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The Camden Chronicle i-.l-'iil!1 !l. J! '1AW !. ' L'.U. ? VOLUME XXVIII. ?? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917. NUMBER 50. CONDITIONS in the wbst tu DtrsrrilM-d ?> ?r- Worrell WI*o Kins Returned Froui Trip. IM Walter SorreJl, who Iiuh 1n?ci? ?>\tended trip through the gnxat ?ft*torn ail! HI"! meat produelllK r*. returned to Oumdon last wwk. soVrcll has long been oouiuvtod ltli the live stock industry ami ug Interest in this state and In * ji known lu many soetluus. 11*> In N County Demonstration agent *r Hi,- <iovernment tn Kershaw Omn iv Whilt* away ho took nolo of the ?uxlili'?ns in 11*0 West and his do Mni>ii?>n ??f conditions out there should ?. ?r iDirticulnr Interest to farmer* of ?ils state rtt the jurtment time. In writinu' of Ids trip for Tho Chronicle ??> >ay "? Hditoi* Chronicle: Vs jon know. 1 liavo returned only ? f,i? .lav* ago from a trip of several *?vks. through Mlssqurl and Kansas. I jxin' my return to South Carolina ? wa> Immediately struck with the ap palling Indifference of tho people <?f South Carolina as to tlie seriousness of >hc food shortage that faces the Amcrl (?an people today. During my several weeks Journey through Kansas and Missouri tho main h,.,i,. of conversation on the streets m ihe railway cars, on tho farm and In the hotel lobbies was the sonrlitK trlees on all food products. As we all know in these states farm inxlin ts, fiH>ds and feeds are ruined 4ll,l (.? mi: the great interest shown hv ilie?' sections in this serious short ;,ii,| to (Mine hack home and find tlu; mass of our |H?oplo making uo preparations to Increase the food croj?s ,s*b,-yoiid my comprehension. If these people are so anxious re garding the ftnx] situation whose nolo orops ace these products, how (ran we ? lni purchase largely what we oat and a large portion of that which our stock ??at l?> so little exercised over this ?dtuaiion. There never was a tiuje In the hin tory <?f the world when there was so little food supplies. What are we people of South Oaro ilna going to do about It? arc we -oiiiir t<> have it said that we would j a?>t or did not even in time of war onnlut e sufficient 1?hx1 for ourselves | and Invests, hut had to call on other portions <?f the United States to sell n? j a pu t ion of their food aftcffefHl I?rod-v, HCLS.' It will he our everlasting shame if we show so little patriotism as to not produce our food stuffs, thus releas ing the large amount we annually pur chase from the west, to feed our army and the armies and people of Kurope wli?? arc now allied in war with us today ?? South Carolina lias always been pr<?ud of her patriotism and has nev -r weighed in tho balances and found wanting, so let Us of Kershaw (Guilty at least live up to the past reputation of our state and do our part in the production of food erojw for the remainder of the war. 1 and no living man can tell you; today what cotton will bring t>0 days from now ; it may bring JT) cents per rtoimd. but this I do know and every living being will live to see it. there i> not a single food product that will I not go higher than. toduj", l>efore an other is seen. 1 have been familiar with conditions in tin- west for IS years and I have never M*en as jKJor a prospect for a ! winter wheat crop i#.s there is today. ( And in this connection the Government" ? report Sunday indicates, based ?>n present condition of the wheat crop, ."?o.oiM.uno bushels less than last year, wliieh wo all know was a short crop; vear. What does this mean to as of J The South? (>n April the tlrst, the winter wheat! ?r.'P .f the United Stages was G3/1 i l?-r . nt. with a ten year average of j i?-r <-ent. for same <ipte. We are all Imbued with the Idea j ?hat cotton at 'JO cents is high. I am ; h?