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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13
CONGRESS TO GET DOWN
TO ACTUAL WORK
Both Branches Moved Very Slowly
During the Opening Week Of the
Short Session.

During the Opening Week Of the
Short Session.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Both branch
es of the congress moved slowly dur
ing the opening week of the short ses-
sion while legislation was being whip
ped into shape, but they will get down
to actual work this week.
This program in the senate is some
what uncertain, dependent upon a
meeting of the democratic steering
committee tomorrow. While the in
terstate commerce committee is de-
liberating on plans for expediting the
! presidents railroad Legislative pro-
gram, three measures are ready for
immediate consideration. They are
the District OF Columbia prohibition
bill, immigration bill and corrupt
practices measure.
| Corrupt practice legislation proba-
bly, will be displaced temporarily by
the immigration, bill in the senate to-
day and with it's ,literacy test pr9ba-
bly, will pass the senate without pro-
longed discussion, despite the prob
ability that it may meet another
presidential veto. The prohibition bill
for the District Of Columbia Is to be
urged at every opportunity by Senator
Sheppard, leading the fight for tho
democrats, and Senator Kern, fol
the republicans. Its passage by thu
senate before the March adjournmen
Is regarded as very probable.
, Senate democrats will caucus Wed
, nesday to choose a successor t
Senator Clarke as president pro tenn
pore, Senator Salisbury, Of Delaware
Is the most active candidate for tn
honor and his friends say he ha
enough votes pledged to assure hi
election. The caucus will also con
: slider the legislative program.
;. Proposed railway and high cost
|. living legislation having been shelve
! for the present by the house, ths
n branch probably will do little excel
routine work unit after the Chris
Z mas recess.
President Wilson's vocational ed'
D cation BILL the first administratio
measure to be considered at the pres
ent session. will he called up tomol
~ row, and Chairman Hughes, of the et
ucation committee, hopes that 1T wi
pass before night. The purpose OF tt
: measure is to help state schools teacl
Sc ing agriculture and trades by meetil
ot teachers salaries in part and esta
st fishing schools for the development
instructors in these branches. Lift
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13

the wounds of another man, whose
name could not be learned, was not
known to the News informant last
night.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13
Had to Be Lifted AS Babe---Was
Helpless

Mr.. d. w Dean, whose address is Cln-
ton, s. c., Route ], says: My ten year
old son has been in very bad shape for ov-
or three months. Just run down and an
awful pain in his leg. lie had gotten en-
tircly past sitting up. We had the best
medical skill to treat him but was getting
worse very fast and we had almost given
up hope of him ever being well again. We
bought 3 bottles of WACO TONIC, and
he has taken it, and today he is going
where he peascs, and is pert and is getting
as fat as a pig" If you wish, go see this
boy or write his father
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-12-13

WACO TONIC. | have now taken 3 bot
ties and feel like a new woman. My nerves
are quiet and have gained in weight l
want you to publish this, for | know that
WACO TONIC is the best medicine that
has ever been in this country" This, with
all our testimonials was unsolicited.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14

man expect to accomplish suc- cess in business by striking out with all his force in unsympa- thetic efforts for a day or two, and then loafng for an equal time, as to achieve the best re- suits from advertising shiftless- ness or intermittently. If you think 1t pays to advertise at all, set aside some fixed sum or per cent, for this especial purpose, select carefully the mediums to ba used, then write your adyer. tisement skiIIfuIIy and truthfully aud have them printed continu- oasly with frequent change, and if you have anything that any body wants you cannot fail to se- cure satisfactory results.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14
NEVADA COUNTS COTTON
 CROP BRINGS BIG MONEY
Over $1, ,3OO.CO0 Realized From
 This Years Staple and Seed

The cotton crop of Nevada county this year was the greatest from a money value that was ever raised, As compared with last year it was nearly twice as much. Last year up till this time there had been ginned ap- proximately 9,000 bales. At an sverage price of $60 a bale this amounted to $540, 900. Seed sold at about $40 a ton, which hgur- ing a half ton to the bale, brought a revenue of $l80. 900, making a total of $720, GOO for our cotton products. This year up to date there have been ginned about 12,000 bales, which has been sold at an average price of over 17c, or $85 a bale. Presuming that practically all of it has been mar keted, it has brought into the county a little over a million dol lars, whileIthe seed, selling at an average price of $50 ton a. mounts to about $500. 900, or a total of over $l, 300.00 for the total cotton crop this year. These are actual figures taken from government statistics and cotton exchange prices, and is one of the reasons why our banks all have big deposits and why inter- est rates have been lowered. Not only in the matter of cotton but on almost every other crop the same encouraging story IS told.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14
4 FIRM'S ADVERTISEMENT
 AN INDEX OF IMPORTANCE

