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VOLUME XXIX
CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1929
NUMBER 35
SCORES KILLED
IN PALESTINE
Jews and Arabs Engage In
Riots. Unrest and Disorder
Spread Following Bloody
Fighting.
Jerusalem, Aug. 27.—On the fifth
day of fighting between Arabs and
Jews resulting in more than a hun-.
dred dead and more than twice that
number wounded, Moslem Arab lead
ers have made what may be regarded
as a move toward restoration of order.
This was an appeal to Moslems as
serting Moslem leaders had asked the
Palestine government to cease distri
bution of firearms to Jews and the
leaders therefore called on Moslems to
return to work and discontinue as
saults.
According to the Jewish Telegraphic
agency, this move was precipitated by
a rumor which spread among the Mos
lem population that the Palestine gov
ernment gave firearms to the Jewish
population and that the Jews “intend
to shoot all Arabs.”
The proclamation which was signed
by the Grand Mufti, Mohamed Amin
El Hussini, Rageb Nashashigi, mayor
of Jerusalem; Mahmoud Dgani; Jshak
Shahibi Mousa, Kazim A1 Hussini;
Arsh A1 Dgani and Moustafa Al Chal-
di, stated that in connection with the
rumor they had approached the Pales
tine government which denied this ru
mor.
“We understand that the govern
ment is giving orders to the military
forces to remain neutral, their task
merely being to protect the people
from being killed,” said the Moslem
appeal. “Therefore, in order to pre
vent further slaughter and bloodshed,
we ask you, for the good of the coun
try, to work together towards calming
the mood of the populace. Do not lis
ten to false rumors. Bfe sure that wt
are faithful workers for the realia-
tion of our nationjil ideals but through
peace and patience. The Lord is with
the patient.”
C. C. SCHUMPERT
TAKES OWN. LIFE
Former Newberry Treasurer Shoots
Himself Tuesday Morning Fol
lowing Bad Health.
Newberry, Aug. 27.—Claude Cul-
berth Schumpert, 46, former treasurer
01 Newberry county, shot himself this
'morning about 8 o’clock at his home,
1927 Main street. Mr. Schumpert went
into the bath foom and evidently fac
ing a mirror pulled the trigger of his
Smith & Wesson pistol, which sen: a
bullet* through his temple, caus’ng in
stant death.
Mr. Schumpert was well known
throughout the county and had many
friends who are grieved to learn of his
rash act. He •was treasurer of New
berry county for twelve years, having
’ been defeated in the last primary ele<;-
tion by C. H. Cannon. He was appoint
ed treasurer to fill out the unexpired
term of the late John L. Epps and
since that tme was reelected except
the past primary election. He was pro
bate judge of the county and was hold
ing ^at office when appointed treas
urer and prior to this clerked at Mays
book store and later worked in the
real estate business with the late J.
A. Burton. Bad health and financial
troubles were believed probably the
cause of his act. Mr. Schumpert was
the son of the late Frank M. Schum
pert and Lillie Merchant Schumpert
and was born and reared in Newberry.
Besides his widow, who before mar
riage was Miss Myrtle Denis, of New
berry, he is survived by two children,
a daughter. Miss Claudia, and a two
year old son, Robert Schumpert. Three
brothers and three sisters also sur
vive as follows: E. M. Schumpert,
Newberry; Hugh Schumpert, Abbe
ville, and Lillius Schumpert, Ander
son; Mrs. Rube Bauknight, Saluda;
Mrs. A. P. Wertz, of near Newberry,
and Mrs. D. J. Taylor, of Newberry.
The funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning at 11 o’clock at Rose-
mont cemetery, conducted by his pas
tor, the Rev. R. L. Holroyd, pastor
of Central Methodist chunch.
^farting Early
BLUE STOCKINGS TO START
PRACTICE ON NEXT MONDAY
DEATH CLAIMS !
