ship ping, searatgr', etc., f- yQ~u feoL likc your community Is ready to ship of, there is enough cows let me know and we (atin arrz'anige for a meeting to talk the cri'opositioll overt an(d get soiethling stairted. C. L. VAU(HIAN. County Agent. CLEVELAND AN A MIMIC ,Joe Jefferson Used to Say P'resident Missed is Vocation. Oscar S. Strauss in the Outlook. While I was reminiscing about. my relations Wiltl M. (levelaid, I wIt jumip ahead about ten years ald speakl orf a visit he paid ile for three dayi during .\March, 1903. ilI was to delive' all addiess at, the Ilienty Ward eecher memorial eniet ilg in the Brooklyn Academy of Mtsi oil Siuday evening, and he artriv0( frtomi 'ri'Inceton on Saturday. Io was like a -boy out, of school. We weie going to the theattre oir Sat urday evening and I suggestec Justill McCaIrthy's "If I vere King,' Playi>ed by SothIern. "I1 hope it Is not sad,"' hie said, "I want t~o see it from start to finish;' and(. with a smirk, he added: '"For 1 ant a hayseed.'' I discernled after'wat that be would tathier' hlave seen comtedy 01' vauldevil11e. Wh'len we got to thle thteatr'e mtan) in the audience recogn ized himi, an<( beads wvere constantly t urning in the dir'ection of out' box. I mentioned il to himti, but lie said: "Oh, no; they don't know mec anl) mor'e." After the t'heatu'e we had a supper o: dlelicatessen and beet' at home, wit I know he twouild like, and he amutse< us with several funny stories am mimicry. &Ty wife t'emar'ked that he night have muadeo a sttccess on th< stage, and hie replied that his friend Joe ,Jeffer'sot lhad often deplor'ed hit having missed thtat profession. lie mimicked the hiumorous Con gtressman Campbell of New York, whlt used( to conic to -the White Thouse, andl pointing to the rpom Occupied bI Cleveland, ask the clerk, "Is his r'oya nibs in?" .And sometimes Tinm Camp bell made requests that Cleveland hal to denly ats uniconstitutionatl; then Tin wvoutld come back with: "01h,I woutldn' lot the Constitution stand~ heCt Wee friend(s!" ling's <Daughters Bazaar The King's 'Daughters will give thel annual Bazaar Tnefiday of next weelt Mr's. W., 'D. Forguson, chairman, ask: that everyone who has spromised piece of fancy work for the bazaa~r wil please send itto her before the end o TALY HS [SCAP[ NEW R[VOUTION iead of leaselsti Invited to lome to Aid In Forlng' New Cabinet. All A 11ree hat Chief of G(roup is A riler of Siitlon. Situation Had Bveoime Acute. IRome, Oct 21. --if what hias occur red the last few days ill Ilyl. caI) b styled a "revolti fion" the revollition is over and niIII;t havve greatly disap pointed all who have at classic idea of suceh ulpheavals. Benlito .\lussolinli, leaderl of the I-'neisti, has been invited by King Victor I..'mmailel to <"une to Itoi(; le will be entrusted 'witl the formation of a ministry to take the place of the Favta ministry. which withdrew unltdelr pressiire of this far spreading movement. With the excetion of a small mi ntority, all agree that .\lussolini is ar bitecr of the situation- and must as -1iIme power and the res pons ibi lity of carrying out the program for which the Fascistil have fought. Irofessor Mussolinri, Onl receiving the Kirlm's invitation. wenit. firit to Lake G:arda, to see Gabriele ('An nitiizio, tile poet-soldier*, to discutss.; with h11tim the formation of a iew imtin istry. It is belleved they reached a complete alccotrd because he is report ed to have left fotr Rome on a special train which "Was put at his disposal. royal military honors being rendered him fboth by the Fascisti a nd the King's trooyps. 'London, Oct. 29.--The Times corre s8pondent, describing the situation in Italy in a dispatch from CIiasso, sw.'tgrlanld, under today's date, and admitting the diliculty of obtaining accurate information, says it seems that the Pascisti have beel able to carry out their plans. IENverywhere they are mobilized and have instruct ed the local prefects to transfer to them their authority. ltailroad StatiltiOls, the post oflice, teegrapli and other public buildiings, Iaiticularly in Central Italy, have been seized, with a view of isolating the cap it al. Prom many conters in Tuscany con tingents of Fascisti have started for Home and it is rumored that several thousand were within a short dis tance of the gates of Rome on Satir dlay. L1AURlENS DEFEATS NEWlERRYi7 Wils 4y Score of i2 to 1).. To Play Gireenwoidt Here F1ridaty Afterntoon. Showing a couirplete reversal of form over that exhibited in the Clinton gaille, lthe Laurens high school foot ball team journeyed to Nev'erry Fri dhiy and won ovr the Newhirry high school teai 12 to 0. aiurenis mande one touclidovn in the first quarter as the result of a pass froit Thompson to Wright which put the baill on the ten yard line. Tetn ini four' line plays, Glenni went. over for the totuhdown. rThe second~ touchdown was miadle in the second (luatler' its a r'esult of a well executed forward'c pass from Th'iomlpson to Wrightt whio caught the ba~ll while sc tanditg oni the -goal fIne, andl~ stCe(e over fot' tihe touchldowin. Int tihe secondt htalf the Noewherry team stiffented anid tiher'e was tno mor'e scorintg, althoulght 'lauttrens iost 0one opplortunifity by l'umnbling. The New berry team never' once threatened to score, althouigh thtey fought gamely to the last. i'he entIre 'Laurens teami deserves credit for their good playing. CThe backfild, consIsting of Glenn, Thomp 11on, Counts andlt Tidwell, playedl bet ter' than they have in any other gamne of tile season. The ends, Cflip and \Vright, wvere good in getting down on .puitnts andI on r'eceiving passes. Tid wvell's punting andi Counits' knack for' breaking uip Passes wer'e two of the features of the game. Burns anid Temn pleton, the two tackles, were holy ter rotrs to the opposition and Young, Kil1 go, (Hudgeils anid Wingo, in the line, played excollnt ball. Thompson play ed his usutal good game, being especial ly adept in tackling the mlan ,wlith the bal.l, often throwing him for a loss. Tile local team wvill meet Greenwood htern on Friday at 3:30 P. M., and a good game may be expected. The team is in good shape and wvill try hard to wiln, althloug4h Greenwood- -is rated as good as or :better thatt Newberry. The Laurons boys need the enicouragement of the fans on the sidelines and it is hoped that al large crowd will attend theo Same F'rihay.......