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/*—- 7 BHBHM 4 $ If Toe Don't Road THE CHRONICLE Too Don't Qot Tho Nairo. i r Tr im CHRONICLE StrireaTo Baa Clean Notro* paper, Complete, Noway and RoliaUo. \\ VOLUME XXV CLINTON, S. C.; THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1925 NUMBER27 I ♦. 3RD TERM PUN FOR COOLIDGE '9 KILLED ON STATE HIGHWAYS IN JUNE Dave Mulvane of Kansas City Reveals Republican Plan Prematurely. Democrats'Pleased. " Washington, July 7.—Dave Mulvane of Kansas City, member of the Repub lican national committee, enthusiastic ili his own and the president’s react ionary attitude, and suspected, too, of endeavoring to curry f»vor with the chief executive, unwittingly gave Democrats a three year target at which perpetually to shoot. In conse quence, Democrats in Washington are elated, and Republicans in like meas ure, depressed. Mr. Mulvane, a typical reactionary, was one of the most violent critic® and opponents of Theodore Roosevelt. The stolid and reactionary president Taft was hik idol.' Calvin Coolidge is the Mulvane political beau ideal. It was for that reason, among others, that Mulvane, on visiting Swampscott, started the third term boom for Cool- Ninety-three Injured, Thirty-five Se riously, During the Month. Record 87 Accidents. idge. * It has been suspected that the re actionary wing of the Republican ^ir^as shown, party wa* secretly nurturing plariS to npf lhe'autQmobiles "involved - in the Columbia, June 6.—Nine persons were killed and ninety-three injured in automobile accidents on South Carblina highways during the month of June. The monthly accident report, issued today by the State Highway Depart ment, shows that of the nine killed two met death when machines collid ed, one by collision with parked car, four were killed when cars overturn ed, one by collision of car with guard rail and one a motorcycle rider struck by moving automobile. Of the ninety-three injured thirty- five were seriously hurt and fifty- eight deceived minor injuries, the re port says. Thirty-three of the eighty-seven ac cidents reported were caused by care less driving, twenty-eight by speed ing, eleven by recklessness due to liquor, four by dazzling headlights, six by no lights or poor lights, two by skidding and nine by defects of the 4 1— perpetuate Coolidge in office. He suits that wirfg .to a “t”. Further more, there is no danger of the exe cutive ever “starting anything” cal culated to perturb business. It was natural, therefore, it is pointed out, for the reactionary republics to prefer Coolidge as president perpetual than to fly to evils of a more dubious character. -Likewise, it has been sus pected that Coolidge was riot unwilling that his friends should .scheme to make him the head of a dynasty. But that ai| enthusiast should spill the milk, should make the people privy to the great secret, yvas altogether a different matter. William R. Wood, of Indiana, chair man of the Republican congressional committee, declares that if Coolidge retains his present popularity, he can be renominated apd reelected. That indicates the hope of Wood and his cbnferees. The chairman adds, how ever, that present boom is prerriature and much to be regretted. That in dicates the chagrin of Wood and his associates that one of their less canny members has spoiled the plot. Rep resentative Frank Clague of- Michi gan, very much to the same effect, de clares himself. He adds that the in discretion of Mulvane must have an- poyed the president, a presumption with which Democrats are-^n agree- reported accidents, twenty-four were overturned,' twenty-four were driven off the. road, seventy-one were se riously damaged and thirty-five slight ly damaged. Fifty of the accidents occurred in the daytime and thirty- seven after dark. There were two accidents at railway grade crossings, eight at public road crossings and seven on or at bridges. 7^ DAWES DELIVERS i BOSTON DANCE SPEECH ON 4TH Outlines Thoughts Brought To Mind Independence Day in Broad- —— cast Address. Chicago, July 4.