Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(Fit? (Eljwnirlp PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY l BY .. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. . Wilson W. Harris, Editor. Entered at The Clinton Post Office.aa matter of the Second Class. The Chronicle will consign to the waste basket all communications where the name of the writer is not signed thereto. The Chronicle seeks the co-opera- and—readcra. the publishers will at all times appre c ate wise suggestions and kindly ad- rice. The Chronicle is not responsible for any unsolicited manuscript which is not plainly marked with the name and address of the sender and accompanied by stamps for return. Make all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLfSHING CO. Clinton, S. Cl CLINTON. S. C, APRIL 01, 1919 12 PAGES Xtver try to please everybody. If you do you'll please nobody. newspaper's just like a man. 1 f it do* s not live up to what it pro poses to be. the publie will find it out. IT *rm—trnrrt'-frr”Help CTintour firow—buibi a bouse. A woman can’t- ^et much enjoy ment opt of the church service if 1 here are at least three others on !mr row who are wearing prettier Ini' ;ban her own. Never forget that you are.a part the town. J f as numb attentkm were paid to good roads as is paid to polities we whould have so many good roads that we wouldn’t have a place to put them. Liberality never killed a town or an individual but you can’t make a tight-wad believe it. Be a booster. Stop talking hard times. People who are continually harping about hard times are not only common nuisances, but pub- lie enemies. Folks are hard to satisfy in this world. People in reasonable cir cumstances have visions of the poo rhouse. while the rich grumble that they can Vt get rich faster. Let us work and stimulate every legitimate enterprise that may b< launched by giving it all the friend ly enem j ra ge-nm n t we :■ amt itn itr our industry, intelligence and cap ital in a eonuinm ehtise Tbrlhe good of our town! there is a considerable building boom being enjoyed by many towns. And yet here in Clinton, with a shortage of houses and a crowded population, there is little evidence pt' 7 a resumption of build ing operations. In the meantime the town is suffering .for .lack of living accommodation^. IN GOOD HANDS. A set of splendid leaders have been named to head the mnnage- ment of Clinton’s big Chautauqua sea-som—It- is -nenr- - the duty of every citizen to become a booster for the Chautauqua and to stand squarely behind the officers as they plan and work for the suc cess. of the undertaking. The offi cers and committeemen deserve the solid and substantial support of cit izens generally and The Chronicle feels that they will get it and that in no stingy degree. The Chautau- na is an enterprise of national worth and Clinton should take her place along with the thousands of other towns and cities now enjoy ing such wholesome and instructive entertainment. The success of the Chautauqua is in-the hands of the ticket commit tee in a. very large measure. -In placing Mrs. C. M. Bailey at the head of. this important equunittexy a wise selection has been made. Ln- uer her leadership it is safe to say Tbn-t-tho t'ampaign will go-fovw.ird- FEEIINB OF U1ESI GROINING successfully and that fine progress will be made. For Mrs. Bailey and the other splendid, public-spirited Indies who are associated with hof in putting the proposition across. The Chronicle bespeaks a- liberal and hearty support and encourage ment at the hands of all our people. The ehautauqua is in good hands. The fellow who stands around on the street corner looking for something to gdssip about or an op portunity toj<nock some citizen of the town, usually finds ^hat he is looking for. To such a person life has lost its savor and becomes sour, misanthropic, whining. lie soon get \s to the point where he can see no good in anybody, and above all other folks—such creatures are to be pitied. What is the difference between a printing press and a preacher? A printing press you feed with paper and a preacher with chicken. What citizen is there in our town who does not feel some degree of self pride in its welfare ? Who does not wish to have it said of thepi when they are gone that the town and community in which they lived has been made better by their har ing lived in it? An editor gets a lot of cussing and discussing at the hands of the public. If he tries to please every body, he pleases nobody and so it goes. If he proposes public im provements somebody will say that he has an axe to grind. If he de nounces liquor somebody will say that he is a fanatic. If he con tends for what he thinks is right, and his ideas don’t happen to coin cide with the opinions of those in high places, he is denounced for disrespect of authority. If he en dorses one candidate he makes all the others mad, if he doesn’t en dorse anyone he is told that he has no backbone. If he # docsn’t pay his bills when presented his credit at one jump goes, below zero. If he Mops a subscriber’s paper who is five years in arrears he makes an * enemy, if he doesn ‘t stop it he loses % money every week. If he fails to mention some good ladies’ names in the paper he is accused with being ‘■‘stuck-up”. If the town needs im provements and he says so he makes the tight-wads mad If he sleeps over •something he should take a stand on someone will say he is afraid to tell the truth. If he savs w he doesn’t like eoea-cola or a good smoke he is liable to lose an adver tising contract; and on and on—so it goes. But with all his truobles he gets lots of pleasure out of life and is spurred on by the good' will of friends and subscribers. Occasion ally he receives some kindness at the hands of friends and such has been this scribe’s experience in the past few days. From an unknown friend we have received a box of fine cigars which we, have been im mensely enjoying. Since the send er withheld his name we know not whom to thank “br to extend our ap preciation. Perhaps his eye may fall on these lines, and if so. accept our thanks, for whoever you are, you are .a. real Good-Fellow, Talking is one of the strongest indications of life. Let our read ers be governed accordingly and notice the firms who talk through our columns weekly. They are alive 'and full' of business and it will profit you to trade with them every time. // •In looking over various weekly papers coming to our desk we se^ COMMENT Ifmcm GONCEUi TREATY COUNCIL OF FOUR IS SADLY TRYING PATIENCE OF THE - WORLD BV DELAY. Arrival of King Albert and Premier Paderewski Taken as Sign of Crit* ical Nature of Discussions. Paris.