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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-17
NEW CITY COUNCIL
MAKES WIDE SWEEP
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ond Of Bishop. Policeman Powers was
named assistant chief. On motion Of
Alderman Easterby and seconded by
Alderman Bishop the two fire truck
drivers, j. c. Thomas and Ed Crews,
were retained. On motion Of Alder
man Jones and second Of Alderman
Easterby the city electrician was Civ
Ell two assistants at $50 per month t
be appointed by the mayor and cleo
trician.
On the motion Of Alderman Hellams
and second Of Alderman Jones meet
ngs of the council will be thrown op-
en- to the public.
Alderman Dial was elected mayor
pro tenn. Alderman Jones was author
lied to employ an auditor to audit
the books Of the city.
The counci, will meet again next
Monday night when other matters
will come up.
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AS to Remarkable LONGEVITY.

We have al read OF Thomas parr,
who lived to be one hundred ana nily-
two. Likewise Of the countess Of Dc,-
mond one hundred and fOrly-iivv !;
Margaret pattcn, one hundred and
lhirty-Srvcn; Thomas Dammc, one
hundred and stNly-four; john R0vin,
one hundred and srycnty-two; and Pc
&c" Torton, who reached the age OF one
hundred and cighty-tivc. Eut these
cases of extraordinary longevity lacl;
proof.
In the days when those persons
lived no accurate chronological records
were kept, and dates Of occurrences
were usually fixed BY aSSociating them
in memory with other events believed
to have happened about the same time.
a mans identity was liable to be con.
fused with that of grandfather of
the same name.
Nowadays nobody lives to any such
ages. Why imagine that the cXtrcmo
limits of longevity have shrunk within
the last two or three centuries?
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Wintcr's DiscinIine

lie who maivclS at the beauty OF the
world In summer will find equal cause
for wonder and admiration In winter.
1t IS true the pomp and pagcantry are
swept away. but the essential elements
rcmain-thc day and the night, the
mountain and the valley, the elcmcn
tai play and succession, and the per.
pctual presence of the infinite sky. In
winter the stars seem to have rekin.
died their fires, the moon achieves q
fuller triumph, and the heavens wear
look of more exalted simplicity.
Summer Is more wOoing, more
versatile and human, appeals to the
affections and the sentiments, and fos.
tcrs inquiry and the art impulse. Win.
ter Is OF q more heroic cast, and nd.
dresses the intellect. The severe
studies and disciplincs come easier in
winter. One imposes larger tasks upon
himself.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-17
BECOMES InKsOME AT TIMES
No Matter What the Mature OF Ones
Occupation, rs Routine VIII Oc.
caGioNaIiy Weary.

Are there times When your work hc-
comes iutOlCrah!y irkSomc? Yes? Wen,
don't jump nj The conclusion that YOU
are in the wrong place when this hap
pens once in awhile. That will be true
Whatever work YOU choose. No matter
how we'll adapted YOU are To your occu-
patton, there will come times when
your thoughts will wander. and the
routine will weary YOU, and YOU will
feel that any other work would be
preferable to that which YOU have
chosen. One of the bcSt-known woman
W. - of the last generation wrote
a npnSSioncd warning to literary as
prAntS, telling them to do any work,
even Sc 'bhing floors, in preference to
taking W Il literary career. Undoubt-
cdly she wrote at time whom her
chosen work seemed unSprakably irlI-
some but If She had been corncrcth
she would probably have acknowledged
that the profession of authorship has
considerable 20 commend 1t when com.
pared With Scrubbing floors.
This occasional impaticncc with our
vocation Is inevitable. No ma.pi. how
conGcnial il is. there are times when IL
will seem n burden. The people who
change their occupation every time 1t
begins to bore them, are the tramps OF
the business world
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-17
GRAY COURT RED CROSS
IS STEADILY GROWING
Gratifying Progress Of Gray Court
Auxiliary. More and More En-.
thuSiaSm Shown,

Gratifying Progress of Gray Court
Auxiliary. More and More En-
thuSiasm ShONn.
1t is indeed gratifying TO note that
the Red Cross at Gray Court Is bccom-
ing more and more enthusiastic over
it's work. The people are waking up
more earnestly to the reality of the
war, and the place and need of the
Red Cross work in the war.
The auXilaries organized arc now
holding regular meetings and doing
the work assigned them with earnest
ness. Also the colorcd people have
shown fine spirit of patriotism, re-
spending heartily to the. call The
following auNiliaries among them
have been formed: Pleasant View,
with Il membership of sixty-nine; );
Mill Rock, membership, forty; Flat
Ruff, membership sixty; Center Ra-
bun, membership sixty-onc. This
makes total membership of six hum
drcd and eleven for the Gray Court
branch. And let me add that Mr.. f..
Il, Bolt, chairman of the extension
committee says, Our goal is one
thousand members for Gray Court,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-17

