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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
Hrs. Lucicn Bnbb

Mrs. Iucien Babb died at her homo
In Dials township Thursday, January
20, and was buried the following day
at Babun Creek church. the last rites
being attended by large concourse
Of friends and relatives. Mrs. Dabb,
who was about 70 years Of age. died
from the effects Of burns which she
received several days before when her
cloths were ignted while she was
standing in front OF the fire. She is
survived by her husband and several
children.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
FREEDOM OF PRISONERS
WAS SHORT.LIYED
Four Young Prisoners Escape from
County jail but are Recaptured.

County Jail but are Recaptured.
-Four young white boys secured n
temporary lease on their freedom last
Tuesday night when they made a get
away from the county Jail by burning
hole in the ceiling, going out on the
roof through a sky-light and then slid
Ing down lightning rod. All four OF
them were re-arrested before the end
Of the week SO that their freedom was
shortlived. Floyd Outz, charged with
house breaking and larceny near Kin
ards. and Edd Finley, fugitive from
the state reformatOry at Florence
were found in car box at the rail
road station by Onlcers Wham and
Martin shortly after their escape and
were brought to the city lookup as
suspicious characters without the 20
licemen knowing OF their recent es-
cape Ansel Holtzclaw, another es-
capped prisoner from the reformatory
was captured the following day at
Clinton and Leonard Garner, charged
with house breaking and larceny at
Lydia Mill, was re-captured in Clinton
the latter part of the week.
The two fugitives from the state re-
formatory have been carried back to
Florence by officers who came for
them, but the other two remain in iail
for trial at the spring term Of Grim
inal court
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
TOO Much Territory.

With an inexperienced printer in tho
composing room last week. line In
the advertisement OF Mr.. II. Terry,
which was to have been stricken out,
was left in the advertisement, causing
a conflict In statements which was cas-
lily detected as an error. Mr.. Terry
originally intended to call his sale a
haif"price sale. but changed his mind
when he decided to have a sale on his
entire stock. When his copy was ae-
cured. however, the half-price heading
was marked out. but through an over
sight a part OF 1t remained and was
printed without Mr.. Terry seeing a
proof. The mistake was one which
may occur In a printing Office almost
any time.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
MILLION TO
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Col. Brown, OF Anderson, Provides Big
BcqueSt In VIII For Baptist Board.

10
Anderson, S. c., Jan. 26.-Approxi-
mately $1.000,000 in bonds and per-
sonal and real estate will go to the
foreign mission board Of the Southern
Baptist convention upon the death Of
Miss Varina D. Brown and Miss Bessie
f. Tribble, beneficiares under the will
Of the late Colonel Joseph Newton
Brown, who died at his home here
Monday.
The will, made public today, showed
that Colonel Brown, who at the time Of
his death was the ranking surviving
officer in South Carolina OF the Con-
fcderate Army also left $4,000 in
trust for Anderson College and An
derson County Hospital together, and
$4,000 to Connie Maxwell Orphanage
at Greenwood, S. G. The only other
bequest was $4,000 to Mrs. Emma F.
Tribble, Of Anderson.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
Resigns as Orphanage Head

Rev. II. G.. O'Dell, native Of this coun-
ty, who has been superintendent of the
Epworth Orphanage at Columbia for
several years. has handed in his
resignation on account OF falling
health, the resignation to take place
in June. Rev. ODell will retain his
connection with the orphanago as field
representative. His successor as
superintendent will be Rev. w. D.
Roberts, OF Dillon.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
DEATH AT CROSS HILL
Gus liipp, OF Clinton, Dies at Homo
OF his SOn.in-I.aw Sunday Night,


