The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 14, 1916, Image 8
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CARMEN
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A X'Uiion Wani* Thiiif* 1*4 Aloiif In
Iho ttlai* for m Whilr.
I say It reverently, And an appro
|M>H to the UU'OAteMHl |M>lltlcul aglta
tlOii fur <???d 'h sake 'ft us havtv lawe.
Surely this Is an hour, when war
shake* the earth. In forgot tluit a mail
is a iK>lltlcal and to ronieml>cr that ho
is a patriot 'I'll.- writer was not a
supporter utf the pnt+eot :<MK!lipnlil of
t In* gnbennithrlal mansion, hut voteO
for him at Hie last moment as a mat
tor of policy. as the host solution of a
perplex!!)# problem that thou confront
ed ns, and with tin* hoj>o that the strife
and hltteriiofcs t h m t were causing ho
much unhandiness among our '|a?oplo
might be abated. That Iio|h? has to a
gratifying decree, laiui realised and
for a ,v?v\r in more no one can gainsay
that tin* old state ha* enjoyed a pe
rlod i?f comparative quiet. free from
?l>eotaeul*r performance In ottleta! |M?
*ltloi? and disgusting vit U|>oratlon.
Whatever may he said <>f the merits
or demerit* the present admlnlstra
lion, contrasting It with what li
before, we who love |>ea<e eati well
say, "I. el well enough alone," No one
ran deny that the present admlnlstra .
thai has heen a olean one. animated
with a denire to do the Is-st |>osslhlc for
our peojvle.
There may he some sore si*?ts here
and there among I hone who look ui>on
the government as a kind of magnliled
and glorlthvl soup kitchen, and are dia
lled to he ugly because they or their
friends didn't get Nomcthliig out of the
treasury In the shape of a Job for self
or friend. Koine pot scheme has failed
to materialise and so the dlsap|>ointcd
refuse to he comforted and they go
ahout gh?efully sowing se<sls of dissen
tlon and talking; how uni>opular Man
nlng is. l>einagogy lives and moves
and has Its heiug l>y such an evil spirit
manifested hy such men. A little co
terie of such Is re|x>rted In several
counties not large in numbers or <-?>n
splcuons in brains, but forceful in lung
power. A smooth talker with oily
tongue and an eye to the sjh>IIs noting
that the >oup kitchen denizens nre
4|u! Jf formidable ptyxivd* to* trim' his
|<olll lull Ml IK t.? r./il.li ?'\ri> . I.i. .
and fruino* 1U# platform iat tnUijiub.
know ing thiil to get 1 1?*' vofea he muat
|M'iUlU>i' UlltJU NOlne hyuclit. Tl||)
teacher. i ti?* editor, the the
preacher, the afnfeMmau, are urging the
|mm?| >!?? in season, out ?>f season to do
NOllll't hlllK f<" ( !>?? Mate to pllt SI HIM'
tiling Into It thrift. InduMry,
tlon. lif litroUMii ss Hut' nt,?te the ways
and methods of tin- demagogue. Tl*?*
qucMion Is put to tin* voters, "What
woutd you like tin* state to <lo fo r
you.'/" ami forthwith proetHMis to prom
Ik4? tin* lni|?o.Nnll?h?; -tnori* a lid .better
[schools. liberal tensions. liberal sup
port for state Institutions and the rest
jof It, all culling for money, and yet he
promise* Invariably a r<Muetlon of
taxes. There Is the ahHiirdlty of tho
whole business. and It Is such a glar
ing lot of claptrap that the wayfarer,
thouuh a fool ought to see the non
sense of It.
I.et the thoughtful and patriotic jh>0
ple i?f the commonwealth rebuke this
latest attempt al continued agitation
and turmoil and turn our minds to
more wholesome thoughts and i?enoe
ful aggressions, and let us give the pre
sent powers that he a fair trial.
Two year* ago the houeat yeomanry
of tills state asserted itself and turn
ed over a new leaf.
They did it again when they struck
the shackles of their liquor slavery and
raised above our heads a Hag without
a liquor stain. I.et us have peace for
two more years at least and think of
something else than thin everlasting
din din of m?UttCH.~ T, P. 11., in Tho
IVe l>ee Advocate. JlennettsvJUe.
Honor Roll Lugoff School.
Following is the honor roll of Lugoff
School, taught by Miss Daisy Yarn, for
month of March:
First grade?- Evelyn Ward, Jemcl
Hahon, Chalmers White.
Second grade ? John Lee, Edna May
Dewltt, Juuim McCaa. Elbert Dewltt.
Third grade ? Victor Ward, Roykln
Uosboro, Allie Amnions.
Fourth grade ? Jack Hammond, Tho
mas Uosboro. Leila Wilson.
Seventh grade ? Alberta Hammond.
Evelyn Cunningham, Lorena HabOn,
Thomas White.
