The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 08, 1922, Image 4
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Camden, 8. C., December H, |922.
A Heal Business Symptom.
The staff correspondent of The
News .who travels about the uppe*
part of South Carolina writing new
t.f the towns and the (<>untrysid?
tells how a- mountaineer tame to a
country bank recently and deposited
.i i an futl of ttilver dollar*. The
? incident wtt.-, typical of Othbril| that
are taking place, he wax told hy
the cashier of the* bank, for people
who withdrew their money from.the
banks when hard times came on have
concluded that the thin ice has been
averted and have come out to skate
again. They are taking their sav
ings from old socks, flower pots, sub
terranean pits and caverns and de
positing them in the bank again.
Where all the money disappeared
when "hard times*' came on was a
source of constant perplexity to the
most of us arid it appears in the light
of these later events that it did what
many people suspected?merely
swapped lodging places. A statisti
cian estimated so^ie twelve months
ago that the amount of money held
personally in the United States ran
into the hundreds of millions of dol
lars. There is no telling what it will
amount Un when the period of scare
has entirely subsided and all of it
reappears. ?'
This rrtur? of money to institu
tions where it* will serve Its master
and hi.v fellow-man as well, augurs
for better business conditions, not
only becatise.it puts a larger amount
of money in circulation but particu
larly because it is symptomatic of
a normal psychology. The Nationnl
City bank rn its monthly basiness'
review for December says that in
every period of disturbance there
art two classes of people, to wit:
those who quickly recognize that
one of the readjustments to \^hich
the system is subject is under way,
that the normal balance in the ex
changes has been disturbed and that
individuals must adjust themselves to
the genera) situation; and, on the
other handi tho?;e who forthwith con
Cllldo mfil xonic mj.iiui iijus uikj |/? ? -
nitious influence in at work "rtf which
they arc chosen victim#. "This hal
lucination." it says, "is the natural
succt ssor in primitive minds of the
once (i?mi)K?t) belief thai invisible
spirit'-' ruled over tin- fortunes of
men." 1' was the nun who believed
in these mysterious ami pernicious
fort'i*" who withdrew their money
from the bank.-4, making * 'he riedit
stringency tighter, forcing unem
ployment and encouraging the spread
of deflation. Had they ?possessed a
broader business vi.-ion there would
have been easier limes and many
les?- bank failures.
There i- much to be thankful for,
howe\ or, that the worm hav turned
and confidence in business conditions
ha** been r? stored to those people who
do n?>t delve below the surface. It
urn uf the happiest symptom* of
(In day an i mitre indicative of bct
te;. bijstni-r conditions than the an
noil'< imep.f that a million dollar ho
tel and --is now factory's are *.?? be
built i11 ?\? v I itt b* town ^irecin ille
Ni< u -
1 "ji. Il.ii i ison of (ireem illc was
fined $."?00 f(?i violation of prohihi
tioo In v. o: -e t\r t h rc ? ? month- in
Spai tanhui ^ jad Whcr.^thc jud^e
gave Harrison tin- .-entenee he
thaiiked thi jud??r. ran his hand in
hi1- overcoat pocket, pulled out a roll
of bins and counted off th< amount
(hi- :idtri ha I nam. d
At heai m Uie.>e day** a ^nat <l?.il
??f t irjir Rights -tk< rights ??f pi i
vat* iud^rme>it, tile r ^ht v <. l' ab'/i,
'he ? i^'h's of property, and th? rights
>f ni.?r\ Kifrhts are tfrand thin^;. >) i
vine th:n^-? in tins world of (?od'?;
hu' the wax in wha h we expound
t h? >?? i.^'ht-. ala- seem> t <? me to
hr ?h.- very incarnation of selfish
ne>s ! ran we nothing \ cry noble
in a * iar u-f.u i:> forever about
?a II if,.' f < > i his own rights Alas'
alav f< r th?- man who f( cis nothing
ilor< /tan I in thi< wondrous, d:\ in'*
woi ! i than his own ri^h* Kre l
? n< ' 'A' ftr?brr*=or
Chiropractor
The drugless method of
treating disease, by correct
ing the spine and nervous
system.
DR. A. D. PLOWDEN,
601-2, City National Bank,
Phone 517, Sumter, S. C.
Ihr Bct>t Divorce U?.
.^outh Carolina enjoy# distinction
among atl the State* of the Nation
that ttf alike unique and honorable.
Then- is ho divorce law in that State.
( oMtrat ling couple* in South Caroli
na makjA a life bargain. There is no
putting aside of a husband by a wife,
or of a wife by a husband- Conse
quently the record^, of South Caroli
na arc free ifrom scandals that
have become rampant throughout the
country. Marriage in South Carolina
in regarded at> a sacred institution
and ?one for whit h the State demands
respect. Hasty marriages are few in
that State and the courts are free
from divorce cases. Recently there
| ha * been started an agitation for a
uniform divorce law, and Congress is
to be |*iiiiotfed. Undoubtedly, Uni
formity in divorce laws would be h|
desirable thing. The trouble "to. be
anticipated is upon what basjs the
uniformity should be established.
