The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 06, 1919, Image 1
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 19J9
volume XXXI
I fjv ( 'iiiiHlcii Kuowitnic Company has
I Imihv ttjif wt^k removing tliw ??
I rfock -<'f to W. K. Johnson
I boildiaf "a l,,WPr Street. This
I linn U vacating their ]?r?'Hont store ill
l?i>lfr that workmen may begiu Monday
I to tour the oM building away
I to ijiake TOOW '<>r tt modem utore build
? it*
I n i? understood that the now build
I {if will ?Mft botween $17,000 and $20,000
I, ' will be ft two atory atore room
? with all modern 'conveniences. The con
? tr?ot has b?len }f& Mr* ^*t>eher Moore
l,f this oity Aad Home of the materials
,HHU1 rftce^ve<l to begin work.
? The biliWiiif wiH be 28 feet wide ^rith
? a depth of 170 feet, making it by far
? the longest store buihliug in Camden.
I M t. Smith tells lift ithat he .proposes to
? have a bidldfng fully adequate to take
?care of their lamge and growing trade
?sud tUo have it equintped with two large
?show windows lange enough to display
? a whole suite of furniture if necessary.
?At the rear of the building will be an
?itoctrfc elevator ifor the ctai^enience of
?handling freight as well as customers.
? \ . on the top floor they proposo to
?have, n tinel.v equipped rent room, with
I pi let and lavoratories for the eonven
^?ieaiciv and comfort of their lady pa
Htrons.
? From n* very small beginning, with
Hi capital of a few hundred dollurs, these
?yoimg men have by strict attention t%
?business, built up one of the largest
?furniture and furnishing houses in this
?wrtion. and their friends are glad to
Huwe thin evidence of a still greater
?business. _
I KILLED IN KANSAS CITY
lEdftitr L. Parker Was Brother of Walter
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker, of Cam
den. attended the ifuneraT* of Mr. Edgar
L Parker, held at Scranton, S. C., on
Katunlay. Mr. Parker was a brother
?f the former named and met death in
Kansas City, Mo., on Mary 23rd in a
rolley car accident. At the time of his
leath Mr. l'arker was employed as a
rorresjKnulftnt on one of the Kansas
Cfty papeps. He was known to a few
>f our eiti'/.onw where he visited Mr.
Parker Hotne years ago.
The funeral and burial took place at
Icranton by the side of his parents who
ire buried there. Mr. Parker "was about
io years of age and was a widower,' sur
vived bv one child residing at Dothan,
Ma. Besides bus brother of Camden
ip has three other brothers : Jesse
barker, of Scranton, Havie Parker, of
Danville, Ya., Haunton Parker, of the
>?r department, and Mrs. Ida Brogdon,
mi Mrs. Adriel Gault, of Florence and
lirs. Maud Dennis, of I>ake City, S. C.
rker of Camden,
Had Successful Year.
The Camden Oil Mill cloeed down the
an d&y of May, in order to overhaul
he machinery preparatory, to the ma?
|Hin* of the now cotton crop three
Kinths hcitct
The mill bivke all records this sea
ff'H in quantity of seed crushed. The
jnncrv started up the latter part of
^ujpiHt and the mill commenced crush
about the first of September, and
ratinu?-d ('mulling untiQ June 1st, with
??'??!, tinn of about three weeks, when
^arki-t <.>n<liti<?ns became so upset, due
the uiK-i'iuiinty of marketing oil and
|ther pMuctis. that it was necessary
ek'su (1..WH far that period.
The mi?h this year was one-third
N*" than normal years omdthis rcc
^'1 breaking crush was ma*lc in the face
itiHn?*rr<iH war conditions. such fls
lb>r sh<>rt:ip- and green lralx>r. It was
"?^ar\ usA many negro women to
V all whff!s turnhig.
[T!i? 1 'a widen Oil Mill is still buying
?*"ir ii i< unlikely that the mill
up again before the first of
t'Wntnr "ii act-omit of the many re
i1N !? made on the machinery. The
'' a'N" sellfnjj meal, hulls and fer
1*t to the trade. At one time meal
r* vTy >u .ir( f> but now any quantity
r "l \i.ii<d by our farmers.
