The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 02, 1920, Image 4
CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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I'uhiitilKMl every KrUU.v at llOflNo
Broad Street, aud entered at the Cam
aao postofUee an aecond claas iumII mat
?cr. Price t>?'r annum $1.50.
t 4 mill I I Hi April i, ltt'20
Tin- . \? 1111 v ? mi it the state :
press association selected I took Hill a*
(t>> next nuivonUou oily. It was decided'
to hold tin' convention on June I* ?ud
Id inclusive. \ I
TIh> lljiic liiilRi- MounluilnH ??!' Ten-:
nessee. once noted uk t li?* ?ource of n,
large part i?f tli?> uatiou*' buppiy of ^
Ifourhou whiskey, are. today fatuous ^
Mostly fov >*t rnwUcrrli-s and tobacco. undj
the corn gwwer* of olden days have be
come wealthy in the meanwhile.
!.?** than two hour* after arguments
in his case had been closed, tiharles
Marshall, acetMsl in indictment* by the
Monroe County grand jury of the killing
of four member* of a family near
Miss., on the uiifht of June
taken back to his cell in the I.ee County
jail, having been found guilty of the
murder of Wm, Miller, infant' victim
of the tragedy-?alleged u> huve been
hi* illwfittftiate child-will bo hanged ou
May II.
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Atlantic coast steamship truffle ftxxn
.Maine to Mexico is likely to be Vied
up indefinitely by the strike of long
fchonwen unless higher rate# are granted
by the interstate commerce commission,
?it. was declared Wednesday by William
, '/>. Itipley, chairman of !he national ad
justment comtnifcsiou.
A recommendtttion that the United
Sti?te* K^ivernraeot supply to the new re
public of Armenia sufficient arms und
ammunition "to equip a stable Annen
lun army" was made Wednesday by a
senate sub-committee which has <t>n
iliicted an exhaustive investigation Into
conditions in the Near I-'ast.
The city of (Villi in hi a is disappointed
over the census of its people and >a
movent en t is being agitated fov a re
count. The census gives the city .'17,524
people. In 11)10 there were 'JO,000 with
in the city limits. Since that time three
suburb* have been added to tbo incor
iwittioii which meant an increase of
uboitr (?,(HM>. Tlti? would bring the total
l?> Jl'J.OOO m? that the census of 1020
leproM-nts an increase of little, over
7.000.
> ?. ii. ni s? .1 He I hb ridge ( 'i?v
|u, . ? |i(- i an invitation (?? deliver rhe
principal nddre?,^ at the onninenrriiiriit
I \. rnsi's I.f thip I'lllVt l\ it.V of North
('.i i <?! I mi. 4'Impel Hill. June to.
Comnti*?)oiiCr H. |jlliii i i--. <?f Squth
(e??l i it ii Agricultural Pepartiucnt. Ha#
toiiixt that f?0 por cant of the M*afeH in
I'ojiiiiiliau are pot true, and H>ine yiwl?.
wtiek* hlit* also fuJHfti nhoft ??f HgMeoiiM'
iu'mn and Justice, as It were. <
David It, (%>ker of Hartoville ha*
phttvtl himself in the $f,000 claa* dona
iion* fa* tin- South Carolina memorial
building. A check for thi* amount wu?
received fmo> him by the headquarter*
of the memoriaI. * '
In ilii- I'uir*-<l State* court at Flor
epce .Imljf^ 8mitli aruteuced I>r. II. T
Kendall, Columbia physician, ?<onvicted
lust week of violating the Harrison uai
?vtic act, to pay a line of $>100 au<l th<'
<v^ts in the case. Mitigating circuin
stance* connected with the case influent
ed .fudge Smith according to the court's
statement.
PolltleaJ Activities SUrt Next Month.
> The _ jX?n)Ocrait!c clubs will uieet on
the fourth Saturday in April which in
the IMth. , .
The county conventions will be held
on the lihst Monday iu May. which in
till' Urd at the county seats.
The State Democratic convention will
he he hi on May 19.
The first primary will be held the
Ust Tuesduy in August.
