Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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K^pisc harge. Msjs&M Wk KirklHuU, denned, haa uuto me for SLT?? ,?"?<" Admini-tr. mh ,*uni the 20tu day of ?kit * . . i it ?ije fore Kerahaw he time said |wv t Z? r, . ,I?. Iwurliu! <>' ??' TUtw>?.' I tit 11 o'clock In the fore ^ Protodt' oltlee of Kertthaw * ken l fur Cbe ... ?Air Motiog to the Hatd Ad f j^tfW l>lsniI>|Kory. it any, liavlnfc claims I ,?i Rotate Are hereby no r^sonf llieui duly uttOHted, or to the Adnrin %n or iK'fono that date or he Lrrt^'. w u Mcdowell, Judge of Probate, g. c. February 15th, 1037. ^rM loans i are prepared to nego oang on improved farm in Kershaw county at rate of interest. Loans for five years. J, c. mAssey I. c. HOUGH fins Brothers dkeri for Colored People .41 714 W. D.K.Ib St. JB OUT PAIN | good oil liniment. Thai's tit way to stop them, rubbing . liniment is NIM H\ I Good for the A ilmenta of Iih, Mules, Cattle, Etc. I Qoo<l for your own Acht^ |>j, Rheumatism, Sprains, . Cuts, Burns, Etc, 50c. $1. At all Dealers. i. L. Kirkland Irveyor and civil ENGINEER ;e in Crocker Building, jrner Main and DeKalb Streets IDEN, S. C. >R. S. A. ALEXANDER Veterinarian LITTLES STABLES. Saturdays and Sundays iy I'hone 109. Night Phoue 23. MONKY TO liOAX. Improved faring. Easy termb to B. H. Clarke. Camden, S 60 I DR. H. L. GREGORY Veterinarian eatinejit of all Animals. Night day culls promptly answered. I'hone 201-L. MONEY TO M>AN HEAL ESTATE ? EAST TERMS E. ('. vonTresckiiw. ? Dr. E. H. KERRISON Dentist I Office over Bruce'a Store fcfl and DeKalb Sta. Phone 18ft IOLUMBIA LUMBER & 1ANUFACTUR1NG CO. MILL WORK ASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER LAIN & HUGER STS. Ph?m? 71 COLUMBIA* S.C. I ?R. R. E. STEVENSON DENTIST W k,.* Cum InU ami kUrtto. | Camden, 8. C. ADD KICKS Or A. L GA8TON T? The Voters of Ttw Fifth (VwirwM' ImmU District. My Follow Citizens : Ah a candidate for Cougre*s in tbe j primary election on February 11th next | I wlHh to briefly present for your fav ) orahle consideration tuy views on a f?>\v i Important Federal ami National ques tions. With me the Democratic party is first, and 1 'Htand on the Party plat form. The elbse vote for K|>eaker 1 r the next Congress hastened the election In our District, and the Party's wel fare Is paramount. The welfare of the District Is also' first with me, and 1 shall always labor for the highest good of the entlrt District, and sts?k to upbuild and pro mote the material progress of every part of the District. To this end 1 shkll strive to procure ample appropria tions for Post ofllces and oftier Federal buildings where the law ho provides; j ?hall Ket a full" share of the seventy- 1 live million dollor fund provided by Act of Congress for rural iK?st roads for the Districts; and see that the H F D. Carriers are amply paid ana pro tected ; shall see that the benefits of the Federal Farm I^oan Act are enjoy ed by every section of the District, and shall personally assLt in organising local national farm loan aHHOciatlons, where applied for ; shall help Invoke the Federal Reserve Hanking System for the aid of the District wherever pos sible; shall encourage the fanning In terest by procuring Government soil surveys and exjwrt supervision of the farming interest ; also am I lu favor of the rigid enforcement of the National laws against cotton ..peculation and I trice manipulation ; and believe that labor and capltol employees and em ployer, are entitled to the equal pro tectlon of the law. Lastly, 1 am for Vmerlca first, last and alwnys, and In his hour of stress and strain, believe the destiny of this Nation Is safe In ?- be hands of President Woodrow Wll <on, atid can only say that i>ersonnlly I stand where 1 did In 1H9H, when I was Just out of College and went as -Mrst Lieutenant In my Company In flu Spanish- American "NVar, ready to obey ?ny Country's Call. I therefore confidently api>eal to the District for election as your next Con gressman. Very Respectfully, A. L. Oaston. Cheater, 8. C., Feb. 7, 1017. ^ LODGE DIRECTORY Meeting Nights and Officers of Fra ternal Organizations. Antioch Lodge No. 283, A. F. M.. meets Thursday night on or before each full moon. W. H. Davis, W. M. : L. A. Shiver, Secretary. Antioch Jr. O. U. A. M. No. l.'JO meets Tuesday nights on or before each full moon. ,J. E. Campbell, C. ; W. Shi ver, Recording Secretary