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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
MORMON JAILED FOR
SHOTS FROM CHURCH
IN HARRISON COUNTY

BUCHANAN. GA, July 3O.-Charged
with having fired two shots from the
Mormon church, four miles north Of
Buchanan, in an effort to kill Wofford
Sanders, son of a wealthy HARRISON
county farmer, w. F. c. Brannon. a
well-to-do farmer of that section, has
been arrested and brought to Jail here.
The shooting took place at night
while Sanders, with his sister and sew
eral other young people, were return
ing home from an ice cream supper.
One shot wounded Sanders mule and
another barely grazed his sisters head.
Sheriff Parker, who was summoned.
arrested Brannon and four companions
in a thicket near the church
The shooting Is said to be the result
of feeling in this section against the
Mormon church. Several months ago
the Mormon house of worship was
burned. Recently new concrete struc-
ture replaced it, Brannon, a leader of
the Mormon clan, is said to have kept
nightly guard over the new church.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
FOR LIVES
IN SHIPS CRASH
Vessels Collide at Night, and
Passengers Are Thrown Into
Sea During Rescue.

BOSTON, July 3O.-The steamship
City of Rockland. on her way to Bos-
ton from Bath, Maine, with $50 passen-
gers, was struck and seriously dam
aged early today by the collier William
Chisholm in a head-on collision during
dense fog off Tatchers Island. 1t is
feared that lives may have been lost In
the confusion of the rescue work.
Passengers of the City of Rockland,
amid great excitement and danger were
put into the steamers lifeboats and
were finally transferred to the steamer
City of Belfast on her way to Boston
from Rockland.
According to passengers, three or
four of the lifeboats of the City OF
Rockland filled with water. throwing as
many as rs passengers into the sea
All of them were saved from drowning,
it was claimed by the ships officers.
Several were hurt.
The collision happened about 1910
o'clock this morning and all the pas
sengers were In their berths at the
time. The noise of the collision awak-
ened them and sent them scurrying to
the deck. most of them scantily clad.
In Water Half Hour.
The City of Belfast with her own
and the passengers of the Rockland on
board arrived at the Eastern Steamship
Companys dock here at $40 o'clock
this morning. Theodore Weddelton, Of
Everett, said the first boat launched
had sunk. and that the captains gig
was also capsized He said he was in
the water half an hour before he was
rescued by the crew on the coal barge
being towed by the Chisholm
The sinking of the lifeboats was de-
clared by passengers to have been due
to bad seamanship. One lifeboat filled
with passengers sank because plug in
the bottom was gone. One passenger
declared the men passengers and the
crew did their work like heroes
AS soon as the passengers had run
to the decks the order of women and
children first" was given This was
strictly obeyed, so that the first to get
into the lifeboats were the women and
children.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
YOUNG ALBANIAN is
DROWNED IN ETOWAH
RIVER AT KINGSTON

Frank Woodruff. of Atlanta, was
drowned yesterday as he waded out to
fish trap in the Etowah river, two
miles from Kingston, Ga. The body
had not been recovered this morning.
Woodruff, a son of w w Woodruff.
we'll known formerly as an expert box
er, disappeared under the water while
friend waded ahead of him. When
his companion looked around he was
gone and a hurried trip back to the
camp where they were stopping with a
party of friends confirmed his fears.
The widow of the victim and his
mother were Frustrated by the tragedy.
Mr.. Woodruff's father left for Kingston
today
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
.|SNAY AbSOLVED
FROM CENSURE
BY ENGLISH
Report of Titanic Probers Fixes
No Blame = Duff Gordon
Bribery Story Unfounded.