-^The true Ameri can, however poor and weak he may be in himself, sees in the flag of his government only the right to work and hope for better days, Vice Presi dent Chatles G. Dawes said in an In dependence day address broadcast from Chicago tonight. “It behooves us as a people,” he said, “to celebrate the anniversary of the nation’s birth with solemn thought as well as happiness for the blessings which we enjoy under our great gov ernment and to endeavor to realize how much depends for us and for the world upon its preservation.” His address follows: “It is most appropriate that on this anniversary of the birth of our nation we consider our national defense, for in so doing, we are only combining with our tribute to the past a definite and earnest thought of our nation’s future. But I will leave to others to speak tonight of~the great and wise system of national defense, which, as embodied inthe national defense acf, HALL COLLAPSES JAS. P. CAREY, JR. FOR GOVERNOR Building Falls Without Warning While Occupied By Fourth Merry-Makers. Heavy Death Loss.' PRESS ASSOCIATION OPENS CONVENTION Banquet Tendered Editors at Green ville. Sessions Will Be Continued At Brevard. Greenville;' July 7.—The annual meeting of the South Carolina Press association began tonight with an elaborate banquet at Greenville’s handsome new hotel, the Poinsett. Tomorrow morning the party will leave by motor for Brevard which will be headquarters for „the association until Friday. En foute to Brevard, two stops will be made, at Caesar’s Head for dinner and in the afternoon at C^nisstee Falls, one of the famed spots in the Brevard section. The attendance is among the largest ever had at a meeting of the associa tion and at Brevard it will be increas- has been worked out on the basis of experience gained from the World war and will only express a few thoughts which should be uppermost in our minds as American citizens on this day. • “We are living in one of the great epochs of the world’s history. In the Boston, July 4—A search.for an un known number of dead, crushed be neath the ruins of the old Hotel Drey fus, a five stdry building occupied by the Pickwick club, was being pressed tonight. The building collapsed early this morning, carrying with it mem bers of a party of Fourth of July merrymakers, estimated to number 125. Some escaped but many were known to have been carried down in the wreck. Throughout the day scores of fire men, aided by police officers and wrecking crews, and working with a big steam shovel, 1 and automobile trucks bored their way into the tangl ed ruin. At night, they continued their work under a huge battery of search lights. It was not expected that the full list of dead would be known be fore Sunday night. Eleven persons, rescuers said, were known to be dead tonight. Three wom en and two men were taken from the ruins dead, or died a .short time, later. Five or six other dead were seen in Popular Pickens Attorney Formally Announces Intention to Run • _ Next Summer. World war an elemental convulsion of otf Cambridge. wreckage, according to rescue work ers. Seventeen persons were taken to Boston hospitals. Four were said to be dangerously hurt. The dead removed from the wreck age are: ' Miss Loreta Keegan, 36 years old, ment. Now, the Democrats are elated, j e( j by others who will come from With the president, just entering upon j Asheville, where they are attending a new term after having received the j the sessions of ^4he Souhterrv News- greatest majority in history; with the paper Publishers’ association. president very silently grinding away, minding his own business and keeping his own counsel; and with the presi dent possessing a strange, not easily The banquet, which was attended l?y about 150 people, was tendered by the chamber of commerce arid the two daily newspapers of Greenville. Hey- to be explained popularity, Democrats j ward Mahon is president, found it difficqlt to shoot at him. [ Addresses of welcome were made 1 But qow, they say he is a candidate. They say the plot' has been revealed. They are delighted. For three years, they promise to shoot at Coolidge. They believe, in view of the announce ment of his candidacy, through one of his best friends, they haveLieasonable and natural ground from wlych to shoot. The conservative judgement is that Mulvane’s announcement, to be followed by Democratic attack, will deprive Coolidge of.