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mm * / 'V \ • ■' A If T«c OwH TUU TEA CHRONICLE Too Dost Get TU N«wfc /• > / THE CHRONICl^E StriTcs Tv Be a Cleaa Newa* paper, Cenplete, Newsy aaA Reliable. \ , VOLUME XXV =f= is . CLINTON, S. C. ( THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1925 NUMBER 30 SIMPLE RUES FOR BRYAN 4 Will Be Buried Friday Afternoon In Storied Arlington To Fulfill His Own Often Repeated Wish. ^ e # i , Washington, July 27.—Near the crest of a swelling slope, where sleep a groat company of the dead of many years, the American government to day marked out in Arlington national cemetery a final resting place for WiHiatal Jennings Bryan. His burial there late Friday ‘after noon, with simple ceremony, will ful fill his own oft-repeated wish. In life a crusader for peace, he chose in death to lie where the tombs of mih- tary men took down upon the capital amid the beauties of the Virginia hiUs, but yet nearby the towering E emorials reared to Washington and ncoln. The right he thus asserted to a place in the nations citadel of military dead was his by virtue of those stir ring days of “98” when he wore the uniform qs a colonel of volunteers. His grave will be in that community of death where sleep many comrades of the Spanish-Arperican war, not far from the Dewey mausoleum and the monument bn the Maine. Not all of the plans for Friday’s funeral services had been arranged tonight, but it seemed certain that the Commoner'would be committed to his tomh with only those cere monies'which are fitting for a plain and humble citizen. No plans had been made to sound for him the bugle call that says a last farewell to the soldier, nor to heap upon his bier the pompous tribute of a great gov ernment for a fallen deader of the people. Those of his friends who ary doing for him the last earthly ser vice believe he would approve of no funeral program but the simplest. CITY SCHOOLS TO OPEN AUGUST 31 Information ^Affecting New Year’a Opening on Augpat 31st Given Out By Trustees. C. E. CONVENTION HELD IN OREGON — The 1925-26 session of the Clinton City Schools will open on Monday, August 31st. The faculties of the re spective schools have been completed and already announced. Superinten dent Witherspoon is back in the city after teaching in the Winthrop sum mer school, and is now perfecting all plans for the formal opening. The following statement was issued yes* terday by the trustees relative to the new year’s work: “The Clinton Public Schools will reopen Monday, August 31st, at 8:45 a. m. A list of text-books for im mediate use will be printed in The Chronicle the preceding week. All pupils will come the first day with books and be prepared to remain at school until 12:30. New pupils or pupils who have failed on studiee will come to their respective buildings on Saturday, August 29th, prepared to stand examinations. Pupils who have rot promotion tickets are advised not to purchase books until they are pro perly classified Jewey mausoleum and the <Tupil8 from the f ^ the fifth ““hir through^ thr tj 1 * t 08e w ° -gradp?rcam&Tce fheIi' "choice between p rox i ma tely 4,000,000 ir the ^Academy Street and Florida Street schools. All sixth and seventh grade pupils will attend the Florida Street school. It will be better for all average pupils in the lower grades to i.ttend the Florida Street school as the playgrounds are larger. If a pupil has failed, he need not expect to be promoted without making up his work on August 29th.” UNIT FROM P. C. GETS FIRST PLACE -v * n % 4 In other ways, however, the governs ment and the nation will do what they are permitted to do to honor him. By direction of President Coolidge, flags on the government buildings will fly at half mast on the funeral day. His body wiU lie in state for a time, too, after its arrival here Tuesday monringi but-it is doubtful whether thfs final public tribute will be paid in any public building. Not until Friday will the fapruly cir cle be complete and the funeral ser vice that afternoon will be held in the Washington place of worship where Mr. Bryan was a constant attendant during’the portentous days of his ser vice in the cabinet. The place of h's entombment at Arlington was chosen today by a friend of many years, Ben G. Davis, to whom the former secretary had expressed more than once his desire to sleep in the historic national bury ing ground. He loved the serenity of the sweep of wooded ridge, rising in gentle folds from tne Potomac. He wanted, too, to lie close by the na tion’s memorial to Abraham Lincoln, whom he loved, and that wish will be fulfilled. The chosen place is one of the most beautiful in Arlington. Within stone’s throw of the summit of the highest ridge, his grave will be upon the bosom of a wide, unshaded sweep, grass-grown and fringed far off with old oaks. Clearly visible across the placid jriver lies the capital„city f a panorama of historic landmarks; the sheer shaft of the‘Washington monu ment, the austere colonade of the Lin coln