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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE ??1 11 1 0. D. MLKN and Publfeher |?uhlUh*d ^vopy Friday at No. 1100 Broii<1 ntrcei it (i< 1 entered at tin* ('amdon, South (Nirollna a# ?eeond cl?s.s mail inn 11 ??r Prle?? l ? annum 99.60. Camden. S. 0., September W. 11)32. fpou on 11 of On: i-itat?w ami national hank examiner?1 hsi w<*'k, the hank* of thif loiinly made ereditahle show tii^'v 11 would sis'iil front (h-jtosii - Ijulit Hii> comity In (|( from hroke .Klyiuv*. compiled from iJu? KOVCfl bank* hunted in Ker*haw eounf.V slicw there i* on d<*{>osli, both 1 milv 1<1 iutI nod *avlin;.?. the tidy sum'of $2.-1".' 0tb.'Jtk People who have traveled va rious stM't ioiin South ('urollna st a to that crop conditions in Kershaw t'onn ty are Inciter than in any section "of t h<* at litis mul the outlook for a ?oml fall business 1m exceptionally prom is 1 ne. A good many ?f the shade trees on f Main street were rut down hM week to make way for i>crmnncut iwring, OutUuK the trees caused ipiHe a good ileal of comment,. m>uie a/lyerae, but th.?? canlneer* (temped It ?be*f that they In* takcil down. The mayor and council assures ih Chat Ho trees In the residential section will Ik* disturbed cxeept where they are out of line and will interfere with the work, then of eonrso they will have to come d'?wa. The artier calling for the removal ?f the ira s and oil tanks on M?iln and l>oR?M> streets was a wise move on ttie part of the city and when fhfy are Roue It will add to the beauty of these street5! Willi i'juite a hit of money ^et tii>^ into (lie channels of trade now would be u tiovki lime for tl>oso who liivc- I teen owiny money for several, jvir? to uva 1>c an effort to settle irp these old aivmnits, If not In full they *houhl at leas| pay a part of what they <uve. There iii^ m*anv so nil led men in'this town a*d eoiinty. Ix'owever. who. make no pretense of meeting their oltllpitioes. 1 ?tit nv.iki* promise nfler (promise when lheir promises are as. empty a.s the expres sion on a ('hiuamaii'< fa?v. A man or woman who will enler into an agree ment and lake ii merchant > jroods will) no lutenllon of paying Ls n dls lioiutst citl/.cu and makes the honest ones have to pay t Im* losses sustained' from the leaHies on floeietr. Now that Itichland County l? iwo pnilug to IHt the t 'a mden road from Columbia to ? the Kershaw County line lwut44 H not im a k<hm\ Idea for Kefys\iawv County to ooiniect up with with a twntlnuoiw hard surface road and , Join tljeitt? There Is lio better time to start such a "prefect.. There will hRV6 to be dc tout# made while tin* road U* Mn| torn up and wo nm'il have it nil jlioitp at tlio hhmo time. Sumter, nml Itleblund wiuitlox ?l r?* building hard surface roads and Kofrshaw Comity .-.-ulH at least Improve this liik|Jor(aiif Huk of a much traveled highway. The marriage of former 1'.niperor William to the widowed prhuvss Her nil no Von Sclon-ua Ich ('a rola t li will j proltahl.V take pbn-e In November, It was announced after a family council ! of the ti<i(i!>e "f I|e|h'ii/ollernM hold at 1 Potsdam a few days ago. The coun ? ell was til tended by all the. e\-kaIsor's I sous with I he exception of ox-Crown Prince Frederick William. who In with his frttluy at I>oorn. AH the sons and I he ox-crown prim-ess have consented t<> the marriage, it Ls stated. The an nouncement was made by Frederick Von Uorg. chief of the civil cabinet of the house of Hohenaollers. Princess Von SohiMuialch-Cnroluth Is yearn of age. and 1* the mother of five chil dren, the eldest of whom is II. The princes* owns a law estate at Saar bor ?Sllesla? Kver since reports of the kaiser's engagement to her have been circulated, monarchists have taken ii contrary attitude to1 the match. They liave opposed it (princi pally because the princess Is not of royal birth. Her rank lis what Is de scribed as "durchlnut," which is just Ix'low tliat of royal grade but still above that of a noble lady. Before her ma?rrlago to Prince Jean of Jj?cho onaieh?Caro!nth, who dle<J In AJprH. 