The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 05, 1920, Image 1
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1820
NUMBER 31
yOLUME XXXU
Monday, November 22ud
NoW -llurst ltrothcn* Auto LivOrj
>)1 II Miiiui. K i> Blnkeney and W
d*lxMM'hp.
Xo OS- Tliouisis 15 Maimer vft Robert
Toaiu ct ;ii. T K Trotter, 1^ T -Mills
m i: l? lilakniey, Kirkland & Kirk
ftd.
Ko 70 The .Nat louul Cash Register
D M MeCu skill et al. 1- A Witty
wsky and M M Johnson.
Tuesday, November 23rd
10 72- .1 I. MosolOy vs S A I? Hail
id To. 'Ml. Smith."
to .'50- 1 1 i. Johnson v>> Mrs S J Kon
"fton. m \| Johnson, and W B
Ldicbf.
So'js It 15 I'.lliott vs W A Anderson.
Wand & kirkland. and M <M Johnson.
U B Klliott vs W T JIasty.
\ KirkJand. and M M John
i.
Wrtlnehday November 24tb
Jin i!7- w |, Hranhain vs Walter 1)
h* l)jr'Ti..|- <;< ncral of Railroads
I* Smith /
^ 7I{- Jcriii m- (' Whiiakrr, vs S J
?W" P. It ? i k?> and Miller & Law
?.
. tj i c,, v> '|'j,o Texas Coin
I. I' I'lakmey. Kirkland &
Miami ,n,.| |. y Mills.
Joiiu'.. \ M -( ; l it vs u C Woleh. i:
"lak^m-y. \V i>, .lei/inch*' and Kirk
"?j ^ Ki I k);i M'l .
I 1 1 l? !' ;i iid John Williams,
lyin' hr? rn I'! ;ind Anolia Hays vs
la' k? .ir. SaEl<\ Issue llrevad.
HiIcL,;,. ;Ull| j A Wittkowsky.
7 T:> M I I loins Co vs l> M Me
will .tti. i < \ MeCaskll). T K Trot
r?n0 < , i , a -am nder.
iii*T(>in I Jewelry <'<? vs
' ? Ui^in^ss us ( 'lyburn
I K I rnttcr a tid M M John
11 ^
J' " I' \ Miiiiko and Jarties Me
'? < U'hh as sheriff of Ker
**' " l l? Blak^itey. W It do
J?' a h i Kirkland & kirkland.
14 ' burn l.ivp Stock Co vs
r?"1') W;||i;, n,v;_ D itlakeney nnd
B ?|ff/,n.
" I. Sehloshnr# vs Petnler
'? I' Kink?*nov and W H de
I: \V I'ruvo (; Ci Alexander.
,Sa,'"i ...?d W It ?lel/oaoh<\ ?
Marriage.
^ nfrernoon last, (k-iybfr
* llr> M. Bennle Will Marshall
v;,la Hull, l?oth of Camden,
^ w^re married at tiie horn*
Jnd?A w. h. McDowell.
feS?^STKR OF CIVII^ASKK
(guilty Court, Fall i'nu, II*.
giiHilnK ^Io*id4?y. Nov. 15.
Monday No\ ember ?5tb.
^ }.j. ,\ 1 1 1 1 ft <?' IVri-y v.s M c
,mlrn. & l-avvs..?, It |l
tarkl. ami 15 l> Blakniey.
.. |4ut)iur O Johnson v? M O
iLs?iu Millor & I.awson, B B
JJenmJ r. BJMkeney.
Xo 'J--W S Wafers vs Steven# &
ft it < "hi rk<\ W B de Loach? ami
I) uhikna-.v, Klrkland A; Klrkland,
Tuesday.- November 18th *
So UV .1 ? ? < - 1 ? ' ?' Hall "l,<' H M Hull
. Mwr<'ii,M' Stolowi ami Maxxle R L
|^es, M I1 Clarke (VlUl C B Ituffln,
\ Wilt k<?w>ky .
So JSO^ Sa vannah Huauo Oo vs W H
Jl \, A WittkoAvsky and A! M John
|A N
So HVunnuMclal Inve^mont Co
,j)M MeCaskill. L A WlHfcowsky and
[M Johnson. >_
So 27 J a rut's II Burner v? HA
Klrkland & Klrkland and M M
W K2 Henry Bracey? vs U^nry
iW 1 A Wlttkowsky and K 1>
liktw.v- Kirk land & Klrkland.
