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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-27
COUNCIL MAY
SELL CITY HALL
Council Considering Sale OF City Hall
Property and Building on Cheaper

COuncu Considering Sale OF City Hall
Property and Building on Cheaper
Lot.
at the regular meeting OF City
Council held Monday evening plans
were discussed for disposng Of the
present city hall, fire station and opera
house and the erection Of a smaller
building for city hall and fire sta
ton on less valuable property in the
city. AS a result of the discussion it
was decided to advertise for sealed
bids on the property with the right re-
served to reject any and all bids. It
is understood that tentative offers of
around 100000 have been made on the
property
Employees Tender designations.
City Clerk RyOn Workman, Street
Ovcrseer Riddle and Fire Truck 'Driv-
Ed. Crews all handed in their res
gnations to the Council and were ac-
ceptcd with regrets. Brooks Daven-
port, who has been driving an army
truck at Charleston, was elected to
succeed Mr.. Crews. No applications
were received for the other places. AR.
Workman intends entering business in
Clinton, Mr.. Riddle intends going on
the farm and Mr.. Crews has accepted
a place at the oil mill. Volunteer
Fireman Thos. d. Downey, who has
seen long and faithful service on the
force. rendered his resignation later in
the evening and it was accepted.
&. II. Huckctt, colOrcd lumber and
builders supply dealer. came before
Council to ask reconsideration Of It's
previous action in disseminating it's
rental to him Of lot on the side-tracl1
near the power house which he had
been renting for some years and on
which he had erected a building for
his use. At a previous meeting Coun-
Gil had agreed to rent the lot to Mr..
Pluss Brown who is opening a similar
establishment on the ground which has
been used by Duckett but which has
been recently rented to Mr.. Brown by
its owner. Mr.. Aug. Huff. Alderman
Dial moved that the action OF Council
be rcscinded, stating that Mr.. Brown
had another lot on which he could
place his warehouse, whereas Duckctt
would have to dispose Of his building
without having a convenient place to
erect another. Council was equally
divided when the motion was put and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-27
Cotton Grader Arrives.

Mr.. w. c. Wells, the government
cotton grader recently secured for
this city, arrived Monday and is look
ing over the town preparatory to tho
opening Of the cotton season Mr..
Wells has not secured his office yet,
but is expecting to have this placed at
his disposal in few days.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-27
BLOOD FLOWS IN
CHARLOTTE STRIKE
Three Men Killed; Others
Wounded
STATE TROOPS
CALLED OUT

Strike Breakers and Police Officers
Exchange Shots in Strike of En-
plOyccS OF Southern Public Utilities
C0mpanyt Two Companies OF
Troops OH Hand.
Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 2G.-Four COM
panics of state troops were ordered to-
day by Adiutant General Royster to
proceed Immediately to Charlotte
where disorders in connection with
strike of street railway motormen
and conductors resulted last night in
the death Of at least two persons and
the injury of dozen others.
The troops were ordered to Char
lotte at the request of the mayor OF
that city. Companies ordered on duty
are stationed at Winston-Salem,
Statesville, Lexington and Lincolnton.
Charlotte. N. c., Aug. 2G.-Reports
coming to police headquarters early
this morning that large force of out
siders, comprising numbers Of railway
workers bent upon atoning for the
death of Engineer Houston in last
nights rioting was on its way to Char
lottc, stirred speedy action this morn
ing to combat further attempts OF or
SaniZcd violence. Two companies of
safe troops are already on the streets
and hundreds Of citizens were deputiz-
l,Sr To ~.l,
and given shot guns for patrol duty.
The thirty regular police officers who
have been continuously on duty since
rly Monday morning are being re-
iievcd by citizen policemen. Other
troops have been asked for.
The results OF last nights rioting
at the car barns Of the Southern Pub
lie Utilities company when strike
breakers and police officers exchanged
shots with a mob numbering more
than 1000 stood this morning as fol-
lows:
The dead: Pat Hinson, Walter r.
Pope, formerly Of Concord, but em-
ployed at Charlotte for the past three
weeks; Caldwell Houston, Southern
Railway Engineer
The wounded: V. A. Kincaid, pain
full injuries in face and arm; Will
Hammond, shot through throat, spinal
cord cut; Daralized, expected to die
any moment; Tom Head, OF Hunters
Vile, two shots in chest, expected to
die; -. =. Adrich, five buck shot
wounds in abdomen; considered very
serious; A. II. Baker, Elizabeth Mills,
shot in chest, considered very seri-
GUS; Glen Wilson, slight face wound;
II. y. Seaman, shots in the abdomen,
condition serious; Everett Raymond,
shot three times in arm and leg; Geo.
Smith, shot in back with buck shot;
Lewis Wilson, weaver, North Char.
lotte. shot in back with buck shot;
ID. NJ. Miller shot through large bone
in thigh; Walter Yandle, shot with
rifle in both legs, injury painful but
not serious; Robie Stuart shot in
thigh.
None Of the police officers or those
guarding the car barns were injured.
The street car company did not
start their cars on the street early
this morning but announced that hey
would be operated during the day un-
der srtong guard.
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-27
COTTON PLANS
DISCUSSED THURSDAY
Senator Smith and Mr.. j. s. Wanna
maker Address Gathering Of Farm
CrS VhurSilay.

