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Social and Persanal Hews] By Miii Uuii* N?tU?? I ' Springtime in Camden on Camden hills uro blooming now The ja Ha miiif and tin* rose <Iik'(? Spring tius stirred the wood* In life inun Winters deep roj*?so. -V i The perfumed breeze so gently sways The wild crabapple bow The dogwood has its blossoms white For there lis springtime now. ? , Down on the ground in shy retreat The sweet arbeutus grows ) While thru the east off autumn leaves The kid glove violet shows. And Spring who strews with lavish hand ITer gifts of blossoms sweet lias taken of the beat she has And laid at Camdeu's foet. 10, G. ? Atlanta, CJ?., Welcome To Camden. The Club Women Of Camden are hostesses tlds week to the State Federa tiou of Worn on 8* Clubs, and the entire louuuunlty is pleaded to have this representative body of South Carolina women as guests, and all join In ex tending to them a hearty welcome. They have headquarters at tfc? Kirk wood hotel, where the opening was field last night followed by an informal reception} We hoj>e next week to give ? a brief account4" 6f the interest ing proceedings, and nlso to meution the social courtesies extended them by their hostesses. Again we say to our distinguished guests. "Welcome t: Camden !" Rummage Sale. On Snitunla.w April U'?, a committee rotksisthig od* Mrs. K. E. Sill, and Mrs. l'.nrrelil Hoykla, will conduct a rum mage sale for the benefit of the local F. 1). U. Chapter. Any one who will . eon tribute to this sale, will please send" articles during the next week to the home of Mrs. W. J. Dunn/ or leave them at the Library. May we not make a pleit for this sale 'also? A thorough search may bring to light many discarded articles for which you have no Special use. and will not only benefit someone else, but the small chafge .received for it go Into the treasury of an organization that is working hard for Camden. Think about, it. Take a little time and-makc this search. .Meeting of Civic League. The regular monthly meeting of the Civic League will be behl next Mon day afternoon o^. the Librnry at 5 o'clock. This is an important meeting . Mnd all interested are- urged to-attend, Those who have not n*ild annual dues will please remember to do so. Only a paid up member Is in good, standing. Non payment of dues is negligence or forgetfulness only. ? theu let us keep it on our hearts and minds and have all our clubs 100 per cent to the go(M.l. Come to the meeting. Cake Sale. The fiartqnug success met with by the -John I). Kenuedy Chapter* U. D. C. in the recent cake sales conducted by k lommlttPf from that organization proVrfs a tempting inducement to give another. On Saturday April 10 from 4 p. m. to T p. m. cake will l>c on sule iu the show window of the Camden Drug C orupany. These cake.s are contributed and will be sold at a reasonable price. If you desire a cake reserved for you, any special kind of cakjr* phone: Min. W. .T. Dunn, or Mrs. f\ M. Cole man. We ask the members of the Chapter '.I stand loyally by this committee in tlioir efforts, as we Btill have a con siderable sum to raise within the next few weeks. And our Chapter does not know or roeojmize the word "failure." Majestic Theatre! PROGRAM To<lay, Friday, April 8th A Cosmo?poHtan Production "STRAIGHT IS tHK WAY" With a laugh or a tear at every step. Also Pat be News Saturday, April 9tl? A Sunwhine Coinedv "PALS AND PETTICOATS" Snook v. ITie Humanzee in "YOU'LL BE SURPRISED" And a nw epi.-ode of "THE DOUBLE ADVENTURE" Monday, April 11th WaMaoe Hei<l in A Paramount Picture "ALWAYS AUDACIOUS" AJso I*athe N'nws Tuesday, April 12th Wanda Ifawiev in THE OUTSIDE WOMAN" Taken from the Story. "All Night Ix>ng" Also Srreen Magazine Wednesday, April 13th Pathe Present* The (Jroatest Western Thriller Ever Sho^Ti jit Tike MAjetftle 'THE KILLEK" From the Not** t>y Stewart Edward Whit* - b . _ MISS KIKKI'ATKMK Q|'Kfc\ mm** < " ** t* ? * ;c ' :v< > OhwUr Keiiresentative Crowned at Columbia. V .