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M CAMDhN CHRONICLE H. I). NILKS Kditor and Publisher i t 1 l'ubliahed every Friday at No. UOlC Broad fit root. and entered at the Cam- i den, South' t'arollna postofljice as: second cluss mail matter. I'riee per J annum $2.00. Camden. S. ('., Friday, Sept. 1924. Democratic Campaign Funds. Mr. I,. A, Wittkowsky, of Camden, and Mrs. John T. Stevens, of Ker whaw, have been named by Chairman (Jorr/.ales, of Columbia, to solicit and accept funds to carry on the demo cratic national campaign, A large] sum of money will he necessary to cany the gospel of dt*mot*raey into the far western >lates, l.'\pen~e of .speakers will have* to be paid and many other expenses will have to tiU met ho.fim* the IS'ovembev election, it is hoped that Kershaw county people will iei>poiuL '.liberally to. this appeal and 'leave o? mail your con tributions to Mr. SVittkow ky 01 Mi Stevens. . A hi^h sense of1 sportsmanship h manifested itself in Fairfield ' county in. the race for the sheriff's office, sjpye Shenfi .ianii -? M. Miiclk; was wounded while raiding a still August 10. His live opponents made none of their usual campaign speeches after lie was Wounded since he could not he. present. The first primary neeos sitfitful a second race between Sheriff Mac fie and Austin Si ot t of Monti* rello. When Mr. Scott learned of thin? he magnanimously withdrew from the race. Sheriff Muelie is re < operating at the Haptist hospital in I 'olumbia. Elri'turs Named. The s?i/i v** democratic executive committee met m Columbia Tuesday and declared the result ol' last Tues days primary ami ordered a second election in several races for state uificers. The committer elected the follow ing presidential electors at. large: W'ilie Jones of Columbia and ('. Frank Clyburn of Kershaw. .District electors wen' chosen rts follows: Robert l.athan, Charleston, Kir-t ' ( I i ' t lii t . M. I! Tillman. Kd^etield, Second di^t 1 n t . Dr. it. < . i hie West , Third1 \ district. ? : C." H Peake, Union, Fourth district. \Y. II UutV, Uidi;eway, Fifth dis- i 1 1 id . John I. IJethea, Dillon, Sixth dis-" tin!. W. I .of 1 1 >4 I ,ee, Sumter, Seventh ih \ The chairman a* ?i st i-retary of the ? \- n * i\ ? ? I - iiiniitli'i' wviv authorized iH-'ti.i". . ? I" \V 1". S:.-\ CII.mMI to name uli i:f c!ect?>!- in the c\er.' ? 1 1 : t ? reyu i'> ted elector*- ate 1 1 ri - .he ? i* ;?;!??? '?? ' In ear. > . I he Next Senator < N "\v ? a lid ' on 1 So ( "oiii; I e*; <)li:ni !?> I ne? i- to he Senator Ji\ rtii'>! . \N e ha', e bdieved tt !<>r some time. Now \\< know it. thai there should l>o an\ *u? h !'? > coiili'le- i e ;is wo; d lead iil' ii i t-? teei thai i'_ inai.,'.- im dif ? * ? ? ? ? \vh*??h*M- ? ? he?- her *. o ???( . ? ! he Moil i he .: ;? .mi j ' : mar; . ' < ' " ? : ' ' I'M i' u< ? i ot a n n i ? ' < 1 1 . I . * ! ,i :ii!. \ ' e 1 1 t h - r 'it'ii - i 1 1 1 ! ?? i . ? ? i i * ,\ m ":v. It. ? ? r . I ? a ' ; ' a :: e ? ? ? > ; ?. ? ? ? i . . 1 'i. 1, ? ufi. an I ? te \ .v . : h .i I'll i I t ? , ? ? ? ; ? i ? j, i :j : ?: 1 ? i p ? l : I ? . 1 n ' 'ii I ?? i, ' ? i \i ... . > M ? i" ..... i ; hi. . . . II- ?.-? . ; ? i : . i ? i a he re me m - ? ; t , j with >ati>;'.i? 1 1. hi Mi B\ rne> ?r>: j i oved the het'.c v?.te - ? ?xterd:ng to ?? ? at large i-xt* i i!'l:n;r ' appe.ii he has ?; hid 1 In* - the : ? ? *'0 1 jet. T < olpman Dul'ont, mulLimillion- ( a . re . is the choice of the Republicans of Dele wr re far the nomination for ? the l'r..' S\ .V. . . r..i ' e The "Protest" A?ain?t Mel, cod. 'I hi; <comruon'e*t explanation of tills | l|Ci.\y VoU for .loljti T. !?UUI'UH Itt^t j Ttte.Sll.ay H thai il wa> "protest" | again (iuwrnor McDeodt Thie Kiijjr^rost ion ha^ beqn seen in many Newspaper* ami it has been ho a <! f i om the lips of many indivi.d u.uU. and generally it seem* ty la- in - (??? l? t ??