The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 27, 1923, Image 3
HAKKKTT & COMPANY FAILS.
Said To Il^ve Been LarKfHt Cut ion
Factum in World.
Sugusttt. Ga., July 20. Barrett &
Co., reputed to be "the world's largest
cotton- Victors," with headquarters
h, !v, announced tonight that they
wt.,v unable to meet their obligations
amounting to approximately $1,000,
Out). A committee composed of New
York, New Orleans and North Caroli
na mh' South Carolina bankers, repre
senting part of the creditors, was in
conference tonight with a view of
working out some plan of liquidation
for the. preservation of the company's
asfiots and th$ best protection of its
creditors.
Ha n et t and Company advertises
a.. in "largest cotton factors in the
world" is capitalised at $500,000 with,
under its charter, the privilege of is
suing stock to the extent of $1,000,000,
It was chartered, in 1907 and is "com
posed of Frank H. Barrett, president;
Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Sr., Julian Bar
rett, Thomas Barrett, Jr., George Sib
,ley and Thomas Getzen.
Barrett and Company, according
to local reports, It a ml led. through Au
Ku ta annually, approximately 500,
000 ha les? of cotton bought by ?heir
representatives throughout the -Amer
ican cotton belt.
i'lv Atlantic States Watt house
with a capacity of 150,000 bales was
leased by Barrott and Company. It is
said to he one of the largest privately
owned cotton warehouses in the south.
dudes Augusta and Macon baseball
clubs in the South Atlantic league,
several local automobile agencies, n
new bathing resort near Augusta, and
a boll weevil remedy company. In
Jiuiuiiiug the latter Mr, Barrett secur
ed loans from New York banks total
ing $1 ,000,000y according to a state
ment made by Mr* Barrett at a public
gathering here a shor^ time ago.
Fatal Fall From Barn Loft.
Forney Warreit, who lived near
Bethel, was found dead in his barn
Sunday morning under circumstances
which at first seemed to suggest a
possibility of foul play. Following" an
inquest conducted by Coroner McCor
kle and a jury, however, it was de
cided that death was due to accident.
All the circumstances seem to point
to the probability that Mv. Warren
had fallen from the barn loft where he
had gone for roughage for feeding
purposes. His neck was broken and
he was badly bruised about the head
and face. ? York Enquirer.
Merchantable pine timber in South
C arolina was estimated at 13,889,8Q0,
000 board feet in 1920.
Stephen L. Gardner Dead.
K ci slut w, July ID. ? Following a
protracted illness. of many months,
Stephen L. Gardner, well known and
popular citizen of Korahaw, passed
away at his home here on Minor street
Tuesday morning.
Mr. Gardner was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Patsy Gardner,
and two daughters of that marriage
survive him ? Mrs. Roy Bowers and
Mia. Perry* Williams. Of the second
marriage he is survived by his widow,
who was* Miss Sallio Truesdoll, and
three children, Cornelia, Carrie Lee
and Louise. Mr. Gardner had lived
in Kershaw all his life and was 60
years of age at the time of his death.
Uc had engaged iu farming for the
past 30 years and was a quiet and
unassuming citizen with many
friends.
The funeral services were conducted
by his pastor, the Rev. E* F- Rice, I).
I)., and the body was laid to rest in
the Kershaw cemetery, the burial
ceremonies being in charge of the
Masonic order,
Negroes Leave Jail.
Three hours after being placed in
the Pagejand jail, following their ar
rest on Friday on charges of operat-.
ing illicit stills, Frank Baker and
Pete Fundcrburk, negroes, had torn
out the ceiling and put a hole" in
roof of their prison and made a clean
-getaway. ? Sheriff Grant, with Rural
Policeman Brock, Clark and Tiller,
acting upon a tip, made a raid Fri
day in the Grant section near Page
njnci, v ni . ivniiiu v. uuuij . lilt- oiii
cers formed a reconnoitering party
ancl eloped in on the given location
from f^ur sides. They1 had surround
ed two small ravines, where they
found two negroes busily engaged in
carrying beer from fermcnters to
stills, some hundred yards away. One
negro was taken at the fermenters
and was relieved of his" artillery, con
sisting of a .38 special. The second
negro played hide and seek in a
swamp but was finally, -headed * and
brought out/? Lancaster News.
A'atson Mayor of Greenville.
Greenville, July 24. ? Richard F.
Watson today was elected mayor of
the city of Greenville over the present
mayor, H. C. Harvley, and John M.
