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V<?L ' CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JULY 9. 1920.
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NUMBER 14.
WATEREE MILL VILLAGE
stages big celebration
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Monday. July 3th, [H a day that will
be lon? remembered in Camden and vl
frifr- it marked the beginning of a
lew epoch- ^ t?'ood Wl'lt -which
^ 10 evident between the two mills,
Wateree aud Hermitage, the towupeo
j,to #im1 u)l 1 1 people* and t^ie aurround
lag county. The authorities of the Wa
jeree Mills are to lie congratulated In
putting forth a program which was
without flan*.
'The program started at B o'clock,
jjervlije Manager A. Stanley Llewellyn
of the Water ee Mllla, who had chargo
^jjje events of the day, greeting every.
m in a short address welcoming the
p^ple and requesting that they take
part In all activities. The 48 Infautry
Band under the direction of Sergt.
IfcrTou vla.ved in real military fashion.
Betmtt after which a ^annon was fired
bj (Jannt'r Anderson. The Star Span
fled Banner was then played. Thte ex
ercise in itself brought back to All the
veterans a thrill whloh they had not
felt since they laid away their khaki.
Af!?up of girls under the direction of
Ifo. W. P. Johnson aud Miss Bessie
[ 0. Foster proudly dressed in tholrRed
"Cross suits then sang a song about our
which stirred the patriotism ofl
eiery one present. The Gardener uls
ters were loudly applauded when they
gtug "Liberty Bell." Athletic events
followed closely the opening exercises
Mr. Frank Marble very efficiently ran
off event after event without any paus
es. There was a wealth of athletic
material competing and In several cases
extra heats would have to be run off
to decide the winner. A special feature
wasfl vault of 12" 0' by Mr. Ct^rl Buck
of tbe Olympic team, Chicago Athlbctic
Club, formerly of Darmoutb... OpUege,
the case with which he three times suc
cessively cleared the bar at this height
astounded the audience. Showing bis
versatility Mr. Buck then gave an exhi
bition 100 yard daSh and a 12<> yarfl
flight over the hurdles.
In the tug ''of war events between
the Spinners and the Weavers brought
forth loud cheers and enthusiasm from
the relatives ami co-workers of the re
jpectlve teams. The Weavers winning
by a close margin. The Carpenters and
Pilnters of Look wood, Green & Co.,
Engineers and the Newton-Marshali
Company tlien pulled for supremacy,
the former wlnnig. A special feature
by Mr. Sam Hammond of Camden
aide. every one marvel. Mr. Hammond
balanced an extension ladder 011 his
chin and did several other stunts wh?^ji
seemed impossible for any man to <1p.
The barbecue then followed the ath
letic program. The barbecue committee
under the direction of Mr. Jim Taylor,
Mr. E, T. Barnes and Mr. Will Ander
son and Mr. (Jeorge Robinson had kill
ed the previous day was consumed in
i very short time.
Following the barbecue the pageant
nnder the direction of Mr. Lewis An
derson of the Wateree Mills was shown.
-Those <>f us who rememt>er the old days
felt young again as we -witnessed the
scenes portrayed so vividly and which
pray Hod will never return. In
every detail Mr. Anderson'?L reproduc
tion was true and exacting. The cruel
ty of tl><> overseers, the unsanitary con*
dltion of the mill, the chltil labor and
?the unfairness of everything as por
trayed in the play as contrasted Ivtth
the present existing conditions showed
the marked improvement which has
come about in recent years. The cast
made up entirely of the people
of the Wateree Mills who had l>een
working faithfully on their production
for the last three, weeks and each
and every one of them should be con
gratulated upon the show.?.
Fifteen hundred people watched Wa
teree Mm team out play their oppon
^ntaf the Hermitage Mill team. The
Wmo was interesting from the l>egin
nhig to the end and the spirit between
both teams was real sportsmanlike.
