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*V ' - I, *}' U X PAGE TEN THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. 4- THURSPAY, JULY 10, 1924 LAD BATTLES IN I YOUNG COOLIDGE VAIN FOR LIFE WAS VERY gUMAN (Continued from Page One) Tisnal way and there were no visible -signs that anything out of the ordi nary was taking place. Hundreds of war veterans are housed there and sympathy was marked on every hand, and silence was the order for all in the building. Only the physicians and the presi dent’s personal secretary were au thorized to give out any word and their information was confined to oc casional brief reports of the condi tion of the boy, unaccompanied by any details. AnnoudJknent that death had fin ally relieved the suffering of the frail boy was made by Mr. Cla^k. He walked slowly from the room and those who were gathered there knew from his demeanor that the end had come. Only the brief announcement of death was made and soon thereafter President and Mrs. Coolidge, grief stricken over their first great sor row, made their way slowly to a -White House automobile -*nd- driven away. Both were worn from the long vigil. , President and Mrs. Coolidge return ed to the White House at 11 o’clock, where the elder brother, John, was were**i awaiting them. Was AH Boy Washington, July 7.—Calvin Cool idge, Jr., was a typical American boy. mischievous and full of vigor, but in public almost quiet and demure. He was the first with a hearty laugh, However, at the slightest provocation. “He has a remarkably sweet dispo- rition for a boy,” a close friend of the family remarked recently, “but make no mind about it, he’s all boy.” Calvin was born April 13, 1908, at Northampton, Mass., and went through theygraded schools of that city and then entered the high school, completing the first year after his father had come to Washington as vice president in 1921. Both he and his brother, John, who is 17 years of age, the next year entered Mercers- burg academy at Mercersburg, Pa., John being graduated last month, while Calvin had another year before hint- John is to enter Amherst, the president’s alma mater, this fall and Calvin was to have followed him. An excellent student, usually-rank ing high in his class, Calvin was bright and studious but not a “cram mer” in the school boy sense of stu- dieusness. He also was a good de bater and had qualified for the acad emy debating team. He was interest ed In athletics but his slight build kept him from making any records along that line, although he was an enthusiastic tennis and baseball play- Loved To Play Pranks On Older Brother. ’ Worked All Year. Washington, July 7.—The death of Calvin Coolidge, ’ Jr., serves to bring forth the life story of a very human boy. Calvin was full of pranks. He de lighted in harmless games at the ex pense of his older brother, John. His father’s entry into the White House did not quench his spirits. Bdt both of the sons were reserved to the point of self-elimiation after Coolidge suc ceeded to the highest office. Calvin Coolidge, Jr., was born April 13, 1908, in Northampton, Mass. He was reared in the unpretentious $35- a-month house in which his parents lived. He was precocious. Finishing gram mar school courses when only eleven years old, he studied two years in Northampton high school and enter ed Mercersburg Academy, Pennsyl vania, in the fall of 1921. He would have been graduated from this colle- /"preparatory school and have gone to Amherst college next sum mer. He was'an assidious student and was always near the head of his class. Calvin did twelve months’ work a McAdoo. At the close & the ballot Smith had 364 1-2 and had lost his veto power while McAdoo had regain ed his. The next ballot, however, the 95th, found the McAdoo leaders elated over the turn of their fortunes. They open ly declared they would run Mr. Mc- Adoo’s total up more than 400 and somewhere around its former fight ing strength. On the first roll call McAdoo gath ered in Kansas again and despite the fact that a decided drift to Davis‘had begun to set in, the end of the ballot bund the McAdoo total up to 417. At the same time the tide carried Smith upward and left him at 366 1-2. Thus a veto power was restored to both the principal contenders and the deadlock was made tighter than ever. Getting Ready For Boy Killers’ Trial Laurens Concerns Dividends Pay V WRIGLEYS Defei In JUNIOR ORDER MEETING TONIGHT AT 8 O’CLOCK The regular meeting of J. R. O. U. d. will be held tonight, Thursday, at 8 o’clock in the Masonic Temple. All members are urged to be pres- ent at-thia*meeting". Summer vacations usually found Cahrin with his