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\ fk. mggg I THE CHRONICLE itm To Be ft Cleon News paper, Complete, Newsy and • * ' iriU ' ’ ^ »■ i - 7 . f. : ••’■r ' ■ i \„ fMEXXIV clinton, s..c., Thursday, Nebrvary 2s; 1924 r i ■, f* wm iftiLi m coma ■SX '■:■> '■ I V i. Southern Power Company Engineer Coming to City to Consider Sign ing of Power Contracts. John W. Fox of Charlotte, engi neer of the power department of the Southern Power Company, will arrive in the city tomorrow to hold, a con ference with the Town of Clinton and the heads of the various manufactur ing plants relative to making con the community. Mayor Simpson has arranged for the conference at the suggestion of Mr. Fox, and,it is very likely that final arrangements will be perfected to bring their transmis sion lines into Clinton. The matter of ample hydro-electrio power for the city and its various interests has been before the city au thorities for several months. The proposition , has also received the hearty approval of the Commercial Club and comtnittees have been work ing jointly with this end in view. A visit to the city several months ago by Mr. Fox, was" interpreted as dis couraging for the opinion was ex pressed that there was little likeli hood of the company being able to supply additional power on account . of its present heavy consumption. Since that time, extensive enlarge ments of the company's interests have . been ordered by its president, Mr. Duke, and the city has been informed that the company is now ready to bring its lines into Clinton if the proper contracts can be secured. The conference tomorrow will go into the .various details and in all probability result in something definite. ■ ,The Southern Power Company pro poses to contract 1 with the city for its power needs and with the cotton mills here and at Goldville. If this can be done, their lines will in all probability be brought into Clinton from Newberry via Goldville. Mr. Fox states that in case tomorrow's . action is favorable, it will only re quire a short period to get the work under construction and completed. The result of Friday’s conference will be awaited with interest through out the city since adequate power fa cilities has become the pressing need of the community. RUUNG; YOUNG Judge Mauldin Grants Continuance of Case Against Clinton >> Women Charged With Assault, Until June Term of Court—Says Justice Can Be Better Swerved by Waiting. When the case against Mrs. Alice Young and her sister, Miss Emma Stroud, both of this city, charged with making an alleged attack upon Mrs. F. E. Young, daughter-in-law of Mrs. Alice Young, was called Friday morn- Lyceum Attraction > Early Next Month — . . ^ a Glenn Morris to Stage Electrical ami Scientific Demonstration Here On March 4th.* Next on the list of Lyceum attrac tions is one that should prove ex ceedingly interesting to every pat- ronizer of Redpath entertainments. On March 4th Glenn Morris will stage his famous electrical and scien tific demonstration in the orphanage chapel. This number is not a dry lecture or a classroom treatise, but a real demonstration, one that will hold the audience spell-bound through out the evening. This is the day of electrical achievement, and people everywhere are interested in the al most inconceivable possibilities of electricity. Mr. Morris has a re markable collection of electrical in struments with which he produces a succession of astounding effects—ef fects that thoroughly amaze and thrill his audience. Among the startling ef fects produced is an electrical storm —a demonstration of natural forces at work. The constructive as well as the destructive possibilities of elec tricity are explained in simple, non technical language. An interesting and valuable feature of this attraction will be the demonstrations and ex planations of radio. In fact the en tire progtam is not only educational/ but is as entertaining and - surpris ing as an evening of magic. GONE TO NEW YORK E. J. Adair left Sunday afternoon for Baltimore adid New York to pur chase Spring goods for Adair’s De partment Store. He was joined here by W. A. Galloway of Gallo way’s Department Store of Abbeville. They expect to be gone' about ten days. An Italian claims he has invented an apparatus whereby submarine crews can sat through water 100 yards. This would reveal the pres ence of mines and other contrivances to destroy * *' * ' present that taxed every available seat and inch of standing room in the court room. On Thursday after noon, Judge T. J. Mauldin had over ruled the motion for a continuance of the cas^-until the next