Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Bank at Home A' IS LOYALTY to home ideas, home in stitutions, HOME industries and home FOLKS. THIS BANK OFFERS YOU ALL THE CONVENIENCES AND SAFETY OF AN IDEAL HOME BANK. A CHECKING ACCOUNT COMES IN HANDY Loan & Savings Bank OF CAMDEN, 3. C. STRONG SAFE CONSERVATIVE BUY AT No need to go elsewhere when you can get such a large selection from one of the largest firms deal ing in General Merchandise. Our stock is large and varied and has been recognized for years as one of the leading firms in this section of the state. We carry all of the' heavy groceries and farm imple ments for the planter as well as the housekeeper. Sprittgs & Shannon & CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA s Member of Chamber of Commerce Banking at Home So matter how well planned an industry that has failed to establish faith and confidence in its superstructure and cor porate body, is doomed to fail ure. The First National Bank has faith and confidence in itself, its depositors and its communi ty. It welcomes the business of individuals, firms and cor porations wvho adhere to these principals. TAKES IN NOVIR8. Ufc Timer In Penitentiary Hut Initial . Automobile Hide and Attends Hbow. < Sunday's Bute.) ittiiliicl the 'jn'Uo/i walls of the state penitentiary Uvea a taau who up until yesterday had never ridden In an autojnoblle, had aever talked over the i ??!. , had uever seen a mov ing ii dot uro show and In fact wax Ig norant of many of the great Invention# of tho present time. Hut all thing* come to hlui who waits and thin man had his day yeatorday. The man is Dan Murphy. Dan has been confined behind the massive u'ates since ? young man. Ho Ik past 00 now and has served something like iili yours of 1?Ih life right, behind those prison gates. Yesterday Dan was carried through a marvelous age ko far aa be waa con cerned. lie wan placed In the j>ontten tlury automobile and driven around town and tben .carried to a moving pioture theatre, where he was overcome with the sights on tbe screen. Col. A. K. Sanders, superintendent of the peni tentiary. told Dan several day* ago that he was going to bring nim up town to see tbe "sights." Tbe colonel la a man of hi* word and shortly before nqon yesterday Dan and a guard, accom panied by Colonel Sanders, loft the prison in the iienitentiary machine. The party came up Elniwood avenue and upon sighting a number of auto mobiles Dan turned to Colonel Sun ders and exclaimed-': "There must" be millions of these things, colonel." Tho aged prisoner was all smiles. He gazed at the, beautiful homes along tho avenue and as the car turned into Main street saw the long row of build ings. Tho trip down .Main street was a great treat. Arriving at the theatre, where the management had invited Dan and Colonel Sanders to see the pictures for the day, tbe old man bad his (pic ture talien. lie smiled as the camera snapped him. Colonel Sanders and tho guard. following the taking of the pioture Dan and Colonel Sanders, accompanied by severa'l others, were ushered Into tbe theatre. "What do you think of that?" the prisoner was asked as the picture flashed upon the screen, Dan was dumbfounded for a moment aud then passed his Judgement. "Thnt certain ly is wonderful," he declared. Just about this time the picture was coming to an end. it being the usual ending where the man take.* the woman In his arms and indulges In a few kisses. "That fellow sure knows how to kiss,'' was Dan's comment to this part. The (picture itself w.as somewhat along the lines that would fit the old man's ease. It dealt with a murder and a conviction, about the same as the ease of Dan. All through the picture the man from behind the walls would smile and then he solemn only to smile again as someone would ask him a question. After the picture G. D. Gallagher, manager of the Imperial, carried the party to the operating room nnd there Dan was shown how the picture^ were flashed on the screen. "That's too much for me." the prisoner said as he saw the maehine turning and saw the result on the screen. From the thea tre the party drove down Maijt street, around the State House and "hark to the prison where Dan was again placed j behind the walls. "Old*' Dan. as he is ea'lied hy pen itentiary authorities, has had some what of a varied career. He was /?barged With killing (Vanity Treasurer ?Copes of Orangeihurg county and was convicted. He was sentenced to he hanged, bur Governor I'llerbe com , muted his sentence to life imprison j incut. He began his sentence. protest ing his innocence. He served several ; years and life began to look hopeless. Dan decided that any chance of escape was worth trying and lie began saw i ing the bars of his cell on the third ? floor of the old prison house Date one nigh! Dan and a fellow prisoner com pleted their job and left wl thoflt leav ling their address-o*. merely writing on the cell wall with charcoal that they j were gone, bound for South America. Dan enlisted in the T'nifed States ? cavalry, as <lt<l his companion, and served his enlistment. After being dis charged he probably would never have been captured, hut became involved in an alleged theft of a horse and buggy in Georgia. Jle was convicted nnd was convicted and was serving n chalngang sentence when recognized by an Orangeburg man. who reported his whereabouts to the penitentiary. I>an was brought bark and has been In prison ever since. That wns year* ago He still says he didn't kill Mr. Copes. Although npvarently having no hopes ol evar brc&iblsg Clc?'z the old man labors day by day and la saving money every month. He runs a little store at the prison nnd makes numerous nh-kles and dime* through his sales. He is depositing the money in a bank, what he does not send to his peopl^down in Georgia. Dan has made a good prisoner, his escape not being held against him by the authorities as few men with life sentence would not take an opportunity to learc prison bara behind If (hey bad (bechance. He nrv. r \*%rrlcs and takes life much t?