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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. P7 NH JC? M\tor and l?ubH?h?r Publb&$! tvery Friday at No. 110? Broad wtr??ol and eiit*r?(l at ttif Camden, tfontli < 'a i oliua i?o?iof f a* ?fcoond Class mail uittMor I'rlo- |.?r aninim 12.00. Caniilhi, 8, September S.Srtl, IK1. A Protons of Nwiillvii. Tin4 statement ?>f Judge Scase Ihut I ho iK*t it jurors wore to Ldamo for the disrepute into which tlio law Is lust coining Is all too true Hut there HIV others ho arc likewise to Idaim l.on lout Judges who postpone trials fr?'in ((iiio to time on flimsy excuse* I ami executives who .vlohl to i>oMtlcal ?'X|fodjom \ o.r for lUher reasons abuse tin- pardon power ami unscrupulous lawyers ar?> llkmvlfto In oonto degree guilty. All of our Judge* unfortun ately are not si." fearless. so strict, -us Is Judge 'SfHM'. (tooil men. all of Ihein. hut s<>me are |tn?u?.' to allow technicalities to reta.rd substantial justice NY ins-d hanllj go further thaii (lie Kirbx casi< to find an e\ ii mple of tin it?u>c of the pardoniuij power This aivh < rlnilunl had <mee hi'"i! found' i^m 1 1 > of a critnc which, if a i i;eports are true. \u)? very siiiii-.j li.lt l" the one fm s\ It it *h he av:|< sOTt j ' Si-m od to death Tuesday l?.\ a inlraolc . i his victim es t a ped dea t h and Kirhv ' Wa* M'Utemvd to a term in the pen! 4 en! I \ v i on l> !?> he i alter pardoned ami turmd loose to instigate and t'< ha v'e. porpef ruled one of the foulest deeds that over disgraced: our Cl'ind tin 1 annals the Mo-.fi tc tlo't -j i i in- !>t ,.tii eye for lit fVc n ltd a tooth for a too.th Ji - ; ? ? j 1 1 one It is no milk and water hroth Its rigorous acid i < ? t ion. so ? vs;iry to the pejirc and tranquility of o;it country,' ''reunites men of cunir au*' and di-rr nninn lion .in the jury I o\. mi the herm it and in the execu tive i ha ir hi lite mra?ifre in which we have them to that -decree will re -peel for law increase. When out" juries realize mole fully t he solemn responsibility which rests up"ii {hem and when righteous Ver dicts m re uot overthrown at the behest < f interested parties, then w ill dawn a trt'tter er.a for respeel of law and ? ?Ii. dletiee t o i I s ma iida tes- There must be a j roei-ss .f e?l ilea t ion all along tin I lit** before real pl'ogie-.s ran he III. I Ir I .r \ i 11- I oil I ' -pa till. Sltonul the I n 1 1 y A rhin k Ir plays i?e ? tit ou! of ! he ?) dot lire show v'* That ipu'-tion has already been answered t?y a uoihI? nni n \ towns and cities In the affirmative There are lots of others that have taken no action, and which probably will take no action. What are iln farts? This fellow. an ordinary, kind of a loafer, the like of which I here j air thousands, drifted into the movies like many others a ml hy chance struckj public favor. Through the aimless Hill! general applause he won. his salary] was itlereaMHl to a point wlierr he <lid t'or know what I" do with his imutev. i i i| .t low ordrr of intellect, and without eap.uilv for enjoyment of other than sensual pleasures, his inclination ran sole \ to the iflc.i t l"n of the hrilte t.lnit i- within him His money he spent on whisk'.N and women in ddia m her,\ . without re?. t rd t.i public ?>r private tie ei i;.-\ i ?f eotsr se iitevt- are thousands .?t I .if v Arlui'-kli - uoj '? oul ,\ a mom.' lio iieo le s-at-s ; bur ii; .-v. t v town, i t : \ a"d li.titi'ei in i!e- '-'iititrv Ite I r??t.,il. \ i? it-. ?oi si th.ii, inait-v ??tit . - - It- ? W It. nfellpti -s .1 'I II. relit .. . - i ? ? ? I ? ? i m e i I v t " pit i . >t 1 ? . .1 t It. n,..