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I f THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1931 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. Davis Guilty In BaiJc Failure AsheviHe, N, C., May 16.—With one^ defendant convicted and two acquit ted, the state today closed the first chapter of the Asheville bankinj? cases. 1 Wallace B. Davis, former president of the Central Bank and Trust com- 4^ WASHINCTON Full Program At Goldville 0 1 Joanna School Holdini; Interest-|ij| Insf Closing Exercises. Com- U mcncement Proper On Friday, jj The Joanna school at Goldville. be-j jj Iran its closing program last night j |_ at eight o’clock i^ith an enjoyable en-; || •Y RADFORD MOBtCY Washington, D. C., May 18.—Presi pany, which failed last Nwembec. was' «■ aver, the Quaker, soduded a tertiiumem'presonted“bv7he7h-|ldrw’ found Kudty of making and publish- warning to all yovernmsnts ! entertainment were a ing a false report with intent to de-j "ben he addressed regarding the condition ot delegates to the sixth congress of :wo months before it closed. Intcrrationad Chamber of Coni- C. N. Brown and Dr. J. A. Sinclair., directors of the bank, were acquitted. Da\i3 was acquitted on the count ini the indictment which charged himj with intent to deceive the state cor poration commission. Only two counts; were contained in the bill. ceive bank tw merce. He told them definitely that ‘international confidence cannot be ^builded upon fear—it must be builder! i upon goed will,” and then declared that a reduction in armaments in all countries is imperatively demand?<l. Usually such declaration,^ are al-* lowed to stand for their good effect. The jury was out four and one-half! in the two years the president has hours. Tom Thumb we<iding in, full costume, a doll show and a Grecian chorus dance. This evening at 8 o*cloi.*k ir school auditorium, a play, ‘‘Th' Dus of the Earth,” will be presented in four acts, with the following cast of characters: David Moore, of Maple farm cot tage—G. N. Foy. Susan Moore, his wife- Miss Rosa j^i==ir==ii=afeli=dr=di=di=ii==it==ii==ii=n5=li=li==li==ii=di=ln=Jnai=JtsJr=Ii=jr=li=- I The maximum sentencewvhich Davis been an occupant of the White Hoyse Dreher. he has learned his way about more) Elizabeth Moore, their daughter— could receive would be thirty years in than most people realize. In this case. Miss Willie Coxe. the state prison, a $10,000 fine, or j having uttered what he firmly believes Jerry Moore, their son—Miss Mable both. Judge M. V. Barnhill, presiding,i to be the truth, he backed it up a few .^Idred. continued prayer for judgment pend-} days later by having Secretary of War Ur. Templeton, a young divine ing trial of other cases in which Da- [ Pat Hurley and General Douglas Mac- via is defendant, and allowed the $20,-j .\rthur out to his fishing camp on the^ 000 bond he posted before this trial j Rapidan. A reduction in the war and PAGE NINE BEFORE YOU BUY BE SURE TO VISIT JIMBO’S SHOE STORE to stand. IDOCTC: J0.1IIJ0SEPIt»l)OWl "ftmUn CTCR» •ROUGHAGE" '4rery 'aif^‘“**r?»ug1nige.’* TUs the slogan of the svinvel-chair patriot, whose co k)n has 'been on a strike for the last ■ navy departments formed the subject j of their co.'.ferences. • I America 's a peace-loving nation, but many foreign nations do not sense that fact. They say no other country has had as many important wars in the past century as the United States, and they doubt the utter/ sincreity of Washington .officials when they advo cate a reduction in .armaments. De spite our love of peace, which is an actual fact.