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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15
knights 'Hcmplar Meet.

The FIRST regular meeting Of the re-
Gently instituted Iaurcns Conmandery
was held in the Masonic Temple
Thursday night, when a class of
forty-twO was received for the first
degrees. Geo. II. Bryan, Of Grccnvillc,
and DR.. O. Frank Hart, OF Columbia,
were present and assisted in confer
ring the degrees. Following the meet
ing the COmmandcry was rendered a
&umptuous banquet in the armory by
the members OF the Order of the
Eastern Star On account Of the large
class it has been necessary to have
additional meetings to complete the
degree work
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15
Mai. TOdd to Speak.

Please let your issue this week
carry conspicuously notice that
Mai. B. II. Todd, of Barksdalc, will ad-
dress the soldier boys at Bramlett
church Sunday morning (Oct. l0th at
ii O'Clock. The public and especial
ly all returned soldiers are cordially
invited to be present.
j. II. MILLER.
,Enoree, S. G.. Oct. 13.
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Low RATES STATE FAIR WEEK.
%ur and 0nc.hiuli fares on All Rail.
.oad~. GOOD Through November 3.

Rcdoccd rates on all railroads nave
been made for the state Fair which
VIII be held October 27-3l Inclusive.
II" acMcaUlc Of rates calls for APPROX
imatcly one and Qnc-half fare for the
round trip. Much extra equipment
will be brought in by the roads for
the great crowd which is expected
Tickets will go on sale October 26, the
day prior to tho opening OF the big an
nual event, with a time limit to mid
night Of November >. Children be-
tween the ages Of ) and II years will
be charged onc-half fare. a modifca
Of previous sccdulcS this year is
that places near Columbia Will gel the
benefit Of the rates where the straight
fare is as much as % cents. The limit
heretofore has been 81.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15
PRIZES OFFERED
no RURAL SCHOOLS
Schools oi Incorporated TGmnS OF
More than 400 Inhabitants not EIigi-
Die 10 Enter Contest,


bic TO Enter Contest.
Miss Alma Garrett, county organizer
Of rural scool Improvement associa-
tons, is seeking to interest the rural
schools Of the county in the school i'm
prOvcmcnt prizes being offered TO all
rural schools Of the state which show
the most Improvement along general
lines Of school cndcavor during tho
l9i9-20 session.
Miss Garrett urges all the school i'm
provcmcnt associations Of the county
to compete for the prizes and they arc
requested to send their reports to her
each month promptly
The following announcement as to
the prizes has been issued from the
Department Of Education at Columbia:
1. Twenty-Five prizes Of forty dol
lars each will be awarded to individual
schools making the greatest i'>prove-
mcnt during the time between March
1st 1919 and March /, 1920. Each
school competing for this prize must
file it's application along with the Of
flcial Prize Score Card The school
Improvement score card must be sign
ed by representative CT the local as
sociation, by a member of the local
board Of trustees, and approved by
the County Superintendent OF Educa-
ton. Photographs Of new buildings
arc usually helpful to the committee in
determining prize winning schools. In
corporatcd towns with a population Of
400, according to the census of 1910,
are not eligible to compete.
.. One prize Of ten dollars to the
local association in each county rails
ing from outside sources and deposit
ing with the County Treasurer the
largest amount Of money. The forty
five prizes in this class are intended
to stimulate local school imprOvcmc
| work in each Of the forty-fvc coun-
| ties.
). One prize Of five dollars to each
local association sending in twelve re-
ports to the County Organizer for
| twelve regular monthly meetings be-
tween March /, 1919, and March /,
| 1920. These reports must be signed
by the president Of the local school
Improvement association and approved
by the County Organizer.
4. Forty-six prizes, one major prize
of fifty dollars and one prize Of ten
dollars for each Of the forty-fvc coun-
ties to be awarded for growth, up
keep, efficiency and community scr
vice.
.. FortysiX prizes, one major prize
OF fifty dollars and one prize OF ten
dollars for each Of the forty-ilvc coun-
ties to be awarded for the health and
sanitary condition of the school
Applications must be sent in by
March |, 1920.
All prizes will be awarded by the
state Executive Committee OF the
school Improvement Association at its
meeting in the spring, and the awards
will be announced, if practicable, dur
ing the meeting of the State Teachers
Association. The prizes will be sent
in checks from the Office Of the state
Superintendent Of Education to the
County TrcaSurcrs. All money must
be spent for the further Improvement
Of the prize winning school.
The association appreciates The
NidpGDlcoI in trrpGi sbGwn Nv tho rnr,
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FIRST CONTRIBUTION
TO MEMORIAL FUND
NJ. j. II. Peterson Sends i'm $1,000
from ScuiiletOwn SCHOOL, District

