Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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l'Hfc CAMDEN CHRONICLE II. I>. Nile* And K. N. McDowell I'uhllsheil ever y Friday at 1109 No. Hroad St and entered at the (Jam Ian poet off let? ?h sisoiitl clana mull unit ?>r Hrlw per annum $i 00< Camden, S. \ ii . ii .1 15, i ;n ;? 'i h- Q/ ;uiK'"i?nix Time* and Democrat , published fur several years a* ii tri weekly, will change Sejrtember il tv ? ?ia i l.v publication, < i riM'Uv'illi' is stiff I'l'iiiK a Htreet rnilWH.v strike and gat*?Iiue famine <?!1 in one week . Governor Cooper la-*t Friday granted eight parole*, pardons and commutationf aw recommended by the.wtate pardon hoards Anion# thoin was the case of Kin# Tallrty, eonflcti'd in January Ju import anburg t'<oui*t.y o.u the charge of rape and Henteuced lo serve fifteen years, fht reoumjuendation for cleiueucy was made by the i>h r*l<? i? Ix ? a ih I , the trial judge arid the iv did tor. A full pardon granted. Tin* proHecutri* filed an affi davit with tin* Governor that the de fendant Was not guilty. The board also recommended tha<t. the prosecutrix be prosecuted for perjury. > <?n a??V>Uht of the present unsettled condition* due to the strike t lie tobae<*o market* in tile I'ee Dee section of South Carolina have heen forced to close in definite).*. M life t han a million eggs, hundred' of "th<'ii>ainls i>f tons of ran nod goods and ..'MMJ'HO |m>uimIs of sugar. ligu'red .'in a seizure ? >f foodstuffs by department ? ?f ju*t ? ?? ag'Mit;. at Tampa, Fla.., \VM- j iumLi.'.. .Over a million egg* hdd in : < -o i ? I *??<?' ".?!??? at t 'hunt Wintioga were sei/.ed ! tin*- dav. Two food ouieen.is and J ?:x iniiivid.i<ij ib?a'l"i" were indicted liy the coun'y" g.fam.1 jur,\ at Toledo. Ohio.] l(i?port~ Ooine from vat'ous cities of " u**f : v i 1 1 ? < of l\*deiul agents in efforts to .locate ami punish hoarders and prof iteers. States are calling ujkui their, j?rovi< r?t i ng attorneys to . go after, (lie offenders A New York gt'-Mfr was! ? ri. i .<,"4?<i f ,r sell! hk vugar at 1.1 cents' iter i.'l <hir jai!> seem to he full. of a 1 1 sorts of friniiiinlsj? -<'xn?pt j> i o f i - i tier-v Mini we are glad to >ee the wo rk vf Kattlw*^ng thiin in commence. ' ?? ?? The ? ? ? i r r?- ti t Imlletin o;i business coti-' ? litems ;i < Mii., and <*on t i in ots territory ? ?oiNpri-.nv' tin- fourth Federal Ue.serve l?istrii*l. i-^ui-il hy 1 1 1 ? ? I "lex'elatld Fed eral !(? vrvr IVank, has this on ? h<- in-ol?!i>in if high living iicia' !.i-Hi? iuv?>v,i hv the nttfirne.v xen eral an<l p.r'.ise??iit ini; attorneys of the ci ?? rn t ies : . "\\ hj!e <ni ahn u'tnal ileinati'l with suh i.ormal ?-nppj.\ iiec??Nsaril.v nu-an- high CO II ***f HO justification for' ''Yhe open wave <?f profiteering wbicb has ?tru<-k UK. The rise in pric*** for which then* w?h in moMt instaikce* ? legitimate ??Win** during the war ha* ho fixed i t that tlx* general public ivutlnucjj to tob ??rati- the now illegitimate riw*. ; T<> Htiut ulute earning* businc^ demand* u f a j?i'l ' titcuovif <>f iiioury, To Mini ulate the ' reduction in the liigh CQrft df product* u rapid turnover of ?uch |?i ? mI ?j?-t h in al?<? luvomary, IV enact au<i enforce lawa which would onwpel a reasonable am) ?*'o u* storage of prxxluce would k *>??