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BY EM HOWE , ^The Safic afP^KU* THE LONG SILENCE ^ CONTRADICTIONS)— PLAYING THE GAME My greatest ambition, at the age of except that which is imagined.” A di- New Use for Old License Plates I seventy-six, is to be fair, polite, and as litle of a nuisance as possible to others, to meet n>y just obligations to the world, and get out of it with as little annoyance to others as possible. I long to oblige my children by being as little trouble to them as they have been to me, and I have good children. I have a vague ambition to imitate Lycurgus in one respect. When he was old ar..’ useless, he left a kind and in telligent word to his acquaintances, and went on a journey. He was never seen again. I have a vagfue ambition to spend my last and worst day in a distant place. An occasional friendly letter to my children, and then the long silence. . . If my final attendants are honestly able to write to my chil dren I was reasonably patient, and in rect contradiction by a wise man. Which statement does he believe? Probably the first, since it is- sensible, while the other is foolish . . Why does this author contijadict himself? Be cause he is a writer. Having exhaust ed his own side, he writes pot boilers on the other . . . Writers do this. Sher wood Anderson, another author, owns t\yo newspapers in the South. In the election one of them supported Mr. Hoover for president, and the other Mr. Smith. Big business is like big baseball; players are mainly country town men who .have climbed into fast company solely on merit ... I was once talk ing of baseball to an old player, who had been given a chance in fast com pany, and failed. He did not exhibit the possession of my faculties, I would I slightest bitterness because he was consider that an achievement: old men not themselves have always been dis tressing to me. I have long observed that every thing is contradicted. As wise a man as I know will make a statement to me and another equally wise declares there is nothing in it, and my inform ant a fool. Anatole France once wrote: “Every false idea is dangerous. Dreamers are thought to be harmless. It is a mistake; they do a great deal of harm. Apparently the most inof fensive are really injurious: they tend to make one disgusted with reality.” This I though excellent. . . On the same page, six lines below the state ment quoted, Anatole France wrote: “To know is nothing at all; to im agine is everything. Nothing exists compelled to quit the game and en gage in law. “In order to be accepted in the big leagues,” h^ said, “ a man must have everything; I hadn't it.” In business, as in baseball, the game ■ is played in the country, as well as in the big towns, and the same rules hold good; most applause and profit for those able to best hit the ball, field and display the most intellige'nce. The stars in the big towns are constantly dropping out because of age; recruits must be had from the country, and always the recruits are selected strict ly on accomplisment. . . Any young man who understands the game of baseball and its rules understands the conditions governing success in life. If he fails to play the game as well as he might, let him take his medi cine with as good grace as possible. POULTRY NEEDS CLEAN HOUSING Insanitary Methods Are the Cause of Many of Poultryman’s Troubles, Says Poultry Expert. Clemson College, Sept. 8.—Many of the poultrjnnan’s troubles can be trac ed to the lack of sanitary practices, especially in regard to the pullet flock, says C, L. Morgan, chief of the poultry division. Healthy pullets should be protected from parasites and diseases that so often reduce win ter egg prbduction. “Before the pullets are place! in combating colds, sore head, and roup, and the cost will be repaid in greater egg production, if the other factors for egg production are provided. “Yards adjoining the nouie snouJJ be plowed and seeded to a suitable rreen -crop for the birds, and it is well to use lime around the house be fore plowing. Rye, oats, barley, rape, wheat and kale are satisfactory crops for winter grazing.” ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEET ING. CLINTON BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION. Notice is hereby given of the 6th annual stockholders meeting of the A farmer near Schuylcrville, N. Y., has found a new and good use for old automobile license plates. In the case of ugly or unruly cattle that often go on rampages, the plate is fastened through the animal’s lips and horns, across his eyes. Loss of sight seems to take much of their ambition away and they become peaceable. house, that have been used by the old P'?