Is it not a fact the world over that the extent and skill of a firms advertisement is taken as an indication of its importance? None but the best. largess and most successful firms advertise intelligently and continuously. Others may make a show, spas medically, but their intermittent efforts lose them the benefit to be gained by unceasing effort in any pursuit. As well might a
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14
HAD INSIDE INFORMATION

One of cur good farmers was telling on the streets yesterday a conversation he 'chanced to hear between a yoAag man in his teens and a Christian Scientist. It appears the Scientist came across a small boy sitting under an apple tree doubled up with pain. My little man, he said,
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14

it generally turns out that some- body finds the spot in the garden or the friend takes a sudden no- tion to emmigrate. The most absurd thing one can do is to draw money from institutions that are managed by honest men and hide 1t about the house or trust it 10 someone else. e
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14
what is the matter?' T ate

what is the matter?' I ate some green apples, <" moaned the boy, and oh, how l ache!'
 You don't ache, announced the follower of Mrs. Eddy; you on ly think so. :" The boy looked up l. astonishment at such statement and then replied i'll a most positive manner, that's
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14
DON'T HIDE YOUR MONEY

When a man takes his money cut of the bank and buries it in the garden, or gives 1t to a friend to keep in his boot leg for him,
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14

all right. you may think so, but Pve got inside information. :"
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-12-14

Buy Prince Albert eUev-
 where tobacco is sold in toppy red bags, Sc; tidy red fins, Toe; handsome pound and half pound fin humi-
 dors-and-fhat corkins fine pound crysfai- gfass hun,i- dor rOith sponge nloistener fop that keeps the tobacco in such clerer trin,-oit0oys!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
WOMAN, AGED 100, WILL
VOTE FOR FIRST TIME,

Berkeley, CAL, Oct. 16.-After
rounding out nearly a century OF
life, Mrs. Harriet r. Seeber, OF 20o5
Haste street, will cast her first ballot
Mrs. Seeber registered the other
morning and she declares that she
will vote for Hughes and prohibition.
She will be one hundred years old
on the 26th day of this. month. She
has spent the last twenty eyars OF
her life in Berkeley at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Philo Mills. She
is an enthusiastic gardener and
spends much of her time among the
flowers with which her daughters
home is surrounded.
Each year her birthday is made
the occasion of celebration, but
this year all others will be outdone
in the marking of the centennial OF
her life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
NECK BROKEN A YEAR;
JUST FINDS 1T OUT

Pittsburgh, Oct. 16.-Joe Maston,
all-around athlete of the University
of Pittsburgh, has had his neck
broken since last fall, but did not
know it until the other day, when
after vainly trying to play with a
football team, he consulted a physl-
clan.
An X-ray photograph disclosed
that the only reason Maston is not
dead is because the fracture is be-
tween the second and third vertebrae
and the spinal column is not affect
ed. While the injury panied him
since the accident, which occurred in
a scrimmage, Maston refused to drop
baseball last spring, although his
playing was not up to his standard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
POLICEMEN lOOkING
FOR REVOLVER T0IER


Policemen are looking for the as
sailant OF Lewis Walker. coiored,
who was shot in the knee 1t Ora
ham and Marshall Streets last night.
Walker was treated by the ambulance
surgeon md then went home
He would not give the name Of the
man who shot him, although It Il
believed by the police he knows who
it was. All he would say was that
"Rernard shot him" The injury n
not considered serious. bat the of
fcers are hunting the man who din
the shooting with the idea OF doing
ali possible to head on tho indiscrinhi-
nate carrying of concealed weapons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
HELLO GIRL TAKES
TRIP N AIRCRAFT
Declares Was Only Afraid That She
Might Fall In River, Which Look
ed Awfully Damp and Cold.

