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X <Vl ^ CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1927 PROBCEM' RFFoiiF ffir^SSES DOUGLAS GOES BILLIONS SPENT COUNTRY HAS FOUNDATION FOR X'UTURE TO NEW POST | BY SAINT NICK BRIGHT OUTLOOK, SAYS HOOVER Asserts 6-0-1 A' direct Tax Is. ce of H< »re4 and ; (usmcj Greenvillt', .Ian. 1 M. Richardson Sen >.<>i v.iui: envi ' irongly the State n.saioi. ii: a statement to> iews on the approaching r ie Genera] Assembly. "I have come-to the com UJRcrtod, “that if all our d, ff state, and especially the i err conducted as efficient/ e would not furnish the cw > much adverse criticism ff it the state.” Uc In most cases, he declared^ no tax commission that is 1 ie for the criticism, “but aked and so-called tax laws ‘gislature hands to it fo lent.” Senator Richardson, v Ho r, .awyer and banker, said In,messed with the argume..* iho desire every departmew^ ' * 1 :mrnent placed directly uno 0 ve officer because “as a ^ an e,et ure much higher ef** - ru ^ < ’ W( ‘ • se ", Vse who are appoin/*‘ clert > j' r '. hose elected.” H thHn from | haVl lie made the pred a '' VV aste. In- Retired As President of Presby* s State terian College Tuesday and Left for Columbia. L'r. Davison McDowell Douglas, for e fourth of one the paM fifteen and one-half years five offici, number. are not lecti ve re appon! 'at as a r efficiency ed than fi ms to bt immissoin ms undei. of this p of thp ffic em“nt he not) So a far b£ 1 I have autobrdt I president of Presbyterian College of y P l '"I'' > n the state South Carolina of this city, severed his department of the relations with the institution and bade di ,n< ’tly under an farewell to it Tuesday morning when ut I am not one of ^ he conducted the chapel exercises at alize full well that ; the opening of college following the exceptions among j Christmas holidays. Dr. Douglas left s as well as those immediately for Columbia where yes- hut I am frank to terday at noon he became president of the University of South Carolina. No special form of farewell service was held as Dr. Douglas left for his new field of labor. After the reading | of the Bible, a prayer and a song, Dr. e we secure much rom th)se who are ^tm those who are id out ofi t- 1 ' reason, a favorite iking pot-shots at j p) 0U gi as stated that it was his last Already a move-1 way to attempt during the sembly. Should ccessful (which irolina would ward step. It morning as president of the college but that it was not his intention to make an address. He spoke of the pleasant relations that had existed between he an i faculty and student body, and expressed hts appreciation of all kindnesses and consideration Buying This Year Smashed aii Secretary of Commerce Says Nation Entered 1927 Former Records In Country. Early Shopping General. a\ eolle \ l< ' n s P°^ en J shown him. He exhorted the students ai teter i i in< \^ 0 | m ' m>er ~ 11° carry 0:1 their work an! keep the college at the high' osed efforts to ah' • lc ^ on '^ a t pro-; most ins,. purpose 1 ^"dy m ust standard of tin 1 101 would not be. J ^' 8 ^ t ^ c commis-j mission wh ?:v •miing session . succeRsful the j but the half- ’<o< it is rd ves rii ics 11 11 is to , mark it row has and to continue their Th< n too, 'n| C( , urscP a « Rreshyterian College until the tax corn- laws which the egislatl t0 I that he would 'tx- glad to see them at • immendec jx* ration. 1 nd the S, Saying o mdir aker < p d'v for enforcement. Therl A change in thT the leRislature. •xated by the ST 6 -°- 1 ,aw was ad - -isent statut^ enator ’ sa ’d the | years ago when 1 op •id is a sourc# can no ^ enforced commission but since th aU“ The ^ e6V y waste to the to the conclusion that •ghway department was partments of state, am efficiency of its legislature, were com the penitentiary j cientiy as it is, we hospital. (the occasion for so ■ta'e is “running wild” icism from withou the Greenville law- 1 “In my opinion the • by them “we are | State hospital ard the he business of our tiary are both eondm te ficient manner, and fU , needless to say i true of the ho'-pdal. R "iifileU* revision of of the penitentiai\ ha' < aw.” Senator Rich-, chance. IA is a shame U nfinc tl •1 i,t they had the baehleor degree. He said so-called tax university for post-graduate work ; but hoped they would get a degree at a time 1 }* p\ before leaving. a \c > a mul thH uestn i of the st; in the staRe to (•• thp m” •e hands to it v. a.