<! without much que itiiiu a- col lect, ' v liut^ What is the icasyn of the protest? What an* they protesting .tf ? ' Who would hi* vi' voted for John T. Duncan in tin* hope lhat he would ho elected? Where is the excuse in this protest idea anyhow? Then' nifty haw been sonic who thought they were protest ing^ but Tin* Yorkville .Kmpiiroi is very doubt ful on lln* subject. Th;i term of Senator I.. I). Smith expires in and his successor is to be mnninati'd in the ,plmary of ?HTiti. Thc.e an* (|uite a number of ambi tion gentlemen throughout the state who would very much like to occupy" Senator Smith's .seat. Mrl.eod will have completed his two terms as governor by 1920, and ?logically he will be in line for the Mcnatorship, . <*? Naturally he would be expected to b a very ? formidable candidate, who is in the way of other aspirants. Nobody has ever looked upon John T. human as anything t\y* a kind of political stalking Horse. "Who's paying Duncan's expen ses?" has been a question, in many campaigns. There has been no Mcl.eod propa ganda during the campaign just .closed; there has been lots of Duncan, propaganda. The Duncan propaganda has not been coming from-Duncan. Who has it been coining from ? Naturally, who is more interested than the people who contemplate run ning for the senate two years from now ? We will likely hear a great derfl about this ' protest" business in the next senatorial campaign and it may be that we will learn nrorr^cbout why -fhinean was- ttr the race who put up ?the money for him and what for. Politics is a tine art anywhere, es pecially in South ('arolina. Yorkville 1 Inqu.rct . Vote Will <Io To hymen. The "bM'i'tM Inst. night received by | 'elegraph from Asheville the follow | nil; statement sinned by Congress man W. !?'. Stevens. >n, of Smith f'aro j I i Hit i. " Vest erd'r.y's Observer quotes me [as saying 'Mease will beat Hyrne*, and I > in 1* vote will go t ?-? Mease.' j 1 said mithi'i. I said . l>ial's vote will largely g<? to Mines, hut the danger \\a-> that owing to the acrimonious ! i ampaign there would be a poor turn ! out. which would militate against I I J >? i la's. Mil 1 said nothing that could I be construed into a prophecy of Mease's election." Charlotte Ob , <?: \ e: . Saturday. - Judge Smith and Taxes. All- niel I . Smith, former speaker !! ?? II >iw of llepresentat ives and >i",i! h Carolinian of lecogni/a'l ; :vry Vn:- brer etrrtrrt tn rhr> llrru-T ,mi l\< r?ha\\ county. fudge Smith \ ;. nrik', > annou'u emeiit that i- ?_ ? > i : ? k to tin- legislature as ;t ? : * > I ' i \ r e f i r m \ c void i nt; .s -i >' ,i t euii n t 1 ha ? rilinle a ? < : ..i\ - ' -I' m ? "f l 1: i ?> ? ! '.< - ; a ? i . r ? I i- mj; t . ' . .i w ilh i i ' ? ??: : in ' \ ? ! ?? r.i:,v. - >. h." pa. ? . i . >< i i ? 1 , i - ? ? u t 1 1 ? a ? i ? . . i ? ni g *rrm. ;a\ ?? lia : ? ? i '? ,t ... ? aiil I ; i i > . 1 1 - 1 ' ? '? >; . -.a! ? call i ? ? ! I V' \ ? u - i - i a ' i tii'd ' i ' ! .i ' t !..,?? u ?? 1 ! n \| : S >11 1 1 1) ' i ? i : I . . ... . \ ' > . t . ? ' ? I !\:i ~ "i).i b fo . I' *.i\ .t : ; ir. .?*:?! a ' m<inb' i , oii!::.g ?-*ri - .it a: e - h -a. -J b K.r. ' ? ? !>????; t heir, -e \ . - nia'ti i> an. I to ',..rm definite ar.d a to! igent idea ?> of actioi , fui it i ^ hardlj to be doubted thai t h . > m.t'U-i will K- the nv-st important -"lbje n ou: !eg.?'