The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 07, 1922, Image 1
I! The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME XXXIV. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1922 NUMBEE.M:
IIKRK AND THERE
Short News Hterie* . Gathered From
All Sources.
Avery Walton, who Is serving a six
months' federal sentence in the Saludu
jail for violation of the prohibition
law, voluntarily returned to Jail la*t
week after being gone slme May 7.
lie broke Jail on the night of the fth,
leaving behind a note to the *heHff
stating that he was going to our* some
money for his family, which was In
need, and would return when big mivi
hion was accomplished. True to hi*
promise, he returned one night Just
week and awaking \Jncle George
Heroes, the jailer, asked 1 9 he admit
ted, which wa* done forthwith and
stating that ho left his family wiffl
< iently stocked with provisions to, last
nutil he completes his term In Jail..
August Johnson, hale ami hearty at
the ripe old ase of 111 years, married
four times, father of thirty-three chil
dren, with scores of grandchildren and
hundreds of sreat'-^rand-children,
probably is the most remarkable man
in I/oulsiaua In many respects. He was
tiorn a fw miles southeast of the pres
ent town of Villa Platte, April 7, 1811.
Mr. Johnson's oldest ehild Is niqety
two- nrul his youngest is twenty-two
.vears of age. Ills last marriage was
at the age of seventy, to a wife fifty
one years his junior. He is sound in
tody, clear in mind, eujoying the best
of health and bids fair to live for some
years to oome. Nfr. Johnson was too
old for service in the Civil war, but
dkl his best by serving in the home
guards.
A party of 250 people, including
newspaper iik'ii, prominent citizens,
railroad in on and city officials made
an initial motor trip over the new
road from Blqc-k Mountain to Ashe
ville last Monday.' The distance is 20 I
miles. The road follows the old log
ging road bufrlt by the lumber com
pa ides some years ago and seldom ex
ceeds a 40 percent grade. The entire
'rip was made by automobile to with*
in about three-quarters of a mile of
tl?e summit of Mount Mitchell, iyhleh
rise# 0.71 1 feet aJbove sea level and
which is the highest peak east of the
Koeky Mountains. The road, which
was built by the Mount Mitchell De
velopment company, is to be opened
<o the public on next Tuesday.
Sometime Saturday afternoon the
<ar belonging to Deputy Sheriff D. J.
Taylor was stolen while parked near
I lie .\Vwl>erry court house. The theft
of H <?'? is one of the first that has
over occurred In Newberry and the
'hief made a great mistake in select
ing the far of this county officer, for
i'c*put.\ lay lor Is relentless in running
down criminals, and this being hi?
<ar stolen, will cause him to work all
'ho harder to bring the guilfy person
-'Justice.
An interesting aftermath of the
billing of Clarence King by his wife
' ? I'ontino In Itichland county about
'wo weeks ago developed Monday
" 'f leaked out that the /negro
?f?njan in the case had come very near
',f,ing lynched "or disposed of1" in
Arlington county by citizens there
ho had l>ecome infuriated by the wo
111,1,1 s Coasting that "she had eaused
?? white woman to kill her husband
"Vor ller ' Olaremce King had "taken
1 l' with the negro woman, it devel
oped jifter Mrs. King had killed him
"d had practically made her a part
"f his family or attempted] to. After
: " billing of King by his wife the
"f'K:o woman went to lier home in.
' '" ington county and began to bonst
! <t "doings" with a white man.
very much upset the Darlington
nin unity and n committee of deter
???d men visited Governor Harvey
?lw'dy slating that if something was
: done to remove the woman they
wjtihl take the law in their owto
! 1/1 n 'Hie comm u nlty had "already
'dt-icd )10r ]onve> ^)U{. declined
-d her father barricaded the home
n bis daughter. This brought
n ,l*Jl.v" situation and something
rn< about to break when fiov. Harvey
?J^d the men to give him 48 hours '>
?rink over the matter. At the end of
,s ^houro the woman was out of
n private detective "right hand
of the governor having gone to
10 ,Hconc and persuaded the negro
?''"inn that the best thing she could
? would be to leave. She left. Th.?