Mauldin by a plurality of 252 votes.
The totals* Were; Watson, 1,404;
Harvley, 852; MauTdin, 300; according
to unofficial complete returns com
piled by the Greenville News.
A two-span railr6ad bridge near
Holzopple, Pa., was wrecked early
Wednesday morning, by a heavy
charge of dynamite. A coal miner's
strike has been in progress in .the
district for more than a year.
SPECIAL SUMMER SALE
EXTRAORDINARY VALUES!
? 'ON __ , ?
Kelley - Springfield and ' Diamond
TIRES
30x3 V2 (Clincher Rim) Cord Casing. .j $12.50
32x3% (Straight Side) Cord Casing 20.00
32x4 (Straight Side) Cord Casing 25.00
33x4 (Straight Side) Corct Casing 26.25
34x4 ? ( (Straight Side) Cord Casing v 27,75
32x4 V2 (Straight Side) Cord Casing .? 35.00
33x4 Vg ( Straight Side) . Cord Casing ? r 36.00
34x4% (Straight Side) Cord Casfrig 37.50
35x5 (Straight Side) Cord Casing ........ 40.00
Fully Guaranteed Standard Cord Casings
have nevei4 been quoted at such prices.
If you are going to need tires soon it will * *
be your,( advantage to buy while these
prices are in effect, which will, be for 10
days: Starting July 13th.
WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL PRICE ON
EXIDlE BATTERIES
The fully guarantee-r-trouble proof battery.
LITTLE'S GARAGE
ZJ* *
Peaceful and restful; refreshing "
and comfortable, is assured when
you slumber on a soft and buoy
ant COTTON DOWN Mattress.
A - naii biactory mattress at A
reasonable price. ?
Gholitin Spring A. M*ttreta Co.
Miarfntwm . ? '? ? - A>b??? (2)
For Sale By
CAMDEN FDRtf ITURE 'CO.,
Camden, 8. C. ?
Hunter Finds Squirrol
Charmed by Big Sn&ke
C'uljkijior. Vu.~ ~\Y,1kui SliUU-t
May, a Madison comity shorts
man, was out lumttivjf ivce?;ly ho
observed h squirrel >lttlnjf on a
rail iVnee, ami silting so rigidly
tlmt instead *>f f?i m >? 1 1 i u k 1 1 n* lit i K*
animal he drow nearer to InV'esll
n K>.
'Then In* siuv jhat a uionMer
black snake was 'roiled round
and round upon the ground and
;Jaid evidently charmed thv squlr
ici, which did not budtfC front
Its llxed position oven when the
hunter was almost elose enough
to touch it.
Mr. May shot the snake and
then measured It, finding It to Im?
nearly eight fvet X on$.
.
Beautiful Cascade Is
Lighted by Electricity
'i Inough Ule ingenious design of a
landscape architect an unsightly lot ut
Oakland, Calif., has been beautified by
tin electrically illuminated cascade 40
feet high and four and u lialf feet wide,
built of reinforced concrete. A motor
driven pump furnishes a water supply
of 00 gallons a minute. On both sides
of the cascade are concrete shells con
cealing waterproof electric lltftyts
which are screwed Into brass sockets
and sealed with rubber gaskets. The
lights consist of 50 watt bulbs In vari
ous colors.
2,800 Kinds of Sand
Tested for Concrete
Chicago. ? ltow after row of little
glass bottles filled with sand and care
fully filed away in glass-covered cabi
nets is a part oif the technical, "library"
at the structural materials research
laboratory at Lewis institute in Chl
I ? cngo. It is probably the only collec
tion of Its kind In existence, and the
information contained on the labels of
the bottles gives an Interesting in
sight into the part that science is
playing in modern Industrial ? under
takings.
This "sand library" was started ten
years ago, and specimens have been
added from time to time until there
are more than 2,800 different bottles
of sand in the collection. The speci
mens come from every state In the
Union aaiJ from Canada, Cuba. Mex
ico and other foreign countries.
Each sample has been carefully
tested, and the results of the tests
are kept In tiie files. They Include
the source of the specimen, the grad
ing. slit content and the results of
the colorimetric test for organic im
purities. In most instances mortar
and concrelb tests also have been
made. The reasons for the tests were
to ascertain the suitability of the va
rious sands for concrete and mortar
work.
The experiments with the various
sands were undertaken at the labora
tory as a part of the work of ascer
taining methods that will assist the
concrete user In obtaining the hest re
sults in the use of the material.
