Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE CAMDEN CHRONIOE H. U. NUc? mm I. ? -, . . ? |*obl K. N. McDowell I t'tibiiHhw! every Friday at UW) No. Broad Street, and entered at the Cam den iwetoffic* ak aecond clana mad mat rer. Prlcp per annum Jl.ftO. H. C., March 7, 01#. hi x ..r iii*' <;<niian aubmarltie* sur rendered to ftritiiih harbor* Mr*' to be brought to the United Stato* mod for 4-x lit bit ion to the public ami for study by American iptpert-s. They will bo roprcKentoativo of the various typo* of Ij-boat# from mine plane* tothe great deep ~ea oniiner*. r. sunder*. <?f Hpartaubufj^ ? ? ?? ?> fwn >? ?rs o)?|, for thirty year* h-uum i for tin4 Southern railway, died in At tauta early Thursday after a hiief HI nenv. Senator \V. I*. IMtlocfc, of South C'oi^j olliirt. who will- complete his brief sfim toriaJ -inrvioc March Ith, is one-pf those Who uro being considered b.V President | Wilson in 'connection. with a vacancy which wa* created on the federal trade i i<omm)s?ion when Hen a tor* elect Harris, of! <?eontia resigned. last summer. Among the moat far reaching pieces .( legiWtation ? uu>flc<f St the scflsion of the general assembly just cfosod i? the HambJiu-liamllton-IIart measure to preveut t h?> solo of extraets lined an) (average*. provisions arc that purchns crN of these cMra<ln must be made by oerUflcatc, First violation is punishable by a iNie of not |*kh than $100 nor] more than $JKM) or imprisonment for not less than tlireo months nor more than one year, in the di?erotion of tin' court. Subsequent violations .are punishable by imprisonment, without tho alternative of J a tine, or not less than one year nor more than two years. Druggists vio lating the art may have their licences revoked by | lie State b.uird of pharmn <euti<al examiners for n period of two years. The 1 . egi kIu t ur?* lui* adjourned but l?y some unexpluinable oversight six hills which wore passed by both houses ami enrolled for ratification were never rati fied ami so cannot become a law. Two of those are of special importance, one being the bill to regulate the o^>ration of street railways ami the other being the bill to exempt from taxation 25 per cent of a hank's stock if that part of if* capital is invested in liberty bond*. The others were ,lv?cnl- measures, one relating to the taxing of abutting prop erty in Pendleton district, another to a school district in Barnwell County, an other creating a system of .rural police pjen for Georgetown, County and still another creating a boar*! of eimni^ssion ers for Horry County. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 1)1481 KABIjK HOMES Kight room frame dwelling Mi De Kalh Street, praotieally now building with all modern conveniences, l??t 08 \ 202 91, 500.00 Eight' room dwelling corner DcKnlb and L.vttfeton Streets. all convenience.?! lot 1 10 x 201. bum, garage and othor buildings in yard, largo garden and orohard . . 9ti.300.00 Eight room dwelling on Lyttletou St., with all modern ??onveniences, lot. 100 x r?Trt. burn and stable*. This prop erty is well worth $-1,000.00 but in offered for- tmmedinfo acceptance /or . 9:1,300.00 Four room cottage <?n L.vtthton Street __ . 91.6ft0.00 Kight 1'ixiui dwelling on /.nuponH St.. one of the most desirable pieces of property in < Camden. the house being practically now and containing bath, sewerage and eloftrir lights. Large front, and back yards and pardon. Seven ro??m dwelling in Kirkwood. lot 110 x 220. With very little impiwj? men! could bo made hm vspocially at tractive place, and is listed at $2, .">00. IluUding l/ots Ix?t SO x .*>00 on Kirkwood Heights 91,000.00 X- ! l\ X r^h '$] ,.%<)<U)0 Two very desirable building lots on Mill Streot 91.200(H) Lot !)0 x 110 on Mill Street _ 9r>.*V).00 Huslness Property liuilding^ on DeKalb St., $100 per month 911,000.00 ware wa mmammmmmmm n i wi V MAV I '-ILL KXTIIA HFJiNlON .j inn-. Not K?IUt?tl May ('???? legislature To 4 id Together \|stn. . (Jov. Cooper, returning to (fyfumfcijl \S rdiiesdhy, stated 1 a net' his' arrival from. Washington. that he will t?k?' tinilcr M<lv?HfMn-ut th?