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VOLUME XXIV
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924
NUMBER 29
fADOO FREES
DELEGATES
Unwilling To Contribate To Hopelees
Deadlock In Convention. Leaves
Carilidacy To His Friends.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 9.—William G. McAdoo early
this morning released his delegates as
the Democraic convenion went into
its 100th futile ballot at the begining
of its third week.
Earlier in the session, Governor
Smith had informed the convention
through Franklin D. Roosevelt that as
soon as Mr. McAdoo signified his
withdrawal from the contest he would
do so also.
Mr. McAdoo signified his action in
a letter to Chairman Walsh of the
convention, which reads as follows:
“Dear Senator Walsh:
“I am profoundly grateful to the
splendid men. and women who have
with such extraordinary loyalty sup
ported me in this unprecedented
struggle for a great cause.
“The convention has been in session
two weeks and appears to be unable
to make a nomination under the two-
thirds rule. This is an unfortunate
situation imperilling party success.
“I feel that if I should withdraw
my name from the convention I should
betray the trust confided in me by
the people in many states which have
sent delegates herb to stipport me.
“And yet I am unwiHing to con
tribute to the continuation of a hope
less deadlock. Therefore, I have de
termined to leave my friends and sup
porters free to take such action as in
their judgement may best s£rve the
interests of the party.
“I have made this fight for the
principles and ideal of progressive
Democracy and righteousness and for
the defeat of the reactionary and wet
elements in the party which threaten
to dominate it. For these principles
and ideals I shall continue to fight.
I hope that this convention will never
yield to reaction and* privilege end
thaMfee Democratic party will always
hold aloft the torch which was carried
to such noble heights by Woodrow
Wilson.
“Cordially yours,
“W. G. McADOO.”
Immediately after the reading of
the McAdoo letter an attempt was
made to adjotirh, which was defeated
on a roll call.
When the McAdoo letter was read
to the convention he stood almost ex-
even with Governor Smith after
two weeks of balloting. McAdoo had
3^3 1-9 vftiiMi and Smith had 353.
LAD BATTLES IN
VAIN FOR LIFE
Youngest Son of President Coolidge
Dies of Blood Poisoning. Medi
cal Skill Without Avail.
Washington, July 7.—Calvin Cool
idge, Jr., son of the president, died
tonight at Walter Reed hospital of
blood poisoning.
The end came after the boy had
battled with the utmost bravery and
fortitude for five days against a dis
ease which had racked his body with
pain and sapped the reserve strength
of his frail constitution.
White House Wrapped
In Hush of Sorrpw
Simplicity To Mark Funeral of Son
oP President and Mrs.
Coolidge.
Washington, July 8.—The hush of
sorrow enveloped the White House
today as the president and Mrs. Cool
idge gave over all else ^o prepara
tions fer the funeral of their younger
son, Calvin, Jr., who died last night.
How they bore their grief none but
the ‘closest knew, for they cut the
channels of official and personal com
munication to be with their dead.
President and Mrs. Coolidge, who Guarded gates at the White House yictims of the fire up to ten and ac-
had maintained constant vigil at the
hospital, were at his bedside, hope
ful and cheering and comforting their
son to the last,
A sinking spell, the fourth he had
suffered in 24 hours, brought death
notwithstanding the use of oxygen
and other restoratives. The courage
that had stood crisis after crisis and
had beaten death off repeatedly, was
unable to meet the final attack. The
collapse began at 6:30 o’clock and he
gradually sank into eternity. He
died at 10:30 o’clock.
The infection developed from a
broken blister on -the right foot in
curred during a tennis match with his
brother, John, on the White House
courts last Monday. At first paying
no attention to it, the youth develop
ed an alarming condition by Wednes-
da ynight and physicians were sum
moned.
inclosure, a white crepe spray at the
door and the flag on the mansionjatijpg
onTjTourWfffd in-
Three sinking spells Sunday night TO01l SO rrow.,
brought him to the point of death.'
A slight rally Monday gave slight
dications of the mourning within.