-n- to tell you it Is not as high asj it was when It was l.'i cents at the; ^?ginning of tile European war. For; 'lie i,'uple reason you can not take i '??day the $100.00 a Imle would bring; ;<t _o rents and go into a single store j iii i '.undeu and purchase as much or at j ?en?? no more of any article no matter j *'l)a:. IS you could with Lhc $05 at ? -its in 14114, with the i>osslble | "tie \.option, rice. If I am wrong.' I u !i ..me one would set me right, j :n\ .?ontentlon is tlmt cotton is j :.g'i in price wlien compared to, th'- ::.(?> we have to i>ay for the ftf li'-'. ?!? have to pur?-nase with cot ?v ??very farmer dissilut ionize! ' ! flint when ho is soiling fnt-> oont* jK?r jk>uu<1 he is soli-j .'ii >tton for ho is not. 1 (in not a prophet but I will nuiko1 '"pliooy thai unless wo people in. ^"U'n i jiiolina and here In Kershaw} plant more food orops this j *J'' umtner and fall than ever ho-1 ' flu'i'o will bo sotno of us to. "? lianas of hunger before a! months roll around. I^hope I] f.ikrn hut 1 am as sure of it, as j t:;if I am allvo today. there is a bountiful harvest | I in the wesj with the United! ?'' war and our railroads tax-' ; ... limit of fiioir transportation ? ???". now have wo any assurances; ' ' ' ?>nld p?t them shipped here. I *? man will deny that if is j r mpossibillty that such a con- j i 11 <MTur. the purchasin?'fc>\ver or cot ! '-outs jmt pound is no higher I .f|'. the beginning of the war in i ? normal r.eroflge and a {rood' fhe Sou'l- will prortuoo enough N'o matt r what the prices of ????>' bo the South ran not afford - ;'v all eotton and exchange its "r food and feeds at high prices, are not asking tor ttiff radical 'Continued on Last Page.) \v.? KFK.ISThK VOl K AI TOMOIU1JQ New 141 \v (Joes Into Kffrrl First of July of This Year. In accordance with the act, approv ed February 2?)th. 1JU7. creating a State 11 \vit \ I icpartment, every owwr of a motor vehicle ami cver.v dealer in motor vehicles lb ru^niiiKi to register with tlu* Stato Highway Engineer on (?r before tlu? lirst of July 1017. Tlu* law provides that each owner of a motor vehicle ami each dealer lu motor vehicles shall make application to the State Highway Engineer for registra tion a ad license. The State Highway Engineer will furnish tlu-so application blanks ou request. The law further provides that on aiul after tin- first of July that any lierson who drives a motor vehicle on. or along, or across any public r\>ad, or street. or highway, ly the State of Sr>t>th Carolina, shall be d<"eiued guilty nf a misdemeanor ami shall Ik* punish ed by a tine of not more than $25.00 or imprisonment for not more than lft days for each and every offense. The State Highway Engineer 1h anx ious to register these motor vehicles as fast as |xisslble, and to cauw> as; little inconvenience to the public ax is possible, however, there are at suit 30,000 ears in this state 11> be register-j ed. and to register this number of cars will take at least two lnonUis of time. I Ah there are now only about two and j one-half months between now and the) first, of July, and as no one will l>e allowed to drive a motor vehicle on j the public highways after the lirst of July unless duly licensed and register- [ <ul, the State Highway Engineer de- J sires to urge every owner of a motor | vehicle ami every dealer in motor ve- ! hicles to make atpplicatlon for registra-i lion at once in order that his office may l>e able to complete Jin* registra- I tlon of motor vehicles bv the first of July. The registration f?>c for ow ners of j motor vehicles will Ik* 12 1-2 cents! per horse |H?wer, Imsed on A. L. A. M. rating. The registration fi>?>s for deal-] ers In motor vehicles will be $15.00 i for each make ?rf motor vehicle sold. It will not cost any more to register i a car now than it will to register the i mine cur during the last part of June. Hvcry owner of a motor vehicle is ur-j gently requested to write to the State I Highway Kngineer at once requesting] .application blanks. I The registration and Mc?wse fW?s jvaid to the State Highway Engineer are] in lieu of nil other State. Municipal 1 and County licenses for the cjntlre year of 1017. J. Itoy l'ennell, State Highway Engineer. ( Impeding . Cupid. Chi?