The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, August 28, 1924, Image 2

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* r PAGE TWO REACHING THE SPOT It Has Been Done, So Scores of Clin ton Citizens Say. To get rid of an aching back, The sharp twinges. The tred-out feelings, You must reach the spot—get at the cause. In many cases ’tis the kidneys. Doan’s Pills are for weak kidneys. Clinton citizens testify. Ask your neighbor! Mrs. Nannie E. Finney, 66 Florida St., says: “My kidneys were out of *ondition and caused me to feel miser able and all run down. There was a constant bearing-down ache across my back and I was nervous and dizzy. My kidneys didn’t act right either. I got a supply of Doan’s Pills from Young’s Pharmacy and they put my kidneys in good condition and cured the backache.’’ (Statement given May 8, 1918). On January 21, 1922, Mrs. Finney said: “I haven’t used a kidney medi cine since Doan’s cured me several years ago. Because of the good they did me, I gladly confirm my former endorsement.’’ Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Pills—the same that Mrs. Fin- n*T u °- < FWpr.THilhurif Co.. Mfra.. Buffalo, N. Y 1 . i i NOTICE OF STOCK HOLDERS MEETING The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Citizens Building and Loan Association will be held in the office of the First National Bank of Clinton, S. C., on Spetember 1, 1924, at 4 o’clock P. M., to elect directors and to transact such other business as may come before the meeting. B. H. BOYD, tic Secy. & Treat. Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 8. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1924 CLOSES ARGUMENT IN PLEA FOR MERCY Attorney for Chicago Slayers Indicta Present Age Cruelty. Would Overcome Hate With Love Chicago, Aug. 25.—Pleading for the future, for posterity, for the progress of law and for “that time when we shall realize that mercy is the high est attribute of man,” Clarence S. Darrow, 67 year old philosopher of the courts and foe of legal rigidity, ended today his three day argument for the lives of Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb. Mk Darrow brushed the tears from his eyes' several times as he entreated for “that noble quality of mercy with which we eventually may overcome cruelty and hate and malice W^th kindness and gentleness and love.” There was visible emotion among many of the spectators and Judge John R. Caverly flushed as he pressed a pencil to his lips. ADAMS CHOSEN IN HOUSE AMID EXCITEMENT Halls of Congress Rang With Mingled Cheers and Hisses as Speaker Called Adjournment. Fine Material For Freshman Team Written for The Chronicle By EDWARD PERCY HOWARD When Henry Clay stepped from his carriage to interview the stricken candidate for the presidency, Craw ford, the contest had reached that pass where he came to look upon the .Georgian with considerable favor. Clay unquestionably held the balance of power. He liked Crawford person ally. They had spent many a jovial time over toddy and stacks of poker chips. Peculiarly it was a poker game that caused the bitterness be tween Adams and Clay. On one occa sion Clay was holding a poker party in a hotel. Adams occupied thie ad- ■ ” : r ~' . . . joining room. The Clay party grew Neither Leopold nor Loeb moved: bolsterous , nd k , Ad . ms , w , k , u „. but they centered on their aged law- ti , the 3ml|| h<mrs of th . morni „ ? , for which Clay was then and after wards denounced by Adams as a good- for-nothing roustabout. Clay remained with Crawford for an hour. At the end of that time yer looks of unwavering interest and the former touched Mr. Darrow’s sleeve as he passed him going out of court. He indicted the age in which we live ousing the Tiearts and sympathies of toTahattered to m * v-i i si + s> « « si « s-v n I m « * n MODERN SERVICE Specialist Jacobs & Company Building Phone 29 Take for the liver Bawara of imitation*. Demand the gamline in 10c and 35c pack age* bearing above trade Armand COLD CREAM POWDER A day's nae of Armand under the moat trying conditions of heat, wind or execclm will prove Its unfailing power to keep jrour skin and complexion always op to their beat. Just the quallttea you’ve hoped for and never be fore found. Armand Cold Cream Powder, »L00 to 110JM. Bouquet SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY WRIGLEYS after every meal CleaMOS moutk and teeth end elds dlgesttoe. Relieves that over eaten teeling and aeM month. Its 1-a-s-t-l-n-g satisfies the sweets. f Wrlgley's Is doable valae In the benefit a pi* asm i It provides. Smmtmd fa if Purity * V men; he indicted the educational sys tem under which “young, plastic minds” are given the pagan philoso phies of all times. He spoke with scorn of the tendency of jurists and lawyers to move in ruts of legal ter minology in utter disregard of the ad