1020, she carried the title of serene highness a* princess Uormlne of Houss. Princess Hermlue is tall and beautiful. She has a graceful <nr rlage and displays a rare queenly dig nity. She Ls blonde and her luxu riant hair encircles her face of ex quisite sweetness. She has Im'cji a guest at th?- former euq?er<>r\s castle at l>ooi'n on many occasions. if Is reported that the katser was first Im prests! by the prlmvss following her letter of Condolence on the <leat.h of the Km press Augusta, It was then that lie invited her to visit him. Sub sequent visits followed u ml developed into the engagement, it is learmnl. Dancing Pumps in patent leather, $5.00 value, only $2.98 at Lodinger's shoe sale. TIIOM IS K. WATSON l>1CAI>. s.ii.n... Wielded (IrttU Tower In gl:i Polities. * - .. ?"""" ' ?;.: Wa?hin;;t6u. Sept. 'JO. Another /powerful mid pUAuretufuo figure pa?#ed from public lltf l? the death today of Heiiahu- Tlionms !?; Watson of (Jvorgla. Ill* death, Whk'h ooimcd ut 2:10 oV'oek lids morning, wa? sudden and unexpected, according ?<> phyalclan* result I iik from an attack of asthma. The semi tor had boon a I(|^t6r for several vveeks from the dlseftH? and /oiil.v last Sunday experienced flii acute altink. Two physieians and a nurse were, Ml I he bedside when the end caihe, hut the widow, who In In III health, ami other relative* were at the home in TliOUIMOn, <}a.. for whh'h Ml*. Wat*.?n It.pi planned to depart toda.\ for the congressional recess. Fop 10 yea rs Bona tor Watson had been active In imjIIUok. a national a.s well 'us slate figure. He whh nomi nated by Mm l'Opulist party for pr??sl dent jn 1IHU after receiving lt? vice presidential nomination in IS1M He aviim a l'opnllst momber of the nouse of rcptfcxcotatIves in 1801-189.1, In lOSQ 1"' Wfltg elected Henator, as he said, oil "anti-Wilson, anti-league (of national and anti-war measures" (plat form, defeating former Senator Hoke Smith and former Governor Doraey, 1lo was <Kl years of age Heptemlwr r? Ja*t, and his ?enatorlal term would have expired March .'I, 1027. Orte Fare to New Orleans. New Orleans, Sept. 25.~-Thou*ands of ex service men are exipoeted to at tend the American Ijoglon national con vention in New Orleans, Octolier lfi-20. a*? n result of the announcement of a railroad rate of one fare for the round trip. , Announcement of the reduced rule was made by E. A. Simmon, chairman of the Legion's national transportation committee, The rate has been ac cepted as official iby Han ford Mac s'ider, Legion national commander. The induced fare, which will be ef fective on all railroads, will apply, to memlaTs of the American Legion ami its Auxiliary, widows of deceased meiu-, hers of the Legion and to delegates to the convention of the Interallied Vet j era as* ? Federation which will l>e held Hie week lieforc the legion gathering:. 1 I-eglon convention officials estimate i that i? crowd of 100,000 visitors will | attend the national gathering as a re I suit of the fare reduction. Several thousand I/<?gionnairo8- are also ex ? fxs-ted t<> take advantage of the fifty I l>er ecut reduction granted on all ves ; sels of the United Stated Shipping ' Hoard. i . :. The roniul h ip fare from Charleston. I S. r, will be $27.00. IVKRK AN1* THKwfc Short Nc?* Storirn Gathered From AH Soure?Ni. ; -' ;? v j Nut \slt t> >?! ?* n<l liij-C <?<??? rt Ii^ih ju*t I oloftt'd tu Anderson, and V7 case# wer?? I tiled. tluMC HIV flO UlltlllHl rase- Ifll I <>n the 4*rtiulmil docket. InHudlmc fotir j iniinlt'i' ca.>-e>. and Solicitor Harris Is j asking for tut extra term. I "<?rfcemvo<xl has th?> l?cst c?K>por4? | tive profltitliQ market in tin4 .stale'' according to O.' It. Martin. xpc<'lal In vestigator of iirtxluco markets. with !mm11<(Mhr Ic rs lit the agricultural dr ! artmeiit In Washington. The .senate on Thursday confirmed ill-- appointment of (5eo. W. Williams as rear admiral In the navy. In- having Ikmmi appointed tl>y the.president Koine months ago. I!