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J. Emmitt Little To Be Buried Today THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1931 LEGION HOLDS i SWIMMERS -TO TINE MEETING GET TRAINING Report Heard On Dry Law J. Emmitt Little, well known farm er residing near here, died yesterday •ftemoon at 2 o’clock following a critical illness of the past week. The funeral service will be held thi.’< af ternoon at 3 o’clock from Trvbl)le’a undertaking parlors with Dr. Djdloy Jones in charge. Interment will fol low in the Pre»T)yterian cemetery. Mr. liittle had resided in the Long Branch section practically his en tire life. He was never married and lived alone. A si.ster, Mrs. Ophelia IJttle Bailey, and a brother, ("apt. J., Ran Little, preceded him. to the grave several years ago. Until over taken by ill health six years ago, h wa.s a familiar iigure on the .street- Stale Officers and Visilort* Are Guests I Hod Cross Representative To Instruct of Ixxral Pest for District Meet. ! P. C. .Men In Life Saving Three Ai^xiliary Head Also Heard.* Days Next Week. The Fourth district meeting of the i January 28, 29 and 30 are Red Cross FIVE SENTENCED IN HENDRIX CASE ASSESSOR’S NOTICE The County Auditor's office at Lau rens, S. C., will be open from the 1st lay of January to the 20th day of February, 1931, for the purpose of taking tax returns for the ensuintr year; and for the transaction of all ’>u5iness pertaining to the office. FMr ■f Continued from page one) Negro Murderers of Lexington .Mer- followa: , chant To Go To Electric CTiair. “To the congres.s: ' . Jury Out Only 10 .Minutes. "The first deficiency appropriation I.ex'ington, Jan. 20.—Five Negroes, South Carolina American Legion was days at P. C, this year. No, not an act of March 4, 1929, carried an ap- on trial here today charged with the j‘he convenience of taxpayers returns held in Clinton at the Mary Mu.sgrove annual drive for funds, but life sav- prtjpriation for a thorough investiga- murder of B. W'ilbur Hendrix, were' an be made at the following appoint- tea ropm at 6.30 p. m,, on Tuesday. I ing. \t this time Mr, Ramone S. Eat-. si* to the enforcement of the pro- convicted here tonight and sentenced i ments throughout the county on dates lltf state I.egion and Auxiliary offi-jnn. repre.sentative cf the Red Cross i ^‘^’ tion laws, together with the en- to be electrocuted. The jury was out lanied below for the purpose of tak- cers were guests of the local Cone-! rfe raving corps, who tours the South-* [only ten minutes. . land-David.son post. ' stati .s g\’ing te.st3 for swimming I pursuance of this revision I ap- The five, who had confes.sed the Tile meeting was held for the ben- 22. I of Clinton and was ^highly esteemed i>y those who knew hnm and prized hi.s friendship. His death brings mu.h N<'rrt-.v into the hearts of his friends. Bedde.s u bri ther-in-law. Geo W. Beiley of ‘hi.s cty, and Mrs. J. H. IJttle of Columbia, a sister-in-law, the dei'C.osed is survivtHl by several IK phews ard n'ei e^ in Salem, Ala., an 1 Cchimb a. C linton Hi Teams Win And Lose The Clinton high school girls' bas- ki t’.iall team defo.ited Gray I’ourt-Ow- ings girls Tuesday night by a score of 26 to 20. Thi.s was their second win in as many tries for this sea.son. The lo.’al bovs were defeated by the Gray Court-(hvings boys, 22 to 18. The boy.s h.ive won two game.s and _iHr>V OrW*-. ,^r_ . pHry m re h<'ie Friday afternoon at 5:30 o' lfck in the college gymnasium. Ad- n-'ssion will be ITrc atd 2rK’. efit of post officers in the P'ourth dis- tri.st, and wa.s attWled by 31 officers, and proved very sucies.sful in every way. During the meeting talks wire given by the variou.s .state officers. .Mr. Sloan, assistant state .seivice i-llicer, spoke of the disabliity work , of the Legion and what they are do- j ing in e.ita!)li.