- ised the tax 1 have come all our de- pecially the d as effi- not furnish Idverse crit- te. h ( arolma * peniten- a very ef- lly is this e officials .•er had a he people prisoners Santa Claus came to young and old in the United States this Christmas after spending approximately four billion dollars to fill his sleigh with enough presents to go around. For the children alone Kris Kringle sp>ent more than $125,000,000, making this the greatest .holiday season in the his tory of American business. Christmas trade this year was 20 per cent higher than last year. Shop early campaigns brought the best re sults ever realized because the nation is prosperous and the majority had money at hand to meet their desire for early selection. Bonuses paid by numerous corporations and declara tion of extra dividends to stockhold ers added to available funds. Seven million persons deposited $314,154,000 in Christmas savings clubs this year in 6,800 hanks, this amount representing an increase of 25 per cent over last year. With Reasonable Assurances of Good Busi ness for Year. Savings Show In< -"-g THOMPSON ENTERS ON NINTH TERM Record of Probate Judge of I^iurens County Probably Unexcelled In , State. Public Officer 48 Years. Laurens, Jan. 2.—O. G. Thompson yesterday received hia commission and entered upon hia ninth quadrennial term as probate judge for Laurens county. Prior to his election to this office in 1894, Judge Thompson had served as county auditor for six years, and before coming to the auditor’s of fice he had served as trial justice of Youngs township for a period of ten years. Forty-eight years as an of ficeholder is a distinction enjoyed by very few men,‘and Judge Thompson’s is probably a record for the state, es pecially when it is considered that he The num-! is an ex-Confederate soldier and is Washington, Jan. requests for opinio Year's economic prosp based on the econom ready bom of the old unknown currents will new year, so there is no assured economic proph^y. her of depositors increased 17 per cent. Of the total amount placed in the hands of Christmas shoppers row a little past sS. Judge and Mrs. Thompson celebrat ed their 62rjd wedding anniversary through these savings clubs, it is es-1 last hebruary, another distinction that timated that approximately $150,000,-1 <0™** to a limited number of couples. In connection with the long tenure of office holding enjoyed by Judge Thompson, it is of interest to chronicle In his fan well remarks, Dr Douglas stated that h>' was not leaving Pres byterian college because he did not love the institution and went on to say that he did not believe that he coul 000 w^nt into the cash registers of re tail merchants. This year Santa Claus gave gifts of a more lasting character and hence , tVu ' f ac t that his eldest son, J Waddy of higher price than formerly. Amer- Thompson, who is retiring from office Kans spint for Christmas goods about a Ler a tenure of 16 years, filled the three cents for every dollar spent in same office that his father occupied all Other ways the rest of tfie year, from 1888 to 1S94, that of county au- ; Putting it another way, the av C i^t Auditor J. Waddy Thompson 'expend ture was ten days income for|^ resigned the office, it is said to- and aff*H tion for ' hr ^ n ‘ as This 'averaged about try lever have the love any other college such as has been his 'for Presbyterian college since he came here in 1911 from Baltimore. 1 ^ ‘ Neither was he leaving he <a.d be cause he did not have faith in the in stitution and its future, but hw a'tion had been made for other reasons. He said that when he wrote Governor Me- ^ Leod accepting the presidem y of thy for •very inhabVtant of the coun- Whether or not we have Money ,e in 1927 I do not a modem state day, aid Sam R. Dorroh, who was nominated for the offic e last fall, will I be recommende< by the delegation for lericari toy industry came n PP ointment b > ** governor to fill this Christmas season, lout the unexpired Urn,..or uytil July '•l who have fought grounds. And f't at t against indirect are to expect the ni 1st few years are , exists at the State h .at it may he best 1 tained, additional the other crowd erected. Both of t few years longer, jeets call for money .