The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 08, 1919, Image 4

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WRIGLEYS B01 SENT NORTH SENATOR OVERMAN 18 RUDELY INTERRUPTED IN MIDST OF INTERESTING OCCASION. —I,.. BOMB BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE Failure to Send Package to the House Doubtless Prevented Catastrophe to Family and Wedding Quests. “Never Been Touched by the Human Hand”-— Butter-Kist Pop Corn What Do p. s. JEANS Do? IMPROBABLE THAT ITALY WILL SIGN ONLY ONE OF OTHER DISTURBING * COMPLICATIONS PRE BY STRAINED SITUATION. PREFEBS TROUBLE WITHOUT Ambassador Page Takes Steps to Have Suppressed Certain Public Man!* testations Against Wilson. Salisbury.—Senator Lee S. Over^ man witnessed the destruction of s deadly bomb that had been sent him through the malls from New York and which has been held up in the Salis bury poetoffice until Inspector H. T. Gregory arrived and officiated at the blowing up of the bomb. For several days. Senator Overman's two daughters, who were married, have been receiving so many presents through the mails that several deliv eries were made at the Overman home each day.. The local office planned to make the last delivery of presents af ter the early night trains had run, but most fortunately not enough packages arrived on the trains to justify a spe cial trip. So the deadly bomb lay in the office. In the morning a survey of the parcels ready to he sent to the senator’s home disclosed a small box that answered in every particular the description of the “Gimbel” bombs, in tercepted in New York. It was with- drawn from the mails-ca ref.ully. and immediately became the center of in terest for the entire city. Senator Overman, Postmaster Boy«i den. Assistant Rattz and several oth ers accompanied Inspector Gregory to the edge of town where the bomb was buried and 10 dynamite caps ex ploded under It tearing one side away and disclosing the interior. Senator Overman had no warning to look out for the infernal machine. He had been bnsy with the happy event of the evening and was not informed of the wholesale despatch of the in struments of death from New York. Had the bomb been sent to the Over man home it would have arrived when the house was full of townspeople and visitors attending the wedding recep tion and would doubtless have been opened along with the wedding pres ents. MAYOR OLE HANSON WANTS GOVERNMENT TO ACT QUICKLY Topeka, Kan.—In a Victory loan ad dress before the Topeka chamber of commerce, Mayor Ole Hanson, of Se attle. denounced the policy pursued by the government towards anarchism and the I. W. W. as “a skim milk, weak, vacillating and changeable’ one, and pronounced a warning of a "wide spread, national effort to overthrow the government and society by vio lence.” Revealing great emotion in his sub ject, he added, "If the government doesn’t clean them up, I will. • I’ll give up my mayorship and start through the country. We will hold meetings and have hanging places.” He declared he believed the I. W. W. was at the bottom of the late bomb plot. "The conspiracy to overthrow the government is widespread. It perme ates every state in the union. Ths I. W. W. have followers everywhere. Concerning the bending i. w. W. con vention, Mayor Hanson said: — A ‘Arry mayor that WiTT permit an X W. W. meeting in his city should be recalled and banished from America. After The Eire ' , ; : V ■: It will be too late to take out that.... ' j INSURANCE , SEE ME TODAY » W. C. BAILEY, Clinton, Si C. . - - \ OPENING PRELIMINARIES TO VERSAILLES CONFERENCE Paris.—Ambassador Page telegraph ed from Rome that he had gathered from Premier Orlando in a long con ference that the premier did not in tend to return to Paris for the signing of the peace treaty. The premier ex pressed regret that the time was so short before the arrival of the Ger mans. This was only one of the disturbing complications presented by~lhe Italian situation aa the time approaches for the delivery of the peace treaty to the Germans. The Italian premier, the telegram from Ambassador Page added, felt that his action either way would have serious consequences, but it was pref erable to have trouble from without Italy rather than from within Italy. Ambassador Page said he had taken steps to have the Italian authorities suppress manifestations directed against President Wilson. As a re sult, one of the-, principal demonstra- timiB Ja Btmm wAS-given-^up, —- Should Premier Orlando not return for the signing of the treaty, it wodTLl give the situation a more serious as pect than the departure of the Italian delegation, as the allies would be re quired to take final action without the participation of Italy. While there is every desire to avoid this result, the indications are that the allies will proceed with the signing if Italy de cides to withhold participation. DICKMAN WILL 8UPPRE88 ALL HUN MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS Coblenc.