-, i . | . ? ? w i- on \ a fat < h?w r . ? . j' ? 1 1 i , . r . . ? i ? - - ? ? i . s - i I . '. . f 1 1 1 i ? ..-I, ' ? . ? \ ? t I I - d. ft'. I.-.:' pro .ir "s r Ki t i i \ i i > c mil ass,* -oiling him with li I > Mil eh*r ueter. h lumbering letcherous dehnu chee. who knows *10 higher iihc to make of the golden nhower that the public iwi m , rit I ued ou hliu than to indulge In orgies of dohnu<*bery Yes, tbere are many wh* \silj continue to enjoy Fatty Aehiu-kle an<l 1 1 will enjoy him all the more been it *e kt this development of his real character : but there arc iiiHin others who will hove ji?? mere ??f tliU, ereuture. *>f I !?<?>*?? there are many who are too clean of themsolvoH to tolcraJe him hml maiiy others who will taboo Hint out of their cegurd for i>wIm lie decency. ^Yotlt IJiupilrer. A heiiv.v rain Wednesday broke* the long dri>uth in t hi* ?eet ion. TJie rain fell In torrents about midday and again did damage to pavement around Hit* eorner of Main and I ??? K a 1 1 ?. More work for the street force* and an add ed ex|?eiise. And this evi>onsc will continue until |?orinnneiit raving is put down; riilcngo. Sept. III.? * Four teen huh died >i i i *k ^ o.f dynamite and a hundred * I i r K .s of 'I' N T. wci'f seized by til*' police,, following the ea pi tire of five dynamiters in the art of hmttblng a <ivoe repair shop. (hie prUeuer was -!)"t I ?y police w ho surrounded shop /' r ti n hour* following a lip (hat the hombiiK! was contemplated Hue i.i.tuh'. \Vm ?? thrown before shut felled! ihe dynamiter and the explosion tore j I lif Complete f r?ui I of the shop ' 'til and .>lia l lered wiudtiiv> for biork> riio wounded inn u alleged he manufac tured the bombs for lertalii labor, unions. ' * ? ?J Farm lands in Town. I .a nds tli at are offered at $oUO a . front, fool in the rity of Spartanburg .should itoi in- n<<es>?od for taxation i id $.">110 nit a?' re. in tlie opinion ?*f | the SpailanbuVg Journal It believes! that" the t;i \ assessors should not' treat lands ,.f thai kind as though they wore fa rin hinds. Were I l'e notions of the JoTirua I put Info effeet. there would be a pretty how d'ye do in Spartanburg Spoeula .t ion in real estate would be struck be tween wind and water, 'l'he owner of ;in u 1 1 i m pr<> ved a* re worth $10.0<X) or S.ilt.OiMi 1 1 1 i u 1 1 1 be eonipelled to sell it for what he could get were it assessed :i I pel rent, of Its value A great ipiantity of land would he thrown upon the market, the holders it being ii" longer aide to rehUn It in order to gain at some future da.\ the "unearned increment" <2 round w oil id so rapidly full in price that many people won hi be templed to buy and build Tfpen |t dwellings ,?r stores The so railed "housing tpiesti in" would ir. part be solved. M'hat would take plaee in Spartan 1 ? 1 1 ri; were The Journal's advice ear rled ont would take place in Columbia and other towns and cities of this state Mi-re a similar poii -\ ' adopted The State The treat, i of .peace between the; I t nited States and ibrnianv has been formally ratified by the tiernirtif reieh ! rath' or upper chamber. I (unasked robbers obtained between i itJVoon and JCiO.OtHi from the treasury of the Sells- Floto circus. at Vaiiroiiver.J VVn*himrt??n. last Saturday Finest Ihitdels, a young negro. was taken from the I'ittsboro. N ('. jail last Sunday and lynched. In* having confessed that lie was i!ie negro lean ! ing over the sleeping body of a white u'irl when the alarm was given in her hone.' in I'iUsluiio last Frlilav Twelitv two lueiubc r s of the Tampa and Miami baseball teams were ar rested at Miami, I'la last Sunda\ for violation of the law against Sunday baseba ll. The\ v\ ? re reb'a ?ed *on bonds of Sol I ea i li l?etioit MiehiUan. '^is refused to permit the exhibition of Ku Klux pie lures dealiiii; with I In i eeou>l r:wi ion p. I . .. I ili t lie S - ? 