}* ? ,.....tX. - ' ..... . March Ml. At the close of the ralmat'ota contest at uoon in ColuuiUln today Miss Samli Kirkpat rick, of Chester, wax chosen queen, ?he having rvWiveU the greatest uutui>er <>i ballots. , Itallotiug in the con I cm I'J&j&d ;>( iiooii yesterday and early in the after noon the official tabulation completed Miss Klrkpatrlck was declared the JuWSAMH KIRKMnUO? __i5HEsrtR cc>.f_. xv I iiiior. Miss CulHc Mfyns Purvis of Florence and Miss May mo foist of < >rnngehurg won iind .'?rd place respectively, while tlu? 11! next in ord<"r were : Miss Pauline Hook, of Lexlng ton ; Miss Lienor Schroeder of Abbe ville ; Miss l*'iora Mat' Holiidity, of iloi'ry. Miss ltuhv Hill J >?? v 1 i 11 *>f Creenwood, Miss Louise IVrry of Now berry: Mlvs Jnnie Hood of Fairfield: Miss Louise \Vyli<v of Law-aster, Miss May Ilcliamy ,of Heuufort, Miss Cath erine lilakeney of Kershaw. Miss Ites sie Ilood of Sumter. Miss J Uuth Tompkins of I'Xlgeficld and Misl Snow hi rd Dubose of Lee. \ Meeting of John 1). Kennedy Chapter. The aVn>ve chapter held its regular monthly meeting Monday afternoon at the Library, arid while the pleasant informality of the social feature was absent, the meeting was well attended and interesting, 'hie Chapter Presi dent presided, and Mrs. Arnett, tin? Secretin ry read minutes of last meeting. The Treasurers retport was most grati fying, showing all pledges to general r. 1 ?. C. and Division w<?*k paid for 11VJ1. And in. addition to this that the Chapter had almost reached its goal? j its final purpose or aim for the reun ion. An enthusiastic membership deter mined that this goal should be reach ed before the appointed time. A motion to defer the discussion of other pledge* until the June meeting was carried. The president informed the Chapter that she could furnish permits for U. J?. C. twtdges or pins. These are of gold: ami cost $3.50 with bar, $4.50, without bar. Any member desiring one will please place an application with ? he Chapter President. It was a matter of much regret that the committee apiwHuted to work "p the May festival did not report. Of course there was a Rood reason for it hut we trust that committee will be heard fvoiu in the. near future, and If necessary the Chapter President will call a? extra meeting. We must not, prow weary in well rtolng. The Chap Vr mnst have money to carry on a 'work which is historical, memorial find tKmevotent. and remember that our motto is "Fidelity to Fvery Duty." . motion was carried to - adopt a "uniform or distinctive wreath to place upon the casket of departed members. This wreath is to be of polished i\> leaves, tied with white and rc<l rib bons- -the much beloved colors of the Confederacy. Miss Herald kindly gave n bolt of ribbon for this purpose, the "Hu'i' 'holt to be bought bv the Memorial commit tee. The Chapter was glad t<> welcome two new members ? Mr*. Chewning and Mrs. If. O Carrison, Jr. The ap plication of Mrs. James Team has also been Pitied out and accepted. 1 he names of Mrs. Ceorge Krunson, of Chicago, and Mrs. Henry Brown were proposed and accepted for member ship. Mrs. W. J. l>unn reported that re union activities were moving smoothly and with satisfactory progress. She read a list of the twelve captalns^who are to have charge of the l*>othrt and dinners. The committees in their en tirety have not been completed. Miss L-ouise NHtles. as a member of the Central Committee for the Stnte Federation whioh meets in Camden this weeks extended an invitation to the Chapter to attend the Federation and the members were also invited *o the reception to be given at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Savage on Fri day evening at 0 o'clock ? The President reported th?t I>r. Hodges of the Methodist Church woutd deliver the annual address on Mem orial Day At the simple services at th? cemetery * The dinner to the veterans this year to be dispensed with, as the Rcudion the following week. No fnrttier business the Chapter ad journed to meet the flrst Monda v In Mmr PERSON Al. MENTION. Mi>s (ieorgla Knight * of Kershaw returned home last Sunday, after spending h week with Inrr aunt Mra. W. C. Black Weil. Mm. Juiucs I.liuivay, of ,i/hc*tet\ aud Mrs. Roddy Miller. of Rpgfc IUII. are a t tftiit i it^c the Si** to Federation this week, ns the guests Of Mrs John Lindsay, 1'ileuds in Camden are p)cas?