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IHi; CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. I>. NU?? ami f , j. Pnhliahara. K. N. Meltowall , ?*#!' ~ >.? -?? ? ? *? V . V-. -' -^<*4 JTfV ....... Pitfclltiheri every Krlciny at 1100 No. wrt>n?l Street, and entered at the Cam 140 pptdofth-e aa *e<*>ml elana mall mat ? <i < Price |km annum $l ?"><? ?J April 30, 1920. We Jin1 u'lud to know thai tjii effort Ik atfttiii Im'Iiic made f? '?uUd >i hotel, ill O-uiikIoii. So town Ik the state ii????Im h uimmI hotel wni'M' than (Vauidcn and we ho|)0 the iiiovemnet will meet witii hik^vhs. James Adgtfr Smyth, twice Muyvf of Charleston, tiled Stimhty night atjhls residence, It street. Ho wu* til bU eighty-third year ami had been |n Af?4 twfccbh'd physical condition for son)4't line, Mr. Smyth wax Mayor for two 'terms, lfl^-1903, Ho fhnd long t?een ftctlve and prominent Ij\ local and state Democratic pout i<*h. ? lie aer/ed on the State ami county l Vmocra tie ex ecutive commutes In 1K70. He was an AhWrnmn from IK77 to IKHft, iueUwlve. The North Carolina State !>emocrat !<? convention on Inst Thursday added h woman snCfrawe plank to the plat /or<n? and paused n resolution calling ??n tfie legislature which meets in July,! ?.taadopt the wcimun wuffrngo maoud? _.iuent to the gfliiatUiit loii..of..the J'nlted) Wta tip-, ; Hut her than nerve a soutonoe on .chain gang of Caldwell county, Minutes Shoes. sentenced to one year iu prison ??n charges of Immoral *?u<HtuC wuV lowed poison as In* ent<*reti the conn ?ty jali at rjoncrtr, v c., Friday ami died on the steps of tin* laiI. Another cyclone passed over a see-1 tlou of Chester <?otinty y??Htctthiy. "A strange feature ?>f It was the de.strtte tlou of the house of a negro n-imcd Joint* Sims, on Ihe Affhford terry road. The house was Mown off the floor, leaving the lied*. el-air* ami family un hurt. K obiter* entered the hank at Ml on lUdlege. N. < V.Tuesday night and se cured lioinls an ) other >i*enrities to the viiiiit- <>r *imi Fifty indictiit?? 111v were returned 1-Ti ?ln.v afternoon Iiy ii -t|HH*in 1 ^ntnO jury ;it Ma> field. Ky., Invostljrat iuir the ro ??*i11 niirht rider outl>mik which culml lnited in the huruin'i; of >i Mayflohl t<v Iimcci' ? -h111?> several works ago. Kort.v t'f.itr wcvf ?-Ihii*lt<??I with arson. lhr<?o xv ith false swearing. two w ith ?endin? 'I limi tciiln^ let NTs himI one with ob struction of Just lee. The Tuldze company. inplali/.cd at S7.'MKi.(iiMi. has taken over a la rire part of the I Mil'ont I'owder company's Hopew ell plant with a view to estab lish iiu a 1?I.ir artificial silk Industry that will employ T.tMMl ]?eople. The Itritish governinent lias heroine interested in constantly iterated re port^ !n the effect t'lvat plots llllVC I teen ;i rr.i lined for np-risintr-s in Indlfl. Ku'.vpt and I'amidn and has taken *teps io institute a ri Id i n \ e-t lira l i ? ? 11. Mrs. Kllx.ii Xoriiiu Nye, ino|her of l he late fanioU? humorist. Hill Nye ?died at her home at Mooi'liend, Milino .sotn a few days a-_r? ?. in i lie M.'lrd. year ?if I MM* h c?* * ? . I ? - ? Kansas | leniorr.i ts Ii.m \ ?? elo< ted three Wo|||en delegate* to the S;ill Kraiielsco ?? ? ? 11. \ ?? 