.. Wednesday, November 17tt>
Ko lis ?' White and his wif?> vs
filter I > nines Director (i<'ueml of
iliroads. W B deLottchc, Klrkland
Klrkland and Tompkins & Barrett.
So 39- .1 < ' J<w"y vs (}ordun & Lewis
fltK W l? del'ioaehe hihI HI) Itlake
iy.
So (0 .1 F It Huberts vs .1 (' ft roam.
'II ti.d.oiK'h iiud Klrklai|d .V: Klrlf
fl<l.
Thursday, Nov ember 1#U?
jio*4!k-K',i '"haw Mule Co vs It A
|fl)o\voll. I' l> Blakene.v ami M M
i&nsoii.
|i ,11- A Kan'sh and Schlosbprw V*
||, Arthur. I' l> Itlakoney and M M
ikius0))
\,t.V! I Hi itiiu tiona I Agriculture Cor
oration vs I) T Blackinon and H II
M. K !) Mlak'uey, (I <1 Alexander.
.Vim- U.I Trantham vs T M Jlunnl
it(. |'1> Mlak^ney and W It deLoaohe.
So ."?! .1 I, Holland vs fieorge Adanv
m and .ImIi.ii Williams? (Alias John
Srki'M. U I. Sin i til & M M Johnson
id l T Mill-. H H < Jlarke,
Ni? "m ? U (' H<'iiWMt vs John 1 <>t 1 1
11 and >T?ir?'liisiiii tV: Snpp.
.\u .7! Sti':iiis (Mpir <'o vs S A
5-nin. I. A WiMk??\vsky an<l Klrkland
Kirkla imI .
Xu 57 I'ani' h Ncttlos t'o vs MHtrhell
irk" It d[M,nucho and AT .ToTnV
#.
Sn.V^- It.inicli \T<'f Mrs (\> vs Tlioina s
Tnnioy. W I? d''l/>aelie and M I.
litli.
So ."?!( \ I. Watklns vs <; It Cook.
A WiUkowskv and R 1> ftlakenoy.
Friday, November 19(li f
? John \l .loijvs v# It II \V1I
fl. \\ H di-l.oai'hc and K 1) ltlakon?*y.
Savannah <hiano (,yo vk .1 !)?
SK!ons. W I > dolyoaehe atxl L T^TTHsr
No 0"J Iti.-liard H Hall>' vs North
fsttTii 'Kailroad of South Carolina.
^ B d?*lw?a '?h?*.
.No CI -K*1 is b aw Mercantile *& Bank
(Cov> Kva Turner. -,K D Blakencv.
No 05- S .1 10 Peach vs W C * &
^?iii'ii l'''rry. K I) Blakeney ami
fcchlioii 4 Sapp ? ?
.^?WW.'L.. 1,1 Ml . __ ?- - " ?
HACK WAN IN VIAHAMA.
No\?ral Nfjcrom Killed and I'ropert)
l.oss IC mis High
AI?l?tyoi...?ry. Nov. j ThlV4,
known to l,o fiftiMMi |? tho Mo?t.
Jrtmery eoiinty Jail ami pr<>norty h ??*
Mm>uKh incendiary fi,,vs of xatimlav
?nd Sunday ,
9IIHMNN) reeaptiuhitcx |JU> outtm'uk in
?'?<? s??. ,mH o/ (h|s ronnfv ?
Wight. Over one -hundred k^ivlLr
S*1 ""(1 My otM* U and
. "i". volunteers n,o on duty ?t
*'rategotle pol^tK |>, (bo affrvtod
?J|?. iiHIioMi it niiM #on?ra)ly he
^od tho threatened uprising i,a<^
he?m nipped.
?h? kl|ll?E of W(m?? T,y|W !
the Sail f.TJv
?rZK u7?T' ""b' m
i" ?t J"? T"""" * I*
jl" T ? "f &>?<? T?,lon fltort tt
J ,",2 "ni1 ",l"'r "Miosis
#!? "In. umlor ?fro,i ?,
'l811' ????* -oun. <vr tm
the \i %? ?r earlier i?
