The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 05, 1919, Image 3
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AUSTRIANS RECEIVE
PEACE TERMS
Terms Are Reicl at St. Ger-
main.-Arrogant Spirit
_ y IsAbsent.
iSt. Oermain, Jtind 2.—The repre-
sentatives of the .vanquished Austrians
met the victors at today’s ceremony in
the Fifteenth century castle of St.
Germain to appeal for grace and Just
and kindly treatlfientr TToTraCe'of th5
AN INVITATION TO OUR SOL
DIERS AND SAILORS.
The Red Crass Chapter of Clin
ton, v extends an invitation to each
and every one of our boys, who
have been in service to be their
guests at a luncheon in Copeland’s
Hall, at one o’clock, Saturday,
June 7th, the day set aside to web
come our boys back and to cele-
boate our old Anniversary Day at the
same time.
There will be a parade in the morn
ing which we wish headed by our sol-
diers and sailors, they to march to-the
College campus, where they will be
disbanded and the parade committee
earnestly requests that each and every
man report at 9:30 A. M. in your uni*
form (if possible) in front of Bailey’s
Bank on Pitts street, where the line
will be formed and the march taken
up to the campus.
On account of a complete list being
hard to obtain, we would be glad if
you would extend the invitation to
those men in our vicinity whom tt
does not reach.
We wish to have all the soldiers
and sailors from Clinton. Renno, Hur
ricane, Rock Bridge, Clinton Mills,
Lydia Mill, Goldville, Hopewell, Hol
ly Grove and Duncan’s Creek section
in the parade and at a parade and at
luncheon and thank you in advance
,, ,. , , ^—^lio-Pcrsonally see that every man who
was all that was left of theT . ^—*-r: r-
was in service in your locality is ex
tended this invitation.
•We want you and shall ex|)ect you.
Yours cordially,
Mrs. A. E. Spencer.
Chairman Canteen.
Geo. H. Ellis.
Chairman Parade Committee
arrogant spirit with which Count von
Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the Ger
man delegation, attempted at Versail
les to' arraign the allied powers as
jointly responsible for the war and de
manded participation in the negotia
tions on equal terms, marked the
Asked that Austria be not Considered
as the Once Mighty Empire that It
wat Before the War. bat as One of
the Eight New Republics that have
speech of T)r. Karl Renner, the Aus
trian chancellor, who replied to
George Clemenceau, the president of
the conference.
The Austrian plenipotentiary, speak
ing in French as a concession to his
auditors, did not seek to extenuate
the guilt of the former Austro-Hun
garian government for “the horrible
crime of 1814.”
He asked only that the full weight
of the punishment should not fall
solely on the little mountain republic-
which
once mighty Austria, but that it be
regarded as only one of the eight new
republics into which the old monarchy
had been divided and that it be .ap
portioned no more of the penalty than
it could bear.
Dr. Renner even went out of his way
to praise the generous relief (work
undertaken by the allies. The tone of
his speech evidently made a most fav
orable impression on the assembled
plenipotentiaries. President Wilson
listened with the closest attention
resting his chin on his hand. The dele
gates of Poland, Czechoslovakia and
Jugo-Slavia alone evinced discontent
at those parts of the speech in which
the Austrian chief by implication at
tempted to assign to them a propor
tionate share of reparation.
It was evident however, that Dr.
•Renner had been carefully studying
the proceedings of the allied confer
ence and he adapted his utterances to
ther sWtiuflon. * ~
Dr. Renner was calm and assured,
as if entering, his own house. He
walked directly to his seat and mo
tioned his colleagueltfto their places.
The entire assemblage, which had
risen on the entry of the Austrians,
seated itself. iM. Clemenceau alone re
mained standing and with scarcely an
instant’s pause the session started.
Ears which were eagerly strained to
hear from M. Clemenceau some strik-
ing phrases on the origin of tlm war
or Austrta(s guilt and punishment,
were disappointed. The Tiger refrain
ed from political allusion in his short
speech: he merely outlined the pro
cedure of the negotiations and ex
plained that only part of the treaty
was ready. He asked that any replies
or observations to such parts of the
treaties, as were laid today before the
Austrians be submitted in writing
within 15 days.
M. Clemenceau spoke in easy con
versational tone, befitting such rou-
time remarks, and at the end called
for translations which on this occa
sion were given in Italian as well as
German and English.- The French of-,
flcial who attempted the German ren
dition opened by addressing “The dele
gates of the republic of German Aus
tria.’’
