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THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH Millions for necessities t>ut none to spare for luxuries Kailroad profits are limited by law, and rates are fixed by the Government. In no other large business is so great an amount of capital risked for so. small a return ?t? tn railroad transportation.* The new money put into a railroad, therefore, must be profitably employed, either in in creasing capacity for service or in effecting economies of operation. The Southern, never yet able to control all the new capital its management would be pleased to invest, necessarily has to give preference to productive improvements, such as yards, shops, engines, cars and tracks. But tt is because it has devoted its resources to necessities ? rather than non-productive improvements like monumental passenger 1. % & I" V stations? "-that the Southern has been able to Iceep its service abreast of the demands of the territory it' serves. ' T he ne I t hcf) me r a ' r>e i 6* the Southern (. on\(-*' \ on it ? f: rap+rt ? in vpslitifnl htisaxermfed t>rt!y < 7)' <, per annum. dur:r\( t '<e Ut>( te-i y ett * S O U T hi K R N RAILWAY SYS T E M Big I')antern (io Bankrupt Clarksdale, Miss., July 0. ? J. p. Smith and B. R. Lombard, merchants and planters of llillhouse, Miss., with holding* of approximately 22,000 acres farming lands, against whom foreclosure proceedings were filed some months ago by the Illinois Mer chants and Trust company, today' filed a voluntary petition in bank ruptcy tax in federal district court here. Liabilities totalled $13,195, S<08.50. . The bankruptcy petition was filed for the two men both as a partner ship and as individuals. Individual liabilities, of Mr. Smith were given as $11,719,943.22 and those ^of Iyom bard as $1 1.722.208.Q7. No assets were shown in the peti tion for the partnership or for Smith as an individual. I/ombard's assets were given as $200. About 250 creditors art* listed in cluding banks in a number of cities n the south and east. When our ancestors did away with f>ack trains to replace them with the stagocoaoh. horse owners were fear ful that the horse would have its ? nd, since the coach would carry so much more than a horse could pack ?n its back. SCORER CLARENCE HARROW. Pastor Says Noted Lawyer Would Not Know The Truth. Laurens, .July 12, ? Preaching from the text as. recorded in Ezekiel 21:31 and using the theme, "Skilful to De stroy," I)r. Weston Bruner, pastor of the First Baptist church, in his morn ing sermon referred to the unusual scene in Tennessee, with an array ?f skilled* lawyers, headed by "Darrow, agnostic, who wouldn't know the truth if he were to meet it on the street," all lined up anfl aided by Civil Liber ties, Russian Reds, I. W. W.'s and 'what not, ostensibly to defend a teacher of evolution but in reality to make an onslaught against the di vinely given word of Clod, the Holy Bible. "Skilful to Destroy," not to con struct or build up, is the meaning and intent, the speaker said, and gave it as his opinion that the taxpayers of Tennessee had the right to say who should teach and what should be taught in their schools and he praised in standing for right and truth. Bryan and his unimpeached attitude Cecil Rhoades always had hanging in his simple bedroom two things ? a map of Africa and a faded pic ture of an old, shriveled native wo man who acted as chief negotiatoi bet ween himself and warring native t ribes. Whitman's Candy and Confections PROPERLY KEPT J N AN ICE COOLED REFRIC.ER A - TOR CASE. FRESH SHIPMENTS SEVERAL TIMES MONTHLY. ' W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store Phone 30 Delivery KODAK DEVELOPING A BARGAIN IN RUBBER BELTS We are .tlTerin^ the very best Stitched Rubber Melt at the following prices on the sizes shown, and will sell at these prices n< lonjr as what belt we have last: 3" 4 ply a 25c per foot 5" 4 ply Ti> 40c per foot 10" 4 ply 'ft 85c per foot Y r.o h0\)\(" i ? ' . <? r > !/? -i n < ? ? i Hubbcr H' >t. \S i* .'iiso ffi-r the following "Had ;<> Ki^'ion Surface Rubber Belt, which is .i i irst . lass belt in every re-pert, *nd will make a special price of 45c }>er foot for tl ? .*>" 1 ply, th ? -??.!<] at 6<>c per foot. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY ^ 823 West Gervtif St. Columbia, S. C. a TREATS MEN FOR LIQUOR HABIT . ' I pr. Stani?y, of Greeitaboro, Ha? Han dled Four T Ho u Hand < .