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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-11-16
TWO ARE KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

j. E. Barton and Miss Jennie Law Bar.
ton Meet Almost Instant DEATH
When Car Turns Over Near Pied.
mont.
lfBalton, 63, and his daughter Jennie
Law Barton, III, who were instantly
killed when the automobile which he
was driving turned over at Cross
Roads, near Piedmont, cast a pail
over local celebrations in observance
Of Arnstice Day and the county fair.
Mr. Barton and his young daughter
were, riding in the front seat of a
Premier automobile. Miss Nell Bar
ton, another daughter and three
members Of the Anderson college fac
ulty, Miss Daisy Daniels, Miss Lu-
cilc Burriss and Miss Adelinc Jones,
were on the rear seat and were badly
shaken up and slightly bruised They
were rushed to the Anderson county
hospital by Raymond e. Cothran, OF
the w. II. Reese Co., and others, but
last night all four had left the hos
pital.
Funeral services for Mr.. Barton and
Miss Barton will be conducted from
the First Baptist church Sunday ar
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock by Dr. John
e. White.
The car turned over once or twice
after striking sand bed several miles
this side Of Piedmont members OF
the party declared. They denied re-
ports that Mr.. Barton was racing
with other motorists The party was
en- route to Grcenvillc where they
contemplated attending the pageant.
Mr.. Barton's skull was fractured
and he sustained other injuries while
Miss Jennie Law Barton's neck was
broken. The accident occurred short
ly after 2 O'Clock.
Mr.. Barton was president OF the
Barton Lumber Co., he was mayor
protein during the three terms he
served in City Council at Anderson
He was q member of the First Bap-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-11-16
BEN. L.. ABNEY OF
COLUMBIA PASSES
Division Counsel for Southern Rail-
way Passes Away After Short Ill

hh5 ihSSeS away Alter Snort ILL
ness.
Columbia, Nov. 11.-Beniamin Lind
scy Abney for about so years division
counsel for the Southern Railway, died
this afternoon about $3.50 o'clock af-
ter brief illness Of pneumonia and
diabetes. Mr.. Abney was 63 years of
age and was we'll known throughout
South Carolina. Funeral services will
be held at o'clock tomorrow after
noon, with interment in Elmwood
Mr.. Mbney was born in Edgefield
county and studied at Ncwberry col
legc, then located at Walhalla, af-
terwards entering the University Of
Virginia. from which he graduated in
1879. He was admitted to the bar
in December 1880, and formed law
partnership with his brother, John r.
Abney. Later he was in law part
ncrship with John p Thomas, Jr., in
Columbia, and afterwards lpracticed
by himself.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-11-16

tist church and for years had taken
an active part in the business, So
cial and religious life Of Anderson.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by two daughters: Miss Nell Barton
and Mrs. James II. Craig; and eight
sons: j. g., w. a., w. H., +. NJ, A. G.,
Roger, Todd and Eugene Barton.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-11-16
No Final Eorms of ART

There arc nc final forms Of art he
cause truth has always new beauty
to reveal and beauty new truth to
Illustrate Wright Mabie.
, 1921-08-11
II You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have you ever stopped to reason why
1t is that so many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is PLAINTIFF article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of il.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Ro Dot q
preparation l have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many Of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has 30 large .
sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony Of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is due to the fact,
30 many people claim. that 1t fulflls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; corrects uri.
nary troubles and neutrafizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle Of
Bwamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y,
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores. Advertisement
, 1921-08-11
RECORD OF PLEASANT HOURS
Book Of Night Life" viii Make inter
esting Reading In the Years
to Come.

The responsible position of the old
family album has been usurped In the
homes OF an increasing number of
modern young persons by the Book
of Night Life The new volume Is
almost ms large us the old family al
bum. II Is supposed to record the
amusement meandcrings of the young
couple who keep II. Every theatrical
program Is brought home. together
with the ticket stubs. and pasted In
II, and the date of the performances
inscribed at the top of the page.
Below each playgoer writes his and
her opinion OF the play with such OBJ
servation as. 'snappy music. but not
much plot = very sad. both of us
cried !" "leadlng man awfully conceit-
ed" and other pungent remarks.
At the end Of the season the Book
Of Night Life" contains n complete
record OF the couples evenings in
search Of amusement. Visitors find II
extremely interesting.-Chlcago Jour
nal.
, 1921-08-11
coAsTwlsE STEAMER SINKS IN
THIRTY MINUTES AFTER HIT
TING REEF IN FOG.
REsCuERs SAVE 1855
ANVox FIRST VESSEL TO REACH
DISTRESSED SHIP IN ANSWER
TO RADIO SIGNALS.

