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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE II. I>. Nile 8 and : : , PubUiibeie. K N. McDowell Published every Friday ut 1 100 No. Itroad" street. una entered ?t tin* Cflin don postoliice iih second class mall unit' ter. I'rlrti ye* annum $1.00. We ?r? (find to raccdre communica tions of a reasonable length, hut an Important condition of their publica tion Is that tlicy Khali in all casea be h<<oiiij)hii1.<i by the full name and exact address Of the. sender. Oldtu arh'H, resolutions of rcsitect, and church notice* will not be /'barged tor. Mat ters of purely a person*! nature will i>e charged f??r <? t the rate of n v?* cent* * lino. NVhlHkcy or patent medicine advertisements will not be accepted at gny price, lie tee for display adver tising made known on application. <ainden, H. V., May 14. 1915. Theodore ItuosevHt's two photo , graphs were torn from the wall* of the grill room of the Fourteenth As sembly Progressive Club of Hns^klyn Tuesday night. About half or more than half of the club members are {Jet'nian- American*, They hold that <Vd. ItooHfVClt hud Committed n wrong; In daring to criticise (Jermany, or at leasi in advocating public cbimor on the, part of America regarding the ?Inking of the Lusitanla. (Jovernor Manning signed the bill putting the railroad crosslnga In South Carolina under the supervision of the railroad commission. Under the an thorl/atlon of the new act, which was prepared by the commission and In troduced in the house and passed by t lie last general assembly the com mission <'au require railroads, to teke up crossings, lower or heighten them mimI to put In ''proper safe guards, Tltc t 111 rto<*iit li DiiniKi I convention of the Woman's Auxiliary of 1 1?*? l)ioceno .of South Carolina win meet Itr l{?K-k Hill Mny . lit, 1!< >, and lilnt. A very Interest lug program lias been prepared for the occasion. Congressman A. I?\ Lever, chairman of t he^agrleultural committee of the House, has accepted an Invitation to deliver the commencement adtlrcss at VVInthrop College on the i* v??n I hjjc of ' ? !'Th<? Xci'dn of tin1 It n rat Wo men," will lie Ids subject. As the out?*ott?e of n hearing Tuefutrty jdgld before eity.councll lVilleciuafi W. 1?\ Ininlap was dismissed from the Sumter police force because of alleged tempei'anUMit unsuitcd for police duty. The hearing was had oil" a petition tiled against the policeman by Julian H. Levy. .Jr., lieeause of a difficulty between Messrs. (Jeo. I), and Julian IT. Tjevy, Jr., with tiie of Heel' several days ago. (OWAKl)LY ASSASSINATION Says A. It.. Williams in Richmond Eve ning Journal. What was feared has happened, ex cept that no sane Imagination would have conceived a deed like the sink lug of the liUsltanla as^ possible for any nation or man pretending to be civilized or t<> sharing the ordinary instincts of humanity. Weeks ago The Richmond Kveuing Journal warned its readers that a horrible shock probably would come, and that they should be prepared to meet It with dignity and self-control. The shock has come. It Is worse than any anticipated, but let us meet it as becomes our responsibil ity to the world and to ourselves. The humblest of us share (hat re #l?onsibillty. None of us is so pour or obscure as to be incapable of doing harm in a crisis like this. I.et all of us, newspapers und people, forbear vio lence of word and rash unconsidered action. This Is the .supreme time of our- history for the American people to control their temper, to use self re straint and to rebuke and repress sternly agitators, sensation mongers and stirrers of wrath and strife. The r.enuans ha?K the right to de AN UNTIRING EFFORT to repair your own wheel may he praiseworthy from some standpoints but it is poor economy, <*nly an t x pert can tlo it well. Our Bicycle Repair Shop is tin* working placo of skilled ma chinists ? bicycle machinists ? and it is equlpiXMi with modern, tools and nil other things to enable us to mako thoroughly satisfactory re pairs at morierato prices. H. E. BEARD *trov t li<* l.mdtaula. She wan a Hrlt IhIi owned ship under the llril inli tlaK They viola ted every law and custom of civilisation, and civilize! warfare, ami every utilisation of inorald when they destroyed at sea an unarmed and defeimelesH merchant Vessel carrying more than a thousand mm combatant* and many of them neutral# and eitl y.ena f if friendly count i lea, many of them women, making no provision for wiivlnjj lift'. Kvcry treaty, every rule of war, requires Unit when hostile mer chant vessels are sunk at sea op|*ir tunlty Khali he given for the rcHcue and landing of non-combatants. This net Is wholesale cowardly, <lc liberate iissutud nation. N?