(? it moving, and thereby ruduc? the prices. The burden cannot all Ih* shiftod to the profiteer*. The public in a mea* uihj . I a. to hlame in being too willing to pay the price* with little complaint. ' ! "Thi* is certainly no timo for extrava gance, We have a national d*>l>t which amount* to for ovcry man in thin country who if over lwenty-*?lie yejjr# of age, aud wealth i>? not created by extravagance. As the supply of labor iN.nriimc* iiiNiilhcirnt and wages high, there ha* been no lowering of pricea to the couxuinerr' The gap between the producer, the manufacturer and the con Homer,. however, is in mauy cases far tod wide. Price level* already reached are higher than the maximum ones fixed by the government under war-time regu lation!." HOLD V01 H COTTON Advises Commissioner Harris of Cotton ^* . Association. Columbia. H. Aug. l.'{. ? Commis sioner Harris has gone to Oklahoma to ? lelivera series of addr<**sea in that State in the campaign to organize the Ameri ca n Cotton Association. Jlefore leaving .Mr. Harris kiivi' out a statement in wliicli fie advises the farmers not to i it h their cotton to the, gin, and he rdvunees his reasons therefor. "I s\ i-li hi urge rhe fanners, *' >ays Mr. Harris, "not to gin the first pick: ing of istttoii while it is green. If they u 11 pick it an.d put it away in a house ud let it stay there for four or five weeks the lint will grow and get heavier and it will make a much bett< V sample. The glnner*' report, will n.?t be so hig i will h.iLV'e a -guild effect on the ...i !,i : i . ? li for isuti n itn>l set d. "I wish to beg the farmers not /U> I I'll until the prif-e goes above .'{5 cents.. ! I have examined rp}ife a good deal of | c^tt.ip and I tind that it lias been drown ? ? ! Ii\ too much rain and it cannot l'e ? ? \ei:. My the 'J.*?th of this month de ; ?> t ii.ra'tion will 1 >*? great although it r uia.v not l?e noticeable in the next gnv I '-niuient condition repurt. "A great deal of cotton is now turn | in): yellow and is shedding the young '?fruit. The Cotton crop i.s going to be i r lie short ext. according to acreage than j ii lm- been iu many years. ; "Now the situation is entirely in the farmer'- hands, as to what pr'ce. he will : take* for what he has i>n haml and for { what he grows this year. As to the i TO THE PUBLIC As there has been some difference of opinion as to ? . ? the. ad visability of holding a County Fair this season we ask that those in favor of holding a Fair please sign upper coupon aM(l mail it to us, those against hold ing i' Fair this year please sign the lower coupon and nr'til if to us. : CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CAMDEN, S. C. 1 :tm in favor <<f n < 'minti Fair. N??\ i-i n 1 ? 1 ? ?- 1 1. ami ? ; i .?n . !?? :i v? ? r |ji> 1 1 : i \ <? on-* -t iiint'i* ??lit fi ~ ..f -<:ii'- k . : . ? I in ?a:n? . \:iiiii> . - - - i - - I <1 v't i lii nk it : i ? i ? I i < ? 1 1 ? i'? \ |'a:r !li:? war an-! w ? ? i K n. t!i:it ??'. N i ; 1 1? ? ..... Cabbage Plants Now Ready! Charleston, Wakefield, Succession, Drum Head and Flat Duth Varieties ? A LSO COLL A RD PLANT S ? By Express By Parcel Post ."?< m ? for Si .">? i <mi for $ ..><> to |M*r I .(HMI IJ.'i lo IO.OOO. jut I.IHKt J (Ml 10.(WX>. or oyer, por I .< h h ? I 75 IiXmi for I.IM) * ( ash \> itli Orilrr Suppl) of I'lant ?? i> limited Nothing Shipp?*ri (. (>. I). N. H. BLITCH, Jr. Hendersonville, North Carolina 61 Main Street "Cabbage Plants all theYear Round" 6,800.000 jatr4*iu* wr rvad about Id 'ffcc- ; rotary Heater'* lVport. it oan't be found. \V? knew that .tin- would make <le^. crate fffort to drive tiki market down just mm the new cr\>p Was getting on t h?* market. They have sold Oc (oImt vrry heavy and they know that Uit?) wilt be <*aliod for delivery of a<^ mwI cotton. Juwt rctueiuber, they don't spin board Out ton Again 1 *ay; sit *t?*ady in the boat. Don't be bothered about these lluetUHtion*, am) keep your new rot tou out of the gin ?