(Nestefn Newspaper Union Nsrs Service
Eureka, Calif.-Forty-eight persons,
thirty-si1 passengers and twelve of
the crew. were lost when the steamer
Alaska of the San Francisco and Port
land Steamship Company, %southbound
from Portland, Ore, to San Francisco,
sank thirty minutes after crashing
into the rocks of Blunts reef, forty
miles south OF this city.
The survivors, numbering 1866 per-
sons, were brought here by the rescue
ship Anyox, the first vessel to reach
the scene of the wreck in response to
the Alaska's radio signals. The o
guard tug Ranger, dispatched from
Eureka, returned to port with the bod
les OF twelve men. Eight were mem
bers of the crew and four were pas
sengers. Capt. Harry HOBBY, master
Of the Alaska, is still u%naccounted for
and is believed to have gone down
with his ship.
OF the survivors landed by the Any.
OK. thirty were seriously injured and
received medical treatment mt the To-
cal hospitals.
II Ahiioho Nht lttL " oh
In a dense fog, according to the sur.
vivOrs, and Immediately began to list.
The work of launching the ~llfeboats
was accomplished without delay or
disorder. Three of the boats success
fully rode the waves, but the fourth
boat capsized and precipitated its oc-
cupants into the sea. The greatest
loss of life, the survivors said, result
ed from this mishap. A few who wore
life belts succeeded In keeping afloat
until the boats of the Anyox picked
them up.
Thomas Johnston OF Brooklyn, n.
T., was drowned and his wife rescued,
though injured. Owen Terlin and his
wife OF indianapolis were saved,
slightly injured. OF the twelve bodies
recovered four have been identified as
passengers and eight as officers and
rev
According to the stories of the sur
v%ivOrs, the last lifeboat was but n few
feet from the wreck when the Alaska,
which had listed to. starboard, sudden
ly righted and then plunged bow first.
George Glenn, who. with another
passenger and the captain, were the
last men on the ship, came to the sur
face a short time afterward and final
ly found IN empty llfeboat. Others
We're struggling in the water. The
steamer Anyox, towing II barge to Van
couver, was twelve miles distant when
the first $. o. s. signals of the Alaska
flashed out.
Within nm hn11t. tho AWAY arrival
, 1921-08-11
The FlaVorLaStS
That's the Way With Them!

Complimenting the Boston (Ga.)
Bostonian on the purchase of a new
printing plant and its installation in
a e location, the Triton Gazette
says:
"That is the way with these news
paper men as soon as they lay their
hands on n little money, s~traightway
they spend ii In building up the town
and developing the community; that's
what improving a newspaper means"
, 1921-08-11
Parachute jumper Killed.

Chicago.-Patrlck Love. n sergeant
In the United States aviation corps,
stationed at Rantoul field. was killed
while making n parachute jump here.
The airplane was only about 200 feet
In the air when Love made his leap
Into space. The parachute opened
properly, but was caught In the wind
and driven against n OF the towers
OF the municipal pier. Love wna
knocked from the harness from which
be had d%lsengaged himself and he fell
10 q balcony at the foot OF the tower
, 1921-08-11
WASHINGTON