§nother nomina-jgity tion, or bring about his defeat were he to achieve it. BENET ACCEPTS CRUSHERS’ OFFER by Mayor Watson, T. M. Norris, pre sident of the chamber of commerce; B. H. Peace, editor and publisher of the Greenville News, and responses were made by 0. K. Williams of Spar tanburg and J. E. Norment of Dar lington. Short talks were also made by Admiral Samuel McGowan, Dr. D. M. Ramsay, president of Greenville Woman’s college, and Dr. W. J. Mc- Glothlin, president .of Furman Univer- CITY OFFICIALS OF GREER WOUNDED t a Former Senator Will Be General Man ager of Cottonseed Crushers’ Association. — Columbia, -July- 6.~F<Mrma^-United States Senator Christie Benet, Colum bia, announced this afternoon that he had accepted the position of general manager of the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers’ association, created at a meeting in New Orleans in May and recently tendered to him. His office will be in Columbia. Mr. Benet will be spokesman for the association and the oil mill indus try in the South, it is said. The du ties of the general manager as listed under the by-laws provide among other things that “he will be specially charged to investigate all attacks upon ofl mill products and be expected to vigorously defend such products and to take proper steps to bring to account those who may be responsi ble for such attacks.” The general manager is alscto be in charge of the advertisement of the uses and. ad vantages of edible oil mill products and “with the increase and broaden- ing-of the markets for their disposal, both at home and abroad,*and with the creatigjri and' cultivation of hew ones. One Former Clintonian, B. B. Mills, Is Wounded in Hand. Another Wounded in Arm. Greer, June 6.—B. B. Mills, superin tendent of the Greer city water works, is suffering from a bullet wound in his left hand, while William Waldrop, station manager of the power plant of the city, is suffering from a bullet wound through his right arm', as a result of the accidental discharge of a pistol'Sunday afternoon. As-fqr as could be learned the two men were together between four and five o’clock yesterday afternoon. It seems that Mr. Mills had a .32 calibre revolver which Mr. Waldrop said he was handTTng too carelessly. Forth with, Mr. Waldrop tried to take the weapon out of Mr. Mills’ hand. The revolver was discharged. The bullet went through Mr. Mills’ hand first and then passed through Mr. Wal drop's arm. Neither wound is expect ed to prove serious. Attending Pr$ss Meeting at Brevard UNION SERVICE SUNDAY r The union service next Sunday evening will be held in the Thomwell Memorial church. The speaker will be furnished by the A. R. P. congrega tion. / W. W. Harris, publisher of The Chronicle, is attending the annual meeting of the South Carolina Press Association in session this week at Brevard, N. C. The meeting opened in Greenville Tuesday night with a banquet tendered the members by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce at the Poinsett hotel, and will close Fri day afternoon with a barbecue dinner to be given at Rocky Bottom camp by rittreror of Pickens county. A . ■ humanity occurred which has had a profound and lasting effect upon life on the earth. For a thousand years and more will the events of this par ticular decade be studied and apprais ed because of their effect in altering the course of human activities here after. “Our people have seen this nation emerge from that unprecedented calamity to the human race —the World war—unquestionably the most powerful and influential on earth. It behooves us as a people, therefore, to celebrate the anniversary of the nation’s birth with solemn thought, as w T ell as happiness for the blessings which we enjoy under our great gov ernment and to endeavor to'realize how much depends for us and for the world upon its preservation. “From that day in 1781 when Lord Cornwallis and his army surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown, the American people have been sovereign in this country; and when, in 1787, the^. framed the constitution of the United States with its system of checks artd balances, they created the best instrument through which the sovereignty of a people can be ex pressed that the/world has known. That sovereignty, the American peo ple, on this anniversary declare to be a success and not .a failure. While we can not but admit, the existence of wrongs under our government and under all governments except that of the Divine Master, we believe that where the wjong exists, it is in Spite of our government and not because of it. We believe that the opportunity to right these wrongs depends upon the strength of our government and its institutions and not upon their weakness. - , ■’ <<We the flag as that which guarantees to our people- the opportunity to right wrongs, to strive after better things, to look upward and press forward towards the ful fillment of God’s destiny for our race. The true American, however, poor and weak he may be in himsejlf, sees in the flag of his government only the right to hope and work for better days. “Without indifferences to the seri- Greenville, July 4.