> massacre, ever done by savage iwople, hy Indiana or wild AfrletMirt, waa KO base, cruel ii ml ruthless. Tho MVIgftH at leant at tacked In,. the ojsm ami ttiM'OMUUWMl Home riak. 4 We may hsfk for prompt premuta tion of the excuse that warning waa given, otllclally or seml-ottlclally, against taking |>assage oil tin' l-uslta nla. That Ih aggravation rather than palliation. It Ih evidence that the crime wiim -deliberately planned and that t he (iermau representatives In HiIk country knew and sanctioned what was to he done. 1'rohahly the neutral nations will take concerted action. Citizens of the I'liltcd States, Italy, Swit/.erlaml, (J recce and probably Holland, were among the Victims of thla murder. All the people of thoae countries must he eonvlwed now that hie victory ami supremacy of <ierimiu.v> under Its pre went government will mean the destrue tion of ail the heHt of ei vill/.atiou and fearful retrogression for the world. The kaiser has proclaimed himself the enemy of the human race, lie is more of a danger to the eoniiuuiilty of nii tloiiH than would he a raving mad dog running amuck in the streets of a village. We may iissume from past re cords that lie will spit in the fate of the world's decency hy* decorating with the Iron Cross the liero who assassina ted the nnu-comhatahts of the l,uslta nla, and left helpless women to die. The calamity will harden the deter miiiatiou that ( icrhiany shall pay fear ful penalty for following and obeying rt remorseless savage and that the kai ser and his family and associate lead ers shall be deprived forever of power to do harm to their own country or any other. It will change the neutral ity of all the peoples not now engaged lu the .wait Lo. hostility of feeling. If not to net, nnd\i bitter contempt and ha tred. The kaiser will go into history more Infamous than Nero. Wo have a president we can trust to uphold (/ur honor ami maintain our rights. Ho will proceed with decorum ami firmness. after faithful cousid oration of tin1 l'nw ami the facts ami with proper regard for Justice to all concerned. Tbero may be concert of policy ami action among all the neu t ral powers. It may ho that In view of i he apparent failure or helplessness of the British navy to protect neutral shipping ami neutrals on the coasts of , its own country we will he required tn supply our own protection. If we sent with every ship under <mr flag hound for a Itritlsh or French port a warship to guard her ami avenge promptly any assault. and with every foreign-owned ship carrying American passengers a VC,sMel to see that If she was destroyed proi>er provision should he made for the safety of non-combatants aboard, it would not he an act of war. It would ho a polh'c ami protective meas ure to shield the innocent against the attacks of irresponsible, barbarian as sassins. Whatever course may lie de termined upoi). It is the duty of each citizen to help defied the deliberations of those who are responsible and in authority from wild clamors and un necessary and useless disturbance to aid in making sure that what we do shall he right ami justified by the opinion of tin? woj-ld and the decisions of history. RKSKNT CRITICISM. Farmers Seeret Association Pay Re spects to Manning and Watson. lty order of the Farmers' Secret As portation (lie following communications signed by W. A. Stuckey. '/. Itar tiehl ami Newton Kelly; as a commit tee. have been sent to (iov it. 1. Mail* ning and Commissioner of Agriculture |-E. .1. Watson: (low li. 1. Manning, Columbia, S. ('. My Dear Sir: The members of the Farmers' Secret Asportation consider themselves honorable ami patriotic men and with sober and serious minds have organized ami are organizing for purposes \vhlch they deem coinmcnda blc, What these purposes are and by what means and methods they are to be a?