I Ar??ui*<i nine thousand tons of seed
r* f'ni>h"?l during the year. Mr.
T|1' iVrkhi-j is the manager of the
F,,1"n fnill. with Mr. J. H. Osborne
"1l?Tintondi'n t.
f'lef C|ub at Opera House.
p" lt'"l Sextette from ( amp
W?H giTe nrn enter
for the benefit of the Camden
' rr>*s fhapter at the Opera House
T'tf-Mdav, ,lune 10, at nine o'clock P
I<* erc-arn be sold. Admission
Children under fourteen years
| r>0 rent*.
'? R. Crocker is back in Cam*
*'t*r ^vr>ral wceka atay in Boatpu
MOKl<: HO mi; I'll It's
Attempt* to Blow I p Kesideore* iit Mttny
Public Men in Various CI I If*.
Washington, fu?f a.-Al tumpto-oii the
?f Attorney ( ieuerti I Vnhnvr were
t<,ni*ht through the planting of a
#"!'!> Wh,vh wrwked t,u' lower portion
, 10 Va'uier residence i? tju, fa?hiou
?Wo uorthweat portion Waibingtou..
* n* al,,u'r and Mil iucmiIhth 0/ the fam
ily twaped without injury, beiug 0,1 Uio
n'cond floor at the time of fjlP OX|lJo.
HtO?,
<>ue man thought to be the portion
w 10 plauted the bomb, was blown to
. foroe of the explomou.
tbat the bomb exploded
prematurely before it could be placed
under the house.
The bomb, the police said, was con
tained in a suit case filled with cloth
ing. Portions of the clothing of the
?nan killed, it was sahT, indicated that
he was roughly clad.
I he force of the explosiou wus suf
ficient to shatter the window glasses in
residences for ,a block on each side of
the Palmer borne. Tlte residence of Sen
ator Hwnnson of Virgin?, next door to
that ofthe Attorney General, was not
badly damaged.
Police picked up along with blt.s of
clothing of the man killed a copy of
"Plain Words", ? radical publication.
' eonuectlcin with the report of
an explosion at the home of Justice.
H,t I*. Ha.vden in Boston caused au
thorities to fear another widespread bomb
Plot similar to that which radicals at
tempted to carry through about a mouth
ago.
Radical agitators tonight apparently
attempted to inaugurate another reign I
of terror throughout the country through
th e planting of infernal machines near
the residences of prominent men.
W ithin u fow minutes after explosion
of a bomb at the door of Attorney Gen
eral Pahner's residence here, with the
killing of one Tiian, evldeutly the per
son .planting the bomb, reports were
received from Boston and Cleveland of
similar attempts.
The explosion evidently was internal,
'as there was little exterior damage. The
interioY was badly wrecked. All win
dows were broken. There was no fire.
The police said that if a bomb had been
used it probably was done as a result
of Judge Hayden's decisions in the re
cent Roxbfiry riot cases.
An empty suit case found near the
entrance and a hand bill signed "The
Anarchistic Fighters" printed on red
paper, worked in inflammatory fashion
and serving notice of intent of its
author to begin general war on leaders
of fftxrfety, was the only cluc available
at a late hour tonight. I
The remains o<f the man killed were
literally shredded over the block and
driven into the asphalt pavement.
John Hall Dead.
John Hall, a white man residing in
the lower section of the city, died sud
denly Monday from the effects of ureamic
poisoning. Hall is said to be a native
"f ^ *h a Helton , and had no relatives in
this city or county. It is said that at
one time he followed the profession of
a phnrmaciwt^jwt of late years had been
a .painter. He was iburied Tuesday af
ternoon in the Camden cemetery.
Wateree Mill News.
An exciting base ball game was played
between Wateree ami Camden last week.
Of course Wateree couldn't break their
record so they carrier! off the score 4
to 0. A gauie at Kershaw Saturday
resulted In a score of I I to 4 in favor
of Wateree.
