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? | ? r ? , - NUMBER 25 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FR1DA Y.SEPTEMBER 24, 1920. XXXil ?Si* SALESMAN jSWINDMS ' u j Kl.eeed C duuty Farmer * Out of $7,000. TWC4C#M.i?n of st- *WUI?i?wa ??*#! \ prominent Calhoun county farmer '^e opiui^u Of Sheriff HHI. camo, D losijib' #7.000 out* day latjt week u whlt tbe sheriff thinks to be an at V? twl swiiullf on the part of two men K SaiHh and J. M. Anderson, who aim to ?*' f,oW N'urtb Vttroliua. The 4 W).u were arrested by Sheriff Hill x>u after the Calhoun county awn bad over to tibeni $7,00() in Liberty Bond?. <yhi<-h, th<- bon(l ?w,,*r ??y8< to be ht-ru by. the two wen as secur ity for stock purchased in a Texan eon ^ t0 the amount of *7,000, aud agreed lo tike Liberty bonds for this amount, k,,e tbeiu transferred to the company they represented and have the company tbe bonds as security for the ?Mck. 'i'be farmer agreed to the tran g.tiun ami turned the bond* over to tbe salesman. Tbe bonds wore brought to St. Mat thews by the two men. accompanied by 1 br farmer, and were transferred in took, the salesman elairing that this procedure was necessary In order that tbe bond* illicit be held as security for tbe stock. The cashier of the local bink where the transfer was made be Mine suspicious 'of the stranger, how erer, the alacrity with which the farmer ^reed to tbe transfer so clearly indi cted that the deal had been thorougly ?Dvestipa ted and was above reproach tbt tbe cashier made th<j transfeiw*ith out comment. Shortl.V after tbe two men had left, tils county Solicitor A. .1. Hy'drick was informed of the deal .and immediately began au Investigation. He ascertained tbat trtie men were doing business in St. ijatthews without a license and he^ litfompanied 'by Sheriff Hill, begap a #ari'h for the two men and the bonds. Their chase led to Jefferson hotel, Ool Wiltifl, where the men, wfio wepe theavl 1; armed were arrested at 4 o'clock a. n Cash to the amount of $5,0.13 was found on their persons. Sheriff Hill went to the room occupi ed by the men at the Jefferson 'hotel, accompanied by the hotel detective, aroused the occupants and informed them that they were under arrest. Tho *en appeared very much i?erturbed and declared that theft- dealings with the Cilhoiii) farmer were absolutely fair. However, Mie sheriff ascertained that % Liberty bonds had been sold to a Columbia bank, and the money and tbeck found on the person of the twh men were evidently funds derived from tW sale. Tbe prisoners were brought back to St Matthews and each required to I?1 up bail in the sum, of $400 after tWir retaw, jfthe officer .says the ?en hired an automobile and went Xorth. and it jH understood that they iired tho automobile to go to Denmark. Shortly after leaving here a telephone was received from Columbia asking lf thc had left St Matthews. It kjaidttiat the men will be re-arrested 'hen located. Tbe money found in the pillow of ?f the men was returned to St. Matthews. sheriff Hill says three ^olveN \Verc found scattered about ' room in the hotel, and an empty hot tie was also in evidence. e say* the men declared their porposl ' to tie legal and immediately upon aroused said they would give the y ha? k if the farmer was not isficd. They had left a call at the * esk vu as to catch an early r,l!"? train. FaUnl To File Account Cultiirrtiia. Scjit. ? In the Horry fconty Illative el pot ion contest pro **'H t<> tite <t .1 1 ?* Democratic commit ta Toesdfiy, J. Robert Carter was krownout ,,f election to the house from lorry. l*.oau>e be did file his cn.m PT|<eiises account of eight dollars *forf- thp primary. as required by law Wtbe riM- nf ?ho j>arty. He had l>een ^rfd a .