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Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27

Corp. Ed. C. Bertagnolli arrived in
Funston. Kans,. where he was mustered
out. He was in the 4o5th Telegraph
Battalion and saw service on the Toul
and Lorraine sectors in France and was
several occasions. He was injured at
RoyamieuN In a collision with motor
truck while riding motorcycle at night
there being no lights on either vehicle
His right arm was broken and his right
knee was injured He was in the hos
pital two months.
Like all the American soldiers he Is
glad to get back to the good old U. s.
A. He doesn't like the European coun-
try at all. saying that 1t is always
raining and the atmosphere very damp
and disagreeabe. The mode of living
of the Europeans is far below the stand
ard In this country and the people lack
the enterprise and push that character
ICES the American. In France, Mr.. Ber-
tagnolli says. the people live In little
villages only a few miles apart and oc-
cupy the same house their ancestors
for several generations lived in. using
the same furniture and adhering to the
same general conditions of living The
houses are in no sense modern. nor
have the towns the well-kept and clean
appearance of the American towns. He
said an idea of the wealth of each resi-
dent was gained by sight-the number
of manure piles about the place signi
flying the number of cattle and live
stock he possessed. Everything is crude.
slow and out-of-date and the up-and
him in country that offers so little
socially, financially-and morally Mr..
Bertagnolli says that is something the
least said about the better. The one
crowning ambition of the French maid
EN- is to marry an American and come
to this county, they looking upon AM
erica as a pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow
Mr.. Bertagnolli, after recovering from
his injuries in the hospital. remained
there while and came in contact with
all nationalities and was Interpreter for
the soldiers, doctors and nurses. He
says the Germans he met in the hospital
were all very intelligent and gave evil
>dence OF having enjoyed higher things
in life than the Europeans of the other
countries. He says practically all the
Germans told him they We're opposed to
the war as people but that they had
been led into It by their rulers.
Owing to his injuries Mr.. Bertagnolli
was permitted to come home several
months in advance of the other boys
with whom he enlisted. They are be-
ing retained in the army OF occupation
and will not reach home until this sum-
mer. He intends to resume his work
with the Telephone company, but does
not know where he will be located. Mr..
Bertagnolli is cordially received wher-
ever he goes in the county. showing
the people here hold for him a feeling
OF pride for his voluntary enlistment
and for the special service he rendered
cover there"
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
SPRING MILLINERY OPENING

Thursday, March 9Th. Get your new
spring hat early. All the newest styles
at the Ross Millinery Parlor. Also ask
to see the new spring and summer
style book OF suits, coats. dresses, etc,
and order one while there.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27

The members OF the Gilpin- Eureka
company who arrived in the city last
week have settled all the back bills and
have everything arranged for the re-
sumption OF operations. John Lemkuhl
will have charge OF the mine work. De-
velopment will be carried on and ore
will be broken for the purpose OF start
ing the mill later on.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27

Word comes from Arvada that Mrs.
Harry Gnrlick died there Sunday. She
was n Gilpin county girl and was Miss
Nellie Comfort before her marriage. She
leaves n husband and three children. Mr.
Carlick is manager Of the phone ex-
change at Arvada and has many friends
here to sympathize with him In his
great loss.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
WHERE TO BUY GROCERIES

The Hawley Mdse. Co., can supply
your wants from q complete stock Of
fancy and staple groceries. The
freshest Of vegetables and fruits In
the market. Hay and grain in any
quantity.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
DURING 1918

THE ARoo REDUCTION 4 ORE
PURcHAsiNo COMPANY PAID OUT
FOR ORE ss2s. $4,000. WITH NOT ONE
DissATieFIEp CUSTOMER. IF you
TONERS, GET IN THE CROWD AND
WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW We 90
IT
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27

Hughes and Threewit, lessees on the
Becky Sharp, got returns this week
from two cars OF ore sent to the Argo
mill at Idaho Springs One Of the
cars brought 1850 and the other over
$4,000. They started shipping another
bunch OF ore yesterday.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
NOTICE

Strayed-Three heifers. two 2-year
one white star with white legs, calf is
red. Reward. Notify Wagner AS
kew, Russell Gulch.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY

For Rent = The Philips boarding
house In Russell Gulch for s12 a month.
Twelve rooms partly furnished. No COM
petition. Apply to w. M. Kirk. 81
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27

Mrs Melita Seymour entertained at
cards Wednesday evening.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
st. PAuL's EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Services next Sunday evening at e
o'clock.
A. G. HARRISON. Rector.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27

Buy your groceries at Hawley's.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
New Glass Factory Officers.