I'., an attempt ,(l hum- his prop-'
t? ,, hJyZ
Hi' ami aji attempt upon his
>\yn lfi> While ihe ?-iik hfifoai treated
*|Tg bn<<k*m wound |,i hls shoulder
1 'Hy. officers went ,o his homo
Z ZT''1"?1 hu ??"
1 s,niOII10l|TR Of (1|?. ?.??/>
T** ?? <"'"?? 'I.O s?fo Tavllr'Zdl
zr$?*r,r\? 5**
? striven ' pfln<'v ''l the account*
1 BB ??** '' of floors" to doeldo
" ?3 lor s arrest and when ho came
,2? Ml? a?<? waiting for
of Pf ,0" IT UUS '"to Chief
s ? j0"'0 automobile. tl?.
sol/,. d a ,ylnff Jn th<. pnr
started shooting. Detective Servant
ni w*iii? n,l(V,'?'' n??ro,s P ???
tans! ? his f? ho imffoCtlvo. ?e.
??' tlio m.Kro had ompflod (ho .plKfol.
'"im h<? lV}ls on from tho shlv
hn?m?
^'Oislnsr insfnnt doath
i\mtiU .,i?K ropoifts nw r,v,.|v?l
:' ";ry ?"?>**>?< >" - "?.v from
"k l'l,r<v,ls. . I,> ,|, <1U(,
.luring ,
?"? i. or I.*,
? r " """ l'om"v ""'1 rth
' KUHril l? tltoso |,K-al|
los loiilKht.^.- rr-T?U|?? if|forl
?'"s nllho.il ronflriun.
" ,lu" <5 tl.llDllll.v i? sw.ur? lvi
mm?im
- H.0 off.vt four liecw, hn,|
.'I 'k,atl1 '"-ur Highland
Hoiin?. Ala., oarly fn th? dav 1
At ll?. ,-oi,,K.? Jan ,his artirnoo,,,
Anu'i son. who appreihondod and
afrosj^d I .addle <;l?son. Jr.. a n,gro.
J|ated that cihw>? had told him
?r Koowvelt Johnson, also
under arrest, had shown him halls of
( whirl, had boon saturated wltl,
?or??8?n? oi), Saturday afternoon and
said they twre ho used In destroV.
n? the luilldlnps on Mro Davis -aiid
Houlto,, plantations, where the first
incendiary fires wero dfseoverod Jate
S/iturday nljfht. ?
Kvory male white rosldent in tho
southern part of the vounty was re
heavily arm<Nl this afternoon
nnd at Snowdown and Ramor, Ala.,
wore kooping Hn ttfl-Kitlfclit viuif against
any attacks , threats of which had
Im'oii floating ahout during tho day.
Buried at Antiocli.
Mr. Morton <J<l?dden who died
Tuesday In I?oo County, was buried at,
Antiocli cemetery Wednesday. Rev. M.
M. HonsoiJ officiating. Mr. Gladden
was about .?{."? years of uk'" and leaves n
wife and several children. lie. was a
son of the la to Mr. Gladden who was
murdered and robbed in West Watoree
hy Hanks who is in Jail awaiting a new
trial before beginning a life sentence
f<?r I bo murder.
lIomcDomonstrutioii .\ff*e(ing
"'I'll ?* Tiethune Demonstration rlub
met at the school house October. IS
The meeting wiik called to order bv Mrs.
J. Parker, president, the minutes
?>f last meeting were read and approved.
Itoll call was next and ?| ui t*? a number
of name a were added to the list.
Great interest Van manifested in the
i demonstration of l>eef roast 1m the steam
pressure choker, by Miss Tarrant. The
meeting adjourned with the invitation
to meet with Mrs. W. M. Xtoven* next
month.
Reduction ill Wages
Greenville, Oct. 27. ? Reduction inf
wages- varying from 1<? to 20 j>or <,ont
will become effective next week at a
nuniner of the cotton irtjlls around
Greenville. Hffectinsr several thousand
operatives. I>uli business was the
reason assigned. The management
annnunee tboir Intention of retaining
all the present force of employes a*
long as work j usuries.
ItH. I Vl'ltl SS ll( At l>
2Sh id In h* Mitn- Than U?* JMUHoii
Urn ln\ oh cd
V
Mitroli, tin... < VI liS. lutllollWOWis
chaining conspiracy to purloin ami **??*?
hejpde property of the United States,
con?pfraoy to I'uilit'XM*) juU'Mnti1 ship
ments a ml conspiracy to defruud the
I ' ii i i <(l Srai's, W't'rv returned by the
m w ???! Jury here today a gainst 61 ex
press nn'ssengecs. expivis agents. vail
^ad conductors and others.
