The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 16, 1920, Image 2
CAMPAIGN FOR PROHIBITION
EXTENSION BEGINS JANUARY 16
IN SIX SOUTHERN STATES
Success Forecasted by Prominent Citizens Head
ing Movement in Alabama, Florida, Geor^a,
Miiiiuippi, South Carolina and Tennessee?
Quota'* Total $2,975,000 for Enforcement.
witii reports from organisation
leaders in every stats giving assur
ances of success, the c?mp*l|n to
fllif fundi to carry on the . World
Prohibition work of ths Anti-Saloott
Litflff^if op#M Friday In ill southern
States.
The campaign starts Jaaiiary i?,
I lie day ths National Prohibition
Amendment beeoroes effective, w?4
Wlli continue one waah, undar tba di
lution of Edward Young Clarke. of
Atlanta. Tba total quota for the all
southern atataa la $2,975,000, divided
aa follows: Mlaal?alppl, $800,000; Flor
ida, $$50,000; South Carolina, $576r
?00; Alabama. $700,000; Georgia,
$?50,000; Tenneaaee, $600,000.
"While reporta from fvary section
are encouraging and Indicate succesa
Cor the campaign, we muat take noth
tag for granted," eald Prof. J. O.
CUnkacalea, president of Wofford
College, chairman of thf state execu
tive committee for South Carolina.
Fighting Prohibition
"The unoeailng efforts which hare i
marked tba organization work pre*
liminary to the opening of the actualj
campaign for funds muat be contlnu- j
?d right through to the laat. minute. >
There muat be no relaxation any*'
where."
"The eame tireless energy that hae ,
marked the successful fight to drkve
from America the legalized sale of li
quor must continue thtough this
movement to provide the sinews of
war with which to enforce the laws
th have banished the traffic and
to 'ntinue the attack upon it in oth
er ..inds whom it has taken foothold.
"The liquor element boasts that it
has billions of dollars with which to
defeat Prohibition; that If it cannot
break It down In the courts it w?ll
make prohibition no offensive and the
laxity in enforcement so notorious
that the people will demand h return
to the legalized suloon.
Hardest Fight Ahead.
"Advised. by able .counsel, led by
Kllhu Hoot, they hope to make condi
tions so Intolerable and the violations
so flagrant tluit tho people of the
country will become dlngiisted with
the situation and will prefer liquor
sold openly by leg.il action to tho un
licensed reign of the 'blind tiger' and
the 'bootlegger.'
? "No thlnktiiK man can doubt that
Prohibition right now has Its hardest
fight ahead of it. We have legislated
the saloon out of business, but It is
making h determined fight to come
back. The liquor forces, driven to
the last ditch, ?rp making the hardest
fight of their Uvea. Renewed at
tacks now are belna made in the
courts to nullify the Prohibition
laws
"While these legal moves doubtlese
will be checkmated by the able coun
sel representing the drys, it cannot be
done without gioit nxpen.se. ' If we
? re lo nee the work of years upheld
and viudicatod we must provide the
funds with which to bring it about.
We must more than match dollar for
dollar with the liquor traffic?we
must provide sufficient funds to over
whelm them ;?< 'heir own game.
"Tbo 8|w<ui ?mij cfert t veitest with
Which tho re-m*inii.g work Is to be
done dtiMttdt kliuott entirely upon
the mora* and financial support and
co-operation of thoee who have made
possible the results so far achieved.
Calling to the South.
"The Prohibition tore? Wf calling
now to the South to finish tho job.
Here, where Prohibition wot cradled,
is th# place to Mt the; pact aad blase
(be way for tho balance of tho nation
and th* world.
"This campaign does not propose to
Interfere with individuals; it It wag
ing no war on tobacco; It la driving
only toward saforcement of tho law
already on tho statute book* and the
enactment of other* that max be
necessary to reinforce them.
"J(t Is Intended primarily as" a cam*
palgn of education. Literature to
counteract the propaganda of the wets
Is being disseminated, meetings will
be bold aad dry candidates will be
supported against those of the wets
for every political office from presi
dent downward.
"Officers charged with enforcement
of the ProhlbijUon laws will be an*
couraged and upheld so long as they
do their full duty and those who are
lax will be vigorously opposed at the
polls,UL-~?
"In addition to the great work of
law enforcement and combatting the
liquor propaganda in this dountry
there Is the greater task of carrying
the war on liquor traffic into other
countries.
