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n\t CAMDEN CHRONICLE II. I>. MIHK Kdito f and ruMMirl1 '"N' ry !?'?? I ? I ji > at No. 1KH> 1 1 r< ?.i < I siiiti a ltd ??n t ? r?*4 1 ni Mo- Cttdldlll, Sou' I.) < '? ro| ly a ttt'COjpil Ha#* 11(11 1 1 matter. l*rlee (mm- antuiiii $2.00, (amdni. S. .March IK. 1931. ' ? ?gg ? ? - - *-4 j ?? - ? 77"" ,f~ gg * jfe ' .lake 1 1 H . millionaire, oil ami I'jiliroMd nrifi am) former Republican n;i f (dim 1 <-< nitiiti t f 4'4-uiit it from ok I a hoina oil Ills <leatl) hed accused Clara smith I In moil, now Oil (rial on a ihiiru'e of tiiurUor III I'OUIOM'tlou with -iiU-dralh ul1 having flmd ^-lrnHLa lu^ . to Ills laxly with a 'pistol hold in tier ritflit hand while she h t ooi I at Til* ImmI siit*1 strViklng liih head with her left, ? ' , ? ? ' ? ? r? according to a statement made on the withers stand at Ardmoro, Oklahoma last Saturday hy \V, II. Nichols it husi im'ss a.woclnte of llamon. T?vstl moiiy that t'hna llamon came to the parage th<' (lay ho fore llamon was shot ami ordered two extra casings plmvd on hor automobile Haying that she was "Kointf to take a Ioiik trio." was of fered h.v Harry Foster, a gitriige cm plo.Ve. roster, the first witness called , hy. the -?tate iiI?o Mild that ho hud seen | Clara llamon with a pistol a numherj of linn-* and that I li?? morning follow ? 1ml' the llamoti's shooting, Clara came to the garfrge Hud asked th.it fTjtT tiro changes he .made <|u|ckly as she had (Sir to j?o The Witness said the Noting woman was very nervous He saw no hrtiUes <in ? tier faee or hands Ik testified Uiehu i;d -lunn-s, negro, eharg<?d witJi tlo- murder ot lien T.'-- Houers and Iloiuer \#VO ut Midway, Kentucky uu OoIuIhm s, Im (<t, win taken from the Woodford county Jail by u ui>4> ?w Sunday morning and hanged from >i trfcc two mllCH from Verwillle*. TIim mob ct'UMM'M*d of about rM) men wcut (?> Versailles b?twc**|i I u iid ? o'clock in t tic morning. by automobile, A guard w<i> pladed around tlu> Jail aud four men wwip. to tin- door, a routed Jobjri T l-Mwcr, tin- Jailor, took bin ki\vn and wont to the negro'* coll, where I hoy overt/ami' the prisoner af ter n Sfooft struggle in which a black* Jack was used by our member of the qtiiirtet. .lumes was taken in a iiiii eld tie to the inter***! Ion of the Frank ford and Midway pik.es two uiTToh Tro n f "Ve real lie* ami Tun IkoSJ t7 ? a L iif. 'I'll*- trial ?rf the Uegr* for tlie murder of llogers and Nave,. who were employed as guards at a Mid* way distillery, ended Saturday night, when the Jury reported to circuit Judge It. I.. Stout that it wu? uiuihlo to reach a verdict, The Jury had decid ed that JniucM was guilty, but could not ugroe on the jK'iiulty. The two guards were killed while defending the dis tillery 'from an attack by a party of armed men who were attempting to remove whiskey, .lames wan said to luive 'been a member of the attacking Toree. Ib:! (!eo (V Albright, <|>romluenl dentist" of l.nurenv. wn^ found dead in the dressing room aJ his office Friday afternoon .shortly before .'i o'chnk, lie locked hiiusef in the 'room and when an entrain e I" the iipartmeut was forced In* had i ppa rent ly been dead fur some time A self-adminlstcrcd I 1 1? ?r? of a t i 4 1 1 1 i ? I (lOlsou is I h*? Hinted eau>e of hi- death Notes found in ?>? - . - -?? - - ? -' ?????' > JMW ?' *!?*> till* r<H?u? mlilrish'il to lueitrtn'r* of hi* buul)} (Uni'liMcil bit* intentions. wivii<u the cause t?f tin* deed hh hi? continued III health (Xt|)i||(i?n, which he U said to hnve regarded as Iio|m> h'tiii, John II. WUIIiwii". negro, pit id t In* dwth penalty in the electric chfllr lo Virginia penitentiary at Michtnond bi*t ( Friday for murdoiluk' Selective J-. A. I Mann iff l->n?'hl?i?r?, nearly a >? h uK<? William* was wanted on tilt* chur^e of killing two officer* in South Carolina and it was while resisting at* rent In Lynchburg that he shot and killed Mamj. Williams, also known as "Joe Turner" is the negro who shot and killed two |>ollceuien in <5reenvllle several months ago, when the officers surprised a crowd of gamblers in a section of tin1 city adjacent to the Southern Waltwa> imssenger station. The (ierwan people In the cities of Dusseldorf. Dulsberg and iturliort re ceived the invasion of the French, ltd glan ami British troops quietly. They proceeded about their Usiful affairs with apparent utter Indifference- to tin* presence of the Allied forces. There' has' been 'predictions lo the ef fect . that there would be u gen Am I strike of workmen ; but this did Jiot develop, 'probably because the wprkers need the wages they are receiving, Alongside ?