*ago, April 10.?Obstacles were | plutvd today In the way of the parade i to the marriage license bureau, where since the beginning of war wLth Uer many the number of daily applica-1 tions has reached an unprecedented , figure. Observing that 1.11 <J <>f thej 1,250 applicants yesterday were of mil- j rtary age. County Clerk Sweltzer elim- j itiatel his emergency force of twenty clerks, leaving the normal force of j four. The second obstacle was to plait* re cruiting officers in the building, where j clear-eyed young men in uniform were] to ask each "applhunt the direct (pies- j tion: "Are you going to sidestep your duty?" Convicts Escape From Farm. Columbia. April 30.?Five negro I convicts, all from Charleston, surpris- i ed and disarmed a guard curly ym-1 {erdny and escaped from the DeSaus-1 sure farm at liugood, owned by the| State, accord!uk to information re-1 <vlved at the penitent iary in Colum bia. Fifty dollars reward will Ik> paid1 any one who retakes any one of the. fugitives and delivers him at the pen-! ftenflary or at the DeSaus.su re farm. ! All of tht fugitives nrc Ioiik term; prisoners. They arc Roy "Williams, Sam Jackson, Raymond Ilanna, Rich-j ard Jackson and litis Ritter. They; were at work in the Wateree river1 bottoms. The details of the escape, were not known last evening at the' penitentiary. ? Death of .Mrs. K. L Draftin. . Mrs. Dean Jones Dratlin. wife of Robert I. DralHn. die<I at their home, east of town on last Saturday even-j if*# after being ill for about three5 months,, and was buried Sunday af-j ternooii in the family burying ground 1 at the old homestead, after funeral! ??services conducted from the home by Rev. J. C. Rowan, pastor of the Ker-. shaw Presbyterian church of which ' Mrs. Drattin had l*?en f<?r many years a devoted member. Mrs. Dratftn was several weeks ago j at Rock Hill for treatment at the Ihjs y?itn!. in the hope that she might ob tain relief; but she returned alter stay ing there a while without l>etng much improved, and she continued to grow steadily wor^e until the end came. Mrs. Draftin was born and reared very near Kershay and lived all her life in this community and loved by a large circle of friends. She was daughter of Mr. W. Jones and was mail "d about three years ago to Robt. Ij 1' ntbn. and both father and husband survive. She is also survived by one sistf-r. Mrs Anna 1 irattin, who has been at her 1 ?edside for several weeks; and one half sister. .Mrs. Ada Williams of York. And t<? all of these the sym pathy of this community ?oes out in thetr ^ad bereavement -Kershaw Bra. Kead> to Ser\e. ('apt. W. M. Young, of the Kershaw Guards has received the following let ter dated at Alberta. Va. r "Dear Sir: If you need wire me at Alberta. Va. Would like to ogrve witli my old Camden friendu. I Bm willing to go any old time "Your* to *erve. "J E. Smlfh. KOLL OF HON'OK For C:uiMl<ii <i railed Seliool For of Mitrclt, 1917. Crude I.-- Susie May Hateiuau, Ff*.n **ls Killings, l.uolle Clyburu, Alloe l>n vldsoii, Julian Elchol. l^igliUiu Hardy, Carolyn Hey man, Sidney Moon*, Sam Mostly, Virginia Nettles, WHlto I\?rU*r, Walter Ulwime, Margaret Hast, fclriutst Slu'luH-n, ('lam Howell, Mary Th*k?u|jsou. Kdward Woolen. (Jrade 2.?Moultrie Hurus, T. JLK Clj ? burn, Sauimtc Harris, l>uvLs Juu*?, Johu Marvin Ix'verett, Charllo Itunsoll, Clyed Spradloy, James Waikliis, Mar garet Billings, Mary (^uvtw, Haruh Ivl'ass, Kuih (loot! ale, Juiucllt* italic, Kvelyn Hinson. Krttlt'rlfka Klrklautl. Palsy La tig, Mary Francos MfOwj Crude 1 h arv Hardy, Frank Uuiu phrles, Hoykin lCiauie, Olatfkatm llhamt*, Alfred Shannon, t^harte* dtfiau i.i?n, Kllhu SfMtwl>ui*K, Catowood ^rork mun, Kliaaboth Clarke, Muulo ' l*< Loache, Luc\ HuixlliiK. H!lS-.lMftift la-w Is, Bertie lloridrix, Mary Mopp?, Dura I Williams. (?rude 4.