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' 1 i ? THE CHKONICLE StriTM To Be a Cleon News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable. (Ebrmtirlf If Ton Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Too Don’t Get The News. \\ -'l VOLUME xxrv CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 1924 NUMBER 33 HOW TO VOTE BY MAIL EXPLAINED PROVISION IS MADE F6R ABSEN TEE VOTING THIS YEAR— DETAILS OF LAW GIVEN. The absentee voting law goes into effect for the first time this month and there is much interest in the de tails of its workings. The following resume of the law shows exactly how it operates: “Any voter who is detained from the city, county and precinct in which he is entitled to vote, by regular bus iness or habitual duties, may vote at • - - ly election in the following manner: jigtecd DIAL DISCUSSES THURMOND CASE Prefered to Give Appointment to Sup porter—Bleaae Scores Method of Instructing Delegates. Edgefield. August 4.—Discussion by Senator Dial, of the Thurmond mat ter with the voters of Edgefield county, and in the presence of J. Wil liam Thurmond himself, and a renewal of his attacks on Senator Dial by In surance Commissioner John J. Mc Mahan today featured the resump tion of the Senatorial campaign with the first meeting of the third and last period, "here. Mr. Dial brought the Thurmond matter to the attention of the audi ence, saying he had been freely crit- , , a. He shall mate application in writing to the enrollment commit tee or club secretary of his precinct setting forth his intention to vote, pot less than five nor more than 60 days prior to the primary at which he intends to vote. “(1) b. This letter or application Shall be forwarded by registered mail or may be handed to the enrollment committee or club secretary, and in- elose sufficient postage necessary fdr the return to him from the enrollment committee or club secretary by regis tered mail, of a blank ballot and di- rections for voting and forwarding his baiiotaMMliMIM “(2) Upon receipt of the registered letter inclosing the ballot the voter Shall not open the envelope inclosed therein marked “ballot within” and also marked No. 2, except in the pres ence of the postmaster or his assist ant, postal clerk, rural letter carrier or other personhs, authorised by law to administer oaths, after Ww'ch he shall mark his ballot, without assist*- ance, and without making known how he has marked it, and then and there place the ballot as marked in the other envelope inclosed in the regis tered envelope first referred to for that purpose, marked No. 3, and seal and sign the same in the presence of the postmaster, or other persons men tioned above, who shall witness such dealing and signing by subscribing his name as a witness opposite the tignature of the voter to the certifi cate on the last mentioned envelope •■d iaeleea in the return envelope marked No. 4, with the coupon (July filled in and signed. “Note: In case the postmaster or Mg' assistant refuse to witness such certificate it may be done by any of ficer authorized by law to adminis ter oaths. “Which envelope, with certificate thereon so signed, and witnessed, shall be then and there inclosed and sealed with the coupon in the envel ope marked No. 4, and mailed to the club secretary of his precinct by .reg istered mail. The date of registrar tion must correspond with the date of the coupon. “Note: In the army or navy and . not within the jurisdiction of the Uni ted States, the commanding officer designated and commissioned Officer designated and delegated by him for the purpose, shall witness the certif icate aiW register the return envel ope by first mail, leaving the com mand or ship. i * “The election laws require a voter to erase with pen or pencil the names of all the candidates, leaving unal tered the names of the candidates or candidate for office for whom he does wish to vote.” 1 COUNTY CAMPAIGN OPENS NEXT MONDAY The Laurens County political campaign opens next Monday at Langston church, the speaking beginning at ten p’clock in the morning. The itinerary as announced by the county executive committee will be followed, affording the candidates an opportuni ty to appear in every township to present their claims for the offices they seek. Every important detail of the campaign will be “covered’ in The Chronicle. A representative of the paper will report the open ing meeting and will keep our readers posted as to what’s going ' on in county politics. The Chronicle keeps on its toes to serve its large family of readers. Insurance Men To Gather Here ■■■■ i The Greenwood district of the life Nashville, Tenn., comprising several counties in this'sectioti, will hold an all-day conference