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THE CHRONICLE StrlYM To Be a Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable. .. 4 If Ton Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Ton Don't Get The --Newa. VOLUME XXIV CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1924 NUMBER 7 =*= Cl! CONSIDERS ITEINS OF INTEREST Plans Are Perfected for Joint Clinton- Lanrens Meeting Here in April— Encouraging Reports Heard From Various ..Committees—Nominating Committee Named to Recommend New Officers for Year. The February meeting of the Com mercial Club was held Tuesday even- • mg in thc-ehib rooms dent, W. W. Harris, presiding. Thanks was offered by Dr. D. J. Woods, af- tejt^4whi£h-*a , 4oUglrtEkd,-diniiM ! waa served by, the ladies of the Civic Im provement Association. Several reports from committees were heard and adopted. Dr. L. Ross Lynn, chairman of the committee to promote the State Training School’s interests, reported that an inspection of the institution had been made and a communicaion forwarded the Gen eral Assembly urging an pdequate support for' the school. It was stat ed by the chair that the appropria tion for the institution as it now goes to the senate commmittee calls for $153,000, about $90,000 of which is to be expended for the erection of Tfigw" 'buildings; J. F. Jacobs, Sr., reported his at tendance upon the South Carolina Secretaries Association held last week in Camden and spoke of the pro posed Southern Exposition to be held next year in New York, at which time it is planned to exhibit Southern pro ducts. He pointed out that Clinton participating in such an exhibit would receive many benefits in the way of creating new business for this section and inducing new settlers. The mat ter was left over to the April meet ing to be jointly considered with the Laurens Business League with the idead of making of it a county-wide event. The road question was called to the club’s attention and a resolution adopted by the club asking the county delegation to include $7,000 in the supply bill to top-soil the road from Jones bridge to Puckett’s Ford on the Duncan’s creek road,. thereby giving a complete connection with Union county and thence to Charlotte. . The matter of the recently pro posed joint meeting of the Clinton rinh ami I j>iir«n« Rnsi- ness League was called to the club’s attention. The president stated that the organizations had received a cor dial invitation from Dr. D. M. Dou glas to hold the meeting in the new dining hall of the Presbyterian Col lege. The invitation had been for warded the Laurens organization and at its meeting last Tuesday evening was unanimously accepted. It is now planned to hold the joint meeting of the two clubs on the evening of April the 8th, at which time a program of county-wide interest will be consider ed. The Laurens club appointed a committee of five Ur confer with a similar committee from Clinton to work out the program and various details of the meeting. The club vot ed unanimously to accept the college’s invitation along with Laurens. A motion was passed calling upon the preaident, together with four other members, to take the matter in charge. The personnel of the com mittee is: W. W. Harris, Geo. H. El lis, J. F. Jacobs, Sr., E. W. Ferguson, and Dr. Frank Kellers. The .power situation was discussed by Mayor W. H. Simpson who stated that Mr. Fox, representative of the Southern Power Company, has been in the city within the past few days gathering data, etc., relative to the power situation, and that the outlook is bright and encouraging for im mediate relief in this direction The matter of electing officers for the new year was called to the club’s attention by the president. In ac cordance with the by-laws a nominat ing committee is appointed at the February meeting to bring in recom mendations for officers and a board of directors for the new year begin ning with April. The following com mittee was appointed by the chair: W. D. Copeland, chairman, W. H. Shands, E. J. Adair, Dr. T. L. W. Bai ley and John Spratt. During the evening the reception of one new member into the club was announced, Dr. E. Mood Smith, who recently located here as the owner of Smith’s Pharamacy, the drug , busi ness formerly owV^-and operated by Dr. D. O. Rhame. krs. J. L, Coleman^ spent Wednes- . day in Gracnvilla. ▲ \ * Speakers Named For College Closing Commencement Exercises Begin on Sunday, May 25th With Annual Baccalaureate Sermon. Final plans have been perfected for the commencement exercises of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina which begin on Sunday, May 25th with the baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class. The ser mon will be preached by the Rev. C. Darby Fulton, missionary from Japan who is now in America on furlough. rr-Fulton ■4a a-graduate ef-^he-^eel- lege and a son of Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Fulton, missionaries in Kobe, Japan. "THE CRUSADER’ bia Theological Seminary, he has been associated with his father