--Mlldrdod ti.rdnor, ||<*lt\ii I Hlnson, Louise Hlrseh, Harriet lips eoinb, ICthol Smith, Harriotte Steed man, Thoburn Hoi*i William Nvvtllw, <3HsU>pJicr Van^liaa, Cecil Wlt/tkowaky. (Jnulo r>.?Hmlly Woolen, Martha Workman, Mary Noal Campbell, Car tholl Fonts, Cornelia Atkhistm, Hruoo, lOthel I>ePass, Agnes ShtiiUion, Aubrey Roattlo, Marlon Hinsuu, Mar tinet Traniham, ^Ihort Kvana, H. 0. Clyburu, Dora Thompson, Will 1aiJ11>, Mario Heed. (Irade ??.?A ml row Hurnott, ijtaorge ('(?Ionian. Lawrence Jonos, Laurens Mills, Virginia Clarke, Beatrice U?fc?d alo, Kstolle Harding, Mary Buiua lloUKb, Nellie Klrklaud, Eateilo Wii !ia ins.. (Initio 7.?Thorn well Hay, J 4>yv Stcediuan. 1 Ifii ry Clarke, Cureton. Cecil e Truostlalo. (iratio S.?Sara Clyburu, Aguen J>e Pass. (Jratio P.?Christine Jojion, Hunuiili Ijizartis.. 0 (I ratio 10..?HI ion Hoykin, Marj Cly hnm, Corlntie Jx>wls, Mabel Pate, Sara Sfecdman, John ileLoacli, Jlimnio Criggg, Paul Twitty. Crude 11.?Ernestine Bateuian, lto salie Block, Nancy Lindsay. v Domestication Papers Filed. (^>lumbla, April (1.?The Waterce mills, incorporattid under the lawt* ?'f Massachusetts, filed domestication pa pers with the secretary t>f suit** today. The company aVUI engage In a general cotton mill buttincsti at Caiudou. The capital stock Is The com pany was chartered in Mas?achtt?riia on March 28. Charles B. Nettles. Blnney, 8. <1, 11. F. P.. was upi>ointed magistrate for Watert^e Township. Kershaw county, vice 'Kn^lish Hranham, resixufcxl. Train Hits Motor. Rock Hill, April K.?Five Persons were more or less seriously injured about noon today -when train Nu. lilt Charlotte to Columbia, struck an au tomobile at the Hebron cnKtfdp#;, two miles north of Plnevllle. The injur?Hl were plac??d on the train and brought to Itock Hill for treatment at the Fennell inflrruary. The Injured are: W. F. lAiugley, Lancaster, left shoulder dlslot-aUxl and minor cuts : Mrs. W. F. Langley, Ijtin caster. cut on the face and above the right ear; Miss Cannle Caskey, Lau canter, minor cuts and bruise*.; Hiss Annie Caskey, Lan<-aster, minor cuts and bruises; W. M. Wlngate, tllMir lotte. chauffer, bruises, csj>eeinll.Y <u? thigh. This afternoon ail were rejwrled as lu>r along well and likely noon to l?e able t<? leave the ho&|xltaU The car was demolished. Six Houra to Write Addnms. Washington. April 5.?-It l?e?aiiM? known* tliat It took President Wilson just six hours to com[>ose ami write the historic address to Oongresn de livered Monday night, casting the die for war with tin* Oerman Govern ment. The President worked on fche ad dress for four hours last Friday luorn ing. and put in two additional hours on it Saturday, alone in his utudj, do ing the work with Ids own handn. It is believed that the origijuU of t lu* historic document will become the property of a member of the President's family. Mrs. Lury A. Ford I>ea?I. Mrs. Lucy A. Ford. aged fif> vnurs, i , died at her home near itahon'N < ross 1 itoxds in West Wateree Saturday. SIk?| i- stirvivinl by the following children:! M-.ssrs. It. .M. Ford, ,J. C. Ford. .1. L.I i Ford. Mrs. .?. M. Smith, Airs. .< T. | i Mctiia. Miss Li I lie Iford. all of West Wateree. and Mis. 1 F.d Juekftoc of i , (ireat Falls. The funeral and burial occurred at j I KhtMiezer Church Sunday afternoon at; <M'lix'k, services being couducie'1 by, ; Rev. lilvviu Hurst. <?rare Church Klerts Oflleer* The annual meeting of <?ra<*c Church j Parish wan held on Faster Monday and ?he following wore elected warden* ami; i vestrymen: Wardens?A. M. Hrails-j j ford and I) A. Itoykin : Vestrymen? ? Win. M. Shannon, C. J. Shannon. .Ir., f C. II Vales, C. C. Will taker, II. C C-nr ! rison. Jr., Frank Campbell, Jr.. JoQm j Vllleplffue, K. Miller Itoykin. and J. K. ' i L'ing. I j The following delegates to Its- Dio-, 1 cesan Council to be held In Ofcerawj May xth wore also elected: Ui^irulur, ' flelegatcs. A. M. IlrniLsford, I>. A. Bo>-| kin. A. I>. Kennedy and C. J. Shannon, i 'Sr. alternate delegates 1$. H. IVuykln, ? Frank Campbell, Jr., N. C. Itoyklu ami i tj Willis <^antey. I j The present Trea.sure??, Frank Clump-j bell. Jr.. was reelected as waluo ; the Secretary nf the Parish. C. J. Shan- i j non. Jr. 1 ! At'.STRIAN VKS8KI.S KK1ZK1> ' Kmirtwn Merchant I..O"k in American Ports. Washington, April l?. Fourteen . Austrian uiercha ut vessels in Ameri Jean |H?rts writ' taken ov?