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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
TWO WALKING GIRLS
ARRIVE IN CITY TIRED
Walking from Miami, Fla, to As1e-
villa ~ n rp,. C;,,y Ga =. c,.

Walking from Miami, Fla, to Asle.
Vile, N. c., Two Girls Stop in City.
Enroute to AshevilIe, N. c., from
Mama, Fla, on walking trip, two
pretty girls, dressed in knickerbokers
and sandals arrived in the city Monday
afternoon, tired, but glad that they
are about to reach the last 100 mile
lap Of their journey.
When asked about the object of the
trip the girls, neither of whom hesi-
tated to admit that they were but 2s
years old, said that they were walking
for their health and for the fun that
went with It, They are not selling
souvenirs or seeking other revenue,
they said.
One of the girls, eBtty Thompson,
according to their story, halls from the
"tar-heel state" and Is a graduate OF
Trinity college, at Durham, N. c. Her
companion, Dora Bryant, is from
Mama, Fla, and is graduate of
Massey college, Jacksonville, Fla.
Choosing to go through Charleston,
S. &C., On their trip, the girls have al
ready walked more than 900 miles at
an average Of 10 miles a day. They
expect to make the return trip in the
same manner.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
NEW CANDIDATE IN FIELD
Miss Kate V. WoffOrd Formally An
nounces Candidacy for Superin-

Miss Kate V. WoNfOrd Formally An.
nOunces Candidacy for Superin-
tendent OF Education.
The Advertiser carries today the
formal announcement of the candi-
dacy Of Miss Kate " Wofford for the
office Of county superintendent of
education, this being the first formal
announcement OF any woman for office
In Laurens county.
Miss W'offord Is a daughter of Mr..
j. A. Wofford, OF MADDEN station, and
the late Cleo Cunningham Wofford,
'affectionately known during her life
time $by her newspaper pseudonym
Aunt Kate" She Is a graduate of
Winthrop college OF the class OF 1916
and has had four years OF high school
work. She was formerly president of
the Laurens county teachers associa-
tion and Is now president OF the com
mercial teachers department OF the
State teachers association. During
the war She served as a end class yeo-
man and Iolds an honorable discharge
from the u. 8. Navy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
CONTRACT. is GIVEN
FOR NEW JAIL

Structure Of Reinforced Concrete will
Cost $32,445. VIII be Modern I'm
Every Detail.
Bids for the erection OF new coun-
ty Jail were formally opened yester-
day at meeting of the Jail commits
sioners and the contract awarded to
=. NJ. Guest, Of Anderson, whose bid,
the lowest Of those submitted, was
$32,445.0O.
The new jail will be built on the
lot adjacent to the present structure
and will be Of reinforced concrete. One
OF the provisions in the contract is that
the jail be completed within four
months after work commences. Mod
ern In almost every detail, the Jail
will have steam heating in the base
ment and in all the cells. Present
plans for the jail call for cells on the
second floor only.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
CITIZEN
OF CLINTON DIES
Death Claims p. s. Bailey After Long
Period OF Feeble Health.

Clinton, April 19.-7P. S. Bailey,
prominent merchant and leading citi-
zen Of Clinton, died at a hospital in
Columbia this morning. Mr.. Bailey
had been in feeble health year or
more, but had been in the hospital in
Columbia only week Sunday after
noon physicians advised that there
was little hope for recovery and men,
'bers Of his family went to Columbia
at once and were at his bedside when
the end came. The funeral was held
FRIDAY.
Mr. Bailey was 55 years old and is
survived by his wife and one son,
Silas Bailey. lie is also survived by
his father, M, s. Bailey; three broth
ters, w. ]. Bailey, c. NJ Bailey and
u. A. BAILEY, all of this place, and
three sisters, Mrs. r. B. Vance and
Miss Connie Bailey Of Clinton and
Mrs. George H. Cornelson of New
Orleans. His father is in New Or
leans, visiting Mrs. Cornelson and
Will arrive home tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Bailey was associated in bust
ness with his brother, J. A. Bailey,
under the firm name Of M. S. Bailey
& Sons. He was member Of the
Presbyterian church and it's board Of
deacons.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
w. C. breckenridge Dead

Mr.. w. G. Breckenridge, widely
known in the county as a machinist
and expert in gin repair work, died
at the home Of Mr.. Dick Owings, his
boarding place, in this city Tuesday
morning after an illness OF a few
days. Mr.. Breckenridge had been in,
declining health for some time and his
death was not unexpected He was a
native Of Oconee county, but had
lived bachelors life hero for many
years. His relatives have been noti-
fed 6f his death and upon the arrival
of some OF them this morning funeral
arrangements will be decided upon.
He will most probably be buried here.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
MRS. LULA BOYD

