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A SOUTH CAROLINA JUDGE (Greenwood Index-Journal.) Tin* death bore Monday of Mra. I ftoaa A ldrteh, herself a woman of strong mentality and culture?, recalls the splendid cAreor and example of her father, Judge Alfred I'ro^or A1 ?drich< She had a brother who was also a circuit judge, Hon. Robert Al drich, and also a first cousin ?fho served long and honorably, Judge .1 iniu Al inch. Ilut it is of t h * ? fitlji or that wo would recall a noteworthy incident. 4 Judge A. 4'. Aldrich was elevated ? speaker of tho house in IH(52 and again in 1H05, vosigrupg the place to become; a circuit judge. He at once fotind himself in conflict with the mil itary authorities. The federal gov vrjiment had this state governed as a conquered province from lHGti to 1K|?8. Federal military. officers .sought to intereferc with his court and his sentences. Judge Aldrich refused to acknowledge their author ity.' Finally Brigadier General K. It. N. Canby issued an order sus pending Judge Aldrich from office, having the authority under martial law to do 80. The order was issued while Judge Aldrich was holding court at Ij&gofield hut was not served on .him until somo days later when he attempted to open court at Barn well, his homo town by the way. The court hound having l>eon burned l>y Sherman's soldiers, a church was used for court purposes. Judge Aldrich went to the church, aonhed hs judicial (??nwn and entered the pulpit. He related the circum stances of military Interferences and then read General Ganby's order. He announced that he would yield to the command of the general and then said: "Gentlemen .of tin* juries, for the present farewell! Hut if God spares my life 1 will yet preside in this court a South ('aro)iiTrt judge whose ermine is un?ustained;; My brethren of the bar, be patient, be loyal to the constitution, be true to yourselves. Mr. Glerk? as 1 am not permitted to perform any judicial act, you and the sheriff will issue to the jurors their pay certificates as if the judge had T. B. BRUCE V eterinarian l.yttleion St., Phono lit CAMDEN, S. C. DR. G. C. TRANTHAM DENTIST First Floor, Crocker ouikliiig PHONK 450 Dr. C. F. Soweil DENTIST (Ofi.ve Over Brute's Storr) CAMDEN, S. C. COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER plain & nu f:r sts. rhonc 71 COLUMBIA, S.C. DR. R E. STEVENSON DENTIST CrocJuT Building ('nnulrn. S. C. V A I S () A ,1 L M A Z I) A L \ M P S in all sizes, at the host prices. ( 1 u a ran teed, ft pays to take care of your eyes l?y usimr ^noupfh liprht. Phone us and let us send Lamps to fill the empty sockets. WHIT M A X'S C A XMKS Kaufman's Ko<!.ik Kilm? v'old and !)o\ W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store Phone 30 Delivery. not itttendett. Mr, Sheriff, let the court stand adjourned while thu voice of ju liv i* stifled." Then, i?i Uic words of thu cli.un icier, taking off hix gown ho la.d it, solemnly t*n<' suclly , on the desk he fore him and descending the pulpit steps, walked out of the church, the laigc crowd therein rising an he ap proa* hod and standing until he had left the building. Outside there were similar marku of respect and appio val. I f.H said that csen the m gco company of federal soldiers as^em hh d outside made a respectful sal\4 t .( (>n as he passed ithem. Men . like this kepi alive in theii lives the t rue s^mt of South Oaro lina. Let this generation reverse their memory and imitate their ex ample. .Many Oil Mills to ('lose. New Yoik, Jan. 5. ? Lyman N. Iline, president of the American Cot ton Oil company, tonight confirmed reports that eight of the company'* mills in the South would be closed and the divisional headquarters in Atlanta transferred to Memphis, Term. Some of the mills already had been shut down, he said, and others would be as syon as possible. The decision to reduce the com pany's crushing capacity was reached three weeks ago, Mr. Iline said, and six mills in Georgia and two