The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 18, 1921, Image 4
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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.
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?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.
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TWO
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they see it.
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two hours, but which seems as
one.
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