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1 v • .Mrjr or. \ ■> f ■ ■ THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be a Clean News* paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable. / . / t ■ . tmtmmum ■ f ■ If Too Deal Retfi THE CHRONICLE Ton Don’t Get The News. if f tf F VOLUME XXVII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8,1927 NUMBER 49 * LONG SESSION ISBEGUN Congress Opens Long Grind In Political Tumult. Democratic Candidate for Speaker Is De feated. Washington, 'Doc. 5.—The Seventi eth congress began work on Capitol hill Jtp^ay with a political tumult in the senate that promises to echo throughout the session and far into next summer’s presidential campaign. Hardly had the bang of the gavels called both houses to order before the long impending Smith-Vare election battle broke in the senate and shoved into the background the consideration of a host of legislative tasks that the new congress will be called upon to tackle. Even in the house, where stricter rules call for more regular procedure, came an- indication of discord and po litical confusion ahead. After some debate a resolution was adopted to in vestigate the eligibility of one of its new members, James M. Beck of Penn sylvania, a Republican, elected to fill William S. Vare’s seat and chief coun sel for Vare in his senate contest. Despite these first minutes eligibil ity disputes congress got its machin ery into shape to receive President Coolidge’s annual message at noon to morrow. After that has been read by the clerks of the two houses, the house will make a start at its huge legisla tive task. The senate will plunge into the Smith-Vare fight, which may occu py its attention for days and perhaps weeks. After establishing that 417 of its 435 members were present, the house re-elected Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, as speaker; William Tyler Page as clerk, and all of the other officers nominated by the Republican majority, thus reaffirming that party’s control in that body. ■ Reorganization of the senate was deferred until later in the week by an argument between the Republican and Democratic leaders, but a chaplain was elected, the Rev. Z. B. Phillips, church here being selected to succeed rector of the Epiphany Episcopal tfre late Rev. J. J. Muir. ^Crowda. ..ahich- ivr«P!ed .tte senate galleries and corridors in the expecta- tlon of witnessing the beginning of a spectacular struggle over the seating of Smith and Vare met with disap pointment. Instead of a spectacle, they saw only a tame proceeding, wheih lasted exactly 35 minutes. On the other hand, those who com fortably filled the house galleries but without thought of anything unusual awaiting them ran into a partisan bat tle in which the seat of the former so licitor general of the United^ States, Beck, became involved These spectators sat through a roll ROUTINE MATTERS BEFORE COUNCIL Financial Report Showa All Outstand ing Notes Paid. Park Property Deeded Back To Former Owner. 1 City council met in regular session Tuesday evening' with Mayor McMil lan and Aldermen Holland, Blalock, Duncan, Harris and Carter present. R. L. Bailey appeared before coun cil with a request that the Fannie Bailey park property on North Elisa beth street be deeded back to the es tate of the deceased. He stated that the property was given the city in 1912 by his mother to be used ex clusively for a park and that the city has never improved or used the prop erty for this purpose. He further stated that the location of the proper ty made it undesirable as a park, and that since the ctiy has shown no dis position during the past 15 years to develops the property, he felt it only fair that it be returned to the estate. After hearing the request of Mr. Bailey, Alderman Harris offered a mo tion seconded by Alderman Duncan and unanimously adopted by council, authorizing that the deed to the prop erty be returned to Mr. Bailey since it is not suited for parkgpurposes. A request from several citizens was presented asking for permission to use shingle roofs in the now designated fire zone of the city. The petition was refused on the ground that such i special concessions increase the fire hazard as well as msurance rates of adjoining property owners. x The matter of the city’s finances was brought to council’s attention by Mayor McMillan. It was pointed out by the mayor that with the exception of $12,900 balance on the new fire truck and hose, the city’s entire out standing indebtedness has been wiped out during the past fourteen months. Notes payable in New York for $87,- 811.00 borrowed by the previous ad ministration for improvements have been paid in full. In addition to these outstanding notes, $32,825 has been paid during the same period for in terest on bonds. It was further point ed out that while these obligations had been met during the year, the city is now completely without funds with which to retire the $10,000 bonds and interest due in January. On motion of Alderman Carter, secc^ded by Al derman Blalock an3 unanimously adopted by council, the mayor and fi nance committee