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J * The Clinton Chronicle, Ginton, S. C„ Thursday, March 22, 1934 Annoimcements Charges for insertion in this column will be as follows; For National Offices... $7.50 For State Offices ^ 5.00 For. All County Offices not enumerated below....'^S.OO County Commissioner?..... ^.00 Magistrates for Laurens and Clinton 5.00 All other Magistrates;::...'. I 3.00 Where announcements are made prior to May 1, the right is reserved to omit the entire column from time to timev if liniitiations of space justify it. Terms are cash. f THE 9 # 4 like a door key. In addition to tTie one ] f he had j|Just failcnl to Identify. I Peter sucgeste^ a call on j Train after tlier FOB GAME WARDEN I hereby announce myself a candi date for Game Warden in Laurens t^ey left Dunbar; luu It was j late, and a telephone call to her | apartment elicited no rt»sj*»»nse, A **That*ll have to wait till niorn'nu. ’’ I guess.** Kilday eomplalm*d."I'liere are lots of times on this J*>h when 1 ’ wish I was twins, so I could get around faster. If yon aren’t tired, thonch. drop by the office. Something new may have ttirneil up. .Xml.** he added. ■ ••I’m going to have those IhiMise philes _ _ checkwl toiiighu. to find out who was It turned out that the attorney waa ^calliFig oiy tVehstcr-Spt ars ** right Nowhere In his office were they ‘ on thefr wav. they revleuasi ti e evi- able to find papers of a personal na- . j,.,-clop,M| th s r^.r • ture that even hinted at helpfulness, or the eight | ..e..oie who h.ad -.i n His business correspondence was all Franklfn at the clmrcb. at or u.- rt:,.* filed, with scrupulous neatness, in cab- n,„st ctuld be , ineta In the anteroom adjoining hls'-p^^., office. The private office contained WEDDING MARCH MURDER ' **Jin) wasn’t much of a hand to keep i such things,” said Dunbar. **But weHl i see.” ’ she reiH'atetl. with an ache In her voice. Both men were silent. Kilday, sit ting v« ry erect, was htoking out the window. p1a!iily -.reluctant to gaze uiH»n the woinan^ palni Peter was iincont'-'rtably aware that he had not e.\fHH'Uni aiivth.ng like this. The t'l:»K» t'h«>o Tniiii he had pictured as Jim Franklin’s mistress—the woman who had quarrcletl with her lovef In Doctor .,Al»erna»hy’s study—had b+'en very difTerent In his Imagination. The clink of ch|na. as the maid hroughi ailditlonal cups ainl ano;lier iHd of cofTet*. was a wel«-onie intcr- •■Why?" This ttma It was lOMay | who asked. ' newspapers not a-ssenting to the “Because Jim a^ed me to. He waa i newspaper code and commercial kfrald I might be seen If I left by relief printing plants outside of met- way of the side door." j ropohtan doing a business of The detective polled the key-ring $25,OW a year, provided they from his pocket, bouncing It In his membere of zn organization palm, where the actress might see It. with the U. T. A. last Sep- Franklln’s.” he said, them fit this apart- I suppose It’s only a desk, several chairs, a tele- ^ . 1 , ,> ... phone stand and an elaborately carved puntj- and pledge niyself to abide convenient to the desk. by the results of the Democi^atic pri- ’ . mary. R. MILLER BROWN. I hereby 'announce myself a candi- A careful search of the desk yielded nothing. Peter turned his attention to the cellaret It was not locked, but date for Game \\ arden in I^aurens i beyond an elaborate array of liquors County, subject to the result of the i and necessary tumblers, revealine Democratic primary. A. B. GALLOWAY I hereby announce myself a candi- > date for the office of Game Warden' in “Laurens county and pledge my.selfi to abide by the results of the Demo cratic primary. J. F. S.ATTERWHITE I hereby^ j^naunce jnyself a can didate for Game Warden in Laui-en.s county, and pledge myself to abide and ^ necessary tumblers, revealing Franklin's tastes In intoxicants. It was devoid of clues. j It looked like a stalein.aie. “Where crime; Aitrlir<>.