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Nothing else will do You qet more and bettor sluties fw your money. P. P. Dalky Company |g?. Buffalo, N. Y. Beautiful Model Slain and Robbed rho cum nt turly scandal in the 1 New York pnjMTs has to do with I hi' ! recent niuvdor of Dorothy Keenan, a 1 beautiful .woman Known on Broadway as tho "Ivu'.U i fly" ::n l hnvinpf repu- J Uition as Mi a; l v-l'a model. She has1 boon noted for many months on*:jt-j ?count of h'? r beauty. The woman was J found dead in her expensive apart- j inent?. and tin- indications were that j tfMie had been chlo. ofoi med . Tho hut ! visitor known t<? haw Ik ton with her/ wa's a man known as "Marshall," hut j whose identity had been kept hidden i until tho past few days. It was com | monly known that he v/as ati accept-! ed admirer who had given her larg.* j sums of money and rich presents. It ! has come out that/" Marsha 11" is .John I Koarsley Mitolu'll, of Philadelphia ' - capitalist , club man and son-in-law of I K. T. Slo*csbur> of the linn of .J. Morgan i 'o. 'It is tint definitely es tablished h??v. *.he w.man < amo to hoc death: hut uttton.v 'he itorios ad- J VMiced is that acquaintances had been j ?trying to get hef to . blackmail "Mar shall" out- of a hi. "go sum of money t;n i that ahc had refused, The. truth ) :i.; >;?*. \ ri out. Death til" .Mr. Cantey. Manning, March LM. B. (). Cantey, of Sumnn i'ton, died at 8 o'clock Sat urday morning' from heart failure and vs i! ! be buried at Foreston in the fam ily huryin.tr ground at four o'clock Sunday afternoon. He leaves a wi dow and two children, Mrs. W. F. Netties, of CnnuJen, and 1?. O, Cantey, Jr., of Sumter. . ' ? . ' ? . " '?y j Capture lairge Still. )\; rshaw, March 26.? -Magistrate A. I j. Cook, who has been very active'! in the sci'/hro of stills, made another j raid Saturday and found a 50 gallon outfit with mash in the liethune sec tion. .-While not succeeding in Appre hending the operators, he has evi dence which will probably result in tl)f m rest of the parties. Famous At tress Dead. Paris, March 26..? Sarah Bern hardt died peacefully in the arms of lu'.* -ion Maurice at one minute before S o'clock tonight. In life she had had an a;na::ing power of emotion, of marvelous realism and pathos in her acting of death scenes. At the end I' of her days she quietly drifted away I into eternity, tired after her long tight against death, which sh*? did not i v ish, Km never feared. Will Celebrate Silver Anniversary. (Published by request.) Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hall, who re-, side a fuw miles east of Camden, intern! celebrating the silver anni versary of their marriage on 8th of April, 1023. Mr. Hall was mar ried to Miss Fannie Davis on the Sth of April, 1898. Their married life has been one of pleasure and happiness. They have ten living children and one dead. They have a large family connection, and have de-cided to celebrate their silver anniversary at their home. On these occasions, as is Wfll known, it is customary to present the cou ple with articles of silver of some j description and any of their friends thus rt membering them may be as sured they will appreciate it. Tempestuous lovers , one guided by his heart, one by Greed , seek a girl, young , sweetly innocent Fate hurls them into a House of Mystery as their tryst in g place. Peering eyes and creeping figures , stealthy steps , all about ? Comes the storm , then the Calm ? and Love wins. AT THE MAJESTIC TODAY, FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH Arfmiuion 50c. Children 25?. Death <>? w. a. BlakVn#?. Mint) . KiUeen Floyd ro^BlycHl a let ter last week notifying hci "i tho death of \V. A, Blakeney, At WftldO, Florida. Mr. Blakeney died *<{uito suddenly on Thursday while plough* ii^r in hi?' young orange grove. Ho hud not n in tin* <>i heulth for nomt) time and hia death was at tributed to hOart failure. Mr. Blake ney formerly lived in Kershaw and witfl for a long time salesman in the store, of the .Kershuw Mersantilu and Hanking Company, and he lived where the homo of Culvern now stand.*, He was well known in Ker;maw and hia many friends here and in the com munity surrounding regret to hear of hia death- Mr. Blakeney is (survived by his wife, who was u daughter of the late Capt. John Q. MeManus, who also had his residence in . Kershaw tor a long time. - Kershaw Kra. Farmers of Springfield township, Lagrange county, Indiana, recently put on a eampaign against Knglish sparrows and rats. They got the heads of 11,000 sparrows and 300 rat tails. ? & Darling Jolly Lassie, 4?year-o14* cow, the property of Pickard Broths era, Marion county, Oregon, has just completed a world's record in the matter of giving butterfat. In.. 393 days sbo. produced 1,149.20 pounds. They have been having an old timu brush with the Indians out in Utah during the .past week. Several Piutes got into trouble with the authorities on account of sheep stealing and when the sheriff got after