The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 14, 1921, Image 1
VOLUME XXXII.
CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 14. 1921,
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NUMBER 41.
s< mi-: MM>1> s< OKI S MADE
t ii t Annual Trap Shoot IlrougtU
Many N'otfd Tr?p Shooters Here.
The center of attraction In OauideA
rills week Is tho Trap shoot now In
progress on tho grounds of tho Camden
tiding and Driving Club. Sunday
night tho In flux of shooters began,
the hotels $Vmmenced filling and
tilings took 1>U sporty atmosphere:
Many famous shooters are her?. One
of the first to arrive on the scene was
John' Phillip Sousa, the March King,
who cimii' up from (Joorgetown for the
where he has- been spending
Novera! week,*, Other well known men
urei C4?lef Wheeler of Pawluska, of
Oklahoma ; Mark Arle, Olympic efoamp
iou: Paul Karl, state champion; Lu
ther Kqnlors of Cincinnati; Dudley
Dickenson, of Kansas d|,v ; U. II.
llrooks, E. M. Uoberts, James G, S.
Dey. Walter Huff, II. W. Penoon II.
F. Popp, O. Franklin, '*? Oo^,-e
and Many others.
The sliver .prizes, which have been
on exhibition at tho Klrkwood are ex
ceedingly handsome.
Monday was practice day, at two
thirty in the afternoon the content be
gan, High gun for tihe day was Dud
ley Dickenson of Kansas Cfty, with 97.
C. A. Pogert; of Sathisky and B. C.
Wheeler of Oklahoma tfed for second
with OH. . .
The South Carolina Handicap, which
was shot on Tuesday was h on by Dud
ley Dickenson and II. \V. Pen son. with
a score of 1H? out of 1CM). M. L. Spilth
Jr.. of Ciinden, was third with 9-i.
The Camden Country Club special
handicap was won by Dudley Dicken
son. -IS out of 50; second IT. It. Prooks,
47 out of ."ill ; and Walter Iluff with 47
rut of r?0. 10. F. Arnold got 47 out of
60. 1 v .
Wednesday and Thursday were to
be the hip days of fcbe shoot and on
Friday the tournament will come id
an end. The visitors ail pronounce
It a great success so far, giving great
credit to Mr. Shaw and Pufftilo Smith
for the shoot which will now become
an annual event.
Mrs. Ralph Ellis of New York and
f/ong Island entertained .with a lun
cheoif at her home on Tuesday. 'Tho
quests Included Mrs. David It. Will
liams. Miss Oillett, Mrs. Lawrence
Kirkand. Mrs. Klrkland Trotter. The
.Misses Wliitbredge'. MrsL A. Dal km
Kennedy. Miss Freddie Rush. M|ss
Marie Klrkland, Mrs. Samuel V. Mer
rick and Mrs. Newton Poykln.
Henry A. Laughlln, accompanied by
liis daughter. Miss EaUKfhlin and Miss
f/iu, arrived in h^s private car from
I'hihidelphia this morning. The party
will >;pciid several weeks ?r tho Court
Inn.
I'.l shop DuMoulln, of Cleveland Ohio,
is 11 guest at Hobkirk Inn.
.Mrs. C.leeson Murphy and children
of Detroit arc at the Kirkwood.
Among New Yorkerfc daily enjoying
quail shooting at the Lausanne Field
and Stream Club are Mr. William Nls
b?'f. Mr. Arthur K. Whitney. Mr. Frank
Shaniey. and Mr. C. N. Ahorn.
A i in m be r of Camden's Polo player"
went over Tuesday to Cam]) Jackson
l" arrange for a match game between"
tiJ f Annv Tea hi and I lie Camden Team
on Next Saturday. The game will l>e
held at the big polo field here. A
number of officer/* from Camp Jack
son will participate in it. Among polo
men here now with their mounts are
Frederick N. Ilasrick, Cyril Lee, Ste
phen Hobinson, Karl Shaw and Regi
nald (Jault. Practice games are being
field daily, but Saturday's game will
be the first match of the winter.