<u,,iidate for the seeond hj i he 1 1' ?rry ' county committee, > citizen f.f Horry had protested ^ prnte-i was sustained. Mr. Car *?s ruled ,,ut of the second race. t state e..mmittee going on record a b.ii? debate us favoring a strict T*&cr> ro tho law and the rules. ffistration Hooks To Open. i* hereby eiven thot the Regis hoar.l for Kershnw County will J'the Clerk's office on Wednesday \h?r<((lay, September 20th and SOth j*1 purpose of registering voters ?e,; TP" { yet received their regis ?K,ri flea lest. J. A firignhy ?I A. McDowell L. E. Kirkley. Board of Registration. siifij ing OF PARIS Kurt Mill Muii HeraUs Ua?U Days In French Capital. Noticing III The 'IMnios 'ht las! \v?'A the Nt-atemcnt that the supQNCiniion with which the <U*tiuhus shelled I'ujIk during the world wur wan toady of worn-out guns, Jaiucs T, Young. Jr., of Por< Mill, who was stationed In the French capital for ifi ye months during the. wur was h member of a Washington Hty company of the 51st engineers, said that be did not kupw how the Germans managed to put the big gun together, hut he <]lil know of his own personal knowledge that shells from it reached Paris. "One day while 1 was station ed in Paris," said Mr, Young a day or so ago, "I hoard one of the super-cannon shells coming : there was no mistaking their peculiar wbinnlng noise once had one beard t.y I was crossing the Seine at the time on one of the many bridges t bat span the river in Parte* Looking downstream I saw the shell fall on a houseboat and cut it as fairly In t\vO us a carpenter could have done.- OAS! narily the shells from this biff gun did no great amount of damage, but in my oplnjon nothing that occured during the war shook the morale of the French people as it did. The destructiveness of the bombs from the German Zeppel ins that were dropjied on . Paris was much greater than that of the super-can non shells. I saw In that city all that was left 'of a five-story building after a Zeppelin bomb had exploded in It. Anticipating Zeppelin raids, tbo roof pf the building had been plastered ? with several feet of concrete, but when tbo bomb fell on the roof it went through the concrete as easily as one can punc ture a piece of tissue paper and did stop until It readied* the roof of the third sory. There it exploded. The three upper stories of the building were literally carried away. The most destructive explosion that occured in Paris during the World War, however, wiped out the hand grenade factory tliere a?d besides claiming hundreds of lives wrecked a big section of the city In fvory direction ? from ? the ? factory buildings for several blocks were com pletely ruined by the explosion, which occured only a few days before the Ger mans began, their last big drive on the Western front. Maoiy believed that the explosion was caused by German spies but no one connected with the factory lived to explain a-nytbing about the cause of it." ? Fort Mill TMmes. Tractor Demonstration. There witf be a tractor demonstration held on Mr. Geo T, Little's field about one and half miles west of Camden Wednesday Sep.t. 29th, beginning at 10 .*30 a. m. AtfOttt" "~flve" different makes of tractors will be exhibited and demonstrated as well as other types of improved farm machinery., This demonstration is to be held under the supervision of County Agent San ders nnd is being put on in order to interest farmers in the matter of using improved machinery to meet the short age of labor on the fjym, and also to give tlie farmer an opportunity to see for himself what type of machine is most adapted to the kind of work which he has to do. Tractors will be exhibit ed and demonstrated by the several dealers in Kershaw county and address as will be made on the subjects of" bet ter farming methods" and "soil impro vements" by men of. prominence who will represent the Extension Division of Olemson College. Notice. The Reverend A. It. Mitchell, Arch deacon of Charleston Convention, will preaclu at Grace Church on Sunday morning. September 2f>t'h, nf 11 oVlrn-k serviee. Aid are cordially invited. The Same Everywhere. The following from the Laur^nburg Exchange gives the common experience of most newspapers: How much of The Exchange of anyj newspaper, we wonder, does the aver age render read? A man told us the other day. that h<| made it a rule to read every line In The Exchange every week. Another man said his little girl thought there was no paper like The Exchange and went for Its weekly visit. Anofher man said he didn't rend it much, but his wife liked it. Another man said it was not worth a ? , etc.. etc. Another man came fcf th?. other day all "hot np" because he didn't find something In the l>Aj>or which ?he was sure ought to have In-en in it. As soon as we could under stand what he was driving at we point ed out the item for him ? it was on the front page. Rut he hadn't seen it ! I O II ANii TW'KLVK l)o?eii Kwudoiiii Mm)' Take Place In Chicago Next Month. All record* for legal executions In Cook comity ai)d possibly In the state of lH?no?se, will be broken in Chicago October II ami 15, connty offieiaU. be lieve when 12 men arc sentenced to In> hanged fur murder. Eight of them are under sentence to ?ll?