The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 12, 1916, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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Published every Friday at 1100 No.
Broad Street, and filtered at the Cam
den pOMtOtttce ms second elan* mall mat
ter. Price |ht aunuui $ 1.00.
We are Klad to receive communica
tion* of a reasonable length, hut an
lni|>ortaut condition of their publica
tion I* that they shall In all casea 1m*
accompanied hy the full liaine and
ajuirt address of the sender. < >l>llu
arles, resolutions of reflect, and church
notices will not he charged for. Mat
te? of purely a iiersonal nature will
hi* charged for at the rate of live cent*
a line. Whiskey or patent medicine
advertisements will not l?e accepted ar
any price, Hate* for display adver
tising made known on application.
( rtimhwi, K. V., May 1?, 1916.
The Charlotte observer's Washing
ton <*>r respondent sends, tluit jniist ii
statement tlmt Prerddent Wilson has
stat<sl positively that he will Im? Iii
( "harlot tc for the <vlcl?mtlon on May
LM>th, nnh*sM something olllcially kee|*s
him from coming. He will not vlnlt
(VdumhLa as was expected.
K. J. Wat hoik iMunmlaaloner of agri
culture of South Carolina was elected
prceldent of the National Aaaoclatlon
of Com ui Iss loners of Agriculture at n
meeting of the organization in Wash
lngton last week.
Dates to Remember.
Itelng election year the following
?lutes will tie of Interest to the voter*
of the county :
May 17? Htate Convention meets.
June II ? Registration Ixstks open.
July ?r> ? R<*glst ration books clone.
July 2K? Club rolls turned over to
Clerk of Court.
August 7--County C-on vent Ion meets
and names voting places and npjsdnts
managers and clerks.
August 10 ? C-ounty committee meets
and examines club rolls.
August 20 ? Primary
August J{1 ? County Coininltlcc de
clares result.
September r>? I,ast date for protests.
November '7? <Ie?eftil election.
I)o Vou Know That
Light promotes cleanliness?
A dean mouth is essential t?? iiiMsl
health?
Physical tiaiiilnu in chlblboiHt Is the
foundation of adult health?
The U. S. Public Health Service Is
sues publications on hygiene and s/uil
tatlon for fr?s? distribution?
Isolation Is the most ellldent. means
of contndllug leprosy?
Headache Is Nature's warning that
the human maeJifne is running badly?
Mullets may kill thousands tiles tens
of thousands?
Obesity menaces longevity?
LOtHiK DIKKCTOKY.
Antioch I^odge No. 'J0.'l, A. 1\ M., I
meet* on Thursday :iiuht. on or before '
each full mooti. i.. 11. White, W. M. ;
W. It. 1>hvIk. S. W. ; 1 1. C. Trapp. J.
W. ; I j. A. Shiver, Neeretary.
Junior < >. C. A .M . Hlcbard Kirk
land Council No. |:;o. meets on Tues
day nights, on or before each full
moon. .1. K. Campbell, c. ; W. Shl
ver. Tt?s*ordlng S?*civturv.
Speed mi Roads. ,
Sunday afternoon the antolsts were
abroad In the land. Fine weather for
life out of doors. Some of the drivers
forgot all alsnit the law against run
ning i-airs in excess <>f 1 r> inl!?*s an
hour. The result when all the returns
were in that night was tliat six otTemi j
ers will np|>ear In a uiaglst rate's court j
for sp?vdlng. Chief of Rural Police!
Reuben (iosnell .said that he made I
cases airaiiiMt onl\ a few ? entering !
charg?*s onl\ in Instances where the j
cars were clipping <>n' .'{<) miles or
more. on the uoad to Piedmont there
is a stretch of half a mile that Is par
ticularly alluring ti> the drivers. The
chief stationed a man at each end of
the s?H*tlon and [w?sf??<| himself at a
s[>ot in the middle <?f the highway.
Stop wateln** welt* iis?m|. so the ottieer
Is <vjnlident that he has the evidence
with which ?n vlct . -<Jn?enville
News.
THE GOOD THINGS
in our store \\7tuld tempt the
most fastidious appetite. If
your family is hard to suit, try
Ill any kind of naiad dressing,
it is simply delirious. This
bland dflkiouM oil cohU only a
third an murh as imported olive
oil anywhere near so good.
We have everything to make a
naiad, clean, crisp and fresh.
TELEPHONE No. 2.
I. ..I. ? .1
From Other Papers.
