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l\\ it The Camden Chronicle . i~^r 1 i 1 1 | ' vvvi i i r/i I ' V V \7 1 ~~ V" '?" 1 .'!,"? ? ?' "" 1 ?' - . 1 " ^ ill I II , m~ J- J-l-iU VOLUME XXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1914. NUMBER 12 ? ? ' ; . -. AS SEEN BY DALY. Newspaper Man Tell? the Wav Race Looks So Far. v Willy < Columbia Record) u'ith ouethlrd of the campaign j ltt ^Iv for candidate* to r state offices ?<,f,ir1>4 ettch of the eleven candl ' ?Sf for g^ernor. and the 15 candl u Z for minor offlow tell of "much ** ..rHireinent" they have received, tffiie ba? ?H>en given the candi iXL for gubernatorial honors without S partiality, evenly the admit Silv weak aspirant* for OoVeruor miV* receiving liberal cheers , even manner in which the vot rv iriK'lniUi their agreement with the ^teLnts of the Candida tea has pro HS great difficulty in the way of opinion a 8 to the relative trenilui of tl?o various office seekers. SlSilir the opinion on the receptions SC uy the auiUence*, the oandWateH S"L?;V,??r luivo ir? (Uvldcil into 1 "Sections. with the so-called "Idg four" apparently leading In the tight for DOpnlar favor. ? This' quartette In composed ??f John . /cllnkscales, of Spartanburg, who j* making the campaign on a statewide Soipvlsory education platform ; John C Richards, of Kershaw, an admitted ttiise supporter and an opponent of Inimlsory education and severe critic <rf the reeent revision of the primary rllies; hi elm rd l. Manning, of Sumter, wliii is advocating r.gld law enforce ment educational advancement and de velopment of demonstration farms for the Hclei.it Me, agricultural education of the farmer : and Mendel I/. Smith, of Camden Kershaw county, former sneaker <>f the house of representa tives whose platform Is advocating constructive, conservative operations of the state government, law enforce ' ment and educational advancement. Though the Campaign, through the first thirteen meetings was without a single instance of marked enthusiasm or exhibition of factional cleavage, the race suddenly assumed a different as pect when the capaigners met Friday at Camden. There- comparatively re markable disorder was occasioned by a sound of men numbering 50 or 75 persons, whose statements Identified them as Mease supporters. At times mat difficulty was experienced by the sneakers in making themselves heard above the continual din of factional veils and queries. 1 The meeting Saturday at Columbia, too, was characterized by numerous Interruptions and- factional yells. Ap narentlv a concerted effort was made to howl down John G. Richards. lv cludluK the time not counted by the chairman when the crowded Columbia theatre rang with yells, Richardfc was forced to continue his 14-mlnute speech over a period of 22 minute#. TliougH some other candidates for governor were Interrupted, the. greatest display of popular opposition of the day was directed against Richards. With the llrst third of the campaign itinerary carrying the candidates thru the southeastern part of the state, in which section afe the homes of Man ning, Richards and Meadel L. Smith, the ovations given Cllnkscales at prac tically every meeting are considered somewhat remarkable. His statements oh the stump i>ointlng out the unsatls 1 factory school attendance Of those sev eral counties, while advocating compul sory education, have been received with enthusiasm. ? The other three members of the "big four," Richards, Manning, and Mendel L. Smith, are strong politically in this section, through the location of their homes and native counties. Richards has expressed the belief that he will poll as many votes In the territory now covered by the. party as any op ponent, thereby giving him an? "even break" with his believed particularly great strength in the Piedmont section sufficient to send him Into the second race. Ho states that his attitude to ward compulsory -education will strengthen him in the Piedmont in proportion as he believes Cllnkscales' attitude on this question will weaken him there. Richards frankly states that the results