10 SNtiAiihk III Nle bulll-
Ing was destroyed.
WASHINGTON
Postmaster General Hays has an
nounced appointment Of Mrs. Mary X.
McCarty MS assistant superintendent of
foreign mails. She Is the second
woman to be appointed to an executive
position in the department. and entered
the service in 1900 as n clerk
The steamship President, assigned
by the government to the P~ostoffice
Department, has inaugurated its TWEEN
tyfour-hour service of rum to Quaran-
tine TO rush in the mails from inbound
steamers. Postmaster General Hays
n members of the congressional post
office committees We're aboard. The
service is expected to eliminate nearly
twenty-four hours delay In getting for
eign mails ashore.
Investigation by the Senate Com
merCe Commission to determine
whether there is "monopolistic manip-
ulatlon" of petroleum products was
proposed in n resolution introduced by
senator King, Democrat, Utah, who
said depression in crude oil prices evil
denced manipulation by large inter
ests, while prices of gasoline and
other products had not been reduced
proportionately.
Exports to Europe fell off nearly
81, 1000, GOO, while those to South
America increased more than $4,000
900 during the fiscal year ending June
30, last, as compared with the previous
year, Commerce Department figures
disclosed. In June there was n sharp
decline In both directions compared to
the same month n year ago. The years
exports to Europe were $3,40S, 900, 900
against $4.S63,0 00, 900 in 1920; imports
we're 1887 100000 against Sl,1T9,OO0,-
600.
Legislation authorizing payments to
Liberia under the S5,000,0O0 loan to
that country previously arranged for,
was asked by President Harding in n
letter transmitted to the Senate. An
accompanying letter from Secretary
Hughes said a "moral obligation"
rested on the United States to mike
this loan.
Three Colorado young men are
among the POS candidates for appoint
ment MS second lleutenants in the
army who qualified as Il result of last
April's examination, 1t was announced
by the war department. Those com.
missiOned from Colorado are: Harry
Meyer, Denver, engineer corps; John
Harry, Boulder, in field artillery, and
Creswell G. Blakeney. Denver. I'm field
artillery.
Intoxicating beverages Imported In
to the United States during the fiscal
year were valued at more than 5000
900, as compared with about $500, OOO
in the previous year.. according to re-
ports issued by the Commerce Depart
ment. Wine was the largest item In
the list of lntoxicants entering during
the year, amounting to more than p
100000 gallons, as compared with 2S,-
900 in 1920.
Aiming OF postal employees since
May 1, and the standing reward OF
5000 offered by the Posteffice De.
partment to anyone bringing about the
detention and arrest OF n mail robber,
has served to reduce the number OF
Expectations against the service to a
remarkable extent, according to a pos
tai bulletin from Postmaster General
VIII II. Hays.
The House passed n bill changing
the period for doing annual assessment
work OF unpatented mineral claims
from the calendar to the fiscal year
The measure now % TO the Senate
, 1921-08-11
Wan, York Appointed Captain.

Washlngton.-A bill authorizing the
President to appoint Sergt. Alvin O.
York, famous world war hero, ms II
captain Of the United States army,
and then to place him on the retired
list. vas introduced in the Senate by
Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee.
, 1921-08-11
Herod's Famous cioister Uncovered.

Observation-Disclosures at Askalon
have resulted In the discovery of the
famous cloister round the great court
built by Herod the Great which was
described in the writings Of Josephus
as being admirable for it's workman
ship and grandeur. Statues of Apollo,
Venus and Victory and also a gigantic
statue of Herod has been found on the
spot.
, 1921-08-11
Germany to Issue History.

Berlin.-Germany is about to begin
the issuance Of the official history of
the world war. The government has
placed a large staff of historians, edi-
tors and assistants at work in the gov
eminent archives to begin the work
of assembling the material and writ
ing the history OF the val as e
from within Germany.
, 1921-08-11
Citizen Worth While.

Every man should aspire to serve
his country remarked the perpetual
candidate for office.
81 quite agree with you" said Mr..
Dubwaite, "but he ought not to let am
bition get such a strange hold on him
that 1t interferes with his earning a
living. My idea of a patriot is a man
who is also a good producer."-Bir-
mIngham Age-Herald.
, 1921-08-11
Church aaeks Hardlnu.

New York.-The Federal Council of
the Churches Of Christ In America, In
a letter to President Harding, pledges
Its support to the step which he has
taken looking toward an international
conference to consider the limitation
of nrmaments.
, 1921-08-11

II n woma could retnin her beauty
forever she would get along without
brains.
, 1921-08-11
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
o. RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

A concurrent resolution declaring
that II is the sense of the Texas Legis-
lature that the interests of the United
States and Texas may be better served
by official recognition Of Mexico was
adopted in the House Mt Austin. re
Gently.
Col. William X. Berger. founder of
the University of New Mexico. and its
secretary for twenty-five years, died
at Belen, New Mexico, aged IA years.
He was a pioneer editor and attorney
in the state and had held territorial po-
sitiOns and various offices in the G. A.
r.. and leading lodges of the state.
Lieut.. II. b. Levissee, an air mail pi-
lot, narrowly escaped death at Con
cord, Calf, in making a forced land
ing after his engine went dead while
he was 1000 feet in the air. Owing to
distractions near the landing field his
machine turned over on him and when
he was extricated he said he was un-
injured.
In blowing the safe of the Charity
State bank at Charity, Ill, the rob
bers used so much explosive hat the
safe was blown out through the rear
OF Ii building. The safe doOr was
blown out through the front of the
building. and the structure was set on
fire. burning to the ground. Officials
OF the bank said there was no clew to
the identity Of the robbers. and thai 1t
was impossible to say how much they
obtained, as everything in the build
Ing was DESTROYED.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
GOES TO ANNAPOLIS.