YOUNG MANl
Samuel “Red” Solomon, 13 year
old New York boy, signing a con»
tract with the Chicago' Cubs. Al'*
though ^‘Red” may not join the
club immediately he will be taken
over for development by the Nae
tkmal League L^cro*
SCHOOL BELLS TO
RING MONDAY
City Schools Expected To Break All
Previous Years. Assignment of
Teachers Given.
As previously announced, the Clin
ton city schools will enter upon their
new year’s work next Monday morn
ing. Supt. Witherspoon stated yester
day that everything is in readiness
for the opening and all teachers will
arrive in the city tomorrow and Sat
urday. Regular work will be assigned
Monday morning, and following the
second recess, classes will be dis
missed for the day. The full schedule
for the year will be entered upon
Tuesday morning.
The following comprise the corps of
teachers for the ’29-’30 session:
High ^hool: W. R. Anderson, Jr.,
principal. Miss Olive Tuck, Miss Azile
Livingston, Miss Elizabeth Dowling,
Miss Louise Sims, Miss Gladys Stil-
well. Miss Marie McLean, Miss Ansie
Kirven, Miss Lily Mae Werts, Miss
Eunice Robertson, E. M. Shannon, W.
C. James.
Florida Street school: Mrs. W. R.
Anderson, Jr., principal, Mrs. Ray
mond J. Pitts, Miss Ina Curry, Miss
Afirnes Davia, Mise Nancy Owana> Misa-
Benita Boozer, Miss Floy Owings,
Miss Irene Workman, Miss'Paul Vane
Elrod, Miss Anna Bell Hudson, Miss
Margaret McCord.
Academy Street school: Miss Alline
Newsom, principal. Miss Lily Yar
borough, Mrs. John W. Little, Mrs. L.
B. Dillard, Miss Lucy Burns, Miss
Ruby Carter, Miss Collette Griffin,
Miss Martha Davidson, Mrs. Hugh B.
Workman, Mrs. Teague Harris.
Providence school: Mrs. H. A. Cope
land, principal, Mrs. S. W. Sumerel,
Mrs. W. H. Simpson, Mrs. J. Gary
Martin and Miss Margaret Blakely.
Public school music: Miss Catherine
Wells.
The Presbyterian college Blue
Stockings will open their football cam
paign for 1929 September 2, the day
that Coach Johnson has put in a call
for the varsity and best of last year’s
freshmen to report for practice. John
son plans to begin working the team
into shape as early as possible under
the S. I. A. A. rules as the opening
game is but a month off and the Hose-
men face one of the hardest schedules
in the history of the school.
Letters have been sent to 32 men
to report on this date. Besides Captain
Beckman there are: Clinton, Grafton,
Martin, Dunlap,'Ferrene, Green, Lynn,
Ketchin, R. Green, McQueen, Ritchie,
Young, Ketchum, Means, Odiome,
Wyatt, Fortson and Walker of last
year’s squad, and from the frosh
team are: Cheatham, Heller, McNaull,
Senter, Carothers, Collins, Gillespie,
Hamilton, Klutz, Whiteside, Smith,
Blakely and Bennett.
While several men were lost via the
graduation route last spring, the out
look for a fast, snappy team is good.
All of the letter men are expected
back and in addition some of the rat
team of two years ago that dropped
out last year. Several good men are
available from the frosh team of last
year, which gives Coach Johnson an
abundant material to shape his team
from. One man, Bernie Dunlap, who
was out of school last year, will re
turn. He played fresh ball in 1927.
Seme' of the men, including Captain
Beckman, have been spending the
summer at work on the beach and
keeping in fairly good condition at
jobs as life savers. Others have been
following various occupations which
kept them in condition so that when
practice begins September 2 the ma
jority of the team will be able to fall
into the hard grind and make rapid
progress.
