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1 t •Jj i ; If Tm Don't Road THE CHRONICLE Ton Don't Get The News. __ THE CHRONICLE StriTes To Be a Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable. VOLUME XXV CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1925 NUMBER 2 BOND ELECTION WASJLLEGAL Citizens Protest of Irregularities Re- • suit in Council Declaring Elect ion Null and Void. FARMERS URGED > TO IMPROVE SOIL Good Farming Hinges On Fertility. Farmer Needs To Take Stock Now of His Lands. The special election held last Tues day, which resulted in the passing of four bond issues aggregating $235,- 000 for municipal improvements, was declared null and void by city coun cil at a hearing on Monday evening, at which time Attorneys R. E. Babb and A. C. Todd, representing a num ber of Clinton citizens, appeared be fore the mayor and council and filed charges of irregularities in thb hold ing of the recent election. JTfce- attorneys" -appearinir -before 1 councTf named 6 several irregularities 11 . in connection with the bond election, *• citing that the ballots were not in ac cordance with the city ordinance and law; that the secrecy of the ballot was not preserved; that the managers and voters were not sworn, and that no proof of the payment of taxes was required by the managers. Attorney R. W. Wade, representing the City of Clinton, held that the irregularities on which the protest was based could not affect the validity of the election which had been passed by a major- -ity vote. The matter was thoroughly gone into and argued, both by the city and the protestants, and after a prolonged discussion, following the refusal of the citizens committee to withdraw their protests as filed through their attorneys, Mayor Jacobs recommended to council the passage of an ordinance declaring the election null and void and giving the free holders an opportunity to call another election by petition, which election, he stated, would be conducted under the most str^igent rules and regu lations to avoid the slightest irregu larity. , It is stated by Mayor Jacobs that another election on the proposed bond issues will be ordered in the near fu ture. It can be called at aity -time upon a petition of the majority of the free-holders of the city. Clemson College, Jan. 4.—This is the season of the year when we turn and review the work of the past twelve months, check up on our mis takes and make new plans and resolu tions for the coming year. The fol lowing are suggested as being appro priate questions for the South Caro lina farmer to ask himself: “Have I turned under crops of cow- peas, soybeans, or other legumes, for C. ERNEST HORTON DIES IN COLUMBIA Former Clinton Citizen Passes After Several Months Illness. Pleas antly Remembered Here. WOMAN GOVERNOR TAKES HER SEAT SAMUEL M’FADDEN TAKES OWN LIFE soil improvement as extensively the 'Millwood avenue yesterday after an past year as I might have? Have I NO MORE FEES FOR OFFICERS KaveT* Have I done everything possible the past year to increase the fertility of the soil on my farm? Is the soil on my farm more fertile and more productive now than a year ago? If not, who is to blame?” If these and similar questions can not be answered to his complete satis faction, then each and every farmer should resolve deep down in his heart that •next year he will be able to do so, thinks T. S. Buie, associate agrono mist. A fertile soil is the foundation of prosperity, and not only to maintain, but to increase fertility of the soil, should be the constant aim of every farmer. No man should regard the soil as “belonging” to him, but as a sacred heritage to be held in trust for future generations, and as such to be constantly improved. According to Mr. Buie, the best and most economical method of maintain ing and improving the fertility of the soil is by planting soil-building crops. While this is hardly the seasop for planting these crops, it is the time for planning the work for the coming year, and every farmer should make The, friends in the city of Mr. H. I. Horton and family of Columbia, will regret to learn of the death of his son, Charles Ernest Horton, which oc curred at their residence Monday af ternoon after an extended illness. The following account of the young man’s death is taken from The State of Tuesday: “Charles Ernest Horton, well known young man of Columbia, died at 2705 illness of about three fnonths. Horton and Mrs. Josephine Boggs Horton, and was born at Clinton, S. C., September 6, 1894. He was a graduate of the Columbia high school and of the law school of the Univer sity of South Carolina, and played baseball on the varsity squad, being an athlete of no little skill. “During the war, Mr. Horton at tended the- first officers’ training camp at Oglethorpe and after further training at Camp Jackson served overseas as a first lieutenant for about 11 months with the Three Hun dred and Eighteenth field artillery, Eighty-first (Wildcat) division. “After the war Mr. Horton entered business in Columbia, being a mem ber of the firm of Heyward-Horton company, stocks and bonds. He was a member of the First Baptist churqh and was also a member of the Focus club and of the Richland post, Ameri can Legion. He was widely acquaint ed in Columbia and the announcement of his death will bring sorrow to his many friends and acquaintances. “Mr. Horton is survived by his father, his widow, who was Miss Lo- rena Wannamaker, a son, Charles Er- t Horton, Jr.; two sisters, Mrs. R. Mrs. Ross, of Wyoming, First Woman Governor, Is Quietly Inaugurated:-— Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 5.