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4\. ?'.>! i 5^f*^viT '7 A ' '? \ -; NUMBER 30, VOLUME XXXIII 8TKVJKXSON in OONOjp^l Native of <'lie*t?rfie>IU Among For* nio*< hi Hous? of KejmsviiUUivt'x. _ ? 'V ?, ; .' Hv PAVld F. St. Clair. < k?rrt's]n>wleu<*t* Tlte Vhronlcte'. ? ' Washington, Oct. 15. The )ittlo bund of Democrats in the house now >hows as tenacious front us tho l<lght Bri KaUe ?? Balaklava. But It has not always beeu so at this session of cow Kie.ss. There has bwu'niore than 'one occasion when tho leadership of the Democrats hu.s boon a matter of adrol# compromise. The difference between the two fact ion a led by Finis Oarrett of Tennessee U$4 Jack Carper of Tex ast on ttic question of retaining tlie ox (Oss profit tax in voting to recommit the Kordney revenub bill was so radi cal that the house lVmoerats caucus id for four days in tho middle of Au-. Kust before they reached ah agreement, (flaudo Kitchen had written from his *k-k hed in North Carolina to bis fellow Democrats that tho leader's counsel he followed, but the Garner Crisp faction contended that this tax must be thrown overboard 1>efore they would vote to recommit the bill. For a time it looked as If this .seri ous factional difference on a funda mental principle legislation would do stroy all real team work in the minor ity party in the house. But in the caucus sat one man who was able to gquge the true situation and strike a balauce between the factions. Tills was William Francis Stavenson of tho Fifth South Carolina District. Mr. Stevenson is still a comparatively new man in the bouse now serving out his (bird term, but be Is one of the ablest lawyers in the entire body. To begin with he was one of tho best trained students in mathematics and the technique of language ever turned out from=DavidsOn College, N. C. Besides he had sat in the .South Carolina legis lature and in the council's of his party for many 3'oars where he becatno a past master at framing legislation and writing caucus resolutions. Mr. Ste venson is ' used to differences among Democrats. In South Carolina there are no Republicans. So he was at home in this wrangl-. iag caucus of fellow Democrat In Washington. Ho was there with his pen as well as with his tongue. When the caucus seemed about to end its first meeting in display and dissolution Mr. Stevenson with his first prepared resolution was recognized and mount ed the platform.. He has what his friends in South Carolina call a sword fish voice ? if a sword fish had a voice. If he h.'ul a voice Uke most of the other men who had been talking bis words might not have so instantly captured the attention of the assembly. but this voice cut its way athwart every ob stacle. Tho remarkable,, discovery made by ihfc caucus was, ^ -(bat when it. heard Mr. Stevenson's resolution, it found 'hat It was nearer together than it had thought possible. ' This master of iwrty peace ' and concord had seized on to t lie word "temporary" as the time element in the life of the excess profit tax in the bill. He had dex terously dropped this word 011 the mid flic of the table between Garrett and Earner who had been* staring at each other in defiance. The word instantly xtrotchcd forth a hand to grasp each faction It danced up and down the room inviting both factions to come hack tho next tlay and see the perfor mance again. ^n the following day at the sugges tion of many members a meeting was held of about a half a dozen leaders ;?n<l among them Mr. Stevenson. Many members had in the meantime given Proposed resolution to acting lead er 'Jarrett for this conference and he had presented them. Mr. Flood of Vir ginia. Chairman of the Democratic ?Congressional Committee offered one. Mr. Stevooson offered his final, draft :,nrl after a short discussion, ou mo :'0k of Mr. Flood. Mr. Stevenson's Solution was nnanlmously adopted a&<i Mr (Jarrett was directed to pres et it to the caucus as the unanimous :,rtion of the committee and on bis do vo it was unanimously adopted, oleadging every Democrat to vote against the tax bill and a solid front thus obtained for tbe first time In 9pvcral years. , Mr. Stevenson Is such an adept in ?<-hieviug harmony among contrary '?rinds and partisan opponents that he ; beguiled a majoritv of the Hepub "rnn<? on ihe banking and currency '??