vances of science and the achievement of thought. He pointed to the “wierd mentali ties” of his clients and the “irration al, mad and horrifying” crime which they contrived as the product, even the responsibility, of age gone. He characterized as an “ancient superstition and nothing more” the theory that hanging is a deterrent to crime. “Hanging grew up in the age of barbarism from which we are so late ly come as an exhibition—not as a punishment,” he said. He brought together in impressive design multicolored threads of legal history, philosophical criticism, scien tific accumulations in the field of the psychology of youth and a liberal por tion of old fashioned soliquy. He reached to the Scriptures for inspira tion and support and quoted poetry at intervals in a studied attempt to bring his appeal to the heart of Judge Cav erly, who must decide the penalty for the kidnaping and murder of Robert Franks. “I am pleading for life, for charity and kindness and for humanity,” he said. “I am pleading for the over coming of cruelty with kindness and love. I am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not cdntrol the hearts of man, when we shall realize that mercy in the highest at tribute of man.” Never in the history of the local courts, Mr. Darrow told the judge, has any culprit under 24 years of age been hanged after a plea of guilty. “I do not know how much salvage there may be in these two, poor, dis eased minds,” he said. “It might be merciful for your honor to tie a rope around their necks and let them die now. It might be merciful to them, but certainly not to those two who come after them.’ The salvation of youth is the high est attribute of the state, Mr. Dar row argued and characterized the hanging of several Chicago boys af ter jury trials as a “shame and a dis grace.” The attorney denounced as “poison ed perjury” the testimony given by one of the investigators for the state’s attorney that Leopold, shortly after his arrest, had expressed a hope of escaping the hangman by “pleading guilty before a friendly judge.” He explained that his reference to war was because, armed conflict had always been followed by an era of crime. He spoke of numerous veter ans of the World war who had land ed in courts after their return from the trenches, where “honorable, up right boys had learned how cheap was human life.” There were tears in Mr. Darrow’s eyes as with faltering voice h? pic tured the crumbling hopes of the par ents of the boys and the effect of the crime upon the future generations of their families. His voice broke again when he reached peroration *T know,” he said, “that your honor stands between the future and the past. For me the future means the hopes of the young. I plead for ife, charity, kindness, sympathy and un derstanding. And the future is with me. “Your honor may hang these boys; but if you do you will make it harder for every boy and girl in this land and for the babes as yet unborn. ' “I am pleading that all life is worth saving. “My greatest reward, hope and compensation will be that I have done something for the tens of thousands of boys who must follow the path these two poor young Jews have trod.” In a stillness that was broken by not even the muffled clicking of “silent” typewriters or telegraph in struments in the press seats, Mr. Dar row added this verse from Omar Khayam: “So I be written in the book of love I do not care about that book above; Erase my name or write as you will. So I be written in the book of love.” Mr. Darrow concluded, court was adjourned until tomorrow when At torney Benjamin Bachrach will make the final plea for the defense. x . / warrant sup port for the presidency. Had not Clay seen the condition of Crawford, the latter probably would have be come president of the United States, physically wretched and mentally weakened as he was. With Crawford eliminated—for he was to all intents and purposes eliminated after the Clay interview, the Jackson men had high hopes, believing Clay would not dare endorse an Eastern man. The Jackson men, however, suspected a strong dislike of Jackson by Clay and the practical politicans jumped into the fray with more than conscience. Mass' meetings were called and resolu tions quietly passed demanding the election of Jackson. Then came reso lutions denouncing Clay for his re ported support of Adams. Pamphlets, letters, protests poured into Washing ton like rain. Clay, shrewd politician, however, saw through this backfire warfare and ignored it. Thornweli and Clinton High “Star*” To Enter P. C. This Fall. Practice Begins Soon. Within a few days now and the Presbyterian College football gridiron will be alive with freshman warriors under the leadership of Coach Lon nie S. McMillian. Never in the his tory of the institution has the out look been so rosy and promising, both