•ht about by that ly higher taxes. eat as *10 convince ments of ever.' wrong.” j bond issue, and ’h.it tax situation, he ing, not only our h <s -• running wild on tiary but our college hold tax levies down.i ‘ The highway r share of the kn<» h see wherein the Go could do much ; >wa s bitterly opposed ]j none of these, ex- he’provided foi with adeq ia’* me time, if we fficiency which tal to be main lings must h« building pi" not necessar ment improv. should be i Hhod of bail' 1 and penite- Jitions, w 1 1 • at he to'd t h* 1 g 'ir is based on sound an be no doubt of e rapidly destroy- f our state. The rei .f the number ot 1 "inn from first to l ( , m ] uce( j to tl S"me slight go pb-ht I. Howo\ a^! creating tht Ub . ontinue to d. on: of taxation is tn us, and keeping Id come. In 192” pointed to a tn x of new industrial xjia Piedmont but •• just what we -driven them o late now t • should w av commission* r h :;n oca ted WC con a ttoanenl •‘nprovi 4 that ‘‘'fate col and owir^^t fund years sup fr^ them ssion gets g hut 1 fail t al As^i-mh' in proving ’ ioners sho.. 1 or^sgibly sen • be a('"n sage of • h- chief h4?h ne much ’ nailer com is atmut ti ad building m concern innissRin may < x w ithou| legislativi niversitx, t^ tl i. o' the University of South ( arolma ne had the satisfaction of knowing t Presbyterian college had good and able man as its pre >r. Douglas does not expect to move family to Columbia until tht latter t of this month. IP will return the city Friday night eption to be g ven h\ Presbyterian cllegt * » • m and Mrs. Douglas. H be frequentlx -<*> n • r iinpuus until h - fa .,! 1 olumbia. With the departure > Douglas to Columbia. Dr er on Tuesday morning apanese toy makers for- L when Mr. Dorroh ated American toy mak-! tt>rm which he 8 season they were negli- , ^ r - Uorroh s tatb ts. Imports of toys this j "L Dorroh, als lo $2,935,000 compared to • ^ or previous t last year. On the other Thompson. ^ren in 62 foreign countries' i found American toys sto*K-j pyTTI 1 ings this year. American toy exports' 1 ^ a ^ \ f aggregated $2,131,000 compared to AT FESTA 1 , $1,915,000 last vear. j ident. 1 ’ ’ ! Local Lodge Hears Splen BLUE ST()CKIN(iS 1 liy KfV sh to attend (JETTING READY the lac ult \ is e xpected the college moves to ShefV of Dreenville.' \ Members 0 <Futon Ix-dgm X Knights of Px r a-, enjaueil a geK NS ill Play Pacific Mills Here Friday gether lunchi meeting held Iasi Night In Season’s Opening Game. | Friday evening m ’he Mary Mmgrove Daily Work-outs Being Held. |Tea Room. r ] • evening’s program The Presbyterian college basketball °pined with thi serjlmg of an elegant team had its first real workout of the .dinner, after wi ichAhe businr-- hour nil ie ■o 1 • n -. ard w. 1 - ( bit f"i a ( 1 iU ndi us ar as / ( apeec ho le St'na eu much i dating F indicated ■ time of Nud in 11 move the need m.-sion. (ireenx undertake a trem program, and so eil, the highway t (lend our fund ehange "By far the gr taxes go to our my opinion, here is make a -erious effor The highly praised 6-0 1 sd a fane. The ediauticna! are w illing to admit t lat gurded every day in e ery ; that it is ah olutelyf imv s- onduct the -c mol ryv.en’. f 111 conloirmti with its pr - ■01 nties ale V"- the stat s.hle to the stat v: s; u n t • •a .P.et potion of in on yhoels. I whenkwe shoul to doj^ime’hir g >1 law Lhori' ’•* die-1 • lint; of ffice of acting meeting of the ! ’ew weeks ago, la 'ake Dr Douglas' president is elei ted D present vice-pn s Tm tion and was it- actr- the t'nie Dr Dougia- . 1911. No ann unci n ma<le as t" th* s* !