The ..?Auu?rl$iu ltalKvay Kxpieas
(Vmiwtny presented 4* to (ho
, grand Jury showing I hat for tin' first
six months of this year proi?erty stolen
from tin' express couipuny In 'tin'
Southern States amounted to gome
thing 11 kc $1,01 8,722.0 1 .
The articles alleged to have boeji
stolon range from furs, , silk shirts.
V^'kot knives and guns to hogs. fish
chickens and ?*???. " / " '
Of tin* 01 jkusojis LujlicK'iL? all am
white and many of thom'uro prominent.
Most of them reside between Maoon
ami Montgomery. Ala.
Tlx- conspiracy Is said to have In-,
eluded a password "will lie ride," the
answer being "y? s, lio'll rldP," and when
given is said to havo insured the per
son seeking to en tor Into negotiations
for various a rtieles tliat In- was alright.
Tin? thefm gre said to have. started
with the world war when the hook
keeping department of tin* express com
pany was unable to koep up with the
business. Messengers are alleged to
havo turn the tags froui shipments and
put 011 n?w lags. addressing the ship
ment to .1 conspirator, destroying the
shipping h:|l at the sauje time. A
third party, the Indictments charge in
most of (lie cases, disposed 'of the goods
and then divided the spoiTs. Specific
eases are named in the indictments and
speclTS<Nsums,of money are named as
passing lsTwcen the alleged conspir
ators. . ' ' ~~ - - - .
S. I.. ltossei\ special agent for the
1 American Railway I vx press Company;
Snpt. |{. II. Mays and a number of
detectives .ha vV heCn at work on the
case for two monlhs,
L\ p
Ordination and IiisfallathAi l>ay.
A red letter day with the Baptists
is being planned for next Sunday. The
several departments are to 1h> recogn
ized and their officers are to he in
stalled. Co-ordination w'H be the aim
of these spec! 1 1 services and therefore
every worker of the departments, should
he ptwAtff . . ? ? 1
I>r. Clius. A'- .Tones, Secretary of
lOducatlon for the Baptists ''of the
State will preach the sermon. Members
wlH> gain a larger sympathy for the
work In hand and visitors will come to
know more of tljf? Baptist Faith and
Practice.
The men of t he Jamison Bible . Class
aire urged to be nt Sunday School as
some plans must bo arranged flor them
to fit into the larger -Servient lie
m ember women, to hare all your of
ficers present aod on time. The public
is not' only Avek'omo. but exijectedi
M. Mj Benson. "
Third W?*k Juror*.
W. I'. Bowers. Kershaw
J. B. McCoy, Cassatt ?^r
.funics Te?m, Lugoff
?T. H. Johnson. Kershaw
J. II. Sinclair. Camden
.fohnlnhn. Lugo ff /
E. H. J 'oak, Kershaw
It. T. Hasty. Camden
I.Ienry 1). jloykin, Bovkfy
A. E. Ellis, Bet hum*
James Outen, Kershaw
.1. C. Hnckabe?\ .Camden
W. M._MoMey, Stoneboro
XE. S. Horton. (loath Springs
H. K. Hose. Blanev
W.-II, CanW "
LC. It. Hav. Lugoff
.1 .M. Porter, Lugoff
ft. H. Clarkson. Luxoff
(\ A. Denton, Oimden
< M V fa in Haley, Beth unc
David Jackson, Blaney
<\ <>. Stogner, Bethunc
\V. A. Sanders. Camden
A . i\. Hodjrers. Lncknow.
I. F. Ilobertson. Kernhaw
Wade Horton, Bethnne
It. I,. Parker, Cassatt
.1, T, Sinclair, Camden
II. 1". demons, .CassaM
Booker Branham. Lugoff
\*. K. MeKlnnon. Bethum*
P. H. Connell, Camden
A. It. Catoe. Westville
.f. II. Hay. t!i?ssatt
It. A. Napper. Camden
Demoeratie Campaign Fund
The folH>w?nc sums have been "col
lected fr<>m the following gentlemen
and sent into Democratic headquarters
by Mr. J. M. Moseley.