in fjouth Carolina Were selected t'or abandonment. All crushing mills will be admin istered from Memphis, he stated. Autoist Died of Fright. One of a group of girls crossing a street in New York ahead of a ma chine driven by W. A. Ore mo dropped her handkerchief. She turned back suddenly to pick it up and it seemed that the machine would certainly strike her. Creme however gave the wheel a quick turn and swerved aside, missing the girl by a hair's breadth. Then he collapsed and fell over dead, killed by fright. Killed by Curling- Iron Fire. Mrs. Izetta MeGill, of Long Beach, N. Y.. was using an electric curling iron when the wires became short circuited and set fire to her hair. Her screams brought her husband quickly to her side. Me smothered the flames with a blanket and rushed her to the hospital but she died be fore anything could be done for her. Hurt After Wild, UnuRual Hide. Four-year-old Pearle Klemmo, of Cambridge, III., was playing in a pony cart in In r father's pastur* when a hog ran under the vehicle an in . < ? n it* v .t\ the shafts caughi on ii bai k. (iif.-itly frightened tin ]>oi!\< r made .1 wild dash across th I'.eld in t-ho direction of a' pon 1. p.: :: . i ? . r she <?!?! and i ; ?< unwil! n^r i. . a after it. .'u ! at the edge of ti.' i ii i tie* (..ii -v .. ;ne "unh itched" an t I '( I'- . .c wa 'hroun t < ? tin* gvoiin *. v.'h *. h il:at ln-r head w a ! >. i d ! y ;;a -hid. Shot I .italic I ? > Dead Man i i ? 1 l.ii' . a Ften h s! ? : 1 . - . j *????! -,n ,? ,i . : v/i.e!? h< \*..i wi.rk.n;;. W.ti a conipana n In- t :n '!?? th;* spot an loan) 1 1 s ? ? !r< n b >dy of a lab >:? ? \.- I av< -?iue and lu^ companion !a ) >. > t ? ?? 1 to i i r tc t ! ' ? ? body up a !n? i- .* th-.* dead man1.; finger- twit?h* I. d: charging the r? vnlver. The I u struck l.iivc.MiUt over the heart, in f 1 .< 1 1 r^r a fa ! >;l wound. Hoy Conked Alive >n Vat. While playing about a basket fac tory m Milford, Del., ten-year-old Norman Pettjohri fell into a vat of boiling ua:er. li.s screams brough. men ijuii ki\ t". hi-* rescue but u !m n *..k?n fiit liv' v. a i so badly ycaldt d i ; . a l i ? i : -*< ? and dm tors w ? re u n< ? > i to ii move hi-< ci??th:ng to apply -or': mi nt.-. Death (arm- :? few hour- at *.i r li e at ident 'o relieve h: *u'f? - ir.ir M Ar.nn T^.man Simpson, r of tl-e late s.nator I? Ii. Tillman, i* extri niely ill at the home of her sister. Mrs. .1. H." Rasor, in Green\ die. Mrs Simpson uas matron at Win ? r j college1 for several year*. WISE OLD SHIPS ?' ,v ? , ?' . . v." . , ? ? ?. * .? ? ??> :% ; Believed 1o Guard the Safety of Crews at Sea. That VeRiels Are Pof.cesc'ed of Goo4 and Evil Spirits, la Baliftf of Ancient Mariners. "It Is not wine to scoff or t<> laugh In oiio's aleeve at such notions as that of the 'knowlngness' of ships," says a writer In the Nau'leal Magazine, tin* organ of the mercantile marine otll cers, ?i\iniod hy the London l>ally News. "Men hftve sailed In vessels ami have come ashore swearing that Ihey are possessed of an evil spirit. "There ?re ships . which are more tlmn unfortunate ; they seem to look for trouble on their own Initiative and often *ycceed In .finding It. "Hut there are few sailors who da not believe, little as they care to dls ei.ifcs theae matters, that a ship Is Im bued with a 'something' which makes her alumst a sentient being. "I think It I* Conrad who tells the story of the ship whl-h never failed ti> answer the .slightest touch of her helm, sitVe on one oceiislon. "And on that ? particular one. had the course been (banged as Intended, she would have, run at a good ten knots into a huge chunk of Ice, de tached from some disintegrating berg and floating a few feet beneath the ?urface. "As It was, she slid by, with the deadly menace a biscuit's throw from her, und then answered her helm as anticipated. "I have In mind a very popular liner that nails out of the Mersey and acroaa the western ocean. "Captain and officers cherish a real