> October 14 and four on the follow ing day. In addition other slayers who have been convicted arc awaiting sen tence and It is possible that they also may hang on one of the two days. Chicago has ha<J sevdral wholesale executions In the past ? tint most nota ble on November 11, 1887, when four of the llaymarket anarchists were hanged ? hut nothing in the memory of Jail of ficials approach a death lint of 12 In two days. Hangings In the Cook county Jail take place In the corridor of one of the main cell blocks. There is Just room for a double gallows, so it Is prob able according to (Jeorge F\ I.ee, the Jailer, that the men will be executed in pairs. The hangings will cost the state approximately $3,000, Including a $100 fee for the sheriff for each man hung. Those to lie hanged October 14 are Sam Cardlnelle, leader of a blackhand gang whose members confessed several murders; Nick Viani, Thomas ICrrleo, Frank Camplone, Sam Lopez, Joe Cas tanzo, Sam Ferrara and Henry Reese, the latter a negro. The October 15 list includes Arthur Hacnsel, Richard Wilson. Harry Andre and Frank Zagcr. Ilaensel, who kill ed 'his wife, was to have been executed last spring but was granted a reprive five minutes before he was trt have Jt; ? ? ' . " * marched to the gallows. Andre was convicted of killing a watchman while robbing a factory safe. Wilson was found guilty in the same case, although he was on another floor of the build ing when Andre, lils partner, killed' t'he man. The Jury decided that as an ncv complice he was ?*|UH^y Ku^tv State Hospital Overcrowded. Columbia, Sejit., 19. ? ? C. Fred Wil liams, superintendent of the State Hos pital for the Insane, hns called on Jud ges of probate in all counties of the state to send only emergency cases as pertaining to negroes to the hospital for treatment because of the crowded condition at the institution. There are now more fehan 2,200 pa tients being treated and the quarters are crowded jto cai>aclty. At State Bark where the negroes are eared for there are 537 negro males and 402 females. State Mission Day. A look in on our iState will be the feature of the lessons taught in Sunday School next Sunday at the Baptist church. t The religious conditions of South Carolina ought to he of intrest to every man, woman, and child of. the Baptist Congregation. The teachers of the various departments will he given responsibilities of making these matters plain to their pupils. South Carolinians are Justly proud or certain history that we have made. What will be the records of religion we are to leave those coming after us? We will study together concerning Baptist Benevolent institutions, and Baptist. Missionary Endeavors. You will t?e interested. There is room for all ami a happy hand grasp. Reports will be made on the Canvass in the Double TTp Campaign. ? Reporter. Many are Paying Lip. Mnuy of our subscriber* arc coming in ami having their subscriptions re newed for another year since our announcmetit of an increased rate after October- 1st. From that date (he price of The Chronicle will be $2 per year instead of $1.50 as formerly. If you have a friend who in not taking the paper now is a good time to get him to- subscribe In order to get It ?t the old price. Mrs. Motley Dead. Mr*. Sara J. Moseley an aged lady, being more than 8(1, years of age, died at her home In the Mt. Zion section of this county on Thursday of last week and the burial and funeral was held at Mt. Zion churchyard the following day. services being conducted. 