Tte prizes awarded for the best hit
ting were awarded to Rand Dority,
Wateree'* crack first baseman, and
D?dgin of Hermitage the fielding
Prizes went to Renny Smith, Wateree's
. ?"??round star player.
A band concert at 8:30 in the even
tog was o fitting climax to a perfect
'lay.
?f the most uMleeable features
<ft the day was the efficient way in
wb,ch Miss I Jessie O. Foste^ the In
^nstrlai nurse at the mill handled her
kptoy of welfare work at the Com
?ttnlty Health tent. Various govern
**?t pamphlets pertaining to health
**** given out and hundreds of people
BKTTKK MARKETING
Four .Meeting* to be Held In This
Ceuitfy ut Kearly Dates.
The South Carolina UItUIou Auieri
can ottou Association, tbo Couth Ca
roltna Warehouse Commission, the
United States Department of Agricul
ture and tlio Extension Service of
Clemson College have enteral an agree
went for the development of co-opera
tive warehousing and marketing of
cottou and other farm products and ?
campaign Including four nieotlugs to
he held In the county has been arrang
ed for July 17, 10 and 2Q.
At Kershaw, Saturday, July 17th,
ex-Congressman A. F. I^ever, now of
the Farm Loan Bureau, ? and J. A.
Evans, chief pfflce extension work,
South, will be the principal speakers,
together with some prominent represen
tative of tbo American Cotton Associa
tion. The other three meeting for the
county -will bo held at Camden, Lu
goff and Bothuno on 10th and 20th.
The exact time for each of these
places will he announced later, togeth
er with the persoonell for these meet
Inge.
The object of this campaign is three
fold, being for the purpose of provid
ing warehouses for the surpluK cotton,
obtaining a larger membership for the
American Cotton Association, and to
disenss the advisability of placing *
cotton grader under tbo .government
supervision In the county.
All three of these matters are of vital
Importance and /are of timely Interest
and It Is hoped that these meetings
will ho largely attended and will meet
with much success.
who come near the lent were shown
how this type of work is being car
ried on at the mill.
Tbe summary of ^he events of the
4th of July are as follows :
100 yard dash for men ? Frank B&rii*
"tes, A. T. , Martin, Nettles Lindsay.
Time ^11 seconds.
100 yard dash for boys, ages 14
10 ? Edward Barnes, Pa Hon Blackwell,
Roland Clark. Time 15 seconds.
50 yard dash for girl*!, ages 15 to
10. Lula Robinson, Gcraldine Moore,
Jesslb Ijcfc Robinson.
50 yard dash for girls, ages 10 to
13. Ruth Robinson. May Hardener,
Eunice Player.
75 yard dash tar boys, ages 13 .to
10. Leonard Hammond, George Barnes,
Butler Moore.
75 yard dash for l?oys, ages 10 to
13. Pdnald Barnes, Paul Moore, Men
del Robhison. . a
Obstacle race for men ? II. Hardy,
48 Infantry,. Sam Brown, A, B. Martin.
Obstacle race for l>oys ? Ed Barnes,
Palton Blackwell, Roland Clark.
Potato Race for girls, ages 10. to
15. Rutil) Robinson, Geraldine Moore,
Jessie 7-rfv Ttofiiueon.
?Sack rare for boys, ages 1.1 to 10.
Ed Barnes. Dalton Blackwell, Roland
Clark.
Sack race for boys, ages 10 to 13.
Donald Barnes, Geoiyre Barnes. Men
del Robinson.
Fat main's race ? Gillian De Brphl,
Patsy X. Antilles, 48 Infantry Band,
Chilly Conyers.
The prize* awarded to children in the
liagcatn wore won by Crover Anderson,
.Taines Anderson, Vera Anderson, Ir
win Brown, Hodges Brown, MeKinley
Brown, Buddy Davis, Frank Stevens
Each received a prize of $1.00.
Qest actress* prize donated to Mrs.
Annie Moore.
A $10.00 gold piece was won by
Lewis Anderson as the best actor.
