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CLINTON, & a, THURSDAY JUNE 5, 1924 meit Opens With Declamation Contest. Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday by Rev. J. L. Oates. Address Before Graduates by Rev. John MsSween. An- Arrangements for the holding of the Thomwell Orphanage commencement exercises hate been perfected and a of interest has been announc- The exercises will begin tomor row evening at eight o’clock with the eamnal declamation contest by high scheel boys, the winner in the contest to be awarded e gold medal. The baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class will be preached next Sunday morning at eleven o’clock by the Rev. J. L. Oates, D. D„ pastor •f the Associate Reformed Presbyter ian church of Columbia. On Monday evening, June 9th, the of the William Plumer Ja- Neerly Four Hundred Masons Attend Convention Held Here. Congress man Byrnes Speaks. Congressman James F. Byrnes, of Aiken, delivered an inspiring address before the district convention of the 11th Masonic distret held n Clinton last Thursday afternoon, May 29. Mr. Byrnes’ address was on the subject of the part Masonry is play ing in directing the affairs of the nation. In his speech he highly com- , , „ . plimented the fraternity on its * 0 “, and influence .nd poeition ef leadership. His speech was enjoyed by nearly 409 Masons who attended pieties will present their annual play ^ Tuesday morning af tea o'clock, the ^graduating exercises will he Held, di plomas presented, medals awarded, etc. The address before the grad- wales will be delivered by the Rev. Jah* McSween, pastor of the Presby- iuiam Church of Clemson College, and of the orphanage board of At thru* o'clock in the: the annual meeting of tha hoard of trustees will be held and will ha presided over by its chairman, ’Ex-Gowernor Martin F. Ansel, of fereewrille. The week's program will close 'Tuesday night at eight ^o’clock with the ufitod pchof l edition in whkh a large number of the boys and girls «f the institution will participate. A program of interest ia always pres ented on this occasion and the young perfarmors are always gMcted with a capacity audience for tide enter tainment To all of the exercises, the public is cordially invited. . to of two. *|rls not MASONS HOLD DISTRICT MEETING the convention. In addition to the address of Mr. Byrnes, the convention- was favored likewise with addresses by: Hon. Geo. T. Bryan, of Greenville, on “The sjfcOYgt vr MsntTijfton Muonic memor- ial”; Kenneth Baker, of Gresawood, on the snbjost of “Masonic Service Association*; as welt as short talks LdL'lT. c. And Davidson ey, Greenville, district deputies of their respective districts. Campbell Lodge No. 44, A. F. M., of CBntoa, was the host of the occa sion, and Wm. J. Jacobs, District De puty Grand Master of 11th Masonic district, of Clinton, presided over the meeting. The ladies of the James Bande Parrott Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Clinton, served a delightful to the attending Masons in a Dugan, Anderson; Benry FHedner, Little Mountain* Edgar Harry M orton » Francis O'Neal Stevens, Ocala, Fla.; Gbartes Walker Wilson, Clinton, and James Allen Stamps, Atlanta, Ga. * Laurens To Have - New CoeftKt Is Let For $1S6,0O0 Build- T - Mg. Work To Begin At Once. Laiptens, May 29.—Work on the foundations for the new high school L r will begin at onee, according to at ments by member* of the trustees of the Laurens city Thd contract for the erection of the buBdtoK bas been let to H. B. Patjlo, coUbuMr 4r«Oto«*, W.' C. Iht b«M S VW IV board of trustees ^ma 000. ether work •nltariSfd in oftbe 11th district was held after supper, and immediately follow ed by a meeting of Campbell Lodge No. 44, in which Masonic degree work was conferred. The District convention was said to be one of the largest ever held in the district, well attended by every i lodge in the district A* well as be- SchooL ing attended by representatives from over fifteen lodgoa outride of the dis trict. It was the largest Masonic gathering ever held in Clinton and probably was the most successful and interesting. iff, The two institutions, Davidson and i<3.. Uf fmkmt rivals and their, p, Krohn and Dr. Archibald Church, the last ton yerira,.. A >raeast ofiriectionja to be ^d to pnat yeaar |«va : Tfiem aHeMsty are said to be, a* a ^rodurtiofi was not madbvHth todayV traHan MW system Criminal Court To Meet Next Week Jorars Are Drawn To Serve For Jume Term. Several Cases On The The June term of General Sessions aourt wfll convene next Monday, June With Judge G. C. Featherstone of Greenwood, presiding. Jurors have been drawn during the past week and and eweue votoo xor mam- * heavy docket is announced by the bulding school purpopes^ sotiritor for the approaching term. Aurora drawn are: Waterloo—H. E. Watkins, C will vun the total coat well e appropriation coveted in 1 bond tome Voted for taaftn- towp issue called