*r NKlay l>\ tIk? uuluciduut with U?** aiinouncoiiieiit that Austria l?a?I broken llplomatle ivlationa. 'IVIl^railtet t?? t'tu* CoIUmsUM'N ill" CUs loins at the |M?rts coJH<ei'ttod xuti' sent l>ersonnlly b,\ Swwlmry McAdoti late last nitfht Instructing that tin' civw> aboard the vessels In> removed am! that customs guarda Ih> i1 in th?*lt stead. Tin* statu* of ilv?* rtunoved J crews will Ih' determine! h.v iiuuil^ra ! lion authorttlcti. In 11 formal auuoumvmcnt of the Coveriunciit's action tonight Secretary McAdoo made It clear tliat tin eminent hail not ixmtlseatcd the v??H,sels hut had acted for the purimsc <vf pro tecting them "from further injury." Kroni this statement It was Inferred ! I hut tin* ships were duma^cd h.v their : iwvs as In the case of t1?e Herman J vessels taken over by tine j;overiuucnt , upon the declaration of war with <?er luatiy. The vessels thus taken Into tin* ^overnnient's ktH'pliiK worn all at Atlantic or (iulf j>orts as follows; Al New York?The l>ora, lliiuilaya, 'Ida and Martha Washington; at 1U*? 'ton. tin* Krny; at Philadelphia, tlie , Frauconia ; nt New|>ort News, the llud I a pest ; at I'ensacola, the lAtcla ; at ? Tampa, the Borneo,'at New' Orleans, ? the Anna, Clara and Teresa, and at I (lalvestoii. the Campania ami Mora j v\ il/.. I The tonnage of t.he fourteen vessels j totals approximately (57,(HK?. The lar? ! est of the licet Is the Martha Wusli ! iiiKton, at New York, of K,.'ll2 U>iih, and j passenger accomodations for 1.10O i [K'rsuns; the smallest is the Anna, at i.\ew Or leu us, of 1,575 tons. Former Serretary Dead. I lloston, April I).?Richard Olncy, s*v I retary of State under President Cleve land died at. his home hen* last nltfht. lie lunl been in feeble health for sev eral months. In the rcrvnt Pivsl ideiitial camiMilun Mr. (>lney defondtnl the Wilson administration with strong l articles published in the press of the I country. (He Anderson, of Conway, (IN years j old and six suns haw volunteered I their services to Oov. Manning, t Sumter county has formed a com mittee for public <uifety wldch will ur^'c farmers to plant more f?x?d pro ducts. Col. Arthur L. tiaston, of Chester 11 memlKfr of tiov. Manning's staff has Offered to organise a regiment. Bought Cantey Howf. Mr. Ceo. K. Cook of Trenton, N. J... who owns considerable property in j Kirk wood, last week purchaned the. late Major Cantey residence on North , Broad street. This property aluo oon- ! tains two vacant lots. Mr. Cook has let the contract ti? Mr. \V. <4. Adams for the remodeling of i this homo and installing steam heat. j It is ?!?<> very probable that new resl- j deuces will be erected on the two va- ! cant lots in the* near future. To Build Winter Resilience. Mrs. W. X. Kerr. of I*1tfnlield, 1*0., who has boon making Oaniden her winter home for several years, hus pur chased a lot near The Kirkwood Hotel on Kirkwood Heights, and this week let the contract to Mr. W. C. Adams for the erection of a residence. The building will he two Htories. 112 rooms, with basement. It. will la* bun galow style with steam heat and all modern conveniences and will cost Work wili commence at once. Little Fellow Dies Here. .John F. Cordon, the little .1 year old sou of Mr. aud Mrs. 1). F. Gordon, of New York City, died at the Iw?ng cottar on Altyl .street Monday mora ing at. nine o'clock, after only a */hort illness. Mr. and Mrs Cordon have been sending the winter in Camden and the little fellows reuia.Ins were shipped to their home in New York on the evening train over the Seaboard Tues day County Buys Truck. The Kershaw (bounty Board of Com missioners at their last monthly nicci-' Ing authorized the pnrelwise of a three and one half ton "Carford" trm'k I for use by the chain gang on the roads j of the County. The sale was made by Mr. \V. It. DelyOjiclu1 of The Camden! Motor Co. at ji price of 4<IO. It' is estimated tluit this motor will do j the work of twelve teams in fransjwirt intr supplies and pulling road drags, en abling the gang to ia*t from one part ; of the C^miiity to naother In far less time than fhe <?!