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Subscription Price $2.00 Per Year Payable in Advance Published by ADVESTISING PILNTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. Advertiug Hates on Application. ObIt1ulaIes and Cards of Thanks: One Centai Word. Entered at the postollice at Laurcus, S. C., as second class mail matter. WEI)NESDAY, ,IUNIE 16, 1920. Tie NAdvertiser Is very tmu1chi humnil latel when it has to make an apology for unusial short-comiligs in the pa per, but there at e tiimes 'when It has to be done. 'This issue of the paper Was gotten out .without ouri liniotype operator, who has been sick for sever al days, and his work las fallen on -other melibers of the force who are not. aclusoltlied to it. Some of 0111r news stories have been cut down and some cut out, but there is an abtin danice of plate matte r which we news paper folks fall back on in a pinCh. \\'e regret very mullch that we are not able to covet our usual field this week. W.\RRElN (,'. 1H.\DING,( lRE-PU'BLIC.\N NO311NEE-9. IS N1-:WSP.AI-ll MAN Coliseum, Chicago, .itIne 12.---or presidenit of tie lI'ited States, War I 11 G. larding of Ohio. For vice presidenlt. Calvinl toolidge of .\assachlisetts. Th is tilte Relpublilan 1icket for tihe 19211 campaignl. It was chosen il le 'onlv(Iltion 1i s aftelIlooni ater a lolg diawn out. battle, ten hallots being requirii1ed to lomillate liard'ng for lie lirst plaeo oil ile ticket. Hiaridinig's vote ' was 1Ii7 7-10 1nearly more1( than 220 inl excess of tlii num he aiu ited to 110111liae. His nearest comipetittor, General 1Leonar'd \\'bod, received 15 1-2 oi t he final ballot. Iliraill John11son, in thirid place, re ceived s' (-5. Friak 0. 1owd en, on the final ballot received 12. larding, the junior senator from Ohio, had tile backing of every on1e of tihe old guard leaders in the con ven tion1. le was also favored by Iloise Pen rose, wilo from his sick bed in Ph iladel phia issued his orders to the convenltioll througli Senator Watson of Indiala and .John T. Kiig of Connect Icut. Starting out witi tile small vote of I5 1-2 votes on tile fIrst ballot taken yest'er'lda, lHarding, with the aid of thIe masterly laders of the old giard faction, steadily won his way to the oi, gaining on eac slecessivye hal lot taken today. ills lowest vote was -. 1-2 and was recorded in te third ballot yesterday. \\are . Iliarding is editor andl proprietior of thei .\larion Ohio Star andli hus representedC'C Ohio in t he t'niit rd States .onteu sincel .NCv. :, 19l11. Ilie is a iDa ltist, admir of1 th le hiate ('ol. Th odor'e Itoosevelt andl of the mii tary genlius of .Napol''on and the state7 manshipli of Alexander 11amilton)1. liI numnhers \\'iili-u llI owarad Ta ft a monag his (7losest frienlds. lIe wVas bor .11Nov. 2, 1 Si5 in 1lloo 1in Grlove, .\lorrow County. Ohio. Oni his tat her's sidle th lie Ituoblican nlomiiine( for thle pres'iddncy is a (de scend~ant of the Seots who settled in 'Pennsylvania ill Qolonlial times. I his fathbcr was a l'hysicianI. lis mother 1121 was .\iss5 'l -l'hee'iI Eizabeth DtIickerson(I~ a descendant oIf the Van Kirk fanmily of Itchc anices5try. 11o3-Iood oan lFiitm It is body hood was spenlt on lhe farmii which his father'i conidiuted itn addi tion1 to priac tisinjg tmedlic ie. A ftea at Stindig till "lIitt le red ol hou01 lCCse"' of till neCighbingit townVa unltil lie wva 11 he d'nt(eed the Ohio (Cuntrai Col leg" at IIberia frm which he was g1duiated ini l-S'2. -11e jiaid amost oft thie exlenises oIf his tulition fromo his 0''wn~( arn intgs in (7u1t ting (7011, drivintg Ieamis. worinitg as a railroadI labiorer and al so in Paint ing barns. ie also wortked in Ithe office of tile village pa per' anel thereal learnede Ithe aat of set ting t.vIIe anid '"makitng tup'' forms. In his gri~aatig yeilar'h taught a village school and also pda yedl the horni in lie village band. Wh eln the famtily moved to 'Marlotn in 1i51, the youang aman, with 1-le as-. sista nc of his father, acciuired a halt initerest in1 the Daily Star' and( as-> s~lumd the editorship, of the struig gling little Jouarnal. 