>d to son Mrs. \V. 11, ivve of Beaufort. who Is at the Klrkwood. as a delegate to the Federation. Mr. and Mrs. Eve, spoilt several yea it* of their early mur rled Hfu in Camden, ami have retained a number of warm friends here. H>r. Ralph IMinn. after s| tending a few days with his parents, Or. ami Mm I Minn, returned to Baltimore where he holds an Important position in .lolin Hopkins Hospital. Miss Sum Wolfe after spending the spring holidays at home bus returned to Ooueher College Baltimore, from which Institution sin* graduates In .In no. The many friends of Captain Bail? ford, , will regret to know that ho has* not been well recently, and Is now In the Florence hospital for treatment. The latest news from him. however, was ttieou naming, and we hope to see him soon fully restored and at home agajn. GRVESOMK TESTIMONY Negro Says He Killed .Men In Fear of Ills Own Life. Covington, (la.. April O.^Pwi r for his own life was* the motive t'hat promoted Clyde Manning, * negro farm boss, to help kill 11 negro farm hands employed on the Jasi>er county plantation of John S. Wiliams, the negro told the Jury trying Williams in Newton couuty superior court here today. Manning asserted on ersos-cx ainlnatlon he did not want to help kill them but was afraid to disobey Wil liams. who he declared w?s trying to do away with the negroes for fear they might testify regarding peonage conditions on f.he Williams' farm. "They wasn't a-boMiln' . me." said Manning, a ooal-bht'ck, short, stocklly bnilt man of about lo6 pounds, "and 1 didn't want to get 'em out of the way." but. he added, a few minutes later, "Mr. Johnny said. 'It?> their necks or yours." ? Manning seemed little affected by his recital, -and rarely changed the inflection of his voice. 11c is unable to read or write, he said, and gave his age as about 20 yours, but did not know where he was born. "When I first remember myself, "' he said, "I was in Jasper county." During some three hours of direct <ixamintation the negro told in de tail of the alleged murder of the 11 negroes, giving his description . in simplest words. . lie was not asked to rfesvrlbe the alleged bh)dlng_of the negeoe^-* who were drowned' ? but told how they were thrown off the bridges by himself end Charlie Chisholm, an other 'farm hand, Whom he said he later helped Williams drown. "They was stulvborn and a-h??trgln'." Manning said of the death of Peterson and Willie Preston, "and me and Char lie rolled 'fin over the bannister of the bridge." These and the others killed, he said, had been lured a way froiu the farm by Williams on the pretext that they were being taken to trains and >fconld be allowed to return to their homes in Atlanta or Ma??on. where they had been taken from jail by Williams paying their fines. Peterson and Preston. Manning said, were bound together by a trace ohaln around their necks to which was fas tened a sack containing about one hun dred [founds of rocks. Their bauds were bound together by wire, he said. Williams was present and drove the automobile in which the negroes were Carried, Manning testified. Harry Priee, another negro taken to be drpwned, jumped of the bridge him self, Manning said, when he found there was no hope for him. "Don't throw me over! I'll get over." he Quoted Priee as saying and added that, .the negro, with a cry of "I.ord have mercy," flung himself inln the river. Manning then wont info details of the alleged murder ??f other negroes, declaring one known on tolve farm ns "Little Bit." was induced to help lift '?Red" Rrown, another negro, over the river bridge railing on the pretext that Williams merely wanted to "scare" Brown. The latter, already weighted dmvn. was dropped into the river. Man ning said, and then he hel|>ed send "Little Bit" to the name fate. Has? Ball This Afternoon. Tin* Camden High School bit.sol>ali team will moot the Columbia High School toiim at the fit Ir grounds hal! park in Camden this afternoon for a Kami*. ?