Although preferring the simplest
arrangements, a concession was made
because of the* status of the presi
dent as the leader of the nation and
the casket lay in the great East Room
of the White House surrounded by a
military guard of honor. Six sailors
from the presidential yacht Mayflow
er, on which the 16 year old boy had
often cruised, and six marines alter
nately stood vigil. ;
Floral tributes in great numbers
were banked about, while from per
sonal friends, government officials,
members of the diplomatic corps, cit
izens from all sections of the nation,
and rulers and high officials of for
eign countries messages came in a
rising flood expressive of their com-
Five Youths Perish
When Vessel Burns
Bodies of Newsboys Found In Hull of
Cheepeake Bay Steamer Follow
ing Fire.
Baltimore, July 6.—The bodies of
five boys, members of the Baltimore
Evening Sun’s newsboys’ band, and
that of a negro, were found on the
hulk of the bay steamer Three Rivers
today when the remains of the vessel,
which was burned to the water line
in Chespeake bay early Saturday
morning, were towed into Baltimore.
This brings the 'total number of
counts for all those known to be miss-
The boys were:
The funeral will be marked as
, . . . much as possible by the simplicity
hope, but soon thereafter he began. .. v .. . , . . . .
. , , . . • which the parents desire. A simple
again to lose ground and he never . . ,, _
w service will be held at the White
, , , ,' House at 4 o’clock tomorrow, after
8 ’ which the body will be taken to
rallied.
The poison, once
spread so rapidly that medical skill
was without avail* A number of, . ,
. ,. . ,, , , ^ ..u • vi ce and then to Plymouth, Vt., for
specialists were called to act with L ^ ,
Nelson A. Miles.
17; Lester Seligman, 15; Ashby Pil-
ker; 15; Vernon Jefferson 15, and
Walter Milliken, 16.
The body of a white man, 'believed
to be Janies Truitt, of Baltimore, was
found floating in the bay off Cove
Point late yesterday, and shortly be
fore the body of a negro around which
was strapped a life preserver of the
Three Rivers, was washed ashore on
Hopper’s Island.
The bodies of two other negroes
had been found shortly after the
disaster.
The steamer was en route to Balti
more from Crisfield, Md., when the
fire was discovered on the saloon
deck, about midnight. It gained head
way rapidly, and the passengers and
crew were forced to take to life boats
and life preservers. Several passing
steamers came to the aid of the burn
ing vessel and picked up more tha£ n
fifty of the survivors.
Northampton, Mass., for a second ser-
pfiysicians on the case and a desper
ate fight for life was made by the
burial.
The White House services will be
Mr. McAdoo’s friends and associa
tes in the convention disclaimed that
in releasing his delegates he was
making any attempt to say where
they should go, but some of the pro
minent McAdoo men were busy at
tempting to transfer the McAdoo
strength to E. T. Meredith of Iowa,
former secretary of agriculture in
President Wilson’g cabinet. There was
a report that Mr. McAdoo had de
clared himself to his lieutenant in
favor of Mr. Meredith but that his
campaign manager, David L. Rock
well, wanted the McAdoo strength to
fall to Thomas J. Walsh of Montana,
permanent chairman of the conven
tion.
But while the balloting had been
going on, the tide of convention for
tune had been sweeping the votes up
ward for John W. Davis of West Vir
ginia as they went down for Ralston
of Indiana, and when the McAdoo re
lease of delegates was announced Mr.
Davis’ strength stood at 210 votes, its
high water mark.
'The question to be determined was
whether the McAdoo strength now set
free could be delivered anywhere and
if it could, whether it could be made
effective against the growing column
of votes for Davis.
The collapse of the McAdoo fight
came near the end of another drama
tic day and night which were the cli
max to the record-breaking conven
tion of American political history.
After an overnight raid on the Mc
Adoo forces which carried them to a
npw low level the convention met yes
terday morning (Tuesday) and ac
complished little in its first session.
Ih the interval before tonight’s ses
sion Governor Smith and Mr. McAdoo
met for a personal conference and
discussed the deadlock, but came to
no conclusion. The one result of their
meeting was that Governor Smith
sent his floor leader, 'Franklin D.