John Philip Sousa. <v*io Is in Camden
W the Trapshootlng Tournament now
?n progress at the Camden Country
< -Inh is staying at the Kirkwood. n
Another interesting character here
the shoot is K. C. Wheeler, or as
(n N known to the sporting world,
'Chief Wheeler" of Pawluska. Okla
homa. He is r>f the Osage Indian
> iribe. and is a fop notcber in the sport
?'?' trap shooting. Dudley Dicker-son
of IvmsHx City is making some fine
?scores. M. L. Smith. Jr.. of Camden
h also distinguishing himself.
Hotel Arrivals.
Kirkwood: Paul R. Karle, Starr. S.
' ' : Maxwell Hawkins. New Haven
Isaac Andrews. Spartanburg. John
i'idlip Sousa. N Y. ; C It. Prooks.
I r.ink Shlfleto. C^lunrt4u/ Mr. and
?Mrs. (J. IV Ferrebe, Mr. ami Mr*. M. C.
Ferbe, Miss Aftnie Ferrebee. Norfolk.
A C. Howard. Milwaukee, fi. D. Pall.
IMtt^hnrg: Walter Huff. Macon. U. A.
Underwood. North (Carolina ; W. H.
Miller, Cleveland: J. N. Porter, K.
L Huntley, Columbus, John M. More
^??ad. Charlotte, N. C. : If. F. Popp.
H W. Ilenson, Lansing, Mich. ; Ja*. O.
s Dey, Syracuse ; K. M. Robert*, New
Tork; D. C. Rand, Ja me?rt<jwrn, V D ;
MITTUfi ticiai. POHTPOMb
111 lloulU) Of Defendant <.iv.n ;i?
Cause of Art Ion.
ormgeburg. Jan. 11- I'. N. Mlttle.
Indicted for tho mil rder of J. II. Pat*
t< rson 901Q0 months ago near Rowstrille
this county, will not bo tried at the
present term of Mie Court of General
Sessions, according to an order Issued
today by Judge Hchipp. Ill health is
the cause of the defendant securing n
l>ostiMincnicnt, 11 h he is now in a liospi.
tal in Baltimore, it. was declared. The
defendant formerly llvNl in this epunty
but is now a resident of Greonvillo, Pr
Barken* of John Hopkins Hospitat, at
which institution ACittlr Is undergoing
treatment, stated in an affi<lavit that
the defendant would be unable to at*
tend court for at least ten days. Other
affidavits which dealt with the mental
condition of Mittle were submitted by
l>r. Clarence Owens, of Columbia, and
I>r. L. C. ftbecut. of Orangeburg. 1*.
K. Levy, a brother-in-law of Mlttle,
also made an affidavit that Mittle wis
unable to be present. The .State urged
the trinl the case. Solicitor Hyd
jflck is assisted by Judge Mendel L.
Smith, of Camden. Wolf and Berry
and T. M. Raysor aro attorneys ? for
tho defendant.
; / $ r _ 4
Priceless Records Destroyed
Washington, Jan. 10. ? Priceless cen
sus records dating back to 171X), wihen
tile first enumeration of Mie United
States was taken, were destroyed to
night In a fire <?f unknown origin at
tho department of Commerce. The'
records also include figures from
every census up to the present one
and officials said that it would be
days before even an estimate *of tho
do mage could pe given.
Furmuii Student Missing.
Oreenvllle, S. C., Jan. 0. ? Leaving
tlreepvllle on December 22, presum
ably for his home at Mayesvllle, s. C?
to spend t^e Christmas holidays with
his wjjh>wed mother, Richard Furnian,
t^'teitf^one-y car-old student -at Fur
man University and member of the
sophomore class, disappeared and t4nce
that time has given neither his mother
nor his friends here any Hue t<> his
whereabouts. "
Charles A. North, Cleveland; G. K.
Ingram, Montgomery; .T. C. Franklin.
