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PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. gift ffiltrnmde PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO, WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher individual extrava- GREAT ADVANCES SEEN IN SCIENCE Entered the Clinton Post Office a? matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription: One year $1.50 Six months v ^ Three months v 50 Payable in advance i Foreign Advertising Representative 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 and kindly advice. Make all remittancea to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Clinton, S. C. CLINTON, S. C., JAN. 1, 1925 + ***** + + ++ ***•»********♦*•»£ ♦ En Passant ♦ * W. W. H. ♦ 4 ♦+•»•* ***** **♦**+ —Ytrite -it—t»25, though. itS-JbKtrd-Ac. ANOTHER ItrRTHDAY Today, The Chronicle, begins a New Year. Twelve years ago we took over the management of the paper and without interruption we have endeav ored steadfastly and honestly to serve our readers and to cut the paper’s name deeper into the heart and gran ite stuff of the community. In the meantime, at least, we hope we have succeeded. Today we light another candle and stall on another year’s march, not knowing what lies ahead. This much we do know, however, that resolutions are in order, and so we are resolved that The Chronicle will be a better and brighter paper every week of the year, and that we will serve our gen erous and patient and tolerant readers as thoroughly as possible. With this end in view, our plant is continually being improved and enlarged, and an efficient force heads the various de partments of the business. Business institutions are peculiar in that their immortality is concerned with this world and that the matter of age brings no regret but is rather a cause for increased corfidence and a brighter outlook for the future. We face the future cheeied by the belief that better, days lie ahead and with thankfulness that the waters have not been too rough to be breast ed and swum through and that there has never been a year which has not left honey in the hive of memory to be fed upon with present delight. We have wept with those who wept, and rejoiced with those who have rejoiced, notkig with pride the good fortune of those whom we serve, and suffering loss in the departure of those good friends who have gone to the realms where they will no longer see through a glass darkly or lie in any way de pendent upon the printed sheet. Our errors have not been less perhaps, than are common to the other pro ductions of men, but we have striven honestly to support the good and op pose the evil, and we are resolved to walk the way ahead along with the champions of truth and justice. We have in the past endeavored to re flect the best thought and enterprise of our patrons and we seek no nobler task than to do this in greater meas ure during the future. » THE WAVE SPREADS The prevalence of lawlessness throughout our nation today is a mat ter of common comment and has reached the point where it has be come alarming. Boasting as a Christ- lati people statistics prove we are the most lawless nation on earth and hu man life grows cheaper every day. The spirit of defiance to authority is found everywhere, and this commun ity is no exception. It is a growing phase of that age long struggle between right and wrong, the hand of Cain lifted against his innocent brother, the illicit desire that one- person has for that which another has earned. This is a time when such desires are bearing an un usual fruitage of deeds of violence. Such a condition calls for the strong arm of the law to be in constant ex ercise. Law does not go to the root of the matter and is oily a deterrent after all, but where a change of heart cannot be brought about a change of action is greatly desired. This falls within the office of the law dnd it is possible for the law to force men to go out and make an honest living even if compulsion of bonds is necessary. Criminals increase when the law is hot properly enforced, when then ^ know that it is not hard to esvape the * penalty of crime. Crime .increases when the penalties imposed are too light. There is too little imprison ment today and too«many fines. Too roany men are allowed/to pay for their lawlessness, out of the gains of lawlessness rather than by the hard toil of penal servitude. It is a ques- gent thrift for gance, will win. Business men, termed as experts, if that means anything, are agreed that the country is on the threshold of sound business expansion. There will be exceptions, of course, and if you reap the harvest of a year of success, you will have to buckle down to do your level best each day. Many will build substantial suc cesses in the year 1925, and the doubt ers will continue to sleep, all of which means just this: Success goes to the men of vision and purpose, and failure is found where men think fail ure, talk failure, and act like failures. Anybody can find weak spots in any year in the history of our nation, and still we have continued every year to go ahead. In the year that dawns today many are bound to go ahead, and it is up to us to decide whether we will go with the procession. Vis ion and purpose, with hard work and sticking everlastingly to it, will turn the trick. Well, here’s a Happy New Year t r all our readers. May it be gor>d to you for 3G5 days is our New Year wish. The poor and the rich we have with us always—mostly the poor after the Christmas bills. There are all resolutions, but that are kept. kinds of New