The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 17, 1920, Image 7
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a, id U?vf? Life Iiu?ur?iiw> Kor ftteii
4-1 it of ^felled Hank.
Dunn. N. V" l>oc. O.?TellliiM ttu elo
-ueutly |ro?lc 8tory of hl* valn n*M
to utavo off the closing of IiIh bank,
(l,e dt'Ad body of H. T. Patterson,
pr(*|(ient of the Hank of Coats, was
Liud hi a barn bohlnd his home this
uornli'fJ
,lu eiiled himself, according f *? the
eowafr'# verdict, by firing a revolver
Millet thruilgh hi 8 heart.
\ young H0n engaged til tln? morn
U,g chores about tho'home found the
N?lv shortly after 8 o'clock. It wan
r^tW i" a Uttfe pool of blood with
,he weapon lyl?K hetvvou bin foot,
It is not known what time the trag
p^v occurred. ;
.Ur. Patterson arose early this
,, Hint loft thd house. tint his
Ujfc (Ud !}(.'! tfUfPOOt anything wrong
Q?lll Ills failtiro to roint' to l.rcnk
fast
,'1'ho Hank of Coats wan closed Satur
day afternoon whon It was learned that
II \\i\h insolvent. Mr. Patterson sacri
ficed lit^ Qntlro private fortune In an!
flffori io .wive the Institution; and is
jirtld to have assigned all his life Insur
ance for the same purpose. The Insur
ance I* Mieved ti> be at least $(15, (KM).
There'- ho* been no intimation of
i shortage in the dc?ad man's accounts.
Vorriod over the condition of hi* in
*4UuUtui and the loss the failure would
tirirti; to those who had trusted their
funds to his keeping. Is assigned fts
iju> reason for bis action.
Mr Talterson was one of the most
active and successful business men of
eastern Carolina. Besides controlling
the llaak of Coats, he was the princi
pal owner of the -Coats Hosiery mills,
vhiHi were burned about two weeks
uK<?. He was also an officer in banks
it l?iijos Creek and I,llllngton. II,. |
*?11^ :< .'{I'd degree Mason. ,
The wet, flat lands of Ecuador pro
duce a vin<> yielding a fruit which
Then dried, forms a sponge superior to
luhiuil sponges.
HELL CATS AND lliTS
Kdltor riilloKopher Ktaten a K??w Sim
pit* ami Solemn Truths.
There are, two people who should
ner*r be allowed to trick a victim in.
to the bonds of wedlock, writer Uoh*
iert QuMen, editor of the Fountain Inn
Tribune. The first is a wolfish man,
the other Is a gel fish woman. |L
Contrary t<> the . usual idea, a
fellow" may. he one hundred per cent
selfish. A good fellow Is usually a
clmp Who spends his money freely -
hut always spends It on his own pleus
ures. lie buys the drinks and the el-,
gars when his turn comes, hut he buys
because that Is part of his sellish en
joyment. Ilv dosen'i give any of his
money to the needy, "lie hardlx n-ali
/es that there arc any needy.
Ue is the ehap who forgets to cut
up stove wood for his wife before go
ln(? to work In the morning, After he
has been married for five years his
wife is a faded sort of trained slave
who fetches and carries for him,
meekly submits to his incessant growls,
and worries about the weight of his
underwear. She seldom has time to do
up her hair, and she no longer feels
ashamed at the roughness of her hands,
sin* has become a plow horse working
for fodder.
? Hut If a selfish "good fellow" sort
of a man con make life a burden for
n wife, he hasn't anything on the IS
karat selfishness of a she cat thai
has been petted and spoiled hy parents
with more ambition than sense.
A girl is much like ;? filly, A little
Wire In the raising ami troiulAg and
they moke good running mates, but
a fool driver can > t m ? i 1 'em for all time
to come.