<! way of moving. j It. is considered a wise step on the part <>f the Koanl and it is very likely ; that if trood results Im? obtaine<l from j this machine still another will be pur- | chased. To Keep Open 11oum\ The Majestic Theatre will give a continuous performance all <lay today) In ordefMo accomodate the large crowd in town for Field'I ?uy exercise*. Man- i awr Little has on hii excellent pro- 1 gram of comedies es|>eclnl)y delightful I to children, and the little folks and crrown folks can drop in and rest and ? !?e amused at the same time. Catholir Church Services. <? .!"? A. M. I/<>w Mass ;tltd Holy Coin in union. 11 A M. High Max* and sermon. s-,';o I' M. Sermon ;trt<I benediction j of Blessed Sacrament The Faster music will U* repented [ at the 11 A. M. High Mans. All art' cordially welcome. Miss Surah Wolfe of Ohieora Col lege for Women s|>ent the Faster hol idays with her parents MOKI. I^OOl) ( A.Ml'AKiN. i'liuis To Haw S|H'?k?'i*h in Kver> S<m (Umi of Kershaw County. l'laie* for a Mate \\ hie campaign l??< | i> t??da> 'at S|?artanhut'i; lo arouse the l*s?plo to the !>??(c^siJ> of |?1 ii1111>i:< of mere fond In rhe agricultural prci?arud iu?s,s mow.. I'lif ?I it t ?? fur speakers to ap|iear at t'atudcii lias la*eii scl fur ThurMla.x A|?rH lPth. when o\ < iowru or 1> C He\uanl. and Mis. Harriett l' l,yiich will !>?? the HjH-aUtTs lit a<I? 111 i? >ii the following local com udt tin* lias I ?????! i named to assist in h ? dllli; liirt'l Miffs in tin- count.v to I ; imUm1 farmers to the necessity of |.laniiuK tiwae foods an*! tv o|x'rato w itli the statr commit to* in every way: lCt*\. J II. tiriivr>, chairman, i\ W. Itirchinotv. Walter Sorivll, J. M. Forhis. U?<\. Mr. Whitley, John 'IV .Mackoj , I .1. McKeiizle. F. II. Amines, K. A. i lliowii, X. !' Hetty*. l{ev. J. l\ Kowan, Mrs. \. It. (Joodaie. Mrs. F. A Itrow n It is iiujK?rtant t.hat the people of tilt' country !n> made acquainted with tin* Timk! shortage conditions, and In urdi-r to K'ct this vital matter before tlic |hh?|?U' as quickly as jmssihlc a cotu inission has Imhmi ap(>ointed to make a canvass of the count.\ as rapidly as pONHillh*. j The following schedule ol' appoint ments have hcoii made for next week : | Monday April Pith. Stockton School : Hons*', U> a. m.: Itoykln School 1 louse ! II ::?? a. in. Tuesday April 17th, 1'J m., Antioch j School House. I Wednesday April ISth, HeKalh School! Mouse. }? A." M. ; Westvllie. Id A M. : | llait^inu Kock, II A. M. ; ,'I < Vs. 11* | M. ; Stonehoro. I 1\ M. ; Liberty 11111,1 J 1'. M. : Thursday. at Camden. 1?. C. lle.\ward I Mrs. Lynch and several other s|x?ak-! cis to tic named later will s|>eak at! the Court House. Friday April UOIIi, Heaver Ham !l:,'{?): j Cassatt, 1(?; Betliune, 11!; Shamrock :i T. M. Saturday. April 21st, Cuiltey Hill, j l'J o'clock. A joint scholl picnic of. Piedmont and Cantey Hill schools will! I?e held on thist date. Where t lie clii/^s of any community . desire these ifiettthitfs held and have not hecii reached by the itenlary'above outlined they ran have uiuetiiiKM held | hy notifying Dr. Sorrel! who will ar range to hiive a meeting. Auto Wrecktni. The Podge car driven hy Mr. John Hiusou. as a transfer, went down an i mbaiikment near the Hermitage (Lit ton A1HI Saturday and was pretty bad* ly ilnnianiMl. Mr. Hlnsou ami one |>as bender were in the car ut fcl*? litue, the former escaped without iujury but his iNissenger received a cut several Inches long from broken glass of the windshield. .1. It. White Dead. A ugustu. April 11.?J. ]{. White, Augusta's millionaire merchant and real ??slt?