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i .* -- * U, -'.V* St :>V PAGE TEN THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, SOOTH . "-•■-I I CAROLINA : ' THURSI THURSDAY, JUNE I! Qommurnkj fT Buildina Points on Tree Planting in City Given in Bulletin A new Farmers’ Bulletin, No. 1208, "Trees for Town mid Clly Streets,” *y F. L. Mill ford, horticulturist, issued fcy the United States lUepurtment of Agriculture, describes in detail the va rious oaks for street use in different regions, as wt II as about 100 other trees or varieties. Kims are given sec ond place in desirability for city streets, and sycamores third. Maples »re considered less desirable than hua been generally supposed. Except the Lombardy poplar* most varieties of poplar are not recommended. Before ornamental tree-planting for town or city streets is undertaken, a number of important points must be given attention. Trees native to one part of the United States may not thrive In another region. Some tree* ore objectionable because their root* penetra'te defective sewers, while oth ers grow their roots so near the sur face that they have a tendency to neuve or crack sidewalks. Only vigorous trees that wltl with stand the dust and smoke of a city should be planted to ornament the streets. The root system should be hardy, not easily affected by unusual soil conditions, by restricted feeding areas, or by root pruning In case street Improvements are made. The shape of the top of the tree when full-grown should be suited to the width of the street. The foliage should not 'be too dense, snd should be of a pleasing tex ture and color. , Where there la a lack of aunshlan in winter It is desirable to admit qfl the light possible' by using only de ciduous trees. The bulletin gives a table stiowing the differences In fall coloring and ,111? date of dropping of all foliage. Narrow streets. It Is point ed out, should be planted with tall, slender trees like the Lombardy pop lar or small trees. Broad streets may be planted with spreading trees. In the heart of a city, where the grow test difficulty is experienced In getting trees to grow, the ailanthus will probably thrive when nearly ail other kinds fall. The sycamore and the London plane are also good. The Carolina poplar will frequently grow in such places, and Its use may some times be warranted. Consultation with the nearest state agricultural experi ment station or with the United States Itepartment of Agriculture would be advisable before deciding upon ex tensive tree-planting. Tenants' Baserr ent Garage No American mOto. imC who Uafe driv en in the busy district of any Mg city has failed to realize the aerioannaea of the parking problem which the tre mendous popularity of the motor car has created In recent yekrs. Streets, laid out before motor vehicles were dreamed of, prove utterly Inadequate for accommodating the cars which the public would like to park In the busi ness district. That -seine solution must be found at an eariy-day la man ifest. Of peculiar Interest, therefore, is the practical, solution which has keen worked out by the management t?f a new office building In Lo* Angeles housing thousands of persons, a large number of whom use motor cars. Not only has provision been made for ten ants qf the building, but for patrons ef these tenants as well, thereby giv ing occupants of this big structure a decided advantage over those In oth er buildings. In the construction, of this sky scraper an underground garage waa feailt at the rear of the lot and adjoin ing the office building. This fireproof storage space accommodates nearly 200 cars and Is reached from the street by broad ramps. Stalls In the garage rent for $20 per month. Hera a moderate temperature obtains at all times and a car and Ita contents are safe from exposure to the elements and also from thieves.—Popular Me- atanics. Widow Invokes Old Slave Law to Seeure Children Washington.—-An ancient fngttlvu slave law which waa amended in 1850 to apply to apprenticed minors Seeing from their masters was Invoked by a Washington widow to obtain posses sion of her two mintA 1 children, who, she declares, have escaped from her and now are in the state of Virginia. Ths District Supreme court was asked to make a transcript of record of ths “fugitives” which ths mother may pre sent to the tribunal of the Old Domin ion in order to get her children back. The petition does not say in what part of the state the children, now nine and six years old, respectively, are living, nor why they are being detained from their mother, Mrs. Ada M. Trapponler. The court, waa told that the girls’ fa ther is dead and that the petitioner, under ths laws of the District of Columbia, la entitled to their service and labor during their minority. Un der the law Invoked the master to whom a minor had been apprenticed and from whom he bad escaped la au thorised to bring such action In court to obtain possssslon of the fleeing ap prentice. Sines the law used the term “persons to whom labor Is due,” ths mother seeks to apply Its provisions to her effort to recover her children. The children are named Evelyn Harriett Breeden, nine, and Both KU* abeth Breeden, six. Endurance and Eco nomy Classic Won By Waterless Franklin Oscar Wilde’s Prison Soon to Be Torn Down Loudon.