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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE ML D. NOm / ? I'ubitfldMML V S. n ^ PubllMhfed every Friday ?t 110ft Me. Mr.nH Street, IM entered At the Cam deu poxtodloh ?* aecoad (Munk malt met u?r Price 1*t annum $130. ?..< , I --f ; Cvwkn. H. C? April II, ltt? IV noprm? ivurt'x rtrvrul of the Iomim- oourt* verdkt in the late sheriff** bond <ifw V<u*e* the ?u?e to b? placed on (rial at a future term of court. It ih t<> be- hoped that something will be brought' out at thJ* trial to clear up when* thin Mhortagv of nearly ten thou- j sand dollars of the taxpayers money went to. The may yet es cape from baring to pay the lot*, but wr d>ubt it very seriouxiy. Tlv<! ? 'eoCml Po?wn? faced odd* of g reau-r ibaja two to one in mobilised troops when Oertnany gave up th? fight la-1 November. Th? estimated strength of the enemy power* at that time, ac cording to official estimates made public, Saturday by (Jen. March, chief of eteff, who 7,?10,000). Th? indicated Allied *trei?gth ou. th? date wa> more than. 10,700.000. / Prof. Oharle* J. Colcock, for &6 yeara| ? member of thfe Porter Military Acad-i emy . ?ftcnlty , and for many yearn head master in dead at Charleston after an r.itendra period erf ill health. Professor ] Cokvck was devoted to his profession, and especially Liked teaching boy*. He rr/usod several offers from colleges, pre ferring to remain in Charleston, at Por ter. lie wan a graduate of Porter and of Union College, and a native of Barn w?41 county, He specialised in mathe matics and phy*i?*s. y What a Good Hotel Means to a City. The hotel is the foremost public util ity of any town. . ' ; It is the organised host to the towoN visitor*. A town without u Rood hotel is like n private house without a spare room fojr ^company, ? As we travel over tho country a^J of um remember those cities with good hotels, just as we remember those frieuds whoso hospitality affords us comfort and pleasure. There is a more certain profit for any town in eucouraging a bad hotel to become good, and a good hotel to be-, eome better, than in any other line of effort. At Koine time or other every town that wants to grow organises a booster's committee which goes through the mo tions of trying to Interest ouMide.cap itoi to the point of making the towu the Kite of new industrial enterprises. Free land, exemption from taxes, and eren capital, are offered the outsiders. The trouble with this. method of boost ing is .that it starts at the wrong place. The first essesntial improvement is Keif improvement, and the projter place to begin improving is right at home ? with the hotel. Of course, many hotels are better thau their towns, but in that case the town uught piacfc it?rM and turtle the hotel, mud lake advantage of f*' f-Mtke* it vffer* tor helping thr town to grow. r,- lu oth*u imtUa*.-**. the bou4 n?*ed* improving, lb*1 trouble is usuaily ln?*k of eapital r' No town ?an afford m*t to adraac*' .Apitnl to muhle it* hot.-l ar hotela to ?4ran up, brush up, And spruce np. Tb?- cost of moderni*?ng a boM Li j not u mutter for ?>nt.ide ration. The QUf>tiou in: What will be the cost it wt? don't V *?? * ' With uu up t.. .tut. h-?t. I, ? town can think of iuviting outside capital. Until then it* effort* lire wa?ted. One night ?tnd one meal in a backsliding botel will drive away more prospective capital than th? booster's ?*)mmittee cao die tip in u month. Then. too. every town should tcmeut b.-r that it isn't ao much what citisena s*y as what outsider* say, that makes the best advertisement. A traveling man in a Pullman smoker does a lot of talking, and if he is grouchy because of a bad nig bt in a bad bote) he will leave nothing unsaid. The name man, pleased with a town be. run so of 4 good hotel, is u walking ad \. t f isoiu.-nt of dt Hut It ia not alone in its influence on outsiders that a food hotel is im portant to u town. <>f even greater concern is * good hotel's influence on those in the town. ? The hotel ii? the common meeting ground ? the one place where all sects, creeds and groups can get together. A good hotel is the first aid to democracy ~T- it is one of democracy's strongholds. The social, political und business life of any progressive community center uround its hotel. In the ballroom are held the social functions; around the banquet table men meet and get to know eaeh other better, smoothing out their differences; in thes meeting reoms groups of nil shade* of opjdfion gather and crys tallise their ideap Juto action? all for th?* town's improvement und advance ment. ' An people come better to understaud the true function of the hotel iu the com munity life, there will be more und better hotels, and the pleasures and comforts of life will bo multiplied many times. >' | A deplorable tragedy occurred last Sat urday in the New .Providence section of Durlington county, about five miles from here. Mrs. Simeon C. Cross was a<v?dontnlly shot und killed &t ber home by her little grandson. Just how the little fellow managed to discharge the shotguu, which he playfully took hold of, is not known. The wusbnnd was in Ilnrtsvllle nt the time. Ktnunuel, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. McCarter ofc the Smyrna section of York county, was killed Tuesday afternoon by the acci dental dit>chargo of a shotgun in the bunds of his mother. Mrs. McCarter was attempting to unbreech the gun, which hud been left by her liueband in u field, when it was discharged. The inquest was held by Coroner McManus of Hock 1 1 LI) Wednesday. ' WIU. HHOW Wkm KIUM u?ulr Hcfwa To Be Profited In Kvery C<W*ty Ui TV State. ? is. C., April H.? Capt Mur tin 1*. Lumpkin, us-i*tant attorney gvu* <*rwl i?u<l Lieuttout I M. Glenn, of .tudorson. both of whom have rvcently returuod from the battlr tt^W* of France, hav ?? beer. Jiaed up by the State Vic tory Ltbmy JjS&ft organisation to tour the State with the Alto "The Price of IVik*" which i? to be obown Jin every omiuty. Captain Lumpkin will h?