Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mmjfm ' : ■ # ■'nr* AY, MAT 21, me 1HB djNTON N.S.& WOMAN N REX BEACW N son. W«ll, thijf^oi5I37^ke him^^naTlffL « pef. ^v«_to' 'g«t out 76l this scrape the best way he co^d/ she did llipt propn^ tn mak» m. Hay Out at har- self, to ihake hdrself ridiculous or— 'Worse . . . She couldn’t even go back on he^ ti#om statement, even if she wanted to. That was perjury. And t|iis Woo<hi hussy who had played at Ibve-mi^ing with him, what did she want? Help, of course, in clearing him. Humph I^Spme mothers might feel called upph to go to extreme lengths .for-their sons, bq| hot she. No. She wopld not talk to her. The next day, however, when Hazel Woods ci^he again, Mary Holmes sud denly changed her mind and had the girl se^nt upstairs. She was feeling' sJtMiji^-eiioiigdL. tQ- ait Jip I ; -AL. J Delinquents Given No|iM That Payments Must Be Made By June 15, When Sale Adver: tisements Will Begrin.' Sheriff John nounced yesterday instructions from W. Watts an- that pursuant to Comptroller Gener- INSTALLMENT i course, that his mother had sent them j this time; she steeled herself to eh- Synopds: Amos Ethridge is found land he took cheer from that fact, but dure some hysterical outburst, some murdered in a country lane with a | he gained little comfort out of talk- crude cross of twigs on his breast and, ing with them aside from the realiaa- ^ scented sheet of note paper in hisition that some one stood beside him. pocket. He'vras the richer man in the I He had expected some word, some ^ state with power and influence enough' communication from Haael rlhut none .to make 'himself a candidate for gov* ^ came and at last her silence cotivinc- smor^ With hid death came hints ofied him thdt she, too, believed in his unsavory pritrate life, of scandal guilt, ft lyas n bitter pUl to awallow al A.^ J."Beattie he will begin in June to advertise for public sale all delin quent city property on the tax books of Laurens county. His annouficement appears ~tnr "airotlwr" pgg8^"uf—thtr that might come to light if the mur der is investigated too closely. Mary Holmes, a former opera singer whose career was wrecked at the birth of ^her son, called “the goose woman” by newspaper reporters, lives nearest the scene of the crime on a small chickei^ farm where she ekes out a poor living and tries to find in drink the forget fulness of past glories when she/Was led op- '»! extravagant appeal to her sympa thies, ft surprised her when none came. Miss Woods was haggard and listless, but she was in perfect con trol of herself. She had fine eyes, the elder woman noted, but they were hopeless and they gave the impres sion of tfwrough defeat. She made,i,t plain with her, first words that she accepted as true wtiat had been given out through the papers,—namely, that Mrs, Holmes's illness was the result but, aftfer all, why should she doubt his o^n mother’s word? Some people ^re possessed of such se^-confidence, and such high regard fdr their own importance, that they, ... . j .. . . £,um. other, must/,hare that faith.!‘"o'; for panted ^t she was It is a form of coifceit. and no doubt !?»<"' ‘o it is a blessing to the posseMor.,bntl J«»P«™‘0;.‘o undo the m.s<*.bf she Jerry was not .^nceiUd. He was paper. Sheriff Watts exhibited a letter from Mr.-Beattie under date of May 13, quoting the statute law of the state, declaring that the comptroller general is, invested .“with all the rights an^ privileges of a plaintiff in execution, to invoke and obUin the aid of .the court to compel refractory sheriffs (tax collectors) to discharge Farm Deihonstratioh . 