them they took to coyer in the craggy fastnesses ol Dry Wash, twenty miles from Bland-' ing. Here the runaways were joined by about twenty other Piutes and several Utes under the lead of "Old Posey", the 107-year old chieftain of the tribe, who had been in many a previous brush with the whites in years gon$ by. Sheriffs of several adjoining counties appeared on the scene with posses of settlers and United States Marshal Ward took command of the situation. - Several ( Indians have been killed and also sev eral whites. At the bottom of the | trouble is said to tye rich oil proper- j ties on lands belonging to the Indians. I Joseph Chatlield became so tickled :it the antics of an American movie comedian at a London theatre recent : ly, that be was unable to control him i self and literally "laughed himself to j death." Home From Germany. I .it* Hilton, who is a sergeant in j the United States Army, and was with ! the army of Occupation in Germany | from Hoon after his enlistment in 191-J J until their return a few weeks ago, is spending a thirty days' furlough at I home with his father, L. I). Hilton. He was in Germany about four years and speaks very interestingly about that country. Sergeant Hilton, who is stationed at Fort Screvan, Ga.t and has a little more than two years yet to serve out his enlistment, was mar ried , while in Germany and expects his wife to join him hero during the summer.-- Kershaw Era. .Mr*. Ralph Shannon Named. Washington, D. C., March 22. ? | Chairman Cordell Hull of" the Demo cratic National (Committee has ap pointed Mrs. Ralph Shannon to act a? a special representative of the Na tional Headquarters in organizing a "National Democratic Victory Club" in Camden. This is a part ol' a nation-wide plan of organization, extending into every one of the 5,000 larger towns of the country, and having for it w object the formation of an- army of 100,000 Democrats t<*> bring victory in 102-1. Chairman Hull is thus striving, by intensive work THIS year, to win the {'residential election NEXT year. The plan is for each club president appointed by Mr. Hull to organize a club of twenty livest Democrats in each town, thus jjivinj; the National Chairman .*>,000 flyinp squadrons, each one ?ompos?d of 20 dependable men and women, and each under a trustworthy captain, broadcasted over the whole United States and acting as the ryes, cars and Rood ri^ht arm of the national headquarter*. Formation of the "Victor} < lubj anionic Democrat- oJ' Camden will J <tni t immediately . j Residence Damaged. lilt pretty lesidence of Mi's. Gui llir^ h. 1 1 K' ; i ? ? ? ; ! < >n I'.i oad street, woa badly damaged b;, lire and water Saturday morning The blaze origi nated in the roof and lvad caused con videt able damage before the alarm. Th? tire department responded quick !> ..-id di<J excellent work. The dam ntre to building was estimated at $ 1 ,000 and ? like amount of damage ?<? household effects from fire, smoke rU> ! watei. Mi Hii -5<h carried ado qua'- insurance liis IIoum' I>estroyed. \ house on lower Campbell street belonging to John burroughs, a col ored tailor, was destroyed by fire Last Friday night. Fart of his household troods were also destroyed and dam aged fir carried some in Miranee on both hous-e ?-rvd furniture. MILITIA K.NCAmWkNTS. ? Iturge^ Proportion of South Caroliha Nation*) Guard Will Attend. I Columbia, Match 20.-? A lai/ge pro ppirtion of th# 128 (^Actri and 2,f>00l enlisted men of the Natiopah Guard : of Nouth Caroling are laying plans j with a view yf attending the annual i encampments this summer, accord- | ing to stutement here today by Brig' i adier General Kobert K. Craig;, adju- ' iant general of the state. KepoiV reaching his office, Gen. Craig said, | indicate that the prospect of geing to , more or loss distant points is found) pleasing by the civilian osldiers of the I state. , * ' The largest part of the sate mil- ! itary organization will go to Camp | McClellan, at Anniston(, Ala. H*?- | sides the statu staff corps, the entire : HKth infantry, the two motor trans port companies, Nos, |18 and 218, and the ambulance company, No. 118, are .scheduled to spend their training po riod at the Alabama camp, from .July 10 to July 30, inclusive. There will be 00 officers and 1,600 enlisted men! who aru eligibly to make this trip* according tv present records. The National Guardsmen will ror j ceive fifteen days pay for the service during the training camps, at the reg- j uiar rates prevailing for correspond ing grades in the regular army. 4 They j will, of course, also receive rations and transportation. The total cost of the encampments for the South Carolina units has been intimated at $118,014.07. Cotton Ginned in County. The department of commerce ha;s issued a statement showing that in Kershaw county there were 12\<181 bales of cotton ginned in 1922 as com pared to 12,933 in 1921. For the en tire state there were f>l 7,001 bales girined in 1921 as compared with 780. 