.1. M. VlMoplguo *2.00
l', J. Shannon, Sr ? 1 1.00
Mrs. C*. J. Shannon. Sr 1.00
It. W. Shannon ? ? 1. 00
Mrs. It. W Shannon 1.00
|y C . t.00
k W. ftogne 1.00
C. W. Evan* .V.... 1.00
To S*U Cak*.
Dn Sa'urday, Nor?mber 0, the Young
Women-) Soi^ety of the* Methodist
church will cake at MH?s Mattle
<;ernld'* ??fore.
ALCOLI' HIHWKIIH 1114. FIKN
' Immense I'liiiiiiiK Mill I'hnP himI Srt\
rial ??o\ Cars l>es|r?iyrd.
on*' of Ur 4'>?i uiwt Ur
^iructlv^ f i r?'s which has visited this
ah'Hoii mvjiU.v <M*cur<Hl lit Alniju
Monday itiniii, which (.wui^U'l.v do*
strpyrd lUv imuiewtttv planing mill plant
\it the 1>. \Y. Alderman & Sums Company
14ml for 11 time api>earcd that the large
sww mills ?'t'iv doomed t? ? dost ruct iou,
himI It. was only a ?*liit In the wind
which prevents! the- entire lumber
plant that company from he lug eon
suiiihI,
'.lust at dinner Mme a small blaxc
wjns discovered bruit Mint through the
roof of this Immense plant. |t was
s?V " simultaneously by stevoinl of tin*
criip'oyes, and 11 .^u^ral alarm was at
o|{c<? turned In and the fighting coin
uw'tuv'd. A very effjeient fire fighting
?apparatus Is kept In readiness at this
phmt, but. It was dependent u|H>o the
st?am power from the big U?hI of 1)0*1
<tv Fot* force. and the breaking of steam ,
*? uoostionw in;!*''' this apparatus use-)
I'Wv As the planing mlH at all times
| Is full of rough uud drcssm! lumber:
I which has been kllln-drled until there
is .no moisture left in it. together with
an accumulation of shavings, Jt was
only a very few minutes until the mtlrc
pinning ml'l was burning fiercely. The
hhnw ?'r connections which eoiiV^v liiese
? *
sliHvings ami refuse to the big nest of
hollers were ?t ouce served, which as
sisied ill preventing the spreading of
the flames, but they were not under
control until the plaidim mill, the
dyijamo hou$e, a large luuiher shed,
side tracks ayd^ix box cars loaded
with lumber. eolo>ri' seed ai'ftl merchan
dise wei-e destroyed.
Tjie only iVt^soii hurt ilurlng tin*
fire was a young white boy>one of the
employes, who suffered a very severe
burn from a bursting steam pipe. It
appeared at ^yn<^- time that the depot,
the big saw mill and offices would he
b'urtied out. A . sudden yocrthg of the
wind assisted the fire fighters greatly
and they were abb' to get th<- tlo mes
under cohlrol.
... A" survey of thv~ furmed ?district
placed the loss at sft(MMXk). which does
not cover the lo?.s which will neertw in
the ttunptPTlon of orders before another
plant. can be put in operation. The
direct loss was ful'v covered by Insur
ance. . ??0
Cimif HotVn Irt Pay His Tttxw
. Although he' will be S# years of age
on the 10th ?f next May, Mr. William
J. Youngs! Sr.. of Westvflle, retains hi
a remarkable degree lunch of the youth
and vigor of his young manhood. He
got in his automobile last Wednesday
anrl came down to pay his taxes. He is
as cheerful and tyippy as a man only 21s
years of .age and Judge McDowell
not be rturprised If he is called upon to
issue a marriage license for Mr. Young
for in conversation with a reporter for
the Chronicle Mr. Yaung suid something
about a marriage J icon se, also a. big re
ceptioit and long notices in the news
papers.
? Sew? ?
Married Sunday Evening.
Miss Annie Mae Kt'lk, daughter ?f
Mr. .Tames Ilelk, of Camden and Mr.
Herbert Wi Hiatus, of^CcAumbia, were
ipiietl.v__marvied at the residence of
Kev. M. M". Benson on Sunday evening,
Itev. Itenson officiating. MInk ftelk is
a beautiful ? unpopular young gjrS and
has numbers of friends In Camden and
throughout the county, Mr. Williams
Is originally from Ilartsville.v hut is
now making his bom** in Columbia,
where lie holds a responsible position
in one of th?"banks of that city.
