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McDOWKIX NAMED 8KCRBTABY Son of Former Camden Man to Serve N?? Governor. Bishopvtlle, Jan. 1.% Govtffnor Kloct Thomas (J. Mcl.eod announced hero tonight that he had appointed Edward A. McDowell,, Jr., now of tho staff of the Greenville Piedmont, to ho his private secretary and that Mr. McDowell had accepted.' Mr, McDowell Mill begin hit duties with the change in the administration next Tuesday follow ipg the inauguration. Edward A, MDowdt, Jr., named in the foregoing dispatch ai private secretary to the new governor, is widely known in Greenville and this section and has countless friends who will be happy to know of his appoint mcn>, Mr. McDowell is a son of Rev, and Mrs. E. A. McDowell, rrow of Florida hut formerly of Kingstret* and other South Carolina cities, his father being a Baptist minister, born in .Camden. The new secretary graduated from Furman university several years ag > with high honors, since which time he has boea connected with local news papers, first with Tho News and more recently with The Piedmont. Prior to graduation from college, he had served for n ^ime on the staff of the Columbia State. Mr. McDowell had been living for some time past in the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Carpenter, on College street, Mr. McDowell is the third consecu tive Greenville man appointed gover nor's private secretary. The .other two. were James (.'. Derieux, formerly i of The News staff and now of the 'staff -of- -thf ?--Arnr^rTcaii M&gu:'.;ne. i i.i New York, and W. Royden Watkins, who stir-reeded Mr. Deru ux as ecre tary to GoveiTur Cooper an I contin ued in that position aft^ Governor Harvey came into office ei^ht months ago. Mr. Watkins, a n of Mr. and Mtr. J. Newt Watkins, of Anderson _ streets will -become auditor-assistant to the chief bank examiner after the C .J change in administration Tuesday Greenville News. Mr. McDowell above referred to is a nephew of Probata Judge W. L. Mc Dowell of Camden, and has other friends' and relatives in Camden and Kershaw County who will be pleased to learn of his appointment to this important post. Vital StatiHticH Record. Mr. W. (7. Wilson, registrar oC births and death for Camden and Do Kalh Township "has made his report for the year and the tabulation shows the following number of deaths and births: Births in Camilen ? White, mnles .... 2.'? White, females ... '*1 Colored, males ... ... Colored, females ... . . . Total I Deaths in Camden ? White, males ?? 1 7 White, females M Colored, males 27 (Colored, females .... 2S Total Births :n DeKa'b Township-? White, males 52 WhiU;, females 51 Colored, males 'J 2 Colored, female^ HI ? Total .... 270 Deaths sn DeKalb Township ? White, males . 21 White, females 15 Colore*!, males 26 Colored, females ... 3-'i Total .... . . . - ... 95 Woman-interest in "The Bond Boy?" We'll say ho! Mary Alden. the screen's sweetest mother, and Mary Thurman build it to a triumph. Don't miss this Iiicha'rd Barthelmcsa'* greatest success. Showing at the Ma jestic Thursday. ? Experiments carried out in Seattle have developed a wood briquette that equals anthracite coal in heating value, according to reports. The new fuel is made of sawdust, bark and mill refuce now considered a total waste. Champion American Butter Cow SLAIN BANDIT FOUND. Offered lib Body ?? Tnrj??t in Den ver Miat Kobbery. Deliver, Col., Jan. 14,? The body of a man, believed to be that of the ban did shot by government mint guard* during thy robbery of federal r^rvc bank guards and the .slaying Of Charles T. Linton, a bank guard, De cember ifl, was found in an automo bile bating license No. 81,009 in ?? pHvmie grange m tfce t$$iT of 163), Gilpin street on Capitol H;ll tonight by Denver police. Deputy Coroner Ityfttwick, accom pail .1 by Ctyef of I\>!ir.e H. R. Wil liams and Dt tect ive Capt, W. A. H inker viewed the body and declared the man Apparently had been dead singe December f9< The body was slouched down in the front seat of the motor car and was frozen, being in an excellent .state of : preservation, The man, apparently about 2*5 years of age, wore a checkered suit and ? dark brown raincoat. A dark slouch hat was found in the bottom of the car. . -- Several bullet, wounds were found by investigators in the right arm of the man, and many more in the body. The garage was covered with bloody rags evidently used by the man Is com 1 panions in an effort at first aid. A :(<).cifliber high powered rifl?