The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 13, 1922, Image 2
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imaok RBMARKABIIC KORFX'AST,
K I?4?y Nt^ne Missed Mel^wxTH .WttJor
ity by ? 'r.i'i Votes.
(From Ureciivllle Now*.)
Missing by only eltflit votes the ma
jority which 'Woman <5. Mclveod se
cured over Cole I* Utya?e for tfaft uom
1 nation as governor of South IJaTollnu,
W. Hoy Mom#;, of tl?i? <'it.v, self styled
"political profcuottlleator," has Justly
earned his *l#bl to lhat lUU'
Two days Ixiforo fche. second primary
oil September Id, TU? N?W? carried Mr.
Stone's forecast in which it was stated
that Mel/cod would win over lUe^sc by
TAX NOTICE.
Off loo of Treasurer Kershaw County,
Caimtvu, S. (*., Hept. 22, 1U22.
Notleo Is hereby klven that the
hooks will bo opcmsl for the collection
of State, County and School taxes *l'0Jn
October lftth. 1022, to March 15th,
1923. A penalty of 1 per cent will be
added to all taxes* unpaid January
1st. 102?, 2 per cent *cbruary 1st,
IfVjh, and 7 per 'cent March loth, iir-o.
The rati* per.centuin for Kershaw
county Is as follows: Mills
State Taxes ? 7
< i??<w 1 KondH ~
Couu-ty Taxes " '*'[
Hospital - ?<?
School Taxes - ?
DeKalb T<iwnship Uoad Itonds.. ? _
I<.|- | ii'KuMi Township only ? ~ ? -
<>U 1 _o
Total . -H 1 "
ho* Tax *1.2o. All dog owners are
required to make a return of their
do?s to the County Treasurer, \vlu> Is
required, to furnish a lb*on*<? tag. All
do^s Caught without the license aj?
I lie b\vtiers wMl be subject to a fine
of Twenty < *20.00) Dollars.
The following School Districts have
s|M'Cial levies:
School I>Utrl?t No. I
School District No. -
School. Dist Plot. No,
S<1|<M >1 District No, t
School I >1h| rlct No. o
School District No. ?
School 1dstrl.et No, t
School District No. s
School District No. P *
School District No. d I o
?School D'^l riet No 1J
School, District N'?. l?l 1
School District No. 1 I
School District No. 1?>
School Dist rh t No. Id
School District No, 1< .
School I dstrirt No; 1 Si
S< 11 o" I Id strict No. I!'
School I?isI rlct No. 'jo
School I dst rict No 'J I , ? ? '
S< liool District No J_
School I >K| rid ' No. '?'?! ? ?'
-School I ti>t rict No. - I ?
School District N'o. "Jo
Sclioo! Idstri.'t No. lid
School Distrhr No. 'J7
School Di-triet No '_'S
Si'linol 1 >NI vu-\ No.
School I >i?t rict No. "0
School District No. Ill
School District No. .T2
School District No.
1 District No :*.? ?
School District No. 'to
School I ?ist t id No. ."!<>
School 1 )lst rut N'o. I IT
School District No R
Scli.m.I I ?i -11 iit N?v :^
School 1 >i't rict No. I" 1'
School 1 ri? ? No. 11
School I d?>l rict No l_
School 1 ?i*t rict No. TIi
School I ?i>t rict No I t S
School 1 ?i1 ri?t No. 10
School District No I i
The |mdI t \ is $1 <?0.
All ablcbodicil male pcr>oii> from
the imo <'f twent;v-one t-1 ? to sixty
iC^it jvar?, both inclusive. c\cept
i?i<? 111- in iiMvnpoiaIcil |i?\\ us i?t the
louiity '<?>- than inhabitants,
sl'nll i?ii> ?< I < h > j? ,i |o:nl ia\ c\(\-pt
mIiti*lcr.s of the H'Kpd actiiall.v in
cha rye of ;i coiiferiiia t ion. lea? hers ein
l?hi\ei| iii public scho,ih. >.c!iimi| tru>
him) iH'fsitits jwrniM ncnt!> 'H.s
uhled in the military >orvtco of thi
Stiile ;iii<l pc' sons \\ iio served . ill the
\\;ir Ib'twi-eii I h<- States, and ;ill |H>r
.?..ii v n<t nally employed in the i|iniran
line service' of ihis ?.|ar?* and all re*
.d? i>t ^ w ho ma.\ be aitciiilinjr sch??o|
? ?r i <>1 le-je at Hie lime w hen said road
lav -lini! t?'s-..me line. 1'er-on.s ??la!m
mir disabilities inn^! |>r,*sont certifi
rate from two reputable ph.vsiei.in- of
llii- i-oinly
All inf-*i inal ion ^vilii ref?-;cnet> to
\\i'! tie f il intshisl Ul'oli nppllca
tim I). M M.S'ASKl 1.1..
t oiint \ Trca sii rer.
