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Ill*: INAUGURATION. y0d of President'* Spee e!> About Ini nuvltate Future, \\'it>'?i ' >;i- Mw?'h f? --Wood row Alison, wlili the major jwrt of the ?( \\<n and America ivlkki on its verge < '< ?ns??<*rn t?%<l his second Inau guration as President of the United jliaifs today with a last message of DoIH' f??r peace. Standing in the shadow of the na tion's Capitol, with his face turned to fini tin' eastern war-seared skies, the President renewed his oath of al to tin* Constitution, praying u, (iiKl that ho may be given wlsdoui I jnd prudence to do his duty In the ' true spiri t of the American people. W'lille trumiK'ts hlared an<l martial nxviintrenients rattle prophet Icully KtH.ul iilni. the President pictured the wrongs the ffnlted States 1x1. (ieiitlv lia<l home in the, conflict of other |HN?ples, without wishing to itrotiK or hijure them lu return, As serting tragedies of another oontlnont had removed provincialism and made American citizens of the world, and that the principles of this republic tbuuld he applied to a liberation of mankind, he resolutely voiced a de termination that America, standing -linn in armed neutrality." must dem onstrate her claim to \\ "ffllpljuum of rijtht and freedom of ueilon" in world affair. IVculiai Interest and significance lu me iigiu o( the rebuKc , Senate who phivehted the passage [ of the* armed neutrality bill Wvi'V I'M tachrd to the President's assertion nil I 1 this i>oint. Even more interest and I oomvrn were aroused when he added:! "We may even bo drawn on by cir cumstances. not by our own purpose iv desire, to a more active assertion of our rights as- we vee them wd a uure immediate association with tic sroaf >1 niggle itself Hut nothing wMl alter our thought on our 1 rrpose. We desire neither conquest nor advantage. We wish nothing that can ho had only f at the cost of another ]>eoplot We always have professed unselfish pur pose. and we covet the opportunity to |>n>w thai our professions are sln ivrc." Making n?i attempt to review the legislative record of the last four i ??ours, the President said this was no ? me fur retrospection. The time was I <>ne to speak of thoughts and purposes j for tin* immediate future. To be in- | illflVri-nt t" tin' influence of the war upon A ni'-riiii. or Independent of it. ho said. was impossible, and lie was firm in the conviction that the pant, thi* ry wished to plav in the vital turiii"il wa>? the ] >:? r t of those "who meim t> vindicate and fortify i>eace." TIicm- were the dominant thoughts ?if tin- President as. he addressed the j diOfiiiii.' multitude In the hoard plaza i of the ? 'apitol grounds. In the as senililaL-e lief ore him American citi wis <?f all nations had sung "Ameri ca" with a mighty voice, while wait- j I inp for his appearance on the inau- | gura I stand. And in the procession ! which followed him to the White j Uoum' and passed in review a "com jiosite and cosmopolitan i>eople" gave Irtfljihl" evidence of loyalty and pa triotism. "W'#? are American citizens/' flared from banners borne by otiee alien Itamls. "NYc are ready to fight and die for America," was the stirring mes sap' blazing from the standard wav ing over the heads of new American citizens from Poland. Men of many foreign ancestries held to the breeze as they marched past the chief execu tive other insignia of patriotic Amer icanism and the wbrds ''America First" emblazoned froln counties# streamers aroused the .throngs along Washing ton's broad thoroughfares to continual outbursts of jwitriotlc fervor. From the .time the Pftmidettt left rtw White House until his fcttifn his plaudits with him was Mrs. Wilson who iKvompankjjl him to the Capitol, stooo i,y his side on the inaugural "tond as Chief Justice White admin istered the oath of office and joined hi acknowledging the tributes and ac claim in the processional journey to the W hit*- House. It was the first time 'n history that Ithe wife of a President Participated so prominently in inaugural <**remonie,s ; and . gracing ??em also was Mrs. Marshall, wife of \ ice President, who sat with her auKband in the inaugural stand and rode Ix'sido him In the parade. Never before was a President or Presidentelect so carefully guarde<l ** Iloth to and from the Wbitt> Hons., the executive carriage was '^"il'lf-toly surrounded by secret ser 9 men oil foot and mounted troopn. whib. lib*?