of ballottlng in the Piedmont section will determine the races. .... Clinkseales' strength in the section where the candidates have spoken is indicated by the applause alone to be Possibly greater than either of his op ponents. Combining this apparent strength with his admitted strength in that section around Greenville, Spartanburg, Pickens and Union coun-i ties, where the voting Is heavy, the conclusion may l>e drawh that he will at least he an important factor In the gubernatorial tight. Affiliation and association of Mendel k Smith, as si>eaker of the house of representatives, with members of that body from all sections of the state, "6 claims, will greatly increase his political strength generally thruout the Ktate over the popular favor previous ly expressed for him for other politi cal reasons. He descrlljes his . plat-; orm as conservative and constructive, ?nd its planks possibly make It a pleas ing nuiiium between the admlttedty Actional lilnt forms of some opponents. Richard l. Manning's record in the general assembly, when he says strong Political friondshljtH with men from every section of the state were formed ?nd bus resulted in building up for aim a strong state-wide organization, *tjd bis association with business men ?nu educators of the state in his* ca- j I*city as trustees of Clemson pmlege ?re pointed out by him as his chief ; reason* for U'lievlng in a successful outcome of bis race. Manning's plat oon (les<-rll?es his^plans for the pro n,,d prosperity of the state and J11* plan for aiding thfefarmer through o? establishment demonstration . In every county as branches of | V*019*'" college, where scientific meth-; ** "111 be taught V J Bearing in mind the statements of] ? ii*1 "hi# four" candidates tbit thw have excellent | >? >1 1 1 i< it | ,,| pn Hi/ | J(, ,, , tin.' question arises whether or not tn? UpplaUHC i|| at least NOU1C lllHt UllCCS is not of the "staged" variety. Clink* scales ? > i ' i m , 1 1 * - 1 1 1 - frequently refer to the Woflford students, whom, they say, 'so enthusiastically cheer their teafh vr," possibly with the intention of in timating that the ovations he receive*) represent tlie fuvor of a limited num ber. With the two exceptions of Camden and ( oluinhla, little of a factional na ture "has been started" by the aud iences, and little of a like nature has been *poken by the speakers, win;, in some Instances at Jeast, are possibly awaiting a general Indication of par tisanship |?y the voters before com mitting themselves to a faction. Those candidates /or governor who are admitted suppliers of that fac tion ruled by Governor Mease are John G. Richards, Cln?es Carroll Slninis (these two being regarded as the chiefs of the division), W. ('. Irhy and John Bailey Adger Mullally. Mendel' Smith decla red in substance that he is no "untl-B lease man." While M, L. Smith made tue declaration that he opposed IHcasc's effort for election as a dele gate to the last National Democratic convention, It seemed generally accept ed that he would oppose the election of .Governor Itlease as United States senator. John T. Duncan claims, liow i ever, that the Blease ,men throughout, the state have been instructed to vote for M. L. Smith. Thin statement was not In any instance taken seriously, however, It was apparent. Charles Carroll Simms, whose claim that he has always been a political friend of I ilea se, and for many years his personal friend, in some instances seems to bring him favor with the Jpleasltes. He will likely poll a heavy vote throughout the state and split with Richards the balloting of this faction. It has l>een pointed out in j addresses by candidates for governor that Itichards has not ahyays affiliated himself with the Blease faction. A large vote will be polled for Chas. A. Smith, the present lieutenant gov ernor, of Tlmmoirnville, Florence coun ty, who is seeking promotion to the gu bernatorial chair. He Is conducting .his campaign on a high plane, free of factionalism and apparently is strong with those voters who would have the lines of political cleavage obliterated. Another