>?!><? your old cotton out of th? market and things will csane right for the farmer." ill COUNTY NKWS llrm? uf liitermt Gathered From Blah* opville Vindicator. Mr. R. < ?. Dixon, another old (\>u fedorate veteran, died at his hcane in 8umt<:r on July .'M>, 1010, after a Ua grrinx illness ?.f several months. W\ u its 71 years old and was a gallant soldier of the Confederacy for four long yearn Dr. 1 4. \V. Cortytt sent botne at dif ferent times a number of war relics that he gathered while serving in the ambu lance corps in France, and ho also brought home quite a number. In fact, his collection in the moat varied aud interesting of ?'>y we have seen. Amoug them wore two German pistols (Lugera) one of which shot 3U times and was practically a small machiue gun. A du^tardly vittiau stole both from the show window in Mr. Corbett'a store. Dr. Corbett valued th?\in highly as aouve ? nirs and they are useless to any one, as ammunition to suit them ^mfurtot bo procured in this country. 4 He will pay $'jr? for their return .and no questions asked. . . i Mr, K. \Y. fpi*?t?nle 1ms turn dAWU the old wooden buildings on corner of Main street alid Raiigoadaveuuo and is erect ing tw?fc large two-story brick buildings This will certainly be a hi# improvement fo tliat part of town. He also is erect ing a large brick sale.s stables beyond the railroad and adjoining stables of Mr. A. H. Dultaiit. At the Baptist parsonage on August 101P. by I lev. It. S. Fountain. Jfr. Willie 1'ressley Smith of ()s\vego and Miss Gussic ISr >wn of ManvilJe wer? ?united -in marriage. On last Saturday afternoon, August Jnd, Mb?s Iiertha Riley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.eeuie Riley, of Hishop.ville, and Mr. F/ddie Rhodes. of Georgia, were marri?Hl by ,)udgiv .if Probate .John M. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes will spend their honeymoon in Georgia with the K room's mother, and after a short stay, Mr. Rhodes' mother will return with thorn to make her home in Hishopvllle. On Leaden Winos. Here's another one at the expense of the colored boys who fought in France. Seems n detachment walked square Into the center of a German ambus cade of machine guns, which without warning broke loose at the. rate of sev eral thousand shots a minute. Simultaneously two colored infantry men from Dixie started for the Mason Dixon line. After an hour's hard run ning one of tbem looked back. "lly dar, nigger," he shouted to his comrade, "look at all them tiles a-fol lowin' you !" "Get out ol> mah way; fool." yelled the other. "Dem ain^ flics; deiu's bul lets !" ? Kxwhnnge. Revealing. According to returned doughboy of ficers, Paris fashions are getting more bold and amazing every day. "While I was ,jit Monte Carlo," re marked one, "I saw a lovely girl stand ing with a friend of mine. She had Just Joined him and was obviously proud of her costume. M 'How does my new gown show up?' she purred. " 'To .he knees,' he answered promptly, and rubbed it in by adding, 'and what stunning buckles you have on your carters.' n Tonight iit the Maj*">'tif William S. in "Square 1 >???! Sanderson." MEMORIAL FIND ! ( aittpitigri In Kaisr $100,000 For Soldier Memorial Will Begin September 29th. C dumbiii. S. Aux. 1-.- ? * hi Septem ,!!>th la-t year. South Carolina t r? ?? ?!>-* AN ORDINANCE Providing f.>r the punishment <>f any one ni-oiimtting light and water ser* vire. whi<vh ha- been discontinued by the City ?>r it- agents, without per tni--ion from -aid City or its agent*. Hi- it ordainod by the City Council of Camden. South (Carolina, in dm; ses sion Assembled. the 4th day of August. l!M!? : SK< Tl< ?N 1 That anyone without peimi^ioii of the City authorities, w ho shall nfoiiio>?