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' / . v"^ 1 7 ■•# . •I' ir>- ' r-' »' '» ,. ■■■■,» »*s - ■ ' ., . • >■ ' • >-1 I ' ' I'V ./ „ 1 / .\r *•••«•••4••••••••••••••«••••••••« • THE CHRONICLE I • Suites To Be « tlesiii News- j- I paper, Complete, Newsj, • 5 and Reliable. 1. If Yea Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Get Tlie News. VOLUME XXXII I'L I CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 14,1932 NUMBER 15 RANSOM MONEY IS DISCOVERED 'Lindbergh Bills Found In Lon don. Scotland Yard Working On Case. All Movements Are Cloeely Guarded Secret. 1 London, April 13.—The Daily Mail said today that some of the banknotes of the $50,000 ransom which Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh paid in the hope of regaining his Judnaped hafay -had been found in London. Scotland Yard was doing itl> utmost to 'discover how they were smuggled into England, was inquirinjg at hotels, banks and other places where the bills were likely to have been changed, and has asked several persons who^ han dled the notes to explain how they were obtained, the^newspaper said It added that Major Charles Schoef- fel, NewOersey trooper, who recently came to England, is trying" to trace the bills. Major Schoeffel’s present whereabouts were unknown here. Democrats Join Bonus Oppodtion Pool Their Strength ^\"ith Ad ministration |n Fight Against Cash Payment. Wasl^ington, April 11,—Democratic leaders' in congress today pooled their strength with administration forces^in a determined effort to block cash pay ment of the soldiers bonus. * Representative Rainey, the Demo cratic house leader, listened to bonus l^yecite?. urge before. the ways .and means committee an issue of new cur rency to make the $2,400,000 payi- ment. He then 'ataai}ed the ■ plan as “uneconomic, unsound and destruc- • tive.’’ I Almost simultaneously, i Senator i Robinson, party leader in the senate, declared himself as unequivocably against the bonus. The.se statements, coming after President Hoover’s threat of a veto, cemented the leadership of both par ties against the bonus movement. The house Committee' began hear ings on the issue today. Three spokes men for the bonus based their plea on the need of currency “reflation” in i restoring prosperity. They were Rep- i resentative Patman, Democrat, of “Jafsie” At Work Hoptwel}, N. J., April 11.—Dr. JohnjTYxas; former Senator Robe-t L. Ow- i F. Condon’s earfy" activities as an j on, of Oklahoma, and Representative intermediary in the Lindbergh kidnap- Conneiy, Democrat, of Mrssachdsttts ing were recognized officially today Patman definitely placed the case as the 70-year-old “.lafsie” cut off his telephone ahd pursue<l secretly his ef forts to reestablish contact with the abductors. From police at the Lindbergh home came word that “no further negotia tions nor resumed negotiations with of b^pus advocates on a currency ex pansion basis, saying emphatically “that we feel a bond issue will be a detriment,” he added: “One of the main reasons for pa.'Js- ing this hsgislation is the reflation feature. We are hopeful that it will the kidnapers have been reported to i put money into cir^lation so that U5, and nothing is known of any an-’commodity prices, will rise and pros- penty return. “We don’t expect to start on a wild program df Inflation. I don’t believe this amount is too much. The que.s- tion in my mind is whether it is enough.’’ Owen took the same position. He said gold was not important in con sidering the issue because “we are no longer on a gold basis; the American dollar is based on commodities.” Instead of treasury notes, as favor ed by Patman, Owens preferred the issuance of Federal Reserve bills ticipated resumption.” Col. Lindbergh himself was author ity fbr thie atatement that by means of newspaper advertisements wd notes received from the kidnapers contact was maintained between the family and the kidnapers until final arrangements were made for the pay- • ment of the ransom by the interme diary in a Bronx (a borough of New York city) cemetery.” The retired educat(>r was not men tioned by name, but it was clear that it was his work, including the adver- tisemenU signed “Jafsie,” which inade backed by government bonds, fpossible the negotiation.s culminating in the futile $50,000 ransom payment. Both Dr. Condon and Col. Henry Breckinridge, Lindbergh attroney, it was understood, conferred with Col. H. Norman Sv'hwarzkopf in New Yor4e yesterday. Col. Schwarzkopf, who has admit ted only that he saw Col. Brecki i- ridge, disclosed the conference was . held in an apartment of Mrs. Dwight Morrow, mother of—Mrs. Lin<i-l>ergh. “It was understood both •'•d. and S, C. Legislature Finally Quits Ratifyinj^cf County Supply Bills Brins:s Prolonged 79th Ses sion To Cloke. CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Columbia, April 9.=-The secoutLsea- sion of the 79tk general as.sembly of South Carolinli was adjourned sine die early tonight. Final adjournment came at- 6:35 when the senate ratified two Lexing ton county bills. It had remained tech- H. D. Henry Heads Chamber of Commerce for Year. Other Officers Named. Salvation Ar- jny Officials Hoard* The April meeting of the Chamr.€r of Commerce hefif* Tuesday night at the Mary Musgrove Tea Room was featured by the l^iduction into office of new officers ior the ensuing year. iiically in "session for several hburs“ to " W. H. Sirnpsbn, the nitfring president, await the ibelated Lexington meas- presided over the meeting. urea. - In effect the^house adjourned at 4:01 on motion of Representative George Reid of Anderson, who has made the motion for severali years. Hardly two score members were pres ent. When Senator M- "G. Anderson of Horry moved for sine die adjourn ment, Senator Riley of Bamberg, was in the' chair. Taylor of Lexinjton, was the only other senator present. The final day’s session saw enact ment of a substitute for the Stukes deficiency judgment bill which allows “30 days of grace” to mortgagors whose property has been .sold. Gov. Blackkwood’s veto of the Stukes measure' had resulted in extension of This being the annual election of officers meeting, the amended report of the nominating committee waa heard- and unanimously adopted. The following officers were duly elected to serve for the coming year: H. D. Henry, president. Dr. S. C. Hays, vrce-presTdeht. J. H. Pitts, Jr., secretary. L. I). MciCrary, treasurer. “{Stabilization” wheat bought by the Federal Farm Board is being milled into fhiur for distribution by the Red Cross to feed the hungry Post To Open Several Races the session from last Tuesday. Adjouinment came three days be- Bonrd of directors in addition to Ibe officers: “W'. H. Simpson, R. E. vSadler, E. I). Craig, R. W. Wade and S. W. Sumeix'l. ^ ' The retiring president, W. H. Simp son, thanked the club for its co-oper ation during the past year and asked the same spirit of support for the in coming officers. The club had as its guests. Ensign Vernon Carter and Rev. .\lex .\nder- month of being as long as the pro- - - ^ - I ^ ^ tiacted 1931 meeting, which was Here Saturday: ‘This Summer;“■'j' '*• •' - I extended nearly a month wyond the constitutional 40 legislative days fore the session would have been three j son of Spartanburg, officers of the months old. The session lacked one, Salvation Aimy of that city. R. L. Plaxico, local chairman of the Salva tion post drive soon to be made in the Salvation Army To Establiah Full Delectation In Addition To Permanent Unit In City. In terest inc: Program Arranged. County Officers To Be Named In August Primaries. Local To Attend Meet Accepting the invitation of a citi zen’s committee of repfelentative businc.ss men and W'omen of Clinton, the Salvation Army ^ill forn^lly establish a permanent unit in the'eity on Saturday afternoon, April 10, wltli appropriate exercises at f6ur o’clock. It is expected That a large represen tation of prominent business men will be present.. The ceremony will be held at the Army hall on Sloan street. The Sal vation Army silver band of Spartan burg (twenty-five pieces) wMl be present, and preceding the exercises at the hall, the^band will play on the streets'of the town. The public is Cor dially invited to attend the program at the hall. Laurens, April 10.