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THE CHRONICLE Strives to be a clean newspaper, complete, newsy and reliable. ©he Ollttttnn (Hhrmttrlr If You Don*t Read The CKnton Chronicle You Don’t Get The - NEWS / VOLUME XIX — v- —— t3.WTOB;8.tt.,THBRSDAY, EVERYTHING IN R EADINESS FOR BIG JUBILEE DAY Program of Interest to be Carried Out—Speaker of the Day, Dr. D. W. Daniel—34-Piece Brass Band. Big Parade by Soldiers and Sailors. A. MITCHELL PALMEB TELLS OF SPY WORK OF GERMANS Plans for Clinton’s Big Jdbilee Following them will be the Boy Scouts leading our world war vet erans, they marching south on Broadway to the college plaza. Up on the arrival of the line in front of the college administration build ing the soldiers and sailors will break to the right and the floats to Day of June 7th are being success fully whipped into shape and ev erything points to a record-break ing crowd. The celebration this year will be unusually attractive and the pro gram as prepared will doubtless at tract hundreds of visitors from every nook and corner of this part of the State. The speaker of the day will be Dr. D. W. Daniel of Clemson College, one of the ablest men of this state. The owrartiittee feels fortunate in that they have secured Dr. Daniel for this occa sion. Ib addition to this fine address there will be a big parade by all the returned solders and sailors, floats, music by a military band from Camp Jackson, a big baseball game between Union .and Clinton and many other interesting fea tures. The following details of the big parade should be read carefully in order that all may know •''exactly what to do and whereto take their •placet «o that there will he no aonJ diately behind the fusion or accidents. The formation of the parade is as follows: 1st. Squad of mounted police, un der command of Chief D. W. Ma son. o 2nd. Chief marshall. Florida Lumber Company Was a Hot Bed of Sedition, He Says. Chicago, 111., May 29.—Americans temporarily resident in enemy terri tory during the war will have little difficulty in having their property re turned to them under the new condi tions following the signing of the arm istice,” Attorney General Palmer told the Illinois Bar Association, discuss ing the work of the alien property custodian’s office. v “When the enemy character of per sons rests sorely upon their residence It will be seen that by change of resi dence into non-enemy territory, they lose their enemy character. The at torney general has adopted a liberal interpretation of the act, which per- the left, the floats encircling the -groimds, afte£_whifih- ln ^. SUC ft persons wftehr they Tone they wdll come to a halt and re main in their positions until dis banded by the judges, this for the reason that the judges will wish to examine the floats carefully before awarding the three prizes that are to be given. The committee re quests that no float leave the line until after they have been instruct ed by: the judges. When the column of floats reach es the First National Bank on Broadway they will mark time at this point until the Orphanage, on foot, takes their place in line fol lowing the soldiers and sailors. The agricultural floats, whose head will rest on Ferguson street and Broadway, will fall in imme- cars will Ferguson The decorated private hold their position on and Musgrove streets until after the agricultural floats have passed the corner of Ferguson and Mus grove streets when they will im mediately fall in behind the agri- ttrdr ^Hird, tmdCT command offcult u ral floats. Lieut. Jas. C. Hill. 4th. Boy Scouts. 5th. Our soldiers and sailors, un der command of Lieut. W. H. Simpson. 6th. Thormvell Orhanage. 7th Business floats. 8th Agricultural floats. 9th Decorated private cars. 10th. Public cars. The parade is to move promptly at 10:30 o’clock, starting at the Methodist church on Broadway. The business floats will form in line on east side of North Broad ■Street, with the right of the column resting on Ferguson St The agri cultural flouts will form on Fergu- osn street on the west side of Mus grove street,' with the right of the 'column resting on Broad street. The private cars will form on the east side of Musgrove street. All soldiers and sailors will please re port in front of Bailey’s Bank to Lieut. W. H. Simpson at 10 A. M., who will form column and march to their respective place in line. The Boy Scouts will fall in on the west side of Broad street with the right of their column resting on Ferguson street. The Confederate veterans, who will act as guard of honor, are requested to neport at the reviewing stand, which is be ing erected on South Broadway, opposite the old college building, located in the