maker Address Gathering Of Farm
crs Thursday.
Sen. e. ID. Smith and Pres. J. S.
Wannamaker, OF the American Cotton
Association, spoke to a large gather
ing of farmers in the court house last
growers of the South. Mr.. Wanna
maker did not arrive until midday and
his speech was delivered in the after
noon.
After an introduction pleading for
a spirit Of democracy in the country,
upholding the League OF Nations, TAX
ing q whack at the high cost of liv-
ing, praising the soldiers who fought
in France, pointing out the benefits
Of legislation enacted for the benefit
Of the Southern farmer in which he
claimed q large share, Sen. Smith got
down to the subject Of the cost of cot
ton production and the way to secure
profitable price. He sai;, :hat The
cost Of cotton production was csti-
mated by spinncrS and others inter-
ested in bearing the market by the
cost of labor in the South in the past
and that this cost nccessitatcd the
work of women and children in the
fields and prevented the children from
attending school. He said that fair
price for cotton would take out this
consideration and place labor upon
the same basis as it is in the North
and West where a price was secured
commensurate with the standards Of
living demanded by an enlightened
and happy citiZcnry. The only method
Of achieving this end, he said was by
organizing and demanding fair price
rather than by taking the price offer
cd by spectators and spinncrs. Sen.
Smith urged. the formation Of the
| 100000 corporation to finance cot
ton and tell the world what the pro-
duccr wants for it.
Mr.. Wannamakcr, in the afternoon
dealt more in statistics than in ora
tory. He declared that a cotton mill
executive had admitted that the mills
could pay 60 cents II pound for cotton
and then make a profit. He quoted
many figures and estimates to prove
that # the Southern farmer allowed
himself reasonable wage for his own
work that the present price Of cotton
Is rcdiculOusly low. However, he said
the Southern farmer should not
consider alone the profits on the pres
cnt crop but he would like to see him
get back some Of the money that he
has lost on past crops.
Mr. Wannamaker urged the coop
Grafton of the farmers in the forma-
tion Of the cotton association and said
this would be the means Of attaining
the commercial freedom that would
bring a brighter day to the South. In
the course Of his remarks Mr.. Wanna
maker urged that Southern manufac
turers call Northern manufacturers in
to conference and lay before them the
cla inns OF the Southern cotton growers
and attempt to bring 'about more
friendly feeling between all parties.
After his address Mr.. Wannamaker
held conference with school district
committeeman and explained in de-
tail some Of the plans OF the ass0-
citation.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-27
ISSUES FAIR PRICE LIST.
Fair Price Committee Makes Up List
of Prices OF Groceries for Laurens.
Sincerely yours,
SAM j. NICHOLAS.

Of Prices OF Groceries for Laurens.
The Advertiser has been handed the
list below Of grocery items and prc-
es gotten up by committee working
with Mr.. w. d. Byrd as chairman,
which is supposed to represent fair
prices on groceries sold on the local
market. The committee is working in
conjunction with the attorney generals
office at Washington in it's fight
against the high cost Of living. The
committee is composed Of w. ID. Byrd,
chairman; d. B. Swygert, J. Mills
Hunter, L. n. Owens. J. NJ. Philpot,
J. a. Armstrong and J. p. Switzer.
The list as formulated by the com
mittee is as follows:
Wheat -four, plain, "a ID. sack $3.50
Wheat flour, plain, As lb. sack :. 3.l5
Wheat flour, S. r., "a ID. sack :. ITO
Wheat flour. s. r., rs ID. sack :. 1926
Corn meal, per bushel :. .. :. $50
Wheat bread, per loaf :. 10c and 15c
Rice, bulk, per ID =. .15
Hominy .07
Potatoes, Irish, lb. :. :. :. :. .05
Beans. lima, lb. :. :. =. :. :. is
Onions, lb :. ;. :. :. :. 10
Canned tomatoes, standard No. 2 Is
Canned Tomatoes, No. 3 :. ;. ;. 20
Canned corn, No. 2 :. >. :. :. 20
Canned peas, No. 2 :. :. :. 20
Canned salmon tall mink n o.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-27
Chairman Carolina Alumni.