—With the reor ganization of the Democratic precinct clubs and the holding of the county ronv<*ntion near at hand, political go.s- city, briefly outlined the committee’s plaps and introduce<I the visitors for shoft talkiL, Both of the officers told Under the substitute Stukes bill, of the work of the Salvation Army ''ent to the governor for his signature, throughout the nation, of its relief in judicial sales of real estate “the[program work and the spiritual back- bidding shall not bo closed upon the [ground underlying all of itji activities, date of sale but shall remain open for Both talks were informative and in- a period of 30 days from the date of tere.sting and heard with interest by such sale, within which jK'riod of time the memher.ship. any other per.sons, bcside.s the highi The committee recently appoint sip as to candidates for bidder at the sale, or any roprcscnla-1 to seek a reduction in Iclcphonc ra'.cs county offices is^ gaining momentum. tive tliereof, may enter a higher bid 1 by the railroad commission, was in- In addition to county offices to be filled at this summer’s primarie.s, a state senator and the house %lelega tion of three members must be se- lecte^j this year. jJtiucted by the club to continue •iU Senator O. T G.wdwin has said that | east the lonii vote, he will seek ren6mination.-Htm.se upon complying with the terms of sale by making any neces.sary deposit work already begun. as at guarantee of good faith.” I ——; — Senate, approvah was given f j measure today by the ovei*whelming j Jl 1 vOlllC EVCCdVCr vote of 27 to 1. Senator Hammond, of For Waterloo Bank members, Phil D. Huff, R. A. Babb and Frank E. .McCravy, have not, so far as known, made definite decision in the n.attep of standing for reelec tion. An amendment by the senate proij viding that the deposit %f a bidder| .tnnual Inter-City Session To Bei The eommittee ext?ndii,ir the invi tation to the Army to establish a per Held In Anderson Next Mon day. P^oiriineni Speakers. several representatives of the Clin ton Rotary club are expected to go to Mrs. Breckinridge visited Dr. Cor.-1 Anderson next Monday to attend an don’s horoe late in the day. Sun.-eb- quently Dr. ('ond^m departed from his residence, but his household requesUd that he not be followed and that he be given every opportunity to conduct j inter-city meeting. This meeting'is held as an annual event each year shortly before the district conference. More than 200 members of clubs in 15 cities and - his task with secrecy. “For the eighth conse<utive dsy early editions of a morning n--‘wspa- per carried the advertisement towns in North Carolina, South Caro lina and Georgia are expected to at tend. Waterloo, April 4.— .\ receiver f'r shall Ik* returned within two days af-j^h^.* pjank of Waterloo, which ter he is outbid was quickly ftth>pte<l j hands of the state bank by the house. ^ lexaminer last Wt-dnesday for a peri- , After failing to agree last Satur- thirty days, will be appointed Sherifi Columbus L. Owens said to-1 (j^y nijfht, when the session was ex- jjt an early date, it is learned here, day that be is running now for t’c-| tended into this week only to act on The bank was organized in 1910 by normnation to the office. He is com-1 supply hiils, the lK*xingt8n county j c. Smith and was ofK*n<Hl on Janu- pleting his second term in <)ffic.e. j.j|pi^^i,Tn reachwl an eleventh hour! a,.y with $2r).0(M) capital, Mr. Hicks h. Owings, member of the city | on a .supply bill. Members eji^jth having Wen elected president, police force, has also stated that he i hud announced they would have none, j his management the bank en- M ji candidate for sheriff in the|^j^ finally adopted the bill provides joyed a season of prosperity‘and* paid 8ur, the- R^air club; Ur Dudle.V | summer primai*y. Dorroh I). Peden, of.