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CT,S OVER THE STATE U, ll'H" Fx;> jr t h?* Tl?? ??? i**l It Division r??- I ^ lt (Jrt'i'io die < bis month. jj(rijn i ? h i" v'i 11 of near KUcu in Huru< | ^ A?uu|.? vviis instantly kilted JaM j jy)r?|n> while <>pei n( iiiK mi automatic j j,,,,# trumper. "1> skull was crushed hii liwel got caught in the tramp < ' Wednesday- paroled I I j4 had K""<'s mi" ojw rtduuut a >, then tc?k litem out of the express [p. and ri">hippe?l them to himself at irtnuali. j|?|Mtrnte N 15 Wood. of SulUvan Ifnvhip iii Lauren* county, was ae pttHl of (!"' murder of Otto Garrett, ftUt comity. The magistrate had m invitwl to II negro church to keep jfrr and was attempting to search irrdt for h pistol when the negro at apted to shoot the magistrate and the |ffr tired tirst. fhp <~<>lutnb?? ("anal commission has jtided to havo a survey of the Colum ii ranal "made. To do tliis it was Might wi>e t<> employ competent en bwrv The Columbia canal has been I litigation since 1 1> 1 7 when an net i; passwl hy the general assembly de iring tlu- property forfeited to the ate !"r nonfulfillment of contract by ^ present owners, the Columbia Kail it. (!a< and Klertric company. TKXAS SI KU KS (iKKATIA (Iuiimik ( lirlsl I l(t'|H)i'(cd in (irnvr 1 Hh trehs Following Sturm. ( "orpus i'hrihti, 'IVx?n . UV - Krqm 15 t ?? 20 persons aro dead, up* proximately 4,(MHI ire |toluulu*? and prop erty damage, it is twtimated, will reach a result of the t ropicit hurricane which rag<Hl here for 'JO hours. T'i?' city i> hi distress aild Mayor ().>r. don I loo in' lias sent the following appeal to Governor Hobby at Austin: "Please send lit once two companies of National Guard with sup'plies and join in an -ap peal for financial assistance. Conditions here are deplorable and immediate help needed." The court house is being used ax a morgue. At least a score of person* are afloat in Neues Ha.v where they were washed out by the waves. They were clinging, to spurs and debris, ami what few boats were left undamaged hj the storm were being used tonight to reiMV er them. A The city is without dpukiug water. There were no lights or gas tonight aud the food supply -waN^iiisulticient, liiless help reaches here * tomorrow morning there will be serious suffering, it is f? ur* ed. The railroad to the causeway has been washed away, but the town can he reached from the AVest. Word was re ceived.. tonight that a train is "coining from St. Iiouis, Brownsville and Mexico. It was believed supplies could be sent from Laredo. The entire North Heftch residential section of the city has been swept, clean, except the ttophn Sanitarium, the l!nited States health service hospital, and one frame dwelling house. Practically every frame building on the beach front of the city was destroy ed, together with most of the boat* moored there. The residence sectiou on the Hill was * slightly damaged, and a few houses were unroofed. 'i'he damage was caused mostly by the tidal wave driven in from the north by a tgale estimated at from 05 to 70 miles an hour. The official record of the tide places it nt ten feet, six inches. Chapparal and Mesquite streets in the v? --V- *? ?- -? ~ ??? ? ? ? ? ? ? - v business district, were flooded, and while J the water has roevded tonight. they- are tilled with debris. Soldiers are on duty. The storm started Saturday night with a light breeze from the UQi th, steadily j iucrea-siug in intensity, while- t h?* (We j mse rapidly, There no life sawing station here, sud when it became evident that the North Heach section was in danger, stores of volunteers plunged through the surf and assisted occupants of the cottages to safety. Many left their homes early Sunday morning and eame into t he business district, but scores remained and many of them were rescued with difficulty. Thirty-live patients were in the Sophn Sanitarium and all were roscued. The building was half destroyed. The sol diers undergoing treatment at the pub lic heftlth service hospital on the North lieach were not removed, but instead 2fi0 women and children took refuge there. The damage in the business district was done by the high tide end the driv ing rain. Nearly all the windows on the north side of the Neuoes Hotel were broken and the water at one time was four feet deep in the lobby. The I'avilliou Hotel was swept away. There has been no communication with l'ort Arkansas since Sunday ? when a message to the weather bureau said that the inhabitant* of the town had goI,(> to the mainland Saturday night, leav ing only the coast guards on the island. "There i?r*an unconfirmed report that all docks and shipping at Port Arkansas were destroyed, Austin, Texas, Sept. 15. ? Twenty-live or more persons are dead in Corpus Christi, acdording to ? message from former Mayor Hoy Miller of that city t.? headquarters of the Southern Depart ment, TT. S. A., at San Antonio, and forwarded to the State adjutant general department here late today. The message reported estimates of ,'J,,000 persons homeless and in need of supplies, and property damage reaching $.'