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PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA Sip GUpromrlf PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher 1 Entered at the Clinton Post Office as matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription: One year .’ll.®® Six months 75 Three months v *50 Payable in advance , Foreign Advertinnc Representative i THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION I The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of it’s subscribers and readers—the! publisher will at all times appreciate ■wise suggestions and kindly advice. Make all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO, Clinton, 8. C. CLINTON, S. C., APRIL 24, 1924 12 PAGES ATTEND THE MEETING The Democratic clubs of the coun ty have all been called to meet next Saturday afternoon by Chairman C. A. Power for the purpose of re-or ganizing, electing delegates to the county convention, arranging for the opening of books of enrollment, etc. The Clinton city club will meet at the appointed hour of three o’clock. The meeting is open to both men and women and should be attended. The public’s attention is hereby call ed to the hour. has not made sufficient effort to fit himself for promotion. This is the secret of the lives of those who have remained in the treadmill of duties which have not broadened as the years have gone. Whatever our work may be, we should qngage ourselves in the help ful task of gaining a broader vision of it. The majroity of us do not im prove because we ara too lasy to exert oursfclves in the right direct ion. We read for amusement rather than profit, or else give our spare time to such recreations as bring us no improvement at all. A man is lagging behind the world unless he makes some progress each year. In every tine there are new discoveries, new methods as well as new adaptations of the old. This is true of medicine, law, education, farming, banking, merchandising, manufacturing, and all lines of en deavor. If we fail to get anywhere it is because we have not prepared the way by using such opportunities &s we may have of securing greater information concerning the work that we perform. In this matter there are very few ‘*f us who are not at fault and as a background to all our failures there is carelessness or lazi • ness which has brought about a lack vf study and of effort. . A BIG JOB AHEAD The selling of the required number of chautauqua tickets, undertaken this year by the ladies of the Civic Association, is a big job and one that will never be accomplished without a community spirit of cooperation. The ladies have set next Tuesday aside as “ticket day” and this means that the town will be canvassed^horough- ly in an effort to put the "drive” over successfully in short order. It should be done that way, there is no need to put off or postpone the ladies. Talk the matter over with the fam ily, decide what you are going to do and be ready to aesiat them in their work when they call. The chautauqua celebration each Spring is good for the coigmunity. It is a gloom-chaser and helps us to forget our tre&bles and see things in a happy, cheerfhl manner. A week of entertainment and enjoyment as it affords will refresh us all and in spire hope and confidence for the fu ture. The ladies have a big job on their hands. To succeed—they need the encouragement and support of the entire community. THE MAJORITY WILL RULE The majority will rule. To do oth erwise is inevitable. The American government was established upon the principle of the rule of the majority. This is so well understood that it would seem that the minority would always be willing to bow to the will of the majority. But this is not always the case. It has happened more than once that the majority has been compelled to use stern means in order to put its will into effect. It may be necessary to do this again. Take our national prohibition law, for instance. The law was passed by a majority of the people, who believed that the suppression of the manufac ture and sale of strong drink would be best for the country. But a minority of the people, in nearly every state, seem determined to set the law at naught. In many sections it is being openly violated, and when this is done the government of the country is defied. But this suituation will not continue always. Sooner or later the majority HANGMAN RETIRES. LINCOLN’S POEM. STRONG WOMEN. NATURES WONDERS. John Ellis, England's hangman, re tires from business, giving no rea son. He hanged Roger Casement and Edith Thompson, the last woman hanged in Great Britain. Ellis was paid fifty shillings, about $12.50, each time he hanged a human being. That was for the hanging. They paid him fifty shillings more "for good conduct.” “Good conduct” meant that he must stay out of drinking saloons at the place of execution before and after the hanging. This made him lose money; in the old days public houses wouficUpay the hangman to stand at their bar. The more he drank the more the hangman talked, the more he talk ed, the more terrible became his stories of the groaning, begging, pleading or “game indifference” of the men around whose necks he fas tened the rope. If you think hanging or other capi tal punishment necessary “to frigh ten criminals,” devote a moment’s though to Ellis, the British hangman. If a crowd rushed to