'lle lhad been edi.. tor onfly te1. aysO whlen thle Bilaine and J-ogani cami, igni opiened In Chlicago. Tie beenim a flaine enthusiast and fInally toJld the two printers and the offlee boy to get oult thle papr and( hlurried away to ChIcago. When hie got back to MlarIon the sheriff had closed lhe shop. ie then became a re por'ter' on. the Mlarion M1irror at $7 a week nnd kont the nlace ntih as fired for refusal to writo an editorial against Maine. Finally he and "Jack" Warwick now a paragrapher on , the Toledo Blade managed to raise etiough money to resurrect the Star. Warwick drow out of the venture shortly afterward, but a-arding stuck and got the paper on its feet. -It Is stated that in all the time of his ownership there has never been a strike or a threat of a strike onlie paper which is nov prosperous powerful. Political Success In 1900 Harding decided to accept the nomination for state senator. He wits elected and served four years. In 1901 he was named for lieutenant governor but was defeated bciause of a split in the party. 'is popularity In the state inei'ased rapidly and he was talked of for the presidency ail iwhen he ian for the *piate. in 191-1 he was elected by A majority of 100, 000 running 3,000 votes ahead of the linarest ian on the ticket. .in the senate he has mLatde a nota ble record. He becamile a iembier of the important committee on foreign irelations anl during the war was a warml supporter of Ile Wilson adini n istration. Later, however, lie criti eized the president severely. 111s Opin ion of Roosevelt I efore tle t'niteI Stales etered tle war tlie senator was asked what he thollugit Would have happened to the ColtryIV if Roosevelt, had been presi (lent iwien the war he'ani. '-If Thodore Roosevelt. had beel rei nt"he repliedl, "the Ilusitaniat never woill have teen sItunk :tiid 'we Ahoitld today it, living nutiler the gu ia-: :aniee of peace rallier than trembling onfl t lie verge of war." li illi odiliietl in Ile seniate ani aiiwdilmielt to a hill which. if it haild beenl adlopwed. w\old have permittedI lhe forimer colonel of the r'oigh rilers t organize a (livisioni of volilntcers :,iu lead it to Fraiie('. .I \le end of the war Senlitr lHard i;, was ni EarnesI alvoIate of promi 0 ilakiltr and of leoiimate cooperation amlooig iHt, lationsA of the worlid to avert 4 danger of fliture wars, hut I he was strongly oppo(Isd to adoption of the leagu' of nations covelinait without efftclive reservations. .1listifying lih poitioll oil this tiiest ion, the senator said in a s peech in the senate last September: "It milay h' very old fashioned; it may bw reactioliary; it may lhe shock ilg to pacifists and (dreanmers alike, but I choose for ourt own People, a hun dd mil in ilion or more. the rigi ht to search the American conscience and 'irescribe our. Owl obligatiolls to olitr selves alnld the woril's civilization." Need l imestiy In Poliles h'le selatol believes honesty to be a palltnnCea for all tlie ills of the polit ival systell. "AnmId we loin't need holiesty inl polities any mi'ore than we need it in business, in social life or religion'" lie aded. in speaking on this line recenitly. "It will drive oit chieias and swiidlers, high and low. There is Ino end o the refomiahti it will work. It exalt me iin andi 'oiiniiands 'eh niel liscevilt is ioiuided on the ;ipplari belief' inl his abls'diute hiones.. t y." Th'le