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J - K I . . . 1! . 1 - - 1 1 ? ! L - THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE II I>. Ml i s Editor and PvbHafcff tMrjr Friday at No, 110? Broad sfireet ijul ?-n at ih?- Camden, South (?'aroUna f??H?toffice km aeeond 9)ilia "??it matter Price j*r annum |9.09, Camden N. ( Friday Ufrriabfr ?, Jftl lour armj u viators, two ofltlMtK and tv*<) privates, were killed at Uw ton, Oklahoma, WtrdaNdtix, when the two airplane* Jin which they were per forming eoirtbat duty- drills, collided While at au altitude of 2,000 feet. and cm-hed to earth near the $0*1 field. I?\ut Hill, Oklahptna. The dead: Caj> tain f.oomis. I.ieut. A T T.anfall, l'ri vute TulrtairiL, Private It A ?Smith. Ah the alrplaueK struck the earth, their gasoline tanks exjpl6ded, envet ??pilig the w r<*<4aigc in flafaes. Trucks und ambulunces wci P0 ruwb<sl to tin* scene, hut attendants were unable to leach the bodies of t ly* men until they hqd been charred beyond 'recognition , According to officers who were wit* nesdng the* drill, the two machine-* had Ik'cji in the air for some time w hen they 'attempted to execute a dlf - ficult maneuver. A'* they swooped to ward each other the|r w'iogs met and both airplanes fell to earth in a help 1 ? is1* tangle. Hundreds of persons who hurried to the scene were for<'ed to xtaud by helplessly while the wreck age burned. ' ' The ?t?opIc who forget to pay their neVspiffsr subscriptions remember the ? ?X Lsteijce of the newspaper perfectly wHt- when they have fitifnolteoi they A%iinr to get printed. .. .. ?' __________ * ? Candidates la oldep times kissed the babies: but now the mother eau vote. ? Luverene (Ala.) Journal. Kirby. Fox and fJapplus. the meal! notable murder trio the state of South Carolina has-ew known, are faring royally at the state penitentiary's death -bmw\ .pending the disposition ol" their appeals, Juding by the av |H;amiH'(! of the men. They look fat and healthy and they *eem. to have move peace of mind * than ""when they fir-? entered the death cells. Kirt>y, the wild man of the trio, the noau who plotted the murder of William Bra /ell, the Columbia taxi driver, who wftn stubbed to death on a lonely highwny jn the dead of ninht, is not as restless be was /several mj>nth$ ago. lie ?loc<- not pa <[e up and down his cell a? be did when he first entered the iu jM-i prison At that time he walked from one end of his cage to the-othw, like an Imprisoned boast, mutteriug t.> himself and wishing for the end.. Today lie sits and quietly reads, as do hi*- companions In crime in the two oilier cells They- read anil smoke and talk (0 visitors. Several ministers have ?ieii the men at stated intervals, and interested ehtnvh jx'oi^e have called j? ui i. ,ii, ,iiCTWff^Bri~ajLiii>i iiuagw to !(t fe with them \o apical* have been filed. All IhpNi of the wi'U served tf&tlce of their iutentlou to appeal, and tbe^e notices stayed their execution*, but none of them has perfected hi* appeal . if the appeals are not per. fected, they will be presented tit the next term Of <^>urt id Lexington, uarly In (he year. If they .do perfect their appeals. thej?e will be heard by the ati r>re me court a* the tet?n starting next April. ?.JLcuu Ml 1'.. Clarke was found to he Insane and not guilty on thu charge j <?t murdering 1'. A Miltimore at f>r 1 1 ji int.'* . l*i a . mi tin- night of August 1, last, by a J my in _ circuit court late j Friday Baxtet Pa ttprso.u> indie tod with .M i -i> (Muiki*. %ret* a e/pii 1 1 ed . The Jury deliberated about two Hours and rr minutes. Judge Andrews said ho | would continue fo hold Miss Clarke in Jail until ho bad gone further Jnto the evidence in the ease, The action of the court In holdtug .Ml-..