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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
CHRISTIAN ENDEA|ORERS
TO HOLD CONVENTION

LnurpnS District convention To ~
Held Here Next Sunday Afternoon
and Evening.
The Laurcns District Christian En-
dcavor Convention is to be held in the
First Presbyterian church Of this city
next Sunday afternoon and evening.
Two sessions arc to be held. one begin
ming at 8 p. M, and tho other at T.: -
p. m. The Baptis, Young Peoples I'm
ion and the Epworth League, Of the
Methodist church. will unite in the
services.
OF particular interest in the convcn-
tion will be the address Of Secretary c.
+. Evans iii the evening. He comes
hcraldcd as very fine speaker
Delegates are expected from Green
wood. Newbcrry, Abbcvillo and I.au-
rcns counties.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
CIVIL CORUT ADJOURNS.
Judge Memminger Orders New Trial in
Two Cases.

JuuBc utltIIhlHScf VIucIS Now lGifi Ill
Two Cases.
The Court of Common Pleas ad
journed Saturday afternoon after hav-
ing been in session for two weeks. The
larger part of the courts time was
taken up with equity cases, but jury
cases continued the last week through
Friday.
In the case Of John r. Buzhardt VS..
tried when The Advertiser went to
press last week, the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff. This was a
suit over a tract Of land near Ware
Shoals.
In the case of Kentucky Horse and
Mule Company VS.. ~. w. knight, in
volving live stock, the plaintiff was
awarded a verdict Of $33O.IO, the full
amount asked for.
In tho case of John d. ChildresS vs
ID. p. Curry, a verdict Of $l.0G was
returned for the plaintiff. Judge
Mcmmingcr ordered a new trial in
this case on the ground that the verdict
was frivolous" and not in accord with
the testimony in the case.
In the case Of Sullivan VS.. Crisp and
Grant where Mr.. Hewlett Sullivan
brought suit in the sum Of $4,000
against the defendants for an injury to
his foot alleged to have been caused
by the careleSsness Of the defndantS
1 ~, l. 4
verdict for the defendants, but the
judge over-rulcd the verdict Of the
jury and ordered a new trial in the
case.
In the case of observation-disclosures
Company VS. John c. Abcrcrombic, a
verdict was rendered for the defend
ant The case was for the possession
of an automobile which Mr.. Abcrcr0nl-
bic bought from Roy Garrett, who
represented himself to be the agent
Of the Overland Harper Company and
who actually made the sale to Mr..
Abercrombic and received the money
therefor. Overland-EIarper Company
claimed that the car which Mr.. Aber-
Garrett outright on chattcl mortgage
and that Mr.. Garrett had no right to
sell the car until the mortgage had
been satisfied. Soon after the sale to
MI Abercrombie was discovered, the
observation-disclosures Company entered
: suit to recover the car as MI Garret
made no payment on the mortgage and
left the vicinity without clearing the
matter up. Roy Garrett testified foi
the defendant, alleging that he was
acting as agent for the OVcrland-llar-
: per Company when the sale was made
and claiming that he had not turned
over the proceeds Of the sale because
the observation-disclosures Company hat
> never had Il settlement.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19

Turn to the second section OF
this paper and read the page ad-
ycrtlsemcnt explaining the puzzle
contest which The Advertiser be.
gins today. The proposition In
wolves no canvassing or soliciting,
unless the candidate cares to. On
the contrary, II invites YOU to do
for reward what you would be glad
to do ordinarily for the diversion.
The puzzle looks to he easy to
solve, but lust try 1t and compare
results on two trlals. Maybe you
will be surprised.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
COMPANY FORMED HERE
TO MANUFACTURE BRICK
Messrs. II. +. Fleming, II. NJ. Franks
and w. ID. Franks Form Company to
Manufacture Brick.