{.000,000. <?ov. \V. 1*. Hobby has requested Maj (Jen. Joseph T. Hickman, commander of the Southern Department, to send ra The Franklin Touring Gar When the owner of the ordinary car begins to buy motoring accessories, it is not for the pleasure of spending. He is reg istering that his car is not giving the satisfactory performance he expected when he bought it. The reason Franklin owners don't put money into shock ab sorbers, thermometers, radiator blankets, etc., is because their cars give satisfaction without them. 1 he Franklin Car is designed and built to ride comfortably, drive easily and handle safely without assistance. That is why it embodies light weight and flexible construction, basic Franklin principles for over seventeen years. It is so designed as to avoid boiling in summer or freezing in winter. That is why it is direct air cooled (no water to boil or freeze. ) And it is not through luck or accident, that Franklin owners in every part of the United States get: 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline 12 >500 miles to the set oj tires 50% slower yearly depreciation It prior experience has limited your expectations, permit us demonstrate the real possibilities of motoring with the h ranklin Car. You may choose the roads. GEORGE T. LITTLE, Camden, S. C AT ALL PRICES Wo can supply you with an Automobile to fit both your needs and purse. Look over the following and then come and have u'< demonstrate to you. Maxwell Touring or Roadster $985 Studebaker Light Four y 1325 \ Paige Light Six Touring or Roadster 1595 Studebaker Light Six Touring or Club Koadstoj; ......... KfiSS Studebaker Rig Six ...3C 2135 Paige Seven Passenger ' 2195 Paige Sport Model 2300 Paige Light Sedan 2395 Studebaker Sedan 2595 Paige Seven Passenger Sedan 3095 . Let us demonstrate the new Paige car on our Hoor to you. It is without doubt the most comfortable riding car on the market for anything near the price TIRES Do you need Tiros or Tubes? We carry a complete line in stock. Fabric and Cord Tires, Grayand Red Tubes. Let us equip your car with Royal Cord tires ? the standard t re of the world. Carolina Motor Company Telephone 210 tions, cots and blankets to Corpus Chris fj. This retpiest was math'. Assistant Adjutant <?eneral W . 1>. Cope said, be cause supplier at San Antonio arc the nearest to the stricken town. The governor also dispatched three Texas rangers to Corpus Christi with instructions to get into the town and scud back a report on conditions there. The adjutant general's department says a military guard will be rushed to Cor pus Christi if the report of these rangers is that it is needed. The governor also has begun organi sation of a state relief committee. Houston, Sept. 15. ? Port Arkansas, 2.1 miles from Corpus Christi, on the upper end of Mustang island, was demolished by the hurricane Sunday. according to a wireless message picked up here today, which read: "l'nrt Arkansas complete ly demolished by hurricane. Custom o lfi ep and all records lost.*' Sin ton. Tex., Sept. 1(5. ? T he bodies of ?JS) women and children, all victims of Sunday's hurricane and Hood were buri ed in one huge grave near White Point, on Nueces Hay tonight, a short distance from the place where they were recov ered from the waters of the bay. Im mediate interment was made necessarj by tlie condition of the bodies. Death Toll (/rows. Corpus Christi, Sept. 17. ? Darkness fell on the storm stricken city of Corpus Christi and environs tonight with the list of dead from Sunday's hurricane up prouching <KH) and with a heavy ruin which fell almost continuously through out the day hampering the work of clear i n k away the debris and increasing the suffering of thousands of homeless. All attempts at identifying the bodies had been abandoned because of their condition and burial parties sent out along the shores of Nueces Hay- were hurrying the corpses to nearby towns for interment. The bay front is lighted tonight by a score or more of huge bhntires. Into these tires are being cast the carcasses of cattle drowned when the tidal wave swept over Mustang Island, which lies across the month of Corpus Christi Hay, Wash Children^ Clothes With Powdered Soap. 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