British army and the cause for which
they are fighting In these words he
summed up the situation which con-
frOnted his forces and the forces Of
democracy il the world From them
We gather TIE critical position Of our
allies, yet the victory will belong to
the side which holds out the longest"
AS we all read this message Of the
British leader to his soldiers, we
should take 1t as message to our
selves and consider ourselves a part
of the army he is addressing. While
the soldiers in uniform are at deaths
grip with the enemy at the front, it is
our part to supply that army with the
means Of fighting; for our own Ameri-
can soldiers and our own hopes for
the future are as much wrapped up
in the progress Of the great battle as
arc those Of the English 1t is, at
least, our part to contribute the money
and the supplies Of war that our SOL
dicrs may be able to "hold out the
longest. Unless we do, we deserve
the suffering and the privations that
would certainly follow upon British
defeat along the great line.
Last wccl; the Liberty Bond sale
got well Under way. This week it is
being pushed vigorously, but many are
lukcwarm and some are cold The
solicitors have met with refusal from
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-17
School Superintendent Not Resigned.


Tumors having been circulated
around the city for the past several
days % the effect that Mr. B. L..
Parkinson, superintendent | Of the
graded schools, had offered his resig-
nation to the board Of trustees, The
Advertisers newsgatherer made an in
vcstigation and was informed from
authoritative sources that there was
no foundation whatsoever for the
rumor. Mr. Parkinson, it is under
stood, has been approached on the
subject of accepting responsible
place in Red Gross work but he has
given no notice to the board Of trus-
tees that he would discontinue his
work in the schools.
SUBSCRIBE TO "THE ADVERTIS SER"
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and we are not going to stop short of

and we are not going to stop short of
that"
tcrcsted and working extension COM
mittee we are going to do even better
than that. There are still five col
ored auXiliaries in our district which
will be organized in the near future.
Supt. Of Publicity,
Gray Court Red Cross.
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BUY BONDS.

Many amongst us now are tired
To those I would say that victory will
belong to the side that holds out the
lonrcst There is no other course Op-
CT % us, but to fight 1t out" In these
ri rirg words Field Marshal Iiaig ad-
d. 10 his troops last Friday when
II nod reached tho point whore fur
II e. ,ctreat would cndanger the whole
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-17
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up Sysicn

The Old Standard general strengthening top'c,
GROVES TASTEI.ESS chill TONIC, driveG OIL
Malaria enriches the blood and builds up tic sy
tenn true tonic For adults aud children. 6Oc
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-17
LICENSE TAX NOT EQUITABLE.

i''' ''.>or' A'NN ~" '>'''''''
Tho suit OF tho western Union Tel
cgraph COMPANY AGAINST the city cor
poration urns; prominently before
the public Tic possibilities of unjust
taxation which TIE Advertiser has
pontcd out in dcalin2 With tho license
tax from time TO time. Without so
ing into tho merits or dcmcri,s of the
case a, issue. il Is easy to soc how the
pluiN1it IN the case could hc diScriM-
mated against by The frNmcrs Of the
liccnsc ordinance, Whothcr intentions
ally or not Whom committee OF
mon sets about to place 4 tax uDon 4
business or corporation Wi,'' Nrlr-
alros- innns.i,,n +, arriyc a. Hp
e
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ABBEyILLE. E.GREENWOOD MUTUAL
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION.
Organized 1902.
PROPERTY INSURED $2,5OO,O00.

WRITE OR CALL on the under
signed for any information you may
desire about our plan Of insurance.
We insure your property against de-
struction by
Fire, WindStOrm or Lightning.
And do SO cheaper than any insurance
company in existence.
Remember We are prepared to prove
to you that ours is the safest and
cheapest plan of iIsurance known.
Our association is now licensed to
write insurance IN the counties Of Alb
beviile, Greenwood, Mccormick, Lau-
rens and Idgefleld. ~
The ofiiceB are: ~
GEN. J. FIASER1Y0N. President,
Columbia, S. C.
J. II. BL. .saE, Gen. Agt,, secy. & Treas.
Greenwood, s. c..
Evening star., 1918-04-20
GRAIN PRICES NET LOWER
COMPARED WITH WEEK AGO
Big Cuts In Corn Forced by Nearly
Perfect Crop Conditions and Bear
Views on War Reports.