was empowered to borrow $10,000 with which to retire the bonds. Our Christmas Edition Next Week THE CHROlfrCLE, following an established custom, will issue its special CHRISTMAS EDITION next week. It will be presented as before, filled with interesting and ap propriate Christmas reading matter, something that will appeal to the little tots, those in their teens, the grown-ups and the old folks. It will also contain valuable and interesting “store news'* from live merchants of Clinton and other cities. It will serve as a “shopping guide’* to the buying public. Merchants desiring apace m this edition are asked to make "their reser vations at once and let us have their copy not later than Monday morning, since such an effort requires an extra amount of hard work. We will strive to make this edition interesting from start to finish and we hope our readers will enjoy it. For you it will solve the perplexing problem, “What to Give and Where to Shop.’’ m Catch the Christmas spirit through THE CHRONICLE. *Don’t miss next week’s issue. TO WAGE BITTER FIGHT Formidable Battle Forthcoming If Wet Plank Is Written' and Sup ported by Any Candidate. WHO'S WHO IN CLINTON WALTER A. JOHNSON To Milwaukee, Wis., goes the dis tinction of furnishing the athletic di rector of the Presbyterian college of this city—Walter A. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was born on April 3, 1893,Tn Wilwaukee. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson of that city who have visited in Clinton on several oc casions in the past. He finished at the Milwaukee South Division high school in 1912, and later in 1915 was graduated from the Battle Creek Col- Presbyterian college, lege of Physical Education, where he was quite popular and made an envi able record as a young athlete. In 1915 Dr. D. M. Douglas, then president of the college, began a coun try-wide search for a full-time ath letic director fbr Presbyterian college. He visited several cities and institu- played are totaled, his record shows 51 games won, 40 lost and 6 tied. In all branches of athletics, the record of His teams have been above the 500 percentage column, and during this twleve year period he has had only three, football teams that have closed the season with an average below 500. - -Coach Johnson has had several op portunities to leave Clinton at an in creased salary, but he has turned them them down and remained loyal to His reply has —rt' Tendencies. from intimate knowledge gained thorugh personal contacts with the young people throughout the nation. v “The doubts about prohibition ex isting among the young people are always been, «, l„ve the Collette the; hone , t doubts ,.. Hi h dcclared . „ At student body and the people of the coftimunity and have no desire to ! leave.’’ Not only has Coach Johnson tipns throughqqt the country .and in- jfcFof *youni vlstl^atfH S'il ufhbfer 6f *young men In connection with the position. Through the dean of Battle Creek college, Mr. Johnson was recommended to Dr. Douglas, and after a thorough inves tigation of his qualificatidns, the 4 young Milwaukeean was offered and accepted the position. He came to Clinton shortly thereafter and for the HUNDREDS SEE THE NEW FORD , , ________ past twelve years he has held his pres- local Rotary club. ’ He is a Clinton First of Latest “Flivvers” Displayed tnt P 08 * 1 * 011 an d has brought P. C. booster and can always be jounted been successful in putting out win ning teams, but he has always instill ed into his men clean sportsmanship. “Fight hard, but fight clean,” is al ways his injunction in talking to his. college has made and maintained a reputation for clean athletics. Three years agfr^Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Lilia Tofld of Lau rens and they have one attractive lit tle daughter, Margaret Todd Johnson. Mr. Johnson is a member of the First Presbyterian church and of the times I wonder about it r^yself. “If the opinion among young peo ple goes as it is going now, the over throw of prohibition is inevitable.” . High said that the present congress is dry but he did not feel so confident for the congresses of the future. “If the present tendencies continue,” teams, and through** the stat* t>M he stated, **I am convinced that future congresses will be wet.” It is not difficult for .the young peo ple to get liquor, High said. “Those who want booze get it,” he added. “We must get away from preaching that every one against prohibition is a degenerate,” High warned. “You can’t tell the young people Here Saturday. Crowds Throng Showroom Despite Rain. The new Ford does not look like a call with its accompanying~hub-bub, Ford. Any of the 2200 who saw the confusion, which was interrupted sev- latest “flivver” on display in Clinton eral times by the presiding officer last Saturday by the Clinton Motor banging his gavel in an-effort to es- compapyrwlil stand behind that state- tablish order and give the tally clerks ment. an opportunity to hear members when Mr. Ford selected his new roadster they voted. jas the first to put on exhibit here. It student body, are quick to admit that