«hing beds and medical i treatment for the ve..eran». Harry Arthur, state vice-comina.nd-j cr. .spoke on his duties toward the lifcj of the different posts. ; .Mrs. Carl .Morgan, president of the , .South Carolina Legion Auxiliary, was j prc.sent and .spoke on the great work ■ that the .staa* is doing in her deparc- ' ment. 1 ment. She also mentioned that the ’South Carolina division was district ) winner of the Oliphant trophy for the second t me in two years. This .trophy is r''cei\ed upon membership lUota, and sjieaks very highly for tin* Aux- j— — iliary, as thi-. slate li-d five itlur.s and the advancement of this depart- in this district. , ment of work, will be at P. C,, and Lou Gireet, athletic officer, spohc during thu.se days the swimming pool I on the p i.ss 'bilities of hoys’ baseball will be the scene of action ’pointed a commission consisting of! slaying of the I.>exington county teach- j rormer Attorney General George W. cr and merchant, w’ere sentenced to j V/ickei ham, chairman; former Secre- die in the electric chair Friday, Feb- I lary of War Newton D. Baker, Fed- iuary 27. Judge M; M. Mann presided ’ eral Judges William S. Kenyon, Pauf and passed sentence. !J. McCormick, and William L Grul>b, ( I i former Chief Ju.stice Kenneth Mack intosh of the supreme court of Wash ington, Doan Roscoe Pound of the I Doan : Harvard law school, President Ada L. Passing of the sentences came ex actly two weeks after the (piintet of bandits swooped down on the Hendrix home and store, attempted to rob it, jihot 'the proprietor from the out.side and made good their getas^-ay. One of this number, George ng tax returns for the year 1931: .Mountv'ille — Thursday, Jan. • ;30 a. m. to 4 p. m. Lydia Mill—Friday, Jan. 23, 9:30 d. m. to 4 p. m. Clinton City — Monday, Jan, 26, :i;30 a. m. to 4 p. m., at City Hall. Clinton CiEy — Tuesday, Jan. 27, J:30 a. m. ti) 4 p. m., Chronicle Bldg. Clinton Mill - Wednesday, Jan. 28, »:30 a. m. to 4 p.m. % Goldville—Thursday, Jan. 29, 10 a. |(-omstock of Radcliffe college, Henry made good their getaway. i b to 4 p. in. Anderson of V^inia, .Monte .\l ' . s, W. Dean’a, Jacks Township- . .letnann of New O'leans and k'ank,^^^ Asheville, S. C., after Tuesday. Feh, 3, 10 a. m, to 12 m. > . -otsc o .. uapo. holdup there and the rest of .he Kenno Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1 to 4 The commission thus comprises an was taken into custody at Blue-' P- group of di.stinguLshefl ci|izens others were John i Watts .Mills — Wednesday, Feb. 4, I able character and independence of ^ Lindsey Cantrell, j 9:30 a. rn. to 5 p. m. fthought, representative of different gd„,ittcd firing the fatal shot; i sections of the country. For 18 months, Thomas, James “.Snow" Laurens 9:30 a. m. RAMONE 8. EATON they have exhaustively and painstak- ! inngly gathered and examined the facts as to enforc*ement, the benefits, and the abuses under the prohibition j laws, both before and since the pass age of the 18th amendment. .Mills 5 p. Thursday, Feb. 5, m. Only Personal Property has to be men were ^■‘^turned this year, but it is ^.solute- Hiekman and Robert “Grea.sy’’ F'ld- redge. Under heavy guard the , brought to the Ix*xington courthouse necessary for you to make a re*um. at r.:30 this miming. They were convenient to come to Audi- j brought in the Colun^iia police patrol tors xiffice in Court House, “I am transmitting their repiTt im-1 an escort consisting of mediately. I Company H, 118th infantry of the teams in the spon.sored by state which are being the American Legion. Air who are interested in learning “Reports u|)on the enforcjcinent of other criminal laiws will follow. “The ci hamwsion considers that the condition.s of enforcejne South Carolina .National guard, the medical detachment of the 263rd Coast . Artillery under Capt. F. M. please meet me at once of the above places. S. R. DORROH, tf 'Auditor, Laurens County. ( AHD OF THANKS We wii-h to thank our friend.n 4 ml iM Igl' iois for the k.ndne.xs show"! us teams are needed for boys under the age of 18 and in this way increase the physical and mental life of the boys. Felix Goudelock, state adjutant, spoke along the lines of his office, ex plaining to the post adjutants their duties, and what was cxficrted of thi’in. meru un .A-g.ori.j t^^ i,,^ ^re asked to report at tb^- cduntry ai g rficcrs. (oTumHlB ofneera, Ric, Richland whole iiring the illness and death of our • 1 ttlr (iiiiighter. ''so for the iH-autii’il floial < fforiugs. Mr. and .Mrs. J. (’. Carter. I was the work of the la'gion in .his state. He h!