see him, buy him free drinks, and listened to his tales of horror, do you think hanging really prevents crime? It dees not, on the contrary, it stimulates crime, by stimulating ad miration for the criminal. state in March reports 124 killed by automobilea. Everybody says “That is terrible, we must do something about it” In a year 200,000 mothers die in childbirth, because they are neglect ed. Nobody gets much excited about that. Cancer and tuberculosis kill their tens of thousands. All that we take for granted. “AFTER SIX DAYS” TO BE SHOWN AT PASTIME “After Six Days,” a magnificent picturization of the world’s greatest story, the Old Testament, will be presented at the Pastime Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, April 30- May 1. The picture carries the spec tator through a swiftly moving nar rative, beginning with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and ending with the immortal Songs of Solo Reliable Groceries the year 'round. You will always* find great satisfaction in selecting your Groceries from our high grade stocks. Likewise, we give you our unexcelled de livery service and store attention. mon. R. C. COLLINS THROWS HIS HAT IN THE RING Today’s paper carries the announce ment of R. C. Collins as a candidate for alderman from ward five in the approaching primary. Mr. Collins is overseer of the weaving room of the Clinton Cotton Mills, and since com ing to Clinton several years ago has made & number of friends who will be interested in his first political ven ture. YOUR BUSINESS APPRECIATED i UTILE 8 DENSON s a 50—Two Phones—54 Clinton, S. C. a a EHNHMHKHIBHIBQHHHHHIHHHBil C. C. BAILEY ANNOUNCES FOR RE-ELECTION R. J. McCRARY WITHDRAWS FROM ALDERMEN’S RACE C. C. Bailey, well known citizen ^and business man, announces his can didacy for re-election as alderman in today’s paper. Mr. Bailey has served from ward one for the past two years as a member of city council and his friends are glad to know that he is standing for re-election. 51AKE IT A REAL CAMPAIGN Next week, the period April 28- May 3, has been designated as “Clean-Up Week” for the community and all are asked to join in and give city and premises a good Spring cleaning. The idea is to set this period aside to cleanliness and attractiveness*. The mere cleaning is transient and futile without public commitment on the part of all, so that in its new dress, of grass, or shrubbery, a thrift garden, or paint, the city will so in spire the respect of everybody that it will not be permitted to revert back to unhealthy and unattractive conditions. That’s tbe basic essential of a real “Clean-Up Week” for lasting bene fit to the community. ^ Don’t let’s call it a “day” nor a “week.” A “day” is merely pathetic and a “week” is hardly long enough to make even a fair start Let’s have a real campaign! And keep it up as long as may be necessary to do a real job; then renew it on the same basis in the fall. To “Get the Habit” is the thing, and that never can be done in the annual bath of a “day” or a “week.” The campaign should be made more than a “lick and a promise. / WHY WE GET IN THE RUT Every man, regardless of what his Business or profession may be, should spend part «f his span time in fit ting himself for his work. An un willingness to do this is the cause of much of the incompetency in the world today—or, if you please, just plain laziness on the part of many who become perfectly satisfied and chow no inclination or make no ef fort to improve themselves and to broaden their knowledge. Knowledge must precede progress along any Use, and in no greater de- j gree is there power in knowledge than in its application to the tasks which make up the activities of our fUlves. The man who stays in a rat i the people will insist upon mess res that will put their will into ef fect. The bootleggers and moonshiners will be put out of business. Liquor drinking will become a thing of file past, entirely unfashionable wad ■corned upon by the business world. This will not happen in a day -or week or year—but ultimately. No set of men in this country can be strong enough to defy the majority of the people, and the majority of the people want a prohibition law and want it rigidly enforced. Presbyterians Win From Wofford whe Exhibition Game at Laurens Won By Spectacular Work of P. C. Outfielders. Laurens, April 21.—In an exhibi tion game this afternoon the Pres byterian College baseball contingent defeated the Wofford Terriers by a 2-1 score. By mutual agreement, the game was to be a purely exhibition affair, and the result of the contest has no bearing on the race for state championship. The Terriers outplay ed the Blue Stockings but stellar work on the part of the Presbyterian outfielders saved the (|ay ' for the Presbyterians.. The Presbyterians scored in the first inning on singles by Hannah and Moore and two infield hits. Again in the seventh, the Blue Stockings regis tered on hits by Miller and Hunter, an infield out, and a sacrifice hit. The Terriers threatened to score at several stages during the game but did not cross the platter until the ninth frame rolled around. Crawford doubled to left, stole third and count ed on a sacrifce fly. Jimmie Bailey twirled a good game for the Wofford nine and deserves much praise for his work. He fanned six Presbyterian batsmen and yield ed but-five hits. Failure to hit in the pinches by his teammates cost him file victory. Score by innings: Presbyterian ..... 