Mr.. Jas. II. Sullivan, Of this city. has
been appointed chairman for Laurens
county Of the organization Of Universi-
ty OF South Carolina alumni formed
at a recent meeting in Columbia for
the purpose of advancing the cause OF
the University throughout the state. A
fund OF $4,000 payable in three an
nual installments is to be raised in
the state for the purpose Of defraying
the expenses OF the organization,
which will employ an alumni cxecu-
tive secretary who will be in active
charge OF the work OF the organization.
30 minutes for reccsseS.
The friends and patrons OF tho
schools are cordially invited to be
present at the opening exercises.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-27
An Day Singing.

There will be an all day singing at
Warrior Creek Baptist church on the
Fifth Sunday Of this month. The pub
ic is invited.
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
NICKNAME THAT WILL STICK
T0mmy's" Idea Of What Surgical
Dressing Should Be Called Is
Likely to Be Permanent.

A Tommy will find a nickname for
anything. He calls the men who throw
the bombs ticller's artillery. At the
very beginning of the war, before the
British knew much about bombs, the
first ones were made Of empty jam
tins, and because most of the jam
that was used in the trenches was made
by firm called Ticker the bomb
ers have always been Ticklers artiI-
lery. So when they begin TO talk
about "bipp," is it any wonder that
one has no idea whether is a French
village or a brand of tobacco, or
new bit Of slang? But it is none Of
these; it Is a new dressing for wounds,
composed Of bsmuth. iOdofOrm and
paraffin paste hence the uame-bipp,
1t was discovered by a famous Eng
llsh surgeon, DR.. Rutherford Morrison.
The wound 10 be treated is carefully
prepared, pure alcohol is poured over
it, then a thin layer Of ''bipp' is spread
on 1t and it is sewed up. It's action is
said to be almost miraculous.
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
SPARR0WS' NESTS IN A SHIP
Attracted by Grain and Not at All Az
feeted by Noise, Birds Make
Homo There.

A large trnmp steamer had been
towed into n northeast const port for
rcpnlrs. After having discharged her
cargo Of grain, sho was placed In n
dry dock. situated In the middle Of n
large shlp.repairing establishment.
with nll the usual accompaniment OF
noise from pneumatic hammers, steam
whistles, shouting OF mon, and other
noises common 10 all such works,
The grim, of which there II always
good deal left about after the holds
are swept up, attracted the sparrows
In large numbers, and, as II guided by
Instinct. they commenced to build
nests In various parts Of the ship.
Undetorrod by tho noise or by tho
constant going and coming of tho
w0rkmen, they reared their broods
before The repairs we're completed.
and the vessel salled. This Ia believed
10 bo unique case, for although tho
sparrow IN n bold bird, lt needed some
pluck 10 undertake home building IN
such circumstances, The workmen nd.
mlred the pluck Of these bolsteroua,
cheeky birds, and watched the proceed
lngs 10 the nght Of the young birds
with great interest.
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17

Calomel makes you sick; you lose
days work. Calomel is quicksilver
and it saIivates; calomel Injuries your
liver.
If you are bilious, feel lazy slug
cish and all knocked out, If your bow
els are constipated and your head
aches or stomach is sour, just take
spoonful Of harmless DOdsOn's Liver
Tone instead Of using siCEening, sali-
waiting calomeL Dodson's Liver Tone
Is real liver medicine. You'll know it
next morning because you will wake
up feeling fine, your liver will be work
ing, your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and bow
els regular. You will feel like work.
ing. You'll be cheerful; full Of vigOr
and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells you a
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone for q
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17

punish the nations that have commit
ted the most terrible cr1mas known TO
modern times. at Least, BY making the
people Of these nations work only that
they may pay.
Among the saddest sights to be
found In the battle areas Of Europe
today Is the lonely grave the little
cross that stands by itself and marks
the spot where a soldier met death by
a stray shell. There were many, many
thousands Of these seen along the
sides Of the thousand miles OF road
ways I covered in Belgium and north
ern France, and in very many cases
they marked the spot where a German
shell had caught a transport driver az,
he guided his truck to or from the
front. The boys who lie in these lone
Iy graves were heroic American boys,
heroic French boys, heroic British
boys, and they have paid the great
price that the Boche might not de-
stroy the freedom Of the world. They
gave their all, and whatever the BOche
may be made to pay will be small in
comparison with this sacrifice.
Near what was the city Of NOyon
one may see n striking comparison be-
tween the methods Of the Boche and
those Of the nations that have been
the Germans. Here lie buried
side by side both French and German
soldiers. Around each cemetery the
French have built a fence. Over each
French grave flies a French flag, and
on each German grave green boughs
have been placed by the French. Such
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17