in mission work and was in Japan at the time of the recent earthquake. He and his wife are at present on a visit to her parents in Spartanburg/* The sermon before ,the Young Men’s Christian Association will be preached in the evening by the Rev. Ellis A. Fuller, pastor of the Earle Street Baptist church of Greenville. He also is a graduate of the college and the institution feels fortunate in securing two of its own young men. The commencement day address will be delivered on Wednesday morning, May 28th by the Hon. Bainr bridge Colby, Secretary of State in President Woodrow Wilson’s cabinet. Monday evening will be given over to the annual Declamation contest and on Tuesday evening the Orator’s contest will be held. :qnt Tt he closing program this year pro mises to be an interesting one, and as is always the case, the exercises will be attended by large audiences. Wilson's Memory Is Praised Here Memorial Service Hold to World’s Fallen Leader in Which High Tribute is Paid to His Life and Work in Benefit of Masses. Woodrow Wilson was eloquently extolled as having been a great man and a great President at the memor ial service held last Wednesday after noon in the orphanage chapel and attended by the students of the Thornwell Orphanage, Presbyterian College,, and citizens j>f the communi ty. The service openetTwith the sing- ing of “America,” after which pray er was offered by Rev. L. E. Wig- ginsr Clinton Rotarians Give Wilson Praise Presbyterians Win Over Clemson Dr. D. M. Douglas, Former Student Under Mr. Wilson, Makes Talk On His Life. The regular meeting of the Clin ton Rotary club held Thursday was featured by a beautiful tribute to Woodrow Wilson by Dr. D. M. Doug las, president of the Presbyterian Col lege, and for a time a student at Princeton during Mr. Wilson’s ad ministration. The meeting was made a special memorial service and all joined in paying loving tribute to the Torihet 1 president.— Annex Victory in Extra Period Game by Score of 20 to 17. Clemson College, Feb. 9.—In the only extra period basketball 'game seen on the Clemson court in recent years, Clemson lost to Presbyterian College Saturday night by the score of 20 to 17. When the timekeeper’s gun fired the closing signal the count stood: Clemson, 15; P. C. 14; but just be fore the firing of the gun, the referee had called a foul on Clemson. The visitors were given the spot, and The meeting opened with prayer by Dr. Douglas, after which he made a most touching address on the great war president and idealist that thrill- ed his In a most forcible way, the speaker took up the criti cisms that have frequently been made against Woodrow Wilson and repu diated the charges. Albert Dial of Laurens, was a visitor with the club and also made a few appropriate re- f marks upon the life and passing of Mr. W’ilson. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted following the address and or dered forwarded to Mrs. Wilson. Special Services Begin Monday Dr. R. G. McLees to Conduct Week of Special Services in First Presbyterian Church. Beginning next Monday morning and continuing for a week, the Rev. R. G. McLees, well known evangelist, will conduct special evangelistic ser vices at the First Presbyterian church and the Presbyterian College. Two services will be held daily, one at noon in the college auditorium for. the student body of the institution, and in the evening services will be held in the First Presbyterian church to which the public is cordially in vited. Dr. McLees is one of the able ministers of the Presbyterian church and his coming to Clinton is being looked forward to with genuine in terest. Through the pastor of the church. Dr. D. J. Woods, The Chro nicle .has been asked to extend a cor-, dial invitation to all the churches in the city to attend the approaching meeting. GONE TO NEW YORK made it, thus tieing the score, and necessitating the playing of an ex tra five-minute period. In this pe riod the visitors caged two field goals and a foul, while, Clemson counted two foul goals. Kiwanis Honors Wilson’s Memory - . t " Resolutions of Respect to Former President At Club’s Weekly Meeting. The Clinton Kiwanis club at its regular meeting Friday evening, halted to pay a tribute to the mem ory of Woodrow Wilson, it was ex pressed. in the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted: 1. That we inscribe in the Minute Book of the club our undying ap preciation of the character " and achievements of former President Woodrow Wilson. T. That we resohe to unswerv P. G. had the lead during most 6T the game. The uncanny shotting of Hunter, who also played a star game on the floor, counted for eleven of Pr dD.’s points. Roy was Clemson’s leading scorer. ' Clemson (17) P. C. (29) Chandler, f ..... Walker, f. Garrison, f Hunter, f. Hagood, c. .... Ricker, c. Golbert, g .