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VOLUME XXIV
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1924
NUMBER 19
CHAUTAUQUA !
OPENSMONDAV
Splendid Program f Announced For
Seven Days Engagement. Ticket
Campaign Now Under Way By
Ladies of Civic League.
With an excellent program and a
good advance ticket sale, Clinton Red-
path Chautauqua which starts next
Monday afternoon and evening, shows
promise of being one of the best ever
staged here. The ladies of the Civic
League have been spending consider
able time in ticket sales and reported
considerable progress Tuesday and
Wednesday, the opening days of the
sale. The guarantors are to meet
with the ladies’ committee this even
ing and together the two bodies plan
to have the guarantee reached by Sat
urday evening.
The big tent is scheduled to arrive
either Friday evening or Saturday
morning and will be placed in the
same location as in former years, on
North Broad street near the Metho
dist church. The tent comes here
from Brunswick, Ga. The name of
the Clinton superintendent has not
been announced yet by Redpath offi
cials.
L. Ivan Boxell, advance representa
tive of Redpath Chautauqua, is here
and is assisting the local committee
•in its sales work. He will be here
until the opening day. Tuesday, Mr.
Boxell spoke before the students of
Presbyterian College and Clinton high
school, explaining this year’s pro
gram.
A special ticket for students of the
college has been arranged by the
guarantors this season, whereby the
boys are enabled to see the various
programs at quite a reduction. Stu
dent tickets are on sale at the busi
ness office of the college. The teach
ers ef the high school and grammar
grades are ^handling the ticket sales
for their respective classes. The high
school pupils have the same reduct
ions which they enjoyed in past year*.
Saturday, a booth will be pieced on
one Of the business streets Where
tickets nlay be obtained by those not
week, . . n
There are a number of outstanding
events on the program this year. In
the lecturers’ field, the names of Dr.
Charles Medbury and D f Thomas Cur
tin stand out prominently. Dr. Med
bury, pastor of one of the largest
churches west of the Mississippi river,
delivers an inspirational, patriotic ad
dress, “The Duties of Freedom.” He
has been well received wherever he
goes. Having been chaplain of Drake
University of Des Moines, Iowa, for
the past several years and closely as
sociated with student life there, the
speaker is well qualified to present
his inspirational topic to the young
er Chautauqua patrons also.
D. Thomas Curtin, newspaper cor
respondent, who saw the World war
from eighteen battle fronts and who
since the war has made repeated
trips through Europe interviewing
the crowned heads and political lead
ers, lectures on the European situa
tion.
Two plays, “Smilin’ Through” and
“Give and Take,” present a wide vari
ety of production. The former is a
sweet, charming romance, full of pa
thos. The latter is a laugh-getter
from the opening act to the closing
curtain, and has in it the elements
of comedy in every-day American
life.
The Opera Festival on the closing
night is a new thing for Redpath
Chautauqua. Two singers who have
NOTED JOURNALIST
TO LECTURE HERE
D. Thomas Curtin To Speak On Chau-
tauqua Program On ’The Groat
Peril of Europe.’;
D. Thomas Curtin, noted American
journalist and author of a number of
important books, who has just re
turned from a newspaper assignment
investigating questions of great mo-
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
IS REORGANIZED
O. THOMAt CURTIN
ment in Europe, will be heard at the
coming Redpath Chautauqua in this
city in his challenging, up-to-the-
minute lecture, “The Great Peril of
Europe.” - .
Mr. Curtin’s most recent trip to
Europe, the second within a year’s
time, was made for the express pur
pose of studying the trend of the
present day activities in Great Brit
ain and on the continent. The mes
sage he will bring to Chautauqua
audiences is that of h trained veport-
er who has become thoroughly fami
liar with conditions in stricken Eu
rope during the past decade. /
• A graduate of Harvard university,
Mr, Curtin became special war cor
respondent for a syndicate of Ameri
can newspapers, also correspondent
for The Times and The Daily Mail,
both of London, in which capacity he
served until $he death of Lord florth-
visitsd by the committee during the their owner. In 1922. This
great newspaper publisher declared
Mr. Curtin to be one of the great
est of all war correspondents. As
correspondent, he saw fighting on
eighteen battle fronts during the
World war. Mr. Curtin will he heard
here on the second day of the Chau
tauqua.
“made their marks” in
present the popular
“Faust,” “Carmen” and
opera,
airs
‘Aida.”
will
from
Limestone Musicians
Please Audience
One of the most enjoyable enter
tainments presented here in quite a
while was given last Thursday even
ing by the Limestone College glee
club, which appeared here under the
Presbytery Met
At Shady Grove
Spring Meeting South Carolina Pres
bytery Well Attended and Regular
Routine Business Considered.