< advisa bility -.f railing au extraordinary se.s -ion of tit** geuerai assembly in order t It h l tin* sin l>iJI?, pa*?od at the regular hi'shIoii just ended and whi< h through oversight were not fiiroil^l for ratifica tion, may l?e validated. The governor left Columbia for Wa?h> i i?K t<?t* Sunday afternoon. At that Hint he had not heard of , the failure of the bill* ro he ratified. "The lir?*t 1 heard of it," he stated today, "wax \vlieu the Columbia Heeord called by attention to t he matter. I have not had time nor opportunity to determine' whether the thus invalidated are of sufficient Importance to justify me iu colling the legislature in special session. As a mat ter df fart. 1 do not know Exactly what hills. ih< v,. for I have just AtTtVwl -?-- ?- ? - ? -r- ? ? ? When. he* was told that among 'the overlooked legislation was the art to exempt Liberty Ilond* from taxation when they eonxtituted 125 per cent or less of a hunk's nUnk. the governor 1ms mediately realised the seriousness, par ticularly at this time with the Victory, lyoan Riming on, of the problem which has been created. It. might be |K>ssibIc, the governor Hwid, to call the legislature for a one du>'s special session, merely to validate these bills. "lint what about the #ood roads leg islation " he was asked. If there if to be an extraordinary session of the general assembly, it is felt in many quarters that the legis lator* might he uttkert, in the call, to nceiiMder the action <?f the lower house in adjourning debate on the lielser hill until the next regular session, and enact some legislation, either the Helsor hill or some other, which will provide relief f.?r the 'people of the State. There is undoubtedly a feeling, as it is gaining expression, tlint the problem is hi? enough t<d justify the governor in de manding of the lawmakers that something be done. ,vrhat I shall have in take under con sideration, ton-." replied the governor, lie stated, however, that while some of the b'Kislators had urged him, after the failure of the Belser hill, to call an extra session insider good roads leg isjation, his netj??u^ will be largely de termined (bj the attitude of tlie public.. I'ules'ji. tliere is a hope of bringing about a change in the attitufic of the members of the house, a majority 'of whom voted to adjourn debate oh good roads legislation until next session, the governor feel* there would he little to gain in bringing theiti together again at this time. It might ln\ however... he intimated in the conversation, that if there was an insistent demand on the part of the public a special session, t?- include. ?>on sideration of a State highway bill, would be desirable. ? Wednesday'* Co lumbia It word. Adjournment of congress without ap propriating $7o0,000.000 for rnilwoys, loft th?? railroad administration with practi cally empty coffers. atyout .$.'{81,000,000 back"" debts and no funds with which to finance I h?* extensive programme of improvements planned for this year an a measure to take up slack in the ma terials and labor market. Immediate, re linquishment of the roads to private management loomed as a possibility, but otlicials .said this would be done only if it tinally ' appeared not feasible for the railroads to borrow privately the mil limis jiended.-'o^-to? lia v e t he- wa r *i n a nee eorp? i ration extend loans t<> the com panies. SI Nl?\\ NCIIOOI, WOKK l\\ et> Sunday School in State to Have Official Visitors fall. K\er.