«o sfioke o*" tlie possibilities of .'■M-utli I'arolina receiving a soldiers' home, and that the state eommitvees to bring this project to the state. Mr. Llewi'llyn said he was sure the slate "will at l<”ist get a hospital that will accomodate lOtt patients.'' He said in conclusion, “There is a place for ev ery one, for the Legion and for the Auxiliary, to do good. The American Legion-was founded on unselfishness curse t., Iw ofter..<l will re<,uire three but it re-1 .'..unty offieers and state officer,., 1 hours each day -ports that the federal participation in (-pon h« aring that an attempt ‘ » . lenfomree netsshhaow opoLpp b- KA* would be made to lynch the memberff With over -0 P^jrson.s per “y enforcement has shown continuou.s im- of the gang that killed Hendrix as drowning and .some 7,300 per year, the I provement since and as a consequence well as Tillman Poozer, confessed axe- need of experts in the line of life jav-. of congre.ss of 1927 placing slayer of ('. D. Mills, Cayce night- ing are much needed and the rea.sons ^ prohibition officers under civil service, watchman, Governor John G. Rich- for these tests are toi teach students and the act of 1930 transferring pro- ards as one of the last official acts of from the trea.«- his administration, commanded the nt of ju.stice and fall of militia to help prevent any at- ycar over .studenta in! ' possible iinitiove- tempt at violence. colleges over the country rweived in-l'”'‘"^' The he^vy guard femained on duty "It calls attention to the urgency of throughout the dav and to accompany saving, U.achmK molh„.l», lu"- aur ntiavn. and ,he ,,ri,an.TS l.a.k Ic. tha ,«.nitaati.ry to the imperative neces-ity for great- tonight, but no show of violeiKe w-as hy mad<*. 1 governments of their Sulici-or T. Callison pre.-ented ;nd ctments to the grand jury,at 10:.o0 WANTKp-Cedar Po.-sts, 7 feel G. F. Buford. long. Up .•\.'^K your dealer to send you a pack age of Jeanes Salted Peanuts—in the big bag for your dime. Itc LOST ~ ~ ' 'I he lust lalk was given by Stanley'that cun swim th enecessary details in I hibition enforcement .Icwellyn. stat" .oiv r’lctler, Ilfs talk ^ case of emergency. I^ry to the departmer vas very inspiring ami he dealt with I yj.ar over 160,000 .studenU in Ioutlines further p One white and black rat ter rier dog, left home last hViday, Ian, 16. Return to Raymond J. fMtts and receive reward. It* struction in this work which consists in life on this work are Iwnding every effort methods, piattire and pm-jpj, option and performance motion of life saving. The course is to j cover a period of three days and a to- share of responsibilities under the con- tal of ten hours in that time. .Ml men current enforcement provision of the can swim and are interested are constitution if enforcement is to hv SPKGIAL FOR SATURDAY — Fifty one-pound boxes of chocolate candy for twenty-five cents each. Itc fur twenty-five cents each. P. S. Jeanes. Itc that and is facing the task before it with: urged to .ittend these classes and at the end of the instruction, all those that care to may try for the life .sav ing test free of chaige and have the A little ride can cost a lot —unless /C.TNA- iZKOi That’s why our Com' bination Automobile Pol* icy makes such a hit! Protects you'all twiys— always!—wherever your car takes you! un.selfishness. The Legion must not fail.’’ ' To show that the I..cgion is pulling ; privilege of wearing a life saving badge on their bu'ihing suits. The college is getting Mr, Eaton succe.ssful. “It makes iecommendations as to fe.lciul administrative methods ami cer.iiin secondary legislation for fur ther increase ol personnel, new cla«si- fication of offen.ses, relief of the courts, and amendments to the nation- this morning soon after court con vened ami tru4* bills again.st Poozer and the gang that killed Hendrix were letnrncd at 11:17. Trial of AckNvright and his fellow bandits was U-gun immediately. One witnes.- was heard before the lunch recess and the state rested its case after eight witnesses had been heard. 666 LIQUID or TABLETS Cure ('olds. Headaches, Fever 666 SALVE CORES BABY’S COLD .ogether, Mr. Llewellyn said that the I here for the purpose of aiding those al pfohihition aet clarifying the law The di’fendants dal not take the .stand eliminating irritations which arise in their own defense and offeretl no South Carolina department has at its j intcre.’.ted :n this work so that men at under it. 'witnesse.s in their behalf. hea<| a “Yankee,’’ and the Mussachii-, I*. will he in a position to give aid | ".Sonu- of ' setts Legian ha.s a “Kehel ’ for its jin time of need and aLso promote in commander. ■ tere.st in swimming. In coming to the meeting Tue.sda> . . , , . .Mr. Katon has played an active part Lon. tjeorgo in Red Cross first aiil and life saving Work for many years and has to his >£TN A-IZE 25*000 representatives from Coast to Coast. All at yoiir service, same as we are! S. W. SUMEKEL, /ETNA-IZEIl night two of the speakers were de-, tained on account of the condition of I 'l lin"!Union. T^his j)revimti^[ i h*’ meeting starting oh time. Post . , ... ; , , , . , haurdouH conditions. ( ominander Johnson regret.s this' aiiscil some delay and asked the Aux-1 f‘>‘' sonae time recreation di- iliary members to indulge the post for j ot the city of Alexandria, Va., ithis reason. .Some of the.Ni- recommendations Their signed confes.sions were read [have hei-n enacted by the congress into the recnrA by Solicitor Calli.son ’or are already in course of legisla- and his assis'iant in the pro.secution,- Bell Timmerman, rwently ] "I conitiieml the.se suggestions to nameil member of the state, highway the attention of the congress at an ap- commi.ssion and former solicitor of - -thw-11 .h judicial-distrlcL ard haa had extensive training and c\peilence in conducting camps and SaiUiday Mieuiiig I’ost, 9t2.UO per veur; 2 . cars, t;3..'i0; .‘t years, ^.I.OtL S.-e me lor ntlraclive (iifl Offers. j.\s. \r. ( ai.dwkl: BOND FLOWER SHOP I : OWMlfS I’OK \M GCr^.SIONS U' " .Mail. Phone .391 I ji Head ,, I't 4’'4Ud BY RADFORD MOBLEY Washington, D. C.. Jan. 12. The aveiage reader outsble of Washington \vi uhi probably be surprised, in the miilst of current di.sciission of pdilical affairs, if he were told that there is not even an out-^ide chance th’it tlune w’ll he a third part\ movement in 19;i2. j training schools on first aid and life I saving, having been director of s*‘verHl national Red Cross institutes. While a life guard at various Atlantic sea- iioard resoi.s, including Miami, Fla., he had extensive CAperlence in gen et al vv;iter safety work, and is a rec- ogn zed teader in that iield. Sin. e becoming u national repre- n-ntative of the Ameritan Red Cio.ss fir.sl a d and life saving service, he Hits mitructed hundreds of men ami vvs m-n, and hoys and girls in Red t'lo.-s life saving metlnds. .Mr. I a' >11 is well-known through out .he .s .uth in schools, technical In stitutes and eolleges. where he ha.s built up a laVge following in water safety, which is an important factor in the cons41’vatioij of human life. .Quit Yet that is preci.