* of police rode near the Just inside the lines of New 0r* National (iuardsiucn drawn up n Ninth Annua orse Show . ? ?- ' V >. aid FRIDAY ?g 1 9th a*J3M, 1917 ROStKK OF CIVIL CASKS M For Trial Spring Term, Common I'leaH Court for Kershaw Comity. Monday, March 12th, 1017. 11. Kelly vs. Olytourn. Elliott vs. Spradley. ?'17. Bowser vs. Pea ree- Young 40. Jones vs. S. A. L. 41. Dunlap vs. S. A. L. 42. Dunlap vs. S. A. L. 00. Camden L, & 1. Co., vs. S. A. L. Tuesday, March 18. 44. (iil)Hon vs. liar toil. 45, liihson vs. Dart on. 40. (ilbson vs. Barton. 40. Buckeye Co. OH (Jo. vs. MeNeely. Wednesday, March 14. 10. Walter vs. Stevens & Belk. 20. Clyburn Livestock Co. vs. Creed. 'SI. Wiley vs. National Jr. (Xrder. Thursday, March 15. .'$0. Prlnglo Bros. vs. Clybtim. C W. State of S. O. vs. Hpradley. 55. Adams vs. Hinson. Friday March 16. 4.'{. Crosby vs. City of Camden. 58. Itogers vs. Stokes &. Hall. 5ft. Wysong & Miles vs 1 lonte B. S. ( '<>. Saturday March 17. 57. Sav. (Juano Co. vs. Boss. 00. Jone-s vs. Florence Laney. Monday March 19. 01. Lipscomb vs. W. <>. W, 6$. Bank vs. W. U. Watkins. Tuesday March 20. 70. Shaw Motor Co. vs. Yaughan. 71. Mortimer Co. vs. Hinson. 1 72. EstrWlgc vs. Carson (ft. : 75. Carson & Co. vs. Wo. U.v. 70. Perkins vs. Perkins. Wednesday March 21. 7;;. ik-fitife Vfl. Micklejthn. 77. PbO^)C WllllaJHa V*. ?> A- Ij 7ft. Threat Bfos. vs. MutiffO. 78. McCaskill vs. Taylor Belt on. I'HES KAZOK TO KILL SKLF. Abe Shiver Had Iteeu in IU Health For Months. Abe Shiver, of No. 40 America str?*ct, I committed suicide last night at his residence. by rutting his throat with I a razor. ( oroner Mansfield viewed the | body. It was about JMfl o'clock that j the body of the dead man was found in Ids room. Mr. Shiver, who was a blacksmith in the employ of tlie Southern Kail- j way Company, had been in ill health : for the past eight months. He spent ' about a month at the Koi>er Hospital, returning to his home three days ago. j He declared, after leaving the hos- > pital. that he was filing much bet-.j i i ' r. -Mr. Shiver was r>s years of age. It is believed his birth place was Cam den. He is survived by a widow.--! Saturday's News Ac Courier. Mr. Shiver was a .brother of Mrs. j \V. F. Malone, of Kichmoiid. Va.. arid ' engineer Job Shiver. nf 'Charleston. lie i is well remembered in Camden by the . older jKN>ple. Southern Trestle Damaged. 'Lancaster. March ? six benches ' of the Southern railway trestle went down early this morning before Mood waters of the Catawba river, seven miles north of Lancaster. W. II. Cau tiien. Southern agent, says that the I damage will s[>eedily be repaired and j that by Thursday all trains will be | able to crosN and the regular schedule be resumed. In the meantime ar rangements will l>e made if i>ossible to transfer mail and passengers at the river. The Lancaster & Chester road, which lias been using the South ern track for several mouths since its own big Catawba bridge was carried away by the flood of last summer. | will be unable to make Its accustomed : runs to Chester until the Southern, trestle is repaired. ' On Search For Recruits. j A squad of recruiting officers from the United States Navy with headquar ters at Charleston will make a tour of South Carolina in search of recruits for the navy in the near future. They are s(fliedulcd to be in Camden on A pril 10th. J. J. Owens Dead. Mr. John J. Owlfeus, Jr., who re sided near Westville, died dn Feb. 24th from pneumonia, aged 58 years. Mr. Owens leaves surviving him his wife and eight children. The remains were buried at Hickory