Mr. Oh as. Wiithington nn<l Mr. Stanley
Llewellyn have gone away for a few
days. "When (hey return they will bring
with them their two brides, Miss Frances
Marshall from Greenville, S. C. and Miss
Anderson from Richmond, Va.
Wmteree welcomes ij^Jo its mid^t .T.
J. Campbell and family ^mn Columbia.
E. T. Gurley and family from Great
Falls and S. T. Stevens from Edge
field. S. C.
Mr. T. E. Lowry has just returned
from viriting his son in TTtiea, N. Y.,
where he spent a si* weeks vacation.
Senator Hough Dead.
Lancaster, June. 4. ? State Senator
W. O. Hough died at his home here
this morning at 9:30 o.'clock after an
ilhicus of several montlHC His health,
in fact, has been bad for the past sev
eral yearn*. though rec?itly he had shown
improvement. Several weeks ago he
went fry a hospital in Rock Hill am?
refhrned to his home ten days ago.
Since that time he had been critically
m.
Mr. Hough was 52 years of age and
is survived by his wife and four child
ren. He represented Lancaster County
in the general assembly /or several
jcarp and was elected again lift fttuo
mer. He served during the recent sea
tkta.
TWO KIUJCU IN C RASH
Horrible Accident Occurred At Catawba
Junction La*t Thursday.
(Rook Hill Record)
A tragedy appalling in its wuddenueas
>aud shocking ??? itM consequences occur
red about 5 . >t> o?'clock last Tlniraday
ufteru<??u wheu a freight train on tha
Seaboard Air Line Railway crashed inj;<^
an automobile driven by Burton Masaey
of tbia city, contacting besides himself
ins wife, au infant girl and a stepson.
The accident occurred at Catawba Junc
tion. , . ,
MeHttfassey wan almost instantly kill
ed, the infaut w"as so badly injured that
ahe died a few hour# later at Fennell's
Infirmary, and \lr?. Massey wan fright
fully injured, so much ho that it was
thought she would not recover.
Mr. Massey, who was one of the larg
est grading contractors in the State, had
been with his family to Alarlou, 8. C.,
where he had a contract for road grad
ing. As they'were coming up from Curs
ton's Ferry on the road leading to Rock
Hill, and as they neared the Seaboard
Air Line crossing at Catawba where the
Seaboard passes under the Southern and
there are high rock walls on each side
that knocks the view off of au approach
ing train coming from towards Chester,
it is evideut that Mr. Massey saw
the train right on them and tried to
stop his car, but the result was that it
hit his car squarely in the center, pick
ing it up &nd carried it for about a
half mile before -the train cainc to
standstill. The train was a through
freight with forty-odd box cars and go
ing down grade. The engineer said that
with such a heavy train it was impos
sible for him to stop any sooner than
hp did.
M rs. Massey was the first to be thrown I
from the car. about 150 yards below the
crowing wliere they were struck^ and
down an embankment 12 or 15 feet on
the left side of the track. Little John
Cannon was thrown to the right n little
farther on. Possibly a little over a
quarter of a mile from the crossing Mr.
Massey was found. The infnnt was found
in the ruins of the car, which was one
of the -most complete wreks ever seen.
Mr. Massey suffered a fractured skull,
let? and arm broken, and possibly in
ternal injuries. He died in less than
an hour. He was conscious tip to with
in two or three minutes of the time lie
died and jiwt before dying asked that
he not be given any more opiates and
that the doctors turn their attention to
his wife and the children. Mrs. Massey
suffered terrible iujuries to one of her
legs, also a gash on her face and head,
and poNsibly Home internal injuries. She
i? at the Fennell Infirmary, where
hopes are entertained for her recovery.
'Hie baby was so badly injured that it
died shortly after reaching the Intfrm
ary. Little John Cannon had a jaw
brokeh, and other injuries, hut he is
getting along all right and will recover.
Talked to Toronto.
Probably one of the longest calls for
distauce ever handled by the Southern
Betf ut this place was last week when
h gentleman in Camden rece'.ved a call
by lorng dirtta-nce froan his wife who is
visiting in Toronto, Canada. It is safd
tliut itho converHation was satisfactory
in every way. It is said that a relative
of tho late Theodore Boosevele sent a
cable message from Camden to him when
li? was on his hunting expedition in
Brnsil. These are probabUy tlie longest
call's ever haaued from the local offices.
