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•J : n Too Don't tUo4 \ : THE CHRONICLE Z S Yon Don't Got S • ^ TIm Newt • *•••••••••••••••••«•••••••« Qllttilnn Olltrottirb I THE CHRONICLE I I StriToi To Be • Clenil Noiro* i I N^r, Complete, Newsy, | ; ’ end Re^Ue | j, « VOLUME XXX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1930 NUMBER 31 O-T \ '■% 'i 'M BERKELEY CASE AROU^STATE Four Men Ordered Arrested By . Governor In Senator Dennis’ Murder. Action F<^ows State ment Made By “Sporty” Thornley. Coluumbin, July 30.—Three state constables arived at the state peni tentiary here at 1:20 o’clock this morning With Fred Artis and Clarence Woodward, arested in Berkeley coun ty late last night in connection with the assassination of S^ate Senator E. J. Dennis. BLAKELY GETS ’ BLEASE’S RECORD CLINTON JOB! UNDER FIRE DENNIS’ WIDOW | LIBRARY GROWS TO MAKE RACE IN POPULARITY Acting Postmaster Received His Com- misaon Saturday Following Re cent Nomination. Ralph R. Blakely, recently nomi nated by President Hoover for the postmastership at Clinton, received his official commission Saturday after serving the past two months as act ing postmaster. His bond has been Harris Gives Clemency Record On Criminal Assault Cases of £x- Govemor of State. Mrs. Dennis Agrees To Offer for Hus- 'With a List of 750 Patrons, 1,740 ^ band’s Place In Response To Pe tition. Greeted By Cheers. St. George, July 28. — About 100 Dorchester county voters today heard Leon W. Harris attack the position of Senator Cole L. Blease on lynching, as the aspirants to the United States senate resumed hostilities after a Books Were Used Last Month From County Library. Columbia, July 29.—Following in vestigations and a statement made to day by W. L. (Sporty) Thornley, held in the state penitentiary here in con nection with the assassination of State Senator E. J. Denis at Moncks Comer Thursday, arrest of four Berkeley county citizens was ordered tonight by (5ov. John G. Richards. . At 11 oSclock tonight Frdd Artis, formerly of Sumter county, but now of Berkeley, And Clarence- .Woodward, former deputy sheriff of Berkeley county, had been arrested. More than 16 deputy sheriffs and state consta bles were searching the section for Glen D. McKnight, one time prohibi tion officer, often identified with Berkeley county’s political wars, and himself shot down near his home two months ago in Moncks Comer, and Curtis Thornley, brother of Sporty Thornley. An incorrect initial first delayed the arrest of Curtis Thornley, but officers expected to take him into cus tody at any moment. Officers said they knew where McKnight is and left immediately to arrest him after a futile search in Charleston. Other officers left Moncks Corner immedi ately for the state penitentiary here with Artis and Woodward to prevent mob violence. Sporty Thornley’s statement was made in the presence of (lovemor Richards,. Solicitor A. J. Hydrick of the district of which Berkeley is lo cated; W. C. Wolfe, Senator Dennis’ law partner; J. N. Pearman, superin tendent of the penitentiary, and oth ers. Following Thornley’s statement at the penitentiary officers and deputy sheriffs from six counties were imme diately dispatched to Berkeley and tial member. Charleston counties to effect the ar rests. Mr. Wolfe, talking from the gover nor’s mansion here tonight, refused to say what statement was made by I'hornley. He indicated it contained information that was sufficleirt to or der arrest of the four men at once, He said the inquest into Senator Den nis’ death would be resumed immedi ately. Senator Dennis was shot down as he was standing in front of a meat mar ket preparing to buy a watermelon. Eye witnesses identified Sporty Thorn ley as the assassin and he was brought here for safekeeping. He denied he shot the senator and, officers said, acted “crazily.” He was ordered put under observation by Gov. Richards to determine his sanity. Senator Dennis was buried at Pin- opolis Sunday, with a crowd of be-' tween 1,000 and 2,000 attending fun eral services. Political and liquor wars long have ha(^ Berkeley county and its Hell Hole swamp section before the pidblic eye. Recently another person was killed and two wounded. Several years ago three men were killed in a bloody battle at Moncks Comer. properly executed and he has already i .