term of court in spite of a vigorous effort on the part of the defendants attorney, W. B. Knight, to have the case post-, poned. Solicitor Blackwell opposed the motion of Mr. Knight and this was followed by the ruling of the court sustaining the solicitor’s contention. The case took an unexpected turn Friday morning when it was called on the docket for consideration. Judge Mauldin reversed his ruling of Thurs day denying a continuance of the case and ordered that it be contin ued until the June term of court. His action came after he had thought the case over from every angle Thurs day night, he stated., The postpone ment was allowed in order not to jeopardize the life of one of the de fendants and to see that justice was not in any way thwarted, the judge said. Continuing, he stated that af ter the demonstration Thursday af ternoon, following his overruling of the motion of a postponed trial, and the apparent excitement existing in cident to calling the case, he was con vineed that the ends of justice would be served by continuing the case un- tihthe next term of court. The judge further stated that he assumed full responsibility for the action of the court and that the solicitor hkd per forated his duty in the case and none of the responsibility for postpone ment could be laid upon the prosecut ing attorney. Following the announcement of the reversing his ruling sf Thurs day, the great throng of spectators including hundreds of women, filed out of the court room, obviously dis appointed at the turn taken in the case that has probably aroused un precedented interest throughout the county. / When court opened Friday morn ing, W. B. Knight, council for the defense, immediately renewed his motion for a continuance of the case and made a strong^ appeal to the court to grant a postponement of the trial on the groupd that Mrs/Alice Young, one of the defendants, was still indisposed and suffering from an acute cold contracted three days ago, and that in the event of under going the ordeal of testifying in court at this time, her health in his opinion, would thereby be put in peril. He further argued his un preparedness, owing to the fact that the alleged attack upon Mrs. F. E. Young was of such recent date that he had not had time to make a full investigation and acquaint himself with all the facts in the case. Again he presented the certificate from two Clinton physicians. Dr. J. Lee Young and Dr. T. L. W. Bailey, with the announcement that one of the physicians, Dr. J. Lee Young, was in the court and ready to go on the stand and make a statement of the physical condition of Mrs. Alice Young. Judge Mauldin then called Dr. J. Lee Young to the stand, and after being duly sworn, questioned him as to the physical condition of the de fendant in question. In reply to a direct question of the court. Dr. Young stated that he was in attend ance upon Mrs. Alice Young, and that in his opinion she was not able to come to court at this time and that her health would be jeopardized thereby. On cross examination by Solicitor Blackwell, Dr. Young stat ed that Mrs. Young was not rqnning a temperature but still suffering from a cold and should stay in bed several days more. In resisting the motion of counsel for the defense, Solicitor Blackwell stated that he had been informed by officers that Mrs. Young and Miss Stroud were already In the city of Laurens, having been brought up through the country and that there was no reason why they I (Continued on Page Eight) was a crowd building* according to specifics- CONTRACT LET , TO REBUILP CLUB Clinton Contractor Gets Award for Bofr-Terr* Country Club Building. WILL OF WILSON FILED FOR PROBATE —7- Estate of Former President Goes to 1 Widow and Allowance for Un married Daughter. At a meeting .of the directors pf the Clinton-Laurens Bdis-Terre Coun try club held in the city Monday night, several bids were submitted for the rebuilding of the club property recently destroyed by fire of un known origin. After a careful con sideration of the various bids, the board awarded the contract to J. R. Tucker of this city, his bid being $9,570.60. "It covers the erection of tions, the moving of the superintend ent’s home, electric lines, water tank, etc. Mr. Tucker was instructed to be gin work at once and it is expected to have the building completed by the early part of May. The club house will be built on a new site instead of the former loca tion. It will be erected adjoining the lake at the point where the ladies dress rooms now stand. This*will eliminate the unfortunate aaid unsafe condition of a public road between