Tent For Men's Bible Class.
A large nnd attractive tent is being
place*] on the lawn of the Baptist
Church property for use of the Men's
I tilde ('lass. There should be not less
than 75 men at the regular session of the
class on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Helpful Bible study is the aim of
this elans. I yet us roach the other fel
low.
Heath of a Baby.
One of the infant baby sons born to
U<iv. and Mrs. M. M. Benson last Sat
urday night, died Monday at moon. The
little infant was buried at the' Camden
com tpry Tuowday afternoon.
Hon. T. G. McLeod To Speak.
Special outdoor exercises will be held
at the Mill School oq next Wednesday
evening, June the 11th, at fl o'clock in
the event of the annual closing of the
school.
In addition to various entertaining
exercises on the part of the children of
the Hchook the address of the occasion
will be delivered by lion. T. O. Mcl^eod
of Bishopville. All who have heard this
speaker wMl undotfbtodly be glad of this
opportunity to hear him again, and those
who have never heard him speak will
do well to take advantage of this op
portunity.
The^xwiblic generally is invited to at -
tartd thm ex ends**.
A liOLft OF HONOR
For Camdeu Graded and HIkH MwqI
For tlir Eighth Mouth. .tl. ?
tirade l-^'dtln'jfiuO lloyk'u, Carolyn
Ruruct, Ronton Burns, Elizabeth Cure
ton. Minis DeLoaohf, Iih*? Gardner, Nan
nie* Ruth (}|r(htWi NtN Goodalo, Vir
ginia llaile, Mnrvrn Huckabee, Duuean
Lang, Naucy Peint. RocheUo Sheorn,
Mnutvrji Sov^efl, Wllen Stewart.
Grade 2 ? Jame* Rrown, Robbie
Rlauehard, Italph Dixon, It. It. Elliott,
JoM?|>h Mogiilesou, Rimer Watt?, Ed
.??* M . AYoiUteJH . Aftolly. BlackweH, - ? Leah
Rrigg*. Evelyn Bruce, Virginia Del^oach,
Edith Goodale, Sara Forte, Edua Hol
land, Franc*# Owen*, Vera Outlaw,
Lfona Sanders, Lottie Spears, Louise
tVatta, Refcecra Wert.
tirade 9 ? Moultrie BBwma, Walter
IUm me, George Tirtwett, Reuben Walker,
Clare Rruce, Carolyn Heytnau, Virginia
Nettle*, Virginia Nicholson, Willio Por
ter. Margaret R a ?t , Mary Thompson.
tirade 4 ? "William Clyburn. John 8.
Davidson, Davis Jung, Jack Kirkland,
Martha Roykin, Mary Curetou, Sara
DePatw, Mary Goodale, Ju medic ? Hallo,
Mary F. McCoy, Helen Savage, Ruth
Tinner, Harriet Whi taker. '
<!r^<le 5 ? Frank Humphries, Roykin
Rhume, Cl&rksoti Rhnnie, Elihu Sehlos
burg. Alfred Shannon, Charles Shannon,
4th. Gatcwood Workman, Elizabeth Lew
is. Maud Moore, Martha Singleton, Susie
Watkfais.
tirade 0 ? Annett Ledford, William
Nettles, -Christopher Vaughn, Cecil Wifct
kowskyt Frank Woo ten , Joseph en e Rlan
i'lllird, Miriam Rruce, Mildrc<l Gardner,
Helen Hiuson, Louise Illnsch, Harriet
Lipscomb.
Grade 7 ? RaSH Bruce, Aubrey Reattie,
Ethel DePass, Allien Shannon, Kate
Watklna, Emily Wooten, Martha Work
man. Katharine Harrison.
Grade &-i?Eugeue DeLoaohe, Laurens
Mills, Nolle Kirkland, Estelle Williams.