Montgomery; Mark Arle, Cham plain,
TU. : Mr. ami Mrs. Dudley K. Dicker
son, Kansas City ; L. J. Squires? Mrs.
Jj. J. Squires. Cincinnati ; J. S. Fan
ning; Mr. and Mrs. J. I*. Cope. X. Y. ;
Mrs. Gleeson Murphy and children.
Detroit ; E. h. Mo<s, Va.
Flohkirk Inn: Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
J^oomis. Washington ; Mrs. George IV
Butler. Miss Ellen Butler, Miss Metzer
Miss SJiute. Yonkers; J. Wilkin,
son Ilainn^ond Ind ; E. F. Arnold, R. G.
MeCants. Abbeville S. C. ; C. A. Hog
art. .Sandusky, Walter Lawrence, Dan
!)ur.v. Conn., George W. MoCall. De
t mil : E. C. Wheeler, Pawluska,
Oklahoma ; IV II. Willing, Danville,
Ya., Bishop DuMoulin. Cleveland. Mr.
rind Mrs. J. I/. Gibon, St. John N. It.;
G. M. Collins. Due West. S. C. : Mr. J.
W. Robertson. Miss I.udnda Robert
son, N.
Court Inn: .Mi-, and Mrs. I\ H.
Thayer. Hrooklinc, Mass: .Mr. and Mrs
C A. Baker. Norfolk. Mrs. N. I?. Mr
Cullen. Franklin, Ya.. A. N. Jarvls,
Montreal, A. E. Whitney. New York; J
F. Shan ley. Jr., Lakewood: Mr. and
-Mrs. IInl>ert Turrell, Miss Hobart, Eu
gene P. Carver. Jr., Brookline: Miss
I sa belle S Clarke. Augusta. Mr. Henry
A Laughlin, Miss Laughlln. Miss Eau.
rhila<lelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neiville"" Bm*k
and Mr. John F. Iiuck have arrived at
the Kirkwood from Cai?e Cod, Mass.
Fine Orehestra This Season.
The Orchestra at the Kirkwood
under the direction of Mr. G. TaLlarleo
has always had the finest reputation.
This season he has been most fortu
nate in securing a great artist in
Madame Bertha P.aret, first prize
graduate of the llrussels conservatory,
the highest honor for a violinist. She
has been touring the country in con
certs with the success due to her abili
ties. The other violinist, C. W. Fuhrer
has played under Mascagnl, Damrosch.
Hartley and Schcel. He Is a well
known composer and has Ikmmj musical
director in several theatres lately of
the Regent and Coliseum In New York.
The pianist. Margery Morrison, of New
York, is an operatic ervaeh. She has
accompanied many artists from the
Metropolitan opera and ha* lately been
associated with the Gnllo Englbth
opera company.
Polo (iunv Tomorrow*
There wtll be a polo game on the
new field at 3 p. m. Saturday afternoon
January 15th. It la expected that
several officers from Camp Jackaon
wilt py?y.
COMPANY RK-OK4MNIZKI)
llld-r Men Itelng Enlisted Into Ser
vlw of Fire Department.
At a ver,\ enthusiastic meeting of
the Camden Reel CoinptiU.v hold Tuck
In . night. plans for r?* organising the
d? pai'tment were not it1 Into, which will
licit) to make the oriiani/. 1 1 Ion more ef
ficient, and got baek Into I lit* esprit
tie- corns" for which this old company
lins bft'ii noted In the past. Camden
has always boasted one of t lie best
vo!unU<cr t iiojt 4 r t meitt s in tho state,
uiul It is the aim of tjhe present of
ficers and men to keep It at the top,
Mr. W. \Y. lVarcv If?1 now Chief, with
Mr. II. (}. Oft rti son, Jr., Foreman, and
Mr. W. F. Nettles Secretary and Treas
urer. A j (previa ting the need of regulnr
drill and training. It was determined to
hold a drill every Wednesday afternoon
at 1 at which time squads will
try out different methods of making
connections and fhghjtlhjc fire. A din
ner will he given one day next week,
at which some g<H>d talks will lie made,
with a food afterward Every active
memtvor Is oxi>eotod to attend. All act
ive mom Ivors are furnished keys to
the reading rooms of the house, where
magazines and daily papers will he
available. The present council has
made many Improvements in the quar
ters. painting Inside and out. putting
new tub and showers, new wator heat
ers, etc., and the mendx?rs arc urged
to make use of them. .