Beck was given the oath after the arrived early Saturday morning from i his record will compare favorably motion to prevent him from doing so •Upion, and hardly had the door to the j with any coach in the South. Since be until today it ranks near the top, his team for several years past ranking as one of the “Big Three.” Coach Johnson is the only coach in South Carolina today holding a similar position since 1915., His record reads as an interesting chapter and all who are acquainted with his work, when recognition is taken of the size of the year contract with the college which nioral. will expire next year. From one ei^ : of South Carolina to the other, he| is \T|7'IV G! known and admired as a coach and a ^ young man of sterling qualities. His friends in Clinton are unanimous in \ the hope that he may yet remain with 4i[ g 1, Schools of State Now Total Fif- Presbytenan college for years to come j t y-ohe on Accredited List of as its head coach. He holds the respect j. Southern Association, and love of the community, college i ADDED TO LIST had been rejected by a vote of 243 to! showroom opened when the. visitors'coming "coach-at P. C. he has won 4l|faculty and student bodyT HU departl! I>ec. 4.—Four new hig! 157. Subsequently, without a roll call, tftg house referred to an elections com and into the night to inspect every de- I UiosU T itrh+a tail of the Ford. Visitors were given rxi S 11 mittee the question of whether he was a legal resident of Pennsylvania at the time he was elected to the house in a special election last month. cards on which they wrote their After a first session lasting only names, these cards being taken up as j a little jnore than two and one-half the visitors passed from the building. FARM RELIEF Creation of a fed- hours, the house adjourned with the During the day orders were booked eral farm board to administer revol- President’s Speech appointment of the Republican and -for several cars, according to E. D Democratic leaders, Tilson of’Connec- Craig, manager of the Clinton Motor ticut and Garrett of Tennessee, as a company, and he expressed himself as committee to act with a similar one well pleased with the day’s reception. | aides to navigation on the lower Mis from the senate, Curtis of Kansas, mar! Ford factories, at Detroit and jority leader, and Robinson of Arkan- branch plants in other, sections of the sas, the minority leader, in notifying; country are now preparing for ca- President Coolidge that the new con- pacity production and it is expected that all dealers will be able to meet the demand in full within the next This formal notification was given ^ ew weeks. —,, . The design of the hew line is so dis- greps was ready to receive his mes sage. « that M* Coolidge will send his ah-, tinctly diffefent from that of the in midafternoon and the expectation Mrt nual message to Capitol Hill by mes-; model T that the Detroit factory and senger so that its reading may begin branch plants have had to undergo a immediately upon the convening of complete equipment change to produce the new cars. It is expected, however, that the next few weeks will see all the two houses tomorrow. In the senate chamber there was an air of expectancy as Vice President Dawes opened the session with a. vig orous bang of the historic ivory gavel. Doctor Phillips offered the invocation, senators joining with him in repeating th«f Lord’s Prayer, and then there was former Ford production records brok en. ving fund to help co-operatives. FLOOD CONTROL — Construction of dykes, emergency spill-ways and sissippi. TAXATION—Moderate reduction as recommended by the treasury and re tention of certain excise taxes. Representatives week, according to an announcement i J u Get Invitations ^ad? today by J. McT..Daniel, state P mi e ^ e 0 , e < ^ )r ‘ ^ S , • vea1 ’ e Orel invildlions hijfh gchool in tor was- allowed to make a statement to i _ • . . • „ , „ i the convention. rorty-mne schools in South Carolina i i j t A defense of the education board of Fulmer and McMillan Bidden To Ap pear Before Subcommittee On Ap propriations This Week. Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—Repre sentatives Fulmer and McMillan were invited today by the subcommittee on appropriations to appear before its ‘‘T"T*’ *" w " : Worth, Texas, featured the some time this week relative to the wtth " Ut hav ‘ session. appropriation of $15,000 for the estab- ; ing to take entrance examinations. ■ BAPTISTS MEET IN COLUMBIA r Large Attendance Upon Conven tion At Opening Session. Op poses Candidates of Anti-Wei Washington, Dec. 5.