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NA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919
NUMBER 17,
CAMDEN, SOUTH
volUME XXXI
^TkIOTS IN CHICAGO
Person KtU*^l ????* H??
K*rt> WIT* Wounded.
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* ui v 2#. -Seven person^ are
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PL ^ m?J Ot tkrn
fe',. i? . ro?.w.l ?f r?? rlUU iM
= Vor ?#" th*u tt,# k4"r* ""
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i??J of (Whto b?tw??
g*. w?.*? ?"<? l**"? ???*?
!i m ??????. ** Br*d ,rum *"'??
n /wo. ???#?? ?Mi ?,her
| rbe <*U *,)r troop# to quell tin- out
J,k? re^wl itt Axur regia*?t# of
tatiuoai Guardsmen?. bciug wWllsed,
: t a to* hour touitfht they had not
Vw sent to the disturbed district an4
'Ckiaf of Polio? Oarrlty expressed the
that he wo rot of the disorder
lid paaftd*
>?ive of the dead are negroes and
|re whites. v
Tte wouudad in most ca#? were hur
to hwvitals, after whlcb the/ Were
ipored to their 'homes when condi
tions permitted. ? >?
There wa.s no concerted battle, Chief
<rf Polio* Oarrtty, at a late hour, said
ttat it was impossible to make an exact
^jtknate of the casualties becanse of
contradictory report*
rifbe riots which started yesterday on
the south sido teaches were renewed
?ben negro laborers began leaving tMs
bi| indut?ria1 plants and by (hub tnor#
than a score of outbreaks had o&oiirr^d.
Whites began dragging negroes from
jtreet ears; the negroes retaliated with
(tooes ami knives. Street cars J* the
hurt of the "black belt" were tied ftp
iod the windows smashed.
A "fly i uk !<quadron" of blacks mount
ed a touring car and, riding at full
H*?l through the section, sent a vol
Ifjr of shots at a group of whites. One
whit? woman was injured, but not fa*
Ully. The negroes were overtaken and
placed under arrest..
Shortly afterwards, a inob of several
hundred blacks formed at Thirty-fifth
..greet ami began stoning a policeman.
" Gun fire was opened and four of* the
tegroes fell, all mortally wounded.
A white man in the same neighbor
hood was dragged from a truck and
stabbed to death.
A negro chauffer was killed by whites*
a If w minutes later in the Same block.
?Severai arrests were made but where
the rioters were found to be unarmed
they were released. v
Negroes began looting stores of whites
ia one district shortly after the firing
of revolvers by a squad of gjolicemen
ia an effort to break up the fight. \
The police soon emptied "1lh?ir guus,
but the looting continued until a special
?]uarl of police, anned with rifitfft gr
| rired. They tired low felling half a
'lozen blacks. ' ??
A white woman was pulled , from if
stree ear by a negro. ?< He Tpas soon
lying against the curb where angry white
men left him for dead.
Groups of blacks formed in football
fashion nnd charged against whites with
r?z<>rs and clubs. On one corner the
**ne was like a miniature battle ground.
I ntvn.nioiis m^groes and whites dotted
the street.
while the main battles' were in pro
women, blacks and whites, battled
4**v front yards with brooms and
aiffcilev T:t one of these fights a white
*?wian \\:i> knotfked unconscious and
were drawing pistols when a group, of
'iisehargH negro Soldiers came "to ""the
rescue of the |>oli(>e. In another battle
thre* |H.liceinen were shot. One may
?lie.
?n an i-fT. . rt to prevent trucks bear
"K Policejnen from one section to an
" 'he ntgroen lx?gan cutting tires.
The blacks began firing on street car
*>n<iuoti>rs and motormen when they re
uswj to a:..,w n^ro pasi?engers to board
their carv because of threat** made by
pa^ssehgers. One conductor was
sported to have been shot in the leg.