- the expeRdiPnga/^or are the greatest of aPy single depart ment in Washington, and when Hoover starts planning for a cut of some twenty rubber-tired years. Treat ’em I $300,000,000 it ceases to appear like roTurh, these tired, lazy-stuffed colons; 1 words to foreign governments and be- just'got to have roughage! j comes a powerful gesture. Well, the prodigal son ate the husks! anrument.s for a which the swine didn’t take-and re-l^*"^ standing arnnies and navies pented cf his sins right away.-thej'^ of some CottOIl CO-ODS lO r. o.v.v«i. "men under arms bv all the nations at' r lol Fred Ross. Miss .\i'abella. the village gossip— Miss Janie Lois Lynn. John Rvder, ma.ster of the Maples— A. B. Galloway, Jr. Wandering Tom. a mystery—G, N. Foy. Mose, his colored seiwant — P^ K Strickland. Nell, the dust cf the earth Miss Marion Copeland. The price of admission to this play will be 10c and 2r>c, the pioceeds going for the benefit of the school. ^On .Eriday^yenl^ at;h--£*clock>.:the _ j| g ^e^titir ehiffhi^ceme^^ will 0 D 0 0 I n I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BANKRUPT SALE! 0 And You Will Find NEW MERCHANDISE NEW VALUES JUST ARRIVED Big Shipment Of LADIES’ FOOTWEAR Spert—Black—Two Tone And Deauville Sandals 0 he J^eld, and tKe public isx'ordially in vited On Saturday evening at 8 o’clockj "The Dust of the Earth” will be re peated, with the price of admission the same as on Thursday evening. Back Farm Board l^et’s talk about bran- first victory for roughage, so to speak., , Then he lo.st no time getting back to!**” exnense of n“ar.v five billion the fatted calf-the smooth diet. 'handicap , , |to the worlds return to normal jiros . ^ ■s orts, Pointing out that all great! Annual Meeting of State As.soci- Iwars have In-en followe.l by econonii •' ation' l*ledges Support. Uuld- ... ■ , ciise.s, he ?avs that the return of the 1 emn phv.sicians, smug dietitian.s an<l „ , i i ♦ <■ i ' Renamed HeaC. , * • , ’ ** , , . ,, soldiers and sailors to neaceiul pur- artfu manufacturers; and et s ta k •< ■, • i ; suits will greatly aid in the return of; ,, , .• .. o... .. *v.,. scn«e J k r 1 * ( olumbia, Mav 1"—Support of the ings," hu>k.< of wheat, or what have ycu? The sort recommended by sol- suits will greatly aid in the return of good times. As far as a president can ,, , , i .a ....i 1 have not found one in twenty-five, do so. he has definitely committed' f routine inve.stigations, upon whom'this country to a cut .in armament, and mi-etinir here of the bran had the least effect in obstinate | is endeavoring to have other nations iL ‘ ' coiKstipation. I have te.-ted carefully'■ follow suit. j^outn aro in my own case; I might as weH have- .sociation taken that much Portland canient, so lina Cotton ('ooperative as- IHrector of Prohibition Amos VV’ood- far as la.xative effect was noticeable, j-s making sweeping plans for a Sometimes I wonder how niany to enforce the Volstead act, pecks of bran one would have to eat.ljjpj i^tudents of the question in Wash- to acquire a single i^rain of iron 7 Ahd*jjjj|^Qn predict that,' before another ] A re.solution w»s adopted “to pro mote the endeavors of growers’ or ganizations and our desire to express our confidence in the faqfi board.” - R. B; CaWlweHr of---(-hesS;ePi' wa.