orphanage grounds. After the parade passes the review ing stand, the veterans wilUfeport to Mr. J. H. Stone, whoyill have cars to convey^thenfrrto + he speak ers stand, and afterward to Cope land’s Hall for dinner. \The line of lilarch will move J\' promptly at 10:30 A. M., i?L the following order*, first, moiinted po lice, followed by the* band, hejuled by the chief inarshall of dhe day. f. * The Orphanage will please re port on the public square at 0:30 and remain in line during the band concert for one hour and be pre pared to take their place in line im mediately after the soldiers and sailors pass through the square. We have been assured by the city officials that our streets will be in good condition on the seventh, thereby enabling all of that part of the parade on foot to use the streets instead of the sidewalks, thereby making the parade more impressive. The participants in the parade are eamestlv requested at all times to keep their vars and teams under perfect control and at no time ap proach the vehicle in front closer than 50 feet. The judges, who have kindly consented to act, will please report to Major F. J. De Rohan at the reviewing stand, not later than 10 o’clock. The committee on the parade re quests that each and every one will 4>e on time so that 4he parade can start promptly at 10:30. It is earn estly requested that all of the mar- their enemy character to be treated as if they had always been non-enemy persons and to have their property re turned upon a proper showing of loy alty." * American citizens who lost their property in Germany will be allowed, in the opinon of the Attorney Ge*- eral, to present.claims to the United States goverment, which will see that they are reimbursed from German holdings here. He said {hat it would be much better than turning property back to Germans, for he foresaw that BAKER DEMANDS ARMY OF $09,000 Secretary Discusses Question of Bringing Bodies of Soddiers Home. Washington, May 29.—Secretary Baker today renewed before the House military commltte his recommendation that congress provide for a temporary army of 509,000 men for the fincal year beginning July 1. The Secretary was the first witness at the hearings on the huge army appropriation bill .which failed in the closing hours of the last Senate. WHl Bodies Be Brought Back The question of wheather bodies of American soldiers who died in France should be left Jn that country of re turned here, was brought before the Secretary by several members of the committee. They’ declared there was grbwlHg' PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR Exercises Came to a Close Yesterday—Baccaleaureate and Y. M. C. A. Sermons are Highly Interest ing-Students Leave for Their Homes. a growlHg reeling 'throughout the country for bringing the bodies back. Secretary Baker said the Depart ment had not, as yet, determined on a definite policy in regard to the mat ter. “I relize, however,” he added "that many fathers and mothers want to have the bodies of their sons brought back, and 1 am in complete sympathy with their wishes. However, siince it would be impossible to start now in returning the bodies, the question can be postponed for the time being”. General March, chief of staff, told the Germans would not be welcome as the committee that demobilization was business men upon American soil preceding so rapidly every man in within the next decade at least. j France could be back in this country Much new light on the work of run- within four months if any army of niug to earth enemy interests in the occupation in Europe were not need- Unlted States was given by the Attor- ed. ney General, who iwas alien property custodian before he entered the cabi net. . "Down in Florida, the great Ger- man-American lumber company, own ed by a Prince of Germany, had ac- cumultted nearly 200,000 acres of timber land around St. Andrews Bay,” said Mr. Palmer. "This German Prince had put millions of dollars into It. He had never gone near to it, he he had never received any interest or dividends out of it; be had selected the German consul at Pensacolo as the manager of the company, and when he came to investigate he found that his company had bitterly resisted a line a- cross his property or across the prop erty qf his neighbors to reach St An drews Bay, on which his property was located. It so happens that St. An drews Bay Is the best harbor on the Gulf of Mexico and the nearest harbor on American soil to the Panama canal. It so happens that the manager of the company for years had been a member of the foreign, office of Germany and it so happens also that when we took over the plant and began to operate it and eamined their