—James P. Carey, Jr., popular member of the Pickens bar, formally, announced his intention to enter the gubernatorial race of South Carolina of next summer in a statement written Saturday for the Greenville News. In making known his intentions, he* pointed out that his platform will be announced soon and his campaign begun at once. Equalization of taxes and the prac tice of economy in government will be given especial emphasis by him, he promises, if he-is elected governor. Mr. Carey has enjoyed a successful practice of law at Pickens, for the past twenty years and has served one term in the state legislature. He has served as a special judge and is presi dent of the Keowee Bank of Pickens. Born in Woodberry, Ga., the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Carey, he was reared in Pickens. His father is wide ly known over this state as a result of his 42 years of law practice. Mr. Carey attended Clemson college in 1904, 1905 and 1966 and then read law in the office of his father until he was admitted to. the bar. He mar ried Miss Kate Robinsftn of Easley, daughter of the late J. F. Robinson of that town. LOVABLE WOMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH John J. Scales, 21, a singer in the dance club. Mrs. Edith Jordan of Somerville, a bride of a few months, who died from shock. W. H. Marr, 30 machinist of the United States Coast guard cutter, Mo- hava; Pauline B. Luca. Patrolman Paul Halloran also is known to be dead, his body having been'seen in the ruina_ The searchers admitted that they did not know how many persons they might find in the wreckage. Persons who escaped being borne down to death or serious injury in the sudden collapse estimated the number carried down with the building from 30 to as high as 75. The Pickwick club, a popular night resort in the Chinatown district on Beach street near Washington, occu pied the second story of the former hotel building. A Fourth of July pro gram was in progress when, shortly j after 3'o’clock, without warning, the' roof and all five stories went plunging i downward in a twisted ruin. One side wall, next to which an excavation for a new building was being made, buck led in the middle and fell in on a part of the ruin. The front sagged for^ ward and leaned at a craz'y angle. In a wild rush for safety, many fled out of rear windows and down a* fire Escape. Others found their way down a flight of stairs close to a standing Wall. Still others were hurled clear in the fall and sufferetTrinly "slight injury. The’noise was drowned in part by the dance- orchestra. Survivors said tha.t they thought the cracking was the sound of firecrackers being ex ploded outside. Mrs. Rachel Bonds, One of Shady Grove’s Most Beloved Women, Passes At Ripe..Old Age. ■ Mrs. Rachel K. Bonds passed away at her home near here on last Wed nesday. -The funeral service and burial took place at Shady Grove on Thursday afternoon, a large gather ing of friends and relatives gathering to pay a last tribute ta- one who had lived a long and honored and useful life in their community. Mrs. Bonds was in her 92nd year. She was one of the charter members of Shady Grove Presbyterian church when it was organized in 1857. She was preceded to the grave by her hus band, H. K. T. Bonds, more than twenty-five .years ago. Through long years of illness she was always a patient sufferer and exemplified a Christfan fortitude seldom seen. ~Her life was one of gentleness, an inspira tion to all who came in contact with her, and who are grieved in her pass- DAYTON KEEPS _ SCOPES TRIAL Injunction Refused Bv Federal Judge and Defendant Will Appcfcr in Court Tomorrow. Cookville, Tenn., July 6.