^eek of rest. Senator Blease contin entered -upon his four-year term term- ued to cite from his record, while inating in 1934. He succeeds A. J. James F'. Byrnes, third candidate, dis- Milling, who held the office eight]cussed the tariff and other economic years before his retirement in May | questions. P*st. Harris, first speaker, in referring The nomination and confirmation of to Senator Blease’s recent speech at Mr. Blakely to the local office, brings Union in which the senator was quot- to an end the speculation over Post master Milling's successor which has lasted since his term expired early in January of this year. When the civil service examination was ordered following the expiration of Postmaster Milling’s term, about twenty applicants took the examina tion. ’The commission filed its report on March 12th with the postoffice de partment, designating A. J. Milling, W. W. HAeria..And B.' E. Wilson as making the highest marks in the or der named. Several weeks thereafter representatives of the civil service commission and postoffice department came to Clinton for personal inter views with a number of business men pertaining to the applicants and for an examination of the local office. It was stated by the inspectors, that fol lowing new developments, the former ^et-up eligible list had been with drawn, and that a new list would soon be certified to the department follow ing their investigation. The second eligible list announced a few weeks later, was composed of W. W. Harris, Ralph R. Blakely and H. L. Eichel- berger as making the highest marks in the order named. On May 27th, In spector McGregor of . this division, was sent here by the department and he temporarily placed Mr. Blakely in charge of the office as acting post master pending further developments. His nomination on June 27th, and fi nal confirmation on last Saturday, brings the whole question to a close 'with Postmaster Blakely now perma nently in charge of the office. The new postmaster was endorsed to the postmaster general by the Hambright committee of which L. W'. C. Blalock ed as saying “to hell with the consti tution” asked “are Mr. Blease’s hands clean in this connection?” The Anderson solicitor said Blease’s record while governor showed a total of 77 instances of clemency to per sons convicted of the crime Blease thinks justifies lynching (rape). He declared rumors were giong around that he is a candidate solely for the pui^se of slinging mud at one caiw- dfdkte so that another mu^t^^g^ In.^* “I want to brand such a rumor as false,” he said. “I am in this race to win and because I want South Caro lina represented in the Democratic caucus of the United States senate. Senator Blease prefaced his address proper by saying thr newspapers have “painted me very badly in South Car olina and they haven’t quit yet.” The senator said he had worked for the past five years toward reduction of freight rates on farm products, declar ing that railroads now see their mis take in having the rates fixed so high since automobile trucks are hniding large quantities of freight that iail- roads would get if the rates xtere low er. He touched on the tariff, saying “the protective tariff protects nobody but the eastern manufacturer.” Dis cussing this he said he had worke<l consistently to^^lp defeat the tariff or to have the dventure provision in cluded. Byrnes said while he was serving in congress from the second district he not only introduced a bill to pay for a church destroyed by the northern army “but I got the money for two of them.” Blease previously had said he introduced such a bill, and told of Charleston, July 28.—Mrs. Ella Mae (Coney) Dennis, widow of Berkeley county’s slain senator, will make the., race for nomination as her husbar.d’.s successor in the state senate, accord ing to staff correspondent of The News and Courier, writing from Moncks Corner. Mr.s. Dennis agreed today to enter the primary campaign in response to a petition presented to her early this afternoon by a committee represent ing a conference of citizens held for this purpose. The petition was signed by more than 80 names and is now ! ’ ing circuulated throughout the count” and other names added. The committee, which visited the widow at her home at Pinopolis was headed by W. C. Wolfe, Orangeburg attorney, who has been named by Governor John G. Richards to ai^sist in the investigation of the slaying of Senator Dennis. Mr. Wolfe, who was associated with Senator-JIennis^n the firacFfce~bnaw, was in Mbnckx'G«r» ner in connection with his work of in vestigating the shooting and had been called by the group—representing vir tually every section of the county— which he found assembled upon his arrival. Mrs. Denis read the petition and had but one question to ask: “Is it my duty?” Informed that was that opinion of the petitioning citizens that it was her duty to make the race she replied; Laurens, July 26. — The Laurens County library is steadily developing its county-wide program by the estab lishment of stations and in enlarging the book list at the central library. During the month of June 750 pat rons read a total of 1,740 books. This number of books tak^n by the readers does not include those located at dif ferent points in the county, and indi cates the growing popularity of the institution. .