candidate for governor gen erally classified as a Blease man, W. (J. Irhy, .of Laurens, will likelv also split further the vote of that faction though to a less noticable extent than Simms and Itichards. Solicitor Robert A. Cooper, of Lau rens, will divide the votes of that county- and surrounding territory, with Irby, particularly." While he 'is not now regarded as a contender likely td enter the Sfecolul thee, it is admit ted by political leaders wherever the campaign meetings have been held that he will make a good race and receive a heavy vote. The strength of Lowtules J. Brown ing, of Union, Is yet problematical, though it is admitted that he will di vide with Cllnkscales the rather heavy vote of that county aud the northwes tern part of the state. John T. Duncan, of Columbia, ahd J. It. A. Mullally, of Anderson, seem to be generally taken solely as "can dhlates." While their speeches sur pass all others in the race in bitter ness and stinging personality, and while they receive liberal applause, ' their races seem to be quite generally regarded as inconsequential. The race for lieutenant governor has yet to resolve itself into something definite. This race Is even more In doubt than the gubernatorial race, with each of the candidates apparent ly receiving strong support. ic Fights between Comptroller General A. W, Jones, of Abbeville, seeking re election, and James A. Summersett, of Columbia, opposing him; and between Adjutant General W. W^Moore, of Barnwell; Reeking re-elei*|on, and Capt. M. C. Willis, of York, his oppon- j ent, are becoming rather heated, aud at times their sj>eeches are character ized by some bitterness and personal ltles. The race for railroad commissioner between five candidates to 1111 the of fice to l>e made vecant by the expira tion of the term of B. L. Caughman, of Columbia, Is being conducted smoqth ly as a whole. C. D. Fortner, of Spar tanburg, in this race, ads interest to the fight by his extremely partisan statements. Full Grown Cotton Boll. We wort* shown Friday a full grown cotton l>oll plucked on June 29th from> the farm of Mr. C. B. Nettles, in West Wateree. He says his crop Is exceedingly fine and Is as far advanc ed as any he has seen. Dickerson ? Moses. Married on June 17, 1014, Miss Flora E. Dickerson, of Camden, S. C. to Mr. Peter M. Moses, of Elliotts, S. O. Rev. J. M. Jackson, of Hlshopvllle, performed the ceremony. Mr. Johnson for Representative. At the solicitation of many of my friends* throughout the county I here by announce myself as a candidate for Representative from Kershaw county. 'Two years ago I received a flattering vote for this office and will appreci ate any support given me. Very respect fully, 11. T. JOHNSON. Notice to Members at Ant loch. All i?ersons interested in keeping the cemetery at Anti|>ch in good condition are requested to' meet with the mem l>ers of that church on Wednesday, July 10th, for the pun***? of cleaning up the cemetei^ and church yard. C. W. Shiver. KILLED MAN SUNDAY jj ' ' And it Now Serving Sentence of Threo Y?*r? in P?au within two iliya i(t#r to h*d nIuLii IiIk victim, tried, Hcntcinvd und i*erv 1 1 1 his N?>nt?'ii<?* in the record of Jim Nelson, h negro. Itecause of domestic troubles. Nelson oii Sunday afternoon, overtook Joe Fields, a ni'uro and shot hiut several times. Nelson whs riding a mule at the time and when bft begtD Hi In;* at Fields, the latter ran Into a swamp. Nelson overtook Fields *and after fell ing him Nvltli a hullut procopded to slash the man across the Intestines with n razor. leaving the wounded mini, he Cftme across Dr. Itrashigton ill m?ii whose farm he worked and told him what lie had done, and that he was going to skip out. Dr. Itraslngtoii liersuaded the negro to come to Camden and plead guilty to manslaughter. The plea, was accepted and when the negro was brought Into court Dr. Ilraslngton made a statement to the good charac ter of t 1m* defendant and told that ho had never been in trouble before. That the deed whs <|one udder great provo cation. Dr. Itrasington reached the dying negro in time to get his last statement