—Refusal of Judge John J. Gore to issue a fed eral restraining order here this after noon insured the appearance of John T. Scopes in Rhea county circuit court at Dayton Friday,to. answer a charge of violating the Tennessee statute pro hibiting the teaching of the theories of evolution in public schools. ’ In his . lengthy ruling, Judge Gore did not discuss the constitutionality of the Tennessee statute under which Scopes was indicted but gave his de cision on the question of his territorial jurisdiction. He cited the United States constitution and statutes and numerous precedents to uphold his belief that he did not have jurisdict ion in the case. One ground cited was that Dayton is in the eastern federal district of Tennessee while his district is in middle Tennessee. Listening to tb* decision of Judge Gore, Scopes seemed unpreturbed. Tohri K. Noal, leading counsel for Scopes, said before the decision was rendered that he was certain the case will finally reach the supreme court of the United States and after denial of the petition, announced that he would in the near future apply to Judge Zen Hicks,. federal judge for eastern Tennessee at Chattanooga, for a federal court order in the case. However, Dr. Neal said that the case will go forward Friday at Day- ton. . Judge Hicks is now holding court in Detroit. Scopes also said he would go on trial Friday and asked the Associated "Press to so inform the people of Dayton. Judge Gore at the outset of his de cision pointed out that the petition showed that the petitioner is under indictment in Rhea county and that the case is pending undetermined. He stated that he was of the opinion that h"e was not justified in granting the writ. Two petitions were presented, one the name of John T. -iSeopes and in the other in behalf of Robert M. Wil son. Both were directed to Governor Austen Peay, Strfto Attorney General Frank Thompson, and A. T. Stewart, attorney general for the Eighteenth Judicial circuit of Tennessee, as de fendants. Scopes’ petition advanced the claim that he was deprived under the Tennessee law of liberty and property IQg, -rp, , , , I without due process < f law Ine deceased leaves three sons and M , ;1 , /, t foyr daughters: T. J. Bonds and Mrs. Lou Hunter of Waco, Texas, J. H. and E. W. Bonds and Miss Ruth'Bonds of the old home place, Mrs. S. P. Mc- Crackin of Newberry, and Mrs. J. F; Workmair of this citv. COOLIDGE IS FOR INCOME TAX CUT Surtax Rate of Twelve Per Cent Is Favored. Thinks Would Produce Higher Returns. • Swampscott, Mass., July 7.—Gener al relief of all taxpayers in legisla tion-to be undertaken at the next ses^ ousness of national problems nnholrt. " io " of eongro.a is tho ain^of in«r our constitution v,b;, h dent Coolidge. HeWants particular ing our constitution which recognizes and protects in the weakest rights equal to those of the Strongest—with that charity which knows no resent ment towards those who honestly dif fer with us—standing together as brothers and patriots, let us, on this historical anniversary again pledge our love and devotion to our govern ment and its flag and thank God that we live under them.” on a Tuberculosis Clinic to Be Held Here July 28 Representatives of the five mission ary societies of Clinton met at the home of .Mrs. T. L. W. Bailey to dis- eifss with Miss Howell; field worker for the South Carolina Tuberculosi,s association, plans for a tuberculosis clinic to be held here on July 128 at the Central School building. Each society will assume responsibility for two hours of the day, as follows: Baptists, 8:30 to 11 a. m. • ‘ Presbyterians, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. I Methodists, 1:30 to 4 p. m. A. R. P. and Lutheran, 4 to 6,p. m. emphasis centered, however, slash in the surtax rates. . Mr. Coolidge, who urged adoption of the Mellon plan proposing a maxi mum surtax of 25 per cent in the last tax reduction fight, is prepared if ex perts ask for it to, to sanction a maximum surtax rate even as low as 12 per cent. He will leave formula tion of a bill in the hands of the house ways and means committee and by officials. , . Present surtax rates with a maxi mum of 40 per cent prevents a pro per development of business and be sides cuts dovvn the amount of possi ble revenue to the governmenty*'the president believes. He thinks money is being withdrawn from enterprises to non-taxable investments as a means of evading the higher tax rates. While desiring relief also for the smaller taxpayers the^ president is not prepared to outline a definite pro gram. The rate of two per cent on in come under $4,000 now -applies. GREENWOOD MAN STORM’S VICTIM Wilson’s plea contended, that the law deprived him of ‘he right to pro perly educate his children. Both con tended that enforcement of the law is not/a valid exercise of the police power of the state. Referring in his decision to the con tention of counsel_tkaL it was the 1 court’s (iuty to grant u temporary re straining order to remain in force until a hearing arid «leteiminatioft-e€- J. C I'ardue Dies in Hospital From •Injuries Sustained By : * Falling Tree. — Greenwood, July.