At a meeting Of directors OF the
Laurens Glass Works held a few days
ago, Mr.. Albert G.. Dial was elected
president and general manager of the
concern succeeding G. Fl. Roper, re-
signed. Mr.. Fl. d. Gray was elected
vice-prcsident and Mr.. A. S. Eastcrby
secretary and treasurer. These Of
ticcrs with Mr.. l.. T.. Burns and Mr..
c. E. Kennedy constitute the board of
directors. Messrs Dial, Eastcrby and
Gray have recently purchased the ma
jOrity stock, but Mcssrs. Burns and
Kennedy are large stockholders. A
dividend Of 10 per cent was declared
to be paid on theyrcgular dividend day
The plant IS in nourishing condition
and has large payroll in the city.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
BONcC ClnrIY RuNS.

Monday morning details were COM
plcted in the sale Of Mrs. Emma
Ropcr's two-story residence on Trby
Avenue to Mr.. Boyce r. Clardy. The
residence is occupied at present BY
Mr. and Mrs. b. l.. Jones, who gives
up possession about the first OF the
year when they move to the house on
West Main street recently bought from
Mr.. b. NJ. Wolf. The sale Of the Mrs.
Roper property was made through Mr.
Wolff.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
MyrOn ". Hill.

Myron w. Hill, son of Mr.. NJ w.
Hill, Of the Mt. Olive section Of the
county, died last week at the Green
wood hospital following an operation
for appendicitis. The funeral was held
at Mt. Olive church and was largely
attended by sorrowing friends and rel
atives. Mr.. Hill was Just 90 years Of
age and very promising young .man.
Besides his father, he is survived by
three sisters, Misses Mary, Myrtle and
Eva Sue, and one brother. Boycc.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
W. VI. Myers Buys iKnard Home.

Mr.. w. NJ Myers, who has been liv-
ing near Clinton for several years has
recently bought the old Hudgcns place
on the Gray Court road from Repro
sentative ID. r. Kinard and it Is un-
derstood that he will move there 10
farm next year. On account of the
death of his father in Ninety Six sew
|eral months ago, Mr.. Knard decided
10 give up his farming interests in
Six after the Legislature adjourns
next year.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
S25q,900 bonds
ARE ADVOCATED
chamber Of Commerce
savoy5 Election.
NEED FELT
FOR IMPROVEMENTS

At Monthly Meeting Monday Night
Chamber OF Commerce Went on
Record as FayOring Bond Issue
for Sewerage, Water and Light Ex-
tensions, Schools and Roads.
At the regular meeting Of the Cham
bor Of Commerce Monday night the
body went on record as favoring a
bond issue of approximately $25O,0O0
to erect an addition 10 the graded
school building, TO extend water, light
and sewer lines and to improve streets.
The board of directors was instructed
TO make a survey Of the situation and
to report back to the next Chamber
OF Commerce meeting with petitions
TO be circulated setting forth the
amount of bonds to be raised, for what
purposes and how the money derived
thcrcfrom is to be expended. This pc
tition will be finally passed on at that
meeting and another committee au-
thorizcd to circulate it.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to confer with City Council
looking toward securing an estimate
Of the cost Of cont emplatcd improve
ments reported that after one of its
members had conferred with Mr..
Hughes, engineer in charge Of the top
soil roaG work i'll the county, it had
learned that a concrete road twenty
feet in width would cost in the neigh
borhood OF $4,000 per mile and that
top-soil roads in the city where soil
would have to be hauled some dis
lance would cost in the ncighhorhood
Of $4,000 per mile
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
COTTON COMMITTEES
TO MAKE REPORT

School District Committees Asked 70
Make Report and Executive Commit
tee Asked to Meet.
School district committees soliciting
members for the Laurens county
branch Of the American Cotton Asso-
citation are asked by Chairman Power
to complete their canvas this week and
file their report either with Chairman
Power or with the temporary sccrc-
tary, Mr.. Alison Lee. 1t is desicd to
end this part Of the associations work
this week.
Next Monday morning the executive
committee OF the county is requested
to meet in the court house at II A. NJ.
to canvas the reports OF the district
committeeman and take whatever ac-
ton is necessary for the furthcrancc
OF the associations business.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
OTTO GARRETT KILLED
BY PEACE OFFICER
Magistrate Woods Shoots When Ne
gro Makes Show OF Resisting Arrest.