for. $186,00QN w schdol bouse is to %e lo- e north siibetf the pfeaent {Bchool fanUdtag^ and wiH be architectural design and dimeteridke than toe old It wHl be provided With rooms, a gymnasium, dp-, rooms and on the sec- in addition ** slagi zooms be a spaUona auditorium, building now to proVfde ing df 1^09 to IJtoO chfl- one of tire trustees in ffis- plans that bad been adopt ed in a rying forward the eater- prise. It it estimated that it will require eight or ten months to complete ton new bidding and to make some neWi- in the arrangements ef connections with the honse, and the ii iting plant for both the school M. Simms, Geov W. Culbertson. . Cross Hill—J. C. McGowan, L. E. Martin, G. D. Nelson, Robert M. Hill. Hunter—W. S. Denson, T. W. Dil- lard, L. T. Bailey, T. P. Davis, M. B. Bedenbaugh, E. J. Adair. • Scuffletown—J. M. Patterson, T. P. Poole. Laurens—J. E. Lammous, C. 0. Chaney, F. K. Taylors, A. L. Hudgens. Dials—W. M. Myers, R. B. Chat man, Z. C. Reaves, S. L. Peden, J. C. Hipp, Youngs—J. A. Britton, E. P. Pat- teieon, W. W. Roberts, J. Will Hen derson, H. B. Gossett, J. B. Godfrey. SoUtoan—W. L. McDaniel, H. 0. Walker, J. H, Roper, B. S. Jacks, W. M. Pitta. CGMMVRCIAL CLUB of improvement provide facilities for the negro and this part of the wiH be arnpjy etepd tor, It by the VJJ L-* S * TUESDAY The June meeting of the Commer cial Club will be held next Tuesday evening in the club roomlu The hour for eerytog the dinner ia eight o’dodk riri #i meatotos ate mged to bear the beer in mind and be on time. GIVE THE raCTURE A WINTHE 00 CASH PRIZES The Chronicle today carries a picture for which $25.00 will be awarded Co4he writer sending in the beet title, $10.00 to the one sending in the second best. Tunf to the big announcement, stidy the picture, and send in your title or titles. With every renewal or new subscription to The Chronicle a chance will be given to win the tyro prises. Read the big adver- t isomeat for particalsn. It will be found on page six. Get busy!—write a title for the picture, or several of them if you prefer. What has happened ia that home? What is happening there? What is going to hap pen? A few, simple words will explain it al\—and win the prise. ROTARIANS TO STAGE BIG GAME Clinton and Laaiens Clubo To Meet In Laurens This Afternoon In Exciting Clash. The Clinton-Laurens Rotarians have decided they can play baseball as well as do other things. Whether they can or not, will be demonstrated this afternoon in Laurens when the Clin ton nine will journey over to meet the Laurens aggregation. The gome is to be called at 4:30 and a big at tendance is expected to be on hand. The two line-ups have not been an nounced, yet it is rumored that sev eral “stars'’ are included in the menu. Their return to the diamond wiH be witnessed by a big crowd and a spirit of keen rivalry oxistts" between the two clubs. One woOk from today, tho Newberry Rotarians will appear in CHnton to mast the kmd club. Play At Asheville Presbyterians of Two Statee Will Meet In Opening Football Game On September^ITtk. The annual footban game between Davidson and the Presbyterian Col lege of South Carolina will be played at Ashevilie instead of Rock Hill as heretofore. The game will be played on Sep tember 27th and will be the first foot ball contest between college teams to football games to Test years been close and hard fought. David son won the last axmpal clash 3 to 0 in the last minute of play. In 1922 P. C. captured the annual game by the score of 8 to 7. The fact that Asheville has no col lege eleven of iti own to support and that few college games are played there is expected to materially boost the attendance when the Presbyerian teams will go there for the season’s initial game. BOY SLAYERS TO PLEAD INSANITY COMES NEXT TUESDAY Stage All Set For Municipal Primary. Four pirants For Mayor’s Seat Eleven Canridatas Our For Aldermen. Record-Breaking EnrOB- HtCItL ^ - - 1 * A - ' r%1 V— y* m * Y*'- COTTON CONDITION BELOW AVERAGE “Dementia Jazzmania” New Phrase Coined To Describe Mesial State Of Leopold and Loeb. Chicago, June 2.—“Not guilty by reason of insanity.’’ That will be the defense of Nathan E. Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb when placed on trial for kidnaping and slaying Robert Franks, thirteen- year-old school boy. The trial is expected to be the most sensational in the annals of the coun try, according to attorneys who were lining up todaiy for the defense and prosecution. s The defendants are sons of million adzes. It was estimated the combined fortunes that wHl be available in the attempt to save the youths from the gallows aggregate $16,000,900. A new phrase already has been corned to describe the mental state «f4tnraL the defendants—4t ia “demented jazz- mania.” It is an off-shoot of “de mentia americana,” which had pub lic attention a generation ago when Harry K. Thaw was on trial for the slaying of Stanford White. Thaw was found