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VOLUME XIX
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 6th, 1919
NUMBER 10
DR. DOUEIAS SECURES GIFT OF $12,500 FOR THE COLLEGE
STATE PROVIDES FOR
FEEBLE-MINDED HOME
Institution to be Located at Dover Junction, Soon to
Be Under Way—Buildings for Inmates to be of Fire-
Proof Construction and Work Will Soon Begin.
The state appropriation bill as
passed by the General Assembly
last Saturday, carries an appro
priation of $87,500 for the State
Training School for Feeble-Mind
ed which is to be located at Dover
Junction. The bill as passed by
the finance committee of the senate
canied an appropriation of $110,-
(KK), but this amount was reduced
to $87,500 by the free conference
committee report of the two hous
es.
The appropriation is now avail
able and will be spent this year for
buildings and equipment. The
buildings to be erected will be of
attractive fire-proof construction
and comfortably equipped for the
inmates. Dr. 9. O. Whitten, the
superintendent, is now on a
Northern trip collecting data and
formulating plans in order' to be
gin work at once. The board of
regents will meet here, at an early
date at which time the program of
procedure will be announced.
The site^t Dover Junction is an
ideal one for the location *of the
new institution and consists of
about a thousand" acres of land. A
subscription of $18,000 was con
tributed by citizens and business
houses of the city to procure the
site which was donated to the State.
It is expected that the first build
ing will soon begin to go up and
that the institution’s growth will be
rapid during the next few years
in order to accommodate the sev
eral hundred children now needing
its care and protection. It is sure
to prove a big asset to the com
munity and one m which the peo
ple of this section will become in
tensely interested as well las by
the people of the entire state un
der whose auspices it is to be con
ducted. ^
The executive committee which
has had charge of the proposition
has made several trips to Columbia
recently in the interest of the
school and has worked untiringly
to get the proposition started off
right. This committee is composed
of B. H. Boyd, chairman; J. F.
Jacobs, Sr., Mayor Jas. R. Cope
land, J. D. Bell, R. H. Hatton and
Wilson W.TTarris, secretary.
PUNS in m FOR ROND
IMPROVEMENT IN THE
SOLDIER INSURANCE
MAI BE CONVERTED
Government to Fnrnish Cheap Insur
ance to Discharged Soldiers.
Soldiers who have been discharged
are now wondering what they should
do with the insurance they held in ser
vice. For their information and guid
ance in this matter, the following data
has been secured from the Camp In
surance Officer, Camp Jackson, S. C.
The facts set forth are condensed. If
any additional information is desired,
it may be secured by writing the Camp
Insurance Officer, Camp Jackson, S. C.
- The policy now h^ld by all soldiers
is “te r m” insurance. Checks for pre
miums slould be made payable to the
Treasurer of the Jnitr'd States, and
should be ma r ;etl T o the Bnreau of War
Risk Insurance. Washington, D. C.,
monthly. This form of policy insures
the holder against death and total
permanent disability. Insurance may
be continued in its present form and
at present rales rntil five years and
after the signing of the Treaty of
Peace. This form of insurance Is
cheaper than any other issued by the
Government or commercial life insur
ance companies.
At any time after April and within
five years after the signing of the
Peace Treaty/the present policy may
le^onverted into any of six prefered
Government policies.
The converted ordinary life,, carry
ing cash surrender'and loan clauses
and insuring its holder against death
and total permanent disability may be
had at the following rates:
Age at
Annual Premium
Conversion
per $1,000.00
21
$13.82
14.18
09 ‘ 14.53
24
14.88
^25.
15.24
26 . .* .. • •
15.59
97
15.95
oo 16.42
29 .. .. ..
30
\ 81 *-A~
32 • • • • „ • • • •
.. .. . ( . 16.89
17.36
.. .. 17.84 •
18.31
18.90
’4 •
19.49
The twenty payment life is a policy
on which premium^ are paid for 20
years and the policy is then paid up
for life. It may be had at the follow
ing rates:
Age at
Annual Premium
Conversion
per $1,000.00
21 .. .. ..
.. ..$21.14
22
21.50
23 .. >
24 .. .. ,.
22.21
25 .. ..
22.56
26
23.03
27
23.39
28
23.86
29
.. ...... 24.33
30
24.81
31 .7 .. ..
r. 25.28
32 .. .. ..