There arc no very good laws in any
State, and the best efforts in collab
oration might not produce the kind
of law that the country wants. The
Tiernan metis should be sufficient
to prove to the pvople that a crying
need of the time* Is reform in divorce
proceedings-. The Tiernan affairs
constitute a scandal of most' repul
sive characteristics and bring the
rite of matrimony into scorn.
The Observer believes it could
point out a practical and an effec
tive solution of the divorce problem.
Let Congress pass a uniform law for
the Nation., It need not devise and
revise and collaborate, for it has a
divorce law ready to hand that would
settle the question as it should be
settled. That is the South Carolina
law. There in only one way in which
"the divorce evil" may be wiped out,
and that is to prohibit divorces un
der nny circumstances. Let the mar
riage stand for good or for evil.
Application of the South Carolina
divorce law to the entire country
would wipe out the trouble at one
fell swoop and rid thec?Nation of a
cloud of scandal and unhnppiness
that is growing thicker and more
overshadowing us.the years pass by.
Certainly, if we could not compro
mise on the South ..Carolina law,
some measure must be enacted which
would prevent such exhibitions in
socialized depravity as that recently
staged by the Tiernan.s.
The best divorce law is the law
that is wiped off the statute books.?
Charlotte Observer.
Dim Those Headlights!
The Anderson county jury points
out that autos should be compelled
to dim their headlights. This is a
very timely action on the part of
that body. The request that county
offic ers enforec this law" to the let
ter is a wise step in meeting the
problem that is fast growing into a
menace to the rights and lives of the
automobile drivers upon the high
ways at night.
It is hard to enact legislative con
trol of the glaring headlights, al
most as hard as it would be to leg
islative politeness or chivalry. It
is little doubted, however, that the
firm hand of the law would bring
home a good lesson if it could be
laid on the aim of the reckless dri
ver at night. There are excuses for
fast driving, but for the glaring
headlight* there none. -Anderson
Tribune
l-'ii*- at Newbcrn, N. Friday
caused the destruction of more than
700 houses, n ndered more than
3,000 i itizens homeless and entailed
fir#* losses amounting to around $2,
i)0i?,000. Relief is being sent the
su i( ken city from ail sections of
North Carolina and those citizens
who were untouched by the fire are
caring for tlu> unfortunates. Dyna
mite in large quantities was use 1
at intervals during the fire to eheck
the flames. Several incidents of a
Jreakish nature resulted As the ex
.plo?i\es caused a house on (ieorge
.-.treet to hurst a- under, a white goat
wa - .-hot through the a:r foi a dis
tanee i>!" l2."> ft ? -t Landing on the
ground I/! a heap, the goat promptly
-?pini.g to it> f??-t a ii< I with loud
bahh-* of fright and terror di?ap
p??ared dowr: tho treet.
' "ie 11* g' o ^hot and killed nuoth'-'*
fuesda> night, it/ a hot Mippei at
Hlenheim. Mai'horo count v.
NOTICE.
The public will pleaxe take this
notice that both my Adams and Dun
lap plantations hrr posted, and tliat
nil hunter* and wood haulers will
positively be prosecuted regardless
of who you are.
GKORGK T LITTLE.
; Another migration of negro?a from
the south 16 the industrial cities of
the north is believed to be under Vay,
according to a Clevclaitd, Ohio, dis
patch. During the last few weeks
.many negroes from Georgia and Ala
bama have gone to work in Young
stown and l'ittaburg steel mills, ac
cording to advices received here while*
hundreds have received employment
in Cleveland.. According to William
K. Conners, executive secretary of
Negro Welfare Association, 1,387 ne
gro men from outside the city have
registered for employment during the
last four months. Some of these re
turned to their old homes during the
re.reni depression, but most of thci.i
had left the south for the first time.
"They are leaving Atlanta for the
north by the carload" Connors said.
Ik-tween 500 and 1,000 obtained em
ployment at the Carnegie Steel Com
pany at Youngstown, and a smaller,
number at Youngstown Sheet and j
Tube Company, advices state. Hun- J
dreds have gone into the Connellsville
coal fields since the middle of the
summer.
. ' |
J. H .Arnold, who was injured I
Thursday morning when his automo
bile plunged through the railings of
the overhead bridge at the union sta- J
tion, after lingering between life and
death for two days, died at the Co
lumbia hospital at 3:30 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. He was taken to
the hospital immediately after the
accident.
A body of Ku Klux, in regalia, pa
raded through the business streets
and the negro quarters of Rock' Hill
a few nights ago. One of their
transparencies bore the words: "We
are here today, tomorrow and 'for
ever. "
Mrs. Mary Mauldin Charabliss, a
sister of the late Gov. W. L. Mauldin
of Greenville, died Tuesday at the
home of her son, Mayor A. W. Cham
bliss, Chattanooga, Tennessee. She
was the first graduate of the Green
ville Female college, having received
her diploma in 185&.