The Pflmocrntue Chib tolls will be
opened on the last Tuesday iu .Tune, ac
cording to the party rule* in South
Carolina, and will remain open - until
the lust Tuesday. in July.
Sheriff Offered Reward For Son.
A special dispatch from Atlantu, fJa.,
under recent date days': *
"Sheriff S. J. Scar'borough, of Lee
county, South Carolina, arrived in At
hinta today to take back his hou, T. I>.
Scarborough. alius B. K. Ilicks, twenty
four years old ft>r who.Ho arrest he had
offered a rewurd of,.flOO und wbo was
taken iuto custody by Putrolmau W, C4
Hardy in this city. It in -charged by
Sheriff Scarborough that his son is
wanted on a'charge <rf highway ix>t>bery.
"Young Scarborough declared when
taken into custody that he had'.committed
no crime in Ix?e county, hut said he
did hold up several gamblers and four
policemen iu Sumter and relieved them
of In cas*h. Ho said he was arretted,
convicted au<l later paroletl and was on
parole when arreted by Patrolman
Hardy.
'.II i' ('i i . i' i mm UV'il))"iui|J ft' ii U i
??<! five paroles uud !??< paidonh. Former
*'tuJitor 41. Hyuct. eouvkJted of for
gery at the J uim'i 11*17, tr>W of c^urt
for 1 >ilion County' and touteiicod i ftp
twtorc year*? linprlK>iMuei?t was pardon j
Oil 10 i?-*loUt clt i /.!? ii - Ii 111
The Roek Kill Way.
<>u u ve*iuext from tin* local t m*hool
fi?ll bids for ntonoy for running e.\|M'6*e?
of the *chooln, the m-ent Cenornl Ah
M'inbl.v having grnnt<d them pe rolls* ion
to borrow ilp to the amount of $U$.0O0,
only two bids were received?-that of the
Citixcu* Itauk uihI Tru?t <\>,? which wan
for 1 Jl-I per cent. and from the People's
National Hank. which a* reed to loan
thttu $'Jrt,000 without interest and pay
a premium of $11 on tho same for the
privilege of Snaking the loan. The proi>o
nition of the 1'eoplen National was of
course adopted.?Hock Hill Record.
' To Pwt On Kv?n(?lbtl(i CampftJgp.
The executive committee of the Ker
shaw Association met in Cumden Wed
nemlay March J}!; Dr. VV, T. Uninu,
State Secretary of >Ji**ionK wan present
and suggested that the churches of the
Kershaw Association put on a simultan
eous evangelistic campaign the first two
wee"ks< in August. Those present 'heartily
endorsed the suggestion and called < a
meeting of all the pagtors and , repre
sootatives from each church to be held
at the Camden Baptist Church on Sat
urday before the xlrat Sunday in May.
It was also decided to hold two vic
tory conferences on the afternoon of
tLe second Sunday in April. Rev. ,J.
Furman Moore, of Oreenville will con
duct one for the "Upper division at Provi
dence and "Dr. C. .T. Thompson of jOo
hujnbih will bokl one at Mizpah for the
lower dlVigion. It is very important
that each church send a delegation In
cluding the pastor. i
J. S. Sturgis, Clerk.
Tho Francis Marion Hotel, a ten
story structure is to be constructed in
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Charlo**o(n. U hotel company having re
cently' bVen organi//cd for that purpose.
The company will be capitalzed ?.t
*.".00,000.
Yh?vju*y>*in..-Ch? case of Miss Jdittie
Davis of (Columbia, charged with viola
tion of the postal laws by sending through
the mails an alleged obscene lettr. on
Friday afternoon announced that it
could not agree on a verdict and a mis
trial was ordered. The jury was out sev
eral hours. Tho girl was ohargod with
addressing and posting an alleged obscene
letter intended for Mrs. Kdd Harris, of
Rlythewood. a'though the letter itself
was addres.sejj to her husband. K<kl Har
ris -un?l wan received by him.
.Hurried.