Circular lo Amhtor* and Treasurers.
There to !??? a jffea f ileal of
?i iifn^ioii i i>ir-orniiiK thi* I.Ioimim'
Tax ? >i i ?!??.<> 1 ?in?n !'.?r in the A< t
ojU J'.'-'- ;t ? i ??v?mJ M.nvli 1 Y 1!in
urili'i' thai Ui?? I i \v m:i > h<? uniform' v
ailimr.l-tt ' < over the cntir.- state
\ '>u will l,.un|> t!i.> i"'. . ?. i?. i.
of (his ;i' rllM' f:? \ a.< follow*
1 Tax payaltlf ituriii:; .lanii.i'.v >f
eai I. \?-ai ( ?: hi i > 1-' i^ 11. i ? i>!
<1n y ?.
J I ?? -z i' f?< <) ? i - )\ if
ni??11*;>irtil or older <>i. .1 i:,h,i: v
I -r ? )i '!<?_? (cirii .Tline .'!<?, I''JJ : - ;
t.> 11:.. ia\ I.tiniaiy. 1rJ-' .
Th:* : i x i< in Ii? ? u ?<f i -r
r>i x- - .?;? 11 ? : i "ii d??::? ? ? ? 11 n ?
f\ !!iuni?ipa' or otherwise
I ] >.?jr I.ic'ii Tax |xi v.i!?'.? Tin
Hi r \ I U'S\ Hi.' Ii;; MS'K-I !>v !h<- I :va<
II r?* *" -h'?i!'l Ih'.ir 'I,'- i i. ?<:?; ;>(. "I >r>c
I h|..i .?( .A
I iin;!? a ' I < ' ?i. t\ .
I .. \ ? >' 1 >.* i 11.i _? i \ i . .?<>: *>?
.Itifili' .i ? ? 11? ? I ? ?nlii.a -y
'ax rt-< - I f \ I; \ !T 1; i < I I l'T
\ WKSS \ l: vi
<1 I>.. !.<?' ' i ? \ . ;a
Sheriff f"r ? > , \ ? ;. i \ mi'tit n
miwleiiieflii?>r S. ? . . ? ..f xa l<!
A el ? mI,.1 'v Im
; ri?<>r in*'?.'
7 i? u tin i ' - l..< ?: r ??>
i^v '.f mi'ti 'i' -? ? ' i r!je
; |\ is nillccfi'l
S The I i <?:??? ' r. .. ? 'w rn
ly five '?em ?< ' >r ? < m^' -?.'?I f.( r-'lin
fmr*e hiin for k"?ii n; the r-fcnN and
jiajinff for fLe Th?- < *> jnty pay*
for ;>r nllns: Ilie rftrvipts.
WA f/TKU K. I tr.NTA V
CVwnpfroller <General
Afvprnvod ; .HAMUKh M. WOIJ'K.
Mt*rn(>f fi^oer*].
a majority of H.272 vote*
c<*u11VQ conduit tec, meeting In Cofamitila
<|. via re m ee?nlt the primary
fouiui tnat MoT^eod won over lllcaw
by exactly 14,280 vote# or only eight
uu?Pf limn Mr. Stomvi>i*?rH^ted!
Since WlOr W\*1TV. O. Ife?then?tone
mid (Vile U fllwuw mado a iiicmiOWMO
race In their HHi>lrutloiiH for the gdv.
ernorshl/p, Mr, Stone* ha* been making
hU prognostication*. In that your tie
predicted tfi* elation of Mica no and
miss*xl HI# majority by only Wo
Mr. Stone ?pride* himself most on hi*
'Prognostication of. UU4 when ho pre
dicted the ordor In which the ftve can
dldatcn for governor would finish, and
considers this hi* host work to date.