LONDON, July 30.-Excessive speed
,s held responsible for the Titanic dis
sster in the report of the British com
mission of inquiry which was presented
in Scotch Drill hall today.
Bruce Ismay, managing director
of the White Star Line, is absolved
from blame for jumping into a life
boat and saving his life, while hundreds
Of other passengers went to their doom
There is no censure Of the conduct OF
Captain Smith. Of the lost liner, in the
report. In driving his ship at high
speed through the ice region he was
merely following the general custom
of shipmasters, the report states.
Practically the only adverse criticism
In the report is visited upon Captain
Lord, Of the Leyland liner Californian.
who might have saved many, if not all,
Of the lives that were lost, the commits
sion finds.
Lord Mersey presided when the com
mission was called to order and person.
ally read the conclusions of the body
Ship Properly Differed.
1.-THE loss of the Titanic was due to
a collision with an iceberg, brought
about by the excessive speed at which
the ship was navigated," the report
says, but the ship was efficiently Off
cered and was supplied with the proper
charts"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
FIRST BALE OF 1912
COTTON RECEIVED AT
SAVANNAH EXCHANGE

SAVANNAH. GA. July SO.-The frs.
new bale of cotton for the season
raised in Georgia was received here to-
day by the Hayward Williams Com
pany and was Immediately sold al pub
lie auction before the entrance to the
cotton exchange. The bale was grown
and ginned by A. P. Petway, operating
the Petway seed farm at Eastman.
This bale is four days behind the frst
arrival for the season. of 1911. but five
days earlier than the first bale of 1910.
The earliest bale yet received came In
on July IS, 1908.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
The Latch-S String Is Out
In Atlanta

Atlanta wants to show you, if you will only
come, the way she keeps on growing, and she's
a-growlng some.
She's going to put on record, in AUGUSTS
FIRST TEN DAYS, stunt that will surprise
you and fill you with amaze
She'll have an EXPOSITION of things she
makes to sell, and though she makes Five Hun
dred there's some YOU'D make as we'll
It's all in getting started in knowing how to
go; them when you've learned the secret, just
grow and grow and--GROW.
Atlantas invitation is cordial, wide and free.
She says to all of Dixie: Come, neighbors, come
and see! I've got a lot to show you my busy wheels
a-whir, my skilled and def mechanics, my facto-
ries hum and stir I want to give yOu nelghbOrs,
an insight into facts; to show how dreams of
progress come true in useful acts.
MY goods no doubt. you're selling. Now,
surely, if you knew just HOW MAKE these pro-
ducts, you'd sell them better--true!
you'll take a greater interest in stuffs you've
SEEN produced, and maybe GET IDEAS THAT
WILL GO HOME TO ROOST
'If | can help, I'll do it. No strings are tied
to this | simply make an Offer twill pay you
NOT TO MISS"
Vacation in Atlanta? You sure can make it
pay. Three thousand folks are coming. Won't
YOU decide today?
Atlanta Manufacturers Exposition
THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF AUGUST
;TsRH WANT AID H As, ,4 H11 \
DnTII <T~I~T T~DLInNEC Onnn
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

The local flower markets are said to
be distressingly shy of flowers. Per-
haps some citizens have been antici
pating the death of the Tippins bill.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
MISS LEAH, SWIMMER,
HURT MAKING DIVE

Miss Nora Leah. the professional SWIM
mer and diver of New York, is in the
Grady hospital today as the result of in
juries received yesterday afternoon In ex-
ecuting standing sitting dive from the
springboard at the Piedmont park lake
She is expected to be out in a few days
Miss Leah jumped high into the air
from the springboard and the board
struck her as she descended wrenching
her spinal column and throwing her into
the water She made her way back to
land with difficulty and was carried to
the hospital in a waiting automobile
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
READ THIS.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney ana
ladder troubles, removing gravel. cures
diabetes. weak and lame backs, rhsuma-
tism, and all Irregularities Of the kidneyn
and bladder in both men ana women
Regulates bladder troubles In children
II not sold by your druggist. will be sont
by mail on receipt of $1.o0. One snaI
bottle Is two months treatment ana SET
dom fails to perfect a cure. Send for ten
timonials from this and other states. or
r. w. Hall. 1925 Olive-st.. st. Louis. Ma
Sold by druEE1sts-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