>mmittee to vote with him on Import ant measures. The committee tied on. toe issues of reporting out a bill to re ^biiitate the war finance corporation *n'l to authorize it to finance agricul ^ral product*. The night before the N,,l was reported out be won ora on# FLORIDA S1WH1CS STOK.M Damage Dune Around Tain pa With 1 o,s of 1 life. 1 4t LHaifd, Florida, Oct. liU. Sunlit i Florida -pint today in lvrapltultltliiK ] I ho damage estimated to run Well into millions of dollar*} caused by the <?ulf hurrjenu wit Mi tore northeastwardly across Flotilla's peninsula yesterday. At |i)noi attaining a- velocity of 70 ratios an hour the gale wrought do j striutlou to smaller obstacles in itsj path, hilt few instances, ac- J cording to reports causing ? loss of life. While there have hecn only three! or four isolated eUsea of deaths from the storm it is feared the Ylearlng; away of O'o debris in Tampa's wreck- 1 od j ?>rt ion might add to the list. Ofj the cities and towns With in a ratlins, of forty miles of Lakeland. that could ! bo reached thy Automobile today, Tain ; |>a appears to have suffered the great . est daiu a pc. The Pay Shore Drive residential section from Franklin gtreet to Port Tampa Is a panorama of dost ruction. Trees are down, houses with roofs torn away and founda tions' weakened from the tidal wave that swept in over tho. sea wall from Tampa Day have collapsed and Ion* and other debris tfwOpt in on . the on ruvbing waters'soreat/uow grace what 'were once t)^;jlWj?4!fnl!jiiwiis of the Hyde Park" s?**iion. otto^T Tampa's most fashioj^bTo suburbs. Along tho water froitt Jarge sed&ohs^jof the sea wall were swept -uisay* ?v?d parts of Mreets wore washed info the bay. Houses immediately adjoining the lK)Ulevard were crushed-in by tho gale without apparent resistance. ' Conservative estimates place the damage in Tampa proper at $3,000,000. . .r . ? - A ' ' . ' Near Jail Delivery. An attempted jail delivery occur red. here Friday night in whlciP three white men neariy succeeded In getting away. The jailor's wife, Mrs. Boone, heard the water faucet running in the jail and upon investigation found that] it was being run to detract from the I noise being made by the saws the men were using. In some way a hack saw] bad beeu smuggled in to the men andj they had succeeded in cutting through one bar and bad started another. The men had been placed on thj? lower floor and they were Immediately placed In the steel cage. The -white men occupying tho ceil were Darling Hurt, John Galllmore and Moyd Lor Jck. The'former was in jail on tlu> charge of stealing a suit of clothes. Gall i more is the man who shot Mr. Britt Croft and Lloyd Lorick is awatt Ing trial on the charge of entering the Bank of Lugoflf, The officers have not been ahle to tell who did the saw ing. of. the Republican members mid broki* the- tie. After the bill to make $50,000,000 de posit in the farm loan banks to enable thorn to go on last spring:, had failed in committee by a Me vote, in which the chairman of the committee had cast the vote that tied, Mr. Sffevenson induced several of his Democratic col leagues who had voted present because they wanted $100,000,000 iiy>tead of $.*50,000,000 to change their votes next dny and report out the bill with $50, 000,000 ? being the best dny they could hope for. He stands for practical re sults. If you cannot get all you want and need ? take jyhat you can get, is his policy ? and it accomplishes things. Mr. Stevenson has mftde two speeches in the house that have attracted the favorable attention of the country, ono excoriating Ambassador. Harvey for his attempt to make a paltroon of America iu the World war. He found that the doughty colonel had received his military title at a banquet In Charleston years ago where he boast ed that his New Knglaml ancestors had "lain in the woods" during the war between the states. Mr. Steven son's other .speech deals with Attor ney General Daughortys allowing Debs to come from the Atlanta penitentiary to Washington some time ago in citi zen's clothing And on that fact he bases the prediction that Debs and all the other instigators erf treason and sedition during the World war, will be pardoned soon after the 'German treaty Is signed. Mr. Stevenson Is now working on a bill to grant equal compensation to of-j ficers In the national army who werGj disabled lr. ifco World war with o?fi-j cers in the regular army. As it pow is a first lieutenant who was in the national armjr who lo^j a leg would get only $80 per month, whilo a first lieu tenant in the regular army would get, $157 per month. Ha proposes to wsgo war on such gross discrimination and Injufltic* UXKUHD \'K(i(j KKLKASKI) llutl litVu. id Jail lu laiu-iistvr Many Months on Charge. Ambrose Wttjun Wiilhu-e, alleged safo i nt< k?