NO. L.
ScutflctoWn School District No. i, J.
w. Peterson, chairman, has won the
honor Of sending in the first subscrip-
ton from this county for the Memorial
Fund to be raised this month in honor
Of the departed dead of the World
War Mr.. Peterson turned in $l3 rep
rcscnting subscriptions as follows:
J. w. Peterson :. :. :. $500
G. f. Little :. :. ;. :. :. 800
w. ID. Byrd :. :. :. :. ;. :. 800
Mr.. Peterson reports that he will
have further subscriptions from that.
school district to send in.
Sen. Dial Sends Check.
The first contribution for Laurens
School District, which embraces the
city only, reached the chairman few
days ago from Senator N. B. Dial.
Senator Dial sent his check for $50.
Hurricane school held memorial cx-
ercises last Friday and the children
subscribed $500 to the fund Appro-
pirate exercises were also held at
Sandy Springs school last week and
$4.00 was contributed by the children.
The amounts raised in this manner, it
has been announced, will be credited
to the apportionmcnt of the school
districts in which they arc raised.
The committees heretofore appoint
ed and whose names have been pub
II chpd for oocb ccbool dictr;ct oro ,o
questcd to see Mr.. A. G. Todd, chair
man, and secure from him the sub
scription cards which should be used
by the canvasscrs. All subscriptions
are to be paid cash.
The Palmetto Bank Of Laurcns, has
been designated as trustee Of this
fund. Committees will send or turn
over the money either to the chairman
; or to the bank. Committees will keep
an accurate record OF all contribu-
, tors so that proper credit may be Civ
ell.
The committees arc requested not to
solicit funds from the negroes. A
memorial will be erected to the negro
soldiers from this state and a cam
paign will be made later for subscrip-
tons for that purpose.
The Central Committee will meet
next Friday night at s o'clock in the
Chamber OF Commerce Room. All
members Of the committee are urged
to be present. Final preparations for
the drive to be made during the week
of October Goth will be perfected.
This is very important meeting.
Mr.. j. III. Sullivan is chairman OF the
committee on speakers. If any OF the
school district committees desire a
speaker to present this cause, and
will call meeting and let Mr.. Sull-
van know in time, one OF several
speakers will be sent. 1t is hoped
that public meeting in the interest
Of the Memorial Campaign will be held
in each school district.
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on For Breeders Sale.

NJ. Dennis Culbertson expects to
leaveA the first Of next week for
Orangeburg to attend the annual sale
Of the Berkshire Breeders Association.
He says That he would like 10 500 a
large nuliber OF I4aurens county
farmers attend the sale and lay a
foundation for good herds.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15
COMMERCIAL. BODY
RECOMMENDS BONDS
S25O,O0O i'm Bonds to BE
Voted On
SCHOOL NEEDS
ARE PRESSING
On Account OF Limited Amount Of
Bonds Which May be Issued, New
Legislation will be Necessary Be.
fore all Elections May be Held.

fore all Elections May be Held.
Further progrsse toward the in
crease and Improvement Of school ia
cilities, sewerage, water and light
systems and streets was made at the
Chamber Of Commerce meeting Mon
day night when that body went on
record as recommending the voting Of
$250,000 in bonds for these various
expenditures. The recommendation
took form in the adoption OF report
made by Mr.. w. j.. Gray as chairman
OF a special committee appointed to
examine into the ways and means Of
securing the funds.
Before making his formal report,
Mr.. Cray stated to the meeting that
constitutional distractions placed a
limit upon the amount Of bonds that
could be voted for school and road
purposes and that a special amend
mcnt had ITO be secured to the state
constitution before sufficient funds
could be secured for this purpose. Nr.
Of trustees, had previously advised
the committee Of the plans Of that
board which called for an cxpendi-
ture of about $i25,000 to make need
ed addition and to, provide for voca-
tional and manual training depart
mcnts.
Mr.. Gray's committee recommended
that $4,000 in bonds be voted for
school purposes and 100000 for sew
crace, water and lights be voted at
once and that the Legislature be peti-
toned to submit to the electors Of a
state a constitutional amendment to
increase the limit to which bonds OF
the city may be issued; that when
such amendment is adopted, that $25,-
600 in bonds be voted for street i'm
provements and $4,000 for schools,
making total, after all bonds are
voted, OF $l25,000 for school purposes
and $l25,000 for the other purposes.
The committee also recommended
that commission be appointed to
control and cxpcnd the sewerage, wa
ter and light bond proceeds, the Leg
islature to be asked by the Chamber
Of Commerce and the City Council to
create such a commission and that a
mcrce act with the City Council in
working out details for the urafting
OF an act to create the cOmmi iSSiOn.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15
Buys Roper Home.