-coinpllshcd none but the members of this order have any knowledge. The right to assemble ami discuss nlensures either in public or private i< regarded by English speaking peo ple a* ;i fundamental principle of lib erty. If is to be regretted that the governor of a great State has seen tit to use the influence of bis high otllce, as you did in I/cesville. to belittle and disrupt a body of farmers who are or ganizing for purposes which the ma ture judgment declares to be wise and who are certainly acting within their constitutional rights. Hon. 10. .1. Watson. Columbia, S. C. My Dear Sir: We note your speech at l.eesville and especially the lang uage hi which the same was express ed. It Is to be regretted that the com missioner of agriculture should use such language respecting a farmers' association. Should we ever desire to obtain any information whatever from you on any subject whatever the self respeet of this association would ren der such acthm impossible. VULCANIZING. Our TIRE REPAIR SERVICE em bodies EVERYTHING from a simple puncture to perfectly remedying the most serious cut or blowout In casing or tube. A-l equipment plus A-l materials with ozarfhig, expert care in every de tail insure you PROMPTNESS, SER VICE and SATISFACTION. Here you will find a TIRE REPAIR PLANT equipped with every MODERN STEAM VULCANIZING apparatus. Columbia Vulcanizing Work#, 1122 Lady St. Colombia, S. C. ITEMS OVER THE STATE ? ? . ? ? ? ?/ Short News Notes Gathered From Our Exchange*. (iarris I, add, a young merchant Hi r>uwklit?, Fuirtlehl county, was *??rl oiisly wounded Sunday by a trap gun In Id* store which he hud wt for bur glars. Tlit' content** of (lie gun cm 4??r?Ml IiIh and he wan curried l)t own1 to a < 'oliimbiu hospital. The tlrst regiment of Month Carolina National Uuuril will hold their stnu iner encampment at Charleston. Mr. T. J. HrMlu. a prominent eft l /.I'll of ftcnnettHviiie, dh^l at his home in that city oil Friday niglrt. (iermuny school house, three mile* from Newberry, wan wrecked hy a storm on Friday afternoon. .James llall Thomas, a vet mm ?Southern railway conductor, ?|I?m I it t his home in (kilnmbiit on Sunday. (Jovcrnoi Mainline has reprieved (Jreeiiw'ood Rogers, a negro under sen teuee of death, who wan to have I ??h?ii eleet rocuted on Friday. Rogers was convicted In I,utirciiH county fori mur der. The Aiken, the !,iittgiey and the Sem inole Manufacturing companies' prop ertles were sold on Wednesday last at public auction, apd bid In hy the cred itors for $475, 000,- All of these mills are located iu Aiken county, and are among the largest fn the state. Announcement Is made that the en tire properties of? the Fnoree Manu facturing company, of Knoree, which has heen in the hands of a receiver for some mouths past, will he sold at public auction on June 7. Miss Klloree Durham, of Kant's < J rove, committed suicide last week hy shooting herself with a shotgun. She had heard that words of a disakieca hle nature had heen spoken against her character and Is thought to have concluded that 'Jt was too much for' her to hear. Major Charles V. Rbykln. of Charles ton, has resigned from the State N ?i - tional Cuard. Major Itoykln lias been a prominent member of the national guard, his o\-j?ertnes8 ait rifle shooting giving him a place ?on the State team at the national shoots for several /.i. * years, lie Is an authority on small arms practice. t.anea has awarded a " cont rail for the placing of "(I stations of live ilidlbi-Uiiidi on her uuain _stiwtT ?lvinii her a "white way." This work wijl he (lone at the same time her streets are being. paved. South Carolina With Wilson. ' p. .? '* In answer to telegrams from North ern paipers asking for the sentiment of -the people of this State on the di saster, Coventor Manning Issued the following statement, which was tele graphed to them: "South Carolina is shocked at tlie sinking of the Iaisitania l>y a (lorinan submarine ? wild for the moment ; pa tience strained. President Wilson's poise and wisdom have our unshaken faith. We advise the people to Vo calm and trust the president. The jK'ople of South Carolina sustain him ? whatever the event and whatever ....... .... k . ? y the cause." II. I>. Reese at Zemp & DePass' Drug Store Until May 22. 