<? ? (Yorkville Enquirer) "1 cannot prevent a man front drinking whiskey and sending him* self and his family to eternal dam nation and destruction if he insists upon going that way. But 1 can by treating hiin get him to the place where he dues* not crave or desire liquor s&fi4 enn restore him to hi* nujimi! im-ntal ami physical condi tion if N wilt follow, my instructions and exert a little will power and de termination." So MLgg Di. K. I-. Stamey, em.mir. physician of Greensboro, N. C., who make a specialty of treating "hootch hounds" and "hop heads.y During the past thirteen and one-half years, Dr. Stamey has treated 4,000 men from all sections of the United States who have been addicted to the liquor habit. Every man has gone away from his sanitarium feeling betteiv than he had felt before in year perhaps, except during that period when he was soused in liquor and before the after-effects had set in. But not all of that 4,000 have "stayed put," admits Dr. Stamey. The fact that so my of them have come back months or years later for a second treatment and some of them for a third and even a fourth and fifth is their fault and not his. They forget their resolution and determi nation previously made to lay oft the stuff and listening to the sinis ter pleading and invitation of their so-called friends ami associates, they took to drink again and soon after they found themselves back in. the same old rut. Dr. Stamey refers to habitual drinkers and. especially those mem bers of the booze fraternity who would persuade one to come down from his high perch on the water wagon as "that carbuncle crowd." It is his opinio*?, based on his iong experience and observation in treating inebriates, that association has much to do with one's addic tion to the liquor habit. The desire to be a good fellow and to be agree able and congenial with the "car buncle crowd", is the greatest influ ence in producing drunks, he says. Of course heredity plays a big part in many cases. Overwork, and ner vousness cause some men to drink to excess and get to the place where they cannot overcome their desire for liquor. Then there are others who start the whiskey wh-iz just out of p,ure cussed riess. Dr. Stamey, who is unquestion ably one of the foremost authorities in the south on the treatment of li quor and drug addicts, had little if" any idea when a young man that he would devote his life to the "treat ment of liquor addicts and "hop heads," as morphine, cocaine and opium addicts are called in the ver nacular of the tenderloin. Early in life he prepared himself for the min istry of the Methodist Episcopal church and after graduation rfrom college was ordained into the minis try of the denomination. For a num ber of years he was a circuit rider and pastor of a number of North Carolina charges. Some years later he was stricken with a throat trouble which left him with a:i impediment of speech, and for that reason it was necessary for h 1 mi to give up his ministerial work. Thereupon he entered upon the stu dy of medicine and soon after grad uation he began making a specialty of treating inebriates. He has been engaged in this work since having had 1,000 of them under his care. In recognition of the great work that he has done in reclaiming men and women and restoring them to ? their normal selves, Emory Univer sity, (>a., at its recent commence ment exercises bestowed an honorary degree upon him, an honor which those who know him well and who are familiar with his work, think was well warranted and highly deserving. Dr. Stamey talks interestingly about liquor as it is in these Volstead days and the effect it has upon those who guzzle it. Among other things he observes : Kmployers and business men gen orally have learned many things in j the la<: feu jears and do not now, look with toleration even upon the moderate drinker, to say nothing of the drunkard. They have found for instance, that sometimes the moder ate drinker is in a very shaky condi tion .that he seems weak and depress ed, that h<? is irritable and doen not give to his work that keen concentra tion of thought which is ever nece? sar\. They have observed that First - Drinking, even in so-called moderation, makes it impossible, other things being equal, for a man to do as much or as good work as i? done by the total abstainer. ,<? Second ? The moderate drinker