Cross Hill, Jan. 31.-Quitc a sudden
death occurred here last night when
Gus Hipp, aged 72, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel ID. Aus
tin. Mr.. Hipp's home is near Clinton.
nc came to Cross Hill last Friday to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Austin, and had
planned to go today in company with
Mrs Austin, to visit son, Clarence,
who lives at Abbeville. He complained
yesterday afternoon Of pain, in the
nature Of acute indigestion. A ply
sician was called in, and he was much
improved. Mr.. Hipp was sitting in his
chair talking and laughing in his usual
cheerful way, last night about nine
o'clock, when suddenly his head drop
ped forward His son-in-law, Mr.. Aus
tin, seeing him, caught him and laid
him on the bed, where he expired In
about minute.
The deceased was a widower. his
wife having been dead several years.
lie leaves seven children, four sons
and three daughters, all married ex-
cept one son. The funeral will be held
tomorrow at Hurricane church below
clinton, in which community he has
always lived
VIII flipp, Of Mountville, Claude
liipp, Of Cross Hill, Clyde Hipp, OF
Greenwood, are nephews, and Mrs.
NJ. l.. Crisp, OF Mountville, Is a niece
Of the deceased.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
j. W. COOPER DEAD
Buried at Union Church Thursday,
Rev. Coleman Conducting the Ser

Rev. Coleman Conducting the Ser
vices.
j. w. Cooper q we'll known citizen
OF the Exon section Of the county, an
uncle OF Gov. Rob, t A. Cooper, died
suddenly at his home last Wednesday
and was buried Thursday at Union
church, Rev. ]. 2. Coleman, pastor Of
Poplar Springs church, conducting tho
services. His death came entirely un-
e&pectedly and was great shock to
his relatives and friends. He was a
consistent momber-- Of the Poplar
Springs Baptist church and had re-
Gently been elected a deacon, though
he had not been formally installed. He
was 6l years Of age and is survived by
his widow and several sons and daugh-
ters.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
Income Tax Men Here

Mcssrs. Boilmger and Gilbert, deputy
collectors from the Office of the in
ternal revenue collector. arrived In the
city yesterday and viii e at the post
office today and THURSDAY to assist
income tax payers In making out their
returns.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
BROTHERHOOD HEADS
OPPOSE WAGE cUT.
Railroad Men will not AC.
Ccpf Cest
PLAN FtGMT
AGAINST ROADS
Railroad Men OF tho United States will
not Peacefully Sabpit to Wage Re-
ductlons, Say Heads of Railroad
Unions in Cleveland.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 29.-Hcads OF the
three big railroad brotherhoods in
formal statements here tonight said
the railroad men OF the country will
not peacefully submit" to tho wage re-
ductions, which Chicago dispatches
say the railroads will seek from tho
United States Railway Labor Board In
q petition to be presented Monday.
w. G. Ice, president OF the Brother
hood OF Railroad Trainmen, w. S.
Cater, president OF the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men and l.. e. Sheppard, president OF
the Order Of Railway Conductors,
made this declaration in formal state
ments. similar declaration was
made Thursday by Warren S. Stone
grand chief Of the Brotherhood OF Lo-
comotive Engineers. All the brother
hood executives declare that reports of
decreases in the cost OF living are not
borne out by actual conditions, but
are the result OF propaganda; that tho
crease as rapidly as did the cost OF
living or as much; and that railway
mon are not receiving as high stand
ard Of wages as are paid in many other
industries.
Mr.. Lee asserted that in his opin-
ion, "some IL not the greater portion
Of the business depression has been
brought about solely for the purpose
Of prejudicing the public in the in
terest of a reduction in wages gem
orally"
Mr.. Carter declared that "notwith.
standing all the wage increases made
either by the railroad administration
labor board it can be shown that be-
cause OF the great increase in tho
efficiency OF railroad employees there
has been no practical increase IN
wage costs compared with product ;"
Mr.. Sheppard asserted that "to ad-
init that in this country OF ours 1t is
labor at this time, after all the coun-
try has done for the railroads is alb
solutely un-hmcrlcan." Messrs. Lee,
Carter and Sheppard also pointed out
that railroad cmpleyc is piece
worker. laid off and not paid uhcn
railroad traffic is light. They also
took the position that before the
railroads could present request for
wage reductions to the board, they
would first have to present them to
the mon and negotiations friling there
then appeal to the board
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
Born in Abbeyille