? mni>l>rr yf wounded nt^croes crept
nt" adeys and other dark places. When
y were found thej' were hurried to
' Dff r" h .^.ital, which for several hours
^m^i a vi rtnial procession of in
ured. . ? '
TV?
more seriously wounded negroes
lved at the hospital bad participated
'" # l)attl?* with whites on Thirty-fifth
. ^tat? f,trPot#?- Several thousand of
blanks crowded at thia point It
an oolerly gathering for a time?
*,w*denly four negroes raced up the
j? *** a"d mtddenly in the borne
I w! WhU" man lh * twinkling shots
n te fly in all directions. Perhaps
t?W a -^re of negroes felO Some
T ?arn,,rt off by companions. / ?/;
bf n?ore th?n two block* along the
I/** , n^nr> sniper* fired from boose
windowa.
I<- T R?ker and danghter of
vi.itiag Mrs. T. W. Lang.
b?piM Seventy -Five Mill Ion Campaign.
* The Baptists oi South Carolina are
definitely co-qperatiug with the Hapti*ts
of the South in a great drive for ?ub
acrtptions for MisHioua, lOducatlou, and
General Beuevolenee, iu the sum of |75,.
000,000 to be raised on a ttve-year plan
during ,the eight day*. begiuuing Novem
ber ftOth and ending Decetfibe*. T^h. South
Carolina Baptist* Uave accepted as their
quota iu the great drive the trnui of
! ffl,500.00^. 'fhi? constitutes the largest
| undertaking ever a mumed by the de
nomination in South Carolina and in the
South, but hy uo meats* too large for
tb?ftu *> raise with oosug>arative eaae.
It only requires the general enlistment
at all the mnuiberi-diip. This will be
1 done during the neit four montta thru
an organisation, which in being perfect
ed. thgfc will reach every member in
every church throughout the State and
the South. An every -in ember canvass
(*t every t-buprh in the South will re
veal their willingness to do a big thinjg
aud their ability to do ifar beyond any
thing that has been imagined in all
the past The Baptist* are eo numerous
that no individual will be called upon
to do more than he has the ability to
do, yet all will do imore than they have
ever done. * . .
The Ibig campaign was opened for
South Carolina in Columbia Tuesday,
July 22nd, when there were assembled
with the general orgauisers, the asso
ciated organisers and publicity from
* every . part qf itbe State. With but few
exception* every association was well
r dp resen ted.'. The leaders of the Women's
Missionary Societies were there in full
force and are actively participating in
the campaign. The Baptist women of
the South have agreed to raise one-fifth,
of the entire sum, or $15,000,000. The
men and women who came together in
Columbia exhibited intelligent grasp
upon the greatness; the worthiness and
the necessity of the undertaking, and
tbe?e qualities were matched by a burn
ing enthusiasm to put tfhe job over at
whatsoever cost* -and iu a truly great
ankl worthy manner.
The headquarters of the campaign in
South Carolina are located at Green
ville, with Drs. W. T- Derieux and
Chas, A. Jones, general directors, Pres
ident VP. J. McGlothiiu of Furanan Uni-,
versity a? State Organiser, and Rev.
Tbos. J. Watts, State Sunday School
Secretary, as State Publicity DjrectOr. |
' C3 *
, Another Oarage For Camden.
Mwsm. 8. B. Beard and H. E. Beard
are 'having a garage building erected
on the Dibble lot on West DeKalb street
an^ will within a couple of weeks open
an automobile garage, fcnd place for re
charging and repairing storage batteries.
J'he building will haw a depth of seven
ty leefc and a (frontage of thirty-five feet.
Both of these young men have had long
experience in the repairing of automo
biles and have nkany friends in the town
'and county who will be glad to know
tfcafr they will enter business for them
selves. They will- also carry all auto
mobile accessories and oils.
Purchased Old Ice Plant.
Mr. R. W. Herfuth,v representing the
Hepfuth Engine and Machinery Co., of
Alexandria, Va., was in Camden this
vweek and purchased the machinery of
the old Carolina Ice Plant. We learn
that Mr. Herfuth will make an effort
to organize an ice plant in Camden for
the next summer. He did not purchase
Ihc building and will try to get a lease
on same. ,
Bought His a Home.