Sale Has Been C.reat Success.
Messrs. Ha mob-Nettles Co.. Ml us
that the sale they put on a couple of
week* and Ls still going has been
:? eoui|ilete success and most gratifying
| to th<- proprietors. They were one of
the first dry goods e?tjtU<jHh meats .in
Camden to make a reduction in prices
on nearly ail 'lines ? the people have
been quick to take advantage of it and
as a result the ,flrm has raised con
siderable amount of ri*ady cash which
would otherwise have been comparati
vely dull willi them. The sale is stifl",
going on and many ure yet taking ?d
vantngo of their offerings. '
Camden Man Made Foreman v
Th?? federal court of the Eastern dis
trict convened in Columbia Wednesday,
six cases being decided, tl."? true bills re
ported* out by the grand Jury and two
no biKs returned. Judge II. A. M. Smith
of Charleston is presiding . ?
- Th?j?rand Jury was organized witlc.F.
I i. Teaiy of Camden foreman, and work
was begun immediately, the Jury bring
ing In true bills. Of these charg**
for violation of the prohibition act are
In an overwhelming majority, r*4 of the
true bills being fdond in whiskey cases.
Only two no bill#* were returned during
the^day. both for alleged larceny of
government pro^rty.
AM) OOOUUUK WIN
l>?te Return* Show Thai K'PUblityitiH
\ letory Wns 1-niwlnHd*.
From li|dljutU*W? i,f Nthe vt?l so fur
tabulated In Tuesday's Miction ' l?** ??*'
was a v<-r?tnlilt' landslide for the Ue
pnhlhnns. It look* ut till* time A8 if
llaidjim and OuoJJttlgS will reeii've Ott.o
Of tin' target f|?vtoral voles in t Im?
h| j?l f?t?y i?r tii?> ? *. ? 1 1 n i :? \" . .\t it ?viwk|
Tuesday night t lit- .Associated Press
announced that n sufficient number of
votes had h??en tf?;bufiilo<l to ttiAkc eer
tain 'J7H eleetorlal votes for the Re
publican ticket, , from the following
states; Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho.
Illinois, Iowa. Maine, Kansas. .\lassa
chu*o|ts, Michigan, Nebraska, WW
Hampshire, Now Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Oregon, rmuxylvanla, IttKHlo
Island. Vermont, Washington. Wis
f< mis mi . Wyoming ? ?nl> i!< ?? t 'hetoral
votes aro necessary to: 41 choice. Re
uiim-* from Htt states were
i '"I megger Tuesday n)gKf to place
tln-m definitely in eltJU?r column : Ari
zona, California, Colorado, Indiana.
Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, MIs
nr|, Montana, Nevada, North Dak
ota. Utah, and West Virginia. The
to'aJ electoral vol's of these states
amount to 120.
Tlte Democratic i i ? ? k t* ? carried tin?
? "S .lid Smith" with a total of Hid voIoh.
j Though two wards in the Oily of At.-'
and two parishes In tin* sugar
| growing s-o< Won of Louisiana won) lte
j publican. It Is also reported that- two
eonulies In OfidVgla "also w<Mit Repuhli
'?jin. r.
O "T . ' - . * j
The morning papers contain very
lijtk about Jhe complexion of th^jie^t
r"iiri'i's-y. though In all prohabi llt^-ihe
Mart v candidates for, congress have
benefited by the general landslide.
Harding's Slitffint'til,
senator' Tfardlng Issued tin* f< t'low
h?g statement Tuesday night :
"Assuming that the early returns
a tiri, wholly dependable. 1 do not hes|v
tat'' to sa.v ""-?ha I I a til . pleased, of
<HMir>e. | Min happy to utter, hy grati
tude. i+rtf' 1 am not exultant. It Is
not a personal victory... It is a re
uewe'd c.\ j ?r''ssit >n of iKinfidi'nt Amer-<
icanisin and a 'national 'call to tltfi.1
Ronubllcan prf rty.