11 I loll A nmli of T.i'ce perso, - made an at lempt to take William IJay. a negro, from i ho Marion < onnt\. Indiana Jail nmt lvm*h hitu The iynetting wa- prv \en(<iI 11\ the }?? ? ? i?-t?. who ap|N*ired on l'e ?t ?eiio in largo IHIinin'I'v M ? I 'ollll lok 1 ? 11111 V 11 ;t -> Voted Sin. IHHI additional to S::it.i?Ni m!ready voted ft?r a new t ..ui thon-t The di ret-tors of tin- Tneji pa u mill, in ?Spartanlmru ? omit \ hn?e r?-e<ni mon.h't) t ?? i|i?ti 't'Ut.ioe nf a stookdi\ itlend of ::?HI a tid ? ;i the ?t re: ^TT >? of thi? r?tH?mmeinlatit>h n.Vi hi* iteeu t?t" foif.l f. r the *t.fk. ,M> Kurd. Tli. I'm ! i * in v t h;( r it ?! 1 sha it ii' ?( want I' mi k ??! 1 nf ? ?? ' t 11. m 11 in wft i.l:e os. It ?h*strtiyeth uv -t.u /: u.nlftll lilt' ilit.1 M:o t|t-ep v\;|l'T If. V.idoth tin- itilt. the nath- ?? f ridi t iio ft.i i' - :i.i mo* *ak?* It prop i r?*t Ii i i>reakdm\n 11. r me in ?ho iiro-f t i <.f mine enemies. I v\ ! ft m i ? 11 ? it t- \ i! u hen it's v\ i | h :n? It* r<?l* a n< I it-' si tH ft s discomfort me. IT anolti'ofh tn> f un* w 1 fh til' l!* w at?r K m leth over Surely ;11 ;',Mii|. tss if l.i/.y.ie follow * me alt the dn> of m> life 1 -hail dwe!! iii the house -f the N'nts forever l.vhantfo Mr- I'arlt.'ira A. Singleton i* ?]? j>rai-?r for a Ptevclnnd firm thaf buys 34 ml ?*e) i * mil! >it??* PERSONAL MENTION. ,\ii. w. u. Hums ii.is returned from u Yrlp to Tuscdn, Arixona. where he vi>|u-il llU -on, Mr. Ilallclt Hums. 11. -.M i his Im <h>lng well out Uwre 111 tV*<* florist bifcafheN*. I Ik H?*t t is expec ted home' later hi jwason,'?Hum ter Herald. . See Tom Mix id tbtt Majestic today In the fastest moving picture over bashed u[hmi a HONM. In "Kougli Kld liiK Houiu'u^'." Mix doe* more real thrilling ami mvisatlonal Ntuntw than in any two Hart pl?*(tir<*n (ihttt yOM evetvwjtnewaedi , . Mrs Kilw In Midler. Mm. AWn. King ami Mr-. I>e*lle /-? n>i?. w-lth Heunle Timiu ,<4rove over to Hldgcway Frldfiy of ' last week to attend u meeting of the tVmgaree Presbyterian. The roads ?yv'vry exceptionally sood, the, w?>j>d# U'lMUlfnl. no the <rlp;J>oth ways wu* fine, v **h Misses Maud fiarland Welfch, Ha rah Chapman, 0>rla Uiney, .> and lluth Hurst. of Columbia College, MIsmch Kara ami Virginia Humphries. and I>oiatli.v siilLine's of Suiuter , Mitvs Hut h .Utney <?f Chcraw and Ml** 1-oronn Humphries >f Cuinden, were the hou*e guests of MIhs Sal lie IVniroe at her ortuutry hoono near Itoy Win hist week ond. The Misses Mcltae Whi taker ami He len Hoy kin of Roykln will take part tr the production of "The Foreat l*rln cc?s.--u fairy waKiue to l>e proceed In the Woodland Theatre at Flora Mhe tMnVald College d6 Ufay fonrtb. '? Th# <m111r?- ca*t of eljfjigr studentswprk* 'liig'Ttndei' the itlrox tloh of the head of the <lei>urtuicnt of expression. Special orchestral music will t>e a feature of J. . the; prog ram. ^ ? . ?. > In Their New Garagr. ?V i ' " , *' ? V A- ? V? .; i: .Mr. S, A. Hurrier. of tb.*? liberty M?< ! tor Sales Co.. is busy this week moving [Into his large new gtivage ets-ently <idm ph?t?*d on north Broad Street- adjoin ing t.hat of the C-anidcn Motor Co. This gives him' the largest garage under one roof In the <"ity and he Is well ikjuIik r<l to take <?aiv of thf* trade In hU new phu-e. Mr. Iturrler will have the large V4i?'