It is felt by the .department that
evory business man In the city apprcv
elates the value of the service rendered
voluntalrly by these men. and the nec
essity of keeping the company at the
most efficient n obeli at alt times: in
order to do this they are requested to
j i>crmit their employees, w!ho are mem
I hers of the fire-department, to attend
' fires and drills.
The following are the active mem
bers : W. II. Pearoo. Chief ; TI. 0. Har
rison. Jr., Foreman: W. F. Nettles.
See. and Treasurer M. Reasonoverv R.
K. Stevenson, I>. O. Goff. Ilurry Porter
II. S. Campbell, R. M. Kennedy. Jr., J.
I) Zomp Charlie (tirardea,n. IV C. Zeuvp
Dewey Oreed, S. W. I-iogwe. M. P.
DuMs, Isaac Owens, Clyde (milium, L T
Dmigh, ft. ft. Hornsdby, Atva ftn*hr.T.
W. Cole.
Notice. .
There will be a special convocation
of Rising Star Chapter No. 4 Royal
Arch Masons on Friday EvenLug Jan
uary 21st at which time the Mark and
Past Masters Degrees "v\4,fl(l be con
ferred. There will be no Regular con
vocation of this Chapter in January.
Ry Order of,
W. Robin Zemp, H. I'.
To Lock Postofllee Ijobby at Night.
Under Instructions from the depart
ment the i>ostofllee lobby will hereaf
ter be closed and locked at 8 p. in. A
suitable letter box 1ms been placed In
front of the building and letters placed
In box will he dispatched as hereto
fore. The only difference in the ser
vice being that persons holding lock
boxes can not get their mail during
the nijrlit. This action has been made
necessary on account of the many rob
beries throughout the country.
Next Sunday at the Rapt 1st Church
This Church is doing its very l>est
to minister to the whole coinmnnity.
Relieving that t lie simple Gospel has
the message that matters most for time
and eternity we proclaim it. Hclfeving
ngain that the word of God alone will
do to trust in these times of trouble
we dare not trust in any other.
At' the morning hour the pastor will
prcaeh on : "Faith Well Founded." At
the evening service the subject will be:
"Hiding From God or Hiding in God. '
There seems special promise in the
Sunday school work. The Men's Class
v^Ul elect officers on Sunday morning
and every man should be in his place.
M. M. B.
AUKNT8 HELD CONPKKKNCK
'? ' ? *-?? ; , '' . }
ftnimcnial MwreHry and Agent* Coii- j
ft r oil Fanning Program
v. ? j
< >n Wednesday night .1. W. Saunders j
Panning Demonstration Agent for Ker
shuw County, XV. .1, Tljlor, Farming
Demonstration Agent for Chestorf ield
County together with C. 1*. McDanlcl
secretary treasurer of the Camden and
Kershaw County Chamber of Com
merce held a meeting in the office of
tlho ChHmlMT for the purpose of dl*
'cussing- a/ farming program which If
presented to tli e farmers, and aewptwl*
(by them will !m? an advanced atop to
ward the reduction of acreage In the
cotton production.
. The meeting \Y us culled L>y Mr; Mv
Danlei who had some week* ago - pre*
partd tho farming program foi7 the
purpose <?T presenting It to the ifariuers
of Kershaw County after it t/acl been
approved by the Demonstration Agents
of this section and tlw officers and dlr
e?'<uv of the Chamber of Commerce,
nine program will be presented to the
officers and directors of the organi
zation on next Tuesday at the regular
meeting which will be held in the Wo
men's Exchange.