039 bales in 1921. Marriage. Mr. Dewey Mc'Caskill and Miss Queen Victoria Twitty, both of Cam den, S. C., were married on Sat urday night last, March the 24th, at the home o? Probate .ludge \V. !,. McDowell. Ho, Hum! t "I don't see any use of <i married j man wearing a wedding ring," growl - , ed )lr. Grouch. ; "No," sighed Henry Peck. "any j body can tell a man's married by just j looking at him." First Close-up of Mrs, "ftardltig Since Illnesa] Mr?. Harding jxwed specially for this picture on deck the McCIetn yacht in Florida Iaat week, the first since her illnoKs. Mr*. McClefta i? with her, Will Spend Easter in Augusta. ,St. Augustine, Fla., Match ' :''U7, President and Mrs. Harding' plan to .spend Kaster in Augusta. Prelimina ry arrangements were made today for their departure late Saturday ko as to arrive in the Georgia city early Sunday. How lung they will remain there in undecided. A decision has not yet been made regarding any fu| thev Htop." v from Augusta back % Washington. The general belief ? they will remain in Augusta thr* J to Jive days and possibly make anott. I er stop in one of the Caroliflas. Plarf for a stop at Aahcville have b?| abandoned, however. Flu> president piayod golf again today. New Revenue Law Signed. (Jovornor MeLood Monday signed the now revenue act, the saie-t-luxury- ! amusement- ammunition- bond-stock.- j ! mortgage tax, and the meusure be- j came law with the approval of the J governor. Under the terms of iho act a tax will be imposed upon the gro&s tfr 'coiptsi of all manufacturing plants in the sum of one-tenth of I per c?nt? ? All tobacco (except, chewing) will be taxed .including cigar* and ciga | rettes. All admissions to theatres and places of amusements will be taxed, i All ammunition will bo taxed. | High priced candy will be taxed. Transfers of stocks, bonds, mortgages ' ;tnd notes will bo taxed. Under tin- terms of the act the ? state expects a revenue of from $1,500,000 t o $2,000;000. ~ Tuesday^ State. . . . ' 1 Aged Negress I)<vid. / , .j Saluda, 'March 2u. ? An old negfl wormian, (i-weie ttimpkins, who ruck oned her ago nt 116 or 110 yea ^ <Hed near town Saturday. It is i V flown how accurate her memory wid n*< to the date of lie;' birth, but it ? certain that she wf^ a very old w mail, as several persona who uro-nolr about sixty years old have? sUwj that she was regarded as an old wo man in their boyhood days. In sliv ery times she belonged to Mr. Arthur Simpkins of Kdgeficld,' it Ls said Miss Paula Gellibrand, a beautihl heiress and one of the most popultt girls in English society, is now wort ing as a model. What Are You Doing For Camden ? 1 ' ;) THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS ENDEAVORING TO INDUCE NEW IN DUSTRIES, VISITORS AND HOME-SEEKERS TO LOCATE IN CAMDEN AND THEREBY HELP THE COMMUNITY AND HELP YOU. New industries mean more consumers of raw and finished materials of the community in w hich located; new consumers of electric power; an increase in taxable property for state, county, and municipality; an increase in consuming population, with wages to spend for home grown and manufactured products; new consumers for every trade, business and professional. % No matter what your occupation or business, new industries help YOU. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HELP US? Are you co-operating with your Chamber of Commerce in its efforts to attract new industries to Camden? If not, get busy right now and help us to make this community bigger and better. The fol lowing business men and firms of Camden are members of Camden and Kershaw County Cha.mber of Commerce, and we want you who are not to become members. The following list does not include individual membership. Kirk wood Hotel Court Inn Bank of Camden Zemp &. DePass Southern Cotton Oil Mill J. M. Villepigu^ &. Co. Dr. John Corbett H. G. Carrison, Sr. Springs & Shannon Hobkirk Inn Standard Grocery Co. E. D. Bj|>keney Faahion Shop Dr. R. E. Stevenson Loan A. Savings Bank Rhame Bros. Camden Brick Co. L. T. Mills L. A. Wittkowsky Electric Maid Bake Shop Wolfe Eichel C. P. DuBose Insurance Co. Court Inn N. C. Boykin H. L. Schlosburg Mutual Warehouse Co. Baruch Nettles Co. Hermitage Cotton Mills C. C. Whitaker W. R. Zemp J. S. Rhame S. A. Burner's Garage Farmer's Grocery Willis Sheorn W. B. DeLoache Five and Ten Cent Store Camden Wholesale Grocery W. F. Nettles Camden Floral Company Williams Insurance Agency Home Furnishing Company Southern Railway Company Northwestern Railway Co. Camden Ice & Cold Stor. Co. Rock Springs Creamery Carolina Motor Co. Palmetto Power & Light Co. Electrik Maid Bake Shop. City of Camden Chero CoU Company Coca-Cola Company Camden Motor Co. Camden Chronicle Wateree Mills * Burns & Barrett Peoples Bank M. Mogulescu Hirsch Bros. Majestic Theatre L. Schenk & Co. S. F. Erasing ton C. W. Evans W. J. Mayfield J. B. Zemp L. C. Shaw Miss M. E. Gerald G. L. Blackwell George T. Little Camden Furniture Co T. K. Trotter R. W. Mitch am G. C. Bruce H. Savage