A Georgia legislator wishes to limit
debate to ten minutes on each propo
sition brought UP. If only he had
thought of that bright idea earlier in
the session.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30

phatcally on the mind of the gentleman
from Chatham, nobody knows, but II is,
nevertheless.
Every once in a while Lawrence finds
corner that needs repainting. some
brick work that needs pointing up. or
something-and whenever he does. he is
as happy as a ten-year- old kid going to
his first circus
Recently. he browbeat the house into
providing a new floor for the library. and
yesterday he introduced a resolution
looking to the removal from the basement
of lot of old books and things that have
Uttered up the place just about as long
as he proposes to stand for!
BY and by, he hopes to get new dome
to replace the old tin thing that now
adorns the capitol, which is a black as
the ace of spades, anyway.
This, however, is Mr. Lawrence's final
pipe dreaml
The local flower markets are said to
be distressingly shy of flowers. Per-
haps some citizens have been antici-
pating the death of the Tippins bill.
Mr. Jones, of Meriwether is tired hav-
ing folks kick the states financial status
around.
house Wednesday, advocating the $4,000
appropriation to the state normal school
in Athens, the gentleman from Meri-
wether took a fall out of the calamity
howlers.' as he called them, and said the
statement or the intimation that the state
of Georgia IS broke" or anywhere near
the verge of bankruptcy is false"
Georgia is not spending more than her
INCOME" said Mr.. Jones. She has not
spent more than her income for several
years. The reports of the treasurer
show that L am right, and the comp
troler generals reports show that the
other official is right"
Every time an appropriation that a
few big takers in the house oppose gets
up, we hear a great howl that the state
is bankrupt and that she is living beyond
her means''
The statement is false, and I am sick
and tired having this state published
abroad as a pauper and a bankrupt to
her financial disadvantage in the great
money centers. when there is no truth in
the statement. The truth is. a number
of members of this house have political
ambitions to serve that they are willing
to serve by Misrepresentation. They are
willing to advertise Georgia as bankrupt
if it will push their little booms along.
THE state is solvent-the margin Of
solvency is wide, at least ample. Why
seek to make it appear otherwise"
Mr.. Jones served recently as chairman
of the appropriations committee of the
house, and is entirely familiar with the
states financial affairs.
His vigorous challenge to those who
pictured Georgia as about bankrupt Gre
ated something of sensation in the
house Monday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
COLUMBUS PLANS DRUM CORPS

COLUMBUS. GA, July 30.-Steps
are to be taken in Columbus looking
toward the organization Of a drum and
bugle corps such as Atlanta and Macon
have
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-09
For House of Represcntatiyes.
r. D. BOYD.


| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the House of Representatives
from Laurens county and pledge my
self to abide by the results of the
primary election.
w. r. RICHEY, sR.
hereby announce my candidacy for
re-eiectlon TO the house OF representa-
tiVes of Laurens county, subject TO
results of the Democratic primary
election.
j. H. Miller, M. D.
1 hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office OF representative
from this county in the legislature Of
the state subject to the rules of the
democratic party.
H. s.. BLACKWELL.
The friends of Joseph G.. Sullivan,
OF Tumbling Shoals. respectfully sug-
BeSt him Rs q suitable candidate for
the House OF Representatives, and
can Youch for his interest In the wei
fare or the common people. Subject
to result OF Primary Election.
FRIENDS.
l hereby announce myself as can
didate for tho House OF Representatives
subject to the rules and results Of
the Democratic primary.
w. w. CAMPBELL.
I hereby announce myself oandi.
date for the house OF Representatives
from Laurens county, subject to the
rules OF the democratic party. "
w. @. IRBY. JR.
horoby anr ounce myself as a can
didate for the Legislature OF South
Carolina, from Laurens county, sub
ject to the primary election.
70. r. AYCOCK.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-09
TREAT NOT WITH THE PAST.
Editor The Advertiser:

EullOr me Advertiser.
Recently this question was pro-
punded by one of the local newspa-
pers: What is Laurens County's
greatest need?' Varying answers
might be given, but if the proposition
be reduced to What is the greatest
need of the city of Laurens?" sponta-
neously should come the answer.
"Crystalized sentiment in favor of lay
ing aside everything els until this
college matter is work out" The
people over the state are now looking
on to see what Laurens is going to
do toward complying with the plan
that has been submitted whereby Chi
cora college may be removed to this
". Shall we go forward and meet
the proposition like the game little
city Laurens is?
All agree that it Is an opportunity.
Perhaps we have had them before. but
that Is not the question now. We are
dealing with the present and planning
Tor the future. We have provided .ad-
equateiy for the preparation OF our
girls for college, and now that the
college can be brought right to the
very doors of the graded school, we
candidly believe the men ofbLaurens
will see to IL that It shall not be
thrown up to future generations that
we fell down in 1912 when Chicora
college knocked at our door for ad-
mission. What say the men and y o.
men OF Laurens now, ToDAY2
w. l.. TAYLOR.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-09

