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i * i i \ A If Yob Don't Rond THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Got Tko , Now*. Olltnlnn Qlhrnmrlp it THE CHRONHXE StriTco To Bo n Clenn Nowo- popor, Comploto, NoUroy ( ud RoUbMo. VOLUME XXV CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925 NUMBER 9 SHORT SESSION OF TERMCOURT Boreral Pleas of Gnilty Made and Sprinf Term la Concluded In Two Days. The spring: term of general sessions convening in Laurens last week, was , notable for its brevity, the term last ing a little less than a day and a half. With Judge J. W. DeVore of Edge- field, presiding, court opened Monday morning and the following cases were disposed of in short order. Milam Owens, guilty of house breaking and larceny, two years. Frank Campbell, gruilty of house breaking and larceny, 18 months. Theo Queen, guilty of larceny, 18 months. » Houston Grant, same, 18 months. Kemp Clark, same, 18 months. R. L. Barnes, same, two years. John Kennedy, guilty of violation of the prohibition laws, four months. Charley Kennedy, house-breaking and larceny, two years. J. C. Adams, same, two years. Allen Williams, same, pne year. Pink Workman, same, one year. L. Floyd Armstrong, assault and battery of high and aggravated na ture, 18 months or $250. L. H. Reese, disposing of property was organized with M. L. Smith, <k Laurens, as foreman. It made the fol lowing presentment just befbre court was adjourned: To the Presiding Judge: We have passed on all bills handed us by the Solicitor. We are gratified to know that there was such a small number of cases on the docket for trial at this term of the court. The Sheriff and Peace Of ficers are to be commended for their activity in the enforcement of law and the suppression of crime. Re ports have been made to us by these officers and we request that they con tinue to make such reports as it keeps us in touch with them afod their ac tivities. There was no report made by the Game Warden and we request that he make a report to us at the next and all succeeding terms of the court along with all others charged with law enforcement and'ouppression FORMER SHERIFF REID SUCCUMBS Well Known Citizen Passes Suddenly While On Visit In Columbia. Buried in Laurens Friday. Laurens, Feb. 24.—Funeral services over the remains of former Sheriff S. C. Reid, who died suddenly at the home of a friend in Columbia last Wednesday night, were held at the Laurens cemetery Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, and interment took place immediately afterward. The services were conducted by his pastor, Dr. Weston Bruner, of the First Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Edward Long, pastor of the First Baptist church of Clinton. In addition to the minister ial services, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan performed the Klan burial rites over the remains. The services were largely attended by people from aU over the county and numerous floral wreaths were laid upon the gravje. The county court house was closed during the services as a mark of respect and the county officials sent a handsome wreath as a token of their esteem. The news of Mr. Reid’s death was received by the public Thursday morn ing, although his family and intimate friends were informed immediately after his death Wednesday night. Mr. Reid had been on business in Colum bia all day Wednesday and accepted under lien, not guilty. » « . « «. The grand jury for the new terml> » invitation of * friend, Mr. Sharpe, of crime in this county. It is a source of regpwt and an in dication of alarm that so many of those charged with crime at this term in the bills handed us are young men. Out of the nineteen bills passed on by us at least fourteen were against boys under nineteen years of agre. This is a matter that commends itself to the serious consideration of the citizen ship of the county and state. It has been called to our attention that stores are being operated 4n our county on Sundays, and that at those stores bodies of idle persons congre gate. We understand this is in viola tion of law, and the police officers should look into this condition and see that those, offending against the law are brought to trial. The matter of reckless driving on the highways has also been brought to our attention. Our highways should be kept free of the violators of law in this respect to the end that all persons may use them without fear of injury to their person or property. We recommend that the county dele gation in the General Assembly pro vide in the supply bill for the county the sum of fifty cents per day for the dieting of prisoners in the county jail instead of forty cents, per day as now allowed, as it appears that forty cents per day is inadequate. We have appointed the following contmittees who are requested to in vestigate the matters with which they are charged and report to this body from time to time: County Officers: W. E. Griffin, W. B. Brooks, M. L. Smith. Jail and Public Buildings: O. L. Hunter, J. L. Cooper, and T. A. Craw ford. s> Chain Gang and County Home: J. C. Miller, W. E. McClintock, R. F. Wal ker. Roads and Bridges: J. Wister Coo