1'ntil Saturday, May 22, of next week. Dr. .Reese will Demonstrate the Cross Prism for testing the Eyes for any Optical defect Free of charge. We make a specialty of examining Chit* dren's eyes. Don't handicap the chil dren if they have any eye troubles. Cross eyes straightened without an o|H'iatlon. See our many testimonials. We respectfully Invite all those whose labor necessitates a strain on the eyes to see us this week. With the Cross Prism we eliminate all guess work We adhere to only the highest standard of ophthalmic o|Ulti$ Satisfaction to our patients being our object. Dr. Reese and his success with the Cross Prism is endorsed by leading op tometrist and opticians of the South, lie practices under the laws of the National Optometry Association and is a member of the South Carolina opti cal Association. Yoti can pin your faith on our corrections. We solicit ditlicult cases. It Is an acknowledged fact that a large pro|H?rtlon of cranial discomfort such as headache, dizziness and many nerve troubles is directly dne to faulty ocular conditions. If you have any nerve trouble, or the glasses you are now wearing are not giving satisfaction s?*e Dr. Reese while he Is here In your home town. Dr. Reese, with the Cross Prism, can cor rect muscle inefficiency. This trouble causes more headaches than any other. It has Imhmi woefully neglected in glasa lifting. It is made easy With the Cros* Prism System. All of our prescriptions made to ac curate measurements for each lmllvld* ual case. (Grinding plant, Richmond, Va.. P. O. Box 127S. Don't wait until last day to see usT Will visit your home on request. Remember the date ? until Saturday#] May 22ml. If. I). REESE, Opt. TEACHERS! TRUSTEES! We offer our services In supplying teachers with inwdtions and schools with teachers. Oet our booklets: "A Plan and Expert Service." Free. SOUTHERN TEACHERS' AGENCY, W. H. Jones, Mgr., Columbia. S. C. ^ s mm HAY8 COUNTRY NOT KKAUY. National Security Ijtmgu* t;rge* ThiU Defenses lie Mveo Attention. Now York, May U.~ Tlw National .Security Ix'u gue, formed to conduct *a campaign for aruiy and navy prepared ness, lltIS |SSU*H| (Hi < IftU'l' ((II | lit Mlllt-illK I li?* rCHUlt of Its lllVCHtiga (ion* ami apiKNtliiiK for public wuppurt of n program for better national de fon t'S. Tlw League llmls, l< in dated. Hint there aro l>a rely .'to, (MM) mobile troops in Qontlueutal United States; t Suit they aw so widely scattered as to make their rapid mobilization Impossible, ami that they are sliort of officera, ammu nition ami equipment ami without an organized reserve. Tiie National ,<Juard la found to he ladow Its proper strength in men, equipment and efficiency ; cooat de fenses inadequate and fortifications in snfli.lently manned. It is asserted tluit tj)|) navy neither Is adequate nor prepared for war, that It Is inadequately manned, is short of anmiuiiitlou and has no organized re serve of trained men; that the kubiua ritie flotilla exists chiefly on paper, thai fast scout cruisers, battle cruisera, aeroplanes, mine layers, supply ships and transports are lacking, and that target practice has been neglected or altogether omitted. Because of this alleged condition and "because it is manifest that until a workable plan for a world alliance has been evolved and agreed to by the principal nations with pro|ier guaran tee of good faith, the United States must, undertake adequate support for the following program: "Legislation correcting present waate ful methods of military appropriation and disbursement adoption of a definite military policy; a stronger, better 1ml . a need navy ; an efti'iUve, jmuhlle arn*y ? a larger and better cquip|k>d National (iuard; creation of an organized re serve for each branch of our military service." The letter is sighed byjoseph II. ('hoitfe, honorary president of the League; Alton It. Parker, honorary vice president ; S. Stanwood Menken, presi dent. and Henry L". Stlmson. former Seeret.a ry . of. War, chairman of the navy committee. DAMAGE NEAR KERSHAW. ?Storni Destroys I'raciically Everything j In Its Path. A Kershaw siK.M'lal to the State, dat u?l May S. says: one of the most de struetlve wind storms that has flver visited this section passed through here yesterday afternoon about two o'clock-. Its course was almost due west to due cast and for a distance of about. 