$5.00 gold piece to W. C. Moore ; $3.00
to J. P. Hancock, ; $2.00 to Ed Ilugglns.
Baseball prizes $5.00 gold piece won
by Rand Dority, Wateree Mills, best
batting average.
ttenny Smith, best fielding prize.
Dodgin of Hermitage $5.00 gold
batting average for Hermitage.
Relay races won by the Bines, con
sisting of Frank Barnes, L. C. Baker.
A. B. Mnrtln, Nettles Lindsay.
Boys relay race won by the little
Giants, consisting of Edward aBrnes,
George Barnes, Roland Clark, Butler
Moore.
Tug of Warl Weavers vs. Spinners,
won by Weavers ? Frank Jordan, H.
C. Kreps, W. Thompson, W. D. Jordan,
O. A. Denton.
Tug of war, Carpenters vs, Painters,
won by Carpenters,? B. F. Rieobe, J.
V. Vauderford, J. Lamb, R. Hanson.
J. Harve?. v
Tug of war, Painters vs. Carpen
ters, won by Pa Inters ? R. E. Reed,
Sam Hammond, John Water, Jack Har
dj,~ A. Slayer.
The 5th of July is over. By all re
ports will llye in the minds of hund
reds for some time to come.
The following conyplttees were re
sponsible for the successful day -which
brought happiness and pleasure to more
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IMMtllKKN AT I1KATII S1?KIN?S
Other Ijuieaster County NWit nt? Tnlil
ll>- The Two l'apers Thw
Vivo slofes. including 0l?O
flee, at lion lit Springs were broken
Into Thursday ?iJght or early Friday
morning and various articles were
stolon. The vault*- In Spriugs Rank
ing and Mercantile commtny proved too
ninth for the Intruder#, ion! while the
combination . was broken off with a
hanyner or oomo other kmtrtiuient and
a charge of nitro glycerine set off, the
vault was not entered, The explosion
was hoard by several peoplo In Heath
Spriugs about throe o'clock this morn
ing, but no notice was taken of it at
the tluie. A hole was drilled iu the
brick wall encasing llie vault, und.tbe
effort of "crock" It was described as
crude. At the Springs Hawking and
Mercauiilo company a quantity of fools
lery, ?Hk shirts, etc., were taken. At
W. T. Stover & Co., druggists, alcohol,
narcotics and safety-rasors; at Maekey
Marshall drug store, fountain pens;
at John Dye's store, about $139 in mon
ey, and in the postofflce the robbers
got nothing. It Is assumed the rob-.
Iters made tfteir departure ltn an auto
mobile but thus far, . there is uofblng
to indicate the direction taken or to
establish their identity, Sheriff Hun
ter has wired several chiefs of police
In North and South Carolina to be
on t'ho lookout for cbem.
Those from Lancaster attending, the
dance at the Country Club in Camden,
on Thursday evening wore Misses Mary
Heath Jones, Helen Maekcy, Anne
Phlfer Crawford and Mary Agnes
Funderburk, 'L/econte Mackey, Leigh ton
Horton and Joe CblColirno"
ICllyji bcth lfuoy, 10-year-uld daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Orr Huey, of tlje
Unity section of the-* county, was in
stantly killed by lightplng yesterday
in a field near the home of her par
ents, where she was with the men of
the household who were at work.
Mrs. McMdmis, wife of V. B. Mc
tnauus, machinist at the Lancaster cot
ton mills, died at her home in the mill
village Wednesday morning after an.
illness of several weeks, She was the
daughter of U. J. l/owery. also of the;
mill village. ? v
Ira M. Cnskey ami Miss Aunabelle
Ferguson were married .Tune 23 at the
parsonage of the First Presbyteria^
ficiating. The bride is from York and
i? a sister of W. S. Furguson, of this
city. Mr. Oaskey Is a son of Coroner
Wvlie Q. Caskey, of this city.
airs. W. M. Hunter died at her home
at Heath Springs Tuesday. Stye had
been an invalid for a long time. She
is survived by her husband and several
clrildren. Funeral and burial services
were held Wednesday.