books, papers and files, expecting to find g great mass of "Until a definite International policy its worked out, however," General March declared, “we maintain an ar my of occupation there. This army will soon be reduced, however, to the regular divisions.” TRAINMEN PROTEST LATEST WAGE AWARD Wright, W. J. Henry, Jr., Jno. T. Little, J. Rhett Copeland, Dr. F. K. Shcaley, J. M. Pitts and Ohas. O. Copeland. A special train will leave Clin ton Saturday afternoon at six o clock for Newbekry and I thfis will give everyone a chance below Clinton on the C. N. & L. to see all the day’s attractions and.get home the same evening. The base hall game between Clinton and Union will be played at five o’“clock on the college shalls repqrt promptly at 9:30 in ( grounds. This promises to he an Brotherhood Passes |R«solntIon Ex pressing Disapproval and Cites Con ditions. Columbus, Ohio, Mar 29.—The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in session here today adopted a resolu tion expressing disapproval of the last wage alward made by the federal rail road administration. The resolution stipulated certain conditions it should have covered that it did not. A com mittee was named to take up the mat ter with the railroad administration for immediate adjustment. The resolution states that the pay does not compensate for the hazards of the work and insists that minimum monthly, daily and mileage rates equivalent to $150 per month be es tablished. — Continuing the resolution demands some plan to compensate railroad trainment for time spent away from home and ofr the Increased cost of living. A reiterated demand for time and a half pay for holidays, Sundays and overtime also was made in the resolution. BAND CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT. The 24-pieei* r band from Camp Jackson who will he here Saturday for the big Jubilee Day, will give a band eoncert on Friday night. Th^ eoncert will be held on the public square from eight until nine o’clock and everybody is cor dially invited to hear this band. front of the EUis-Hatton Motor Company’s garage for full instruc tions. The public is requested to keep all vehicles off of the streets pp^which the parade is to be 'held from 10 o'clock until 11:30. This •is absolutely necessary to prevent eidents, also that all pedestrians use the side-walks only, except those in the parade. On the reviewing stand will be the apeaker of the day, the Mlaster of Ceremonies. Dr. D. W. Daniels and Major F. J. DeRohan, who will • review the troops, also the judges of the floats. The mar shalls of the day will he Geo. A. Copeland, chief marshall, Geo. M. interesting game. A barbecue dinner will be served by Mr. R. F. Adair just back of Bailey's Bank under the trees. There’s going to be a big time and .whoever you are, and where- ever you live, make this your slo gan—“Meet me in Clinton. Satur day, June 7th, the old Anniversary Day.” The features of the day are not only a celebration of our Old Anni versary Day but is more especially a celebration to our returned sol diers and sailors from the world war, as all of our citizens wish to do honor to our boys*who have served our country so nobly. ' ' ~ r CURTSTIAN PEOPLE OF CLINTON! . Do you approve of pay perform ances of the chautauqua on Sunday and at the hour at which all our churches have evening worship? If you do not, will you not say sOf I do not, and I am saying so as publicly as possible. A. V. Martin. information about the lumber busi ness, we found a great mass of the Pan-German literature which had been flooding this country for years. It was a veritable spy center and would have been a nest of sedition if Ger many had had her way and we had not taken it away from her." With the lar&e auditorium of the First Presbyterian church filled to capacity, the commence ment exercises of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina‘opened Sunday morning at 11 o’clock with the annual baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class by Dr. H. Tucker Graham, pastor of the First—Presbyterian—churt’h—of Florence. Just preceding the sermon, the president of the college, with the members of the faculty, followed by the graduating class, then the entire student body, entered the church together and occupied seats in the center of the auditorium that had been reserved for them. After the doxology and an anthem by the choir, Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the college, opened the service with prayer. After the singing of another anthem, the Scripture lesson was read and then followed by a prayer by Dr. Gra ham. Seated on the rostrum were the pastors of the city churches, all services Sunday morning