Lieut. Commander Robert E. Rogers
has been detached from the battle
ship Arkansas and ordered to the
Naval Academy for duty.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
GRAVES PAYS TRIBUTE
TO W0MAN's FOUNDATION
Objects Of Organization Set Forth
!, by Mrs. Calhoun at
Meeting.

Tribute to the women of America
was paid by John Temple Graves in
,, an address at the mass meeting In
the interest of|the Woman's National
Foundation, held at the Wardman
Park Hotel last night.
Achievements of womankind in the
last few years alone have proved
worthy and capable of using the
great responsibilities placed upon
them. Mr.. Graves told the assembled
women. He congratulated the MEM
bers of the foundation on selecting
the National Capital as their national
headquarters.
Mrs. c. c. Calhoun. president of the
foundation. outlined the plans of the
organization for a temple for the
furtherance of the education of wom-
en- In their civil rights and their
duties as citizens.
The Foundation Bulletin, soon to be
issued, will have as its object the
obtaining of the opinion Of the Amer
lean women on matters OF important
legislation. The, opinion Of the
ullettn through its board of gov
ernors, and a coupon, will be inclosed
to be returned with the readers ideas
about the matter under discussion.
Hotels. swimming pools. outdoor
theaters. will be further attractions
the liquidation of the foundations
obligations the proceeds from the din
ing rooms will be devoted to the
building of schools and beautifying
of cities and small communities
throughout the country.
Chairmen have been appointed in
the various school zones OF the city,
and at meeting of these chairwom-
en- at the Shoreham Hotel on Friday
evening at 4:3O o'clock. the outline
of their work will be given.
So that the activities of the founda-
tion may begin without delay. num-
ber of Washington builders have de-
cided to erect a temporary theater
within short time.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
MEDAL FOR PRESIDENT.
Presented With Costa Rican Keep
sake on Anniversary Date.

President Harding has been pre-
sented with one OF the medals
designed by Costa Rica to COM
| memorate the hundredth anniver-
sary Of its independence. The presen-
tation was made in a formal manner
in the blue room Of the White House
by DIR. Don Octavio Beeche, minister
to the United States from Costa Rica.
The medal was of solid gold and ap-
ipropriately inscribed and was cast for
the President by special act of the
Costa Rican congress.
Medals also in memory Of the an
niversary will be presented to Secre-
tary of State Hughes, and the presi-
| dents of the several Central American
REPUBLICS
Evening star., 1921-09-29
Mems Leather
BELTS, 39c

Made to sell for $1.o0.
Solid leather belts in black.
tan and gray. "Can't-slip"
buckles and tongue buckles.
$l.25 Storm Serge,
Evening star., 1921-09-29

Yard-wide, All-wool Storm
Serge, combining good looks
with good wear. Navy,
green, French blue, brown,
purple and black.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
$1,000 STONE FOR HAMoN.

ARDMoRE. Okla, September 20
A five-thousand- dollar tombstone will
mark the grave of Jake L. Hamon. re-
publican national committeeman. who
was killed here last November. accord
ing to Frank L. Ketch, administrator
for the Hamon estate. who let the con-
tract to a Chickasha firm. The stone
will be a simple monument bearing
only an epitaph and the Hamon name.
Evening star., 1921-09-29

rival here several weeks ago from Aus
tralia on a charge Of having misap-
propriated funds of a defunct milling
firm in Australia in which he was said
Krull held Ockerby to answer and said
he would recommend to the Secretary of
State that Ockerby be returned to Aus
tralia.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
LAYS PLOT TO REVENGE.
Envoy Here Discusses Attempt to
Assassinate Polish President.

The attempted assassination in
Lemberg last Monday of President
Pilsudski Of Poland was occasioned
by desire for revenge on the part
of Stefan Fedak, the young staff
officer who is. charged with the act.
DR.. Longin Gehelsky. diplomatic rep
resentative of Galicia, said today. DR..
Gehelsky, who declared that he was
intimat tely acquainted with Fedak and
the latters family. said the young
officer had resented bitterly the death
of his closest friend, a Capt. Mary
novich, at the hands of Polish soldiers.
Fedak, the Galician representative
said. is a son of one of the wealthiest
ukrainian families. his father being
director of several of the large banks,
and as head Of the relief organiza-
ton, supported by funds from America.
was decorated by the Vatican for his
charitable works.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
MUST FACE CHARGES.
Ex-Australian Millionaire Loses
Fight Against Extradition.