Vjrade 0 ? Edna Tiller, Ceeile Trucs
dale, Stella A. IlaM, Elizabeth Workman,
Joseph one Cureton, Thomas Waters.
Grade 10 ? Agnes DePass.
Grade 11 ? Hannah Lazarus, Christine
Jones, Robekah Del/oache, Clara Cure
ton.
WITHERSPOON SURRENDERED
Was Taken To Penitentiary Ry Sheriff
McFle of Winnttboro.
Mose Witherspoon, negro, who is ac
cused of killing Luther Horton, a white
farmer, near Kershaw two weeks ago
was found last Thursday morning on
Amos E. Davis' plantation near Rockton,
about three miles south of Winnsbo'ro.
He was discovered in the field by one
of Mr. Davis' hands, who persuaded him
to come to Winnsboro and surrender
himself to Sheriff Macfie. Witherspoon
was very weak, as he had no food
since Sunday, and being afraid of a
IHisse of young men from Lancaster coun
ty, who were after him, was willing
to give himself up. As soon as Wither
spoon surrendered, Sheriff MoFle left
with him for Columlbia where he could
be placed in safe keeping in the peni
tentiary. Part of the posse from Lan
caster county arrived in Winnsboro about
an hour after Sheriff Macfie .bad left
with his prisoner, but on learning that
the negro had been taken to Columbia
made no attempt to follow Sheriff Macfie.
Small Still Captured.
Chief Constable Bateimui was in the
Antioch section one day last week where
he oajptured a sinall moonshine still in
that soction anil hru 11* lit both the outfit
ami ojmrator tr> the Camden jail. It
was located nbout eight miles from Oain
dnn on lands owned by I). M. McCaskill
and was being operated when found by
Jaitnra Groukins. It wax n Miinll affair
of about two gallon capacity per day.
Hp will be hold for trial at (the next
term of Federal Court. The negro is
said .to be ready to plead guilty as
he kinowx the officers have the goodfl
on him. Only about one gallon of booze
was captured in the seizure and a small
quantity of stuff ready to be run off
was destroyed.
' Woman Suffrage Wins.
Washington, June 4. ? Action by con
on equal suffrage ? subject of a fight
of 40 years' duration- ? ended late today
in adoption by the senate by n vote of
."Vt to 25 of the historic Susan B. An
thony constitutional amendment resolu
tion.
The proposed amendment, adopted by
the house by a vote, of 304 to 80, May I
21. as the first act of the new con
gress. now goes to the States, .ratification
by legislatures of three-foUrths of which
Is required for its incorporation In the
federal constitution.
Senators Dial and Smith, of Sooth
CaroHna, voted against the amendment.
Mrs. Henry Brown has returned from
a trip to New York, and other points
of latere* in the North and Eaat.
o
KKKSHAW NKW8 NOTKS
InUitatlns lUppenlnKH Gathered From
^ Tb* Kra of That Place.
Rriiewt QMXtOOi who WHS with thf
American expeditionary force* in France
ixHitruod fixuii (ivowt'iiH last iwt'k, am!
having received hiM discharge from the
army, nunc home Thursday. .
Leslie II am r tile, who reccutly return
ed fi\*n overseas service, ha* resumed
hl? former duttfen a-< freight clerk at
tho Southern depot. While hi' wan away
the |H>sition whs tilled 'by W. L. Phillips
Hergeaut Nathaniel (Slay, who has been
stationed for Mint time at ("amp Gor
don, has received his discharge from the
amity and has returned home.
Mr. *ud Mm. T. K. Fletcher, Miss
A him X'authen, ('. O. Floyd aud J. W.
I Iain el are attending the State Sunday.
School Convention at Florence*
Mrs. Elleu C, Haimil, who apent about
fh roc mouths with relatives in Georgia
and Florida, returned home Sunday.
?Mrs. M. F. Evaus haw returned from
n two weeks' vlait. to her son-in-law
and daughter, l>r. aud Mrs. S. F. Hras
higton in Camden.
Guinn I>uBose, who was a student
at \W>ffoi%l Collegia Spartanburg, the
past school year, returned homo Sunday.,
Guiim plriyed an important part in help
ing Wofford to win the State champion
ship in bane ball this year.