The death of James Leona rd Poag,
Jr., the nineteen ^ear old son of Mr.
and Mrs. ,T. L. , Poag, eas4 a gloom
over ibe entire community, when mad, ?
known about 5. :30 p. m. Tuesday,
He had throughout his life suffered
from various troubles caused from the
condition of his heart and at the time
of his death had had his tonsils and
adenoids removed and was .trying to
recuperate at A hospital in Charlotte.
In .spite of his physical affliction, he
was most ambitious, and was never
without employment. He was in the
high school until this past winter, aud
was iiail fellow well met with all of
his schoolmates. Ills cheerful dispo
sition made friends for him wherever
he went. He was a member of the
Presbyterian church and a Boy Scout,
and took active interest whenever pos
sible. His body was brought through
the country from Charlotte Tuesday
night accompained by his mother, Mrs.
J. J j.. Poag, his brother, John II. Poag
and sister, Miss Margaret I-<en Poag.
The funeral services were held at the
home* of his parents at 10. :00 a. m.
on Tuesday, conducted by his pastor,
Rev. II. A. Murohison, who was assist
ed by Rev. R R. Mason and Rev. W.
S. Patterson.
A wedding of much interest to their
friends throughout the city and county
took place at 7 o'clock When Mr. R. S.
Stewart and Miss Onibel Duren were
united l:v marriage^ thp ceremohy being
?performed by the Rev. E. R. Mason.
Immediately after the ceremony, Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart left by motor for
Charlotte where they took a train for
Washington and New York and will be
gone for ten days or two weeks. Mrs.
Stewart is an unusually bright and
talented young woman and has filled
the office of deputy clerk of court tor
a number of years. Mr.4 Stewart, who
numbers his friends by the hundreds
is a member of the law firm of Wil
liams, Williams and Stownrt and is one
of the moat popular and besf-liked men
in the county. He is now serving his
second term as Mayor of La/ocaster.
On Sunday night, June 20, the con
gregations of the Lancaster churches
met in the Presbyterian church to hold
3 farewell service for Rev. Hugh R.
Murcliison, who has been pastor of the
Presbyterian church fiere for the past
eight and one-half years and closes his
pastorate next Sunday, July 4. From
Lancaster, Mr. Murchison goes to Co
lumbia where he is executive seCre-J
MKR A. J. NTOKKN l?KAI>
\V?h m Former Kmldeni *f (aitideo ami
Wm Buried Here,
Mr*. A, J. Stokes, widow of the In tc
Dr. A. J. Stokes, died n t the home of
her da ugh t e t Mrw. \V. t\ Kirklaud.
Woodrow street, early yesterday after
uoon after mi Illness of about two
weeks. Mr*. Stokes was 7 ft jrjHN of
ago and had lived a life of usefulness.
She leaves only t/ne clilld, her da ugh*
tor, Mi 8. Kirklaud. She had uiade
her .'home here about , two years, coui
iug to Columbia from Anderson, where
she had resided with Mr. and Mrs.
Klrkland. ? Tuesday'# Columbia Slab'.
Amoral services were conducted at
the Shandon Methodist church Tues
day afternoon by tho Rev. A. >if. limit
sou? pastor of the Washington Street
'Church of Columbia. Mrs. Stokes was
a member of the Washington Street
Methodist church. She resided iu Cam
den for many years and had relatives
and friends hero who will regret to
hear of her death. The body was
brought to Camden Tuesday afternoou
t^nd the burial waa in the Camden
cemetery by the aide of her husband
who died several years ago;
T"""* 7T. ? .? ?*? " ? '
Kesldeoee Destroyed Sunday.