Y'Tnan went to Virginia, It was said,
action on the part of Gov. Har
<s iH*4jrvrd to have prevented i
y r^hing.
nr. Alice Oernheim, one of the ?I\
pennon to receive M. D. degree* from
UP Co,|ua*,*? University School of
"-"Mine tlUg year, In the mother of
,' rro all of whom ?he reared be
' "ro HP her medical conn*.
ANLEKP ON TRACK. '
Two .Mon Killed And Another H?ully
Injured Near Sumter.
Suwter, July 4.-~3ien and WlUlam
Brewer were killed outright und Wil
liam C. M.'i.^ni wan badly Injured
when struck Sunday ni^ht by a freight
train of the Atlantic Toast Line Hall
road Company at Broadway'* Hiding,
between Sumter and IMnewood. Alt
of the parties are white men of the
PJnewood neighbor hood. Mr. Mc
IamhVh leg was broken in two place*
aud be is now In the Tourney Hospital
for treatment. * Prom the testimony
adduced at the coroner's inquest today.
William C. Mcl>eod, the only surviving
ineial>cr, testified that about 10 o'clock
Sunday night he and the two Brewer
boys were sitting on the railroad track
and all were drinking. He said that
the Brewer boys stretched out ou the
track and in a few minutes all were
fast asleep. The first he know of the
accident was when he awoke, finding
himself to the side of the track, having
been knocked off the track. He said
he did not realize he was hurt until
he tried to get up and found a numb
ness In his limbs. He was about eight
or ten fCU from the track when he
awoke. Ajfter hearing the evidence
the Jury brought in a verdict that Ben
Brewer and William Brewer came fo
their death on July 2, 1922, by being
run over by an Atlantic Coast Line
freipht train. It Is said that the bod
ies of the two dead men were badly
mangled and mutilated , The plight
of the injured man and the discovery
of the bodies of the two was made
early this morning just prior to the
time for the regular passenger train
from Augusta to pass this siding.
Services at Catholic Church.
Services at the Catholic Churdh on
Sunday, July f>th, will be held at 8
a. in. All are cordially invited.
Fire Destroyed Warehouse.
Heath Springs,- July 4. During a
severe rain and electric storm here
lightning struck the jfrivate cotton
warehouse of Berry Moblcy at his
farm near here.
The building, which was totally de
stroyed, contained six bales of cotton.
The cotton was carried out in time to
Rave it to the extent of about 50 per
cent. During the saine storm lightning
struck a tenant house on Mr. Mobley's
"place and damaged it considerably, al
though no serious harm was done the
occupants.
Looked It.
A washerwoman aijxplled to a man
for work, and he gave her a note to
the managt*r of a certain club. It read
as follows: ?
"Deai? Mr. X : This woman wants
washing.''
Shortly afterwards the answer came
ba**k : "Dear Sir: I dare say she does;
but I don't fancy the Job."
Watered Was the Winner.
Wateree turned the tables on the
Hartsville Club on t ho ball purk In
the morning game July 4th. , by the
score of o to 2. It was sweet revenge
for the Wateree team for they had
been shut out the previous Saturday by
the score of 4 to O. Baker's fine pitch
ing was largely responsible for Wat
cree's victory. Mhos pitched well for
the visitors but was taken out In the
sixth inning and Wateree scored three
runs. The same teams will meet in
Camden July 15th to play the deciding
game of the series. Saturday, July 8th,
Wateree plays Hlaney tho rubber game
of theif series, each team having won
one game on their home grounds.
Wateree won the first game 0-1 and
Blaney took the ee<$ond 2-1. The de
riding game will Ib^ played at Wateree
field and will commence at 4 o'clock.
~f>ast<>nia Party Here.
Twenty prominent farmers of the
Gastonia section stopped over here
Tuesday enroute by auto to Hartsville
where they were going to the Coker
Cotton Farms to witness a boll weevil
dusting demon*trn Hon and lenrn from
the Coker's the best means of combat
ting the weevil which Is tveginning to
make itself f<-lt in the North Carolina
town.
The party was headed by Mr. W. M.
Rankin, one of the largest cotton man
ufaturers of Gaston county. Also in
the party was Mr. H A Querry, edi
tor and publisher of the Gastonfa
Gazette. The jmrty reported excellent
roads all the way from Gastonia here.
Cotton Sold on Ixxai Market.