—There will be no May Day celebrations in the way of demonstra tions or mass meetings by Germans throughout, the area occupied by the Americans. General Dickman has is sued an order to that effect and we shall be saved the public exhibition of a particularly fine piece of German propaganda. The Americans were not unwilling at first tolillow a demonstra tion, but when they discovered the in scriptions on banners to be carried in the proposed procession, they prompt ly decided May Day should pass with out manifestations. "We want just peace. We insist on President Wilson’^ 14 points.” These and similar demands were to be waved as of benefit not only to the Germans, hot particularly to the Americans. It is said a banner which Insisted the Haar valjey should re main German earned intervention by the American army command. That all th^s was inspired by the authorities in Berlin there is not the slightest doubt. INFERNAL MACHINE < SENT TO EX-UNITED STATES SENATOR The peace congress at Versailles has formally begun its sessions. The eventful day which the world had awaited since the signing ofthe armla tice on November 11 last year has at last arrived. The German peace delegates have met the representatives of the allied and associated powers and across the green baise table have carried out the first preliminary which probably will mean a return to actual peace In the not far distant future. Atlanta, Ga.—Mrs. Maude P. Hard wick, wife of former United States Senator Thomas W. Hardwick, was painfully injured and her negro maid sufrered the loss of both hands in the explosion here of an infernal machine sent through the mails to the home of the former - Georgia^ senator. He was at his law office at the time. The package, bearing the typewrit ten address "Senator Thomas W. Hardwick, Sandersville, Ga.,” was marked “Sample” and had a wrapper bearing a return address of "Gimbel Brothers, 32nd and Broadway. New York.” This caused Mrs. Hardwick to.think it was some merchandise. Attention was called to the fact that an infernal machine received through the mails at the office of Mayor Ole Hanson, in Seattle, Washington, also came from New York and bore the return address of “Novelty Depart ment, Gimbel Bros., New York city.” GOVERNMENT FORCES ARE CLOSING AROUND MUNICH Berne.—Reports received from Ba varia says the government forces are steadily closing around Munich. When Wurttemburg troops occupied Starnburg the civil population was ia an angry mood against the commun ists and acts of violence were com mitted upon them. The populace at tacked prisoners in the hands of ths government troops and thirteen of ths communist leaders were s)iot. BANDIT BACKED DOWN BY BANK CASHIER'S NERVE Arvonia, Pa.—When Cashier Arthur Panton turned to inquire aa to ths wants pf a customer, who had corns Into the state bank ujst before clos ing time, he looked down the barrel of a pistol. *A demand that he sur render Victory bonds was followed with another demand for cash. Panton refused to heed ths demand and told the nin.iger to shoot The unknown hold-up man wavered sad barked oat sf the door., 1 \ SECRETARY DANIELS IS Tf4E GUEST OF EDINBURGH Edinburgh.—Josephus Daniels, sec retary of the United States navy, was the guest of the corporation apd was shown over various places of historic interest, including the castle.- Secretary Daniels visited the fa mous monument to Lincoln. The sec retary and the members of his party uncovered while the soldiers and sail ors stood at attention. Later the university medical schools were In spected. _ STEEL CORPORATION PASSES AN “EXTRA'' STOCK DIVIDEND New York.—Directors of the United States Steel Corporation fulfilled pop ular, or conservative, expectations, at their quarterly meeting by passing the “extra” one per cent dividend on common stock. In the statement of earnings for the first quarter of 1919 which accompanied the dividend an- nouscajMCit no appropriation was made out cf total earnings for federal income and war excess profits REAL ESTATE 211 acres known as Fred Johnson lands jy J. H. Willingham estate, R. F. McKeller and others. 570 acres near Renno known as the Old Hollings worth place. Price $10.00 acre^ 52 acres 1 1-2 miles from Clinton on main Laurens road known as Wide Ferguson place. 178 acres of land situated on road from Clinton to Laurens on C. N. & L. R. R* about two miles from Clinton known as the J. G. Wham place. 132 acres of land being a part of the J..G. Wham place. 151 acres known as the old Workman place, 2 miles from Clinton on main road and railroad. 156 acres known as the old J. A. Ferguson place. 1 1-2 miles from Clinton on main Laurens road. 600 acres known as the old W. H.\ Workman place. Two nice settlements with six orseven room house, first class bams, stables and out houses. 16 tenant houses. Land in high state of cultivation. Known as on6 of the best farms in Laurens county. 60 acres known as the Charlie Gary place. 126 acres known £s old Add Boyd place. 70 acres known as E. C. Brigg’s lands. 60 acres in one mile of Clinton, known as pari of W FTTNash estate. 600 acres near Renno known as B. F. Copeland - - lands. , , 200 acres near Renno known as the old Watts Copeland place. One house and lot in the town of Clinton, known as the old Phinny place. One house and lot known as J. C. Harper place. 71 acres known as the old George Blakely home place. • * N 52 acres 2 miles from Clinton on main road and railroad being a part of the old Jno. A. Fergu son place. 158 acres two miles from Clinton known as R. M. . League place. 152 acres known as Geo. Boyd place, good houses. * 65 acres known as G. W. Bailey land, about 1 1-2 miles from Clinton. 44 1-2 acres known as T. W. Wesson place. 1 Sumer el & Stone Real Estate Dealers Dear Amy:--* My life was a burden to me,a long time. Baby John just cried and cried. I didn’t know what was the matter. He was also looking pale and his food didn’t agree with him. I didn’t know it, but he needed air and sunshine. So I went and bought him a new go-cart. Now he smiles and is fat and rosy. You just must come and see him. : ’ Always your pal, 1 ‘ , v\ ’ , Lou. . # -v * ) P. S.—What a beautiful line of go-carts and baby carriages, and furniture of all kinds you can get from Galloway-Simpson Fur. Company “THE HOMfe MAKERS” - *