-*e <\jrTn«»«ly to pr**venl. his nuirri.a’ge to h:s dau-hier a*ter dis- oivering Fninklin’s n'’alioii'.h*p with i'h<>«> Train; By lie farm! nly fer the,#y:me ri‘iis«»n; <'Ihh» <’Im*«i Tmia b;* c.ni'^ of Jealousy; Daniel I’.aHls he- r.nisu of the lnvestiga*i«*in FraMkl'n Imd lH*eri Ck*iulueting «he pol tn-al s«*a!i4!al and wh'eh was jmo in-r la 'inc to him The m>>ti\e for t’n* ,\vu;ii an ill fdne s**eiiu*il to. ha^e l>;»e?i le j' ousy. tint alj ••“oris to id '' ■■ y Iut si* else could he tile papers of a personal • far ha<l met with failun* Ti'*”'e s*'e;tvl nature here?” the sergeant asked vexeilly. “I’m afraid we've looke<1 ahtuit every S'here." Dunbar glanced searchingly about the room. "ITow libout tlM* s;ife?" suggested the novelist, •’t'oiild It be there?" to bp no motive, as t;»r a^ V Boyce ' was o»n«‘«‘riiiNil but the Irue^»’';ati<»M h;nl brought oat the *.•!••• t' -it !;• m- '' was auar** '»f llie sitnatioii evis.iii'g b'*tvMH-ii i'.ullis and Knjiiklitu Fb't«'her h.til nwcab^l iJiat. Vor vv:;< b logb'il ' to tH‘lie\e tjli.it D'M'tor .\berinJ.hv i . “U'p oqlv tile [laperji-^rf-eiiihpr-mF—^seibl iurre n.id ii ii'titive for t'a** tiiur by The 4^uits--yyf-the Democratic^ pfi- usual importaiH'e in tlie sate." Ibinbsr der .\t it*osi In* iir'''!t ! *tiary. iUuiiiirri'd. *‘l 'lo'n'f think It llkelv tliat •" i'bviif.v •'alli-i S'dp’ey^^-^^’ e vv.tju mary. M. A. (GUS) C.AN NON I hereby announce myself a candi-* <late for the office of Game Warden in Laurens county and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Demo cratic primary. | .S. EVERETT-.MARTIN. I hereby announce myself a candi-1 date for the office of Game Warden in Laureiw county and pledge myseK- “I 'lo'n'f think It likely tliat what V'»n are lookin'.: for. 4U*!mirred. we’d find fbcrc." “r.iii didn’t he have a private «‘o!« parim«‘nl. anywhere In tlie s.nV?" Peter was relin'tant to a«imit 'lefeat. , ••Y«‘S." said the lawyer. “We each had a ciunparinient In the safe for our: own list'. lie had a ke.v for his. nn<! I had one for mine. Walt am! I'll sh«iw yon,”_ - Dunbar .searched through the middle to abide by the result of the I)emo-j drawer of his fiartner's desk. “I cratic primary., R. JUD LANGSTON. FOI^ MAGISTRATE 1 f Ref*s a can-^ didate for Magistrate of Hunter' Township, at Mounfville," Subject to the results of the Democratic primary. J. L DICKERT. FOB SUPEBVISOK 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as Sui>ervisor of Laurens county and pledge myself to thought I saw Jim'.a keys here.’* he gan doubtfullyThen he found It. “.Ah* This bM'ks like It." KIU^ and - Cardlgaja fe tbmed r Into the corridor., which separated the partners’ offices, to a large wall safe.j: The attorn^ twirled the comhinaiioii knob, and presently the heavy d«H»r ■wune back slowly. He iii'Ib'ated a smaller dmir to the novelist. “That’s Jim’s compartment. Here, yon open It” lie presseil the key Into Kllday’s hand. The sergeant was elated. For tn a of abide by the results of the Democratic . subsei'tlon of the compartment, he primary found evidence that F'rnnklln bad used JOHN D. \V. WATTS. I hereby announce my.self a candi date for SuiH'rvisor of l.giurens Coun ty and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Dernwrairc primary. A. KlIETT MARTIN. COUNTY a>.MMISSIONEK i I hereby announce myself a candi date for County Commissioner of I.giu- rens County, subject to the results of the Democratic primary. E. FRANK ANDERSON. FOR SUPT. OF EDUCATION I hereby announce my.self as a can- didaU' for County Superintendent of Education for Laurens County, sub ject to the result of the Democratic^ primary. » , - MIDTON A. WILSON.