here pn Friday. The object of the meeting is to put on a whirlwind -advesdsing campaign for the company, setting forth its Thurmond reappointed district attor ney and that he had preferred all along to discuss that matter here. He said that Mr. Thurmond twice had organized the State against him and that when he was elected he chose to give the office Mr. Thurmond held to one, who had befriended him polit ically. Usual Business Talk. - * The remainder of the Senator’s ad dress was given over to his usual business talk, in which he reviewed his accomplishment in the office now being campaigned for. Mr. McMahan charged among oth er things that Senator Dial had for his intimates Senator Elkins, of West Virginia, who Mr. McMahan said was not wholly untouched by /the “oil scandal. Mr. McMahan further stated that sn charge of the Senator’s cam paign headquarters in Columbia is a young man of the Senator’s Washing ton staff paid by the government, but who he said is not performing any governmental service whatever. He renewed his charges that two of Mr. Dial’s daughters are on the federal payroll as employees in his Washington office, but never are seen about it. In reply Senator Dial said he had no apology to make regarding the disposition of his clerical forces nor whom he employed to fill the po sitions. He said that the law leaves these matters wholly discretionary with the Senator or Congressman and that as he is running his office to the sat- Ufaction of his constituents, he, him self, is satisfied. Bloasr on Instructions. Former Governor Cole L. Blease again criticised the custom of instruct ing delegates to the Democratic con vention, saying that by doing so the State had effectively tied the-hands of the delegates so they were unable to exact anything in th way of mate rial recognition from the party for the State. A basket of flowers was presented to the former Governor by a young woman. Congressman James F. Byrnes told of wha^ he had done since he has been in Congress and said he stands on his record. He said today that in life the late Senator Ben Tillman had given him his confidence and' that even now Tillman’s own son is sup porting Jum for the Senatorship. The cotilt house was not large enough to hold the crowd that attend ed today, there being as many or more persons outside as there were inside. The meeting was presided over by tka county chairman, James O. Sheppard. Representative Nance Stands For Re-election Carroll D. Nance, of Cross Hill, spent*Monday in the city and while here called at The Chronicle bffice To Build New Sunday School Room Waterloo Methodists To Enlarge Pro perty in Order to Relieve Crowd ed Condition. Waterloo, July 28.—Work on the new Sunday School room annex to the Methodist church here was start ed last Mopday. The plans and speci fications for building the new annex has been under consideration for sev eral weeks, and after holding several conferences with church members it has been definitely decided to build four nice rooms to take care of the now crowded school. The new rooms have now become a reality due to the efforts of the recently organized men’s Bible class. The class was or ganized some few months ago with the following officers: Messrs. J. C. Smith Jr., as president; C. K. Banner, as teacher; George C. Anderson, as secretary and J. P. Smith, treasurer. Mr. W. H. Wharton is the superin tendent of the school with Mr. J H. Wharton as teacher on the intermedi ate department, Mrs. E. V. Golding Three Schools To Consolidate Miss Kate Wofford, County Superin tendenl. Announces Plans For New Term Laurens, August. 5—Miss Kate V. Wofford, county superintendent of ed ucation, announced today the consum mation of plans for the consolidation of three one-teacher schools with the Mountville school, effective for the next school year, beginning in Sep tember. The schools that have been annexed to Mountville are: Lisbon, Old Mountville and the Rock School. These three schools have had a com bined attendance of seventy pupils, and Mountville has an enrollment of about 80 children, thus giving the consolidated school 150 pupils for the new season. A special bus for transporting the children from each of the absorbed schools will be provided by the school authorities. The three auto buses will be purchased in time for the next term. B. Simmons Pinson, of Cross Hill, is principal of the Mount- as teacher of the junior department, ville School, and he will have six Mrs. C. H. McChesney as teacher of the primary department, and Mrs. J. M. Smith as teacher of the beginner’s department. teachers on the faculty with him John M. Simmons and C. L. Motes are members of the board o ftrustees of the Mountville School District