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1 \\StiV7 V! Kershaw County FIELD DAY Friday, April 13. VOLUME XXVIII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23. 1917. NUMBER 48. IhSIOENT CALLS EXTRA [session of congress L(ted to Make Formal Dec laration of War and Vote a [Huff* Sum For National De fend [?blDKtoii. March J-'l.?President prt, today met the constantly in ^JiiX probability of war with Ger tl SUIIlIHOlllnK CoilgrCHS to ?S In rxtraordinary session AV^ll , weeks earlier than the dat<> ho ? ihiwo'i before the latest ussuults American rights on the seas. tyn the President addresses Con < (if is exacted to show how a f,. l(f war actually has existed for t because of the unlawful aggress l(1f German yuhmurines. Is cxj>ected formally to dc , a Ktute of war existing, vote a .?sum. probably half a billion dol h for national defense, and clqpie t president with authority to use It armed forces of the United States U empowered President McKlnley (jttl with the menace of Spain in action would not he a declara lofwar except in a technical sense whether the United States and ay actually go to war in the acceptation of the tern* will on what the Imperial Govern - t does before C-ongress is assembled |?fter it acts. itches from abroad tonight de tbnt the (jcrman Government h stu to of war withiu the forty eight hours placed ah> ond aspect on the situation. fj'> Prefddent'N Proclamation. > . President's proclamation . fol Pas. public interest requires 1 tie Congress of the United States old be convened in extra session at (o'clock noon, on the 2nd day of April. |i to receive a communication by Executive on grave questions pf policy; ow therefore. 1. Wood row Wilson, dent of the United States of frica (lo hereby proclaim and de tbat an extraordinary occasion Dires the Congress of the United lt.s to convene 'n extra sesstau at "?Capitol. in the city of WtfWnnjf on the ?n< 1 doy of April, 11)17, at oVlak. noon of which all persons it shall at that time be entitled to members thereof are hereby re sted to take notice. $ Wh to change thn President s pres |intention* or the course of the gov* Dent in the crisis may develop be- j Alii1'.. The first American arm-, jtoips will by that time have reached j war y.one. The ruthless destruct- . of one of them unquestionably , ^!d he an act of war. ? the other hand, sinking of a sub- . due by one of the armed merchant- , i probably would l>e met as an act rar by Germany. Kven the arming | American ships with the avowed pose of defendngl them against U may be declared such an act any of these events practically pin? would remain except for ?on- ^ to aeknowledge a state of war. in^ from a oertaln specilied date? j ably lust Sunday?when thr?*e ? erica11 shi[* were sunk with lo?<s of ! next ten days, until Oong?*s H*. will be fraught with possibili j?f tremendous consequences to the ^d States. sident Wilson and his advisers Cabinet and in Congress have Mention that war shall be declared , United States. Ily the hostile ^ of German submarines they be ' the Imperial German Government dually making war on the United '* and that it shall be recognized ch a state. To meet such a con-, the armed forces of the country ; ! *11 th" national resources are fco I ^L!iLii_sta44* of readiness. everj s,.ns<. war if it actually \ will tv defensive, free from am of sjK.ils or territory in which nited States, the President has lv declared, shall want nothing Itself and shall seek only to pre 'he rights of civilization and *&ity. Sa<sb ui. occasion the United * mifcht even demand actual par in the hostilities on the [,l"aii <(.iitiinnt without iKH-omlng ^itirai illy .-f any of the Entente ,N- <nstlng lfs weight of r ?"iwj .i:,.! moral influence into ptlo a-MMist common enemy. JjjT"N "f 'if I'nited State's probably v'" '" to wnrshlj>s of tin* ''avit-s credits from the vast ' ?"ld. food munitions and r 'nntMi,,!.. extended to l.i*??-:,t.