*™ Assoeiatioa, Ho be held at 4 P. M., Thursday, Sep tember 12th, in the display room of Jacobs & Company, Clinton, ,S. C. All stockholders are urged to attend. The WOMAN AND CHILD KILLED BY TRAIN EIGHT DEAD IN PLANE CRASH Tragic Story of Ship luost In Sturm Unfolded As Party Finds De molished Liner On .Mountain. Grant, New Mexico, Sept. 8.—The last search for the Transcontinental Air Transport plane. City of .‘^an Francisco, ended today as a party of foresW rangers, an ambulance crew and newspapermen lifted a burned and crumpled fuselage from the charred bodies of the five passengers and a crew of three on the side of Mount Taylor, seven miles from, its summit, and 27 miles northwest of Grant. The bodies were unrecognizable and with the, exception of that of the wo man passenger, which had been burn ed less severely than others, only can be identified by dental work. The impact of the plane, which dis appeared last Tuesday and was locat ed first yesterday from the air by Pi lot George K. Rice, of a Western Air Express passenger plane, plowed a swath three hundred feet long through the heavily woo'ded mountainside. It had thrown the bodies forward until all were crowded toward the front of the cabin, one lay virtually under the crushed and almost destroyed center motor of the tri-motored ship, the lat est model passenger liner. An area more than 300 feet square about the wreckage literally was cov ered with debris. The plane following its regular route from Albuquerque, N. M., to Los Angeles on its last flight, had crashed into a pine tree 67 feet above the ground. The left motor struck the tree and its propeller slashed deeply its trunk and felled the upper part. At the right a few paces farther on a second stub stood, a little larger in ■ diameter, against which another motor struck. Less than a dozen feet away this motor lay, not a whole piece of metal left. For approximately 100 feet farther th6 air liner had plunged, carrying with it destruction to trees, some of which were broken off, while others literally were uprooted. Boulders which had lain close to the roots of the trees had been tossed for a score of feet. As the big ship tore its way through the heavy growth of spruce and pine, it lost its tail and then its wingrs. ' There was not a piece of the all- metal plane, with the exception of doors and windows, left intact after the crash through the trees. The larg est piece of nifetal left was half of the left wing, which itself had holes punched through it and the underside was sheared away. As the ship dropped to the ground it buried its nose and part of the land ing gear Hwo feet in the rocky soil. Gasoline from its tanl^, ,broken by the snapping off of vpngs, became ignited. An explosion followed, throw ing burning gasoline over the passen gers and crew, experts with the party believed. On the arm of one of the pilots there was strapped a wrist watch that had stopped at 11:01, The pilots use Pacific coast time on flights between .Albuquerque and Los Angeles. Aviators who were in the party of searchers said it appeared Pilot J. B. j .Stowe wa.s blinded by the severe rain I and windstorm which beat Mount Tay- ilor from the southwest and while 'keeping his bearings, did not realize he was flying so near the mountain.' j The win i apparently carried him on to the peak. i There was no indication the plane- was struck by lightning, j Officials of the T. A. T., who ac- icompanied the party, wanted to re- ! move the bodies immediately, but , United States Forester J. M. Mims, I who had been commissioned by Va lencia county authorities, refused to grant permission. A quarrel followed land blows narrowly were ^verted. ! Mims insisted the bodies must not be touched until the coroner and district I attorney arrived. Officials of the T. A. T., in the par ty refused to comment when the wreckage was reached. Husband of Dead Woman Seriously Injured. Two Children Also Hurt In Kail Crossing .Accident. Wodruff, Sept. 8.