Head church of which he had been a member and official for some time. . . ,. Motor Truck For No. 2. The Camden Fire Department has ordered a small motor truck for Sta tion NoT2 looted on Chestnut street This will take the place of the horse and wagon arrangomeut so long in vogue at this station. The new truck is expected ? ithir. . thirty days. | on either sid < broad avenue. . Arriving at .... V hite House upon i returning from the inaugural, the J President and his official party tArried twenty minutes for refreshments be fore proceeding to the reviewing stand Then for more thau two hours thn Chief Kxeetitive adrnowledgerd the na luten of participants in the pageant in hfc? honor. Tonight with his family he wafeAed a display of Are works OVcr the the Washington raw>?a?i grounds, which brought the inaugural ceremonies to h Howe. A % SKNTKNCK OK DKATH IMHMKU. i Two Men Found Guilty of Murder of W. I). Thom**, Wood Rld?c. itldgclnnd, March .'1. ? Declared guilty ??f the murder of W. 1>. Thomas by a Jn*<|>er county Jury, Aleas Cooler an<l Will Davis were tonight nentenoril to die in Who electric chair on April tl. The verdict was returned at P o'cU>ck after the Jury lutd dclll>eratod for four hours. Attorneys for the convicted nieu at once made arguments for a new trial. Judge Moore rofuaed the motion and imiKwcd the death sentence shortly af ter 11 o'clock. Tonight Cooler, and Davis are iu the Jas|?er county Jail here guarded by 20 deputy Nherlft's. Peeling has l>cen in tense during the trial and the author ities are taking steps to prevent ' any disturbance of the law's courae. W. I). Thomas was a wood rider for the Okeetce club. He was found dead in the woods on December 2?'l with a load of buckshot in his heat I, his horse being killed at the name time. Cooler and Davis were arrested charged \yltfh the crhue. The testimony was conducted u,? last night and urgumcnts heard this morning. Four hour# were allowed for the two defendent*-.* attorney ?nd two hours for the State. The nltutttUtu was peculiar. Tin* ft tale tasked for the conviction of both men while Coo ler's attorneys asked for the epnvto tion of Davis and counsel representing f Davis asked for Cooler^* vo\?victlon, the State being assisted by attorneys for both def^iul^pta. f Cooler and his son, Owen Omtei* j testified that Davis shot Thomas, while I Davis placed the blame on Cooler. r Died Huddeitly. Mr. T^evl II. Hall, u well known cit izen of the Gassatt section died sud denly Wednesday of last week while at work in Ms Held. He is survived by his wife and two sons und four daughters. The funeral and burial oc curred at Sandy Urove church, March 1st, services being conducted by Itev (Jardner. .irttsque. j ibhlngton ! Jjng to the Senate chamber , during the Am e iii. my of swearing in the Vice President was the brusque manner in which Senator Tillman repulsed Senator I ji Pollctto, leadere of the tillbuster, which defeated the presidential empowering bili yesterday. wImmi Foltctte came j into the Senate late and attempted t<> | take a vacant scat by which "Pitch fork" Hen was standing. Senator Till man thrust the Wisconsin man aside, remarking with vehemence: "You can't I sit here, this is my scat" ? and perhaps j something more." , A Well Equipped Shop. Mr. W. (). Hay lias recently com- j pleted some extensive additions and improvements to his automobile shop | on Sou tli Broad strict. His repair ! business lias* ^niwn at such a rapid ' rate that it kept him constantly en la rj;iiiK hi?; place. The latest additions is a painting and repair department. In a large shop of this kind it is necessary to have an abundance of light. and it will be of intereest to the public t?