* owner, <1 IcmI March ,'ll, in (tenoa Italy. aecordhig to advices revived here last night from broth er. John C. White, who Is at ?hi.; home in Belfast. Ireland. Mr. NVliit?? was nearly seventy years ??f iiirt'. He caipe to Augusta from Itelfast, Ireland, din?ctly after tln? war. He hejran^iere as a dry g<*>d.s clerk in the old Fredericksburg store, across McCartan stn?et from tin* IManters hotel. ?imdn<*fiH! hy tlit* late Mr V. Hiehnrds. Cotton Chwk of $150,000. Sumter. April !>.?The largest .sale ??f eotton ever made In Sumter was loiiKiiiiiiiiattHl today when C. l\ Kxuni. huyer for Holers, MeCal>e <Sc Co., of Charleston. purchased l.loo bales of cotton from Mayor L. I>. Jennings at twenty cents ft j>ound, the cotton grad ing slightly off middling, and a cheek J or ubout $100,000 beini; paid for. the lot. I)r. Clyburn Sole Owner. A deal was made t,his week whereby I>r. W. H. Clyburn beeoums solo owner of the (Jlyhurn Drug Co., located in the Savage-Croeker building. Il<> has purchase! the interests of Mr. I<. A. Howell. Mr. Sowell, we understand, will retire from the drug business In ('a indeti. CI DA KNTKKtS THfO WAK. First American Country To Alien With I'iMted States. Mabana. April 7.? Cuba, nol >et out of her 'bfiis ?s a republic., i-? :it war [ with Cermuny ? the lirst of the l.atin-j American countries to range herself i alongside f 11?* Cnited States, her Ii 1? era tor and protector. At 7 1'! tonight I'rcjJdeiil Meiroeal , alhxed hi-i signature to the j<*int reso- 1 lution passed unanimously late (hisi afternoon by Im>Mi the senate and ? Irouse wlflumif a dissenting voi<v bring mLsed. thus putting Into ell'eci the declaration that a state of war evisLs j l?ctw?*on Cuba and the imitcriul tier J inan ?^??verymeut. TJie joint commitfee ap|M.inte?i only ' yevterdav by the >*euate and hotiM* agree.I early this afternoon ??n lh?* phr..vi <i|og\ df |!;<? resolution to be [ presentis! and 111<* -tage wii.i set for, tp.i! -K action before either hr:in?*h ?-f c iriL'rc-.-: convened. I I??? senate acted Willi <*\L.eni< -s > l< * in! i i t y. The resolfltiou was mid. ' Dr. Kicanlo I>dz. Conservative finder, win look the floor and made a rfbort, impr?*>..ive sjjcceh in favor of the r<"???>? lution. No amendments were offered 1 and the 17 senators | recent voted "aye" when the motion was put. There was not applause or excitement fol lowing the vote. The scene in the house was more enrtvened. The galleries were |?aek<?d long before the .session o|*?neiJ, The minister* of France, Spain and Uru guay occupied seats In the diplomatic section. \ V\ \l. IIFKICHK llliftiii. Serjeant Salti lleath C??iHli?rtl??i; wrtisiuj; (11 n ipai^ii For liorruits. Sit^'hUI s.iiii I lo.ith of the Char IrMi-n ??' of ihe I S. Nuvy I* ht (<'nmdvli 1'or several du.vn plating |m*?1 [ el's iimiI ?li>i nbut tug literatim* of In t crest in Ihose contemplating joining the " First 1 .i lit- of Defense." Ncrgvant lleath will ha \'c Ills In adquurlotit at the Camden I'o toili. ?? Otboir naval t oltlcers will In- in < 11 n?11 ? r i Ai???iI 24 to 'J7 when recruits will he i tnollril S?r | neaut lleath \\ iIi be clad >*> talk to :111\ one interested lie lias SCCII Ililll'N I II y.OllWS SCI'Vleo iii i ho nav.\, during that time has v is iI?h 1 nearly ever.v port of iho lit- was with !hr bite Adml*d Itewt1) mi ila- hmlie of MaiiitK'i l*?& boln& iin the d'hiser Ualicgli. In telling of why he enlisted in the navy. hi* says: 1 first no! the Idea just before the Spanish American war when no much talk el' war was tfolng on about Cuna. I was working in liuftalo, V. Y , at the time. >o I quit my position uurt every I>?kIy was asking me \vhal I intended doing, knowing that, few ?(' them knew anything about fhe navy I tohl thein (h.it I intended to enlist. Of course the.x always asked whjr. Then It was in.\ turn to he surprised. I ex |iected to make some foolish W:ply and turn ll oil' as a .i?