The five room residence belonging to
Messrs C. W. Billing and his brother**
and occupied by them and the family,
was almost totally destroyed by fire
about one o'clock last Sunday after
noon. It is not known how the fire
originated* The family wras all at home
at the time and when discovered the
house was burning fiercely between
the eelllng and roof and liefore the
department could get there it was too
far gone to .save. Only a small amount
of furniture wa? saved and the loss
is quite a heavy one on this fumily
The building was valued at $4,000
and the furniture at $1,100 with but
little Insurance on. house or furniture.
A FINK BANKING INSTITUTION
The old reliable Bank of Camden has
an advertisement of interest in this is
sue of The Chronicle, to be foun&jdse
w here which will immediately command
your a|tcutl^,^Tbe statement shows
that Shis bank hits on deposit nearly
one million dollars and does not owe
a )>enny. It also shows that a remark
able tendency to saving has been sreat
ed lu this county within the past year,
as their statement shows that this de
partment has doubled wHft>?p one year,
This bank has shown a remarkable
growth in the past few years and has
always been considered one of the
strongest ill this section of the state.
Burglar* Utew 8suC?
Burglars forced an entrance Into the
Bank of Lugoff Saturday morning and
blew open the outer door fit the sufe.
Only about $25 in rash was secured.
They failed to enter tin? main vault
and it is supposed were frightened
away by the citizens being aroused.
The bank safe was badly damaged.
Wltneses say that they ?iw several men
leaving in an automobile. They were
trailed from Camden to the hard Sur
faced road in Columbia by (Sheriff
Welsh and Deputy McLeod and there
the chase was abandoned.
Home Coming of Clemson Men
Oleinson College, July * 1. ? Just a
month -now until the gathering of tho
ClemsWi Tiger clans for the big Homc
ComingSwhich is to be held at the Col
lege Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
July 3<KhJ 31st, and August 1st. All
Clemsoirvgraduates ajid ex-students are
urged to come and renew old times and
friendships.
Indications at present point to a
large crowd of 1000 or more per day
during these three great days. The
old boys will-be taken care of in the
barracks, and it will be necessary for
each man to bring sheets, pillow cases,
towels, etc., thus reminding him of
his cadet days.
On account of the fact that dormi
tory accomodations arc limited to 900
or 1000 tho college authorities find It
impossible to invite the old boys to
bring their families, as it had intend
ed and desired to do.
A special feature of the Home-Coin
ing will be the fact that Rev. B. R.
Turnlpseed, a graduate of the tfrst
class (1800), and now a prominent
member of the SotrtH Carolina Method
dist Conference, will preach to thetioys
on Sunday morning. There will of
course, be various things to entertain
the fellows and give them a good time,
but tho "big idea" is to get together.
tary of tho Columbia Theological semi
nary.
A. J. Bailey well known and highly
esteemed citizen died at his home at
Elgin Friday night after an illness of
several months. Mr. Bailye bad been
in bad health for the paat year, but con
tinued his duties as <jotton weigher up
to a short time before his death.
HlSltOrVlLMC NKW8 NOTKS
Happenings of Inter**! as ToW l?.v
The V Indicator
Charlie Smith, a colored brick layer
?| !<><( very suddenly Tuesday KK)U after
ho had OA ton tUutteis Ho uot up and
Htart?Ml back to hit work on the W.
O. Rogers how brick building, but com
plained of feeling bmlly and returned
to J*>o Raskin's restaurant and died
lH'foro bis wife could (tot to Uliu. He
was a hard working. hidnstrious col
ored niaii.
A Hlick game is being worked over
the State by crooks Who paste figures
over a oho dolar bill ho as to raise It
to ton dollars. One of these bills was
passed successfully In HlshopvPle last
week, aud while the work of pasting tho
figures was very neatly done, still the
back of tbe one dollar Mil was un
changed and no effort was made to
erase or change the word "one" III
center of face plate. It will hot bo
a bad Idea to look carefully at your
*10.00 bills.
