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1~>. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1916. NUMBER 21 |KA1 stkikk AVKBTBI). , r>K>?< w?",B0" Klshl Hour ? mill SlrlUt* l? OnrtwlM. Monl -? -TIW tlll'i'ttt of s,r*"- " """ ..mini! Ilk.' a I"'" l"""' "??*> ?"? |??,rs aft.-.' <"?' >"Hl .Utiont ami *"'< A u'u" .lav bill, imwoil li.v tlie ,lav. il..' '?< tnar Mllrot.il ,,.|?ra|.l..'.l ??H ??? , U?.J| -iMifial chairmen in .ill 'f lllL. rountry cancelling the )r,Vl Issued a week ago to take ll(1|l(lnv morning at 7 o'clock, talkative e\|?edlont to avert k, was passed in the Senate by [if t?? 2K? Almost a strict par _mnitl Stirling scenes, after ma ?tnrs. Democrats and Ilepubll K,l fought iles|?erately to amend Uun- by provisions designed to Industrial disasters in the fu tow Senators, thorrily aroused ,1 Congress was being coerced | #rtincnt of legislation that, tt desire, and that it knew would to plague II in the future. Lh houses the measure was "within a few minutes after a tela the Senate and it was sent to the White House, where ?t Wilson will sign at 7 :80 tomorrow morning., after lilt* j [from Shadow Lawn. lis of the brotherhoods, who ril the final passage of the 1/111 minml early in the night, that ilftu of the strike would not. I wl until the bill had been by the President and actually pouh> la\r ? Httti later they con ohanjjed their minds and flasli rodo messages signalling tb the trainmen of the country thru inirmen the message that a sat y settlement had been secured. >111 that stopped the strike pro iat after January 1. 1917. eight ihall he regarded us a basis of ^i|.r for a day ..'s pay for men en* i the o|K'ratlon of railroad train rotate commerce. ( excel*!*# ss than loo miles long and elec ?s. * that they shall receive pro y for work in excess of eight .ltd that their rate of c<?m|>en all not lx> changed ponding an linn for from six to ninp >f the effect of the eight-hour m the railroads by a eommis h* appointed by the President. i?t!W*i;i l< have declared that j ii ?f Congro? will cost them 1 tW> a year in increased wages L . 'suunon. ltrotherhood of!lchth?r ??liaitniciii will moan not more annual Increase of $20,000,000. ! mss and among the railroad 'hen* has existed ?bnd?t as to ititntioimiity of the law, but I*1!*, if any. may he taken to ha> not heen indicated. ' |uit Kor Ix)ss of Bridge. r Attorney Thomas J.- Klrk nt several days last week at Jjrti. where he wont to file in the Federal court of the I ?ist ri?*t of reunsylvanta tli" lVini Bridge (\?. for the tin* <nutity steel bridge over froo river ? the county alleging Diistructiuu of the pier that |ire<i|ii|.|t i ntr the steel struc the river WJow. The amount was ,irkl?u?| was away (luring the nary an<l says it was the first 'hi* failed i,, vote since he iity-(?iie do always takes a iteriM in politics. * improvement Association. emliers .,f the School Improve t^x-iatiuii ami nil parents ami ?f the Camden (Jraded Schools K> ,0 attend a meeting of said Oil (?| Pri.U.. ~ fm, ... n . * ui rtuiu v?' afternoqn, Sept. i l* j . k af Hie residence of A larK? attend 111 ill .n "S matter? <>f ImPor Three Negroes Shot. I ?wuhod Camden last Thursday J footing of three small negro near Logoff. None of the >m<l 1^ learned, hut it seecfw families had fallen out over ?wmUm of h l>ed stead and I <?f the negro, girls who clatm W& *toad procured a shot gun VV three small negro children i>n the step* of, their cabin, ?re with a shot gun. They Hoed up In a and *11 ll*lnful Injuries from the shot p injured was a small child, ?rought to the Camden Hoa it waa found that Cue of ^?re shot out. JOINS NATIONAL OHAMHKK. Camden Commercial Body Will Have Representation at Washington. From now oil (ho ( uindt'ij Chaiubei of Commerce will hav# t{'* volet In tin* Chamber of Cotttiuerce of the United States, tho most representative busi ness organization in the country. Ac cording to a notification received by Secretary Trotter from Klllott 1 1. (IfKHlwIu. of Washington, l>. Ceuer al Secretary of the National Chamber, the Cam den Chamber of Commerce has been formally elected to membership to the central l?ody, which already numbers over 7(H) commercial itl zntlons anil represents upwards of .'UK), 000 business men. Not only evory state lu the Union and our outlyluK puKHOHsions are represented, but the principal American Chain hers of (3om merce abroad. Closely following Its election to the National Chamber the Camden Cham ber of Commerce will appoint a Na tional Councillor who will serve as the connect! UK link between bis organiza tion and the National Chamber. This Is an