Widow Of Late NJ. Caine Boyd, Died at
her Home Near MOuntyflIe April
18th.
Friends Of Mrs. Lula Boyd, widow
of the late M. Caine Boyd, will be sor
ry to hear Of her death, which occur
red suddenly at her home near Mount
vile on April Il, The funeral services
were held at (Hopewell church, being
conducted by her pastor, Rev. Shealey,
assisted by Rev. Virgins, Of Clinton.
The deceased was the youngest child
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ed. Boyd, deceased,
and Is survived by three sons, Dallas,
Don and Marion, and four sisters, Mrs.
Emma Monroe, Mrs. Ella Crawford,
Mrs. Matte Silvcrman and Mrs. Annie
Dickert.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
EXAMINATIONS FOR
TEACHERS MAY 12 AND 13

Examinations for Primary and Ele-
mentary Certificates will be HELD
In Court House.
Announcement was made yesterday
at the office Of r. Il. Wilson, superin-
tendent Of education, that teachers ex-
aminations in Laurens county, will'be
held in the court house Friday and Sat
urday, May IL and 13.
The examinations will be for teach
ers in the first, second and third
grades for elementary and primary
certificates. High school examinations
will be held at a later date, Supt. Will
son stated.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
NEGRO WOMAN KILLED
IN SHOOTING SCRAPE
After killing Woman, Charlie Leak
Is Shot. Now in County Jail.

is Shot. Now in County Jail.
Charlie leak, a negro "a years old
after shooting at and killing Viola
Jackosn, negress, was himself shot
In the abdomen, arm and leg, by two
other negro men, Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock, following a row because,
witesses declare, the woman refused
Ito live any longer with him. The dou-
Die shooting took place on the plan
tation owned by John l.. Young, in
the Hopcwell community.
Sheriff Reid and Deputy Owings
were on the scene Of the homicide
shortly after it occurred and found
the dead woman in the house Of a
negro tenant and leak, who had a
bullet hole in his leg and gun shot
wounds in his body, was on the porch
Of the same house. Witnesses told the
sheriff that Leak was shot while run
ming from the house after he killed
the woman. The negro admitted kill
Ing the woman but denied that he ran
from the house. He was given medi-
cal attention by a local physician and
taken to the county jail. r. Williams
and Tom Ellison. negroes, both Of
whom admit shooting Leak, were not
arrested.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
COLLECT OVER 5000 CANS
IN CLEANUP DRIVE
Bringing In $3.50 Tin Cans During
"Clcan-Up" Week, 1854 Children Re.
ceiYe Passes From Theatre.

ceiye Passes From Theatre.
$3.50 tin cans Of every conceivable
description were brought to the
Princess Theatre last Thursday after
noon as a result of an offer made by
Manager Switzer that he would give a
free admission to the theatre to every
child bringing Is or more cans. The
offer was made by the management of
the Princess Theatre, said Mr.. Switzer,
to cooperate with tho spirit of Clean
Up" week
The total NUMBER gaining a free
admission was 164. "A free admission
for two weeks was offered the boy or
girl bringing the most cans. This
prize was won by Robert Nichols who
collected 22S cans. John Kitchens,
bringing 1874 cans, won the second
prize. a one-week free admission
ticket.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
jas. II. Sullivan TO Sneak

: James II. Sullivan, OF this city, has
accepted an invitation from the Wo-
mans, Club, OF Pacolet, to deliver an
address at a meeting Of the Parent
Teachers Association, to be held there
next Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The subject Of Mr.. sulliyan's speech,
at the request OF the Woman's Club,
willtbe citizenship and Law Enforce
ment'.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
Special Service

A special service was held at the
First Presbyterian church last Sunday
for the Junior, Senior and Interme-
diate Christian Endeayor societies. Of
ficers for the ensuing year were elect
ed. Instead OF the regular preaching
service, an address was delivered by
Rev. G. II. Squires. One hundred En-
deavorers were present.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
.LAURENS COUNTY
SMASnES RECORD
High Water Market I'm Con.
tracts Signed
MEETING FRIDAY
BIG SUCCESS