the club house and the lake, elimi nate the danger of constant travel, and add to the general convenience of the club’s facilities. The new site is considered by the directors as very desirable and it is felt #vill meet with the general approval of the member ship. The club will be rebuilt along the same lines and design as before, but with several changes adding to its attractiveness and convenience. The lavatories, showers, ,etc., will all be put on th§ basement floor, and there will be minor changes in the lay-out of the first floor. The details have all been worked out by the directors, and with the awarding of the contract, work will be pushed to have the building soon ready for occupancy. The meeting Tuesday evening was attended by the CLINTON COTTON MILLS CUTS WORKING HOURS Washington, Feb. 25.—The will of Woodrow Wilson, filed for probate to day, leaves tfee estate to his widow, Mrs. Edith Bolling Wilson, with the exception that his daughter, Marga ret Wilson, shall receive $2,500 an nual income as long as she remains unmarried. \ 'A request in the will calls upon Mrs. Wilson to distribute among Mr. Wil son’s daughters such articles of cloth- iSg* JiWeJ*** personal art works as may have belonged to their mother, the first wife of the former president. Under the will, Mrs. Wilson is to retain the estate during her life and the unexpended portion at her death is to be distributed among Mr. Wil son’s daughters. The will was opened February 13, according to a notation on the en velope, in the presence of Mrs. Wil son, Margaret Wilson, Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, W. G. McAdoo and E. W. White, the attorney who filed it. The will reads: “I will and devise all my property, real and personal, after the payment of any just debts that may constitute a claim upon it at the time of my death, to my beloved wife, Edith, for her lifetime with the request that there be distributed among my daugh ters such article of clothing, jew elry, personal ornament or art ma terial as may have been the personal belongings of their mother, and with the direction that my daughter, Mar garet, shall receive out of the income of my estate as long as she remains unmarried the sum of $2,500 annu ally unless that amount should at any time exdfeed one-third of the entire annual income of my estate; in which case she shall receive one-third of the income. following meiAbefs of the governing M UgM tiesth of'my intoved board: From .Laurens—Geo. M. Wright, D*. W. D. Ferguson, J. W. Todd, W. R. McCuen and L> G. Balle; from Clinton—H. D. Henry, R. C. Adair, W. W. Harris, Geo. H. Ellis, C. M. Bailey and Dr. M. J. McFadden. New Schedule Made Imperative On Account of Unsettled Market Conditions. JBeginninp today and continuing un til further notice, the Clinton Cotton Mills will close down for the week at the six o’clock closing hour every Thursday. This arrangement may continue for only a few weeks, or in definitely, it was stated yesterday. The present unsettled market condi tions make the curtailment necessary. The mill has beep operating on a full six day apd night shift. The new schedule effective today, means only four full day and night shifts and will result in the los* of a day and a half time each week by the operatives. NOW WITH KINGS Miss Maude Pearson of this city has accepted a < position with B. L. King as assistant to Miss Day in the millinery department. In her new position she will be glad to have h£r friends call. wife, Edith, it is my will and direc tion should she die witbout^issue that the whole of my estate, real and per sonal, or so much of it a? shall remain unexpended or undisposed, shall re vert to my children, share and share alike, and that should she die leav ing issue her child shall inherit share and share alike with my daughters.” The document was dated May 31, 1917. It was witnessed by Helen Woodrow Bones, a cousin of the testa tor, I. H. Hoover, chief usher at the White House, and Ralph M. Rogers, formerly an usher there.' Mrs." Wil son is named as executrix. The value of the estate is not given and Attorney White declined to place an estimate on it at this time. On the envelope which contained the will is^written in the handwriting of Wilson the words: “Last will and testament of Woodrow Wilson.” COLLEGE STUDENT WINS THE NER-A-CAF Standing room was at premium Thursday night at the Casino The atre for the giving away of the Ner A-Car as advertised by the manage ment of this popular play-house. When the time for the drawing ar rived, a small blind-folded child drew a ticket from a receptacle and 103775 was