>? and hank -robber, who has been eonfiucd in tho LaneasbT comity ju it slnee June 0. facing foui' charges of house-breaking ami lureeny and one of eutevlug a hunk, with intent to steal, -was released this morning oil bond in the amount of $8,500 The Juno lenn of court was In ses sion when Wallace was brought to Lancaster and his attorneys asked for a continuance on the ground that 'they had not had time to prepare a wise. At tho October term Inst week, the case was carried over to th? March term at tho request of the state's attorney, tho veusou being that a material witness was at that time In Canada and could not get here to testify. Judge Moore fixed Wallace's bond at the Juno term at $0,000 and Judge It ice last weok re duced it to JWUJOO "which w?s -given to ^ay.'the hoiuNmon being W. 10. Evans, of Columbia ?iind <\ It. Simmons, of Lancaster. Wallace bus boon hold in connection with the robbery of the Bank of Heath Springs on fihe night of September 13, 1020, when the door of the vault was blown off and securieties to tbo amount of approximately $0,000 taken. These later were found near Twelve Mile Creek bridge on the Charlotte road and returned to the bank. He is also charged with entering four stores at Heath Springs on the sam? night. Wallace's sister has been here on several occasions to see her brother and was here today wbon Wallace wa.? released? Lancaster News. Strong Speakers at .Baptist Church* ' Dr. Derfeux Will .preach at the Bap tist Church on Sunday morning and Dr. Hikes will address the Sunday evening congregation. Tho community will find special in terest in I>r, Sifces' address as he is to speak on the coming "Disarma ment Conference." Few in South Caro lina can speak with the same authori ! t'y on. such subjects and wo all have h groat treat ahead. Increasing interest should 'be shown in the Mens' Bible Class as tho winter mouths -come on and on Sunday, next we aire to discuss "Law Observance, The Nation's Biggest Problem. " Sunday School at 10 o'clock. , M. M. B. Ginnery Burned. The ginnery of Tom B. Wright, a colored man, located near Heraberts was destroyed by fire last Saturday. About fifty bales of cotton were also destrojyod. We learn that there was no Insunance on the cotton and Wright had just -gone to Sumter to have the insurance placed on it. Blaney News Notes Blahey, S, O.. Oct. 25.? ?Opr school opened some weeks since with a good attendance, only one new teacher, as our teachers wo had last year are with us again. . They are, Mr Alvin Snigley, of Newberry, Miss Vera Ellfs, from near Ilartsvllie, Mrs. Boykin Rose, of Blauey, ami Miss Gertrude Mellecbam, of Williston. The .School Improvement Society will give a Halloween entertainment October 31*t, at 7 :30 p. m. We Khali be glad for all who can to attend as we have tin interesting program. The boll weevil has nipped some of our prospects for making a flourishing little town out of Blaney. . We feel that it will take several years for our farmers to adapt themselves to new modes of living and a more diversi fied crop adjustment, but if it is true that more cotton can bo raised on sandhill than on clay land where the weevil is present, it may be we will yet 1>p a prosperous community. Cooper Heads State Fair Columbia, Oct. 20. ? Robert M. < hoop er, of Wisacky, one of the youngext progressive farmers of the State, was tonight elected president of the State Agricultural and' Mechanical Society without opposition and by acclama tion, to succeed J. N. Klrven, of Dar lington, the retiring executive. John D. W. Watts of T>anrens, was rc-elected vice president to assist Mr. Cooper In the piloting of the