Barbecue and Cotton Marketing Fri
day Under Auspices OF Laurens Bus.
mess League Gives Big Boost to CO.
operative Marketing Campaign In
the County.
Laurens county broke all records
triday In the number Of bales of cot
ton signed in cotton cooperative mar
keting. when 105 farmers placed their
signatures on the cotton marketing
contract and put 4,044 bales in the
marketing hopper. According to re-
ports from Columbia no other county
in the south has edualled this record
in one day. County Demonstrators
Vaughan was out pushing the cam
paign yesterday, so the total number
OF bales signed UP in the county could
not be secured, but the total up to
Friday night was estimated to have
been In the neighborhood of 10000.
The goal for this county is understood
to be $4,000 by May 1st. Many work
ers were out yesterday and the cam
paign will be continued the rest OF this
week, so 1t is thought that the remain
ing 5000 bales will be easily secured.
The sign-up meeting Friday was
held under the auspices Of the Laurens
Business league, which furnished
free barbecue for the occasion. Over
500 farmers attended the meeting and
were guests OF the league at the bar
becue. The consensus Of opinion
among those who attended the meet
ing in the court house and the bar
becue at Boyds spring was that the
day was one Of the most successful
and auspicious in the history Of the
city.
The meeting in the court house pre-
ceded the barbecue Here Dr. w. H.
Dial, mayor Of the city, presided in the
absence Of Mr.. Geo. NJ. Wright, presi-
dent Of the league, who was absent
from the city. Addresses were made
by ]. D. Coghlan, j. H. McCulley and
Mr.. Bolindcr, of Texas, and County
Agent G. l.. Vaughan. Endorsement of
the marketing plan was also given by
Messrs. C. III. Roper and j. j. Adams
on the part Of the banks Of the city.
Mr.. Coghlan was the principal speak
er Of the day. He told of the success
full operation Of the marketing plan
in Texas and Oklahoma and declared
that members of the associations in
those states had secured as high as
s 10 Der bale more for their cotton than
their neighbors had gotten. He said
that the association was a selling Or
not holding or specula-
tive body, and that it's benefits were
secured through sound BUSINESS prac-
tice carried out on a large scale. In
course Of time, he said, after suf-
ficient number OF farmers had Joined
the association, he expected that it
would be able to influence the market
and bring to the cotton grower a pro-
fit in keeping with the labor he per-
forms and the money he invests.
The barbecue was held after the
meeting and following the
barbecue boil weevil meeting was
held in the court house when addresses
were made by the same speakers who
spoke at the morning meeting.
Mr. Vaughan said last night that O.
total Of 10000 bales had been signed
in the county with more committees
to be heard from.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
Notice to Pensioners

Pensioners can get their checks at
the Office OF Probate Judge. The Pro
bate Judges office will be closed on
May 9Th on account OF the reunion at
Riddles Old Field.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26

stead OF Augusta gravel 'as previously
agreed upon. Mayor; Dial was author
ICED to have Church street placed in
condition for the Chautauqua next
week.
The mayor was also authorized to
r0nder limited aid to the Civic League
In beautlfying the public square.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
Two More Announcements

In addition to the announcement of
Miss Kate Wofford for superlntendet
of Education, referred TO elsewhere in
this paper two more announcements
have been received by The Adyttiser,
that OF John d. w. Watts for re-elec-
uon as Supervisor and that OF J. Wad-
dy Thompson as Auditor. Both of
these men are asking for reelection,
being In office now.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26
Singing Convention

The North laurens Singing Conven-
ton meets with the Cedar Grove
Church Sunday, April 80. All singers
are cordially invited to attend.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-26

Continued on Page Four.)
The Washington times., 1922-08-13
Masked Marvel'. For
Tidal Basin Events

/ l.. Gordon Leeeh, manage n,
the Tidal Basin bathing beach "a. M
ports the entry Of a masked tnarveI,'
In Tuesday afternoons mile swim for
ment The masked marvei1 q said
70 De or italian descent and ACCORD.
ing TO reports is a dark horse" IN
the distance race which winds i'm the
weekly program OF swimming events
at the bach.
The mems race, at n mile. and the
women's race. at the same distance
are attracting considerable attention
The long races are expected TO bring
out many swimmers who SO far have
not competed.
While. Mark Coles has won tha
fnen's silver cup. and Florence shad.
ding has ANNEXED the women's cnn.
there are many medals TO be SIsl
tributed. Major w. 8, Vert. aetina
officer In charge Of public buiidIns
and grounds, will make the presenta.
tipn Tuesday afternoon after the
races.
The first race win start at 6 D. m.
Contestants have been training for
several weeks In preparation for the
The Washington times., 1922-08-13
Rock Chokes On Spot.