not guilty of murder be cause of insanity. The new type of insanity, accord ing to alienists, exaggerates the ego of the individual until he imagines he is mentally whpt Jack Dempsey is physically—a sort of super-self. The state is already preparing to comtot.lta inspnity plea—State’s AV thtos,-‘mafl- alSemsts observing the youths —Dr. Hugh f. Patrick, Dr. William ■end «f Juan kwt year, the department toriest enrallmaeh ita toa rite's tea- announced, was 38,709,000 acres as revised by a final check, the areas picked last year was 37,130,000 acres, and the yield per acre was 180.6 pounds. This year’s cotton crop began the season with the lowest condition with the exception of 1920, since the keep ing of condition records was begun, 63 years agp. In its first report of the season, issued today, the Department of Agriculture placed the condition on May 25 as 66.6 per ,cent of a nor mal. Ia 1920 it eras 62.4 per coat of a tonne] on the santo late. Ihe tondi- tion this year is 7.2 per cent below the average condition on that date in Campaign Dates Are Announced The itinerary of the senatorial and state office eampaipi for tbe ap proaching summer has been announc ed fey N. E.'EdlhundB, secretary of the state Democratic executive committee. The state office aggregation will ap pear in Laurens on Friday, August 8th, and the senatorial party comes on July 16th. TO MEET AT GOLDVILLE The {South Laurens Singing con vention will meet with Goldville church, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, June 8th. AH singers and lovers of good music are cordially invited to meet with u«. H. Y. Abrams, secre tary and treasurer, Clinton. result of. observations already made, prepared to swear that the youths are sane and that they were sane at the time the crime was committed. Jacob Franks, father of the slain boy, said the prosecution would be pushed. “No punishment is too great," he said. “The prosecution will be car ried to the limit.” Mr. Franks made the statemeni when he learned of a report that strong pressure was being brought to bear to have the prosecution dropped so far as the Franks family is con cerned. Julius Rosenwald, wealthy mail order merchant and philanthropist, friend of the Loeb family t who earlier in the day had insisted that Loeb and Leopold be released, was admitted to the office of State’s Attorney Crowe late today and heard the confession read in part. He learned that his own grandson had been picked as a victim. Then he admitted the youths should be held for trial. GONE TO WASHINGTON Dr. L. Ross Lynn left Monday after noon for Washington and Richmond where he will spend a few days in the interest of the orphanage. IMPROVING OUR SERVICE THE CHRONICLE has just added to its mechanical plant, a splendid assortment of new type that adds to the attractiveness of the paper, especially its advertising columns. This improvement is made in step with our policy of continually striving to improve our paper, -both in its news department and mechanical appearance. THE CHRONICLE now maintains free to its advertisers, two excellent advertising services—The Autocaster and The Western Newspaper Union Service—giving attractive cuts and advertising suggestions from the country’s leading advertising experts. Both of these services are furnished the advertisers of the county ex clusively Ijy THE CHRONICLE. They are a part of the service we are rendering in our advertising department. THE CHRONICLE doesn’t want to appear boastful, but it is literally true that few, if any, weekly papers in the State have a more modern or complete newspaper and job printing plant than ours. And we are not satisfied.—We are continually improving our plant. Other announcements are soon to follow. On our headmast, twelve years ago, we inscribed these words: “THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be a^Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable-" This is still our goal. THEXHRONICLETheepe on its toes to serve its readers and custoniera—to be of serriee in the community. \ ! * .... ■"I— wins !■■■■ .Slim 11.1 Placed At 65.5 Against 71 Last Year. Condition In South Carolina Is 68. Washington, June 2.—The condition of the cotton crop on May 25 was 65.6 per cent of normal, compared with 71.0 a year ago, 69.9 in 1922, 66.0 in 1921 and 72.8, the average of the last ten years on May 25, the.Department of Agriculture announced today in its first report of the season. The condition of the crop by states follows: Virginia 62; North Carolina 71; South Carolina 68; Georgia 68; Flori da 77; Alabama 70; Mississippi 69; Louisiana 70; Texas 66; Arkansas 58; Tennessea 54; Missouri 52; Oklahoma 68; California 91; Arizona 90; New Mexico 89. Announcement of the acreage plant ed to cotton this year will be made by the Department next month when a forecast of production also wfll be is- 'Bm wran In cultivation at the ENROLLMENT BY WARDS Ward One . Ward Two . Ward Three Ward Four Ward Five . Ward Six ... Total .... $6 .... 