Program Receives Endorsement
The program In question received
the hearty endorsement of both Mr.
Saunders ami Mr. Tiller with the e\*
caption o?f one minor change which
was of little importance. The Demon
stration Agents express themselves av
believing that if the program is ac
cepted by the farmers of this section
it will mean that within a very few
years Kershaw and surrounding eoun
! ties will l>e one of the greatest diver
sified crop sections hi the South.
! ? W. P. \JIoweH. Demonstration Agent
for f Lancaster County was expected to
|t>e present at the meeting Wednesday'
night, but was unable to attend on ac
count of having to return to Lin
??aster in the afternoon.
Ten Billion Crop in 1919
Another important feature of the
meeting was the presentation, of fi
gures showing that ,the soutfa produced
44 per cent of the entire crop produc
tlo?? l>i|*B|r tbe.jytir IQljLJBJMLilltttlU,
I value by the secretary of agriculture
!at Washington was Ten Hillion Dollars
I Tli esc j figures prove without a doubt
, that the south is rapidly coming into
its own In the production of crops and
live stock and It was i>ointcd out tflrit
if the farmers' in the cotton- section
would take advantage of the oppor
tunity to turn to diversified croi**, the
result would be. Chat by the year 1925
the South would produce crops valued
at more than Eighteen Billion Dol
lars.
Youth Takes His Life.
Waltcrboro. Jan.. 0.- -Cadet Item
bert Klnsey. student :it Itailey Mil
itary Institute in (? reel i wood. shot
himself Tuesday night and died n*
11 result of the self inflicted wound
early Wednesday morning. I T< ? did
not wish to return to school ;it the
end of the Christinas holidays, hut
did start hack upon the insistence of
his father. F. 1,. 'Kinsey. He went as
far as Augusta Tuesday morning, hut
relumed on the night. train, coini;
directly to his home on Black street.
His father did not go home until
ahout 1 1 :.'{<) o'clock and was attracted
by groaning. - l.'pon investigation he
found that Reinsert had returned and
was lying on the hed wounded. Ho
immediately gave the alarm. Phy
sicians were hastily summoned hut
when they came it was seen that
nothing could he done. Death came
at 12 :r50 o'clock fcliis morning. A dou
bb-barrel shotgun was used, one shell
loaded with buckshot having been
discharged. The load entered the left
side and passed out beneath the arm.
Coroner I>olw<on held an Inquest Wed
nesday morning, the Jury's verdict be
ing as above.
HE THREE CHIEF :
3 ECOMftENDATlON S
or
SOUTH
CAROLINA
ACCESSIBILITY - CLIMATE
ENVIRONMENT
?T HAS COTTON MILLS, BANKS, CHURCHES
HOTELS ^ ALL KINDS OF
FIRST CLASS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
? M I MKKTINii WKHNKSDAY
Committers Appointed to Sonne Cot !
ton Acreage KcdiiHion Hedge. # }
? - ' ' -,;V- ? . ' A--, ' . 'v. : . ?. (
The Kershaw County <11 vision of the
American Cotton Association held ^a
very in tews ting meeting in tho ('our'
house Wednesday a t nOon with pract
ically every section of tho county w
presented.
Tin.' meeting was called to prdor l?y
Mr. I?. < >. Fnndorhurk who is chair'
jhan of the association for this county.
Very l))t cresting talks were made by
tin' following ncnt 1 onion : L (). Funder
Mrk. John U. Hlchardson. 1 Ant-rum
l'oykin and C, IV MoI>anlol.
In fits Introductory remarks, Mr.
Fuudcrburk |>ointcd out tho object!)
ol tho Aniorloan Cotton Association in
a very foroofnl manner and urged
every fanner, us well as every business
man In the eouuty to take a greater
InteroKt in Uie work tho association
l.? endeavoring to tarry out.