per, J. M. Rhodes, M. D. Milam, L. E. Ball. Schools: G. F. Buford, M. W. Woods, B. L. Martin, G. C. Roper, W. M. Hen derson. We have had no opportunity, this being our first term, to investigate the affairs of the county committed to these committees at this time and will report such findings and conclu sions in reference thereto as may in our judgement be proper or of public interest at the succeeding terms. All confiscated liquors receipted for by the sheriff, according to receipts therefor turned over to us, have been delivered to us And have been de stroyed by pouring same into the sewers of the city. VETERANS TO MEET SATURDAY «o spend the night. After the even ing’s conversation, Mr. Reid went to his bedroom about eleven o’clock and soon thereafter he was heard to fall heavily upon the floor. Upon an in vestigation, made by members of. the family, Mr. Reid was found prostrate upon the floor in a half-clad condi tion. He was already partly uncon scious and before a physician coifld reach him he had already expired. Death was pronounced as apoplexy. Mr. Reid retired from the office of sheriff of the county on January 6 and had taken up the insurance business with considerable success. He had served two terms as sheriff and for many years before becoming sheriff had 'acted as a peace officer in some capacity. His first public duty was as a deputy to Ex-Governor Robert A. Cooper, when the latter was magis trate of iemrens township. He later served as police officer in Laurens for eighteen months and was then elected chief of police of Clinton, in which capacity he served for eight years and three months. He then became deputy sheriff to the late Sheriff John D. Owings. Upon the death of Sheriff Owings he entered private business for a short period and in 1916 was elected sheriff. He was re-elect ed in 1920 and served until the first of the present year. Mr. Reid had a wide reputation as a fearless and ef^jcient public official besides pos sessing a happy faculty of making friends.' For several terms he acted as vice-president of the South Caro lina Sheriff’s Association and was an influential member of that body. Mr. Reid was a son of Warren and Mary Reid, and was 52 years of age. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Reid, and by his widow„former- ly Miss Amie Bramlett, and by two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Reid Sitgreaves of Laurens, and Mrs. Fred A. Ful ler of Greenville. Two sisters, Mrs. R. L. Bailey of Clinton, and Mrs. Lau rens Ldnford of Pauline, Spartanburg county, and two brothers, Walter L. Reid of Narnie, and John L. Reid of Laurens, also survive him. LEGISLATIVE JAM FACES CONGRESS Important Bills Hang In BAlance Now. Night Work Banned. Musde Shoals Kngagps Senate. Washington, Feb. 22—Farm relief, Muscle Shoals, postal pay and rate in creases and legislation of lesser im portance are hanging in the balance as congress finds itself with just eight and one-half working days left in this session. Demands that unanimous consent calendars be cleared, coupled with more or less widespread opposition to night sessions, serve to complicate the legislative situation in both the house and senate. Aside from the annual appropria tion bills, which are nearly all out ef the Wt»y, leaders are dubious aa> to just what else is going to get through by noon, March 4. They have their course charted, but they realize there can be so many up&ts that predic tions are scarcely good for even a day. After a single day’s consideration in the house the Haughen co-operative marketing bill has been laid aside until Wednesday. A companion meas ure has been favorably reported to the state but no time has been fixed for taking it up. Meanwhile, proponents will seek to have it placed at the top of the program mapped out by the steering committee. The senate will vote tomorrow on the appeal from the ruling of the chair that the conferees exceeded their au thority by asserting new matter in the Muscle Shoals leasing bill. If the chair is sustained, as some leaders on both 1 sides expect it will be, their measure must go back to conference. Even should the bill be kept before the senate by a vote, it probably would be some days before, a final vote is had. Then favorable house action would be necessary before the new bill could be made ready for the president’s consideration. Having failed to accomplish any thing at their first meeting last week, conferees on the postal pay and rate raise bill will try to ‘get together again early this week. Second class and parcel post rates are the chief items in dispute. The house tomorrow will devote it self to District of Columbia tegisla- PRESBYTERIANS TO MAKE CANVASS Southern Presbyterian Church Plan ning For Annual Every-Member Canvass In March. Members and churches of the Pres byterian church, United States, are making plans for the annual every- member canvass for their church bud gets which will take place on March 15. The every-member canvass is the approved plan by which Presbyterians secure the money to run both the cur rent expenses and benevolent enter prises of the church. The first week in March has been designated by the general assembly of this church as the