South Carolina State fairs of the immediate future the following executive oommlt iw was nominated an a elected : First Congressional District ? W. M. Fraircpton, Charleston ; Second, R. B, Cunningham, TJlmers ; Third, J. O. GameU, Ware' Shoal*; Fourth, O. P. Mill*. Greenville: Fifth, T,. I. (iuion, Logoff; Sixth, J. L*. Mcintosh, Does vilie. and Seventh." D. G. Ellison, Co tnnfbfn. An AvrKAt VoK tiik hospital Statement of the Kliirtiicittl Condition From Hoard of Directors. TO m (MiltVu.H <?t Camden 411)4 Kit slii^w County: As you know, I lit* Mil In It u tiding of tlVo Oamdeu 1 l al was dcstroxed by fU? on January 28, 1021 ; nothing being suvisl hut tho ward building and It.s contents. The wards were opened iuuncdia te4y. and the good work of the hospital was inter up tod for onU a mouth, when tho wovk was taken up a# i in* hut of course .In more cramp ed and less eonvenlertt quarter* It was necessary to rebuild at oiicq, and the director* believe that they gave out contracts at the proper time td save money, though of course all material Is still much higher thttrf v\fl?en t hu hospital was built in 1913. The contract* were given out as fol low*. # lluihllng 4-omplete, Including electric light wiring, pluming and heutlng, using the old steam heller, en larged, .. $:iH,500.00 Screens for building . 1,173.40' Signal sy.ytem. entire plant . . 041.00 ArdHltOOts fees 2.000.00 Insurance ( builders >. 250,00 Total, . $42,50-1.40 El ov aft or, for which contract. was not given ' 2.000.00 Klectrlo light fixtures, liot hough I yet. .. 500.00 . - t-flfejg , . Tovil cost of rebuilding. $15,904.40 We had cash to pay for -this, (some part of which has already been -paid), $35,000.00 For cleaning up after fire and fixing wires , water and steam pipes so as to open hospital 328,11 1 Total ? $34,071.83 $31,071.83 Leaves a balance tola* rais ed $11,202.57 The only .way to finish the hospital, if the people do not come to our as sistance is, leave off elevator, leave 6ff electric light fixtures, use some money we have been saving to finish the hos pital and borrow about $5,000.00. If we do thiR to complete the hospital we have no furniture, no cdeptric light fixtures, no elevator, and lessen our maintenance by having interest to pfty on a loon. -Without furniture in the private nooms and electric light fix tures. we get no pay patients who con tribute largely to the expenses of op eration. , Now the people of Kershaw county have contributed very little to the hos pital in cash ? less than two thousand dollars and the time has come for a contribution of at least eleven thous and dollars, and it should be fifteen thousand dollars, so that, the Direc tors and the Ladies wflio look after these matters may not be stinted in the furniture and fixtures, and the cleaning and 4>e?ntifying of the hos pital grounds. Another matter that h* very impor tant is tho fact that owing t/> the ab sence of private rooms and the inabil ity to take proper care of pay pa tients with Phe high cost of living, the maintenance #>f the hospitpl Kls behind for the yeurj over two thousand dol lars. Therefore the Directors of the hos pital now mako a call for Fifteen Thousand Dollars, which is necessa ry to put,ttie hospital on its feet. We do not want to do individual begging, and we hope that it will be only ne cessary to roll your attention to this matter to get prompt and generous responses, notwithstanding the hard times. The hospital does a large work of charity, besides l>elng a great con-! veuience^ for those able to j>ny their way. As the hospital is near comple tlon Mils money Is needed at once. The Treasurer. Mr. M. Rinrueh, or any member of the undersigned Hoard of Directors, will l>e glad to recelvc snl>seriptious. M. Jlaruch, II. ("3. Car rison, Jno. W. Cprbett, M. D., W. R. Hough, J j. A. Wittkowsky. S. C Zemp, \r. d. Camden. S. C.. Oct. 25. 