World Dry By 1930.
"World Prohibition by 1990 Is the
aim of the dry forces.
"Routed from America, many of the
distillers and brewers are planning to
resume their business in China and
other countries where the liquor traf
fic still holdo sway. Already liquof
runners are preparing to bring liqqor
intv, this country by airplane from
Cuba. Mexico and the West Indies.
"Ah these countries and those of
Europe nnd Central and South Amer
Ira are calling to us for aid. We must
nee that they aro not disappointed.
They see what we have accomplished
here and they are looking to us to
allow them the way.
"To successfully combat the effort*
of the liquor interest at home, to heed
the call for help from China and the
other countries where the liquor In
tercuts are seklng to become Intrench
ed and also to carry Prohibition to the
entire world by the time sot?1930?
will require a large expenditure of
funds. '
Necessity Is Obvious. 4*.
"D. J. Gantt, . recently" placed In
charge of Prohibition enforcement in
the South, declares the government
appropriation for this purpose for 1920
is woefully insufficient and that it
will be Impossible for the federal gov
ernment to take over all th* respon
sibtlity; ~
"There Is no doubt that this cam
paign for funds, with Its purposes
clearly understood and the pressing
necessity for its succees obvious, will
receive the active support of a largo
percentage of the people of the South.
"It vitally concerns the buttings
man from whosf employees the temp
tation or strong drink has been re
moved, nd It also vitally concerns
the mothers of this country, whoso
sons, now growing to manhood, will
never know tlie debasing influence of
the saloon."
New Grocery
\W wish to announce to our friends and the pub
lic that we have opened a grocery store on East De
Kall) Street 111 the building between Thomas' Ice
dream Parlor and the C. W. Evan's undertaking par
\
'?r where we will be glacl to serve the public. We
have an absolutely fresh line of fancy and family
groceries, fruits and vegetables and are now ready to
M rvc you.
Outlaw & Belvin
East DeKalb St. Camden, S. C.
NOTHING NEW IN H. C. 0. L
People of ths Long Ago Raised Ilia
Same w?il. Apparently U Ai -
L.ttlc Pur POM.
It Is always soothing to learn thai
ottr ancestors were kicking nbout th<
same thing* (lint rile us today. Next
time you ure Inclined to believe thai
high prices Imve been mil by Ibt pow
ers above to vex thin day and genera
tiou iilon.', Just ponder upon thcst
words written by John IT. Watson of
New York city in 18-13, under the head
log "Changes of Prices," in a bbok of
hi* published In 1847:
"It Is curious to observe the oluuige*
which have occurred in the COUTsg of
years, both lu the supply of common
articles sold la the markets and In
some cases In the great augmentation
of prices?for instance. Mr. Brow* r,
who has beeu quite a cbroulcle to iue,
has told ine such facts as the follow
ing, viz.:
"He remembered well wlieu abund
ance of the largest Qlue Point oysters
could be bought, opened to your hand,
for 2s a 100 such as would now bring
from three to four dollars. Best sou
bass were but 2d a pound, now at 8d.
Sheephead sold at Od to Is 8d apiece,
and will now bring $2. Rock flsli were
plenty at one shilling apiece for good
ones. Shad 8d apiece. They did not
then practice the planting of oysters.
Lobsters were not then brought to
market.
"Mr. Jacob Tabelee, who Is as old as
87, and of courso s$w earlier times
than the other, has. T01d me a sheep
head used to be sold at Od, and the
best oysters' at Is a 100. In fact they
did not stop to count them, but gave
them in that proportion snd rate by
the bushel; Rock fish at 3d a pouhd.
Butter 8d to 9d. Beef by the quarter
to winter 3d a pound, by the pl$ce 4d.
Fowls about Od apiece. Wild fowls in
great abundance. He has bought
twenty pigeons in their season for one
shilling; a goose was 2s. Oak wood
was abundant at 2s the load. *
Thus Mr. Watson of the early nine
teenth century thinks longingly, of how
easy it must hpve been to live when
Brother Tabelee was young. He con
tinues : ?
"In 1763 the market price Of provi
sions was established by law and pub*
llshed In the Garette. Wondrous
cheap they were, via: A cock turkey
4s, a hen turkey 2s Od, a duck Is, a
quail l%d, a heath hen Is 8d, a teal
Od, wild goose 2s, a brant Is 3d, snipe
Id, oysters 2s a bushel, sheephead and
sea bass three coppers per pound,
milk per quart 4 coppers, clams Od a
100, cheese 4^d.