Roosevelt to the night session of the
convention to make a statement de
claring that when Mr. McAdoo signi
fied his withdrawal from the contest
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hoy, who struggled in great pain and attended ** ^imafe friends, cabinet
with high fever. i members, chiefs of diplomatic mis-
Every resource of medical science 18ion ® and Buch j U8tices o£ * th « 8U *
was brought into play in the vain ef-, P I ‘ eme court » “embers of congress
fort tosave young Calvin’s life. An and * 5 * h officials Of the dnhy, nkvy,
operation was performed on the left and marme corps as may ** in the
leg last Saturday night to drain off The Rev - Jason Nobl « Pierce -
the poison and blood transfusions and P aBtor of the First Congregational
oxygen were resorted to in the later chnrch * which Coolidge family
days of his illness. I haB attended here, will offer prayer
The natural strength of a boy of and read from the Scriptures, and a
16, however, which was counted 0 n<l uartetwi11 sin S h y mns *
as the most powerful resisting force! Leaving here tomorrow night, the
to the creeping poison, was unable to! funeral party will arrive at North-
meet the issue, and .after having 1 ampton Thursday, where services will
fought a brave but always losing be held at 10 o’clock in the Edwards
fight, he succumbed. _____ | Congregational church, of which Cal-
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One of the final complications and vih was a member:
the one which the physicians were [Rev* Kenneth B. Wells, pastor of the
unable to meet was the formation of, church, will officiate. The party will
Kiwanians Plan
Special Meeting
The local Kiwanis Club is arrang
ing for a special meeting next Tues
day evening, July 15th, at seven
o’clock at the Clinton Hotel. Dis
trict Governor Harry T. Adams, of
Raleigh, N. C., who is now on a whirl
wind visit to the clubs of his district,
will be present as the guest of honor
and will address the Kiwanians. A
program of interest is being arranged
and a full attendance of the club is
expected.
gas on the stomach. The organ was
washed out repeatedly in an effort to
put in condition to retain nourish
ment, but the effort was unsuccess
ful.
Young Calvin was removed to the
hospital Saturday and an operation
on the same night revealed inflamma
tion of the bone marrow of the leg
where infection first localized in part.
A slight rally followed, but Sunday
night his condition grew so serious
that blood transfusion and oxygen ad
ministrations were resorted to.
Even as he had fought when there
was hope for Hfe, young Calvin bat
tled when the time of death approach
ed. Minute after minute and hour
after hour he lived to the surprise
to all.
The spark of life, flickering only
faintly, still persisted, ready to be
extinguished at any minute but the
will to live was very strong and death
was held off when those at the bed
side had long since abandoned hope.
E. T. Clark, the president’s person
al secretary, emerging from the sick
room at 10 o’clock, told those wait
ing outside fhat the patient was sink
ing but that his stamina was resist
ing at every backward step.
Neither President Coolidge nor Mrs.
Coolidge came out and the physicians
remained^ to minister to the suffer
ing boy’s last minutes. s.
The White House, where a staff
had been kept busy while the presi
dential residence was temporarily re
moved to Walter Reed hospital, ceas
ed to function for the time, and Secre
tary Slemp and others rushed to the
hospital. In other parts of the city
where the illness of the lad had grip
ped public interest to the exclusion of
almost everything else, there were
anxious inquiries as to his condition^
and expressions of sympathy fbr the
parents.
At the hospital groups gathered
awaiting word outside the grounds,
but inside the sentries moved their
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then proceed to Plymouth, Vt., where
interment will be in the family lot,
where lie the president’s mother and
sister. The return to Washington
will then be made immediately.
Friepds of the family said that both
the president and Mrs. Coolidge, al
though worn by long sleepless nights
at the sick bed and bowed by their
grief, were bearing up as well as
could be expected. Mrs. Stearns re
mained much with Mrs. Coolidge dur
ing the day, while Mr. Steams and
Secretary Clark were with the presi
dent
The executive visited his offices *for
a short time this morning and was
visited by officials, who extended
sympathy^ but he soon withdrew to
the mansion, where behind closed
doors the family remained in closest
seclusion. John, the 17 year-old son
and inseperable companion of his
brother, Calvin, was with his father
and mother, and friends said it was
with difficulty that he bore up.
Annual Meeting
Club Tonight
The annual meeting of the Bois-
Terre country club will be held this
clubhouse with a large attendance
expected from the two towns of Lau
rens and Clinton. At this evening’s
meeting new officers will be elected
for the ensuing year and other mat
ters of business that may come up
will be transacted.
H. D. Henry, of this city, has head
ed the Club as president for the past
year and has handled its affairs to
the entire satisfaction of the member
ship.
CITY’S INTERESTS
ARE CONSIDERED
Monthly Meeting of Commercial Club
Acta Upon Several Matters of Im
portance in City’s Development.