1>y Rev. M. M. Bon son, of Camden. Mrs. Moseley had a large family connection throughout the county who wltt regret to learn of her death. Stiff necks, sore eyes and aching hearts cro^vd the trail of Constance TaUnadge in "A Virtuous Vamp" ing shown at the Majestic Tuejday. COMMITTEES NAMKI). ' . o ? J * ? '? ? To Soljrtt Contributions For . Demo Cl'HlIr i ? i : I ? hllld. Contributions t?? 111*' 1 ?cnu?( rat !?? Campaign fund arc coming in very slow ly. Those ill t ha ? *?f the NttUott al Drino. i m I li- i'aMiiMiKii arc ?dn dire strait*, y' It edsta >>ts of money to conduct a presidential campaign. The regBbJi< hiis aro i sjjendiug millions. It in certainly worth a tloVlar to each Democrat in Kershaw County, (and thin Includes tho ladles) to cflect Cox and Roosevelt, ]>et us got out of thin apathy and do something for the cause jjf Democracy. Tho followlug geuQemcn have been appointed to solicit ^aml receive con* trihutlonK in their respective communi ties: Camden ; H. <3, Garrison, Jr., S. W. vaul'Sndiugham, J, S. Lindsay, & C. Shaw , J. M. Moscfley. Wateree Milfls, ? W. T. Player and John Shaw. Hermitage Mills,? W\ A. Anderson and .Tim Jordan. W. T. Anderson and Jlui Jordan. Befhune, ? J. O. Parker and J. D. Lafittc, Rayleys Mill, ? Amos West, C. O. Stogner, and J. B. Munu. Shamrock, ? L. J. Baker and P. J.. MeNaughton. Almey, ? D. M. Kirkley. Kershaw, ? T. B. Olyburn, J. C. Mas' soy and J. A. McCaskilfl. ? 1 WestvlHe, ? R. L. BeTl and David Truesdeil. Liberty Hill, ? Jno. <i. Richards. Lock hart, ? L. T. Jordan and J. S. Shirgls, . 6ty DeKalb,--~-S. C. Truesdel. Lugoff, ? James Team and J. B. Wal lace. Blaney, ? Jesse T. Ross and T. \V. S tames. Boykln,? WiUlis Cantoy. I would urge each of these gentlemen t < ? canvass their communities just as soon as they can and get every demo crat to contribute. 1 hope that the ladies of the dif|jrent oominimHies will lend their efforts by getting together and selecting canvassing committees I cannot write to the individual solici tor*, but they may accept this notice as their authority to solicit the contri-. hut ions. The need is pressing and I . hope that within the next week 'we may have u goodly *um reported- from each community. M. M. Johnson. Ohrnn. Dollar Democracy Campaign for Kersha-w C-ounty. THE MEETING MONDAY. "Cotton Day" Observed by Farmer? of Kershaw County at Court House. In response to the Governor's pro clamation setting forth Monday Sept., 20th, as Cotton Day, and calling for meeting to be held in each county about 175 farmers and business men met as Camden and listened to address es made by L. W. Boy kin. Chairman of County (Cotton Association, W. B. De Loach, C. J. Shannon, Jr., and I* I. (iuion on Subjects relative to methods by which farmers can obtain a fair price for their cotton. The plan for acredge reduction of cotton. Increased food and feed produc cent M>f the good cotton crop of 1920(, and the formation of an export cor pora Uoii according to those adopted at Montgomery by the Cotton Association were discussed in detail. The matter of obtaining membership for the American Cotton Association was taken up and a motion was ear Vied to request the ginners <>f the county to co-operate by collecting tlx* dues at the gin and turning the fees collected over to the Association, each person then automatically becoming a mein l?er of the Cotton Association. A resolution was carried calling upon the farmers of Kershaw county to steer clear of an attempt to make a bumper crop of cotton in 1021, planting their lands to one-third corn, one-third small grain, and one-third cotton. All present showed themselves to be vitally Interested in those issues which came up for discussion and judging from the spirit of^tfre meeting, together with that of several other 'meetings Kershaw county Is going to do her part in the flgh! for a fair price for her commodoties. Thorp a ro two men in the United States who have incomes of $3,000,000 a year, aeeording to the Internal rev enue bureau, ami about 20,000 are elasse<1 as millionaires. Half, the 4, 000,000 men who ftled ineome tax statements reported Incomes of not m<?rp than $2,000. KKKNJI WV NKWS N0TK8 Inter* iiu;; in in, leathered Froni^Tlie Era of That Ptaw. ' ^ and Mrs. W. <'. Hvaiurand vhild r,cu of l>aUas, Texas, who Uava boon visiting Mr. Evan's mother, M.tf. M. E. Evans and h>s sister, Mrs. H. O, Biras Ington and M?