24f .... 267 .... 147,, .... $77 .... Stf 14S7 The stfige ia all set far the “battle of ballots” that is to come in next Tuesday’s municipal primary at which time a mayor and six aldermen wfll be nominated to preside over the des tinies of ti»e city far the next two years. In spite of the large enroll ment, very little interest has been manifested in the alectien hut tile next few days wiH doubtless see a general “warming upf" and an inter- teting and exciting campaign is te pee ted before the wfanera are de clared. The secretary’s books show an en rollment <*f 14hf a. am tosseeaa of report as statistics of acreage are not collected until June 25. The estimate of acres and forecast of production will be made July 2. Condition in foreign cotton produc ing countries is very good, the de partment announced in a summary of reports from abroad. The average in the principal producing countries this year exceeds that of last year by more .han 2,000,000 acres, these reports in dicate. Douglas Honored With Degree Head of Presbyterian College Receives L. L. D. Degree From Southwest ern Presbyterian University. The Southwestern Presbyterian University of Clarksville, Tenn., at its commencement exercises on Tues day conferred its honorary degree of L. L. D. upon Dr. Davison McDowell Douglas of this city. Dr. Douglas was invited to attend the exercises and left Monday morning for Clarks ville to be present to receive the de gree which comes in recognition of his ability as an educator. His friends in the city will learn with interest of the high honor that has been bestow ed upon him. Churches Unite In Sunday Service According to an established cus tom, the churches of the city will withdraw their morning services next Sunday to attend the services at the Thomwell Memorial church, at which time the baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class will be preached by Rev. J. L. Oates, D. D., of Colum bia. The pastors of the city urge that their congregations make special efforts to attend the evening services in their respective churches. GOES TO LEXINGTON, N. t E. F. Anderson, for several yearn past overseer of the carding room at the Clinton Cotton Mills, has resign ed his position and left this week for Lexington, N. C n where he has ac cepted a similar position with the Decotah Cotton Mills. He expects to tory. Of the total, 848 are voters of the city box, and 589 at the Clinton Mill. The enrollment is about even ly .divided between the men end wom en, and the vote of the letter will play an important part in Tuesday's re sults. In wards one, two, three and four the registration about the same as two yean ago, while in wards five and six, composed largely of the Clinton Cotton Mflls, there is a sub stantial increase. The polls will Qf> eB at 8 a. m., and jMjM&fmali 4?,< Two YiqF pumilvW Tflil'TtoB Ultit Ute the pdHee station far dtp vetera and the second at the CHnton MilL The ,under the An*- % law. One ticket will be provided for the mayoralty candidates, and a sep arate ticket for each ward for the candidates for aldremaa. Bach votte will scratch all names he ot she does not wish to vote for. The candidates for alderman are to be voted upon only by the voters of each respective ward instead of by the city at large as two years ago. A majority of the votes cast will be necessary to nomi nate a candidate for either mayor or alderman, and in case a majority is not secured, a second primary be tween the two candidates receiving the largest number pf votes will be rup over one week later. v The chief interest, of course, is centered in the mayor’s race for which seat there are four aspirants. The incumbent, W. H. • Simpson, is not standing for re-efection. In the aldermanic field, five of the present jnembers of city council are standing for re-election, only F. M. Boland, representative from ward five, not being in the race. The managers and clerks of the election for the two voting precincts have been appointed and the election will be held in accordance with the constitution of the city Democratic club and the Acts of tee General As sembly regulating primary elections under the Australian ballot system. The managers are: city box: M. C. Nash, T. F. Milam, R. J. Copeland, Sr., W. M. Sumerel. dihton Mill box: F. C. Pinson, J. C. Templeton, John Wilson, Ri F. Jackson, The complete list of qualified can didates, both for mayor and aider- man, follow: For Mayor Lee Add Blakely, P. S. Jeans, J. F. Jacobs, IBr., R. L. Bailey. For Aldermen Ward one—Henry T. Hearn, C. C. Bailey. Ward two—Jas. I. Adair, T. J. Bla lock. W’ard three—S. Gary Dillard, Frank Kellers. Ward four—L. R. Stone, J. Grif fith; Ward five—R. C. CoHine. Ward six—J. P. Carter, E. G. FaV- ler. ■ m .n— Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Richbourg have returned from tha lower part of the state whore {he. Efetobourg taught the past -as**. ^