Dutch" Lehman. who has been
vacationing at Colonial Beach for
the past week, was an eye witness
to strange sight while on one OF
his numerous fishing trips from
that resort. According to Lehman.
he and party Of anglers were
busily engaged In pulling in trout
and hardheAds when Captain
Jimmy" from whose boat they
were fishing. noticed a commotion
upon the surface OF the water.
Pulling anchor they proceeded to
see what was the cause OF the dis
turbance. Much to their surprise.
they beheld a two-foot rock, help
lessly floundering around upon the
surface with a big Norfolk spot
half way in its mouth. The cap
tain procured a net and quickly
landed the big fish or I might say
two fish. Upon investigation It was
discovered that the dorsal fin OF the
spot was imbedded in the roof OF
the rocks mouth. rendering Il i'm.
possible for the big fellow to swal-
low or disgorge the smaller broth.
er. The morale to the story IL,
never bite off more than you can
chew"
The Washington times., 1922-08-13
TRACK STOCK
NOW SOARING
AT SYRACUSE
John HumpbIey, Crack Jump
eE VIII MatricuIate There
This Fall.

.CS YRACUSE, NJ. Y, Aug. H.
IS Track stock took decided
boost at Syracuse University
today when It was learasd that
John Humpbley, crack high
jumper from Bethlehem, Pa, will
matriculate on the hill this fall.
He win be a big asset to the
Orange track forces.
Indicative OF just what value
Humpbley viii be to Coach Tom
Keane IL the fact that. two years
ago this same boy IN a meet con-
Quoted in uhe Archbold Stadium tied
the interschoIastic high jump at 5
feet. s inches. But what is sim more
Significant is that ne now. jumps
.5 feet, 10 inches with consistency.
Comparative, fgures stamp Hump
bley as one Of the best prep school
. Ugh jumpers In the country. He win
be an acquisition to Syracuse
University, especially since the
fighest mark which the best Orange
high jumper could reach last year
varied from 5 feet, 6 inches to s
feet. inches. Entering as q fresh
man he win not OF course. bo
eligible for varsity competition until
he has attended the university for
one year. q
Young Humpbley halls from Beth.
iethem Prep School. which has fur.
nished so many track stars for
Coach Keane. The most recent Beth
lehem luminaries include ,-woodring,
Monie and Sullivan, who is a former
schoolmate and personal friend OF
Humpbley.
Humpbley's entry on the hill Is
looked upon with especial favor be.
cause he is just the kind Of athlete
whom Coach Keane needs. He will
round out Keane's forces so that they
present formidable aggregation In
field events as well as track events.
Syracuse University has long been
weak in field competition. 1t has
lost many a meet because Of this
weakness. Humpbley should be a
big point getter for the. Orange, and
under the guidance OF a coach like
Tom Keane. Is expected to develop
into real star. He has great pos
sibllities.
The Washington times., 1922-08-13
Fans Support Asked
For Cop-Fireman Game

All that is necessary TO make the
Fireman Police battle one Of the most
successful games fina apcially ever
staged here Is for the District fans
to rally to the cause in the same
manner as have District business
firms. The cause to which all funds
received are to be applied is most
worthy, every penny taken in geing
directly to the relief funds Of these
two protective organizations Of the
District.
AS soon as the Home Defense
League booked the battle for Septem-
Der 0, President Griffith, Of the Ma
tfonals, placed the American League
Park at it's disposal and the other
local firms voluntarily furnished ma.
terial and services for the tickets,
programs, printing, etc, even the
baseballs to be used Being donated,
while Billy" Belts and Jimmie"
Hughes have stepped forward with
their services as umpires.
Tickets were distributed last
Thursday and, IL progress already
made In their sales may be taken as
criterion, last years mark Of close
to SCI, 900 is sure to be broken. Every
policeman and fireman In the city
has a bunch and each has vowed to
get rid of all. One detective has al
ready sold over a thousand.
As far as the game itself is con-
cerned, II is sure TO furnish q bat.
tie royal" This win be the first year
that the. Firefighters have played
against their hlue-coated rivals, and
they are determined to make their
debut auspiciously.
The Washington times., 1922-08-13
Indian Spring Golf
Greens Being Improved