• ■ president hut t i- board of tru-tei- w.li r during this month " gi sideration to the ma’ti > 11 f Pr* -1 \ K 8 issume* t. A’ trust* ig nal* dent pen the Tuesday evening, when Coach 1 wa its unt Spe a .1 g r ■a M i< n • • n he ; nat IK W t he iin* . "P. - that ma -i\ qucntly padding th, r choo) -olh n Death ( laims Affed Woman year .luhnson put his players through a two-hour workout period in prepara- 1 tom for Friday’s game with Pacifa. Mill- The strong Pacific team will l.e nn t on the Presbyterian's home f; r, hut (his is about the only phase of the game in favor of the collegians, j ():.h one regular remains from last w ar's quintet, and Coach Johnson has 1 tfn almost impossible task of produc-1 ;ng a winning team from almost en tireiy green material. With only a few days to practice before facing the “Pacifies,” the chances of winning the opening encounter are exceedingly re mote. The Blue Hose are counting on | putting up a stiff fight, however, and the local fans are assured of a good game, as well as the supporters of the ! Pacifa team who see fit to accompany them on their Clinton invasion. - enter* d int . I The bilge had as guest arid sp* alter, the Rev hlour- hh*nperson, pastor of the Stcond •-’■v terian eh rch of Gr* enville. 111 ill- w :i" the "Principle newly 1 II I ted n inspirational addr ng as Herbert Hoover, secretary of copBp&rce, says. His statement follows: “No one will deny that 1926 has shown the highest total production and consumption of industrial commodi ties of any year in the history of the United States. Except in the textile industry and parts of the coal indus try, it has been a year of high degree of employment, which has been accom panied by the highest p« ak in real wages, because wage inceme for the country as a whole has slightly in creased, and cost of living slightly de creased during the year. Manufactur ing, the service industries, and com merce generally have continued to im prove their methods, to reduce costs, and to improve services. In aggregate each industry appears to show sub- syintial profits except the textile and some parts of the coal industry. “While there has been n slackening in production and demand for several staple lines during the past few weeks, we enter the new year with no con sequential over-stes k of manufactured goods. With the largest volume of construction during the past year ev er known there may prove to be some construction in advance of immediate needs, but slackening in this direction may be partially compensated by the assurance of a larger am m it of pub lic con-uruction during the next yea Saving- of the country have shown steady ir.erea'-e and their (heap capital available. “The be of agri. has conl^w.i.,. ated^U^gdistres ovalities, ops he.yonoMBb. ugiii prices below the cost oi pro- tion or large areas of those eom- l ies. There is a consequent lovv- ving power in some agricultu- ns. the foreign field as a v- continued progress to- ce of budget; reduction of .•bt; greatci stability in cur- ,d somewhat diminished un- e» lent. Thi most important ex cept- has been the results of the British coal stnkt . which left the world poorer by its inti n option to the progress of that country, but this is now happily over. Russia shows some economic improvement, and China, due to international trade relations, still is ar css on 1 c of Pythian is ni officers were p Thi ontinuea below normal. Each year sees progress in European political re- j lat ions with fear less and less a dom- rnd several responded with -hurt talks affecting the work of the new , ar. The m''c !, !!g was ittenrled by a num ber of Inca! PythilM and vu- quite an enjoyable occasion. Schools Re-open Alter Holidays - Miss Molantha Hutcr. at her home in the I!,.:: nity on Tuesda;. a‘‘ter* r.eral service was hi Id \ * noon at Hurricane c* nu Edward Fong ionda't,!i Miss Hutchinson had ^'.i'order to obtain annex v hich ifces not I member of Rocky 'belong to them. Yet these same 11-/ Ithonties attemp' "en though thi v hat during th il Assemh nillion doll a n]ip-i*priati'i .» nOols. There r defective in this . J*' ontinued, s to givg \ for the end the ;rian church and w. iv manw .. ‘^’’V teemed 0 httie lUriut <1 .w •« brother-m- aw •‘ssion "H rho gur -*lt Jiniece and thn-t 1; i <11 agreed . r I should suet : l pl .;.