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* PAGE TWO THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 3. C. 31)? (HijrmurU PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher Entered at the. Clinton Post Office as matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription: One year .... • f. $1.50 Six months i,. .... 75 Three months .... .50 Payable in advance Foreign Advertinnr Repmewtnriee I THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION ] The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of it’s subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions «ad Icindly advice. Make all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING 00. Clinton. S. 0. CLINTON. S. C., OCTOBER 16, 1924 Stage Set for Last Act By JANE pSBORN THE DEATH PENALTY Our belief in the wisdom of capital punishment has several times been expressed in these columns; ‘ • It is an issue between society as a whole and the criminal as an individual and one of the duties of the law is to-protect th elives of law abiding citixens. Capi- the lives of law abiding citixens. Capi- murderer and will in the long run be the best protection for murderers in that it turns them from a crime which they have less hesitancy in committ ing when the penalty is no more than imprisonment which always awakens within them the hone of pardon through some legal or political man euver. It is evident that there has l>een a considerable measure of revolt in every state against .capital punish ment. The attitude of the people is expressed in the verdicts of the courts where it has become seldom that mur derers have the extreme sentence im posed upon them. It may be claimed that there has been a softening of the moral fibre of the people whereby sentiment has gained th? supremacy over reason. Any tendency to lighten the punishment of the murderer is an evidence that human life has beer cheapened and it is always possible to judge the civilization of any age by the value which is placed upon hu man life. The worth of capital punishment as a means of protecting life is po long er a matter of argument. Statistics which are now available show in the last ten years five states abolish ed the death penalty and then restored it, the reasori being that crime had increased. The five states were Ari zona, Missouri, Oregon, Washington and Tennessee. In Missouri in the space of two years murders increased from 91 to each million of popula tion to 103. Colorado abolished capi tal pumRhm*nt in l897, but, as a re sult of a lynching outbreak in 1900 restored it in 1901. Iowa, Rhode Is land and Vermont also were turned by bitter experience back to the doutli penalty which had previously been abolished. The statistic* go on to state that at least one-eighth of the states appear to have learned from actual experi ence that the death penalty is a ser vice to society and that it posseses value as a deterrent. The mere presence of capital pun ishment in the criminal code of course is not sufficient in itself. Inevitabili ty of punishm4|Rt always is a far greater deterrent of crime thah is severity of a threatened penalty. When combined they are the greatest discouragement. Chicago saw this a few years ago. The crime commission pointed out that on April 1, 1920, there were 135 persons awaiting trial for murder in Chicago and of those .104 were out on bond, many of them committing other crimes. Four judges in the civil courts vol unteered to sit in the criipinsl court until the docket was cleared. In the trial of these cases twelve were sen tenced to hang and twelve to the peni tentiary. The effect upon crimes *f violence —murders, burglaries and robberies —was electrical. The murder rate was cut in half. Where there were 330 murders in Chicago in 1919 there were 190 in 1921. The burglary and robbery rate fell off, and where the police in 1919 received 15,000 crimin al complaints in 1921 they received 10,500, a reduction of one-third. Blaming Nature You fall into the very coipmon mis take of charging upon nature mat ters with wfeich she has not the small est connection, and for which die is in no way jesponsibte. Men talk of nature as-'** abstract thing, and lose sight of Sflig is natural while they do so.—DfcfcpM- iCopyriirht.) DOBEUT TERRY sometime felt that his |x».sitii>n was Intolerable. Judith Rlackstone hud told him frank ly that she loved him when he asked her to marry him. That was last May —and then she had dashed off with her sister-in-law. Daphne, to their summer home on the side of Pale mountain, to be gone for tndnths. rell- mg blip definitely that there must be ao exchange of letters between them. “If we were engaged in the regular way we’d be gmid for nothing else all summer but writing everlasting dally letters and worrying when .letters didn’t come on, time,'' Judith- had said. “So don’t write and then when you have your vacation the first of Sep tember yon may come up to Dale mountain and we can talk of a defi nite engagement then." At the beginning of the warm weather It had been definitely agreed that Robert ^Iiould have no vacation until September, but by .the close of July he 'frmnd. himself-to anch * of anxiety, because of his inability to hear from Judith, that be decided that, come what might, he would take Si week off Cram his work and go to her. Aliout all that Robert Terry knew tf Judith’s arrangements on Dale mountal:. was thst she and her wid owed