According to 8. W. J7oiru<\ public
cotton weigher, 12,613 bale* of cottoh
have been sold on the local market
frmn S^tember 1st to Jnlf 1?t, 1922.
THINKS IT A FAKE
Boston Render Don't Believe the Narth
t'aratto* Italian Slaty.
, Some weeks ago Th# Chronicle* re
| (produced an article from an exchange
I without uIvIdk credit to the paper re
lative to a vtory ot an unburied Italian
: at Laurcnfcurf, N. Ct * One of Ohlr Bos*
1 ton readers wrote u* tbat they did not
believe the story and asks farther
iufonaatlen regarding the strange oc
currence. The Chronicle took it up
with tbo Laurenfcnrg Bxohange and the
following clipping goes more into de
tail of the unusual story:
Thai Unburied Italian
Standing against the wall in ?i small
Closet in the rear of the third story of
frhe M. A. McDougald undertaking 68
tablUhmeut, with his face toward the
sunset and death behind him now 18
years, is the mummified body of Ftara
nwuvi Coneeppo? an Italian who was
killed at Mt<V>14, 8. C\, in a carnival
fight. The body was sent to Mc
Dou gold's for preparation for burial
The undertaker did lijs work and then
found dtflficufty i<n delivering the foody
to the proper authorities. In fact the
undertaker's hill was neveT paid except
In part and for this reason the foody
was not turned over to Conceprpo s
friends or relatives for burial. A
small bill for rent or storage during
the 13 years' tenancy of the lonely clo
set is now added to the bill and It rnns
upward of $150. This ii? short is the
story that has gained wide attention
In the newspaper* of the country re
centfly.
Every now ami then somebody starts
something about this case. The news
papers write the atory again and the
public enjoys more reading matter.
Then the excitement wanes and no
more is said. Meantime McDougald
waits patientfy for his bill and is anx
ious to turu the dead Italian over to
the proper peraon or person?* when his
bill is paid. Whether anything will be
done this tima remains to be seen.
McDougald will be glad to get rid of
hiss man if he knows he is dealing with
the right person*. Otherwise there will
be nothing doing.
This in short Is the substance of a
reitfy to a letter received recently by
the Ohief of Police here from county
Sheri fif Joseph M. Poulnot of Charles
ton, 8. C. The Italian consulate
threatens to get in action in the case
and If it wa'uts to got the dead country
man ali that Is necessary is to pay
the undertaker's bill and furnish iden
tification and eredent.iais *<howlng that
the foody is to foe fouried and not n*ed
for commercial puriwses.
The statement is made that the dead
Italian's body is risible from the trains
as they pass Laurinburg. This is In
part tri*e and partly <not true. It Is said
that if one knows just where to look
and If he has good eyes he is able to
distinguish something of the outline of
the figure through the window, when
looking from a passing train provided
of course the train is standing still
and one has time to get his bearing.
In the years that Coueejrpo's body lias
kept its lonely vigil there many people
have gone to see it. In fact it has
been something of a curio for Laurin
hurg and many i>eople have had suffi
cient curiosity to want to see the mum
my.
Prom time to time there have come
offers from different persons, whtf
wanted to buy the foody, prices they
were willing to pay being sufficient to
cover the undertaker's folll and j<how
a handsome profit besides. But to all
these McDougald has said no.
As a matter of information it may
l>e said that the dead body remains in
perfect condition after 13 years, and
never has it had any further treatment
since the day It wa? (prepared for
burial.
St'MMKK ASSEMBLY
Of HupH^ Worlters To BeHNd at
Greenville In July hikI AurumI.
f 1
Columbia, July 5.-? Four Jweeks from
&Ok| Sunday begins tlw> wsslon* of
the ita pt int SunoKr Assembly that
meet* this yv?r tm Foriiwu campus in
flrefrnvllle,' July 30'A\ig\)st 1L
K$me of the finest platform latent
in America will appear ou the pro
gram.. Wiu. L. l*?teat, President of
Wukc Forest; Win. Spencer Currell
of the Stale JJuiverslty, Booth I^owrey,
author and lecturer, all aj?pea? in a
sei^ts of ]Ki|>ular lecture*.