This year’s schedule has but two
home games, which makes it that
much harder for the Blue Hose. From
the opening game there is no halt un
til the end of the season and all of the
games are with strong teams. There
are but two out-of-state games, both
with old rivals. Wake Forest and Mer
cer. Oglethorpe has been left off of
the schedule from lack of a suitable
date to fit both teams. No new rivals
have been added.
The 1929 schedule follows:
October 4, Mercer at Clinton.
October 12, Furman at Greenville.
October 18, Carolina at Columbia.
October 26, Citadel at Charleston.
November 1, Wofford at Spartan
burg.
November 8, Erskine at Due West.
November 19, Wake Forest at Wake
Forest.
November 28, Newberry at Clinton.
IF BOOZE COMES BACK FORD
SAYS HE WILL CLOSE PLANTS
Noted Manufacturer Declares Dry Law Originated In American
Home and He Would Not Undertake Handling 200,000 Men
With Liquor Flowing Free.
Naming Cooper
Brings Comment
Spend Your Money
In Clinton
Clinton merchants carry large
stocks of quality merchandise at
prices that will please those who
are thrifty,^ , ^
Fall stocks of merchandise
are beginning to arrive—you 11
be surprised how easy it is to
choose the latest styles from lo
cal stores.
Keep informed by reading
THE CHRONICLE Advertise
ments. They will bring good
things your way.
Washingrton, Aug. 23.—Announce
ment by Chairman Jouett Shouse of
the Democratic national committee of
the appointment of former Governor
Robert A. Cooper as his assistant has
been the subject of uch comment
among South Carolinians temporarily
residing in Washington. Governor
Cooper’s association with Democratic
national headquarters will be gener
ally accepted, especially in his own
native state, as another augur of the
hastening of a better and brighter
day in the affairs of the Democratic
party throughout the nation. His an
nounced capacity of assistant to Chair
man Shouse, Governor Cooper will be
in a position to render effective aid
to the Democratic party in its strides
towards its re-established goal as well
as its rededication to a forward ad
vance all along the line of quickened
opportunity for continuous endeavor
in a beckoning and broader field.
Those who know him best in the re
lations of state executive, lawyer and
esteemed citizen will not fail to appre
ciate the significance of the associ
ation he has just assumed in a ca
pacity that furnishes renewed oppor
tunity for the display of these con
structive qualities and characteristics
which in the past have elevated him to
places of political power. In his new
official place' there will devolve upon
him responsibilities in whose execu
tion he will find opportunity for the
further display of those pledges of
high performance to which he is com
mitted by endowment acquirement and
experience.
New York, Aug. 22.—“If booze ever
comes back to the United States, I am
through with manufacturing.”
This edict of Henry Ford is con
tained in an article by the manufac
turer appearing in the September
number of Pictorial Review.
“I would not be bothered,” Mr. Ford
continues, “with the prcSlem^of hand
ling over 200,000 men and trying to
pay them wages which the saloons
would take away from them. I would
n’t be interested in putting automo
biles in the hands of a generation
soggy with drink.”
Prohibition, which Mr. Ford denies
was forced on the country, but origi
nated in the American home with
American women, who wanted better
conditions, is what makes possible the
eight-hour day and the five-day week
as practiced in the Ford factories.
“"With booze in control,” his arti
cle says, “we can count on only two
or three effective days work a week
in the factory. That would destroy
the short day and the five-day week.
But that is only the factory phase.
Look at the traffic phase. Gasoline
and booze don’t mix, that’s all. Booze
doesn’t go with industry. It benumbs
everyone who uses it. I would not be
able to build a car that will run 200,-
000 miles if booze were around. I
wouldn’t have accurate workmen and
without them I couldn’t get the nec
essary precision with machinery.”
Prohibition is now 99 per cent ef
fective, according to Mr. Ford, and
the one per cent he blames upon the
wealthy classes, who set a bad exam
ple, he says.
