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JV r * PAGE EMBT PRESIDENT LAUDS U. S. NEWSPAPERS Says They Are Representatives of American Idealism. Doesn’t Fear Capitalistic Press. Washington, Jan. 17.—The path way to success in American jour nalism lies ia the avoidance of pro paganda, the seperation of news policies from business motives and continued appeal to the idealism of the American people, President Cool- idge declared tonight in speaking to the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Avoiding for the most part refer ence to governmental problems, Mr. Coolidge “talked shop” with the 'edit ors, speaking from the viewpoint of one not in the newspaper business, as was his predecessor, but as one who has watched the growth and develop ment of the American press. This growth, he declared, had given the United States “the best newspapers in the world.” Mr. Coolidge made it plain that he entertains no fears as to the influence of what is some times called a “capi talistic press.”, _ _^ „, ;r . c . «* A “Some people feel comrerned about the commercialism of fne press,” he said. “They note that great news papers are great business enterprises earning large profits and controlled by men of wealth. So they fear that in such control, the press may tend to support the private interests of those \vho own the papers, rather than the general interest of the whole peo ple. It seems to me, however, that the real test is not whether the .news papers are controlled by men of wealth, but whether they are sincerely trying to serve the public interests. There will be little occasion to worry about who owns a newspaper so long as its attitudes on public questions are such as to promote the general wel fare. A press which is actuated by the purpose of genuine usefulness to the public interest can never be too strong financially so tong as its strength is used for the support of popular go^rnment.” Advising the editors as to their greatest opportunity for aiding the government, the president said he un hesitatingly placed jt in the direction of keeping alive American idealism. “It is only those who do not under stand our people, who believe that our national life is entirely absorbed by material motives,”, he added. “We make no concealment of the fact that we want" wealth, but there are many other things that we want very much more. We want peace and honor, and that charity which is so strong an ele ment of all civilization. The chief ideal of the American people is ideal ism. I can not repeat too often that America ia a nation of idealists. No newspaper can be a success- which fails, to appeal to that element of our national life. It is in this direction that the public press can lend its strongest support to our government. I could not truly criticise the vast im portance^ the counting room, but my ultimate* faith r I would place in the high idm^lism of the editorial room of the American newspaper.” A public press unhampered is a true instrument under a republic for true representation and sound and logical interpretation of the truth,.he con tinued. “The public press under an auto cracy is necessarily a true agency of propaganda,” he continued. “Under a free government it must be the very reverse. Propaganda seeks to pres ent a part of the facts, to distort their relations, and to force conclusions which could not be drawn from a com plete and candid survey of all the facta. This has become one of the dangers of the present day. “The great difficulty in combating unfair propaganda, or even in recog nizing it, arises from the fact that at the present time we confront so many new and technical problems that it is an enormous task .to keep ourselves accurately informed concerning them. In this respect you gentlemen of the press face the same perplexities that are encountered by legislators and government administrators. Whoever deals with current public questions is compelled to rely greatly upon the in formation and judgements of experts and specialists. Unfortunately not all experts are to be trusted as entirely disinterested. Not all specialists are completely without guile, in our in creasing dependence on specialized authority, we tend to become easier victims for the propaganda and need to cultivate sedulously the habit of the open mind. Of education and of real ireformation we can not get too much. But of propaganda, which is tainted or perverted informatioh, we can not have too little.” Discussing the old question of “what is news,” the president said it seemed to him that quite obviously the news giving function of a newspaper can not possibly require that it give a photographic presentation of every thing that happens in the community. The proper presentation of the news on the other hand,” he contended, “bears about the same relation to the whole field of happening^ that a painting does to a photograph,” ex plaining that a photograph might gpve the more accurate presentation of de tails, but in so doing it might sacrifice the opportunity to delineate charac ter. Touching on the adjustments of raE Cl'iNTOT* ctbOwICM, jCUHTQW, 8. C business and editorial policy in Amer ican newspapers', Mr, Coolidge said it was another evidence that American newspapers were practically represen tative of the Country’s practical ideal ism. “Quite recently the construction of a revenue statute resulted in giving publicity to some highly interesting facts about incomes,” he remarked. “It must have been observed that nearly all the newspapers