which is now designated as district No. 16. Messrs. Simmons and Motes have been very active in cooperating Work Day For Cor Hi a the county superintendent in per- oaruis v/CMCtcrjr (fectinir the deUil8 o£ the mexg . er, which ii one of the nraet Import- The annual work day for Sardis an£ has been successfully organ cemetery will be observed Friday, ized 8ince Miss Wofford entered the the- 8th. ' Everybody is invited to 0 ff ice '* little over a year ago. come and bring tools to give the ITINERARY GIVEN COUNTY CAMPAIGN Twenty Six Candidates For Various Offices To Open Campaign Monday At Langston. The Laurens county candidates— twenty-six in number, are all now ready for the opening of the big show at Langston church next Monday morning. Continuing, the party will make a tour of the county as arrange ed by the executive committee, the voters in each township being given an opportunity to hear the candidates present their claims for suffrage. The campaign will come to a final close on the night of August . 22nd at Watts Mill in Laurens. The official list of candidates for various offices appeared in The Chronicle last week. The following will be their itinerary: Langston, August 11, 10 a. m. Lydia Mills, August 11, at night. Renno, August 12, 10 a. m. Goldville, August 12, at night. Clinton, August 13, 10 a. m. Clinton Mill, August -13, at night. Cross Hill, August 14, 10 a. m. Center Point, August 15, 10 a. m. Poplar Springs, August 18, 10 a. m. Hickory Tavern, August 19, 2 p.m. Gray Court, August 20, 3 p. m. Wallace Lodge, August 21, 10 a.m. Laurens Mill, August 21, at night. Laurens, August 22, 10 a. m. Watts Mill, August 22, at night. BUSINESS IS NOT FOR GOVERNMENT SENATOR DIAL GIVES HIS REA SONS FOR OPPOSITION TO FEDERAL OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS. j The Cross Hill High School, sev en teachers and ten grades, has an- burial ground a thorough clean-up. In addition to tools, nil *re asked to '“ I(Jd ^‘’pin” Bhiff'sohooi,"kKated bnn* basket, of food thinf. to eat, a,,*, milM di8Unt , , nd u,,’ 20 S' “ / P,C Tk .""f .Pi's from that one teacher school will L ! dded 10 Wlth Plent1 ' ° f be transported by bus to Cross Hill barbecued bash. from n<)W on _ at the neIt session. D. L. McLeod will be the principal of Cross Hill School for the new term. Formal Opening Bois-Terre Club The formal opening of the new Bois- Terre Club House has been announc ed for Thursday evening, August 14, from 8:30 to 11:30 p. m., at which time the members are all invited to call and inspect the new property. A joint committee of ladies from Clinton and Laurens has the event in charge and a program of interest is being arranged for the evening cert and other features. to hav» his announcement inserted holiday every Thursday. The busi a lie vjraznwuuu uiBLnuv ox wie LHie 2 At J • - . .. . / f •**'*•'•••* ^ ~—" and Casualty Insurance Company of I" * PH™ for re-election to the, ness closing hour will be at noon and Nashville. Tenn.. rnmnrisinir .overall House of * Represerftatives. He has, the public is urged to bear the change i luc public served in the House for the past four in mind, yean, during which time he has made tin enviable record. He is the ranking member of the Ways and Means Com mittee, and at the past session was strength and advantages and to tho-l« ne of ^ members of the Free Con- roughly popularize it with the public. The superintendent of the company and all agents in'the district wfll be present. At noqa the representatives will gather at the Mary Musgrove Tea Room for • lunch and a social hour. V. Parks Adair is the local representative of the company and ranks as. one of their most successful agents in this territory. • ^ Candidates To - ^ Speak Friday TV CJmciidates for the United States Senile will speak in Laurens Friday morning beginning at ten o’clock. The seat now hfld by Senator N. B. Dial of this county, is being sought by Con gressman Jas. F. Byrnes, Cole L. Blease and John J. McMahan, and all are expected to deliver addreiees along usual lines. It being Senator Dial’s appearance flit » b '* crowd i s expected tow* extending Mfe enthusiasti “Uncle” day for $ W. O. Copeland, la Washington. a visiter in town the past week. son, ference Committee that finally drafted the state appropriation bill. During the past session, Mr. Npnce together with the other members of the house delegation, made a strong fight for a building appropriation for the State Training School of this city, the item finally winning in the supply bill by a small margin. In the senate it was stricken out by the finance committee, and as a member of the free conference committee, Mr. Nance then made a vigorous ef- fbrt to have the item of $76,000 for