POLITICAL HlKNLINm
\.>w that thr various tttiupaigus are
under W?y, the l*l<1 i*?lltlcat worker^
after a year's hibernation, ht? abroad,
seeking 'to have their palms crossed
with lariW*# from Mh- unfortunate trll>e
of s?i-k? rs. F??r three M*4ff of
silver, they would Utrny their l>e*t
friend*. They tvr for wile to the h'?gh
<-t bidder 9nU. after they are t>ouglit,
let the buyer beware, lent they resell
themselves for a few more shekels.
sorry vagrants, like the ts^gar*
of the Orient, are ubiquitous, for the
moment winging the song of the hint
candidate vvho gave them the price of
u '<mf.
Those political poraalte#, however,
are not resopnslble for their own ex-,
istence. Tho hlame for their being
reits on the weaklier** and lunorancfe
of ihose who hire them. Employer and
employee are ?Mjual in guilt, Tliere l?o
venal statesmen who believe that any
election Is a purchasable quantity and
1 4 m > often they air oorreet in that aw
sumption. Kvery eandldate, ncar'ng
election time, is approached by vari >uh
members of tills miserable h|ms'I(^i of
ui"ii who have tiieir price Some of
these landings are men of some stand
i i iK ami reputation, hut they tin* oil the
block to get what they c?n out of It.
The majority of them, nevertheless, are
cunning vagrants who never iio an
honest day's work and who whine eag
erly for the hones that are thrown to
them by |H>litlcal aspirants. They can
not hrook refusal to dney them Is tq
convert them Into hitter enemies, ut
tering dire threats that they are jkav
erless to exc<?ute.
Corruption and venality In is>lities
exist In South Carolina as well as 111
New York and Illinois. We nave our
petty Inhs4?s and their pilau' vassals,
in this proud State, aye. in this coun
ty, some men have tlivlr price and are
hlre<l to <*orral votes. Some take mo
ney under the plea of lielng jmld for
lout t liaCv some take It as "expeuBCH,"
and others takt> It like a circus ticket
seller. ?
Often, money Is paid over to these
genthnncii of fortune as a sort of black*
rnali ? that Is, to prevent acquiring their
ill will, rather than to secure their
friendly otllces.
of course, when <>ne candidate buys
up workers, It is j>erfectly naturnl for
his op|H>neiits to get scared and era*
ploy some themselves. Let one candi
date pull out a blackjack and the rei?t
will sea uijier to tiie smithy. Hut Is the
supjMdt of such i?eople really worth
anything to anybody? Is It not gen
erally the case that such gentry are
secretly despised and scorned by the
very j arsons whom they represent
thfinst'lvi's as controlling, like so many
cattle? .Indglng from the samples we
have sis'ii. these hirelings carry little
weight bemuse they are such conspic
uous examples of worthlessness, va'
uraney and venality. Surely these sans
culottes, these trilling tatterdemalions
could never have 'any influence with
any de?-ent and <elf- respecting Ameri
can citizens.
We do not know how th'e ImhIv j w ?1 i
tlc is to be rhhle<l of these malodor
oils insects, but perha|>s we shall have
some day It corrupt practices law. back
ed by public sentiment, that will put
sin h political [Mindercrs at hard lai>or
upon the public highways, there to do
hoiu'st work for the llrsl time In their
five*.--! Ireenvlllc News.
THE WIRELESS MESSAGE.
The wireless tehnrrnph wits put to
Its most ambitious test with tin* send
ing through It of (icrmiiny's elaborate
answer to the I * 1 1 1 1 ?*< I State's final note,
of course 1 1 ??* < rfi'iiiii i> Government paid
the tolls. It is customary in thr ex
change of diplomat If message* for the
^?ending country to foot the Mil The
l'n(lied State's pays for mich State
P*'|H'rs as it may transmit t<> Great
Itritaln or Germany. ami similarly
these countries pay tolls on messages
sent this way, The ordinary commer
cial tolls on cable ami wireless mes
sages are the same. averaging about
?_Ti ?Tiits a word. Hut in the case of
Government business there are conces
sions. The German answer probably
\v;is transmitted at the rate of five or
si\ a word ami even at that it
inu-t have footed up quite a resecta
ble total. The cost, however, is inci
dental. It was the sending of the
document through the air instead of
by cables under the water that invents
the | H'rformance with its chief clement
of interest. There had been some fears
that the sending of the message might
have been retarded <>r Interfered with
to some extent by unfavorable weather
conditions and allowance had been
made for this contingency, but ho far
as The observer knows, the message
was wafted across nnd was received
without any further disarrangements
or delay than might have Ihm?u ex
iH-cted In the ease of a cabled Job.
Wonderful are the triumphs of Science!