affection for her and passengers are loud In pralHH ef her. "There was a cyclone an the cart am Hid# of the Atlantic. A French boat arrived at Le Havre with superstructure und boats 4am* aged and wireless anteunae Wowa away, after running befere wind aad sea for M heur*. "Another passenger veaael fraa America arrived In Plymouth sound buffeted and battered, reporting that the weather had 'brought her to a standstill, f?r a day snd a night, wl?at time heavy aea* had caused consider able damage. j "But our Liverpool friend Is a wlae old craft. She evaded the cyclone? almost. She Just caught the tall ef>d of It and got s bit of a dusting. "Tou may argue that the captain received wireless messages telling him of the progress and anticipated course | ef the storm "Of course he did. Hut so did the masters of the other two ships; yet they encountered the full force of It. "It must be that our ?hlp from the Mersey Is one of those good craft that one hears of occasionally ? one of those ships thnt know how to look after themselves." The writer denies that sailors are romantic. I>nt admits that all ranks and grade* arc superstitious and fa t all <t Ic. "Hut." he adds, 'no one- shall sny that it Is harmful to any man that the snlb>r has a profound faith In his superstitions. There may be some thing In them after all. for one gets very near to Nature in inidocean " Hnirs Help Unravel Mysteries. In the consideration'' of tnanv police cases, sii''h as mysterious murders, there is often present evidence in the ;il i ii ; 't* ? ? hah In I hi1 wounds oF Tfi t tie finders of victims. Heretofore there has been made little use of this for the lack of knowledge concerning it. The lm|>ortance <>f this subject thrust itself upon the notice of John A Ford of the police department of Herkeley, Cal., and he has made a very thorough investigation Into the characteristics of hair of human beings and the lower animals. He has hundreds of speci mens. many of which have been exam ined under the microscope and their characteristics noted. llabblt hair on ? hatchet with which u murder baa been done was the means of tracing the crime to a man who owned the implement and who had used it to kill a rabbit with shortly before the niu rder Whales on English Farm. 1-arm hands digging celery on a farm near Peterborough. England, recently came u|K)ii the skeleton* of two whales, dating ha<%, It in rnpposed. 10, fHX") t<> li:,lKX> year;*. Th# whales were lying side hy side under th? pent, and Just embedded in the clay. It is con jectured thnt many thousand years ago th?-s? whales, and perhaps others, swam up a creek, when the wash came further Inland, and got caught at the top of a spring tide In a place where they ? ere unable to turn Another ' theory ban heen advanced, though it Is rather farfetched Some year* ngo a prehl>?f"r1c boat ?hb dug up In the <?? rij e Held, und fl.e suggestion has been made thnt 'he (Tew of the boat \ bi:r.t:ng the whales at that par tlcular period. Longer E*perler?ce. ? '.Vow, looky yi<r <?Ior:osa gr.sjnMed old man Dodder to Fiddle ("Yeek. i "Don't ><>u b* sending for young I>oc ? Prattle to eoine and mm* He ran t i do me no pood " I "(?h. yes; he ? *n 'irarn'paw!" re | turned the InTaJld ? youthful relative. MH?'a been practicing medicine far 'most two years now, ?nd ? -Well. F?? bean in tbla ere fix far mighty nr g!- ten 3 cars, and 1 reckon I knea ax>ra abi>nt ft thaa be #oea.