George Mutigo, colored, shot and killed
Jolwi Jackson, colored, on the plantation
of It. L. Sowell in Kershaw county last
Sunday afternoon. The cause of the
killing lis alleged to be domestic affairs.
Mumigo gave bimiseltf up ntid is in jnil
at Camden. *
(>. (\. Catoc and his sister, Miss Olivia
Catoe, of 8partanbu<rg, came here last
week to attend the fnueral of their
grandmother, Mr a. L. K. Ilortou. The
former returned home Thursday but Miss
Catoc remained to spend a while with
her relatives. ?
Postmaster C. J. Shannon and Mrs.
Shannon, of Camden, ?pent Keveral hours
in Kensliaw Monday, having come here
by auto from Jefferson, where they vl?
ited fheir son, Mayou- II. W. Shannon
of that town.
Misses Sarah Truesdale, Mary Ingram,
Glennie Cook, Rebecca Gas&ins and
Ixmlse Ilamel, students at Winthrop
College, returned home last Friday to
spend the summer vacation.
The little daughter of Kobt Hilton,
who. was left an infant of only two
days old when hor mother diet! about
four months ago, died Tuesday of last
week and was buried at Hanging Hock
graveyard last Wednesday morning. The
funeral services were conducted by Kev.
J. M. Neal.
Dr. Jack Iilackmon, who graduated
la?t year from the Pennsylvania Medical
College, and who has spent the past year
in the Philadelphia General Hospital, re
turned home Monday, a full-fledged post
graduate medical doctor. lie hAs not
yet decided where he will locate for
the practice of his profession.
Surplus Food To liuaftlans.
Washington. June 3. ? Secretary Baker
told the Houm military committee to
day 'he had authorised the wale of $25,
000.000 worth of surptufl food stocks
Iwild by the army to the Cooperative
Purchaso Soeiwty of Itu*tia. The society
fs composed of 20,000,000 heads of fam
ilieiH, he Haid, and will give in. exchange
for the food raw materials badly needed
in the United State*.
Chan. K. Dixon l)ea<l.
Charles Rembert. f">ixon, aged about 38
year*, died at his homo on lower Y^rk
Stireet early Tudtfday morning from \be
eflf??ctH <?f ureamic poisoniiy?. Mr. Dixon
was ill adxnit two days. lie was the
eldest of Mr. and Mrs. David F.
Dixon, of thin city, and besides his par
ents and brothers and sisters he i* sur
vived by a wife and two little sons, i
n wax
but in later years had been following
the trade of a painter. Recently he
wax employed in that, capacity by the
Wateree Mill-s. The funeral and burial
took place at the Quaker cemetery Tues
day afternoon at 0 :30 o'clock.
Charlie Dixon bad -numerous friends
in Cajmlen awl throughout the county
who will regret to learn of his death.
Children Give to Salvation Army.
The pupils of the Camden Graded and
High School have made a donation of
$43.24 to the Salyatlon army fund. The^
amount (ww divided *? foWow* : ?-*'?" '
Grade 1? $422.
Grade 2 ? .8 5.
Grade 3? $0.27.
Grade 4-r-$10.00.
Grade 5 ffl.flS.
..Grade ft? $2 M.
Grade 7? $6.10.
Grade 8?41.90.
Grade 0?41.09.
city,
Grad? lO? fl.75.
Grad? 11? .?>.
? .
MAY MODIFY TKRM?
Hngland Said to Faver ('onresaluns But
h'?n(H? Itfiiuiins Firm.
(Ily The Assoc! a ted Fress)
There is a probability that Germany
may HQUGB a* a result of her strong
counter proposal)* *??muc ^letmeuiug in tho
severity the (peace tonus of tho Allied
and associated powers. Geimtany's ipioas
that it will be invpoNsible to fulfill tho
(LnaneiaU requirement* of ttu> Allies aud
her protest* agahwt certain territorial
relinquishments hove boeo heeded and
are being discussed by 'tlWWOltCll of
four. Paria reports haa it that iu cer
tain quarters oi the peace ?coiVfereuco
the German vievwi^nt i? receiving strong
support.