Magistrate Woods Shoots When Ne-
gro Makes Show OF Resisting Arrest.
While attempting to make an arre It
of Otto Garrett, -colored, at colorcd
church in the Mount Bethel commun-
ity Of Sullivan township Friday night
Magistrate n. b. Woods shot and NOR
tally wounded Garrett who died the
following day. Magistrate Woods
placed himself in the hands OF the
sheriff Immediately after the shooting
and was granted bail by Judge Mem
mingcr in Common Pleas Court Mon
day morning.
According to evidence adduced at
the inquest Sunday morning, Magis-
tratc Woods had been asked to come
to the meeting at the church so that
his presence would improve the order
Of certain unruly elements. Arriving
there he was informed that Otto Gar
rctt had pistol concealed about his
person. Going into the church he
called Garrett out and told him that
he would have to search him for the
pistol He was leading him out OF
the church. said Mr.. Woods, and was
just outside the door when Garrett
brushed against him violently and
made a flourish as if to draw his pis-
til. Thinking, ne said, that his own
life was in danger and the darkness
preventing him from seeing the exact
movements of the negro, Mr.. Woods
quickly drew his own pistol and fired
one shot which struck somewhat in
the rear Of Garrett's side and took
effect in the abdomen
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
Cat. Rlchey Goes to Washington.

Capt. w. r. Richcy, ,Jr., who has
been practicing law since his return
from France few months ago, has
accepted a. place in the Office of the
Judge advocate general at Washington
and will go there to take up bis du-
ties in few days. His wife and child
VIII not sc with him for the present,
but will remain here until suitable
qu&fters can be obtained in Washing
ton.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
Preparing to Open New Store.

One Of the Aiken & Watts store
BUILDINGS on East Main street near
the express Office has been undergoing
repairs recently preparatory to the
opening OF clothing store by Mr.. G..
w. Taylor who recently returned TO
Laurens from Greenwood. Mr. Taylor
expects to handle a special line OF
goods handled by large chain Of
stores and hopes to be ready FOR bust
ness very soon.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
APP0RTEO EONIElENTS ANNOUNCED
FOR MEMORIAL TO SOL DIER s
Laurens County Asked to Raise S6775 as It's Share Of
Saoo,ooO 70 Supplement- Sum Appropriated by Legs-
lature for Memorial to World War Dead

Columbia, Sept. G.-Apportionmcnt
OF the Memorial Fund among the coun-
ties Of the State was announced today
by the South Carolina Memorial Com
mission. The apportionmcnt is based
upon the quotas in the Liberty Loan
campaigns. The Victory Loan quotas
were based on ten per cent Of the
banking resources, and where bank
ing resources were not sufficient, a
per capita Of $3.50 was used. The
quotas for the Memorial Fund repre-
sent approximately .016 of the Victory
Loan quotas. or the 100000 fund,
Charlcston's quota Of $7S,275 is the
largest. Berkeley and Jasper coun-
ties, with quotas Of 1915 each, are
the lowest.
The following are the County appor-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
Lost One Eve.

j. Walter Moore, Of the Madden sec
ton OF the county, suffered the loss Of
one eye a few days ago when stick
which he had thrown ava mule re-
bounded and struck him in the eye
He came to Laurcns Immediately FOR
medical attention, but the injury was
too vital to save the eye.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
Three New Employees Selected to FIN
Vacancies.

FNtNnCItS.
AT a special meeting "Wednesday
night Of City Council, elections were
held to fill vacancies in the different
departments of the city administers
ton. Mr.. Stanley w. Crews, who is
as city clerk. to succeed Mr.. Rion
Workman, recently resigned.
%Eugcne Rowland, who lives in the
city and operates farming interests,
is the new superintendent Of streets.
Previously, Bill Martin, recently con-
nectcd with the Waldrop garage, was
selected for fire truck driver, sue
cceding Brooks Davenport, resigned.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10
NO SALE OF CITY HALL.
Only One Bid Put In for City Hall
Monday Night and 1t Was Rejected.

