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THE WATEREE MESSENGER Published Every Tuesday by CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, Prop. ' Subscription $1.50 A Year in Advance Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at Camden. S. C. Tuesday, November 16, 192G THE AIKEN LYNCHERS. Since the grand jury and other of ficialu of Aiken county seemed un able to locate any of the Aiken lynch ers, Governor McLeod is taking a hand in it, as he should do, and is turecting an investigation. It is no small matter for ^a mob to go to a jail and in the presence of the sheriff and jailor, both armed as it is alleged, ?p.nd without breaking the doors down to get to the three negroes whom they removed and shot to death, and such an act of lawlessness demands that a thorough investigation be made. The jailor was present ^s'hen the mob arrived and a little later t^ie bheriff arrived, and the reports in dicate .hat the jail doors were unlock ed by the mob who obtained posses sion of the keys. No law abiding cit izen will give his sanction to such an act. It is stated that already some evidence has been obtained. Govern, ro McLeod sent his detective to in vestigate. W. W. Rodgers is the de tective, and he has done some good work in other cases. He resides in Columbia and the Columbia Record lias the following to say about him and his work: "Mr. Rodgers hns been a resident of Columbia for a number of years ?nd has operated under the adminis tration of several governors. lie is regarded as one of the best detectives in the South. "Rogers' work dates back many years. He was a detective on the At lanta police force at one time and made the arrest of I^eo Frank, slay er of Mary Phagan in the famous pencil factory murder in Atlanta a dozen years ago. Rogers also worked for the Burns detective agency. In .South Carolina lie has ferreted out many of the most baffling cases of recent years. "Mr. Rogers has secured affidavits from certain prisoners who were in the Aiken jail on the night the Low mans were lynched, purporting to in dicate that they saw members of the mob which called at the jail and took the i/owmans away." SERVICE WITH A BIG "S" What did insurance companies do in Florida after recent hurricane de truction ? Conservative estimates of propetry damage from wind and water are a bout $105,000,000 in the Greater Mia mi district. Steel and concrete sky scrapers were badly wrecked and twisted. Ships and pleasure boats were resting in the streets. Hundreds of a\>tomobiles were damagd or actual ly destroyed. Houses wer.e demolish, uw^.plate glass was broken and losses too numerous to mentjon were suffer, ed. Insurance companies were immed iately called upon for settlements ? tornado, marine fire, liability, auto-, mobile, plate glass, accident and other coverages. The National Board of Fire Under writers, which represents all sock fire insurance companies, maintains a conflagration system always packed and ready for emergency calls. It was brought into use in this case for J tornado losses. It gives to adjust ment work an orderly procedure, tak ing the place of old haphazard moth ods. In this case it created a contact if not n union, of fire and casualty! companies on a large scale, for the | first time in loss adjustment work. To show how quickly ?'nsurance ' companies fjot into action to assist, the Florida sufferers: n telejjram was sent from Atlanta Tuesday, was re ceived in Jslew York Wednesday nior.i nj(, the National Board representa_ tives left New York with the con/lnj*- I ration system Thursday, arrived in i Miami Saturday, and the system was in operation Monday morning. Much proprety had no insurance a- I gainst the type disaster that wrecked it. Many adjustment rrohle ns will he encountered. But the insurance) busineRn of America literally moved j fts headquarters to Florida on an hour'fi notice and delays over the vex- | ?tious questions which will arise, will be reduced to a minimum. This is service with a biff "UNCLE J OK" CANNON IS DKAI). Few men have held fit, conspicuous h place r the nation as did Congress man ?Io? Cannon, who died at hi* home in Danville, Ill.