> know that this huiklin^ now contains 100 sashes. Two stands for washing cars and a free air sta tion have Ihhmi placed and he invites car owners to make use of these con veniences. Real Estate IJeaft. ('. I\ DuBosiv & Co., real estate agents, announce the sale of two lar^e pieces of real estate recenny. The J. E. Creed proi>erty, near Cantey Hill, containing 356 acres, was sold re cently to Henry Savage. Tills property lies near the Southern Power Co's pro posed dam on the Wateree river. The S. B. Kirkland property in the northeastern section of Camden, ad Joining the Wateree Mill pont was sold Tuesday to Crocker & Savage, of Camden. This property con sists of a dwelling house and 31 acres of land. W M. V. Notes. The First Division of the W. M. I'. of Kershaw Association will hold its second quarterly meeting at Antioch Church on Sat. March 17th at 11 a. m. All the societies in the Division are Urged fo send full delegation and to make a full report of all work done since January 1st. Thoi-e churches that haTe no societies are expect?*d to send delegates also. The lRt Division includes the following churches : An tioch, Mt. Zlon, Cedar Creek, Mizi^h, St. Charles. Swift Oreek. Plsgah and Mt. Olivet. By order of President of the Divis ion. Special Bong Service. A sj?ecial musical program attracted many to the Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning. The occasion was a rally day to raise funds for the e rectlon of a Sunday School room for this church. Over $1,500 was raised when the collection plat* was passed around. This church proposes to build lMn ??t frty Aittf* an A jAmom are now l>elng submitted by contract ors. HON. W. r, C1<<YII1<KN l)K\D. i Passed Away SHiurdHy Hi Ills Hume Near llailo (Joltl Mine. I ? - The doath ofltita. W, 1'. Vlyfutrit. w hloh aecurred at his home about four miles oast of Kershaw, near the Halle HOUI Mine, Mi law! Saturday evening alunit <1 :IM> o'clock CflTUe as .a slun k to the (teople of tilt* im munity, and will sadden the hearts of his host of friends throughout the State. Mr. ('lyburn, who wan In his slx tieth year, had been eoiifln?Hl to lils heel only aluiut throe weeks. A car hnnele had formed, which was op erated on, hut other complications set In and he gradually grew worse until the end came. Mr. Clyhuru was one of Uincaster county's most prominent cltlzeues ; and a I one time represented the county in the house of ivpresentatlces. Ho was the holder of large estates and was extensively engaged In farming. Many, many (tenons relied upoh him for tinaiictul help in their business un dertaking. They will miss him in no uncerlalu way. He was an active member of Pleasant Plains church and was Its most til tern I supporter. His absence will l?e felt there In an un i Usual degree. And he will bo missed in business circles also. Ills activi ties and standing were such as to win him a. very large circle of friends and acquaintances, who will greatly deplore his death. Mr. Olyhurn was twice married and Is survived htv his second wife and eleven children ; Mrs. Win. Hrltt, of Wadesboro, N. : Mrs. John C. Jenkins, Mrs. John S. Truesdel and Miss Ituth Clyburn; Jtcckliam. II. C. Frank a lid James T., children by his first marriage; Mid TiOUlse, Helen. Katherlne, Ahnetta, and John Crox ton ; children by his second marriage. The funeral services wereo conduct ed from the home Sunday afternoon at li o'clock by l)r. J. H. Thayer of Lancaster, and Itev. J. IV Tucker, of Kershaw; and the burial was at Pleas j ant Plains graveyard at 4 o'clock with < , masonic ceremonies by White llluff I ' tod go. of \yhich he was u member. Uespite t lie weather, it was one of j the most largely attended funerals | that has taken place in this section ' many coming from a distance to at- j topd. ? Kershaw Era. JAMES JiLAKR STEEDMAN. Well Known Camden Cotton Buyer Died at Henderson vHl?