Iliaruinigs liv'e in a iomifor'table hioiie, thie mos. eonslpicuious feaurie of w\hichl Is the iiumiber of books seat ered a boot t he rooms. The senaltr is very foul of' udigs and likes to idrive an auiilomileI or runo a iiiitor bioat, being an e'xjiert at1 hothl. ltil'P'thl'.iN NO~ilhN i2 (Cont Iinu1ed lFromi IPage One.) isoli lii :iwden stti,- flopped complet Amtiid si'entes of' rising enitusi,5mr ot her blocks of I owdlen dl'egates fol low(ed suit while manty of the routled W\ood supporiilter's also ,w'iit into the 'I arding camp. Ihy time eiid of Ilie iroll ('all Senlator liaring had rolleid upa total of 37, I.uti tinig himn far in1 the leadl andi sev'eral s(0ore ol vot''s nearer thle nomtiiintion t han any i'anididlate had been biefore. I o wden, at the enid of thle ninth, had only 121 votes heft out eighthI. an td Genierail W\ood's strengthI hail filllen fronm 22i~ on thle cighth toli 2 l9 on the nintlh. Johnlson diroppied froni 87 to 82. "Hiow W~e ('lea red Ouir Sutmmter Hlomne of tls," by3 M1rs. Pe(rry. last Mlay, it was alIve w) lb rats. They'.l gnaiwedI all the utph istering. We cleane(d them ouit in/ a wveek with RAT*SNAPF. [ priefdi' thIs rat k iIlltr because it comeis in cake form, no0 mix ing. Saves (drtyinig haltids anid plates."' 'Three sizes, 25c, 50e, $1.00. Sold andh guarantteed by ILurenls Iliardiwar'e Co., P'uitnam's i)r'tg Store and Kennedy ('ard't of Tlhianiks. We wish to thank our1 nighbor's and fiends for' theli' many kindnesses durt hng thbe sickness and dheath of our' be loved mother, Mr's. E. C. Murphy, andl to assture them that their thoughtful ness wvill ever be appreciated by uts. I . SPECIAL NOICE . $ $ $9 .. . e0 y3. . . S . S iL4OST-One 34Ay Goodyear casing with Inner t e Id rim on June the 2nd between i intville and Laurens. Finder will I ase notify .1,1 M. Siin inons, Moultville, S .C., id get re ward. ILOStr--Several weekg' ago, helfer weighing about 4 /)ounds. Finder please notify me. ek Owings, Lau rens, S. C. -18-1t-pd. VIfy Pens-Ten bushels at $5.00 per. bushel. A. J. Martin, Gray Court, toute 2. 48-it-pd. Fouind--Calf about three months old. Owner can secure same by iden tifying and paying for this advertise ment and costs. 'Q. W. Stefart, Lan for Station. 18-it-pd. Wanited--Clean rags, no strings. Ad vertiser -Printing Co. ilr 4alt--Grade Aberdeen-Angus milk cow, with heifer calf ton days old, by her side. Apply to J1. I. lum bert, Ware Shoals, Mi. 2. 47,5t pd Wanted-To sell Sideboard \ if1id Din Ing Table of dakii quartered Voak, in good condition. -V'ill sell cheap. Mirs. II. Nichols. 4-2t For Sale--One new ilungalow on large lot on South larper st. J. .S. .Machen. 47-2t-pd Vulvanizilng--Silce the advance of til'(es, why not save by having your old one viulealized? We do not. let inexperiened Imenl work oil your* iires. All work giaranteed. Standard gas 1and oils. M.\elaniel Vulcanizing Plant, next door to hotel. *1-2t-pd Wanite i'd-S1 awill matt n with Com plete oilit imanutitifacture and put on ("ar's !:00,000 ft. pile timbil er locaIed utile and a half fromit lenino, S. C. \Vill pay $27 per thousand. Address: C. C. 1tobbinls, Gafe , S. C. 4--.I-p Notice- '\\'e rell gasolinev at : VOW.n 4pr gallon. J. D. Cilbertsolt, Neii Ford For Sale-- One nev lIord touring car Nwith self starlt i lln electik lights. T. It. Sumervi. -IN-It-pd( Truek -On(, niv 1 1-2 ton Deliance truck for sale. l.rie riglt. T. 1". sutlln rel. 1- 1 -i-pd Cars F or Sale- --Soime good uIsed ears for sale. Fords, Overlan15ds and .\axwells hoth roadsters and tourci nz car trom; $0 up. T1. 11. Suiierol. Cars Wtshed-.