. .''It is m'so serious. (In- ol-T'igations
aro so solemn that instc-id of exult
ing 1 am more, given to prayer to fSod .
lo make me capable of playing my part, j
and that all these calls to resjsnislbilijy i
may meet the aspirations and exipecta-!
t'ons of America- and the world. ? I
" "I iiiii sim* the people who lia ve .
vol ed Ihe Repuhtfcan ticket will un
<lersland my f<K?linK (hat I should make
im nnwtud'ed statement of p<<'itlcs at
this time heyiMid the expi-ension made
Ihrtni^h the campaign."
< Ndncideiitly with the senator's
statement. Harry M. l)augh*|4y? a
memher of the Hepuhlieau campaign j
oouimitti'o nia^U^ this ,statement>horP :
"It Ik the greatest victory in Amor-j
'lean polities. clearly foreshadowed j
and predicted. It is more than parti- j
*.ur victory, as \tho result was eon- j
rfrihuted to hy millions ? of I)emo
erutK. The women of the nation have
quickly vindicated the conferring of
the suffrage privfiotfe, as tbey sensed
correctly the issues ami rallied to the
cause of America and American in-.
NtHntlons. The Itopuldicim party is^
fully eon*cious of the great reM|>oiiKihi
litfes implied in this popular verdict
and will faithfully keep obflgations.".
Ill South Carolina.
So far ns South Carolina is con
cerned fire vote of Tuc&dsty from all
indications was larger than usual.
The number of women voting varied
considerably in different sections of the
state. in the Seventh congressional dis
trict, composed of the counties of Ca,1
houn, T/Co, Lexington. Orangeburg.
Hichiand and Snmter. 1.. A. Hawkins,
a Columbia negro, opposed It. P. Ful
mer. fhc Democratic nominee. In each
of these counties early returns indlt
? ?at*' that a la rgnrv^mocratic vote was
cast yesterday than is usually polled in
general election.
New York. Nov. 11. ? The crest of
the Republican ?fecfion wave, both
presidential and eongrcsxioual. <*ontinit
e<l rising tonight :t< belated returns
filtered in.
Among the new Democratic casual-*
tics were defeat* of Representatives
Champ Clark of Missouri, former
speaker and present Dwiiiicrfltic lead
er in the house ; election of Republican
cojigr<**Mtiiau from Texas, re election
of a ]t?puM4eH? senator from Missouri
and a sudden Jump of Senator Harding
Into tin- i?*ad in OkJ'-Mhoma. Another
border state. Tiault*?ee bung by a nar
row margin, but the Democrats were
leading.
_ A Repnl?li?**w majority o f
about t'-n. as compared with but two at
prc^nr. a hd a house majority of around
100, as against 40 odd were other
"forecast* of the overwhelming majori
ties.
v. ,
?KN. K, M. lJv\V
>\'as K i ulv in:; Surviving OfW?r t>f
(N?nffd?r|tp Army.
hartovv, Kin., Oct. HI Major General
K, M. J.rtw. ranking Miivlvlu'g offlevr
of Mi> amy of th? states
of Ann'rlot (IUhI , ll#r? today after u
w I'ekV Ulnons.
Kvauder Mdvor liiiw. schoolmaster,
soldier and editor, was horn in 1 ?ji r iii^
(OH, S. in is:5<i (let graduated from
tho Si mm It Carolina military academy
In 1S.V5 ami begin l^RchliiK at King's
^lonntain tullHary school at York. S.
tlie nevt year remaining there until lw*
moved to Tiwkegoe, Ala.. In IKtwt. to
establish a military school,
lipon t he--se<-esslon of Florida in .lai( ' s
n My. ISflJ General I.aw abntrtlohod
l,tH plans and led a company of Alaba
ma volunteers to iilil tin' Flotidlan.v, as
listing in tin' capture of lVnsucola and
ilir tort* at that plate. K? remained In
Florida I wo months, golug Into the
Confederate a rmy as Lleutenant^olonel
of the fourth Alabama regiment wto*n
the states organized. Ma first post
was an assignment at Harpers Ferry,
hut he shortly returned to Virginia
and was wounded at tho firsl battle of
Slanyssas. Ho attained the rank of
eofonel during the Peninsula campaign
and after the battle of Seven l'lnes
was elevated to tho rank of senior eol
onel of bis brigade. leading his com
ma-id with signal galf-'aut ry through
the seven days' battle from Cains MIU
lo Malvern HlH.