**t ter than plenty of peoph- who Wo on thifc, "ont*ide." Dan baa, hope* that some day lie may yet 1h> a free mail. Dan Is of ordinary build, clean shaven and good appearance for a man of his age. He curries hlu}*elf well and is liked by all (he prison officials. The "Traveling" Farm Woman A farm woman We htva iliis story direct ami it ih true who waa growing weary with (he walking she was fonv<| to do because of tb* >"? "oveuietU ar. rangement of her living room, kitchen, cellar and other footaa which called for her presence most of the time of every day, made an odd oxi>erljwent; II was certainly .a thoroughly up to. date and sciijijtlfle Ode. She wore for a length of time a pedometer which would give her an absolute record of the distance walked each day. Tlu? result* were amazing. v We should doubt them bad we no proof. This woman, dolug ordinary housework on a farm, walked twelve miles a day when she was doing only her averaged daily stunt of bouse work; on days when there were extras on hand, snob as Thaukfcgiviug. Christinas, or threshing, the pace climbed up to between fifteen and eighteen miles. Totaled up, she covered an everagc of 400 miles in a month and in five years?hold your breath circumscribed (he globe light in her own home. We move the In stallment of a lot of pedometers. Or better, a general iinproyrfViont <>f house hold equipment. Forest Detectives. (liy (ieorgo H. Dacy, in the August! Popular Mechanics Magazine). Incendiarism- ? man started fires Is one of the evils with which the govern meut forest rangers have lo contend throughout tho many national forests. One does not think of the average for est ranger as a, detective. hut that these, employes of Uncle Sain are clever sleuths is impressively indicated by [he remarkable records rtiey have made during the last three years in 'running to earth and convicting rascals, rouges, and careless hunters, campers an^ tour ists who have been responsible f6r man started fires in the national forests. Fire warning signposts are placed throughout' the government timber lands awd the attention of campers, hunters, and fishermen is especially directed to the absolute necessity for extinguistiing? camp fires before they break camp or move to a new location. Tho forest rangers and special in vestigators of the Department of Agri culture have become very adept at locating tho manner in which incen diary fir.es were started, and in track ing the guilty parties to cover. 'In these detective activities, they make use of water-glass casts as well as im pressions. made by the use of dental plaster, plaster of Paris, and ordinary cement, in making models of the foot tracks of either man or beast. They earefully collect and preserve all arti cles found around the abandoned camp fire or point where the forest fire started, which subsequently may bo ex amined for finger prints. They search for uiiburiiod matches, the charred re mains of the man-started fires, lens, and other mediums used for kindling the flames. It was in 11118 that the pioneer sir son squad of I'nele Sam's Forest Ser vice was organized for the prevention of incendiary fires in the forests of California and Nevada. Previous to the inception of the detective service, anywhere from 150 to "(X) Incendiary fires occurred annually in the nation al forests of California. Last year ? the third year that the "Sherlock llolmcses ' of the forest primeval were on the job? the number of incendiary fires were reduced to 28. and there is every evidence that shortly the fires of human origin will be of negligible lni|K)rtn nee The mountain custom of always shoeing horses with ready-made shoes has resulted in several malicious fire starters being tracked to their lairs and ultimately tried, convicted, fined, and imprisoned Tn each of those in stances, the offenders rode horses which had been shod with sharp calks so that it was easy for forest sleuths to follow their trail. Human f(*ot prints ? in Innumerable cases? have led to discovery and ultimate conviction and punishment. In some instances it was a worn heel, or turned over toe on the shoe or boot, which led to Identifi cation; in other instances, hobnails, peculiar patterns of rubber heels, ab normalities of foot conformation, or other peculiarities of the foot track, were responsible for the location and arrest of the vandals. Peculiarities in the foot marks of the horse, mule, or burro ridden by the incendiary have a? often a bled In the trailing and discov ery of the culprit. In one instance a lost handkerchief with a distinctive laundry mark was found near the seen? of a fire. Through the laundry num ber, the owner of the handkerchief and originator of the fire was finally found. The peculiar tread*, makes, and tracks of automobile tires have also often facilitated the work. ARROW BORAX SOAP, 2 cake* for S<\? Tb# Kt<v re | In recponM to th? inquiry of m*ny Ulephon# subscriber* : "Wh?| can I do to hsfr my w. ice?" this advertisement is published. Autoists Destroy A Pole a Day In this section of the state the telephone com Danv loses an average of M a pole a day, due to automobile and oth^r accidents,; ?? Worse still the destruction of a telephone pole usually means a serious interruption to service. When there is a cable or a cable box on the pole, the damage is likely to put 200 or more telephones out of order for a day or more. Substantial as they are the pofes cannot withstand the compact of an automobile driven at high spee'd. We cannot control the reckless driving, but we can ask you to bear this in mind when your service is interrupte8 by an oc currence of this kin8. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY I Pitcher Breaks Arm ("irecuville, July 27.? Wlien James Christopher, IS, of the lower section Of the county, started to pitch a slow curve ball in a base ball game this afternoon, spectators heard something crack and the lad's arm fell helpless tf>y his side. A physician made an ex amination and said the youth hid sustained a fracture of the bone be tween the shoulder and elbow. TRADE AT HOME ASK YOUR GROCER FOR GROCERIES Made for Southern Merchants I o Sell Southern Folks And Please Southern Tastes ? ? y~ All Varieties of Groceries and all the Year Round Service can be Had at Brace s Pure Food Store PHONE 66 Member of Chamber of Commerce Chevrolet "490" Touring Car * |Was $925.00 Delivered Camden I Now|$725.00,l|All ChargesJPaiJ r REDUCED fZOOlIf ^ ' f he Lowest Priced Completely Equipped Automobile on the Market. BUY . NOW George T. Little ^ DISTRIBUTOR1 Goodrich Tires ? Quaker State 03 ? WUIard Bawf RELIABLE SERVICE ON ALL CARS Member of Chamber of Commerce ? ,