Mr.. J. f. Gilreath, who moved to the
city several. weeks ago to engage in
the bottling business, has purchased
the Mrs. Emma Roper property on
Irby Avenue recently bought from
Mrs. Roper by Mr.. B. r. Clardy. The
sale was made through Mr. b. NJ. Wolff
real estate agent.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15
COTTON TAKES JUMP.
staple Brings Thirty Rive Cents on
Local Market and Much STABLE Sold.

Y
Local Market and MIrI, Staple Sold.
The cotton market took another
bound yesterday and local buyers were
paying thirty-fvc cents all day The
high level brought out many sellers
and over thousand bales were said
to have been sold on the local market
alone. Several big lots were released,
the largest lot on the local market be-
ing sold by G. w. Long & Sons, who
sold 300 bales. Marlborough Brothers,
Of Cross Anchor, sold about a hun
drcd bales and numerous smaller lots
were released. Both buyers and sell
ers seemed to be in fine humor, buy
ers being willing to take the staple
In almost any quantities.
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IiIRENS i-MINUTE
SPEAKERS NAMED

% Million Campaign Workers Tor Lau-
rrns Baptist Association are Ap-
pointed. Make Many Talks.
Dr. Thomas J. Watts, state director
OF publicity and Of the speakers bu-
rcau for the Baptist 70 million Gam
pai$n, at his headquarters in Green
willie Monday announced the names
OF those appointed to date in the
LaurcnS association as four-minutc
speakers in the drive.
These speakers are to avail them
selves Of every opportunity to present
the causes for which the campaign is
to be wagcd during the eight days
from November 80 to December Z, but
will at all times coniinc themselves to
four minutes.
The speakers appointed are:
Bcthabara Church--M. n. COrbin, J.
p. Griffin, w. S. Atchison, r. l., Cor
bin, Mrs. Chas. Boazman, Mrs Lillian
Hill, Mrs. j. ID. Hill, Mrs. J. II. Camp
bell, all Of Cross Hill.
! Mountvllc Church,. G. Miller, J..
l.. Boyd. J. H. Notes, Claud Coats,
! Mrs. G. l.. Coats, all of Mountvillc.
Poplar Springs Church,. p Sim
mons, w. l.. Walker, c. II. Simpson,
Eugene Simpson, j. 3. Davis, John
Simpson, Mrs. II. O. Walker, Mrs. w.
B. Davis, Mrs. Eugene Simpson, Mrs.
| Stn,,n Rnnl.c N,
Ethel Ballcntinc and a. O. Copeland,
all OF Ware Shoals.
Union Church c. G.. Caldwell, l.. c.
Cuibcrtson, J. *. Cooper, J. +. Walk
CT, Mrs. II. e. Boyd, Mrs. J. w.
Fowler, Miss Jessie Cu,bcrtson, II. Y.
Bod, all of Laurcns.
Waterloo Church-,W. G. Wharton
Waterloo; Col. J. II. Wharton, Water
100 Mrs. W. N. Henderson, Mrs. J.
r. Anderson, Mrs, r. c. Fuller, all of
Wa alorloo.
Lucas Avenue Church-R. \. Giles
pic, }, Il, llolcombc. f. G. lessee. II.
NJ. hrownloc, /. r. Allen, Geo. Stew
art. Mrs. II. Naydock, Mrs. Geo Stew
art Mrs }. l. COthran, Miss Mar
Sarct Brownlcc and Miss Elizabeth
Gwin, all Of Laurcns.
Langston Church-W. r. Anderson
G. ID. BENJAMIN, VIM. Myers, w. A.
Poole, J. l.. CLANCY, all Of Clinton; J.
f. Davis, Laurcns, Rt, ,.
l.anford Church-,O. c. Cox. Will
Cooper, ], w. Lanford Miss Maggie
Cooper, ali Of Lanford Station.
Laurcns First Church,. S. Ben
nett, NJ. j. Owings, l.. s. EULER, G. b.
Bobo, c. II. Roper Fred Burton, C. D.
Barksdalc, NJ. l.. Smith, r. l.. Th0mp-
son, +. ID. Barksdalc, b. r.. Clardy,
w. p. Brown, C. w. Kitchens, d. e.
Barnett, II. ID. Mahaffcy, c. r. Franks,
! w. $. Power, c. Y. CraddOck, w. p.
! Thomson, VI. ID. Moore, Mrs. G.. II.
Roper, Mrs. f. r. Babb, Mrs. G.. b.
Bobo, Mrs. H. &. Owens, Mrs. +. w.
Martin, Mrs. J. S. Bennett, Mrs. S. II.
! Tcmplcman, Mrs. Geo. S. McCravy.
/ Miss Ola Bramlctt, Miss Maggie Mar
/ lin, Miss Lucia Barksdalc. Mrs II. \.
Harksdalc, Mrs. W. Ray Anderson.
/ Mrs. NJ. d. Moore, Mrs. J. W. IIcndcr-
son, Mrs. Ralph Terry, Mrs. Rosa
/ W. Eramlctt and Mrs b. G. Crisp, all
OF IaUrcns.
Highland Homo Church 7. II.
/ Hurts, T., Il. Traynham, W T.. knight,
. .,lI r,r 1
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15