^ Powers. The Afnerl '-ably would eoo^Tate' r I" 1 ':sh and French navies | marines from the seas, 'he whole situation be - the President is ex ? ii duly the warlike acts . c-'ninst the Unite<l States irtiniiar attention to th+ American Government as | "lief draws to a close. n?t uni?r(?bable that he will ask vs tr declare a utate^ at war er-1 Jayliii Toijj., trt , ?fuv t:i Uitlug although there in some Indica tion (hat lu> may only outline t!iq sit tuition fully ami leave to Congress ll|0 action wllK'll is it< Vcpt Ci I MS (111 avoidable. Meanwhile, every preparation fur putting tlu* nation's defenses in con dition to' moot a state of war are go ing forward. The principal activities center in the navy. The army's plans are In a lean definite state because of the uncertain ty as to what part It will he called on to play. Tonight Secretary ltaker (in ferred with the President hut the de taila they discussed were not revealed. The possibility of Germany extending submarine operations to the Atlantic seaboard has not been underestimated byt l^t is rccuguized that when she ex tends her warfare from the barred zone to the three thousand miles of broad Atlantic she so effectively weak ens bur starvation blockade of Kng land that the announced object of the campaign of ruthlessncss will of neces ity be abandoned. At the same time the, HUbwarfne menace to shipping will com pa ra 11 vely decrea sc. Next to war. the attention of the American Government is on one other Object?the Internal situation In Ger many. With a military censorship screen ing the history making events trans piring within the German Empire and equally screening from the Cerman l>eople the full meanmg of events In the world outside, the real condition of affairs In that country guardedly reflected in dispatches from abroad commands close attention. Mnrmurlngs of a revolt against auto cracy, emboldened by the revolution in Uussla ; reiHjrts of food riots in Ber lin, which are said to have necessi tated the withdrawal of troojts from the fighting lines; military successes by the Entente on the western front and ill Asia Minor ; the submarine enra (taiga operating far below the efficien cy predicted for it; all lead to the be lief among officials here that possibly before Congress can assemble to meet the situation the world may be con fronted with an entirely different set of conditions. While It lias beeu generally assumed (that any aggressive notion by the United States against Germany and in . cooperation with the Entente Allies I would he purely of a naval oharaeter, designed to aid in the extermination of submarines and raiders preying upon commerce. State Department officials! declared today that this country mightj take any and all military measures j dcH'mod necessary to make effective its: protest against Germany without, aetu- J ally entering into a formal political al-! liance, 'Oven the sending of an expe ditionary force to Euro|>e. it Is held, i would not obligate this country to all J the details of the Allied program. Officials say that an army could 1 projK'rly f>o sent to Belgium-to help i in the restoration of that territory and ' to throw America's influence in on the side of international law and order. With the knowledge that the United j States, when Congress convenes ,s.| practically certain to declare a state of J war existing, many officials believe' that Germany may begin warlike op- j orations against the United State in a fuller sense. Although the Hague conventions of 1017. to which both the United Suites ; and Germany are signatories, declare I .that hostilities shall not begin without , formal notice to belligerents as well as . neutrals, it is recognized that The; Hague treaties have been so openly disregarded during the war in Europe that no compliance with them may be expected with any confidehee. The precedents of history show that' the great majority of the world's con*) flicta have boon begun before formal ' declaration of war were made. According to authorities on interna- f tionol law a condition of war arises in?