\ Sunday School in South Caro lina of all denominations, is to be per sonally yi>j,tod durinjt- Liu: mouth *>t .March by an official representative of the Organized Suuday Sch<K?l work of South Carolina. This i-. the first time that a whole month hn.s set apart for official school visitation in thii* State Organization for the violation, has already begun. Kadi of the two hun died district presidents in the State has been u>ked to ap]>oint an official visitor for each school in the district. This will mean a force of about rwenty-tive hundred visitors. These official visitors, upon invitation of the superintendent, will speak briefly to the Sunday School, extending the fra ternal greetings of the International, State, County and Uistrict Sunday School Associations. They will also speak of the coming State Convention Florence. June 3. 1. and 5. and make announcements that will be of in JLu every member of the Sunday i at the head of the or this county are: I). K. president ; . .1. M. >tary-troasurer. and president : J. M. ? T. F. Me|H>welI, C'OIyOKKI) HOIJUKHH KKT4-KN Wfrf Member* of 97 Ut Itegtmeut Cited For Urn very In Hard Fighting. Albert us Stover. tlM M < "1 ami barbci- ul this. wus_on? of Hi.- Iir*t of the drafted tueo t<? *<? to France, huK received his dlacharge. and luui returned tu Camden, and will mjou re* nine lil*> mrupation at the barber trail**. Aimif with Stover earne Itaxter Clary, i : < 1 1 1 i < ? McKuin, Robert William*, Kdgar Ha^inirt^H and Sammia McKae, nil well km>wn Camden boys wbo t?>ok part in the battle, of Chauipague from Septem ber U1> to < K'tober H TUey returned to America some three week* ago on the giant liner Leviathian, formerly the Merman Vaterlaud, said to be the larg ist liner afloat. It brought over more Tban tUMK> troop* from France Th? nun went (-amp Upton and from there werp mustered out at Camp Jack Hon, where a great parade was held, Stover carries with him an honorable discharge, not one charge being made against him alnce bin entry into the service. He took part in aomc of the hardest lighting and except for beiug slightly gassed be escaped without even a scratch, although he tella us that he wns the only man out of 30 in a patrol who wan not injured. Five were killed and the remainder were wounded during one skirmish und he was the only one to auswer to the t^Il call after the battle. Out of the long list of Camden negroes who left herfe only one met death,' n boy uamcd Burrows who resided several miles east of Camden was killed in action. Stover talks interestingly of his ex perience* ? though not boastingly. He ??y* tbt h?* hi |>roud ^ W- bock in 4 'h union ttiul while be It an had a wonderful e*p*ri?mce he would uot ear? i?? k< ? through with it again.' Ilf in ?me the best colored boyw. cvv.r ItytMi in | *iAUM.I*>u. Iking r?Kpeetful to every t""f V' ?vbMtt HI WltH MM <*dnr<wl friwid* aiv delighted t<> Know of hi* *afe return after having |H?rfbriped his duties kq well, 'Ji> ii "j 1 1 ? 1 1 1 1 1 1 \ *'? ) v i PORTO KH AN KtU RI) W " Foreman Slain by 8a?4er* JcnltfMk Who Made HU Karape. a white fompan b,v thj^j Imi' Kritnk. u I'orto Itican iployed Mt the Hardaway ramp, whd shot atifl |A*t;Uit i\ killed early ^ Sanders JcukiuK, a mgro. a^>' k'NU*lfi on the work ft, who imtyn|]U<^e||jr w?id^ hfa eacajie. Tl'lX i ? J There had been a <tuartjel |lfcpttijfcen Jenkins and another uegro mm\1 t^r l'orto ltlean in said to have bv^^igiAnji 14^ peace -maker when be 1 icefTedTa'' Bullet in tb?? throat. The 1lar<Jti&l$7j)r<>i>K' were late in notifying Sheriff Jfcfl&h and by tbf< time the sheriff jot thedr Jenkins bad goue. Sheriff* Welsh armted Ben'' nit* Hood, a negi%w?, who came tere from (Jreenville, as an accessory teethe mm di-r. Shi? refuses absolutely . t any information about Jenkins 12 to his former homo before coming l^erc, Th^ fugitive negro is described as being gin^ ger cake color, about 28 or JM) years of ago, ft feet , tall, weight about KtO or 170 pound*, thin face with scrofula ou left neck. , The dead man was brought to the un dertaking establishment of C W. Evans Weduwulay und the burial took place in the Camden cemetery. He was above We will have for day 8 a shipment tof the ivnw ? -rr'ff , it;, vr-r jEgg&g touring: and roadsters ? . L. ^ . - . ,* j. *? VvVyr^^v ? : \J" ^tTcT." ?c Pi iced at $1,500 F. O. If. Camden, which includes the $6 w< ilve per cent War Tax. Ge?x T. ! hi .c. III.