7 Notes — Ca, Bb Caanoa, Coaaty Ageat n mm m • May 2Sr<| Oosing Date To' File Work Skeeta For Farm Prograai ^ The county agent’s office received notice, from the state Soil conserva tion board that May 23rd is the final date to file work sheets application for the new farm program,. There are a few farmers who have not filed a work sheet yet. The rec ords show that approximately 186Ql farmers have filed work sheets, which Js' a satisfactory showing for the county, farmer who has not filed a wo« sheet and wishes to sign may do so by calling at the office on or before the closing day. May 23rd{ up to and including July 11136, but all applications sxAmitted after May 15th for cotton which wag sold prior date wffi-br deUyed^f indefinite period. OPERA HOUSE NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, MAY 22nd Bounty or Difference On J_2c Cotton Cheeks office 'has received a few boun ty checks on the difference of 12c cotton and delivered same. As soon as other checks arrive, notices will be their duties in the enforcement of farmers u heretofore, executions.” — Information received from Wash- Mr. Watts said that he had no f farmer may ap- , . . other altema#h'e but to go ahead! 1^35 cotton sold of shock and maternal anxiety, and zu.- ..i * ,„f- , i i i. —. u .K- ! '^>th the sale of delinquent city prop- ' Also Feature Pletnre — Skorta Stage Shows at 4:00, 8:30, 10:30 Matinee 10c-25e; Night 25c-40c Subscribe To THE CHRONICLE ‘The Paper Everybody Reads’* had caused. This gave the mother a di.sagree- able sensation. She inquired coldly, yvas not Conceited. He was a humble-minded, modest young man Maria di Nardi, world-renown^ op- i ajnd he considered himself of very lit ers singer. . . . (jeraki Holmes, a tal-lt;« consequence indeed. Upon consid ered young artist, is hated %»d loved j eration it seemed quite natural that by his mother who is embijttered be-1 Hazel should wish to be assured of faltered. “How could I, after what ea^e. his birth caused the loss of her j his innocence before yielding to her, came out? I was tried, convicted, and voice and wrecked her Operatic ca-1 impulses. Had he not’tried-her suf-j—publicly branded, all in one day. It reer. He has been befriended by the | f iciently without putting her love to'would only cause him pain to see me jery and that he hoped that the citi:j zens of the county who are in ar- j rears will make their payments be-i fore the property is advertised for 1 7aIo. j '“Have you been to see him?” Hazel shook her head; her voice..|_ —HEALTH HINTS BY CITY HEALTH OFFICER murdered Ethridge, to another'of Amos aiid is i ^thridge’ ge«, Hazel Woods, lovely and brilliant young actress. Sh/ has. been helped to success by Ethridge. She lives in a small cottage owned by Ethridge: Jacob Riggs, eccentric old-time actor, now a ‘doorman at the theatre where Hazel Woods plays, has appointed himself her guarrdian and lives in a room over her garage. (Nov^ Go On Wth the Story). engaged)this test? 3 prote-|had. He told himself that he To 4he general mind it was^a pe- cuiratly satisfying case beqpuse the im^ves were' plain apd understand- -ab^and because^ the persons involved, <mtside of the unfortunate mother, excited no sympatl^ whatever. Mr. Vogel earned in^^for great praise Tor thi eipidifidfi^ wilK^hich he had aolved a baffling mystezy^ the chain of fvifienfp he„hftd f<^^g*>H -H. strong and sb complete that\nobody questioned %. On Sunday, the dhy af ter Gerald^ arrest, more than one eermon had for its text “The wager of sin,” and from pidpits, not alone in WesUaod, earnest pieacliers. thun- ~dered against rich men of evil life, the ingratitude of youth, apd the scarlet women of the stage. Monday came the news that Holmes was ill, completely prpstrait^ by her son’s arrest and by the frignt^l realization of what she had done. T^, too, was tasty. People enjoy sympathiaing i«^ith the innocent. Mrs. Holmes indeed ill, not, however, by reaso^pf what she had /. For several days Mary Holmes re mained a very sick woman. Instead of enjoying her unparalleled publici ty she lay abed weak^ nauseated, suf fering wretchedly. When at last she was able to lift her head she eagerly demanded the daily papers and a cdmplete account of ail that had hap pen^ since she was stricken, but