'Joo yards wide it literally de stroyed everything in Its pathway. Ti?ees were twisted from t>.eir roots ami the tops carried in sooie cases 50 or 75 yards; barns were blown down, houses' unroofed, stock klllt'l, food stuff and provender scattered. The peculiarity of the cyclone was the man ner in which at almost regular dis tances it would dip down like a hpge scoop and pick up and destroy every thing in its path. The largest sufferer from the storm was John 11. linker, one of the most progressive and pros perous farmers in this section, who lost practically every building on his plantation with the exception of three or four rjK?ms left of his resident*-?. This building was partly wrecked by lightning striking a tree in the yard and running in on the wire, knocking a large hole in the side of the house, and yet not one of the family was shocked, yet all were In the room at the time. The roof and sides of the dining room and kitchen pinned under neath the debris the bodies" of lien Ba ker and l.ewis linker. Fortunately, neither was hurt, Hen linker crawling out nt once. Lewis Baker was pinned down by some timbers and had to be out out but besides a few bruises and j- scratches he is not hurt. One mule [Was killed outright, and another was [very badly hurt. The other four that were in the stables at the time escap ed. Two or three barns on the farm of T.awVenee Jones, about a mile dis tant. were also blown down, but no one was hurt, l4?rge numbers of the citizens of this town have been going out to the scenes of destruction all the afternoon and It is the universal opin ion of every one of them that nothing like it has ever l>een seen in this coun ty before. Atrocious Crimes Are Recite^ New York. May 12. ? "Murder, lust and pillage on a scale unparalleled in any war between civilized nations dur ing the last three centuries," is alleged against the Germans in connection with their ojM'ratlons In Belgium, In reports of ihe British government commission, headed bv Former Ambassador James Bryce, which were put on sale In this city today. The report is lengthy and recitea a long list of the various atrocities eitfed !>y th? Belgian comrr.Uolon. COMING "Runa THURSDAY, MAY 27th AT THE ICE COOLED Ittatestir ?ljpatrf The Bert There U in Movie* nwav Jw*r 1h the most faaoinatiiiK serial picture* ever pro. (ito2d The i?i?y i* nrS&a *>y George Randolph Chester and th|? ? 1m u inmrintee that It 1h the beat. It is concentrated on the ??" w,,?- T"e "1,,ro?ie '?? for? thJriw ba? b??n ftow> ?lr,?4" i i wruii Hiid cui-rles through scene after daring aceii*? front )ovely . -uburb* of New York to the mysteriously beautl Z ^ avt o C?V 3oiaetlmf? y<>? And yourself fui W <?vi w lho 1VM, crowds of real people who, more famous m ? 1,1 <lMAv??tras make the fame Of restaurants; again, * ,|,|HII|n '' miletlv Mini awlltly between the llttie Islitnds of the buy, !! JJS 1 Hieek white motorbont. manned only by a frightened Kin. "'n.',' dawrtpfctoo* < ir* 1 1 *<" jSftfttW <h"m" Unit ?nt..W? to ml. Jta ?fc,T could I???llily Wfift# >"? to r. all?> the. (Melt* ?* *-* ' tlon of this picture story as you seen one installment. M ill realize it when you have Special Music by the Majestic Orchestra John Gray, Director. ? ^ In connection With "Runaway June" every Thurnday, the Free Trip to California Conteat at the expense of "Runaway June" The Better Way to Buy . . ? * Flour, Feed and Grain. The best and most economical way to buy it is to go to a place that makes a specialty of handling it. Our business is the selling of Flour, Feed, jmd Grain, and we give you the best value and the best service to be had in this town, because our exclusive business is the selling of Flour, Feed and Grain. Buy it the better way. SPRINGS 8c SHANNON THE STORE THAT CARRIES THE STOCK Tornado Protection Costs less than any other kind of insurance you carry ? and if a Tornado occurs your Tornado Policy is likely to be your one best asset ! Let write you a policy. DuBose & Boy kin Real Estate and Fire Insurance Telephone No. 43 Camden, S. C ? ? The Great Soap-Maker Red Devil Lye Cold Process or Bofltog Process. Four of the Big- 5c. Cans of Red Devil Lye wfit make twenty pounds of the best soap. Rod Devil Lye is pulverised, vand JJ* solves as soon as h touches the w***' Best fot Cleaning, Washing, Scrota** ? ? ?