ollhv of consequence Inasmuch as the Councillors, individually and as a hotly, act as advisors on the i>olleles of the Chamber and have other Impor tant functions to iKuform. Hereafter when i>ollcies affecting our commerce are urnler discussion by the federal authorities, the Camden Chamber of Commerce will have a chance to express Itself inasmuch as one of the main purposes of the Cham ber of Commerce of the United States is ta focus business sentiment. From time to time referenda are sent out by the National Chamber for the purpose of ascertaining for the benefit of Con gress and the President, business opin ion prevailing throughout the country on questions of immediate Inqmrtanee. In fact, the Camden (Chamber of Commerce expects to secure much as sistance from the National Chamber in many ways. It will receive a weekly General Bulletin which probably con tains the freshest- and most reliable news of its kind to be secured from any source. The information is along the line of commercial op]K>rtunities and of development In different federal bu reaus and departments. In addition to this there >v i 1 1 be a lA^i^latlve Bulletin which follows the progress of all legislation introduced In Congress affecting business and com merce, " All members receive regularly the of ficial publication of the National Charn l>er, The Nation's Business, which from mcWtth to month contains a fund of in formation on business and economic Wjkificts, . . - . ""Tile Chaml?er of Commerce of the Uftlted States alms to make more avail able and more useful to all business men the work of the various federal bureaus at Washington. The actlvl-, tie* of the Consular Service, the Bu reau of Foreign and Domestic Com merce, the Bureau of Standards, the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Chemis try and many others are thus made to aid materially the projects of business Interests of the country. In addition to the privilege of mem bership included In the direct service as outlined above, members also have the right of utilizing the Information Bnrenu of The Chamber maintained at the National Headquarters, to obtain information on matters of direct inter est to them. This amounts virtually to the Camden Chamber of Commerce having a sj>eeial representative. Penalty For Falsely Voting. "Section .'J70. Any voter who shall swear falsely at any primary election, in taking the prescribed oath, or shall l>ersonato another i>erson, and take oath in his hainc. in order to -vote, shall he guilty of perjury and punish .ed, upon conviction, as for iierjury. Any i>erson who shall fraudulently pro cure the registration of a name or names on the party registration lists, or rolls, in violation of party rules, or otherwise, or who shall fraudulently offer or attempt to vote in violation of the party rules or regulation*., or un der any false pretenses as to any <ir- 1 CUhistances affecting Ills qualifications to vote, or who shall fraudulently aid, counsel or abet auother in so doing, either as to said fraudulent offer or attempt to vote, shall l>e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be puntehed by a fine of notriesfli than one hundred dollars, nor more] than five 'hundred dollars, or be im prisoned for a period of not less than thirty days nor more tlian ninety days, or both, at the discretion of the Court." ? Aged Citizen Dead. Mr. J. A. Mqgn, of the Blakeney's bridge section of Kershaw county, died at his late home on Monday morning at six o'clock, his death being due to the tnflrmttles ?7 old age. He wfis in his eightieth year. Mr. Munn was a life long resident of the county and was a highly respected and honored tftizen, having reared' a large family of seven sons and two daughters, near ly all of whom survive him. The sons and daughters are Robert Munn, of Summit*, ?a. ; Thomas, Jamas, Fulton, Charles, Frank and Henry Munn, all of this county; and Mrs. J. J. Young, of Bmmnitt, Ga. ; .and Mrs. Waters. The funeral and burial occurred Tuesday at 12 (/..clock at Timrod Bap tist church, services beta* conducted by Ber. James Hunter. Y t Think This Over Before Voting! If those who are entitled to vote in Kershaw County, and 1 who stand ? not so much for Gov. Manning, as a man, and i as an individual, but who stand for the enforcement of the i laws, as Gov. Manning has enforced them> will go to the polls in this county next Tuesday and cast their votes law enforce ment will have a good majority. Yes, a large majority, in this county. Ask yourself, Mr. Voter, if you are in favor of enforcing the laws of this State? They are your laws, made to