He was immediately stopped and
the diplomatic blunder in the appar
ent recognition of the Germanic attri
butes of the new republic corrected.
The translator was now so nervous
that presently he was caught telling
the Austrians that their replies must
he verbal, instead of written.
"iDr. Karl Renner, head of the Aus
trian delegation, rose to reply at the
end of the translation hut >M. Clemen
ceau waved him to his seat to permit
M. Dutasta, secretary of the confer
ence, to place before him the text of
the skeleton draft of the treaty. The
Austrian delegate then rose and read
his speech. He caused considerable
surprise by choosing French as the
medium for his remarks.
v Premier Clemenceau and Marshal
Foch, the latter' sitting with the
French delegation, were obviously
pleased at the choice of the language.
As Dr. Renner proceeded with his dis
course, revealing a tone of moderation
and absence of recrimination or boast
ing, the strain which had hung over
the plenipotentiaries relaxed' and all
settled down to calm and reasoned ap
preciation of the Austrian plea.
• *Pr. Renner read his speech through
to the end without any attempt at
oratorical embellishment, though
speaking with deep earnestness and
sincerity. The English translater rose
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
ALL BROUGHT HOME
New York, May 25.—Bringing an
nouncement of the abandonment of
Brest and St Nazaire as embarkation
ports for American sick and wounded,
the hospital ship Mercy arrived here
today from St. Nazaire with 386 pa
tients. Virtually alii the wounded
have been returned to the United
States, officers of the Mercy stated,
and that the less than 100 left will be
brought from the war area through the
port of 'Antwerp.
On board the 'Mercy was Corpl. Otis
Speed of Collins, Miss., Who came back
blind aiid despire hls h&ndicap was
the checker champion of the vessel,
having defeated every officer of the
ship. He sailed last October with the
Fifty-second Infantry, was transfer
red to a depot brigade, and while
there his sight gradually failed him.
Tre transport Otsho arrived from
Brest with 24 officers and 987 en
listed men, including Companies A, B
and C and headquarters and medical
detachments of the Three Hundred and
Eleventh Infantry, for Camps Dix, Up
ton, Grant, Pike and Dodge.
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Cabeb berries are from the climbing
plant called Piper Cubeba, native of
the Weet Indies, being extensively cul
tivated in Java and Sumatra. It is
used as local stimulant in Indigestion
as ^ flavoring vehicle in mixtures
and garglesT It Is valuable partlcnlar-
ly In diseases of the milieus saeaa-
brane, especially of the bronchi. Fre
quently smoked in cigarettes for their
effect on*the mucous membrane of the
bronchi and larynx.
Important Ruling Made.
Judge Townsend rendered an im
portant decision hi the criminal court.
He ruled that a policeman in order
to make a legal arrest on a trolley
ear must aee the offender violate some
law or secure a warrant. John Cas
ter, negro, was on trial on the charge
at assaulting Officer Lee after the
patrolman told the man to come with
him. Caster’s attorney made a motion
for a vtruict of not guilty and after re
viewing the evidence Judge Townsend
directed a verdict of not guilty.
The Mission of
Swift & Company
COUPLE MARRIED
' HIGH IN THE AIR
Marriage Ceremony is Performed
2,000 Feet in Air at Texas Flying
, Field.
Houston, May 31.—With the deafen
ing exhaust from two 12-cylinder
liberty motors beating the wedding
march, Lieut. R. W. Meade, of Cincin
nati, Ohio, and Miss Marjorie Du
mont, of Yorkville, Ind., were pro
nounced man and wife more than 2,000
■feet above the heads of 10,000 spec
tators at Ellington field today.
The ceremony is the first of its
kind ever recorded, and a giant
Handley Page bombing airplane was
required to accommodate the wedding
party of twelve persons.
Shortly after 4:30 p. m. the party
stepped into the huge plane and em
barked for the skies with Lieut. E. K.
Kilgore, first aerial mall man be
tween New York and Washington, as
pilot and Chaiplain Lieut. J. E. Rees,
of Ohio, acting as “sure enough’’ sky
pilot. The ship left the ground amid
the shouts and cheers of thousands,
and almost exactly at 5 o’clock the
marriage ceremony was concluded.
After the ceremony was completed
the pilot firove the ship for a twenty
minute cruise through light clouds.
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Swift & Company has become
one of the large businesses of the
world through continuing to
meet the growing needs of a
nation and a world.