And a few years hence the ]XH>ple will
cease to be surprise*! at the marvel
of wireless telegraphy as tliey have
<-eas??d to think anything extraordinary
of holdlirg converge with some friend
in another part of the glob<?. ? Charlotte
< )bserver.
John C. llavden, Jr., of Orangeburg
county, sold 121 bales of cotton, net
ting him $7. HO. He held the cotton
for nearly two years in his own ware
house.
EXmtSION FARES FROM CAM
DEN, S. C.. via ATLANTIC
COAST LINE RY.
to Saratoga Springs, N. Y.,
acc ount General Conference Methodist '
<?hurch. Tickets will l>e sold May ftth
ami Kith, limited to return until June
?5th.
$20.20 to Oriamlo, F1a? account gen
eral Assembly . Presbyterian Church.
Ticket* will be sold May 15 to 10, in
clusive, limited returning until June 3.
$29.45 to New York City, account
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
Tickets will behold Mav 21, 22 and
2."., limited returning until June 5.
For further particulars regarding the
above and other reduced fare excur
sions. a ply to R. L. BKNTON, Ticket
Agent. Camden, H. C.
ATLANTIC COAST UNK,
The Standard Railroad of the south
MARRIAGE 14CEN3E5 ? .
? ? ?
Recently Issued From the Of
fice of Judge of Probote,
Ml . Thotnasl J. Timing mil! M1**i
Nannie liolle 'lwH#?|*?on, Camden. ,
Mr. Til IiiiMia Croft, lllsbopvllle, Hiut
Miss Isabel Croft, Itethuue,
Mr. Jhiwh lira rile, I\?ntlac, ami Mks
Currl** IJrown, Hlaney,
CVIored.
Willie Knox and Nannie Mayhew,
ll?>ath Spring
11 road us Patterson ami Curllo White,
Liberty 11111.
.laiiien ( 'hesmit ami Mangle Ilall,
l.ugoff.
Columbus Knox ami Nannah Jones,
rxmgtown.
Willie I<ylen ami Ilattle Taylor, Ml
goir.
Alteram Klrklaml ami I.ou:H llanks,
Wctitvllle.
I Annuel Clyburn ami Kstelle Itlake
ney, Kershaw.
Mr. Porter Suggested.
The friends of Mr. J. M. Porter
would likW to suggest his name us a
candidate for Township Commissioner
of Wat tins* Township. If elected ho
will till the office to the Is'st of his
ability, which we think would Ik* to
the satisfaction of the jss>ple.
ltoiiy's Mill and Hlaney.
There will ls? 08 delegates to the
8 to to Convention whleh meets In Co
lurahlu May 17.
A reward of $1,000 has Is-en offered
for the ca|>ture, dead or alive, of Stove
lA?sty, a negro convict trusty, who ^
charged with attempting assault upon
a young white woman In Anderson
county several days ago.
His Magio Bank Account.
At one time the famous author Rud
iurd Kipling always used to pay his
nllls, no matter how small they hap
pened to be, by check: After a while
lie discovered, to his amazement, that
Ids hanking account fJPjwed a much
bigger balance than the counterfoils of
Ills check book warranted. In fact, al
though he was drawing checks for
small amounts almost daily. Ids money
nt the bank did not seem to dwindle
In rhe least.
l or a long time lie was tit a loss to
.ic-ount for this astonishing fact until
?ue day, happening to visit an office
wlieru tho principal was an enthusiastic
Mttngrapb collector, he saw one of bis
ow it checks framed and hanging on
the wall.
Then it was that the mystery was
??o!\ ed. It appeared that the local shop
keepers found that they could w?t more
for Kipling's cheeks by selling Them to
autograph hunters than they could by
mslilng them at the bank, and thus it
wax that, although the author kept on
drawing money, his capital remained
-ilmost stationary.
PRIZE HISTORIC PENS
COMPETITION FOR THOSE USED
TO SIGN TREATIES.
Most Keenly Sought After Will Be
the One Used to Affix Signature*
to Document That Will End
Present War.
Who will get the pen with which
the peace treaty will be signed which
shall end the present war?
The collecting of historic pens has
been quite a fad tor) some years past,
especially in Europe. The pens with
which peace treaties are signed bring
the highest prices if they happen to
find their ways into the market, and
there are many collectors who would
be willing to givo thousands of dol
lars for the pen which shall declare
an end to the present war of wars.
Usually, however, such pens romain
the property of the States concerned.
When it became known that peace
had been doclared between Japan and
Kussian pen manufacturers all over
the world sent supplies of their pens
to the commissioners who were en
gaged in arranging the terms, hoping
that the document would be complet
ed through the agency of their wares.