nefW buildings fOr the institation re inserted in the bill. Due to his fight the amendment was made and the institution received the badly needed appropriation for the erection of the three n%w buildings that are now under construction. Mr. Nance stat ed yesterday that he is seeking re- election on ms record., He has made a progressive representative and has manifested a policy of fairnsas to- hfl parts and interests of the IBs friends throughout this rill be interested in the oat- race in the ^prOaching Chris Walker, of Columbia, waa County Candidates Here Wednesday The county candidates will spend next Wednesday, August 13th, in Clinton. In the morning they will speak in' the city, and at the Clinton Cotton Mills at night. Through W. with light refreshments, a" band'coiT- W* Harris, executive committeeman for Clinton, arrangements have been perfected to hold the speaking in the Casino Theatre, beginning promptly at 10 a. m. A cordial invitation is extended both men and women to be present adn it is hoped that the can didates will be greeted with a large audience. The theatre will afford a cool and quiet place for the speak ing. This courtesy on the part of Manager Shealey will be deeply ap preciated by the candidates and all who attend the meeting. Banks To Take Holiday In August •. Effective today, and continuing through the month of August, the banks of the city will observe a half- Laurens Streets Are Being Paved Council Now Spending $40,000 on Street Improvement—Several New Residences Under Construction Laurens, Aug. 5th.—The Laurend city council is spending something like $40,000 on street improvement. The work is well under way, and Slattery and Henry, of Greenville, are the contractors. Asphalt, with cement guttering, is the type, and West Main for one-half mile and South Harper for 3-4 of a mile, are the streets that are being improved. In addition, residents along these thoroughfares have installed new water connections, thus precluding the hazard of breaking the new pavement when it is finished. With large craws employed on the street work and oil a number of building enterprises in town, in cluding the erection of £ $175,000 school house on Laurens street, there has been no “summer-time dullness” in the city this season. Geo. M. Wright president of the Watts mills near here, has about completed the building of a hand some residence on West Main street, and Mrs. T. D. Lake is building an at tractive $8,000 home on the same street. Arthur Riddle’s new residence on North Harper will be finished within a few weeks. SHE DIDN’T BUY ANYTHING Yeeterday she went shopping. She wanted shoes for the children, a hat and a dress for herself, ties, pajamas, underwear for father. There was plenty of money in her handbag and her credit was good for much more. Yet she did ^not buy anything from you. She did nob enter your store. She did not know about the fine merchandise you wanted to show her. \ She did not think about you particularly because she had heard so seldom of your store lately. She had not read your advertisements in many months because they were absent from the columns of the paper she preferred to read. 1 She is not on# person—she is thousands of people. At least 4,000 women^buyers, home purchasing agents, house wives—read THE CHRONICLE every week. Each shopping day, scores of them may be seen in the stores of CHRONICLE Advertisers. They do not buy at your store—yet—because they have not been InVitru. You are not a CHRONICLE advertiser!—yet^-but you CAN be —and should be—if you want more business. We ate *t jtour service. THE CHRONICLE _ ^ “The Home Paper The People Read.” Officers Get Still In Early Morning Godbold Vance, negro, visited his private still and stirred the barrel of mash at opportune times—between 4 3lld 5 o’clock^in de mornin’,” for two night vigilants, M. B. Chadler and W. H. Bryson, rural policemen,, were camping on Godbold’s track. Folllowing the arrest of the propri etor and operator, the contents of the barrell were poured out, the still con fiscated and Godbold lodged in jail. This “raid” occured on the Little river, near old Milton on the Laurens-New- berry county line. Illicit whiskey making is having rough sledding in Laurens. During the past ten days four or five “plants” have been put out of commission, and with seven rural officers combing the county practically every day the won der is that the violators of the pro hibition ,law get “set up” at all. Laurens, S. C. Aug.l—Senator Na thaniel B. Dial, in commenting on m Washington dispatch ac* published ia South Carolina papers yesterday stating that a union labor publication at the national capital had come out in favor of one of the senator’s op ponents, made