Ill* predicted the election of Manning
and a 1(1 not iftiW n'c number of X nle<
received by any candidate more than
Jt.'U votes, He also predicted In that
Vl,ir | ltd t T, I). Smith W>u1d defeuI
Cole li. Hleaxc. Jeimlntf* Olid Pollock,
who opposisl Senator Smith,
In 1018. he predicted the election of
Phil over Hlea.se by a large majority,
lie' also predicted the election of
C'oojMiTi who lead the flchl.
The only time Mr. Stone has missel
the re unit of the governor's race was
In 101 (I when ho predicted that QOQPgfrt
Instead of Manning, wonld be In the
second race .with Weave.. Manning
was In the second race and his election
over lilenw wft* predicted by Mr.
Stone.
Mr. Stone's ipredlctIons of the first
and second primary of lb'J2 have
been quite remarkable. \ 1c predicted
that McLeod and Blease wouhl go Into,
the s(H-on<l, race, but missed tin* out
ebuie somewhat on tlx* pro|K>rt lonftte
vol c. Ills prognostication gave the
'two candidates an almost equal num
ber of votes, whereas Hlease had a
long lead in the first primary. His
^prediction of other slate races in
the first primary, however, were car
ried out almost to the letter.
He predicted .Jackson's eUvtion over
ills two opponents in I lie flrsf primary,
lie sa id I lie race for secretary of .stale
wonld he close with the odds on 1 >ove.
lie said that Wolfe wonlil be elected
hv an overwhelming majority -In?Lke
first ? riin/ir.\. Waiter lv iMineau. he
predicted would he t ie* ted by the lar
irc-l ma.joriiy ever given any candidate
*in Smith Carolina for comptroller gen
era I He said there, would likely be
a -eeond r'ice for .superintendc'nt of cd
nejition bet w??cii Mr. Swearlugen and
Mr. 11o|h*, ?with the <?dds in favor of
Mr Swearinjjen or possibly Mrs. l>rake
He predicted a close rmv for adjutant
ueiieral with the odds sliiilitlv in favor
of Mar-hall He missed Hits predle
t ion. as ('rain was elected.
He ntatie a prognostication of the
second primary only in the m<*e for
'.'overmir. with the resii'l a- told above.
IIU prognostication jrave a forecast
nf I he vole in each county. . While
of course the tolaN in these counties
va lie. I from the a'tual count. he
-placed" them all with tre exception
of three, ill the 1 'leaso or Mel.eod e?d
.inn in Whleh the actual cleetion
showed them to he. He predicted
that a total of lso.1i:; votes, would
lie ea>t. Hlefise getting 1and Ml'
I e"d !?s,7*s?. a majority for Mcleod
uf I tJTJ The official count tfnve
I'.lease sr..v.", I and Mcl/'od HHl. 1 1 I.
-hinj: Met .e.ul a majority of 1 l.jso
I nirinn his entire career a> a piotf
iios: icator, Mr. Sp-ne bus" mi>.seil onl,\
j1 f his predictions for the minor'
.state officers
Mr Stone explained \e*terda.\ the
rcasnii that prompted him t" begin |
makiim the**- fon^a-N each jvdilioilj
year. lie ih-claivd thai he felt that j
some means should !?? arrived a i. to
-ive the public c\a. ! information, asj
; |, ;i i ' \ |v p. is Ml ?le, as I > > ho\v I he v .'I
rii.li* ?-aiti 1 ida!i's n ere fiinninu Ihi.s,
thought hii.iiyh! 1>> his oli.servrt-j
tioii that i.fieri rumors u'aln?sl htvid )
w .i \ :l:at sii. |i and su.-h a candidate j
wn ? milium; Mri.ns in a certain I ? ?' *;i I
ii.v 1 r w ;i > i,, :vplan? rumoi'" w ith
? i? ? ivai? ? iufi?nua: mti Ilia' Mr. Su>ru*
'i; >.?k i,. in.tk" hi* pnv.:i;\?? u-a
I ioi:?