—On ths banks of the Thames, 88 miles southwest of London, lisa ths ancient town of Reading, n town thgt might bo unknown to the ordinary American bod not Oocar Wilds Immortalised It In his “Ballad of Reading Gaol.” The prison in which the post passed two years of misery In about to be torn down. . Oscar WUdo, after bis trial, was seafl to Wandsworth prison and wia trans ferred from there In November, 1895, on account of bis 111 health, to Reading, where he finished out ths term of hie sentence. The “Ballad" and “Do Profundi*,” written In hla confinement within the prison walls, reveal his Intense suffer ing. The Jail that housed Oscar Wilde In the third one. to be torn down In Read ing. The original building, where mis erable offenders were shut away from the light of day, st<»od on the site now occupied by St. Mary’s chapel; It was demolished In 1793. Prom *1773 to 1779 the Jailer was a widow who drew the munificent salary of £20 and waa licensed to sell beer and wine to the prisoners. The new gaol was some what larger and housed 124 prlson- ets; its predecessor had accommoda tions for only 20. Coovlcts la thoae days were decked In suits of blue end yellow. A Franklin Demi-Sedan took first place both in economy and endurance in the gruellfog 12-day, 1900-mile road run taged by the El Paso Herald under the sanction of the Automobile Association of America, which start ed at El Paso on May 17, and ended there on May 28. y This run was over Texas, New Mex- co and Arisona roads, through desert wastes, mountains and mountain can yons. Part of the route was over roads described by experienced driv ers as “the worst in the world." Franklin participated in this run with 14 makes of cars, divided into classification according to price. Av%r- age speed required was regulated on the same basis, 14 miles per hour for lowest class, 16 and 18 for next two classes and 20 miles per hour for top class in which Franklin competed. Triumphing easily in its own price class in which Franklin and the Paige started, Franklin out-performed a number of cars in lower classifica tions fronj the standpoint of endur ance and defeated all cars in economy above the classification including only the smallest cars. Paige protested their scores and penalties. On certain parts of the run where second and low 'gear was requir ed for hours at a stretch in mountain climbing, the pressure air-cooling sys tem of the Franklin demonstrated great efficiency, bringing the car through on schedule where others were penalised for radiators boilng drjr and for failing to make the re quired time. The Franklin, one of the two closed cars entered and the only one to win, was a stoch car. To enter the contest, it was driven through from Syracuse to El Paso, a distance of 2700 miles in nine days’ time, part of it across Missouri roads which were at their worst owing to spring rains. The winning car, which finished the run in excellent condition, will be driven back to Syracuse, stopping at principle cities en route to allow spection by the public. in- Tropic BmH When Take to Washington.—The outcome of the importation of several Central Ameri can game birds from British Honduras and Guatemala by the United Staten biological survey for propagation la the United Staten Is being watched wkh Interest, according to the Agricul tural Review. A representative of the biological several months! In these countries collecting living sped mens of game birds has succeeded In bringing sefMy te 8apelo Island, Georgia, five ocellated turkeys, four surassows and fifteen tlainon* from these countries. Several chacbalaccan were also Imported from northeastern Mexico. After two months, In spite of some unusually cold weather In January, these birds are! IS perfect health and appear to be thriving la their new home, according to the owner of the Island, who financed the work. it.’ How to Figure Repeat Costs One of the most complete and con cise paragraph* ever printed for the *dvlce of the prospective home owner regarding maintenance cost* and ex- fensC* of home ownership apfiears In the recently Issued pamphlet titled "How to Own Your Own Home,’’ pre- yam! by the division of building and lousing. Department of Commeree. It advises: “In addition to payments on prlncl- yal and interest on a home, allowance ainst be made for some or all of the following expenses: (a) Renewals and aepalrs. (b) property tax rnd special assessments, (c) insurance, (d) water tax or rent, (e) accessories and (f) Inprovernonts. In addition to the above, some owners add In the In terest which they would otherwise ra- «elve on the amount of their cash pay ment or equity.” Jay Walking Ordered lb many large cities pedestrians ana subject to arrest for crossing streets except at regular crossings. In Creece, however, at stated Intervals jay walking has been requested by the authorities. This was whenever the town became crowded with ref and their regular citizens were asked to Jay walk to avoid rubbing agal too crowds of refugees trim were ported of carrying typhus gprma Thi ewifod with womei Signature Half! Forgery Philadelphia.