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MR. GRAY REPLH Editor Laurens Advertiser : II ily letter to yo1 fromt Columbia, under date of Jan. 27th, 1920. I did not have ally s ir1 to be either Itikinid 01r uniijus-.t to any oil'. Not' do I have aniy such desire now. I sII)1iply "felt moved" ( ) to make a few statemeiits itlat seeied to nie as very iuch in or der, and 1) to as;k a few questions that seilled to me as heinig equally as much ill order. And as to the "state mlents", they are nmatter.; of record, Snid sto i for iteinsevi s. As fotti the "'iIlestioIIs." I was sipl1y "seek ing light and llore light." This quest or the ''trut I and not Ihi ng.: Imt I tt, ruth1t et.neernding county mtes e~in ine or divinw, for pearls; froml a strain! ed ship. and h t assIurd it ll!"Jit bk viltually as dangerous111. Inl you 11. or f"ch. 1\' . 1 92)0, patge -1. coIumn 2. th ele is ain art 'icle uieI I the IadiIig of "Ie ply Io .\lr. Gray", and sig lied by "Otticers". I simply ,iubmit" that." tlhi:s i"rep iyi". .ig ut a c' " Miing"' atu "disclssing " ' of, le 7r( I'sonailly, and do ; not ill n ati se whatever. g iveo aINy light onl couty N affair's. I Illight he as (roolod as a snake, or tiieaiier thali the1' devil, hut a disculssionl of lily buin less methods, hlowever. readable, does, not anlswer til' lain tit1t 1stion as to where all this tax m1iolney is going. As rot mliyself al ily businiess iiitthiods, I have no objection to 'Of ticeris" or anybody 1lse airing thi'tn inl alny way, or anywhere. o1 at any ilin. And while I have iot objection to their "clissing" ol "dis('ulssiig" Ie to their learts' coliti t, t1iilI I hope they will Show an1 equal willingness"' 10 "(10m1e foIwa Itd and itake corrc( I and straighltforward( ant il state ients'' of the colilyt imatt'r. .\nd I hopev that they elln Set' that giving ilforilla Hlo re'gardiig 111 own%%i acts does n1ot. give' any information at all riegatrdinig their own acts. I have nothing to conceval. iare they? We differed wvidt ly with II- delegatioll regariding road tax matter and regarding their iiremov Ing certain11 constitutional limnitations ()n property tax miatters, bilt it is to their c(edil that iih ir o licial record is opel to inspection. In this connection let e give yonl copies of letters, under date of Feb. 21. 1920, which speak for themselves, as follows: ('opy of mlly letter to Air. TIloilpsol.) Woodruff, S. C., Feb. 21, 1020. Ali. J. Waddy Thomil1psonl, Esq., Auditor of 'JInnenIs f'omity, 1Laurensl,. S. C. Al3 Dear .\Itr. Thompson: li the iss of The Iaurens Adver 0I Spring I II\ . Women selectin~ will find in our n good form and< satisfies the die And our attracti' str ate the econo here. Oxfords an< in a complete vari models. Price $7.04 mter Cash D S TO "OFFICERS" p U.ser, undel' (late of Fei. 18th, 1920, there appears an article in Col1mn 2, page 1, nder tile title o "Rejply to .\lr. G:ay," and signied by "Ollicers", On lines t. 7 and 8 of paragraph ;1 apter.- the following (u11 estion-state- i mnent: "lIe who assesses his own property i) tile name of his tenants?" I wotild ak you ollicially as Auditor of the coulity to be good enough to ad vise tilt fully as to eail and ev ery transactiol of ininie, of any nature, on which Sl(h a statetent could be based, , ji1ig me the t dates, nantis of " t ants" affected, and tile full statenent a)d de(ription of anly or1 all properly C('I'rn ed, as shown by ofileial re turins on tile there inl yottr own otlice, thal were ev r Imade by ie. I have no record w hateve'r, nor I now ledge, nor recollection, of any h1ing of the kind. at any tilne. I am ndling this request for "mnore concret