The South Carolina Presbytery,
comprising the counties of Laurens,
Newberry, Greenwood and Abbeville,
met with the Shady Grove church
near here on Monday afternoon for
its regular Spring meeting. Dr. Dud
ley Jones, the pastor of the church,
welcomed the delegates and the peo
ple of the Shady Grove section en
tertained them in their homes.
Dr. F. E. Ifprrison, elder in the
First Presbyterian church of Abbe
ville, was elected moderator, and El
der H. T. Sloan of the Ninety-Six
church, recording secretary. Dr. H.
W. Pratt qf Columbia, is the stated
clerk. Upon request of the retiring
moderator, Dr. W. H. Hudson, mis
sionary to China, preached the open
ing sermon Monday afternoon. In the
evening the Rev. John* A. McMurray
of Abbeville, preached the missionary
sermon.
Dr. M. G. Woodworth of this city,
and Dr. J. B. Green of Columbia,
were named as the ministerial com
missioners to the meeting of the
General Assembly in San Antonio,
Texas, on May 15. Two elders were
also elected.
The Presbytery adjourned Tuesday
afternoon at 5:30. The entire day
was given over to reports of commit
tees and to regular routine business.
^ auspices of the county alumni asso- SHERIFF S. C. REID TO
ciation of this institution. The young STAND FOR RE-ELECTION
ladies making up the glee club pos-
sessed splendid voices that showed S. C. Reid, for the past eight years
thorough training and gave a very Sheriff of Laurens county, announces
clever program that was enjoyed by his candidacy in today’s paper for re-
election. He stated yesterday that
he is asking for re-election upon his
record which is well known through
out the county. Mr. Reid is no
a large audience.
SPOKE IN GREENWOOD
■ Dr. D. M. Douglas spent the week
end in Greenwood where he preached stranger here, having served Clinton
on Sunday for the Congregation of the for eight years as chief of police,
Fiifct Presbyterian church of that and during that time, he made a num-
c ity, | her of friends in this section.
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Officers Are Named and Election
Machinery Set In Motion. Dele
gates Are Uninstructed.
A small number of Clinton voters
assembled Saturday afternoon for the
re-organization of the local Democra
tic club for the approaching cam
paign.
The meeting opened with prayer
by Dr. D. M. Douglas, after which
the object was stated and the elect
ion of officers was entered into. Jack
H. Davis was again elected president
of the club; W. M. Sumerel, vice-
president; J. F. Workman, secretary;
W. W. Harris, county executive com
mitteeman. With the exception of
Mr. Workman, the officers are the
same as have served the past two
years. Mr. Adair, the former secre
tary, at his own request, was not re
elected.
The Clinton city club polled 652
votes in the last election, and on the
basis of one delegate to each twenty-
five voters or fraction thereof, the
club was entitled to twenty-six rep
resentatives to the county convention
which convenes in Laurens on next
Monday morning, May 5. The fol
lowing delegates were elected: Dr. D.
M. Douglas, Prof. J. H. Witherspoon,
R. W. Wade, W. W. Harris, R. P.
Adair, R. J. Copeland, Sr., Jack H.
Davis, E. M. Beard, J. W. Milam,
John D. Davis, B. H. Boyd, H. D.
Henry, I. C. Boland, C. W. Stone, Dr.
J. Lee Young, Dr. J. W. Davis, V.
Parks Adair, H. L. Baldwin, J. I.
Copeland, R. H. Hatton, J. A. Bailey,
S. W. Sumerel, P. B. Adair, W. M.
McMillan, G. W. Hunter and J, F.
Workman.
The delegates were uninstructed as
to a presidential preference, although
sentiment favored William G. Mc-
Adoo. Each delegate was empowered
to name his alternate in case it was
impossible to attend.
GUARANTORS TO JURY IS UNABLE
MEET TODAY
TO REACH VERDICT
Citizen of County
Goes to England
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Henry Freeman, of Princeton, On
Mission In London From Cana-
dian Provinco.
Laurens, April 26.—Henry L. Free
man, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
I. Freeman of Princeton, Laurens
county, is spending a few months in
England as agricultural representa
tive from the province of Ottawa,
Canada, to the national fair which is
being held in London this month. Mr.