* Moore, g. Vaughn, g. : Miller, g. Substitutes: Roy for Hagood; Dot-, terer for Chandler; Chandler for Dotterer. P. C., none. Referee, Sloan, Auburn. ingly cherish the spiritual ideals that characterized this great and good man. 3. That we transmit copies of this expression of our appreciation of the Prof. A. V. Martin Heads Association la Honored by Election to Presidency of S. I. A. A^ Succeeding Dr. W T . M. Riggs. Prof. A. V. Martin, instructor of mathematics at the Presbyterian Col lege, was on Monday elected president of the South Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Association at a meeting held In Greenville and attended by representatives from all the colleges of the state. He succeeds the late Dr. W. M. Riggs and by his intimate knowledge, and long standing inter est in the association’s work, is well qualified to fill the place. His friends in the city and elsewhere will learn with interest of the deserved honor that has been bestowed upon him. life of‘Woodrow "Wilson, and of Our sorrow'at his d*tth, to the local pa per, and that a copy of this resolu tion be forwarded to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, ■ ' The club had as its guest, the Rev. L. E. Wiggins, pastor of North Broad Street Methodist church. He was on the program for an address which was thoroughly enjoyed by the mem bership. by Dr. L. Ross Lynn, followed by prayer by Dr. Dudley Jones, and the singing of several of Mr. Wilson’s favorite hymns. Following the ad dresses, the closing prayer was of fered by Rev. Edward Long. Dr. D. M. Douglas delivered an eloquent address in which he paid tribute to the memory of the great and dauntless spirit that lead this nation in the world’s greatest crisis. Dr. Douglas was a student under Mr. Wilson at Princeton University and there gained intimate knowledge of his life, ideals and characteristics. He stated that he had followed the life of the great man from that day on down to his death and that it was always wihout blemish. He declared that the occasion was to mourn the loss of one who played an outstand ing part not only in the destinies of his own nation, but in the destinies of the world. Continuing, Dr. Douglas stated that during his course at Princeton, Mr. (Continued on Page Five) TT WOMEN ARRESTED, ATTACK aim Mrs. F. E. Young, Said to Have Been Attacked by Mother-In-Law and Sister, Found in Unconscious Con dition With Several Wounds in Head by Instrument^—Assailants Now Held Under Bond Awaiting Preliminary Hearing. Date Is Set For Triangular Debate Newberry, Wofford and Presbyterian College to Meet Tomorrow. The annual triangular debate be tween i New berry Wofford and the Presbyterian College will be held to morrow evening. This year the subject for debate is, “Whether or not the United States should join the League of Nations.” Newberry’s affirmative team, com posed of L. A. Wertz and F. _ W. Brandt, will come to Clinton to de bate Wofford’s negative team, com- ppgcd of "M. B. Wilson and Paul H.ar- din, Jr. Newberry’s negative team, composed of G. H. Hipp and C. E. Hipp, will go to Spartanburg to de bate the Presbyterian College's affir mative team, composed of F. K. Clark Rev. J. R. Hooten To Speak Here Sunday Rev. J. R. Hooten of Greenwood, a former pastor of the local A. R. P. church, will preach for this con gregation next Sunday at both morning and evening services. Mr. Hooten during his residence here made many friends and upon his visit to his former pastorate will be heard with interest. and W. J. Cherfy. Wofford’s aftir- mative team, composed of R. H. Hodges and N. W. Bennett, and the Presbyterian College’s negative team, composed of V. P. Weldon and H. K. Holland will meet in Newberry. This triangular debate is an annual .event between these three institutions and is looked forward to each year with unusual interest by the respec tive student bodies. GONE TO CUBA GONE TO MARKETS H. D. Henry, president of the Com-- mercial Bank, and W. A. Moorehead, president of Banna Manufacturing Company of Goldville, left Saturday for a several days business trip to New York where they will get the financial pulse of the nation and digest the business outlook for the year. They will return to the city the first of next week. \ S. W. Sumerel of Adair-Sumerel left Saturday for New York to pur chase Spring goods for his concern. He will be joined later by E. J. Adair for Adair’s Department Store and they will purchase a complete line of attractive Spring wearing apparel for their stores. W. A. Galloway of Ab beville, who recently purchased Mr. Adair’s. store in that city, will ac company them to market to buy gobds for his establishment. •> I Dr. S. C. Hays and E. G. Fuller left Monday as members of the Greenville tourists party for a ten days trip through Florida and thence to Cuba. The trip will cover all points of interest on the Florida-Cu- ba Acquaintance tour and the reports en route state that the Carolinians are being given a royal welcome in e\%-y town they visit. # MR. WRIGLEY SAYS: » I believe in newspaper ad vertising. I spend about a mil lion dollars a year for news paper space to tell the world about the goods I have to sell. Nearly everybody reads the papers and they are the most