not until she was strong enough to sit up did the doctor permit her curiosity to be gratified. Then he told her guard edly that the “man in the robe” had been arrested and that the Ethridge -ease-had been-solvedr^ He-did not tdU her who that man was, but he pre pared her for a shock. She listened incredulously, in a daze. "He gave her the papers finalljr and left alone to re^ them. x - He-returned to- the sick roons -after a while to find his patient staring blankly at the wall. “I thought you might feel the need of a stimulant,” said. sirs. Holmes did not hear him. “Did —Jet^ do it ?” she inquired, stupidly. to know. You saw him.” “But they can’t—they can’t do any- ’ thing to him on evidence like, mine, cahthey?” . “Why not ? It’s hard to get a ,con- viction on purely circumstantial evi- ^enccy but yours is direct.” There was a moment of silende. “The re porters 4re tailing up dvjsry few hours. They^want 4ojinterviev^\you as soon as you’rW able\to talk to tl^^. Everybody is edrious to know what you’ll have to aky. Yes, and F'if ^ ^ Which Crop Do You Raise? Oh a back lot 30 f^t square enough ami I can spare him that,” After aj un a oacK loi i5u moment she went on:I’ve done i^hat' of the ordinary Vegetables can be little I can. I’ve hired the best law-1 raised to Supplj^a small family for yers in the city, but—this is so little.” j the summer. Ojx the same area empty Again she choked. “Oh, Mrs. Holme.s,! cans and bottles can hold sufficient; he didn’t do it! I know it and so do you, but what can we do?” “I— Nothing, I’m afraid.” “We must do something. Don’t ypu understand the danger he’s in. If it hadn’t been for your statement—” “Oh, of course, blame it on me!” irritably cried the elder women. “1^ suppose everybody expects m|e to—to go back on my oath, just because he’s my son.” — - The gfirl pondered this gravelyf then nodded. “Why, yes, I suppose they do expect that. It’s what any mother would do. I’d lie. I’d steal, I’d sin. I’d do—anything if I had one. But—” “He has never been a leal' son to water to bj?eed a supply of mosqui-! toes for ^e entire neighborhood. It' is no nibre than a fair question— Whiclydo you raise? Mosquitoes are principally a nui-i san^e but, in this section of the coun-' try, a certain variety (Anoph«elas) is! 4 health menace as the carrier of n malaria. Another kind of mosquito is th& cause of the spread of yellow ‘jiever. Not more than 30 years ago tljis dis ease was frequently epidemic In rnkny parts of .the world and sometimes cau.sed thousand.s of death.s but, due to energetic methods, the “sedeF egypti” mosquito has been controlled fever has become a mat- awom to, but by reasop of what she ^^ had drunk. That beHboVvS choice of i been here half a doz- liquor had not been wise pnd Vogel times/* had been sipoamoned early X^wday^ «ij ««« them, nor'hfr, either, morning to learn that hia principal j want to talkxto me? witneea waa ^faring from - she done enough? I slibuldn’t alcoholic” poiaening. Realizing thaX^ink she’d dare show her face on\$he the truth regarding her condition would surely become known and very likely prejudice her reliability as a witness if he sent her to a hospital, he insisted that she remain where she was, meanwhile • receiving, of course, the best rfi^cal ^attention. He it was who gave out the story*of her collapse. Gerald, very naturally, had no rea son to question the cause of his moth er’s illneM. It wemed to him that his plight was enough to prostrate her, but it destroyed, his immediate hopes of disproving' the charges against him. He was allowed to r^ad the pa pers, but what he read appalled him. It was conceivable, of course, that ■Tus" moYher 1iaa"~S^iiiat7^^ witnessed the killThg, as she maintained, and had told him nothing about it—she was eccentric; rtiere was no telling what she might do or ho^ she was Mkely to behave un^r the influence df liquor—but he Wrongly doubted this and cluAg to the cqnyi'rtion J^t she would confess to a wild and imag inative romance or that somebody would prove her story to be, in part, at least, the fanciful creation of an alcoholic brata. But would a4»e edn- fess? How could she bring herself to do so? Granting that she now real ized where the truth of her story ended ~and imagination begpn, an as sumption which, by the way, was not likely, was her love for him sufficient sti^eec after causing ail this and aftet* evei^^>ody knows what she is.”