Newport News Va. Jan. 25.--Miss
Elise Rauch. the young lady who pre-
sides over the telephone exchange at
the Hotel Warwick. made q flight in
the hydroplane with Aviator Walter
Lees this morning and, aiighting after
viewing the surrounding country from
a height OF 1000 feet, voiced the
opinion that flying had exchange work
beat all hollow and stated that she
would enjoy taking trip every day.
y AFRAID? Not a biI!'' she said, in
answer to . query. The city looks
beautiful from up there. II was simply
great
Miss Rauch says that the only fear
she had In connection with dropping
was that the river was rather damp
and cold ct this time Of year.
Aviator Lees carried his fair pas
senger out over the Roads, then up
the river and over the shipyard. Miss
Rauch was also treated to trip on
the river. Aviator Lees demonstrate
ing the adaptAbility OF his machine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
TURKS SAY THEY HAVE
BEATEN RELIEF FORCE

Ccnsfantinopie, Jan. 2s.--tvia Bar
lin, wireless 70 sayville. )--On the
Irak front, the engagements continue
about the Kut-el-Amara position.
Engiish forces coming from rmAm-
ali-0arbi on Friday attacked the
Turkish positions near Meniahie.
about thirty-Ave kilometers (twenty-
two miles) east Of Kut-el-AmarA on
both banks Of the Tigrfs
The enlargement lasted for SIX
hours All the English attacks were
repulsed BY counter-attacks. The
English were driven back several XII
lometers to the eastward About g..
600 English dead were left on the
battlefield. The Turkish losses were
comparatively slight.
General Aylmer asked for q days
truce to bury the dead.
English prisoners state that the
English also lost 5000 In dead and
wounded in the preceding engage
ments near Shstk Said.
The Turks attacked another Eng
lish detachment which was advancing
west OF Koruna from the direction of
Montefik. The English were forced
to retreat, leaving 100 dead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
GREAT GUN DUE
NOW INPROGRESS|
YACHT WAS
SUBMARINES VICTIM

London, Jan. 25.--A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Athens that the Sultan's yacht Ertho-
groal. according to reports from Con-
stantinople, was torpedoed In the Bos-
phorus by French submarine in the
latter part of December. The vessel
was seriously damaged, but is stu
afioat
The same dispatch states that Field
Marshal Baron holman Won Der Goltz
has been appointed commander-in-
chief of the Turkish forces in the
Caucasus.
The Turkish imperial yacht Ertho-
groaI was built at Elswick in 1908, Is
eos feet long and has displacement
of 800 tons and an armament of eight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
w. q rr1gAass 100.

New York. Jan. es.--The tsrms OF
sale Of Orvills wriSht's contro1Iing In
tersst IN the Wright Asropaane Com
pany were revealed today III = suit
brought against him by PlinY w. WI
liamson. The latter claims eBo.ooo.
which he states u oue him - COM
mission Ia inducing =. Frank 1linville
to make the purchase.
Of Wrights infereat WAs tSeAooO. OF
this amount $16Aooo was n cash and
11Ge.e00 IN two mortgAges ox equal
amounts. wright n alsn retained ~
consulting engineer OF tn ocmpany,
az = salary Of e3s,0oo ysas.
Justice Newberger signeA N order
removiug the suit 70 the uAitea statea
Court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
.N0NPART|SAk TARIFF
Commission PROPOSED
President Will Urge That Question
Shall BE Handled i'm Thoroughly
Scientific Manner
INCOME TAX Law TO BE
RADICALLY REVISED
Anti Dumping Law Will Also He
Made Part Of Legislative Program.
President and Democratic Floor
Leader Confer.