The Chick Springs hotel pro|>crty In
Crccnvllle county, was sold under re
ceivership holdings at public auction
In < Jreciivllle Monday. The p^ojierty
was bid in by Jesse W. lloyd, an at
torney of Spartanburg, who represent
ed tln? bondholders. The resort will
probably be oj>c rated this summer.
TO CtlOOHK DKIJCtiATKH S(N>N.
County ('(HivmtliHiM Anftemble at Coun
ty Seat* M?y Ih<.
Columbia. S. April 0. In accord
liner with the <1 i rtn-t primary law, imxs
ed by tin* (iencral Assembly at it* Hou
ston Iii 1015 the Democratic voters of
South Carolina will meet in their re
KjMH'tlve club places on or l?e fore the
fourth Saturday In April and elect del
egates to the county convent Ioiih, which
assemble 111 tin* various county scats
on the first Monday in May. The clubs
will elect ofllcors and one delegate to
the County Convention for every twen
ty live voters or majority fraction
thereof, bused u|m>u the uumt>cr of votes
polled In thj? llrst primary of 1014.
The clubs will also elect a iiicuiIkt to
represent them on the county Demo
cratic executive committee.
The rules governing the Democratic
party as drawn up at the State Con
vention In 101 1 were enacted Into law
at the session of the < iencral Assembly
in i015. This puts It beyond the |K?Wer
of the c< kjn I iik State Convention to
amend or modify the existing provis
ions of the present rules and regula
tions of the party. However, It does
not preclude adopting additional rules
and regulations which are not In con
flict with the statute law.
Tin- principal feature** of the law
governing organization of the clubs for
the primaries every two years provide
that each voter must sign his full name
on the club rolls. The i>ersonal en
rollment provision Is considered one of
the strongest safeguards of the prima
ry, and although Its adoption created
strong opposition, It Is now an accept
ed principle of the party and lta wis
dom was justified in its workings* two
years ago.
The county conventions will meet at
noon on the first Monday In May at
the various county seats and organize,
elect the county chairman, chooso del
egates to the State Convention and
elect a member of the State Democrat
ic executive committee. The county
conventions will also transact such
other matters as might be of interest
to the various counties.
Each county is entitled to twice as
many delegates as It has repre?cnta
tion in the (Jeneral Assembly.
The Democratic State Convention
will meet lu the hall of the House of
Representatives at noon on Wednesday,
May 17. It will be called to order by
John (iary Evans, chairman of the
state Democratic executive committee.
The Convention will be composed of
3.10 delegates.
- The main business before the Con
* ' *.
volition will l>e tli?* election of four
delegates til larg^ to t !?*? National Dem
miatu t'oii\i-niluu lu St. Loub. ikfi
clcci lt?it <>f a member of 1 1?<? National
Democratic executive committee. a |k>
hM li*n now held b> I'ullwl States Sen
ator iv K Tlllnui it. the election of a
State chairman. now held b> former ?:
t ioverjior John (iarv l-ivaiiH. ami the
making of such rules tftul rcgulat loirs
governing the party primaries ami the
conduct of the campaign as it mav s<-c
fit I
The delegates from the various Con-;
gresslonal districts will eaueus <luriiiK
the day and elect two delegates from
each district to the St. Louis Conven
tion. This will give South Carolina 18
votes In the national Democratic {fath
ering.
The fight to ahollsh the county-to
county canvass of the candidates will
he one of the main struggles to conic
before the State Convention. If the
canvass Is not abolished there is etvery
reason that It will 1k* safeguarded and
amended.
The complexion of the "lllg Four"
to st 1/ouis Is beginning to attract
some attention. It Is customary to
send the two United States Senators
nml the (J over nor. The names of Sen
ators Tillman and Smith, (Jovernor
Manning, former governor John <?ary
ICvans, state warehouse commissioner
John L. McLaurln, former governor
Cole L. Mease. Christie Benet, Sena?
tor Alan Johnstone, Congressman Ix?
vcr, It. (Joodwyn llhett, of Charleston,
president of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States j Solicitor Robert
A. Cooper, former governor M. F, An
sel, are among those mentioned for the
delegates at large to the National Dem
ocratic Convention.
South Carolina will undoubtedly in
struct for President Wood row Wilson
and his administration will bo henrtllv
endorsed by the Palmetto I>emoerats.
As this was one of the original Wilson
States the South Carolina Democrats
will be given a place of honor at St.
Louis.
With the club meetings only two
weeks off general apathy on the part of
the i>eople Is the outstanding feature
of the general situation. The indiffer
ence has never been more noticeable
and It seems now as if the organiza
tion of the clubs and the conventions
will Ik? purely formal affairs and there
will be an entire avoidance of anything
like factional contests or partisan pro
ceedings. ? W. F. Caldwell, in News and
| Courier.
Plans are under way for the con
struction of cheese factories In Oconee
and Pickens counties.
frknch unr houw firm.
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Heavy Assault* by Germans Still Mwl
Stubborn Kehlhtiuic*.