{ three ways: 1. A declaration of war. 12. A proclamation or manifesto do-, daring that a state of war exists. 3. Through the commission of hos-1 tile acts of force. One authority on international law; describing ways in which hostilities may begin without formal declaration, says: "Acts of force by way of re prisals or during a pacific blockade, or during an Intervention might be forci 'bly resisted?hostilities breaking out in that way.' Besides the matter of national j>ol icy, considerations at the extra ses sion include the shipping board amend ments to enable the government to take over foregin ships building in Ameri can yards and additional revenue rals- ? ing legislation. The Secretary of the Treasury has I authority to Issue obligations of tho j United States in the form of bonds or short term cortlfloates of indebtedness | amounting to $ffr4.000,000. Of this total about $100,000,000 was authorized by , Congress to cover expenses of the Mexican situation, the Alaska railway 'and the government armor plate plant. | About $70,000,000 was t<> I* used to i build a government nitrnte plant and I for the use of the shipping board. Of I the rest $150,000,000 is for use by the President in connection with any emer gency requiring expedition of naval work. This leaves $254,000,000 on which there are no restrictions which woqld ! be available just as the necessary obli i gations were issued. Secretary Mc I A Arm was said today -nM to ha*e pre FRIDAY APRIL 13TH WILL BE COUNTY FIELD DAY Reasons Why You Should Bo One of Many in Camden on That Day.?Outline of Pro gram to be Observed. There art' u number of good reasons why teachers, pupils and trustees ami patrons of every school in Kershaw County should be in Camden on Flehl Day April lftth. In Ihe tlrst place, tlilh is a school pro|H>sltlon In which every school In the county should have a part and it Js true that every school cannot have a part In the Literary and Declamation Contests hut every school can march In the parade. There fore teachers, whether your school term Is out or not. bring your pupils to Camden. It is your duty to them, to your school and to the county and urge your trustees and patrons to ac company you and the children. This Is an opportunity for them to show their interest In education in general and their own school In juirtlcular by being present and by marching with the children. ? In the second place, April 13th will be a big day for amusement. We are expecting around three thousand men women and children?not often does one have the opportunity to see such a number of persons In one line of march. Also, the Camden Chamber of Commerce has agreed to provide a brass band to accompany and lend the parade and to piny during toe morning and at the athletic contests during the afternoon. Finally, the Governor of South Caro lina has been invited to come to Cam den and haw agreed to be present ou Field Day unless his official duties prevent. He wUl make a short talk to the people assembled in the square immediately in front of the IUgh School at the eud of the dinner hour, 2..'t0. fn this square will be provided Ioiir tables where lunches may be spread and everybody is requested to meet there together. Ample provision 1 will l>e made for drinking water. I/et's everybody come to Camden on Field Duy. Friday April 13th. Be one of .1.000 individuals?see the. parade of hundred* of child ten, teachers and pa trons: hear the band play; meet your friends and have a big time on a big day. Following is a program of the events of the day: 10 a. in. Parade will form <>n street , in front of Grammar school 10:30 a. m. Parade moves down] Main street to DeKalb, then to Lyttte- i ton, to Laurens and then to (Irammnr1 School building 11 :30. Contests bculir in Grammar ! School. High School and Itaptist j church. 