“Just the blind pig lives by the re
flected light of a few prominent draw
ing rooms and clubs. If wealthy host
esses knew that they are really men
acing the happiness and security of
the working man’s wife and children,
I am sure they would announce to
their circles: ‘No more cocktails here.
We are hand in glove with our sister
Americans in this matter’.” But Mr.
Ford believes that drinking among the
rich is rapidly becoming unfashionable
and says that in wealthy circles the
habit of drinking is disappearing fast.
William Bailey Owens Passes After
Only Four Days Illness. Many
Tributes Are Paid Him.
The community was shocked and
saddened early Monday morning to
learn of the death of William Bailey
Owens, who passed aWay at Dr. Hays’
hospital after an illness pf only a few
hours duratfon.
The funeral service was held from
the late residence on Tuesday after
noon. Revs. John MeSween and J. F.
Jacobs, Sr., were in charge of the ser
vices and interment followed in the
Presbyterian cemetery. A large'num
ber of friends and relatives gathered
at the home and the grrave to pay
tribute to the passing of Mr. Owens,
one of the city’s well known and pop
ular young business men. The floral
offerings were both numerous and
beautiful, a fine attestation to the
high esteem in which he was heW in
his native home, and was one of the
largest displays ever given at a fu
neral in Clinton.
The active pallbearers were: Horace
Payne, Pringle Copeland, Silas Bailey,
W. A. Johnson, Goyne L. Simpson, R.
C. Adair, Jodie A. Chandler, J. F\ Ja
cobs, Jr.
Mr. Owens became indisposed last
Wednesday with a cold. Thursday
morning he went to his work as usual
but was soon forced to return to his
home, though his condition was in no
sense regarded as critical. He soon
made a change for the worse and on
Friday was removed to Dr. Hays’ hos
pital where he passed away just four
days after he was stricken, his death
coming as a result of influenza and
pneumonia complications and as a
great shock and surprise to the fam
ily and a large circle of intimate
friends, few of whom even knew he
was ill.
Mr. Owens was born on Aug. 17,
1886, and had just passed his 43rd
birthday. He was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Owens, a well known and
beloved Clinton family, his mother
preceding him to the grave only a few
years ago. He was born in Clinton and
had spent most of his life in the city
of his birth. For a number of years
he was connected with the local Sea
board office. Later he moved to Wash
ington where he hell a responsible
government position. In 1920 he re
turned to Clinton and became con
nected with M. S. Bailey & Son, Bank
ers, holding the position of teller with
this well known institution at the
time of his death. His position brought
him in close contact with the public,
and he was always accommodating,
energetic, and attentive to business.
By his personality, all who came in
contact with him esteemed him, while
his intimate friends and associates
were devoted to him in an unusual de
gree. Kind, courteous, loyal and true,
he made and held friends easily and
his death coming so soon and unex
pected in life, has caused much sor
GRAF SOARS
OVER DIXIE
Silver Fox of Air Moves Across
Texas On Ils Final Lap of
World Flight.
El Paso, Texas, Aug. 27.—Riding
high, the dirigible Graf Zeppelin to
night roared over West Texas on the
last stretch of its around the world
flight. It is enroute from Los Angeles,
Cal., to Lakehurt, N. J.
At Sierra Blanca, 90 miles from
here, 'the gradually rising terrain
leaps to an elevation of approximate
ly 4,500 feet. Thereafter the way be
came smooth as the elevation drops
precipitately.
The Graf flew' about over El Paso
for about 15 minutes this evening,
first heading southwest over Mexico
and then turning back due east to
ward Fort Worth, Texas. From there
its route lay towards Little Rock, Ark.
Reports to the Texas and Pacific rail
way, whose lines the dirigible followed
most of the way in west Texas, indi
cated that the big ship jumped its
speed to about 67 miles an hour after
leaving El Paso.
At 12:14 a. m.. Pacific standard
time (3:14 a. m. Eastern standard
time) today the Graf left Los Ange
les. During the day she glided along
above Arizona and New Mexico. Just
as the border of Texas almost was in^
sight, head winds began an assault
on the sh|p and her commander. Dr.