*int lot south ??f hi* huVJdLng ch>ared i?ff In a h'w days and will offer it to flu' 'public to he used as a place for parUlug: 1 holr cars. The ditch in front Will he covered over and it will then tflvc H continuous drive way across tlie cut ire front <?f the l?>t. Mivrd Odors. ? The street car was parsing a gliH' factory, and the odor emanating (herefrom waf* <U*<aiidedly irbnoxlotis. Ttw prim young lady took out a bottle of lawmh'r suit* and siiiff??d vigorously. Finally th?* man be I'lnd her t ip]te<l her. oil the shoulder. '?'Vou'll have to cork up tluit bottle, lady," he said, "I can't stand that sindl any loinfcr." l>rstroy?Hi a Still. siu-rltT <\ \\Vsih >'in?I lu'pui.v 1 Imry MW.eoii went into the Abn??y s<f|i<U. of fllo roll Ili.V af U?i'imm?u\\v1m'!H' thry destroyed a inoon -diinr ? iwl to 1h? the properly ?'f Alfivd Unite. of that stM*ti?m. Hailr \\M* IHMWrd .) lid UlldlM" bond for his Mppeartiiire ;it ?-ourt. It w :i- n I'l'iulv tin run affair 11 it*I tin'* of also found about sixfeen >inll<n?s of sour niavli heady to b<?uiadr into moonshinr. Flared Cnilrr Hand. .\f;r. .latins* 11 <>rt<>n and his son. Mr. Tom Morton. from tin1 Itoone town ser lloii. were hrrr Wrdursda.V brforr ,\la;' Utrato \'i?hol???n t >M?ud f*?r their part in t.h<? affair at a ehuit'll in thfit sccMoii la?l Snndey. < Mir WoKtvllle rotv rrspondrnt tells of the affair in an^tli or place in this |'Ki[tcr today. ' Fighting it Out.?The judge I his gavH vigorously when tho two ; oin'i> just taken' lw?f??re him "darted to fi'-'lu in ooiirt, \. \'iehe?- pulled theni a pa rt "What do voii ii. . n In this eonduet in <?< nrr V" 11 ?? uiJicrlslrate <k,mand?'d. wu/ onlytalviir the cop's ad \ iff." .saitl one . "\Vh??n he pinched us he r??|?| us %\ ??'?! have t?> fight it out be fore the Jl'dgv." Tun reason why bird.s do not fait <-ff their ]>ercli when a^U*ep is bc <?au.se they can not open the foot when : !??? !???: Is liont. S?-e Thcda I5aru In "KatllU'en Ma vourneen" at the Majostle next Tin** ? lay. It's frosh as the laughter of Irish <'olleetis. Mr*. T. I.. Orange .lay. ii well known .Vnierlean society woman, who l> folb-ftintr funds In .Knghmd for the ^ M. <A., is gtvatly aide I in h< r vNnrk. by her i>ft monkey. I a ?? Aii^'U's and Sun Kranetsoo have tnoiv fcl an women inotor v| V Letters From The People TWP.WKRS SHOl IJ) KNOW !( w ? ?nl<I 1k? t rift* robins to tho tax l?.?y?T? of K?*rxhn*v <"*ounty to know for w bat rr-a^ou rtvo ('onntv IVmrrt of KqimllzatWii ro<liH-f<l the as^Ocv>au'*iit of the j?ro|K*rty of th?? Southron I*ow?,r company from $ lj_HVK?m io th?' ?mull amount of SoOO.OOO. Ili*iin Savfjr? Kt'OKK CARDM VOH HOTKI-S ?. New U? Require* I'otd lux of Kale* III ('(HlhplriWIln Sw?r?' card* for fbe use of botch*. hr^tuurtriH*i mi.I ptrtille boarding tK>U have bt**n .|>repared by the State Itonnl of Health. 1'lieue uiv now he ! Iltg mil lied (<? the larger hotels anl 04ttHiiraitk of rtfr' state. .1, \v. w%h*i iward, stale 4iiM|KH>t?>r under this- um law is deUvtriiif many of them ihm These sooro cards are the result of the Hotel and Restaurant Inspection Hill Introduced Into the South Car<y Una senate by Senator T. H. I'entire of lUyjfjfrnd. tpjwoviUo for tl??s saitf tary heifert i<>n.'afttt conduct of holers junU r^fcnjtifcs. | Mixtion 2 reqttinQ* that OT^ry^H^nK|fnt hotel shall kW>^? postojyy a^ottJjWeuous place ln^ of Wo? a 'tint of charge* for room*; wtt$> I or wit-bout iiwa is, In accordance, the plan on; -which the hotel 1* tfiktfcfc ted, It 1? al?o required that the:?t?c$ir$ ^urds tss^fnl by the State Hoard ;??