Lynch wood IsHlge No. 197, A. F. M.. Bethune, S. C. Meets <>n Saturday on >r before the full moon in each month Wm. Thompson, W. yy ; S. T. Gardner. Secretary. Bethune Council No. 57. J. (>. C. A M.. Bethune, S. C. Meets on second and fourth Tuesday nights in each month. I,. \V. West, Counselor; .1. L. King. Cor. See. Live Oak Camp No. 19. W. O. W. Camden, S. C. Meets first Tuesday night in each month. J. F. Ratcman. C. C. ; M. G. Huckal>ee, Clerk. Kershaw Lodge No. 29, A. F. M., Camden, S. C. Meets first Tuesday night in each mouth. L. T. Mills, W. M. ; C. J. Shannon, 3rd., Sec. DeKalb Lodge No. 41 K. of P., Cam den, S. C. Meets second and fourth Monday nights in each month. W. G. Wilson, C. C. ; M. II. Heyman, K. of R. & S. Rising Star Chapter No. 4 It. A. M., Oamden, S. C. Meets third Tuesday night in each month. It. T. Goodale. H. P.; J. It. Goodale, Sec. LaFayette Council No. 2f> It. & S. M. Camden, S. C. Meets fourth Tuesday night in each month. N. It. Goodale, T. I. M? N. C. Arnett, Recorder. Poplar Camn No. .'{69, W. O. W.. Cam den, S. C. Meets first Monday night in each month. J. J. Muilnerlyn, C. C.. T. B. Blyther, Clerk. Pine Tree Council No. 20, J. O. U. A. M., Camden, S. C. Meets first and third Friday nights in each month. C. W. Hlrchmore, C. C, J. F. Bateman, R. Holly Camp No. 255 W. O. W. Be thune, S. C. Meets every first and ?bird Friday nights. ,T. E. Severance C. C., John A. McCaskill, Clerk The Skyrocket Brand. A man traveling, entered a tavern, and seeing no one present but the landlord and a negro, seated himself and mitnrad Info n con vr*rsn Hon with ?the negro. Shortly he asked Sambo if he was dry. Sambo said he was. Stranger told him to go to the bar and take something at his expense. Negro did so and shortly left. land lord says to the stranger: "Are you acquainted with that nig ger?" "No, never saw him before; but why do pou ask " "I supposed so from your conversa tion with him and asking him to drink." "Oh !" said the stranger. "I ^was experimenting. The fact is, I was dry myself, and I thought that if **our liquor didn't kill the negro In 15 minutes I would venture to take a drink myself." Landlord's curiosity fully satisfied. ? Jacksonville Times. The amount of standard tungsten ore used in the manufacture of incan descent lampa in the United Statea in 1915 was in the neighborhood of four and one-half tons. HIGHEST NAVAL OFFICER REAR ADMIRAL W. S. BENSON. Chief of naval operations and rank* Ing officer of the United State# navy lince the death of A&niral Dewey. SHIPBUILDERS TO RUSH WORK ON U. S. WARSHIPS Big Firm* Double Their Force* and Put Contracts for Navy Ahead of All Othere. Washington. ? Construction of navy craft by the New|?ort News Shipbuild ing and Drydock company, tho Fore River Shipbuilding company and the Electric Boat company will be speed ed up to the limit of the plants. Work on two battleships at the plant of the Newport News company, at Secretary Daniels' suggestion, already Is proceed ing under doubled crews, and the of fers of the other two companies to take similar steps met with the secre tary's hearty approval. At the Newport News plant it Is estimated that the battleship Missis sippi, recently launched, can be com pleted by midsummer instead of Jan uary 1, 1918, as called for In the con tract. The keel of one of the four new battleships recently contracted for will be lain on the slip vacated by the Mississippi Instead of a merchant vessel, as had been Intended: Representatives of the Fore River and Electric Boat companies called on Mr. Daniels, offering to rush work on destroyers and submarines for which they have contracts, setting aside oth er private work to that end. They were told to go ahead at full speed. The plan Is to get the vessels launched as soon as possible, freeing stocks for the new set of destroyers and subma rines to be authorized in the pending navy bill. NAVY MARKSMEN ACCURATE American Gunners Never Showed aa Great Proficiency as They Have in Recent Trials. Data made public recently by the navy department show that at no oth er time In Its history has the marks manship of the United States navy been so good as It is at present. The new superdreadnaught Nevada gave an example of the general shooting effi ciency of the Atlantic fleet. In recent tnrget practice this ship fired 50 shots from her 14-Inch guns, and the target, at varying ranges, was smashed 43 times, a record that Is believed; to equal, If not surpass, any record with similar guns I41 any other navy. The following table shows at a glance what the gunners of the Atlan tic fleet did with the big guns In tho recent target practice: 14- 1 NCH? 45-CAL.I BER. P. C. of Vessel. 