The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 18, 1918, Image 6
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Army (Hfirrr Irfratltfod j?h Slayer C'oni
udttrd Hulrld*.
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Camp Kuintton, Kan., .1 uii. V2r~~ Identl
fleatlon UnUy Of Opt. IrfHVl* II.
Whlfltlor, by Kourmiy Wornall. th? nolo
, survivor of five mm, who won- at
tacked t>y lilt army captain l?ei?l on
r<4>t>ory of (In* ramp t?auk last nltfht,
tin tbo i jiM i k who hud ]H?r|K!trated the
crime and On(>t. VV li l>? t ler's hUhseqiiont
death f>y wulchle Iikvc convinced urin.v
VttlcerH lien* that t Im* sea rvh for the
nlayer in wulud.
<5npt. Whistler k i I U*?i himself by fir
lug two t>w| lnls from an army rill** i u I ? ?
Jds li?m it. Kin death came ? f t ?;r Wot
nail had iin>vcr(*l < -i>u?clo^*lfc*s ;il
flic base hosplta 1 himI lold l hi" ijucs
1 1 > >i? i i i k army ullh-o the story of the
trugedy in which tin* captain had killed
with an A.\e four men, ImludlnK t'? |
Fuller W intern, president of tin* fed*
era I reserve bank of Kansas < 'i t \ . an
Intimate friend of i In- captain. An
order wax Issued that all captains at
the cantonment ro|*?rt ?1 headcpia rters
to have their linger prints taken. li
was then thai the .slii?i> from t'apt
Whistler's office wore heard. A note
was found with the bod \ . It wa* writ
ten to a woman whose name the au
thorities refusal to divulge. It said: J
"I have Is-cif thinking of committing
suicide for a lou^ time. I>ut I have
never lutd a r canon. Yesterday I
went out and made myself a reason."
The rtxiiu in wlileh Oupt. Whistler's
ttody whs found was smeared with
blood s|>ot.s rl\\-o blood -soaked towels
were found In the room, and ihe table
was H|?otlcd with it. ('apt. Whistler
?ia<) T>orrowed two hatchets from a
supply eompa/iy yesterday, according
to officials, ami hi* t*>rn?wed two more
today.
Arm^ ofllcials declined to say wheth
er any of the money which the robber
is ^up|H>s?'d to have obtained was found
iri ('-apt. Whistler's room. (
Wornall, wild recovers! conscious
ness this morning, told the authori
ties that the murde rer was an army
captain, whose fmv lit* rtsyj^nliUMl. und
who. he said, -was a close friend of
Winters. bead of the army hunk.
Wornall, in <h*scrlbin^ the tragedy.
hu ill a man eaoue fo the door ot the
hank about S.:?> last night nml rapped
insistently. *v<?* admitted aud cov
ering I he men with H revolver, forced
Wornul! to tie the hands of the four
men apeiv which he tied Worn*!!'#
handn The man then proceeded to loot
the bank sh ft' and had reached the door
when Wilder* *ald to Worn* II :
"Yon recognise him, don't you?"
Wornull unawered that he did.
The murderer turue<i and wild :
"I aure do, you black acoundrel." waa
Winter's reply.
WoriMll sa\s at thlN i m ?i 11 1 the man
hesitated and then suddenly lea|H*d at
1 1 14 - 1 1 j swinging his hand axe. Ho struck
the helplewn men down, one t?y one.
Woruall na*i the last atruck.
Cnpl. Whistler's former wife, from
whom he wns divorced about a year
lu'o. and ? h,i|i fourteen years old, re-,
side hi Sal Ina, Kan. Ids parenta live
tit Coodlaud. K?n.
('apt. Whistler, who was about forty
years old. fought in the Spanish-Amor
lean war and later saw con aider able
service Iti the l*h 1 1 1 Ipinex.
Mrs. Whistler today received a letter
fr.-in her former Imxtmnd in which he
*ahl he was In good health and aplrlt.
The letter, she thought, was written
\<'s|orday. although It was undated.
Joy Kider* Convleled.
< Jret- nvllle, .Ian. 1JV ? James Dial. Je
rome Fisher. I/ttwrcuce Fair and Hut
ler Mi>orc, four negroes indicted for
the murder of Chief Sum Heath. LT.
S, N'uval recruiting officer, having boon
otvujwnts of the automobile which
ran over him here on Novemlter 20.
killing him instantly, were tonight
found guilty of manslaughter in the
court of general sessions. A rwom*
meixlatlon to mercy was attached In
(he case of the last three, Dial having
been the driver of the car. Judge
Wilson has not yet sentenced them.
The defendants^ admitted having
taken a drink just l>efore the car they
occupied killed Officer Heath. The
State witnesses testified that the car
was going at fifty to sixty miles an
hour on Main street but this was de
nied by the dofeu.se. The case was
hard fought and attracted great in
terest.