^ T FOR PROBATE JUIMiE I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Probate Judge of Laurens County and pledge my.self to abide by the results of the Demo cratic primary. • THEODORE B. SUMEREL PHILCO Radios & Tubes -Sflpith’s Pharmacy this aa hla persnnnl file. There were letters there, signed '‘riioo (’hoo” In a round Immature scrawl. Hut there was no hint here of any othi*r woman, nothing that would help in the identi fication of Franklin’s mysterious via Itor In the stinly th.at aftern'NU) Roth Peter and the detective were disap pointed. “I’m sorry,” declared Dnnhar. *1 ho|ted that I might be of some help.* “It Isn’t your fault you weren’t.* declared the si»rgeant ruefully “Frank lin was Just too uiethodicaL \V« found the right place, hut he had de stroyed the evidence, before we got here" They were successful, however, tn Identifying three m'»re- of the keys here. With the two Identified hy FletI'her^ J his jpade...fl v^-T^Olie.,Lo. .the. apartment huibllng—one for the spnrt m**nt ItM'lf—a''yhlrd to the ontor office of Dunbar afiil Franklin —a fourth fo the slain main’s (irivate 'dfi'-e. nne of the smaller keys was found In fit hi* desk which had. however, been un lo4‘ked. For a moment. Kilday thought be had identified the other small key It was ve^'y similar to the one. fmind in the desk, which o|»ened Franklin a private compurtment la the safe. It aeemed to fit." when Inserted-In the lock, but It failed to turn the holt “Thst would have been too qiuch lurk. I guess." the detective sminuled. pocketing the keys. Only two of the seven now remained u» be Identified, however, one largaL an ill ihc l»iu»* 'In* s N<':i:x r •*: T’"'- was .il'lc t«* I'lcoii > ih's g ri'-; pki'-F* in the drama wir li Icid r'’";al;''l ' In rratikl'H’s i?it?r«lcr A'bnitt'slly. ‘■•o' hn«! iKs-n In the s;j. t\ ou 'c. II.id ‘-lic lK*cn th*‘r»- fw »t>? S''.* h;!'l lilac. Wa** *»!'»* the \v«-’v in h’i!«* whom the rc.'li.r h.i'l .'tpparciiTlx krio'.vn of t' .* ’a'.sr ’"r at i time w hen ^il s':cn***<| Imno'slide tn haxe poss«*ss**d this in ormalion with- * out having hail some guilty kew led'/e of the crime She h;nl nilmitlcl lying ^ to them, when th»‘y first 'piesiioni*'! ' her. In view of this admission, how ; trstJnway wHt4 they lielieve? In atkliluut, they had .questlone«l Fletcher, who sts'nieil reluctant to talk roaceruing h!s master’s .affairs; >111.* Dunbar, the slain man’s p.'n^tner. aiul Webvfer Si*ears The latter, also, might l*e shown t»* have had a motive for the crime If he still lovinl D<»ris t’ami'Kly. t'erialnlv In* h.Tl atleiupt'Ml to halt the wi*«ld:iig curse, he ile nU*d h.aviiig 11**00 the author of tin* siHMiymoiis telephone I'all inforining .\ml*r'*se <’arm«M|v «*oiic»*rning F'hoo t’hoo Train Yet neither of the m'*n was sur** he had told the truth Ih* 'teniml, t'Mi. the story lohl hv t'allis Shipl»*y Concerning his r»*mark that Itviie would have stop|M*<1 the we'ldin*:. had he tw'en pr»*sent Mow to weigh his evideto'e remaitosl a pu/zh* "The irtoihle." «*oninlnineil Kihlay. “Is to«i nuicli evide'H-e r'.ually we're groping around in the «1ark for It Tills lime wo ve got too inucli." At headquarters, there was one Im iMTtant hit of evideiiie. Examination of the revolver found in the rector.v garxlen h.