MONDAY Night and tt Was KeJected.
Only one bid for $4,000 was filed
with the city council for the City Hall
property Monday night and this bid
was rejected. Unless further steps are
taken the movement to sell the pro
pcrty and build on another lot is at
an end. The sole bid put in Monday
night was by b. VI. Wolff, real estate
agent, supposed to be acting for other
parties.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-09-10

Continued on Editorial Pagel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
LISTING ALL RADICALS
Police Lining Up "Red" Element to
Keen Check on Movements

This city is one of the important links
IN an interviewer municipal defence
against radicalism which William J.
Flynn, head of the Bureau of 1nvestiga :
tion of the Department Of Justice, is
perfecting.
The city radical detection force un-
der Lieutenant Andy Emanuel is max
fng census of the radicals now in Phil
adelphia, and from time to time these
men and women will be checked up.
In this manner the authorities at all
times will have roster of persons who
might be concerned in bomb outrages.
Whenever such person is put under
arrest for serious offense the full Ber-
tillon description and any other i'm
portant data possible to get will be for
warded to the other cities in the radical
chain. In this manner it is hoped to
connect the suspects with other cases,
and IL one prosecution fails another
might succeed.
Maurice r. Speiser. assistant district
attorney, was the Philadelphia lawyer
to whom Charles Recht. attorney for
the New York Reds" who came here
to defend Chester radicals, applied for
an introduction to Chester officials, II
has been learned. Mr.. Speiser says
Recht came to him with formal letter
OF introduction from friend in New
York and that he merely did introduce
him as az act of courtesy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
Prices OF FOOD
TAKE BIG DROP
Meat, Butter, Eggs and Pota-
toes Fall In Markets-Butter
of Six Cents
MARKETS VERY UNCERTAIN

Reduction in the price not only Of
meat, but Of other staple food articles,
has been SO decided and so pnvarying
since the beginning Of the month that
it appears as though living were going
to be something like comfortable.
Big reductions in the prices of but
ter, -four and potatoes were made yester :
day by chain of stores. Butter is sell
ing six cents pound less than at the
beginning of the month, and there has
been decline in the price of eggs vary :
ing from two to four cents 9 dozen in
the same period.
On June certain brand Of butter
was offered at sixty six cents a pound.
On June 5 and 3 it was selling for
sixty five cents: June -, sixty three,
and yesterday the price was sixty cents.
Another brand which was selling at
sixty three cents pound on June
has steadily declined until yesterday il
was advertised at fifty seven cents.
Eggs which at the beginning of the
month cost fifty five cents dropped to
fifty ON June 8, and were offered yes
terday at fifty four, showing a slight
stiffening during the last few days. but
failing to. regain the former high level.
Another brand of eggs offered in some
stores has declined steadily from fifty
one cents at the first of the month tc
forty nine cents yesterday.
A decided drop in -four became evident
yesterday, when twelve pound bug
which short time ago sold at from
eight nine to ninety cents was offered
at seventy mine cents. New potatoes
which had become a familiar article al
thirty cents a quarter peck dropped
to seventeen cents.
Whether the decline would continue
or whether there will be a stiffenins
of the market no one would venture tt
say. The unusual drop seems to hav,
been the working out of large force'
throughout the country. whose result
and the causes of whose operations coult
not be accurately determined or fore.
seen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
MAYOR NAMES BOARD
. T0CUT LIVING COSTS
Six Men Selected to Bring
Farmer in Direct Touch With
Consuming Public
M'LAUGHLIN IS CHAIRMAN

Mayor Smith has appointed
commission of six members to devise
means to reduce the high cost of living
by bringing the farmer into more direct
contact with the consuming public.
The men named to study this qucs-
tion are Joseph s. MacLaughln. di-
rector of supplies; W. F. Therkildson,
seed cxpert: r. Ccrwin Starkey. nrcsi-
dent of the Bustleton Vegetable Grow.
ers' Association; George r., Sale. real
estate operator. and r. s. Armstrong
and r. Y. Butterworth, commission
merchants, This is the same committee
which several months ago made n re :
port to the Mayor on the subject Of
retail food markets. and the data given
him by them was submitted to Councils.
Councils finance committee acting
upon his recommendation on Wednesday
authorized the appointment of this com
mission. NThe Mayor then made use of
the body already informally appointed
by him. He said he would give them Il
''free hand in studying the question,
and that any action to be taken by him
on municipal markets or any other phase
of the food question would be based en-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
BRIDGE PLANS, PLEASE
Building Of Span TO Camden Believed
Assured-$2, 100000 on Hand