The aif.hul h> w hiih h?> arrive* i ?
f?>iu'!iisions i<; vnmoH hat *iml
i.ir I ?? t!.il tixitl M tin* I' n i! ?*< 1 Males
??rnni'?Mt i: making up ? ??>r! ? >rx frop
i < 1111: i; t -? Mr. St<?n?> ha* many
f. .?-:tiU ai.?l r>'pr?'?^'iita(i* ir ? ? \ i ?r v
'?ftr.'y :i :;<i sr<-ti-n nf the .-.falo an.)
r. ?-m ' w !:?? ivpiwut all fai'timi.N.
h<* nM.iin-> the n-jMrts ii;hui which th?'
f.T.a Th>'vi> rvjxM?*
ar?' ???inpihil ;?Tl? 1 < a!.-iii?i ??.l ;?n?l the
riv-tilr i- ma<! * u'i'!, < ? 11 ' v
!?> <?i: r:? \
1 If I ?- ?? v v],,v ?; r"i ?( | ? ?
? -i k ? J i l?? i! .:. tx j *"[ ? ' #???.#?
f i * f v ?]?vi;:r?-! Mr 1 \
??ff.- ? I'M 111 *, - : '.t : . ? .
?! 1 ? - >\ i J1 1 \ ti;i.a * ?
? 1 lit'"' "hit ? ; . ? ? 1 v
?" > ?? m.^it ?? h i v ??
?"! ! :.i.(k::ijr :it? *}i??-?? ?*
.h?'- ?? :? >'f .?ir*o !'<"?? ry I ? fak
? j-iiiit??r? !!)'?? Ortrvfn! r??n*i<!era
'.'??n ard <I.? r# nnm?? a.-* atxurafoly a *
jx>j?*tlile Ju*t how thP.v will rtff?r*t t.ln
vi.to in that K?-atlU rtr rhronzhout
mate." I >
Mr. HUtfW, \wJio i* agency *ui>cr
visor for the Carolina Llf* Insurance|
coiiijimny, probably known more person*
In South Carolina than any other 1n
?l t \-i< I tut I In the Palmetto state, 11$ ]
in proud of thin extemdve friendship,
as well an of bin fore<n?ts for the pant
twelve yearn.
Following tho recent election*, the
forces! a of which were published In
The News. Mr. Stone ban been literally
swamp<?d with let term, some unique,
sonic congratulatory aiul some nlmont
threatening. (>uo of the latter In
eluded a telephone call fr^in a neigh
holing elty anil In which the |>er*on
at the other . end of tin* 'phone wild
he represented the Ku Klnx Klan. .NfrT
Stone wan threatened for making hln
forecast In which it wo8 declared that
Mvf/eod would win. Tho JOTiion at
the. other end of tlu* Hue wild Mr.
Stone'* forecast would hurt .."(4o|e
Mease's clianees," Of eourne Mr.
Stone was ? sensible enough Jo reason
that. Mr. HI ease had no connection
with the call but that 11 might havo
been made by one of the former gov
ernor's anient supporters.
q Other, letters congratulated ? Mr.
Stone and declared him to i1k? "either
a prophet or a son of a prophet."
Many letters, the number being esti
mated by Mr. Stone as several hun
dred. were received, particularly fol
lowing the second election when Mr.
Stone g?'t In Some of his best work as
a (prognostics!tor.
Some of the writers wanted to
know when judgment da# wan coming.
Others wanted to Know if prohibition
would ever give way to the good old
days of beer and wine. Other letters
pertained to |?crsouul questions, the
writer wanting to know "does so and
so love me," or ''when will my friend
come back to town.'' and similar qucs
! tions.
Mr. Stone tiiadc no attempt t<? an-,
^wifjr.any of these, but. if any answers
hud been made there would have been
no effort made to convey the Impres
sion that hi' was a "know all.'* Mr.
f-Stone confines his prognostications ex
clusively to political affairs and makes
int attempt ti> forecast. other events,
either of ;i public <m- |rrivate nature.
Mr. Stone was horn in Anderson
county ."7 years ago, and has the same
birthday as Wood row Wilson, IJeing
| one of fourteen children, he was forces!,
to take a responsible j'mrt in the work
about the home and farm and early in
life learned the art (if tactfully get
ling along with ,i>cople. When ten
years of age his father removed from
Wiiliainston, in Anderson county, to
(iray Court, in Laurens county, where
t ne young i>olitlcal prognosticator
lived for seven years. Since that
time he lnis resided largely in Ander
M'li .'iiid <Jrcetiville and for the greater
part. of the time lias made this city
his home. He is married and has
several children. With the exception
of hi> work, which ha* been carrying
him over the stale for the pant eigh
teen years, he -ponds most of his tim?f
at home. With the exception of hi.s
prognostications he is strictly a private
citizen and has never made any at^1
tempt, to enter public life.