* health he kept (proujtneqtly potjtedj*^ Tbo score ran I in separated Into Va' rlouH aootlona covering general ;aqi*tr tary conditions, ?ucb as cleanliness jdjf floors, screening, cutipidora, tions, .adequate. . ptumhiqg, -kullyW^), soap and towels, absence of 1mi>rep?jr. advert:!Allient*?, present of eduoatloih al placards, eleanl bicss of attendant#, [iflre escapes; *dean linen and nitfle tnHk tand water ?*tp>ply. be poaertbft' for a hotel to score 1000 which Ik pofc fect though a hcow of 850 la rxtxfl Irur, 750 to MSO is food} 600 to 750-> f*ifr: ttrlow floO'ik' bad and prcjudtc4j(l to health. . i-Ube State Bloanl of Health Is ri> quired to Inspect all hotebi or restatii rants In the state at least once a year. If after Inspection It .is found* thtft this law has Is-on fully complied with, tlie hot re tar.v of Stfite Board of Health wlH Usue a certificate to that effect and such certificate shall be kept pos,? ted In plain view. It also provides^ fee for lriapectlou/ according to "the following schedule. For ouch hotel or public lodging house of ten to twefi rooin^, $5.00. thirty to forty rooms, $10,00 i forty to -sixty rooms. $15.00; sixty to one hundred room=, $20.0^: for one hundred rooms and above $25.00. For each restaurant $10.00. MKS. MASSRY Sl'KS SKAIIOAKD Mh*s Jessie fluey Camion Massey of K<n*k Hill, widow of Hurtou II. Massey. forinor su]H4i*v|s?vr of Catawba town ?bip. and well known citizen of York rounty. lias brought through l:er al* to^neys. I>uula]> A l>unlap. of KocV Mill, and .ft^hn ft. Hart. <>t" Vorkvllie, suit for damages in the sum ofi75.000 heruu^" <?f Injurjes n.-rieved w lien hrv husband and child w<?re killed in the collision <?f nil automobile driven by Mr. Miissey him! a train of -the Sen ImujiiI Air railway n?'ar Catawlm junction in York county on May 20, 101!) The jury in flu* cisc of Mrs. .losslo' [{ih\v CiMillotl Mn<?-cy VS. Ill*' KPPt)Hurl I raolroad Saturday morning returned i?*| in thi' court of common J?ie?H 111 .York, awarding Hn? plaintiff dam Ug?*S ill the Mil III of S'JO.tMMI. Of 111 amount frlli.ooo \vn? for actual < ago* 21 ri<l $S.<iOO for punitive dtiinng The suit -was for X7r?.<MM).' The defend nut lias fi 1<MI imticc of appeal to the supremo court. HAD NARROW BSCAPK Hon. Frank NY. Shealy. railroad com inisNioiieiy had a narrow escajK* from what mfght have proved a serious ac cident Tuesday when a cigar which he wafc smftking exploded. Hy some means ti cartridge of ,'J2 calibre lmd found its way Into the cigar and ex ploded. the ball grazing .Mies. Shealy who was fitting nearby.?Lcxinglotn I >is^?atch. NOTICK All lUsl 'i'rtUiS nmvdnft calls w+ll please l?e left at Phono .'!70j or 157 Thev will !*? attended to at ono?>. Mrs. K. Y-vu Ttwwekow. Chair. Red t Irons. AI>MINISTRATOR'S NOTICK. All parties indebted to the estate of I. if. Alexander, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the under ?dgnod. and all parties having claims against the said estate will prosit them duly attested within the time prcM-rilx'd l?v law. ROBKRT ?. MeCRKIGlIT. yualfflod Administrator. ('a uidou. S. ('.. April 21st. 1W0. TO BE ENFORCED. STATU <>K SIU'TII CAROLINA. COI NTY OF KKRSI1AW. IV it ordained !