To avoid any unfair discrimination be
tween the pen manufacturers it was
decided to use a quill in Bignlng the
treaty.
It was also a quill pen that was
used in signing the treaty of peace
between the United States and Spain
after the war of 1898. This particular
pen was afterward sold for $125.
The pen used by the commissioners
in signing the memorable Treaty of
Paris fell into the hands of the ex
Empress Eugenie. Aside from its his
toric Interest It is also of great value,
for it is mounted in solid gold and in
crusted in diamonds. -
Aside from the collectors there are
many who consider It lucky to possess
a pen that has been used in signing
the reprieve of a person condemned
to death. Applications for pens that
have performed such service are often
made to the governors of states.
Queen Victoria always retained pos
session of such pens. One of theso
she presented to Mme. Albani, the
singer.
Pens which have been used by fa
mous authors often fetch high prices
at auction. Dickens used tho same
quill pen to write "Hard Times," "Lit
tle Dorrit" and "ftleak House," which
was sold some time ago for $17.
A valuable pen Is the one which
Lincoln presented to a friend Just be
fore his death. It was made from s
portion of a box which belonged to
George Washington, while the box It
self had been made from the lid of the
desk -belong tof-to the captain of tbq
Mayflower.
If the printer I ii promptly paid and
hi* pocket l>ook kept plethoric by
prompt laying patrons, ho l?uf.H bin
p%>u to his | ki|ht lu j>eaoe, his para
graphs are mora pointed; he | Mints
his plcturcM of loosing events in more
pleasing ?<olors, and fjie perusal of hi*
|Hi|kt 1m a pleasure to the |?ooplo.
fills pie<V 4>f proverbial |?)lil?*HO
phy in some pli^v where uil persons
<???? |K?nviw, wi.vs nu ex? hangc.
OIJ) PAPEK AM) K.U*H VALCAHLE.
k>. ? ? ? ? < ?.' ," ?
Circular Issued ( ailing t'pou Publir
to Have Them. *
Under tho heading, "Save Your Pa
llor and Hags," tilt' 1 N*partu>ont of
Commerce has isuod (ho following cir
cular :
The attention of tin* 1 >epurtmont of
Commertv Ik called hy the president
of m large pajH-r manufacturing com
pany, to ilif fact that there is a seri
ous shortage of raw material for the
manufacture of pajier, Including rags
ami <?1?1 pajMM-H. lie urges tJiat the
'Do|*artuiont should make it known that
tho collecting and saving of rags and
old iiapers would greatly lietter exist
ing conditions for American manufac
turers.
Something like 15, 000 tons t>f dif
ferent kinds of paper and i>aper board
are manufactured every day in the
United States and a largo proi>ortton
of this, after it has served it* purpose,
eoUhi Ih' used over again iii sumo class
of paper. A large jwrt of it. however,
is either burned or otherwise wasted.
This, of course, has to lie replaced by
new materials. In the early history
of the paper Industry publicity was
given in tho imi>ortance of saving nigs.
It Is of scarcely l??ss importance now.
The Department of Commerce Ls glad
to bring this matter to tho attention of
the public in the hope that practical
results may Mow from it. A little at
i tentlon to flic saving of rags and old
pai>ors will mean' a genuine relief to
our paper industry and a diminishing
drain ui>on our sources of supply for
new materials.
A list of dealers in i*i|>er stocks can
lie obtulnod from the local Chamber of
Commerce or Hoard of Trade.
William C. Kedfleld,'
Secretary.
For Electrical Appliances which in
crease comfort In hot weather, s??e
Frank I.. Zemp, Camden -4 1 ?
WANTED ? Antique Mahogany sofa.
table and chairs. Address Drawer
* 2(57, Camden, S. C. 3
WANTED ? You to know that I do oxo
acetylene Welding. See me when you
have Work of this kind to do. ? C. M.
Coleman, DoKalb Street.
Plants For Sale ? Nancy Ilall Sweet
Potato Plants, #1.50 per thousand.
W. M. I^.llls. 3tf
$9.15 to Birmingham $915.
On account of the Annual reunion of
United Conf?*d??rato Veterans, the At
lantic Coast I.ine will sell excursion
tickets from Camden to Birmingham,
Ala., and return for all trains on May
13, 14, 15, 10 and 17, at $9.15, and at
proj>ortionately reduced fares from oth
er i>oints, limited returning to roach
original starting jK>int by or before
midnight of May '25th, 1910, but re
turn limits may be extended to June
14th, by dejiositlng tickets with spe
cial agent at Birmingham, by original
purchasers, by 7.00 p. ni.. May 25th and
paying 50 cents per ticket at time of
deposit.