memorial and the majestic grey- white dome of the capim. Near by, rise in beauty^ the great and small s\ones of remembrance set above the dust of thosd who have served their country in high places and low, at home and in four corners of the world, on land and sea, long since and yesterday. Within sight is the central memorial of them all, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, rising before the marble facade of the mem orial amphitheatre, Only a few steps away is the vault where Dewey rested until but recently. Further along the crest Sheridan sleeps almost at the doorstep pf the old memorial mansion that once was the home of Lee. Each in his own appointed place of bivouac, Joe Wheeler, Phil Kearney, Porter, Sampson and Miles kept the watch of eternity. There is among them, one other, General Walter Q. Gresham, who in his time was both soldier and secretary of state. Until the thom?hts of the dead Commoner’s friends have traveled on to the 'erection of an enduring monu ment to him, only a small and homely marker will inform the passing world who lies beneath. ' Local Institution Again Takes. High Honor At Camp McClellan Over Competitors. The R. O. T. C. unit from the Presbyterian College of this city, has the best senior unit, judged from a nf litary standpoint, of any college at tending the summer camp just closed at Camp McClellan, according to the 4inal rating announced at the close of the training season last Thurs day. A Mississippi A. & M. took second place and Georgia Military- College lead the junior unit. The honor that has just come to the Presbyterian College is a coveted one. This is the second time in four years that the colleges have been given relative ratings. The local in stitution took firsj place in 1922, and third and fourth places in 1923 and 1924. Friends of the college every- w’here are delighted over the excel lent showing made by the P. C. unit. The relative standing of the units based on 100 as a standard, is as follows: Presbyterian College of South Caro lina, 95.9. Mississippi A. & M., 95. Davidson College, North Carolina, 94.2. University of Florida, 93.7. University of -Georgia, 93.6. , Louisiana State University, 93.4. •University of Alabama, 92.6. Wofford College, South Carolina, 91. The Citadel, 90.6. :North Carolina State, 90.2. GcnrwU TWh, gfl. < - Clemsbn College, 89.7. Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 89.2. North Georgia Agricultural College, 88.6. Emory University, Georgia, 88.6. University of Tennessee, 85. Thousands Attend Thirtieth Interna* tional Convention From All Parts of United States and Canada. Lonnie Dunlap, one of the Thorn- well Orphanage boys, has just return ed from the Thirtieth International Christian Endeavor Convention, which was held at Portland, Oregon, from July 4 to July 10. The convention was attended by thousands and thous ands of Christian Endeavorers from all parts of the United States and Canada. There were Several repre sentatives from foreign lands. The theme of the convention was, “Fidelity to Christian Endeavor Pri ciples.” Emphasis was placed upo the evangelistic, community and sionary activities of churches ancTthe part played in these programs by the Christian Endeavor Society. According to the reports made at the convention the Christian Endea vor movement is growing in towns and cities of North America and in foreign lands. The report made by General Secretary Edward P. Gates showed that 9,732 new Christian En deavor societies have been organized during the last two years. The mem- world is ap- ERDMAN SPEAKS on Church union Northern and Southern Presbyterians in Amity. Time Now Unripe to Unite. MISSIONARY GOES TO CHINA SOON in 80,000 socie ties. The program for the next two years which has been outlined will include Increased denominational loyalty and more interdenominational cooperation. A definite program to attain stand ards decided upon at the convention Montreat, N. C., July 25.—The Rev. Charles R. Erdman of Princeton, N. J., said here today that the union of the Presbyterian Church in the United States and the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America is neither in immediate prospect nor is it a present necessity. Dr. Erdman, who is moderator of the Northern Presbyterian church, de clared that the union of the two churches is almost certain to occur at some future time and that the present relations are harmonious and satisfactory in all particulars. In his opinion, the time is not ripe or opportune for effecting an organic union of the two bodies. The Northern church, he said, is ready for such action, but there are certajn reasons why the Southern church believes that the present rela tions of the two bodies should be maintained. Among them Dr. Erdman specified the fear on the part of the Southern church that the Northern church Impressive Farewell Service Held At Laurens in Honor of Miss Martha Linda Franks. flight not steadfastly maintain their common standards, might not under stand the negro pV^blem