• 25.87
33
26.34
34
.... .. -.. 26.93 ’
J. Roy Pennell, state highway engi
neer, met with the county board of
commissioners yesterday to discuss
various projects of road improvement
in. the county by which it may take ad
vantage of the federal aid for good
roads. Mr. Pennell lnformed the’board
that Laurens county could secure its
yearly proportion of about $22,000 for
permanent road work provided a like
sum were provided by the county. Or,
he said, the county’s total apportion
ment for the next five or six years, ap
proximately $100,000 could be secured
at one time though he hold out no
promise of any more aid until thjs time
had elapsed, unless other counties still
neglected to take up their share of the
appropriation. Mr. Watts stated after
the meeting that a joint meeting of the
state highway engineer, the county
board of commissioners and the county
highway commission, appointed to ex
pend the $300,000 bond issue fund,
would be held Thursday when the mat
ter will be taken up in detail and some
settlement arrived at. Incidentally,
Mr. Watts stated that the county board
of commissioners would proceed at
once,- as instructed in the act provid
ing for the bond issue, to sell the re-
maining-$150,000 in bonds to be subject
to the warrants of the highway com
mission.
Prior to the meeting with the high
way engineer, the board of commission
ers held a conference with represen
tatives from Laurens and Clinton look
ing toward immediate action for per
manent road improvement. Mr. Geo.
M. W’right, of Goldville, who is one of
the board of highway commissioners,
was present and pointed out the obli
gation of the board of county commis r
tion of the board of county commis
sioners to sell the road bonds imme
diately so that the money could be used
as the voters directed in the 1917 elec
tion. Supervisor Watts and the other
commissioners, Messrs. Moore and
Blakely, at first expressed a doubt as
to the proper course in the matter but
after Mr. Wright’s clear presentation
of the subject and an examination of
the act they agreed with him on' the
position which he took and decided, as
above stated, to advertise the remain
ing bonds for sale at the earliest date
possible.
Mr. Watts stated that it would not
be advisable to attempt to sell the first
block of $150,000 ii* bonds, which were
turned .down by the purchaser, as the
matter was in the courts and could not
be disposed of Immediately.
While talking of roads, Mr. Watts
stated that he and Mr. Cuningham, the
county engineer, had succeeded in fix
ing many bad places in the roads in
spite of the very wet weathr and that
he hoped to reach those that had not
been fixed at an early date. While in
the meetihg above referred to Mr.
Wright thanked him for the excellent
work which had been done between
Goldville and Clinton. Similar work
has been done between Clinton and
Ijaurens, including the top-soiling of
the very bad place at Parks Station,
TWO SUBSTANTIAL GIFT/
RECEIVED BY COLLEGE
College Executive Committee in Session Monday—
Government Asks Dr. Douglas to Go Over-Seas for
Religious Work—New Professor in Biology.
but this work has not yet been quite
finished.
■ Information as to other forms pt in
surance may 'be secured * from the
Camp Insurance Officer, Camp Jack-
son, S. C.
All policies have a loan valife, cash
surrender value, pay dividends and in
sures the holder against death and to
tal permanent disability. The pre
mium rates do not Increase. Any poli
cy is from a fourth to a third cheaper
than it could be bought from commer
cial companies.- You can get them
without new examinations. You can
decrease the amount of insurance any
time, but can never increase it, you
can discontinue It at any time, but can
never be reinstated. It is your best
protection against the "Flu*’ and oth
er diseases and serious accidents.
Remember, Uncle Sam is staying i-
Vf
the Insurance Business for you be
cause of what you did for him.
Fof your sake—for the sake of your
future—for the sake of those you love
—hold on to, Uncle Sam’s insurance.
Working at top speed on the last
full available day left to him in the
capital, the president cleared his desk
sufficiently to get out for a walk this
afternoon with Mrs. Wilson, tramping
briskly , through matinee crowds and
homegewng war workers. Large crowds
followed them and finally the police
had to intervene as traffic became im
peded. Several times the president
stepped .to speak to wounded soldiers.
After opening the conference 'of
governors and mayors this morning
President Wilson had his time cpi?
for correspondence and the signing of
bills until shortly after noon when he
received the new ambassador from Ar
gentina, Dr. Togas A. Lebreton, who
presented his credentials. Later he
received a delegation representing
farmer organizations who promised
support to the league of nations and
suggested amendments to the consti
tution. Secretaries Baker, Daniels and
Houston called at the executive office
this afternoon and A. Mitchell Palmer,
who .becomes attorney general tomor
row, conferred tonight with the pres
ident.
