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PAGE TWO :h as THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 8. C. WE CLEAN, PRESS AND DYE LADIES’ GARMENTS High Class Work , Guaranteed BUCHANAN’S PRESSING CLUB Phone 28 Let The Priceless Ingredient protecUyour ~ Y OUNQ mother* rely upon this store lor article* lor the baby. Such articles as baby powder, milk sugar, boric acid, etc., must be the purest if they are to be used with safety. For this reason we have at all times Powder, Squibb's Boric Acid. Castor Oil, Squibb's Stearate of Zinc and similar prdducts. They are the finest and purest made, and they contain The Priestess Ingredient—tfie honor and in tegrity of the maker—Squibb. We also carry of rubber _ and other needed articles the baby, j Our prescription department offers you prompt and accurate service. SADIER-OWENS PHARMACY Telephone 400 J THURSDAY, JULY 17. 1924 WANTS Rates for advertising in this coinmn are one cent per word for each inser tion, with a minimum charge of 25c, payable invariably in advance. FOR SALE- planting. -Cabbage plants for Fall R. F. Blakely. tf WILL RENT—My present home and 57-acres farm and give possession August 1st or before. A. O’Daniel. tf FOR SALE—Cabbage and. Collard plants for fall and winter head ing. Flat Dutch cabbagte and Georgia Collards 20c per 100, $1.75 per 1000. J. H. Donnan, Phone 209. 7-31-5tc PEACHES FOR SALE—If you want some nice peaches to can place your order B-4 I begin to ship. C. A. Ow ens, R. F. D. 2, Box 8, Callie Cope land place. Itp FIVE YOUNG MEN HELD FOR DEATH oi LEADING Atlanta Music House has an Upright piano near Clinton, slightly used and partly paid for which they will sell to party who will pay balance due on easy terms. Ad dress Box 621, Atlanta, for full in- formation. - —S f litiitoi $100 A WEEK. Man wanted with ambition, industry and small capi tal. You can make above amount or more, distributing Rawleigh’s Quality Products to steady consumers. Sev eral fine openings now available. We teach and help you do a big business and make more money than you ever made before. Give age, occupation, references. W. T. Rawleigh Co., Dept SC1U3, Memphis, Tenn. *8-14-6tc is a prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bil- lious Fever. It kills the germs. tfHAT DO P. S. JEANS DO? EXCURSION TO COLUMBIA AND CHARLESTON via C. N. & L and A. C. L RAILROADS July 17th, 1924 e Tickets sold to Columbia will be limited to return July 18th, and tickets sold to Charleston will be limited to return July 22nd. Folloyring fares have been named from C. N. A L. points to Columbia and Charleston: . - ‘ • Columbia Charleston I^iurens .... $6.00 '~ 7 CHnton V. 2.25 5.50 Gotdvilte ~: ~.. . :-t .. 8.00 *£S Kinards 2.00 5.25 Newberry „„ 2.00 5.25 .Prosperity 2.00 5.00 Little Mountain 1.50 4.75 Chapin 1.25 4.50 White Rock 1.00 4.0^ 7 Irmo - > .50 4.00 Tickets will be good on all regular trains in both directions. Further information phone or write—; 1 - . ’ • • r . r 4-i. • E. A. TARRER, Commercial Agent Heavy Bonds Bet On Occupants Car For Death Of John N. Lipscomb. Greenwood, July 14.—Five young white men, employees of cotton mills at South Greenwood, who were held responsible by a coroner’s jury today for the death of John N. Lipscomb aged 69, prominent farmer and mer chant of the Ninety-Six section, yes terday afternoon when he was struck by a car occupied by them, were bound over to general sessions court this af ternoon under bonds fixed by circuit Judge C. C. Featherstone and were released from jail. The bond of Fred Landreth, driver of the Ford automobile which killed Mr. Lipscomb, was fixed at $2,000 and that of F. W. Carr, J. T. Ellison, P. L. Bailey and E. L. Thompson, other occupants of the car, at 1,000 each. Solicitor Homer S. Blackwell, who attended the inquest at the request of relatives of Mr. Lipscomb, examined witnesses