*h. <\ Beckham, f left Saturday to return t<? their homo in Texas. We are pleased to note that little Miss F.iiy.abeth McElhaney, who was run over ity an automobile some tltue ago Is gcting along nicely. Mrs. A. H. McElhaney, her motfoer, who spent sump -time at the hospital with her has returned home. ^ 'b Miss Mamie Robertson ami John Jhant, both employes in the Hifaeh store in Kershaw, were married in Hektt* Springs Sunday l?y Rev.. Samuel Long pastor of the Heath Springs church. On Monday evening late a little son of EdL Eubanks w a s seriously shot in the side by Martin B?am and .Eubanks also received several shots in his body Both Eubanks aud Beam live on T. Y. Williams' place about three miles west of I van caster. Our informant stated that Eubanks went home late in the evening under the influence of liquor and' accompanied by bis little boy, and having his gi^i with him, he went_in the direction of the home of Martin Beam and when nea ring the home of Beam he-fired one of the barrels of his fftm. Beam, \v>ho whs in the act of retiring came to the window or door and putting bis gun out fired both bar rels with tin' results stated. The boy was taken to the Fennell Infirmary Monday night. Little Johnnie Frank Young aged about . eight months, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Young, of the Plat Rock community, di$d Tuesday morning, September 0, and was hurried at Hang ing Rook graveyard Wednesday morn ing. after' funeral services .by Rev. W. T). Gleaton. James Cicero, the' little son of Mr. * j7 1 ~ v <? flnil Mrs. J, Frank Williams, Hged Uvo yea?*s and twenty-one days, died at tfoe home of his parents In the mill village last Friday n'ght of meningitis, after a very brief Illness, and was buried Saturday at Hickory Head graveyard. The funeral service# were conducted by Revs. J. M. Neal and A. Hartley. T-bomn s Will Taffi 37 "aged ~ 58 years, died at his home In the Thorn Hill Com munity last Friday afternoon at three o'clock and was buried in the grave yard at Bethel Presfl>yterlan cfourch on Saturday evening. The funeral ser vices were conducted by Rev. J. M. Xeal and Rev. A. Hartley. Mr. Wil liams was a member of Thorn Hill Bap tist eliureh. He left surviving his wife one son, and five daughters. Preacher Drops Dead. v cliadbourn, N. O., Sept., 19. ? Charles Lennon, septngenarian negro preacher put a tragic period to his Sunday ser mon in "Prong Baptist Church, six miles north of here when with the words: "It is finished" he toppled backward in his pulpit. When members of the congregation rus'bed to his aid they found that the preaeher v^as dead. He was seventy years obi and was well known through out this section. Mrs. Margaret Delvoache I>ead. Mrs. Margaret Thompson DeLoache wife of Mr. R. Rlalr DeLoache, died at her homo on North Fair street Thursday morning after a lingering ill ness. Seyerafl months ago Mrs. De Loachc was stricken with pa rally sis ami Iut death was not unex]>octed. Refore her luarralge she was Miss Margaret Thompson, daughter of the late W. K. Thompson, of Liberty Hill, and survived by her husband and three daughters, Mrs. Rufus Thurman, of Cheraw. and MIsseS Margaret and Rel>ecca Deloache. both of Camden. Sh<> was a lady of an unusually sweet disposition and had numerous friends in Camden and throughout Kershaw county who will be deeply grieved to learn of her death. Th?. fmjrral services wl'Kl be hold from her late residence this ("Friday) morning nt lrt o'clock conducted by Rev. \V. \V. Daniels, and the following gentlemen will act as pall-bearers: W. K. I)elx>ache. J. R. DeT.oache, W. R. I>el^">?che, R. P. I)eLoache, Pat Thomp son and James Thompson? the first four named l>eing brother-in-laws and the latter two being brothers of the de cease* 1 The population, of Eastland, Texas. Increased' WW7 per cent between 1910 and 1020. The town is in the heart of the oil fields. I..WCASTKK COI NTV NEWS. iiuppcmIuk* Internal Fram NeljhjWP County a* Totd by Exrhiligea. Miss M:ir.