8hots. Hits. Hlta. Nevada 66 43 76.8 New York 60 41 68.3 Oklahoma 66 36 64.3 Pennsylvania 5$ 36 64.3 Texas 69 48 S1.4 12-INCH? 50-CALIBER. Arkansas 66 44 67.7 Wyoming: 72 60 83.3 12-INCH? 45-C A LIBER. Delaware 69 45 70.3 Florfda 68 54 93.1 Kansas 21 19 90.o Michigan 46 82 69.6 Minnesota 23 14 60.9 New Hampshire 23 17 73.9 South Carolina 46 38 82.6 Utah 68 50 8?.3 Vermont 21 15 57.1 8-INCH ? 45-CALIBER. Kansas 48 37 77.1 Minnesota 44 28 63.6 New Hampshire 46 29 63.0 Vermont 44 28 63.6 7-INCH? 46-CALIBER. Kansas 76 3fi 48.0 Minnesota 89 41 46.1 New Hampshire? rrrrr-tt ? 00 Tt9~ Vermont 80 39 48.8 5-INCH? 50-C A LIBER. Arkansas 161 94 58.4 Delaware 110 50 50.9 Florida 124 70 66.6 Nevada 158 86 M.4 New York 168 1*> 77.4 Oklahoma 168 96 68.3 Pennsylvania 174 119 68.4 Texas 167 ' 106 6S.5 Utah 115 66 48.7 Wyoming .rm.tnrtTrr.r.Ui M S8.S Industrial Canvass Complete. Both the war and navy departments have available the report of the com mittee on national defense, headed by Herbert Coffin, which made a thorough ?anvass of the Industrial .facilities of the country with a view to their utiliza tion and mobilization In time of war. It became known only recently that the government was making a careful In ventory of munition-making machinery in the hands of manufacturers through out the ?*ountry. Whether this report Bas been completed at this time cannot fee said. AMKKICA TO BUILD ZKI'PKLINS l/?(lliiK American Manufacturer* Held Conference. . / Washington, Feb. 12, ? Promises of cooperation with the government In Its effort t?> develop satisfactory Zeppelin ty|*? ? Ik raft for the ariuy and navy were made by leading American aero plane ami rubber manufacturers at a conference here today with Hear Ad miral l>avld W. Taylor, chjef con st ructor of the navy and head of the inlnt army-navy hoard Investigating the dirigible prouram. A preliminary snrve> ?f materials ami plants evall able was hegmi ami the mannfactnrers expressed the belief that big aircraft similar to the German machines could Ih? turned out. It Is regarded as probable that some methods <>f centralizing the work will be uceessary. No definite plans were made, however, at today's preliminary discussion. Representatives of the Connect lent Aircraft Company, the Curtis Aero plane Company and the Goodyear, Goodrich, and l.'nlted States Rubber companies were present. They united ?? ottering to the government every aid In their |H>wer in Its campaign for adequate national defense. With the funds available and the coo|H>ratiou of commercial plants, of ficials appear to feel certain of their ability to construct ships that could duplicate the iMM-forniances of the (Jer luan craft in durability and length of ?light,, Much information hits been received from Rutland and elsewhere as to the nature of Zcp|>clins. Fragments of the frame of one destroyed near liomlan have reached the Navy De partment showing the peculiar trussed srlrder construction of an aluminum alloy to reduce weight and yet secure rigidity. Home of the German craft are said to attain upwards of l,(KKV-horse pow er. furnished by gasoline motors. Since American automobile manufacturers have made rapid progress recently In reducing engine weight without 're ducing power, no fears are expressed that the efficiency of the German en glues can be equalled. Heavy Loss. Cnpt. A. Moseley, one of the few old Confederate Soldiers who served from the beginning to the end of the war, attended the meeting of the Pen sion Hoard last Monday, notwithstand ing the thermometer was down to 10 above zero a?t*K o'clock. He was unfortunate in getting his cotton house burned about three weeks ago and lost all of his cotton and cotton seed together with his pea crop that was stored away In the cotton house. . Also his buggy and all farm t ?ols\ One week after the burn-out he lost horse from blind staggers. ? Hishopvilk- Vindicator. fAX NOTICE. Office of Treasurer. Kershaw Co., Camden, S. C? Sept. 20, 1910. Notice Is hereby given that tbe books ?vi:i b?> open for collecting State. Comi ty ii iid School taxes from October l.r?th. 1 bid. to March 1511). 