The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 20, 1920, Image 8
* PAKSONN fllfir SI YKARN
Man Who HUM Tw# Auto
mobile Prlwrn nnd Wofe Car*
The llauilct Mewvnger h *ys:
Th?* famous Filter Par*ou? case
was ooiMdued'fcaturduy by the huImuI*
nlon of the defendaut to mcood degree
murder.,, JndtH* Adam- *entcnced ldiu
to a term of not hvs* thin 'J<> year*
nor more than &i years In the iienlten
' tlnry. ThH? on<t* the most noted u?ur
tler <i?He trbnl In this aect^OQ of the
state In receitf yeara,
Tiie trial ht<gau Thursday and 100
men wero ealUnl to Hie Jury jbox be
fore* tWelve Jurymen were a<<eepted
Part of th?* textlmany Ml lutroduc
ed Friday, mid wlicn four I convened
thl* morning the defense quit fight
ing the cane, toil aewptod h second
degree verdict. The 'jO-year sentence
followed.
Dr. J. K. Hull, of Wewtbrook ?aol
tarl-um; Dr. Audvmuu, of Ualelgh,
nnd I>r, Tuylor, of Mor^anton, egpefta
on mental disease*, were here and text I
fled.
The two former testified that I'ar
Mons wax stHI qieutally uusoi|iid and
that It would not do to turn lilm
loom;. ?
Parsons Is a white man, 24 years
old. On August 7. ln*t year he kllk
ed a negro Jitney driver, Huck Phill
ip*. of HamQct, and stole the ear. He
carried It to Durham and sold it for
HUfiO. Three week* later !he again
came to li&mtat, hlrc<l another Jitney
driver, Joe Wilson, and on August 21
killed . him and hid his t?ody In the
woods and then stole that ear a few
days later a.-i tie was returning from
Durham with his wi?H HU contention
followed
A ?pectal term w*? held beginning
in October. with Judge Siacy presiding
aud this turned luto a bearing ?? to
lib ineutul capacity to stand trial. A
week was consumed it) *b e bearing.
i>r. Hull and other apeclaUttts testify
li'K ? ?? to hi* sanity mid U> the tm\
he had the wind of a 12-year ol<J boy
The jury decided he was luaane, ahd he
win committed to the criminal Wane
department of the peulteutlary at Hal
elgh. (it March I)r. Knox pronounced
tiini cured. and he was accordingly
brought back to Rocklugbam on March
14 for trial.
The case wa? called Thursday, hut
when Dr?. Hall and Anderson came
here this morning aud gave it as their
opinion that the man wa* still meu
lully Irresponsible. the attorney* for
the defeudart deeded to submit to a
second degree verdh't.
Germany Is trying to export by way
of Sweden, 200,000 Maiwr rifles aud
Hit' Swedish government ha* been
naked to give Its eon sent to their Im
portation on the understanding that
fbey are intended for re-exp<?rtatlon to
Mexico. Application to this end toad
heoo made to the foreign office In
Stockholm, according to a Stockholm
dispatch of Weduesday.
The expense* of the British gov
eminent alnce. t>be beginning of the
war have been placed at more than
155,000,000,000.
Airship* that will fly. float ai^l sub
merge are indicated for the rtaar fu
ture HayH sir Fort^aque Flannery,
ltrltlsh marine engineer and shop sur
veyor.
Products of the
The Secret of Bread Making |
lies in the qunlity of the flour you use. Un
less you are certain of the excellence of the
flour, you can never be sure of the success
of your bakings.
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FLOURS
*ire the products of fifty years experience
in making flours of exceptional excellence
and unvarying: quality. Only the best,
Red Winter Wheat is used in their manu
fauture. That's why these famous brands
are being used year after year by careful
housewives.
Ask Your Grocer For These Famous
Brands Today
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JUST RECEIVED
CAR LOAD OF
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<Q?>
Touring Cars
George T. Little
FOR CURE OF ILLS
Health Reeorte Have Flouriahed
in AN Age*.
First Comploto InKltutlM Known Wm
en ths Eastern Coast of the Nl*.
ponnoauo ? Emptoyod All
atoratlvae Now Known.
Health renorls are fur from being
new-fangled hid?. according to the j
follow lug extract from a commuulca
tlou to the National Geographic so
ciety by l>r. James J. Walsh:
"In Komun times there waa a health
reeort at Batae, while In the later
medieval period health reports grew
up at Salerno, not far from Naples,
and at Nontpslfer, la France, both of
them serving eventually aa the nuclei
of medical school*.
"The first complete health resort of
history waa at Kpldaurus. 'I'M* was
a town on' the eastern coast of the
Peloponnesus. In the district that
Called Argolls In Roman times.
"In this free city there grew up a
cult of Aesculapius, the Qreek god of
health, who had been an old-time phy
sician and who seemed to the Greeks
of his generation to know so much
about the Cure of disease that they
thought ttiat he must sarsly continue
to help them after bis death; there
fore they made a got! of him. ?