* was found in the tonneau of the car. The ? body was taken to the county "hospi tal, where . authorities planned to per form an autopsy. As police officers opened the door n the front of the automobile they discovered the, body and likewise .. v<\< al caps, apparently abandoned by other members of the gang. Sev eral .cot3 of shells for the rifle were found hdden.in the car. A bullet hole was found in the right hand front door of the car and several oth ers wen* found in the body of the ma chine. .Tb^ rtnudenre of 1 tiitl G i 1 pi n st ree t is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George Tlilf. Mr. Hill is a salesman for a local packing company but as they do 'not use the garage 'they could shed no lik'ht on how the car happened to be there. A note written in pencil was found tacked on the garage door. It bore the date of January 11, and said: "To the tenants of this garage, leavo your name and the rent. with the par f ties' in the house in the front." (Signed) "E. E. Brooks." Brooks is the owner of the proper ty. He declared on investigation that he original lock on the garage door had been broken and another substi tuted, evidently by the bandits. A 45 caliber revolver, loaded, was found in the right hip pocket of the dead man and many shells of this cal iber and also .^or rifles were found scattered around on the floor of the parage and in the bottom of the car. Denver, Col., Jan. IS. ? 1 he slain mint bandit whose frozen body was found last night seated in an automo bile in a private garage and regarded by police as the master mind of a desperate gang of criminals, was iden tified as J. C. Sloan of Casper, Wyo. Rugg Williams, chief of Denver po liccr *aid he whi one of the men the police have sought since December 18 ?last, when robbers made away with $'200,000 in currency from a federal reserve bank truck in front of the mint, killing Charles T. Linton, a tfuard. Sloan it was, it is is said, who of fered himself as a target, standing upon the running board of the bandit car 'as it sped away and desperately fired at mint guards. Sloan's body was found with a bul let in the heart and police declare he was instantly killed by a bullet "The Bond Boy" creates a bond Ftill fjrcj*ter between Itichard Bar thelmess and the hearts of the world. See it at the Majestic next Thursday. from the revolver of Pete Keidipger, ;t guard employed at the mint. Police believe that after placing Sloan's body in the automobile the re at of the gang drove to the garagu, near Seventei nth and Gilpin streets, locked the automobile inside and es caped. None of the loot was found in the bandit's car. The identifi atiort of Sloan, accord ing to Chief Williams, is* the fore lunner of the early capture of the rent of the gang The Omaha (Neb.) police last week ha<l Mrs. Sloan, said to be the bandit's Wife, Mr. and Mrs. 11. (J. Burns, and .Columbus Thompson under surveil lance for the Denver authorities, but when a detective squad descended up on the hotel where tho quartet were stopping thoy hud gone. Hloan, according to the police, was the leader of one of the moat daring gangs of desperadoes in the country. This gang went out only for "big money," said the officers and one of the admission requirements was dead ly markmanship with either a re volver. rifle or shotgun. The reckless daring of Sloan's gunmen was dem onstrated in the mint robbery when Sloan, pumping a hail of buckshot at the main door of the mint, offered himself as a target for the bullets of the government guards while his pals transferred thv $200,000 in currency to their stolen automobile. With the leader dead, tho police say, it was tin? gang's part to tako care of his wife. Part of them scat tered, but according to the police theory Thompson and Mr,, and' Mrs. lJutn-. took MVs> Sloan with them. jyoidingtir ?!. blared today ho had positively .identified, the bandit's body j h i that of the man who took part in | :hn rotvhevy of December 18 and stood with u pump shotfcun and fired at the go\ e: nment guards until he fell and was dragged into the robber car. Large crowds of curious persons parsed through the dingy little room at the county hospital^ ITsed as a morgue today to gaze on tho bandit's body. Catholic Church Services. Third Sunday after Epephany .ser vices at the Catholic church will be as follows: Firtft Mass at 6:15 a. m. Last Mass at 1 1 a. m. 1 Sunday School at 10 a. m. Sermon at G:15, Mass on "The Con trast Between Spiritual and Physical Loprocy." Sermon at 11 o'clock on "Sin and Its Consequences." All are cordially invited. A spec ial invitation is extended to visitors and strangers. When they see "Clarence," folks laugh w ho have never laughed before. It's showing at the Majestic today. NOTICE Of the Proposed Incorporation of the' Negro Business League of Camden and Kershaw County. The colored citizens of Camden and Kershaw County, desiring to stimu late greater activity and growth in business enterprises among the peo- i pie of their race in Camden, Kershaw County, and the vicinity, and feeling the need of constant co-operation and conference for mutual advice among members of the Race already engag ed in business, and to encourage oth ers of the Race to go into business and to promote an interest on the part of the Race to give support to business enterprises conducted by its members and likewise to all ef forts which tend toward the better ment of the city and the community, and also desiring to co-operate and affiliate with the N'ational Negro Business League, have assembled and formed an organization for the pur poses aforesaid, with the principle of ficers: H. L. Dibble, as president; R. II. Haile, vice president James Get tys, treasurer; H. F. McGirt, corre sponding and recording secretary; and the above mentioned organization hereby gives notice of its intention to incorporate as the Negro Business League of Camden and Kershaw County. Corporators: H. ' L. Dibble, Rev. J. W. Bovkin, I. B. English. 