When you see a j?rivl whose clothes
are finer than mother's whose hands
are softer' than mother's, who bangs
the piano while mother scrubs the
haek piazza, who nets "cultured" at
a little one horse .college while old dad
sits up at night trying to devise means
to keep the banker from foreclosing on
an overdue mortgage who uses a
broad "a" and blushes a fiery red when
MAKE YOUR BUILDING
A LANDMARK
To do so if must be permanent and beautiful Use
the Palmetto Brick ? they are the best and prices
are right. See
Leroy S. Davidson & Company
A_ Camden, South Carolina
Life Insurance
Protects mortgaged real estate. A
"Life" Policy pays the mortgage if the bor
rower dies. It gives him time to discharge
the obligation if he dies. An "Endowment"
Policy pays off the mortgage whether the
borrower lives or dies.
Southeastern Life Insurance Co.,
L. A. McDowell, Agent
Service and Quality
We established our business on the principle of
being fair with our customers, giving them full value
for the money they leave with us.
We have continued that policy throughout the
years we have been serving you, and we are pursuing
it more persistently than ever in this era of price in
flation today." Rut we never lower the standard of our
goods.
On this high plane of commercially we solicit
your patronage.
Braces Pure Food Store
PHONE 66
dad sa,\|* "I knowed" lioforo company ?
Well, she may bttvo u form to shame
Aphrodite. m voice that Jenny I .hid
WWW hrtVO been proud of. an?l a T(HV
as fa r A* d June mornliur. but ilu i>'
are 1<Mi|E brls(h\s'on her soul, and she
will bo a typical hellcat for a wife.
She uniy ho a sharp ton>:uod cat who
spits fife, or she tuny ho one of the
nasi lor hrood that feign "tioor ho#lthV
iihd iu*in> annHid Ih^iwtrHo In neglige*
yoar in ami year <fut., groVsMug fatter
and la/lor as tho limit of the abuse gets
grayer at tho business <?f bo'"*' lady's
nuiUI.
Ill olthor case (ho gouVral result In
tho same.
The world in full of selfish |KH>ple.
uid nutlds and bachelors are usually
selfish, hut that's ' nobody's business.
It's tho sol fish married folk that ttiako
homes hideous, and run up batting
ii vertigo of old Colonel Qulctdiv
World War Echoes
There aro 22,000 Americans who art*
permanent residents of Paris.
French armies crossed the lthlno
more than 'JO tlmOs In the last 1120
i>
years.
More than .V> 1,000 Victory medals
have thus far heen Issued by the War
l Apartment.
American infant i'.v regiments of tho
future will have three machine gun
companies, One to eaoh battalion.
Immediate stops will ho taken by
New Jersey to arrange for the pay
menf of the ho nun to former service
men.
All peace-time records' for I he month |
wore broken when V7,(52fi men enlisted
ii t lie 1'nltod States army during Oc
tober.
From TO to S5 per cent of factories
and workshop of llie devastated dls
, I riots of Prance luive been rebuilt and
are In operation.
Thomas A. Kdison received tho Dis
tinguished Service Modal for raeiito
| rions and distinguished , service as pros
blent of the navel consulting hoard.
Nearly half the cost of the war to
the T'nited States in actual dollars has
been paid. This, however, Is exclu
sive of the $10,000,000,000 loaned the
Allies.
Field Marshal von tlindeuburg, in
an address to Ktudouts on the occa
sion of his 73rd blrtfbday, appealed to
them t<? cling to tl?o Fatherland re
garding party division.
Abbot Angel, of Paradise, Kan., re
cently enlisted in the United States
Marine Corps, in Kansas City, Carey
T*aek and Nixon Hikes I?ot 1* from Mis
souri. also a pplied for enlistment.
Tin* oldest battle flag in the muse
u in of the Missouri State capital was
given by the women of Columbia. It
was e.'inied by a regiment of that
State under ({en. Centry In the Senii
Dole war In 1S37.
In Portugal it is planned to bring
the bodies of two unknown soldiers
from the Flanders battlefields and
from Africa for interment in the
ehureh of Helcm. In Lisbon, where
many Portugese monnrehs are entomb
ed. ? - -
Infant ryineu in tin- Japanese army
arc to have a rifle of larger caliber.
At present a rifle of ,2'J.r? caliber is
used, compared with tin* brillsh ,30.1;
and i ti?' .French .31 -I. The gun barrel
of the machine gnu is aNo to be
shortened.