Mr. James F<ylo? from over lynches
Itlver gave us a cali last Friday. Ho
says the bottom certainly fell out of
the cloud that passed over their sets
tlon last. Tbuwxlay afternooiv It rain
ed for one aud a quarter bourn but
no bail. His tobacco crop lie says
is fine if tfier hall doesn't ruin it.
James served in tbe famous First
HI vision that did such splendid work
in France in breaking tho Ilindcn
burg Hue. He says be has enough
of war to last him his life time.
Mr. W. M. Scott, with tho following
boys leave for French Rroad Cain.p,
Brevard. N. P., Frldajfafternoon :
TrofT' Jennings, (Maude Scarborough,
T. (J. McIakhI, Jr., Manly Smith, James
A. llearon, Jr., Theodore I^aw. The
following will go for tbe last four
weeks, Iteglnhulg August lsf : Carroll
Keamc*, Varior Rogers, William Rog
ers.
Rev. Jaiucs K. Oousar of Richmond
Va., preached uii excellent sermon last
Sunday morning In the Presbyterian
olHirch. Air. Cousar has l>oen taking a
.post graduate course and also preach
ed as regular supply at one of tho
suburban churches of Richmond. - He
.will leave some time In August as
Missionary to Japan. A voluntary of
fering was taken up last Sunday by
the congregation to bear his traveling
expenses there. A* js well known his.
yearly expiMvsies 'as missionary will be
paid by a member of the Rishopvllle
?f Presbyterian church.
The Ice Situation
4*1* union was out of loo, for i? while
Wednesday, but Mr. Moseloy Colin us
that he was expecting a shipment yes
terday, and also was ex.t>ectlnjj enough
lots from the Hermitage Mill plant to
relieve the situation. He also tolls
us that Camden Is far more fortunate
than many of the towns of tho state,
tor mpovfK from nearly, every noar1>y
town tolls ??f an lee famlno Jn these
places.
NO COURT THIS WKKK
Judge Issues Order That First Week
Jurors be discharged.
Owing to the fact that Judge Town*
send and Solicitor Splgner were engag
ed In holding court In Columbia last
week and tberd was a likelihood that
It would run into the week beginning
July 5, the Judge issued the folowlng
or<lor to Hie Clerk of Court "here:
"It Appearing that t^wJudge of tMj*
circuit will not complete the work of
the court of Common Pleas in Itlchlaiul
County In time to attend the Court in
Kershaw oh the first Monday In tfuiy,
instant.
"On motion of A. K. Splgner ICsq,
Solicitor; 'It Is ordered ; tbAt the Clerk
of 'the Court do adjourn the Court of
General Sessions for Kershaw County
on, and from the first Monday of July
1920, until the second Xfonday being
the 12th day of July 1020. And that
the grand Jury and i>etit Jurors drawn
to serve for the week commencing on
the second Monday in July, be summon
ed and notified to attend on that day.'
"That the petit Jurors drawn to at
tend during the week commencing July
5th, 1020 be discharged from their at
tendnnce on said court."
Death of A foilld.
On Tuesday, June 29th, the little one
year old daughter, Ruby, of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Kelly, died nfter a short Ill
ness, at the home of Its iwirents at
1005 Lyttleton street. The burial was
at Marshall Church the followln?^day.
This Is the second !>eroavemont in this
family in a short time and 'much sym
l>afhv is f<Mt for the parents.
Killed by Golf Ball
t'tica, N. Y., July 4. ? Joseph Casey,
twelvo years old, was instantly killed
this afternoon on the 'links of the
Tahnundasls Golf Club when he was
struck by a golf ball driven from a
point 200 yard* away by Prank C.
Shlppy, of Utica. The boy was a raddle
at the club. ? ~
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE
COX AND ROOSEVELT
San Francisco, July 0.t 1:15 A. M..,
Coast Time- J mnos M. Cox, of Ohio,
WttM nominated for president by a eel a
uiatlon after Ills nomination .see met I
imminent on the 44th imllot. Tim mo
tion to HXisjMMul rules ami nomluato
the' candidate hy acclamation wax made
by JVlegato Amldon, of Kansas.