?Those celebrattnl 'Blue Points'
were destroyed by an intended kind
ness. A law was passed to exempt
them from continual use, and by not
being continually fished up they got
embedded In the mud and wholly died
out!"
Mother's Gratitude.
Somewhere in America there Is a
nurse from overseas who wears a
short strand of small, round pink
beads. She calls It her "Croix de
Guerre." Just before Chateau-Thler
ry, when the refugees were pouring
out of eastern France, a youug girl
with big, dark eyes came with a sick
baby to one of the hospitals behind
the lines. During the first few weeks
at the hospital the bnby whimpered,
and wailed constantly, but with the
nurse's unr&hlttlng care It gradually
grew well and strong.
The day the little mother was leav
ing she sought out, the nurse whose
untiring patience and kindness bad
meant the return of her baby's health.
.""This, mo'm*setle,M she satd, holding
a string of pink beads In her out
stretched hand, "I want you to have
It; It Is the only thing I have left be*
sides my baby, and you have saved
him for me."
"Just a tiny happening In the big
story of the world war," says the
Modern Hospital in relating the Inci
dent, "but one which will long liva
In the memory of the nurse whom It
so closely touched."
Will Give Radium Treatment.
A radium Institute is in the course
of erection at Los Angeles, Cal., which
will make use of about $100,000 worth
of radium, King C. Gillette Is the pres
ident of the organization, as well as
the financial backer. It is the only In
stitution of this character in the West.
The main building will cover on area
of 05 by 38 and 50 by .30 feet. In ad
dition to its offices and elaborately
equipped laboratories, it will have a
large number of beds for patients who
And It necessary to remain at the in
stitute for a time. The purpose of the
institution Is to provide facilities for
radium therapy, and the study and
treatment of neoplastic disease. The
benefits to be derived will be available
-to all requiring such treatment and T
fee consistent with the financial con
dition of the patient will be charged.
Bits Had Left Rent.
Last July Fred N. Burton of Corry,
I'a., found bees were buzzing around
a cornice of his home and drove them
away by using an oil torch. Recently
he decided to put a new reof on his
house and while the work was tn
progress he found lione? that had
beer hoarded by the bees he had
driven away. It weighed 84 pounds.
A Pertinent Inquiry.
"What did the editor think of that
atory you submitted for his approval!"
"tm afraid he didn't think much of"
ltM "
"Did he aay that in so many wordeT"
"No. Re merely wrote back, If>
tear sir: Do you realize that there la
n white paper ahort^feTBlirh^
ham Age-Herald.
HOLIDAY DKKR HINTING
Mtotm of Animal* ?'?U During Final
Pu* of S^wi; "
Georgetown. Jan. 2,?flShe deer hunting
Meaxon expired Wednesday. AM during
OhrWUua* weA enpeokaflly the wooda
wlrl.ln a twenty-tulle radius of George
town rauu with the pound of horns aud
hound* aud many lint- luwks and does
fell before the dead)} An of the hun
Idreil of ImihIcih who came from far aud
near to .eujoy >the royal aport. 0? Bar?
uard Hanwh's mid l>r, baac Hrouraou'a
ftjricndld preserve* on tho Waccainaw. j
a- large i>i?rty participated in Che ehana
and a score of deer were bnggfd within
th? la-st few d?ya of the *o*non. The
landlords of thphse v?u-it acre* of huntllgjfj
lands were present personally and dia
pensed generous hospitality to their in
vited greets. On th?? Bautee the Du
IN>nts, of th?' lviuloch Gun Club, had a
grand hunt; J. L. WIIuh-Um-. with Id*
forty-odd guest* of (the South Ieland Gun
Club, heW a great hunt Tuesday a?d
Wednesday. The writer.aaw this party
a* it gathered at sunset Tuesday and
counted the row of big, tdeek. t$A dear
that Say along the roaidaide on the carpet
>f pine nmWo* under tho tail tiinbq?ji>l
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<doven iu Mil, of which nine were buck*.