>t re-| elected presiiient of the association.! i 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 " ijia^■^irTved—A ipmfent of t Ladies’ House Dresses Fast Colors — 49c and up Dresses, latest styles and colors. On sale at — 0 0 $3.85 One lot Bedroom Slippers — 25c pair Clothing and Shoes for the Whole Family JIMBO’S SHOE STORE Next to Rose's 5c and 1 Oc Store Clinton, S. C. YOUR MONEY BAUK IF YOU ARE NOr SATISFIED WITH YOUR PURCHASE I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 iiLi=li=Ji=di=Ji=dis^i=di=li=dBai^bdfa-Ji==Ji=di=Ji=Ui=Jndi=J=Jr=Ur=l'i=JBidi=g form of irQOT Possibly & tr&cp vpitr Ji&s dusspcI t.hprp will h won-\ a i *ii i i * i ■ of f.n-ou, o,ido-ru.,t! There i. aCSuf^votent in much iron in an single Blaud nill as|Qj^|y jj, pa.st few weeks has Com- there is in a bushel of wheat bran, jini«>ioner Woodcock lH*en able to see so thei'e. plans for hone.st of the latest and be.st books Ti working out. He has slowly bt*en have found, condemns roughage as ^'ceding out the political appointees, a routine procedure in lazy colons—n , have been chargwl w=th th? hunt practice that may actually do seriou.s I violations, very often to their own harm, and 1 agree most emphatically.^^-tien found, and sub- June by the board of directors V’ice-presi<lenta reelected were: J. , VV. Gaston of Duncan, and A. V’ictnr enfoi ••ement j i)i)i(,p_ .Mi mliers of the board selected, in addition to the of ficers,’were: J. Frank Williams, KdgefieM; J. B. Guess, Jr., Denmark; R. (). McCutch- eon, Bishopville; T. W. Stone. Clinton; The “smooth diet” is far more ration-1 ^tp^ting for th(>m young men who V ' A ' i V o. nvfTrtn WL k. | fW. M. Agncw, Donulds; ( . H. < aroen- ai to coax the weary organ back I have been investigated for their phys- . -anH i vv arie Drake norma! function; 1 do not believe in; mental.and moral fitness, "'fh [ f ’. hut Williani.s who' wh^ping the tireil horse to re.store hi-Sj^he moral angle emphasized. He " ’"J succeeds W. Davis cf Manning,! If commerciaiism of this country, and our people used were *oken oa' di-'»l>c.^al a Small army of. members of the c!d board, were aken out ,.,v]i .service men, well trained and real fo.id and exercise instead of sub stitutes. we’d Hve longer. GOVERNOR REFUSES BLAKELY CLEMENCY raid .service men, forally of high grade, ready to go toj work. ! They will onerate on a differqnt plan than that which has caused su m a wholesale disre-caid for law—th?' In place of this armed intnisii n into .^usoects’ homes and nla-es of Gov. iltlark- busine-is, the milder one of legal J. S. Hathcock, general manager,! reported a membership of fi.OOB, the largest in-several years, and that the j 121),000 bales handl/i'd by the asso.d-j ation in the 11)30 season was the larg-, (■'t vet. • * Golumbia, May 1><.viov. iisiacK- pusine-s, the milder one wood said U>day be “sees *Tio reason .search will be ad i ted and wiUi t w 1’. foi int?rf<‘’ence” wi‘h the schedul;‘(l come .strojiger ni.)>«.ution an! inor: exfvutior. ne.xt Tuesdiy of Norman icitain pun' hhi'ant. he a^-iios, .\n- Hlakely, young (ireenville enun^y N'c- ir.htr xeai may see the g r ral lii.-re gro c.irvii ted of killing a chaingang ^ard for law. li-plat^?(b !>. 'ai .■'.i Cotton Goods To Be Shown Again guard: BILIOUS ubseivers of the pn)hib't.i'>n ac , '.uin- ed* into a heal hy re-nect Ito' I’m-I' .Sam's p.olice powers oree inon. ‘T have used Black- Draught . . . and have not found anything that could take Its place. I take Black- Draught for bilious ness. When I get bili ous, I hare a nervous headache and a ner vous, trembling feeling that unfits me for my work. After I take a few doses of Black- Draught, I get all right When I begin to get bilious, X feel tired and nin-do^n, and then the headache and trembling. But Black-Draught re- Iteres all this.