>ke, bur Mislead a multitude of good reasons leaped into my mind, and I gave I hern. They were .so good indeed that the most s kept lea I of my friend-; wore quite coil vi need that the hest i mlrse open to me was to enlist. "I illil not have a \er.v good educa tion. so I had nothing to iturt. with. I also glancctl n round at the men about me and rciiliKisI thai I must Mini an occupation offering opjiortun liy to sine money. I realized that if I entered the cdueafionaI world forty live years of age would find me with llabby inusHcs and poor dsgestlon: spending all my time grinding away at the task whiilf earned my broad and butter;" no time to follow up ot'h V*r lines of study and a eons??quent narrow outlook and a loss of the ap preciation of all the lieuutle.s of na ture iijxI interest i:i my fellow man. Contrast with this the opportunities offered a young man in tlir navy? ? good pay ami good chains*! for. ad vancement, enough men t o ! do the work without producing I fatigue, which dulls the intellect am! deadens tiie ambition, leaving him in a con dition to use Ids sfKire Hum* to riding his hobby. Add to ibis the broaden ln^ inlluenee of travel und tlio health fulness of the occupation and the navy then appear* as the oik? fclorlous op portunity for the yonng man who lacks the financial power to launch himself in business. "Not only arc the men in the navy 'In* fiick of the nation physically and the <*ipials of their brothers on laud mentally and morally. It 1h still the ambitious young man who leads a ?lean life and wlc aspires to some thing higher nnd better who utj 'eds. '?dike other employers of labor, the navy has no irons In 'he fire, no profit, to make at the espense of t.he work man. so that flic true worth Is rec ognized and rewarded, instead of be ing e.\ plotted for others The man who joins the navy n?>**d not become a slave to habit, nor a cojc in the wheel of commercialism, hut can achieve hiv* own desire 1 ?? hN flue-en vocation and at the same rime lead .? pleasant and well balanced I'fe "T ^i'1'Vei! w it!) !'ei\e\ ij? the battle of .MauDI:; Ibiy an-' I have been In fhe service ever sine: i can retire In nine months more with a fair |H-usioii al t'e age of foriv three and 1 have seen the biggest pnrt. ??f the world." Branded as "Shu-kern." New York, April 10.? Young men who marry to avnt^l military service today Here hnim'ed as cowards and "slackers"' hy < 'it;. clerk Scully, who. as head of the marriage bureau. has hecoi uu indignant ;it the uiiprecedenpHl rush of applicants for licenses, sack ing. ly has become convinced, to put themselves beyond the pale of conscrip tion Theodore \Va>serman. in 'harye of tin- municipal marriage ?-Impel, run in connection with the bureau. said many of the young ivtiiiin/ told htm their husbands-to-be had begged them "to save them from the trenches by hurrying to the jiltar" There ought, to le a special act of the Legislature "to e.irral the crowd that has caused thi- disgraceful state .*f affair*."' he said Former Consul Seeks C'itizepshop. < 'harlesLon. April i?. ? Kmil 11. ?lain:/,. for many \ears (ierraan con sul r representative here, and a part lieu, in ii large wholesale business. t<v day tiled his intention puf-ers, lead ing #to <?:': i/.eiiHhln in the t^ited States* ' ?il the break of diplomatic relations with 'lerniany, Mr .lahnz promptly ? 'lo>e#J ?ii-? eonsuiar o|l)?t\ and turned ? ?v " it- affairs to .1 New Orleans ;il'i m y. He is a veteran of Jlvc Franco I'russiau war, and an e\ president of the National Schuer/.< n. .Mr Jahnx w:i-> horn in lie* pro\ .f I'oscti, tjennany. in 1H-|s. nini ean:c to this co :iti v :;r, years ago. Company Keren es Orrfprs. j The Kershaw Guards received the' j following order yesterday afternoon ; froai Lieutenant' <'0. MH'oily, at An J derson : : " I teem it LnnnediateK to one hun | fired mimarriPd inei.. A^* eighteen to ; thirty-rtve." Tim com 1 winy now .tuinhors seventy five and they hope to get the number up to nspil rements without much de lay. A n army tent wiH he place*; on the ]x>Htofnee green and any deMr Ing to Join can cull there or at thr armory of the company.