In welcoming the new Argentine en
voy, Mr. Wilson expressed apprecia
tion for the friendship of the South
American republic and premised all
^possible assistance for the mainten
H0TV LAURENS MEN T"
AVON COMMENDATION
WILSON WORKING
AT HIGH SPEED
All Pending Pnblic Business Attended.
Walk In Afternoon. Late Stroll with
First Lady of Land Brings Conges
tion of Traffic.
Washington, March 3.—President
Wilson tonight was ready to begin the
return journey to the peace confer
ence, having transacted In the seven
dayr ttf hfe stay in Washington all
pending public business except such as
will engage hlg attention at the cap-
ttol in the final hours tomorrow of this
congress. Immediately after adjourn
ment he will leave for New York on
his iway to Paris.
ance of harmonious relations between
the two countries.
“With the return of more stable con
ditions,” Mr. Wilson said, ““many
difficulties which still hamper us will
gradually decrease so that' we can
even now look forward with hope to
the full resumption of al! normal ac
tivities.”
Among the bills signed today by the
president were the rivers and harbors
aopropriation bill and the measure
validating $2,700,000,000 worth of in
formal war contracts.
Plans-for the president’s departure
remained unchanged tonight. He will
go freha the capitnl to the-train tomor
row. Arriving in New York about 8:30
p. m. he will go direct to the Metyo-
ijojitan opera Kftuse to speak on the
league of nations.
, Solid car-load "White Mountain”
Refrigerators Just received. Sixteen
sizes to select from.
S. M. A E. H. WILKES A CO.
Text of Orders Giving Exploits of Two
Laurens Officers Commended for Gal
lant and Meritorious Conduct
Laurens, S. C., March 5 (Special! —
The text of the orders issued by Maj.
Gen. Bailey on Decembe^25th, in which
Maj. J. M. Barksdale, Ma'j. B. R. Todd
and Lieutenant D. E. Barnett were
ommended for gallant and meritorious
conduct under fire, has. been .received
by friends of the officers in Laurens
and the exploits for which these offi
cers were commended will be read of
with pride here. The general order was
printed in the Advertiser on Feb. 5th
and the recommendation as to Lieut.
Barnett was prined in the following is
sue, The following orders were in
reference to the other two officers,:
Major J. M. Barksdale, G. M. C., Di
vision Quartermaster—For loyal, un
failing attention to duty; for unusual
energy, zeal and^perseveranoe and for
careful and efficient arrangements
whereby the daily supplies of the Di
vision, in spite of limited transporta
tion and countless difficulties incident
to active operations, never failed to
reach the troops.
Major Benjamin'R. T. Todd—Major
'Fodd, while in command of a battalion
on the right of the First Army, did,
when suddenly opened up on by ar
The executive committee of the
PresbyteriMH College of South
Carolina met Monday Afternoon in
the president’s office. Those pres
ent were: Rev. Alexander Martin,
D. D., Dr. W. M. McPheeters, Dr.
A. D. P. Gilmpur, Dr. J. B. Green,
and Mr. C. M. Bailey. President
Douglas announced to the commit
tee that the College has just receiv
ed two substantial gifts, one for
$10,000 from. Mrs. John S. Ken
nedy of New York, and one for
$2,500 from Mrs. Cyrus H. Mc
Cormick of Chicago. ’ Dr. Doug
las is trying t<v raise $150^000 and
now has about $100,000 in sight.
President Douglas informed the
Committee that the War Depart
ment had approved the application
to establish a R. O. T. C. unit in the
the troatter under consideration but
has made no decision in the matter.
Dr. Francis M. Root has been
elected to "the Chair of Biology and
w ill take up his work at the begin
ning of the third term. Dr. Root
wTis expected the first of January
but was unable to get his discharge
from the army. He received his
PhD. in Biology from Johns Hop
kins University two years ago. The
professor under whom he worked
recommended him most highly, stat
ing that he was one of the brightest
men he ever had under him and the
college would be extremely fortu
nate to secure him.
The Executive Committee found
the affairs of the College in excel
lent condition and was greatly
pleased with the wonderful pro.
('(•liege, (and that Maj. F. J. de-1 press the College is making under
Rohan had been detailiVl by the j the wise leadership of President
Government to organize the unit. Douglas.
Authority was granted to give the
required band to the government
for the property shipped to the col
lege for the unit.