ami It was to the effect that lie did not hlanie Nelson for shooting him, that .lie had brought It all ui?on himself. Judge Dolman sentenced the negro to serve three years in the state i>eni tcntlary, \ BRANCHING OUT. Camden lyian to Open Store In Kershaw. I ? " -v ?. ' Ilary I,. "Hchlosburg, who for a num ber of years has been doing a large mercantile business In both the dry goods and gcocery business lu this city, will lu a few weeks opeu a branch [store. In tlie hustling little town of Kershaw. Mr. Schlosburg will have associated with him in the new store Mr. Sam Karesli, wiio returned last week from Mil con, (?a., where he has been engaged in the jewelry business. The new firm will occupy the new store room recently erected by J. C. Cook and will he a department store, carrying every Jtlml of merchandise in the dry goods line. Mr. Sehlosburg will be away for the next few weeks in the northern markets in search of goods for his Camden and Kershaw stores and It Is safe to say that by the methods he has used in this city he will make a strong bid for the trade of tlie Kershaw community. He began business In Camden only a few years ago on a small scale and by hfs keen eye for bargains has built up a trade surpassed by none. Mr. Karesh will have charge of tlie Kershaw store. Mr. Creed Suggested . for Treasurer. Kdttor Chronicle: We w' di to sug gest Mr. J. E. Cree 1 as a suitable man for Treasurer of Kershaw CViun ty. Mr. Creed is one of our most suc cessful farmers, a good financier and would make a most excellent Treasurer and we trust that Mr. Creed will com ply with the request Of lits friends' and consent to become a candidate. What say you Mr. Creed? Fciends. ' Dr. and Mrs. John W. Corbett left Monday in their touring car for points in Western North Carolina. ' ? Mrs. W. (}. Wilson has gone to L*u j^^to^vlait Mrs. M.^L. Lawson. J SENTENCED TO DEATH. Durant H?il? To Be Electrocut ed For Mulder of Wife. ? ? Tlu> Hummer term ?if court for Ker shaw motility convened Monday morning With Judge \V. A. I lollllllll, S|tcclal Judge presiding, ami Solicitor \V. 11. Gobi), representing the Interests. The grand jury handed Li tlu'ir pr0 sent uit'ut on rj'uMtfluy inoruing having finished up All Wills befiye them. A good litany of the cases mentioned last week I hiit had been turned In l?y tin* inagist rales went* turned down. Cases for violation of tU?? cattle quarantine laws wefe continual until next term of court. lu tin* ease of the state against It. H. Trucsdcll charged with assault and battery upon the j>erson of .1. 13, Creed n<? hill was found. Tilt' follow big esses were disposed ? ?f up to Wednesday at noon : l-'d. Dunham and West Churp, charg ed with selling whiskey at l^ugofT were acquitted. .Jim l n nkci'tu (1. eharged with using a mule without owner's consent reault* ed in a mistrial. Ilulch Atkipson and Ilogun Johnson, charged with assault and battery with Intent to kill. Not guijty as to Itogan Johnson. Atkinson has never been ap? preliemled. Neil Wilson, charged with assault and battery with intent to. kill was ac quitted, Jesse SUtton, who shot and seriously wdunded 'Horace lOllerbe, a negro, at a negro store in Kirkwood, several weeks ago, was convicted of assault and 'bat tery of a high and aggravated nature, and was sentenced to pay a line of $200 or serve one year. The line was paid. ltufus (iasklns. a negro store keejier near the northern 'city " limits, was charged with violating the dlsi>$Misnry law in that he was selling a elder that contained too much alcohol and would produce drunkenness. The |h> ticttjeaptured several barrels of tills stinf. Judge llolman does not seem to have a tender spot for tigers ^nd placet a tine of $250 or eight months. The line was paid. 1 V James Netaou, who committed a mur deV on Sunday night, was halted before the grand jury, a true bill' was found, and Nelson plead guilty to manslaugh ter and received a sentence of three years In the |?enltentlary. The case of the state against A. 13. Halley charged with assault and bat-' tery with Intent to kill was called for Tuesday but