pro tect you, your wife and your children, your kith and kin, and laws made by the white people of this State for the pro tection of every body in the State, ajnd for the protection of their property. If a man trespasses upon your property, de stroys your crops, cuts down your timber or trees, you would call upon the law to have himaccount to you for the same, and the law would make him account to you, whether you were rich or poor. If a man shot you down you would go to the law, and if you proved him guilty and the jury would render a verdict that he was guilty, the law would proceed to punish him, unless he was pardoned by the governor of the State. Would you want a man pardoned if he was found guilty of committing an offense against you? Do you want him pardoned if he is guilty of breaking the laws which the white people of this State made? By a large majority the white voters of this State made itj an offense to sell intoxicat ing liquors in this State. Did you vote for that law? If you did are you in favor of enforcing that law? What did you make that law for? Was it npt to protect you and your family from the evil effects of ttye sale of liquor? You said by your vote: "that NO ONE this State should sell in toxicating liquors." Did you meim it ? The white voters of Kershaw County said so by a large majority, as did the white voters of the whole Stat# Now do you want this law made by the white voters or this State, who are citizens of this State violated? Are you willing to have some of the negroes of this State violate this law. sell intoxicating liquors, pocket the profits and continue their business unmolested, or if molested, and convicted of the offense, get a pardon ? We cannot say what will be done in the future, but you judge the future somewhat by the pasti A noted blind tiger who is sfcid to do business in and around Camden, was convicted or plead guilty to the viola tion of this law forbidding the le of intoxicating liquors. | He was convicted and -fined. He^got a pardon and his Ana I was returned to him. He was not pardoned by Governor Manning either, but by former Gov. Blease. That negro, so we are informed, was recently arrested again for a viola tion of the prohibition laws. He put up the CASH for his appearance at the coming term. Did not have to ask for a bond. Now, Mr. White Voter, there are very few of us who could on the ipot, take out of our pockets a sufficient amount of money to make good our appearance at the Court for trial, if we were so unfortunate as to be compelled to attend Court for the commission of an offense of any kind. Do you think it was right for this negro blind tiger to be pardoned ? Do you think it was right to deprive the Coun ty of his labor on the chain gang or to deprive the County of the fine which he paid? Who did deprive the County of this fine or this work? Was it the law? No, it was not, but it was the pardon. Now thik same negro blind tiger man is making boasts, as we are informed, as to what he will do if Gov. Manning is defeated. It matters not to him, if he is convicted. He can afford to plead guilty if he can get pardoned. Gov. Manning would not pardon him! He would not set aside the verdicts of the juries in Kershaw County in such cases. Then again, Mr. White Voter, why was it that the blind tiger*, the lawless element of the City of Charleston, hissed our Governor, the Governor of the great State of South Caro .. lina? And ask yourself: Who are these people in Charles ton that so far forgot themselves as to protest against law enforcement ? Are they native South Carolinians ? Are they ! native citizens of this United States of America ? If you will inquire, you will find that the majority of them are foreign born and have very little interest in our Country. While there are thousands of good people in this Country who are foreign born, and who are law abiding citizens, you will find thousands upon thousands who are here for the money they can get out of us, that and nothing more and the blind tiger element of Charleston and most of the other cities are of that class that want the money, irrespective of law. Un less the law is enforced, they can 5^>ntinue their business in Charleston and . elsewhere in this State. Governor Man ning has been enforcing the law and thai crowd in Charles ton does not like it. Now, Mr. White Voter: Think of this MFore you cast your ballot. Will you vote against Governor Manning because he has enforced the law, your law, our law? If you, Mr. White Voter, were on the jury and the evidence convinced you that the blind tiger man was guilty, you would convict. You were sworn to do this. . Governor Manning was sworn to enforce the law* He enforces it. The test is up to you, Mr. White Voter! What are you going to do? All we ask is that yon think about it. Every white man who can vote in the p rimary has his right to to to as he pleases, but we would like to plead with him, and ask him to vote for the Governor , who has done his duty, who has enforced the law. There is no need ofiany bitterness in the matter* We must fissume the responsibil ity. The penitentiary today is almoet empty. Pardon after pardon has done it. Cstmior Manning did not issue the pardons. <? 