—Mrs. Ola Rook Rhodes, 29, and Floyd Rhodes, Jr., 4, are dead and Thomas Floyd Rhodes, 32, is seriouslj/ hurt as a result of a collision of an automobile Mr. Rhodes was driving and a Charleston antf Western Carolina passenger train at I the railroad crossing on Peachtree i street this afternoon at 2:45 o’clock, i Mary Rhodes, 9, and Raymond Rhodes, i 18-months-old, received minor cuts jand bruises but their condition is con- j sidered goo'd. [ The accident happened as the pas senger train was Coming into Wood ruff and the car in which the family was riding was returning to Mr. Rhodes’ home on Peachtree street {from town. It is supposed that Mr. I Rhodes, who has been living on this i street for only a short time, iid not see the approaching train on account of a corn field. The car was demolished. It was car ried for a distance of 50 yards, while Mary was carried on the cowcatcher of the engine for nearly a quarter of a'mile. Mrs. Rhodes was pinned un der the car with her body pushed un der the ehgine, her head being where the steps of the car ought to be. Her body was crushed and bruised so bad ly that she only lived until 4:30 o’clock without regaining consciousness. The little boy was found on the brake rods and driving shaft of the car, while Floyd, Jr., was thrown 20 yards beyond the car, being found ly ing along the railroad track. Floyd’s head and chest were crushed and he was hurt internally. He died at the Workman hospital, where all the members of the family were carried, at 7:15 p. m. ' Mr. Rhodes was thrown from the car about 25 yards from the place where it was struck. His condition is considered serious, his right chest be ing crushed, and he has cuts and bruis-1 es all over his body with possible in ternal injuries. The top of the car was carried as far as the First Baptist church be fore it was thrown from the track. The engineer did not know the lit tle girl was on the cowcatcher until the train was stopped, her life prob ably being saved by holding on to the engine. Mr. Rhodes is a chaingang .guard for Ihe county. j birds, the houses should be thoroughly I cleaned and disinfected,” continues Mr. j Morgan. “To thoroughly clean a house I all litter must be removed, the floors scraped, the walls swept, and the en tire house scrubbed with water. When it is clean a 4 per cent solution of a recommended disinfectant should be applied to all parts of the house by means of a good spray pump. Nests, feeders, waterers, and other equipment should be cleaned and disinfectetl in the same way. If there are mites the roosts should be treated 'with a mix ture of used crank-case oil two parts and kerosene one part. A coat of whitewash applied to the interior of the house will improve its appearance. Sanitary practices will greatly aid in public is cordially invited. Wm. P. Jacobs, Sec.-Treas. Wm, J. Bailey, President. 9-12-2tc. See Our Window A beautiful Cream and Sugar, gilt lined, while they last—75c per set. Frontis Jewelry Store Clinton, S. C. WHAT !>0 P. S. JEANES DO? mm\m I Faculty WELCOME P.C. Students i ■ I i May this year in college be as delightful as it is benefi cial to you. When we can be of service to you, don’t hesi- | tate to call upon us. We are always f:|ad to serve you. H CALL 28 M I Buchanan’s 1 “KLEANERS WHO KLEAN” PHONE 28 ■ Dry Cleaners and Steam Laundry J SH ERWIN t WlELIA MS PAINT HEADQUARTERS if it va;x-.\ THEREii NO PAINT BARGAIN LIKE GOOD RUAUTYf CALENDAR CHANGE r ADVOCATED AGAIN Business Men’s Organizations of Coun try Are To Be Voted 'Through "National Referendum. Agitation is again afoot to change the old calendar so that days, weeks and months will be the same, and so that years will differ only in whether they have the “blank day” or two, ac cording to communications being sent out' from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Business men’s organizations all over the country are to be voted through a national referendum, according to the plan of the U. S. Chamber of Com merce. The national chamber will be assisted by more than 1,600 member organizations, it is planned. The ideas selected from among 200 submitted as proposals for calendar reform are almost agreed upon, it I was reported, although members of I the chamber’^ committee have differ- ' ences of opinion as to how divisions should be made. The majority favors reform, while a minority makes itsdf plain as being opposed to such a step. One type of plan proposes that the year’s quarters shall be of equal length, and that each month shall have the same number of days. The best known plan of the other type provides for months of equal length, with weeks fixed in each month, with the consequence that the number of days would be the same in every month and a date within the months would al- ! ways fall upon the same day of the week. Both types of plans provide cal endars of 364 days and would utilize a “blank” day to fill out the ordinary year, with two “blanks” in leap year. The thirteen-month plan is receiving favor, it is believed, over the 12-month plan. 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