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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,”
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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
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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.
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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
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