a? time goe* on, drinks more rather than " ' ' # - r '? -- ? Third ? The time come* when the i . . . ' ~ > MOSQUITOES PLAYING HAVOC' Said To H?v? Broken Up Several Open Air WeMinKH 1 Nf* Orleans, July 9.? Mosquitoes which ? have descended in larger waiius than usual this summer on New, Orleans and other places along the Gulf coast, have been blamed for bad dispositions and almost every thing else. Uut the latest charge ; against them comes from Tangipa ! hoa Parish, where the pests are ac j eu&ed of causing the postponement of fist- weddings in one week.. The wed ! dings were to have been out door affairs in keeping with the season. A dry winter, which caused the ; deaths Of thousands of small fishes j and other forms of animal life thai j prey upon mosquito larvae, followed by unusual rains, this spring, are the cause given locally for the un? ?usual plague of mosquitoes. Local health officials say that in the main they are harmless, at least in so far as germ-carrying goes. Druggists that sell various ill ftmelTing oils have reaped a harvest this summer and smudges of burn ing rags, rubber and Spanish moss are common sights in front and back yards and even on sidewalks here. G ood screens keep most of the pests out, provided screen doors are closed ijUiekly when one enters or leaves a building. i'onzi Draws 7 Year Sentence. r . ? . . " . ? Boston, July 11. ? ('has. Ponzi, who j on February 2tJ, was found guilty on four indictments charging larceny from investors by his international postal reply coupon enterprise in 1920 today was adjudged by Superior Court Judge Fisk to be a common and notorious thief and sentenced to state prison for a term of seven to nine years. moderate drinker depends upon a stimulant and is uncomfortable, ner vous and irritable without it. FoWth ? He finds that such a man is unable to put forth his full mental and physical powers, and gradually becomes a machine at best, and not a dependable one at that. Fifth ? A moderate drinker is lia ble to become a drunkard and busi ness men cannot afford to take this chance. The odor of whiskey in these days cheapens a man in the business world, declares Dr. Stamey, who adds that it also makes it hard for him to get or retain a good position. Men at the top of the various professions are not seen chasing blind tigers and patronizing moonshiners. '"Dutch courage" is at a discount now and ever will be, for it is false, and what is false cannot survive. This good minister turned doctor is proud of the fact that 80 per cent of the 4,000 be has treated have stay ed quit and noyv ride high on the water wagon. After he completes his treatment of a patient he always dismisses him with the hope that he will remain sober for the remainder of his life. Indeed, he would be happy if there were not a single in ebriate in the world and there was no need for hj*? strvices any longer as director of a cure for drunks. - ! Celebrated Medicine Hag Become Talk Of The Town ? Vast Numbers Here Are Benefited. i Karnak, the remarkable new medicine, is producing such phenomenal, results that it has become a sensation here. Never before has any medicine brought forth such overwhelming outbursts of praise from happy people made well and strong through its use as Karnak. Vast numbers of local people are every! day reporting phenomenal retunj of their old-time strength and en orgy and quick relief from their suffering after taking it. Men and women of all ages, in all walks of life afflicted with stomach, liver or kidney disorders, some of them weak, thin and nerv ous and apparently on the verffte of collapse, have testified that Karnak has fully restored them to ^hdr normal healthy condition; they have regained their weight and strength and feel li^e their old Helves again. Still other*, who seemed fairly well, yet who Buffered with indiges tion! constipation, sluggish liver and sour, gassy stomach; as well as those who complained of walu ing up dull and tired ? eyes heavy ? head aching and dizzy ? tongue coated? -bad taste and offensive breath, state that they have been entirely relieved of these distress ing symptoms and restored to health and happiness through the use of karnak. Karnak la unquestionably the greatest medicine of all time*. It is fast coining into universal use and recognized by authori | ties as the greatest boon to suf fering humanity the world has < 1 ever known. Over 