-Come to T. 11. Sum ni erel's g:lrage to have yourl ears washed, oiled an1d greasedl. IX---Pd Mules For Sale-T_,wo good small lules. ill gulood condition, both Sol'l and all right and I offer them at a eap price. T. It. Sumerei-l. I-tp l~inges l"or Sale-iill have a geod line of buggies on band, o1en and tol, either in rubber or steel tires, with t.ree diffeient o('lor01' f runn1g gear T. It. Sutmerel. hill For Sale- Second hanItd buggy. On' good secotnd htand llop buggy. Price right. T. It. Sumllerel. 18-1(-J90 Notlei-4Lahurens Trust, Company will pay you c per cent interest for your nioney. 1 5-t If J1. (. urns & Co. Special Sale. Ban n1011 lab Sea Island, A tid LI. Sea Island, 36G in. wide, wor t e a yar d. Our spiecial sale price, 25c. at both stores. N OTIVI . We have a large fore I of men trans ferring our wives to 1 -w poles. Powe'r will be off at fre< wn11t iervals tor a short. tijme >r several days. Wc ask thle 1itulget e of consumei rs until I t i. W i l'i'PO C O Not ice of Dissoluition1. lty authiorjity (of the Itoardi of i)iree torls, thle si(ockhloldher'. of baurents (Uni & I 'll i('owmpa ny, a COrpiorat iion, at'' 1n0tijled i~o meet at tile (i1lj(' oIf lt' satidi((i pmaIny at Lauren ctts. Soulth (a'aro l ina, on .1 uty !iird. 192u, at ten o'cloe' W.ot (If .\illiNPrsdet itv 0. L . l' i).psu .l'tNGat S ncr etay .\liay i ae st 1111 ii ti2). p;- t 111ation alor ih I slrs of .b ieinitation. Stt,(eof Sout la thearoolihna.i t t'lfoe tl.iiIIC('ounty of Iauri'n. By O. lG.i 'TompSon, ObaIC2~te iye Whereaits' .I W.0 Kellafet' and izzlai T. IIhem(f aetersi oflc Adinistaino thetto ltat sad ffctjnstof Ithoda~ Kett.b 'aTheseae hreoe.oeleada moniih alll ant itnguIbis th liltdrad Tea br ime, lin Onhe Cour(lt of o btetisttot of he satLuen of urt flue, daue, I.C. n the 25le fthea ofJite, of2 nextt ofte uention herof at I I o'clockA i nl fonoton, lsme daseif apy tot'y hale why (lhie i'o ytita Adnnnsrtinsolinoti'be ranty er Idbe t adett hGie un e myihad th isl itOhday avi-g cl-Ai aan J.si esat .vl.lC Tkesn tnlet on thbeoe sad da of July, pro901 wile reder atfrnda, minitraor o th esaeinof t'lat June 2, ilapl o a92.fil d-A ** ANNOUNCEMENTS. * I bereby announce myself a candi date for 'Clerk of Court of Lau'ens County subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. B. A. SULLIVAN, Jr. I hereby respectfully announce my self a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Laurens County, subject to rules of the Demo cratic Party. C. A. 'POWIR. I hereby announ'ce myself a candi date for the Senate from Laurens county and pledge myself to abide by the results of the -Democratic primary. JACK H. DAVIS. I hereby announce myself a eandi date for the State Senate from Lau rens county and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic pri mary. 0. P. GOODWIN. I hereby announeo myself a candi (lte for the senate from Laurens county, subject to the rules and regu lations of the deinocratic pii mary. PIf-1 D. HIJIFF. I hercby announce myself a candi date for ie state senate from Lati renis county, and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the democratic primary. 0. L. LONG. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the State Senate from Lau rens county and pledge myself to abide byN the results of the Democ ratic primary. it. 1). IIOYI). I liereby announce myself a candi date for the .1louse of lepiresentatives froin Lau vrels couity and pledge my Slf to 1111e by ilt re.slits of tIe De-iiocratic primary. TOWNS A. WILL,1IS. I liereby 111noun1)ce miiyself ia candi date for re-electioll as solicitor of tie I:!lghtl distri t slilject to the rule's and regulutions of Ile Democratic primary. 11. S. IILACKWMdbb. I lireby anniounce myself a cand (ato for solicitor of the Elighth .lud1licial I)ittit, and pledge myself to abide by th1e ruiiles of the Democratic primary. .1. IIOWARDl .MOO011.' I hiereby anniounce myself a candi (ate for Sheriff of La1ureits coiniy an(d pledge iyself to abide by tihle rlikes alid regul:ations of tvhe Dm1 cratic primlary'. cobl(M'.