week of prayer and preparation for the annual can vass and the first Sunday as “pay- up Sunday.” This church now has 531 foreign missionaries, more than 800 home missionaries, 67 field workers in Sunday school extension, 550 candi dates for the ministry, 94 educational institutions and various benevolent en terprises in synods and presbyteries, dependent on the contributions of the church. “Young Stewards” is the name of the program prepared by . the assem bly’s stewardship committee for use in all churches on Sunday, March 8, sample copies having been mailed to all Sunday school superintendents. In a letter sent out to all church officers, Dr. M. E. Melvin, general secretary of the assembly’s steward ship committee calls attention to the fact that about 35 per cent of the members of the Presbyterian church, United States, are getting a “free ride” at the expense of the other 65 per cent; that is they are giving noth ing to the support of the church. The officers of the church are called upon to study their local situations care fully in order to make a success of the annual canvass. PRACTICE DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN tion; Tuesday it will take up with A view to action during the day the final 'deficiency bill, and Wednesday farm relief will get further considera tion. House leaders also hope to get the Wadsworth-Garrett constitutional amendment resolution out of the way before the end of the week and to clear the unanimous consent and pri vate of a mass of bills. Several night sessions probably will be held but the legislative grind must be halted Fri day and Saturday nights to permit Republicans and Democrats to hold or ganization conferences. Republicans of the senate also plan to hold organization meetings some time this week to perfect their slate of officers for the senate to be pre sented after the special session begins March 4. Efforts on their part to remove Senator La Follette of Wis consin, and his three insurgent follow ers, from their present committee rank is expected to precipitate a fight. ATHLETIC EVENTS COME IN APRIL County Field Day, Recitation and Declamation Contests To Be Staged Here. The annual county “Field Day” ex ercises, open to participants from all high schools in the county, will be held in Clinton on Friday, April 2nd. The big event will take place on the college athletic field and will doubt less be witnessed by a large crowd, as was the case last year. Each high school is entitled to two contestants in all the athletic entries and one in the speaking contests. Prizes for first place winners in the former will be given by local merchants. In the evening at 8:30 in the or phanage chapel, the annual Declama tion and Reading contests will be held in which practically all the schools of the county will be represented. Members of R. S. Owens camp arc called to meet next Saturday after noon at 3 o’clock at the police station for their annual meeting, elcjticn of, His friends in the city officers, etc. All who are interested interest of the appointment he has are* cordially invited. | won. ORPHANAGE BOY GETS APPOINTMENT Word has been received by the di recting head of the college R. O. T. C. unit that Frank W. LaMotte has re ceived an appointment to the U. S. M. A. from the Fifth congressional dis trict of South .Carolina. If he suc cessfully passes the physical examina tion, he will enter West Point in June. Mr. ILaMotte was a member of last year’s graduating .class and is a Thornwell Orphanage boy. At pres ent he is teaching at Calhoun Falls. ill learn with JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET IN MAY May the first has been designated as the date for the annual Junior- Senior banquet of the Presbyterian College. A committee in charge of the various details is now at work and it promises to be one of the most en joyable and outstanding social events of the year. AUTO OWNERS GIVEN UNTIL MARCH 15 TO PAY LICENSE Baseball Candidates Report For Try- Out For Approaching Season. Schedule Being Arranged. The call of the baseball diamond for 1925 has been sounded at the Presby terian College following the comple tion of the basketball season. The NEW CORPORATION TO BE FORMED Clinton Agricultural Loan Association Soon to Be Perfected and Begin Business The Clinton Agricultural Loan As sociation, designated to furnish the farmers of this section with cheap money, is now being perfected follow ing the filing of application to the secretary of state during the past week for a charter. The capital stock is to be $25,000, divided into 2500 shares, of $10.00 each, and in the peti tion filed C. W. Stone and B. H. Boyd are designated Ah the incorporators. Books of subscription will open next Monday, March 2nd at the office of the First National Bank according to a notice of incorporation appear- ink in today’s paper. The new association is designated primarily to aid the farmers of this section in financing their crops, plac ing money at their disposal at a 6 1-2 per cent rate of interest. The cor poration will be affiliated with the Intermediate Credit Bank of Colum bia in the matter of re-discounting its loans and of furthering the agri cultural