Mr. George Wilson this week purchas
ed from Mr. Jacob HIrsch the six room
oottage on Lyttleton street now occupied
by Mr. W. A. Lazarus, The price pafd
was $4,000. Mr. Wilson will get pos
session of the .property January 1st.
Meeting Today.
All trustee*, teachers and everybody
in the county who are interested in the
lay-by adult schools, ar* requested to
meet At the court house Friday at 12
o'ctock M. Be sure and come and bring
some one else with you.
Miss Nelle H. Wilkes,
Organizer of Adult School*.
Ire Company Sold Out.
The Camden Ice Company last week
closed a trade with the Sasportas Ice
Co.,. to take over their stock of fce
and wagons and fixtures and wiH take
care of all outstanding tickets for the
latter company. The ne*r concern built
?*p quite a good business and gave good
satisfaction while they were in operation
and Sasportas requests us to thank their
friends for their patronage and assure*
them that they will be well taken care
of by (the Camden Ice Company. The
Ice boons On DeKalb Street wi>l be used
until the supply ?f ice at Chat place
to exhausted, tben'ffce business will - b?
Changed -to the ice bouse EatJedgr
Stieet now being operated by the Camden
Ice Company.
DKATU OF MR. WLACKWKlX
W?? Wall Kmwh CWm? of Ker?to*
Mm+ r? Mmt il CwMm
Ths Bra contained a brief notice la*t
w>ek of the death of Mr. David
BliuahwwU, which occurred early laft
Wednesday morning, following an e*
t?.n<W?i kJhuH*. < While he had beea ?
declining kenKh for flulte a long
Mr. BbsekweJl wae confiued to bis ^nme
only s?*m* a u?n?b. aud even during
that ptriii he ?uue out on two or ibrtf
IMV?tWW>
Mr. 01 nekv^ett moved to Kershaw
hit* family when the town waa ??Rt
in it* ininafy and wa? among ita
tirwt liHatau. He waa engaged in
mercaattta business for several year*
with hi? broth r-in-law, R. L. Howell. but
later they went to X3amdeu and emr
barked In busing thera, remaining
about foar yea re, following which Mr.
Blackwell ami family returned to W
Hhaw. After remaining ?here for a time
the family removed to Spartanburg,
wh?re they remained nearly Ave year*,
and then returned again to Kerabaw
ami have lived here ain?e. .
Mr. BlackweTl was 71 y*?J? of ?**
when he died and waa oqe_oT Kershaw's
best citizens. "He wae in every sense
a Christian gentlflmau and was kind
hearted, generous aud considerate to all.
He jvas beloved and respected by every
one who knew him and the deepest
sympathy is felt by the entire community
for the members of the family who are
leffc surviving who are: Mrs. Blackwell ;
a daughter, Mr* J. B. Bozeman of
Union ; and three s^na, Rev. B. L.
Blackwell, and Carl Wn Blackwell, of
&partauburg ; and Grover L. Blackwell
of Camden.
The funeral services were "held in
the First Baptist Church and were con
ducted by I>r. A. M. Croxton, assisted
by Rev. R. M. DuBose. Rev. A. D.
Woodle, pastor of the church was ab
sent in Georgia agisting in a> meeting*
The remains were buried in the Ker
shaw cemetery and .many beautiful floral
tribute** Were laid on the grave by kind
friends and. loved ones.
Rev. J. B. Bozeman, of Union, and
Mrs. Nannie 80 well, of Columbia, ottne
to attend the funeral. ? Kershaw "Era.
Assisting in Meeting.
Rev. M. M. Benson, of this city, has
been assisting in a meeting at Taxahaw,
in Lancaster County, during the pas?t
week and has been pressing to large
congregation*. There is a large cburch
at that place and Tarabaw is, one of
the oldest settlemerfts in this section.