published these interesting facts in their news columns, while very many of them protested in their editorial columns that such publicity was bad policy. Yet this was not inconsistent. As practical news men they printed the facts. As editorial idealists they pro tested that there ought to be no such facts available.” The president, after describing American newspapers as the best in the world, continued his commenda tion by saying: “I believe that they print more real news and more reliable and charac teristic news than any other news papers. I believe their editorial opin ions are less colored in influence by mere partisanship oarselfish interest than are those of any other country. Moreover, I believe that our American press is more independent, more relia ble and less partisan today than at any other time in its history. BANDIT CAUGHT BY OFFICERS Gerald Chapman, Notorious Prison- Breaker, Captured After Pistol Battle. Muncie, Ind., Jan. 18—Gerald Chap man, notorious bandit and prison- breaker, for whom a nation-wide search has been made, was captured here this afternoon by Muncie police after a pistol battle. Chapman, who escaped from the Atlanta penitentiary while serving a 25-yeac sentence for participation in a $2,000,000 mail robbery at New York, was seen walking near a trac tion station by four detectives in an automobile. Detective .Fred Plunkett accosted the fugitive, who immediatp- ly opened fire. The bullet went wild and the officers overpowered him be fore he could shoot again. After a grilling at police headquar ters, Chapman admitted his identity, but other than that would make no statement. When searched he was found to be in possession of two bot tles of nitro-glycerine, a pistol and $4,963 in cash. Chapman was taken to Indianapolis tonight under gruard, where he was turned over to federal authorities. Abdut four months ago the police were “tipped” that Chapman was in this city hot he nude hi* getaway When the officers got close on hi* trail. He has been in Mancie several times sines then, polks said, bat al ways has until today been successful in eluding the authorities. Motor Policeman Collins and De tective Goodpaster saw Chapman at 11:30 o’clock this morning one square from, the court house. Officer Col lins trailed the fugitive while Detect ive Goodpaster went after Captain of Police Puckett and Detective Brown, whp were waiting for Chapman to ap pear at a place nearby. Collins traiU ed Chapman for five squares while the other officers got in a police car and prepared to make the capture. Captain Puckett drove alongside Chapman and inquired, “Does Mr.—— live along here?” Chapman saw the other men coming near him apd he turned his back for a second, then whirled around with a pistol in his hand. He shot in the direction of Captain Puckett but Officer Collins leaped on Chapman’s back causing the shot to go wild. The officers wrested the revolver from him. and handcuff ed him. Postofficer Inspector Kelley was called from Winchester, Ind., and ar riving here remarked to Chapman, “You are a smart fellow, Chapman.” The fugitive replied, “Yes, but look at me now.” - LAND SALE Pursuant to a Decree of the Pro bate Court in an action by Mrs. Mayme Little Copeland, Individually, in her own right, and as Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Jas. R. Copeland, deceased plaintiff, against Guy L. Copeland, John H. Young, and G. Pringle Copeland, de- denfants, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, during the legal hours of sale, on salesday in Febru ary, 1925, being the ^nd day of the month, at Laurens Court House, S. C., in front of the Court House Door, the following described premises: No. 1. An undivided one-half in terest in all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in and near the Town of Clinton, County of Laurens, and State aforesaid, containing thirty- six and 9-10 (36.9) acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of A. M. Copeland, W. C. Irby, and Mrs. Ame lia N. Jones, and fronting Northwest on Adair Street or road, with such form and shape, marks and boundar ies as will more fully appear on plat of survey thereof made by T. T. Byrd, on the 21st day of March, 1891, being the land bought by the Spartanburg Land A Improvement Company from A. M. Copeland by deed dated March 13th, 1891, and recorded in office of Registrar pf Mesne Conveyances for Laurens County in Dssd Book 20, Dags 200, and being the same tract conveyed to James R. Copeland and T. D. Copeland by the Spartanburg Land A Investment Company by deed recorded in Book 26, page 116. No. 2. All that piece, parcel or lot of land containing a fraction of an acre, with the following boundaries and measurements: Bounded on the North by lands of the estate of R. L. Prather, deceased, 100 feet thereon, on the East by lot No. 29, 157 feet thereon; on the South by Florida Street, 100 feet thereon; on the West by Holland Street, 157 feet thereon. The above described lota are known aa Lots Nos. 25, 26, 27 and 28, situat ed in the Eastern Part of the Tolrn of Clinton, being a part of the land recently purchased by us of C. F. Franklin, deceased, and 'platted by B. R. T. Todd, Surveyor, on March 29th, 1913, and beipg one of the tracts ^conveyed to James R. Cope land by J. I. Copeland and T. Duck ett Copeland by Deed recorded in Book 38, page 219. No. 3. All that lot, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in the Town of Clinton, County and State aforesaid, being Lots Nos. 146, 141, and 142 as shown on plat made by