Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r THE CHRONICLB Strive* Te Be a Clean Newt- r, CeaipleU, Newaj and Reliable. 'im If Ten Dent Read THE CHRONICLE Ton Don’t Get The Newe. VOLUME XXIV ‘ CLINTON; S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1924 NUMBER 17 Attacks ’’Intention To Plant’* Esti mates. Declares Farmers Are In jured by Misleading Statements. Washington, April 19.—In answer to criticism of the law requiring the department of agriculture to abandon the intention to plant cotton report, Senator Smith, Democrat of South Carolina, today issued the following statement: "We had a taste of ‘intention to plant’ last year. The object of is suing this information, or prediction, as alleged by the department, was to inform the planters of the intention of their colleagues in reference to the acreage of a given crop and if such report, indicated excessive acreage they would be in a portion to curtail acreage. . “Now, what is the practical condi tion? This preliminary statement is made, lets say, in April and it indi cates an excessive acreage. The mar ket is immediately affected, adverse ly, of course. No subsequent state ment, under the^law, is allowed until the first of July, therefore, the ad verse effect is not counteracted by any official and dependable data until the first of July, at which time the ac tual number of acres under cultiva tion is given 10 the public. The real facts as to acreage were not obtained last year, according to my recollect ion, until some time in the late fall. Therefore, in any event, there is ap proximately three months, during which time the market is disastrously affected, if the prediction is for an excessive acreage. If, on the other hand, the prediction is for a moder ate acreage the trade will assume, as it has generally done, that farmers will be encouraged by such prediction to increase the acreage and the likeli hood is that the market will again be depressed. I am unalterably op posed to the government making es timates and predictions. It is their function to give facts. Facts are the things upon which everything de r pebds. § — . “The reason that the law prohibits the publication of the acreage report previously to the first of July, is be cause by experience we learned that a vast amount of cotton land was abandoned even after being planted, and abandoned as late as the’ middle and latter part o^ June. The acreage that was cultivated the first of July was really the acreage from which the crop was to be gathered. “We all know that each farmer de termines his acreage according to his own deductions and conditions, and will not, to any appreciable extent, be governed by any prediction as to intention to plant.* Therefore the ordy thing that will be really affected is the market, and that, of course, most • probably to the' detriment of those who have cotton on hand. In view of these facts, I cannot under stand why certain of our friends in sist that this is such a wise, econo mic procedure.” Leaders Named For College Activities Student Body Names Directing Heads for PaC-SaC and T. M. C. A. For Next Year. During the past week the student body of the Presbyterian College met for the purpose of electing officers for, next year’s PaC-SaC and the Young Men’s Christian Association. These elections are held annually at this season of the year and are al ways entered into with interest by the students. For the PaC-SaC, J. M. Stokes was elected editor-in-chief; E. G. Beck man, business manager; J. J. Corn wall, advertising manager. Nominations were also received from the Y. M. C. A. staff, for offi cers, the following being unanimous ly elected following the report: W. H. Dendy, president; L. L. Perry, vice- president; L. L. Holliday, secretary- treasurer. The newly elected officers are well fitted for the positions to which they have been elected and a prosperous yea* is anticipated under their leader ship. Eight Firemen Die In Flames Death List At Chicago May Grow. Search of Ruins. Chicago, April 18.—Eight firemen are known to have been killed, sever al others are injured so badly they may die and a dozen firemen and spectators suffered minor hurts when a four-story stone building housing a West Side box factory collapsed to night while scores of firemen were battling with the flames. The ruins are being searched for other bodies and Fire Chief Buckley, who made the announcement that eight are dead, said that several other bodies possibly may be found in the ruins. Hook and ladder truck com pany No. 12, composed of five men, the first to respond to the alarm, was reported to be entirely wiped out by the accident. Firemen first to arrive on the scene found the entire upper floor of the brick structure in flames and calls were sent in for more apparatus. The firemen mounted to the third floor in an effort to confine the flames to the floor above them. As the roof started to buckle firemen were ordered from the blazing building. Some of them stepped to the roof of a building ad joining but about a dozen attempted to escape by way of a fire