Rev!" Benson tells us that there Is a move
ment on foot to establish a Baptist
Academy for boys and girls at Taxahaw,
and it will have tfhe support of the
associations of Lancaster, Kershaw and
Chesterfield courttka. It is centrally lo
ented among fbei three counties, is in
an excellent community and away from
the railroad. He tells us that several
men around Taxahaw have promised
$1,000 eaCh to the movement and it is
very likely a fund will be gotten from
the Baptist drive soon to begin.
NATION-WIDE DRIVE..
To Improve All Live Stock Soon to
Begin, by Government.
Washington D. C., July 30. ? "Better
Sires ? Better Stock." This is the slSgan
"of a national better live-stock crulade,
to get actively in motion October 1,
that is announced gy the United States
Department of Agriculture, working in
reoperation with the State agricultural
colleges and other agencies interested in
live-stock improvement. The campaign
looks forward to the future food needs
of this eoun.try_'s increasing population
and results from long and careful ob
servation of the live-stock industry in
this country, and was planned after ex
tensive consultation with specialists and
breeders. The plan is to hasten tbo re
placement of the multitude of scrub
domestic animal* in the United States
with pure-bred or high-grade stock, and
also to -improve the quality of pure
breds themselves. The goal in view is
greater efficiency in production.
The campaign will be the first or
ganised crusade in a large country to
intfrove aU live stock simultaneously.
It will interfere in no way with aur
wr>rk in the Hve-etock improvement now
beftfc conducted, but tnakea all the work
more definite and effective by priding
official recognition for progressive breed
ers.
The campaign will be supervised from
the Department of Agriculture in Wash
ington, and In each dUte by the State
agricultural aoTIegs. County agents and
other field workers of the Department
of Agriculture and of the State itolisgeb
will handle tbe campaign locally. TSrrry
11 1 a Sim* owner actively cooperating and
hmpfng and using none 4ot pu*a>-brad
tires of good quality will be given n
pngdian as an official eeeepnitiow 4f eaer
torioua effort- *
KKR8HAW NEW# NOTES
InUresMag H?pp?alt|i OtOirrf IYm
TIm Km %t WuU Hmi.
Sergeant Thomas T. ^paiedala . ha*
received -by regUtered mail through the
adjutant |fD?i?l of the w4r d?*p?rtm?l?t
a letter from Ueu. F? H, MflCoy, Brlf**
dier Oeaeral ft eri*dlt4*aary forees in
Frinty fitrwirdiui i citatioa from Gea
?Ml Pershing for exo^vtloaatly merito
rious and oaa?|>icioua aartlesa at La
M??h ?m I St Pierre-deaOerpa, France,
American H*|?edltlouary Foneea.
Mim:Oyjd*?e Lewis, of Camden, waa
the aoept l**trw*ek of Mis* Mary Kvaus
ttra*4ngt*?ri.
J. B. J en en vl*K?d Purksnouth, New
port New* and Norfolk, Va., last weak
ou buafesa*
Misaes Annie Priekett of St. MatthfJte
and Thefana (Carroll of . ThafeonivlUa,
are visiting, their friend Miss Bpulah
I>wupote'r;
Mwh' Bijleen Floyd, who has been
NinnuliuR her vacation at botae, wiU re
turn tomorrow to Washington, D. 0.,
where she haa employment aa a dark
in the revenue d?t*artment of the for*
e.rniuent. Her sister, Miss Melita Floyd
wili aocoinvpany her for a two week's
visit to Washington aud other northern
cities. i .
Prof.t A. I*. UeUenbeimer, of Camden,
was the guest this week of hie friend,
Prof. Hoyt.Oook. Both are teachers
in Charleston w'hools.
Mrs. K. J. Floyd, of Westville, la
visiting Mm. B. Edward's, at Thomas
ville, Oa.
We received a very pleasant call last
Saturday from J. M. Sowell, of Jen
nings,' La., who is on a visit to his
brothers hear Kershaw, aud his father
at Jefferson.