brother John at their - grandfather’s home in Plymouth, Vt., but last summer John attended the military training camp at Camp Dev- ens. Mass., while Calvin worked on # farm in the Connecticut valley of Massachusetts. - fir-war when year. His “vacations” since 1921 were spent in farm work. He was under contract with a Massachusetts tobacco farmer, in August, 1923, when President Harding died and his fath* er became chief executive. The boy worked out his contract. Calvin was always frail. His height was five feet, eleven inches— putting him an inch .or better over his father—his weight not more than 115 pounds. He had grown quickly and his vitality was accordingly sapped. About the only sport in which Cal vin engaged was tennis, the game which indirectly brought about his death. It was in-a spirited set with his elder brother on the White House courts when he developed the blister which was followed by general bloor poisoning. Calvin was about to go to Camp Devens, Mass., for a miliUry course in the R. 0. T. C. at that place. There are anecdotes about the self- effacing Calvin that rival those relat ed of the hilarious Roosevelt boys while their father was president fif teen years ago. Calvin frequently “plagued” John, who was his elder by nearly two years and his attempted mentor. The pair strolled down Pennsylvan- ie avenue one evening not long ago. Calvin interested himself in pulling John’s “collegiate” felt hat over his eyes. He got a bad calling down after he had returned to the executive mansion. Calvin was a canny lad, and not so seriously inclined as John. Frank W. Stearns, the president’s intimate, said while Calvin was in the early stages of his illness: “President Coolidge could ’josh* ED STEVENS, Councilor. Win Not Seek Delay Freaks Case It Is • Claimed. Chicago, July 7.—Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Rkhard Loeb will seek no delay when, their case comes up for trial on August 4. This was indicated by Attorney Benjamin Bakarech to day. The youthful slayers of Robert Franks were examined simultaneous ly—Loeb in the jail hospital by Drs. Ralph Hammil, of Chicago, and Wil liam J. Healy, of Boston; Leopold by Dr. Sanger Brown, who recently en tered the case. Leopold’s examina tion was conducted in the death cell laboratory. “If we are not to get our case pre pared by the time of the trial we cannot afford to go on examining the boys separately and thus wasting time,” said Attorney Kakarach. “We are speeding up our prepara tion of the case as we have less than a month until the trial begins,’^- Psycho-analysis is expected to play a prominent part in, the testimony of Checks Amounting To Over $50,000.00 Go Out To Stockholders of Various Enterprises. Laurens, July 4.—The corporations of the city of Laurens, including the Laurens Cotton Mill and the banks, paid out the sum of $52,400 in the form of semi-annual dividends as of June 30, the checks being distributed July 1. The Laurens Cotton Mill paid 4 per cent on its capital of $1,050,000, and the banks of the city paid a like rate on the capital stock, as follows: Peo ples Enterprise Bank, $100,000; Lau rens National Bank, $50,000; Farmers National Bank, $50,000; Palmetto Bank, $50,000; Lucas Bank, $10,000. after tcvry meal mmUi mm* that ov«r- W the alienists and for that reason at torneys appearing for the state are taking up Freud and other modern authors. # “We are getting ready to foil any insanity test that may be brought formaxdJL Milton D- Smith, assistant state’s attorney, who will take part in the trial, declared. She flavor i WHAT ixr*^ P. S. JEANS DOT EVERY DAY DURING JULY and AUGUST WILL BE: DAY AT CORNER STORE ALWAYS THE UNDERSELLING STORE Laces—Laces White and ecrue, per yard 5c at this work after his father had be come president, his employer said to him excitedly: “So your father is president of the United States,” and the boy replied: “Yes, sir, I suppose he is. What do you want me to tackle today?” He had taken employment under contract and refused to break it to come to Washington in the interest ing days of his father’s assumption of the chief magistracy, preferring to complete the task to which he had wet himself. This summer vacation, however, the boys came to the White House but bod planned to leave in a few days to attend the military training camp at Camp Devens. As the sons of the president, John and Calvin had felt responsibility, but $0 « casual observer they would have appeared as any other American boys ami this was the ideal for which their parents carefully trained them. Ik was the wish of Mr. and Mrs. Cool idge that the boys be considered from an Ntnofficial standpoint