>, The ffljkcMburi; team defeated the Camden team Saturday afternoon in a wvf'ii inning game by a **>ro of ? ? to The Columbia tram has defeated the Uatesburg team this season. Camden played Kershaw Frida\ afternoon and won from Kershaw by a score of lf? to 8. x1"p to the seventh inning Kershaw wan the winner by .1 wore of 7 to I. The Oamdon team then started a batting rally and piled up the larjje score. The Camden team has made IS run* In the four games played Tickets for the game this afternoon are on sale at th<> drug store of W. Rubin //errrp and ?t Thoma*' Ice cream parlor The plant of the American Potash cor&imny, at Antlocb. Nebraska, the largest In the world wan destroyed by fire last Sunday at a lo?a of about $700,000 HIG FA KM COM I' AMY * ' mm i ? Other News of Intere&t Ffuiu I, uncus ' ter fouut.v Sheriff Mnuter and lils deputies captured (i 50-gullou still of (he variety about (\Vo miles cast of Mala- Cold Mint', tins eouuty yes torday The ?riTufit was thought to Lan caster u tul is now "behind the bars" at council chambers. a quantity of ma^h wav dest roy ed w li loll was about n>?<|.v to be converted into the real stuff. The proprietor of tlu> still was absent when <4u? officers a rii veil there fore mi arrests have>ct been made. Thomas ltot>ortsnii ftad Miss Fan nle ftnr field of Keratin*, were mar rled at the Haptlst pastirluin in thN city Sunday, Uov. .1, S. \c<ipchtug of ficiating. \ Sheriff 1 1 alitor, Chief llcll and Ton stable .Montgomery captured fifteen' gallons <?f I Jailor Cane Creek bridge on the Charlotte road Saturday after noon ahont :{ Q'oloek. Frank l>ee* and I hurlow Snipes, of fjinenster. and I liaeker llohiusou, of Charlotte, were arrested and riivc bond for their ap pearance In court. The Sheriff and Chief Connor, of the mill village, also went on a skate for booze i*sldlers Saturday nli?lvt and ns a reward found thiee gnllonn of liquor in the cafe of Ueorge MieManus and a (piantlt.y of ex tracts in the store sof McManus & Low er.\ .at Midway. itond was ar r.i nged in both (uses," Saturday evening about night la l Ibmlap ami Tom Faulkner, both color ed. engaged in a pistol duel at River side station on the Southern Faulkner roc oh intf four (Millets and iMmlnp 0110. Faulkner died about ten mlihttes after the shooting and Tbmlap sinvlimhed Sunday afternoon. Coroner Caskey went up Saturday night and held aii jiHpicst over (tie body of Faulkner. I In* death of Outihip closed the ease, no further action by the authorities being neeexsa ry. A Chester jwper says: The (Jreitt rails Farm Company who own farms from (Treat Fal>* to Wateree Power Stilt ion. amounting to about $ixtv thou sand acres of land will In about thirty days have a graded road finished from here so th.it station, wblch will be" about SO miles long, which wlM cost ahont five hundred thousand dollars, this company Is planning to build 50 to one hundred farm dwellings on tkls road for the development of these farms. The first contract will be for fifteen dwellings, which T. W. Ruff,1 inn linger of these farms has been In st rnet<Hl to let at once and have the dwellings icoiupleted as soon as possible I he (treat tails Farms company at present has under cultivation several hundred acres of land near C.reat Falls. .1. It. I >nke. of New York, is behind this farm proposition, and when finished, which wjll take several years, will doubtless be cue of the largest farm propositions in this state, nnd< will mean much to tbis section of the wjuntr.v. - On the Way Home. Commander William Ancruin Is on the Pacific sailing towards America and home. Ho expects to laud in San Francisco about the 15th of April and Mrs. Ancrum wilt. Join him in Wash ington a few days later. After this he comqji to Camden, for a vacation and visit to his family. Took Kecoud Pria* Kershaw County in very proud of the splendid Showing made in' the State baby eon test at Palmafesta, in Columbia hist week John flarduer Richards, Jr., took necond* prize, and missed the first only by a fraction. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs J. ? Jardner Illchards. Americans Released. "Washington. March 31. ? Tho War Department fod>-ty announced ' that Carl Neuf and Franz Zimroer, the two Americans. imprisoned in Germany for an attempt to kidnap (Jrover Cleveland Bergdoll. American draff doerter were released at noon today. The release was ordered hy the Ber lin foreign office. Brig. (Jon. H. T. Allen, commanding Coblenz. reported. The German commissioner at Coblenz, after a tel?