SAN FRANCISCO. September 29.-
Thomas w. Ockerby, said to be a former
millionaire miller of Australia, lost his
fight against extradition before United
States Commissioner Krull here yester-
day. Ockerby was arrested on his ar
Evening star., 1921-09-29
POPE AIDS RUSSIANS.

ROME. September 27.-The holy see
has instructed the Dank Of Rome tc
transmit 100000 italian lire to the
papal nuncio ia Bern, Switzerland,
for relief of the Russian famine suf-
fererS.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
CAPT. SCOTT ORDERED HERE.

Capt. Evan w. Scott, Naval Chaplain
Corps. has been detached from duty
on the staff of the commander of the
Pacific feet and ordered to this city
for duty in the bureau of navigation,
Navy Department.
Evening star., 1921-09-29

About the time an elevator boy
gets a. little way up in. the world
some one is sure to call him down.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
JOINS PACIFIC FLEET.

Lieut. Eldred E. Richards. at the
naval proving grounds, Indian Head,
Nd, has been assigned to duty with
the destroyer force, Pacific feet.
Evening star., 1921-08-18
HOSPITAL
HAS ONLY FIVE PATIENTS
Wounded Veterans in Ha1f-Mile
Building Have Three Majors,
Two Nurses and Two Orderlies.

CHICAGO. August 1S.-With two
miles of spotless white corridors, 1000
beds and all the equipment of new
hospital at their disposal. five wound
ed douGhboys are "sittin' on top of the
world" at Speedway Hospital the
g"vsrnment's new s10.D00,000 struc-
ture at haywood a suburb
The hospital was opened a week ago
and so far has received only the five
patients.
It's pretty hard in some ways
only us five guys in the place." said
Sergt. Harlow B. Garthwaite. late of
Company {. Sth Field Signal Battalion.
We've three majors, two nurses
and two orderlies worrying over US
They're killing us with kindness.
why. we've got one major detailed
exclusively at swatting mosquitoes"
The hospital, according to Maj. Mark
]. White. who is in charge. will han
die only convaleScent cases. as it
has no operating rooms or elevators
The structure is four stories high and
one-half mile in length.
Evening star., 1921-08-18
RAILROADS likely
! TO REFUSE APPEAL
Requests of Bnions to Cancel
Wage Cuts Expected
to Fail. .
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. August 1S.-Refusal to
meet the requests of the railroad
brotherhoods for cancellation of the
recent wage cut and continuation of
present working rules was expected
in the announcement of western rail-
roads to be made later today follow
ing conference of managers, and
union officials.
A committee headed by A. W. Tren-
holm. vice president of the Chicago.
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha. has
been comforting with Big Four Off
cials for the last twp days. Mr. Tren-
holm's committee represents all west
ern railroads.
The requests of the brotherhoods
and the Switchmen's union have been
presented at regional conferences with
railroad managers of the eastern and
southeastern lines. and individual
conferences are being held with the
southwestern roads,
The employees have presented four
fold proposition to the railways be-
fore referring the whole situation to
the rank and file for action. The
reduction he Cancelled. that no more
cuts he asked of the railroad labor
board. that the roads continue to pay
time and one-half for overtime and
Sundays and holidays, and that the
present working rules be continued
for a fixed period.
Evening star., 1921-08-18
PEACE PORTAL ON ROAD
TO BE DEDICATED SEPT. 6
Span to Commemorate Century or
More of Peace With Canada Will
Be Opened in Washington.

BLAINE. Wash, August 17.-Dedi-
cation of a huge peace portal" built
across the Pacific highway where it
crosses the boundary line between
Canada and the United States here,
will take place September 6.
The portal was built to mem
crate the century or more of peace
between Canada and the United States.
The dedication will be attended by
representatives of the Canadian.
French and American governments.
as well as by hundreds of residents
of British Columbia and the Pacific
northwest
The ceremonies will also include
dedication of the Pacific highway
which runs nearly 1000 miles south
from Vancouver. 3. e. across Wash
ington. Oregon and California. to Tia
Juana. in Lower California.
The Pacific highway will be paved
it's entire length by 1925. it is ex-'
pefted. making it the first transcon-
tinental road in the nation to be hard
surfaced every inch.