CHICAGO. April 2o.-Big cuts in the
value of corn have been forced this
week by nearly perfect crop conditions
and by bearish interpretations of war
reports. Compared with a week ago,
the market this morning was 3s to 9S
cents net lower. Oats showed set
back of IN to rs cents. In provisions
there were losses Of 25 to 81 cents.
Widespread rains which gave newly
planted corn a good start and put the
soil throughout the main portion of the
belt into fine shape for seeding led
the way quickly to pronounced weak
ness in the corn market. The DOWN
pours furnished greatly needed reserve
moisture in many sections. and there
was a further source of bearish senti-
mont in the fact that potatoes, hay and
other farm commodities showed notable
declines in value. Hopeful views Of
the war status received much atten-
tion on Thursday in particular, but the
effect was somewhat counterbalanced
yesterday by q cool wave. notwith-
standing predictions of warmer weather
coming.
Oats, like corn, gave way on account
of the ideal crop outlook. Activity
on the part of export interests, though,
acted as a check on declines.
Provisions weakened with hogs, cot
ton and corn. Besides, the government
allotment Of contracts had less volume
than expected.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
TRADING VOLUME LIMITED.
Dun's Review Lays It to Difficulty
in Meeting Needs.

NEW YORK. April 20.-Dun,s trade re-
view of the week says:
mot only regular domestic business,
but also foreign commerce. is brought
under closer restrictions as the country
is placed more completely on war foot
ing, and there is no industry or trade Of
importance that is not dominated by pres
ent or prospective federal requirements.
While strictly civilian demands are en-
lareink in many instances. notwithstand-
ing the extraordinary prices the difficulty
Of meeting all needs tends to limit the
volume of Transactions, and a still greater
scarcity of some supplies is clearly fore
shadoWed by the ever-increasing pressure
OF governmental orders. With such facts
in evidence 1t Is especially fortunate that
the recovery in manufacturing has con-
tinued, and some plants are rapidly re-
ducing accumulated contracts as the pro-
gressive improvement in transportation
makes freer deliveries Of raw materials
and products possible. The works in not
a few cases. however. remain handi-
capped by the shortage of skilled me-
chanics, and the steadily enhancing costs
of production through rising wages and
other causes apparently render further
upward price revision inevitable.
weekly bank clearings. 71.12s,6o7."
Evening star., 1918-04-20
STOCK MARKET RESPONDS
TO BETTERMENT FACTORS
Weeks Prices Show Gross Gains Of
8 to 5 Points in Leading Shares.
Firm Undertone.

NEW YORK, April 2o.-Better war
news. the break in cotton after SEN
sational advance. which menaced the
other markets, and Charles NJ. Schwab's
appointment as head of the govern
ment's shipbuilding enterprises were
the main influences in this weeks
greatly improved stock market.
Prices showed gross gains Of to 5
| points in leading shares, and in sew
eral important instances prices were
at highest levels since the beginning
of the Teutonic drive.
Much of this advantage was sacri-
feed to extensive realizing for profits,
but the markets undertone and in
creased activity left little doubt Of it's
favorable circumstances.
Some of the weeks developments Of
fered less encouragement, however,
notably the progress of the liberty
loan. Disappointment was expressed
at the result in the local district,
which fell far behind in percentage Of
subscriptions.
Money market conditions were nm
changed, despite the heavy withdraw-
ais Resulting from the liberty loan
drive. Time funds relaxed slightly ON
the less urgent demand and the rapid
turnover Of cash in general lines OF
trade reduced offerings of mercantile
paper.
The next fortnight is expected to
Board. Copper and rubber are amone
the commodities subject to early re-
vision.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
Copy of Letter to Justice Mccoy.