1 :.'J0 p. m. Dinner. Each family , will bring lunch. Ladies of Camden j will provide place for eating in square In front of High School. '? p. m. Contests in athletics at fair j gronnds. -Everybody will please l?e on time. Above schedule will he strictly adhered ! to. | Horse Show Next Week. The ninth annual horse show under ? the auspices of the Camden Polo As- j sociatlon will be held Thursday and I Friday of next week. The managers j tell us they are expecting a large number of entries for this show. The prize lists have been sent out and a large sum of money and cups will be competed for. This annual show has been an enjoyable affair to the i>eople of Camden and this section of the state for the past nine years and this year's show promises to be the equal If not better than any ever held here. The track at the fair grounds has been put in excellent condition and local exhibitors are busy getting their horses in shaj>e to enter. Mr. Owens Dead. Mr. J. J. Owens, Sr., who resided near Westville died Wednesday at his home from a stroke of paralysis. He had not l>een ill but a few days, bnt had been in feeble health for a long while owing to his advanced apr. He was eighty-one years old Feb. 22. He had been a resident of the Flat Kock section all of his life and had reared a large family of children. J Ilesldes his wife he Is survived by J the following sons and daughters: William. Jesse. Dan, Henry. Jack* and I Mansel Owens: Mrs. Mary Truesdel. Mrs. Orover Hush and Miss Carrie Ow- j ens. The funeral and burial took place at Hickory* Head Church near West- J ville Thursday. Two persons were killed by an <-x < plosion In the Suffolk county, Mass., j court house Friday. A big hole was torn in the floor. Police say it. wan the explosion of a bomb. Two thousand pounds of black jkiw- j der blew up on the yards of the I>u pont Powder Company at Wilmington, Del.. Friday. One workman was kill ed. pared to issue any bonds immediate ly, but whenever he so determines they can be put oo the market In abort order NEWS OF THE TOURISTS AND K1RKW00D SOCIETY Polo Game at Aiken Results in Defeat For Camden Team? Many Visitors Continue Ar riving at Hotels When Camden scut their star |>olo players U? Aiken thlH wwk in un effort to hrl <g lioiui1 tlio Southern Circuit Cup, thoy reckoned without the larg? htintlicti|> plnivil on the team since the arrival of William Jackumn and llenry Kast who art' fresh from polo as it Is pla.veil in England. However Aiken turned out in full force to witness one of the hardest played and quickest games on record, and the Aiken team being splendidly mounted on Interna tional j>onies were ?m?y aide to keep the Camden team from getting Imck their handicap and won the gaine^by two points. , During the absence of the first team Mr, Edgar Claussen ?ook charge of Camden's second team and a brisk and even mutch took place on the Polo Held Tuesday. Before the largest gallery that has followed the courtie this season, nil Nicholls carried off tlrst prlxe op the Country Club Idnks this week with a total score of 138. On the l8th hole, both players being oven, M. Brady pulled his teeshot out o f hounds and playing two from the tee placed his next shot on the greeu 230 yards away. H? tried for a three, rimming the cup and getting a four raised his score to 13ft. McNamara displaying equal talent to Nichols in this particular round doing a 6ft. put him In third place. Unique and attractive decorations marked the St. Patrick's Ball at The Kirkwood as one of the most Inter esting events of the seuson. The Green parlor furnished an excellent back ground for the typical decorations and tho thrilling moment of the evening occurred Just at 11 P. M. when the mutdc stopped suddenly and three huge American flags appeared as if by mag ic. draped in the centre of the room, while voices and orchestra Joined in "Th*f Star Spangled Banner." Mr. and Mrs. Burns Henry, at The Kirkwood, ?n* spending a few days in AugfwGi/ r Mr. WUherbee Black, enroute from Florida Is s|HMidlng a w?H?k with MY. Edgar Cl' .issen at Tlie