^,, jevy on property, which has drawn « ,H*r eent dividends on slock unti' a Prekbytenan college; Dr., Gray Court, is .said to W a prospec{oppositiou from Senator Taylor. Lex- very short time ago. manent poat here comprises: W. W. Harris, representing the Chamiber of Commerce, R. L. Plaxico, represent ing the Kiv(ranis cltib; t-apt. R. E. Wy- F. L. Webb, tb# State Traiqjng school; R. S. Owens, the American Legion; Rev. hidward Long, the First Baptist chutch; Rev. H, O. Chambers, Broad Street Methodist church; Rev. C. B. Betts, Associate Reformed Presbyte rian church; Dr. D. J. Woods, the First Presbyterian church; Mrs. C. E. tive contender for the office. i iiigton county has a surplus ^which Thomas W. Bennett will a.dc reelec- vvould enable it to operate two years tion as clerk of court. He is filling the without a Jevy, 'house menvbers said, office for his first term. No avowed Virtually no ether action on rojias-' candidates in opposition are yet in yf staU*-wide import was taken ♦‘What is wrong? Have you cv's.sed j bring to Anderson four prominent 'The inter-city meeting will also, Galloway, the advisory board; .Miss me? Pleabetter directions, .ii.fsie.”! Southern business and professional The night police bulletin told at 1 men who.will speak to the service length of the autlmrities’ problem^ dub mem-bers. Amorfg them are Jul- fiftiiig misleading “tips” and said'ian Miller, editor of The Charlotte “mail from foreign countries is still News, Charlotte, N. O.; Dr. H. Brent ‘mail from foreign pouring in and the kidnapars and the baby at one time or another have been Agatha Davis, D. A. R.; Mrs. Byrd Jones, D. A. R.; Mrs. W. P, Jacobs, the Woman’s club; Mrs. R. 8. Owens, American I^egion Aaxiliary; Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Order of the' Flastern Star. In connection with the 'opening of the local post, the ministerial associ ation l^as very kindly, through| ^s members, extended the courtesy of their pulpits to Salvation Army offi cer’s on Sunday, April 17th. At the First Presbyterian church, the field. by either house on the final day. John A.'I’homason, serving his first. Representative H. C. Godfrey, of term as^county coroner, has let it be Spartanburg, entered in the Journal known he .'will seek reelection thl.s summer.*, County Commis.sioners Lee Add Blakely and W. H. Barksdale a statement that he would seek to re cover the full $400 salary guarantee.1 legislator's in the constitution by inan- T^r. Smith has been president since its organization. However, he was called to Greenwood in 1922 to serve as president of the American Bank for a period of six years. During his «tay in Greenwood .Mr. Rex I.anford took over the bank and ran it ufftil .Mr. .Smith’s return. have not indicated ’heir intentions in damus proceedings. The salaries were; coming races. j-ut 10 per cent this year, as other Insect Menace Schaeffer, president of Lenoir-Rhyiic college, Hickory, N. G., and district reported in almost every part of the governor of the Carolina district of ti I Rotary International; Abit Nix, piom- It was learned that a part of the ment Athens (Qt.) attorney an't di day’s police activity was the dispatch, rector of,,Rotary Infemational, and of detectives to the Morrow home at Jolvn Paul Lucas of the Duke Power Englewood. N. to obtain state- company pf Charlotte, N. C. .Mr. Mill- g^aff Captain William George Gilks, BlJ)(» HoldinK AdvantaKC. ■mentg from all tl^e servants there. ■ ®r, as guest sneaker, will be heard on > divisional commander in North an^ A published report that Mrs. JUntf- the subject, “The F<c«s<Kmk SwpnW’.