Hugo Eckener, radioed that he was
changing his original plan to fly over
the Texas Panhandle. After passing
El Paso he said he woulJ head directly
for Fort Worth.
If the unfavorable air currents af
fected the Zeppelin adversely there
was no indication of it as she appeared
over Dl Paso. A convoy of airplanes
darted out to greet her. A great roar
from the spectators supplemented the
shrieks of whistles, sirens and auto
mobile horns and she sped away, the
airplanes darting about her smooth
sides.
Building Burns
At Dcf La Howe
row.
MIGRATION OF WEEVIL
INESCAPABLY INDICATED
Clemson Cqjlege, Aug. 26.—Definite
indications of the annual late season
migration of the boll weevil were no
ticed at the Pee Dee experiment sta
tion at Florence during the week end
ing Aug. 24, thus showing that the
migrating movement noted last week
in the lower part of the state in la.st
w'eek’s report is now occurring in the
main cotton growing areas of the
state.
“The infestation in unpolsoned
fields is now practically complete,
hence no percentage records are now
given, and all testimony still confirms
the oft repeated statements that poi
soned fields are much le.ss infested
than those not poisoned,” says Prof.
F. Sherman, entomologist, who pre
pares this report.
Recent reports from many county
farm agents declare that poi.soning
operations in their counties have been
more extensive than even last year,
which was in excess of any previous
year, nad that in general average the
results are highly satisfactory, strong
differences in favor of poisoning to be
noticed when careful comparisons are
made with unpoisoned fields.
Notice has been received that the
cotton leaf worm, which occasionally
defoliates some of our cotton in late
summer, has appeared successively in
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mis
sissippi, and this worm may yet ap
pear in our fields, but owing to late
ness of season the injury may be
slight. It is sometimes regarded as a
benefit in causing to open some late
bolls, which would otherwise be spoil
ed by frost.
Surviving him are his widow and
one son, William Bailey, Jr., his fath
er, W. E. Owens; three sisters, Mrs.
R. FI. Sadler of this city, Mrs. W. M.
Scott of Easley, and Mrs. Ben Mar
tin of Chester; two brothers, R. S.
Owens of McCormick, and Ed Owens
of Milwaukee, Wis.
Mrs. J. Warren Blakely
Passes In Woodruff
Orphanage Schools
Opened Yesterday
“Chick” Galloway Auto Production .
Has Operation Smashes Record
I Woodruff, Aug. 26.—Mrs. Martha
IH. Blakely died .Monday morning at
j the home of her daughter, Mrs. 0. T.
Newman, on F^ast Main street.
F'uneral services were conducted at
11 o’clock Tuesday morning at Beth
any Presbyterian church near Clinton,
where she had been a life-long and
devoted member. She was in her
I eighty-sixth year and the widow of J.
Warren Blakely of l.aurens county.
The following children survive: Mrs.
S. R. Bass of Belmont, N. C.; Mrs. J.
C. Wilson and B. W.. Blakely of Clin
ton. T. W. Blakely of I.angley, J. M.
Blakely of Flllenton, and Mrs. 0. T.
Newman of Woodruff.
The Thomwell orphanage .schools
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opened their new 1929-30 sessio i ye"^-
TO PREACH SUNDAY
Rev. Richard .Anderson, for a num
ber of years a missionary in Central
.America, will preach at Kinards
Methodist church Sunday, at 11 a. m.,
and at Hopewell Methodist church at
4 p. m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public to attend these ser
vices.
Friends in the city of “Chick” Gal
loway will regret to know that lie is
a patient in the Piedmonf^^ sanitarium
in Atlanta. During the past week he
underwent an operation on his head
and it has been learned that the oper
ation was very successful and he-hopes
to be able to retuim to his^home here
soon. It will be recalled that last sum
mer Chick was struck in the head
and badly injured by a pitched ball in
a practice game at Detroit and the
hurt forced him out of active claying.
