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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE

To be Held at Bethabara Shurch Jan
nary 2S.29.
The following program for the
Sunday School Institute, to be held at
Bethabara church, near Cross Hill, has
been issued by the clerk, Rev. j. G.
Wilson:
Saturday
1000 Devotional Service. j. f. Grif-
fin.
INSTRUMENTATION and Roll Call.
15:45-The Essentials of Good sun
day School.
(a) Praycrful Officers and Teach
ers. Frank Boyle, r. J. Coleman,
r.. S. Langston.
Cb) An "On the Minute" Program.
M. W. Cain, w. G. Wharton, S. H.
Goggans.
(c) Good Teaching. j. 0. Denny,
Rev. e. w. Davis.
Relation of the Sun
day School to Worldwide Kingdom
Work. Dr. G. ]. Thompson, OF Co
lumbia. s. G.
12:30-Dinncr and Social Hour
1:30-iRelation Of Music to the Sunday
School Rev. J. G.. Wilson.
2:00-Song and Prayer Service. Led
by Rev. e w. Davis.
2:30-What Constitutes Good Sunday
School Glass. ]. c. Miller, B. Y.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18
Local and Personal Mention

Mr.. W. G. Rasor, of Cross Till, was
a visitor in the city yesterday.
Mr.. ]. T. Garrett, Of Greenwood, was
in the city Monday on business.
Mr.. C. M. Fuller, OF Mountville, was
Il business visitor in the city Saturday.
Miss Claude, Gray, of Gray Court,
has been visiting Misses julie and Bcss
Childress for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wilson, of Gas
tonia, N. c., have been spending sew
cral days in the city.
Messrs. n. L.. Cole and Cothran Pin
son, OF Cross Hill, were visitors in the
city the first of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chiles Calhoun, Of
Greenwood, spent last night in the
city with Dr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Dial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Reid have re-
turned to their home in New York az.
ter visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Bennett
and other relatives in the city since
'Christmas
Maj. w. A. Watts went down to CO.
lumbia yesterday to visit his brother,
Judge r. G. Watts, who is undergoing
hospital treatment there. The condi-
ton Of Judge Watts is reported to be
encouraging.
Judge o. G. Thompson Is AGAIN at
his post Of duty as Judge G. Probate
after a siege OF sickness. Though not
entirely recovered, he is able to at
tend to 9he usual business OF the Of
fec.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18
Methodist Church Service

The Social Service department OF
tho Woman's Missionary society will
render q special program at the First
Methodist church next Sunday even
ing, beginning at 1880 o'clock. The
chairman of this department Is Mrs.
William Solomon, She and her CO.
workers have been very active in help
ing those in need. An interesting and
profitable service Is promised for Sun
day evening. Everybody Is invited.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18
OFF TO SPARTANBURG
Delegation from Laurens Going TO
Spartanburg Thursday to Hear Bill
Iy Sundoy


At the meeting of the Laurens Bus
mess League last night Mr.. Il. p. Min
ter announced that the Laurens Lay
mems League was preparing for spe-
cial delegation from I,aurens to at
tend the Billy Sunday services at
Spa"t2nhurg Thursday.
Mr.. Minter said that his committee
had endcavorcd to secure a special
train, but that 1t was hardly likely that
this could be arranged. The trip,
therefore, will be made by automobile
the start being made from the public
square about noon Thursday. Mr.
Mintcr said that it was the desire of
the Laymen's League to have a largo
representation from Laurons as spc-
clal reservations would be made in
tho tabernacle and he invited the pub
lie generally to join the league mem
bars In the pilgrimage.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18
BATTLE FLAG RETURNED HOME