Fbe hunter*, on boreeback Cor the wort
f*i*i mm In oare, and tfhe bound p*cfc
noein* and w.tk-hiug mad*
a mene not ao<m to be forgotten. Op
Chut Island another painty of tefr brought
down flour deei during Tueeday, the party
breaking up eartjr for the Me Afternoon
.>.11i,ii.1 nhooting lu t*??* abandoned rice
flo.We, In other part* of the country deer
hunt* were ftfaged, the reality of which
have not yet been reported. Old George
town fVupvty atiU hold* the title for
game, and with inw?uroi for adequate
protection win long continue the Mecca
for eportsmen the country orer.
* .???!? i'.i.h .... ,JSL&: V
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Mean Brute.
Mr. Gahb and Mr. Neybor we?;e rid
ing luxno in the atreet car and both
were reading newspapers. .t&'T;"
"Ooidi", exclaimed Mr. Ngybor, Vlt
*ayn here that a giraffe'*, tongue 1m a
(out and a half long. What do you
thiuk of tha-tY"
"Huh", grunted Mr. Gahb, oonteo\pt
ouWly. "You never met iny wife, did
you?"
???'? ? 1 ?* ???? -1 ,? ? ;|
- It take# nearly 180,000 of ?oine of
the aereww u*ed in wartehea to weigh a
lwuud.
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GMOKGIA FARM BAKOA1N8
One julfe from good town near Bav*.*
bowi f*w? lUMkr high mu
of cultivation; four tenant tiouse* witk
good hmd, wtW di
good knurovement*. A wmdI farro^fur
oafr, $65 ' per acre, -'-a . .&?
172 acres one urtfce of rallrooad; tw?
dwetttngs, tt?r?e> tenant hou?K?, barn*
nml outbuildings. T,ot* of goad timber,
and 01% 18000. ' ' ' "f W 'g^j
485 icrfd 20 miles from Savannah
w I til paved roud fifteen mil oh of way;
flO'cleared and 234 fenced; good improve
menu?. >20 per acre.
..9251 acres seventeen miles from ft?
vauuah, with paved road in two nvile*
of property; rallrooad on one side and
public* highway through center, 300 acre*
cultivated and fenced 1 several tenant
houses; 7 million feet <>f timber, *2#
per gg'te, ;? , .4 ,> ; ?% " -'?? '*
25& acres about 25 milea from Savun
nali, right at milro&d at at ion.; 150 <?ul
tivated and fenoed." Fine land, good
iTOWWgg^t* $05 per acre.
Two Adjoining traota in Idbert^ Coun
ty HO miles from Havanuah with about
8500 acre*; salt water rive^ akmg nor tit
er 11 side of property s* near railroad aud
with beat labor conditions iu South. Thla
is finest proposition on. market for stock
raising, gen<*wd fanning, or could be
onsily deVelo$>ed Into trucking sectlos
similar to Youuga Island, Cheap and
worth investigating.
.. '' ?. U COOPKR ' S&rv
/ Savannah. ^ Georgia
40-42
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The Anti-Saloon League of America is engaged in a Campaign for fupds with
which to continue and complete its work. For twenty-five years it has been rec
ognized leader in the dual purpose to arouse and organize sentiment against the
use aiid sale of intoxicating liquors, and to have this sentifnent embodied into law.
It has not been spectacular, but by earnest, constant effort it has led in the great
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est reform of our time.
Is the
Are we to delude ourselves into believing that those thousands of men who
have always fought prohibition are How suddenly transformed ? Don't be deceived.
Millions of dollars are being sp&it to defeat prohibition in the Courts; millions of
dollars are available to evade the law by efforts to have the percentage of alcohol
in a beverage more than one half of onp per cent; millions are being spent for
moonshine liquor. Those things should keep us vigilant. If we are to win this
fight, we .must either stand guard ourselves, all the time, or maintain an organi
zation that will.
The Anti-Saloon League is the Answer.
IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYER; ,
IF YOU ARE. A GOOD CITIZEN;
IF YOU ARE A FATHER;
IF YOU ARE A WORKING MAN;
Aik yourself the question!?tf-fche-llquor inteiusU are still spending?money;
if the boodlers and their kind are stilKactive; if the 0$ th$ land is being con
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stantly challenged?
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WHERE DO I STAND?
If you had no part in bringing about the better condition due to Prohibition
yeu can have a part now in making it permanent.
The Chairman t&r your County is Mr. I. Jf. McKenzie. Camden, S. C. Stand
by him.