Freeman is agricultural agent of the
province of Ottawa, and he has been
sent to England with exhibits of to
bacco grown under his supervision in
the province, to be placed on exhibi
tion in the great fair. Before re
turning home, Mr. Freeman will visit
experimental stations in England,
with a view of introducing the Cana
dian product and getting first-hand
information on the commercial side
of the tobacco trade.
Mr. Freeman is a graduate of
Clemson college and of the University
of Wisconsin. He has been employ
ed by the Canadian government for
the past several years and has be
come air expert in the growing of the
wee din his adopted country. While
he is in England, Mrs. Freeman and
Master Bobby Freeman, the four-
year-old son, are with relatives at
Princeton and in Greenville.
Contract To Be Let
For Baby Cottage
The contract for the Louise Mayes
Memorial Cottage will be let on May
9th by the Thornwell Orphanage.
Bealer & Biggers of Atlanta, are the
architects.
The building will be known as the
* Baby Cottage” for the care of small
children not now admitted to the in
stitution. It will be built of granite
with slate roof, and promises to be
one of the most attractive buildings
on the orphanage campus.
Important Meeting of Guarantors Set
For This Evening At Six-Thirty
In Ladies Club Rooms.
. The guarantors for the Chautauqua
together with the ticket selling com
mittees in each ward, are called to
meet this evening at 6:30 p. m., in
the ladies club rooms in the Masonic
Temple. This is an extremely im
portant meeting and every guarantor
on the list is asked to be present
since several matters of importance
are to be taken up for consideration.
The ticket selling campaign got
well under way Tuesday and will be
pushed until completed before the big
tent goes up for the opening attract
ion next Monday afternoon, llirs. J.
Hamp Stone, president of the Civic
association, under whose auspices the
ticket campaign is being waged, is
asking that a cordial and helpful
spirit of cooperation be extended the
canvassers in their work in order
that the “goal” may be reached suc
cessfully.
Mrs. Stone- artnounced yesterday
that complimentary admittance to the
Chautauqua would be granted all Con
federate veterans. All that they are
asked to do is to wear their badges
of honor and they will be admitted.
The usual number of children from
the orphanage and training school
will also be admitted.
„ The meeting of the guarantors this
evening is one of importance. It is
hoped that every guarantor will be
present. The complete list follows:
W. M. Lawson, E. G. Fuller, A. M.
Copeland, L. E. Wiggins, John Spratt,
F. D. Jones, C. P. Robinson, H. M.
Young, D. J. Brimm, R. W. Wade, W.
B. Farr, A. W. Brice, A. E. Spencer,
E. Spencer, A. K. Kinard, Mrs. E. B.
Sloan, W. H. Franks, Wm. A. Moor
head, C. M. Bailfy, W. E. Johnson,
K. F. Johns, Mrs. A. B. Blakely, J.
B. Hart, Felder Smith, J. W. Davis,
B. H. Boyd, J. D. Davis, T. C. John
son, E. J. Adair Dept. Store, D. R.
Nimocks, J. F. Jacobs, Geo. C. Odi-
orne, Edward Stevens, H. Pitts, W.
W. Harris* Bothwell Graham, Carlton
F. Winn, R. J. Pitts, S. W. Sumerel,
G. W. Hollingsworth, C. W. Stone, B,
O. Whitten, W. W. Richbourg, F. M.
Stutts, J. I. Coleman, W. H. Simpson,
Geo. W. . Young, A. T. Wilson, Thos.
Jacobs, E. E. Stanton, J. Lee Young.
Joe R. Adair, W. D. Copeland, R. H.
Ferguson, W. C. Baldwin, Wash M.
Pitts, W. A. Galloway, Mrs. J. I.
Copeland, G. E. Tumblin, M. G. Wood-
worth, H. E. Sturgeon, J. H. Hunter,
Miss Lucy Epps, John B. Ferguson,
E. W. Ferguson, T. J. Peake, H. M.
Brimm, John T. Little, R. H. Hat
ton,. W- 8* Ram age, R. W. Johnson.
F. K. Shaaly, S. C. Hays, J. F. Ja
cobs, Jr., Frank Kellers, J. F. Work
man, Jno. W. Little, H. A. Ackerman,
H. L. Baldwin, Edgar Todd, B. L.
King, A. E. McIntosh, L. B. Dillard,
Edgar-E. Owens, D. F. Whitman, R.
B. Vance, M. S. Bailey, F. R. Gaines,
L. E. Hatton, C. W. Weir, W. H.
Workman, P. B. Adair, D. W. A. Ne
ville, Thornwell Orphanage per L. R.