Prominent Baptist leaders from thin
and other states will appear in va?
rlous phases of the work and church
life, Sunday schools, young people's
societies. and many other phases of re
ligious work will be presented to the
preachers and laymen present.
Hoard and comfortable quarters
haVf been arranged for In the college
buildings and hundreds of Baptists all
over the state are exlpected to avail
themselves of an opportunity to spend
a profitable vacation near the moun
tains. See. Thos. J. Watts and hts
staff at the Bafrtist Headquarters here
have spared no pains to make this
summer's assembly a smve'ss, and will
gladly furnish suggestions to churches
and individuals dc&lrlug to participate..
I Crocker Given Life Sentence.
Columbia, June .'W>. ? The Jury lu.tlie
case of John Watts Crocker, charged
with the murder of the Rev. John Yin.
son Davis, May 20, brought in a ver
dict of guilty with recommendation to
mercy late this afternoon, uml Judge
W. H. Town send immediately senten
ced the a Red defendant to spend the
remainder of his life in the penlten
tiary at such lalwu* as he may l>o able
' to perform.
Crocker was an inmate of the county
alms house, and the late Mr. Davis
was superintendent of the institution.
The defense, represented by S. J. Nioh.
oils and C. C. Wyche, of Spartanburg,
entered a plea of insanity in behalf of
their clients vomeeding there was /io
inotfve'for the crime, and that Crocflter
only imagined he had a grievance
against Mr. Davis. The Jury took
the case at 5:35 o'clock, and arrived
?at a verdict at 7 :30 p. m. Crocker
had nothing to say when asked if
there was any reason why sentence
should not be passed upon him. lie
held his head in his hands during the
progress (,t the trial and seemed in
different to the proceedings. Three
attorneys sj>oke for the den fen se and
I Solicitor Spelgner was assisted by
two other members of the loe.al bar.
The <*>urt room was packed with spec
tators during the trial. A dozen wit
nesses, two lx.'ing doctors, came from
' Spartanburg to testify in the case
for the defendant. The trial began
yesterday morning.
?
Details of the killing never excited
( noticeable interest here. It was a car
nival fight, <akii)g place on a Satur
day night as the carnival was pulling
up its tents over _ at McColl, S. C.
Some man hit Conceppo in the head
with a tent ffpike making a hole about
the size oif a dollar, lie was brought
to the hospital here, died, and was
turned over to the undertaker. Ills
slayer was acquitted after trial at Ben
nettsvffle and the sympathetic citi
zens made up a purse and sent him
home.
From time to time Mr. McDougald
lias received letters from lawyers at
various places over the country in
quiring if the body was still in his
possession. He has informed them
all that it is and has been and will be
until he get's his bill. lie sutppose*
that lawyers have l>oen contemplating
damaue suit. ? l*urinfonrg Kxehttige.
ENROLL FOR THE PRIMARY
Citizens of South Carolina should enroll in their township dub
or ward club in order to participate in the primary election next An
gust. The books for enrollment are now open and will remain so until
the last Tuesday in July. \
According to the rules of the Democratic party of South Carolina
the qualifications for membership in any club of the party In the state
and for voting at a primary election are as follows:
"The applicant for membership, or voter, shall be 21 years of age,
or shall l>ocome so before the succeeding general election and he a
white Democrat. lie shall be a citizen of the United State and of this
state. No person shall belong to any club or vote in any primary un
less he has resided in the state two years and in the county six months
prior to the succeeding general election and in the club district 60 days
prior to the first primary followln g his offer to enroll: Provided,
That public school teachers and ministers of the gospel In charge of a
regulA r organized church shall l>e exempt from the provisions of this sec
tion as fo residence, if otherwise qualified."
The books of registration for the Camden club are now at The
Chronide office, where some one vjlll be present at all times to assist
in pladng the name# on the Club roIJs. The women are ejipeclally urg
ed to come in and enroll for it i? a moral obligation that she owp* ncd
is not a nne*t!en of preference, bat a bounden duty for her to be able to
cast her vote. A young lady will be in The Chronicle office to asalst the
ladles in placing their names on the roll. Don't delay, but come In nowv
as the books will dose on the last Tuesday in July.