<? Is a native of York; his mother ami brother now live In Shaudon, n suburb of Columbia.,. A Jury In Oreeuville on Thursday rendered a verdict for $2,000 against the Southern mil road In favor of J. H. White, a veteran of the World war, who was hurt by a train while. ho was In Camp Sevier. In 1017, .? Cod. F. N. K. IJalley, has sold an Interest* In the Barley Military Insti tute. at Oreeawood, to Profs. Jno. W. I Moore. S. "Brooks "Marshall and J. K. j Ituruslde. Jr. Mr. Moore has !been tu'idn superintendent. 'On account of i bad health, Col. Bailej* will spend ( ?much of his time In Florida. Hepresentatlve-elect W. K; Bradford of York announce? that he will offer a bill In the uext logisbUure providing for free text books in tho. common schools. '<! The Spartanburg Herald of Friday ?aid: "An increase of $600,(M)0 In the weekly bank clearings for tbe ,bank.s of Spurt a i*t) u ix since last week was ex plained by a localbanker as being due to the in or onset! sale of cotton. Spar tanburg bank clearings made public today totalled $5,108.^8.50." Tho News- says the cotton -crop in OrcemLlle is estimated at fifty |>er cent. The county agent reports tl?at many, bolls that look h??althy wither as they oivn. because they have been punctured by boll ?Weevils. The city council of Oreenwood nt Thursday night's .meeting reduced the salaries of city offii-ers ten jxerceut; whioh will save the city $.'>.240 a year. A Jury in the viivuit court of Green vllle on Friday returned a verdlet ot one dollar in favor of a negro against thy Southern railway in a suit, for damage in the sum of $10,000 for false imprisonment. J. a. Watson, ftfc-d -M*. wn* rouiiu half conscious li? an automobile on a street in AiuUtkou late Thursday night, with ap empty pocke?>ook. He had been samM'Uggcd- nn<l toWhh! of vvlul I money he had. H*' told Officers ho know nothing of the attack made ilpoQ him. Tlic llin-t- -.war oUl son of W, T. Mc I >i ? w <? 11 <-f Um'nwood was run o\.-i and killed Friday by an automobile driven by Hyrd Pom, a proiuliilMit far i.n r. a^ecktid was following a wagon on the alreet, and ran out from behind it In front <>f the car; so that the accident wn* unavoidable. Job C. Ntvygert was sentenced in . oi ivui t court iu l^xington ftrlijA): to serve four yearn in prison for the killing of J. a Nlehcison, two year> ago. Me ?'tvo notice of appeal and Was" freed on bond. The OriM^iwood county court last week soul sum) white men and six negroes to#llie chalngang without Ihe alternative of a fin.- - all the white men and most of the negroes for vio lation of tin* prohibition law. ' Harold l.ee Ponuqjd. seven-year old son of Thomas IJonnuhl of Andei>oU, county, was killed Saturday when the car in width his father was carrying, him to the city, which wa> being driven at high speed by Cow an Robinson. . turned over. The child's neck was broken. . " I J. \Y. ('riddle, of Orangeburg coun ty. and his son John wore sentenced ; on Friday to six months In the peni tentiary for violatiou of the prohibi lion law while the former was a mrfci policeman. the sentence tjefng imposed,, by Judge -Menjlnger. Sixteen prisoners, -seven of them white, wore added to the county chain gang at the term of court of general sessions at Lancaster last -week. Motft " of the eases were violations of the li quor laws. F. K; Ellis of I/Ovel Land. Abbeville county, says he will gather 100 tbWybels of Pinion apples, worth $150, from two troos, and expects to sell $od0 worth from his 2-acre orchard, SiMiday's State says: "Motor .car thieves raided n number of machines last night in the vicinity of the fair grounds while the owners were enjoy ing Jthc circus i)crformn nee. Machines were robbed of tires, seats. seat cov ers. tools, costly motometers and other ? accessories. One loser estimated that the -rogues carted off a truck load of property." / 4 ^ Satin Slippers with Baby. Louis heels at Lodinger's. sale.: $5.00 value at $2.98. Aiiuuiuitt* Continuance. 