interests of -this section. Likewise it is designated to serve a larger population of farmers through this territory thereby increasing the trade area and business activities of the town. It promises to be an insti tution of inestimable value in this sec tion in the matter of aiding the far mers who use its facilities. It is hoped that there will be a liberal re sponse in the subscribing of the capi tal stock in order that the corporation may soon be perfected and begin functioning. Following the stockholders meeting next Monday, officers and directors will be named. HAM - RAMSAY MEETING HERE Columbia, Feb. 21—Automobile own ers in South Carolina will have until March 15 to pay the license on their automobiles as a result of action taken by the house. It concurred in a sen ate resolution by Senator Freeman, of Marlboro, granting the extension. initial Work-out started last Friday with twenty-one candidates on the field and the prospect of several others to be added to the colony. Hol liday, captain of this year’s team, is to lead the Blue Stockings with Coach Johnson directing the work as with the football and basketball activities. A number of last year’s men are back, and though early to predict, it is believed that a successful team will be developed and put in the field. The schedule though yet incomplete, promises to be a very ambitious one, with games on the menu with every college team in the state. The sche dule as perfected thus far, follows: April 4—Citadel at Charleston. April 6—College of Charleston at Charleston. April 7—Carolina at Columbia. April 14—College of Charleston at Clinton. April 16—Furman at Greenville. April 17—Clemson at Clemson. April 22—Carolina at Clinton. April 29—Furman at Clinton. May 1—Clemson at Clinton. MEMBERS NAMED FOR DEBATE TEAM The Presbyterian College debating team for 1925 has been selected by a committee composed of Profs. Wood- worth, Jones, and Lilly. Th# members an: M. M. McLendon, D. D. Edmunds, F. K. Clarke, E. T. Wilson, J. D. Mc- Innis, H. K. Holland, H. J. McLaurin, and V. P.-Weldon A triangular de bate has been arranged between New berry, Wofford and P. C., with the fol lowing query: “Resolved, that the 20th Amendment to the Constitution is a good thing.* Noted Evangelist To Speak In This City Next Tuesday Afternoon At Three O’clock. The Ham-Ramsay party, now en gaged in a seven weeks evangelistic campaign in Laurens, will come to Clinton next Tuesday for an after noon service to be held at three o’clock in the orphanage chapel, to whlch every man, woman and cHB in this community is cordially invit ed. Mr. Ham opened his meeting in Laurens Tuesday night in the big steel building on Main street which has been equipped and comfortably fur nished as the tabernacle for the evan gelistic effort which will be county wide in its scope. He is anxious to appear before a Clinton audience and with this end in view the service here on next Tuesday afternoon has been announced. The evangelist will be accompanied here by William J7 Ramsay, the song leader of the party, Earle S. Rodgers, secretary-pianist, and several interes ted citizens of Laurens. It is hoped that the party will be greeted with a capacity audience. SPEAKER FOR SCHOOL CLOSING Mr. C. M. Fuller of Mountville, was a visitor in the city Tuesday. “IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN W Two women went out to buy a certain expensive labor saving device for the home. One was greatly disappointed when, a few days later, they com pared notes. She had bought the same product that many of her friends had. owned. The other woman had secured a greatly improved, new product— costing less, but of much more value. “If I had only known there was a better one,” the first woman said, “I would never have bought this old one.” “I had just read about it in an advertisement,” explained the wise buyer. Every day you miss good news of an improvement in different articles of merchandise—UN LESS YOU READ THE ADVERTISE MENTS. They tell you of ptactically every worthwhile invention—of every progress from the old to the new. Read the advertisements—regularly. Know all about the thing you are going to buy before you buy it. It will save you disappointment, money and time. The belter a product is—the sooner you’ll see it in an Advertisement. Dr. George B. Cromer, of Newberry, To Make Address Before High School Graduates. The graduating exercises of the Clinton High school will be held on the evening of May 22nd in the or phanage chapel. The address before the graduates will be delivered by Dr. George B. Cromer, of Newberry, one of the state’s well known speakers and educators. The usual commence ment exercises will also occur at that hour. The sermon before the graduates will be preached on Sunday evening, May 17th. This sermon is preached annually by one of the city pastors, and this year the service goes to the A. R. P. church. The speaker will be furnished by this congregation and the service will be held in the orphan age chapel. S0L0NS ENTER SEVENTH WEEK Appropriation Bill To Be Paaaed On By Senate. Revenne Raising Problem Ahead. Columbia, Feb. 23.