Manufacture Brick.
Following their return from States
VILE, N. c., last week Mcssrs. II. F.
Fleming and II. NJ. Franks definitely
stated that plans were on foot to start
a brck-making plant in or near Lau-
rens. While in Statesvillc these gen
tlemcn inspected several modern
plants and formed definite ideas as to
how their own plant would be run.
They also placed orders for necessary
machinery and this is expected here in
Il short time. Electricity will proba-
bly, be the motive power for the ma
chincry while coal will be used in the
kins. Mr.. w. d. Franks will be the
third party in the firm, the Messrs.
Franks looking after all operations.
The location of the brick mill has
not been definitely decided on as yet.
It Is desired to secure suitable clay
nCa rome of the railroads SO as to
make shipping easy. Clay from sew
cral proposed tracts Of land is already
being examined by chemists to test il
for brick making qualities. Mr.. Elem
| ing says that he Is advised that III
clay Of this section is we'll adapted tc
| little trouble in this regard.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
BAPTISTS HOLD
SPECIAL SERVICES
Announcement Made as to Meeting to
be Held Three Days Next Week.

Announcement Made as to Meeting to
be Held Three Days Next Week.
Announcement is made OF series Of
three day services to be held in every
Baptist church in the county on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday in con-
ncction with $75,000,000 drive. At each
meeting a minister will be present to
deliver an address, The program being
SO arranged that different minister
will speak at each meeting. Each
days program calls for three address
cs by The ministers in different church
cs, hours Of service being SO arrang-
cd that all churches will be reached.
Services will be held at a. m., at
some churches, at 2:30 p. III. at others
and at 1880 p. m. at others.
The program announced below gives
first the churches where services will
be held a a ~. thcn those where
services Will hc hid at 2:30 p. m. and
then 7:30 p. m. The names Of the min
listers are arranged consecutivcly, the
first minister conducting the service
on Tuesday, the second on Wednesday
and the third on Thursday.
The following is the list as given
| out by !hc committee, Of which Rev.
G. E. Vermllion is chairman:
II A. NJ.
Bcavcrdam- Hopkins, H. j.
Wood, j. r. Williams.
New Prospect-H. Haydock, J. p.
Coleman. w. A. Baldwin.
Mt. Gallagher-S. II. Tcmpleman, II
Haydock, Geo. Hopkins
Chestnut Ridge-Edwar Long, J. G
Wilson, c. w. Hood.
Beulah--lC. +. Vcrmillion, Edward
Long, j. p. Coleman.
Bcthany-H. J. Wood, C. Il. Vcrml-
lon II. Haydock.
Union-C. w. Hood, J. r. Williams
II. J. Wood.
Durbin-J. p. Coleman, w. A. Bald
win, Edward Long.
Highland Home-J. r. Williams,
H. lclHplcllIdii, ". w llSOu.
Lanford-J. G. Wilson, Geo. Hop
kins. S. II. Templeman.
Bcllview-W. A. Baldwin, G. "
Hood, C. e. Vcrmillion.
$3.50 p. VI.
Bcthabara-Geo. Hopkins, II.
Wood, j. r. Williams.
y I In
Coleman, w. A. Baldwin.
Mt Olives. II. Tcmplcman, II. Hay
dock, Geo. Hopkins.
IIendcrson-Ed Long, J. G. vii
son, c. w. Hood.
Rabun-C e. Vcrmillion, Edwar
Long, j. p. Coleman.
Harmony H. j. Wood, G. e. Yer
million, II. Ilaydock.
Poplar-.c. w. Hood, J. r. Williams
II. j. Wood.
Friendship y. p. Coleman w.
Baldwin, Edward Long.
Warrior Creek ). r. Williams,
II. Tcmplcman, j. G. Wilson.
Iangston G. Wilson. Geo. iIor
kinS, S. II. Tcmplcman.
Holly Grovc-W. A. Baldwin, G. v
Hood, c. f.. Ncrmillion.
1870 =. VI.
T Cross llill-Gcorgc Hopkins, II.
u Wood, j. II. Williams.
Mountvilc ii. IIaydock, j. p. Cole
: man. w. \. Baldwin.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
EARLY CLOSING
FOR SATURDAY
Laurens Merchants Sign Agreement to
Close Stores Early Saturday Even