>y the Mayor and Al dcrtiien of the <Mty Council, in due -vsskm assembled. That all iKillce regulation* In reirurd to matters not especially covered by the automobile ordinance of the City of <v*mden shall have the fnn^e and ?f feet of an ordinawo. and that :u>y violation thereof shaM l>e punished, up on conviction before tlie city r?><*>rder l?y a fine not ex?veding one hundred ($100.00) or l#? impri*one<i at hard labor on the Public Works of the (Mly nf Canulen for a period lit?t c\?*?*?iMng thirty <.TO? days. It at if led in Council assembled rhU ?JOth day of April 1JT20 ^ \Y .1. lMmn Mayor. Attest, H. <\ Singleton, City iierk I'KKUIIKK (MONKS TKOtKIJK ? r<M>kr Head* Prevent* Klui ?t ChUjrrU I hi ltooiM?t?mn Nerllon. WVstville, S. f\. April i?'7-The I a H'k ? hart Democratic olub mot Saturday af ternoon and organised utvording to the pafty riri4?H. ' The following oftbvrs la* tog elected: President, I/. J. Jordan: vioa piv.-ideut. <\ K. Hun; secretary. J. S. sturgls: iwifllH?r of couuty, exec utive committee, M. U. Stover;'dele gates to county ?viivoiitlou, I.. J. Jor dan, <?; It. 'Pitta, alternate*!, If, W. Fate*.:si; r. stover; regiMratbui *vm ml t tee, U. Pitts, M. U Stover. .1. S. Sturgta, A very deploruble attfajr occurred at the. fxickhart School house Sunday af ternoon ?M only the counsel of-a few Choi beaded juen prevented serious trouble. FVom the most roHable in* formation your <*>rnpfr|flf>ndoi>t can ;;,i i her it ? -cm* t hi11 trouble baa been brewing for several weeks uud culmi nated Sunday afternoon In a near riot. It septals' fhut: Kttfuge church had the offer of a number of lota on which to build a hoifoe of worship and met In conference' about a month a#? to de cide which one to accept. Tho congre gation .voted unanimously to accept t he in11<( offered by Mr. J. T. Horton. It ^ms that Rot. Mrs. W. S. Walters refused <to'attend thin cowfev cnee and soon afterward began a rlo lent criticism of ttie pastor and dea con* of the church and the people-of the" community id general and In the meantime nhseuted -themselves from the church services. They came baekT Sunday afternoon accompanied by Aaron Boone, Fanny Barrett and two daughters of Fanny Barrett, ami just as the pastor, Hey. F, f,. Owens, was about to dismiss the ?ongregdtion'<tbcy began a public crit icism of the pastor and church. One word brought on another. M<aj ran out of their coats, women screamed, and no* one seems to know just what happened, Aaron Boone and Rev. W, S. Walters received slight scalp wounds and It was with difficulty that quiet was restored. Feeling against the Itev.?Mr. Walters and his followers 's very high and further trouble U feftrefl.* No blaine Is attached to the pastor, Rev. F. T>. Owens, but the con duct of those fomenting the trouble Is condemned by the entire community. I < >::? next l^uesclt^v" therli wilfc l>e shown at the Majestic Theda Bara in the heart api>oaling Irish drama "Ka tthleen 'Mavourneen." IJimhI lp The Vmnitit. 