Mr. Klchurdsoti followed Mr, Fundor
hurk and in his talk ho declared tho
American Cotton Association the grout
est organization of its character and
urged ovry one to get In behind it and
help them get the farmers in this
?county as well as all other counties to
see and realize the value of greatly out
ing t<he aorenge of cotton during the
<?omlug year.
Mr. \V. It. Dc-Ijoach was the next
speaker on the program and he, too.
strongly endorsed the Amoriean C??t
ton Association. 1
Mr, O. P. Melhiniel, secret i ry-t reus
urot of the Camden and Kershaw
County Chamber ?f Commerce was in
trod in *ed by the ehaii'man and he matlo
a short, hut ver\ Interesting talk along
the same line other speakers touched
ujx>n. Mr. McDaitlel - assured the
farmers present that the Camden and
Kershtiw County (1lv?mibcr of Com
merce would within the next two
weeks ore i to an Information bureau
for the spool. i I benefit of the farmers
of Kershaw County and urged them
to take advantage of this opportunity
to secure information along any lines
of farming, stating that if the infor
mation. .desired was hot on hand tho
Chamber would take great pleasure in
seen ring it. Mr. MvDaniel also urged
those' present to out the acreage of <"ot
ton during the coming year, declaring
that hy so doing the farmers of? the
Son til) would realize more in real, hon
est -to-goodnoss crops than they have
ever done heretofore. j
Co-operative Market DIhciimhcU.
Mr. Ancrum Hoykin, chairman ? ?f
the ('(Hipcni t ivc maketing system com
i(i i t tee of. tin' Camden ami Kershaw
County (MuuiiIht of Commerce was
I hi* next s|H?ak?ir introduced and went
vomewha t into detail as to the plans
for this system, stating tbat. the Cham
ber was ready and drilling to pusJi
i > completion plans f? ? r this new ad
venture as soon as the farmers signi
fied their willingness to fall in line
a nil co-operate in the mow. All those
present neemed very much interested
in tiiu plan and fruni ail indications
now tflie plans will he put into action
however there remains several small
details to he worked out before it can
he carried out very successfully
Committees Named. ;
Al the coll.-) lisioii of tlx meet i Iil' the |
ehairriian np|>ointcd committees to!
work every section of the county for j
the purpose of securing from every j
farmer a pledge to cut the acreage ofj
his cotton crop during the coming year. I
These committees are to make their!
report at the very earliest jHisstble
date and It is sincerely hofH^l that they
will he greeted warmly by every farm
er throughout the county.
Miss Wallace Is Named Assistant
Miss Katheririe J. Wallace has been
named assistant to secretary treasurer
McDnniel of the Camden and Kershaw
County Chamber of Commerce, accord
ing to an announcement made by Mr.
McDanlel yesterday. Mis? Wallace Im
[a very prominent young lady of Cam
den. being widely known In business
and social circles, and the announce
ment of her selection to this (position
will be received by her many friends
with a ;;ren t deal of satisfaet ion. In
a
view of the fact that Miss Wallace has
displayed much Interest toward the
future development of Camden.
Miss Wallace will take up her new
duties on Monday. January 17th
planting.
Married
Mr. .lames Fl. Turner of Camden
and MU? Ktta Fendley. <">f Calhoun,
were married at Clemsoif College on
January Oth, the Rer. Davis, a Pres
byterian ml n later of Clemson per
formed ttw* i-eremonr the p?r?onace.
mil MM. SIITVINK ,V(1!TK
Siu.rhiKi' ol Homes in I niteil
I'M i in t lr<l to be .Mor?> Than 1,3(10,000.
.Theltousing situation In the DuUtyl
Stales is dccla red*to he very acute h\
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States In a recent letter lo the
('?aunleit anil Kershaw UouUly Chamber
of Couiiuercc. Tin* letter Is in part
r.H' follows :
"lOstlmates placing the shortage of
houses In America at more than l.itfW), ,t
000 will be placiHi before tin*. National
Uouneil of the Chamber of Commerce
of tla* Unit /si States at a meeting to
U> held In Washington January 27 ami
L's w iiifii will discuss measures to re
lieve the situation."