—Mrs. Nel lie Taylor Ross, who today became America’s first woman governor when she took the oath as chief executive of Wyoming, dedicated her efforts to the state, “relying upon Divine help for strength and guidance.” Her first statement was short and simple in keeping with the atmos phere of the ceremonies she requested prevail because of her mourning for her husband, Governor William Brad ford Ross, wl Prominent Chester Attorney Kills • Self. One of State’s Leading Lawyers. waa“a son uf~ HrTT‘months - ago, while campaigning for November was the effort of the Demo- thei-tato homepW^nimSi^ ^ up some kind re-election. Mrs. Ross addressed the assem- ‘my r. ... . . " nesst Horton, Jr.; two .sisters, Mrs. K. h,. cropping plan, w.th . view of put-1 ( ->p hilson J,, Xbbevilk, and Mrs. ting in every. acre of leguminous County Officers Go On Salary Basis Following Passage of Recent Act of Legislature. C. A. Power, clerk of court, has called the public’s attention to the act passed during the past session of the General Assembly placing Lau rens county officers on a salary basis and abolishing the old fee system which has been in effect probably since the county was formed. The new act which went into effect the first of the year, applies to the clerk of court, sheriff and the judge of probate, but does not apply to the judge of probate until the end of the term which he is now serving two years hence. # . Under the new act, the Officers will collect fees in advance and! turn them over to the county treasurer monthly. Mr. Power points out the necessity of sending the required fees when papers are sent to be filed ?o that no delay will occur. < The body of the act of the new law is as follows: m crops for soil improvement possible. The following are well adapted to conditions in this state: For summer planting: cowpeas, soybeans or vel vet beans; for fall and winter plant ing: vetch with either rye or oats; and crimson or burr clover, depending upon local conditions and individual preferences. Clinton Boy Makes Good As Manager Jack Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Davis, of this city, has quite successfully served the Citadel foot ball team as manager for the past year. In recognition of his fitness for the place, he has again been relected. The following item, taken from the sport column of the News and Courier a few days ago, will be read here with interest by his friends: “Time was in South Carolina when ! the managers of athletic teams were elected by the student body or the team and -the most popular fellow generally got the job, regardless of his fitness for the position. Now be ing manager requires many things; it requires a great willingness to work, it requires a good nature, it requires the ability to take lots of kidding and Brent A. Latimer of Richmond, Va.; two brothers, H. I. Hyrton, Jr., of Charleston, and Thad Horton of Co lumbia. Another brother, Harry Hor ton, was killed near Thiaucourt in the St. Mihield operation.” CONTRACT LET FOR MONUMENT to hold one’s temper, it requires an aggressiveness to get things done, it “It shall be the duty of the clerk of j requires the habit of thinking ahead court and sheriff, to charge and col-; of what’s wanted and it requires a lect all fees and. costs provided by law for their respective offices and turn said fees and costs over to the county treasurer on the first day of each month; and it shall further be the duty of said clerk of court and sheriff to collect all fees and costs in advance and the failure to do so on the part of either of them shall be charged to the said officer and the amount of cost which any officer fails to collect shall be deducted from his salary.” MUSICAL CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT Carolina Co-Ed Glee Club To Appear Here Under Auspices of P. C. Junior Class. The student body of the Presbyter ian College is looking forward with a great deal of pleasure to the per formance to be given in the orphan age chape^tomorrow night by the Co ed Glee Club of the University of * South Carolina. It has been custom ary for several years for the respect ive junior classes of the college to bring various glee clubs to Clinton, and this attraction is the first offered by the present jimior class. However, ft is planned to bring several more of these organizations to the city soon. The president of the Co-ed club is a Clinton girl, Miss Maude Ellis, she having been a member of the local First Baptist church choir for several years before going to Columbia. It is hoped that thp people of the town of Clinton will Support this at- traotion. Prices announced are thirty- five and fifty