\ Many were saddened Tuesday when the auuoun<*cment was mailt' that Mr. James Hlake Steedman had died Moil- i day night at his summer home in Hen- j dersonville, N. <\ Mr. Steedman hud | been hi failing healtli for sonic time j and owing to his advanced ago and the state of liis Ilea 1th he left Camden just a f??w weeks ago to bo with hla daugh ter. The immediate cause i>f his death j was given as appoplexy. Mr. Steedman was 70 yenrs of age and was u native of Charleston. lie has resided in Camden the greater jmrt of his life where lie lias l?een a well known cotton buyer for many years. About twenty years ago he suffered the loss of an arm in an accident, but this did not cause him to quit his business, and he had been one of the most active cotton men on the Camden market. Miss Bessie 8 teed in an his only daugh* ter was with him at the time of his deaf' The funeral and burial took place at Henderson ville Wednesday. Air. Steedman is the last member of this family, long prominent in this section. He was probably one of /the bent known men in this county, espe cially to the cot ton growers with whom he had large business dealings each year and there are hosts of people In Camden and throughout the couhty who regret his passing away. Messrs. Frank D. Campbell, Jr, and W. J. Mayfield attended the funeral of Mr. Steedman at Henderson vllle. Honor Roll For February. FlrHt? grade. Coleman Itabon, J, T. Cameron. Second grade. Chalmers White, Nick Itabon, Evelyn Ward, Jumel Itabon. Third grade. William Hanfhionil. Fourth grade. Victor Ward. Fifth grade. Louise Itabon, Thoman Itoseborough. Sixth grade. Isabel White. Elgth grade. Alborta Hammond, Jx> rena Itabon. NlnCh grade. Hiram Nettles. To Deliver Address. The commencement add rev** before the graduating ola?? of the University of South Carolina will be delivered by Juriw Vfon<W>) I Smith of Camden. Announcement t<> this effect wuh made by President Curreli. The bac calaureate sermon will be r Beached by Bishop John C. Kilgo of Chariotte, N. C. Mendel L. Smith, Judge and former speaker of the house of representa tives, Is recognized as one of the ablest speakers in South Carolina. Since hi* elevation to the bench. Judge Smith has been frequently commend ed by lawyers of the State for his ex peditious handling of the court's bun ton** Ho i/t a. man ot commanding presence and is well known as a sound thinker. ? Columbia Record. AMONG TIIK TO PRINTS I Golf Links ami Polo FieM Present* Animated IMctuw. ? ' % ' With the season at a hclghth it has not attained In yvars, Camden has tak en tat a holiday appearance ami the iw?h? anil tfolf Unks dally present quite an animated picture, especially "Polo Day" when a very representative gath* el* I hk of the social sot till tho grand stand and stroll over to tho Country Club House for tea later on. At Tho Kirkwood Friday evening a very Interesting entertainment was giv en when til ins of the American Ambu lance Field Service were shown. l>r. W. S. Halnsford presented Mr. Finery Pottle who came clown from New York to make an introductory address for tho affair. Mr. Pottle has recently returned from the trenches and his short but exciting talk added greatly to the story of the picture*. The ovcnlngs entertainment was lu charge of a. committee that Included Mrs. Half Fills. Mrs. Enclleott. Dexter, Mrs. Charles Upland, Mrs. Charles It. White. Mrs. Newton Boy kill, Mrs. Wll shlre Fd wards and Mrs. W. N. Kerr. The list of patronesses was Mrs. Fred eric Hohinson, Mrs. T. Fdmund Kruin-. bholk, 'Mrs. Half Fills. Mrs. Enclleott Dexter, Mrs. .Cha.lcs lA*eland, Mis. Wlllard Parker. Mrs. II. G. Marvin, Mrs. Miller lloykln, Mrs. Newton Jh)y? kill, Mrw, Dalton Keniunly, Mrs. Wil liam Klrkbrlde, Mm, W, N. Kerr. Mrs. Wilulilro Edwards, Mrs, K. G. Whistler , and Mrs. Charles It. White. ' Mr. George ('. Clanssen has arrived | to make a lengthy visit with ids son Edgar V. Claussen who has been spend ing tie winter at the Kirkwood and Is t) most Important feature of the polo team. Mr. Clarence Morgan has gone to Sbcburne, Vermont, and New York and will return some time next week. Mr. and Mrs. Rob/rt Graves have returned from lllgll Point, N. C.. and will start In a few days for an ex'-1 tended southern trip through Florida. The Muri ay W. Sales ?v i 11 return to l>etrolt today. Tills weeks arrivals at The Kirk wood include from New ^ork Dr. Ottf^ M. Pollock Parnegg. Mrs. William 11. Harris and Mrs. Norman L. Snow. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Denby and Mr. George C. Claussen. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ward Ford. Miss Florence Ford and Miss Harriet Ford from Blnghamton. N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Katxenhnch. Jr.. , ami Francis S. Zatzenbach, 3rd. from j Trenton. N. J Mr. and Mrs. S. T. j Douglas* ami Ml;ts M? rii/ii L)ougius. i i >et riot. als?> fnmi Detroit nre Mr. and j Mrs. Hums Henry and Frederick C. j Collin. I>r. and Mrs. .lames C. Wood, j Cleveland. A. ('. Halley and Cha rice j ('. Clark from Oatvs Mills. Ohio, j Cleorge Ilatten and George Batten. Jr., from Montclalr. N. J. Mr. and Mrs. S. Kichard Davidge. Blnghamton. N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Fngene M. Ong. Miss Dorothy Ong and Master IHck Ong from Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Keenan from Blnghamton and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Morris. Jr.. from Phila delphia. Walter C. White, Cleveland, j Mrs. D. L. Quirk and Miss Julia Quirk from Yisselaute. Mich., and Miss Jo- , sephlne Palms from Detroit. ? j Arrivals for the week at The Court : Inn are: Mr. and Mrs. John B. Car- j rington. Miss l/eila Carrlngton, New , Haven. Conn.: J. Brasilia U, J. C. C-ald- j well. New York; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thorp, Miss Dorothy F. Thorp, Green wich, Conn. ; M. C. Prog. Richmond, Va. : Mr. and Mrs. Garret Mot t, Yonk ers. N. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry J^ Sears. Mrs. Morton Hull. Mrs. I>onald Mcintosh, Fdw. P. Bogg, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mills. Holyoke, Mass.; Jas. E. Ludlow and wife, Omaha. Neb.; Frank E. Clarke, Lexington, Mass. ; Edw. E. j tabl>. Jr.. Boston; Mr. and Mrs. Win, L. Price, Knglewood, N. J.; Mrs. L. 11. Doollttle, Easton, Pa.; Mrs. Ewd. E. Babb. Boston ; Mr. and Mr*. T. C. Fleck, Roanoke, Va. ; Fred J. Myers, Fast Orange; E. Doane. Glen Ridge, N. J. ; Mr. ami Mrs. Joseph F. Page. Jr., Miss M. K. Knlsler, Philadelphia; W. P. Furneau, Boston ; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Dtdgeon, Miss Helen Dldgeon, N. Y. ; Frnak W. Williams, and wife, Frejl R. Barber and wife, Bnndon. Vt ; Edwin E. Jutte, O. N. Smith, A. L. Ridley, N. Y, City. Arrivals for the week at Bobkirk Inn aro; Hugh Hartshorn, Augusta, Ga > ; HIM II. M. Ward, Newton Highlands. 'Mans.; Miss Florence Torr, Peabody, Mass. ;Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Grandie, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. C. Hllllard, Miss M. L. Hllllard. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hllllard, M. II. Dally. Easton, Pa.;. (Jeorge W. Ullman, Fugem P. Ullman, New Y'ork ; T.X Evans and wife, Ohio; Mrs. II. E. Clifford. Miss Clifford, New ton Center. Mass. ; Jerome F. Kidder, F. F. Parkhurst, Jr., Stanford, Va. ; II. M. H. Cordlngly, Miss Harriet Cor dlnelv. Chestnut Hill. Mass.: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Newman. Lexington, Mass Mrs. J. H. McNulty, Misses Bet?y and Harriet McNulty and nurse, Buffalo. N. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hard, Mr. and Mrs. John II. Hard, Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and Mr.i. J. L. ^irandln, Boston, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. fceorgo Potter, Dr. Frank Read, Philadelphia. Forty CmU For Haircut. Minneapolis, Minn., 'March 1. ? Tho high root of 11 ring went higher in 18 ' foop fcarhcrAhopft today when men with hair paid 40 cetnft to hare it cut ami i paid 20 cent* for Ntare*. A KM AMU NT IIIIJL DKPKATKI). I Twelve Mt'ii lllorli Important l4?glHl? (ion iii Senate. Washington, Mnr< -It J Twelve son ators led by Senator I .a Uollotto and (Mii'oiintKtHl by Senator Stone, Demo era tie chairman of the foreign commit toe, In ii llllbustor, denounced by Pros I dent NVI lawn's spokesmen us the most reprehensible In the history of any el vlll/.od nation, dolled tbe will of an overwhelming majority in