1 1 1 h >? ? ? i t a i * \ 1 ? ? i] ? ? < 1 . ;i ? 1 1 . ' i. 'H : e. ?! | that .III ? fill, lie "f S pi in HI. I Hill W . ?! ! li of U> : 'ii . : ' 1 i ,, , i ? > : i i , 1 1 ? i ? 1 1 . . I ? . i ? ' i ? \ < I : ? ? I' i ? : \ \ ' i< k t s p. i rr \ l..i * i ? i ? ?? . >11 : m. i i ... .1 s 1 1 *. i .jit a QUICK SAI.1S AM) YOU SAVF. MONEY S MA 1.1. PROFITS BY TRADING HFRF The Snyder Store THE PLACE TO TRADE \ \ < h ; . \ < ? i - 1 r - ? ? ' t i \ ? i ; i ' > . t' K * ? ! ? ? ! ; 1 1 1 k.Ti i : . . r lai.i?*>. m?-n ami vhihiivii. Lai I ^ i i ? ? t ? ^ tmn. : J' l" ST.~???. Mri?> ?? h< ????? t'mn $ '2 . > up t ? ST.~><?. (1m> \ Im -I 1 1 ?*?-? ? anil work A!--* ? r Mavr a hip a-- > rt i u ? ? i : t ? ? ! ? 1 1* * ? -? - >:invrhanj> arni ? ? vi t i r . vr- . i't' VV?- t ,tiry fh I 'ittv' !"? ??????? ami i?i fv*?;?<iy t<? A\ car. I ' >'<?;. ! j i i ? ; 1 1 , ? 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A.rk.. wpt^nbor. 18 Tout Slaughter, notorious Oklahoma hamlit. to'ln> initial another otiaptui t? ? hi* long lint ?vf crime*, wlien lu a fcoutu.it tonal attempt to e-sc?pe front thol Arkan-^.i- farm. li?* killed one man AIM} perhaps fatally VQUUd^il tM'O "ther*. all trusty gourds. >vlth n 1 1 fit* smuggled to It i in by some one oii i in- outtjue ltllHH AdUu^ou. was klllyd .lame* Motrin n ml Dwitt Taylvr. were gliot through 1 1??? body and arc not expect nl to li viv l.tlhurn Taylor, a ?0|tvU't wax wounded In the right log l?y a jii.i id hut li Upt dangerously injurtd Slaughter win brought from TuoRor w here the farm Is located, to the peal; teatlary hery and tonight Is being held in Military confinement , Slaughter. * who with I'ultou (Jroeu, wits ct > 1 1 \ i i 'I eil uf the murder of Depu- 1 ty Sheriff Koy Hrowu, of Hot Bprlflgs, : about a M iir ago >vag sauted lu Okltt hoina. Texan, Missouri. Kentucky ami Pennsylvania. according to officers, for hank . roM>erle.V ami murder. lie had escaped from the Texas peniten tiary Just prior to the Hot Spring* shoaling, alter striking a fellow eon viet over the. head w ith a shovel ami seriously Injuring him. Slaughter ' and Urcou Were captured at 1 ndepe.n J di'LLce. Kansas. According to tin- reports from Tuii; j ei farm. Slaughter early this morning j oiitaitieil rite 'rifle smuggled in i?> him I front its hiding place in one of Ihe-j large hath houses, where there Wci'i- j more than 1 0f ? convicts at the lime lie Ordered the eori viet# 'to n?* down; and through a window begun picking iit'f t he- guards. Morris was shot first and (hen (iarretl. Crossing toj another window, he fired on Adkin killing him with the first shot ? Slaughter fired at seventl officials ti ml then started to make a hreak foi the <?peit. A< he reached the door. ' Sam Payne. life termer, opened t'ire; on him with ;t pistol llis aiiu wa> si? accurate that Slaughter threw j away It t > gun raised a handkerchief ; ami ?.urremleivd I TAX N0T1CK. Office of Treasurer Kershaw Count > Caimlcn. s. V.. Sept. -0, 10*1. N ? > f i ? K iivrrbv chon TT*:i t 1 1 ? ? ? { 1.i?ok?? wilj !??? for the ion | of Slate, ( "ii ii |. \ : 1 1 1 1 1 School Tn\e?j frniu ? hidu'V loth. IH'JI. to Mji r<h j l"?lli 1 1 A | >? i ? :i 1 1 > of 1 per eerit \\ i 1 1 l.e ;? < 1 ? I ??? I To all imps unpaid .