Kirkwood. Mr. ' Black n s guest of honor at u lively ! and pleasant dinner party iu the Kirk- j wood grill Thursday evening and com- ; pletlug the Circle of friends at the j Hound Table were Mr. and Mrs. Ed- i iiiund S. Burke. Jr.. Mrs. Henry J. i Welch. Mrs. Upson Andrews. Mr. and j Mrs. Frank ('. Newcomer. Miss Alta ! Jane Fitch. Miss Katherlne Fitch. Miss | Kathleen York. Messrs. Austin Andrews ; Albert C. Bailey, C. C. Clarke, and Mr. Edgar Olaussen acting as host. j Another attractive dinner party In the (irlll was composeO of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Dwlght Douglas, Miss Marion Douglas, Miss Josephine Palms, Mr. Frank E. Cour scn and Mr. Don Weston. Mrs. John W. Dlllenbuck gave a i card party on the Kirkwood porch : Tuesday afternoon. This being the J regular afternoon for the Tea Dance i at the Hotel and added entertainment ! of banjo solos In the hotel parlors, j the card party proved to be a very pleasant affair. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund S. Burke, Jr., are making their annual visit to Cam den and will spend two weeks at The Kirkwood. This weeks arrivals at The Kirk wood iucludc a long list from Cleve land. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Upson. Mrs. O. F. Gordon, Mrs. Itobert II. York, Miss Kathleen York, Mrs. Ster ling Hubbard, Mrs. Henry J. Welch and Henry J. Welch. Jr. Mrs. Upson Andrews, Mrs. B. L. Mllllken and fam-. lly party and Mr. and Mrs. J. T*eon Iluhay. Others registering recently are Miss Marlon Denison, Syracuse; II. B. Tre mnine and Miss Tremaine; Mrs. Wil liam Jenny, Miss Jenny and Sherman Jenney; Witherbee Black, Robert W. Martin, Mrs. E. C. Dlekerhoff, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Resor, and S. D. Eldredge from New York. Mr. and Mrs. Charle? A. Proctor, Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Horace White and Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Knapp from Syracuse Mr and Mrs. Fred N. Dow, Portland Maine. Harold E. Kehbon and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Freeman. Boston; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Palmer, Winchester, Mass and Austin Andrews, N. Y. City. Arrivals at the Court Inn this week lire: H.' M. Trom, Phi la.; Mr. and Mrs. }'. I,. Craig, Earie M. Craig. New Castle. Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Miller, Baltimore ; Bruce Craven. Trin ity, N. C.; Chas. (Ionian Carwell, Bal timore, Md.: Mr. and Mrs. John H. Perry, Miss Perry, Houthportv Conn.; Miss Elizabeth B. Andrews, Summltt, N. J.; Mrs. Emily Pratt Could, Rich mond Hill, N. Y.; S. R. Dickman. At lanta, Mrs. J. E. Daley, lieverly, Mass. ; Mrs. B. A. Smith, Mfss Pauline Smith, (ielmarter. Mans.; Mls#? Francis Pays, Salem, N. J.; II. T. Snyder. Clncl-1 natti, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moss, Washington, D C.: Mary 8- Witoon, Rebecca A. TTafhaway, E. Canterbury, N II.; W. Vau?han 1 iIrvllttftnli, i N. Y. ; Mrs. 10. II Kk??o, nurse and j children, Detroit ; Col. and Mw, A. C. j Ulunt, 1'. X Army; Mrs rims llnr i ton, N, Y.; Mr. and Mrs. M. S Mo-] Klnnon, Margaret. Mary, Henry and , M. S. Mi Klnnoit. .Ir., Ilartsvlllo; Mr. I and Mrs. S. 1>. 1 In. North Andover, i Mass.; J. r. Caldwell. N. W. ltcyburn, i Misses Nellie* and Francis Keyburn, New York. I lli>l>klrk arrivals are: Air. and Mrs. i Chas. II. Itrady, Rochester; Mr. and' Mrs. li. J. Seally, lIaminond|K>rt, N. i Y.; Mth. Csotleld \V. Cooley, James C. Cooley. Milton, Mass. ; C. 1. Stur Kess, ? Wlnnetka. 