-. ciarke unlit' Investigation- of ctldenec 1m tak ? ?n to indicate that he may order her incujrvcvutioh in the state insane asy Inni at- Chattahoochee. The Jury re tinal at ii :L'U Friday afternoon, after listening to Judge Andrews' Instruc tions, the rending ?>f which occupied If iil.v half Jill hour. At r>:tr?, no minute^ before tin* verdict was ren de-red, the Jury re-entered the court room and requested Judge Andrews for further Information relative to the wovdtnjr of a verdict and that part of tin- Judge's instructions was again read. Once more the l'J men filed out of the chamber, and their next ap pea ranee marked the close of the trial. Sll'-x Clarke received the verdict calm ly and after embracing her aged father, who has been with her during the trialr turned to receive the con gratn'atlons .of several women who ru<hod to gra^p ber hand a* soon as the verdict was read. . Mies Clarke's ftrM remark following the reading bf the verdict wa^t 'To tell tho truth. I didn't care mnch one way or the other." \. 1 1 .. tl ! Tim Belton, farmer, aeeus^d of fir ing into a bunting party that was al leged to have disregarded trespass signs, killing one boy and wounding another, surrendered to Magistrate MoKnlfcht at Cowards. Saturday, and was taken to Florence and placed in Jalb After the shooting, wlileh took place Wednesday, Benton took to the swamp along Lynch River and eluded j?<?<scs for more than forty-eight hours. Alger Poston, who was wounded at the same time bl> brothel Fay was shot and killed Is crpeeted to recover. ??. f Caber t Mutore, a 15-year-old negro, wns lynched at Ballinger, Texas, day before yesterday, because of an attack oti ii O-.vcar-old whltw girl. Don't forget the local talen* play. "Katcim-Koo" to Ik* given at tho opera hi use Thursday and Friday r.-?xt, un der the auspices of the local post of the American Legion. % ITS COMING! A Whirlv, Girlv, lantastical, Musical Comedy with \jVlo?t Gorgeous Costumes ancl Scenery ISO? PEOPLE IN CAST? 150 : A U S P I C E S American Legion Katcha Koo NOW IN PROGRESS IN 40 OTHER CITIES Produced 1000 Times Throughout Ihe United States CAMDEN OPERA HOUSE Thursday and Friday, Dec. 15th- 16th ATI Sceftes, Features \II7\U ALL and Specialties INlIi W Don't Miss tke Amateur Hit of the Season . rrr pf-Jr Illegally Separated Maudy I* yu' legally sep'rat?*d 1 1.. 1. 1 your li u >!>u i! IIuniia?Noj I'ao illegally sep'rated. The Judge done gave him 1U year* lit Mil Don't forget the local talent play, "KntchaKoo", to be given at the opera house Thursday und Friday n"Xt. wi der the' auwpU-es of the local |M>st of the American Lttfiou. Married. Mr. Johu Jones and Ml** Maoile Morton both of Bethune, S. C.. were married yesterday afternoon by !Mo bate Judge W. L. McDowell. I >i*? ?. 'J. 1S71. --Thomas F. Davis, fifth Kplscopal bishop of Houth Carolina died at Camdeu,y S. C. ltorn at Wll mingtan, N'. 0.. February 8. 1804 There are -*0-1 permanent iroui^i civil servants with salaries of $2,500 or more In Great Britain. - - - j ' jy~. . * i * 'HarVey W. Church, w ho a few weeks ago proudly boasted how he h?d murdered Bernard J. Dougherty and Carl M. Ausmus, automobile salesmen, who he had lured to the basement of his home under pretense that he wanted to buy a ear, presented a sadly differeut appearance in the Chicago court where he Is on trial for the double crime. He was carefully dressed, shaved and groomed, but he sat beside his lawyers twisting wrinkles in his trousers and his eyes shifting from object to object along the floor, but never looking at the Judge or Jury. Work of selecting a July is proceeding slowly. i$o many persons have read of the atrocious crimes, that It Is difficult to find twiive men who have not formed opinions, all hostile to the defense. Church's