for the coroner, while Lloyd B. Harrison conducted the cross-ex amination for the defendants. W. H NjchoUon also w«s .present as attor- ney for Lipscomb family. Testimony showed that the car was being driven at 35 to 40 miles an hour at the time of the accident, that the driver did not blow his horif, that no attempt was made to slacken the speed of the car or to avoid striking Mr. Lipscomb, who was walking across the road in front of his home, and that all .of the defendants had had "several drinks.” Mr. LipscotAb was in the middle of the road, according tq the testimony of G. T. Calhoun, an eye-witness who warned him of the approaching car and said there was nothing to obstruct the view of thbse in the ,Ford. The car knocked Mr. Lipscomb down, other eye-witnesses stated, dragged him about 55 feet, ran over his body afid then went several feet farther before it was stopped. Landreth, the only one who remained in the car, said OFFICER KILLED IN LIQUOR RAH) Chesterfield Man Dies of In)nry At -Hands of Bootleggers, Who . Got Into Machine. Chesterfield, July 14—H. B. Graves, rural policeman, died at the hospital here about 2 o’clock this morning from injuries alleged to have been received at the hands of three men held in the jail here when the officer attempted to raid their automobile, which is supposed to have been carry-, ing liquor. A white man, Tom Phillips, and two negroes, Doug Brewer and Brutus Brewer, are being held in the Chester field county jail charged with the crime. According to Sheriff Grant, a party of officers was in pursuit of the al leged 'rum running car early yester day morning, overtaking it at Page- land in, the extreme northern part of the county at about 2 o’clock in the morning. Mr. Graves is said to have gotten into the supposed bootleggers’ car to remove the liquor said to be within and {o have become tangled in the contents of the machine. The meo_sUrted up thqnr machine and,. drove into the country, where the of ficer was struck in the head and thrown from the machine. The car was later overtaken and the men ar rested and brought to Chesterfield by sherifTs officers. Mr. Graves was brought to the hos pital here and lived until early this morning, when he died. : THEJEDGE’SJOSH: $♦♦♦♦•>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦ 7 Those Boyish Bobs * Barber: "How #ilt you have your hair cut?”' Little Boy: “I wanna style every girl in town won’t copy. Better shave it off.” ~ 4Z horsepower 1 SO ndles —wltbont OTer-hc^tiaS—with out lost of power-without carbon cleaning! And at the end of a long sustained high speed, your motor will be cooler, will need less wdtef thqa any similar abed poppet-valve engine This engine's power curve keeps cHmhIng op while the cower oi a poppet-valve car is drop ping ofi. Furthermore, the Willye-Knight is entirely free from thoee engine repairs which nUke up 50% of the upkeep cost of practic ally all poppet-valve can. It has no came—no springs—‘to get out of order. A car you can kedp season after season. Take a ride today. ' t ElLIS MOTOR CO. JUS. Statement of r the: I&ceipts and Expenditures of the City of Clintdn, S. C., for March, . April-and May, 1924. ' ; ’ - RECEIPTS March April May . Cash on hand and in banks March 1, 1924 * —$ 3,381.17 7 $2,7kB.55 $2,168.00 $2,127.74 Ain’t It the Tri|th? M I can’t stand it, let me go on,” J. 1 Don’t laugh at Lo, the poor Indian, L. Calhoun testified. And Sam H. Sherard, son-in-law of the injured man, testified that he saw one of the men throw two fruit jars out of the car. One broke as it fell and the other was "stamped on until it was smashed into small pieces.” Mr. Sher ard testified further that when a daughter of Mr. Lipscomb asked one of the gien to assist in carrying her fathgr inQ> the home he replied, “You'll have to excuse me, I’m too drunk.” None of the men offered as sistance, other