Year the best are those And sometimes you can tell a mar ried man by the kind of tie he wears. How did you like the present your wife gave you and let you pay for ? A man is supposed to have brains in his head, and sometimes, he has them. Now, all together, honest effort to pay bills. let’s make .an our Christmas Just be patient, in a few days all these noise-making Christmas toys will be broken. You wouldn’t expect it, but a lazy man usually overworks his stomach. The college boys come back tomor row—the girls will be themselves again. No, Jason, you .can’t tell by look ing at the beautiful car how many payments are past due. -—-Another difference between a man and woman is that a man had rather be comfortable than stylish. A wide-awake man never waits for old man Opportunity to knock—he meets him with a glad hand at the front gate. One reason why many of us don’t get anywhere with our prayers is that we are always asking for more blessings instead of giving thanks for those already received. March of Progress Shown in Papers Before Annual Meeting of Association. Washington, Dec. 30.—Advances in psychology, medicine, biology, chem istry and physics were disclosed in hundreds of papers read today before the 15 sections of the American Asso ciation for the Advancement of Sci ence, the 79th annual meeting of which now is is in full swing. Thirty-one hundred members were registered during the day. The mem bers and their guests will be received by President Coolidge at the White House tomorrow. A flurry of interest was caused by a report that William J. Bryan would arrive in time to listen to a criticism of his views on evolution, but he fail ed to appear. The largest audience of any section al meeting thus far attended that ad dress by Dr. Edwin L. Rice, profes sor of zoology at Ohio Wesleyan uni versity, a Methodist institution. Choosing “Darwin and Bryan” as his text, Dr. Rice in a paper characterized the-views of Mr. Bryan on e'volutton as “dogmatic” and “dangerous to reli- aad ; -urged more- uupwjwlfCed Oh, dear—this time next year we will all be broke again after another Christmaa. Different folks have different ideas. Some men, for iitstance, go to cliurth because thtfy are good. Others think they are good because they go. With the automobile license and taxes paid, fortunate Ik the fellaw who has the pric* of a good beefsteak left cooperation in scientific and religious study. , Mr. Bryan’s arguments, he said, were deduced “from the assumption of the literary accuracy of the Bible in general and of the first chapters of Genesis in particular. This assumpt ion was “not Biblical” nor was it “ac ceptable by leading Bible scholars of today.” “Darwin’s work cn the con trary, was represented as having been based upon an hypothesis “following by the most complete verification and leading to a degree of probability amounting to practical certainty.” Chimpanzees not only appear to think, but do think, Dr. Robert M. Yerkes of the psychological institute of.Yale university, declared in a paper read before the psychological section. He based his conclusions on studies made of two young chimpanzees, which he said knew how to study a problem presented to them in a way essentially like that of man and quite unlike that of any other animal. “The great apes are intellectually closer to men than we hitherto have imagined,” Dr. Yerkes stated. “The evidence for their solution of prob lems ‘ideationally’ is now abundant and convincijig.” Dr. Yerkes said one of the charac teristics of the solving of problems by chimpanzees was that the solution seemed often to come suddenly to them after a period of quiet reflection. In reply to a question, he said it was possible that chimpanzees might be taught to read and write, or at leant to use some sort of symbols. “If they get that far there is no telling how far they will' go,” he de clared. The aims of the proposed oceano graphic research by the navy were summarized by Dr. Austin H. Clark of the Smithsonian institution in a general address. They include the discovery of new fishing banks and an increase in food resources; better understanding of climatic conditions which will aid' in weather forecasting and inr marine and aerial navigation; fuller knowledge of ocean currents and of the drift of icebergs; knowl edge of ocean depths and contours which wfU aid navigation, fishing and the laying of telegraph cables and knowledge of the composition of sea water which will lead to greater accu racy in the use of the sonic depths finder. “Research in Federal Personnel Work” wan discussed by L. J. O’Rourke of the United States civil service commission^, who advocated more practical tests* not merely those which looked practical. He reported a new method of. correction, of papers which effected a saving of 50 per c^nt in .the w.rrk. IC is said t&rt ten thousand tons of face powder were used by Amuricaix omen the past year. And yet the women are not snrtisfiedi for they were never convinced, that their noses: were not shining trust of the time. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1925 -21 -2—!—'-I 1 - COUNTY '^TREASURER’S NOTICE 1924 The books of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of Taxes fot the fiscal year, 1924, at the* Treasurer’s office from October 15th to December 31st, 1924. After De cember 31st one per cent will be ad ded. After January 31st two per cent will be added, and after February 28th seven per cent will be added until the 15th day of March, 1925, when the books will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one township are request ed to call for receipts in each of the several townships in which the pro perty is located. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one (21) and sixty (60) years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldiers, who are exempt at fifty (50) years of age. Commutation Road Tax $1.50 in lieu of road duty. All able- bodied men between the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to road duty except those in military service, school trus tees, school teachers, ministers-, and students. Dog Tax $1.25, whichYhust he paid not later~*thah January 81st, 1 ii£4. .—~ ^ Proffer atteiAtioh will he given those who wish to pay their taxes through the mail by check, money order, etc. The tax levy is as follows: State Tax .... 6 mills Ordinary County Tax 8% mills Road and Bridge 4 mills Railroad Bond .... 1 mill Jail Bonds % mill Road Bonds 8% mills Past Indebtedness % mill Statewide School (6-0-1) .... 4 mills Weak Schools .... *4 mill Constitutional School 3 mills nnnnniunuuuunauuminnM ■ s To Our Friends —• « To you, whose friendship has helped make our business most S a ■ a successful, we send cordial wishes for a New Year of Health and Happiness. WE INVITE YOU TO MAKE THIS YOUR 1925 GRO CERY STORE. Total Laurens 1 2 36 mills School Districts mills 8 mills 3 16 mills 4 7 mills 5 13 mills 6 .... 6 mills ! No 7 8 mills 11 22 mills Youngs School Districts No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 6 ii mills No. 7 17 mills No. 8 13 mills No. 10 22% mills Dials School Districts .... .... .... .... ..■■ .... 8 mills — 12% mills 12 mills \„ 50—Two Phones ■hail* 54 Clinton, S: C. 2 < ■■■HBBBBHBiaailllBIIMHaUflnUHHU No. No. No. No. No. . 3 mills . 8 mills . 8 mills 16 mills 17 mill* No. No. No. 1 2 3 4 8 mills 5 20% mills 7 8 mills 8 12 mills 3B 24 mills Sullivan School Districts No. 1 17 mills No. 2 8 mills No. 3 20 mills No. 7 16 mills No. 17 *.... 16 mills Railroad Tax 3 mills Waterloo School Districts 1 12 mills No. 2 9 mills No. 3 19 mills No. 4 14 mills No. 5 8 mills No. 6 .... 12 mills No. 7 15 mills No. 14 : 8 mills Cross Hill School Districts No. 1 4 mills No. 2 /. — — 8 mirlls No. 3 6 mills No. 13 — 15 mills • Hunter School Districts No. 3 6 mills No. 4 8 mills No. 5 .... 26 mills No. 6 4 mills No. 7 .... 5 mills No. K9 .... 8 mills No. R42 13 mills No. 16 15% mills Jacks School Districts No. 2 7 mills No. 3 16 mills No. 4 3 mills No. 6 :.. 8 mills No. 7 3 mills No. 15 , 6 mills Scuffletown School Districts No. 1 8 mills No. 2 8 mills - No. 3 3 mills No. 4 4 mills No. 12 11% mills Persons sending In lists of names to be taken off are requested to send them early and give the township of each, as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. ROSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. WHAT DO P. S. JEANS DO? 11 1 ^rri>r-rir^r^r^rr=JrZfr=rJr^7^rr:Jr=iir=Jrr:rJr==Jri=Jr=df=Jr=Jr==J^ t ■/ Just Off The Press “The Story of Thornwell Orphanage” By L. ROSS LY&N, D. D. “ Present President of Institution u ilik CITY WATER POUND TO BE OF GOOD QUALITY You can’t always hdl, soraeiimai she Socks under the bed. of fear, again, it is with hopeu The world it getting: better; we saw a fellow give a Wind man a quarter yesterday- A New Y«rk girl is said to have danced 52 hours without stopping. Poor fellow who maaries her,, he’ll be kept on the jump. At. the close of L925 we hope you will have missed ull of tJu; bad, and had some at the geod. Following is a- report of the condi tion of tthe water of Cftirton: Sanitary water analysis No. 4179 of water received December 22, 1924, from Municipal Water and Light Plant, Clinton, S*. C- Parts per mil lion: Color .... Chlorine Free Ammonia Albuminoid Ammonia. Nitrogen as Nitrites ... Nitrogen as Nitrates Total Solids Bacterial Analysis: Bacterial indi cations of contamination, Negative. Remarks: Analyses indicate water to be of good quality and free from contamination. Respectfully submitted, F. L. Parker, M. D. We more at a rapid pace. Before the old yewr ended, fashion, makers had spring frocks on sale in New York. *• t tion, therefore, as to whether the pres denotes that WO mu»ica uiguAijr , auu uu; have among us an unusual number | the high cost of living of hard-heartedjcriminals or too many 1 soft-hearted rfufflc«s of the law and top jtt&ny judges and juries. A wonderfully interesting life-story of the noble his tory of this institution, published in commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary. ( » ■ . \ t % The book is well printed and bound, filled with at tractive illustrations, and published in response to the request of the institution’s Board of Trustees. Price $1.50 per copy, postpsid MRS. WOODROW WILSON GRANTED $5,000 PENSION Today, everybody rides in automo biles, or fliea; plays golf; plays the piano with their feet; goes to the [House, ent wave of crime denotes that we [movies nightly; and then cusses about Washington, Dec. 30.—A bill grant ing a pension of $5,000 annually to Mrs. Edith Bolling Wilson, widow of the War President, was passed today by the Senate. It now goes to the WHAT OF 1925? Aji the New Year dawns, those who will substitute industry for indiffer- enee, service for selfishness, intelU- What Does C. A. OWENS Do? MOVES HOUSES PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE REOPENS TOMORROW The Presbyterian College will re open tomorrow for the new term’s work after a two weeks* vacation period. TH|e students are arriving to day and regular class work will begin , Friday. - « Chronicle Publishing Stationery Department