Laurens Merchants Sign Agreement to
Close Stores Early Saturday Even
ing.
Following a meeting Of committees
Of the various churches Of the city
Sunday afternoon, an agreement was
circulated among the merchants Of the
city Monday afternoon and almost
unanimously signed which is expected
to end late Saturday night shopping
and allow the stores to close at an
early hour. The movement for early
closing was inaugurated at the regular
services Sunday morning, when the
ministers of the city outlined the plan
and appointed committees to confer
that afternoon. 1t was pointed out
that the early closing campaign was
taken up in the church because the
late hours previously in effect in the
stores effected church attendance Sun
day morning, employees being too cX-
hausted to arise early or to enter into
the spirit Of worship after such a long
days labor.
The committees met in joint ses-
sion at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the
Methodist committee not attending on
account Of a misunderstanding as to
the time and place Of meeting. Discus
sion of the proposed plan found an al
most unanimous approval Of 1T and
consequently it was decided to circu-
late an early closing petition imme-
diatcly, the closing hour being set at
nine O'Clock except the week before
| Christmas.
Following is the agreement and the
firms that signed it, it being noted that
both white and colored merchants are
on the list:
"FWe, the undersigned merchants OF
Laurens agree to close our stores or
Saturday night at nine o'clock, viii
the exception of the week before
Christmas:
Mintcr Co, Hunter Bros, J. G
Shell, C. w. Martin, A. l.. Mahaffcy
Penncdy Bros, Owings & Bobo, Jno
A. Franks, Fowler & Owens, Abe Dia
|mond, Owings e. Owings, j. II. Sulli
van, Taylor & May, j. NJ. Philpot, Lau
rens Hdw. Co, o. B. Simmons, IA
Terry, J. C. Burns & Co., J. w. Fuller
Wells 'Clardy Co., Davis-Roper co.
Is. NJ. & f. II. Wilkes &, CO., SWitzc
ItCo., Moseley & Roland, Fleming Bros.
Bcnchoff's 5 & l0c Store, w. Solomon
IWharton Clothing Co., POwc Drug Co.
Joncs-Taylor Hdw. Co., 1,aurens Dru'
lCo., b. W. Davenport, flarncy Elcctri
Co, j. A. Armstrong, Palmetto Aul
i& Accessory Co, W. G. Wilson.
r. w. Willis, p. Mitchell Hymcl
II.urcy, II. p. Churokos, b. F. POSE!
Vincent Motor Car Co., Wilson-oVef
: land Co., Irby Motor Co., Waldrop
: Garage, w. p IIudgcns, Carolina Aut
iCo, Dick Owings,
: Arthur Odcll, II. Woody, j. a. fiun
ter, Jim Poole j. II. tiumbcrt' Jon
i'Sullivan, S. p. Parks, f.. p. Puckett,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
Gct.TOgether Meeting.

4 Get Together" meeting Is an
nounced to be held ut the First l'ap-
tist church Thursday evening at 7:30
o'clock. Rev. G. E. Burts, of 'Colum-
bia, will deliver an address. The
meeting is held in the interest of the
Baptist membership campaign.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
10 Give Mcni Sumner.

The School Improvement association
Of Gray Court-Owings will give a meat
suppecr at the school building Satur-
day evening, November 22nd begin
ming at five O'Clock, for the benefit Of
the school The public is most cor
daily invited to come.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
Preaching mt Gray Court.

Rev. G.. r.. Squircs will fill his ac-
alstomcd appointment at the Dorroh
Presbyterian church at Gray Court
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
At Shiloh School.

A cordial invitation is extended to
every one TO attend a box party ana
carnival at tic Shiloh sschOol on Fri
day evening, November 2lst.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
At Long Branch School.

A box supper will be given at Long
Branch school Friday evening, Nov.
%, beginning at o'clock. The public
Is invited.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
WILSON THREATENS
TO LOCK Up TREATY
Eve of Final Vote Brings
Crisis
MAY COME
ON THURSDAY