**^. o. H^Adrim, EAmArHOAt Om, Business men have 'jair.ei a who! - some respe<-t for government i?.) rl;; on trade conditions in the pn‘t ‘.'v > or three years, and whenever .int of it. The fii-t week in June. 1-6. ha been designated by i’resident H iviu as ^‘.National Cotton Weidi” arul c it- ti n exhibits will be held all over America. A l«*tter just received from the Cotton Textile institute call.s upon the miil.s of the .South to coo|)erate in [jopulaLzing cotton goods during th? week. The ladies of Ciintpn were mu'-h departments comes out with a reporv . . , i ■ .u „ , ,i. ... , ., interested in the sneciTll cotton good ■ they listen to it with deep att»-'nti»n. ft is now realized that the governuierit has far better general knowledge of conditions than any single busineos can obtain and a survey by it gives an exact picture of what is taking place. The report that was issued by the Federal Reserve board the other day, exhiliit arranged bv Messrs. C. M. a^d \V. J. Bailev and W. P. Jacobs, and held last Friday. Over 100 ladies at tended and were impre.ssed with the cloths displayed. As a result of the success of the ex hibit and to further the interests of t A t >/ A O O A > A A ..ying thrt department etores showed throughout the a none per cent increase in sales m , , . . i...... laf A 1 t u Jr. week beginning Monday, June 1 St, and April over the month of March, de- . u owe.1 •w au au a'i? . • * I all ladies and merchants of Clinton are! spite the fact that Easter buying took . . ■* i. u la ai. % • al .• • J • . , invited to see it. It is held m the d’s-t place in the earlier period, is taken ^ » r tv... i r al A Al. u 1 .» J J ‘play room otf Jacobs & Co. The exhibit to mean that the shelves of dry goods ^ o * a ♦ rvr ... . #1 a closes Saturday at noon, June 6th. Of i merchants have been fairly emptied • , • . * au„ ... .Ak Ak k - f : especial interest in the exhibit is a se-1 and that they must buy heavier from; . .k„.„s„„ „„„ now on .n order to Chile from I th«r consumers. Should th.s condition, ^ , prove to be true, am there tm no reason' , .a*^ . -a . *k -a ' -a I to question, it means that the long-1 . ... .,„..iki_ „^aa^„ i ^Aj ^A-' Of new effects posstWe in cotton < expected upswing in ntanufactunng has arrived in strength. go *• For Indigestion, con- sttpsUon, biliousness, take CONGRESSMAN MeSWAIN IMPROVING SLOWLY Low Round Trip Fares To S4ft ThedFords BLACK- DRAUGHT ( WoMBM who aised d tool® MiouM | t^e CxaiwTi. Used evr M yars- ' Washington, May 16.—Informatioil; from Walter Reed hospital today ♦,aa' srhere Congressman J. J. MeSwain ha? Atlanta s , M.60| been a patient for several weeks, wa« Birmingham W.OO that ha was able to sit up for a short Chattanooga .... $6.00 time. While making progress, there Orleans. Mobile, Pensacola aim fis so far no indicattion when the ®ther Gulf Coast Points $19.00 Fourth district representative will be i FRIDAY, JUNE 5th I able to leave the hospital. | a »• c J i Mrs. MeSwain and two daughters' VMl SCStDOSUTCl ' will probably remain in Washington ! ! t until Mr. Mc€lwain is able to return to For further information call on W. H.. SHANDS. Ticket Agent, CMnton, S. C.j his home at Greenville. 'VTOW you can have a genuine Sift Simmons inner-spring mat tress—and it costs only $16.75. Made by the makers of the fa mous Beautyrest, the new Slumber King offers you the greatest bar gain you can buy at so low a price! And when you come, see the new Slumber King Box Spring — also made by Simmons. Sturdy—dust- proof—finished to match the mat tress, it offers a value just as great. If you*ve been waiting for a chance to get a genuine Simmons inner- spring mattress and box spring— this is youi opportunity. 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