< Friday morning, ?vj?ed 90. years. Few men were more intengely hate<l and loved than "Uncle Joe" Cannon, but after a service of half a century, the nation mourns his passing and the many splendid traits of his character are brought promi nently to the front while his lion-liko apirit In many hard fought battles are t only .ecalled to memory In contrast wfth his finer traits. He was a stal wart republican but his long associa.j tion in congress won for him many < friends among his colleagues on the J ether side, and indeed he seemed to i have as many democratic friends as' republicans. In his long career he suffered only three defeats at the bal- i lot box. He was defeated for the first' office ? a judgeship ? that he offered lor. In the next election he was sue-, cessful. Twice his pariy refused to1 return him to congre.NS, but following these defeats he offered again and won out. After serving forty-sir >ears he voluntarily retired, and later said that he had some regrets at do ing so. He returned to his home in Illinois which he bunt ror his bride fifty-three years ago, and there he passed away quietly. He was a pic turesque character. His passing brings a feeling of regret throughout the nation. Honor Roll For Midway Hich School) For October. l?t Grade. William McCoy. Willie llorton, Lena Marcus, Clifford ThreRt. 2nd Grade. Albert Bowers, James Marcus, Stella Poison. 3rd Grade. Oralie Brannon, Mar garet Holland, Minnie Pearl Ander son, Blanch Threat, Ruby Gay West 1th Grade. Troy Brannon. r?th Grade. Raceine Davis, Willie Hunnicutt, R. S. Stokes, feerdell Wil liams, Mary McCoy. Oth Grade. Mae Lee Ralev, Mattie West. 7th Grade. Evelyn Raley, Moneta West, Clyde West. 8th Grade. Jannie Brannon, Louise }lunnicutt. IHh Grade. Mittie West. 10th Grade. Louise West, Celestia Yongfue. 11th Grade. Amy Ree Baker, Ru by Gordon. I Georgians in Lancaster. j Between thirty-five and forty fam. iiics from Georgia have located in Lancaster within the jiast few weeks to accept work in the Lancaster cot- j ton mills, it is said. ? Lancaster News. | Second Southeastern Hen Race Now On. McCormick, Nov. 12. ? The Second Southeastern Egg_Laying Demonstra tion under the direction of Clemson Agricultural College opened at Mc Cormick, S. C., November 1, with pul - lets from nienteen different states as compared with only twelve states re presented in the first contest. The demonstration this year has been divided into two parts ? a Nation ul contest and a State contest, each | entirely and distinct but operated un*] der the same management and under similar conditions and rules, except that the State contest contains entries from South Carolina only, and a pen consists of five pullets with one alter nate, while the National contest is open to the world and ?. pen consists oi ten pullets with three alternates. The prospects are that compeition will be much keener this year as more of the larger representative breeders I have made entries and ine actual con dition of the birds on arrival was much better than last fall. Egg production from the fiock as a whole has been good from the start and it has been increasing each day as additional pullets begin to lay. Electric lights are being used in the houses. This should tend to prevent a fall molt of any early-hatched pul lets and will help to bring into pro duction those that were hatched late. The morning system of lighting is be. inK used. The lights nre turned on at ] five and left 011 till daylight, which | gives the birds a twelve and a half I liour day. Printed reports will bo sent out at | the end of each month, and each con- ? testant will be sent a carbon copy of the trapnest record on his pen for each month. | Rules this year are beinjf strictly j enforced in rejjard to Standard dis qualification and size of o^ks, re commended by the American Recrod of Performance Council. Birds with Standard disqualifications will not h<? allowed to compete for individual rrizes certificates of awards, but such birds will not disqualify the p?n from such awards, and the egKS* from such pullets will be counted in the pen re cord. 11,1.1 NOIK MAN INVENTS NEW FORI) CAS HAVER AND QUICK STARTER Walter C'ritlrKlow. 