McCALL PATTERNS
If you buy ready-made
clothes for the children, the
problem of keeping them
well and warmly dressed for
a reasonable amount is in
deed serious
Rut if you make their
clothes at home, using a Mc
all Quarterly and McCall
Patterns as your guide, the
problem of finance is not on
, ly greatly simplified but the
children will be better dress
ed than ever.
McCAYY PATTERNS FOR
JANUARY NO\^ON SALE.
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IJCIC COUNT* NRW8
||r?u of Inters*! UftdMlvd Vr*m Hbth
ufivlllr Vindicator.
Mr*. Alum Skinner CIlnkscaleH ami (
Kultt. K. ItradhAu* took their friend# j
and relative* by surprise by going |
over to Sumter on la?t Wednesday
and being united in marriage by th?
Itev. Trucadale, the Methodist minis
ter of that city. returning borne Thurs
da> evening. 'Jin* bride Is the aecond
daughter of Mr. and Mr#. J. II. Hkliv
tier at nd widow of the late J. F. Clink
scale*. Jr.. of AtibovlMe. The groom
Ih originally from Manning but .for
pant year has t>eeu employed by J. II.
m>s<'hamp" of this place. Hoth brl<Jo
and groom am widely known ami are
very |>opu!ar. They have the hearty
k?hhI wUhea of their many friends for
a future life of happiness and success.
Mr. Geo. K, Roll Ins. general yard
master of the A. (\ L. for four years
at Sumter, has l>ecn promoted to gen
eral yard master at Columbia . Mr
Itolllns will Ih* greatly missed and we
wish him mmh success. Mr. F. 11.
Thorne will wioeeed Mr. Kolllns. Kl
wyu Is a I>cc County hoy and his
friends extend congratulations.
Last Sunday evening the Union Ser
vice was to have been held in the
Haptlst Church and was to have la?en
in the nature of a weh?omo service to
the new pastoi; Itev. Fountain, of
Talboro. N. C., but owing to frozen
pi I H's the services were bold In the
Methodist church, Itev. G. P. Watson
conducting the services.
Although the wiow covered tha
ground ami everything was freeslm!
outside quite a large number of rel
atives and friends assembled at the
home of Mrs. M. L. Williams, of
Wlsaeky, to witness the marriage of
his daughter. Maude Elolse to Mr.
Jerry Louis Houck at 3 p. m. Jan. 3,
1018.
Mr. Itoland Hearon has sold out his,
Interest in the stable business and will
give his whole time to farming. Mr.
Eugene Ilearon. who is an experienced
horseman, has ttought him out and
will run the stables.
Mrs. J. It. Wilkinson, of China, who
has been s|>cnding part of the winter
here, has gone ti> Greenville where she
will spend some time. She, with her
daughter, Miss Martha, and Mr. Ix>uis
I Wilkinson, made the trip In their car.
going by Greenwood.
Met At Antloch.
The Farmers Secret Association of
Kershaw County held its quarterly
meeting with the Antioch Local Satur
day January f>th and after the regular
order of husinetts the election of ofli
cers for the year resulted as follows:
(*. K. Dai vis. resident ; J. B. Catoc,
v lee President ; Newton Kelly, Secre
tary and Treasurer; H. S. Oatoe, door
keej>er ; K. II. Hinson, Chaplin.
! At the last meeting or the State as
I
xociatlon S. I). Yates, W. A. James,
Newton Kelly. Doe J. B. I/ine, W. A.
Stu?'key, were sent to Columbia to
m?vt the Federation of Labor at Its
ar.nual mating in July and was ad
mitted into that body and a delegation
was apj>ointed to meet with the farm
ers Secret Association in January 1918,
hut on account of the extreme bad
weather that meeting has l>een put
off until later. The Federation of
Labor is two million five hundred
thousand strong In the United States.
We are now in touch with that body
and If the farmers will come together
we ean aet-omplis great pood. What
say you. Mr. Farmer, will you stick?
Now is the time, let's see.
NVwton Kelly.
Sam ilughey. a necro prisoner in
the (ireenwood jail charged with steal
ing whiskey, committed suicide by
drowning in a bath tub in his cell
Tuesday night.
A SAFEGUARD
This is a world of chance, and th*? prudent man will make use of every means of
safety.
That piece of property, for winch you have toiled and sacrificed, is not safe. Fire
may mnshume it; wind may wreck it. 4
INSURANCE WILL SAFEGUARD IT
Your health may be perfect today. Rut have you any assurance it will be the same
tomorrow, or next week, or next year? t t
INSURANCE WILL SAFEGUARD IT
That is, while it will not prevent your becoming sick, it will prevent financial iosa
through sickness.