111.; II. C. Kellsey, Mr. and Mrs. F, M. Wallace, Nrle, Pa.; Mrs. A. 11. l^ookett, Miss Mary A. Ivockett and maid, Kntflewood, N. J.; (Jartleld Smith, l'hlla. ; Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Yaylor, Pont lac, Mich.; Mrs Joslah Jowltt, Mlssea Charlotte and .lean Jowltt, liufl'alo, N. Y.; Vin cent A. Murray, Cold Spring, N. Y".: MIknoh Alice and Ida Creenleal, New York City; Merrlwell Wcstw old, lios ton, Mass.; Alexander Kendall, Huston ; Mary I*. WIIhoii, Reheeca A. Hathaway, Canterbury, N, H.; Mr. and Mrs. Hwlsht F. Hoyden, ({reenwlch, Conn. DISTRICT CONFERENCE In Session This Week at I^vttleton Strwt Methodist Churth. The Sumter District Conference wot in Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Tuesday night at S o'clock. l>r. II. W. llayeH, the Presiding Kldcr of the Dls trlct presided over tlio s??h,s1ouj of the (/onference and Hev. (J. I\ Watson, pastor of the Bishopvllle church wuh elected' secretary. The opening .sermon was preached by Rev. S. W. Heury, pastor of the Oswego charge. Dr. J. W. W oiling, pastor of the Elloree charge preachod Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock and Dr. H. S. Truesdaie, pastor of Sumter First Church preached nt the evening Hervice. Rev. F. H. Shulef, Commissioner of Education ; Rev. 11. Z. Nabore, Superin tendent of Epworth Orphanage; Rev. W. C. Owen. Conference Sunday School Secretary; Dr. D. D. Poole, of Colum bia College; and i. C. Guilds, of Car lisle School were present and repre sented the various institutions with which they are connected. The reix>rts of the preachers of the various charges in the district evidenc ed spiritual- and numerical growth of the church, and there la a hopeful out look. foi4 future progress. Manning was unanimously selected :is the next place of meeting. The following delegates were elect ed to the Annual Conference which will meet at Bishopvllle: A. J. Bent tie, Charlton DuRaut. J. W. Ilamel, Dr. .1. K. Wannamaker. The follow ing four alternate were elected : J. It. Grltlin, S W. Fairy, I.. It. Rollings. Dr. F. M. Zemp. A collection was taken for Epwortb Orphanage at the Wednesday evening service. Twenty clerical and about thirty lay lelegrttes were Id attendance upon the Hon fe mice. - T. IT. Tatuni, of Bishopvllle. Confer ence lay leader, was present at the^ last session a nil made a talk on | finances. BRITISH CONTINUE GAINS. Forty More Villages Added To Oceu- j pled Territory. I Again the British and French forces In France are moving rapidly against the retiring Germane, and both the london and Paris war offices chronicle additional important gains In terrain it various points along the line run ning from Arras to the region of Soissons. Forty more villages have [>p< ' taken by the. British in the dis tn< south and southeast of Peroune, while east of Ham, north of Terprnler, and north of Soissons the French have made good progress. To the north, between Nurlu and Ar ras, the Hermans at a number of points nre beginning to resist the British advances vigorously, but despite this, says Tx>ndon, their rear guards nre being steadily driven back and the1 progress of the Biritsh <^?ntinues. hi the Allette valley and along the east bank of the Crousat canal the Germans are in strong force and liave heavily bombarded French posl-! Hons. The Russians apparently still have! the upper hand of the Turks on the j Persian border front of I'ctrograd re- | [>ortlng that they have been driven J from the region of Sakklz and that the Russians have crossed the Per sian l>order and invaded Mesopotamia, thus adding to the menace of tha mtormnn troops, who are In retreat fieforo the British up the Tigris and DIalah rivers from Bagdad. To the south of Sakklz the Turks, who re cently were forced to evaucuatc Ker manshnh continue to fall back. On none of the front have there been en gagements of much Importance. ' Unofficial advices received in Lon don from Holland are to the effect that serious food riots have broken out in Berlin and thift frontier regi ments have been sent there to main tain order. Five persons were drowned in a mill pond fit TbomaHTllle, Qa? on Roi? dar. COUNTY BONDS SOLD FOR BUILDING RIVER BRIDGE Local Banking Institution and New York Firm Split Fifty Fifty on Purchase of Bonds for Replating Bridge. There was a lively scene Wudnesday In t he olllce of the County Commission itk when the bids were oi>ened for the sale of the Kershaw County oiie hundred