and might not regard the right relation of church and state, Dr. Erdman declared, however, that the two bodies are drawing closer to gether and are adjusting all possible differences. Wher§ the two churches are established in the same states, he has been given for each month for the next two years. In Septejnber, for said, there is a division of territory instance, the goal of the international which is diminishing all overlapping t PROF. WITHERSPOON BACK FROM WINTHROP I Prof. J. H. Witherspoon, superinten dent of the Clinton schools, has re turned home from Rock Hill where he has been a member of the Winthrop Summer School faculty in the depart ment of history. /* CHICAGO PAPER . RELATES ORIGIN Herald and Examiner Tells, How - Bryan Was Dubbed The Great Commoner. Chicago, July 27.—The Chicago Herald and Examiner tonight says that the title, “The Great Commoner,” was given tp W. J. Bryan by a news paper man, Willis J. Abbottfcy now editor of the Christian Science Moni tor, just after Mr, Bryan’s nomina tion in 1896, as the Democratic candi date for president. After Mr. Bryan’s famous “cross of gold” speech, which brought him that nomination, 4iis hotel room was filled with newspaper men. The sec retary of the president* of - the Bur lington railroad, following a railroad custom of many years standing in those days, came to tender the candi date the use of the railroad’s presi dent’s car to return to Nebraska. “But, Mr. Bry^n, you certainly can not do that,” spoke up Mr.> Abbott, the theme of tire “cross of gold” speech still, fresh in his mind. “You are a Commoner. You are the Great Comihoner.” / Mr. Bryan did not accept the rail road president’s offer, Several years Ujter, in 1901, he founded his weekly, entitled The Commoner. leaders is to enroll 600,000 young peo ple for Bible reading and Scripture memorizing. It was said a‘t the con vention that there never was a great er need than today for a more sincere study of God’s Word and work. One program definitely decided upon is to recruit thousands of young people into the church. This recruit ing will require personal effort by each Christian Endeavorer. Accord ing to the leaders, young people can best be won to Christ by young peo ple. The event of greatest interest at the convention was the retirement from active service-'of Dr. Francis E. Clark, who forty-four years ago es tablished the Christian Endeavor So ciety at Portland, Maine. Dr. Daniel A. Poling, co-minister of the Marble Collegiate church, New York, who was born in Portland, Oregon, about forty years ago, was elected president of the United Society. Dr. Clark was elected president emeritus. In honor and rivalry and perfect comity and loyal friendship exist. Ministers from the North, he added, working in the Soyth, are uniting with the Southern church, while Southern ministers are taking pastor ates and uniting with the Northern church. Such a spirit has developed, he said, that ultimate organic union is inevitable but should not be at tempted prematurely. Dr. Erdman is lecturing daily at Montreat and also twice each day at Blue Ridge, the summer assembly of the Young Men’s Christian associa tion. LAURENS LAYMAN TO SPEAK HERE Laurens, July 27.—Impressive fare well services in honor of Miss Martha Linda Franks, who is soon to sail for China as a missionary, were held Sunday night under the allspices of the First Baptist church of which Miss Franks is a member. The exer cises were held in the First Presby terian church, however, for the rea son that the Baptist church is being remodeled.. The informal program in cluded congregational singing, two duets, 'scripture reading and prayer by Dr. E. D. Patton, pastor of the Presbyterian church, a talk by Dr. Weston Bruner, pastor of the Baptist chufrch, and well spoken remarks by Mrs. C. B. Bobo and Miss Mary Clarence Bramlett in presenting to Miss Franks a purse of gold, - Mrs! Bobo speaking for the Woman’s Mis sionary union, and Miss Bramlett for the Sunbeam society. In response, Miss Franks expressed very deep ap preciation of the tokens of love and esteem and 4hat the happy occasion will ever be treasured as a sweet memory. The concluding prayer wax CONTRACT LET FOR PAVING Ely Construct ion Company of Am* gusta. Subnut Lowest BM. Week To Bogin'At Early tBato. was by Mr. C. B. Bobo Miss Franks is the youngest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Franks of this city. She is a graduate of Winthrop college and has had special work in the Missionary Training school at the Baptist seminary, Louis ville, Ky. LOCAL SCOUTS ,, , ENJOY TRIP W. B. Knight To Address Sunday Evening Union Service on “The Conversion of a Skeptic.” W. B. Knight, well known lawyer of Laurens, has accepted an invitation of his long service on a non-salaried' frol V the local Billy Sunday club to conduct the union service next Sun day evening at the First Baptist basis, the trustees have arranged to establish what is called the Dr. Fran cis E. Clark Recognition Fund of $100,000, whose income will be