The fact that the Indian Spring
Club has not been formally opened
apparently Is not worrying its mem.
bers, as they are out in force every
day, especially on Saturdays and
Sundays. AS a matter of fact, Il is
not expected that the formal opening
will be announced for some time, as
1t has been decided that this date
will not be announced until every.
thing Is in tip-top shape.
All of the major outside work on
the house has been Practically com.
pleted, the workmefi now being en-.
gagged in putting on the many finish.
ing touches on the inside. The
showers and lockers have been avail
able for several weeks and the re-
inainder of the work Is being rushed
toward completion.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
course has been In use for several
months and that those who have
played over II have nothing but
praise to offer, the green's manager
has discovered several minor changes
which will make II better All green's
are being gone over, several slightly
regarded. and are being top-grassed
and prepared for another seeding.
Four have been completed and the
remaining fourteen will have been
finished by the time the clubhouse is
thrown open and the club formally
opened.
wilfred Reid. the club professional,
has been kept so busy with his, shop.
work and lessons that he has oniy
found time for five complete rounds
since he arrived several months ago.
Last week he turned In another 7s,
which equals his mark made on his
first trip over the course last April.
ward Journey in SO.
The Washington times., 1922-08-13
Alleged Black Sox in
Lineup Cancels Game

LOWELL, Ind, Aug. 12.--In a
baseball tournament held here sum
day between the towns OF Crown
point, Kouts and Lowell. Ind. and
Beecher, III, the town OF Crown
Point attempted ~ use a player
said to be Lefty williams, for.
mer White Sox hurler and one Of
the principals in the episodes Of the
1919 world series. The player recog.
nized as Williams was on the lineup
under the name of Stevens.
The local management refused to
permit "Stevens''. to play, and on
Crown Points refusal to inject a
substitute, forfeited the game and
called the home team off the field.
The action of the visitors brought
q storm OF criticism from the fans
and players The tournament was
won by 'Kouts, the games being
witnessed by big crowd. n
The Washington times., 1922-08-13
UPPER RIVERS
In FAIR SHAPE
FOR ANGLING
While the Potomac Ia Not En-.
tireIy Clear, smaII-mouthed
Bass May Be Taken.
BY r. A. sANGLER.

yul HE upper Potomac is In fair
shape for the little-nouthed
bass fisherman. The river
from bank to bank Is not entirely
clear, but enough fishable water
can be found to satisfy the ang-
lers' Waltonian desire. A shiny
moss substance is noticeable on
the surface above as well as in
tidewater that looks none too in
viting to the angler, but dpes not
interfere with the fish.
Madtoms are the favored bait
for the smaIl-mouthed garnester at
this season OF the year. Beside
being easy carriers during the
warm weather the angler Is able TO
do considerable casting as the
tom Is tough and tenacious or iife
Many big ganiesters are lost by
the amateur as well as by the old
timer when the finny one starts up
stream and more especially II he
makes for under the boat. A good
plan to follow during the battle 10
not to work the bass too close to
twenty-five or thirty feet. then, IL
line, let him run again; reeling
him back little nearer each time.
On each run make him take the
line a little harder, put a little
more pressure on the reel with the
thumb and raise the rod a trifle
higher. This tires him out and he
gradually looses his pep.
Often, at the first sight OF the
boat. the bass win make straight
dash down and under 1t. Here
your work begins, and Unless you
reel fast, he will get right angle
on your rod and snap IL against
the side OF the boat. Many q rod
has been broken by a gamester by
this stunt, AS he makes this run,
quickly swing the rod around the
end of the boat and bring him to
his senses by pressing the thumb
hard upon the reel
After you have worked him close
up to the boat, and he seems to
have just a little too much fight
to make 1t safe to net him, a good
system OF playing him until he
fags completely Is to give the rod
figure eight movement for a few
minutes. This little game OF swim
ming him around in double circles
works him right off his balance.
and he is soon ready for the land
ing net.
In using the landing net, make
Il a habit OF using one that has
goodSsizNd hoop and a deep net.
30 that your fish win drop down
into the mesh and not hang over the
sides. This gives him a purchase,
and ofttimes he makes a hst kick
that Is full OF life. and flops out
into the water TO swim away. And
In netting him do not push the net
toward the fish.
The Washington times., 1922-08-13
Ty Cobb Is Hitting
All Sorts of Hurting

Ty Cobb. the Tigers manager. Is
hitting all sorts OF hurting these dsys
as the wonder hitter OF the ma l6r
leagues has poIed one or more hits
In each OF his last sixteen games.
when Ty was helted August by
BIN Piercy. Of the Red Sox.
IDurIng his streak. Cobb punched
out thlrty-two hits IN sixty-six hat
ting tries for the splendid averagv
% ass and scored sixteen runs.