* Mrs. Holnn^ found the doctor staring cu riously ^ her; in irritation she flared out: ‘‘Why^'pre you looking at me like that? WhatV^he matter with you?” ‘1 You’re a qti^r creature. I was wtfhdering how it r^ls for a mother— But iyo\i can’t be mtx^h of a mother.” The speaker shnppgeo/v “How dare you?” Holmes cried, shrilly. “The idea orypur talk ing to me like that! I’m sickxl’m in no condition to—Why, even the Bpws- -papers ^iihaeiqpuard'-ine! But how\^ I know? What could I do? T never dreamed I’d-^hat it was—Jerry I saw.” , and .left the room. The sick woman raised hterself la boriously, gathered the newspapers together and flung them as far as she coulld. A terribly batter but ini; potent feeling of resentmeirt came over her; tears wet her cheeks. Again she had been foiled. The world was always against her. Why did eveigr- thing she touched go wrong? Why was she frustrated in everything she tried to do? So Jerry had bought an automobiki without telling her about it! That’s where the Whole trouble had started — out of his deceit He was not hniy cold and indifferent; he was deceitful. He had been her ruin,, Ifrom the very first; now 'he had rttin< to warrant humiliation ? Moreover, ^ both of them.' But he had brought .^could she undo the wrong she had w^is upon hhneelf.• The fool! She had even if she tried? These were t,ever hated anybody as she hated qunqtions Gerald could not answ^'^im at this moment for once again As V^natter of fac^ he did not tiyjho had turned her triumph into dis- He has caused me every bit of un happiness I ever had. I’ve had more than my share, by the way.” The speaker’s tone was one of utmost bit terness. “And yet it makes no difference, does it? You Tove Turn just the sam^” Mrs. Holmes uttered a derisive sound. “0hi_now” Why try to deceive me? We women nurse our babies at our breasts and no matter” how old or how big or how bad they become they're still our babies and we fight for them, tooth and nail. I’m a woman. I know.” “Humph! We fight for our^.lovers, too. Do you, honestly — care^ for Jerry?” ' “I love him. I want him so much that I’d—bum ^temally to have him ^r one day, one hour. You must know how I feel. I’m speaking to Mar^di Nardi . . But that’s not all. I careXfor him so sincerely that I wouldn’t hj^ry him, even if ho asked me. It’s to^ate. You understand'that, don’t you? He^ean be cleai^; he can ^ake a name foi\him«elf; people will foj^t, so far as hejs concerned. But they’ll .never forget \^e girl in the Ethridge case. You see^^Mrs.. Holmes, I’m notxthe great artisY that you were. You«l|ad*a 6od-giv5n cpice ami a God-given genius. Maria di Nardi wasn’t an ordihary woman; she was jmore;\.8he was ons^ out of many mil lions. She loved add suffered more intensely than we comman women; she topped greater heights and sound ed lower depths. Jerry tbld me the ^^^*7 y;ou„„l4llI him. Ij^ is the divine talent, the fieaven-sent gilTt 6? the ar» tist, that we must worship, not 1,h€ human artist herself. The” one i& sKinsignificimt, so.iinlmpiartant as compal^ with* the olher.” Mary" Holmes experienced a grate ful warmth about her heart at these words. ' Here^^8 a fellow “profes sional,” a womhn with Mul and un derstanding. Hai^ was still speaking: “Jerry feels the \^tne wiyj—Even what y^ Ibid him that last nighT made no real difference m his regard for you.'Vhen you say is no son, that be never loved you,' yoU are so mistaken. The world suffered a^loss when you lost your voice, but have passed on, through him, a ent perhaps as precious as your own. It must be saved—^not for us only, but for the world. Your career was ruin ed; you can’t permit his to be de stroyed.