the following state ment as to his attitude: ""'“Hmve no objection to uhtorTTabor it is their prjvilage to join. If Jhej want to work without joining, that also is a privilege they should en joy. “I have made no fight on union labor; but I have not agreed with their policy of wanting railroads and coal mines owned and operated by the government. It is not the province of the government to go into business. It should legislate, according to the constitution, to protect all the people in the enjoyment of their legitimate pursuits. The government is nothing but an aggregation of the people and it has no funds except what it takes from the people as taxes. It was not intended for the government to' ga into business; and if it should em bark in one kind, why not all kinds, which would practically destory the industries of the poeple? “Many organizations have their lobbyists in Washington; but I have never been controlled or even influ enced by them. I am amongst and of the people and I know their needs at home. “Different conditions exist in the South and in other sections of the country; and my advice to the South ern people is to have their separate organizations in case they care for them. “Pretty much all classes are or ganized except the farmers, and they are the ones who pay the bills. For instance, it takes as much wheat te feed a small family for 12 months to pay one plumber or one paper hanger or one brick maaon for out day's work of eight hours; or one hog of 175 pounds or the product of 42 cows for a day or 23 chickens weighing three pounds each to pay one of these people for one day’s work of eight hours. It takes about 14 farmers, working 12 hours a day, to pay one of these men for eight hours work; and in case of overtime, he gets dou ble pay. “In the event tint anybody should wonder exactly what these high wage* mean to the farmers and how they af fect him, it should be borne in mind that the building costs are reflected in rents and rents are a part of the overhead and operating expense which the farmer and other consumers are compelled to pay when they buy the finished product in any line of busi ness. “Of course they do not look on my candidacy with favor when I have tried to legislate in behalf of the farmers “I was warned that these people and Republicans would do all they _cfluld to defeat me. “Let the public know the facts. “Union labor favored a constitu tional amendment allowing congress to pass lawn to limit, regulate and pro hibit working children under 18 years old—even the farmer. “I tried to defeat it, then to cut down the age to 16 and then to amend it so that it would not apply to agri cultural work; but they passed it any how.” Presbyterian Pastor Away On Vacation Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Woods left Mon day for Salem, Va., where they will spend the month of August. The con gregation of the First Presbyterian church extends its pastor a vacation each summer and Dr. and Mrs. Woods are spending the time with relatives in Salem and other places in Virginia. His pulpit will be filled by several visiting ministers during his absence. Columbus L. Owens Announces For Sheriff RENNO PLANS FOR BIG DAY A big barbecue dinner will be giv en at the Renno School building on campaign day, Tuesday, August 12. Come to Renno and be served, com fortably seated at tables indoors, to a most delightful barbecue dinner. A regular dinner will be served, con sisting of chicken pie, fried com r fried chicken, sliced tomatoes, pick les, catsup, cantaloupe, coffee, iced tea, slaw, n’everything good to eat The proceeds of the dinner will go to the building of a church at Renno. Everybody com. and hear the condl- date* speak and enjoy this food din ner, thereby helping thie good cause. Today’s paper carries the announce ment of Columbus L. Owens of Lau rens, as a candidate for sheriff in the approaching election. Mr. Owens has been in the race for several weeks, but his announcement has not appeared in The Chronicle until to day. He is chief of the county rural police force and an officer of sev eral years experience. He is well known over the county and his friends eypect him to be a strong factor in the sheriff’s race. Store Fronts To, Be Remodeled The store rooms occupied by J. M- Pitts and Farmers Mercantile Com pany in the hotel block, are to be re modeled by their owner, Mr. John H. Young. Attractive plate glass fronts are to be installed and other improve ments made on the property. The contract has been let and as soon as material arrives, the work wQl be shed to completion. When compie- the improvements will add coa- siderably to the attraCtivenees arid de- velopement of the .'bosineu block oa South Broadway.