Fishermen Catch 800
Pounds of Bass in Hour
i Cape May, N. J. ? While fishing In
, jthe Delaware bay off Town Rank,
four miles north of this city. Jake
Barnett and Snapper Schellenger of
Fishing Creek caught nine channel
bass In *?ne .hour that tipped the
scales at 800 pounds. Not one of' the
fish weighed less than 70 pounds. Old
fishermen here say that this in a reo
ordbreaker for an hour's fishing. It
is rejiorted here that a fisherman fish
ing off the clam beds at Plxon creek
caught a channel bass that when
opened had a string of pearls which
it is supposed was dropped off an out
bound passenger stearrw'r In the Dela
ware, and the channel bass rolling for
I food fonnd the pearls.
Launch "Mystery Ship/*
Chatham, England.? Submarine X-l,
the largest and most powerful under
water craft In the world, was launched
here. The so-called "mystery ship"
displaces 2,780 tons on the surface
end* 8,000 tons submerged and .will
mount a 12-ineh gun.
.
Lafayette Ind. ? Fan weed, consid
ered one of tte most dankajdng of mil
weeds fn the greta-growta* sections
of the West, recently was found on
A farm t? ?wlteec1e?d eeeatr, tm
I JtaNk
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... . c THAN ONE GOOD POI*i
vh.cle Jack Wanted th? Fm? C'ua!iN?n
?/ Hto Dog to Be Thoroughly
Undentood.
"Out in Kansas there <l#e<l to bo ah
ttltl .fellow named Undo .lack, and ho
had a dog," runs t h *.? story told by Vic
tor Miinlm k of. t lit* fwloi'itl trade com
misnhm.1 ? **It was not a highly bred
dog., but it \v??>4 ii wonder ut catKhipg
ruts. Moreover; Uncle* jack \\hk fond
of the ilo^. Uncle Jack bad few other
Intimates because of a disposition to ,
bo rather savage in bis conversation,
llo imagined that half the people bo
mot v>ere antagonistic toward him, and
this made hlhi not bay too companion !
abio. So it was just as well that Ik*
bad aw turn friend in tbo dog,
"One night a? bo and tbo dog
wore passing a corner grocery where
everybody loafed, two or throe by*
standerK sought to make a hit with
Uncle Jack by complimenting his dog-,
" "('hat's certainly a flue little dog of
Uncle .lack's,' remarked obe of the
bystanders.
VVes. I don't sum?ose there's a bet*
tor dog any where,' Said another.
"Uncle Jack turned and glared at the
bunch and hurled thin :
" 'Ye think lie's Just good for catch"
In' rats, oh? Well, I'll have ye know
ho'sj Just as good on mice- ye goldarn
fools.' "
'
CHASE OLD AS THE WORLD
Deep-Laid Instinct of Man and Woman
Is to Go in Pursuit of the
Opposite Sex. ^ '
Rven tbo pursuit of the innocent
of man and woman to give chase to
the opposite sox. An acute obsevver
ut the University of Kansas has noted
that the men and women students in
certain "bugology" ehiESfS, while
ehasinc gayly flitting butterflies, give
cries that unconsciously portray their
different viewpoints.
A mixed group of students was
roaming the campus on Mount Oread
the other day, nets 'in hand, ready to
capture certain butterflies As speci
mens for classwork. Several butter
flies were spied down by a big lllnc
hedge. The students gave chase.
"Oh, catch him, catch him," cried
several of the girls excitedly, as they
dashed MY after h brilliantly Colored
victim.
"There she goefe." "Get her." "She's
a beaut," sounded out male voices, as
the men tore out after a fluttering
prospect.
It has been said that "after man
came woman." Rut surely It is equal
ly true that "after woman goes man."
? Kansas City Star.
Mulberry Tree Slow to Leave.
Here and there In Detroit you inny
gee treses that are not yet In leaf, al
though all other trees may be In full
foliage, remarks the News of that
city. These laggards are mulberry
trees, probably the slowest of all the
rtiore common trees to ,bud and come
to leaf In springtime. As a compensa
tion for this, however, they remain
green longer and retain their leaves
later In Wltumn, than their sisters and
brothers .among the trees. When other
trees have been nhorn of their .leaves
by the frost the mulberry 4s still full
leafed and green.? The mulberry
frtiit, maturing In late summer, I*
soifietlines white," the other variety
dark purple, and shaped like the black
berry. Not many housewives make
use .of. them, as they an? flab-tasting,
alone, and useable only when mixed
with another frnl^ Itlrds get most of
them, anyway, and robins especially
love to feast on them.