Born in Abbeville
Thomas Perrin Cothran, recognized
as one Of the ablest lawyers and legis-
lators that South Carolina has pro-
duced in the past decade, was born in
Abbevillc, October "a, 1857 His father
was the late Judge James G.. Cothran
also a distinguished lawyer and law
maker, and his mother, before her
marriage, was Miss Emma G. Perrin.
Both parents were natives OF Abbe-
Vile, the father having judicial circ
and also at one time member Of con-
grcss from his districts. His mother
came from distinguished family.
Mr.. Cothran In his boyhood attended
the public schools Of Abbeville, going
from there to tho University Of Vir-
ginia, from the law and academic de-
partment OF which institution he was
graduated In 1858. He returned to his
home and the same year was admitted
to the bar by the supreme court Of
South Carolina. He began the prac-
NV VI mo ploicSSioll III ADDoYllle 10
become tho junior partner in the law
iirm or Cothran, Wells, Ansel and
Cothran. He retained that connection
until the death OF his father, the senior
MEMBER and IN 1903 he, with his
Dro'her ana AVN Z. Dean, formed the
partnership OF Cothran, Dean and
'Nolhran, lor number OF years past
one or the best known law firms Of the
state
On January D. 1885 Mr.. Cothran was
llarPled 20 MISS lone Smith, OF Able
'ilic' VINO dlcd the following year. He
was never married again.
MI CothTan's career as lawyer In
''rcehVlilc mas been one Of ominence,
ana for a number OF years he has
Deen looked upon as one Of the lead
ers IN MS profession in the state. With
MS associates, nc has takon part in
some or inc most important legal
hshtS, Doth civic and criminal, In the
rlcdmont section. Recently he was
IGNORED Dy Deing elected president OF
lho state 5ar Association.
AS Greenvi!le citizen, Nr. Goth
ran mas Always taken PRIDE In the
sro"'h' ooFeiopment ana progress or
ms ADOPTED city ana county and has
WORKED increasingly ana effectively
iof ''ieil advancement along all lines.
fio mas demonstrated thls pride by his
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
SOVIET COLLAPSE
is INEVITABLE
Millions Begia to Suffer
PrivatiomS
COLLAPSE MAY
BRING ANARCHY
Paris Conferences Is Disclosing Condi-
tiOns Under BOlsheylstic Rule in
Russia. People In Direst Straits as
Result Of Internal Troubles.

for many months has completely hid
den conditions in Russia, due to the
action Of soviet leaders in barring
visitors from the rest OF the world is
being withdrawn a little by the confer
ence, now in session in Paris, OF the
allRussian constituent assembly.
Prominent eXiled Russians who op-
posed the rule Of Lenine and Trotzky
are now submerging their differences
in an effort to present a united front
against Bolshevism. They are disclos-
ing In Paris reports from associates
Still in Russia picturing conditions not
before clearly presented to the world.
These reports are being received by
cable by A. J. Sack, director Of the
Russian information bureau, who is
the authorized spokesman in this
country OF all the Russian elements
opposed to Bolshcvism attending the
Paris conference. In statement to-
day summing up the reports which
have reached him, Mr.. Sack explains
why the conference is to be regarded
as an event Of international Importance
and incidentally he discloses for the
first time that there Is famine in
Russian villages this winter probably
not less acute than in China"
Thirteen million people have be-
gun to suffer acute starvation this
January he said, "and seven mill
lions already in December of the past
year"
On tho basis Of the data he has
submitted he declares, on behalf Of
his associates that the downfall OF
Bolshcvism is inevitable.
His statement says, in part
The situation within Boshevist
Russia is critical
THE economic life Of the country Is
destroyed, according even to the Boil
shevist Official data. According to
No. 25f OF the official Bolshevist daily,
Pravda, which contains a comparative
table Of manufacturing outputs for the
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02

Mr.. 10. P. Minter spent Friday In
McBee, whore he attended the
Orchard Day" celebration gotten UP
by tho citizens of that community
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02

Mr.. j. 8. Machen, who moved to
Greenville several weeks ago, has been
spending several days in the city on
business.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
GROVER BERGDOLII
SEEN IN GERMANY
Attempt was Recently Made TO Kid
nap Draft-Dodger mt Ebcrsbacl,
Says PAPER.