Society has a right to ask
how the increasing responsibil
ities and opportunities for use
fulness which go with such
growth are being used by the
men who direct its affairs—and
the men have the right to answer:
To promote the production of live
stock and perishables and in
crease the food supply;
To reach more people with more
and better meat;
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To make a fair competitive profit,
in oSrder to reimburse the
25,000 shareholders for the use
of their capital, and to provide
for the future development of
the business;
as the Austrian finished and furnished
the version to which President Wilson,
Secretary Lansing and Henry White
listened closely. The attention of the
assembly wavered as the proceedings
passed into Italian. This version was
listened to only by the Italian dele
gation, many of the other representa
tives indulging in a subdued discus
sion of the Austrian plenipotentiaries
thesis.
Almost before those assembled real
ized the Italian translator reached the
end of his labors, Mr. Clemenceau was
on his feet and put a quick question:
“Any remarks? Then the session is
closed.” ,
To reduce to a minimum the costa
of preparing and distributing
meat and to divide the benefits
of efficiency with producer and
consumer;
To live and let live, winning
greater business only through
greater usefulness, with injury
to nothing but incompetency,
inefficiency and waste; to deal
justly, fairly, and frankly with
all mankind. 4
These are the purposes and
motives of the men who direct
the policies and practices of
Swift & Company,
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
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, , STATEMENT FOR MAY, 1919
Receipts
‘ X -—- V - . N .. 4
Cash on Hand and in Banks May 1st $ 7,265
Fines Collected the Month of May ■ 313
Licenses Collected the Month of May 229
Light & Motor Rates 1,240
Water Rates ; 519
Street Material w . 6
Rent Account 17
Real & Personal Tax . T ...... 13
Street Tax ... 4
Real Estate 1,200
Interest & Discount 94
.00
.50
.50
.65
.59
.65
.50
.39
.00
.00
.51
— ; ,.... $10,904.29
v Expended
Victory Bonds ..$ 1,200.00
Water & Light Plant 344.24
Fire Department Equipment \ 4.17
Water Material 190.80
Light Material 506.72
Board of Health—Dr. F. L. Parker 10.00
Water & Light Wages 526.72
Fuel & Supplies • 933.59
Office & Attorney Salaries 225.00
Mamterramr".v-r.-.-r:Ti?..;:. :v-...:.......... .7..,...... .227,42
Police Salaries . ; 265.00
Street Work 349% 90
Live Stock Expense ; 130.00
Telephone Rent 11.36
Fire & Boiler Insurance 122.40
Advertising & Stationery .' 4.00
Water Main Extension 476.17
Sundries & Supplies .30
Burroughs Adding Machine 6.50
Cash on Hand and in Banks 5,370.00
$10,904.29
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF CITY OF CLINTON
Assets
City Hall Building .....?.-.5. $
Furniture, & Fixtures .. . . .777777* .
Real Estate
Water & Light Plant
Sewerage System
Fire Department Equipment *
Road Machinery
Live Stock
First National Bank *
Bell Workman Bank
BuHey Bank
Commercial Bank
Water Material
Light Material
Office & Attorney Salaries
Police Salaries
Board of Health .... ,\
Water & Light Wages
Fuel & Supplies
Police Uniforms T..........., V...,,,
Maintenance • -.
Street Work
Live Stock Expense .... .7....
Telephone Rent
Fire Insurance & Boiler Insurance
Advertising & Statiuiieiy r. ......'
Interest & Discount
Water Main Extension
Interest on Bonds
Victory Bonds '.
Sundries & Supplies ;
Cash on Hand
4,875.89
502.50
861.00
81,647.04
31,538.24
1,264.05
447.19
800.00
1,410.95
934.90
1.396.41
1,272.08
190.80
330.27
2,110.00
2,343.00
52.00
4,148.61
6.714.41
155.55
3,395.55
3,100.36
1,034.00
V 82.52
160.42
194.73
57.78
476* 17
3,850.00
1,200.00
30.36
355.66
$156,932.44
Liabilities
Fine Account $ 1,450.00
License Account .7 : 3,791.50
Light Rates 12,380,19
Water Rates .y 4,812.09
Street Material * 6.65
Rent Account 287.50
Real & Personal Taxes .7.............. 16,896.33
Dog Tax..... 37.50
Street Tax 1,164.00
Refunding Bonds 10,000.00
Water & Light Bonds 25,000.00
Water Extension & Sewerage Bonds 65,000.00
Notes Payable—Money Borrowed ,.. 3,500.00
Surplus—ct, . — 12,606.68
8156,932.44
The above is a correct Statement taken from the City Books May 31. 1919.
Jas. R. Copeland,
r Mayor.
Dorcas Mason,
Clerk and Treas.