"The most interesting thing about
this great health resort Is that It made
use of all the natural means of cute
that are sometimes thought In* modern
times to ne comparatively recent .In
ventions.
. "The features of Epldaurus were
the abatons, or open-air sleeping
apartments; a theater that would seat
over 10,000 people, a stadium seating
some 12,000, and a hippodrome for
amusements In which animals' shared,
seating some 6,000. Besides, there
were magnificently appointed bathing
houses, walks beneath shady trees for
the patients iu the warmer weather,
and In porticos between magnificent
columns and In the beautiful sur
roundings of variously arranged flow,
er beds mid landscape gardening, In
cluding pools and small waterfalls. In
Inclement weather."
No Hay i?V Philippines.
Grasa cannot^belcflfred In the Philip
pines, because odBp great humidity.
As a consequence w Is cut fresh every
day and brought |nto the towns'and
cities for sale at a stipulated price per
carga, two bundles weighing about 125
pounds. It is cut with a small home
made knife, and washed In running
water before being placed In the bun
dle. American horses cannot lire on
it but native horses eat It and grow
far. Guinea grass and Bermuda are
the commonest kinds of grasses grown
for horse roughage In I he Islands.
For American horses and mules hay
is Imported Into .Manila from Ihe Pa
cific coast states and brings about $75
a ton. Oats sell for about ihe same
price. On n?v-?int of excessive rains
oats ennnot be grown In the islands;
rust affects It. Torn grows well; Fili
pino farmers can harvest three crops
a year from a single piece of ground.
To keep It, It is necessary to leave It in
the husk; otherwise weevils destroy
It. It is tied In bundles and bung on
bamboo poles and husked and shelled
as needed. Porn. mills are now being
established In the Visayan Islands,
where the natives prefer cornmeal
to rice as a staple food.
Really Not Badger at All.
It. I. Pocock. curator of mammals to
.Ihe London Zoological society, hps dis
covered what he says Is a "great hoax
upon the Americans, who for more
than 400 years have believed they had
badgers on their continent." An
American badger was taken to Lon
don to make an Instructive compari
son, was put In a cage with some
British badgefS. The British badgers
slept all day. the American badger
all night. Doctor Pocock investigated
and decided the American animal was
neither budger, skunk, stoat, nor
weasel. He said Its skull and teeth
were "wrong" for a badger ? It lacked
th'e scent gland ? and Its resemblance
to the badger was so superficial he con
sidered It of a totally different "tribe."
Opening of Panama Canal.
A .small steamer,. .Louise, actually
passed through the Pahama canal from
Atlantic to Pacific on November 17,
1013. On August 1. TOM the first
steamer passed from sea water In the
Atlantic to sea water iti the Pacific,
returning the 'following day. Since
that <lste the canal has boon opened to
commerce, and Is being used by an av
erage of about :?0 steamers a month.
Barren Land in Prussia.
The area <>f barren land yet to be
found In Prussia alone estimated
at not less than "i. h m ? acres. Be- :
tweeo 1 SoO and 191 approximately i
l.DTO.DOO acres were brought under j
cultivation. A further .1.7o." inh) acres j
of rich soil is yet to be obtained by :
drainage. ?
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Cheap Dress Material.
The Kir Is at Joplin. M > have dis
covered that the white cloth of sugar
Macks, cleaned and dyed, makes pretty ?
waists and smocks, as well a* milk j
strainers and shoe polishers. One ;
stenographer has a sugar sack waist
embroidered In wool.
Dancing Class of One-Legger*.
In order to make them proficicnt In ;
the riMo .< their artificial legs, th* leg- i
less veterans of England are gireti j
dancing lessons. J
Two negroes were burned to death
ou the Cm ir grounds at Pari* Texas
last Monday on the charge, of having
killed a Mlilir uauu and hia'smu.
V,. .- * ' ?M ; ? 1
pfctog . -
Not i(t? la hereby given that one
month from this data, oo Saturday,!
August 2#th, 1020. I will make to tb*
probate Court of Ker*haw County my
final return as Administrator of the
estate of Stephen F. Hough. dectawd,
and ou the mum* date I will apply to
the aaid Court for u final discharge
un said Administrator.
T. B. FM3TCHKK.
? Administrator. \i.
Camden, 8. July 24th. 1020.
Dog Uf<iue.
Ail ixtrtie* are notified that if they
have not (mid their dog Noeuse. to do
so at OQCtt to avoid penalty.
. H. C. Singletou. \ I
city Clerk.
NOTICE,
Sealed bids will be received on Septem*
ber flth. 1920 for lease of the Theater
part of Opera House for a period of J
one year frotn Sept. tat, 1920 to August 1
31st. 19-1. Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids, also reserv
es the right to u>e the Theater for pub
lie eutertaiumeats and public purposes.
By order of City Couui'll.
H. C. Singleton.
Olty Olerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Qn Question of Kershaw Coun
ty Highway Bonds.