19*21. Box Sapper. The public Is invited to attend a l?ox supper to hr^-held at the residence of MfV Mo?eley on Friday evening. Sovrwnber 4th. The proceeds will so for <the benefit of Mt. Zlon church. ? - ' A Large Potato. Our good friend, Mr. W. 1). Whlta* kor. brought to ?nr office this week a large potato and made u? a present of it. When first plowed up it weighed fourfpen potmd*. hnt ainee then It has lost some of i(? weight It has at* traefpd n great deal of attention. Mr Whitakpr own* and operate* a farm in West Wa t^ree and be in not only a good street eornmUMoner, tmt a good .potato grower. ? ' ? ( LAHUK KA.ST KKTI KNS W ill Slant! Trial In Oi'uiiwtHirj.; Cuuu tj on AsniuU Charge. Orangeburg, Oct.' Claude .1. Host, former superintendent of edu cation for > Orangeburg CoUllt.v. ami! to Orangeburg this morning. Mirivii dcred to Sheriff It. F. Duke* irml gave bond upon order of Judgt* .1 \Y. De Yore for tin* sum of ^iVOtXK conditioned for lils appearance at tin* January term of the Court of OJonoral Sessions for Orangeburg County to answer a charts of assault with iutout to ravish. It will he recalled tliat about July 111 of this year Claude J, Hast, then su ipcrlntcudcot of education for Orange burg County, was severely hen ten early in the morning near his resl dence hy three men. and that Ihereaf t<'r a warrant Wfln> sworn out for his arrest, charging assault With intent to ravish while he was principal of tlie Kast Middle Oraded School during the session just closed. This caused unite a sensation In Orangeburg County, to gether with the disappearance of Prof. Rftst shortly after the warrant was sworn out for his arrest. Word was received In Orangeburg tliat. if a prosecution was brought In the /courts against Prof. Hast that he would return to Orangeburg ami give bond. At the September term of the Court for Orangehurg County the grand Jury presented Claude J. Hast for B-ial upoU the above stated cborge. The return this morning of Prof. Hast substantiated the statement that be would return to Orangeburg County for trial. It is reported hew that 1'rof. Hast is teaching stliool in Njfrrth Carolina this session. This cafe has attracted considerable attention In Orangeburg County. Prof. Hast is well , "known in Orangeburg County, having Itaught in the county moro than thirty years, having served upon the county board of education and as*?o\vnship commissioner, and had commenced his term of office a * superintendent of ed ucation in Orangotyurg on July 1, of this year. After this charge was made against Prof. Hast he declared his In noceuee, but in order to keep down any unpleasantness he resigned (the office of county superintendent of educa tion. V Mr. Hast, when seen today, had very little to say. only to reiterate his In nocence. FIRST WEEK JURORS ? Fall Term of Court to Convene Here Nov. 14, Judge Bowman Presiding. The fall term of -count for Kershaw County will <*onvcnc here on Monday, November 14th, with Judge I. W. Bow man presiding. The jury commission ers met Tuesday morning and the fol lowing jurors were drawn to serve for the first week : C-. W. IJorton, Belhunc. S. 10. Boss, Blaney. T. C. Hinson, Jyugoff. J. B. Cureton, Camden. J. B. JohiiMoti, Kershaw. Dewey J. Creed, Camden. S. J. E. Peaeli, Cassatt. Dannie Bnbon, Lugoff. J. F. Christ ma k. Camden. J. J. <>wen?, Weatville. S. M. Hough, Bet hunt1. J.:R. Bell. Lugoff. J. n. Barficld, Kershaw. Sidney C. Hunter. Kershaw. .T. L. Deltruhl, Camden. Joseph Shebeen, Camden. J. M. Iloffer, Camden. J. J. Campbell, Camden. John M. Villepigue, Camden. L. O. Young, Westville. J. M. Hornsby, Camden. W. A. Bush, Camden. \V. W. Belvln, Camden. A. B. Shiver, Camden Jo(! Fletchor, Kershaw. I?. T. Ya rborough, Bethune If. T. Johnson, Bethune . J. K. Bobinson, Camden W. B. Barfield. Canulen James Team, Lugoff. 10. W. Croxton. Kcrshnw. I). lOubanks, Bethune. I>. M. Wood, Blaney. L. It. Yart>orough, Bethune. John T. Nettles. Caiftden. John A. McCaskllL Bethune. Made an Assignment. The Liberty Motor Sales Co., a orj>or?tion managed by Mr. S. A. Bur rior. and doing a garage and sales I nslnoss, made a i/ assignment yester ay to Attorney B. D. Blakoney for ho benefit of its creditors. The rlends of this concern regret it* fi nancial ombarraKsmont and it i? hoped hnf If will be able to again re-open. Ilalloweeti Pdrty. At 7:00 Friday night, (Xober 28lh, there will be a Halloween party at the Lugoff graded achool. A salad, course, hot chocolate and pound cake will be aervod. The proceeds of which will go for the benefit of tho Presby terian church at Logoff. Kverybody Inritod. A rood time Is in ?tore for an. FOX 0KT8 \ KKSPITK Murderers of llnuell Will Ktf.v< course to Additional Appeuls. t' ' Columbia. S. 0.? October 21, The electric chair at the state penitentiary xvhh all lit rcadlne** for exacting Jua> tlco ti? a self -confessed and condemned murdore?