4 I * . / MANNING WILL WIN l>edHres Senator Ttllnmii hi Statement J Marie To The l'n>ss. /> ( \iluiithlH. Sept. 4.? "Wotnlrow W" 1 1 miii will ho re-elected President of the I ' iilt**?l States next November 11 1?? I Kith him I I. Maoulng will l?t> re iiomiiuitod Governor next Tuiwlny." sultl SciOitor H. tt. Ttltinnii this nftorhoon a* lie whs leaving for Ids homo at Trenton, after s|>cndlug the day In Columbia. The Senator sh.vs ln? Is enjoying lino licit It Ik Hiul ho Hp| teal's In lie In I lie I I oi' spirits. lit* loft Washington about two wtM'ks nun ami slum tlnit llinc lias been resting nn Ills furin at Trenton. Hf says that In* dt?es not ex I K'fl t?> return to tin* National Capita.! until nt'M licccmhcr. While shaking of tlif South Carolina nice for the Govcrunrshlp, In* whs ex ttVi|U'l.\ emphatic and tho oldtluio bat tle tiro gleamed In his eye. , Ho says that Mouse will proluihly get a small lieroenltige of tho Cooi>er voto, tho ro inalntlor going to Governor Manning. "Thorn Is not a hit, of use to get stampeded." said Senator Tillman. "If tho |H?oplo tlo as 1 ex|>ert and think they will 111 oh ho will never he elected." He felt sure the |?ooplc wit on onoe aroused would go to the hallot hox, and If they did ho was satisfied Man nlng would he nominated. He ohilins thut there lire fully 'JJUHH) nn rolled voters that did not go tt> tho I h>1 Is last Tuesday hut that If they have the tfnod of the state at heart, they will voto HgnlnHt Mease In tho next primary. And he is firmly of the opin ion tlmt they will. "The good J>ord Mas nothing against South Carolina." suld tho Seimtor," and ho will not lot h man like Blease again Ik? Governor of South Carolina. Hut tho Ti?r(l helps those who help them selves, and It Is up to the voters to get out and give an em plinth* victory to Governor Manning and a tike emphat ic defeat .to the jiersonal ambitions of Cole L. Hlease." While In the elty to-day Senator Till | man called at the Executive Mansion I to see Governor Manning, hut the Gov ' or nor was out and did not got to see | the SenntOr. COMPARISON OF VOTES. Thertotal vote cunt for governor in the shite In the last three primary elections, were approximately as fol lows : 1912 ( about i 141 , (KM) 11)14 ...I 120.000 1010 1.38, ooo The vote in 15)11! was (he .largest ever <*ust in this state, that of 11)10 being .'{.(KM) less. Yet the vote east In this years primary is about 23.000 less than the total number enrolled on the Hub hooks, showing that enough voters stayed away from the |k>I1s to reverse the result. We assume the correctness of the statement frequently made that! the enrollment on the clubs amounts to about 101,000. ' In 11)12 the vote for governor In Ker shaw county was as follows: Blease 14*7 Jones 102(5. Duncan 3K 1004 Blease majority 432 This year (he vote in the county for governor was as follows: Blease L. 1330 Manning 770, (3ooi>er WM, DesChamps, Duncan 11...,. 1285 Blease majority 45 It will thus be seen that t,he Blease strength in Kershaw county lias droj> jhhI from a majority of 4.32 over the combined op|x>sitioii in 11)12, to 45 ma jorlty In 1910. The total of voters In this county on the club rolls for 1010 is 2858. The total vote for governor In the county in 1912 ami 1910 was as follows: lDl(f 2015 1912 2552 Increase 03 Thus while in'the whole state the total vote in the recent primary fell l?elow that of 1912, In Kershaw couii ty there was an increase of A3. The vote at the Camden box in 1912 was 487, In the recent primary, 300. This decrease Is due to no failure of voters at this box to turn out, but re sults from the change of rules in 1914, whereby many In (he country who previously voted at the Camden Im?x, were cut off and required to en roll -and vote at their nearest club. In this way the Camden vote waft re duced by 121. Comparing the vote at Camden box for 1912 and 1910 we fmihd the following : 1912 Jones 321. Duncan 1 ? ~ 322 Blease j. 105 Majority against Blease 157 1916 Manning 181, Cooper 84 265 Blease 101 Majority against Blease 164 'Card of IWnfcs. - We wish to return our sincere "^nlrs to our friends in the town of Bethune and community for the klndpsea shown us in the death of our mother, Mrs. Elisabeth Josey. Very respectfully, 1. O. Jo My and Family. Bethune, H. C.t Sept 1, IMC PKtM.RhNN OK XHK WAR. Russians hi KhhI hi id AiikIo l<r<si?'li In W.wtt Capture Teutons. The AiiKlo-French forces have attain driven t Kii?lr line* forward and captur ed lui|>ortaiit Merman positions on tin* Solium* from. 