evidence of above queris," 1' to ym04 persoially, not knowing wlIo Olicers'' i, and am seniding this rt ilIvest 1by special delivery this (lay, al l( :n ,Iiclosin,g ierewiti for your re- e ly all 'lvelope already stamped and kddirv,;.;vd to mne at Woodruff, S. C., and which envelope for your reply also has a I special delivery stat oin it, and 1 I wo11 he very, very iiuch obliged for 1 it prompt reply. (ood luck to you , and kindest per sonal regards, and hope you are Well. Very truly yours, J. P. GRAY. i Stamped envielope enclosed herewith as stated. 0I W(opy of reply by .\lr. Thom psonl, 0, written on bottom of original of above, letter, andt] rel urned to mlle, which I i n1ow have vhere). t "I have had or (lid have a few years %t4 14n111' 'Parties oi your place with k propertiy, imutles, cows, wagons, ec. o asSVsesd to them, and they claimecd 1. tha-t the114 property belonged to yol. e Now .\Ir. (;ray, inl the( first place yout should not have jumped on Laurens t' 'ounty olicers. Now there parties claimed that you returned property in their namlle that belonged to you, b "Yours t1r111y, I Si:.ned ) ".). W. Thompson. "laurens, S. C., 2-21-21)." In connection herewith, allow mite to . state that oii last .\londay hiorning, . Feb. 23rd, 1920, while on the C., N. & f' L. passenger train from -laurens to 1 Columbia, I showed the above lettrs 'i to .ludge R1. C. Watts, wlo was also l aboard. I asked him to re0111 theiii and toll mle how mnuch "Concrete evidencev" it furnished. Hie read them and( hand- si ed theIiIl back and stated very quietly: f( Ii V ili eI It Spring Footwear odels the correct ~uiet elegance that ~crimmnatmng taste. I ie values demon my of purchasing I Pumps are ready. ety of the newest I ) to $13.85 aOmpany tment Store It proves nothing at ill." Certainly. ,f course not. And I hereby and oreon, brand It as flatly false. If I have at any time Conspired to etraud the county or state, then I creby declare myself ready to ap ear at any titne before the laurens ounty grnld jury. But why have Ollicers" kept their mouiths shut allI lcs'e long years, and winked at my oings, if I act(I vrookedly? That ov's not speak Well of them as of ei's. does it? But whether I am uilly or not guillty, then 'why, oh wlhy'! o they "belch It up" Just now? It 'ould seem fron above letter that Mr. Graiy, youK should not have 1 m1ped on Laurens couity oilleers." ait persiaded to feel, from above -tter, that If I had kept lily mouith bu1t1. tihen)) "Olflle's" would have kept teir m11th11tsi1 shiat too! Thi-s heals obtail. :11d you kn11ow what he did! Iu'ralh for the Pourlthi of .1i1y, and r. cir, yes, aml hurrahl for Christ Vs too! Oh, Joys! Oh, boys! Holly! o to it! I iigit ask again for full informna n a:: to the affalrs of tte, county. it kitully let m11e say that a statement 11h affir wouild h- vorthless un 'F it his lore facts than th ese ref rNIt'11C'en to tle "rIpresentative frot ;paritanhurg."' Now. to go back to these letters .inn. I have Fold milles, etc. to folks ving on iny farm. So have other peo le. Certainly. And of course the iircliaser is due to pay the tax. When r. Chiklress or Mr. Counts or ..\lr. Icks sells mules, et(., to a party. art iey expected to retiril that property I their own iamiles? Vhen lMr. ranks selIs wagons, tc., does any vie ever expect Iin to return i it In his wi name? \Yhien tie aurens Trust u., for instance, sells real estate, are ley reulired or even expeed(C to re 1-tn the proptoly inl their OWn naimle? ertainlly not. Ehvein a fool 'would now better. And of course 1, or any ther person whoimsoever, do the ime thIng. Certainly. Is that crook I? Not at all. As to the .