\ 0- (). Fox, but he did not die today, t lit* date set by the court for 1?1>* execution and for the execution of Jt'sso (J.ipplns and H. .1. Ktrby, all (luce convicted of tho murder of W.ll 4 lam Rrazell, Columbia taxi driver. The three have appealed and their executions are automatically stayed Not until yeiterduy afttenoou was the fate of Fox finally determined, Fox was to have died today, but an appeal postponed his execution until at least next February, when the next ternr of court for Lexington sits, at whieh tftue - the three men. v unless their apppals are perfected will be rp-sebtenoed. Counsel for Fox went before Jus tiee Cothrun, of the supreme court, yesterday afternoon and petitioned on writ of habeas corpus to be al lowed to appea], The justice dismiss ed the petitiou, whereupOu Fox gave notice of appeal to the full court. This automatically tftaye> the exeeu tfon. Three Murderers Still Live. Friday, the ttchodulcd fatal day f<?r S. ,T. Kirby, Jesse Gapplns and CV .(i Fox, the three convicted murderers of YVJIUnni Hrazell, passed away and none of the three men were electrocut ed as originally sentenced by the court at Lexington. Tho three men wer* scheduled to die Friday for a murder that stirred the populace of the State because of its brutality. m The threo men admitted the murder either to: officers of the law or on the stand dufing tho trlul. They all suc ceeded in getting appeals to the su preme court and will live to see a now year ushered In and perhaps longer. The three cases attracted wide spread attention and their progress through tho courts has been watched with interc|t by people In practically every walk of life. ' . i'-A Caught 'Possum in Bis Store. Mr, P. 1). Stokes. of the firm of Stokes & Bvana, oiwrating a store on ?Mfiin Street, set a small steel trap Jn ?his store a few nights ago for rats which had been causing quite a good deal of annoyance^ and destruction, and imagine his surprise whon he found a half grown 'iwssum in the trap the following morning. liter' pos sum was put in a box to be kept until ho grew larger, but next- morning h?? had made his escape. Pecan Trunk Borm Olemson (krtlego, Oct: i!0. ? At this time of the year ono may observe a pin-hole borer working Jn the bark of peenn troesAThla insect is known as _tbe red-shouldered shot-bob; bornr, and wherever it is abundant it is an . indication that tbe tree is suffering from one or more causes. As these insects attack it* n rule only dead cn ? dying wood, it Is Important that all dead trees and pruning be removed from the orchard promptly and burn ed. If Is necessary also that trees be kept in vigorous growing condition by practicing srood orchard manage meat. The. iHHan trunk borer drills bis burrow straight into the heart of the tre<^ where the burrow generally splits into two (brunches, one passing up ward the other downward. Th^prf ?i mody for this prat is to inject into the opening two oye-d/opperfuls of carbon bisulphide and Immediately close the opening with either paraffin, beeswax, or pntty. The twig gridler lays tlx eggs be twecen its girdle and the end of the limb, so that when the limb falls to the ground it carries with It every stage of the insect. Some time during December and again in early Febru ary* it is well to go through the pecan grove and pick up all girdled twigs that have fallen, and burn them. Two negroes were burned to death near Orange, Va.. Sunday, in a. barn fnll of hay where they took refuge from a posse that was pursuing them because of supposed responsibility for the murder of Sheriff W. O. Bond and Town Sergeant Julius F. Boyer, the day before. Ttic negroes were wanted for bootlegging oud the sheriff and sergeant were in pursuit of them. The negroes were run into the*' barn by the posee and it is said that the barn wan fired by shotguns of the negroes. Several members of the posse . were injured. - ? i [ New York b*A fTTUer*ie men tban any other sUie ia ih?? (Talon. . * . ,i. V- ^ ~ ^ - - - . - V*' " ' ~~