Mr. A : lliii-j-ii timI Min- Jamie
lOli'/ahftti fttcwart, of Oamyku, wcrr mar*
ried by IC?-v. t'Mwoiil pallor I
? ?f ri?-n*Ai>t l*Ui i n? |lapti"i t'luiu-h <?n
Maich it
Mr Thvmu* Wiley ,\Vilw>n and Mrs,
t'hna l? tingory, both of t'amden, were
ipwrrlcd at the I'robutc ??flU*4*' on March
yihh. ' ?
Shipprd i'aMIe North.
On lu-4 . Frltla.v Mr. H. Iv. Howell ship
p?-d ?'!"? head of cattlr to JdPSfy f'ity
that he had fattened ou hi* farm. About
two week* ufi<> be made a shipment of
?another lot of ?W. The average weight
of the cattle shipped b.v Mr. Howell wan
about fifteen hundred pounds. Mr.
Sowt 11 bought the cattle in 'IVunessee
laxt November in poor Condition and ha?
fed them on velvet beau.s cotton seed
meal and hulls. Thia lb the geooud year
thut Mr. Howell hits experimented with
the matter of fattening cattle for mar
ket, and thougti he bun had to buy a
considerable portion of the feed for them
he ha* found it profitable. The chiefest
profit ho has found in thorn. ' has not
been in uctual dollars and cent's but
5n the manure, which he nays la worth
more to him than money, for the rea*
won that Is the roost valuable ferti
liser that he can u*e and that it Is next
i to impossible to buy. But he also makes
some .profit in. dollars and cents as wel!
^ind is amply paid for feeding the cattle.
He recommends that all farmers try it.
KenAaw Era.
An Appreciation.
I desire to publicly exprevs my grate
ful appreciation /for the kind and gen
erous m-tion of. the Service men of this
section in naming their Post of- the
American Legion for my son Leroy JBelk.
This action, showing the este?n in
which be was held by his comrade*, and
the reverence tohey feel for bis memory,
makes on to whom his death was a sore
trial, feel that he did not die in vain.
I have not the words to express my
chunks for the commemoration of his
name in this manner, suffice to say
tbat the knowledge of it shall be through
out my life, my most treasured posses
sion.
His father,
,7. M. Bn'f'r. '
Ciymden. S. C., April ,1, 1020.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy
youug Philadeffrtlian recently courtmar
tlaled for desertion because of his al-,
lc^ed failure 'to rqport for military ser
vice during the draft, was sentenced to
five years in prison, according to a de
cision of the court made public Tues
day. ?
Krai Kstaie Changes.
' K. M. Latham this week. bin
house und lot on Mill St n et to W.
ThoiupM.n, who lu?-> ifi't-ntly |uo\i<| )i<-i ??
fioiu Liberty Hill.
M?*. H. K. \?UI '1*1V>.<-klMV M> Id to!
J. It, llartiM'h*. of l.ugoff, a house and
lot un La Fayette Avenur.
Both of these sales were made through
the re|l estate agency of L. A. McDowell
Heath of >Ir*. O. I.. l>Uon, 8r,
Mrs, ti, I.. Dixon, Sr., agetl 74, died
at her home iu, the Mt. Olivet section
Saturday evening and was buried Sunday
afternoon at Mt. Olivet church, the Rev.
M. M. lten*ou othciatiug at the funeral.
Mrs, Duon was the mother of Oononer
Dixon and leaves her aged husband and
a great number of children and grand
cbildrou to mouru her departure.
M'ury Piokford untl I>ouglu? Kaii'bankb
have been married, it became known
Tuesday. They obtained a license last
Saturday and the ceremony ww per
formed Sunday by the Rev. J. Wbitoomb
11 rough or, pus tor of the Temple Baptist
chuivh.
The tlrat Hat declaration from, flet
bert Hoover that he might under" <fcr
tain circumstances ttecept a presidential
nomination was contained in a telegram
sent by Mr. Hoover to the Hoover Re^>
publiean Vlub of California, in .which
he said he would uccepjt the Republican
nomination "if it felt that the isauea
necessitate it, and It is demanded ci
me."