—The Anti-Sa loon league has given indication of the bitterness o{ the right which it will wage against the presidential candi dacy of AI Smith or any candidate on a wet platform.. Leaders of the league,'gathered in Washington for the opening of the bi ennial convention, heard Sen. Frank B. Willis, Ohio Republican, at a dry mass meeting Sunday afternoon, term the New York governor as “Alcohol” Smith and assert that “no one who advocates modification of the Volstead law will gtet nearer than speaking dis tance of the Whjte House.” And at the same time members of the league listened in silence to the warning of Stanley High, assistant secretary of the foreign board of mis sions of the Methodist Episcpoal church, that if “opinion among yeung people goes as it is going now, the overthrow of prohibition is inevitable.” Willis sounded the rallying cry for the dry campaign against Smith and wet candidates. Any person who undertakes to run on a wet ticket or write a wet plank i into the political platforms will be 1 snowed under so deep that he can nev er emrege,” the senator declared, er emerge,” the senator declared. Murray Butlers and the ‘Alcohol’ Smiths will never be called upon to draft a political platform,” Willis add ed. It remained for High to startle the dry leaders by his frank opinions of ; prohibition conditions. , The judges of the state were called The young church leader sa.d that . J 0 d * thelr utmd(t t0 enforce 7.™ PTTT 1 ' he ’ POk ! laws, and the people were called upon Columbia, Dec. 6.—Opposition to any candidate for office who by hia record shows himself to be indifferent to any attempt to nullify the Eight eenth amendment and the Volstead act was voiced by the Baptist State convention in a resolution adopted this afternoon, during the first day’s program of the annual church gather ing, atteAcled by several hundred dele gates, representing all sections of the state. At the same time the Baptist body condemned ^'lawlessness in general, took a stand against gambling, espec ially at the state fair' in Columbia, voted its disapproval of dancing and called on the people of the state for a fight for betterment of public morals. Tjiese sentiments were expressed when the convention voted favorably on the report of a committee which was commendatory of the report of the State Commission on Social Ser vice and Public Morals, read by Rev. C. F. Pitman of Woodruff* The reso lution urged the state legislaure not to make an appropriation for the stote fair if gambling was to be allowed'and promoted. The legislature was also memorial ized to enact a law providing chain gang sentences for violations Of the prohibtion law, in place of light fines and suspended sentences, as now al- not to elect to any public office men who are not in favor of a strict en forcement of all laws. Dancing was condemned and par ents urged to train thfeir children to an appreciation of other and better forms of amusement and to look with disfavor on the dance.* ' A report was received from the con vention’s committee on Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. work made by Rev. R. C. Cranberry of Gaffney, showing good progress during the past year. This was discussed by J. L. Corxme, director of this phase of the denomina tion’s work,- and by Rev., Geo. E. Smith of Kershaw, and Rev. J. W. Truluck of Hyman. . Dr. George W. Quick of Greenville, reported on plans for the Baptist summer assembly, and stated that the 1928 assembly will be stronger and better than any in past years; Rev. F. C. Helms discussed the book from an obscure standing in athletics upon to do his part in any undertak- ^at. to drink is a sin, for all of them I depository in Columbia and an address ing for the community betterment. ’ j ^ now too many good people at home ! was heard by Dr. J. I. Van Ness of Coach Johnson is now under a five an d abroad who drink and are not im- Nashville, representing the Southern Sunday school board During the night session there was an introduction of new ministers and an address by H. D. Blanc, vice-mayor :>{ the city of Knoxville. Missions were also discussed. , During the day Prof. A. L. Pickens, who was dropped from the faculty of Furman university at Greenville, after a controversy ovre his alleged teach- vrv. -»• a vm4i iiv w iiigu of ^evolution sou ht to brimr Ills began to arrive, and in spite of thejfootball games, lost 30 and tied 2 in | ure from P. C. would‘leave ahard *1°™ S ° f Uth cafe before 'thecon vent ion,demanding drizzling ram, swarming crowds con-I state contests, and when all games! place to fill. ' Carolina to the Southern Association „ . — tinned to come .throughout the day ! ' v.ur,u4ina u/ me ^oumern Association . , , . ,. . . |of Accredited Schools and. Colleges at: the n * ht t0 an 1 swer T*?- wh . ,ch > its meeting in Jacksonville, Fla., last' L* y ‘ . made a|tain,t h ? ^ S' Baptist Courier. He was refused the were formerly members and as none * , ^ D u were dropped, there are now 53. The!‘ he ™ ,v“ P ^ new high schools in the association are Dr ' R , u,u f s W ' " ea T F' t , Dillon, Manning, McCormick and Bel- . f ~ m lhe ® | ton. Graduates from these school,! "“T? n'TT’ * Lou ' s " lla - .«oar „ ii * • .. v.- Ky.. and the Baptist seminary at Fort may now enter any college in the rp_„ a opening . lishment of a district office of the de- A number of high scores were made ^ ARMY-Large enough for national partment of commerce at Charleston. > freshmen in colleges who gradu- Chamber MeClS . 