General Law commanded Ids bri
gade Iti isuu, uoinur through the, second
brittle. of Manassas and t|??? battle of
ltoone.sl>orn and Auth'tani and emerging
brigadier general In October In^
time for the battle of Fredericksburg.
I'mb'r Longs! reel. In tl?e Suffolk eam
? '? ?'???i. ? Ik* uejct'yoaiN and ijl Gettysburg
" Ir'n iino.ii the Wounding of General
ll--odfl ho succeeded lo the command
???f Hi"' division, he was signally suceess
ful. having been Jbre yetted on the field
uf Ctt?My*burg l/y?^n,4ral" Lougstroet for
main nvering Ills divT^ion on this Hound"
'iluix hi knell a manner as to effect the
dti-iktrons repulse of Kilpatrick's divi
sion of mounted* federal trOops.
Ooner;il f,mv went to the western
i ? I'm v with ? L?>ngstroet in isi;:: and com
niandod a division at (TJiickaina ngn'.
["General I /??ntrst reet coiuili^nding him
for' bin ,,dlMtliigulsb?*d conduct ** In
1WII, be returned ens' and was with
Central I -?e through *ClK? Wilderness .
anil succeeding. ^.'ampaJgns mitl'' the
battle of Cold Harbor. where bis divi
sion repulsed Smith's Kith army corps
with a loss of I.51K) men, aiid in wlileh
engajjpneut he was seriously wounded.
Returning to duty In February. l?flr>.
General Law was assigned to General
Wade Hampton's cavalry corps, later
becoming chief of staff to General
?Joseph 10. Johnston. Upon the illness
of General. Hutlcr. General LaW was ejo
va ted to the rank of major-genera'* *nid
assigned to com ma ml HnHnr's riivUbni
This eoninniiid he ffehl until his snrren- -
d ?r at <*r"ensh(ir". \. (?,. on April 22 5. 1
General laiw. who was SO years
old. su i fvwd a strode ??f paralysis
'?ist Sunday and had* boon unconscious
since Tuesday. He is^urvived by t.hrec
sons and one daughter. His wife "died
last .luly.
To Celebrate Golden Wedding
We lia v> l?een requested to announce
Hint Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bowers of Kor
shnw, will celebrate their golden w?(l
ding anniversary at their home on Wed
nesday N\ ?v 17 find u.!ll of their MafivoR
and friends are cordially Invite^ to en
joy fh?* occasion with thorn.
t'nusual hill a X Uwt Majestic Thontro
next Wednesday. when Maek Sennet t.'s
comedy triumph, "Yankee Doodle in ?
Merlin"' in connection with (he Famous
Bathing Beauties in Pcr?o>n.
Burdell's Body to he Brought Home.
The body of Sergt. John A. Burdell.
who died in an army hospital at Ro
liiotanlin. France. .TainmVy 25. 1 1) 10.
will he hrounght t?> C?f>tmbla from N''w
York Sunday, according to information
reaching Columbia la^t night.
?idcrgew nl ^Bti rdeH? wtift was a mom
bfr of the One JMundr<*d and Sixty
fifth aero squadron, was ? \son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Burden of Columbia
and (lie funeral services nlll) be held
here. Ser>rt. Burdell enlisted at Char
lotte. X. C., early in the war. lie is
survived by his mother, hi* father and
his wife who was formerly Miss I".
Gardner, of f*ug?ff. Mrs. Burdell N
now living in Columbia wiUi Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Burd?fjl at 2210 Lincoln St.
Arrangements fo r the funeral in
Columbia have not been completed and
announcements ?-* to th? time a n d
place of the *ervk*?* wi>l be made later. ,
? .The State. Oct. .10. - '
Tlie Fleet ion Here.
Seatterlng returns for Kershaw
County precincts showed a light vote
ra*f and very little intor^flt in the ru- .
ral products. Tl?e t??taf vote at Cnm
d?M?. Bethnne. Kershaw ami Pine Creek
Mill A;tITi?ge showed H24 Democratic
votes and 42 Reputjflcan. Yotcs cast Jit
Camden about forty-fire women voted.
Two women voted _ at Kernfaa w, -Tb?
volCM-oaat here for KepnbHoan* w*r??
mainly by negroes. The const i tut tonal
CTRftKTSftBtB were not voted Tipon. The
ejection throughout ^ihe eoffrnty trt*
! qniet.