Paul H. Nash on November 23, .1905, for Mrs. Mary G. Owens, and record ed in Deed Book Vol. 9, page 550, Laurens County, and bounded on the North by lands of Mrs. Maty G. Owens, on the East by Shand Street, running along said street for a dis tance of 156 feet, on the South by Nash Street, running thereon a dis tance of 200 feet, and on the West by lands of Mrs. Mary G. Owens. Being the property conveyed by William B. Owens, Jr., to James R. Copeland by Deed recorded in Book 28, page 350. No. 4. An undivided one-half inter est in all that piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in the Town of CKnton, and in the County, and State aforesaid, containing a frac tion of an acre, and bounded on the North by Centennial Street, 98 feet more or less thereon, on the East by Owens Street, 137 feet down to oppo site the comer of Cemetery, and thence balance of way along Owens Street 76 feet, on the South by lot No. 2, 88 feet more or less thereon, on the West by lots of Mrs. S. A. Philson, 207 feet more or less thereon to starting point. No. 15. An undivided one-third in terest in that lot, piece and parcel of land situate, flying and being within the corporate limits of the City of Clinton, County and State aforesaid, containing thereon a brick store-room, on the East side of Musgrove Street or public square, and being twenty- Baffin, 'wii* ■»* three feet and four inches wide, by one hundred feet long K measuring the width of said lot from wall of T. C. Sumerel and brother on the North, through the wall of the store house on said lot on the South adjoining store house and lot of E. C. Briggs, and running back 100 feet to the thirty foot alley or street. The said lot being bounded on the North by storehouse and lot of T. C. Sumerel and brother, on the East by the said thirty foot alley or street, on the West by said Musgrove Street or pub lic square, and on the South by store house and lot of E. C. Briggs, and being the property conveyed to James R. Copeland, by George A. Copeland by deed recorded in Book 22, page 36, office of the Clerk of Court for said Cotinty and State. No. 6. All that certain lot, piece and parcel of land situate, lying and being in the City of Clinton, known as the home place of James R. Cope land, on Carolina Avenue, and con taining a part of one acre, more or less, and bounded on the North by said Carolina Avenue, on the East by lot of L. D. McCrary, on file South by Hampton Avenue, on the West bjr lot of T. D. Copeland and being all of the lot conveyed by Mrs. N. B. Phinney to James R. Copeland except so much thereof as was sold to Mrs. Annie Ferguson. No. 7. An undivded one-half inter est in all that tract, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being partly within the Town of Clinton, County of Laurens and State of South Caro lina, containing 25 1-10 acres, more or less, bounded on the North by lands formerly of A. M. Copeland; on the East by Adair road and Calhoun High way; on the South by lands formerly owned by W. E. Owens and Phillips Street; and on the West by lands for merly belonging to G. C. Young, and being the land heretofore conveyed to J. R. Copeland and T. Duck Copeland by A. M. Copeland by deed recorded in Book 28, page 120, and by Mrs. Mary G. Owens by deed recorded in Book 26, page 176, and by Mrs. Mary G. Owens by deed recorded in Book 32, page 397. TERMS Of 1 SALE: Cash, purchaser to pan for revenue stamps, papers and recording. If the terms of sale are not complied with, the land to be re sold on the same or some subsequent salesday, on the same terms, at the risk of the former purchaser. The successful bidder will be required to deposit ten per cent of the amount of his bid immediately upon confirmation thereof as a guarantee Of good faith. MRS. MAYME LITTLE COPELAND as Execjitrix of the Last Will and Testament of James R. v Cope land, deceased. January 12th, 1925. . ? * 7 SECOND SERIES CLINTON BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION OPENS FEBRUARY 15,1925 Subscription Books Now Open SOME SPECIAL. FEATURES - 'f t—r'- ■- r. * Shares 50 cents per month. 1 Strong Representative Board of Directors. Theoretical Maturity 10 1-2 years. Progressive Officers. Loan Value $100.00 per share. Over 4200 shares sold in First Series. Withdrawal permitted by By-Laws. Over 150 subscribers in First Series. Earnings range from 7 1-2 to 11 1-2 per cent Receiving co-operation of all banks. Draft feature of collections. Enthusiastic support of citizens generally. Stock Transferrable. $60,000.00 already loaned. Mutual Association with small overhead. i i $40,000.00 additional applications in hand. A remarkable beginning for a new organization, in a fertile field, with a bright outlook for a handsome earning capacity and with ample activity already assur ed. Already a strong institution with capital stock subscribed of nearly one-half rriillion dollars and withput a penny of its own collateral mortgaged or likely to be. An association financing itself, by its own strength and the reputation of its directorate. / SUBSCRIPTIONS W I L L BE RECEIVED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SOLICITORS i W. P. JACOBS, Secretary-Treas. H. L. EICHELBERGER C. E. GALLOWAY L. S. McMILLAN * H. G. RHENEY Among Colors* Peoplo: SAM PATTERSON Clinton B. GEORGE W. YOUNG, President W. P. JACOBS, Secretary-Treasurer DIRECTORS s’ geo. W. YOUNG w. J. BAILEY E. B. 'SLOAN - J. W. COPjLAND, SR. J. F. JACOBS, Sp. ' GUY L. COPELAND E. J. ADAIR C. W. STONE ’ v . , ., JACK EL YOUNG iwmiM t r. $ . *