lawyers will make mush of the alleged fact that heavas arrested without a warrant find told his story before he had the advice of counsel Sitting uprltfht on his sled with his nine dogs stretched out , in perfect order as though they were still racing, the body of Walter Goyne, famous dog sled racer, was found In Moose Lake, Manitoba, under six feet of Ice a few days ago. T L L Lamb, an old friend of Goyne. who has been looking for the l>ody tor two weeks, was as tounded when he came on the body while strolling despondently over the ice. It was as If a (picture of his friend had suddenly come before his vision. The famous dog-racer, winner of the 1JVJ0 Hudson Bay Derby, went through the ice November 15. A party fioiu Dupas trading post went in search of him, wheu several pups fol lowing him returned. The body was found twenty feet from the shore., Goyne had evidently first gone thrdugh the ice farther out- and extracted hlin* self, for two of his dogs were found frozen In the ice nearer the middle of the lak?*. i SALE OF ASSIGNED PROPERTY The undersigned will offer for sale at pxrtillc outcry, to the highest bidder, at 11 o'clock a. m. on Weduesday, Dec ?Tiibei 21st. 10121, at C<ansatt. Kersha\y County, K. C., the assigned real es tate of W. T. Davis, the fofllowing be lug a description of said real estate: liOt number 25 in Block 7 fronting 50 feet eat?t on Main Street and run ning hack west at a uniform width to a depth of 150 feet, being lot deed ??d to W. T. Davis* by K. D. McCaskill <?n July 10. 1011 re<-orded in Hook A. 1 > page 103. . Also lots S and 9 in Block of Kast ('assatt. having a frontage of 30 feet West on Main Street :im<I running, back 100 feet. Also one aero adjoining S A t. Railroad Itight of Way lands, former i> of McCaskill and land r.ow or for nierlv of Mosler. Ilii- above described bind having been conveyed to tin* said W '1 l>n\!s by deed of B. M. Cooper. of date Dee ember 1 1. 1010. ami recorded in Book A. C. page 002. Also lot of land in viUage ot ('assatt. i m >u nil?*d north by lands of \V T I 'avis herein advert ised for sale ea<t by Main -iii'i't. mmiHi by lot No. 22. west by lands f.u'iui'ilv of Charles Barker, "i "h ? - iil'ov.- described lot of -t n ? 1 bei rig that conveyed t" tin- said \V T. Davis I y deed of W W lluckabee, Shert ff of K?Tsh*n\ (ountv Ma> 1, ISM I i isn.i iii Hook A K page 75'J. AI>o .-ill ilia' I ^ of 1 ; i i;?t in th?- vii lage of ("assatt U it own ;i s i^f No ,*)o in Block bounded north by i t ? t No. 31, east b\ MaMi street. south by lot N'o JO. and \\fs; by la ml foruiert \ of < oi?|k-i being lot deeded to \V. T. I>tivis by W W Morton, and II C. Voting, "i <|.i r . ? ?otoher 1 ! ? 1 r. r.s<.nled i i ? Book A /. page 22 ANo all that lot of land in the village of ('assatt. conTaining 1 37 acres lying behind lots 21. 22, 2.3. 24, 25. 2(5 and 27 of Block 7. adjoining lands <?f \\ T I?avi? herein adver tised for sa e. lands of A 1. Barker and certain streets. The above described land being tliut ? ??'ivcved r * ? t ho said \V, T Davis try (' Parker by dee<l of date June 1918, md recorded in Book A B at page 750 Also any and all other lands owned lry \V. T Davis in the village of Oisvntt. county of Kershaw state of South Carolina. This property will be sold in #oufe nient lots to bo announced .it the firtio r?f >inle Term'* of Snle. rnsh M \l JOHNSON. A*.?dsmc<\ U A WITTKOWSKY. Agent of Creditors Don't forget the Vocal talent play. "Ka pcbaKoo'* to be given at the opera hoone TbaxstA*? and JVWay next, wil der the aiufrtce? of the local po? of the American T Virion ? ? THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL THAT ON AND AFTER DECEMBER 1STH WE WILL OPERATE ON A STRICTLY CASH BASIS ALL ACCOUNTS OUTSTANDING ARE NOW DUE AND PAYABLE AT OUR STORE AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE PROMPT SETTLEMENT. UNDER THE CASH SYSTEM WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A CLOSER MARGIN OF PROFIT WHERE THE BAD ACCOUNTS ARE ELIMINATED AND WE CAN PROMISE OUR CUSTOMERS MORE PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE. WE WANT YOUR CASH TRADE. VERY TRULY YOURS ?