\s contemplated by the manage ment at the beginning, stations have been established in various parts of the county for the convenience of the general public, and this policy will be continued. Book supplies are circulated regularly and the stations are furnish ed with selected chests of books which are available to the people of each and every local station. Of courset it is understood that ev- aifyhttij^jb-^eteome the" central’li brary and they are at Irberty to pat ronize the stations, which are in charge of capable hands. It is an nounced that books will soon be placed at Hickory Tavern, and that it is the desire of the library management to put books all over the county, in con formity with the idea of a general public library for the entire county. Any community wanting a station can apply to the library. Some responsible person must take charge of the book Then I am ready to do my duty.” distribution'. That is understood. of Goldville, is an active and influen-1 his efforts to try to pass it. ! Byrnes went into the matter of Postmaster Blakely is one of the j .by declaring that the farm^ city’s well and favorably known young I “losing^is purchasing power,” business men. His friends are confi dent that he will merit the good will of the public by a thorough perform ance of his duties and are pleased with his appointment. P. C. WINNER OF FIRST HONORS and asking, “if he does* lost it what is to become of our merchants; what have those in authority done for the farmer^ — ‘ ' He added that there is no hope for the Southern farmer unless he has an alliance with the western farmer. As to the tariff, Byrnes declared it “makes you take less for what you must sell and makes you pay more for Fess Predicts Hoover Again Is Awarsled 1930 Pmfklency Trophy ” In CoMpetition With Other R. O. T. C. Schools Official word received the past week announces Presbyterian college as 1930 winner of the proficiency trophy awarded annually to the college or university standing highest in profes sional knowledge, rifle marksmanship, cooperation in athletics and discipline at the Fourth Corps Area R. 0. T. C. camp. Fort McClellan, Alabama The announcement of her di*cisifn was greeted. The News and Courier’s correspondent tells, with almost hys terical enthusiasm in Moncks Corner. There were cheers. Men meeting each other on the street stopped to wring each other’s hands. The few strange? i in town were stopped over and over again to hear, “isn’t it a fine thing.” •The tension, which has been in Berkeley since the shooting Thursday appeared broken; the relief, the cor respondent says, was as obvious as it was general and today he found citi zens of Berkeley who have heard so much of a threatened outbreak began to be displeased at the talk. “No one is going to get shot here as a result of the recent tragedy,” an unidentified member of the crowd was quoted, “I am sure that the officers Investigating the killing can go ahead with the investigation with full con fidence that there will be no further violence.” Under the rules of the Democratic party in South Carolina, if there are only two candidates in a race for of fice and one withdraws, dies or is in capacitated, after the. closing of entry books, then these bobki^ shall be re opened for furthel* entries. In accordance with this rule the Berkeley executive committee wllj meet Friday and it is expected that soon thereafter Mrs. Dennis will for mally file her pledge for the primary in August. A new order of books, mostly for children, by Zane Grey and Grace Hill Lutz, two popular authors, were re ceived last week, and other additions are Expected during the month. At present there are over 600 books in charge of the ten stations, and it is felt that much progress has been made toward the goal, that is, in pro moting more general interest in read ing good books. The stations located at different points in the county are: Station No. 1, Oak Grove, in charge of Miss Lidie Sloan; Station 2, Lan- ford, M. A. Wilson; Station 3, Water loo, Mrs. Rex lAnford; Station 4, F’leming's, Mrs. Cora Robertson; Sta-! tion .6, ('ross Hill, Mrs. R. A. Austin; Station 6, Trinity-Ridge, Mrs. Sloan Mahon; Station 7, Wadsworth, Mrs. Fair Buford; Station 8, Lydia Mills, Rev..). Thomas; Station 9, Brewer- ton, Mrs. L. C. Taylor; Station 10, Gray Court, Miss Carolyn Carson. STATE LABOR TOBE USED Highway Cotnmissfon Calls Up> an Contractors To Give South Carolina Men and Supplies Preference. Additional Bids Opened. * Columbia, July 29.—Road building contractors were warned here today that they must use South Carolina la bor and materials wherever possible in state highway department awards. Speaking at the opening of bids on the $6,250,000 highway letting, C. E. Jones, chairman of the highway com mission, said: “At a time of stress like thi.s, the highway commission will look with disfavor, which disfavor would soon be translated into effective, positive and direct action, should contractors fail to avail themselves of the abun dant supply of South Carolina labor and import workers from other states. "This Hkewise applies to the pur chase of such materials and supplies as can be bought within the confines pf this state and such hauling pr^^-, ^ lems as can be devolved on ?Te^3~ home-owned trucks and now idle trucks of our farmer class.” Mr. Jones had prefaced these re marks with a review of economic con ditions and had declared he felt'sure the contractors “would want me to speak plainly and without the frills of sometimes rhetorical ambiguity.” “The state of South Carolina,” said .Mr. Jones, “and its representatives do not wish to appear .selfish, but when South Carolinians are in want, must insist, yea, demand, that John W. Fowler Dies At Home Springfield, Mass., July 26.