—After a three- day recess over the week-end, mem bers of the South Carolina’ legisla ture met Tuesday for the seventh week of the current session. Among the first bills scheduled to receive attention in the Senate is the general appropriation bill, carrying nearly $6,600,000 which was passed by the House Friday. The measure will be referred to the finance com mittee, of which Senator H. H. Gross, of Dorchester, is chairman, it is ex pected, shortly after ttyfe Senate re convenes at 3 o’clock ip the after noon. < The House is called to meet again at noon. It has cleared its calendar of its most important measures of state-wide application, although reve nue raising legislation ia yet to be launched. A bill by Representative Stone, of Anderson, to impose a tax o{ $1.50 per gallon on soft drink sy rups is the only new revenue bill of importance ao far introduced, but a subcommittee of the ways and means committee has investigated the pos sibility of finding other sources of funds. Besides the appropriation bill, the Senate has yet to consider the Mc- Laurin-Riley bill, passed by the House and regarded aa a companion measure, since it provides for the raising and expenditure of an estimated $2,500,- •000 in connection with the operation of the 6-0-1 school act of 1924, which othrewise would hnye to be cared for in the appropriation bfil. The Mc- Laurin-Riley bill would Impose a six- mill state levy, four-mill county levy, and the constitutional three-mill levy to care for the major portion of the coat of operating the school law. Highway measures have been made a special order for Wednesday in the Senate. The Spruill-Jeffords meas ure, originating in the Senate, and the House, sponsored by Representa tive Keith, Greenville, and others, are the principal bills on the calendar. The Keith bill, as paaaed by the House, would reduce motor vehicle license fees to the 1924 scale and im pose a five-cent a gallon tax on gaso line, with four cents to go to the high way department and one cent to the counties. The Spruill-Jeffords bill also would provide a five cent* a gallon tax on gasoline, and as introduced, would re duce license fees about 25 per cent from the 1925 level, ranging from $9 upward instead of from $12 upward. Another measure passed by the House and now before ihe Senate' is a uniform textbook bill, introduced by Representative McCaslan, of Green wood, and others. The House has a special order for Wednesday night a bill by Represen tative Covington, of Richland, to re quire all vehicles to display lights after dark on state highways. SMALLER ACREAGE IN COTTON URGED BAPTISTS TO HEAR EVANGELIST HAM Evangelist M. F. Ham, now conduct ing a seven week's evangelistic cam paign in Laurens, will occupy the pul pit of the First Baptist church of this city next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. He will be accompanied by the other members^ of his party and a cordial invitation is extended the public to hear this distinguished visit or. STUDENTS HEAR SEMINARY HEAD ' Dr. R. T. Gillespie, the newly elected president of the Columbia Theologi cal Seminary, was in the city last •Wednesday as the guest of Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Douglas.. On Wednesday evening he made an inspiring (alk to a number of the students interested in Christian activities and told of the new Atlanta location for the institu tion, and the future plans now under way for its development. He was heard with interest by thd\young men. B. Harris, State Commissioner, Would Fix 30,000,000 Limit. Future Up To The Farmer. Columbia, Feb. 23.—Declaring that prosperity for the farmers is in their hands, B. Harris, state commissioner of agriculture, has given out a state ment in which are contained his sug gestions for improving the financial condition of the farms in the state. In his statement Mr. Harris advised the farmers not to plant over 30,000,- 000 acres in cotton during the current season, which, he said, would leave 11,490,000 acres to plant in other farm crops which would support the farms in the event of a bad cotton year. The statement is, in part, as fol lows: “In 1924 we planted 41,490,000 acres in cotton. The government estimate up to February 1 was 13,153,000 bales. It required 3.15 acres to make a bale on ah average. Cotton has sold on an average of- about 22 cents per pound, so that the 13,153,000 bales have brought $1,446,830,000. “How much better it would be if the farmers of' the South would only plant 30,000,000 acres (this year). If the cotton crop is grown in as much per acre this year as last, it will make 9,523,809 bales, which would easily sell for 35 cents or better. At 35 fonts per pound the 99,523,809 bales would bring $1,666,666,575. “Then, in working the thjrty mil lion acres we would save the expense of working 11,490,000 acres of land in cotton at a cost of $21.41 per acre. This is a very low cost, but it will take this amount on an average to work it. Over the cotton belt the cost of’ working* the 11,490,000 acres will be $2-16,000,9000.” Mr. Harris declared that the only \vay for the farmers to control cotton prices is to control production. He as serted that prosperity lies in making the farms self-sustaining and getting on a cash basis. ' /