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•-> m r ■ ' ■*P v ■ ■ to** *••' - ^ 4^»<n*icWq»»i»^ili;^ • i , i. LaPi t' THE CHRONICLE ' ' , ••'• •. ■' ' •" V '’’' v - Strives To Be s Clean News* paper. Complete, Newsy „ and Reliable. m* . : m* ■ »•••'• jpA ■ im'tm M I fl THE CHRONICLE 1 Tee Don’t Get Tim News. — 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. : \ 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 —- Tf 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 i 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 • -.MUM*.■■Mjkims-mmjMmUL■ .v.. invited. .•f. ' \ ••. : j •v ■