few cents under my personal guaran-
tee that it will clean your sluggish
liver better than nasty calOmel; it
won't make you sick and you can eat
anything you want without being sali-
waited. Your druggist guarantees that
each spoonful will start your liver,
clean your bowels and straighten you
up by morning or you get your money
back. Children gladly take Dodson's
Liver Tone because it is pleasant tast-
ing and doesn't gripe or cramp or
make them sick.
7 am selling millions Of bottles Of
Dodson's Liver Tone to people who
have found that this pleasant, 7ege-
table liver medicine takes the place of
dangerous CaIOmeL Buy one bottle on
nv sound, reliable guarantee. ask
YOUR druggist about me.-Adv.
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
A WEAK BOI

When you're atty your body begins TO
oreak q little AZ The hinges, Motion Ia
more slow and deliberate, Not no young
"a | used 10 be- ID a frequent and unwel'
come thought, Certain bodily functions
upon which good health and good spirits
40 much depend, are impaired. The weak
spot is generally the bladder. Unpleasant
symptoms show themselves. Painful and
annoying complications in other organs
arise, This 10 particularly true with cl.
dorly people, II you only know how, this
trouble can DO obviated,
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL
Haarom Oh hos been relieving the In.
convenience and pain due 20 advancing
yeara, II Ia q standard, old.tme home
remedy, and needa no introduction, " ia
now put up In odoreaa, tahteess capsules
These Ara easier and more pleasant 10 take
than the oil In bottles,
Each capsule contains about one lose ot
Ave drops Take them Just Ike YOU would
nnv pill. with Hmnll swallow nt water,
rhev soak into the system and throw on
the noaona which are making You old be'
fore your time, They will quickly relieve
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
Important to all Women
Renders Of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney OF bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove TO be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
10 become diseased
You may suffer pain in the back, head.
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita.
Die ind maybe despondent; it makes
anyone so.
But hundreds Of women claim that Dr.
kilmer'a Swamp-R0ot, by restoring
health to the kidneys proved 10 be just
the remedy needed 10 overcome such
conditions.
a good Kidney medicine, possessing
real healing and curative value should
be q blessing to thousands of nervous,
over-worled women.
Many aond for a sample bottle to zee
what Swamp-Root. The great sdney
liver and bladder medicine viii do tor
them. Every reader Of this paper, who
has not already tried il, by enclosing ten
9ents 20 Dr. Nilmer & Co., Binghamton,
N. Y, may receive sample size bottle by
Parcel Post You can purchase the
medium and large size bottles at all drug
stores. Adv.
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies
when Boschee's Syrup has been used
so successfully for ifty-one years in
all parts of the United States for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat, especially lung troubles? It
gives the patient a good nights rest,
free from coughing, with easy eSpec-
toration in the morning, gives nature
a chance TO soothe the lnlamed parts,
throw off the disease, helping the pa
dent to regain his health. Made in
America and sold for more than half
a century,-Adv.
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
GERMANY MUST PAY.
KaiSer's Men Responsible FOR
Millions Of Murders.
CANNOT PAY FOR LIVES LOST
Nation Must Be Forced 10 Pay and
Pay and Pay, Until Il Has
Learned That Might Is
Not Riqht.
sv wRIeHr A. PATERSON.

There are in France and Belgium
today very close to 100000 soldier
graves that would not have been there
had Germany not started a war Of con-
quest to crafty the selfish ambitions Of
q selfish people for world domination.
In these graves are buried the
heroes Of America, Of England, Of
France, Of Belgium, Of Italy Of Can
ada, of Australia Of South Africa, of
India, of Portugal, Of Morocco, Of
China and other parts Of the world.
These heroes gave their lives that the
cruelty selfish plans Of the Boche
might be defeated; that the world
might be a dwelling place for freemen
and not for the slaves Of autOcracy.
And the war in which they made
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17