*■ .mu- Commercial Club ^ Meets Tuesday .. the Rev. he service. g been a , Rresbvte- j Tuesday evening at 7:30 in the cluf d and es- • • rvived by | ;d "r«, one Th • Commercial club will hold its first meeting of the New Year on next rooms. A number of new members have recently been added to the club and it is hoped that there will be- a large attendance at the approaching < li:.ton's publ C p* ho"! turned to school Mon i . tt r a holiday v .cation i he fatulty foi I he m t iemains lh“ sane as h* i uith one 1 xception. Mi- t e of WinnsboT). intruci' in the hi. h school. r<-sig:; has beer filliJ by Prof R of this iity. Th** Tho-mwell Oip.'i;:!) likewis* e*f eri 'd up-n the mating factor. “Combining all foreign and dorn tic tendencies with which we the New Year, while some * are not so good as we could v 1 ers are most hopeful. T ; are interested in the mo* • ; business cycle, it is w< 1 that we have had no i ( modifies as prices rather than increas* Moreover, the o’ through tne fed* the absence of u modifies, the gnav mation services of ,1 children re- morning af- 1 two weeks, ii rm'-. work ' ( hr is*, mas Agnes Mac- j . . . -f history |- Wldt ‘ r understanding ( ; -* who , (h- 1* inarKing (■•, irt • it’ - dec r* i g the of , 1 - r\ e locks cilia r* he co A common judgmeni all protections ar i! r place alJ proiections against \hrams 1 ments sut .j 1 as wt > exp< mer times. hoids j "The nation is inak , term progress. Some areas iag meeting. n ft ..k. uM, (General AI siderabla t j. ‘.ting to tne ! "t ni 0 f t h 0 n i t us hav*‘ a schcul lav. In fter xystem <d ration, a nad leak somewh. BABSON URGES PAYING Rll .1S I II ng- nf I’Otl of work Monday morning. . ers, and disconuent w’th if Presb 'fiu ian college stain, u its fi-, assurance of a lively s* nal seyior. of the present school year | five and the best rroims. ci rcme lv * on Tif*day morning the students re-(Each individual tr S f< th- qu* stion of 1 I turnip to the city Monday after; ,, prosperity by his own -*ttmg and nat- fte: a vacation of two weeks. , orally applies his own tes’ to h,s views nf the economic state of th** nation. I: we use the more precise t« im, '“ec <>- tn nic progress" we find we have p. r ca ita as the result of the your 1926 tn tc and better hennes, more electric 'hgh aftei •f 1 THREE TIMES . ISE Th I tinn is that when it e ano my pj^ ped the state will fout d and »ve mndred Rht o' f sa> ^ s ‘ (thousands of dollai vW( 1 unt was lost in j ,,The edl “u>n * f the \s a mattyt of j ia growing into *'. u . ldl)US projt ,e tax nvalNe)''^ urn:t ’'<i ml salaries. U#l|Sf n J® some . , of ° ur vs and girls, l e out of a job 73*f bv,a « ,or u : B “ - r aved enough to at-, fa < ihties are d w ,| y madequa lone imme< “We heai n Nvait until the now pay all del blood eirculati th eflow of ere you owe mon- ' about New Year resolu ^ ear? How about res es[)**e ialh all current bills] in your veins. Anything NNhieh retards ,t harms the business bcnly. Hence, when, all of your city suffers thereby. Debts' cause death both to men and communities. If you reallyl business in your city pay up all are anxiou- 1 > improve , t"t the combined sal- 1 y exicutive, the members joard and commission, and ,uds of every department or ac- A' v the state, exclusive of the leg- j' -‘ “ judicial and college educa- ounts to only approximately m ' - h building must , v if we are to be^ r to our pe^ Yet, how arc wtj UiCrease nurdens which are ^.ajy too 1 the 01 acm pal policy “ Four) your t urreruybills immediately so that others can pay you. nTON we If enough oi j(ers would join this movement CLINTON viotird Personally, I the higher «duca| (Continued On Pn fcuddenly became the most prosperous business^ America.” 4n 644 \ iK*, I ROGER W. B ABSON-) i / n ihi*'' times .hant should rtuvenise, viz: on a rising market to increase good will, on a stationary market to sell more goods, on 1 falling market to hold as position. ^-7-Collin Armstrong me. Advertising In Tb" Chronicle Se^ 1 the Godt 1 irs : 1 y -. h iv - a; 111 ni <' r> bt and power, more transportation, roads, more substani al build- 1 mre radios and more automo- oife savings, more life insu/- 1 ii more of a lot of tilings. We e more educational tacilities c per capifa circulation of m: • i s and magazines than ever ’ ti Will try bci,i\. ti r fed, he ^h we enter the New Year , in prospect for almost ev- •Mth the whole nation b£t- ’ter housed and better cloth- *d tha:. any other nation, the large d sappearan* of poverty in the chrOYi- **-Wouid make ups more sei^i- 1 . the remedy of misfortune in the / viduai sense, and the high rnWY- y of industry and com mere* Troln | the k>ssee of war should make \is more fattifcl* of the needs of (•*. 1 i