Attorney Mills, requested a continuance uim>u the grounds that the defendant who Is out under $500 bond qould not be present on account kit sickness. Solicitor Cobb called the cast*1 ngaiu Wednesday, and atlidavlts were read, from physicians saying that Halley was 111' in Atlanta. He is charg ed with having seriously cut Mr. Alfred McLeod In a barber shop In this city several months ago. The case was con tinued until the next term of court. Durant Halle, the Sumter county ne gro, Who on the night of May 7th, shot and killed his wife, I^ou Halle, a few miles soutAi of Camden, was found guilty of murtfer in the first degree. Messrs. I. C. Hough ahd O. G. Alex ander represented the uegro and made a plea of self defense. The negro, how ever had previously confessed to tJon stabler Sinclair who made the arrttat, that he shot the womah In the btck of the head. At the trial he denied A part of his confession and fttateu that he met the woman In the field with another man, and that ahe shot at him. She then gave the pistol to the man, CHARLES J. SHANNON Mr. Shannon wax elected president of the South Carolina Hankers Ah no elation to succeed Bright Williamson, of Darlington, at the annual meeting of this association -held at the Isle of Palms last week. Besides l>elng president of the First National Hank of Camden, Mr. Shannon Is also Identified with many enterprise*. He is president of the Camden lx>an & Realty Co., pivwd dent of the Conga ree 'Fertilizer Co., at Columbia; a jiartner in the larg^ and old established mercantile firm of Springs A Shannan, and largely intereste<l in oil mills at Kershaw. Marion and Rlshnprlil*?. Mr. Shannon Is a tneml>er of one of Oamden's oldest ami most prominent families. He la a business man of great ability and popular with the public. He is receiving the hearty congratulation of his many friend* upon the honor tvastowed upon him. ami that in attempting to shoot the itian, accidentally kll l?*il t li?? woman. His testimony whs too ooht rudlotory and tln? attorneys had a had Case. Af ter l>elng out a abort while the Jury coiu|mih??1 of J, K. DeKay, W. M. Hrau nun, T. A. Crossland, W. <?. AdlQiti, J. F. Klllott, W. 11. Collier, J. K. Moae ley, li, (!, l'ate, (?, W. Sowell, Houbw ltranhaiu, L. j-I. Idrnw and Wesley Sheorn, with Mr. I>eKay aa forewau announced their verdict of guilty, Judge Ilolnian then passed the fol lowing sentence u|k>ii. (ha prisoner; "It IndnK solemnly demanded of the prisoner at the Imr if ho hath anything t<* say why sentence of death should not he passed upon htm, he saith noth ing further unless as ht? had liefore said, wherefore It Is considered hy this Court, and pronounced as the Judgment nfi the law that ilte suld intrant llailo he taken hence to the place whence last he came, and from there to he; taken to the Stale iMMiltentlafy at < *?>- 1 I u in I iln . S. ('.. and there to he kept 111 j close and safe custody until Kihlav,' the 'JHth day of August, 1P1 1, and <>n i the liny aforesaid he taken to the deillh chamber and there he put to death hy electrocut Ion, and may (Sod have mercy oil his soul." We have heen requested hy Clerk C'lyhUMi tO publish the folowluu notice: No Court Next Week. "Hy order of \Y. Aa Holman, presid ing Judge at the present term of Court for Kershaw County, there' will he no Court In Camden next week. and the Jurors drawn to serve for the second week need not retail*! for duty as their services will not he needed; and further the Judge not belli# here to sl^n checks no provision can he made for their pay." <?ruud Jury Presentment. To the l&rotlding .Indue, Hon. W. A, Hohnan, Summer Term of Court for Kershaw County : . We, the grand Jury, hog. leave to make the following report : * Wo have passed upon all hills hand ed to us hy the Solicitor. Wo he*? to report the Jail In good condition. We recommend that a sill he placed under the building near the tire place, replacing the old one which ? has rotted away. We would also re Commend that the yard he leveled up. Wo wish' again to call the attention of the authorities to our several re commendations as