-ely true. This was (lefiniti'ly indicated in the stateiiu'ni; the possible Denun ra.ie noniinocs. Uji- by Senator Norris if Nebra.ska, in it-'- on the man that partj nominates lie- Thc commission, by a large major ity. does not favor the repeal of the 18th amendment as a method of eurc for the inherent abuses of the liquor 'ruffle. 1 am in accord with this view. “I am in unity with the spirit of I he report in seeking constructive steps to advance the national ideal or eradication of the social and economic and political evils of this traffic to preserve the gain.s which have been made and to eliminate the abuses which cxi.st, at the same lime facing with an open mind the difficulties which have arisen uniler this experi ment. I do. hi vvever, >ee ,-erious ob jections too, rad therefore must n:t he unilei stood as recommending the I’cnimi: slon'.-: prajio-ied revl.sion of the ISth an’endment which is sugge.stc.l !y them tor po.-.sil)le enn.sideralion at I ive fiitir.i' lime If the continued ef- fi-it al erforcenunt should not prove suc.i's;fu’. My own duty and that of all executive officials is dear—to en- foivi* the law with all the mean.s at our d’spo.sal vvithi ut equivocation or le i rvatirn. TllS; hirtma CTOL. ASTHMA The jilcture of a suffering asth- iratlc is most .striking. The patient cannot lie’down; he sits up, leaning slightly forward, breathes laboriously, VALENTINES A comnlete assortment of Valentine Favors, Place ('ards. Tally8, and Decora tive Novelties, are being displayed by nisv Gifts appropriate for this and every occasion can be found here. \ (iALLOWAY- McMILUAN Book Store 'vveat' cold, clammy dropi, :an lalk with great difficulty. The attack may, slmula.e death, though not as a rule I'angernus at the time. The family phy.-ic an will be able to tell whether it is .he Ja’icred breathing of heart di.-ease, or whether the patient has .-erl.'U-s kidney disorder. True asthma LIVE and DRESSED POULTRY Hens 25c lb. Is of bronchial origin, and attacks %vhen ihe patient i.s run-down from Fryers 35c lb. w'crry, or from some hidderi disea.sed '*A nw years ago, I fboiid that I was very weak and nothing I ate seemed to give mo any •trength,’* writes Mrs. R. B. Douglas, 704 South Ccin> grew St. Jackson. Miss. "I suffered intense pain in my head and back. At timea I would have to hold to som^ thing to steady mjraalt 9Q M to do my little work. I was worried about my oonditioiL *ldy mothar told me that I •honld take Cardoi After taking two bottles, I ftlt stronger, hot I kept on tskinf it until my besd snd bsdt quit knrtinf. I took sbovt dbi bottles in sU, snd hsvs dining an offer to head such a meve- ’ ment. Yet the Lucas-Norris con ic- versy has equal importance in indical- inng that there’ will be a serious ha - tie for the Republican nomination in that party’s next national convention peiul.s the at.iliide of the insurgent , Republicans. Only three l)enu>crats have teen very prominently suggest ed, Gov. Franklin D. Roo.sovelt of New York, thven D. Young of that state, I and Gov. .Albert 0. KIvchie of .Marv- The Western progressives are sure i land, to unite in a vigorous attempt to n.im-! Each of these, it is conceded by ev- inate one of their nunvber. They will eryone. is a real possibility for the have many more .senators and con-, nonvnatlon. and outside of ihem there gressmen with them in an eff rt tolaie few who are even suggestevl. gain control within the party than ’ Roosevelt would undoubtedly carry rthey would if they tried to iqipose the more weight with the West than eith- eventual nominee with a third ticket, er of the others; on the other hand, Few experienced politaal observers j both Young and Ritchie have large I in Washington, however, feel that popular follow ings. I there is any danger of Presi lent In any event, the convention year i Hoover not being renominated by his piximises tq be far livelier than any process. Uhanges of season may in-: luce asthmatic attacks. -• j . . . , , , I "i'* called “on the run’’ to see mv ■rh,. ,T|».rt i» thf result of i, thor- hj, .anions thought was dying .sure enough—a fat j old German who himself was fright-1 ened to within an inch of his life; 1 i .ave three or four deep whiffs of i chloroform, which stopped the attack ! almost instantly—and it made for me j a reputation as if I had performed a, miracle. Thi.s attack was due to spasmodic | contraction of the lesser bronchial. passages, on a damp, chilly evening; ■ the chloroform at oTKe stopped the of Maryland, 60 to -MLS. and that of spaJ'm, and breathing returned to nor-' .