|g^^tlr'-<38TqUn«r wHh“far bergh had collapsed was termed ut-' Among the cities and towns lo ■>s! terlyT false by-a« excellent caller at the Lintlbergh bo the day was her close fr John Grier Hibben, wife of the pre8i-|ton, xmc dent of Princeton university. - “I brought a message and that is all | lumbia. -* ’ ^er, divisional young people’s secre- Mrs. Hibben asserted af-1 ' tary. salaries were reduced. Godfrey said the reduced salu.y-. would be "a barrier for any poor' Pastors Study At Greenwood Rev. C. Bynum Betts of This City, I*eads Presbyterian and man” reeking election to the general! X aCCo raalllCro assembly and that “the poor of this. j>^ Group. state are being virtually choked out J of this body.” Represenlat.ve Max ^ Greenwopd, ^April 7 Presbvtcv' in At the*. First Baptist church, Adjp- Indications Point To Big Battle; . .. . Down On Ihe Old Farm. With.PrejfjyUM-..n *w- >> • •• 4 1. . name be placed on this statement_j^^.,K minr.-'ters of Grtenwood and six sur- . Th.e finaPweek of the Fessiolnwas counties met in the Fi.-iJ an unusual one in that the poiiit of Presbyterian ‘church here Tuesday i.i Washington, April 9. — A stubborn qutWm,” rarely.,raised.-was w-, ibeit-^xtb studr by- battle with dreaded insect pe^ts faces | times. ^ Wa MU *C1 A t tS t f M M M Mk ! ......... 1 can say, it.Wame known th.tjMayOr YoUlig Not ' two of the throe Norfolk, \ a., inter-; mediarios had visited Col. Lindbergh) Iv V/uCT here yesterday. The third member of! the trio, the Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock, j Jack H. Young, mayor of Clinton Army Drive. ‘the Rev. C. Bynum Betts of Clinto'i, TTh””a study of the “Doctrine, of I Holy .Spirit.” The 21 ministers pre-- jeiit resolved the m.-'elves into a cla« following the presentation of pi- , , ; ,1 *iJlAI I K.IV • pers by various members, discusied weather and widespread drought. 3 . - “Person and Work of the H ny Thus entrenched, they are ready to, Adjt. W. ,S. MacHoldt. special ef-1 Spirit.” “The Unpardonable .Sin.” a d Speakers \vill be heard at the Luth- come forth with the spring to reap a foj-t secretary of the .Salvation Army, the “Fullness of the Holy Spirit” cran church at 3:30, at the Thornwelljlheavy toll which may take millionsopened an office in the city op-; Among tho.se taking part in ao.:'- from farm incomes. " • posite Young company. , tion to the leader were: G. M. Telfr The agriculture department, dis-’ j . piaxico has been named as' Abbeville, chairman; Dr. Ro.swell r. turbed at the prosiiect, is .sending •'ut ^ chairman, and it is confident-' Greenwood; Frt*d T. M'*G:!!, Memorial c-hurch at 4 o’clo<k, and at the Broad Street Methodist church at 8 o’clotlT p. m. refused to'comment at No/folk oa-a^for the past two terms, ann<funced lofiA report that he and his associates were vAatjkrrlav thAt will not. off^r for.i arAalC wW Va ILgXlAxX aware of a bi^l Col. Iyesterday tnat ne win not oiier lor, k among the kidaap->|Te4iactm> in “the ah’Pi’oaching ele<*- em and that Col. Lindbergh had been tk>n. He stated that while he was warned that trickery might be at-, deeply appreciative of the support of- tempted. , fer^ him by his friends, he had defi- The, Southern intermediaries have nitely decided that he ■will not again Claimed By Death maintained steadfastly their faith that the persons with whom they have been in touch were the real, kid napers. Col. Lindbet^gh has been just as positive bf ~ the identity of the criminals to whom he paid the ran som. Sorrow was brought to ihe hearts of many Newiberry and Laurens coun ty friends on Wfdnesdi^,* April 6, when death claimed Mrs. Jane Work- ^n, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Johnson, near Clinton, after offer for the office. Dr, Young was elected mayor in a special election in February, ,4929, to fill out the two-year* terra of Ihe late E. B. Bloan, who heB the office only ] a ^short illness. The funeral service four months'after his elect'uu nr 1928 ■ was held last Thursday afternoon ht Two years ago he offeiiKi for rc-elee-1 Bush River Baptiat church, of whkdi He has explained that a definite. tion and won by a decisive margirL i she was the second oldest member. 