cents, all school children ^ * thirty-five vents. The entertainment will begin promptly at eight o'clock. spirit of selfdenial. Now the coaches in the state, or most of them, insist on selecting the managers because of their • fitness for the position. And when it comes to managers an ideal one is none other than Jack Davis, who proved to be worth a great deal to the Citadel football team during the past year. Jack met every re quirement.” CHANGE MADE IN FURNITURE FIRM Effective January the first, the fur niture store formerly conducted here under the firm name of Adair Furni ture Company, was changed to Cooper Furniture Company. Mr. C. I. Cooper of Greenwood, head of a chain of fur niture stores through this section, has purchased an interest in the business, ■and he and Messrs. P. B. and W. T. Adair will continue as owners. The firm under the new name, will continue in business at its' present location and the same business poli cies that have been followed in the past will be continued in the future. KIWANIS CLUB TO NAME OFFICERS FRIDAY The GUrfton Kiwanis club will hold its regular meeting Friday at 12 o’clock, which all members are urged to attendr Blanks for the nomina tion of officers for the new year have been sent to the members and at Fri day’s meeting the officers to direct the club’s activities for 1925 will be named. Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Godfrey have returned to Hones Path after a visit with relatives here. Thomwell Alumni To Erect Memorial To William Plumer Jacobs As Founder of Institution. The committee appointed last year by the Thomwell Orphanage Alumni Association to erect a memorial to the late Dr. W. P. Jacobs, founder of the orphanage, has within the past week awarded the contract to Owen Brothers Marble & Granite Company of Greenwood. Work on the, monu ment has already begun and it will be completed ar.d ready for erection on the campus b'y the first of June. The monument is to be erected in connection with the 50th anniversary celebration of the institution which it is expected will be attended by several hundred former boys and girls of the home. The design will be of granite, plain in its lines, yet massive and beautiful. It will be appropriately inscribed to the memory of the in stitution’s founder and will be un veiled on the 17th of June. Funds for the erection are now being con tributed by the alumni of the orphan age from all sections of the country. The unveiling of the memorial, is to be one of the features of the week’s program covering the “Grand Rally.” The program, including addresses by a number of prominent mexvand wom en has about been' completed, and will soon be announced, it was stated yesterday by members of the commit tee. blage in the ’ senate chamber as friends,” and continued: “Owing to the tragic and unpre cedented ^ circumstances which sur round my induction into office, T have felt it not only necessary, but in appropriate for me now to enter into such discussion of policies as usually constitute an inaugural address. “This occasion does not mark the beginning of a new administration, but rather the resumption of that which was inaugurated in this cham ber two years s^go. It is well under stood, I am sure, that it is my pur pose to continue, as I .am convinced it is the desire of my state that I should, insofar as changing condi tions will permit, the program and 'policies then launched. “I avail myself of this opportunity to acknowledge the gracious consid eration shown me by Governor Lucas during the period he served as execu tive of our state, and to say that I look forward confidently to that same degree of cooperation % with him and with oth^ state officers and with the legislature, that during my husband’s term lightened for him the burdens of official life and contributed to his satisfaction and joy in servicter~~ “In approaching the responsibilities of this exalted office I do so with a profound sense of the high obligation it imposes upon me. That the people of Wyoming should have placed such trust in me—in a large measure I feel an expression of their recognition of my husband’s devotion to their inter ests and of his contribution to the progress of the state—calls forth in this solemn hour my deepest gratitude and challenges me to rise to the op portunities for service thus made pos sible, and to dedicate to the task be fore me every faculty of mind and body with which I may be endowed. “Such dedication I now offer to my state, relying upon Divine help for strength and guidance.” Chester, Jan. 6—Samuel E. McFad- den, 55, one of the most able and bril liant attorneys in this state and one of the most highly esteemed and popular citizens in Chester county, ended his life at his home on Westend this af ternoon by firing a bullet from a 38 caliber revolver through his brain. Death was instant. He had been in ill health for a long time • and it is be lieved that he became despondent. The funeral seryices wiU_be held at DIAL SPEAKS ON DEMOCRACY Senator Scores Democrats In Hot Speech. Says Party Does Not Adhere To Its Principles. Washington, Jan. 3.