William II, Sondfley, for thirty-4h?e
years captain of the guard at the state
penitentiary died in Columbia last Wed
nesday.
The Key. James A; Wilson, widely
known Presbyterian n^nis.tev, after kick -
ness continuing over a period of ^Ifcht
yearft1, die<l last night, at a hospital in
Columbia.
Peru Alarmed Ovai Chinese.
The continued Influx of Chinese la
to Peru Is being viewed with alarm
and agitation Is being carried oh by
the recently formed Antl-Asifctle.
league, which lias as its purpose the
securing of more atrlngeut limulgra
tlon taws. The chief fault found with
the Chinese Is that they enter lata
small businesses and sell at such low
prices that local business tnen .can
not compete. Keeling has run high
j op several occasions, with disastrous
results to the Chinese merchants.
Picturesquely Put.
Disgusted Cop (at crosaf^*?? Smm ?
chan^'ear, you are! S?r, If yon wen
crossing tlie Sahara desert you'd ran
into a hydrant- Boston Transcript,
K1PNAPPK0 voi^j
l.u<-K?'?l fw# D?)h u, J
l??*ton llotrl. 1,1
l.txlnfftOU, K.v., March 'J#.
Little, U-iyear ?>UI of <|{ j? '
l.rxiujctou capitalist, at w.
thi?rltlc* tonight wtri* wai^oj?^
in?-? i?bo kidiiupp?d tiu. \#(j m
afternoon aud held him f?r ^ !*J
a room ut a local hotel.
Th.? fepy was return*! to ?
rarly thin morning ?fu>r h,- ^ ^
tilth room i? -which he hud kJ*
prisoned by bi? abductor* and
member* of bis family by tetau.
to his whv "about*.
u The youth, after bun* kidwpwi
taken to Irhe hotel and locked I
bathix*<n. Dtttioft bU lon| u.
moot he wan given only ?
and a piece of eak> to eat.
^oui^h during the period bin
roriked hijn by threats again*
A rcvoWer wjw often thrust^4
faeo by the two men. 8to}ly
7 q'clodt thin morning, the boy'i
toiN lefh. hotfl, leaving the ^
the bathroon} Uftlocked. The boy
ed tho room nod eautioualy
to the fjHrtite home. The father'^
boy Wont' inwuediately to the hotel
door to *he roam wa* broken dim
?Paul runhed luto bin father's ami
Describing his abduction, the
said be bad been lured to tie
one of the ltidftapj>ert<. who ol
u dollar to deliver u boa-etctify
The boy wiw told repeatedly fc;
men that he would be killed it
an outcry, bo said.
T?he room in which the boy vii
a prvfcouer bad been rented pi
to tho kldwawping by a cub
to rod as J. O. Oox, Citxnounti
ploye# i>f . the hote4 said the fat
the roc?m bad been locked for t?o
Heiar^h Is beiujj *v>u ducted
out Ohio and nearby states for the
uajapws.
Tbat the kidnappers feared ti
they appeared on the street to
the $25,000 ransom money placed
public garbage. can by Mr. Little
day nigbi, w?* the opinion e:
the police. The ransom dequj
ulatcd that the mpney be qM
the can. A half hour after it \U
'tleposdted, Mr. Little removed it
abd-urtors having failed to put a
appearance.
Wofford Harris, magistrate of
county, in in jifil charged with
portion and handling whiskey,
cither-tneu have been arrested and 1
in jail in l"ak>n as witness*
Magistrate Harris.
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Will Begin a Series of Revival Meetings on Sunday, April 4l
TO BE CONDUCTED BY
Rev. T. V. McCall
of Bennettsville, S. C.
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On Sunday at I 1 :1 5 A. M. Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, of Furman University, will preach and 8:0C
P. M. Dr. McGlothlin will deliver an address on Education, a subject which the
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parents of Camden and vicinity cannot afford to miss.
Beginning Monday, April 5th, Rev. Ti V. McCall will pread
each evening at 8:00 o'clock.
Other Congregations and the Entire Community, Including the Strangers Are Invited and Are Welcomed*