Washington, Jan. xp.--Tariff iegis-
lation, governmental economy. and
the problem of speeding up the slow
moving legislative machinery In Con-
gress were discussed with President
Wilson today by Majority Leader
Claude Kitchin. of the House. Upon
his return to the Capitol alter receiy-
ing the Presidents ideas, Representa-
tive Kitchin outlined the following
changes in the legislative program:
The Ways and Means COMMITTEES
viii report a bill creating a tariff COM
mission, a nonpartisan body to report
to Congress.
Work will be begun at once on a
revision of the income tax law to
materially increase the rates.
An anti-dumping law, to prevent
underseliing in the American market
by foreign producers will be framed
by the Ways and Means Committee.
Revenue legislation will be delayed
until the preparedness legislation
takes definite form.
There will be no omnibus public
building bill.
River and harbor appropriations
will be confined to expenditures nec-
essary to maintain improvements un-
der way now,
Utu NbE OES8MS3 EEGffAFGuEH&1s5~
The House leader did not take up
the question of preparedness with
President Wilson. He disagrees with
the administration plans for Increased
array and navy expenditures and he
said that the matter was not dis
cifssed.
The President In now definitely
committed TO the creation of a non
partisan tariff board. Representative
Kttchtn said. He proposes nonpartf-
San board with authority to make
thorough tariff Investigations, entire
~ independent of the present gov
eminent bureaus dealing with the
subject The majority leader said
that most or the Democrats on the
Ways and Means Committee would
support the tariff commission plan,
provided the board was made directly
responsible to Congress.
I'VE may be charged with stealing
Republican thunder In adopting the
tariff board idea" said Representative
Kitchin, but that IL not the situation.
We will seek to create and maintain
a board that will. be truly nonparti-
san. without bias toward any tartfl
doctrine"
To Read ADJOURNMENT by July.
President Wilson. the majority lead
err said, Is of the opinion that Con-
eress should get down TO serious busi-
ness at once and complete It's legis-
lasive program tor adjournment late
In June or early In July. Represen-
tative Kitchin said that this would
be possible, but that 1t would call for
terrific speed.
Many members Of the House are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
MONTENEGRrNs CARRY
ON GUERRILLA WARFARE

Rome. Jan. S6---The Austrians. In
their southern sweep from Scutari,
which was captured on Monday. have
occupied San Giovanni tprobabiy the
Albanian port OF San Giovanni dc Me-
daux).
The Rome Idea Na2ionaie, which
make sthfs announcement, also reports
that two Montenegro battaIions have
been made prisoners and that the pop
ulatton OF San Giovanni has fled.
The Montenegrins In their retreat are
now carrying on q guerilla war, chief
" on the Tarabosch Mountains, west
OF Scutari. The Austrians are pur-
suing them with sduadrons Of low fiy-
ing aeropianes armed with machine
guns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
Earnings for Last Quarter Of
1915 Reached Stupendous
Sum Of $5I.232.788
ACTION A GREAT
CONFIDENCE BUILDER
Accepted AS Showing Faith Of
the Most Conservative Busy
Body in Country As to Busi-
ness Condition.
BY b. C. FORBES.

New York, Jan. 25.-Jrne multi
millionaire directors Of the billion
dollar United States Steel corr~- -.or
today demonstrated their faith In cor,
tinued prosperity.
They resumed payment of the full
5 per cent annual dividend on the hall
billion common stock. Their action
eagerly awaited, was justified by this
submission to them OF the Creates
quarters earnings in the fifteen years
history of the corporation, $61,232.7S8
The actual figures for the ina
three months of 1915 exceeded the
most optimistic expectations.
AS usual, the statement was not
compiled until early afternoon.
After Judge Gary had finished this
task, which he does personally. the
figures were Immediately laid before
the finance committee at $3.50.
All the members were present. j.
p. Morgan and FL. C. Prick had re-
turned from vacations to attend.
Directors Out In Force.
At 3 O'Clock the finance committee
passed to the board room. where there
was very large attendance OF d.
rectors. including j. p Morgan, d.
G. Reid. Thomas Morrison, e. c. Con-
verse. George w. Perkins. Percy
Roberts and Robert Bacon.
Great excitement prevailed in the
corridors. Scores of newspaper men
had gathered to catch the first inti-
nation of the news which Wall Street
has been specializing on with an In
terest never paralleled.
No dividend announcement has ever
before been awaited with such intense
interest
The rival ticker agencies each
had a corps of alert reporters station
fash the rate the instant Judge Gary
should open his mouth.
The stock market. OF course, was
closed. but commission houses were
crowded with customers awaiting the
news.
II was not until $3.50 that Judge
Gary appeared. The announcement
of earnings was delayed longer than
usual In order to prepare brief sup
Elementary statement concerning the
showing made by the
quarters earnings.
Statement of Earnings.
The offtcial statement handed out
by Judge Gary follows:
THE earnings for the quarter,
amounting to $51,2s2.7Ss. are $5.72e.-
0S4 larger than In the previous quar-
ter, As usual. they were not made up
until the day of the meeting OF the
board Of directors. The amount OF
cash In banks is about S105,ooo,o0o.
THE members OF the Finance Com
mittee and the board Of directors were
all in favor OF the declaration OF Ia
per cent on the common stock"
Judge GAry's recent cautionary.
Stop, look. listen interview had raised
widespread doubts whether the cor
poration would resume distributions
at this time Many looked for only a
four per cent rate.
The payment of per cent will
crafty not only the 81 geo stockhold-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
BRITISH LABOR PARTY
WILL MEET TODAY
Most Moanentous Gathering of Gen.
fury In England to Decide Work
ers' War Policy
CERTAIN TO OPPOSE
CONSCRIPTION POLICY
win Favor International Meeting OF
Labor Representatives Mt Same
Time and Place Peace Commission
Meets.
CFIRIAIN TO OFFOoE
CONSUMPTION POLICY