IT offer sincerest congratulations
upon your timely letter to Commits
sioner Claxton. In this very commu-
nifty Claxton's article has been sent by
German propagandists to the newspa-
pers for publication. They are circu-
try, and. as you say. no doubt abroad,
also. My own personal experience with
the German language is that it has no
practical value whatever to 80 out of
100 of students who study 1t. I took it
in the University of Wisconsin thirty
odd years ago and have never, used it
since. 1t has never been of the remot-
Is the experience of others who have
voiced their sentiment to me. There is
no greater nonsense conceivable than
that German is essential for the read
ing Of German technical works.
ANY such works that are worth
while have been or will be translated
into English. As a cultural study
English as a mind trainer. Latin is
infinitely better and better also to give
an understanding of our language.
The whole scheme of Germanizing our
American schools Is simply hideous. 1t
represents colossal waste of time-just
that and nothing else. Your indigna-
tion Is abundantly justified. 1 wish
this country would rush into print as
loyalty. Long before this war started
in 1914 I had editorially condemned
this German propaganda without at
that time having any understanding
whatever of it's malign significance
&c. D. BRANDENBURG.
"P. 81 may add that I am of Ger
man descent on both sides of my house.
Ny name tells the story"
Evening star., 1918-04-20
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Market1.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, April 20.-Fresh upturns
in the price Of corn resulted today from
low temperatures and from prospects
Of snow. Besides receipts here showed
something of decrease. On the ad-
vance in values. however commission
houses became sellers and brought
about a reaction. Opening. figures.
May 1:27h and July. 1.45h to 146&.
chiefly In the active option, July.
Oats gained strength on account Of
the unsettled weather conditions.
Trade. although, was only local. After
opening unchanged to q higher, with
May, san to sax. the market continued
to harden.
Advances in the prices Of hogs gave
firmness to provisions. The upward
tendency Of grain acted also as a bull
ish influence.
Potatoes-Higher: receipts, 27 cars;
Wisconsin. Michigan and Minnesota,
bulk. 1.30a1.40; do, sacks. 1.35a1.46.
Corn-No. yellow, nominal; No. yell
low. 1;soal:s5; No. 4 yellow, 1.4sa1.6s.
ssA AassN. Rye-No. 3. 2.52. Barley. i. 40
a1.7s; timothy, Bo0a8.00: clover, 1s.0oa
$500. Pork. nominal Lard. 24.s5. Ribs.
22.40a2s.o2.
The fact that corn arrivals for the
week In Chicago proved to be the
largest at this season in more than five
years had an unsettling influence. The
close was nervous, u to In net higher,
with May 1.27s and July 1.45h to
1.45%.
Later the hog market sagged and pro-
ictr F~It
Evening star., 1918-04-20
WEATHER..

District Of Columbia, probably occa-
sional light rain tonight and tomorrow
continued cool tonight: slowly rising
temperature tomorrow; light northeast
winds. becoming southeast.
Maryland, probably rain tonight and
tomorrow; warmer tomorrow; moderate
northeast winds. becoming southeast.
Virginia, probably occasional rain to-
night and tomorrow; warmer tonight in
south portion: warmer tomorrow; mod
crate northeast winds, becoming south
east.
West Virginia, rain tonight and to-
morrow; not much change in tempera-
ture.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coass end
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 11:20 am. and 11:40
pm; high tide, 4:43 am. and 500 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1912 am. and
1928 pm: high tide. 6:35 am. and pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Ieday-sun rose. s:2e am; sun SETS
7:49 pm.
Tonorrow-sun rises. 6:2s an; sun
Moon rises, 2:4s pm: sets, 1928 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday.
Thermometer-Yeste pm, "a;
pm, So: IL midnight, 40; today, am.
As; s am, As: IL noon, As; pm. 49,
Maximum, 66. at pm. yesterday; mini
mum. A, at $50 am today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, ~; minimum, 81
Barometer 4 PM, 80.22;
pm, S0:27; IL midnight, 3o.S2: today
1 am, Soss; s am, 3030; IL noon, 1928;
2 pm. S0.22.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
CHILD'S FALL Is FATAL.

Police Of the ninth precinct ana Coro-
ner hewitt are investigating the death
of George Allen, colored, six years old.
who died at Casualty Hospital last
night as result of an injury she re-
ceived while in the yard at her home.
$40 Blair court northeast. yesterday
afternoon. A companion told George
Allen. the childs father. that Georges
fell from a swing and hurt herself.
When the father returned home and
learned the child had been injured he
took her to the hospital, where it was
found she was suffering from an injury
to the abdomen and probable internal
injuries Coroner hewitt decided TO
have an autopsy performed,
Evening star., 1918-04-20
HIGH MARX FOR TOBACCO.