Samuel French, vice chairman OF the
New Jersey Interstate Bridge and Tun-
mel Commission, is pleased with the
definite information from Harrisburg
that plans have been perfected that will
enable work on the Delaware river
bridge to be started during the present
year.
Two million dollars Is already on
hand for the project for the next two
years, and the building Of the bridge
now seems to be an actually.
Mr., French said ''it will be ncces-
,sary, of course, to work out tre-
mendous mass of detail and to get the
preliminary business into shape, for it
is tremendous undertaking, involving
many intricate problems of engineering
skill and experience. The best possible
engineers in the country will be secured
and necessary steps taken to assure the
best possible results in the quickest pos =
sible time.
I'VE in New Jersey all feel that in
the ultimate consummation of the plans
for the bridge too much credit cannot
be given United States Senator Walter
Il. Edge, who, as governor, did so much
to place the project upon practicable
working basis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
CHURCHES TO PROBE
INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS
Commission Of the Protestant
Bodies Organizes Campaign.
Will Start Work Next Week

An Investigation of the industrial sit
uation in this country will be made by
a commission of prominent churchmen.
representing all the Protestant bodies.
under the auspices of the Federal Coun-
Gil of the Churches of Christ in Amer
lea. The commission organized for work
in New York last week.
The Rev. DIR. Samuel Zane Batten.
head Of tho Baptist Commission on So
cinI Service will take an active part
in the Investigation.
'"The commission will examine into
the question. of wages and the causes
Of industrial unrest and social discon
tent" Doctor Batten said yesterday.
In August Doctor Battcn will go to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
OPPOSE SOFT DRINK TAX
Druggists viii Attempt to Bring
Prices Of Sodas Down

While the price of hard drinks is
going up, the, Pennsylvania druggist
viii eudeavor to bring the price of soft
drinks down. According to the pbar-
macists, the so called luxury tax on ice
cream and soda fountain drinks is un =
fair in view. of the approaching dry
season. A vigorous protest against the
tax will be lodged at the annual con
vention Of the druggists at Buena Vista
Springs. Pa. on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of next week.
A protest will also be entered against
the granting Of patents for chemical
substances to inventors of foreign ma
tions at the expense of local inventors
and scientists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
TO DISCUSS LEAGUE
Bar Association to Meet at Bedford
Springs Next Week

The league of nations, military tri-
bunals of justice, enemy property prob
lens and many other topics will be dis
cussed at the twenty fifth annual meet
ing of the Pennsylvania Bar Associa-
tion,' which will be held at Bedford
Springs next week.
The first meeting will be on Tuesday
morning and the sessions will end with
, a banquet on Thursday night. Lieu
tenant Colonel Samuel II. Ansell, for
merly brigadier general and acting judge
advocate of the United States army.
will read paper on Thursday morning
on '"The Administration of Military
Justice" AttoMey General A. Mitchell
Palmer will discuss ENEMY Property
in the United States" at the Wednesday
night session, and former Senator AL
bert J. Beveridge, of Indiana. will speak
on "Nation or League" on Tuesday
night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

London with committee Of sixty church
leaders of the United States and Canada
to study the industrial situation in Eng
land.
The Americans, will attend the World
Conference on brotherhood which will
be held in London early in September.
The question of land tenure in this
country will be studied by the Baptist
Commission on Social Service.
eve appear to be confronted by land
monopoly" Doctor Battcn said. There
is a tendency on the part of big in.
vcstors to buy up large tracts OF land
and squeeze out the small farmer. This
means the building up of a system Of
absentee landlordism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
tirely on the advice Of this commits

tirely on the advice Of this commits
sion.
Whether permanent or temporary
markets are to be established or what
ever is to be done" said the Mayor
will depend upon these men, in whose
ability | have complete confidence.
did not appoint them so that I could
tell them what to do. l want them to
tell mo what to do.
81 took this action with the sole
view of reducing the cost of food for
the people of Philadelphia. had al
ways hoped to accomplish this, and If
It cannot be done in my administration,
! hope my successor will be able to do
it.
AT present the municipality has no
voice in the marketing question, n
problem which is vital to every man,
woman and child.