\ 1US1. OW\I.ONS.' I hereby announce myself a can didiate for re-election to the office of Slieri of 1Laurens colility, subject to tie ru les of tle I)eiocratie pr11r1y. S. C. IrnI o. I hereby 11111ounce myself a candi date for re-election for County Com ml1issioner of L1uren1s colilty, subject to the rules and regilations of the Democratic primiry. A. Iloier Moore. I hereby ann11ouice myself for re electIon for CVoroier of Lauren.s coull ty, subject to tie rules and regula tions of tile DlemocratIc prilary. 11111 11ing ol illy record for the past I WO y ea rs. i. it. OWINGS. I hereby ainnoince iiyself a enndi date for Coroner of iiLagreis couilty and pledge myself to abide by the i rules aind rogu lations of 'the 'Democratic primary. W%1. HAMl'OsN WiIITLOCI)K. -arumiers iiCeed. Dr". i1. II. ihier sauys. "I use IHAT SN,\l' aron m0111ty hiospitaIls every I tre miothis. w k'ther Iee rats or not. It does lie w< \k-1/F 'NAP gets them body hiavitig rats4." D onl't wa'it unt111i there is a br'ood of rats, act immedi aItely you see the first onie. Th'~ree sizas. ''50, Scu. $1.00P. So1(1 and guar anlt etd by Laur1s lelSIIardwa1 WiC o., l'iti nam01's lrug Store and( Kemnnedy lBro.. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *' * * * * * * * A (l001) F.\ 1131.* * * * 127 AOll.S ON IlOAD) FROM\ * * (IIIAY COI'R'T TO' LjAllt|':NS, * 125 AC l'CS IN ClI'.'IVATiION, * * 1(0 A~lI 'S IN /IA ST lI111:, 5 * * AVIll'S I 'W )DLANI), ONIC 1- * * STXAb I -N, ONE 3-STlAL *A * BARN, (1- 0.\M TICENANTi IIOtlSE * * T'llS 18 NICI' LICVCL4 LAND * * ANDI WOIl'l'l Till1 .\l ONEY. * * * * 1)AVIN l1E.\I/l'Y ('03iPAtNY. * * * ** * ** ** ** * 4** * *** VULCA IN OFTHE ESTKIN \Ve can save you dollars If you Bring yori tires for inspectIon. 1f they a:-'P not wvorth repairinig we wIll tell yoi s.. Service lat oil t o. All worik gui;gnteed. Standayfd oil and gas. Free~ water. / Nor onr toin aol. New Goods W. G. Wilson and Co. have opened for Spring and Summer wear complete lines ii every -department. SILKS in the best weaves. VOILES of the latest creation. A full line of Hosiery, Table Dam asks, Doilies and Towels. A full stock of Dress Ginghams and Apron Checks, Ladies' Neckwear and a full line of Notions. W. U. Wilson & Co. We have many appropriate gifts for men in range of style and price to suit any set of requirements. A set of shirt studs or cuff links and buttons, a seal ring, or one bearing the emblem of his fraternal order. There are many items, too numerous to name, but a visit to our store will be an inspiration of gift ideas. -FREGISTERED OPTOM3T2.T WHEN YOU THINK OF JEWELRY - 0 WILLIAM SOLOMO *T-E REtt A9L .JEWELER, WEST SIDE COURT SQUA RE L AU R E N S, S. C. FARMS FOR SALE Davis place, 3 miles west of Laurens, on top soil road, containing 116 acres, well improved. 170 acres, 6 miles west of Laurens. 217 acres, 9 miles of Laurens. 56 acres nice land near Eden. 350 acres, near Boyd's Mill. 234 acres, 6 miles west of Laurens, well im proved. 100 acres, 4 miles of Laurens. 52 a s, 6 miiles of Laurens One 32 a e ind one 60 acre tract near Hickory Tavern 75 acres east of Laurens, near 0. P. Goodwin's. 137 acres near Gray Court. 143 acres in Greenville County, near Lebanon church. 100 acres near Ware Shoals. 103 acres at Mountville. Other good farms that I shall be glad to show you Prices and terms right. I also have all kinds of city property for sale. One nice ne w store for rent on East Main street. I buy and slel all kinds of stocks. Call and see the oldest Real Estate dealer in Launrens, w ith t we lve years' experience. B. M. WOLFF, L~nares, S.C