de voted to the support of Dr. and Mrs. Clark so long as both shall live. After they have been called to higher ser vice the fund will be known then as the Francis E. Clark Memorial Fund, the income of which will then be de- vnted ’to the extension of Christian Endeavor work throughout the whole world. Clinton Mill Troop Under Leadership of Scoutmaster W. C. Oxley, Has Cabin on Enoree River. On July 25-26, the members of the Clinton Mill Boy Scout Troop No. 4, held a delightful outing at their log cabin, “Horseshoe Hut,” on—Enoree rover. The meeting was called to or der at 2:30 p. m., opening with flag service. Recess for two hours with patrol leaders taking each patrol and getting acquainted with surrounding territory. Swimming at 4:30 p. m., supper at 7 p. m. Swimming for short period after supper. Camp fire with scout work, discussion and stories, closing with taps at 11 p. m. Wake call at 5 o’clock, bathing, at Horseshoe Falls, breakfast at 6:30 a. m. Each Scout doing own cooking of supper and breakfast. Four Scouts passed Tracking and Paceing tests at 8 o’clock. Swimming at 9:30, water melon cutting at 10 o’clock, which was extra good. 11 o’clock closing exercise, including lowering of flag while Scouts were at salute. Repeat ing oath, laws and allegiance to flag. Scouts present on this trip were: The contract for street paring, al provided for in the recent bond elect ion, was awarded on a competitive bid basis Tuesday afternoon as order ed by council at its meeting on July 13th. ‘ . Six concerns submitted bids cover ing the different types ef paring that were under consideration. The low est bid on aspbkH paring on a con crete base, the same type of con struction laid by the city five years ago, was awarded te the Ely Con struction Company of Augusta, Ga* their bid being $810,950, which was approximately $2,000 lower than the next bid. The names of the concerns bidding on the asphalt type, together with their bids, follows: J. R. Cothran A Company, $312,025* Carolina Construction Co., $352^10* Southern Paving Co., $327,210. Ely Construction Co., $310,050. Two other bids were submitted but they did not cover the asphalt type of pavement upon which the council agreed unanimously and afterwards GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW CHURCH cWn'h. The club has been anxious to have Mr. Knight speak here and ar rangements were completed the pa^t | Scoutmaster Oxley, Scouts Carter, By week by*"which he will address a l lin-1 ar!<t Quinton, Quinton, Busbin, Mc- ton aydience. t Clendon, Whitlock, Malpass, and Mr. Knight will deliver his widely noted address, “The Conversion of a Skeptic,” divided into two parts, “My Reasons WTiy I Rejected Christ,” then Jacks. We wish to thank the parties who gave us permission to build our cab in on their property. We wish to My Realms Why I Accepted Christ.” j siate that WG enjoy each week _ end At this time when there is so much Methodists of Clinton Mill Community Erecting Handsome Brick Veneer Building. The members of the Sloan Street Methodist church, aided by the Con ference and „ the Clinton Cotton Mill owners, have broken ground and be gun the erection of. a church build ing at the corner of Bailey and Aca demy streets with C. M. Guest of Anderson, as the contractor. The church will be of brick veneer type, costing $26,000 to- $30,000 when completed, ft will be well arranged for church and Sunday school pur poses and adequate to care for the needs of the congregation in the fu ture. The official title of the church at present, Sloan Street Methodist, will be changed to .some other name at the approaching Conference since the former location has been abandon ed for, the present new site. The pas tor of the church is the Rev. J. W\ Pryor, who is now serving his secona yar. Its membership is 150 members with a growing field before it. discussion of the origin of man, the inspiration of the Bible, etc., his re marks are expected to be quite ap propriate. It will be recalled at the recent . Ham-Ramsay meeting in I^nurens, that Mr. Knight became converted and took a decided stand for Christ, pub licly acknowledging his skeptic views as to God and the Bible and turning away from them. Since that time he has been quite active in religious work and he will be heard here Sunday e\ening with genuine interest. trip, and that it is a great pleasure to be out in GodV great open spaces. WILLIAM JACKS, Scribe. Sardis Cemetery To Be Cleaned Tuesday All who are interested in Sardis cemetery are requested to meet there on Tuesday, August 4th, for the regu lar annual cleaning. Those who come are, asked to bring the necessary tools. The ladies are also requested to come and bring welL^filled baskets for a picnic dinner,- Hash will also be served. Miss Bess Donnan and Miss Corrie Bell Donnaa were guests the past week! of their brother, Mr. Hugh^Doni- mm. \ CLINIC HELD HERE TUESDAY VIRGINIA FRIEND LEAVES LEGACY State Tuberculosis Nurse Gives Ex aminations, To Seventy- - Eight Cases. The free clinic held in the city Tuesday by Miss Elizabeth Howell, state tuberculosis nurse, resulted in the. examination of 78 cases. The result repealed 15 threatened, 11 posi- Mrs. A. A. Phlegar of Christianburg, Virginia, Remembers Thornwell Orphanage tn Her Will. The name Phlegar has long been an honored one at the Thornwell Or phanage. The late Judge A.