London, Jan. 25.-The British labor
party conference which opens at Bris-
toll tomorrow is expected to be the
most momentous labor congress in
the history of England.
Six hundred delegates. representing
nearly two and a quarter million
workers, will meet and decide upon
the attitude Of labor in regard to the
war. the government, conscrfption
and the opening of peace negotiations
The power of the conference Is abb
solute. What the delegates decide
upon must be carried out and labor
members Of Parliament who refuse
acquiscence will either be forced tc
resign or expelled
The decision of the conference or
the consumption question Is certain
to be overwhelmingly against the gov.
ernment's measure. Lloyd Georges
hints at the need OF industrial con.
scrfption owing to the grave lahOl
situation have convinced trade union.
lists that the bill is intended to pave
the way for Introduction OF compui.
sion in the workshops
FAVOR International Action.
The labor men are deepry concerned
with the question OF peace and wha'
is TO come thereafter. One resolution
TO De moved ASKS eHdOftSfnSHt OF Inc
proposal of the American Federation
OF Labor to convene an international
conference OF labor at the same time
and place as that Of the peace COM
mission meeting.
A significant action indicating the
trend OF thought OF some sections OF
working classes, was taken today by
the Woman's Labor League, which
adopted resolutions against the mill
tary service bill and welcoming peace
mediation. The resolutions also fav-
orcd the establishment of an interna-
tional arbitration court.
Resolutions framed with q view OF
securing the future peace OF Europe
will be adopted by the labor party
conference at Bristol. These resolu-
tons which are In direct criticism of
the government for it's part In the
preliminaries TO the present war. will
demand.
/. That hereafter Great Britain
shall make no treaty without the sane
ton OF parliament.
.. That British foreign policy shall
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-26
AvLMER'S EXPEDITION
IS BADLY W0RSIED


4 u 4
!. London. Ian. a6.---General Aylmer's
relief expedition has been defeated by
the Turks with great loss ON che
Tigris.
we counted 1000 English dead. !
says Reuter- dispatch from Con-
1antinople. quoting from a Turkisn
official report. This was the result Of
4 six-hour battle in which all the
British attempts to break through the
Gordon OF Ottoman troops around
Kut-el-AmAra were repulsed.
This battle was fought near Men
lahie. which il twenty-five miles east
OF Kut, while the last battle reported
was 1T Sheik Said. which II only six
miles east OF the beleagured town.
In this earlier battle tho English
according TO Berlin reports quoting
English prisoners, making e.000
casiilattes IN these two battles.
A second engagement reported on In
todny's Turkish ofnciAl statement wa
wast Of KornA- This was not 20 dis
astorous to tho British, although In
their retreat they left 1000 dad on
the Aeid. '-s4
The significant abatement y made
with rotation to the battle ct Meme
lAhie that General Aylmer asked for
ono days truce IN which 70 bury his
dAad
4 Rsutsr dispasch from Dsihi COM
yeytng IN ofYlciAl statsment from Gem
battle on thu y1st, makes no refer
encs to snoh savare losses ~ arc RS
ported BY theS Turks. but makes no
claims FOR the British. It says:
General Ayimar on January 81 1t.
tackled the Turka on the left bank OF