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V I 1 i THE CHRONICLE Strives to be a clean newspaper, complete, newsy and reliable. H You Don’t Read The Cimton Chronicle . You Don’t Get The / NEWS •' » \ VOLUME XIX CLINTON, S^C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Uth, 1919 ROADS t’OJtSlIITTEE mi A RS BOND ISSUE FLA A R. Goodwyn Rhett^und Ohers Appear Before LeKislathe foiiunlttee In In- GEIUfA-M TRIES TO ‘I do not bellev APFTAR BA^KRUFl" ttona of raw should be forbidden, because their in dustry vr'ould then, be at a standstill Voted Frenchman Advocates Financial Society of Vatlons to CWect Debt Columbia, - Feb\7.—Hearing* were held by the good road committees r ' the House and Senate Tuesday atte noon on the pending legislation in tl flense and Senate looking to the co struction of a permanent highway sy: tem in South Carolina. R.. Goodwyn Rhett, of Charleston, F. M. Burnett, of Greenville, R. A. Wilson, of Rock Hill, John T. Stevens, of Kershaw, and oth ers appeared before the comjnitee in terest of the Big Good Roads Bopfl ^Indemnity Must be What’GermanJ Issue. • ' Can Fay. „ Baris, Feb. C.—(By the As sc* la led rers).—Germany is making utrno:-i forts to have the Allies believe that •b ' is nearing bankruptcy., declared ■:'eul Pcret, chairman .of the lrudgct v tonlmision of the Chamber of Deputies facing the peace conference. The first measures of the conference along fin- ahcial lines, he added, should be to to prevent Germ trodiiced iy the liouseanu aenate' 1,11 ~ viding for an election on the question of issuing bonds in the - sum of $2.1,- —nrTi i'h’ih'pn| nn r ,,, | 'nftjnn nf •n si-to- wide systemVof hard-surfaced roads and companion legislation preparing for tlie same. * ----- Mter the hearing,'toe above nnrv. ■' 'gentlemen, who represented the state highway campaign committee, declared that they felt very hopeful as to the outlook for the passage of the legisla tion at this session. “We were, given a most courteous hearing by the mem bers of the committee,” said Mr. Wil- sen, “and •wgreMinprcasofa with the earnest desire of the legislators to and they would ^be. ynable to pay. •‘‘I would suggest that preferential treatment be given to the ‘Allies coun tries, as France, Belgium and Serbia have suffered the greatest damage. Raw materitfl fro'm—\mcrioa should be sent to these three countries first,, the overflow being allowed to revert to Germany so as to enable her to’keep Cfl-T. and former minister of justice, in di.v , her machinery working without cussing to^ay the financial problemcs | aiding her to undersell us. “The financial problem is the most ■OTTT debt or a bankrupt state. ‘’Then,” Peril continued momentous one before the peace con- fercnce and I am greatly surprised —- that h has not—been considered before when.a society is founded is to elect a we should lireasurer. Thus,'if a society of na- ametilately fix the amount of our | tio'ns is formed, a treasurer should at TTm e l-e a;.poin‘IHI Id 1 HHi't KMlUJll Hi u wTiT take steps at this sessfon Tsokt'ng _ Totb^ lifting of the state out of the mud. Mr. Rhett in a very able and very convinc ing speech urged the passage of the btBe that-have been introduced in the Senate by Mr. Christensen and in the House by Representative Burguson.'* Two ‘amendments to the bill wore discussed Tuesday and seemed to meet with general favor* One provided that work on the state highway, system ■should start at every county seat in the state at the same time and lb other provided that the roads should connect iwjth the principal highways ef adjoining Nates. r One interesting fact brought out r>! the hoarinsj dealt with the viewpoint of _the autoists of the state towards th^ proposition, Mr. Wilson of Rock Hill ' te/itiiiod . *>—■• -\~m<a . — « - a ‘ixa. autoists with petitiori^asking the pas sage of the legislation. Every one of the 149 was opposed to Ulie bill when he first approached them but every one of them had signed.it to be his belief that 95 per cent of the autoists would favor the proposition after it is explained to them. F. M. Burnett of Greenville, a county that has spent a million dollars on permanent roads, declared that his county wanted the pending legislation passed. SEN. DI AT jOFFOSES BILLION LEVY account against Germany must be made ^ pay to.the full limit of lu r financial ability Without com M- J eratioa for birtr feeiings.^ it will ' lime enough then to decide about the mctl od of payment. She may p:(y eithet in caj»ital immediately or in yearly installments. “I do not believe that Germany at the present time is in a position to pay a large amount in cash. We must not demand from her a too heavy pay ment now, so as not to place her,in a position where she might argue that we are strangling her and killing the goose that is to lay the golden eggs. “Whether the installments we shall demand - from Germany be 'twenty, thirty or fifty billions of francs yearly depends outtrely upanpurjdecision, af ter an investigation as to what ahrount Germany will be able to pay. These payments would be guaranteed by cus tom tariffs decided upon at the confer ence, reserving for ourselves the right to raise such tariffs should Germany faii to meet her obligations. “This would act as means of coer cion because I do not believe that we should occupy Germany with a mili tary force until her debt is paid. It is i*y opinion that once our armies of occupation return from Germany; aTT “I believe in the creation of a fi- n a nrtal society of nat ions and that all expenses insurred by each. nation should be put in common and an in ternational tax levied upon a nation until such debts are paid. Neutrals should be included in this financial society 'of nations, especially those neutrals who profited by the war.