>f the proffam&tlon of the French general of occupation was -post ed proclamations of President JOberr calling upon the people to bear the ?slavery final the Allies were imposing with patience, tjeneral Dougoulle, in -command <>!' lite l-'rench. has taken over mines and public utilities of every kind. At first the (?criiiuh police disarmed. hut l?i tor their arm* were re stored, a 1 1 li<?ti>rli tin* huui1>er of police hu m was reduced Arrangement* are being; perfected (u collect heavj du ties on Jill (!or until of every description. itu tvcloill* Hj>uill, rojx\Pts tin* ?"l??J?- | lug of. twenty-four cotton mills he 1 <au-? of tbe genera I stagnation in the; cotton trade None of the new>pn per* of the Al- j lied countries are able to sec any en- j <*onragemcnt for Allied In*!*'* and aim* in President Harding's inaugural ad- j dross. State Teachers' Association. The annmtl session of The State Teachers* Association mel at Colum bia. .March 10, 11 and l'J. The set** tdou was opened in the chapel of Ilenedlet College with a large major ity of the teachers ffom all over the state in attendance. Welcome ad dresses were delivered 4>y W. II Thomas and Mrs. 1>. Saxon, of (Vlumhla. Kespouae was made by 1'rof. A. A. Sims of I'ninn, The president. l'rof 1,. Cain' of l?ar ilngton jjjellveretl hlst annual address which was without doubt a master piece of oratory. To set forth the fact that the hojie of the coming genera tion lies in the teachers. lie there fore. apiH'aleil to us to make more sacrifice# t>o improve our school condi tions and communities and work for the good of >lje cause, rather than simply drawing shlnry, The session l-Vulay morning was Held in the Chapel of Allen I'niversity, Interesting lectures Were made by Miss l>ella Harvey, of lteauforL and I*rpC. S til ley. of State College, and: others. ?Much' in-pi ra t ion was gained from; these' lectures In the at'teruooii, lion. I J. K. Sweariiigeii. Stale SUpt. of Mdm a tfon and .1. II. Ft'llon. Sliite Agent of Negro Schools. spoke of the work l?e The itl> ?vc |* u mil of aii unfinished iottatfo<lt the I'lomomy Uo%|(H,w in Kin"'< Creek s. C. When coinj let d tins hnildintr will furul$i I00||| fur twvnty men- children. The Ivjonomy Home is chartered and lWvn*? h\ South Carolina ami endorsed l?.v I In* State of Nortlr Carolina. ft ^ ah undenominational home. H is two ynii-s old ami under the nv,liag(k mont "f Kcv .1 II. Xjmuldihtf. Thov haw I- children already at the he** v\ iih I |?i aii|'lin?ti?ms for adinittan C. J)osvwu know that there U more nuffer Im- annum motherless children than any ? la?s of the hunmn family t?xlay That infants left without a mother^ vo a . slim chance to live. l>octon toll n> that ainrr than half of these die before they are one year old, and > ~,j i ..f tin *so that die would live if proi>erly eared for. Tfot ,,i. thcrless. child ron are* turned out upon the streets to go wlltl. Thit thi- road !iads straight to the reformatory. chiin gang, rescue home, xhao* and diUinuv to tin- family and community. Mrs. \V. VV. Fiiiley is now In Ciinden at HXi(? I.y 1 1 loton St.. snlieitiuir aid for tills home ami any amount given her will ?o for a worthy t ausc. inj; done *1 ?v oili' \\ h i I friends in helping to iidmu'i4 tlu? ncyrn schools, i Mr. F&ton has ehnvire of tin* . J.wiuisjrj Supervisors and through the efforts of these supervisors iinjeli ijord lias Imh'U i iU-eoiuplished ilnouuh out ih?> fur.-'l j disrrli'ts. 1M\ U S. Wilkinson <>f Slati- ( "? i lejire addressed I lie te?tehef? mi i Friday l-'ve. This ?hvruVe will ever he remembered hy those who huml il. it <*von)d tie impossible i>> i?1w in dot il llie loot ?| res delivered hut ai* .1 whole (hoy were all inspiring ami eack tcai'lu'r prtvsent U'ft with a U'tter souse* of his or her duty than hoforo. The loading oonntios in attendum* were Khhland. 12(1; Duriinxtoih 56; M rio-i. IS; Kershaw. 8i?* (Seorg^ town. M?. In the por <*ont of atten dance .Nby ion County HmI having & teacher* and 4S in attendiinev, Kor ? 1 ? j i w second. having <?*? teacliers mid :\'J a t ti'inlinil. \\ I (illKIiM I NA It. W 1 1 .1.1 A MS, Sir.v. Kershaw (Xuint.V Teachers' A&. TWO Theatre DAYS Thur. & Fri AUGMENTED SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS This production is played as a Special Benefit for OUR Chamber of Commerce, and we are confident that our pa trons will approve of our en terprise in securing this won derful film for Camden when they see it. Doors open half an hour be fore, performance which lasts two hours, but which seems as one. ' MATINKK 3 P. M. KVKMNGS 7 P. M. and 9 P. M. A MIGHTY EPIC OF THE SCREEN TWO YEARS TO PRODUCE 5,000 PEOPLE LOVE, LAUGHTER, TEARS Prices $1.00 To All TICKET SALE STARTS MONDAY, MARCH 2 1ST. SECURE TICKETS EARLY