**? Kansas City 8 tar. lUdchff -Hull.. Them. I)eSau8$uro, H^U of Akron, Ohio, formerly of Sumter, S. O., and Mis# Husa Cornelia lladeliff, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Kadeliff, of Cas.satt, S. C., were united in mar ? itlgO at ( aneirn, $, C., on 'Tu ? afternoon, January' 2, l'.'M.'i, by Kov. | Hodges pasior <>f t Fiwi Mtfthodbl church of t'anuh n. TKhV left immediately ait ^ the ?eromony for Sumter and after a fdw days they will leave for their future li "ue in Akron, Ohi>> The hii'le i : a churning and ; >|) : t:!ar young hidy from Ci ... v t. Who haft a host of friends who wish |u>4j much happiness in her new lump1. She is a graduate of Columbia Col lege and has 'taught in Kershaw county for a n umbel' of years, Mr. Hall will be remembered by many friend" in Sumter, having been raised here and connected with the post office for a number of years, but who after serving on the Mexi* can border and in the world war, has aken up his abode in Akron, where he is filling a responsible position with one of Akron's auto accessory jobbers.? Sumter Item. Kye-Grafting. New Jersey physicians have re cently performed an operation on an 18-year-old boy which it is hoped will restore the sight of an eye de stroyed several years ago. A pig's eye has been used to replace the in effective human eyeball. The doctor in charge of the op eration reports that he performed a similar one on a woman patient some years ago, and that she enjoyed ti pood vision for three years. Then she 1 lost the sitfht in the transplanted eye. ' TherO has been such an advance in modern medical and surgical knowl edge in the meantime that it is hoped the later operation will be perma nently successful. So, inch by inch, science creeps to ward the light, taking blind human ity with it. What a pity that the men who work with vision to restore hu manity are so outnumbered by the men with lack of vision who wilfully or ignorantly destroy it! ? Sumter Item. Mr. R. M. James Dead. Renibert, Jan. 2. ? The death of Mr. R. M. James, who was buried Sunday, December 31st at High Hills Baptist church, was a bit unexpected. Ilia neighbors knew he had developed pneumonia, but were not alarmed. , G. H. Lenoir, one of Mr. James' pallbearers, on his return from the "burial found a telegram awaiting with the news that hit# youngest daughter, M r?. Frank Armstrong, of Pickc ns, was dangerously ill with flu A I once .ho arid Mrs. Lenoir left for til*. l>?:<Ks>'.lo, "f the ?iok, '? , ?? i. . .?? <* Fall From Led Fatal. C( >vjju NV< ill-bill, Jr., *. f Jiifiej City, N. j., fell f oirn hi? bod an 1 his iUiui became \Vt(igvd in the riiK^iueh spa<'0 l r; I tie s|de 'of the latter ami a. .?dresser... Ho strangled ? to death., . A like I'au bsfoll tjio 10 yea r u!d : vn ?f T;my WYbb, M ondori, Ohio, Me. ,w.. fuun 1 dead; hanging by ? tlif^ ii< :ul in : i- b, ! y. ivn his be.i . n-i the' vvaU. ' < TAX^TURNS Kershaw County, t Notice is hereby given that tho Au ditor's office will bo open for receiv ing tax returns from January 1st, 11*811. t?? February 20th, U>2'{. All persons owning real estate or per sonal property must make returns of the same within said period, as re quired by' law, or be subject to a penalty of 50 per cent. The Auditor will attend in person or by deputy at the following placee in the county on tho dates indicated for receiving returns: Bethune, January 15 and 16. Raley's Mill, January 17. Kirkley's Store, January 18. Kershaw, January 22 and 20. Westville, January 24. Liberty Hill, January 25. Bianey, January 26. All persons between the ages of 21 and 60 year#, inclusive, are re quired to pay poll and road tax, un less excused by law. All Trustees, Guardians, Executors, Administra tors or Agents holding property in charge, must return same. Parties sending tax returns by mail must make oath to same before some of ficer and fill out same in proper man ner or they will be rejected. W. F. RUSSELL, Auditor Kershaw County. TAX NOTICE. Office of Treasurer Kershaw Uouuty, Camden. S. O., Se*t. 32, 1922. Notice is hereby given that the books will bo epuned for the ??lleofion of State. Oouaty and School taxes from October 15th, 1022, t? March 15th, 1923. A penalty of 1 per cent will be added to all taxes unpaid January let, lf>28, 2 per cwit Ftfcruary 1st, 1JE2B, nad 7 per cent March 15th, 102R. *I%e rate por peutnm far Kershaw otuaty is as follows: State 'faxes . Good Reads . Oouivty Taxes Hospital Mills. 