.at:v? ha'.l- next aaf . (ireenviile New*. The first free library given L\ An drew Carnegie is in Dumfermiinn, Scotland, and was dedicated on .1 u > 'ST. (ONDKMNKD AS I NFIi Kffort Being Made lo Relieving (Quarters For The Mind, ' 'IV only home and work place for the adult blind of South Carolina, in Columbia, ban beell condemned as un til for. occupancy by the 25 sightless workers who spend their time there. While there has been no official action taken, visitor# who recently in spected the place declare it is un sUitcd to properly housing tho sight less persons who are striving there to make themselves useful members of society. Objections to the build ing, rapidly crumbling, and one of the oldest dwellings in Columbia, are that it is unsanitary and a veritable tire trap. * Only last week the few blind who: keep the .office records were com pelled to transfer their effects to portable garage presented to them and which they moved to the front ' of the lot adjoining the dwelling. The' move was necessitated by the cramped "quarters in the old building, where many of the blind crawl to I rickety, stuffy attic rooms at night '. > swelter, because of inadequate sleep- .J ing facilities. Kven the reception room, or "pal lor," which is without lloor covering and scantily furnished, has been transformed into sleeping quarters. .Cots have been moved in and a screen j erected to separate the washstandsj from the "parlor furniture." An effort is being made to interest citizens in relieving the situation per- ? manently.' The lllack Stone at Mecca is the most kissed object in the world; even more kissed than the Irish Blarney Stone. No true Moslem, after hav ing made a pilgrimage to Mecca, would think of leaving without first kissing this sacred stone. The city ordinance of Florence which prohibits the sale in the city on Sunday of any cold drinks, wares or merchandise of any description, has been rendered null and void by Judge K. B. Fulton of the city court, who re cently handed down an opinion hold ing the socalled . "blue" law uncon- 1 stitut ional. Judge Fulton based his decision on two grounds: first, thr.t the law is in violation ot section 71 I of the Criminal Code of 1P22, and,! second, that' it "is in- violation of the' section of the slate constitution which! prohibits the passage of special laws.j The decision was filed after a hearing in the case of the City of Florence I against a local drug store, which was: charged with having sold good* other; than drugs on Sunday. THE VICTORY IS OURS We will Win on Sept. 9, but We will Win Through .. s _ . f .? ? f '?'/ ? r : , ?. ?' f ?" . ; "? , ?? ? . 'j ' Co-operation, Organization and Work THK VICTORY is in our grasp, the only danger lies in the possibility that the- people of the Stfcte may fail to turn out and vote in the Second Pri mary for United States Senator Next Tuesday, September 9th ? l THE OPPOSITION is organized and active. We must win by similar tactics. Let me urge upon the people of South Carolina who wish to be represented in the Senate of the United States by one who has a background of 14 years' experience in Congress, the men and wo men of the State who are alert to their own inter ests, to co-operate with me. I ask that you organ ize your communities to assure a vote which will express the choice of the majority of our people. We need then have no fear of the outcome. I ask the privilege of expressing my gratitude for the splendid vote given me in t He first primary. The confidence shown in me by the people of the State is very gratifying. I cannot but feel that they have joined with the people of the nine counties comprising the Second Congressional District, which I have represented in Congress for the past 14 years, and who gave evidence last Tuesday of their renewed confidence in me, giving me a majority of approximately 1500 votes over my three opponents. JAMES F. BYRNES FOR THE U. S. SENi^p ^ X To The Democratic Voters of Kershaw County: CAMDEX, S. C.f August 2*J, 