The Mace Copeland property. bought
ccrn, was sold at public auction yes
tcrday bringing an average OF $09.50
per acre. The tract facing the public
road from Clinton to Laurcns was
bought by Mr. Geo. Copeland, Of
Clinton, at $4,000 per acre.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15
GROWERS BEING FELT
AT COTTON MEETING
Wanna,naker Speaks for
Southern Farmer
FERSTbCONFlsCT
OF INTERESTS


prcssirc OF the Sentiment OF Cotton
Growers.
New Orleans, Oct. 13.-Declaration
by John A. Todd, professor Of econom-
les and Oxford lecturer, that further
restriction OF cotton acreage in the
United States would be nothing short
of Il calamity" and a demand that cot
ton consumers pay enough TO make
cotton as profitable as other crops"
by }. Skottowc Wannamakcr, Of st.
Mthcws, S. c., president OF the Ameri-
can Cotton Association, featured the
second general session here late to-
day of delegates 10 the world cotton
conference
Mr. Todd'S declaration was made in
the course Of an address i'll which he
presented figures showing future
needs Of the world for cotton, past
crops and the present prospects.
''Thc worlds requirements" said
! Mr.. Todd, are practically unlimited.
! Europe and Asia arc bare of cotton
goods. The position today is the same
as before The war, only worse. The
world wants more cotton than It is
! getting and must have it. The moro
! financially cmharrasScd the people OF
the world arc, The more cotton they
| viii use, In America, an increased
acreage IS improbable, The boil wee
vii and scarcity Of labor arc serious
! handicaps. The only solution here is
IN increased Weld per acre The aver
age cotton yield in the South, to say
| the least, is discrcditablc. More cot
ton is wasted annually in America,
than it has been possible to raise in
Africa outside Of Egypt.
Further restriction of cotton acre
age in America would be nothing
short Of a calamity. There now is and
always will be a demand for all the
cotton that can be raised anywhere,
There is no need to restrict the sup
ply but rather it should be increased.
"Of course the first necessity is to
assure the planter reasonable rcmu-
ncratvc price. Despite the great in
crease in the cost Of cotton today, it is
still one Of the cheapest products. 1t
has not increased in proportion TO
, other commodities"
Mr. Wannamakcr.
/ Mr.. Wannamakcr prcfaccd his adj
dress with The declaration that cot
I ton has been curse to the Southern
states. IF it had not been for the
raising Of cotton in The South this sec
iion would have been thickly settled
With whites and there would not be
She great percentage Of illtcrates in
the rural communities. Cotton brought
slavery, resulting in the wa bCtwcon
The states, followed by the terrible
! DAYS Of destruction and bankruptcy.
Cotton has blessed cvcry man cvcry-
where, except in the South whCrci it is
raised, il has been a curse to women
and little children working in tho
fields.
"ThurC won't be an increased acre
are IN cotton until a price is paid for
u" product Wlnh will justify its be-
ine raised BY we'll paid man labor. It
must be a price which will bring our
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-10-15