nap Draft.DOdger mt Ebersbach,
Says Paper.
Berlin, Jan. 26.-An attempt was re-
Gently made at Ebersbach to kidnap
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, American
draft cvader, and companion named
Stretcher. Five men in an automobile,
two OF whom were American military
intelligence officers and one an Am
crican sergeant, made the attempt. &C
cording to the Ebersbach Zcitung.
Bcrgdoll was being driven to the
Ebcrsbach railway station to meet
wedding guests when the automobile
was suddenly surrounded and its oc-
cupnnts ordered to surrender.
The party attempted to escape and
one OF the Americans fired, the ncws-
paper says, wounding a German friend
Of Bergdoll in the right hand
Police officers appeared and the five
mon fed but the two alleged intelli-
gence officers and another OF the men
were arrested later.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wanted
by United States authorities on the
charge OF being a draft evader, was
| arrested in the homo Of his mother
widow Of a wealthy Philadelphia brew
or In January, 1920. He was tried
convicted OF being dcserter from the
army and sentenced to five years at
hard labor.
He began serving tho sentence on
| March 80 last.
He was permitted to go home to
Philadelphia in the custody OF two
guards on May 20 on the plea that he
wished to get $l50,000 in gold which
nc had hidden In Maryland while a
fugitive. The following day he left his
home by way unknown, jumped into
his automobile and fed with Isaac
Stetcher, his chauffeur.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-03-03
Report of Health Survey Lewis
County Schools.

Miss Bee S. HOLES, public
health nurse for Lewis county,
has completed an examination of
all school children in the county.
OF the total number of 1884 chill
dren examined, the following list
shows the per centage found de-
fective, and the number of the
defects:
Eyes, 2O9S; ears, 10; nose,
14% throat, 300; teeth, $50 ;
skin, 19o; enlarged glands, 3S3d ;
children over 1919 under normal
weight, 25so.
A child more than 10So under
normal weight constitutes case
of "malnutrition. These cases
are more numerous than indicat-
ed above, as no scales for weigh
ing were available in IL Of the
rural schools. The nurse now car
ries set of steelyards to take
care of this situation.
Eighty per cent of all children
examined received notices of de-
fects. The total number of de-
fects found in relation to the
number of children examined al
lows an average of two defects
for each child. The child's un-
-delweight is notf mentioned on
the notices sent to parents. These
apply to their defects only. Each
child examined receives a special
weight card on which is shown
the degree of underweight where
such a condition exists.
A second survey of the schools
will be made before the summer
vacation to ascertain what de-
fects have been remedied.
The summer months will be de-
voted largely to consultations
with parentsN with regard to seri-
Gus defects found unremedied at
the time of the second examina-
ton; and in improving the sani-
tary condition of schools where
unhealthful conditions are found
to exist.
In every locality Miss Holes
has met with the heartiest coop
GRAFTON and support from pa
rents, pupils and teachers, and is
well pleased with the reception
given her work in the county.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-03-03
FARM LOAN ACT rs
SAVED TO COUNTRY.
Supreme Court Unanimous for
Law that Is Now Big Boon
To Agriculture.

Washington, Feb. %. = The
Federal farm loan act, designed
to assist agricultural develop
ment by providing readily acces-
sible credits to farmers through
Federal land banks, was declared
valid to-day by the U. S. supreme
court.
In an opinion, which Commits
sioner G. r. Lobdell of the farm
loan board, declared removed ev-
cry shadow of question as to the
legality of the banks or their
bonds, the court held congress
had authority to establish the
land banks and to exempt the
bonds from state taxation.
He announced there would be
issuance of farm loan bonds to
finance the hundreds of millions
of dollars in loans approved by
the board.
1t will be at least 80 days be-
fore funds are available he
said, but distribution will be be-
gun as soon as possible. The
farm loan board is hopeful that
the market may absorb bonds
equal to the borrowing demands
cf the farmers.
The case was an appeal from
lower court DEGREES refusing an
| injunction sought by G. w. Smith
stakeholder in the Kansas City
Title & Trust Co, to restrain that
institution from investing in land
bank securities. The contention
was made that the farm loan act
was invalid, as congress had
neither the authority to establish
banks or to exempt their securi-
ties from state taxation.
The court, in a practically
unanimous opinion, upheld the
authority of the government. The
power to designate fiscal agen-
cies has been conceded congress
since the days of Chief Justice
Marshall, the opinion held, and
the tax exemption provision was
a necessary protection.
Justices Holmes and McReyn-
olds, dissenting, explained they
took exception to the court s as
sumption of jurisdiction, rather
than to the findings. The case
was within the scope of Missouri
laws and the state courts, they
said.
Justice Day, who delivered the
court 8 opinion, said:
Congress declared it neces-
sary to create these fiscal agen-
cies and to make them authorized
repositories Of public monies. It's
power to do so is no longer open
to question. =
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-03-03
Must Have Auto License B.
April 1.