witnesses stated. G. T. Calhoun, under cross-exami nation, said that if Mr. Lipscomb had “been looking down the road he could have got out of the way.” None of the witnessed testified to having seen any liquor but all stated positively that they “smelled it.” Who gave land to get beads for his giri, Look at rich boobs who are paying, All their coin for a small string of Light Revenue pearls. SEARCH GOES ON FOR MISSING MAN Warning the Lad Cop (taking book from pocket): “What’s your name?” Speeder: “Magurasius Cleopyias- tum Progardymitseg ” Cop (putting book away): “I’m tell ing you—you’re going to git a ticket some day if you don’t quit speed ing.” Home for Vacation She: “What course did you take at college?” He: “I didn’t take it—I only play ed on it. The greens were in terrible shape.” Blonde Bess Opines “Equality isn’t so bad, but I’m won dering if a steel helmet will look well on a bobbed headT Guess Again,'. Doctor Doctor: “I am convinced that you should change your environments.” Patient: “Dos, I’ve been wearing my lightweight underwear for three weeks now!” Theory Now Advanced That Major Samuel If. MeLeary’s Usr Was Stolen. Asheville, N. C., July 14.—An all day search of the territory surround ing Canton, where the automobile and | personal effects of Major Samuel H. McLeary, missing army officer, were : found Sunday afternoon, failed to re veal any evidence of the army officer ever having been in this section and i the theory that he was killed near here was practically abandoned to night Circumstantial svidcnc, obtained to- , f “ r NoU,in « „ day point, to the fact that the two ! L * w5 ' er: T*" the c0 " rt " ow mon seen July 3 in the ear now iden- ! you *?. ” tr “ t **“ tified a, owned by Major McU.ry ^ .7" 7.^' 17. ^ Water Revenue ... 729.74 1,097.13 815.95 Business Lji en se 596.00 537.00 196.00 • Police Fines 157.60 177-50 195.00 Real and Per. Prop. Tax 4.00 16.50 , 8.80 - Real and Per. Prop. Tax Pen. .52 1.32 Water Meters. Sold ' 13.50 Water Material 4.60 15.84 Tapping^ Fees 7.00 1.50 - 1.00 Fuel Sold v 4.00 , - r >'7.67 - Street Paving Assessment 958.12 «* Street Tax ■ 395.00 8.00 3*40 >, Manure Sdld 4.00 2.00 , 0-00 Motor Oil Sold 8.25 .60 Rent 50.00 60.00 • 60.00 j Telephone Calls 3.70 1.90 3.95 ! Advance Salaries 18.75 110.75 68.00 Bad Check Account a 7.22 11.36 Police Department Expense 3.95 1.40 Sidewalk Paving Assessment 489.53 720.38 Gutter Assessment 58.59 549.52 Curb Assessment 149.40 ..Driyeway .Paving . . .. _ 74JJ5 Purdy’s Philos— “Piling up wealth by sternly prac ticing thrift is a wonderful virtue— in ancestors.” Printing, Adv. and Stationery .35 Money Borrowed Total Receipts Total 2,771.74 $5,678.86 $4,728.40 $7,824.27 were on a mysterious mission into the while his vest, was buttoned.’ * * * * * * * * S SA * * * AP * * * * * * * a A ft* A «l M * * AA AA ft A * * * 4 £ For AD the Family ’E have used Black- Draught ever since we have had a fam ily and that was shortly after 1874,? says Mr. E. A. Branstetter, of St James, Mo. “It is my first remedy when any of us gets sick. .. . We use Black-Draught for torpid liver and stomach com plaints. “When I get sluggish and don’t fed so good, I take Black-Draught—ana you have to show me that there is a better medicine in Missouri. I think it is fine for indigestion* or for headache. It is a splendid family remedy. My wife uses it for any stomach ailment, indigestion and biliousness. We never let the house bo without it if I know it We also give it to the children for chil dren’s complaints, colds or fever.” Keep a package of Black- Draught in the house for all the family. Your dealer will sell yon a mammoth package, five of the regmar-eiso pack ages. If* territory in which the car waa wreck-! , Pri * on ' r: , I> * rdo "' ,ir > but 1 ed and abandoned, but .11 effort, to- a ' W,yS * et * 10 » lc “ <ra - day failed to uncover this