with an enlarged student body and some excellent new material for the Freshman try-out. Lonnie McMillian, who has been elected assistant to Walter A. John son, will have his hands full since he is to preside over the entire destinies of the Freshman football team. Among those who will matriculate at P. C. will be: Stamps, Wilson, Du gan and Stephens, “stars” from the Thornweli Orphanage championship team of last year, and Witherspoon, Timmons, Montjay and Blalock from the Clinton high. All of these boys have been coached by McMillian for three years and this will give the foundation for the greatest Freshman team in the state. McMillian also has a number of other good men coming fjrem-diff»rAnt schools, and it is.now a certainty that he will have a mach ine much like the past year’s utate 1 champions. ^ McMillian knows football and he { knows how to get work out of a bunch of boys. Practice under his leader ship is soon to start and things will, hum in the Blue Stocking’s camp. S The boys are in excellent condition, — a number of them having been doing hard physical work during the sum mer and they are now well seasoned for the gridiron work now confront ing them. man having a free hand and an un- Then the Jackson men resorted to Certain vote. the methods of the blackmailer and the intimidator. The first thing they did was to send out a report that Clay made a deal with Adams, selling his strength in return for a promise of the office of secretary of state. Clay denounced the author of the story as' a “dastard and a liar,” but the story would not down. He de manded a congressional investigation, but the injury could not be overcome. The lie travelled on wings, while the truth crawled after it like a snail. This situation revived the hopes of the followers of Crawford. They felt under the circumstances, that Cfty convention and the man selected by the majority became president. As there was only one party when these five candidates ran, a nomina tion was the equivalent to election. But the meagerly attended caucus nomination of Crawford upset the political apple cart and threw the election into the House with every The hour of the roll call came. Clay, commanding, pale, mounted the speak er’s rostrum.' Maine, New Hamp shire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut stood solidly for Adams. Massachusetts provided one bolter 13 who voted for Jackson. The New Englander won Illinois by one vote. South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi,! Tennessee and Indiana went solidly to Jackson. Deleware and Georgia .■ stood like a rock for Crawford. 0* S course, the big struggle was for New i * York. Van Buren was for Crawford, j ff but the decision of Clay prevented his S winning tho'state. The vote stood — could not possibly go to Adams and I Adams 18, Crawford 14, Jackson 2. they were certain he would not go to Jackson. Moreover to the bitter end, Van Buren was in the ring for Craw ford. As the day of election neared there were fears of riots, threats of bloodshed, even talkjif revolution. No one knew what was in the mind of Clay. Washington had a population of 20,000. Every hotel and boarding house in the city was bulging with people. The custom was to nominate candi dates for election through caucus. The election was then decided by roll call of the House of Representatives, Each state delegation was instructed by its constitutents to vote for the man selected by a majority of the people of that district. Thus the House of Representatives took on the appearance of a present-day political The state went to Adams. Clay’s western supporters then went to Adams, who took Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky. This swing gave Adams 13 states, Jackson seven and Craw ford four. The contest was decided by the West. When the result was announced the halls rang with hisses coupled with the applause of the Adams supporters. The uproar in the galleries threatened to end in a riot. But in the midst of the uproar, Clay, majestic and calm, raised the gavel, nnd let it fall with one bang. “Clear the galleries,” he said. “We stand adjourned.” The highest telephone in the world is located on the summit of Pike’s Peak in Colorado, at an elevation of 14.110 feet. L B. DILLARD s 1 s Ln “The One Price Store” Clinton, S,C. — a ■ a ■■■■■■■—■—■■■■■■■■■■■■■a——— LAURENS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION, AUGUST 26, 1924 STATE TICKET U. S. Senate Governor Sec. of State Atty. Gen. Treasurer Comp. Gen. Adj. Gen. Com, of Agr. PRECINCTS w a a So 3 (9 U 0) 3 a Ol W o u o or 3 3 n 3 to 3" So 3 3* 3 3 o so 3 s o • 3 o Barksdale-Narnie . Clinton Cook’s Store Cross Hill Clinton Mill Dials Daniel’s Store .... Ekom Gray Court Grays — Goldville Hopewell ....' Hickory Tavern .... 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