Auto owners will be very much
interested in the following infor-
nation sent to Assessor Ratliff
by the secretary of state:
"Our records of licensing indi-
cate that up to the present time
this office has not received the
usual registration applications. 1t
is, therefore, requested that every
assessor accept a dead-line date
for 1921, from and after which
date prosecutions will be made of
those failing to pay the usual fee
for automobile registration. Al
ter such date it is expected that
the cooperation between the. as
SCISSORS, the sheriffs, state police
officials and other peace officers
will develop a strict enforcement
of this particular law.
"Of course, the license fees are
due on January 1, 1921, and the
person who operates motor We
hicle after that date without hav-
ing paid the proper license fee
and without having attached to
the front and rear of his car the
regulation license plates does so
at his own risk.
"Proper notification is being
mailed out to every peace officer
Of the state, urging that assist
ance be given toward the proper
enforcement Of this law"
Assessor Ratliff wishes to in
form all auto owners that he is
going to make the dead-line date
April /, 1921, for Lewis county.
BY that date the roads will be in
for auto travel and al.
collected by then can be
distributed by the county COM
at their April meeting
and be available for the improve
ment of our roads.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-03-03
Harry Stone Seriously Ill.

Harry Stone, who recently
plead guilty in the district court
here to charge of grand larceny
and was sentenced to serve a
term Of one to IA years in the
penitentiary, became seriously i'll
Monday while being held in jail
at this place. He was removed
to the Nezperce Hotel and there
a consultation, held on his case
Monday night by Drs. Gist of
this city and Darby of Craig
mont, resulted in his being taken
to Lewiston Tuesday morning,
where an examination disclosed
q ruptured appendix and very
critical condition. An operation
was performed as soon as possible
but his state was such that little
hope is held out for his recovery.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-03-03
A Delightful Surprise.

Tuesday afternoon a number OF
lady friends of Mrs. l.. j. Rowe
gave her a delightful surprise
party at her home, it being hel
birthday. Mrs. Rowe knew moth
ing Of the plans for the affair
and was about. her housework
when the surprisers made theia
appearance.
The afternoon was spent in the
enjoyment of fancy work and
music.
The guests presented Mrs.
Rowe with a Rebekah pin as a
token of remembrance Of her
birthday.
A dainty two-course luncheon
was served by Mesdames Schneli,
Thompson, Kennedy and Miss
Hazel Rowe.
Those present were Mesdames.
Roy Miller, Eggers, Smith, EN-
erson, Heston, Ellis, Walker,
Bessie Blenders, Moser, Thomp-
son, Schnell. Kennedy, Geo. Rowe
and Floyd Rowe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-03-03
County and Inter County Spell.
ing Contests.

On March 26th an inter-county
spelling contest will be held in
Lewiston. Lewis, Clearwater,
Latah. and Nez Perez counties
will each be represented by four
contestants, two in the first divis-
ion and two in the second. The
first division will be made up of
pupils of the 3rd, 4th, and 9Th
grades, who will spell both orally
and in written work. The second
division will be made up of pu-
pills of the 9th, 7th, and 9Th
grades. First and second prizes
will be offered in each division.
To determine the contestants
that will represent Lewis county
in the contest, preliminary con-
tests viii be. held as follows: Or
March 9Th each teacher and sup
erintendent will hold contest in
his or her respective school in the
same manner in which the final
contest will be held. In each
school, the winner Of division.
provided he does not misspell
more. than six of the written
words, will be eligible to enter
the preliminary contest held in
Caigmont on the evening Of Mar
18th.
A pupil winning any previous
county spelling contest will not
be eligible to enter this contest.
The winners of the first and
second places in the contest held
in Craigmont, in which the var
ious schools will be represented
will be eligible to enter the inter-
county contest in Lewiston.
On March 23rd a written spell
ing contest will be conducted in
all the shoots of the county to de-
termine the champion school in
spelling. In this contest the pu-
pills of each grade above the End
will spell, and the average of the
grades of the pupils in school
will be the score made by the
school. The school having the
highest average or score will re-
ceive prize.