443H-P street, Wheaton, III., has ratented a new iras savor and quick starter thai braU anything ever Rotten out.. With it. on Fords show as hifjh as 00 miles on I gallon. Other makes do equally well. This new invention saves (r?s nnd oil, makes a Ford start instantly in any weather and completely dc-ear boni7.es the online. MY. C'ritchlow of fers 1 free to advertise. Write him for one. He also want.?, County and Ktato Distributors who can makp $500 to $?f?00 monthly. ? Adv. An ORDINANCE. To Regulate the Running of Automo bile* or Motor Vehicles of Any De scription, and for Cieneral Traffic Rules and Regulations Upon the Public Highways and Places of the City of Camden, Soulh Carolina. City Council of Camden, , i Camden, South Carolina. October 20th, 1923. Be it ordained by the City Council of Camden, South Carolina, in due Council assembled, this 20th day of October. l'J2<3: Section 1. That it shall be unlaw ful for any oerson or persons without securing registration for license as provided for in the Statute Law of the State of South Carolina, to run, drive, or operate any motor vchicle on or along the public streets of the City of Camden without having displayed at all times to .-public view in the rear of said vehicles, a license number as re quired by the State Highway D?part ment under the law providing for such license number, PROVIDED, that this j shall not a?oly to non.resident owners lot motor vehicles, duly registered and licensed in the'r home state, unless | said motor vehicle shall remain within I the Citv Limits for 30 davs. PRO VIDKD FURTHER, that 'this shall not apply to purchasers of new motor vehicles until after ten days from the purchase of same. Section 2. That no driver of auto mobiles or motor vehicles shall oper ate his machine on the public streets of the City of Camden in a dangerous manner or at a dangerous aneed. In attention in driving automobiles or motor vehicles is considered danger ous to the public and is prohibited. Section 3. That every automobile or motor vehicle, hack or transfer travelling or passing on or -over any of the public streets of the City f Camden shall keep entirely on the right of the center of said streets, ex cept in case of emergency, so as not to obstruct the rassage of any per sons, carriage, animal or thing on the other side of the center thereof. Section 4. That no person shall I drive anv public or private automo 1 bile, motor car, motorcycle or self propelled vehicle who is less than fif_| teen (15) years of *ge. Section 5. That no person operat- 1 ing a motor vehicle within the City Limits shall exceed the speed limit of | 25 miles per hour. On the following named streets the speed limit shall, not exceed 15 miles per hour: Broad Street, from LaFayette Street to Rut-, ledge Street; DeKalb Street, from Market Street to Church Street; or any school pnoperty during school 1 hours. | Section 6, That it is unlawful to i turn any corner at a speed limit ex ? J ceftding six miles an hour. A vehicle turning into another street to the , right shall turn the corner as near to j the right hand curb as possible. Section 7. That the parking of au- ' tomobiles or other vehicles is forbid- J den on the following streets: On De- j Kalb Street directly in front of the . Post Office Building any longer than | five minutes, from 8 a. m. until 8 I p, m.; on Rutledge Street, fror^t Broad j Street to Market Street from 8 a. m. ! to 6 p. m. from August 15 to Decem ber 15, whun during said period in the opinion of the police the enforcement of such regulation is necessary. With in twenty feet of any corner or en trance to anv church grounds. Whore parking spaces are marked off on the streets, cars shall conform to the marked lines in parking. Section 8. That every automobile or motor driven vehicle operating in the city shall be equipped with two front liphts. one on each side, show, ing white, and one light in the rear, showing red. These lights to be vis ible tco hundred feet. That the use of spotlights is pro hibited. Section 9. That every motor car, motor vehicle, or motorcycle using gasoline, or other explosive mixture, j as a motive power, shall use a muf-j fler, which shall be sufficient to dead- j en the sound of the explosions, and I such muffler shall not be disconnected or cut-out while, such motor car, mo-j tor vehicle, or motorcycle is being ' operated upon any street or avenue, | parkway, or park-road within the City of Camden. I Section 10. Every motor driven vehicle in the city of Camden shall have attached thereto a gong, hell, horn or other