More than Thirty Senator's will Join
with Him in Voting Down Qualified
Ratification Resolution.
Washington, Nov. 11.-On the eve Of
final vote on the peace treaty Prcsi,
dent Wilson gave the senate to under
stand today that unless it modified tho
reservations already adopted he would
take the treaty back to the White
! House and lock it up in his desk.
The first effect OF the warning was
to stiffcn the lines on both sides Of the
senate fight Then compromise pro-
posals Of many kinds were thrown
out by the Democrats in final effort
to break into the majority program.
They bound the trcatys Republican
friends, all Of whom had voted for the
reservations, disposed to listen but to
promise nothing, and tonight the life
Of the treaty seemed to hang upon a
slender thread.
| A decision one way or the other is
planned for Wednesday, and under
the clOturc rule the leaders say it
cannot be delayed beyond Thursday
or Friday. Tomorrow the senate will
remain in session until it has cleared
away all proposed reservations leav
! ing nothing to do but act upon the
' ratification resolution itself. Four
reservations, two Of them proposed
by the foreign relations committee,
were voted down today and none was
adopted.
The Presidents determination was
made known at White House con-
ference with Democratic Leader
Hitchcock who declared afterward
that Mr.. Wilson never would have an
opportunity to pocket the treaty be-
cause his supporters in the senate
would vote down any ratification re-
solution that contained the macccp-
table reservations. The senate leader
reiterated his belief that once such
resolution is defeated there will be a
compromise that will keep the treaty
alive.
Hope Of such development had
setback later in the day, however,
"heh h"ihpcr "i ''e ''i'" 'eSc'N"-
ton Republicans agreed to vote with
Republican Leader Lodge against
consideration Oh any "''c'i'"'c ''So'"-
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New-York tribune., 1919-06-25
Woman Acquitted
OfBaby's Death
Jury at Ne,oark accepts
Mrs. Har,gIin's Story of
Burning Of Orphan

Mrs. Coma Hanglin, of Newark, was
acquitted in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer in that city last night Of
causing the death of three-months-o old
Paul Esdorn, who was given into her
care after his mother had died. The
jury was out three and half hours.
Mrs. Hanglin almost collapsed when
she heard the verdict. When she re-
gained her co1nposurc she hugged and
kissed her husband and children. Then
she went to the Jail, gathered up her
few belongings and started for home.
Before the judge delivered his
charge Assistant Prosecutor Bernhard
agreed that the state would not ask
for any greater verdict than man.
slaughter, as no premeditation had
been shown.
Mrs Hanglin took the stand in her
own defence yesterday.
"The baby started to cry at 6:15
o'clock in the morning." she said. "My
husband had to get his own breakfast.
built a. fire in the fireplace because
we had run out of oil. The baby was
asleep at 8 o'clock, and / put him in
the go-cart in front of the fire to get
the heat. l then went out to store
to buy some provisions.
when l came back and entered the
kitchen / saw smoke. The baby's head
and shoulders were in the fireplace. l
put the fire out with water and covered
the baby with sweet oil"
After trying for half an hour to re-
vive the child. she said, she decided
that it was dead. Then, seized with
panic, she buried the body in the
cellar
New-York tribune., 1919-06-25
Handy, Found
Guilty by Jury,
TODie i'm Chair
Worse Than Jesse James,
Says Justice Fawcett of
Brooklyn Robber and MUIR
derer After Conviction

Gordon Fawcett Handy leaned for
ward from his much guarded place
in the criminal part of the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn yesterday and seized
the coattails of Francis x. McCaffry,
his attorney, as the latter rose to cross
question the states star witness,
George Mccullough.
Don't cross-examine him." Handy
said. Don't cross examine anybody
1t only delays things"
Then he relaxed in his seat and sat
complacently smiling for almost six
hours as the prosecution, unopposed
pushed its way to a conviction. The
jury filed out of the box at 1903 p. M
and returned at 3:55-after an ab-
sence of forty-seven minutes--with
the verdict expected by every one in
the courtroom, finding. Handy guilty
of killing De Witt C. Peal, paying
teller of the East Brooklyn Savings
Bank, during a $4,000 robbery on De-
cember 13 .last. The verdict means
the electric chair for the young rob-
Der and murderer.
Lawyer Obeys His Client
Mr.. McCaffry obeyed the instruc-
tions of his client He made a single
objection throughout the proceedings
asking that the District Attorney be
required to prove that he did not OBJ
| tain Hamby's alleged confession un-
der duress. When it was clearly shown
by tne nature OF the questions and an
sr1
was developed that the defendant had
voluntarily committed himself. Justice
Fawcett overruled the objection.
! AS witness after witness was called
by the state and allowed to leave the
stand without cross-examination large
beads of perspiration popped out or
Mr.. McCaffry's brow He has beer
practising law for almost thirty years
he explained, spending twelve of then
as Assistant District Attorney.
"And to sit there" he groaned after
the trial, tongue tied. being compelled
to overlook juicy little inaccuracies
me to do something to defend my ellen
it was a terrible ordeal"
Disappoints Crowd of Women
l. Because Of the absence of any sem
blance Of defence the trial consumed
only fourteen hours. District Attor
ney Lewis, who personally spun {
powerful web Of testimony about Ham
| by, the most important part being con
tributed by Handy himself, expressed
his pleasure over the verdict and tn,
short time required in reaching it
His pleasure was second only to tina
Of Handy.
/ The prisoner proved keen disap
pointment to the thirty-five women il
| the courtroom when the verdict wa
brought in. They leaned over eagerly
expecting display Of bravado or th'
first sign Of weakening. But Hamb.
! neither quailed nor clustered. lie jus
held to his smile and shifted his gaz
| back to the grassy stretch before tn
courtroom window, from which he ha'
taken his eyes 20 survey the foreman
| Of the jury.
Hamby's smile stood the test of ,
vitriolic onslaught by District Attor
| ney Lewis in his summing up, IT.
| immebility was further tested wheI
! -
] Continued on page sic
New-York tribune., 1919-06-25
Wilson's Staff Hastens
Preparations to Sail

