The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 11, 1919, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Cornet* Sumter and Hampton Columbia, S. C
OrwrUad Wtod?l 00 Km PuMfittt Toariai C*r t9?% t
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/^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.
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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
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No Jewelry makes a showing that is prettier, or
in better taste than the inexpensive Waist Sets, Bar,
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Pins, Cuff Pins, etc., that we now have on display^ f|S
Designs are new and artistic, and Just the simple
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jewelry a woman wants to wear with a summer frock.
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