Without imuiko the German Crown
Prince, taking advantage of t lit? evac
uaton of the Hethlncourt salient by
the French and tlfe occupation of that
position b.v the Germans, has thrown
several divisions against the new
French line, hut so rnr has been un
able 'to break through at anj point.
| The bombardment of the whole front
west of the Meuse is of Increasing in
tensity on both sides, Germans mov
ing down aioiiK the Haucourt Hethln
court line, attacked the French posl
tioiiH south of the Forges 11 rook.. Here
they had to face full fury of the French
gun*. which <^>st them heavy losses.
The French front along the strategic
sector extending from l>e Mort Ilomme
to Cumleres remained unmoved, and
further attempts to assault it were
arrested by the French curtain of fire.
The French still hold their jxxdtlons
in the Calllette wood, which has been
the Kone of heavy fighting, and against
which German attacks are being di
rected daily.
The last remaining mine crater t?ken
recently by the Germans from the llrlt
Ish at St. Kloi has been recaptured by
King George's men, who also were able
in their attack to establish themselves
In German trenches running southwest
from the crater, . j
From the Dvlna River to the lower
Strlpa there has l>cen sporadic fight'
Ing between the Russians and the Ger
mans; Considerable activity by the
airmen of both sides also has been
shown. Near Komora,' in the Prlpet
marsh region, a German attack launch
ed by means of boats, broke down
under the Russian tire, while on the
lower Strlpa the Russians captured a
German trench and held it ' against
counter-attacks, inflicting heavy cas
ualties on the Germans.
In Asiatic Turkey the Russians have
penetrated to the region of Dlarbekr,
Armenia, while in the district of Bltlls
several Turkish attacks have been re
pulsed. ttouth of the Lake Urumla re
gion the invaders apparently are com
ing up with the Turkish main forces,
the latest official report announcing
that in engagements fought with large
nund>ers of Kurds the Kurds were sujh
ported by regular Turkish Infantry.
In Mesopotamia the British, in their
efforts to relieve their compatriots, be
| seiged at Kut-el-Amara, attempted to
break the Turkish lines, hut failed, ac
cording to n British official communi
cation. The floods still are badly ham
pering the British movements.
Till* Kalians have lienetraUu
vancod AuHtrlmi trenchea In t ha tC|
Ut?UX Spoionc, and hnro gjj"
?fire with their yuns the town of ^
donaz/o, hi the Sujjana Vaih?y,
jeimrtk Otherwise ?m the AuNtro.j
lan front there have Ihtii only ^
hard incuts?
, Six llrltlxh ami two neutral NUt*
< ? one of the litter a Norwegian t
the other Spanish ? h,?ve met wttfcj
HHter as the result of mines or u
pedoes. Five of the vessel* had y
ill the American trade.
Wedded at Dalutt.
A quiet wedding was celebrate]
the home of Mrs. Romberg in the a
rell section, at eight o'clock Than
night, when a few of the Mathf
the contracting partlew assemh}^
Avltness the union of Mr. Hobw|
ItrogdoA, Jr., to Mrs. Annlo D, t
hert. The parlor was profuaely
beautifully decorated with eat flo,
and potted plant# and the bride c*j
a bouquet of genuine orange bloc*
M Iss Kosallo Itombert presided ?t
piano and played the wedding
and the beautiful ceremony of
Methodist church which made the
man and wife, was led by He*, f,
Klwell, their pjintor.
After the ceremony had taken p|
tli?* guests were uinered into the
(og room, where i sumptuous it
waa served. The out of town g
were Messrs. II. (?. I?rog<ton and ^
Arlal of Columbia. The happy <u
will make their home In the D|
section. ? Sumter Herald.
WILLIAM FO}
Production Supreme
Theda Bj
"CARMEN1
Extraordinary Visualizatkl
of Universal Appeal li]
Undying Attraction
Direction of RAOUL A. WAIfl
AT MAJESTIC
Thursday, April 20th j
10 & 20c
RETIREMENT SAL]
offering
my entire stock of FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES
at such prices which are bound to interest you. .7 V.
This Sale Began on April 13th and Lasts For 30 Days
Every piece of my stock will be sold in that time, including: BED ROOM SUITS, BUFFETS, BEDS,
BUREAUS, CHAIRS, PARLOR SUITS, SEWING MACHINES, GLASS AND CROCKERY WAR?
It is an opportunity to furnish your home cheap. If you don't get this stock it will be sold to a busi
ness firm and you'll have to pay regular prices. Why not avail yourself of the opportunity now.
DON'T WAIT. COME EARLY AND GET YOUR PICK BEFORE IT'S TOO
TEN PER CENT. DISCOUNT OFFERED ON ALL ACCOUNTS SETTLED IN THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS
A MERCHANT
IN CAMDEN
FOR 36 YEARS
W. GEISENHE1MER
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CAMDEN I
S.C. II