\v the upper half of the State and Lieutenant Glenn tb? lower half. The film was taken of the action on the battle line* in France, Captain Lumpkin commanded Com* p. in v f) of the One Hundred and 8ev eoteentb Machine Gun Batallion and Lieutenant Glenn was with the Third Division, which saw much heavy tight Ing. Both of these young men arc well known throughout the State. Before ei-1 tering the service Captain Lumpkin wan secretary to Oongresaronn Lever and was also a member oi the house of repre- 1 *en ta lives from Hichland County when He volunteered. Lieutenant Glenn ha* held responsible newspaper positions In several citiee in this Atate and at the time of the United States entering the war was editor of the Anderson Dally Mall. Hi* news paper training and instinct caused him to observe very carefully and he has a wonderful fund of reminiscences of France. As is the ease with all other good soldiers, he does not talk of the things in which he took part, but has J a *torev of narratives of * the deeds of others. He was in the first great "show" at Chateau Thierry aod witnessed some of the tilings which will live in history ! us long as time lasts, lie was gassed severely in July and was uped on de tached service when he became conva l**acent. This duty* took him to Hnany parts of France, and he has observed very closely the habits of thrift and the spirit of patriotism of the French peo ple. Mr. Glenn has been in this coun try' for some time and the Victory Lib erty Loan Management has had lines out for him;- Charles H. Barrou, ~~ State Chairman said yesterday' that he felt that be is very fortunate to get Mr. Gienn ami Mr. Lumpkin to assist in this drive. Peace By Kaater. Mr. Lioyd George's statements in the course of an interview with M. Laus anne, the editor of the Paris Martin, are highly reifcse&uring and exceedingly opportune. In brief, Mr, Lloyd George nays that the preliminary peace treaty i will probably be ready by Raster and ] that the delays have not been due to divergence among the negotiators, but rather to differences of opinion among .the technical experts as to ways and moans of carrying out the measures which the negotiators agree must be car- 1 ried out. * It is, vf course, not to be assumed from the British Premier's statements that there have been no differences among the negotiators on important points. Such differences certainly have existed and some of them must still exist. But ; ?L Apple Blossotn Time in an Overland " The keen appreciation and deep respect so freely expressed by over 600,000 Overland owners is ail Overland asset of priceless value. Model 90 by its easy riding qualities, economy, sturdiness, and de pendable performance, constantly widens the circle of Overland friends and perpetuates Overland prestige. The enthusiasm of owners is your safest buying guide. Overland Columbia Company* Cornet* Sumter and Hampton Columbia, S. C OrwrUad Wtod?l 00 Km PuMfittt Toariai C*r t9?% t Come to oar store ,-J. - ? j. V y ? \ * r '**? ? - V ,ry"MKMk /^LOTHES and motor cars are similar in two resects. Both appeal by their appearances and promise of durable service. If either fails to live up to promise, you don't want another by the same maker. Strouse $ Brothers, Jnc have been clothing makers for more than half a century. Their clothes are always asked for by men who have once worn them. MAP ? BY morni & ??OTH?*S, IWC.. MLTtMO??. UO. ?' jr"r. *1 !?' We have a complete line of latest Spring styles in this falnous line. All have the High Art label of confidence. Come in today and try on your new 'Spring suit. Camden^ South Carolina it is reasonable to infer from what Mr. I/Joyd George has said that the picture "of hopeless dinagreement among the ne gotiators, drawn so vividly by various newspaper correspondents, is ftxaggerated greatly and that much better progress has been made towards it settlement than the reports of these correspondents would indicate. _ It took /our uwmtlm to piH^pare the } treaty which ended our war with Spain ? a very small war in which the issues i were simple. It took the Congress of 1 Vienna a year to straighten out the tangle caused by the ^Napoleonic wars; and even the Congress of Vienna had an easy task compared with the Con ference of Paris. If the Paris delegates get their treaty ready by Easter they will have done an extraordinarily quick job. ? News and Courier. FARMERS TO REDUCE ACREAGE. School District No. 1ft W. E. West. Chairman. W. E. West 26 20 W. S. Taylor .. ... ... 24 ... 17 J. A. Elliott 12 8 I,. E. Elliott 13 1 11 James Gaskins ? ? __7 25 20 I). C. West ... ... fll 12 10 1 M. 8. Sheorn 45 15 B. J. Cassady ? ? ? 11 10 j W. L. Dixon 16 -10 ! J. B. Boone 1ft 12 J I>. Baker 12 10 j I,. 8. Spears . ... 22. 20 J. A. Bowers 18 10 Total 233 17?| Acres Reduced? 74. - ~ Mrs. Gordon, of 'Monroe, N. C., is vis iting her Mater Mrs, J. J, Good ale NEATEST WA/3T JET | / /fAVE ?V?R No Jewelry makes a showing that is prettier, or in better taste than the inexpensive Waist Sets, Bar, ? \ ? , v.- ^ Pins, Cuff Pins, etc., that we now have on display^ f|S Designs are new and artistic, and Just the simple ? f * V jewelry a woman wants to wear with a summer frock. ? : 1 liPvs