Come to us for any kind of an insurance policy you may need ? fire, life, tornado,
accident. Hood. Safe companies and attractive policies.
C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY
REAL ESTATE INSURANCE
CROCKER BUILDING * ? PHONE 43
A Unique
Proposal
By F. A. MITCHELL
< Copyright, 111?, WMitra
They h?<J Imitated the bird* by, go
ing South to avoid the cold weather.
He was blase ut twenty-two. She was
romantic as every girl of twenty Mhould
be^ Indeed It Ih questionable if wom
en ever lose their romance.
"Do you tn^i) that rock out there?"
ahe asked.
"Yes, what of It?"
"It Is* culled lovers' rook. There la
a tradition thut If a man proposes to
u girl out there she can't refuse hlra."
"You meun when the tide In coming
In and she Ih cut oft from shore; she
can't swim ; and the fellow won't save
her unless she will agree to marry
him."
"How you talk ! It Isn't that at all.
There's Home spell that Is thrown over
the girl which draws her to the man."
"I didn't know girls were moved to
love on a barren place like a whale's
back. I thought the way to win them
wuh amid music and flowecs."
"Yes. but I can understand how be
ing under a spell might compel a girl
to yield on a barren rock like that,
when moonlight, music and flowers
would full."
"I think I would be most easily In
duced to propose to a girl after a
good dinner."
"I fear that In your brain where the
bump of romance should be there is
a flat place."
"Itather a hollow. However suppose
we go out on the lovers' rock, and see
what will happen."
There was no reply to this. She
sat gazing out to sea, evidently des
pairing of being able to touch a chord
of romance In him, or rather regretting
that such a chord did not exist.
"Come." he added rising. "I'm curi
ous to know If I will be compelled to
' propose to you If we go out together
to the rock."
"That Isn't it at all. It isn't that the
man is Impelled to propose to the girl.
It's that If he does, she Is Impelled
by some strange Influence to accept
him."
"Well, let's try It anyway."
He put out his hand and helped her
to rise from her seat on the sand, and
led her to a rowboat moored to a
floating platform leading out Into the
water. She got into the boat without
Baying a word and he pulled over a
hundred yards of shallow water to the
rock. There he colled the painter
around a stone and they went to that
side of the rock facing the ocean. They
had only to take a few steps, for the
tide which was rising left uncovered
no great space. They eat down side
by side.
"I feel It comlug," he said present
ly.
"What's coming?"
"The spell."
"Nonsense."
"Do you feel It?"
"Peel whatr
,MA desire to have me propose to
you."
"Didn't I tell you that if the man ? "
"Yes, yes, but is a man going to
propose to a girl in cold blood? Is
there no love current between them?
My opinion is that if there is any
thing In this rock forcing the man to
propose, the girl has as much to do
with it as he."
"Not at all. The tradition is sim
ply?' "
"That a woman is obliged to accept a
proposal. But ? "
"Well T *
"Great heavens ! There goes onr
boot."
The rising tide had unloosened the
painter and was carrying the bont
nway. There would be no use In try
ing to regain It by swimming, for It
was even now further from the rock
than was the shore, and it was reced
ing rapidly. Looking about them they
saw that the rock was nearly covered
with water.
"While we have been talking," he
said, "the tide has cut us off from
Ashore."
"What shall we do?" cried the girl
much frightened.
"We haven't tested the proposal
matter yetT'
"Don't talk nonsense! Our lives are
at stake.*'
"I don't believe you have any ro
mance In you after all."
"Come, come ; how are we to get
ashore?"
They were far from their hotel or
any house. Indeed there was no one
near to render them assistance. Be
sides the twilight was fading. He took
her hand and said :
"I think I am going to ? **
? "Heavens! Don't faint."
"Propose."
"Are you crazy?"
' "No, I am under the influence of the
spell."
She had by this time lost her self
control, and although she could not
swim, marched out Into the water,
hoping that she could wade ashore. It
was nowhere over her head, but so
deep at once place as to reach her
shoulders. She feared to proceed. -
, "Help!" she called to him.
"I love you; will you marry meT"
"No."
Taking her by the arm he assisted
her to the shore. They heached It drip
ping of course. He turned toward
lovers' rock.
"Humbug." he snarled, shaking hit
flst at it.
8he turned viciously and started for
the hotaL It required a week for her
anger to coot Then when he proposed
?fata, the accepted him. |
Farm Property ,
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For Sale
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tftO twrew, 2 1-ii sullen Northwest from lUauoy, tenant houact*. barnu
niul nil bulhlingn necewMiry. 100 acre* under wire In nubdlvided pa*,
luw. Price $15.00 j?er uere.
1SI acre* about 1 niiles North of Camden. Handy loam with clay
nub soil. Price fc'iO.OO per acre. (
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N. C. BOYKIN, Real Estate
TOWN AND COUNTRY FBOPKRTV FOR SAUfi.