He has suffered for several months
past from the injury and following his
operation the encouraging report now
comes that he is expected to recover
and be able to renew his diamond
career.
Robert Dillard of Atlanta, spent the
week-end with hit family here.
i Washington, Aug. 24. — Commerce
department figures show that the to
tal domestic production of 3,723,723
motor vehicles, including passenger
jCars and trucks, during the first sev
en months of 1929, established a new
jhigh record in comparison with any
' similar period on record,
j The July production, counting only
j factory salel of motor vehicles is plac-
jCd at 500,331, including 426,159 pas
senger cars, 73,118 trucks and 1,9.54
taxicabs, as compared with a total of
545,375 motor vehicles produced in
June and 392,086 in July, 1928.
The output for the seven months’
period was larger than in any entire
years prior to 1923, and exceeded the
production of 1924 and 1927 combined.
It w’as nearly eight times as large as
the 1913 production.
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Miss Wofford Back
From Trip Abroad
TO OCCUPY PI LI’IT
Dr. and Mrs. I). J. Woo.ls will re
turn to the city tomorrow after spend-
1 ing the month of August on the’r va-
1 cation with relatives in Virginia. Dr.
Woods will occupy his pulpit next
; Sunday at both morning and evening
services.
W. P. Jacobs Is spending sometime
,in Milwaukee and Chicago.
Laurens, .Aug. 24.—Miss Kate V.
Wofford, county superintendent of o<i-
_ucation, has returned from a five
weeks’ visit abroad. .After attending
'.he ten-day session at Genevii. Sv>it-
-"erhir.d, of ,he World re.icrat:on »>f
Teacher.s’ as.sociations as one of the
fifty American delegates. .Miss ]^Vvif-
ford visited in Germany and other ’-'u-
ropean countrieSj Before going to Ge
neva she spent several days in Paris.
I There were 2,100 delcgate.s at *he
Geneva confei’erice. representing prac
tically every country in the •universe.
McCormick, Aug. 24 —The mo.st dis
astrous fire ever experienced by ;.io
I)e la Howe State school, located nf*.ir
here, burned its technical building on
W’ednesday last. The building and Cc/n-
tents suffere i a complete de.struction.
This building was of granite and
was in keeping iii its architecture with
the large De la Howe hall erected by
the state at a cost of $170,000. The
technical building contained wood
working and iron working shops,
laundry, sewing room, subsidiary
lighting plant, school rooms and
pumping system. The loss to th4
.school is great and .exceedingly incon
venient. Insurance carried by the Sink
ing Fund comjnission of the state cov
ered the loss to the fullest extent, but
there w’as a margin of absolute loss.
The cornerstone was laid in 1925, the
morning after the legislature approved
a large appropriation for the comple
tion of De la Howe hall. Preparations
for 'the rebuilding of this plant have
already gotten underway. ' '
terday with a full quota of teacher.s,
only a few changes in the faculty hav
ing been made since last year. Le.s.sun.s
were assigned at the opening h'lur,
books distributed, and regular c!as.s
room work will start this morning.
The schools are headed again by B.
S. Pin.son as superintendent. The chil
dren of the institution- after being
scattered on tbeir summer vacations
are all back as well as the teachers,
with indications pointing to a'success
ful year’s work. ‘ '
Members of the high school, gram
mar and primary faculties are:
Miss Anna Lou Miller, Miss Anne
Hamiter, Mrs. Anna R. Carey, Miss
Caroline Mauldin, .Miss FIleanor Keels,
Miss Caroline Young, Mis.s Verna Hill,
M iss Kate Latimer, Miss Pearl Bran-
yon, Miss Nellc Reardon. Mrs. Mollie
Donnan, Miss Martha Reid Todd, Mrs.
B. S. Pinson.