escape. ~ Some of "these firemen were toppled into the blazing building when the roof suddenly collapsed, carrying two floors with it, this being followed by an explosion, which sent the front wall crashing to the ground. Some of the firemen were thrown clear of the fire by the force of the explosion. Others pitched headlong into the flames. A water tow**r set up in front of the burning building was demolished by falling stone and brick, and fire men manning this instrument and spectators who had crowded through the police lines were buried under the debris, several being hurt al though it is not believed any were killed by the collapse of the tower. While doctors, ambulances and po lice reserves rushed to the scene the, firemen bent their efforts to rescuing those plunged into the great seething pit. Fighting’ the flames was for gotten for the moment while firemen, policemen and spectators crowded as close as they could to the building. Calls were sent for powerful search lights and hoisting devices to aid in raking the debris. Two firemen were rescued alive from the building, while the Rev. E. A. Jonjps of the Holy Family church, donned a fire helmet and plunged into the burning structure in an effort to give spiritual consolation to those imprisoned. One fireman pinned un der a mass of stone directed the breaking to pieces of the mass and was finally freed before the flames reached hinn -— _ ' Firemen, who were unable to deter mine the cause of the fire, declared that frequent gas explosions inter rupted the work of rescue, the gas escaping from mains entering the The largest bridge in the world will be built over the estuary of the River Elom in France to connect Brest with Plogastel. It Will be six miles long and made up of two approach- es, one-third of k mile long, and four one and. eue-thW- mik— Teeth Polled By Mail Mitil Order Dentistry of All Kinds DR. D. D. ESS & CO. Dentistfe Operations Performed by Mail Mail Order Surgery a Specialty DR. M. DEE CO. Physicians and Surgeons Don’t laugh. Do you remember when Dr. 6. P. Tick of Chicago and St Louis advertised to examine eyes and fit glasses by mail ? And made the absurd claim that the glasses he would furnish for $4.98 were the same as an optometrist would charge $12 for? And you bit and got for your $4.98 a pair of glasses that were worth about $2 in any store thdt sells common, cheap glasses. And you abused your poor suffering eyes with them for some time hop ing that they would bo all right soon^ because the glasses were so cheap and they came in a funny, wonderful ease, all striped and colored up! And the case wasfree. This is just as funny as the msil-order Dentistry and mail-or der Surgery, and for the same reason—it can’t bo done. So dont laugh, for stfibaaiiii Mayor and Aldermen Begin New Office Term City Police Officers and Other Em ployees Reelected At First Meeting. Laurens, April 18.—Mayor W. H. Dial and his councilmen, constitutng the administrative officers of the city of Laurens, entered on a second term of office Monday night, when they subscribed to the official oath as ad ministered in the presence of a small gathering at the council room. The aldermen, who were reelected in the recent city election along with the mayor include E. D. Easterby, D. R. Simpson, J. McD. Moore, J. F. Mont gomery, H. D. Gray, and Albert Dial. Following the formal induction into another two yea* office term, city council proceeded at once with the election of police officers and other employees of the city. Perhaps in recognition of the indorsement the voters recently gave at the polls by continuing in office the administrative personnel, the entire staff of city employees, including the police force, underwent no changes in the reorgan ization Monday night for a new term. The police department is headed building. More than a dozen firemen rendered unconscious by the explo sions were rescued by their compan ions. • by James T. Crews, chief. Bob Wham, J. R. Page, A.q R. Sullivan, J. L. Powers, Guy L. Watson, patrolemen. Stanley W. Crews is clerk and treasurer, Albert C. Todd, attorney, and G. A. Fuller, superintendent of street work. Mr. Fuller was recent ly appointed temporarily, to take the place of Charles Bishop, resigned. W. D. Franks, nominated by the board of health for city health officer, was confirmed and will continue his in spections. Because of a vacancy on the board of health, L. C. Barksdale was elected to serve with the con tinued board. Adger Bolt and Bill Martin were also reelected as drivers of the fire truck. P. C. To Enter Tennis Tournament To Be Held In Columbia On April 28th With Several Colleges Participating. The Presbyterian College will be represented in the State Intercolle giate Tennis Tournament to be held in Columbia on April 28. Other col leges to enter the meet are Clemson, Carolina, Erskine, Furman, Wofford, Newberry, and the College of Char leston. P. C. will be represented in the single matches by Clotfefter and Kirkley, in doubles by Fuller and McLaurin. 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