thousand dollar hoiid issnr to replace the bridge over the Wateree river washed away in hist summery lliH K I. There wore bidders from all ovw the .,1'nltitl States-?twenty-live bids in all. The two highest bids were frop? the First National ltailk of Camden, and Fields, Klchanla & Co., of New York. The First National Hank of Camden offered a premium of $0,100. and In addition offered to pay the cosl of printing the bonds. Fields, llichards A Co. offered a premium of $0,140. Th? county had alrtmdy contracted for th? prlntiuK of the bonds for $70, ami While the bid of the Find National was really In excess of Field, Hichardt* A (*>., a nice question urose on account of previous statements made that the county would furnish the bonds. The** two highest bidders agreed to divide the bond isue?each taking $50,000. Solely as a matter of convenience the hid was awarded on the minutes to one, and was put down In the name of Melds, Richards A Co. It Is gratify ing to know that a local Institution was able and willing to boy as largt a bond Issue as this as It shows faith of our local Institutions In the credit of the county. The work c?f bulldlug this bridge will begin very shortly, as this brldfje Is on the National Highway It Is impor taut that it be built as soon as pos ttible to accomodate th*^ large amount of tratftc over this river. The site selected for the new bridge will be about one mile and a half al>ove the old bridge. Following Is a list of tlrms who had bids for the bonds: Cuminings Prudcu Co., Toledo, Ohio. $104,038.00. Harris Farklns & Co.. New York. $104,001.00. Wm. It.. Compton 4k>.. New York, $1 as,261.00. Furson, Son A Co., New York, $104, 705.00. J. It. Sutherlln A Co., Kansas City, Mo., $102,140.00. Hroed, Elliott & Harrison, Clnclhat Li, Chicago and Indianai>olis $102,080.00. Spltzer Korlck A Co., Toledo, Ohio, . *100,200.00. Robinson-1 Iuinphreys-Wardlaw Co., Atlanta, Oa., $102,200.00. First National Hank, Camden, S. C., $100,100.00. it. M. (irant A Co.. New York, $105, 555.00. ftiiaranty Trust Co. of S. C., ? Co lumbia, S. C., $104,070.00. Elston A Company, Chicago. 111., $105,588.70, J. II. Illlsmnii & Co., Atlanta. (Ja.. $104,102.00. Security Trust Co., Spartunburg, S. C., $104,138.00. W. L. Slay ton A Co., Toledo, Ohio., |1 OS,015.55. Carolina Houd A Mort. Co.. Colum bia. S. C., $105,580.70. Field. Richards A Ct>.. New York, #100,140.00. New First Nat. Hank. Ikdumbus. Ohio, $101,700.00. tSidney Splt*er A Cm., (John .f. Oeorge.) $105,038.00. J. C. Mayer A Co., Clncinattl, Ohio., $103,785.00.* Well. Roth A Co.. Clncinattl, Ohio, $104,420.00. Tillotson A Walcott Co.. Cleveland. Ohio. $105,200.00. Seasongood A Mayer. Clncinattl. Ohio, $104,041.00. Providence Sav. A Trust Co., Cln cinattl. Ohio, $101,520.00. ? Shot Himself. Mr. <?. Ernest "Hatemail, who for a number of years has been on the Cam den police force and lately employed as s|>eclal constable, shot himself In the head with n pistol Tuesday morn ing. The bullet, which was a 44 calibre, struck him in the forehead and ranged upward. Aside from being painful and stunning him for a wnlle Mr. Rateman has suffered no serious effects. He was carried to the Camden hospital for treatment and is rapidly recov ering. , Some (jood Pictures. Manager Little has been treating his patrons to an extra good program for the past week. A large audience wit nessed and enjoyed Haby Marie Os borne In "Twin Kiddies" Monday after noon and night, and Murguerite Clarke In "Snow White" had 'cm standing in the aisle* at both i>erforuiances Tuos day afternoon and night. Miss Elizabeth Davis." of Columbia, who has visited Camden several times, and who is a talented violinist has Joined the Majestic Orchestra for n short while and is lending her talent In giving the imtrons ot this playhouse some sweet music. Meeting of Hospital Auxiliary. A meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary will be bekl at the Hospital on next Monday March 28, at four P. M.