'I'll**'" v,,hmo of Noyeoourt and | ?a 1 1 of i ln> village of Verniandovlllers have Imh-ii stormed, while seemingly more i in i >i >rt ii i it Htill. t l?t? French have made fresh progress wist of the village of I'oivsi. one ,in<l ouc-half miles .south oust of Hi,- railroad town of Combles " l',,ln which taken with the capture <?t (iuIIIimiioiii on Sunday, seemingly out llanks < 'oinliioH and a|i|inroiiHy ren tlorK It untenable. More than , (tcinians have heen made prisoners uoitli anil south ?>t the Snntiue during the last two days.' <hi t|ie British light whig progress In reported north of Falreniont farui, while a German counter attack north west of Moquet farm was repulsed, In the Verdun sector Paris records a fresh gain near Fleury. . Berlin, In admitting the claims (?f British and Fronoh successes In the fighting of Sunday in the Homme re gion, says tlie tattling over tlie eigh teen-mile front from Haumont to the Kunima was one of the greatest feroc ity The Germans held their ground at I hlepval, north of Pogsieres, and near Clinch.v. hut (Julllemont Villa and wood were lost as likewise was (Rnchy, hut a counter attack of the dormant* won hat k a portion of the latter town.' Again there Is heavy lighting on the front In Russia west and southwest of Lutsk and north of Zeborow, and near ? Nwcezany in (Jallcia, with the Russians generally the aggressors. Petrograd controverts the assertion of Herlln that the Russians obtained only local suc cesses near Hrosany by the declaration that the Russians won a victory over the Teutons here and took 2,641 pris onors. in the Carpathian region, ac < Ordlug to Petrograd, the Russians nave capture' an entire series of the. helihts <uhI are. advancing to the Hun ua r l*t 1 1 frontier. All along the Transylvania front the Rumanians. contlnuo to press their nd vantage against the Austro-Hunga rlans. Here they have captured sever ill additional towns and now are said to he bombarding the town of Herman stadt, which Is second in 'importance only to K ronstadt. The (iertnau and Bulgarian forces are attacking along" tlie entire front between Dobrudja and Bulgaria. Near Koeihar, Herlln re ports, the Rumanians were driven back with the loss of 7<M> men taken priso ner. Iji Albania the Italian* east of Av lonii have taken the village of Kutai and Brizare and Monte fJradlst. The (Jermans have surrendered to the British In I>ar-es-Salnani. Gerina ny..'s chief seaf>ort in East Africa. (considerable fighting is in progress In the Austro-ltallan theatre, but with out any important change* in terrain having occurred. Berlin admits the loss of an airship the night of September 2. It is prob able that this was the Zeppelin which -London rej>orted was brought down during tho -raid on the east coast of Hughind Saturday night. TO . FLASH ELECTION RETURNS. Another Large Crowd Expected at Chronicle Office Tuesday Night. The Chronicle w)ll again flash the county and state election returns on ? )i scrccn in front of the office next Tuesday night. The State and News and C-ourler will furnish us the state bulletins,- nnd the county returns wlir~ be furnished by* us being collected " from the managers *>f election at the various county precincts by telephone and otherwise. We a?k the managers to sec to it that the count Is gotten to us as quickly as possible, thereby letting everyone know the , result be fore midnight The Chrqpicle will go to considerable expense in getting the returns and we hope that the., public will <?o-operate with us in every, way in order to give the count quickly. The Baptist Church will furnish tho stcre optican machine. The public general ly ? whether Bleasite or Mannlnglte ? is cordially invited to be with us that evening . An Errtr Corrected. In the official table published in The Chronicle last ireek of the re turn* of the first primary, In the vote for sheriff at Beaver Dam, wo only tare Mr. J. F. Batexnan 2 votes And it should hare been eleven. This wis portly an error and we gladly jmjfe this Correction in Justice to Mr. Bat* nan and his friends.