BALTIMORE, April 20-Tooacco
growers of southern Maryland may well
feel jubilant- Tobacco grown in that
section. which is now coming to market,
has sold at the record price Of IS cents
a pound. At least this is the record in
the memory of many of the commission
firms which handle the crop for the
farmers and of the buyers who have
been absorbing this crop in Baltimore
for the past generation or more.
This price Is cents a. pound higher
than was paid for the same quality of
tobacco last year, the extreme limit OF
the last crop being 80 cents pound.
The buyers here say 1t is the intense
competition for the tobacco which
makes it command the existing high
Evening star., 1918-04-20
COTTON MARKETS.
POWDER MARKET.
MASTER SURGICAL SHOCK.
Allies Physicians Say Three-F -Fourths
of Cases Recover.
Quotation. furnished by ". B. Hibos & C

PHILADELPHIA, April 2o.-Dr. Will
liam T. Porter Of Harvard College told
the members of the American Philo-
sophical Society in annual meeting
here yesterday that physicians Of the
allies have made such progress in
treating surgical shock" cases that
three-fourths of the soldier patients
now recover. DR.. Porter recently re-
turned from o prolonged visit to
French hospitals. When he arrived in
France he was told by surgeons in the
military hospitals that practically all
the shock cases were dying" Now. he
said, three-fourths recover. He spoke
particularly of surgical shock a. dis
tinct from she'll shock.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
WALTER B, WILLIAMSON DIES.
Was Longtime Employe of the
Treasury Denartment.

Walter B. Williamson, resident OF
Washington for sixty years, one of the
old employees Of the Treasury Depart
ment. died yesterday at his home. s14
E street northeast following short
Illness Funeral services were held this
afternoon at the residence. Interment
was at Arlington.
Mr.. Williamson was one of the nine
ty-day men who volunteered in 1854 to
protect Washington when 1t was
thought the Confederate army might
make an attempt to capture the capital.
Mr.. Williamson served through the
ninety days as guard at the bridges
leading into the city and was mustered
tired from the Treasury Department
several years ago.
He II survived by two sons, Joseph
and willard Willianson. and = dauSh-
Evening star., 1918-04-20
COMMENTS ON DANGERS
Of GERMAN PROPAGANDA
Justice Mccoy Congratulated on His
Recent Letter to Commission
er Claxton.
To the Editor Of The Starr

To the Editor Of The Start
I inclose herewith a COPY of a letter
received by me today from Madison.
Via want to call your attention es-
pecally to two sentences namely:
TN this very community Claxton's
article has been sent by German propa.-
gandiets to the newspapers for publ
cation. They are circulating 1t indus
triously' in this country. and, as you
say, no doubt, abroad also"
I may not be able to appreciate the
Of these statements as news
but in my judgment they ought to be
published in the newspapers and in a
conspicuous place. This country may
still find itself waking up with a start
over the seriousness of German propa-
ganda. Probably. we are smarter than
the Italians and the Russians in regard
to such matters; perhaps we are not.
That remains to be seen by the results.
WALTER /. MCCOY.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
R0BBERIEs REPORTED,
Shoes, Ties and Silk Hose Among the
Articles Stolen.

W. D. Swenk. manager of a shoe
store at 7th and D streets. reported to
the police the breaking OF a show win
pairs Of shoes valued at $145o.
Louis A. Everett. 223 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, reported the robbing
of q show case In front of his store
hose were taken. He valued the prop
erty at 1880
James Connor. s25 C street northeast,
told of q burglary committed in his
home last night. A gold watch. ring
and S6 IN cash were taken.
Isaac Sugar, 257 Sd street southwest.
reported the theft of a crate of eggs
from his wagon near Louisiana avenue
and 10th street this morning.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
Confident TONE SEEN
IN Securities ACTION

NEW YORK. April 20.-Pools con-
trolled today's stock market to a con-
siderable extent. their operations en-
bracing q variety of specialties. nota-
bly, motors and subsidiaries, as well as
equipments, sugars and tobacco at ex-
treme gains OF IN to 8 points.
Standard shares were sluggish at the
outset, but came forward later.
United States Steel rallied brisk1y
from It's slight reaction. making fts
best quotation Of the week at gain OF
1A points
Rails also hardened after early irreg-
ularity.
The closing was strong. Sales ap-
proximated 275.00o shares.
Liberty 3hs. 1884 to 1894: first As
1856 to $3.50; second As. s6.62 to 1856.
Some Substantial Advances.
War issues and allied equipments fea-
tured the early trading, some at sub
stantial advances.
Sloss-Shef1eld gained tx points on
resumption Of dividends and motor ac-
cessories, such as United States Rubber
Goodrich and Kelly Springfield Tire
advanced 2 to 2A points.
Baldwin Locomotive. American Car
and Railway Steel Springs were point
over yesterdays Anal prices.
The more representative industrials
made fractional gains, while rails were
dull and irregular.