500,000 bottles of Karnak sold in four states in ten mohtha. ? * Karnak is sold in Camden ex clusively by Zemp & DePass and by the leading druggist in every town. ' . HEAVY POSTAL LOSS Deficit Due t.o Increased Pay (o Post office Employes Washington, July 8. ? A deficit of approximately $40,000,000 for postal operators for the fiscal year of 1925 was estimated today , by Postmaster General New. The indicated debt for the year, which ended on June 30, was attri buted ,by the Postmaster General to the increase in the pay of postal em ployes and the change in postage rates. In announcing total postal receipts of $2,832,682 for June from fifty industrial city postoffices, he said : % , "The receipts of the fifty* selected postoffices for June show an increase of 14.72 per cent over June, 1924, and those of fifty industrial cities with 16.45 per cent show even a better average. "There are Jwo most gratifying Circumstances in connection with these figures, the first of which is the fact that every one of the larger cities shows an increase, and the same is true of all but one of the industrial cities. The month's busi-, ness is therefore quite satisfactory from the standpoint of the postoffice. "Of course any estimate based on these figures as to how nearly the postal receipts will balance expendi tures for the current year is the merest guess, but, the figures quoted would indicate a deficit of something like $40,000,000, which" is due, of course, , to legislation passed by the. last Congress affecting bqth pay and rates." In 1923 the bottom of the Atlantic rose two and three-quarter miles in 24 miles near St. Helena. The output of soda water and candy in 1924 amounted to more than $4,000,000. MANY CLAIM REWARDS. Twenty-eight * Men Have Been Con victed in Mutilation Case Raleigh; July 7.? Claimants for the state reward money for the ap prehension of the convicted members of the mob that mutilated i?seph Needleman in Martin county some months ago may lose several thou sand dollars for their failure to com ply with the terms of the reward of fer, it was indicated this afternoon following a conference between Gov ernor JVIcLean and Solicitor Donald Gilliam of Tarboro. Soon after the mutilation of Needle-' man, Governor McLean offered a re ward of $400 for each of the members of the mob apprehended and convict ed. The offer 'stated, however, that the mob members should be delivered to the superintendent of the state prison ait Raleigh. And while 28 men were either convicted or submitted, only seven were ever delivered at the i, prison, and they were brought here after they had been sentenced by Judge N. A. Sinclair. "If a ,reward should be paid for each of the 28 the bill against the state would amount to $11,200, but if the terms of the re ward offer are invoked, ?the reward money will not exceed $2,800 for the apprehension of the seven sentenced to prison. Another matter to be Qetermined before the payment of any reward is the official status of the claimants. State law prohibits the payment of a reward to a regular officer for ar rests or captures effected within his county. Special officers, however, may make claim. Solicitor Gilliam i will make inquiry to determine whether those apprehending the mob members were regular or special of ficers. There is a big list of claimants for reward money and others still to filfc claims. A woman who made a drop of 16, t 00p feet in a parachute had to be clothed like an Eskimo. Although Australia manufactures 85 per cent of its knitted underwear, it bought $3,000,000 worth from other countries last year. It may be a secret to some, but a lot of our customers know it ! You can make most any flock lay heavier when you start at the right time to feed the right mash. Not any mash, or your mash, but the scientific mash. Pratts buttermi Ik laying mash makes the hens perform 1 It has the proper ingredients ? in just the proper proportions. If you raise poultry this lay ing mash will pile up dollars to dimes in earlier laying ? heavier laying ? hens kept healthy and in shape to keep . laying. We sell more of it every season, and to the same people year after year. Feed Pratts buttermilk laying mash and we'll guarantee _ results! Pratts baby chick food pays too. And so does Pratts growing mash. Wfe have them all. rfL^ Buttermilk Laying Mash ? SSpHpSr? / t ? ?. y i. SPRINGS & SHANNON, (Inc) Camden, S. C.