Mrs. j. NJ. Stoney arrived in the
city from Clemson College Sunday to
spend some time with Mr.. and Mrs
S. Blackwell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

sented in the command. 1t is consid-
cred certain here that d'Annunzio will
be able to maintain his present posi-
ZION secure against lack Of provisions.
There is evidence. furthermore, that
d'Annunxio's recent coup struck re-
spending chord in all ranks Of tho
Italian regular army, and it is con-
tended by his supporters that any movo
made to prevent his carrying out his
plans would be frustrated by the in
ability Of the government to control
the present regular troops.
Recent events appear to justify the
belief that the regular forces viii be
legal to the poet. # occasion demands.
Corps commanders guarding the armi-
stice line along the Jugo Slav frontier
ssert they will be unable to prevent
n break in their forces. and should
Captain d'Annunzio make move into
Istria it is claimed that whole divi-
sions viii follow him.
Several merchant ships have arrived
here during the last few days bringing
'oodstuffs and supplies from Ancona.
This traffic is expected to be much
augmented as result Of the support
ivcn Captain d'Annunzio by the Italian
navy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19
New York Life Company
Wins Large Judgment
Gets Verdict for 100000 as "a
Forfeit iii Madison Square
Garden Deal

The Tribune on November 10. through
on inadvertence in reporting the de-
cision in the action Of Mary F. Roberts,
pany, against the New York Life In
surance Company, stated that in the
decision of Justice Greenbaum he had
directed the jury to return verdict
FOR $500 900 against the New York Life
Insurance Compan. Tho Tribune re-
grets that such statement should
lave appeared in it's columns, for the
eason that it appears upon investiga-
;on that the decision was in favor of
he insurance company, and judgment
as been entered in the Supreme Court
% that effect.
The suit was over deal for the
purchase Of Madison Square Garden by
4 company to be formed by Mrs.
Roberts and William C.. Roberts. A
ayment of 100000 was made, 100000
was to be paid upon the transfer Of
title, and the in urance company, owner
# the property, was TO accept a five
year mortgage for $4,000 900. The Gar
NSli lOWCi company was ClkdlIHcO W
carry through the project. When the
time came for the passing of title it
was alleged the insurance company was
unable to convey the property, except
subject to other membranes and me.
chanics' liens.
The insurance company said when
The time came for conveying the prop
crty to the Tower Company, Paris e..
Singer. Roberts and their lawyer ap-
peared and said they did not have the
$500 600 in cash at the time. The IN
surance company representative said
he had arranged with trust company
1T Singers request to advance him the
$500 600. to be secured by 1000 shares
of stock. The conditions of this loan
never had been met, the insurance COM
rany said. ard the deal fell through,
the New York Life Insurance Company
elaiming the $500 900 as forfeit, which
the decision of Justice Greenbaum
confirms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19
OBITUARY NOTES

ANDREW J. HINTON. Gf y-two, for more
ha' .~eNty year sec.e airy and ma age. OF
the Staten Islard ShirblildNg Com "a "
orr Ri hmoud Staten Island, died at his
10 on Deems Ave lue. Wcstlei h. Staten
lend. Yesterday II p-a 80 m rnher of ha
HIarons and the B. P. o Eks and was widely
own in Richmond political circles He is
u 'vivo' t'- h;s ,ien
J. HoUGH CoTTMAN. seventy-thr-e. a
pioneer manufacturer of phosl hates, d d
Mon'ay night of acute indig stion al his
APARTMENT in the Iiote Plaza Mr. Cott-
man lived in Baltimore
JAMES MELRoY MANN. sixty-thr-e. for
many years as ocia,-d with Charles Serb
mrs Sons. died Monday at his home. in
Bloonh 3D. N j MY Mann was Prince
ton gra ua;e
A rrRT GoLDsToN cloak and suit
manufactu e.. died Sun'ay at his apart
in London. Eng and. hf'y. ev,n years ago.
He vas head of thu firm of Albert Golds.on
& Co 20 Madi on Az
FRANK A. OpRiEN. forty-four. for
mer secr tary of he knights .f Coumhu,
in France. di Sunday at his home 253
graduate of yals am fought with the Yais
Bate in n Snanish-Ans rican War
BA3NETT sIMONs. nfty-,wo died Sun
Gay nirht at the home of his SON David
pre- LENT OF the Uptown Talmui To~ah
r ucer Of thu Pale Inc Relief FUND and a
director in many other Hebrew chactable
o.ganiza -lons.
WILLIAM II. BLISS slxty-two. repre-
sentative ON the town Of Columbia in me
Connecticut General As cmbly from laOA =,
l9io, died Monday at his home in Winsted
Conn
CHARLES l.. vOLK. seventy-two. 70.
ii ed Je''~.er o.ed Sunday at his home 10
Jeler on AvenA., Broo .lyn. He form y
o iewrl no at Broadway and
Hooper Street. Brooklyn.
Harry DEAROrr forty-three chi Z
petty officer of the water tender Ammuni.
ten barxe No 10, died sunday in tn,
Naval Fopital Brooklyn He was in tho
United States Navy for twenty-nine years