adequate signal in good working order, and of proper size and character, sufficient to give warning of the anproach of such vehicle to pe destrians ami to riders and drivers of other vehicles, but such gongs, hells, horns and other signals shall not be sounded except when necessary to give warning"; provided, that no such I K<>nff. bell, horn or other signal shall I produgo h Round unusually loud, an I noyinx or distressing Rounds; provided i such as will frighten pedestrians or nnirnnls; or extreme noises, as sirens, or similar instruments that produce unusuallv loud, annoying or distress, inir sound/?; provided further, that this section shall not apnly to public am bulances, vehicles belonging to fire or nolice departments, of the city, or ve hicles required to respond to alarms of fire or other emergency calls. Section 11. No v^nicle, excent ap paratus and vehicles of fire, police, hosnital denartments, and United States Mail, shall be driven through a procession, excopt with the nermis s:on of n police officer. Section 12. No t>erson operating a self-propelled vehicle, shall permit, the motors of pame to operate in such a manner as to visibly emit an unduly prcat amount of pteom. smoke or pro d""ts of combustion from exhaust pines or oneninp'S. Sect/on 13. No orann shnll ride or jump on nnv vehicle without tho ron <o?t of driver: nn<l no oeraon whon riflinj? -hnU nllow nny nnrt of tho bo'ly lo nrotrude hovond tho lim'ts of the vhiolo shnll n"v oorson hanj? onto nn-f vohirlo wh^o^ver. Portion 14. When pn*?dnpr nriothor vehicle ;n tho ro?ul r *?rr to thn loft hnnd side of tho driver nhend of you. Tho (Irjwpr of tho vohielo hoing pnsaod i* to drive over to hi? ripfht. Meotion IK. Tn mrntliif ?? vehicle i\t nny cronnlnpr tho driver of the vehicle at your right has the right of way. Police, fire department, fire patrol, United States Mail vehicles and ambu lances shall have the right of way in any street. Section 16. Upon the approach of any fire apparatus, police patrol or ambulance, every vehicle shall draw up as near as practicable to the right curb of the street and remain at a standstill until such apparatus, patrol or ambulance shall have passed. Section 17. When taking up or dis charging freight or passengers, vehi. cles within the congested district, un loading should be done as quickly a? possible so as not to interfere with passing traffic. Section 18. No person in control of a vehicle shall back the same without ample warning being give^; and while backing, care must be exercised not to .njure those in the rear. Section 19. Every person using any vehicle on spy street in the City of Camden shall operate, drive or ride such vehiile on the portion to tht right of the center of the street, ex cept where the right side of the street is in such condition as to be impassa I ble. Section 20. Vehicles moving slowly shall keep as close as possible to th< curb on the right, allowing more swift'y moving vehicles free passage to the left. Section 21. A vehicle overtaking another shall pass on the left side of the overtaken vehicle, and not pull over to the right until entirely clear of it. Section 22. Driving nnv vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic liquors is forbidden. Section 23. Whenever a Stop Sig nal is displayed at a crossing, all ve_ ; hicles of any description must come to ja stop before reaching the white lin*? painted on the pavement, and remain j stationary until the signal reads Go. I No. "U" turn to be made around a I stop signal tower placed in the inter ! scction of any street. | Section 24. The driver of any au j tcmobile or motor vehicle of any de i scription before coming to a stop or making a turn shall indicate his In tentions 50 feet before making a turn or stopping. The driver shall give the signals for the right hand turn, left hand or stop as indicated by the drawings herein: RIGHT TURN LEFT TURN | STOP Section 25. It shall be the duty of ' r.ny person riding 51* propelling an cutomobile or other vehicle propelled by artificial power in the City ot Cam to stop such vehicles when ap proaching or passing horses or mules, should they become frightened, on re quest of the owner or driver of such animal or animals, and in all cases due care shall be exercised to prevent injury to persons or property. Section 