lead as we should 90 in all the avenues
of trade and business. st'
However, to do this we must offer
superior educational advantages. Now.
you say. look at our graded school. The
building cost fifty thousand dollars.
We have fine corps of teachers Yes
and so has every township In the coun
ty and only once If we remember. has
pupil Of our city schools taken the
honors In competition over our county
graded schools. The country graded
school will continue to grow in i'm
proved methods and equipment and
unless we keep in front, all of our in
terests will lag and our property de-
crease In value. No. fellow citizens,
we are able to raise the money to
secure this college. The job to do 1t.
Is fairly good one and will REQUIRE
the help of every property owner in
the city. Seyenty-five thousand dol
lars, as voluntary gift for the cause
OF Christian education will advertise
Laurens more favorably than all the
other business enterprises put togeth.
er.
1t will revive activity in all our real
estate, so as that you can sell If you de-
sire to at an advantage. It will change
the social and educational conditions
OF our city so as that home-seekers
VIII be continually in conference with
our real estate men, and force them
to take down any and all advertise
ments reading ITO rent, ITO SELL"
Now let us come to the front-let us
to man put our shoulders to the
wheel. Let US have but one slogan:
Altogether, forward" so as that we
can give our appreciative women an
opportunity to raise, and unfurl over
many interests new banner upon
which will be written in letters of
gold: "Chicora College Christian Fe-
male Education" Victory for Lau-
rens.
w r. npAv
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-09
Editor The Advertiser:
b. u. JONES,
Supt. City Schools.

Editor The Advertiser:
The question of securing the Pres
byterian College for Laurens has come
TO the minds of the people here and
with it the best opportunity the town
has ever had in this respect. 1t occurs
10 me that 1t is the most opportune
time for every citizen OF the county
and town to become exceedingly in
terested In this proposition. A high
grade college to be established here
would mean more to the people today
and tomorrow than possibly any thing
that could be done for the prosperity
and advancement of the best interests
or all the people. This is an oppor-
tunity that certainly cannot be over
looked. Meeting the proposition made
by the trustees Of Chicora college To
the people here, and doing 1t at once
would be the longest stride in the
right direction that has ever been un-
dertaken by the progressive citizens Of
our community. To do this II is neces-
Sary to have a bona-fide subscription
OF probably Ninety Thousand Dollars.
This sum should be raised within a
day. The young men OF small means,
as well as the men OF able finances.
should grasp this opportunity and
make their subscriptions In most lib
eral manner. Within few years time
the money subscribed by them would
NOT be missed and property would
greatly increase in value and the de-
served dignity of the community
would be bettered and maintained.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-09
Respectfully,
H. X. AIKEN.
Editor The Advertiser:

Editor The Advertiser:
Several times in the history of our
city we have had offered US proposi-
ttons which II accepted would have
placed us far ahead of where we stand
today There was given us a chance
for locating Winthrop College in orr
midst. 1t was located elsewhere.
We could, under certain conditions.
have secured for our town the adyan-
tages OF the Sea Board Air Line rail-
road passing through and by here, but
there were with us those who claimed
that 1t was not necessary for us to put
forth effort. and stake money for orr
chances, because 1t would come this
way anyhow. And as always has been
the case in the history OF progress,
these great forces of material, social
and intellectual development wen. \
those who sought after them, and ,...
for them
We have another opportunity given
us for the location with us of the
greatest need Of the public of the city
or Laurens today in the offer made the
town by the trustees of Chicora col
lege. What will we do with It?
can now hear the whispers of that
class OF our people, who, like those
IN the past, are not willing to put forth
the EFFORT and to count down the cash.
which may be necessary to accept at
once this, the greatest proposition
made us In years, saying: THE amount
is too great We can't raise 1t. Our
people are too poor. How would col
lege benefit me? / am bachelor. am
married but no children. have edu-
Gated all my girls" Poor unfortu-
nate man! But now my friends, let's
pull aside the curtain and see H. as
an Investment. 1t won't pay us to go
to work and as united citizenship.
accept this proposition without delay.
From q trade standpoint our town Is
circumscribed by all of our neigh.
bors along the railroads leading out
from this point, whore they can sell
heavy merchandise as cheap as we
can; can pay as much for cotton as
We can; they lend money at the same
rate of Interest as we do; but fortu-
nately for us we have that larger Sc
gregation Of business interest that of
fers competition to the buyer and sell
Ter. Hence, If we will, IL we hustle
like our neighbors, we can continue to
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-09
Laurens must!