The monthly meeting of the Com
mercial Club was held Tuesday even
ing in the club rooms with a number
of visitors present in addition to the
members. The dinner was served by
the local Eastern Star chapter and the
invocation offered by Dr. D. J. Woods.
In the absence of the president. Prof.
J. H. Witherspoon, W. A. Moorhead,
the vice-president, presided, and the
usual program of business was car
ried out.
Under the head of reports of com-
■niittees, fire good~rog*<is 7?gTnmitt6e~rF
Columbia, July 8.—William Banks,
47, well known South Carolina news
paper man, died early today.
Mr. Banks had been connected with
daily papers in Columbia, Charles
ton, Anderson, Greenville and other
cities. Recently he was Columbia
correspondent of the Charleston News
and Courier and the Greenville News.
. He-waa,ior gea^, ainembeg -of
WILLIAM BANKS
DIES MCAPirOL
Well Known Newspaper Man Passes
<, After Long Illness. Man of
Wide Interests.
ported that the work of the Calhoun
highway was progressing satisfactor
ily-and. that.it,is. airticipajL^d-. that, the
building program will be completed
by the first of the year, and the con
crete bridges by March or April.
The matter was called to the club’s
attention of recommending a county
system of road building under non
political management, which would
make for efficiency in highway de
velopment. A committee was ap
pointed to make a study of the sub
ject and present it for consideration
at the next*meeting, asking the Lau-
rens commercial -organization to
adopt a similar policy.
The matter of moving the present
C. N. & L. and Seaboard freight de
pots was reported upon and petitions
to be signed by the city’s business
houses praying for this relief, were
circulated apd freely signed. The
petition asks the railroad authorities
either to sell or lease their unim-
proved property on Broad and Main
streets, or else to remove the present
buildings and erect an adequate
freight depot further up the* tracks.
A committee was appointed to look
into the matter of placing attractive
advertising signs on the highways
leading into the city. |
Mr. J. F. Jacobs called to the club’s
attention the South Carolina exhibit
(in the Madison Square Garden-in New
Yprk, advertising the advantages and
opportunities of the South, stating
that such an exhibit would induce
capital an#4mmigration into this sec
tion. A motion was adopted calling
for the appointment of a committee
to take the matter in charge hnd work
out plans if possible by which Clin
ton will be represented in the exposi
tion and the advantages of this sec
tion intelligently presented.
A communication was received from
the Greenville Chamber of Commerce
relative to the paving of the Piedmont ______ _
highway by way of Gtee.imllc-La^] F o rl Mm academy, amt. "grad
from Davidson college, his father’s
Baptists Plan
. S. S. Meeting
Convention To Be Held At Poplar | thorities
Springs On Jnly 18th.
The president and secretary of the
Sunday School contention of the Lau
rens Baptist Association are prepar
ing a program for the next annual
meeting which convenes with Poplar
Springs church on Friday, July 18.
Every Baptist Sunday School in the
rens-Clinton-Charleston, and a com
mittee named to look after the city’s
interests on this project.
The C. N. & L. railway presented
a communication to the club citing
figures to shofo that the company is
operating at a loss and asking an ex
pression from the principle towns on
the route relative to discontinuing
passenger trains No. 54 and 55, com
monly known as “Baby Graham.’’ The
club went on record as vigorously
protesting the curtailment of the sgr-
vice and the secretary was so in-
atructed to advise the railroad au-
staffs' of Governors Heyward and
Martin F. "Ansel, receiving the title
of “Colonel,’’ by which he was fa-
miliarly-known. He.served, as a mem- K
her of the state department of edu
cation and acted as supervisor of nrill
schools.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow evening at 6 o’clock at the
First Presbyterian church, Columbia.
The news of the death of this
prominent newspaper man will be
received as a profound shock all over
South Carolina, where he was well
known. Mr. Banks haff bteen connect
ed with newspapers in other places,
but he spent the largest part of hia
active life in Columbia. He contribu
ted to agricultural and educational
publications, besides regular t news
paper work. He was for years a mem
ber of the staff of the Columbia
$tate, as well as the Columbia Rec
ord. On the latter paper four or five
years ago Mr. Banks was editorial
writer. One of his most notable
pieces of newspaper work was his
contribution to the special textile-in
dustrial edition of the Columbia
Record, 1915-1917, and his original
articles in that edition created wide
and favorable comment for he travel-
el extensively in connection with the
investigations for the articles which
he later prepared.