Lynn, L. C. Bonds, Jno. W. Finney,
O. S. Lindler, M. J. McFadden, R. P.
Adair, J. W. Copeland, Jr.
Mistrial Is Reatflt of Case of Chief
O. 8. Lindler of This City On
Harder Charge.
A mistrial resulted in the case of
0. S. Lindler, chief of police of this
city, charged with the murder of
George Tucker, on the Burnt Mill
Bridge section, on November 15,
when the jury reported Friday morn
ing that it was hopelessly locked and
saw no chance to arrive at a ver
dict.
The trial began last Wednesday
and the case was placed in the hands
of the jury shortly after six o’clock
Thursday. After a four hour ses
sion, broken only by a short period
for supper, the jurors were locked up
in a hotel for the night. Returning
Friday morning the jury set for more
than an hour, but was no nearer a
verdict than when retiring. It was
stated that ballot after ballot was
taken but the views of the jurymen
were widely different, and when the
report was made to the judge, he
ordered a mistrial and dismissed the
jury. Judge Shipp then granted
Chief Lindler $2,000 bond for his re
appearance at the next term of
court. .
The trial consumed two days and
drew a large crowd of spectators
that filled the Spartanburg court
house. The first day was given over
to the taking of evidence and exam
ining of a large number of witness
es. This was followed Thursday by
a battle of words on the part of
counsel for both sides and an im
pressive charge to the jury by the
presiding judge.
Chief Lindler was represented by
Solicitor H. S. Blackwell of Laurens,
Eugene S. Blease of Newberry, and
L. K. Jennings of Spartanburg. The
killing of Tucker was upheld by
Lindler’s counsel as an act of self-
defense. Lindler maintained that he
shot Tucker only after he had been
struck over the head with a bottle
of whiskey in the hands of .the fugi
tive and cursed when he attempted
to arrest him on a charge of violating
the prohibition law,
Solicitor L C. Blackwood was as
sisted in the prosecution by Sam J.
Nicholls and C. C. Wyche, who were
employed by relatives of the victim
of the shooting. The prosecution
flayed the officer for alleged murder
without provocation and attempt to
cover the act under the cloak of the
law. r*
TWO MEN HURT
IN AUTO WRECK
Jack Ray and Andrew Hotiingswortii
Badly Hurt When Sedan Turns
Over With Five Occupants and
Is Completely Demolished.
Jack Ray and Andrew Hollings
worth lie in Dr. Hays’ Hospital in a
serious condition as the result of an
automobile accident last Sunday af
ternoon shortly after two o’clock,
just in front of the hospital when a
sedan in which they were driving
with three other occupants, suddenly
turned over on East Carolina Ave
nue. Ray and Hollingsworth were
taken to the hospital immediately in
an unconscious condition where they
still remain. As The Chronicle went
to press last night, Ray’s condition
was reported as slightly improved,
though he is still only partially con
scious. He is suffering from a frac
ture at the base of the skull. Hol
lingsworth’s conditon is not as criti
cal as that of Ray, though he is bad
ly hurt from many wounds about
the head and body.
The accident occurred shortly af
ter two o’clock Sunday afternoon and
was witnessed by several residents
on the lower end of Carolina avenue.
In a few moments the news spread
and hundreds of cars gathered on
the scene to see the sight and to ren
der any assistance possible.
The car was occupied by Jack Ray,
Andrew Hollingsworth, King Stroud,
John Geer and James Hollingsworth.
The Hollingsworth boys resale neaf
Kinards, Geer at Gariington, Ray at
Renno, and Stroud at the Clinton
Mill. Three of the occupants escaped
without any injuries other than min
or bruises. The members of the
wrecked party attribute the accident
to the alleged breaking of a radius
rod, but witnesses say that it was
traveling at a high rate of speed
when it turned over, making a dou
ble somersault The new sedan waa
a total wreck, the frame, wheels, en
gine, and everything else about it,
being completely demolished. Parties
visiting the scene described the es
cape of any of the occupants alive
as miraculous.
Goldville Democratic
Club Names Officers
Clinton Rotary Club
Wins Loving Cup
Local Organization Comes First In
Entire District In Attendance
Contest.
The Clinton Rotary club is the win-
j ner of a beautiful loving cup that
was presented at the thirty-eighth
Rotary district conference recently
held at Pinehurst, N. C. The cup
was presented to the club in the dis
trict that made the highest atend-
ance record based on the percentage
of the club membership in attendance
multiplied by the number of miles
traveled. Clinton topped the list of
the thirty-one clubs in the district
with Hickory, N. C., a close second.