announced as the lucky number F. B. Mayes, a student at the Pres byterian College, was the lucky gen tleman and received the car. THE MAN WHO TALKED AT RANDOM He sat in the window-corner of the Pullman’s compartment, and breathed fatly and uttered large opinions in a suety voice. It grew late, as so often it does; and he put the quietus on a discus sion with the ponderous statement: “I don't read advertisements. They have no effect on me at all. I’d never miss them if stopped printing ’em.” . Then he glanced at his advertised watch and sought his lower birth. * In the morning the ad-skeptic contorted himself out of adver tised pajamas into his advertised underwear, drew on his adver tised socks, adjusted them with his advertised garters, got into his advertised clothes, laced his advertised shoes and added himself to the congestion , in the washroom. There he shaved with an advertised razor, using advertised shaving cream; brushed his teeth with an advertised toothbrush and advertised dental cream, washed with advertised soap, and brushed his hair with an advertised brush. Buttoning his adver tised collar on an advertised button, he neatly knotted hi sadver- tised tie, gave his advertised suspenders a tug or two, and finished dressing. v Let us leave him there, this man tfho never reads advertise ments! Everything worth using is advertised. Everything that isn’t, rarely is. v V Read The Chronicle Advertisements for Value’s Sake. UPON NEW WEEK Consideration ef Appropriation Bill Is Besomed la Senate Calendar la Heavy With NnmeroOs Bills—Brief Review 'of Recent Di^s Work in Both Columbia, Peb. 25.—The legislature, after a week-end at home, starts an other week, tonight. That is half of the assembly does, the senate com ing back for a session at 8 o’clock but the lower house will not resume Consideration of the general ap propriations bill is expected to be re sumed by the finance committee Tuesday, while the ways and means committee of the house will consider special revenue measures. Chairman. Gross, of the finance committee, hhs indicated that the appropriations bill will probably be Imported to the senate not later than Friday. Out of the mass of bills which have been introduced in both houses during the present session a number of measures of statewide importance have been advanced through the third reading and sent to the opposite house, while others have been passed by both houses and ordered enrolled for ratification. A bill by Representative T. C. Hamer, providing that November 11 of each year be observed as/Wilson day in memory of the late war presi dent, has been amended to make De cember 28, Mr. Wilson’s birthday, a legal holiday in the state. The bill was sent to the senate for approval. The measure of Senator W. S. Rogers of Spartanburg to prohibit circuses from exhibiting within a radius of five miles from any agri cultural fair for one week prior to the opening of the fair has been passed by both houses enrolled for ratification and svbmitta4 to Cover* Dr. R. G. McLees Preaches Series ef Strong and. Helpful Sertaona During Past Week. The evangelistic meeting which has been in progress at the First Presby terian church fox the past ten dafrs, came to a close last night. Two ser vices were held daily, Dr. R. G. Me- J Lees, pastor of the • Presbyterian , church at Chatham, Va., doing the preaching. The church was filled to . naps ing services. Dr. McLees is no stranger in Clin ton, having conducted a revival meet ing here eighteen years ago at which . time more than a hundred Addition^ were received into the church. For several years he was evangelist for the Synod of South Carolina, and ia a native of this state, having been born and reared at Greenwood, where his father was pastor for many years. Though he has a regular pastorate in Virginia, he ia greatly W demand for evangelistic services and has con? ducted many meetings throughout the South. Another tie that connects Dr. McLees with South Carolina and this community, is the fact that ha mar ried a daughter of the late Dr. J. Thornwell of this state, .son of distinguished minister for whom the Thoritwell Orphanage of this city was named. v Few preachers have visited Clinton that have been more cordially receiv ed or deltitored more appealing mes sages than Dr. McLees. Ha is a preacher with much power and with each sermon his hearers realise more and mbre that he is . a man of mark ed ability and peculiarly blessed by God in spite of, his affliction of bliKd- ness. Ha uses no sensational meth ods, arouses no storm ef noise or ex citement, but in a sweet and simple