Laurens must!
II Laurens fails, then what?
Fare ye we'll, Politics! See you later
Chicora college will be the apple of
our eye.
The only way to get college is to
get it. D
We don't want any old boys anyhow
Girls for us.
Laurens expects every man to do
his duty.
Laurens: Easy OF access from all di-
rections.
Laurens needs the college and the
college needs Laurens.
Laurens: The logical place for a
girls college; no competition, plenty
of support.
Who is 1t, but would not do his ut
most in order to see those wnsome
girls upon our streets?
The common argument: "I would
rather have Chicora college than two
cotton mills" 1t must be done
gift to Chicora college will mean
an investment to some, while to 9th
ers it will be a work of love.
Every citizen of Laurens who has
the interest of his home town at heart
should be at the meeting this evening.
The college will be the center of our
education activities and hub around
which all of our interests will revolve.
Surely Laurens is waking up. It's
one OF those towns that II it gets start.
ed nothing can stop it. Witness the
many improvements within the past
year. Laurens is a conner.
The Presbyterian college for boys
at Clinton and the Presbyterian col
lege for girls here: just close enough
to associate on intimate terms and not
too close to hinder good work
If Anderson can raise 100000 and
establish new college without fur
ther aid, Laurens can raise the amount
now needed when we know that the
amount will be over doubled by the
church Itself
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-09
SAW ONLY SIGNS OF BADNESS
oharaeterReadlns Professor Dlsooy.
cred the Criminal Typo but Over
looked tho White FIowor.

lhe professor who reads character
from physiognomy pointed 70 the nov
opposite. He belonged to the criminal
type said the professor. Look at his
eyes, his ears. his cheek bones b,a
mouth-criminal, every one of them.
Inc boy sat very still. All about
MN were other boys swinging BAH
Dats' and cutting each others ears bur
mat the professor said, was only the
iiatural overflow of animal spirits: the
quiet boy was too thoroughly steeped
In crtminallty to have any animal
spirits Just as the professors com.
panion was beginning to wonder II r.
was safe to ride In the same car with
the youthful degenerate the how
,eachea down into his pocket and
brought forth white flower. II was
common field flower, a cluster or
tiny white blossoms topping n slendar
Stalk The boy seemed very fond of
H. He twirled the stalk. he stroked
the leaves and petals, and eyery touch
was soft and tender. But the pro.
lessor mad no eyes for those gentle fin.
gers he was intent on the unmlatak.
able signs of Inherited depravity.
bad one. he is, all right" said
the professor with a solemn shake n,
the head. Va
But the other person looked ~ ,ho
mower again. A bad one, was he?
Maybe; but tho other person had
doubts. ""
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-09
Fer County Commissioner.

I hereby announce myself as can
didate for County Commissioner Of
Laurens County, subject to the result
of the Democratic primary election.
J. B. HIT.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for reelection as County Commission
or Of Laurens county subject to the
result Of the Democratic PRIMARY cleo
tion.
T. MAC ROPER.
Having been solicited by humorous
friends, I hereby offer myself for re-
election to the office OF County Com
missioner fer Laurens county, subject
to the democratic primary.
w. r. BAILEY.
I hereby announce myself as can
didate for the office of County Com
missioner and promise to abide by the
result of the Democratic primary.
AUSTIN ABERCROMBIE.
/ hereby announce myself a can
didate for county commissioner of
Laurens county, subject to the rules
of the democratic primary
Respectfully,
L. d. CURRY,
Gray Court, s. C.