m deadly "a q snakes venom.
The liver aote as guard over our
well-being, sitting ont the cinder9 and
ashes from the general circulation.
A blockade In the intestnes piles q
heavy burden upon tho liver. II tho
intestnes ara choked or ologgod up,
the circulation OF tho blood becomes
poisoned and the 6ystem becomes
loaded with toxic waste, and we suffer
from headache, yellow-coated tongue,
bnd taste In mouth, nausen, or gas,
acid dyspepsia, languor, debility, yellow
skin or eyes. 40 such times ono should
take a pleasant laxative. Such a ono
Ia made Of Maysepple, leaves Of aloe
ialap, put into feady=to=nse form by
Doctor Pierce, nearly hity years ago,
and sold for % cents by all druggists
as DR.. Pierce Pleasant Pellets.
HrooKroN, CAiw -rF For constipation. sick
heaiaehs an inactive liver. indigestion and bIli-
poausss there Ia nothing 10 equal Dr. pisrce'a
Pleasant Pellets, have t4ed other things but
like The Pellets best u ahy,a-nAa- v. Gait
vinLD, $40 a. Grant street
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17

treatment for the German dead only
emphasizes the need that Germany
pay for the desc ration Of the graves
Of the allied soldiers committed by her
troops in France.
Further Display Of lmpudence.
Just at the edge Of the little French
city OF st. Mihiel, held by the Ger
mans for four years and retaken by
the American troops late last summer,
is a German cemetery that stands as
m insult to the French people. Here
are buried a large number Of German
officers. In this cemetery the German
government erected a magnificent
marble shaft c0mmemorating the valor
Of these German officers, and over the
graves stand elaborate marble and
granite monuments erected to the
memory Of these German officers.
These monuments have been erected
on what has always been French soil,
and they stand there as one Of the
greatest pieces Of lmpudence commit
ted by the German nation in this war.
This Is but another Of the many,
many Incidents that add to the sert-
BUSINESS Of the crimes committed by
the Boche, and for which he should
pay.
A very considerable portion Of the
soil Of Belgium and northern France
Is today given over to the graves Of
soldiers Of the allies, and these sol
der boys would not be dead, these
graves would not be there, millions Of
homes would not today be IN mourn
Ing, had not a selfish people started a
war for the purposes OF conquest and
loot; a war conducted with all the
wnntonness md cruelty Of savoges.
why should they not pay and pay
and pay, until they find that an I'M
holy war, such as they wnged, Is the
most Improbable business In which
man can engago2
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
DOWN IN BED
AND so WEAK
Lady Suffered Terribly for Eight
Weeks But Her Case Showed
Wonderful Improvement
After Taking Cardui.

Johnson CITY, Tean.-Nrs. NJ, r.
Scott, living ncnr This town, statesi
"About three years ago [ was down In
bed terrible and so weak
couldn't bear the sight OF focd. This
condition continued for about eight
weeks / thought / was go
Ing 10 die, and knew 1 must get some
thing 10 do me some good. I had
henrd nh my life Of Cardui and the
good results obtained from rs use,
80 decided 70 try IL,
After about n half bottle Of Cnrdui
my appetite improved, then was less
nervous. kept II M until I had
taken Eve bottles--and such an I'M
proyementI gnined flesh and now
nm tho picture Of heAlth, due / be-
ileve, solely to tho Use Of Cardul. I
nm tho mother of ten children md
feel we'll and strong
Cardul Is a mild, medicinal tonic
for women, II has stood the most
severe If MI tests-tho test Of time,
having been In use for over forty
yenrs II Is composed Of purely veg.
otahe Ingredients, which have been
found 10 help build NJ thc vitality
tonn up the nerves and strengthen
The womnnly constitution,
Try Cnrdul,-Ady
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
500 Reward. 500

Catnrrh n local disease greatly lnnu-
snced by constitutional conditions, X
therefore requires constitutional treat.
ment HALLS CArARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally ana acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the 5ys-
tenn HALLS CArARRH MEDICINE
gives the patient strength by improving
tho general health and nasiats nature In
doing ts work. 10000 for any case ol
Catarrh that HALLS CAPAiltIt
MEDICINE fails 70 cure
Druggists i5e, Testimonials free,
n. j. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sharp County record., 1919-01-17
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR

To half pint of water add l o. p
Rum, a small box of Barbo GUS =
and z OF. Of glycerine. Any drucrst y
put this up or you can mix it at 6rw,
very little cost. Full directions FAR ~
ing and use come in each box Of R,S,l
Compound 1t will gradually a9rI
streaked faded gray hair, and makeT ~
and glossy. tt will not color the scaln s,.l
sticky OF greasy, and does not rub off 4.