—United States Senator Simon D. Fess, of Ohio, j in an interview here today predicted that Herbert Hoover again will be nominated by the Republican party for president in 1932. Fess also declar- Fourteen colleges and universities j Hoover would overwhelm all oppo- from the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, 1928. Senator Fess Alabama, Louisians and Mississippi, j looked for the nomination of Carolina Farmer Off The Press as well as Cornel university and the University of Illinois were represent ed at the camp, and South (Carolina may Justly be proud of the showing one of her colleges has made. The Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, of Less Fertilizer Used This Year Columbia, July 27.—Farmers used about 2,380,900 tons of commercial fertilizer on cotton planted in 1930, compared with 2,427,000 tons used in|<.4^vic righteousness since early man- 1929, according to a report issued to-' hood. I.auren8, July 26.—John W. Fowler, 72, esteemed citizen of Laurens coun ty, died early Friday at his home in the Mount Pleasant church section af ter an illness of less than a week from heart affection. Funeral services were held Satur day morning at 11 o’clock from Mount Pleasant Baptist church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Jodie A. Martin of l^aurens. Mr. Fowler was a native of the sec tion in which he spent his long and useful life. He had been a member of the board of deacons for many years and had been a community leader for day by the bureau of agricultural eco- i no'll Democrats to op- nomics of the United ^aUs depart-in relieving it of the unempioy- we South Carolinians be the first benefi ciaries of the -funds congregated and dispensed by the legally constituted authorities of this state.” The chairman of the highway com mission also told the contractors that with this letting, a total of $16,000,- 000 in road construction contracts will have been awarded, employing a total of 5,000 persons. Mr. Jones referred to the attacks against the highway department by the candidates for gov ernor, saying: “During the past few months of controversy many implied charges and insinuations have buen made against those connected di?'ectly and indirect ly with the highway establishment. Many of these charges were absurd: none of them was ba.scd on fact. “The presence of you genllt^nten here today to my mind is an ample refutation of those notoriety seekers and deluded apostles of hate who would tear down a great constructive movement for p^sonal power or be cause of petty, envious spite. “Those of us against whom tl.e at tacks have been directed have borne with equanimity the ludicrous charges made because we know that we are right; we have looked with contemp tuous pity upon some of our traxluc- ers because we know that they are wrong, some of them repeatedly wrong for the bolstering of their awn selfish purposes.” Governor Richards also attended the letting, and when called upon to speak, told the contractors he defied any man “to lay his finger on a sin gle act of crookedness of the South Carolina highway department.” The governor said he endorse! Mr. Jones’ suggestion that contractors employ South Carolina labor. “I know that the chairman of the state high way commission is right* and I agree with him that you men should aid the pose Hoover. Senator Fess ..M .k . i.k k ^King, daughUr'of the late Mr.'.nd,’"‘"t "itaation,” he aaid, said that although per cent less acreage of cotton waslw , . wrstem n«rt' He thanked the contractors ai in dki. laoo i oi cne western pan, prohibition would figure in this fall’s tor ... .— planted this spring than in 1929, com- j^^ county After her death about construction “of a state University of Florida, winner of thei*‘*^“®" ” •• 1^32, it would mercial fertilizer was used on a •light-] jg married to Miss i ^ trophy in 1929 has passed’the cup _^*y/ ***^'!jl larger peroent^e of the ^acreage, Cqlbertsort of the Ekom’sec- *"y in‘America at an economi- tbe Presbyterian college where it will j Republican pros- prominent position among! Democratic propagan occupy a the cherished trophies of the college, to be fought for again in 1931. As in troubles, honors seldom come da, which has been spread to hurt Hoover, will be swept away by the record of the administration’s achieve ments.” The Carolina Farmer, an indepen dent Newspaper for the farmers oi the state, presented its first issue last • seem to Friday. It is headed by A. R. Wallack j made a harvest of cups and med-1 .. , ., , of this city, as publisher-editor, who. q j camp, win-1 probable selection as chairman has had long and varied experience in toward j Republican national committee The Ohioan declined to comment up- L the newspaper business. Mr. Wallack “Warrior of the‘Pacific” rifle' Claudius H. Huston. He T" has hisrhlv comolimented on his , i.:_ * l., j i I said he was “not at liberty to talk The WUl Kreag. of cotton f«rt>lited k*;,: r ‘■y “"!»"