to the putting of lights In the jail hulldlng. We llud that this part of our recommendation seemed to have fallen flat. WC.hope that we will not again have to take this matter up. We And the court house In splendid condition- ? neatly kept and everything In tine shniK\ We hog to recommend that two columns he placed under the gallery, as It Is deemed unsafe while holding a etf>\yded court. ' We find that j the County Home' la in splendid condition, and tlie Inmates are well eared for and well satisfied. We are glad to reiwrt that the roads thruout the county are In good condi tion. Wo recommend that the telephone poles on the Liberty Hill road leading out from Camden, from Vaughan'a Mill to W. W. Huckabee's place be im mediately removed from the road side, as they are too near to the road. We recomniend that the 8. A. L. railway crossing on the Rldgeway roafl be raised at once. We will, through our committee on books, make a final report at the next court. x ' We desire to thank your Honor, and the. officers of the court for the many kindnesses shown us. Respectfully, E. J. Lewis, Foreman. ?? Killing Near Kershaw. A special to the State fr<f>m Lancas ter dated July 8, says: "late yesterday afternoon in the Halle Mine section of the county, near Kershaw, R. A. Love, a well known farmer of that vicinity, was fatally ?hot by George Roberts, a prominent citizen of the same community. The weapon used by Rol>erts wan a shotgun and It 1h said Love was shot in the stomach. Ho \va? ru?hed in an auto mobile to Kershaw where he arrived just In time to l>e carrlcd on the even ing train to a hospital In Rock Hill, dy 1 iix there ?ome time during the night. "Particulars of the homicide are not obtainable here just now but it Is said the men were quarreling over some matter of minor significance. - Sheriff Jno. P. Hunter has gone to the scene of the shooting." KILLING IN WEST\VATER?E Negro Stabbed to Death at Church Gathering. William Carolina stabl>ed a knife In to the breast of Willie Garner at Smyr na church In West Wateree Sunday night, from the effects of which Garner died soon afterwards. v - Coroner Dixon held an lrfoueat the following day, but the Jury wi^imabie to get anything definite out of rne ne groes who claimed to have seen the tragedy. All saying that they did not see the man when the stabbing was done. , ^ From what could l>e gathered from white men, the negroes were brothers 4n-law, and had domestic troubles. One owed the other some rent nnrt when he atempted to move his household goods Gamer with the aid of an axe cut nil the si>okes out of a new wagon l>clonKlng to Carolina. Tills led up to the tragedy. Carolina lias been arrest ed and the grand jury In session this week held him on ac harge of murder. Misses Nan I>eI>oache and Ellen lloykln are visiting friends in -Char leston. < Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Maloue spent the week-end in Charlotte. CHAMBER COMMERCE Mr. Little Reports $22,000.00 Pledged for Hotel. A regular mooting of the Chamber of COuiiuori^ was held ut the Hwsirder'n Court Boom 011 Wednesday! .luiy 1st. at 5 (> m., minute** ?>f t In* last meeting won* read and approval. The names of Mr, J. C. Hilton of Westvllle, and Mr L. K, Baxter of this city were propound for uiemliershlp, on motion, the rules were sus|M>nd??d and they were unanimously elected mew* hern of this body. The committee ap pointed by the directors of t !*?? Cham her of Commerce to look into the l'ost {)t}lC0 building, n<?