4 c ,— 1 Workman was the widow of .means of identification of the kidnap-; Mayor Young hascity an er.« waa^ contaihed'in the note they j and aggressive s^mihistra- th^ late J. M. .Workman, a native of ^ ^Teft in the baby’s nursery March 1. jtjon during a most trying pe - mL and Ijauryens county. She had just pas.sed ^This ie generally believed to have been i under his leaderzhip the city’s affairs her wrybtic symbol used as a signature.|have ibeen carried forward in .i very*five * ,, 4 %1 4* 1 £ A. * _ PW • J A police bulletin this afternoon re-1 eatisfactory manner. He has a wide affirmed the existence of this “posi-1 connection and host of friends in the rity who syill regret to Icam’shst he th birthday. She is survived by children, one son,' M. F. Work man of Cross Hilk and four daugh ters, Mrs. J. M. Abrams and Mrs, A.’ jjt. Cleland of Newberry ^haspn and Fred Clftitair. a call to arms--for early, active an<l!|y expected that the quota of $4,IM)() Gross Hill; D. W. A. Nevillt*, mori unceasing fighting to bring the bugs, very quickly secured when the aUu* of South Carolina presbytery:\r., under control. worker* start their work within theio.. White, Ware Sho^; Dr. L. R <\i Cold,;wet spring weather may aid two weeks. Mrs. B. M.'Arring- .Lynn, S. P. Bixwles, and Dr. I). ^ in reducing the attack on wheat, ton is now conneeted^^ith the office Woods, Clinton; Dr. G. C. Parkinspn tobacco, fruit and vegetables. Other-;^p,J assisting in tbe considerable and Dr. R. C. Grier, Due West?.!. H. wise,^poison must be used freely. Thel amount of preliminary work that) Huzhardt, ’Eroy; A. G. Andereon, W. grea^ert menaee is that of gra.sahop-,he done bef ire the drive gets! r,. Presslv.T. B. Stewart and J. R. pers in the northwestern plains where I under way. 1 H*101011, Greenwood; E. D. Patton, last year they annihilated every gTow-j jhe Kiwani.s, Lions ami^ Woman’s' i.2urcn.s; Dr. .R. C: McQuilkin, Colum- U-lubs are sponsoring the Clinton ap- bia; Dr. J. W. (Mrson and Cochrart ing thing. A survey in .Minjnesota, .North and South Dakota, .Nebraska, Iowa, Colo rado, Wyoming and .Montana, say ag‘ riculture officials, shows eggs by the millions and billions rea<iy to hatch qut a new devastating horde. peal campaign. ;P;eston, Newberry; John McEachem. .Whitmire; M. A. Durant and W. C. i Kerr, Abbeville, and W. S. 'Porter, FORMER CLINTON WOMAN PASSES N’nety-Six, The conference welcomed ! Dr, Parkinson of the .Erskine Theo- New* has been received in the city logical seminary, and Ihe Rev. J. H. of the recent death uf Miss /Minnie, BuzTiapilt, of Troy, as new men^er^ ONE LEGAL SALE ^Little at her home in Eraelle, Ala. The next session wil.1 be held at t‘ ■ Only one legal sale was. made by Miss Little was I'eared in Clinton and First Presbyterian church hailt on court officers on the regular salgs day is pleasantly remembered here, by a^ May S for the study of “Pioidestina-': for April. In the case of Mrs| .\nnle number .of friends. She was a davgh- tion." under the leadership of Rev. G. Belle Chamblee, administratrix, v^ J.'ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Milton:.M. Telford, Abbevilje, who will be at-. y, Mrs. J. P. IE.'Chamblee, et ah, Clerk .of Court 1 Little of‘this community, and for =’ev-,gisfed •by the Rev. E. D. Pittoh. Lags ^ Joltosoo, near Bennett sold near Fowtain*! eial years was connected with the J.'rcns,‘and the Rev. Fred t. ■ linn to the plaihtltf for $1,5(H);._,--"^'W'. Copeland company ga saleslady. Cross Hill. v