3?tt& tMr salt* for u wjiiilo Umffy*. . Purfng the pant two \wm4w ill ai#'people have profited by ira<ting with Ibis ftrm and the salespeople In the slope have been \s?>i Urd t<? capacity to servo the cuato mors. It Is so out of tlvc ordinary for this tvflabllshed ftnn to anuounce a hale that the people know \hey could l>uy dependable merchandise and they took advantage of It. M The senate which adjourned Friday, failed to confirm the ^refldeotV arf? polutmcnt <*f Joseph W. ToW>ert as United Slates marshal of the Western district of South Carolina.-. Seleet Seed Corn in Field. riemson College, Sept. 3ft ? A'lii' yield of corn can *x? increased very materially au<l very cheaply i>y the who of better seed, and better seed may be secured through' the selection Ip the field. Seed corn that will produce the largest crop of good corn la noavly al ways the cheapest seed to use. It is not only possible to iiuweaso the yield <?f corn but It is also possible to very, materially Improve the quality aod uniformity of the need. This latter POUvt,1k of great value in case we wish t<> nell any pari of the crop, as corn of good quality and uniformity will ibning much bettor prices on the mar ket than w\ll mixeo cud uneven lots of <*orn. i It lb beat t?> taake onr selections of iced in the fiekl where we can see not only the tAzc of car but the stalk 611 vyhfch it grew and the number of oars per stalk, says Prof. C. P, Black Y'ejl, Agronomist, In making the fol lowing suggestions: 'j 'Sfed corn irtioukl t>e? selected ? in fiho ficld. from stalks tfiat grow uji ^er normal conditions, that are free (roni discaise. preferably from stalk# having two goo<i ears to the stalk. If selection is made In the crib we are fikel.v to select ears that, are grown under unusual conditions and prob ably with only one ear to the stalk. We should also select ears that are Well protected from Insects <by a long yhuck which t-overs the ear tightly, > ' Seed corn when gathered should be Jiutig in a dry airy place. It sh<?ld not lx' allowed to freesse until thoroujyh'y. After it Is <C'oll cured it Should tbe stored In a dry place where ft will remain secure from mice, rats, birds and insects. Weil-cured seed corn will produce a much l>etter yield than corn not properly cured. ] Xeavly 0,000,000 women in the ignited States ate engaged in gainful occupations. On October First the Camden Building & Loan Association will begin a NEW SERIES, and submit herewith statements of Series Number One and Number Two. Both Series show . ? ? . ;? profits of over Eight per cent: i *Vr'i frtrim Number ?htr Resources in Bank ... Ill',778.3o Dufc.fr ?>m Nt* 'J . 'J4.000.00 tfilU RoL-HvabW* fJ.40S.00 flihm^t UJl<H'||?vt(xl, bul >k? ( iirvl l>y mortgage . CAi'J.67 V?*?l , **>77fV<X> I'ilM in ix>v Sb?n> . $7'.10<) ?Pi-bflts jut $h.ir?' 17 .-H) Scri?ts rvti!?*<] jit por 6?tmr?? . 40 Average profits jior shajut Annum 8.0?5 p??.r i.vn{. Liabilities ll.il in {767 Shares ?" 1?"*? d??lmquenf?i . . $54,700.00 Pro.fi r* 13.343. ft ? KilU Payjihi.? i'J.ftlO.lii' Toial $80,776 OL' ftprteH No. (lion Resources <'*hsJi in Rank ... $495 42 lurere^t uncollected but so cured by njortRMfff .. 1.10Q.00 Hills Koo>ivable $1)6.389.79 Tofat $97.985 21 Pabl in. por *harv . . $66.00 Profit por nharr 4..V5 \'aliH? jtor-Hhare $-40.56 Averare.profits per share per Annum 8.4.' por cent Liabilities ;J Capital Paid in (1,486 !i*fiarofc$ |p*s del1nqu<?irttfi> $94,127.00 ? 4 J Profit . ... * 4,782.ft] Bill** Payable ' li0?5.40 Du#? Series No. 1 2-j.OOO.OO ? T?*al fftf,985,211 .j Series Number One will be retired on OCTOBER FIRST at $89.40 per share. Stockholders may receive CASH or may receive the Associations note bearing interest at six per cent, which is ABSOLUTELY SAFE, secured by CONSERVATIVE FIRST MORTGAGE ON IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY. 4 r Those desiring stock in the New Series notify Jno. S. Lindsay or Jno. Whitaker, Jr. at Loan^c Savings Bank