Burglars early Monday morning:
entered the Columbia office of fhe
Texas Oil Company, and moved the
iron safe into the yard, where an at
tempt was made to open it. A large
hole Was cut through the bottom, but
the burglars did not get into the
safe.
In some irarts of Holland a birtli
lw announced by fastening a Kilk pin
cushion on the door. If the pin cush
ion w red. the baby I* a 1k>v ; if wJrito.
ji girl. -t
The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XXXVI NEVADA
Nevada m
it Spanlalt
a (1J ?? o 11 v e
in e a ? in*
"snowy," and
la taken from
t h e SU rra
Nevada*.
those lofty mountains which $ep
niat.- the State from California.
Mo?t of the history Of tl^state
centers In tills Western section,
near the Sierras, and It lit here
that all of Nevada's principal'
cities are located.
The first white man to cross
the present state was the Fran
clscan Monk, Father Osres, who
made his way across the deserts
to California In 1775. In 1825
Peter S. Qgden of the Hudson's
Bay company discovered the
Humboldt river, which Is some
times called Ogdan river after
him.
The next memorable trip
across the state was that by
Freuiont In 1843, when he went
to California at the time of the
outbreak of the Mexican war.
It was this war which In 1848
resulted in Mexico ceding a large
area to the United States, of
which Nevada was a part. When
this was organized into terri
tories, the Territory of Utah ex
tended to California. The West
ern inhabitants, however, were
left to their own resources and
accordingly organized their own
government. Resenting the at
titude of Utah they petition*]
to be annexed to California.
In 1850 ' the Comstock Loae
was discovered and Nevada had
Its own mining boom.- Popula
tion immediately grew by leaps
nnd bound* and In 1801 Nevada
was formed Into a separate ter
ritory. Later, portions of Utah
were added and the lower part
of the state was taken from Ari
zona. Petitions for ^tatehood
were made but it was not nntil
1804 that' Nevada became the
thirty-sixth state of the Union.
Though Nevada ranks sixth
in size with Its area of 110,080
square miles, It has the smallest
population of any of the 48
wtates. Between 1800 and 1900
there was a marked decrease In
the population due to the failing
off of mining industry.
(?toy McClure Ncwepapor Syndicate.)
j Mr*. Charlotte I>e*pard, sister of
1 Ix>rd French, tho famous British sol
dier. is a candidate for a .sent In the
British Parliament.
J. H. McLEOI) W. L. RUSH
McLeod & Rush
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ceries at the right prices.
TELEPHONE 44 .
Petitions Dismissed.
Columbia, 00c. 6.?Chief Justice
Gary, of the Supreme Court, today
dismissed the petitions of F. M. Jef
fords and Ira Harrison, under sen
tence of death for the murder of J.
C. Arnette, for a writ of error, ap
pealing from the State courts to the
United States Supreme Court. This
disposes of the appeals in so far as
the State courts are concerned. The
next step probably will be an appeal5
jlirect to one of; the justices of the.
t/nrted States Supreme Court for art
(irder bringing the cases before that'
tribunal. * ? l- 'n
Jeffords is under sentence to die
December 29.' Harrison has not been
resentenced since the Supreme Court'
confirmed his .conviction.
More than 23.000.000 lacras of la.ud.;
are o[>erate<l by women farmers in the
t'niled Status.
The Dyer anti-lynching bill hai?
been killed. It died as the result of
the most remarkable filibuster in the
history of the senate. The Dyer bill
seeks to give the Federal government
jurisdiction in the prosecution of per
sons committing murder through
conspiracy. It is primarily intended
to control the lynching of negroes
in the south; but if it should become
a law it would have a far reaching
effeet in other directions. With
their present overwhelming majority
the Republicans had no difficulty in
passing the bill through the house.
It could have also passed the senate
except for the filibuster resorted to
by the Democrats. Under the ruW
of the senate, no business can be
transacted on a new day until after
the approval of the minutes of the
previous day- The minutes must be
read section by section. Ordinarily
this , reading is a very perfunctory
'proceeding, and with,out objection, it'
js sometimes dispensed with entirely.'
Hut this time the Democrats baaed
their ^hole filibuster orj this other-,
wise unimportant matter. Their toe-"
tics, was to amend, question tlje quo-1
rum a ml demand roll calls on every
tjuest^n..^ During four days the
senate wtis unable to get through the.
rea4^ng .jjf the minutes for a single
day, and the Democratic, floor leadr
evs slill had a bundle of amendments
jto offer, Senator Lodge, the Repub
lican leadex, at laat came to the con
clusion the Democrats ? could
taak# good, and as there were mow
than a .thousand' pending appoint
ments; that would have to be re-sub-,
mittvd. if they were not acted, upon
before the expiration of the present
Special session, he proposed a sur-.
render. ???Thore was nothing else to do
and-* t'ho arrangements was agreed
< THe- Republicans agreed that
they would drop the obnoxious bill
for the special session and that they
wotfld not take it up during the short
session thAt commenced yesterday at
lwon.'' ?'The Republicans had tmly
yesterday morning to dispose Of the
more than a thousand pending ap
pointments.
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