mission. Lieutenant Herron, of Washington, friend of Major McLeary, arrived this afternoon to assist Major S. M. Wil- _ ^ „ Hams, of A»hevil!e, and about 100 of-! George: St * ve " “Port"-” ficers and private citizens engaged in the search. The Fete of Steve “What’a Steve doing these Remsmfytr tf Its Not TMtaft, tr$ Not BUCK ■ 7 ■ y :n Ruf: days?” George: Ruf: “He’s a what?” George: “He’s an exporter—he was Positiva"itatementa by Mr.. Luther’ fired by tb “ Pl,llm *" company.” Hall, who was asked for a bucket by ’ the two strangers that neither was! ....... . .. _ .vi Major McUary, after .he wa. .hown' W ‘ ,he (r “ <1,n * ,bOTt 01) " n P lc Grand Total DISBURSEMENTS Light & Water Salaries & Wages $ 751.87 $ 755.86 Sewer Maintenance Plant Maintenance and Supplies Fuel Street Maintenance Plant Equipment—Truck Police Salaries , ^ , Police Department Expense Health Department Salaries Administration Salaries Office Expense •Printing, Adv. and Stationery Advance Salaries Telephone and Telegraph Acct ‘ Donation to Library ^ Donation to Charity Permanent Imp., G. (?. Odiorne Interest on Bonds Light Plant Extension $184231.53 $21,612.70 a photograph of the officer and find- Willie games): Classified (reading about “Pa, what is a javelin?” in, of a trench mirror and a package „ /* A * *«’*" wilh of razor blade, at a point whore the Swedl,h baggage was found Sunday, were the' Only definite developments today. The theory that the automobile was stolen and brought’ to this section is fast gaining weight in the vicinity of Canton. The baggage is believed by officials to have been hidden after the car was wrecked and had run out' „ . . . „ . _ . . Helpful Hints for Husbands Mix one cupful of Portland cement Water Main Extension New Well Account Water Meter Account Light Meter Account Street Tax Refund ' Fire Insurance , Rent Account j Live Stock Account 12.00 391.55 745.02 1,039.11 435.00 465.00 68.78 75.00 215.00 4.27 41.53 9.00 33.11 100.00 15.00 1,500.00 800.00 82.73 783.30 10.00 1.43 6.10 15.00 39.75 47.50 920.81 1,601.25 820.55 465.00 60.04 » 215.00 2.00 ii:o9 105.25 25.76 234.70 $ 774.25 533.92 926.58 S 725.84 465.00 79,44 ' •' * • V ' 215.00 10.56 84.80 38.00 39.61 I • * . j» ’- 8.75 3,097.99 406.93 y Hie Judy in. Committee I ... He (in an ert gallery): “Ah. here'^f 1 " i. e cubist painting.” j “ d Dl * co . unt j She: “Well, *11 1 can uy i. tint 1 Returned. thoee Cubana are not much aa artiste ^ p * 1 if this is a fair sample.” W,l * r M * t€rial • 47.50 47.50 12JS0 24.00 1.92 14.54 73.09 96.91 1.00 180.00 1.94 » • 17.93 - . • k . Of gasoline, in an effort to give the men stealing the automobile an op- . * .. , , ,, , . portunity to mako their recap.. \ in bB * u ‘ y ' tay ■>**"• , leaving if you want her to keep still 1 when you come home late at niri*t. Health 'Department Expense Fire Department Expense «Election Managers Bad Check Account Police Uniforms Curbing An afternoon treat in Paris is a pancake served in burning rum. •*-v 68.41 10.00 23:05 9.00 56.84 85.00 448.46 4 k A W W AW b H « * » W A V W W is"W W W A W A W A W > W A A A W b W A W W W A W A W A ei OJ Hungarian women were given the franchise in 1918 and later lost it.. J Premier MacDonald of England, re- — cently opened an exhibition of the* , * 8 t ^ e ^ nite<i States second D , , .. .f,' ^ best market for produce and menu- work, of Frank StPfftridt,4t..fcMwaa, ^^.u^ak par cplto. (Signal: , [ the first time n British prime minis- consumption of our goods and also is . DORC ,ter has opened a one man art show, our chief source of supplies. t) ^ "* A ImROB* ' ft** - * dfci'a-e* hi.V .. . ... Total Disbursements Tour ,f Cash on hand and in banks June 1, 1984 S ’ Grind /hital 5 • -wtuniti J$7,187:05 $5^73.19 $8,415.86 ’'.ft i . $20,975.60 V687.10 -Mk- Wn 9T0J ...» Ad Clerk 4 Treasurer, J j;..-.' (Signed): * W. H. SIMPSON, Mayor. $21,012.70 • -V.