1L F. Mc Girt. R. H. Haile, James Gettys, Dr. T. J. Williams, Dr. C. C. Brevard, et a I. CITATION. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (By W. I,. McDowell, FNq , Probate Judtfe for Kershaw County) Whereas, Lewis K. Kirkley and Douglas Tompkins made suit t("> me to Krnnt them Letters of Administra tion ile bonis non cum testamento an nexo of the Kstate of and effects of James M. Kirkley. These are. therefore, to cit^ and admoni?h all and sinpru'ar the kin dred and creditor* cf th^ said .Tames M. Kirkley, deceased, t'at thev b^ and appear before me. :n the Court of Probate, to be he! 1 at Camden, South Carolina, on Friday. Fehruarv 2nd, next., after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if ar.y they have, why the sa'd Administration should n^* b^ prant I cd Given under my Hand, this 17th day of Jnnunrv, Arm Domini. 1923. W. L. Mr DO WELL. Judtre of Probate f ? r K^r>haw C <->untv Published on tho 19?h nr.d 2*th days of .Tanunrv, 1P27. in th'- Camden Chronicle. And ported at the Court House door for the time prescribeo by law, Rids Received. At the meeting of the County Board of Commissioners held Tues day Lilisrd and Laurens, of Char lesion, were the lowest bidders on the two miles of roadway, known as Federal Aid Project No. 19, extend ng south from the limits of the 'own of Kershaw toward Hanging Rock crock. The building of this roadway will eliminate > two steep grades and two dangoroua crossings where numerous accidents have occurred. The bid was $10,357. Hamlin and Kennedy, of Charlotte, were the low bidders for the bridge to be built. Thoir bid was for the sum of $.",007. R. V. Truesdale, a citizen of near Kershaw, has filed a temporary in junction against the commissioners, and the final letting of the bids will depend upon when the injunction is heard and what disposition is made of same. He gave as his reason for try ing to hold up the work that it was an unnecessary expenditure of coun ty funds. ? More than $19,000,000 in advance payments on 118,000,000 pounds of to bhcco has been forwarded to growers in the two Carolinas and Virginia by the Tobacco Growers' Co-operative association, it was stated at head quarters at Raleigh this woek. The Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Marketing association of North Caro ina begins the year 1923 With 85,000 signers to its contract. ? For cast, story, and wholesome laughs, the greatest American comiv <ly ever screened is "Clarence"." N'o wonder Delia cried, "Ain't Clarcire irrand!" See it at the Majestic to dav Additional Pavinsr Commenced. | The contract for paving is now j be'ng extended from tho Camden Bap- j ttst Church on to the city limits on i North Broad street. Surveyors are now at work on Laurens street lead-! ing from the Confederate monument to the Court Inn arranging for the laying of the curbing. Main Street from the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church to the Camden Bap tist Church has been completed and is now open to traffic. A force i3 also at work on the eastern end of DeKalb Street leading to the South ern railway completing that end of the paving. We learn that Fair and Lyttleton ? streets have petitioned the council almost unanimously to put the pav ing on their streets and it is almost certain that this work will commence after the present streets are com pleted. CONVENTION ADOPTS FIFTY MILLION IDE V (Continued from F'irst Page) face road leading in and out of every county seat be adopted. "With this skeleton idea the sub committee had prepared a map show ing a tentative layout embodying the ideas advanced at the committee meeting and has also prepared a tab ulation showing the distribution of mileage by counties following this layout and the estimated cost. Those mapa and tabulations are available for distribution. "2. Source of revenue: At the sug gestion of the committee the subcom mittee has considered the possibility of raising the necessary revenue to take care of the proposed $50,000,000 bond issue along the lines proposed by the committee and reports its find ings as follows: "1. It is estimated that the reve- 1 nues from gasoline, oil and motor ve hicle revenues will not exceed the amounts shown in tho following tabu lation : Motor vehicle license tax 1924, doublo present income $1, GOO, 000 Gasoline tax, 3c per gallon for 1921 1,500,000 Motor oil tax, 19c per gal lon, 1 921 200,000 Total revenues for 1921 $3,300,000 "The motor oil consumed is esti mated at four gallons per 100 gal lons of gasoline consumed by motor WANT ED Pine logs and green pine boards in large or small quantities. We offer the top of the Market at all times. Sumter Planing Mills & Lumber Company Sumter ? - - - - South Carolina vehicles. "Ifr it is assumed that the number of Attbtor. vehicles and gasoline and oil consumption increase at the rate ? of five per cent per year, based on ? 