*t'l reveale*! a tliiinih print on the barrel. “tonal.” grun|e<l the sergeant. “.\ow hnik up tht'se licei|sr_ niiiiitHTs right away. I think |>erhap4„the owners »»/■ , ' th»»<e cars ♦ ha'I s*iniething to (fal with It." • j It did not take long. .\n assistant < feriirii**<| with the Information In a ; very few niinute.s. | »»ne car was registere«l under Web * ster S|»ears’ name.' The other'' be ' longed to t*allis Shipley. Weekly Papers temher. Robert H. Pritchard, publisher of the Weston (W. Va.) Deii|tocrat, and a member of the board of directors of the National' Editorial association, was the "^principal speaker at the meetmg^yesterday.. The National Edi torial a.ssociation is the national code authority for sections A-2 and A-5 and .Mr. Pritchard was sent here by that organization to assist in the organiza tion of the South Carolina publishers and printers. * llviRf 7“ publishers and p^rinters coming 'under this authority expressed a de- , Lsire yesterday to work in the very 'closest co-operation and harmony with I the commercial printing establish- juiehts That cbhfe under S^tton:A'-T of I ^gw^A'^he graphic arts code who have or- ^ ‘ |ganized the Employing Printers' Fed eration of South Carolina. “These were “D»>es one of ment?” “He had a key. there." ".Mind If I try Itr / -. Ch'-My Choo shrugged. “Nice ot,yoii to ask," she said. There was a trace of hirtemess In her voice. “I’ve aF rc.'uly told yon he had a key. Tm not hiding anythlnib*^ “I ju.'rt want to nuike sure." the de tective retorted, over his shunlder. aa be disappeared toward the (tjontinued next week. Association Desijjnated As| Authority In This State For Enforcement of Reflations. COLORED TEACHERS ATTEND •I’m Juct Wernan in tVe C ''•i. F, '-r. who !•’<1 t'*'! t!'.** c;!' d\ *'1 (>: 1 girl. M rie." t‘-'^r pr:; t'l llu' i"M. "You iu:''’e t!t;il cu;x..ucc iui't Ju iiitii*.. I wa'M'lij. to cuio'. S:ie liehl uut her I'up for ii'.oi'* '' Tee vvltli a baud that did not tre'.’lih*. ".\i.!l now.’* >Iie continu'Nl. after tlie mai'l h. d __ly‘fl.. ^ -.BET f THiar ,TT'T^.ri.u vCani to see me abou^. ^haii titah; H. P. Kilday? vice-chairman; 1 It ;y)s Peter who toadi. up.the ques tioiiing. “You went to the cbur'di i'» .a*e Fruukliii ye-t*'r'lav;’’ he sj;i«l \Ve i»«*e'l to know I CHAPTER V MULES! Letters to the Editor Editor, The Chronicle: It is too late to lock the stwbie door after the horse is gone. _ — I -consider ~ohe of the most impor tant things for consideration of our city administration is the safety of our children as well as the grown-ups. I During recent weeks I have noticed in I the papers a great number of cases of rabies caused from being bittep bf dog.<. If you ha>^not had an experi- ence of this kind in your family it is hard to know just what it is. This great menace can largely he .educed. The mayor and councilmen cun pa^s ordinances compelling own ers of dogs to have them vaccinated.' The serum can be obtained at very lit-' ^tle cost and the expense is very small to any one. | The time of the year is drawing ‘ near when rabies appears.most fre — Wc have just unloaded anotker doss. I respectfully! anmi stuhL He woke car of Fin* Youne Tomicaaee."''