sister-in-law lived together in a cabin as me quarter mile off from the Hub lodge where they and the other members of the Hub had their meals together. Robert Terry dispatched a letter, of the briefest sort, to tHI Judith that he was coming. Judith promptly tHe- graphed back: “Don’t come bow. Much preoccupied. Wilt write." The result of this telegram was that Robert Terry took the first train be could catch that carried him In the direction of Dale mountain. He was ready to fight the most formidable of rivals on the strength of the vivid recollection of Judith's simple, “Terry. I lose you." Twelve hours later Terry found himself In the nearest railroad station ten miles from the Dale mountain lodge. He arranged with the local garage man to motor him up the mountain road to the Hub encamp ment. It wns nearing eight o’clock when Terry finally found his way to the Blacksfone cottage. He stepped across the wide veranda to find the place obvlousff deserted for the time being. Robert Terry felt his courage mounting. Judith had said ^that she loved him. She had intimated that she would marry him. They were virtually engaged. Then, argued Ter ry going to the front door and trying t)ie knob, since Judith bad no broth ers -she lived alone with a widowed sister-in-law. he was her rightful mole protector. The door knob gave us he turned It vigorously. If she was ‘‘pre occupied" It was his business to find out why. Thus concluding Robert Terry let himself into the cabin. He struck a match, found a candle on a rustic table and lighted It He saw the outlines of the room—quite large and furnished In keeping -.with the rough-timbered Interior. This room was In order but as Robert observed the adjoining room he was struck by the disorder of it , Tws trunks, drawn away from the wall, were wide open, the tYunk trays placed on the floor with dainty clothes, slippers, parasols, and hats strewn about. Quite clearly pome one was making preparations for hasty de parture. He recognized a rose-col- ored fr»*>k of Judith’s. On a table was s tray containing a half-earen sandwich and beside it—the sight of It sickened him—a large and mischiev ous looking revolver. Examining more closely he saw bits of torn paper about the floor, and an overturned chair. Obviously there had been some sort of struggle. Cautiously Robert approached the revolver,-about to see whether it was loaded or discharged, when he heard footsteps on the veranda, the turning of the knob and then light Weps in the next room. Followed a'cry of fright—It was Judith's voice. Robert breathed a prayer of thanksgiving. At least she was atlll breathing. “Daphne.” sne called, “there’s a light. Some one haa been here.’’ Robert Terry did what he consid ered the most considerate thing that he could under the circumstances. He coughed, gently but distinctly. Then he strode forward'where the two wom en could see him. “I know you didn’t want me to rome,” he said facing Judith and. as he did so. feeHng the full intensity of his love for her. “I came anyway. 1 hope it isn’t too late—" “But what’s up?” asked Robert, waving an agitate^ hand In the dl rectlnn of the open trunk, the scat tered clothes and the revolver." Judith put two arms out and actual ly embraced Robert Terry, laughing aa she did so. “You dear'lamb, you." she said. “We’re giving a play. I’m (n It and It’s going to be here topior- row. We had a rehearsal here toiitght and'the stage was set for the last act. It’s'a thriller I can tell yon. And I didn’t want you to come until the next day because I was afraid I’d get stage fright tf yon aaw me ad. I’m the maid. I could have been ‘.ending lady. Bob diear. only the leading lady bad to klaa^ the leading roan, and"— here Judith pressed a neat little klsa an the Ups of the astonished Robert Terry—“I wouldn’t think of (dating any me but my fianca,” \ New York Recognizes Value of Reforesting New York city leads all other municipalities in the state in the mat ter of land reforested by cities. Data compiled by the United States forest service and the New York state bu reau of municipal Information gives a total of 24,050 acres reforested by municipalities in the Empire state. The chief purpose of reforestation by cities is the protection of watersheds and the,public water supply, but Um ber for commercial purposes will be cot from most of the watersheds when the timber matures/ The planted land represents only a small portion of total city-owned for ests. More than 170,000 acres of for ested land are owned by the cities. Troy heads the list with the largest area of standing forests—57,000 acres, New York comes next with 48,850 acreq and Rochester la third with 39,- Ntneteen thousand acres of arti ficially planted tyqes places New York In the lead In reforestation^ This area Is more than twelve times fhe acre 1 age that New York’s nearest on petltor, Gloversville. with her 1,500 acres, has been able to do. Rochester ranks third/with 915 acres. Canajoharle, Johnstown, Sidney, Oneida. Syracuse, UUca. Mechanics- ville, Cooperstown, Hornell. WHIs- vllle. White Plains, Y oaken and Saratoga Springs alt own mnntclpal forests but have done no reforesting. In tills group Saratoga Springs has the largest municipal forest, 8,872 acre*. These figures do not Include planting for 1928. • Retmasting in New York by. munic ipalities is far greater than in any other state and represents two-thirds of the planUng done by cities la tbs Baited States. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1»24 ■H I I H I I l l-l"H-^ ; Bible Thoughts for , the Week Community “Clean4Jp” Idea Hard to Overwork This would be a better worid to live in if all towns could wear per petually a "shining morning face” and be as neat as the proverbial house- wlfe’S kitchen. But towns, like small boys, are exposed to so many forms of dirt and contamination that it Is almost impossible to keep them clean. In all their nooks and corners. One reason why there Is more dirt and disorder in towns than there Is any necessity for Is the failure of the peo ple themselves to co-operate with civic and health authorities in taking rare of their premises. For this rea son. “Clean-Up Week" was established and is now observed every year oh a day set for getting out the brooms, the mops, the palls of water, bars of soap, paint brushes, Dockets of paint and . other agencies for making a brighter and cleaner municipality. It Is a good Idea to start In advance, So the impet^l will carry Mohllians through the seven “cleaning” days with a rush, and perhaps leave enough stored-up energy on hand to use during the remainder of the year; —Mobile Register. Sunday. He That Lovtth Silver shall □ot be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this Is also vanity. When goods Increase, they are Increased that eat them: and what good Is there to the own ers thereof, saving the behold ing of them with their eyeaT— Eccles 9:10, 11. Monday. A New Commandment I give unto you. That ye love one an other: as I have loved yon, that y# also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are My dtsclplee. If ye have love one to another.—John 18:34. 8ft. Tuesday. Peace I Leave Unto You,'My peace I give unto you: not as the world glvetb, give 1 onto yon. Let not yonr heart be troubled, neither let It be afraid. W«Ja«W*r. Pear Thou Not; for I am with • thee; be not dismayed; for 1 am thy God’ I will strengthen thee; yea. I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.—Isa. 41:1(1 ICE Keep ICE in a good clean refrigerator the whole year round and be happy. Dixie Ice & Fuel Co. CLINTON, S. C. -4 Thursday. Love Net the World, neither tbs • things that are in tba world. If \ any man love the world, the ■ love of the Father la not la him. + -I John 8:1ft. J Friday. A Man That Hath Friends most show himself friendly: and | there is a friend that sticketh \ rinaer thah -a brotberv—Erov. ; 18:24 Saturday. They That Walt upon the ; Lord ehall renew their atrength; > they shall monnt up with wings * as eagles; they shall ran. and > not be weary; and they shall | walk, and not faint—Isa. 40:81. t oll are inv'ited to meet the globe M cur^ ujko ujill be here October 17th and 18th Wv: - - jjTir>-i». tuitk 'tke seasons most exclusive fabrics shdtun in full Ien^|}i drapes and authentic fashions by the Jfyeedlefifaster ^--autkorijecl by QgQLOBE TAILORINGS *^0 triNCIN NATI McMillan’s Clinton, S. C. - Bullet-proof glass has a layer of celluloid or similar product cemented between two layers of glass. nanaaBnsanBuunBBiinBunansnBi I SALE OF SPECIAL BARGAINS IN MAGAZINE CLUBS Until November 10th, 1924 JAS. W. CALDWELL Phone 243 Better Buildings Two powerful forces now character ize American home bulldihg, according to a recent historical number of the American Builder. These tendencies— j “greater liveability and Improved qual ity"—are more pronounced than ever before. As the restilt the home builder, of today looks more attentively to ths Interior of his house thah formerly. Equipment which saves labor and pro vides comfort and convenience, and careful planning to secure maximum use of space, rank in Importance with the consideration given the selection of building materials and the choice of house design. This Is truly a healthy condition, one founded on the-soundest of logic— common sense—and la evolving better buildings. And, let It be emphasized here, at no sacrifice of attractiveness or Ideals The architect has kept pace with the manufacturer, so that today the average American home Is as pleas ing to the eye as It Is comfortable to Mve In. •> Zoning Idea Crowing Eleven states already have passed zoning enabling acts, modeled either wholly or In part on the standard state zoning act drafted by nn advis ory committee to the United' States Department of Commerce, on which the National Association of Heal Es tate Boarda was represented. This progress toward Insuring the/ perma nence of zoning has been made within a year of the issuance «f the act in preliminary form, according to a state ment of the Department of Commerce. Similar acts have b^en introduced In four other states, with the prospect of more to follow. > What the People Make It Did you ever think that the town of Oneonta Is Just what the people of Oneonta make It? What are you d^ Ing to make Oneonta a model town? What kind of a town would Oneonta be If everyone was Just like you and acted just like yon act? You have your pari of the responsibility of mak Ing it n^better town. Concern your self with what yon ought to do, aw perhaps the feUow yon have beet criticizing will £all In Un« and follov yonr example.—*)neoota (Ga.) 8outi §ru Democrat REDUCE WITH^HE NEW NEMOLASTIK BRASSIERE too Rubber Touches the Skin Two layers of knitted silk with pure fubber between them; light and thin, yet sturdy and strong; that is NEMOLASTIK. 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