19-4 figures, the total income from; these sources for an eight year pe- i riod, beginning with 1924, would be ? $30,020,000. , "It is probable that the federal gov- j ernment will continue to contribute ; to road improvement at the rate of j about $1,100,000 per year in this ' state, which is in accordance with its j present program. j "From tlie above figures it would seem that the yearly revenue from the sources suggested, neglecting the federal aid, would amount to $4,320,- i 000 at the end of an eight year pe riod, and if this is devoted entirely o the state road program a $50,000^,-1 000 bond issue can be financed, pro- ' vided. that the rate of interest does not exceed 4 1-2 per cent, and the (em of tjip bonds is made about 30 years, with about $1,000,000 left over for maintenance. "3. Conclusion. In conclusion the subcommittee invites particular at Untion to the following points: "First, the efficiency of the rev enues proposed is open to question, as there is no way of determining in advance just what the rate of in crease will be in the number of mo tor vehicles nor in the consumption of gasoline that this rate will not reach 5 per cent per year, as above estimated. j "Second, it is imperative that a state maintenance fund be immedi- j ately provided to take care of the roads already built, and that this fund be maintained at a sufficient figure to provide for future mainten-. ancc. N'o construction program should interefere with provision for this feature of the work. It is also highly important that this fund be ' made independent of county lines, so that the state maintenance work may be efficiently and economically or-: ganized and carried on. I "Third, the time for putting through a large program such as is contemplated by the committee should, in, 'the judgment of the sub committee, be at least eight years in order to avoid seriously disorganiz ing the labor and material markets, j "4: The program proposed by the committee does not cover the ques- 1 tion of reimbursing certain counties where considerable construction work on the state highway system has si ready been completed. It is believed that this point should be considered by the convention In the light of tho possible revenues as estimated above. The rovenue from the suggested sources accruing during tho construc tion period would probably be ade quate to provide a sufficient reim bursement fund, take care of tho bonds and maintain the roads already constructed with the federal aid left for additional construction. The number of miles of hard sur faced roads and othor types thai would be built under the $50,000,000 program would be as follows, accord ing to the blue prii\Jt submitted by V??"W Proposed .... Other ~ County Hard Surface Types Abbeville 37.4 3.0 Aiken 65.5 51.7 Allendale 10.1 8.4 V Anderson 47.5 0.0 Bamberg 23.5 0.3 15 am well ; . 24.4 15.7 Beaufort 20.9 0.0 Rofkley 3'*.t> 20.5 Calhoun 24.2 17.6 Charleston 2.1.5__ ' 43,9 Cherokee . , . . . . ..... 2^3.1 10.0 Chester ..20.8 37.1 Chesterfield 56.0 14.0 Clarendon 19.9 8.5 Colleton . 34.9 36.4 Darlington 36.0 0.0 Dillon 20.0 7.4 Dorchester 52.0 0.0 Edgefield 20.5 ,< 26.1 Fairfield 27.3 ? 34.3 Florence 51.2 0.0 Georgetown 40.8 28.0 Greenville . 66.2 0.0 Greenwood 37.8 8.8 Hampton 28.0 7.3 Horry 13.6 24.0 Jasper 39.8 18.5 Kershaw 56.3 12.4 Lancaster 17.0 20.7 Laurens 28.6 45.6 Lee 27.8 15.0 Lexington 36.5 25.0 McCormick 27.6 ? 0.0 Marion 27.6 14.9 Marlboro 34.1 8.8 Newberry 49.6 4.0 fWnoe 25 4 0.0 Orangeburg 39 7 19 0 Pickens 31.2 3.0 Richland 7.0 0.0 Saluda . 21.7 0.0 Spartanburg 59.9 2.0 Sumter 10.0 ? 10.0 Union 29.0 15.8 Williamsburg 55.9 23.0 York 32.0 0.0 Totals 1.502.3 646.7 ? From Friday's State From $12 Checker to President of Armours Thirty yearn ago. F. Ed son Whit?\ t lion n youth, loft his home near I'eoria. 111., and \*ont to Chlcasro whore he found work as a ohectcor In the pens at Armour A Co.. nt $12 per week This month he was made president, the first not^i meud or of the Armour family since 1W?2. The Discovery of the Decade There has been a great effort made in the past few years to find a real poison for the boll weevil. The real question was to find a combination of ingre dients that would attract the weevil ? make the weevil go to the poison as the poison could not be put on the weevil. This combination has been found and it at tracts the weevils just as molasses attracts . flies. Come in and let me explain the whole proposition to you. J. L. MOSELEY