I ill CaXMKlOl s roi KTI1
Observed In Camden By Picnic and
Barbecue on Hampton Park. -
IVrhtpti not within t ft** history of
Camden. certainly not In rfoent years,
have the people of our town ami coun
ty turned out 'en-inaaso to celebrate
IndeiK'ndenvo l>ay as I hey did la*t
Tuesday. And wo believe that thin
is a tia^ ?|>y omen for the town and
county, showing tin* loyalty of the |w?o
l>lc to co-operate anil forge to tho
front. To give a long pull, a sure pull
and a pull togother for home and a
determination to put onr grand old
county in the line of progress.
The Idea of having a home celebra
tlon was suggested to the . Chamber
of Commerce by Mr. L, C. Slnw and
to him and the wideawake secretary,
Mr. It. <J. Sanders much credit is due.
The splendid parade with five visitinvr
military companies uud a fine brass
band from Union must be credited to
tho courtesy and untiring <\fforts of
Lieutenant Kershaw deLoaeh. Popu
lar in military circles through the
state, it was through his Influence and
energy that this creditable military
display was planned and perfected.
We would also extend the thanks of
the public to the following commit
tees: Lemonade, of which there <was
plenty, Messrs It P PeLoache, "Babe'y
Robinson. N C Arnett, Robert Mickle,
J 1> Player, and assistants. Itarbeeue,
of which there was ah abundance.
Messrs L .1 Will taker. Oeorge Rham*
(i L Blackwell, W F Nettles. Plnn",
also enough to feed the multitude had
not the rain demoralized everything,
Mr* William King and her assistants.
There were of course mistakes
made, which we ho>)>e to avoid at the
next annual meet, and we ask the
critics to be lenient in their criticism.
The meeting was opened by prayer
by the Rev. W. II. Hodges, of the
Methodist church. Mr. II. K. Hallott,
president of tlie Chamber of Commerce,
then made a short address, urging
the people to see the jMissibllltlos of
Civmden and Kershaw county that the
manufacturing interests of the North
were all turning Southward ? seeing In
our sun kissed land, with full blooded
American workers the desired field
for labor and the fulfillment of fflielr
hopes. He then Introduced Kfr. II. 0.
Oa rrlson. Jr, Mayor of Camden, who
made a rousing good speech extending
a cordial welcome to Camden. He too
told of the county's and city's hopes
and ,aspi rat ions, of what had been and
what might be done through co-opera
tlon in the future. He urged tihe peo
ple to get the vision and press forward
In the line of g>rogress, and then in a
few well chosen words Ui which he
paid a glowing compliment to the ora
tor of the day, he introduced Cane
d<fn"s talented son, the honorable M.
L. Smith, who never falls to 'please
and hold his-audlence, and on this oc
easion he was at his best. Continued
applause showed the appreciation of
the immense crowd. Mr. Smith in his
individual style and unimitable rami
ner gave a splendid address stressing
the Importance of action in bringing
Kershaw county to the front and show
ing that the traditions of a glorious
past, though much to be proud of
would not turn the wheels of industry,
nor speed the way of progress. He
went back ?
"Away far out on tho gulf of years ?
Misty an<l faint and White
Through tihe fogs of wrotrg ? a ?ail ap
l>ea rs.
And the Mayflower heaves in sight
And drifts ogain. with its little flock
Of a hundred souls on Plymouth
Rock."
He followed the fortunes of Ameri
ca and the fulfillment of her destiny
? rher great achievements and wonder
ful future ? ii land of l?ud and blossom:
a land <>f sunshine; a land do-stlned
to thrill the world with the glory of
her pageantry and the bugle blast of
Liberty. He told of the significance
and Importance of the National holi
day ? th<* Fourth of July, that Ave *vl
ebrnte and what it means to the world
and eWpn-^sed in hi* own word*, the
sentiment of the poet:
"Ring! Iudf]M>iid?'n<i* lWdl !
Ring! on till "worlds to bf>
Shall listen to t.he tale you rr-l 1
Of Love and Liberty!
Ring on and drown the moan
Above the patriot slain.
'Till sorrow's voices shall <-atch the
tone
And join tho glad rofrain.-'
The pouring raiti interf**rr<d \silh
the many amusements r?f t ho day. A
bait gnmr 1n rftn mnrrinc: ttnri rt dnnrr*
at night ? and a band corvert at the
Opo ra IIou??e wjis pulled off however.