Mr. Cox accepted the nomination and
the convention adjourned until noon
Jmaoa MJddleton CV?x
James Middleton Oox was three tlmds
dovernor of Ohio ? an honor enjoyed by
only one other Ohloan, liutherford B.
Hayes. . ~i? ? 7
Horn on** farm, educated In the pub
lic schools, a printer's devil, a v^chool
tgacber, a nerfhpaper reporter, a prl
vato secretary to a Congressman,
owner manager aud proprietor of two
newspapers, member of ingress for
three years and three times Governor
of his Rtate !? bis record to date.
Business success paralleled bis po
litical achievements and through bis
own efforts Cox has amassed a to*
tUhe. Mr. Coi became the leader of
the Democratic party In Ohio In 1W*2
when he was nominated for Governor.
Ah one who had brought radical
chauges In tho Stato Constitution, be
took the filed in Its behalf. His first
term as Governor was devoted chiefly
to forwarding the enactment of lawn
to put the new Stylo Constitution Into
effect.
But Ohio evidently wan' "not pre
l>arcd to assimilate all the new laws -
for Cox was defeated for reeloctlon.
But his party renominated him In 1016
and ho was reelected for a third term
in _1018, being the only Democrat to
win in Ohio.
legislation for which (Jovernor Cox
Ih best known includes a model work
men's compensation law and a child
labor law which hare been extensively
copied hy other states. Educators of
the country say the Ohio school code,
enacted under Governor Cox's direc
tion. will live u* n monument tx> hU
achievement*.
Mr. Cox was born in llutler County,
Ohio, In Iftto. IIo attended district
school and held IiIh first iKiHltlon as
u teacher of the school in which ho
took his first lessons. He spout eve- . ?
nlngx and .holidays in a printing of
fice. In a few years ho received his
first assignment on the reportorial
staff of the <?lncluha(l Enquirer.
After ton years with the Enquirer
Hie wont to Washington a* h private
secretary to Congressman Paul Sore,
of OhJo. At the do so of this service
he pur<tia?ed the Dayton Dally News,
tkorrowlng most of tho money to pay
for it. Later he purchased tho Sprlng
fleld Dally News. lie was first elect
ed to Congress In 1008. -
IIo recently purchased the farm near
Jacksouboro upon which he wa# born
and is making It Into a modem farm
hoih^ where ho expects to live on re
tirement from public office. He is
married and has four children*"
? ? Franklin D? KoosHelt
?Sun Francisco, July 0. ? Franklin D.
Roosevelt, of New York, ssslstant sec
retary of the navy, was nominated for
Vice J? resident today by the Demo- ?
era tic national convention and became
the running mate of Governor James
M. ('Ax, of Ohio Democratic choice for
the presidential nomination.
t Despite the disinclination of Tam
many to ids nomination ho went over
by acclamation without a ballot.
Mr. Roosevelt first sprang Into po
litical, prominence in 1010. Wlhen he
was drafted by the Democrats of the
Twenty-eight Now York State Sena
torial District, consisting of the coun
ties of Dutchess, Putnam and Colum
bia. in an effort to defeat Senator
John F. Schlosser, of Deacon, who waa
a candidate for reelection. Roosevelt
was successful, rolling up U majority
of 300 in the Democratic landslide, .
which carried. John A. Dix Into the
Governor'* chair. One of the stories
still told of Mr. Kosevelt's first cam
paign by local politicians la that he
corralled the farmer ^te by running
on a platform which advocated tmi
*form apple barrels.
Mr. Roosevelt was reelected in 1012,
but resigned his seat on
1013, to accept the appointEaent as
assistant Secretary of the Nary, lit*
most famous exploit in the State Sen
ate was his leadership of the insur
gents who opposed the election of
Wm. F*. sheohaft to the United States
Senate. ' .
After three months' deadlock James
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