1924. Owing- to Lhc limited time gi\en the candidate^ I could not pre-t-nt to you some of my views on Educational Matters in an intelligent mnnin'r, hence I've chosen this medium of reaching you. I wish to state some of the advantage* of the consolidation of school-. in a general way. I realize it is a matter of impossibility to effect a consolidation of all the public schools of the country due to natural barriers such as rivers, roads and creeks. If you will stop to think children are well kntrwn. We do not have to go t<> far lands or the County Fair to look upon them. Wherever there are people it is still the style to rear children. * a ' " u _ Xever since the world began ha.- the i?(ltfcifcUon*of r?ur children been so vastly important a.^ it is today. No other factor is s.o e-^ential to the child's future welfare. No' sadder tragedy can befall a human l:fe than to be denied an education. We mu-t deliver our children out of childhood into successful manhood and womanhood. We must spare no pains to guide i.heit : t stlrss energies, give them worthy ambitions, and help thvm fitui the place in lite where they will receive the greatest reward in health, in happiness and in suceeV-. Tif : up* e m? duty of the Aim man citizen i- to provide the pr. p ? 1 ; i"-.r < ?wi-'r.. What are we doing for them ? Is your -i !?.><>! nivir.^; \ oil r children the best education \sithin the power- <?: \ ? ? ? i ; enn'.muv * . . it? !f j > * . I would like to state some . ? f '? man v aha .'.lU'es derived Irmi! a consolidated si hool : 11 a n \ i'etmit.- bet t ? ! her- ha\ -.tges derived from a consolidated ><. h< ading of the school, and b"tier cla -sirira t '.or. of the ? ? M pie time for i;u li recitation, arid p.v :;i ?. v. u: !-. are- !aru< . <. : i'ollment of pup:- of vhoo: age, ni.tv a:t--:via i n.t.ate-. 'he '? ? -avy ex pel. e of -eiaiir.g pupii t-.> cf.y -eh . >: n- . \ ?mp!i'-hi ,:- ater result- i i: the .-ann- t.me because ?, ' ,?!*. i ? : ? i? b ".e. discipline than u.-ual:\ car: be obtained in .-.r,.. , I) ; ' < l?o o?!Y ia'> obtained because of largei numbet f ! ? ? uY i. * P. \ ? .( . ? -ii - ? o t pa i e I! t .> i !1 1 e ! t e : e less With the be S t i !1 1 e " ? - . , f ? )?,. . I' .' ?\ : . : r ..etc of acquanita rt;"*? improve ? m "inner.-. -' n - ? ? ? rr.it. a:e.- truancy. ' ' .1 . 1 v j ;, ? ; < Ml' i\ib \ I . a - - I . : t ' ie i h iiti I t . v. : k .?f parent.- i:: I.::. ;ng ? heat, ligh.'. \ entrap mi eqp.pmt 1 1 1 ar.fi ap) i t ; u? -. I ' r. ?- ! -ei 1 :\ < h;: an be obt a .red t>ec.;U -* rt'k ?ii ch.ldu i ' ; t ; };\ <?'. : a i e w l . . ' he m maj l>e ge.1 * ? ;rc aie agr.cu!" <; > t do - amu-ed ii: -ch-.o, u .>k and the p? 'j ! ? !???. ??t ;?> child a .-qua re < i ? ? i : regardle*.- ? f v. ? h citizen* remain ?: tKe community v. h ? ?art to school yuiing. t . and older oh- i . \ \! ike- tarn: ? ne an id?al pia< ?? t-; tear chitdrer. h;. prov j A k ta' - . i v . : cr ' > parents kQthe total cost t>f educating th^ .? r; Thi ord> comp.ete solution <?fthe problem of agricultural edu. a* h.gh school, antl these once properly established and supported u r.'er.t to icniair. >n the farm than they would be in the city I adv. Kate a - > stem whereby teachers are paid when their .? I am ir. favor of and will keep the offn e o pe n Monday-. .n \ .! ? . ' > r. f'a!? ? . it..e, ar/j reliance. i ? t e ? ? in [r.c most modern way, ? ta:ne.. ;-T???r. boconung more ? t t t f tn 1 . ? . . *. w r. *..? tuu.rtU* their (hildren. .'.iinor b.^cau-e of in< reased interest in " 1 >ur.t?\ a< < ,ty schools are for the city. ? - ? - .,h;t'C - are taught. : ?fTered to the iural districts is the centralized r pr ><iu< in? better c itirens who are more A - me I shall prove worthy T. M. McCASKILL