MORE KKCKUITS FOB BRITAIN
TrupoMMl To Mobilize Half * Million
More Men.
London, ' Jan. 11. ? Nearly half a
million men from (Ireat Britain alone j
ihv to bo recruited Into the British j
army at I he earliest (late possible, ami
It Is probable that many more will Ik?
added to that numlier in the coming
months. These will comprint* tho
younger men, who lip to tho present
have l>con exempt because of their
employment in industries essential to
the war services.
This Announcement was made in the
house of commons today by Sir Auck
land (ioddcH, minister of national ser
vice. whose statement of the govern
ment's man [>ower proposals was re
plete with interesting details of Brlt
uln's strength in the struggle into
which she means to throw her full re
sou roes.
The minister set forth tho status
and m?ed* of the British lighting and
munitioning forces and the measures
the government is taking after agree
ment with most of the labor leaders
for recruitment from the classes of
skilled workers who were promised
exemption when conscription was
adopted.
The empire has enrolled 7,500,000
lighting and labor batalllon forces dur
ing the war, according to the state
ment of the minister, ami now has
more than 1,000,000 enrolled, but needs
more men to hold Its own against tho
enemy until the American strength, is
available.
He praised the spirit in which the
liibor leaders have met the govern
ment, but regretted that the amalga
mated society of engineers had re
mained outside the conference, add
ing. however, that the invitation was
still open to tho members of this so
elety. lie paid warm tribute to the
work of the women ami declared that
some of the young men among the
million exempted workers apparently
considered themselves a privileged
class and threatened to hold up by
strikes the building of airplanes and
ships.
"If they do," he exclaimed, "they
will meet such a blast of hatred it
will surprise tlwiu."
Bev. A. S. Thomas, of Cheraw, has
resigned the pastorate of St. David's
Church, at that place, to accept a call
from the Church of the flood Shep
herd, Columbia, where he will give
-j>eelal attention to work among the
soldiers of Camp Jackson.
INCOME TAX 0FFICKR
To Be iu This County From January
32ml to January 24th.
in a communication received by this
pajper I>. C. I fry ward, Collector of
Internal Revenue, Columbia, H. C,, an
nounces that a federal income ta*
ollieer will be seut mto this county
on Jan. 22ud and will bo here until
Jan. 24th. Information as to where
this ofiicor will have his headquar
ters can be obtained from the Post
master or auy of the bankers, lie
will be willing to help persons sub
ject to the income tax make out their
returns without any cost to them for
his services.
Returns of Income for the ytar 1917
must be made on forms provided for
the purpose before March 1st, 1918.
Rceause a good many i>eople do uot
understand the law, and wont know
how to make out their returns, the
government is sending in this expert
to do it for them. But the duty hi
on the taxpayer to make himself
known to the government. If a per
son does not make return on or be
fore March 1st, 1918, penalties as
provided by law will be incurred. If
you arc not sure about being sub
ject to the tax you had better see
the income tax man while he is here,
and make sure. Whether you see the
Income tax man or not you must make
return if subject to the tax.
Persons resident in other counties
may, If they want to, come and see
the income tax man who will be here.
I). (O. Heywai\>| Collector of In
ternal Revenue, suggests that every
body start figuring up at once his
income aud expenses so as to be ready
with the figures when the expert ar
rives. Expenses, however, do not
mean family expenses, money used to {
pay off the principal of a debt, new
machinery, buildings, or anything like
that. They mean what you spend in
maktivg your money ? Interest; taxes
paid, hired help, amount paid for goods
sold, seed, stock bought for feeding,
rent (except for your dwelling) etc.
Income includes about every foliar
you get.
W. Frank Puckett, superintendent
of the public schools at Hartsvllle,
died at the Florence infirmary Satur
day morulng. The body was carried
to his former home at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The grand jury In the federal court
returned a "no bill" in the case of
Rufus Hart, a young Columbia man,
who was charged with speaking against
the government of the United States.
Are You Getting the
Most for Your Money?
Then come here and get more. Don't be satisfied
with the outer crust when you can get the whole loaf
just as well. If you are feeling a little peaved over your,
present trading place, try us for a few weeks and make
a fair comparison.
We know that we buy goods as cheaply as it is
possible for anyone to buy them under like conditions.
W e know that we pay cash and thereby pare off an
extra slice of the cost. And we know that we sell at
the closest margin of profit that is possible for anyone
to sell without sustaining an actual financial loss.
This means a direct saving oil every purchase you
make. It means keeping money right in your own pocket
that you would otherwise be paying out to some dealer
who sells less goods and makes a larger profit.
This is the store that gives you the most for your
money. T'~~ - '?*
Springs & Shannon
The Store That Cerriee The Stock.