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. CLINTON, S. C. ( THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1925
NUMBER 30
SIMPLE RUES
FOR BRYAN
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Will Be Buried Friday Afternoon In
Storied Arlington To Fulfill His
Own Often Repeated Wish.
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, 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.
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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.
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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
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PROF. WITHERSPOON
BACK FROM WINTHROP
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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-
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