—The verdict of the November election was against Democratic members of congress and not against John W. Davis, Senator Dial, Democrat of South Carolina, de clared today in an extended speech, declaring his party had failed to ad here to its principles. Senator Dial said the real issue in BOOK STORE HAS CHANGED HANDS By Coleman's Book Store Purchased J. D. Jeans Who Assumes Management. ■Coleman’s Book Store, owned by J. I. Coleman, has been sold to J. D. Jeans, and the new owner took charge of the business Monday morn ing. No announcement has been made as to Mr. Coleman’s future plans. The new owner was formerly a member of the firm of Fuller Gro cery Company of this city, and his friends wish for him every success in his h^w business venture. FERGUSON BACK FROM CHARLOTTE E. W. Ferguson, local Ford dealer, returned yesterday from Charlotte NEW OFFICERS TAKE SEATS Officials Elected In August Assumed Duties of Respective Offices On Tuesday. County officials elected to office in the primary held the past summer, en tered upon their duties Tuesday morn ing after the retiring officers had closed their year’s work.' Columbus L. Owens, formerly chief of rural police, goes into the sheriff’s office as the successor of S. C.'Reid. Luther Riddle, until recently with Bell-Workman Company of this city, has been appointed deputy to the new sheriff and has moved to Laurens to assume his duties. M. L. Motes and W. H. Barksdale become members of the board of coun ty commissioners, succeeding A. H. Moore and Toy A. Drummond, who were candidates for other offices in the primaries. C. A. Power, clerk of court, and R. R. Owings, coroner, succeed them selves for another term. The terms of other county officials, except town ship magistrates, do not expire this year. Mr. Bailey Soon To Return Home The friends of Mr. M. S. Bailey, whose name is legion, will be pleased to know that his condition continues satisfactory and that he hopes within the next two weeks to return home. Mr. Bailey underwent a serious opera tion at the, Columbia hospital several weeks ago, and since that time has shown remarkable improvement. His friends are glad to know that he is soon to return to his accustomed place of usefulness in the community. at 3:30, conducted by Dr. W. G. Moore pastor of the First Baptist shurch, of which he was a member. The news of Mr. McFadden’s death caused one of the 'most profound shocks this city has experienced in a long time and has cast a pall of sor row from one end of the county to the other. Mr. McFadden was one of the most eloquent orators in this section and was in great demand as a speaker. Mr. McFadden was born in Chester December 7, 1809, a son of the late J C. and Margaret Louise (Waters) McFadden. He was of Scotch-Irish ancestry. The McFaddens and their kinsmen, the McKenneys, were pio neers on Fishing creek and Catawba river in the eastern part of Chester county. He was educated in the graded schools of Chester, graduated in 1886 from Bryant and Stratton Business college at Baltimore and in 1887 en tered Furman university at Greenville where he*,received his master of arts degree in 1890. He then taught for two years in the Chester public schools, read law with J. L. Glenn at Chester, and in 1894 graduated from the law department of South Caro lina college. He has been in active practice since 1894. Mr. McFadden specialized in cor poration law and represented a num ber of the leading industrial and commercial interests of his section of the state. It it said that only one other law office in South Carolina had a finer library and other equipment than that of Mr. McFadden. Mr. McFadden had made a definite choice partly as a matter of diversion from his routine work as a corporation lawyer, of criminal practice. During his career he successfully defended many capital criminal cases. He was widely known for his effect ive and logical presentation of cases at trial and also as an orator on other subjects. His talents as a speaker were in great demand during the war and he spent much of his time campaigning in behalf of the various Liberty loan, Red Cross and other drives. He has never held public office nor has he ever offered for any. Mr. McFadden was a director and attorney for the National Exchange bank, Spratt Building & Loan asso ciation, Chester Machine & Lumber company, Springstein mills, Eureka mills, Lancaster & Chester Railway company, Travelers Insurance com pany and other corporations. He )vas a member of the Kappa Alpha frater nity in college. November 14, 1900, he married Miss Ethel Means, daughter of Capt. J. D. Means of Chester and a representa tive of a family that came to this part of South Carolina from Mecklenberg county, North Carolina. Of this union survive five children, Joseph Means, Louise, Jessie, John C. and Samuel E. McFadden. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. John G. White and Mrs. J. H. M. Beaty of Chester, and Mrs. D. N. Mc- Lauchlin of Norfolk, Va. of shambling, shame-faced comprom ise of so-called Democracy and for eign-born socialism, bolshevism and communism.” He declared President Coolidge was a “better Democrat,” measured by the principles of real Democracy, than many adherents of the party in public life. “It is a mortifying, bitter truth,” he said, “that the quiet and close thinker in the White House is a bet ter Democrat in many essentials. I honor the courage and respect the wisdom which have moved him to clean house in his own party.” The Democratic party, as it is, has suffered successive defeats and dis asters in appeals to the people, be cause it has ceased to be the Demo cratic party, he said. “We have forgotten and neglected the principles upon which our party was founded. It is time for us Demo crats to face the music. We have been beaten in two successive campaigns by huge majorities. Either the people are wrong, or we Democrats in con gress, who have made the party’s record, are wyong. For one, I con fess myself deeply ashamed when I read that customers are rushing to Wall Street to buy stocks, feeling as sured of prosperity because the Demo cratic party has been beaten by 7,000,- 000 majority. Senator Dial charged the Demo crats with “falling into shifty oppor tunities, seizing every fad of the mo ment and veering to every wind that seemed to promise popularity.”^ He charged his colleagues with permit ting an “alien faction to use the party as an instrument of annoyance to the administration.” OPENING GAME IN NEW GYM Newberry and P. C. Meet In Season’s First Cage Game On Next Tuesday Night. The opening basketball game of the 1925 season will be staged here next Tuesday night, January 13, with the strong Newberry five furnishing the opposition. The game will be played in the handsome new LeRoy Springs gymnasium, furnishing ample room for all spectators and one of the larg est and most attractive courts to be found in the South. The whistle w r ill sound at eight o’clock and a big crowd is expected to be on hand. Newberry has one of the strongest teams in the South. It has been on a Northern trip for the past two weeks and has won over nearly every opponent it has tackled. The Blue Stocking quintet is now going thru a strenuous! practice period and indi cations point to a lively battle for the initial game. WILL DISCUSS ROAD PROBLEMS where he attended a convention of Ford’ dealers of the Carolinas. Mr. 1 Ferguson, in point of service, is one of the oldest dealers in this territory and ranks as one of the millionaire’s W. M. LAWSON JOINS UNION CONCERN W. M. Lawson, for several years connected with the Fuller-Simpson Furniture Company as salesman, has most successful and popular agei a. J resigned his position to go to Union At the Charlotte meeting he signed his 1925 contract and states t^iat he will keep cars “rolling” without in terruption all the year in anticipa tion of a splendid business which he is expecting. where he will be associated with his brother in the furniture business un der the firm name of the Union Spec ialty Company. His friends in the city regret in his departure and wish him every success. / Popular Meeting To Be Held In Lau rens Friday Evening To Consider Highway Development. J. F. Jacobs, Sr., of this city, vice- chairman of the Laurens County Highway Commission, has called a meeting to be held at the Laurens Hotel on Friday evening, January 9th, for the purpose of discussing prob lems affecting the roads of the coun ty. The meeting was to have been held tonight but it was found neces sary to make the change to Friday evening. It was announced that dinner will be served at s^ven o’clock^ and invita tions have been issued to* the county delegation in the General Assembly, the members of the highway commis sion, and other good roads enthusiasts in the county. A large and repre sentative attendance is expected. CALHOUN HIGHWAY BRIDGES PLANNED REGULAR MASONIC MEETING FRIDAY Campbell lodge No. 44, A. F. M., will hold their regular meeting Friday night, January 9th. Every member is requested to be present as we have something very important to tell you. Please attend. V. P. Adair, secretary. Division Meeting Held Here Monday Devoted to Discussion of Question. Plans for constructing four bridges on the Calhoun Highway in the Sav- annah-Broad-Catawba division wer discussed at a meeting of the division held here Monday and presided over by J. F. Jacobs, Sr., vice-president of the district. Bridges over the Savannah, the Broad, the Tiger and Catawba rivers are yet to be built and it is hoped that work on them will be completed within two years. Funds already have been appropriated for the Cataw ba bridge, funds have been promised for the Broad and Tiger bridges and as soon as the site for the Savannah bridge is located by a government engineer funds will be available. Sites at the other rivers have already been selected. The division adopted resolutions calling upon the General Assembly to make necessary appropriations for bridge work as soon as practicable. CITY SCHOOLS OPENED ON MONDAY MORNING The Christmas holiday season end ed Monday for the Clinton public school pupils and class work was re sumed at the regular morning hour. The mid-winter holidays were of two weeks’ duration, though the, children are unanimous in the claim that it. was altogether too short.