- average for intelligence of h^W t$Q$ and was being tided &? an interpreter for pther I'orto UIchqh working tkfr*. - - v '? ? ? , ? ?? '' v-"' f An ow^RTtJNm w KXtKND HOSPITALITY I'hr below explains itsvlf. All qf I 'auulcu or hotel proi^-letora who tire, willing to invite one oi mow iioyn for a week end please notify !?:. von Tri"*'k"w. Many of tin -*.- ltoy;, ?iv from "over there", awaitin# their dif^harte, we inunt give them th glad baud. "Wf are anxious to do tioroethj ig for i . . the emitted men here at Camp J*ul$.sou and thought (WrhapH you <<ould 1 -li> us out by getting some week-end inviT to Cantden. The convalescing ! Baib Hospital are ho popular no^r1 the plain goldiera are iu danjger o i being overlooked. You have always bli|n. so kind abput helping us that 1 aii< spr* you will do all yon eau for 119 uuw. Van have certainly been a wonderfpl help^ to mi. With best wishes to you. if, am*. . 4tiona it !>< Hineerely yours, Maliue Coles. A ? : Civic league meots Monday afttrw ^arvh ldth at 4:30 |?. m. >at.the Ori U)?ir School building. * ,% Old ClothM Campaign Beglus Mirfk >M j '/,At a meeting of the executive r-outJ tec of the local Red Cross Chapter. Wj u end ay morning a telegram wu* r? from Ited Cross Headquarters aski that the old clothes campaign which w to begin on March 26th be put forwi <4** March 17th an the need for ti .allied countries is very urgeut. The bo< .decided to put it on, and they earned request all who can to respond to t call, and irtako a contribution to, tl worthy cause. A chairman for the cq paigu and a collector for each ward w apiwinted, their names to be giv in,, next week's paper. In the m ran tin wo. beg our people to look through clow and trunks for articles of clothing tl ran. be spared for needy humanity. I AT 3 P. M. AT THE RACE TRACK Free Entries Solicited in the Following Events: 1. Harness Races , " ,e * American Trotting Association to govern, aji cirivens to De in colore, ? ? I- CLASS A? TROT. Mile heats, 2 in 3. 2 CLASS B? TROT. Mile heats, 2 in 3. 3. Running Race. Half Mile Dash. Ooen to the World To carry 1150 pound*. First prize, $20.00 , t ' Second Prize, $10.00., Third prize, $5.00. 4. Pony Race. Quarter Mile Dash. Polo Ponies To carry 150 pounds. First prize, $20.00. second prize, $10.00. Third prize, $5.00. - Vi . ' - - _ & ;v vi Cfc Polav Parp Half Milp Hack Change mounts every eighth mikLuFour ponies to a team. Ri O. I\eiay I\ace, nair XYIlie uasn. der to dismount and mouilt at ^ver* eighth. One attendant at each change. First prize, $25.00. Second prize, $15.00. Third-prize, $5.00. - ? . ? . - ? -u *1 %rfr A ii xr. " 6|i>| | _ Go as you please, half mile dash. Colored riders. Catch . weights. First prize, $20.00. ? 1V1U1C I\aCv?0,w,?? ? ? ^ $m c\c\ <*rc nn ?'* I ?? fi. [Second prize, $10.00. Third prize, $5.00. ? ..i /' % . A.*. ? ??? r? Cf f. /. 7. Novelty Long Distance Golf Ball Driving Contest. Prize, dozen golf balls, or equivalent in cash, to winner. - >? -,;5. V: '' ? ? Q Pnnv Inmnpvc Horses 15.2 and under. Jumps 3 feet. Performance to count. First prize, $15.. ?* r?ny ?JUmperg? Second prizej $10 Third prize, $5. ? ' - ? r -SL. . i ? ?'* ' ? ? .'.T? iTi *T. ?" ? 9 On^ll Hunter Class Perf?rmance to count. Jumps four feet. First prize, $15. Second prize, * ?iuyini ? Third prize, $5. 10. Novelty Race. Ladies and Gentlemen. Thrpp Piwc Gentlemen to start from wire . *? ?? ? ? | ; with un lighted cigarette, gal-. mm.?h0Uf ?HtaCle ""f ruCtu,rn to lady stntioned at starting point, when the cigarette in Ion , fIt eTY* iK,htcd by Iady without touching it. The couple then to gal lop around obstacle to point of beginning. ?/, 'v ? . v .. ?*>? General Admission 50c. Grand Stand $1. Auto Parking Space $3 ENTRIES TO BE MADE TO - ? rrn ? ? - - CAMDEN RIDING AND DRIVING CLUB DAVID TOt>, . Chairman :i : ~ . A -r o 3 ? Kirkwood Hotel, Camden, South Carolina . k ??** * ij ' *