and as any other boys. For this reason they di< not permit official bulletins to be is saed by the physicians on the condi tkm of Calvin, and not until last Thursday when his case had taken a really serious turn did they make known his illness. A frequent visitor at the White House has told how the president quite often was given to joshing the boys, but Calvin caught a joke usual ly in the making and sidetracked it with a laugh, finally lauding the pn^ddent to remark to the visitor it «aa no use trying his fun there. v The president, however, believed the boys should be brought up good American way. A friend at White House remarked recently they showed no signs of “swell i,” to which another friend “No, and they hadn’t bet- John, but not Calvin.” Calvin had a wonderful disposition. He was a re&l}=js American boy. M’ADOO FREES DELEGATES Fast Color Ginghams Blue, black brown and Just received from the Center of Fashion-—Imported Voiles, Spanish Laces, Silk Crepes dnd Crepe-de- Chine Dresses—very latest novel ties from .... $1.98 up Just Received Latest Novelties, Trim ming Buttons. green checks, yard10c We receive from New York every Men’s Union Suits The best makes of Men's Union Suits, Pals = Fast Color Ginghahts suceresive bumper harvest* m tea industry of India have 4m laborers so independent that Is reported there. (Continued From Page One) le would do likewise. Mr. Roosevelt’s statement in behalf of the governor was made at the opening of the 20th session of the convention as it was going into its third week with what delegates who remained weary and worn and many of them broke. When Mr Rockwell, Mr. McAdoo’s manager, was asked what answer he would make to Governor Smith’s pro posal he replied: ■ “Nothing; except more votes.” It was evident that the McAdoo forces were out for a night raid. It turned out that McAdoo himself had given orders for it because he wanted his sagging vote to be restored as nearly as possible to its high water mark before he quit the contest. All through the 94th ballot, which was the first of the evening session, the McAdoo floor managers conducted a terrific drive which swept Idaho, Mississippi, Nevada and Oklahoma back into the McAdoo column with a good block from Indiana besides, made possible by the new withdrawal of Senator Ralston and the result was that the McAdoo total at the end of that ballot was 395. McAdoo was not only back in the lead again but he had recovered the one-third veto power he lost in the terrific drubbing the coali tion forces had given him the night !*®/ore. The remainder of that particular ballot was erratic. Deleware after having stuck to Saulsbury for 93 bal lots, went to Senator Robinson of Ar kansas to join what was expected to be “a ride” to test out his strength and capacities as a runner in the con vention. It turned out that the eli mination trial never materialised. Idaho, which had been flying a kite on Homer Cummings, returned to the McAdoo fold; Indiana on Ralston’s withdrawal gave asoee of her blue to Plaids, all colors, per yard 12 l-2c week newest creations in Trimmed Hats for women and girls. A new line received today. Values up to $7.98. All to be sold at $i;98 to $3.98 Broad Street, Haynes and Topkis.... 48c to 89c Homespun Good quality unbleach ed Homespun, 11 yards for .. .. $1.00 We also have a fefo very pretty Hats left from previous shipments at .... 98c to $1.49 , Ladies’ Hose Ladies' Silk Hose at per pair 25c and 48c Full - Fashioned Silk Hose, pair.. $1 and .$1.29 Voiles—Voiles Newest shades, latest designs of American and Foreign weaves, all 36 in., yard .. 19c to 59c Satinette To the Women and Girls of Clinton and Vicinity—Yes, and for the Men, Too— Our Bargain Rack is full of Slip pers and Oxfords worth up to $4.-08 a pair. Come in, try on a pair, and if we can fit you take them away at from 98c to $1.98 Men’s Dress Shirts Men's fine Dress Shirts, with and without col lars 89c to $1.98 English Warp Satinette, plain and shadow strpes, all colors, yard .. .. 59c Windsor Crepes Best of all—Star Brand and Hamil ton-Brown Shoes—values up to $6.50 a pair; our Underselling Price at $2.98 to $4.49 pair Work Shirts Men’s and Boys' Work Shirts, khaki and blue chambray .... 46c to 98c Washandredde Windr sor Crepes, plain colors and figured, per yard, from 24c to 29c Just received New Boys' Suits, 7 to 16 years. Some with two pairs of pants .... .' .... .... $4.98 to $6.98 Overalls Best known makes — Blue Denim and White Drill. Also Men's Work Pants—khaki and pin checks at.. 96c to $L98 Crepe de Chines 39 and 40 inches wide, all colors, yard.... 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