The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-05-14

We would remind our readers in
the vicinity bf Woodruff, that the
arguments we have put forth as to
the new county with Fountain Inn as
it's county seat applies to the Wood
ruff proposition equally as well.
home run with three on bases, a
double and two singles out of four
times at bat Is not SO bad for one
days work. Monsignor Joseph Jack
son, Of Cleveland, late of Greenville,
is the gent who pulled that feat off
the other day and he is not always
hunting fight either Give us
"Joe."
The Greenville Daily News issued
Sunday a special Exposition Edition"
setting forth the natural, industrial,
social, educational and religious as
sets and progress Of the community.
The edition is splendidly edited and
printed, showing what ability and en-
terprise can accomplish. The edition
will doubtless give fresh impetus to
the remarkable growth of Greenville.
Our Hillside CORES pondent tells of
dynamiting of fish in that vicinity.
This Is practice that should not be
tolerated anywhere for various rea-
sons. 1t is not sport in any meaning
of the word and it is against the law.
Such wholesale butchery is largely
responsible for the scarcity of fish
now and its continuance would ulti-
mately result in determination.
Says The Fountain Inn Tribune:
''If YOU live in Laurens county, and
there is 1851 worth of property in
yoru neighborhood for each school
child enrolled. the new formation
will not lessen the amount of school
money you receive from the three
mill tax You may depend upon that"
Admitted without examining the
figures, but The Advertiser has al
ready shown that such is not the case
in the upper part of the county and
The Tribune has admitted it, so why
submit the proposition again?'
THE FOE OF LITTLE VILLAGES.
The safes of three postofflces in
rural villages OF South Carolina have
been robbed within the last five days.
Some two years ago in the town of
Laurens a brave police officer was
shot to death by "yeggman." Grim
inals of this class are the most dan
gerous that infest communities. It
is their habit to prey upon unpro-
tected hamlets. They avoid as rule
the alrge towns and the cities where
policemen and private watchmen
about the postofiices, banks and rail-
road stations are plentiful and they go
where there is not a burglar proof
safe and where not more than one law
officer, III any. Is on duty at night.
The yeggman is especially the
countryman's enemy The present
seems to be time for people in the
little towns and railroad villages to
exercise unusual vigilance.
In some way or other the desper-
ate rogues who rob postofilce safes in
stores In mill towns. as at Enoree a
few years ago. have been emboldened
and that they are busy in South Car
olina Is not to be questioned. The
yeggman, when detected at work
shoots to kill.-The Slate.
Talking about burglars. recent es-
capes OF burglars and liberation OF
burglars it is interesting to note the
conflicting statements of the governor
and his secretary as to~the governors
interference with the federal officer
who came to arrest Portland Ned
just few minutes before his recent
spectacular escape. The secretary
who has no mean knowledge of the
law, said 'The governor did not for
bid him (Hipp) executing the feder.
al warrant. The governor, however
recollected little differently. Ac.
cording to him, he told the Rural Pc,
liceman deputized as federal officer
Don't you in your position put your
hands on this man Johnson. Inter.
ference with q federal officer In the
discharge Of his duty is a serious
matter and the secretary is aware al
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