oongrosH ii|> to the last minute today and donled ti the president a law authorising him to arm American iuer<4hant ships to meot the flerman submarine menace. Unyielding throughout lid hours of oontlnuohs session to appeals that their dellanoe of tbe president would ho hn lulllatlng to the country : ? uneompro mining In ii crisis described to them as the most sorlous to tho nation slnoo the War Itotweon Che Sections, IwiKolletto and Ids small group of supporters re fnsed a majority of their colleagues an op)H>rt unity to v<?t?? on the aimed neu traltty bill and it died with tho Sixty fourth congress. To tlx responsibility before the ooun try 70 senators. .'10 ltepuhlloaus and 40 Democrats, signed a manifesto pro claiming to the world that they favor ed passage of tho measure. The text of tho manifesto follows: w "The majority of United States son atora favored the passage of t!he senate hill authorizing the president of the United States to arm American mer chant vessels, a similar bill already havlhg passed the house by a vot<l of to 18. Under the rules of the nob lute 0 Mowing unlimited debate it ap 1 pears to lw Impossible to ohtnln a vote previous to noon March 4, 1017, when this session of congrers expired. We desire the statement entered on the re cord to establish tlu' fact that the eeu ate favored the legislation and would pass it If a v >te could be obtained." ? Thirteen senators declined to sign tho declaration, but one of them, Sena tor Penrose, Republican of Pennsylva nia, announced that he would have vot ed for the bill had opport unity been afforded him. The lii who went on record with the 12 members of the 'house against granting to President I Wilson tho authority lie asked front congress in tho crisis were: Republicans : Clupp, Minnesota : Ciumnln.'i. lown : (Jronrm. North Ihiko ta; Konyon, Iowa; LaFollette, Wlneofi | sin ; Norrls, Nebraska ; Works. Califor | nla ? 7. Dcmoernts ? Klrby, Arkansas-.;; Lano. ( Mvgon OTforman. Now York; Stone, : Vnrrftrmnrv MtssTssIppf. ? f>. Associated with them In opjiositioii t-? the armed neutrality bill were Oho following thirteen representatives wh> voted against the I. 'Hire bill Thursday night : Republicans: Honed lot. California; Cary, WlscoriKi'i ; Cooper, Wisconsin; Davis, Minnesota ; IJclgesen. North Da kota ; I-endenburg, Mlntvota; Nelson., Wisconsin; Stafford, Wisconsin; Wil son, Illinois.^? U. Democrat*; I Xwkor. Missouri ; Shack elford, Missouri ; Sherwood. tJhio ? *t. Socialist : Ixmdon. Now York ? 1. I<arge Crowd at Houtbern Pines. Southern Pines fxices the problem of caring for the ? largest muiiher of visitors it ever entertained. The ho tels are all full to running over, and even after the managers have s<?cured t?very outside room they can tlnd with in a reasonable distance from their hotels, still they are turning jjeople away. One night recently some ar riving tourists who had not taken the precaution to engage' accommodations in ndvnnee were forced to sleep in the station. It has been suggested that h committee of citizens be appointed to i secure rooms in private houses for I the accomodation of guests for whom I the hotels and boarding* houses cannot I rovlde, but it ,1a doubtful if many rooms could tte found that the land lord already have not aecurcd as they have searched quite thoroughly for available rooms.? Band hill Citizen. Service at Baptist Chureh. Public worship at tl.e First Baptist Church at a. in. and 8:00 p. m. Sermons by the supply pastor Itev. L. A Mitchell. Morning theme, The Border Land Christian ; evening, The Uncovered. * \A11 are cordially invited. Return* From North. Miss Mattie Oerald returned last week from points in the North and East where she went to purchase her spring' millinery supplies. Miss S'elle P. Haines, of< Baltimore, who was with Mhs* ({era Id two seasons ngo, accom panied her to Cnmden and will have charge of her trimming de|>artment this seaj*>n. Kershaw Connty Field Day ? MON., APRIL 13TH ? ???? Co?e and Joia Tfce Crow*