.. Contributions ? ?f $l-42.Go7.3f? have
thus far been made by American |>eo
j?le for (be restoration of the Culver
sify of T.ouvain, fri Belgium. The
money will be used to build a new
library to roplaee t*lic historic struc
ture destroyed by thoAi.orinans.
NOTICE OF ELECTION. -
State of South Carolina
?County of Kershaw
A petition signed by ' one-third or
wore of tlio qualified resident electors
and a liko proportion of flu- resident
free-holders of the age of twenty-one
years of the helow mentioned School
District, having been fih*l with the
; County Hoard of Eduncation of Ker
Uhinv County, asking for an election in
Flat Kock School District, No. "7, of
Kershaw County, in said State, to de
termine whether a tnx of six (tl) mills,
additional. shall he levied in said
School District for school purposes,
and tin* said position having been heard
and granted I ?> the said County TVtard
of Mdueatlon. an election will be held
:il the residence of Joseph Fletcher,
in the said School District. No. .'17 of
? Kersluw County, in said County and
Slate, on Fridi\. December 31st. 1020,
to pass upon the said question. The
; polls will Open :t I S :i. m., Illtd Will
.close at 1 p. in., and Me election will
be held under the rules governing gen
eral elect ion*. 'Milv tliose electors who
reside in the District ami who return
real or personal property f? ? r tnxatlon.
and who exhibit their tax receipts and
registration certificates shall be ullow
erl to vote. Not Ice of this election iv
'also ported In three public places in
'.said S< hool District, in said County
and State In accordance with law. The
undersigned Trustee* ><t the said
School District will ,i-t ;i> Managers
of the syid F.lection
IV A McDuWKI.I.
T I A MOORF,
.IOSKP1I FLETCHER
Tni-ifi's of M?<h?w?| I >istri?i No. 37.
Fit Rock District. Kershaw
County.
1 : \ order of the Ci.iinfv 1 i t t ?>f
Education
I .1 McKensde
\. P. Cettys
Laurrns T. MilU
County Hoard of Education
Kershaw Connty
i ii ci-iiiImt 1 .">
WAS A QKRMAN SI?Y
Had Nerved as ('apt tan lit t 'idled
Stale* Armj al Sevier,
New York. De<Yinhcr 7. Sensation
h! disclosures of Ills mission t<i this
country an It spy for the (lertuiin kov
ernmcnt wore given In an alleged con
fession l?y John Wilier*, formerly rip
tain In Compahy I. Iforty eighth I'ldt
ed States infantry. alleged thief ami
deserter, after his arrest here tonight
charged with nh:*M>inllntf wlth^S, 000
of., his coiupiiiis funds <>ii l>t-cmhcr
11). lUlx ills regiment * v u * f )t<f ii sta
Honed a i t 'limit Sevier, <>recuvlllc.
. S
s. o.
Ills CTl |>tU re was accidental. Ilo
was crossing Fifth avenue at Forty ?
second street1 near the puhlle library
when Hugh IlalYfiTgan. formerly a
first nontenant In .Wilier*' company,
recognized htm. Ilannlgau called a
policeman ami Wilier* was arrested.
At police sin Hon the prisoner was
further Identified hy two other for
mer lieutenants In Company I. Sid
ney 1\ llowell ami Francis Hatch.
Wilier* was then taken t ? ? t.iovornor's
Island, headquarters of the Second
army corps. and placed in confimiiient
at Fe.jt ,lay.
Wilier# the police said, redlcd in
i hra/en. fashion how he was sent
10 I he I'niteil Stales lis one of 8<H>
c?plets trained In the ads di* esplon
rsjce (<? enlist !n the Aniorloan a nny,
Wlliers went to Albany where he en
listed lie said, as a private. His mil
itary aptitnd ? won hint rapid promo
tion and his knowledge of Rngllsh
and his ahllii.v to "speak like an
\n?erelan" e--: ah ted hhn to obtain a
commission.
Wiilers said that he had never heen
sent across tin? ocean and while In
this eonntr.v ? his Instructions were "to
net the part of a loyal American," and
to take no acth n untir'ho readied tin1
war /.one.
"What was your plan after reach
ing the other side?" he was asked.
"1 could lead the company to shuiuh
ter," the police say he replied. ?
"You also would he killed," he was
reminded.