PARIS, June "a (By Tie Associated
Press).-The announcement of Ger
many's acceptance of the treaty has
thrown the Hotel de Crillon, American
headquarters, into wild confusion.
Because OF the uncertainty as to the
date ON which the treaty will be signed,
experts, officers and clerks, who will
return on the George Washington with
PRESIDENT Wilson, had been ordered to
DC ready TO leave on Tuesday night.
consequently, trunks. bookcases and
the corridors in great disorder and
American soldiers rushed about in an
effort, to get baggage to stations as
quickly as possible so the personnel
of the mission might be ready to leave
as soon as the treaty was signed. 1t
later developed that the treaty may
not be signed until Friday.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-25
Big 3 Moves
To Fix Blame
Expert rtComnnitteeI Is
Named to Decide if
the Sinking Broke
the Enemy's pledge

PARIS, June % (By The Associated
Press s).-France has decided to require
complete reparation from Germany for
the sinking of the German warships at
Scapa Flow. This announcement was
made by M. Leygues, Minister of Ma
rine, to the Naval Committee of the
Chamber of Deputies this afternoon.
He declared that the act of the Ger
mans violated both the armistce and
the peace treaty.
Viscount Gustave de Kerguezec
member of the Naval Committee of the
Chamber OF Deputies, told the Budget
Committee OF the Chamber that he had
warned the French Ministry of Marine
previously that the German fleet in
termed in Seapa Flow was not being
watched with sufficient care.
Newspaper comment, in some cases,
shows much bitterness over the acts of
those whom the "Figaro" calls "a per-
jured race with no respect FOR their
plighted word"
Some criticism is directed at the
British Admiralty, the "Journal' say
ing: mo article in the armistice for
bade the maintenance of British guards
aboard the German ships"
"L'Oeuvre" says the fate of the Ger
man ships was that proposed for them
by the British government.
sGesmanS," says "L'Action Fran
caise,' may one day, if VIC are not
careful, scuttle the league of nations
as she scuttled the fleet Premier
Lloyd George and Sir Robert Cecil will
be just as much responsible that day
as are now the authorities at Scapa
Flow"
The council of three of the peace
conference has referred the question of
the sinking of the ships to commits
sion of experts, which viii determine
if the armistice provisions were vio-
lated.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-25
Motorists Are Told
They Kill Too Many
Deaths in New York in 1918
Increased 80 Per Cent, As
serts Secretary IF State

AUBURN, N. Y, June 24.--"Automo-
M accidents have taken the firsl
hsee among administrative problems
that Office" said Secretary of State
s &sn!o today before the New York
Nsss Auto Convention. He said:
ine accident curve has been going
q Entirely too fast. More people were
niied on the streets Of New York last
Har than went down on the Lusitania.
.ee eyer-increasing toll Of. deaths
syea eur highways must stop. / re-
8s the human element as more i'm
isn't than property rights.
inere were ], ,189 deaths due to au-
Mmaoo'ies in New York State in 1918.
sasle were 503 fatalities and 13,603
afles by automobiles in New York
~ "A 1918. This represents a 80
III eat increase over 1917. = For the
81, snree months of 1919 there were
& oesths in New York State. while
4 "a ~ |, sor York City there were 50 deaths
i,1s7 injuries for the two months
/ S.s .sssuary and February. The man at
4 ~ aeei 81 an automobile has = big
nsIbility, and / appeal to you az
s'e citizens to do your part"