^5.—J. C. Pardue, well known farmer who was injured when-a tree was blown down on him in.a wind storm of cyclonic propor tions yesterday afternoon on Cuff ay Town creek in the Callison section, died at a local hospital early today. He suffered a fracture of the skull and was internally injured. Mr. Pardue with his family and sev eral brothers and sisters had gone to the crefek on a Fourth of July fishing party and picnic. Large trees were felled near automobiles in which other members of the party found refuge, an application for an interlocutory de cree. Judge Gore said that even if he had the power -to grant a temporary restraining order he was of the opin- ion that he should not do so upon the allegations made in the petition. “The object of the injunction sought in this case is to restrain the officers st&te from prosecuting The petitioner for violation of an act which said officers are expressly qualified and Acting officers.” , . . , _ The petitions were signed by John but none were injured. The storm is | R Nealf C \&tence Harrow arid Bain- said to have been about five mi\es wide and several miles in length. No property damage has been reported. Mr; Pardue was forty years old. He leaves his widow and three children, besides his mother, three brothers and two sisters. REVIVAL SERVICES ON AT GOLDVILLE charged to enforce in the only way in which they are authorized to proceed —by bringing criminal prosecution in the name of the state. This is vir tually equal to enjoining the state from proceeding through its duly bridge Colby, of counsel for Scopes. Dr. Neal’s -suggestion that the case will finally reach the supreme? court made before the court’s decision was announced today, was a settlement for his client in case of conviction in the Rhea county court. \ It was assumed that the state of Tennessee would have filed"an appeal had Judge Gore’s decision this afternoon been in favor of the plaintiff. GOOD ROADS MEETING AT LISBON SCHOOL HOUSE Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Yarborough, of Grbss Anchor, have moved to the city «nd r are nq,w conducting ithe boarding house on South Broadway formerly Meeting At Baptist Church Attracting Large Congregations. Rev. C. B. Prince Is Doing the Preaching. A Special evangelistic campaign is being Conducted this week in the Goldville Baptist church. The meet ing op'ened last Monday and is grow ing daily in interest *nd attendance. The Rev. C. B. Prince of Enoree, is assisting the pastor, the Rev. Geo. Hopkins, in the meeting. Mr. Prince is preaching twice each day, at 3 p. m. and 8 p. m., and is giving his hear ers a splendid series of gospel mes sages. To all of the^ services, the public is cordially- invited. Wholesale House Now on Cash Basis CLUB MEETS TUESDAY. There will be a county-wide good, roads meeting at Lisbon school house 1 at 8 o’clock p..ni., on-Tuesday, July 21. There will be several speakers for operated by Mr. and Mrs. Lecil Cope- J the occasion and the public is cor- land. > dially invited. The July' meeting of the Commer cial Club will be held next Tuesday evening in the club rooms at .eight o’clock. All members are urged to be present and promptly at the appoint ed hour. the Effective Monday morning, Spratt Produce Company of this announces that its business in the future wrill be conducted strictly' on a cash basis. The plan has been tried elsewhere by wholesale merchants ami "has* .^prked satisfactorily, proving prpjtitable both to customer and the jobber. Operating upon the new plan will enable the concern bo offer the lowest cash prices and has a* number^ of other advantages as pointed out in 7 their trade letter issued all customers this week. X- BANKS TOOK TWO DAYS. The banks of the city Saturday and Monday ii pf the national holidays. «• t closed observance •i -i. V '*• ■ A. v \