Through Pullman ears will l>e oper
ated from Wilmington, Favetteville and
Florence, Sunday, May 14th.
For further information, tickets, etc.,
apply to It. I?. Benton, agent, Camden,
S. C..
Metro-Drew Comedies
TUESDAY, MAY 16TH
To those who appreciate good,
clean and amusing comedies,
free from all suggestiveness and
vulgarity, the kind you see so
very ?f? we call to your at
tention Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew in Metro-Drew Comedies
at The Majestic every Tuesday
for the next 12 months. The
first in is called "NUMBER
ONE," and No. 1 it is.
MAJESTIC THEATRE
You V* tei In Unro FVum
MONEY TO IX)AN
ON REAU E8TATE ? EA8Y \
TERMS
E. O. vooTrMcknw.
Electrical Contracting
aid Supplies
WILL ?. JOHNSON
WANTS
FOR RENT
FOR SALE
FIKNINHED KOO.MS ? Pa rt leu desir
ing largo comfortable furnished
rooms by the week, excellent Hervlce,
electric lights, bath, *"to., apply to Mth.
Whistler, 120ft Broad Street, Camden,
s < 3-4-0
WANTED To buy from live to twen
ty live acres of laud In or not over
two miles of Camden. John W,
Watklnw, 1217 Fair street, Camden,
S. C. 3-tf."
WANTED ? You to kuow that now 1m
the time to have your lawn mower*,
loo eream churns, refrigerators and oil
stoves put In good repair. ? C. M. Cole
man, DeKalb Street.
FOK SALE ? One 1914 Model. Overland
Five passenger touring ear, thorough
ly overhauled. Price $-100. Apply to
Henry Savage, Camden, S. C. 3
PERSONAL? Dr. O. M. Oay, Veterina
rian, of Kershaw, will be at Lath
am's old stables on Broad Street every
Monday.
RAY ? Have yeu one or more Electric
Fans that were used before the;
present lighting plant was built? If
so, see me, and we can do some
business. Frank L. Zemp, phone 188 '
or 30. f 3-4-6p
Millions of Sweet Potato Plants For
Sale. They are grown and shipped
to me by a Pliable Florida grower
and I do not hesitate to stand re
s|M>nsihle for the condition in which
the plants reach my customers. Try
the Porto Kico Yam for earliness,
the Nancy Ilall for yield, the Tri
umph for a market potato. Prices
$1.25 per thousand, 10 thousand or
more. $1.15 per thousand. A. M.
Trotter, phone 231-J. 3
PLANTS FOK SALE? Nancy Hall Po
tato plants, Tomato, Egg, Pej. per.
Shasta Daisies. Snap Dragon, Coleus,
Periwinkle and Asters. Laurens St.
(ireenhouse, phone 333- L, Camden, S.
C. 2-3p
row ef !Wt
- a ft*6*" 0?l?Mlal hou**, ,L'
modern cnjivquieueee. Beautifully f*.
ill till oil throughout with antique furBk
ture U?vely grounda. 'lVrius
nl?U*. The *ame climate us Cau*w
and Aikt-ii iteftorencea given tuJjS
qolreq. <>??? hour from Charlotte a2
two from Columbia, Addres* 3^
Cheater, 8. C.
?
Fertiliser with PoUah Ten tou, ^
wore to reliable fariu?rH or o?^
chant** at lean than oo#t of tun**
ent* today. Oleiuaon College aiy,u.
mIh give* U 0.80 |>er cent. hbuhouU
3.70 muriate of potaah, 5.00 \*r ^2
Hulpbate of potash. Addre?a Bo* a
ltoykin, S. O. 45-41
MCM\S FO*
QUIT A&SOttTMgNT tS a'wIS^,
IN THE HISTORY OF
THE BUTCHER BUSINESS
f ' JL.
no finer collection of meat# has erer
been dbipUyed to u particular pot
tf<? 4 tluin the assortment of n*tt
foods >vt* are offering. You can be
| aatlarted of the undoubted uutH
rneut virtue of our meats by vtoltiif
( .our market.
CASH CENTRAL MARKET
C. HOVOfl; Pw*
rhone No* 1 Camden, S. CI
J. H. MAY FIELD
Photographer
Studio Over Bank of
kinds of photographs made in
studio and at the homes. All
developing done free of charge,
tistic flash light home portrait**!
A I
etc.
Over Bank of Camden*
Dodge Brothers Car?
Can be bought on time payments.
? ?
Come in and let us explain
plan' to you.
Camden Motor Go.
DEALERS . '??M
HOUSE
LOCATED ON
90x280 Feet.