.,’^” V* ~® ^ don t know what sorrow, anxiety nnd Mules, priced right. expense you may save some family in Call at our stable at oaca and Clinton. R. J. eluson. look then over. f Choo Choo Train With the ex<'ei»ti<»u of the mysierl . oua womuD in blue, whom they had ' been unuhle to iilentify. Cardigan and , Kilday liad questi«»ned every one known to be connect^ with Jim 1 Franklin’s murder, except Choo t'hoo Train. " ^ Mer apartmewl was their desttnattnn the following morning. " TKe actri^ was baviof breakfast ta bed and. njioD learning their er rand. had the maid usher them - in without formality. " Before her. on the coverlet, was a confusion of newspaiiera 8hehnishe«l (hem to the door, and leaned forwanl. her chin cupped in a slender band. “I* was reading about Jim.“ she said “Tell me'''what happened* Kilday sat uncomfortably on the edge of bis chair. “1 guess you know as much aa I do. if you've read all those papers." The actren shrugged impatiently '*lf I believed them." her tone was con tempt irnua "I'd ttelieve he was niur- i dered hy a d4»xen people. Including myself. I see Pai iiuppaaed to be the I Woman In the case." “T«»u’ve tteen reading T'q*l*-s," de ctared Kilday. “Half a million other people have. . loo." t!lioo rbno deoriird the «'nver | let. press agent thinks If* a ; e qp this 1 morning, to ghtaf over (he riniht-pag<' j pnblirily He’d been reading Topics” - “And^ what do y«n think?" peter i imiHired gravely The weman shnigsed. YOUNG BROS. LIVE STOCK CO. John T. Uttl^ Mgr. i COUGHS Don't kt dwa'geta Wraagkli^ Figl she said qaisUy. major kelps inane. Peweffnlkatl Pleimant to take. No aaieolka Yam draggiotiai on tks spot if yaw rdieved oy rreomolsion. (advj I’m pmm suiKHiaetl le think, ; slowly, with no atlemid to diiqtiilse { her hiliemeiiafc “Me. Pm liwt a show j girl-’ .A dead hiver. isuT to mean a thing la the world to we but front page p«iMlelty nnd mr.re m« toirers at the boa vdllce Inal the wnaaan in the raze. ;'r;i\e!v. "Wiiy? Ib;it, first." , - fhoo fh»" shru""«HL “I wiuii'*«l f'» 111'* w she r**pli«*‘l " niplv "Ii .\'»u «»*r(* :i vv'tiuaii. .voii niii:lu un 'I**;'stan'l. F'l n**v«*r Ish*ii to a \v'*i! 'ling likt* tb.'il. .\iul then, you <''*♦>. Jim Franklin was luy man. TIint inado a big dilTv*rt*n'a*. too. “t»h. of 'au'r-'*." >h'‘ hiirri'*'! on to sa>. “1 c'ubl liav»‘ stotwl out in front 'vitli tiu* croh'l Hut I vv.nnl**«l to s«*e flu* wbob* tlrir' v*. anti* I a graii'l- siaii'l scat. .Ntior all. that wasn’t sij''li a lot to a-'k " "I S'*'*.” I’'*t**r tbou-.:*il he «li'l s'*e Fnioklin tliiln’l v\,*»iit you to Im* tlicr**. Was that It?" Til** woman ntMltb‘«l her he.ii1. “Tlien bow^ «ii«l voii haiqooi to S"? You inii.st hrtv'e' 'T'a-ii^s***! Ihik^ with Franklin, h*‘for'* the wethling. di'In’l you?" '“Y**s, w’e bad tnlk'**! alMOil It. of coiirs'*. .\s a matter of fact, we had a e'liiple of pr»*lty .'-tormy sr'en'*s 'i\**r it. Jim couldn't understand t^'bv I rlmuld want to go. unless it was Just to humillHte him. There w**rv a lot of things he «atiililn'( iimlerstaiid about DM*. I gues-s." .“Hut Just fl»w same .vou went, yes terdiiv.” “Yes I went. Hut he a^-k'nl m** to, or at bust. I thought l»e did. Yester day afternoon. Kiel* her that's .lini’s man m*rvant phon«*<i to ki.t tliat Jim had changed his mind, and I went." “Hni when you arrivetl." IVter n»n tinned. r»*ineml*ering the story that Nick Iloyce ha'I told. “FrankHii was angry. Evidently he was not expe<'t Iiig vou. Is that correct?" The actress mwlded re^jticlanlly. “1 went ta the sble entrani'cl Just like Fletcher told me to. .Ilni was stainl Ing Just Inside. Nick Royee was there, too. “‘What are you doing here, tlioo ’ rhoo?’ Jim said. *1 thought I told ' you to stay away fr'*m here.’ ’• ‘Y'*s. but I got your roe's^age.’ I , told tilm. ^ j ’ “ 'What messjige?' Jim d4‘(na(i'h*d | It was easy to see how angry he was. | *’.A,nd then of course I told him * atwiut Fletcher’s telephone message. ^ and be waa angrier than ever lie j told inef I was lying. After that. I 1 lost ni.v temper. to<». I guess. W’e were talking pretty hnid. both of us. hi'cause Nick sfop|Msl us. He said In* was afraid they' coiibl hear us Inside the church. ‘What do .vou want fo dti. stop the we'hling?* Nick .said. “That’s exactly what shed like to do.’ Jim said. But he’ knew lN*tter tbun that I wasn't trying .to atop the wed'ling " “Hut aft'^r that ycni went Into the atndr. didn’t you?" pei**r nmde 110 attempt to •liagiiise his intereM. “W'e went hdo the nwim liehitid the one tve were In." replied the nrtrf*HS 1 gujirdedly. “Fm not sure whether It was the study or not." __ i '**A\ b.-it happened Ihen?^ ; “N'-rhing. Jim swore th,nt hr * hadn’t told Flelcher to ie!ef*h«ne me } He Slid aouu'tMMly wraa just tning to piny him a dirty trick. Ry that time, f Ifness'F had roc*ed off n little, too ^ hee.'uite I finally promised to eon:e on home, and I left. 'n*nf's the Inst T ftr.iv ef Jim." “IIo'V did w’t- h ave? T* e ej y you j. • — ! The colored teachers of the Clinton Columbia. March 20.,—The South j schools were gi'*en txyo days’ recess Carolina Press a.-^socintion was yester-1 week to attend the state teachers’ (^y .lesienated a., the taaie authority I t.„|„„ya. for South < arolina for ail newspapers , ' ant! commercial printing plants com ing under sections A-’2 and .\-5 of the graphic arts code at a meeting of pub- li.-'lier-printers and others coming un de'- this clussifieation. M.ichinery for pu'Lng the ctnle into effect wa^ set up. .•Vn a'iministration Invard composed of K. W. Sos.'amon of the ilaffney I t'llger aiVil Earl B. Baxter of the Dar lington News ami l’re.s<. n presenting tl e weekly pai>eis. tk K. Williams of .<p;:rtanburg and C. 1\ Berry of Or- ::ngebuvg. repre.-enting the eommer- cial priuting planis, and II. G. D'^leen tif the SLumter llem^ representing the ^ daily newspajHTs. was elected. j Tl'.e South Carolina Press associa tion by action of the meeting becaim* the .South (I'arolina regional code au- thtmfy with P. M. Dees of Wirmsbortr, I>avies of Barnwell, Harold C. Booker of Columbia, secretary, and K. C. With-L ers of Columbia, trea.surer. « I The administration board will com- 1 plete the set-np of the machinery fof the enforcement of the code and will hold a meeting at a very early date. for this purpose. It will name the local commtitees and other committees nec- es.'^ary for the adniint.'^tration of the 1 code in this state. j .South Carolina is plac(*d in a zone j by it.self for the administration of stn--« tions A-2 ami .\-5 and the admini-;-j t rat ion will be by committees from within ^the state itself. .Ml weekly, semi-weekly and tri-wet*kly new>pa- pers come under this section as do any • Clothes that are cut tailored one at a time'-that are made to your measure —fit_ better and tore more style. That being so you certainly should buy them Instead of ready mades— especially when S25.00 they cost no more and up Copeland-Stone .Co. ('Unton, S. (\ ill Ron xI Tailors FARMERS! THK CCIVERNMENT THROriHI THE AC.ENCY OF THE ^ CLINTON PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION IS READY TO 1.0AN YOF FUNDS FOR THIS YEAR’S CROP l»R0I)CCT10N. REX LANFORD " SECRETARY-TREASURER ■ Clinton Office l/iurens Office NVwberry Office Jacobs Rutldinj' Court Hou.se Court House Spring Oxfords Don’t fail to see our line of/ WHITE BUCK and VENTILATED •O, 1 wont otit a ,'l*»^ir at tl.*» In all leading color combinations. $3.50 W umiuim L.B. Next To Casino Theatre \ -■7 \