-t water <>r light -ervice from the City of Camden. whio^i has !>??? n |irevioii-i\ di-tooiit.nio-d by th?- City, sh ;i 1 ! he deemisl guiltv of misdemeanor, and 1 1 1 ?? > ti eonvicfion before the Urei.nl er'- Court of the C?t\ of < 'amden . -hal! be punishod by a fine n<?t exceeding < >ne MuiHlr?Hl I >ollart>. or by i in - |ni-onr?ent at hard ial*>r upon the pub lie works of the City of Camden. for a period of not more than thirty Ci<ti da v s. Itaritied in <V>unt*il assembled, this the I f h day of August, S. F. RRASINfJT* >N. Mayor. Attest : II c STNC,LFt< ?N. City Clerk. I Coming next wck to the Maje?tir,:j I ;i>? ifr.-Ht N axJiivva in "The U?*<| I,an I r^n"- I ;n the immortal Thirtieth <<>ld Hickory > iMvUioii xua?h>>d the thrrtt??f??r*? tm|?rea ' ^tDdrnbori Stun ami hiitintd that which h.?cajne inevitable when the t7(iiU*4 State* entered the ??r ngain>t Germany. ( >11 November 11th t h?? armistice was signal, Tbi* year. ou September 20th. tilr-t anniversary of the smashing gf th?* Hittdeitburg line, the campaign to raltc a fund t<> eremt a iui?uorial to South Carolina soldiers ami sailor* who made tin- supreme sacrltk* in the Great War for human liberty and for the preserva tion of civilization will o]x>n. It will i'Ioh' on November 11th, t? rwt anniver sary of the signing of t he armistice. Thea? (latex with their significance for all American*, ami tin- lirwl with |>ar ticular significance for ?r the people of rhi^ Shite, were decided upon b) tbe fc.uth Carolina Memorial Conuni.-Mou, meeting in tVdiunbia July tttKh. The fuml to be rained i? $100,000 to which v* ill be added $100,000 appropriated l>.\ the legislature, at the last session, mak ing half a (million dollar* for. a fitting memorial to South Carolina's hero sons. At the meeting of the memorial CO ru in i.-*sion a petition front a number of physicians, asking that the plans for the form the memorial shall take, be changed ami tha't instead of a temple a hoapital be hdiH. was r?veived and carefully win sidered. but since the statute under which Mie comnviwslon was created juid which appropriates $f00,000 toward the me mortal, tlesigivatON ami ?p?viHen the form; % ,'tf flu* memorial, tho commission was pow erloK* to alter the piano a? pteyijtusl.v -iniKiiiiic^l. It w?h riooirit*) to proceed with the campaign for fund* according o the original plan. The work of orgftnUiktion in now pro*" ? -fling. Th? campaign will l?e conduct oil al< riK th?- linen of th?? several Liberty I.OHM dviv 'H. Chuiruwn will be appolatl ?vl In onrh county. These will he to complete their county organization! ,if worker** >? time, for th.> opening of cumi>tti\<n. The of the sev eral counties will he announced- In tW irnr future. The Perfect Family Drink -THERE is nothing more refreshing * than a sparkling glass of lOrange Crush. Drink a bottle with the children the next time they come in and watch the smiles go round. You can enjoy the deliciousness of Orange Crush with complete assurance of its purity be cause it is made from the fruit oil, pressed from fresh ripe oranges, and such other wholesome ingredients as pure granulated sugar, carbonated water and citric acid, which is a natural acid found in oranges, lemons and grapefruit. Order a case of Orange-Crush today. It is ob tainable wherever soft drinks are sold. We bottle Orange-Crush in strict conformity with the most rigid sanitary requirements and give our personal pledge that it is pure. ...... Camden Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Orange