7 The police mini*- a Mr haul of v? grant* froui a tiegro pool nxrm Mou (||| morning. A In ml sf.Yteen tn numb<-i were carried i>efore the Recorder, hi it as tfio mo*t of t'l em proved that they were trypdnrly emvloy??d, but loafing at tt? 11 tut', uovftiies were Imposed. The ar rests wilt lutMr a *r?X"l efjfocf it In thought. ? (onvirt \VIm? Killed C.uurd Captured Adaiu Urlffln. one of the negroea who l ittHt Tbmwlay killed Anohie m. Sox,' white '.-11.11.1 on the state fahn near Hagood, was etijitured within four miles ot 8umter yesterday mowing by Sam Newman; iind M, V, Uoykin, . riwul polhvmen of Sumter eounty, and brought to Columbia yestorday iioori ] .in.i lodged hi tin* state pevitentlary. Watwon, who helped kill Mr. Sox; i ami Mose Bright who escaped with Watson and Griffin, are fftffi beiog ! pursued In the direction of Manning. <; riff in could not wmovfl bis sbaek . les ami -was i>onjsi*iuently left -behind. Blight waa not ?liaeklod, and Wataon ; Hlli>i?ed one of his .soon after the *?? \ cape. according to (Jriffin's story ye?- 1 terday. The prisoner said he* hud eaten only one 'piece of tilread frlnoe'l*e< ?got tiway and w?k almost starving.' The $100 reward offered for the <&p* ture of (irlffju /wa? paid to the aiiml policemen yesterday afternoon at the | penitentiary. ' A .similar amount Is of fenxl for the eapOiro of Watson, and ' ~$wrfcr thoYflpmre of Brlffht; 1 *' ? 1 Mr. Sox wa? guarding & squad of] I I convicts when Orlffln struck the, guard in the head wlflj a Shovel.?-j Thursday's Stat*'. BASE BALL AT THB MILLS. On April 10th, the Hermitage team mot the Waforce team on the Wateree grounds. A fast game was plnjwjr? Score' 4 to 4. Line up for Watcree~j-l?ltohers, Ba kcr. Mil llot t. IkeB'ruh.1; Marble c, I^in rlty lb. DeBruhl 2b, DeBruhl Jib, Cobb ss, Barnes If. West cf, ArnOft rf. , Line up for . Hermitage?PlUflierj* Oodgin, Mlmms: Mkurn c, S. L< Orol ley lb. II. I). Minims lib, W. C. Quy 3b. J. J. Jordan s*. ,T. Barlleld rf. Dod--l glii If, Arthur IHaekwell cf. ?This was tin* first game of the sea-i I son, l?nt our boy* showed they were then* with Hie good*. This fact - wa*? brought out more forcibly on Satur day. ; April 17th. when the Hermitage team defeated Kershaw by a sco^e of 10 to on the Hermitage grounds. The feat nix4 of the game was the heavy hitting of the Hermitage team. dlKMlgin'mid Guy umde two base lilts. redpa Chautauqi Kryl and his ?:A ' ? ' . ? ^ wWtfi Anericai "It Pay. to Adverti, ? 1 -fV .V Okotl Light Opera RENO "j?. UMaid Male M i wari'ii i i |- 11 i' ,*? - - - '?i. " f.^L 5?BIG DAYS?! REDPATH CHAUTAUQUi AT CAMDCfr MAY 8th to 1 Season Tickets $2.50 Plus ipi Tax Up until fclnv fourth inning, tbeictf \vuh 2 to 0 In favor of Kereh&w. j dun pjot a hit. bringing two m'en tying the score, Krora tlwii. HemKi Stayed ahead. Mr. S. b. Orolley, (n'cmw of $ nlii);, wus elected .manager He Is ting his hoys in tine shape and I art" oxjxM-tlng to keep whining. f A New Firm 1 / We wish to advise our friends and the bu public that we have taken over the large wh sale and retail general store recently co by Mr. Joseph Sheheen, and will be. glad to have our friends call on us at our new'quarters. i:h . We will carry in stock at all times and Fancy Groceries, Hay and Grain, and P prices on our goods will be right 33 XA' |i k ?' ,3 W. M. LOLLIS W. L. RUSH J ; W. *? Oi