The local men that represented the
Rotary club were Dr. D. M. Douglas,
C. M. Bailey, E. J. Adair, J. I. Cole
man, Barnie Parrott, E. G. Fuller,
George Odiorne and Dr. Felder Smith.
The Goldville Democratic club met
Saturday night for the purpose of re
organizing for the approaching cam
paign. . Officers elected were: T. N.
Crocker, president; C. R. Workman,
vice-president; A. E. Dyson, secre
tary-treasurer; J. L. Browning, exe
cutive committeeman. Delegates to
county convention: T. N. Crocker, C.
R. Workman, J. L. Browning, R. T.
Cole, W. B. Hamm, and W. L. Gar
ner.
J. L. M. IRBY ANNOUNCES
FOR CLERK OF COURT
J. L. M. Irby, of Laurens, and a
member of one of the county’s well
known families, announces his candi
dacy in today’s paper for the office
of clerk of court in the approaching
election this summer.
Clinton Mill Club
Names Delegates
Officers Elected and Delegates Nani-'
ed To County Convention
Next Monday.
The Clinton Cotton Mills Democra
tic club met Saturday afternoon for
the purpose of reorganizing. The fol
lowing officers were elected: R. F.
Jackson, president; R. J. McCrary,
vice-president and secretary; J. C.
Cannon, county executive committee
man. Delegates to the county con
vention: R. C. Collins, L. H. Cunning
ham, E. F. Anderson, R. F. Jackson,
J. P. Carter, J. C. Cannon, A. F.
Campbell, and J. C. Templeton.
Advance Man For
Chautauqua Here
Advance Agent Spending Week In
* City To Make Final Arrangements
For Opening May 5th.
L. Ivan Boxell, advance representa
tive of the Redpath Chautauqua, ar
rived in the city Monday morning
and will remain until the opening of
the big Seven Day Redpath, May 5.
Mr. Boxell will work with the local
committee that has charge of the
ticket campaign and has been busy
decorating the city with banners and
other attractive advertising matter,
telling of the coming of the big event.
Mr. Boxell speaks in the highest
terms of this year’s program, stat
ing that it is timely, entertaining,
informative and inspirational, one of
the best ever presented by the Red
path bureau. »
Miss Mamie Long and Sarah. Dendy
of Laurens, were recent guests of
Hiss Agnes Shealy. >
Rev. J. R. Hooten To
Speak Here Sunday
Rev. J. R. Hooten of Greenwood,
will preach for the local A. R. P.
congregation next Sunday at both
morning and evening services. Mr.
Hooten is no stranger here, haring
served this church for several years
as pastor, and his visits hare are al
ways looked forward to with pleasure
by his friends and
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Goldville Mill Under
New Management
Northern Interests Took Over Prop
erty First of May. W. A. Moor
head Retained As General
Manager. •
Messrs. Harold W. Hack and E. L.
Durgin, of New York, spent four
days of the past week in the city and
at Goldville preparatory to taking
over the plant of the Banna Manu
facturing Company recently purchas
ed by th6ir interests. Effective May
the first, the property passed into
the hands of the new- owners, the
Oswego Shade Cloth Company "of -
New York, of which Messrs. Hack
and Durgin are officers.
The mill is now operated under the
firm name of the Joanrta Cotton
Mills instead of the Banna Manufac-
turing Company as heretofore. It
has been named for Mrs. Hack,
daughter of Stewart Hartshon of
New York, nationally known window
shade manufacturer.
The new officers are planning ex
tensive improvements and enlarge
ments of the Joanna Mills. Fifty
new houses will be built immediate
ly, all to be equipped with sewerage
and other conveniences, and modern
plumbing and sewerage will be in
stalled in Die dwelling houses of the
entire mill village. The mill build
ing will also be enlarged to care for
the additional looms that are to be
added and the next year will see
large improvements and development
of the entire property.
The Joanno Mills is headed by
Stewart Hartahon as president;
Harold W. Hack, vice-president; E.
L. Durgin, secretary-treasurer; all of
New York city.
W. A. Moorhead of this city, for
several years head of the Banna
Manufacturing Company as president,
and well known in the manufacturing
world, is retained by the corporation
aa general manager.
SHADY GROVB SCHOOL
TO CLOSE FRIDAY
The Shady Grove school will dose
its present aeoriow on Friday, May
2. Ah attractive program has been
arranged for Friday night beginning
at eight o’clock. All patrons and
friend* ef tie schod are cordially
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