"What of that? Thousands- of )??*t -
1 1? r matt died that way."
While being questioned at the po
lice station, he decided to lH'eome a
deserter reran rk<nl that they woultl be
surprised If they knew "the number of
officials at Washington during the war
who were employed by Germany
?S spies. |r
"Are t'te.v still there?" he wax aslo-d.
"TV ;lt I don't know," .he 1- said to
have answered. "But there Were many
ef them during the war."
The Forty-eigh^ Infantry was still
nt Camp Sevier when the armistice
was signed, and his usefulness as a
spy at an end, Willers told the isMice
he decided to become a deserter and
to take, they alleged. the finals of
his company.
The deserter then went to Chicago
where, about a year ngo, he married
~n young American woman named
Crawford.
From Chicago Willers roamed about
the country, nt various times in his
travels trying unsuccessfully to get a
passport t?> Germany. . lie disguised
himself and waited an opportunity to
quit the country. A pair of heavy eye
glasses. he said, was an important part
of his disguise.
When questioned In military au
thorities nt Governor's Island Wil
|ers declined t f ? amplify his alleged
confession to the police.
The Forty -eighth ln*intry was sta
tioijed :? t Oa in p Jackson for more than
a 3*car, coming here from Camp Se
vier curly in The regiment is
pow on fhc- Mexican border.
The second division has been se
lected jis Die one division of the
I ttm t?*?l States army to lie kepi nt full
nfronglh The division which is
stationed a t Camp Travis Texas. In
muter the comma nd of Major Gen.
James (I. llarbord. who was General
T'er-hina's chief of staff in Fram-e
Mef With Mrs. llough.
The December meet I UK of Hie < 'a n
tev 1 1 on it * demonstration Club was
liehl at the home of Mrs. M. \V. Hough.
The members had ? 1 11 i t < > a nnmher <>f
visitor* including some of Camden's
winter tourists were present to enjoy
and profit hy tiiis meeting. Miss Tar
rant demonstrated the making of
ehoeola te | ?i< - which proved to be both
tempting and
The members placed report ?? in the
new record book. and to stimulate jn
tere?i in tlie home garden each incm
her was given a calendar of jiemfhlv
?rperations in < - 1 1 1 1 ? gardens
The were invlU'd into the
diliing room where steaming coffee and
delightful *<h ndwlchcs were passed hy
Miss Mary Km ma Hough and Mrs.
Trnesdeil Then followed the pleasant
social hour which with t lie sweet music
banished for the time all feeling of
depression no prevalent ninofig ??nr
jwople
Th?- tJiCt-ting adjourned and tlie clnh
\%a? invited to hold its next meeting
with Mr* W It Hough
ttecretn ry.
Builders Attention
Lumber has about hit bottom and if you anticipate build
ing in the near future now is a good time.
We have a nice stock of high grade building material on
hand and prices are right.
Come or phone u? your orders tor anything for the house
*. .?H ^ ' ' . - * &
Kershaw Lumber Co.
Phone 340 D. H. BELK, Mgr. Camden, S. C.
NOTICE
It's the sole of a man we keep in view
For we are Doctor* of Boots tind Shoes;
We serve the living and not the dead,
With the hest of leather, wax, nails and thread
We can sew you a sole or nail it fast
We can do you a job and make it last.
We can give you a lift also in life,
Not only you, but your family and wife.
We do not use porous plasters or pills,
But cure the sick shoes, no matter how ill.
T. A. BELTON
ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP
Attractive Winter Resorts
in the South
Beat Reached By The
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
? _ _
THROUGH PULLMAN SERVICE TO THE
PRINCIPAL CITIES AND RESORTS
OF THE SOUTH.
Winter Tourist* Tickets on Sale Oct. 1st, 1920 to April
30, 1921. Final Limit May 31st, 1921.
Southern Railway System Dining Car Service
Information as to fares and schedules may be ?e-'
cured upon application to nearest Ticket Agent.
S. H. McLean,
District Passenger Agt.,
Columbia, S. C.
B39 E. DeKalb St. PKon? 53 .Camden, S. CJ
JUST RECEIVED
CAR LOAD OF
CHEVROLET
0
Touring Cars
George T. Little