?lit accordance with an act entitled
"A? set to authorize the Issuance of
Bouds and other obligations of Ker
shaw County for constructing and Im
proving "Highway? and Bridges and to
provide for the payment. of such Bonds
and other obligation*." approved
March 12th. A. D.. 1020, and pursuant
to the action of the Board of County
Commissioners of said County. notl<H*
Is hereby given that an election will
be held ou. Tuesday August 31st, 1020.
on the question of the Issuance of cou
pon 'Bauds by Kershaw County to an
aggregate amount not exceeding the
principal sum of FOUR HUNDRKD.
THOUSAND ( $400,000.00) DOLL Alt 8
for the purpose of constructing or lm*
proving highways or bridges in said
County. Bonds issued under the provis
ions of thl> act shall be payable to
I ?(':! n 1 1*. With privilege oF registration, ,
to l?ear Interest at not exceeding six
per cent and mature not exceeding
thirty (30 1 years from date thereof.
The election, is to be hold according
to the law* gjOrernSug general elec
tions. and only. qualified. elect
ors shall be entitled to vote. who pre
sent registration certificate Issued on or
after July 1st. 11HS, also proof of pay
ment of all taxes assessed for the year
1910. A sufficient supply of ballots
both for and against the Issuance of
bonds will be furnished nt the polling
places.
Polls will oi>en at 7 a. m. and close
at four u- in. '
The following have been appointed to
act as managers at the various polling
places :
Camden Oi?era House? J. H. Dc
Loache, R. J). Williams. W. C. Brown.
Wateree (Pine Creek) Cotton Mill?
George Mnnn. T. J. Truesdel. .1. A.
Shaw.
Hermitage Mill ? W. T. Hasty, J. J.
Munu, C- L. Bradley.
Stockton ? <*. W. Amnions. K. C,
Pearce. R. M. Workman:
Mt. Zlon Church ? J. B. McCoy. C. U.
Myers. W. L. Hunnlcutt. ^
Stokes School House ? W. II. Wat
kins, Amos (?. Hall, It. W. Humphries.
Cleveland School House ? E. A.
Brown. J. Mr Barfield. J. F. West.
Bearer Dam School Hott*^ H. O.
pieta, W. N.'Weat. Janet Aurtor*>p. ?.
RateUff Mill S. B. fUIl, K. A. Wat
ktn*. H. J Itatrliff.
Ca??att !- O. Fuuderburk. H. 8.
Ttiompfcoo.. II. C. Uobtnaou.
\\V*tvlll?? Herbert Youug. w. )U
Uaakin. J Hlltou
Three CV? I- I*. ltobUitiou. J. Bobt.
Mvdill. J T. Gay. .
Sliaylor# If III ? J. R. Horuaby, U L.
Youiitf. R. L. Suiyrl>
Caute/?- Henry Ifcrfleld, 8. C- Roae,
K. K. .Holland
Xtoueboro O. Haujmuml, P. B.
Hammond. J. B. Willi* now
Buffalo School Houte T. M. Howell,
!> I* I'atoe, C. W. Ifolley.
I iiln'rr.v Hill ft Joite?. V. (4, Per
ry. J. B. JohH-MMl.
1 KlrkW'i* Buw^-D. II.
?iiiawv j
Cook. ittlB. ??**?
lWthuiw ~l>, T. Yurtwro, M. Q.
\V. A Mc*l?ow?lL
Mgoff Jaw** Ti'ftm. Victor W*i<
hl?* ?- 1. ?. *4
W niter HoMf.
lUlxms Of*w UiMdk -J. M
U. A. Jncktiou. KoglUU Uranium
O. H. 0LBMKNT8, >|
w. i.. trroS*
C'amnol^ioaer* of Election for Km***
County.
H. C. S1NOLKTON.
The One Step
?<*. dootwnnt to overlook I* pUnnin# yoor mm <W?_
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FARMERS
ATTENTION!
OUR GIN HAS BEEN PUT IN FIRST CLASS
SHAPE AND WE ARE NOW READY TO TAKE
CARE OF YOUR GINNING TrtlS SEASON.
PLENTY OF BAGGING^AND TIES ON HAND.
WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR GINNING AND
SEED BUSINESS.
Camden Oil Mill
Wm. KING, Mgr. .? J. H. OSBORNE, Supt
Your Tire Bills
YOU can save the price of from four to seven
inner tubes this year.
Put this money in your pocket by fitting out with
Lee Puncture-Proof Tires ? extra heavy, finely made
tires, road-proofed with the three patent disc-layers,
a distinctive Lee feature, absolutely unpuncturable
yet pliant and "frictionless."
.Your saving in tubes alone will bring down the
cost of Lee, Puncture-Proofs to about that of ordinary
tires.
Put Lee Puncture-Proofs on your car.
Know, in advance, exactly what your tire and tube
bills will be for the next twelve months.
In addition ? you save time, temper and the an
noyance of changing tires on the road.
KERSHAW MOTOR CO.
Camden S. C.
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