^ , (Continued Next Week), " leasant history, toes^ Jike flie.s, .should be Any stagnant water is a Warning Ta (City Property) [; ter of u Mos prev ' potential breeding place during the summer. Tin cans, rain barrels, open; cisterns, etc., should be done away with and holes in the ground that contain .water for longer than a week should be filled or drained. Fish pools should he drained,and cleaned weekly. Where it is impos.sibJe to drairi'br“fill holes, the addition of a film of oil once a week wlil accomplish the de sired results. Every citizen,is urgently requested to prevent mosquitoes from breeding on hi.s pro[>erty. NOTICE Why not keep your money at home by giving your subscriptions—either j new, or renewal—to JAMES W. CALDWELL Pursuant to definite instructions from C^ptroL ier General A. Beattie, quoting Section 2861, Voi. 2, Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina, 1 1 shall begin to advertise for sale on June 1S--A1I de» linquent city property ion the tax. books of Laurens County. ’ ~ ■ t I have po other alternative tRit to carry out these instructions. The additional cost for advertising may be^ avoided by making payment during^ thg Time which remains before June 18. Forms for the printer will be made up and'deliv ered by June 15. Therefore, all payments should be made prior to that date to avoid the cost of adver- tising. ... u I hofw this three weeks’ notice will give you time . . w. ^ to make your arrangements. - YOURS FOR SERVICE, Mw D. W. Watts Sheriff of Laurens County V very Mnu to answer them, for some thing mOTC important than his own welfare wei^^^ him down and ren- dered him apaStetic—it waa the mis fortune that haolirfaJlen Hazel. From what he read in newspapers it aeemed to him tihat Be was the only person in the world wmt^^believed in her. The poor girl must obs^uffering more keenly than he. HersNyAs the greater tragedy. Gendd was surprised i on M< to receive a visit from two lat i^mbera of the leading local firm, and to learn that they hod been re tained as hia counaeL ^ aasumed, of aster . . . How could she help hatang him when he demised her and dis approved of everything ahe did ? Well, why should she worry? There was no love lost be^een them and the mere fact of their tseiationehip meant noth ing. It was an irksome tie. There had been a time when it meant son^thing; he lud seemed to care a great deal for her when be was a httle boy . . . He had been a pretty boy, by the way, wi^ cute, lovable ways. Mrs. Holmes stirred restlessly and rolled r head. But no longer! All he did preach aad\ voice his con- Oootempt from her own Miserable with backache? W HEN kidneys Kwidion ^jy «nd you “ you suffer s nagging bedcschc, wHh dizziness, burning, ^(enty or too freqtient urinetion end g^ing up et freqtfent unnebon : _ _ . nk^; when you feel tired, nervous, ell upset... use Deen's Pllla Deen's ere espeeieily for poorly working kidneys. Milliom of boxes ere used every yaw. They ere recom mended the eossMry over. Adr year Doan SPILLS Rbbii^ and hie vidin—and Chevrolet^are a oc^ibiiiation that friv, if any. radioliweners la the United States have not received in thehr bomea vis the air. The funousxyioliniat and hie Stradiveriue/wtari of the Chevrdet Musical Moments programs, have the distinction of going on the air from more broadcasting staHons than any other program in the hiatory of radio. Three hundred and seventy-eight ^tione broadedet Rubinoff mte times a week, a total of 1134 fifteen-minute programs. That figures out at 283 hour■^i^ if ode week’s programs were broadcast one after the other, day and night, h would require dajrs. The ittuatratim shows Rubinoff, carryhig hie^precious violin, posing ^th hie csTvafter a tpedal appearance at Detroit. ^ ' \ t - -I-'* \ f \ ■ 7.