26. It shall be unlawful for i>ny person to ride or propel any auto mobile or other vehicle using artific ial .power upon any side-walk of the City of Camden except as may be ne cessary in entering or leaving prem ises or buildings. In cases where it is necessary to cross side-walks a warning must be given and said vehi cle must cross side-walk slowlv. Section 27. That it ahull he unlaw ful for any vehicle to make a complete turn on Broad Street, between DcKalb Street and Rutledge Street, and be tween Arthur Street and Rutledge Street; on DeKalb Street between Mroad Street and Market Street. A vehicles must turn at the Silent sen tinels in the intersection, and in turn ing the silent sentinels shall always go to the left of the motor or other vehicles in making the turn. Section 28. Any vehicle operating in the City of Camden shall not be over ten feet in width, nor shall the load on any vehicle operating in the City of Camden exceed ten feet in width. Section 29. It is unlawful for any vehicle to run over fire hose at any time. Section 30. That it be unlawful to drive any vehicle, on any block in th? City of Camdpn where fire is being fought, within 300 feet of said fire. No vehicles are allowed to follow fire truck beyond the speed limit, and not to approach within 500 feet of said truck when said truck is going to or returning from a fire. Section 31. That it shall be unlaw ful for any person to ride any animal on the side-walks of the City of (lam - i den. S<K!tK>n 32. All vehicles having anything protruding six (0) foot, or more from the rear of said vehicle ahall diaplav a red flajf in flay ar?d a llfrht at nijtht. FOR SALE OR RENT? The Brasing ton farm ten miles north of Camden on the old Lancaster road four miles west of Westville. Good house and barn. Will rent cheap. Write L. W. Boykin, 1401 Hampton Ave., Colum bia, S. C. St LUMBER ? 5-X cedar shingles, Lock ^art end-matched flooring, sash, and all other finished lumber for building. Call CAMDEN LUMBER CO.. for good prices and quick de livery. Phone 340". Ot MADAME MARY A. CHESTNUT 812 La Fayette St., Camden, S. C. ? ? BEAUTY CULTURE I'oro System 1 Hairdressing, Manicuring, ? Shampooing, Massaging FOR SHOE REBUILDING 3al 1 at The Rod Boot Shop. Nex' loor to Express Office. ABRAM M. JONES. I'rop. . G19 Rutledge Street. Camden, S. C. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate of Frances A. Johnson, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to "he? undersigned, and all parties, il" ?ny, having: claims against the said ?state will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time pre scribed by law. i W. E. JOHNSON, JR. Executor, Estate of vrances A. Johnson Camden, S. C., October 15, 1926. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP Notice is hereby .given lo all whom ic may concern, that the former co partnership hertofore existing in Camden, S. C., by the undersigneo whereby Olympia Cafe and New York Cafe operated by us to-gethei ?is a co-partnership, has been dis .solved. From this date Mr. Pete Papajohn owns, operates and controls th( Olympia Cafe and Mr. Gns Michioti? owns, operates and controls the New York Cafe. PETE PAPAJOHN, GUS MICHIOTIS. bept. 28th, 192G. Phones: Office 145 Res. 293-J. CHAMPION & HAILE FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND LICENSED EMBALMER Ambulance Service Day or Night Calls Promptly Attended 927 Broad St. Camden, S. C. NOTICE OF LOST CERTIFICATE Notice is hereby Riven that Certifi cate of Stock No. 89, of the Fidelity Building and Loan Association, issued to the undersigned, has been lost or destroyed, and after diligent search same cannot be found, and notice i hereby given that application will br made for a duplicate of said lost certificate at the office of said Fideli ty Building and Loan Association ii Camden, S. C., on November 10th 1920. B. G. SANDERS. Mothers' Primer. The Messenger Book Store has o supply of these attractive primer? for the litlte ones?ju?t what you need to teach thorn the alphabet. Tn the back of the book is the Lord's prayer and tho child's evening prayer. They are attractively illustrated and th< book contains 24 pages, all woll a dapted to the child. Section 33. That no person shnli operate on the paved streets of the City of Camden nn automobile with leaking