1D17. A iienalty of 1 per cent, will be added to all raxes unpaid .Fan. 1st, 1017 ; 2 |>er cent. I'Yb. 1. 1017: 3 per cent. March 1. 11)17. The rate per centum for Kershaw ??outity is as follows: Mills rotate tax^s OVj County taxes ) special taxes ) 11 School taxes 3 Total 20Va The following school districts have special levies : special school tax District No. 1 I >e< ? I a 1 school tax District No. 2 ?* Special school tax District No. 4 4 Special school tax District No. 0 Special school tax District No. 7 M.4 Special school tax District No. 8 4 Special school tax District No. 9 4 Special schocl tax District No. 10 5 S|Hxial school tax District No. 11 ft SjH'cial school tax District No. 12...... ..7 Special school tax District No. 13 4 Special school tax District No. 14 3 Special school tax District No. 15 .3 Special school fax District No. 17 .3 >'|)cclal school tax District No. 18 4 Special school tax District No. 19 4 Sjieclal school tax District No. 20 4 Special school tax District No. 21 2 Special school tax District No. 22 7 Special school tax District No. 23 3 Social school tax District No. 24 4 Sjiecial school tax District No. 25 4 special school tax District No. 20 4 S[>eeial school tax District No. 27... .0 Sjieclal school lux District No. 28... .6 Sjiecial school tax District No. 29. ...4 Special school tax District No. 30....2 social school tax District No. 37....2 | -<l?ecial school tax District No. 31 ....6 S|ieclal school tax District No. 82....4 Sjiecial school tax District No. 38....4 special school tax District No. 34.. .4 special school tax District No. 3$.,?4 special school tax District No. 30 ...4 Special school tax District No 40^.11 Sjiecial ychool tax District No. 40....8 Special school tax District No. 47....4 The poll tax is $1.00. All able-bodied male persons from the age of twenty-one (21) to sixty <00) years, both inclusive, except resi dent* of the incorporated towns of th* ? ?onnty shall pay $2.00 as a road tax, except ministers of the gospel actually I In charge of a congregation, teachers employed in public schools, school trus tees and persons permanently disabled in the military service of tLis State, and persons who served in the late war between the States, an<l all per sons actually employed in tb? quaran tine service of this State And all resi dents who may be attending school or college at the time when said road tax shall become due. Persona claim ing disabilities must present certificates from two reputable physicians of this county. All information as to taxes will tx> furnished upon appli6atlon. D. M. McCA SKILL, Ooonty Treasurer, TJw court b?? nfWriMMl tbo verdict of guilty of murder In (Im ca?e of (ho state UKMinst Will Stevojw, who WttH OUVlettHl ill GlWUWOOd <H?Ullt,V. Th? lower <"<>urt will not a now Unto for the execution. Waddol.l Mackoy, a negro, 10 yearn of UKt\ was Nmothored to death iu the rot ton seed house of the l*anoaater Oil Mill, Sunday. The negro had crawled Into the house to k<? to tdeep and the fell on hln. ' Notice Farm Loan Borrowers UNDER THE NEW FARM LOAN LAW, APPLI CANTS FOR LOANS ARE REQN1RED TO CARRY IN SURANCE ON BUILDINGS. LET US WRITE THIS INSURANCE FOR YOU. WE FURNISH CERTIFI CATE TO BE FILED WITH APPLICATION. Williams Fire Insurance Agency PHONE 52. Camden, S. C. A Store Full of Fruit That's just what we have and more too, for we carry at all times anything .hat you want in the candy line. Fresh vegetables of every description are always carried in season. It's impossible to enumerate tl^e many tempting things that we have. bu. ?? hatever you want, it's here for you and we want you to come here and get it. Camden Candy Kitcl.en Spero Beleos, Prep. TelepKonfc 78 I^AMJPS will make even Arithmetic a little easici. Built ot solid brass and nickel .plated, they last a life time. Steadier than gas more restiul th?n electricity ? cheaper than, either. Use Aladdin Security Oi! ? the moat econom ical kerosene oil for bast reauls. STANDARD OIL COMPANY . (New |rr?ey ) BALTIMORE Ml) Washington, D C Charlotte. N C Norfolk, va. Chnrleuton, W Va Richmond, Va Charleston, 8 C Ask Anyone That is Us ing One of The New CHEVROLET "FOUR-NINETY" With Built-in Starting and Lighting System. Hav ing bought a large quantity of these Cars just before the advance we are quoting at the old price $540.00 deliv ered at Camden. ? Also "OVERLAND," and "WILLYS KNIGHT." All models immediate delivery. GEO. T. LITTLE, Camden, S. C.