Flag Thought 10 be That OF Co. A, 18th
South Carolina, Laurens Company,
Received by Local Daughters.
MIS-. J. S. Bennett, president of the
Joseph Is. kershaw chapter, Daughters
of the Confcdcracy, has just received
from Miss Mary B. Poppcnhcim. of
'Charleston, former president general
OF the Daughters of the Confederacy, a
o" lie fiag of the Confederacy, sup
posed to have been that of the COM
pany which went out from tho lower
part Of the county soon after the fall
of Fort Sumter.
The flag bears the inscription on
one side Martin Guards Presented by
Ladies of Laurcns" The flax was
forwarded by Miss Poppenheim with a
letter stating that it was sent to her
by Mrs. Paul Roman, of Decatur. Ga.
who had expressed the wish that it be
presented to the U. ID. G. chapter in
the home Of the flags company. Miss
Poppcnhcim also stated that the flag
was brought from Richmond by Paul
Roman when that city was evacuated
by the Confcderatcs and that it had
been in the possession of Mrs. Roman
since that time. The name Roman"
VIII be recognized by many as that of
an old South Carolina family OF
tlugucnot ancestry.
Judge O. G. Thompson, one OF the
few surviving veterans who went out
TO war upon the fall Of Fort Sumter,
was shown the flag yesterday. Willie
he said that he could not he certain
or its origin, still he thought that It
belonged to the company raised by
Capt. r. l.. Bowdcn in the lower part
or the county, about Martins De-
pot. This company was known as
GO. A, 18th South Carolina Volunteers,
and went to Charleston in the fall of
1860 and from there went to Richmond
in the spring OF 81. BY that time all
OF the individual company and regi-
mental flags had given place to the
stars and Bars, the Confederate bat
tie emblem, and no doubt was deposit
cd In Richmond upon it's arrival there
The flag is made Of fine texture Of
| silk. The background on the front is
OF white, with a green palmetto tree
the lettering being in gold The back
has the blue background with one in
scription Constitution and Liberty"
and another In the name Of the Lord
our God we will hold IN orr flag Stand
fast therefore in the liberty whercwith
Christ hath made us free"
The flag will be displayed by Mrs
| Bennett at the meeting OF the Daugh-
ters Of the Confcdcracy tomorrow af-
ternoon
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18
TEACHERS MEET SATURDAY
Monthly Meeting to be Held In Sourt
House Saturday. Attractive Pro-


House Saturday. Attractive Pro.
gram.
The next Teachers Meeting Of the
Laurens County Teachers Association
will be held at the court house Satur-
day, January 81, beginning at II
O'clock.
The high school department will
have for it's discussion Decentralization,
an Aid in Teaching Literature" This
discussion will be led by Miss r. Craig
Hunter OF the Gray Court Owings
school.
The discussion for the grammar
grade teachers will be led by Miss,
Azile Wofford of the Prospect school.
Primary teachers will have for their
discussion "The Value of Phonics".
Miss Alleene Franks of the Laurens
City school will lead the discussion.
Lunch will be served to the teach
elS by the Civic Improvement League
CT IAaurcns. During the lunch hour
dramatization of "The Lady Of the
Lake" will be given by the eighth
grade pupils Of tho Laurcns City
schools.
After the departmental meetings,
DIR. Reid Smith, OF the faculty OF tho
University of South Carolina, will
bring a message to the teachers of
Laurens county.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18
Meeting Of II. ID. G.

The members of the j. B. Kershaw
chapter W D. g., will meet on the
birthday of Gen. r. 10. Lee, Jan. 10. at
$3.50 O'Clock at the home of Mrs J..
s.. Bennett.
(Miss) Minnie Babb, Sec.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18
Play at Nionntylllc.

. fIf ] Only Had a Million,' will be
given by THE Bermuda Comedy Play
era at Mountville, January Goth, he
ginning at eight o'clock. The public
aBgittsitaa
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-18

The remarkable advance of
science, the healing OF diseases
that had bafflcd the best efforts
Of others are largely responsi-
bic to Chiroprlc:ic methods
The millions who will uJnch
!or and be thankful for Chiro-
practic adjustments, speak more
than anything else of the new
idea that has relieved SO much
suffering. Chiropractors do not
follow the common practice Of
treating the effects, but the
CAUSE OF your illness-getting
at the source and thereby re-
moving not onlv the illness but
after effects.
The spinal column Is the base
Of yuuT nerves, is the source OF
all Illness, and by Strengthening
the vertebrae and removing the
cause, pains and suffering disap-
pear.
You may now be sufferer.
I Other methods may not have
helped you, but that Is no rea-
son Why Chiropractic adjust
ments will not put you on the
road to health. At least 1t is
worth a try.
Tell us just what is your par
ticular malady and we will tell
You Just how our method will
bring the desired results.
Chlropractic helps Nature to
help you.
Drs. Coon & Todd
Y va :, 1''iaC Chiropructors"r Ira aga
Hours: 1912. 2-3, Monday, We'd
f9anesday and Friday. 3#1@
Enterprise Natl. Bank Bldg.
Ianrens, y. G..
Evening star., 1922-08-20