, Slight Krror.
The /deputy sheriff was trying to
i break the news genily.
"Are you the Widow .l">nes. ma'am?''
j he asked the woman who came to the
' door. ,
"Widow .lones'/" she retorted with j
i asperity. -Not so vou could notice if. I
I ' I
My old man is Mttin' jmek here In fhe|
kitchen this minute.''
"Sorry to have disturbed \.m then,
ma'am.'' replied the deput\ i*>lltely.
"<iuess the boys down to 1 l?>o|>enhol
ler must have gone and Minched the
wrong feller."
Kotuancea of Kveryday
Washington, October 12.?>HwIm lu
kuranee companies hftve increased
their rates on <\vt>nu-n risks as miirli
11 h 15 i>er cent. Tho reason given is
111.11 nhort skirts, high luvls, uixl low
iiecks Increase the likelihood of a
woman falJliiK and hurting hormjjf or
catching pneumonia. t
Michigan had a law whh-h prohib
it i?d an unnatumll/<cd citizen from |*>s
sossing firearms. Tho State Supremo
<\>Urt said it wa.s uiK-onstltutlonal on
the ground that It was not right to
give n skunk a stronger weapon
against itm cncml<\s than a fanner
might possess against hawks and
foxes who steal chickens,
A Sioux City, Iowa, polieeuian had
a great deal of trouble with a certain
girl anto-spoeder, whom he arrested
and warned time and time again. Kind
lug his rcmonstrancees of no avail,
the officer married her to refortn her.
Speeding Is 4aid to il?e on the inertia #e
on the heats of marriageable policy
men In Sioux City.
Admiral Clark Is IVad.
I/ong Heath, Cal., OctolHM- 1, Ucmi
Admiral Charles 10. Clark. ..U. S. N?
who. NVlien a captain, commanded tho
battleship Oregon on Its famous voy
ago from San Francisco to Key^Wast
and later In tho battle of Santiago
July 189K, in the Spanish-American
war. died at tho home of his (laughter
here late Unlay. He was 7!> years of
age.
FOR RENT
DURING WINTER SEASON
Ten room house completely furnished with two bath
room* and double sleeping porch?in center of town.
ALSO
We have for sale one nine room house on Lyttleton
Street, with lot 50x250, a very desirable location.
House recently painted and in good condition. It will
pay you to investigate this property before buying.
Camden Loan & Realty Company
Ida Ituthenstein, the famous ?*?<!
wealthy (lancer, falling to win the
heart of Gabriel D'Annunzlo, will try
to forget her1 rebuff by hunting wild
animals in darkest Africa.
?* Glaring Headlights.
Death by the glaring automobilo
headlight la becoming more and more
common In South Carolina and else
where. Ruin 1o the automobile itself
ia an ordinary, every ikty affair, re
sulting from the frequent collisions
caused by the blinding of the drivers*
eyes when meeting another car. Gross
carelessness aild thought fulness Is at
the bottom of it. Surely no person
of sane mind, however heartless he
might be, would, intentionally blind
the eyeks of another car driver whom
Ho OtyMgft&d tQ . Hut tt is done
every day of the thousand* and
thousands of times, In thousand* and
thousands of places. I41WB of atrin
geut character have been enacted to
control the dangerous practice. They
have been given little publicity and
haw become of almost unconscious
and universal knowledge. Arrests and
convictions of offenders are rare.
Perhaps tJ'U* because it Is so dlffl.
cult to catch them. While the thing
is so serious that any thing like fun
Is all out of place in discussing It, wo
would suggest that the law be amend
ed to permit the sufferer to smash.ihe
"blinders" with a brick or anything
elso ho ma.v have at hand, with im
punity to his pooket book or person.
?Florence Daily Times,
for Economical TVoni^Of/ofiffi
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.
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tires, sun visor, windshield wiper and
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with auto trunk on rear.
Prices f. o. b. Flint, Mich*
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Two Passenger Roadster 510
Five Passenger Sedan - - 860
Four Passenger Scdanette " 850
Two Passenger Utility Coupe 680
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