7 1-2 2 School Taxes f trKnlh 'IWHshl# Road Mr I H'KaM> Tow??totp only 'Potal 28 *2 Dog Tax $1.26. All dog owaers ate required to m-ike a return of their to (ho <^>u atvv Treasurer, who la required to furnish a license la*. All ?lo?- caught without the license taic jho owners w;JI be subject to a fltae of Twenty ($20.00) lK?ll?rs. The following School Districts havo |w.i:d lOvhss ; District N?. I 23 s. hool f>f?t rid No. 2 8 School District Ho. $ 8 School District No. 4 (S School District No. ft 8 ft iiooi I > lit 1 1 < t No. 0 8 School IMMllvt No. 7 8 School 1 ?!.->! rlct No. S 4 School Dish lot Nu^ 0 ?., 4 School i i riot 1^0, 1 1 1$. School D1n( riot No, 12 ..... 11 School District No. 1!| ... 8 School District No. 14 S School Dl?trJ?t No. 16 . | 8 School District No. 16 .. 4 School District No. 17 S School I U strict No, 18 3 School District No. 10 ,, 4 School District. No. 20 ....:.. 4 School District No. 21 4 School District No. 22 18 School District No. 28 . 8 School District No, 24 '...,.. 8 School District No. 26 8 School District No. 20 ? 8 School District No. 27 8 School District No. 28 8 School District No. 20 8 School District No. 80 8 School District No. 81 ;8 School District No. 82 .'. 8 School District No. 83 8 School District No. 34 8 Schoo-l District No. 35 ? 8 School District No. 36 ? ... 8 School District No. 37 2 School District No. 38 8 School District No. 39 8 School District No. 40 17 School District No. 41 8 School District No. 42 8 School District No. 43 4 School District No. 44 8 Pcbool District No. 46 8 School District No. 47 8 The poll tax is $1.00. All ablobodied male persons from the age of twenty-one (21) to si*$y (WO) year*, both inclusive, except res idents In incoiTporatcd towns of til? county loss than 2, COO inhabitants, slia.ll pay $4.00 as a road tax ex?t*M: ministers of the gospel actomlty tn charge of a congregation, teachers em ployed In public schools, school trot s tees, and persons permanently dU abled la the mill ta 17 service of this State and persons who served in tJie war Iietwe?n the States, and all pes sons actually employed in the quaran tine service of this state and all res idents who may be attending school or college at the time when said road tax shall bj-come due. Persons claim ing disabilities must present certifi cate from two ropntable physicians ?f this county. All Information with reference to taxes will bo furnished upon applica tion D. M. MoOAfiKILL, * Oounty Treasurer. for Economical Transportation The 1923 SUPERIOR Chevrolet 2-Passenger Roadster This car has lowest average operating costs, with style, finish, and equipment that completely outclasses all competition in its field. It is the ideal car for daily use by business and professional people, salesmen, farmers, and all who want the most economical transportation for one or two passengers, with ample rear compartment for samples, luggage, etc. QUALITY has been still further improved by more artistic design and added equipment. ECONOMY has been still further increased by engineering refinements and greatly increased facilities. SERVICE is now offered on a flat rate basis by 10,000 dealers and service stations. PRICES of the new line remain the same in spite of added equipment and more expensive construction, which have greatly increased value. Some Distinctive Features Streamline body design with high hood; vacuum feed ana rear gasoline tank on all models; drum type head lamps with legal lenses. Curtains open with doors of open models. Closed models have plate glass Ternstcdt regulated windows, straight side cord tires, sun visor, windshield wiper and dash light. The Scdanette is equipped with auto trunk on rear. Prices f. o. b. Flint, Mich* i 'i Two Pi.ssenger Road.ster *510 Five Passenger Touring - 525 T wo Passenger Utihrv Coupe 6S0 Four Passenger Sedanctte 850 Five Passenger Sedan - - 860 Light Delivery Tru^k - * 510 See these remarkable cars. Srudy t!ic specifications Nothing Compares fVith Chevrolet GEORGE T. LITTLE, Distributor Kershaw County I ' -?