< % . /? ; THE CLYBURN DRUG CO. TELEPHONE 73 CAMDEN, ;,S, c. RORKRT 1(1 IIIIA'S CONFESSION Well Known Newspaper Man Says llr 1 Will Work for tbe I?ord Hereafter. One of the most unusual statements that ever appeared in a newspaper is tbe following from a recent Issue of the Fountain Inn Tribune, published at Fountain Inn, Greenville county, whose editor. Robert Quillea is the uuthor oT ''Snwjll Town Talk" iu the Saturday Kvening Post : "Of all the hard jobs iu the world, that of making a pifblic confession Is the hardest. , Hut if it Is tbe only square thing to ^lo, U must be done. 1 his. therefore, is au o*>en letter to tbe young fellows of Fountain lnu ? tbe .?good fellows' the fellows I love and loaf with at times ? the fellows I have taken drinks with 'and fellowsblpi>ed with. * "All this while I have been a mem ber of the church ? Just that and no thing more. And when my conscience lathered me about taking a drink when I could get It, I said to myself: 'Why, I am a liberal supporter of the church. I pay the tithe; I am a gentleman and a man of intelligence; there's no harm in my' taking a drink, when I want It, ; for ? can handle it' "I 6a id that, but I was a liar. And while (posing as a church member and a follower of Christ aud yet reserving the right to take a drink at my plea* sure I was considerably lower down than a snakcls l>elly. "This Is a "bitter dos?> to swallow, follows, but I had It coming to me. Ami It my^ conduct has led any of you to believe that a man cati retain his honor while carrying water on both shoulders. I want to make It clear that it's an impossibility. ? I'm through, i'xn 31 years of age, and have never struck a lick for my Ix>rd. From now on 1 am His, to use as He thinks best and I'll stick to Him it it costs me everythinp I bave and every friend I have. "I'm ashamed, fellows. Forgive ine for not having been square. ?te '"Robert Quillen." Women jurors are making ^ood In rbUudelpbia. Pa. * Kasily Explained. The taucy shop proprietor tiad ru sacUxi his shop In an endeavor to pleatte the rather exacting woman who wanted to purchase a present. "Now, are you sure this is a genu ine crocodile skin?" she Inquired, criti cally examining a heat little satchd. "Quite, madam," was the reply. "Ton see. I shot the crocodile mjiself." "It looks, rather dirty." remarked f. the customer, (hoping to get a reduc tion in fi rms "Vps. madam,"* repHed the iftidjjliil ' ec. "that is'^here the animal siroA the ground a^ter it fell off the tree."? . r .o u dj& rt,; Telegraph . According to the 1020 ceusus ft| ures, there ire mord than 51,000,000 femah's in the United States. ' . . . : ? . : ' l SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS Send your relatives and friend* a Christmas Present that will be remembered and enjoyed yntil next Christ* mas. Subscriptions .taken at publishers price. Some cheaper than publishers price. Please leave your orders at 410 Eleventh Street. Very truly yours, " v. S. W. H O G U E Absolute Clearance OF ALL Silk and Wool Dresses BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING X Y ou will find every dress remarked bearing a large reduction tag. Treat your self to a new dress for Christmas. We have solved the problem of Christmas Gifts by many suggestions. Our windaw is crowded with many Gifts, all packed in Holly Boxes ? no extra charge. THE FASHION SHOP ? . ?-1 - -*?-*?*/ r i