-Vrizona, 2 to 34.4. oupin and comprehensive study of the .sit'uation by a representative group. “It clearly recognizes the gains which have bene made and is resolute that those gain.s shall be preserved. “There ave necessarily differences in view’.s among its men>bers. It is a temperate and judicial presentation. “It should stimulate the clarifica tion of public mind and the advance ment of public thought. “HERBERT HOOVER.’’ SUDDETH AND BOOZER Phone 44. SPRING OPENING mal. I A point that determines the true •American-wheat production will be asthmatic state is, the patient inhales; TAILOR-MADE CLOTHING .... - on a domestic basis in five years, pro-1 easily, but he cannot ex . party. For one thing, the tradition since World war days, and with the vided there are no radical changes in ^'^^^I out of the lungs | lof giving a president a second term outcome far more uncertain than in conditions, Chairman .Alexand.or I^eg-'''’’th great difficulty and slowly; the I is almost as strong as that which pro- the 19’2S elec tion. ^ of the farm board, said in a press | feels that his lungs will burst .hi^ts a third term. ’conference here tha other day. i^^om air in them which cannot get i For another, the president is in con- Of .six states out of 48 which show-1 Feeding 12 pounds of grain a day to!<^'^^' Of course, a physician should be quit praiMof CudoL" CARDUl if womif trol of the party machinery and the ed .in inciea.sed rural population in cows before calving time had little 1912 Taft-Rooseyelt convention battle 11»;;0. as compared with 1920, three more material influence on their con- for the asthma sufferer; there showed that it is next to impossible were in the New England group, cen- dition than feeding four pounds a day’^* valuable “family remedy,’’ to secure enough votes to defeat a sus bureau final figures show. Even to similar cows had, it was found in | though cerUin leaves, burned in a presidential bid. Massachu-setts’ urban population drop- an experiment at the agriculture de-'™«tal plate, give off a smoke which .... prominent ped from 94.8 to 90.2, while New partment’s Beltsville farm near here, I o^ten effectual in quieting the here think that general conditions will Hampshire’s declined to 58.7 per cent [ 4 | spa.sm and drying up the lo^ of mu- be considerably better by the time the from 63.1 and Rhode Island’s from CARD OF THANKS icous exudate which lines the tubes conventions are held, and that this^ 97.5 to 92.4. \Vp ^jg)j thank our friends and Such “cures” do not remove the cause, will--consequently rebound to Mr. Of the other .states, two. Delaware neighbors for their kindness and iym-!of course—that is left for the doctor SCHLOSS BROS. OF BAL'nMORE ' — on — MONDAY AND TUESDAY JAN. 26 and 27th iv Chas. Gross .In Cluurgre Hoovers favor, just as the deprejsior and Maryland, were in the South At- pathy during the illness and death ofcombat * ^ing away from him. lantic section, and one, Arizona, in the our beloved mother, Mrs. An.aa Cran-i A hypo of morphine and atrophine Thit being the case, the attention mountain section. The Delaware ur- ford. j usually dismisses the attack, but is a of the majority here is turned toward ban decLne was from 54.2 to 51.7, that i . Mr. and Mrs. C. IH. Cranford. \ habit former. Complete line of Spring *finb- ri(», priced right. Be sure to this display. L. H. DAVIDSON CKiitoo, S. C. " w ' ji