1} While it is desirable that this of- ated fr °m h ijfh schools last year. New- Next TllCSday ^ defense with a generous supply of of ficers. NAVY—More cruisers, submarines and airplane carriers but no- partici pation in a naval building race. PROHIBITION — Strict enforce ment- fice be located at Charleston, Mr. Ful- j beyr y hi & h school, for the third con- mer said, “the project is one that is ' secutive year, had 100 per cent of her • • pupils passing in all their college sub- In the meantime Henry Ford has ; outlawin K Vvar and ne S oti ations of cov of statewide interest—one that con cerns the welfare of the Piedmont sec tion as much as it does the low coun- _ * * , . , • . . , , try. The fact that we have been able COAL Legislation permitting the t o interest the officials of the depart- president to act during strikes. * ment of commerce in this matter and FOREIGN RELATIONS Under- to get their recommendation, as we did , „ ..w.. standing with other nations towarej t h a t 0 f the budget bureau, means school for girls at Charleston, 91.9 mirmvxnncr \irav nnrf rmcrntiarmn« a\ ^ _ « * . • • « * jects in the first semester in collfcge. flJnion high school ranked second with 99 per cent. One student who fa’ted in one subject kept this school- from tying Newberry. Other high scoring schools were: Ashley Hall The December meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce will , be held in the club rooms next Tuesday night at 7:30. The notification cards announce a special turkey dinner as the opening part of the program and all members are urged to be present on time. >1 , . . , "! ^at we will no, doubt be able to se- per cent; Cheraw, 90.1; Clinton, 92.9; |?Qctpr 11 announced that manufacture of re- ana nts not out of harmony with the cure the adoption of an item of $15,000 Thornwell orphanage, 97.9; Columbia m* placement parts for model T Ford cars will continue to- be an important part tm? LiOru 5 riayei, ttiiu men nitric oh iiufui iouv yaiw * ** . the usual call of the roll of senators of the Ford business. It is estimated .^^ e 3^^ XI)en " ltures a P^| 0 f congress who held place? in fhe last congress., that there are still more than nine This roll call ^developed . that there [ million model T Ford cars in opera- Gonstitution. j for this purpose when the bill for the high school, 92.4; Gaffney 90; George- PHIUmNEHT , onK ^ ,0 _ nal _ su ;; department is passed at this session town, 98.5;. Kershaw. 92.8; Laurens, j92.8; Marion 95; Winthrop Training ■ school, 93.7; Spartanburg, 95.5; Sum- Local Schools " ' :ter Gir ' s ^ st ' h001 ’ 91; and vtinns ' i To Meet Friday visit the islands every two years by a congressional committee. f were only three absentees—Du Pontoon and the policy oMbe Ford Motor AL Construction of Delaware, Jones of New Mexico, company, it is said, will be to continue ‘ dain at Alhajuela for, and Walsh of Montana, all of whom | supplying, parts for these cars as long j w a pimp 1 were detained by illness. . . | as there is any demand for them. MLRCHANT MARINE Stop fur- * ‘ ! ,ther building; turn ships over to pn-! Then came the roll call of the sena- ( - - 'vate capital as second line of naval! Ie ge, the Thornwell iors-elect. A Jiush descended upon' WILLIS TOSSES HAT IN KING defense. Clinton high schools ranked unusually y ear she ranks below the average at INLAND NAVIGATION — Projec-jhigh as members of the Southern As-, 85 Per cent, the other states having boro, 94.9. Rate High ” The state average in fresrfnian sue , W 1 icess was 93.9 which was about the en ^ In the standing of freshmen in col- sanie as ,ast year.““However, last year orphanage and South Carolina ranked third and-this The local Eastern Star chapter will mee^ Friday evening at 7:30 in the Maspnic temple building. This is the annual dleclion of officers meeting and ail members are urged to be pres- i,OCAL GIRLS ON HONOR ROLL both members of the senate and the crowds in the gallery and on the floor. Washington, Dec. 6.—Senator Willis ition of the Gulf to the Atlantic water* socia tion of Accredited Schools and outstt ‘Pped her ih improvement The senators-elect were called up in 0 f Ohio, tossed his hat into the pres- way thru the St. Lawrence. ’ , 'i Colleges for the past year.v Of the 47 groups of four and five and such idential ring tonight immediately af- ^ « groups had taken the oath before ter President Coolidge told Republican Smith’s name was reached. national committeemen that he had Consideratidn of Sniith was stopped i “eHminated” himself from the 1928' (Continued On Page Four) . j presidential situation. Local Cotton Middling Today 20c In the first term honor roll of Chi- cora college announced a few dayg About thyee hundred attended the 1 ago, three Clinton girls, Eller} Cdjkf- ■. schools maintaining membership in, conference from all the Southern land, Rosalie Jones and Alva WilSon^ °iL- the association, the orphanage school states, about 40 of these being from are included in the list. All three are .stood fourth in the column with 97.9 South Carolina, 24 being representa- graduates of the Clinton high school per cent. Clinton Hi followed with tives of colleges and 14 of high and their friends will jeiirn with i®ter- 92.9 per cent. schools. est of their scholastic sianding.