ssT ETTERS from that girl of old Tut
tle's-the one that went back on
him." explains Hen Way back, they
was dated, years ago. She'd got the
shares from an uncle of hers and she
wanted to raise some cash on 'em
cause she was plannin' to go to Bos-
ton to take singin' lessons. In one
letter she asked Ben to buy 'em off'm
her, and in tn next she thanked him
for sendin' her tn money. Three hun
drsd dollars, it was. And ! guess that
was the last Ben Tuttle ever heard
fron. her. except that she married some
Boston feller. But if he bought them
stool ks he must have had 'em around
somewheres. mustn't he%'
Unless he sold them." i suggested.
\, x~~ ny1C CiYfh pa \
Evening star., 1922-08-20

so triumphant from the Tuttle
auction.
And then, all of a sudden. I noticed
the pink pompadour and the jutting
ears. Surely there couldn't be two
such heads Of hair in small state
like New Hampshire: at least, not of
that exact shade. For it was of that
light red which is as near pink as the
human thatch can attain. Also it
grew or was trained into high,
crinkly pompadour such as I'd never
seen the equal of. That. and the
aeroplane ears. with the top halves
bent out to catch the breeze, placed
him for me beyond a doubt. At that
point I wanted to laugh, but I expect
the smothered chuckle sounded more
like a sob. He must have caught
some of it. for he turned and stared
out into the dark hallway.
DUT I was no longer scared blue.
- knew who he was now-Hen.
Smalley, who had been one of Squire
Sweat's helpers at the auction, and
who had a regular job driving the
delivery wagon for one of the two
general stores In Chenwick. Why.
only the day before he had come out
Evening star., 1922-08-20

through the living room door !
stopped to smother gasp Sure
enough. here was total stranger
tiptoeing around in his bare feet, a
candle in one hand and jimmy in
the other.
He was a big, brutal looking yegg,
too. At least, he loomed up that
way in the Pickering candle light,
and I'll admit l went shaky in the
knees. ] almost gave Inez the
throaty call for help. but ] couldn't
quite get it out. A moment later /
was glad l hadn't, for it occurred to
me that the two of US would be no
match for him. And if we got Barry
into it he'd probably get shot or
something. Also there was no way
to get past that door and shout to the
Millikens.
So ! simply clung to the handrail,
tried to keep my teeth from chatter
ing. and stared at the wretch. I've
often plotted out such situations, and
generally I've decided that I'd do
something shifty and heroic. Any
way, was sure wouldn't go
panicky. But when you get up
against the real thing it's a lot diff
ferent from making these mind plays
l couldn't work UP a single bit of
even third-rate strategy, and the
bravest thing ] did was not to faint
and spill myself over the banister. !
couldn't even turn my head and wave
to Inez to stay back. All l could do
was to gawp at this wide -shouldered
villain with the old bandanna hand
kerchief draped across his nose and
over his ears. and wonder why he
was fussing around that old secre-
tary desk, the one I'd brought home
Evening star., 1922-08-20

or any Of the help-putting out the
cat, or hunting for toothache drops
or-or anything. You remember
Sairy had a toothache last week. and
she was still in the kitchen when
we came UP. I'll go scouting
81 should go. too," says Inez.
mo, Inez," says I. mot with your
weight on those old treads. You'd
make the stairs groan SO the racket
could be heard clear to the barn; and
II it was q burglar I'd never get a
sight at him. You park yourself at
the top here. ready to come ii call,
and let me do the silent sleuthing.
4 4 4 X
THERE'S nothing yellow about
l Inez. though, and she isn't look
ing for any waiting part when ex-
citing doings are in prospect. She
always wants to mix right in. and
I'll say she can go to it rough. So
maybe wasn't as brave as I seemed
when persuaded her to sit on the
top step and let me slip down first,
stepping close to the wall and easing
myself down with my hands. I really
did expect to find some Of the family
doing the midnight prowi. but after
my nrst .Doep ovsr the banistsE and
Evening star., 1922-08-20

CONTINUED on Sixth Page.) !.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

with a load of groceries for US, and
had stopped to gas with Sairy for
fifteen minutes, while she fed him
hot doughnuts. And I knew him for
a bie-talking. staggering. country
smart Alec; just an overgroWn viii
lage Rube whose criminal career had
probably carried him no further than
robbing some neighbor's apple orchid
or playing Sunday poker in a seclud-
ed barn.
So the job of finding out what he
was doing in our living room no
longer seemed difficult. l would
simply walk in and ask him what he
thought he was up to. And l did.
Say, what's the big idea?' i de-
manded. standing in the doorway.
Gave him quite start. that did
In fact, he almost dropped the
candle. and | couldn't keep back a
nervous suicker. But the next thing
he had fished out rusty nickeled re-
volver from his pocket and was
pointing it wabbly in my direction.
"Hu-hands up there. whoever you
be-" he growled husky. Put 'em up
quick or I'll let daylight through
yuh.'
Why. Hen. Smalley." says l. who
told you that you were burg lar?'
For second his little, narrow set
eyes stared at me over the edge of
the bandanna, and then he must have
decided to bluff il through.
Don't make no mistake about me,
sister, says he. lin a desperate
man. and I'd jest as soon shoot az
eat"
You tell it well. Henn" says I.
but / have my doubts. For one
thing. I've seen you eat, and if you
Evening star., 1922-08-20