- * Discussing tho question - whether Germany should be permitted to im port raw materials so as to enable her to resume her manufacturing industry, Mr; financial society of nations. The so lution of the problem, to my mind, is tlr." foundation of a financial society of' nations in which all exucnces.of e very belligi -eht opposed to Germany shall t e compiled into one sum. An inven tory of Germany's resources should then be made and she .should be made to pay by every mark she eamget to gether. Then there should be interna- tional taxation, including the neutrals to make up tre balance.” No Worms in a healthy Child All children troubled with worms have an un healthy color, which indicates'poor blood, and as a rule, there is more or Jess stomach disturbance. GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly for two or three weeks wHT enrich Tfr^ trood. 1m- prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be m nerfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle. If You Appreciate Real Worth See Our New Line of _ ere”--tone—real distinction. And their wear- —IBs wnrhmanship_aiid hjjli iradc material that give jts unique value. If you are a steady customer we want to urge you to drop in and look over this fine selection. If you don’t know us yet we infite you to come in and get acquainted. • t - ; “>The One Price Store” CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA Believes BiH IIus Gone So Far, How ever,.That It Cannot Be Revised. (Greenville News.) Col. Naj. B. Diiri--of Dauvwis, Sen.- ator-elcct from South Carolina,, was a visitor to Greenville yesterday while en route from Washington to his home. He has just made ?. trip to the capitol to look after the procuring of his of- fiees Which he will occupy on March 4. “I am heartily jpr.osed to the pro posed tax levy of six billion' dollars,” he said yesterday, “but think the" matter has gone so far that there .& little chance of its being revised. The tax will certainly cripple.industry to a large extent and I am not in favor of burdening business wl$|i a load that should be spread over" mafiy years instead of one or two.” He expressed himself as favoring the dis tribution of the debt in. short time loans which would not impair t>- prosperity^ of the country, which could be borne sufficiently without restraint on the part of our Indus' nos. Business is above any party politic? and Congress should consider the matter •■ very horoughly before it enacts the pr.esenL...fprm, he stated. However, the bill has gone so far and conjectures have been made 1 sen ator, and there are ' so largely on its prospectus that there ! bilities of its passage cause of the enormous expense, and, second, because of the need of the sol diers in their work and homes. Sen ator Dial said be urged this action es pecially and received favorable re sponse from those wbo are in position to ac( . " • . .; fhc proposal of the. government to give every soldier who served'during thq war a bonus of $10 was criticized by Col. Dial who said that they should be given an opportunity an$l aif BMmey. He thinks the govern ment should see that they get good positions and are given ' the same chances in life as those who remain ed behind and>. improved while the ing men money is exactly the ing men and money is exactly the same as that of giving children iromy. he said, since it breeds de pendency and is not conductive to the industry that is necessary for 1 development. He t.’inks that farms should be rented the.se returning men and that they be allowed to pay for them from the proflts that thev ac cumulate. « The STiiittv-Level* bill, which 'ftill regulate the grade of coLon to be said, .u.nde.jfcontract, Is meeting popu lar accord in Washington, raid ' ■ large pos si lt is one of the We have rented the store-room under the Laurens Hotel, io“ powe Drug Company, and will offer for business as soon as the store can be remodeled by putting in a new front and shelving. New Cabinet Fixtures will be installed at an early date and we will have one of the most up-to-date Clothing Stores in this part of the State.. 1 . WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS ABOUT FIRST OF MARCH. ^This« Be a By buying for Cash and selling for Cash we will be m position to give our customers all possible advantage in prices obtained by securing the lowest prices and all discounts offered to the p Cash Buyer. In Greenwood, S. C., we have one of the largest and best Clothing Stores in upper South C ^°i‘ n J a t n t u b 4rvb^ in large quantities for two stores we are able to getthevery best lines of Merchandise at the Lowest Possible Prices. This is Strictly a Man’s Store We specialize on Men and Boys f Wearing Apparel exclusively. - Experience has taught us that men prefer buying where only Experiences ^ oi g ^ g into ^neral stores We believe seems to be little hope of any revision on the par^ of the main legislative; very best hills that has been intn duced regarding the cotton situation, and will he beneficial to the South in that men prefer buying where only s gouus vJ going into general stores. We believe vou like this plan and we solicit your patronage. You will find 1 here at all times a full and complete line of Men and Boys Cloth ing Hats, Shoes, Shirts, Underv/ear and all Furnishing Goods. bodies. Another thing that Senator Dial m^ny ways, he believd. was very much interested in during : Senator Dial is a great believer in his trip was In the matter of dis- the future of the South and charging soldiers from the training j he intends to make it one of bis most camps. He urged that every soldier important works in Congress the.bus- who can possibly be released be given mess of bringing its advantage to the his discharge at once, for they are j e yes of the. nation. He told recently badly heeded In the 'reconstruction ot writing to the National City Bank work. He cited v onJe instance of a 0 f New York City regarding the fmssi- farm in his home (county in which ; bilities, of trade development In the six of seven emfiWees are still in | south and received an answer from army camps. No wthat the war has ; them that theV had already looked in-^ end^d there Is a dual reason why the ! to the .matter very carefuly and were govern Trent should disband its jaill-.j inclined to be of the same opinion as tary forces Immcdiatelyr first, be- j he.. SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS Laurens, South Carolina f / CHAS. C. WHARTON JOE. ft WHARTON GEO. P. JENKINS V"