Information has been received by rela
tives that Claude Bell, Lonuie Brown
and Arthur Ciuthen arrived last Thurs
day from overseas.
To Have Beautiful Theatre.
Manager T. Lee Lit tile expects to re
open the Majestic Theatre next. Mon
day, *jyce having it made into a larger
bouse aud improving it in many ways.
The entire theatre has been changed.
The operating room haa been placed in
fbe front of the building while the screen
has been built in the rear. The floor
*lant? downward instead of ' upward as
before the change. An ornamental stage
has been erteoted and the ventilation
of the house has been greatly improved.
Twelve sixteen inch fans ? six on ebbh
side have been placed just above the
hea<)g of .the audience, while six rents
have been made into the celling and
the, hot air will be pulled out of the
building 1>y means of a large iirn*? Be
tween the ceiling and the roof. Be pi
tiful oraameuta?have been placed in the
interior aud .when it opens next week
?will present an* interior the equal of
any playhouse found in the large cities.
The seating capacity will be 4f50.
Elected Professor at Staunton.
Mr. George N. Nicholson has been
elnc,ted to the professorship of chemistry
aud biology in Staunton Military Ac#l
etniy, at Staunton, Va. Mr. Nicholson
is a graduate of the Camden High
School, clasa of 1015; A. B. S. grad
uate of the Citadel 1919 with the rank
of tirst lieutenant on batallion staff and
has been recommended by that institu
tion for the Cecil Rhodes scholarship
at" Oxford, Kngland, which is to be
awarded in October.
Mr. Nicholson is a brother of Judge
S. N. NicHbbton, being the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nicholson,
of our city, and is a young man of ex
ceptionally high character. Prof. Nichol
son and Staunton alike are to be con
gratulated.
Selling Ix>ts of Trucks.
Mr. W. U. DeLoache, of 'the Camden
Motor Co., returned yesterday from a
trip into the eantern and southeastern
swtion of the state where he bas been>
in the interest of the Traffic Motor
Truck, tor which he bas the State agency.
Mr. De$?acbe tells us that he is find
ing ready sale for this machine and dur
ing his stay idnce Monday' morning has
placed orders amounting to $02,000.
Camden Is the distributing point for
theoe machines.
-Hfc -"To Wed la -'V^
Mr. Henry Deas Boykin, of Boykin,
leaves today for DeaMoiasa, Iowa, where
he is ta be married to Miaa HortenaS
Swift, at. that citjr. . The brido-te-be is
no atraage* here aa d>?has baa a mem
ber of the tourist esfeay for several
winter* and is much adadied b j a boat
o t frieafla Who witt be delighted to wel
come her aa a permanaat resident.
Married by Ptofcata Mga W, L.
McDowsB on Weiaaadag, July 30th, Mr.
Jtta ABia Oiim mi Mlm Sarah
Margaret PhilHpa batfc o i K aeahaw.
Victory Button*.
. The Victory Butfcou 1ft a aiuall lapel
button for wc?r on olvIHw clothing.
It will be ltwutnl to ftll officers, enlisted
turn (exchntiug members of the 8. A. T
C.>? held clerka, mid members of the
Array Nurne (lorpa who -have Mr*?d hon
orably on active duty for a .period of
at leant fifteen daya between APrH 7,
101?, tnd Nov*su4>ar 11, 1018. The but
ton wlN be of wilver lor tbone wounded
la action, aiul of bronae for all othera.
Those wtoo have beeu discharged be
fore the supply of Victory Buttona wai
available for. itMHUe may secure a Vic
tory Butftou by bringing or mailing to
the Army Recruiting Station, 80 Bar
nard Uttreet, Savannah, (la., their origi
nal dlacharge certificate or, In the caae
of oAcera who never received a dlacharge
certificate, the oflclal aopy of the order
upon which they were diaoharged. .