were as good at shooting as you are
at consuming doughnuts. you'd be
covered with medals. Besides, I'll bet
that rusty old gun hasn't got shot
in it. Come, now, take off the mas
querade costume and tell me why
you're prowling around here at this
hour of the night. Don't think We
keep cookies in that old desk, do
you?''
"You-you. think you're all-fired
smart, don't you?" says he. But you
don't know who / am, and what's
more. you amt gonna find out"
With that he starts backing to-
ward the front hall
Stop says l. Another step and
I'll scream. and before you know it
you'll have five able-bodied men
kicking you around the place. You've
seen the Milliken boys, I expect; and
perhaps you can imagine what they'd
do to you if ] gave the word"
He could. l saw his little eyes dart
around nervous and his grip on the
revolver go slack. Il was jess
foolin', Miss Dodge" says he. Hon
est, was.
Really" says I. We'll. I'll say
you're !ndulging- in risky pastime,
breaking into houses at midnight
with a gun and Jimmy"
Jaw, that amt no jimmy. Miss
Dodge.. he protests. "only q box
opener from the store- That's where
Evening star., 1922-08-20
Racing Costs New York $500, 900 Day

three days. Every day it is smulcted
a cool $500.000.
D ACE tipping Is, Of course. the even
~ shadier practice in the shade"
Of the bookmakers. These tipsters
advertise in all the dope sheets, claim
to have picked winners day after day.
loudly proclaim that they have spe-
cial information and hint that they
know certain races to be hxed. They
ask the reader to send in his money
or his name or to call at their omces.
Many silly persons respond. with the
result that the tipsters offer their
information either for a cash pay
ment or for a percentage of the win
ming Many a sucker is lured by this
latter trick, believing in his SIM
plicity that the tipster cannot win
unless the better does. But the tip
ster merely sends the sucker to a
bookie with whom the tipster has an
arrangement. Instead of getting
few dollars for his tip he divides the
foolish mans losses with the book
maker. a much more profitable deal
But these tipsters are. in many In
stances, agents of confidence men
and. in some cases, con men them
selves. They wait until live one
shows up among their victims. Such
better-one who makes large
wagers and apparently has money
is then roped and steered. An agent
is sent out to talk him up and excite
him on the subject Of a race about
to be run. The man finally is induced
to plunge on certain horse. which
the tipster puts forward as sure
winner. The money for the bet usu-
ally is turned over to the tipster, to
be laid by him. Instead he puts II
into his pocket. II the sucker is wise
enough to want to bet his own money
he is sent to handbook man who
really is just the tipseer's agent.
When the race is run the tipster
goes to some small and venal owner
Of a few second rate horses and in
nags in the race for a consideration.
The horse goes in merely for the ex-
ercise. He is, as the race tout says
not contending and has no chance to
win. But the tipster has led the fool
to bet his money on this hopeless
horse. Any one may guess the rest.
AS a matter Of fact there are GER
tain horse owners in the country who
keep small strings of runners for
this purpose alone. They never try
to win a race and probably couldn't
if they did try, but they go about
from track to track, entering their
horses so that these tipsters and va
rious wire tapping companies of con-
hdence men, who are operating all
over the country. may have horses
on which to lay their bets when the
time comes for a crooked coup. These
owners receive a fee from the tip
sters and wire-tappers for this serv-
ice. They are, in fact, part of the
swindling crew.
1t is done this way: A tipster has a
dupe in hand and has him talked
into laying a heavy bet on a horse
named Sally P. which is the property
Of one of these venal owners. So the
tipster goes to the owner and says:
Joe, what'll you charge me to start
Sally P. in the third tomorrow? Don't
let 'er win, for heavens sake! Just
let her run a little"
The price is agreed. the sucker is
made to wager many thousands on
this mare, the horse runs and loses
and-We1l that's all
Evening star., 1922-08-20