As supervisor of mill school of the
state department of education, Mr.
Banks also traveled all over the state,
and came into contact with the lead
ing educators. He resigned a short
time ago to reenter newspaper work.
Of late months Mr. Banks was Co
lumbia correspondent for the News
and Courier and the Greenville News.
Mr. Banks was a son of the late A.
R. Banks, school teacher and educa
tor and a leader in his field, unto
his death several years ago. William
Banks was born at Fort Mill, York
county, July 12, 1877. He first at
tended school under his father, at the*
PTV-r.
Dr. J. D. Jacobs, of Atlanta, was a
guest of the evening and was called
upon by the president for an optimis
tic talk. Dr. Jacobs expressed his
pleasure in being present and back
once more to the home of his boy
hood among his friends and acquaint
ances. He said that a great deal of
association is requested to send as!^ 6 trouble today is right above our
many as three delegates including the eyeB and is not deserving of the im-
superintendent.
LINK AFTER LINK
Franklin plucked a zigzag of lightning out of the sky. Bell
linked it with a bit of wire and gave the human voice more
power than the thunder. Now scientists, discarding the wire,
hurl one voice (undiminshed) in countless radio across the world.
Each day the ingenuities of men are bettering, strengthening
yesterday’s progress. In foods, clothing, house furnishings, in
ventions, minds are adding link to link—trying to lift you closer
to contentment.
Every day records of this progress flash in advertisements be
fore you. They are personal, timely messages of products that
will please.
The advertisements suggest not only the new—but the best,
spread them out honestly before you so that you can conveniently
choose. They show you highest values at sensible cost. They
help you to live better—and save.
Read the advertisements to learn the latest ways you can
make your life more pleasant.
KEEP UP WITH THE CHRONICL& ADVERTISEMENTS
TO KEEP APACE WITH PROGRESS!
portance or anxiety that it is given.
He said that Clinton’s future in his
opinion is exceedingly bright, that he
notes remarkable improvements at
the college, the orphanage, industrial
ly, etc. He complimented the club
upon its membership and splendid
j work and predicted still greater
things for the futurl for this com-
| munity. In conclusion, he stated that
the people need not to become terri
fied and alarmed over the boll weevil,
that just as Texas has overcome the
problem, it can be accomplished here
if all will work intelligently in a
i spirit of optimism and co-operation,
j E. H. Hall, Jr., of Great Falls, and
! N. K. Vance, of Alexandria, La., were
1 also guests and when called upon by
the president, made a few happy re-
| marks expressing their pleasure in
being present.
During the evening the reception
of two new members into the club
was announced, Messrs. Henry T.
Hearn and T. J. Stewart.
alma mater, in the class of 1891. He
broke into the newspaper work as a
youth of 12 years. As a student he
contributed to the Rock Hill. Herald.
When wax' with Spain was declared
Mr. Banks joined the colors. It was
as special correspondent at the camp
that Mr. Banks attracted attention as
a writer of more than ordinary abil
ity, and upon cessation of hostilities
he came to Columbia to enter the
daily newspaper field. Of late his
articles of a reminiscent style were
widely read.
As a member of the staffs of Gov
ernors D. C. Heyward and Martin F.
Ansel, Mr. Banks received the title
of 1 Colonel and he was familiarly
known to his hosts of friends as
“Colonel Banks.” Colonel Banks was
an active figure in church circles and
a leader in the local Billy Sunday
clubs. He was a deacon in the First
Presbyterian church.
Among the important public posi
tions Colonel Banks filled was that of
chairman of the public service com
mission, but it will be as journalist
that he will be remembered. For
eight years he was vice-president of
the State Press association and twa
years its president.-
Enrollment Books
Will Close July 22
Columbia, July 6.—County chair
men throughout the state have beea
notified by H. N. Edmunds, of Colum
bia, secretary of the Democratic ex
ecutive committee of the state, that
the Democratic eprollment books
throughout the state will be closed
Tuesday, July 22 instead of on July
29. Conflict between the terms of the
statjj law and the party rules, the one
providing for closing on the fourth
Tuesday and the other on the last
Tuesday in July are responsible for
the change, it is said. There are five
Tuesdays in July this year. The sta
ste will govern, Mr. Edmunds sis tea.
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