('in nar\ N'l. I M'J'J : i* per (???lit FeWruarj ; l-?t 1 iiiivJ 7 ] m ? r ? ? 1 1 1 M'arHi l;~thi 1 ! i_'J Tliv rah' l'. r eoiitnin for Kershaw < "oiiui \ a* follow >? ? ? ? Mills ! Staff T;tvr\ !_' ? iooil Koatl- 12 1 ('?Mintv 'fuxi s. . . ,.r_ 113 j I lospilal. ...... 1 i Sehnol " PeKalf. t <>w" *i ?? It i j roa.l ltoiii!s ."i Tot , I. ' 32 ? 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HOI/I, mvil H KM HI > IKS Dillon (kmnty Partner* Offer Some Advlr# A* To Fwl?. ? (From The Dillon Herald) "I an) convinced." remarked W. H Ktanton, who fur 1114 the I*. L. lltf'IlM 1 tot ban pluce. "that one of the best way* to fight the Ixdl weevil is to phi u( cottOti in five fyiit rows and give li l4out\ of Miushlue. We did not hear much of the boll weevil in Dillon until cotton got tlllck ami the wet spell came along. Then he began Jo show up in armies. We had In id by onr cotton and the Ik>11 weevil had full swing bccuiM' i tn* mo&t of us could not go back In it with a plow even it I lu re had been lid rain. 1 haw II lie fgfQ with mc who has four acres <>f cot ton from which he will gatlici five bales. Ills rows are five feetsipart. Ilu worked his cotton ,at<* and it Is clean The holi weevil has attacked cotton oil other parts of Till* :place an I is doing it sonic damage, but lie has not made hl> appcaranee in the four acre patch It mn.V be just a happeuso. but it has made such an impression on me that next year I am going to plant about acres to the plow and put the rows or (! fed a|?,artv And I am going t<? make another experiment In one. of the fields 1 had a tobacco field along side a field of cotton, five rows away t'i'M.n the tobacco field the weevils did iioj loheh the cotton, although they WiM'e playing havoc with .the top rroji all over the other part of the field. I ?-lathered all the tobacco and rut the stalks and raked' them up lit a few dav>- the weevils were just a^ thick in the cotton next to the tobacco field as they were anywhere else in the field Next year I am going I;* experiment with -i\ row* of cotton and two row * of tobacco In addition to this l am going to plant a couple <?f row* of to bare all around the rotton There may not be anything in it and I would not nilvi?e anybody to plant a full croy under these conditions with tluv ex peetation of getting a normal yield Hut 1 believe from what I have seen this year that the experiment is worth trying." "The boll weevil." said \V. F. Cald well, manager of the Southern Oil Co.. "reminds me "f the time when the flu was raging all over the coun try. Fverv other man you met had a remedy, but somehow the flu kept on raging and took its toll of death before it wore itself out I fancy it is goin^ to be that way with the boll weevil. It is not coining: it i* here and next year there won't he enough cotton made in the county, provided we <la HUDSON 6-40 TOURING MITCHELL TOURING FRANKLIN ROADSTER DODGE ROADSTER COLUMBIA TOURING ESSEX TOURING Vim Delivery 3-4 ton Truck with express body and top. 10-horse*power gasoline engine. All in good mechanical condition. If you want a bar gain in used cars come in and see us. Liberty Motor Sales Co. CAMDEN, S. C. !?<?{ eh-' iii* i* iiK. i i. - "f farming. i<> | ( loibe .1 h hi |iliji)i !(??> \ u rlniiv .Ways ??r tic- i"i! vveevil art* sug jested : ?'( Hit' J ! liem appear to b? ] a) w 1> i I < - hi h'.M * air visionary. A ; man.; \\1ij. o.\vji.v quite a loi of Cutlnn . In nil in < Irorgin told me a few days ago i ' i luii oi.V man d??wn fioie bad a j'laii ? lie U ? ?, lar had heeu e fleet I vc. The. < (mil \v?'f \ il dill u"t seem (?' fid his i v iehi iliwa !