effective medifrm to reach the buying public quickly and of ten. x 8 -8 Open Meeting For Literary Societies High School Pupils to Present Public Program On Monday Night. The literary societies of the Clin ton High School will hold an open meeting in the Central graded school building on next Monday night, Feb. 18th, beginning at seven-thirty. A program of interest has been arrang ed and the public is cordially invited. The program to be presented follows: Music and march—Louise McIn tosh. Chairman’s welcome remarks and invocation. Readings “A Cutting from Seventeen”—Em ma Little. “What William Henry Did”—Lidie Davis. Pianologue—“That Old Sweetheart of Mine”—Alden Bailey. Instrumental solo—Benet Godfrey. Declamations -— “America’s Legion of Mercy”—T. J. Blalock. “Old Hickory”—J. W. Milam. ' “The Road to Success Is Labled Push”—Addison Neighbors. Piano solo—Grace League. Debate “Resolved, That the negro - migra tion from the South to the North is beneficial to. all concerned.” Affirmative, Clara O'Daniel, Carrie Fuller, Ruby Carter; negative, Rupert Fuller, William Beatty Farr, Dudley Jones. Music—Frances Black. A sensation was given the city Thursday when Mrs. Alice Young and Ker sister^Kfiss Emma Sfboud, placed under arrest by Sheriff Reid on a warrant issued by Judge Jno. N. Wriiglirr o^-farBrens; ^iJSsrgmg-- thsr - two women with assault and battery with intent to kill. Bond was given by both parties pending preliminary hearing of the outcome of Mrs. F. E. Young, daughter-in-law of Mrs. Alice Young, one of the alleged assailants of the young woman. Mrs. Young is now a patient at Dr. Hays Hos pital where she was immediately tak en after being found prostrate on the floort and grave fear was felt for her Recovery for several days. Her condition yesterday was reported as improving though she is still consid erably bruised and suffering from sev eral wounds indicted on the head. Mrs. Alice Young and Miss Emma Stroud, charged with the attack, are said to deny the whole affair ahd state that the injuries of Mrs. Young were received when she fell down the stair steps with an ironing board in her arms. Thursday shortly after noon Mrs. F. E. Young was found in an uncon scious condition in a pool of her own blood at the foot of the .stairs in her home on Musgrove street. She was rushed to the hospital and given an examination to ascertain the’serious ness of her injuries. Her relatives were at once notified and upon 4the arrival of her sister from Asheville, warrants were sworn out for the tw® women in question. As soon, as Mrs. Young sufficiently, xacovers it is ex pected that a preliminary hearing will be held and the matter carried to the courts for a decision. * . The motive for the attack on Mrs. Young has not been disclosed . but it is said to be a culmination of do* mestic troubles ami that the senior . Mrs. Young has been devoted to her son, and that jealously engendered by mg Tflarrla^F, led to the rash act. According to Mrs. F. E.‘ Young’s statement, she asked for the use of the ironing board Thursday morning and it was denietT She returned to* ha - «t«irs arid later was in- formed by' Mrs. ,Young senior 'that she could get th(j. board and she came down stairs to secure it. Later she was called down to a telephone call and after she finished the conversa tion she wa£ attacked hy the two elderly Women. She stated that when she was attacked she screamed and made her way to the door in an Ef fort to. make her escape but found the door locked. Then she was struck several times with a piece of iron pipe held in their hands and later hit in the head with a hatchet sev eral timeS and knocked down K . Mrs. Young stated that she was then drag ged by her hair from the door, to the foot of the stair way and her mouth gagged with rags in order to prevent her giving the alarm. She further stated that she was trampled upon and this resulted her body being cov ered with blue and black bruises. She was left lying in that condi tion, beaten almost into insensibility, for more than an hour and from the conversation overheard from her tw® assailants was believed to be dead. After lying there in that helpless coma for more than an hour, neigh bors were called in by ofie of the women and found Mrs. Young in a semi-conscious condition. When ask ed how it had all happened, the sen ior Mrs. Young stated that she had fallen down the steps with an iron ing board and killed herself. Upou examination it was soon found that though badly hurt and weakened by the loss of blood, Mrs. Young was still alive and with the summoning of medic&l aid she was rushed to the hos pital where every precaution was made to save her life. She was bleed ing profusely, badly bruised from the alleged licks she said she received, and under a very high nervous strain. Complications were feared at first but these apparently passed away and it is now felt that she will recover though she will be confined at the hospital for several days. The affair spread like wild-fire over (Continued en Page Five)