\ Hough, ^tuullll'r of Mi'v II ?' lloV??l?. of t ! i ? -i *?!(>*. ami Phillip Fuiauuol of Sjmrtanbur*, were mar ried Tuesday lit Columbia. News to this effect was rtcelvod by Wi? brlde'n mother and brothers here I ant night M'ks Hough left here Tuesday to- re enter Chlcora college, Columbia, and her marriage came as a complete sur prise her relatives ami friends hare She is oue of Lancaster's most attrac tive ladles ami a ulster of Beu O. Jim iiml Hene Hough of this city. The hank of Heath Springs was rob bed of valuable i>a)>ers Monday night has offered a reward of $300 for the recovery of the pa pern stolen by the burglar or burglars. It is thought pos sible the thief may throw these papers away as they would be dangerous in strutnents If found In his hands. The reward for the arrest and conviction of the thief or thieves also stands. .Sheriff nhnter Is In receipt of a lot ter from the governor's office of Mich igan stating that John Mcliwaine, tho negro arrested in Detroit recently on a charge of murder in this city has asked for a hearing on the requisition of Governor Cooper. The governor of MlehJ^an was absent from his office at. the time the letter was written and t be re fore no date was set for tho hear ing. It may l>e necessary for Sheriff Hunter to take witnesses from Lancas ter. when the hearing is held.. A vacant house on the farm of P. A. Williams, t <vo miles from town?" was destroyed' by fire Saturday night ?t midnight. \vy 1*. Robinson' and Ray V. Fai'e ligji been nominated for house of repre sentatives from Lancaster ~ county in t'he second primary held today-over It. S^ Stewart and J. Hoy Cunningham. Mrs. Susan C. Turner, widow of R.J. Turner, died Sunday night at the homo of her son, Wr. W. B. TTurner in her Slst year. Mrs Turner was roarreid in 1807 and survived-by four children. lu\ W. K. Tnrtlfcr- and Miss Mafctie Turner of Kershaw, J. M. Turner of Coitondale, Fla., and E. B. Turner of Melanin* Miss Her remains were intered In the ceme tery at her old home church at Hickory Htwilj of which she had l>een a meihber since 1857, tfie services being conducted -by the pawtnr, the Hev'^SIrT Owen! The. death of Mrs. Nancy Fnnderburk widow of George Funderburk, occured at tier home two and one-h^lf miles from Lancaster Saturday. ? . . A OIL MEN ORGANIZE. Camden Man Named as Secret*^ of Southern Association. *>11 jobbers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Flordla met here yesterday morning at the Jef ferson hotel and formed the South ern Petroleum Dealers association for these four* states. A large number of dealers were present and participated In the discussion. The purpose of the as sociation is to promote the oil jobbers interests, it was said, after all the meet ing- . Of fivers ejected at the conference were : J. S. Wilson of the Nisbefc and Wilson company of Lancaster, presi dent; E. J. Thornhill of the Charleston Oil company, vice president; D. C. Pat terson of the Carolina Oil company, secretary and treasurer A committee on by-laws and constitution was named and these men will report hack to the Jefferson here October 11. ? Columbia State, 10th. Koad Now Being Built. Tin* project of the Richland county highway commission for the construc tion of the Two Notch road from the city limits to the Kershaw county line has been approved by the state high way commission. The contract for tho construction of the road with a sand clay surface was awarded hy the county commission to rh?f Powell Pav ing and construction company, all work on the road to be done for"$137, 011.45, and work has been begun. The automobile license fees and the two mill county levy, hy permission of the state commission, will be used in meet ing the construction costs. ? Thursday's State. ^ % West Motor Company Buy Garage. The Wr?v Motor Company , dealing in Transport trucks and fJrant automo biles has purchased the large garage on West PeKalb street froin, Heard Broth ers, and a,re now having the building repainted and orerhanTed ready for oc cupancy. They propose to operate a - service station tot their ears and this will be m charge of M*1. Clayton^ Hasty. r mmm ? ? ? ? i * ? i m i ? ' * -?r. * m