The housing ghorlagc, aceordlyg to
John lhldcr, manager of the National
Chamber's Civic Development Depart
ment has reached a |tolnl where four
million persons are Inadequately hous
ed. Mr. Ihlder Is helping; in the pre
pa ration of a program for the con
feroneo whleh will bring . representa
tive* of tin* 1.-I00 Industrial and com
mervlal ?uganizat Ions making up the
National Chambers mciul>ershlp. lie
has made a close study of the bousing,
problem.
'For a number of years prloyfo the
Worhl War." said Mr. Ihlder today.
"It Is conservatively estimated that
there are eroded In the United States
between .'150.000 and MKUXH) family
dwellings in a year. ..This .Includes
homes and apartments. During the
war construction of houses was prac
tically at a stand still with the ex
ception <>f what building was done
by the Government . As a result of
this we came oni of the war far be
hind our regular building program.
The .situation has not improved , a
gretr deal since the signing of the arm
istice except for a brief spurt early
in 11)10, because Miose who comtem
plated building homes put It off until
prices should become stabilized.
"In 11)1!) It Jh estimated that there
\yqre built only about 70.000 houses In
the Ijnlted States, while the number
erected (luring lOL'O will probably turn
out ? to have boen even smaller than
that figure.
"While U is true tiherc uic many -
house* for sale, these .ire niarly afc
now occupied by tenants. The numbc
of houses tor rent In mont communis
ties is practically nil and the majority
of these ihoiises are not suitable for
the needs of the average wage earner.
A man with 'in Income of $f?,000 a year
er more doesn't have much trouble get- .
ling desirable qua iters as the wage
earner who cannot afford to pay high
rents. The wage earner \jdio cannot
afford to pay high rents. The wage
earner and Minute carninir small sala
ries are the ones who are bit hardest
by the housing shortage. It is for
these folks that decent homes must
be built.
"Meanwhile they, as well as many
with larger incomes, are doubling up
or taking in lodgers. Increased rents
loo. have caused many families to
share their quarters with outsiders, so
we liave the anomaly of a block or an
apartment house containing a larger
number of people than It ever did in
the |m*t. y**i with an iweHslonal house
or a ppa rt iimmiL vacant, localise those
needing belter quarters can't afford
, to pay higher rents. This overcrowd
! i 1 1 ir of rooms is viewed with anxiety
b> the public health officials who
realize how infectious disease spread
under such conditions."
Seed For Distribution.
Congressman W. F. Stevepson, at
Washington, writes Hho Chronielo as
follows anil request* Hint we publish
same.
"Will you unuomK*e in your paper
that my M)|rply <?f seed for disirlbu
tlon this year is limited, and I will
ask those wish i up; vegetable and flower
seed. I have for distribution. r?0 four
pound packages of Kanwis grown al
falfa seed, 7r? two-]?ound packages of
soy beans. 75 one-opnd packages of
Sudan grass, and 7?? ? two-pound
packages of velvet hcinis, I will bo
glad to send tin -so seed to those wish
ing same as lone as they last..
Chinaman, Negro and a Kat
Some joker Wednesday afternoon
sougtht to have some fun at the ex
f*?nse of an ipimrnnt negro and a* a
result the negro and a Chinaman was
placed !n the city lock n p. The Joker
whose namo we errnld not learn, <"ame
In |H?sso**lon of a large rat. Tuft inn
the rat in a jwiper *a<-k he told the
r??-?ro t<- take if to the Chinaman and
collect *l.ft.r? on the package When
it is known that no sweater insult can
Ik- tfiven an orient a 1 than to charge
him with ealinff rats, the negro was
in for a, beating, Hie negroe's yelling
brought the police to the sceno and
I w>th negro and China man wore taken
to the city prison. Both were relea^wrt
upon payment of a