nor McLeod -fur his signature. TheJ manner he presents the great truths j.f. bill affects the state fair, which by mutual agreement in 1922 operated in Columbia in conjunction with a well known circus. * Representative J. Swinton Whaley of Charleston Monday night intro duced a bill in the house to permit Senator A. W. Todd of Charleston to bring suit against the state in con; nection with a model of the State House which Mr. Todd made in 1912, for which various measures have been brought up in the past only to meet with considerable opposition. The Whaley bill received an unfavorable committee report. Senator Jeremiah Smith of Horry, familiarly known as “Uncle Jerry” in the senate now in his 84th year ,who has been ill at home, has been repre sented by proxy by Senator Thomas B. Pearce of Richland, who has seen that the wishes of Senator Smith in reference to his local measures are carried out. The clerk of the senate was directed to send a message of condolence and sympathy on behalf of that body to Senator Smith. The motion was made by his friend and colleague, Senator Alan Johnstone of Newberry, who characterized him as “a rare and faithful man.” The house of representatives Tues day approved the measure providing for the erection of a state office building by a vote of 89 to 13. The measure was then sent to th£ opposite house. Cost of the project was limited to $400,000 by an amendment intro duced by Representative Crouch of Saluda. The measure provides that the sinking fund commission shall ad vance the necessary funds at 6 per cent and shall acquire a suitable site and proceed with the erection of the building. The house ways and means commit tee returned a divided report on the “land settlement bill proposed by Rep resentatives Olirf Sawyer of George town, W. D. Barnett of Richland, A. F. McKiasick of Greenville, J. R. Bellamy of Beaufort, J. R. Prince of Horry, A. G. Kennedy of Union and J. R. Carter of Horr^. The majority report was favorable, the minority re port unfavorable. A measure proposed by the com mission appointed last year to study the land settlement question was amended to provide for seven instead of five members of the commission, one to be selected from each congres sional district The attorney general would be directed to perform the legal work of the commission. Governor McLeod in a special mes sage to the general assembly Wedhes- (Continued on Page Two) of the Word of Ged with an earnest ness and eloquence that reaches the hearts of his hearers. Dr. and Mra McLees leave this morning for their home in Virginia, and as they go, they carry the love and best wishes of a large circle of friends and acquaintances in the city. NAME SELECTED FOR NEW TEA ROOM* “The Mary Muggrove” is the name for the new Tea Room soon to be opened here by Mrs. W. B. Owens, Sr. and Mrs. M. A. Hays. A suit able building for the tea room is now being erected by Mr. John H. Young adjoining The Chronicle Pub lishing Company building and the owners of the new enterprise hope to be ready to open by the first of ApriL. As previously stated, the tea room will be conducted under the personal supervision of Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Hays ind will doubtless prove a popular eating place. The name selected, The Mery Musgrove, carries with * it a historical signifi cance in this section. 'W J. W. Smith, Sr, Died • Monday Morning James William Smith, well known citizen of Kinards, pasted away early Monday morning at his late home at the age of 75 years. His death came a few weeks after a recent stroke o2 paralysis he suffered. He was buried Tuesday at noon at the Bush River Baptist cemetery, the service being in charge of his pastor, Rev. George Hopkins. Mr. Smith was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Smith. He was thrice married, and is survived by his last wife, who was formerly' Miss Leila Adams, and by eight chil dren—One son, Robert G. Smith by the first union; one, W. P. Smith by the second; and the remaining sons and daughters by the third union as follows: Mrs. J. Ed Senn of New berry county, Mrs. Hayne B. Work man of this county, Mrs. Wm. J. Swit- tenberg of Newberry, Mrs. W. Mun son Buford of Kinards, Clarence M. Smith of Kinards, and J. Wm. Smith of Newberry. The deceased was a prominent citi zen in his section’ and a successful planter and merchant, being a mem ber of the well known mercantile company of Smith Bros, at Kinards. He had a large number of friends whose love he won and held by his friendly nature and genial disposi tion, all of \ihom will regret to learn of his passing: c* ,1