Mrs. It. W. White, Misses Klizabeth
and Martha Workman and Gatewood
Workman havr gone to Montreat for
Ihe trimmer.
A C1IANCK F<>K WOMEN
Opportunity School at tamler Collejc
? Greenwood* fl- ? ' ?? ? ~ '
The State Department of I'MucaUon
with th? t?>j>oratlon of tho Board of
Education of the ri?per South Caro
Una Conference will conduct a unique
school at lender (YiUego beginning
July 2-1, ami closing August 1ft, ''Plus
school Is for, Kills over fourteen and
women who In youth did not master
the 8 Mr's." While emphasis will bo
placed on teaching reading, writing. ?
arithmetic and Kindling, yet the stu
dent wlH have all the cultural con
tact connected with a Christian cot
lege. Aside frOin drill work of the
class, there will he good lectures,
musicals and educational phiures.
The dates selected for holding the
school were chosen because August Is
often a vacation month la both coun
try and mill and so will permit the
women to utilize their vacation in a
most valuable way.
The school is non-sectarian and non
denominational. The teachers are
among the best In tho State and were
Appointed because of their peculiar
fitness. In addition to the regular
teachers there will be called to their
assistance the ltflU trained experts and
specialists lo gn-r talks and demon
stration lessons on the preparation or
foods, home nursing, personal hygle.no
etc. <? '
Any girl or woman who hasn't com
pleted the fifth grade and who cannot
attend a public school will be admtt
led. Exi>ensos for the month ha /e
been reduced to a minimum board
$12. 80, laundry fifty i-ents j>er week.
hooks $1.80 to $2.J>0 and railroad fare.
The clashes will he small and the
pupils will be classified according to
ability rather than grade, thus per
mitting very rapid progress to "be
made. In one month It will be pos- *
sible for an adult to make as much
progress as a child in air entire year.
The educated public Is asked to as
sist in making this school a success
by calling it t-o the attention of girls
and women in need of such instruc
tions. Where am ambitious girl Is
unable to provide the means, som?
charitable, social, or church organiza
tion is asked to send her On a schol
arship. A bulletin giving detailed In
formation may 1m* had from Lander
College, Mi?* Elizabeth Alexander.
fSreerowood, 8. C.
Superintendent J. E. Swearlngen
say*, "Tho sujpmor school for girls and
young men realizes a loiig eherffched
dream and meets a long felt need.
The enthusiastic Interest of every mill.
isler and every church has made this
experiment p?S?4Me. The students are ?
to receive their Introduction to book<*
and to culture in the fine atmosphere
of the college. They will lonrn valu
able lessons from books, but far moro
valuable lessons from one another and
from the summer school authorities.
NEGRO FLEKcii) NEGROES.
Claimed That He Possessed Powers fo
Find Hidden Treasures.
A couple of Kershaw Couuty no
groes are sadder but wiser since falling
for a scheme concocted by another
member of their race to fleece them
out of ?omp of their hard-earned <nsh.
A strange negro was in the DeKalh
neighborhood a few weeks ago and told
a hard- working darkey who owns some
land In that section that there was a
treasure chest of gold hurled some
where on his land and that he possessed
powers which enabled him to locate
'his .gold, and that if if was found they
would split fifty-fifty on wending If
to Washington to have it made into
gold coin.
The .stranc negro had some lime pre
viously buried supposed gold bars on
?lie land and by means of a crooked
stick located the gold. His victims
readily f**ll for the scheme as soon as
they saw (he shining metal, and one
negro is said to have been fleoced for
$48 while another was 'separated from
51 i?. The negroes are still waiting ro
t.>ca r from the gold that was .sent to
Washington. We learn that a descrip
tor! of the negro has been furnished to
?h?* officers and there may be a po?
-dhility of his arreat.
Death of Miss Keif.
Miss Carrie Self, a sixteen-year-old
young lady died at the Camden hospi
tal on Monday aftfr nn l!lne.?s from
fever. Slu? was the. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs .T J. Self of thr Mill village.
The funeral and burial was held at
Concord Church In West Wateree on
July 4fh.
Miss Louise Hlrsch left last week
for Camp Hiawatha, in Maine, where
she will be until Scfrteirtber.