• w. -Thompson of Mount Oli.c, Mrs. 182,OM acre. >n 1929. The number of ,j,„„ g pounds used per acre m 930 was 261 graduated which IS slightly less than the 267 I,, ^ g cal cost. has been highly complimented on handsome (■*'‘*,^** ^’^erty initial effort and the crediUble show- ^^p^ ^j^g^ p,,^^ ^^ack time.” ing made by his publication. The pa- relay races, and indi- __ , Tj I ~ per will adopt and mainUm a pro-\^dual high score, while, one of the! UniOn SeiTlCe At gram to deveiope and advance agri- ^ pregbyterians has been selected to cultural South Carolina, it is stated rj.present this section of the South by the publisher. It will appear every National Rifle matches, Camp other Friday with Clinton as iU home p^rry, Ohio. office. TVi* Rln* ^ _ eran church. The pulpit will pounds per acre applied in 1929, ,y,, Columbia. He is also survived The average price paid for fertll|.|^ zer per ton was the same in somejy^ Columbus, Miss., and Mrs. Bet- . . „ ,fll^ tto Reid of l.aurens. to talk slightly lower in other states in 1930. ithan in 1929. When computed for the | j United States these differences offset Duncan’s Creek j one another so that the average price J at ^t t ' for the United States in 1930 was j LiUtneran v/tiurcn practically the same as in 1929. ' People Grateful Clinton Has A Tree-Sitter To James Fuller, aged 12, of the Clinton Cotton mills, goes the distinc tion of being Clinton’s first and only I tree-sitter thus far. With courage and ‘‘determination, young Fuller ascended ~ 'a sweet gum last Thursday at 11 ' o’clock on Gordon street and in spite of the rain, wind, heat and storm, he I has held his perch since that time. He I brrthers’ record of 553 hours and so The total cost of fertilizer used on, At the preaching service at Dun- says he intends breaking the Hunter Two Congregations , Unite For August Beginning next Sunday and contin- „ uing through August, the congrega-! one-mile relay race, while silver tion of the First Predbyterian church, bronze medals for second and will hold its services in the Thomwell itaken by the Pres- Memorial church. Sunday school will continue as in the past to be held in the high school twildiiig, while all other scnricfss of the church will be changed to the new nweting place on account of the extremely hot weather. I., vyii.w, I union service next Sunday' cotton is computed to be $75,000,000' can’s Creek church Sunday morning, fai” has shown no inclination to come The Blue Stockings repeated their St.Johns Luth- compared to $76,000,000 in 1929. The juiy 27, a rising vote of thanks was down. 1930 S. I. A. A. performance in the oc- greatest amounts were spent in Geor-i given by the congregation to Super-, R. O. T. C.~track meet at Fort Me- ^ Abney, pas- gia, $14,500,000; Alabama, nearly visor John D. W. Watts for his road Clellan and brought home gold medals $14,000,000; Mississippi, over $10,000,- vvork in that section of the^iounty. NEW MANAGER AT KOflERS for first place in the 100-yard dash, pole vault, 220 yard dash, high jump, hyterian college in many of the other events. church. A cordial invitation is ex tended all congregations to unite in the service. 000; and North Carolina, about $10,.- 000,000. MIm Clemmie Jamieson is the guest for ten days of Mrs. R. B. Lentz at Myrtle Beach. NAMED AS CHAPLAIN At the state convention last week of the American Legion held in Co lumbia, Dr. John MeSween of this city, was elected chaplain of the or ganization for the ensuing year. The road running from Musgrove, W. R. O’Daniel of Union, ha3 ai^ highway past the church to Jones' rived in the city and assumed the ford has been relocated and widened, management of Rogers well known and a new road has been made from grocery store. Mr. O’Daniel succeeds the church one and two-tenths miles 1 former Manager Harris, who is po Miss Isabel Witherspoon, Miss Row- i to Calhoun highway. longer connected with the Rogers oi*- BACK FROM SUMMER SCHOOL I ena Jones, James Witherspoon, Ansel Godfrey and Edward MarUn returned yesterday from Ckihimbia where they have been attending summer school at the University for the past six weeks. These excellent roads make historic, ganizatiun. Duncan’s Creek church now acccesai- ble in all weather, and regular ser vices will be held there on the fourth Sabbath morning of each month. Miss Lizzie Carter of Cross Hill, is spending several days with her broth* er, Joe L. Carter. ■r ■ \ Maww*"! WT .'hr