Claim blanks for the lsaue of Victory
Button* t|w*^ aoconj4>auy the discharge
certificate or diaoharge order. These
blank* can be obtained from the Army
liecruiting Button at Savannah or
Brunswick, Oa'., Oharleaton, Columbia,
Flo mice, OreenvlMe, Rock Hill, or Spar
tanburg, S. 0., and ahouM be filled In
completely when the claim is nj?de;for
the jsmie of a Victory Button.
MmUni of Woodman.
All me?mt>ens of'"1 Live Oak Camp No.
4ft W. 0. W. are earnestly requested
to bo present at the next regular
meeting August 7th, 1919, at 9 o'clock.
M. Q. Huokabee, Clerk.
To Annex Part of Kerahaw.
A petition has been presented by a
txytlon of the citiaens of the Sandy
Grove, Oakland and Antioch sections
asking that they annexed to Leo
County.
1 f' ? ' M ? ?
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Brutal and Determined Effort to Commit
0 Murder.
(Stanter Item.)
.Saul McDaniel, colored, of DyBoae'a
Cross Road? 1h iu the Tuomey Hospital
Htiffering from a serious, if not a mortal
wound iu the abdomen which was in
flicted, McDaniel alleges by Jake Butler,
colored, Tuesday afternoon. - McDaniel
was brought. to the hospital yesterday
and it was stated at first that his wound
wan probably mortal and that he did
not have one chance in a thousand of
recovery. MidPaniel, however, was mo*?
hopeful of the outcome and 'insisted
that he hutpod to get well, when Sheriff
Hurst went to. the hospital to obtain
an ante , mortem statement. As Mc
Daniel stlFl Wlleved that he would re
?Over it wa? -imixyssilble to take a formal
ante mortem statement, ?? but Sheriff
Hurst took down a Statement "bt the
circumstances of the shooting.
MinUaniel stated that Tuesday after
noon about 5 :30 o'clock he went into
u wood lot on his land for <the pur
pone pf selecting and marking a num
ber of pine trees which he intended to
out and have sawed Into .lumber to build
an n<klition to h|s house. While in
this worn! lot on his own property, some
one shot him, from ambush with a shot
gnu, the shot strikinig him in the ab
domen and inflicting a serious wound,
but not disabling him immediately. Ah
*H>n as he was shot McDaniel ran deep
er into the woods aud after going a
short distance fell in a thicket. While
lying there he heard some one calling
him by nairne and he recognised the
voice . as that of Jgke Butler, a neigh
bor with whom he had been on bad terms
for several years and with whom he
had had a difficulty about three years
ago at which time Butler waylaid him
on the public road and gave him a
severe beating with a club. Hearing
Butler eall, he lay hidden and did not
reply for he was in fear of his life.
Batler searched the woods in the vi
cinity of the place at which McDaniel
was standing when shot and at one time
c earn within a short diatatce of where
McDaniel was bidden. McDaniel aaw
Butler plainly and recognised him. But
k*r had a shot gun in his band at the
time. Butler remained in the woods
searching for his victim for several
hounj, McDaniel asserts, and It was not
until about midnight tbat he left. Then
McDaniel, brfieving that it was safe to
make an attempt to get out of the woods,
began crawling on his hands and knees
toward the nearest house. He says that
he was unable to walfc. at all and onljr
by the greatest effort was he able to
make any progress, having to atop at
frequent Intervals on account of pain
and weakness. About six o'clock the
next morning ? Wednesday ? he arrived
at th* house of Haas! Windham, color
ed,, mars than a mile from the scene
of - the shooting. He aroused Windham
by calling for help* Wlndsam came oat
and carried him into his ho?M and tent
message * IfiaDaniePs family. As
sooa as poarible iiTnann was
?? aa4 l?ra brought to the koipiut.
ft* fei l?*r. .
OOVKKNMKNT TO 8KLL rOOlf
will Offer Millions ?f Dollars Worth At
Coil Through I'otlmMtm,
<>Va?hlugton, July 80. ? Thru ugh the
postuvaatenti of the country, the War De
partment tomorrow will offer direct to
eoufcuiuera It* preseut available ? supply
of surplus foodstuffs amounting to ap
proximately 841,000,000 pounds. This
minplus, consisting of cauned vegetables *
and meats, la expected to t>e sold within
a week at prices representing -the coat
to the government plus postage.