gasoline, or that in ease nn automobile is leaking gasoline there shall Ixv attached to said automobile or put under same a pan to cnteh the leaking gasoline. Section 34. That any nerson violat ing the provision;, of this ordinance shnll upon conviction be fined a sum not more than One Hundred Dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days, and that such imprison ment, may, at the discretion of the Recorder of the City of Camden, be accompanied with the additional re_ quirement of hard labor on the streets of said City. Section 35. All ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflictinK with thi? Ordinance be, and tV"1 <nme are here by revoked. This or^'ia iro shall take effect, on the l!)th day of November, 1920. Ratified in Council assembled this 20t.h day of October, 192C. C. P. DuROSR, Mayor. Attest: W. If. HAILE, City Clerk. School Hooks nt Messenger Hook Store ? Authorized Depository. TAX NOTICE Office of Treasurer Kerihaw County Camden, S. C., Sept. 12, 1926. Notice is hereby jjiven that the books witl be opened for the collec tion of Mate, County and School Taxes from October 16th, 1926, to March ljth, 1927. A penalty of 1 per cent will be added to all taxes unpaid January 1st, 1927, 2 per cent t-eDruary 1st, 1927 and 7 per cent March 15th, 1927. '1 lie rate pec centum for Kershaw count v ifc as follows: Mills State Taxes, 5*4 G-U-l School, 4 School Taxes 7 County Taxes 8 Mi Hospital, V* Constitutional School Tax 3 Deficiency School Tax % ? Total 21 >4 DeKalb Township Road Bonds, for DeKalb Town ship only 2*4 Dog tax $1.25. All dog owners are required to make a return of their Jogs to the County Treasurer, who is required to furnish a liccnse tag. All .?ogs caught without the license tag the owners will be subject to a fine -f Twenty ($20.00) Dollars. The following School Districts have special levies: School District No. 1 School District No. 2 16 School District No. 3 15) School District No. 1 13 Mi School District No. 5 1 School District No. 6 25 School District No. 7 10 School District No. 8 1 School District No. 9 1 School Distirct No. 10 1 School District No. 11 8 School District No. t2 10 School District No. 13 1 School District No. 15 1 School District No. 16 1 School District No. 10 1 I School District No? 20 1 School District No. 22 10 School District NcJ. 23 1 School District No. 25 1 School District No. 27 1 School District No. 28 1 School District No. 29 7 School District No. 30 1 School District No. 31 8 School District No. 33 .11 School District No. 37 1 School District No. 38 1 School District No. 39 5 School District No. 40 18 School District No. -11 1 School District No. 42 1 School District No. 43 1 School' District No. 46 1 School District No. 47 1 The Poll Tax is $1.00 All able bodied male persons from the age of twenty-one (21) to fifty (50) years, both inclusive, exce >t re sidents in incorporated towns, sha 1 pay $3.00 ns a road tax except min isters of the go_spels actually in charge of a congregation, teache s employed in public schools, school trustees, and persons permanently disabled in the military service of the State and persons who served in th?> War Between the States, and all quarantine service of this state and all residents who may be attending school or college at the time when said road tax shall become due. Per sons claiming disabilities must pre sent certificate from two reputable physicians of this county. All information with reference to taxes will be furnished upon applica tion. 0. J. SMYRL, County Treasurer. R. K STEVENSON, Oentlnt Crocker Bid's. Camden. 3. 0. J. P. PICKETT, M. D. Physician & Sureeon Physiotherapeutic Treatment with Alpine Sunlight and Medical and Surgical Diathermy Office 949 Broad Street 6 6 6 Is a prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever Dengue or Bilious Fever. It kil Ih thn germa Keop Chickens Off CrasH. All persons owning chickens in the city limits arc hereby warned to keep them* off the ^rass plots planted by the city as well ait the individual owners of ifrass plots. Many lawns have recently been planted in seed and chickens running at larj?e will very naturally destroy them, hence this warning. II. D. HILTON, Chief of Police. PIANO TUNING I.KWIH I,. MOORK All Work Guaranteed TRLKI'IIONR 242- W CAM DKN. SOUTH CAROLINA