>i any great evtent and Ids. h?*I*_tIi1m?i > ln'iia ti f ? < investigate dial found l:.ii In- ?-i;iii|?lvt el.\ surrounded hi> i n! J Oa wilh field- of coin and on j the outside i.f the corn lie planted | omaiglt cotton for. . t ho weevils I" feed; mi llis tlK'inv w a s Hint the boll' WoeMl ? !i i?? - Iml 1\ \el\ high ilinl i when lie left a patch < ? f rot ton looking fur new field* to destroy and got into Mm* ?????'?? In- i u rued Hark Anyway, this man claimed that tin- plan was sue if?>rul and ??flier funnel- liad adopted it. I ? it I I am parsing thU story along for what it worth I don't want! anybody to plant a normal acreage under this plan and then expect In make a full crop The best wav to i fight the bolt weevil i-? tu quit planting ? ?otton. hut' we ean'l do this until we find some other rroj, . It appears' to, me that il would be a good idea to get furuier*. merchants, bankers and all other persons interested in the well fare of the country into a meeting and decide on some" definite plan of action | If wr could get enough farmers to' I ' ? I to plant ll certain Mil luticr of ?( It x Ot peanuts wo COUld change u>fc . machinery in the uH mill a ml crash peanuts. It at those things ?ii n't txi ? l? ?ii?* unless we get together and agree (it: some! hill*;.*' ( .'(.vcriior t'-ooper has paroled JsUuli Stevenson. convicted in Marlboro eouu> u in 1 !? 1 7 of manslaughter and sou leii'i'l to serve sewn veals in prison. I'o Meet Again at Bethany. The Law and Order League iui'f willi the Bethany Baptist Church o*? Suiida.v. September 18th, hut on ao reii hi <>f a misunderstanding as t<> the dale there were many jibsenl who would have been present had tin- mis understanding not occurred. But not withstanding the disappointment t licit* \\er?* thirty or more men there who --fa nd for law enforcement; with Bro ther Hoi ton Owens noting as Chair mill. The League was called to order and 1 1 1< ? following brethren made short talk-: Brothel- W. B. dcLoacho, W A Anderson. Jess Sturgis. T.uther Stoke*. Williani' AV?-"l. "Mat hew West, and Rev. Owens, the paslor. A- tlure were some who did not understand the date the Rev. Owens a-kj-d the League to meet with them on the first Sunday in October. This it decided to do the League will meet at Bethany church, near West ville. on Sunday, October L'ntl. nt 3 o'clock. \V. .T. Hopkins. Sorr y . Complete Line Of Canned Meats and Vegetables THE CASH STORE CALLED STATEMENT " OF THE CONDITION OF THE BANK OF KERSHAW Located at Kershaw, S. C., Kershaw County. r * At the Close of Business Sept. 6, 1921 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts Overdrafts Cotton ?? Overdrafts Liberty Bonds School Bonds Furniture and Fixtures Banking House Cash and Due by Banks Tot a I Capital Stock S ui r p I u s Fund Undivided Profits Due Banks Unpaid Dividends Deposits Tota 1 LIABILITIES OFFICERS J No. T. STK YENS LERoY SPRINOS T. B. CLYBLRN I). P. I)VK ..NATHANIEL CAY .1 NO. T. STE YENS T B. CLYBLRN VV. B. THREATT LEROY SPRINGS DIRECTORS $667,390.08 1,978.18 1,621.15 28,760.00 3,000.00 6,691.68 10,060.46 92,539^09 $812,040.64 $50,000.00 90,000.00 20,601.65 397.81 266.00 650,775.18 $812,040.64 P resident Vice-President Cashier Assistant Cashier T eller S. E. HINSON R. S. FLOYD C. F. CLYBL'RN T. J ORE GORY .1 M HINSON We respectfully invite your attention to the above statement and shall be glad to have you open an account with us. We will appreciate your banking business.