\v In the course of ejection, made report stating that the building an now under construction would he a brick building with stucco liiilsh and wood cornices and no) it liiilldiiiK with smooth hrh-k liulsh and stone <HK'nli#H iih llrnt planned. There was considerable discussion and dis satisfaction expresed hy the members I ii'i-xfiil on class of t)uild.lll| Unit Is a now under count met Ion. The follow ing motion offered by Mr. ('. If. YateH wuscaried: "That the Camden Cha tu ber of Commerce very much desire a brick face 'ImiLdiujj with stone coruffftw and that the Commltte uppolntcd be ? continued and that this Committee he requested to use every effort to secure the class of hutldlng desired." Mr. (\ II. Yates of thevCentral Road Committee reported that this Commit tee had secured the one thousand dol lars or more which was asked for to build the road from Caiuden to Cly bnrn. Mr. (Jeorge T. kittle of the Hotel Committee Stated, that this Committee had raised, by subscription, $22,000.00, and that they had other subscriptions . coming in. The question of co-operating With Mrs. K. C. von Tresckow in securing a Carnegie Library for Camden was call ed up and after Considerable discussion the following motion was offered by Mr. Eve was adopted: "That the sec tary Inform Mrs. von Tresckow that we, tin* members of t?ie Camden Cham ber of Commerce endorse Iter public* spirited efforts In thTs matter ami as sure her of our willingness and desire to co-operate with her In this matter. Communication from the Hallroad Commission relating to the early clos ing of the freight depots was read, stating that In as much i^s the hour fixed by the Commission for the clos ing of freight depots In Columbia was 5 p. nw. without further light before them the Commission did not feel that It would be equitable or Just to dis criminate In favor of Camden by' re quiring the railroads to keep their de pots .-open after 5 p. m. . Mrs. English Dead. Mrs. Annie English, daughter of the late Rev. Irving Rodgers, died at her home nenr Ant loch on Sunday after noon, and was hurled at Antloch Mon day evening after services conducted by Rev. T. I j. Cole. Mrs. English la survived by one daughter and two ,son8. One of her sons, Mr. James English, resides in Cincinnati. . - " t Mr. DeKay Announces. T Editor Chronicle: ? Please allow me space in your i>u|>er to reply to my frlendH in Eastern DeKalb who have ho kindly suggested my name for Town ship CommiHMioner for DeKalb Town Hhlp. I had made up my mind once not to offer my name again for any office, but ho many of my frlendH have requested me to ruii for CommlHHloner that I have decided to do ho, making the following promises. That if elect ed, I will endeavor to perform the du tieH of the office to the best of my phility and that I will know no sec tion of the County, or political faction In the discharge of my official duties, but that on all questions coming be fore the Hoard my voice and vote will ever be governed by the great Demo cratic principle of "Equal rights to all and Hi>eclal privileges to none." With these aHHurances on my part I leave - the matter with the voters of DeKalb Township, promising to abide the re Hult of the primary election. Resj>eotfully, J. K. DeKAY. July 7th, 1914. Male Stenographers and Typewriters in Demand. The United States Civil Service Com mission anounces that while it haH no difficulty in securing sufficient female stenographers and typewriters to meet the needs of the departments at Wash ingtonf/"the supply of male eligibles hatj^not l?een equal to the demand. Yming nnjn who are at least 18 years of age and who are willing to accept the usual entrance salaries, which are $840 and $1)00 a year, have excellent 1 opportunities for appointment. While the entrance salaries are low, advance ment is reasonably, rapid to those mer iting it. The examinations, which any comi>etent stenographer should be able to pass, are held eao)i" month in the year, except Decerning, at the princi pal cities of the United States. Full information In regard to the examination* may l>e secured by ad-, dressing the United States Civil Ser vice Commission, Washington, D. C.', or ? the District Secretary, Post Office, Bos ton, Mass., Philadelphia, Fa. : Atlanta, Co., Clncinnatti, Ohio, Chicago, 111., St. Paul, Minn., Seattle, Wash., San Fran cisco, Cal. ; Customhouse, New York, N. Y., New Orleans1, La.f or Old Cus tomhouse, St. Ixiuls, Mo. Oh, Horrors ! Yesterday morning Sheriff Hucka bee and jailor Boone assisted by con stable J. D. Sinclair had a whiskey pouring. One hundred gallons of con traband whiskey was emptied oat on 'the ground. This rids the court house \ of every drop of contraband stuff.