- A. Phlegar of Christianburg, Va., erected the Nellie Scott Library on the cam pus of the institution. He also con tributed to its .endowment fund and led his Sunday school to make regular Christmas offerings to this fund, the total from the Sunday school now amounting to $15,000. Through the will of the late Mrs. A. A. Phlegar, the orphanage has re ceived within the past week $3,000 which is specified to be applied to the endowment fund. Both husband and wife have been devoted friends of the, institution for a number of years and way to South Adair. Centennial from Infirmary to South Owens. South Owens from East Main to Centennial; from East Cantennial to Calvert. Sloan from East Mam to Academy; fiom Academy to Tom Holland’s houses. Pitts from North Sloan to Wall. * Academy from North Sloan to Eli zabeth. ♦ ! : East Carolina from Holland to drive at Hospital. Cleveland from Centennial to Cal vert. East Carolina from old pavement to Adair. /. - *. . Bailey- from Pitts to Academy. Washington from Sloan to miM park.^ ' live and four suspect cases. The ex amination also showed 22 other dis-, has’bern manrfeit^b.v the continual gifts Jhat have been made. - ‘ eased conditions. The clinic was held in the school auditorium under the direction of, Miss Howell, to whom the community ! is indebted fdr the work she is doing. RevlVcll S6rviC6S She was assisted by a representative j LcCSVillC from all the churches in the city and all who came for assistance • were given a thorough diagnosis. „ Presbyterian Pastor .Away on Vacation Revival services will begin next Sunday at Leesvilie church and con tinue through next week. . Two .ser-r vices will be held daily, 11 a. ni. and Lydia Wins Over Goldville Nine, 7-6 8 p. m. The pastor, Rev. A. E. Smith, will be assisted in the meeting by The fast Lydia Cotton Mill ball the Rev. J. W. Pryor, pastor of Sloan team . won over the Goldville team Street Methodist church of this city. Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Woods left Momiay morning for Salem, Va., where they will spend their month’N vacation with relatives. In his ab sence, the pulpit of ^ the First Pres byterian church will bo supplied dur-* ing August-by Dr. L. Rose Lynn, Dr. D. M. Douglas, and Dr. Geo. H. Cor- nelson, pastor -of the First Presby* terian church of Now Orleans. Seats Arrive For . New School Building The seats for the won over Saturday afternoon in a well played The public is cordially invited to at-( Street school have arrive game at* Lydia park. The game ran ! tend all of the. services. y now being installed. The for ten innings with interest never 1 lagging. Victory came in this round for the home squad, the count being 7 to 6. The feature of the game was the hard hitting of Riddle. Mrs. George Holland and children are at home from a two weeks’ visit I to .Swannanoa, N. C. new KtoricU ed and are work will be completed during the next few weeks and everything m readiness for the occupancy «f the building ok August 31st, when the school year opens. / J y • awarded the contract to the Augusta concern. Council expressed itself as pleased with the contract price secured as well as the contractors who have dona considerable work in this section and enjoy an excellent reputation, both at to the character of their work and their business pelieies. "The contract price figures at $1.89 per square yard against $2.93 for the paring done five years ago when prices were at their highest peak. It is expected that work will begin at an early data and be pushed as rapidly os possible* . Below will be found a list of the streets that have petitioned for par ing and have been agieed upon by council for present work. Some of the petitions have beep ,curtailed i® — limit, and new petitions are requested by the council from property owners thereby affected. It is hkely that other streets will he considered later as the funds available will warrant* The streets already agreed upon, fol» low: South Broadway from old pave ment to Walnut; from Walnut to Cal houn highway. North Broadway from Ferguson to North corner of Mrs. Norman’s lot. West Main from old pavement to Oak; from Oak to city limits. East Main from Gwens to Holland} from Holland to city limits. Musgrove from * * rguson to Phil lips; from Phillips to North corner of • H. D. Rantin’s lot. Ferguson from North Broadway to North Adair. Florida from Clay to East corner of graded school. North Adair from blast Carolina aveOue^to‘Ferguson; from Ferguson to Phillips. Woodrow from East Carolina ave nue to Broadway. South Adair from East Carolina avenue to plaza. Calvert from Woodrow to South Adair. College Plaza from South Broad- ■ t J \ l / ' .1 fLtt-