—The institution of the coun cil of four 10 days ago met with a certain amount of ironical comment, which merely indicated how far the patience of the world had been tried up to that point, but on the whole the new development was hailed with general approval in all the capitals of the allies, as a means by which the di- latpry discussions of the-larger body might be cut short and the essential terms of the peace treaty speedily arrived at. ’ < Unfortunately, little has taken place during the last few days to encourage this first, hope. On the contrary, the feeling of unrest and distrust fs grow ing stronger and stronger. The press is semi-officially informed from day to day that satisfactory progress has been made during discussions, but the general impression nevertheless ob tains that no definite decisions have been reached on any of the most vital points in the treaty, that there has been and is. likely to he much discus- -sion amonT? : the nlrtegafeie ntpow questions which it was understood- it would he the duty of commissions to decide, and. finally, that proposals were being put fofrward which at any rate in some quarters were regarded as little short of disastroiff. The sudden arrival of King Albert in an aeroplane was taken as a sign of the critical nature of the council of four discussions. The arrival of Premier Paderewski is interpreted in the same mway, as the consequence of the uncertain hand ling of the Danzig problem by the comren of four.. - — DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY INCORPORATE IN WASHINGTON Louisville, Ky.—-Among recomme> dations adopted at the annual conven tion of the United Daughters of the Confederacy here, was the incorpora tion of the organization In the Dis trict of Columbia, which was accepted by a two-thirds majority vote of the approximate total of 500 delegates at tending. Miss Mary E. Poppenheim, of Char leston, S. C., president-general of the organization, submitted the recom mendation together with others, which included discontinuance of various war activities; appointment of a commit tee to revise-rules for.crosses of hon or; selection of a committee to w ar- range. suitable recognition of Confed erate descendants serving in the world war; completion of the educa tional endowment ffund of $50,000 and investment of the fund in the United States government bonds. Many addresses were made, all eulo gizing great Confederate men and wo men. REDUCTION OF ACREAGE fg ~ ' ANNOUNCED AS 31 PER CENT. The custom of flooding the people at this time of the year with garden seed has been done away with but nobody is the poorer thereby. It has been costing tbe government $150,000 a year it is said and has been productive of no good for the seed have not been used when re ceived. The custom will be missfed however by our congressmen and Columbia, S. C.—The south’s cotton acreage in 1919 will be 31.08 per cent less than in the previous year, accord ing to a report on acregae reduction estimates from all the cotton growing states submitted by the South Caro lina Cotton Association here. The re port presented before a cotton reduc tion convention, at which it was an nounced 800 delegates were present, representing every county In the state, ‘also announced unfavorable weather for planting In 90 per cent of the cotton belt. That 50 per cent less commercial feirtilizer will be used this year, that there is a marked labor shortage, and “inroads of the boll weevil will be more serious than for years past’’ were other statements made in the report. COVENANT OF LEAGUPE NOW CONTAINS ANOTHER ARTICLE Paris.—Tbe league of nations draft ing committee has completed 15 arti cles of the league of nations covenant, which now contains 27 articles. It is not known what the additional article is." * '• A full meeting of the league com mission will be held to consider ttie revised covenant, which doubtless will undergo further changes before it is submitted to the representatives of the five big nations. BAKER’S SARCASTIC COMMENTS AS TO HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS Washington.—Commenting on what he termed “the very intemperate speech” of Senator Chamberlain, re tiring chairman of the senate military committee, delivered at Natchez, Miss., in connection with tha Ansell-Crowder court martial controversy, Secretary Baker said that in three years as sec retary of war he conld not recall a senators wEThave a. ^ 1“ givers at the expense jai4he public. lor Chamberlain. v._ . \ IS a Woman Finds Clothes Interest ing to Think Upon Goods Assembled bv This Store Have Always Been Characterized for their Indivi duality of Style, Distinguished b y Their Smartness and at all times MOST ‘REASON ABLY PRICED. x * -- CORRECT SUITS. Newest and most attractive models. Beautifully tailored. Price, $22.50 to $35.00. GRACEFUL CAPES AND LONG COATS. Popular and durable fabrics. Well tailored. Price, $20.00 to $27.50 ELEGANT SILK DRESSES. In Crepede chine, Geor gette, taffetta and foulard. Elaborately embroidered, and beaded. AH the new colors. Prices $15.00 to$30.Q0. CHARMING NEW (JEORGETTE WAISTS. Just arriv ed by express. A larg^and attractiye assortment. New- est styles. Richly braided, beaded and embroidered. Col ors victory red, copra brown, flesh, white, maize, navy, black and taupe. Price, $6.50 to $12.50. EASTER MILLINERY. A collection which charms with its newness and delights with its diversity of style ideas. Fresh showing of new flowers and shapes. All the fashionable colors. An extensive display. Moder- ately priced. —^ ✓ “BEST THING’S TO WEAR” B. L KING PHONE 45 This Store an Your Easter Clothes ••••• This is one Easter you’ll want to wear the best clothes you can get; it’s the first Easter we’ve had since the war stopped. 4 ^^ The right kind of clothes can be had at this place; the best and finest made clothes any where at any price; in quality, style, fit, finish and value. HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES FOR STYLE Your satisfaction i n these .fine clothes in absolutely guaranteed by the makers and by us; you get it or your money back.—— Clinton, S. C. - v- -> * Phone 47 1