A if till diHcirssEon v?f the Geranan eoutt*
tor proposals*, otqpocially concerning rep*
u rations and other economic features of
the ipeaoe treaty has boon hekl by Presi
dent Wilson ami tho staff of Atuericau
experts pf the American |>euce delega
ti.vu. Great Britakn is said to favor
a number of coneetftrfonti ,to Germany
but France continue* Htm Ui her ?tand
not to waver from the original terms.
On tho other hand tho Americans are
declared to bo not averoe to minor con
(,'ew#U>ns but are not iu favor of going
to tho extent that tho British ipropose.
Tho Gorman Government is incensed
over tho formation of a Rhenish Re
public. It. has ordered tho arrest of
Dr. Dorten, the President of the Iloi^ib
lie ami also has protested to the peace n.
conference and the nranistiee commis
sion at Spa against tho behavior of
the French authorities in tho occuplod '
KMneland. Firench support of the
1th wish Republic is (characterised by
the German Government, a hiKh treason
againpt the Km pi re. Strikes; by dlssat
Infied German# fn the American occu
pied area called In |>rote*rt agajnst the
formation of the RepuMjc ended quickly
when the American oommanders issued
a wanning against tho movement,
The Huprome council has boon request
ed by tho Lithuanian delegations to the
peace conference to have an Allied oom
mindon investigate alleged programs and
other illegal actto l?y t.be Poles in occu
pied Lithuania.
An unconfirmed ropoTt as reached Co
penhagen that Petrograd ban been cap- -
turod by Finish and K^thoninn troops.
Tho head of the Austrian peace dele
gation has departed from St. Germain
for Innsburck, carrying wl< h hirn tho
AMied peace treaty. Counter revolutions
are reported from n-utfrerouu towns in
Western Hungary. Hundreds of refu- "
gees are arriving at the Austrian fron
tier townn seeking wafety.
Sweden and Denmark have come into
line with Switzerland and .Norway in
declining to join a blockade against Ger
many in case Germany refuse? to sign
ttye perfco treaty. Like. Switzerland and
Norway the plea i? made by Sweden
and Denmark that wuch action would
be a violation of their neutrality.
Ilig strike* have begum in Paris, JUlle
aiwl other cities in France.
? ? " Htaub Aequltt?d.
William J. Btjuri), on trial hi Rich
land county court Wednesday on the
charge <?f having ffliot ami killed his
brother-in-law C\ H. Markey on the
streets of Columbia several weeks ago,
whk acquitted after the jury ha<l dolib
er^rt?v?l only 22 minute*. Marltey lin
gered in a hoHprtal o-ne week boforo ho
died.
Moo He Officers Klected.
Art. a meeting of the Camden Lodge of
Loyal Order of Moose, recently organ
ize! here by C. F. Young, the following
officers of the order wore- named :
J. F. Batesnan, di<*ator ; James Zemp,
vice dictator; W. It. Nelson, prelate;
M(, (L Hnckabee, punt dictator; O. H.
LA\Mmarn, sergeant at arm's; Harry 8.
Porter, inner gUard ; Q, L. Moseley,
outer guard; L. K. Ligon, secretary;
Marion Williams, itreasurer ; W. R.
Hough, L. K. Shiver ami C. H. Fouts,
trustees; John 8. Haleall and M. W.
Hough, auditing committee.
I loth Bond Issues Carried.
In the electkm. held here Tuesday on
the matter of issuing bonds for good
roads and school improvements both
carried by overwhelming majorities.
While there was only a small vote cast .
it showed the sentiment of the people
in these matters. We have been unable
to get the vot$ at all of the prfifitoctfl -
but hi t be matter <?f road bofrit flit
total vdte so far heard Irom was 180
for and 25 against. The vote at the
precincts heard from was as" follow* :s
r For Against
Warteree Mill , 0 8
Hermitage 6 2
Camden 144 11
Mt. Zion ? ---r /8 2
Cleveland 4 8
Caaaatt ? & 4
Beaver Dan 7 0
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