010 001 000—2 5 0 Wofford .... .... ....*000 000 001—1 7 0 T. J. BLALOCK TO RUN FOR ALDERMAN T. J. Blalock throws his hat in the ‘ring in today’s paper as a candidate for alderman from ward two in the approaching election. Mr. Blalock is well known in the city and his friends will learn with interest of his ’having entered the aldermanic field, WHAT DO P. & JEANS DOT The J. Pierpont Morgan collection of valuable mss. exhibited to the pub- Mc include a poem, “The Bear Hunt,” by Abraham Lincoln, and this is how it begins: , A wild bear chase didst never see? Then hast thou lived in vain— Thy richest bump of glorious glee, Lies desert in thy brain. Here you learn that it is possible to be a great man and a very bad poet. ENTERTAINMENT AT HURRICANE SCHOOL I wish to announce to my friends "that I have withdrawn from the race for alderman in ward five in the ap proaching election. I wish to fur ther thank my friends for their in terest and support and to assure one and all that this interest was deep ly appreciated. r. j. McCrary. Clinton Red Men Honored At Pelzer This is a prosperous country, worth defending. Last week 1,500,000 stock holders received little envelopes con taining dividends amounting to more than $250,000,000. If you ddn’t get any of the dividend envelopes don’t waste time envying or hating those that got them. Save your money, in vest it, and you can get dividends also. Except for the very unfortunate there is no need to stay really poor in this country. Mr. Albee, who collects , strang? things and shows them, brings from Italy the strongest woman in the world. She can sustain the weight of a two-ton elephant, and allow men on horseback to ride over ** bridgS of which the weight rests upon her, In old days such a lady would have been courted by many. She might have been that Amazon queen, who told Alexander .the Great that she would like to be the mother of his children, a message followed by an interesting meeting.—Alexan der having sent the only reply that a polite man could send—being a bache lor at the time. What became of the result of that meeting? Who knows but that this powerful Italian woman may be the descendant of Alexander the Great? Now, however, a child moving an electric switch could raise a thous and times the weight of that two-ton elephant. Mere muscle doesn’t count any more. But strong women, not able to lift elephants, but with good strong bodies free from nicotine, al cohol, late hours and general foolish ness, are as important as ever they were. Uppn them depends the brain of the next generation and future civ ilization. Nature is “wonderful.” There are birds like animals, animals like birds. The strangeness of creation is in exhaustible. The University of Penn sylvania sends an expedition to catch a hoazin, bird that breaks stones with its beak, swims like a duck, flies like a bat. The same expedition will look also for a “Bellbird.’ Instead of sing ing it tinkles like s bell. There are snakes that swallow their young to protect them, then let them out again. There is s lady tosti that lays her eggs on the back ef her husband, .who hops around cheerful ly in the sunlight, hatching the load. Nature really is wonderful. A clever entertainment, followed by an ice cream supper, is announced for Friday night at Hurricane school- house. The exercises will begin at eight o’clock and all patrons and friends of the school are cordially in> vited. The program will include a number of selections as well as a negro minstrel act. This will be fol lowed by an ice cream supper and a pleasant evening ip promised all who attend. Niagara Tribe Imperial Order Red Men was represented at the Great Council meeting which was held at Pelzer last week by J. B. Yarborough, Charlie Lankford, and G. W. Mea dows. These men became members of the Great Council, which is an honor that any man should be proud of and one which not easily attain ed. Niagara was especially honored in having one of its members chosen to a chieftancy in the Great Council, J. B. Yarborough being elected a mem ber of the Great By-Law Committee for South Carolina, a position of hon or, trust and influence. Out of all the tribes in the state we know of no better man than J. B. Yarborough for this position, having been a mem ber of the order for thirty years and being familiar with all the laws and usages of the order, places him in a postion to be of great help to the various branches of the order over the state, especially to Niagara, which is one of the leading tribes in the state. “MINEWAWA.” NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons holding claims against the estate of Dr. Jas. R. Copeland, deceased, are hereby notified and re quired to present them, duly proven, to the undersigned, at Clinton, S. C., on or before the 16th day of May, 1924, or be forever barred. ' MRS. MAMYE L. COPELAND, Apr. 24* 1924—8t Executrix. Ifat Affect Tht LAft* m A Quality l MsEMty Wl "Built to fit the Baby” f 1 1 HE Carriages, Sulkies and Stroll- * ers in this complete display are scientifically designed for Babied comfort and health. i A wide variety of style and color awaits your inspection. They are made by Heywood-Wakefield—with ate 97 years of manufacturing ex perience. 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