handbook is larger than ever in the
history of racing. Any experienced
Handicapped can demonstrate the fact
in moment by tabulating the odds
actually paid in any race you may
select-not those quoted in the dope
sheets, by the way. for they are al
honest. But you need not do any
special figuring to see what the per-
centage against the better must be.
1 have already said that the COM
missioners, who take 80 per cent of
the bets made about the city, receive
10 per cent for their trouble. This
must, of course. be paid out of the
gamblers percentage. The commits
sioner turns over his bet to the hand
book man and this worthy certainly
does not take less than the commits
sioner Behind the bookie stands
the gambler-capitalist, and there are
several very large fish in this school.
These men supply the money with
which the bookies operate and they
are the real heads of the race gam
bling trust Naturally, they want a
good share of the easy money. II
they provide cash for bookmakers
who can pay commissioners 10 per
cent and retain at least as much for
themselves, the capitalists certainly
exact no less than is allowed their
servants. Therefore every bet laid
with a bookmaker must contain a
percentage of at least 80 cents in
every dollar in his favor-10 cents
for the capitalist, 10 for the bookie
and 10 for the commissioner. As a
matter of fact, many percentages are
even higher, and I have yet to hnd
an impartial tout or gambler who
estimates the average percentage to
be less than IS to 40. In other words,
the better constantly is laying his dollar
against so cents.
Some inexperienced betters may say
that when there is racing in states
which have the pari-mutuel system
the New York bookies pay on At the
prices reported from tho tracks, and
this proves the honesty of the hand
books and disproves the claim Of high
percentages, since the rake-off Of the
mutuels is only 10 per cent.
1t is true the local bookies pay the
odd. of the mutuel machines, but
they restrict themselves by ruling
out all long shots. The maximum
odds any New York bookie will pay
on races run at the mutuel machine
tracks are Is, 6 and to l. or Is to
<@ nj a
to for showing. Even II the price
at the track Is q 100 to 1 you only
get is in New York. But the biggest
saving for the boolsies comes in the
place and show money. The pari-
mutuel machines often give horses
$50 and $40 for each two.dollar ticket
for a placed horse, which is at the rate
Of Is or 20 to l. But the bookie win
not pay more than to 1. These
Limitations Of tho odds easily run up
the percentage in favor Of the hand
books to the figures I give.
Consider the matter from whatever
angle you please and the fact re-
mains that the bookie always has q
percentage of at least one third
against you.
That is how we determine that it
costs New York at least 100000 a
day for its unlawful gambling.
II the bookie has an advantage
against you of 3a1-3 per. cent, you
can bet your dollsr only three times
before 1t In gone.
If New York bets elSeo,0oe . Day
on the horssse il -loses thaa total IN
Evening star., 1922-08-20
Uses for Motors.

TT is not generally realized to what
extent the use of the electric mo-
tor as a small and handy source of
power has been developed. There are,
In fact, so many of these uses that
it is difficult to enumerate them.
Laundry machinery is largely oper-
ated by electric motors. and especial
ly is this true of centrifugal dryers
and mangles. AS everybody knows,
there are now offered family wash
ing machines operated in much the
same way but on a smaller scale.
In the great hotels and restau-
rants. motor-driven blowers. pumps,
dumbwaiters. exhausters, knife-clean-
ers and chopping and mixing ma
chimes are in evidence on every hand,
while the number of electrically
operated sewing machines in the
homes Of the country is increasing
very rapidly, to say nothing of the
electric vacuum cleaner.
Motor-driven polishers have been
brought out for use in caring for the
hardwood floors in large halls and
public buildings; motor-driven sweep
ers. which are used in the big depart
ment stores for quickly sweeping the
long aisles and wide open spaces,
and also electrically operated car
pet-sweepers for domestic use.
The electric motor Is also largely
employed by the medical profe ssion.
Physicians md it Of great value for
operating atomizers, various special
devices for massage purposes. and
in connection with the many forms
Of apparatus which have been de-
vised for efecting special exercises
of the human body.
Modern printing offices. bookbind-
cries and the allied trades, too, make
extensive use Of motors.
Many interesting, special and la
bor-saving electrically operated tools
may now be found in manufacturing
establishments. A portable drill is
Of the greatest utility where a num-
Der of holes are to be drilled in
piece Of work which it is inconven-
lent, owing to its size or weight, to
move to and around a stationary
drill.
In the western part Of the United
States and in Mexico the small elec-
tric motor is much used for operating
pumps employed in distributing
water for irrigating purposes in
this sections where the rainfall is
very scanty or entirely absent!
Mining engineers are adopting the
motor drive and electric distribution
of power in much OF the new devel-
opmsntai work now being under
taken, and the substitution Of cleo
tricity for compressed air Is making
|oousddsrable progress in the re-equtp-
mont of some Of the mines already in
pruduotions