\agistrate in Yoings mwisiplt, when .\I. "Zanders" 'Aher 'om1bie died, several men, including the represenlative from Spartan urg," thought his brother, Mr. Jot hercrolibie, the best man that Could [% gotten for tile unexpired teril. his also followed "precedeit" of giv ig this honio]. to soie imember of tile inity of the deceased, as Was asked >r. in the cise of late Sheriff Owings. it Mr. Abererombie refused it. Is it. 'eason to try to get the bestl men lissible?I As to the change iln the board 4'f as sors for Youngs townshipi, I wol id iply ask how iany iten are satis ed with lipresent assessments and i loth;d of making assessimeits? If )llicers" will refer to tihe' slatement led with1 the delegation, it will be iund that several of thie 1Most itOUghit 1uen in that townshlip asked >r a change, and tihat "the representa v* flont Spartanhurg" was not the uly cie who hadil "views" on the tatter. Now, as to aittemtinlg tCo deprive the dlear lttCor 11nan" Ci CCI dtionai~itIliCd atages. A\sk thle goodt people of afontI Stai ti school disltrict andi K. "Gr ay s' Chtol house"I'' schlCt) tiIs 'let if I didt not advoc'atCe incre'asedl 'Ix for thetse scholsl. stating that bouigh I dlid not live t here miysCIlf antd onuiuntlt'ity wioutIC ldCnt he stentding 13' o)wn child thieriC,5 still it woultd helip tomebodtty's child. As to the "C(ent ral"' cihoot li stric t I told th le trusitetCes and~ lie (outyi0 Sup~ er'int endenit of HdCICa - ion1 that it aw niC reaisont to CCoIleet adt niot spenil tiht Ithey alIready had it hiand. Isay So) now. I loweverT, in lie et't1ion, the paitr'ons dClttided' what hey wanted, and ats a goodl delncriC)at feII in line. AndI I suspectt that I are paidl miy taxes ablouit as willinglyv 5 myt3 crit ics. As for my rintiiIg for ('ongrelss, hliri remnarks are of course pureii I' sa-I asmi. It Is noC trioubhe for' met to see~ hat "Oticeers" would gIve mue the devil o0in t antd coing in any cainsptaign. itnh by thel wity, "to change thle subh et't'' ani Cdtt speak of the magnihheent y'stemii of pu li it thihways in 12aurtenst Clunity, have y'ou heard or the parity' t hose auitonmoile stuck In Ithe mud1( .1il nghit it a mutd hole In the "'bIg Coad" bet weeni I ,anfordC Stattionl andit :noree a few ilghits ago? "FinallIy brethri en,"' w hilie I would ikeC to knowv where my) mioney goes, till I am persutadedl to feel thatI "Of leers" 'eirtainly3 wIll not1 wIllIngly Itell asedl oni letletr by couirt house officIal, ndt petIt Ion signedco by atlmost3 all of lie courlt hlotust' ollices, now ont tIle n theit G.overnor'~s offlt'e askin lg hIm to I heireby miake gratefuil askntowledtge iunt of the hI idness of TheC Ad ver't I - In printing I heie letters. Yoodrutff, R. C(., .\i'rch I st, - 1920. Pilen Cured In 6 to 14 D~ays a ceoeIio', liidt, IIleeding orlProtrudingt Piles, aiaOntly rouoves ICchhg Pitomi and you can eot wt rLIet herifn e,. tt.e n~. pl.cI1.- n..- tY- c The logical truck for the farmer. Four wheel drive, with power on all four wheels. The Winther "Farm 3pecial" is built particularly for farm work. One and a half ton capacity and will carry more. Built by men who know farm work and farm requirements. It does not get stuck, but goes. One truck on hand. Carload coming. Ask for demonstration. F. A. FULLER STUDEBAKER AGENT Buy Your Mules and Horses fromUs We Can Save You Money on Every Purchase Come and see our Mules and Horses even if you do not care to buy. We are glad to show them, because we know they are right. Hackney Wagons Get our prices on Wagons before you buy. We handle the best on the market. Good stock now on hand. Ware Shoals Live Stock Company L. 0. McNINCH, Manager