—The name of William Shakespeare, written under six Unee of •ergrt and accepted by scholars gener ally as the bandwriting of the bard ef Avon and perhaps hla seventh known signature, Is pronounced a forgery by Dr. Horace Howard Furness, Jr, Sbakespesreaa scholar of this dty. The fragment ef manuscript In ques tion was brought to this country In 1921 by Charles Sesalsr ef Philadel phia. He discovered the specimen pasted In the flyleaf of the second folio of the works of the dramatist which he purchased In I ami don at auction. The discovery excited world-wide Interest among scholar*, as, up to that time, only six authentic signatures of Shake speare had been found. The manuscript Is not only a forgery, but a ‘“forgery #f e forgery made by the notorious Shakespearean forger, William Henry Ireland,” Doctor Pui*- < ness said. To Rntne Coin for Fur Boonvllle, Ind.—George Luti, local grocer, Is planning to introduce a new Industry In Indiana—that qf raising Angora cats tor fur. Prince Singh Kashmar of India, a classmate of Luts at Indiana university years' ago, hat promised to ship the local man soma fine specimens for breeding purposes. Luts saved ffashmaris life while tbs prince was attending school at Indiana, JftUs ■haphsrdstown, W. Ya.—WjUtar goto shoval at a ^ rcrdTcir/cEELT r— 3 ,'f— 3 fr-r 3 f I—r-- 1 FF 3 fr—^ IN THE U. S, A. First Verse Tom, Tom, Hie widow’s son a pie and away he run pjMmeo tip and squealed on him Now. Tommy'wears a Sing-Sing trim. ' -1 Sasand Verse Sam, Sam, the Broker’s son Stole ten millions just for fun. Brought to trial he laughed a bit. Wired to Dad and Dad fixed it • ■ A ' Progress Reporter: “Here is that story on ‘Fresh Milk’.” City Editor: “Yeagads—It’s long. Reporter: “Then I’ll condense U=il=J£=iISI=iI=iJS -V- 3 Make Your Dining Room More Attractive too Blighted Life Office Boy: “Boss, I’m going to quit this job.” Publisher: “I’m surprised.’ You’ve only been here three weeks—and you said you wanted to be a master prin ter” Boy: “Well—I don’t like it—and— and—and to tell the truth—I'm sorry I’ve learned it.” Blende Beae Opines “Early to bed and early to rise— r is fine. It puts one in a position to become acquainted with the social leaders—who are just then getting home. Expensive Transportation Tramp: “My face is my ticket on fiat railroad.” Amateur Hobo: “Gee!” Tramp: “Yep—and punched every time I ride.” Sock te Life There once was a teacher, Named Beu-lah, Who fell for a pleasing. Young schol-ah. She gave him aR E’s, When he should have had P’s. We’ll say he was smart, Do you fol-lah? At the Vaudeville Josher: “Jim te a Minute-man.” Fall* Guy: “Wacha mean, Minute- man?” Josher: “He lives at 60 Second St.” Been There Before Gossip: “He left her sixths altar and she has never seen him to this dap.” Another Gossip: “Did anyone ever learn ths rs*son?” . Gossip: “Oh sure—her wadding gown smelled of moth halls.” Qllll : hidl THE COST WILL BE LITTLE IF SELECTION IS MADE FROM OUR PRESENT STOCK. You will make no mistake in selecting one of our strudy Dining Room Suites in Walnut, in the dull finish, now so popular. Such furniture will grow more beau tiful with age and if purchased here will give many years of satisfactory service.—Your children will cher ish it All the very latest designs are shown in our display, and the most remarkable values we have been able to offer in years. ' 1 • • e We invite you to come and look through even if yoit do not need anything. i > H. Wilkes & Laurens, South Carolina fEELTEELTEEU crEJIEEIcrELI czdJcELI czrLr^refcrfgJrgi j~r— 1 Jr— 3 fr— 1 1 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Boil Weevil: AND YOU ARE LEAVING US FOR THIS SEASON! WHATS YOUR HURRY? Sorry that Calcium Arsenate doesn’t agree with you, na4- *494* _ 9 + 1 ato * n« but it’s too late now. The wise farmer knows that the only way to save cotton in this good year of 1924 is to poison and poison again. If it is done right, and in ac cordance with the information and instructions that have been given, there is going to be SOME cotton in this section. 1 -r~ The wise merchant has caught the inspiration and he is urging the wise farmer with whom he comes in con tact to poison, and poison, and poison again. The wise banker has recognized his responsibility and he is pointing out to the wise merchant that his prosper ity this fall depends upon the wise farmer who poisons, and poisons, and poisons again. * The wise editor is telling the wise farmer, the wise merchant and the wise banker, that cotton has been, is and ever will be the money crop of the South, and the only way to save as well as make cotton is to poison, and poison, and poison again. SO GOOD-BYE BOLL WEEVILS! You have NOT been our friend, nor we yours, WITHOUT REGRETS, Natiiiiiliiitk “CLINTON’S STRONGEST BANK” ! i