*phone conversation with Berlin notified Gen. Allen at noon to day thai the sentences had been re mitted ? 'Spending good behavior" and that the men would probably reach Coblenz tomorrow. Kiected Vice-Commander. At the regular monthly meeting in April of the -Tames IX-'Rov Belk Post. No. 17, Hernmn Baruch was unani mously elected Vice-Commander. this office having been recently added to i he I'ost as a necessity. Mr. Baruch was for years prior to the. war an en thusiastic member of the Kershaw Guards and also served on the Mexi can bonder. At the outbreak of the war he was advanced to Sergeant Major of the 3rd BattaJlon. and In such cajmfity accompanied tie- llfctit infantry fo France and Belgium, ami render<?d T^rCirieivi and untiring ?er vice. It was decided at the meeting to fake advantage of the offer of the State Committed to procure govern ment battle scone fUms. They will be shown at the Majestic Theatre, and will be used in the membership drive for tfte local post. On account of local eondltions it was decided fo postpone-, the drive a few days. Mra. J. S. Rhamo and MUs Ollre Rbanw attended PainifMtM last week. Do You Know of a Better Contract? fc'or TKMJ'OUAin total loss of earning power before urt from either lHSKASK or At'CiPKNT, beifl.li ni uti at the Mul of (llo first month *t disability nn<t (X>KTINiUNQ , As UWG AS IUSAIUMTY LASTS. $200.00 MONTH TO YOU For I'KftMANttNT total loss %f earning power l?eforo ago OH) from either 1>1S MASK or A<MII>*0NT. CON' T1NTINW AS I/)N(J AS mXAIULlTY l.AS'f\S, a month to you, tH'jrlnnini: at the first mouth of disability and in oroatihitf from the end of the fir.^t three months of rtbubtltty to $250.00 A MONTH TO YOU When you arc Uf> years ohl (Just about the time you hit tHWlnning to think afuiut retiring). $5,000.00 IN CASH TO YOU For lo>?s of earning power l>Y I?NATH FUOM \A Tl It A I. CAl'SKS before ijge $5,000.00 TO YOUR BENEFICIARY For loss of earning power 1 V V UKATII FKO.M A< MM I MONT (before aire t>0, provided benefit No! has not been taken ). $10,000.00 TO YOUR BENEFICIARY There are other attractive features to this contract and if you will let us know when we can see you our representative will be glad to ko into the details of this contract with you. . If this contract does not fit you needs we have one that c^s,^ c0 Sold His Horses. Mr. K. G. Whistler, of this city, lust week sold his two horses exhibited at the Camden Horse Show, to Mrs. Moiutld Woodward, LeRoy, N. Y., at unite a handsome sura. "Sir Mexico" }*ind "<Vash Girl" wore t>oth winners In several of the classes. Mr. Whistler left Monday for Pinehurut where the animals will be exhibited before be ing taken to Now York state. Physician Killed By Train. Orangeburg, April 'J. ? Dr. Jerome M. Duvis well known and beloved physician of North, was instantly killed this afternoon ut about 12:55 fa\H^rk/by a fast traiu of the S4-aboard Air Line railway at Wolfe's croswing -%bof?t one.-and, a ? fourth1 miles 'north ofj that town.' Ih\ Davis died fustautly, as his head was crushod. His car caught fire from the exploded gasoline and he was burned almost l>oyond recognition. <;rab hvk stilus Officers Make Visit to Sumter ami Kershaw. Federal revenue agents spent another profitable week (hiring the pa.it seven day* capturing and de stroying fWe illiclt^^lH and pouring out a quantity of^ME and mash, ac cord ing to Chief RotH# Officer Oole man, who. with the other officer# re turned to Columbia ??*terday. - Tfcroa , smiall ft till* were taken In Sumter county and two outfits were oonfiscttted in Kersbuw coupty on a ?10-gallon boo/*v mill, while the other w us a small joy phaut. Warrants will l?e sworn out for thref in Sumter county. In Kershaw county 200 gal lons of lieer were taken by the officers. Tho raiding party way composed of Federal Agents Coleman. Whltworth and Pegues and State Constable SmyrL ? Sunday's State. BASE BALL TODAY, FRIDAY, Apr. 8 Camden High vs. Columbia High 5 P. M. FAIR GROUNDS 20C AND 35C. Rates Reduced BEGINNING APRII, 1ST AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE RATES ON COTTON STORED IN OUR WARE HOUSE WILL BE REDUCED TO 50 C ON SHORT STAPLE AND 60c ON LONG STAPLE. * Mutual Warehouse Co.