Arrangements for the sale of the food
stuff*. directed by a resolution passed
vcKterday by the House were made today
at a conference held hy Secretary Baker
wltli poetottce officials and Representa
tive Kelly, of Psonsyvanla, author of
the resolution.
?Secretary Raker at the close of the
conference said a .price Hat covering the
entire available surplus would be pre
pared at once by Assistant Secretary
r rowel I. Thin list* k was said, at the
Postofflce Department, would be sent out
to each of the 54,000 postmAaters of
the country and every rural route car
eer.
The postin astern awl carriers unde*.
arrangements made at the conference will
act as government salesmen, Informing
Interested consumers of the prices and
methods of sale ami taking orders for
the foodstuffs. Payment will he made
by buyers at the time the orders are
given the carriers -aud postmasters.
In accordance with the House resolu*
tiou the foodstuffs will be distributed by
parcel post aud the prices t? be quoted
at each postoffice will represent the
original cost of the foodstuffs to the
Koverutiu'iit and the parcel post trans
portation charges from the nearest War
Department depot having the foodstuffs
in storage. The. prices quoted, officials
said, would Iv considerably below the
prevailing market prices.
. While the amount of foodstuffs in
each clam, has not been estimated' hear
ings before a House investigating com
mittee receutfry nhowed the value of the
surplila available July. 8 to be approxi
mately as follows:
Canned vegetables $28,000,000; corned
beef $24,000,000; bacon $28,000,000;
hashed corned beef $10,000,000; roast
beef $20,500,000, and fresh frozen meat*
and poultry $20,000,000.
FHI EPIDEMIC EXPKCTED
State Board of Health Issues Wanting
to People.
.^Columbia, July 26.? If influenza runs
true to form South Carolina may exv
pe?t another invasion of the disease this
fall _artd winter in the 'opinion of Dr.
James A. Hayne, State officer.
The dif*ease is even now widely scat
tered aver the State. A few cases haye
been reported to the State health depart
ment during practically every month
since last October when it was raging
over the whole State. In June, 10 cases
of influenza were reported .by physicians.
It i* probable that "there were many cases
not reported, Dr. Hayne said yesterday*.
"The history of other epidemics of '
influenza is that it continues for two
or (three years with a gradually lessen
ing virulence each year. I do not fear
an extensive epidemic this fall hut there
will likely be sporadic outbreaks over
the State. In order to keep the dis
ease from spreading, persons who con
tract it should avoid place* where they
may come in <dbn?act with others, and
persons who have not oontratftdd it
should keep strictly away from those >f->
fected. Persons ^ ill with* the influenza
should remcmlber that it is an insidious
disease and wheu they become ill with
it they should go to bed and remain there
five (fays after ther fever has left them.
With all the people of the State care-,
fully- consrving their health and taking
no needless risks, I hope the disease
can be held in check this winter."
Raid On Gamblers.
Chief of Police Whitaker and Officer
Knight made a .raid upon a gapibting
game in the house Of a woman , resid
ing on lower Main Street last Satur
day -night about il:30 o'clock. Four
white men and one negro were placed
under bonds of $26 each and released.
None, appeared before the Recorder Mon
day morning and the bonds wen for
feited. The two offices stepped op
quietly aod looked on Cor a short while.
They were playing poker. One white
man says to the negro "I'll bet yon
fire," the negro Wyv "I'll raise yon
ten." The chief brake in about 'this
time and rudely interrupted the game
bjr way ing "ril raise y?o all $25.'* There
was another white mafi in the crowd
but be wee merely an onlooker and
the chief did not make hkn put up a
bond.
?Mrs. Frank - L. Zemp gad IHHe daugh- I
tfr, Dorothy, are risking in the moun
tains of North Carolina.