having been called off in order to unite in the special occasion. The baccalaureate sermon was a strong address, filled with fine ad vice to the graduates. Dr. Graham chose as his text, “Who is he that over-cometh the world, but he that helieveth that Jesus is the Son of God, ’’ from the First Epistle of John, fifth chapter and the fifth verse. He traced the different pe riods of achievement of the human race from the beginning to the present day, showing how the glory of the world passes away He said. Wilson was able to stand the test, to see the problems.of the world, to hear the cry that rose from broken hearts and shattered hearth stones, because he helieveth that Jesus is the'Son of God. The struggle that was fought out on the mountain top in far-away Palestine between Jesus and His tempter, is being fought out in the heart * of the youth. We can overcome only if we believe that Jesus is the Son of God. ' We are’ saved to serve God and our fellowmen. The sermon was powerful, thoughtful and in spiring. and attentively listened to by a large congregation. The annual sermon before the Young Men’s Christian Associa tion was preached Sunday evening by Rev. J. P. Marion, pastor nf the First Presbyterian church of Sum* ter. Ilis address was a most mas terly one and a large audience was deeply interested in his words. Monday evening in the college auditorium, the annual Declakn- ers’ contest was held. M. R. Wil liamson was the preri<ljpg jjjjfficcr, and the following you® njate qqjn* peted for first honorsjB * F. K. Sims / - 4- Jftijy ' Amcrivi *4oll Honpr. G. B. Bobo -’ v ti Declaration. of* In^ ■Mf Edmlumls thian ja. Lee, arid ’j *9nMrey - *. EjUtosmian !$nal Flag and Its Dndy- 4 ing Anthem. A. "ffy’Dick , - Philomathian The United States and Universal v Peace. John O'Daniel - Eukosmian The Address of President Poin- caire at thei’aris Celebration; Tuesday evening the Oratorical contest was held in the college au ditorium with R. E. Townsend pre-' lulling. The Speakers and their subjects were: L. B. Woodson - Philomathian —" Hands in the Dike. " M. R. Williamson - Eukosmian America’s Greatest Asset T. H. Clarke - Philomathian America’s Day of Service. G. W. Wise - - Eukosmian America’s Greatness. W. E. Smith - Philomathian The Growth of Internationalism. J. M. Austin - - Eukosmian The Star of Gold. The commenoement exercises at the Presbyterian College were concluded yesterday morning with the delivery of diplomas, conferring of degrees, awarding of medals, and an eloquent address by Dr. It. H. Bennett of Em ory University, Ga. The exercises opened with prayer by Dr. L. Ross Lynn, after which the following program"War'carrie<I bufri— Oration—(Jeorge Wise, subject: “America’s Need.” Valedictory—William Ep|>e8 Smith. Literary Address—Dr. It. H. Ben nett, Emory University, Ga. Dr. Bennett spoke on ‘‘What we are going to do with our life.” He said “The mainspring for every life should be to jn-ess upward with ah unselfish motive, for in the end suc cess and l\^nors will l>e hea|»ed on the unselfish man. We should l>e parti cular as to the kind of life we live, for there are so many ways to broaden our knowledge (luring our every day task. The man that succeeds must conquer himself. A strong temper is essential to success only when it is under control. The man that wins must Ik? a pure man. Virtue shall ever last, but innocensc ont*e lost can never be restored. Finally Clod must occupy the'pYojior place in the life if it is successful. The motto for every life should l)e: For God and Hu manity.’ Dr. Melton Clarke, of Charleston, delivered the medals, and the winners are as follows: Alumni Medal: P. W. Wilson,-.Orator's Medal: M. R. Wil liamson, Declaimer's Medal: F. K. Sims. Eukosmain Improvement Med al: H. M. Wilson, General Scholar ship Medal: Ethel Smith. After the delivery of the medals. Dr. Douglas delivered the diplomas, to the graduates. The college is planning to raise $150,000 to l)eused for better equip ping the college and to raise the pro fessors’ salaries. The following a- mounts have already lieen given or promised: Mr. Graham of Green ville, 8. C. $30,000; Col. Leroy Springs has endowed a chair. Mrs. Kennedy of New York. $10,0(M): Mrs. .*,McCormick of Chicago, $2,500: and nlanliing to raise $30,000 in Clinton. .Dr. Douglas stated that he feels sure of getting whole amount. Coach Walter Johnson, who is now in the seavice of the Government will be in charge of the athletics at the college for next year. , * Dr. Douglas also announced that the Physics and Chemistry chair will be divided the next year, having « professor for each chair. Dr. Hoyt, Ph. I)., will be in charge of the Bic« logy course next year.