King of thfe Ragpickers.
Ketore la king of the ragpickers of
Parish- He Is sometimes known as the
"Duke of the Morning Sidewalk." The
ragpickers delve Into the garbage runs
lining the walks early in t'?o mnmlng
before tli? crowds are out. Many of
them carry lanterns. Pieces of cloth,
buttons, bones, wisps of hair, bottles,
ami lemon peel they pick out of the
cans, consigning the articles to bag*
cnrried over the shoujder. The lemon
perl Is sol^ to be used In the making of
sirup. Bones are used In the making
of carbon. Potties' ore sold to the
druggists. Wisps of hair are manu
factured Into "rats" for milady. Retore,
the king, Is a czar among the rag
pickers. Ife allots to etyh a certain
number of streets nnd collects his dally
toil from the profits of hjs subjects.
Would Make an Artificial Volcano.
future failed to provide Glacier Na
tionni park with a volcano, so oil men
of Shelby, Mont., contemplate piping
natural gas from the Kevin-Sunburst
oil field. 00 miles away, to a park
mountain, where they will sink a shaft
from 'summit to base, connect It up
and touch It off. It Is pointed out that
little use Is now being made of the
11,0<)0.000 ebblc feet of gas which In
produced dally by two wells Irj the oil
flejd. The promoters of thlft novel
schemd explain that the. Intense heat
generated by the burning of a large
quantity of gas In the-tWMintaln shaft
would i+oon-meit the eock formation to
such an extent that a surprisingly real
istic volcanic crater would be formed.
t Where Hie Thoughte Were.
John's mother wm helping him
dress for Sunday school ami at the
same time questioning him about hla
Sunday school lesson.
"John, what most ' one do to be
The small boy's thoughts wers down I
at the river, wfciw be boped to go
fishing erxn, snd h*r aaisrsre*]
promptly :
en le mnmr ^ ? ^
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A lien Negro Pays Penally.
Columbia, July 20.- -George Allen,
uygro, slayer of (.'coil llall, *a white
man of Anderson county, w a s electro
cuted at the state prison here today.
The execution was witnessed by tho
widow of his victim.
Mrs. Hello llall, mother of Allen's
victim also witnessed the execution,
as did a number of other Anderson
county people.
Moth of the women, who witnessed !
the -execution sat unmoved through
oy i%
.Allen when asked if J\e had any
t h i to say after being strapped in
to the chair, ftltid;
t "I am sorry for what 1 done. I
know 1 done wrong and I'm ready to
go. Pm going now. 1 hope this flill
bo a warning to people not to do as I
did."
Allen was convicted l'u' mutjder
on March r> last of Cecil llall, a youug
white farmer. It was charged at the
trial that Allen, who was an employe
of llall, killed his employer with u
hoe.
Madeline Uusso, 11, was killed early
Wednesday morning when a rope of
sheets broke as she was attempting
to escape from a Children's Society
home in New York,
ir A universal custom
AltCr that benefits every
Every Jod/- ..
U ^ Aids digestion,
ilCcIl c,ca?scs the teeth,
/ soothes the throat.
WRIGHYS
& good thing
to remember '
Scaled in
its Purity
Packago
THE,
FLAVOR LASTS
Ku Klux Klansmon have dropped
$45,000 at Hoaumont, Texas, in an
effort to make a daily m vv.s|>api r
orjf&'h of the klan ?V>. The "pa pet. has
suspended. ,
IF any Banker tells you that
your account is too small to
bother with? come to the ?
Loan & Savings Bank
CAPITAL $100,000.00
4 Per Cent. Paid on Savings Deposits
Don't Only Wish to Save
But? DO IT!
I
Building castles in the air? dreaming
f
of riches, -power and afliuenc^-ia -ordy wast .
ing time.
To accomplish anything worth while,!
requires action, and lots 6f it. Success isj
not attained by procrastination, but by dil-f
igence and determination. ?
The only way to have money, is to
save money. The time to start is now. No
better pl^ce can you make your first de
posit than in the First National Bank,,
where every courtesy, assistance and ad
vice will be gladly accorded you.
NOTICE!
I have on hand an ample
stock of Nitrate of Soda at an
attractive price. '
F. M.
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