It was announced at the meet-
to go over-seas to engage in reli
gious work. • Dr. Douglas now'has
Dr. Douglas stated'to a represen
tative jof The Chronicle yesterday
that he is hopeful of raising the
desired $150,000 at an early date.
ing that I hr Central Y. M. C. A. Ammg ,hc P ' anH l,< ' haS m<Ier Way
Committee has aske.l Dr. DonglM ix the tmiiaing olan^dequate gym-
.nasium -with all
ments.
modern equip-
tillery and machine gun fire from his
right and right rear, by exposing his
own person with entire disregard to
his personal safety, inspire his men
with confidence and insured their
steadiness under unusual trying condi
tions. This near Manheulles, France,
on November 9th, 1918.
EVERY SUNDAY SCHOOL
TO BE VISITED
Month of March Set Apart for School
Visitation Month by State Associa
tion.
Laurens, S. C„ March 5 (Special)—
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Every Sunday school in South Caro-
lian of all denominations, including
those in Laurens county, is to be per
sonally visited during the month of
March by an official representative o*
the Organized Sunday school work of
South Carolina. This is the first time
that a whole month has been set apart
for official school visitation in this
s.tate. c •
Organization for the visitation has
already begun. Each of the two hun
dred district presidents in the St:
has been asked to appoint an official
t
visitor for each school in the district.
This will moan a force of about twen
ty-five hundred visitor's.
These official visitors, upon invita
tion of the superintendent, mill speak
briefly tq. the Sunday school, extending
the fraternal greetings of the Inter
national, State, County and District
Sunday School Associations. ..They will
also speak of the coming State conven
tion at Florence, June 3-4-5, and make,
other announcements that will be of
Interest to every member of the Sun
day school.
The officials at the head of the or
ganization in this county are: 'R. T.
Wilson, Owings, president;. James H.
Sullivan, Laurens, Secretary-Treasur
er, and the following District Presi-
Tdents: Rev. W. A. Baldwin, Gray
Court; George Cook, Fountain Inn;
Rev. I. N. Kennedy, Ora; .Dr. D. J.
Brimm, Clinton; Rev. W. D. Ratchford,
Cross Hill; W. C. WhaVton, Waterloo;
R. R. Nickels, Laurens; B. R. Fuller,
Mountville.
\ :
- Announcement is made in the
advertising columns of The Chron
icle today that A. B. Blakely and
brother, Edgar L. Blakely, have
formed a •partnership and will eon-
duet the business of the former jin-
d< r the firm name of A. B. Blakely
& Bro. in the future. In addition
to conducting a general repair
shop, they will specialize in the
handling of wagons, buggies, and
all kinds of farming machinery.
The- new firm ‘represents a good
combination of experience and hus
tle and Avill doubtless enjoy a good
business.
MAY THROW BERLIN
INTO STRIKE THROES
Berlin, Saturday, March 1.—The next
48 hours are likely to determine wheth
er Greater Berlin is to be plunged in
to a general strike primarily for po
litical motives. , The Greater Berlin
soviets have adopted and telegraphed
to the assembly at Weimar a resolu
tion protesting against efforts to abol
ish the soldiers’ and workmen’s coun
cils and the general hostility encoun
tered by the revolution among the
state military and the municipal au
thorities. The resolution calls for the
soviets everywhere to fight for exist
ence. At the meeting the convocation
of a national soviet congress on March
18 was demanded. )
That the political situation in Wei
mar is anything but reassuring is am
ply reflected in the editorial com
ments of the newspapers today which
are stimulated by a signiflcapt)vc»iaT
munication in The Vorwaerts. This
newspaper prints prominently and
frankly a warning to the Scheidemann
cabinet that unless they are able to
produce something better ban nega
tive results they had better withdraw
unconditionally, leaving the political
wreck as a legacy to the bourgeoise
parties.”
The. Socialists are charged with hr
ing grossly disappointed the hopes of
the w r orkers by neglect to enact evten
the most elementary emergency legis
lation bearing on promised social re
forms. ' _
The Vossisehe Zeitung complains
that Germany is drifting towards a
heap of wreckage while the speeches
delivered at the Weimar assembly derT
with the interior decorations of a
house not yet built.
Other newlpapers comment on the
drift of the Majority Socialists toward
the Left under pressure from the T
dependents.
NEGRO CONFESSES
r TO ROBBING VAULT
Columbia, Feb. 24.—Odell Thomp
son, negro janitor at the Richland
county court Tiouse confessed late this
afternoon to robbing the vault in the
office of the county treasurer here yes
terday when something like eighteen
or more thousand dollars wer$*atolen.
Thompson has befen Janltoi' at the
court house about twenty-five years.
He says he was assisted by another
negro helper, Hei|ry Park, who K
also under arrest