The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 19, 1923, Image 3
TJ1K TWO-DOLLAR BILL.
For Various Reasons Their issue Will
He Discontinued.
With the government preparing de
siirps for now jpaper money and not
iniludinjF therein a design for a $2
Ml there is further evidence of the
intention* to eliminate that denomina
tion 111 pap^r currency. It is a change
that has been under discussion. There
ftrc those who oppose it, those who do
not tare and those who are anxious to
haw it done,
In favor of it is the argument that
iH?oph' are superstitious about a $2
l)ill, that it is easily changed to make
a $20 bill .that it is mistaken for a
$l bill and that while it can hardly he
said that there are those who throw
such bills away there are those who
think thoy must nick the $2 bill some
where in order to ward off the evil in
fluence. o,
If there is no better Reason for dis
continuing the $2 bill than any which
has been mentioned or heard there
seems to be very little ground for any
siu h action. Perhaps the most foolish
js that concerning the superstition.
No one knows what there is about n
$2 bill that brings bad luck to the one
possessing it. Rather is there a basis
for a hard luck attitude through the
failure to get one or a handful of
thorn. That thore are designs of the
$2 bill that are easily confused with
the ones is out for ones and not a few
have been received for ones because
of the failure to note what was being
done, but a- change, in design would
easily overcome that and there is no
reason why a $2 bill should be raised
to a larger denomination any more
easily than any other.
With postage stamps-there has been
a decided increase in the denomina
tions within the last decade or so in
order to better accommodate. Those
who urge the continuance of the $2
bill are doing so on much the same
ground, for the two's lessen by half
tK<> number of ones that might Other
wise be carried or required in making
change. If convenience in the matter
of currency denominations gives way
to superstition we are getting to a
fine state of affairs.
Man Hurt in Strange Fall.
Union, Oct. 11. ? Richard Crocker,
n young white man, is in Wallace
Thomson hospital in a dying condition
the result of a fall yesterday when
(ho wagon in which he was driving a
load of cows to market here overturn
ed as he was attempting t<? cross an
overhead bridge between Santuc and
Union. ^ % ...
The accident occurred when the cows
became frightened and all moved over
to one. side of the wagon while it was
on a steep incline, turning it over, and
wagon, cows and driver went over the
embankment. The young man was
picked up in an unconscious condition
and brought to the hospital here for
surgical attention.
At first it was thought that his in
juries were not serious, but it has
since developed that there is practi
cally no hope of ? his recovery. The
injured man's brother, Joe Crocker,
was also in the wagon at the time of
the accident, but escaped injury.
Young Crocker lives at Ada, in the
lower section of this county.
State Fair Opens Monday.
Columbia, October 17. ? South Caro
lina's 54th annual state fair will open
next Monday, October 22nd, with the
brightest prospects in the history of
the association.
K. M. Cooper, Jr., president, and
1) F. Efird, secretary, , believe the
lt'2'5 fair will eclipse all others in
quality and attendance.
Three football games play a prom
inent part in the amusement pro
gram. Carolina and Clemson will, of
course, meet on Big Thursday; Fur
man and Davidson play Wednesday;
and Tuesday the Columbia high and
Batcvburg-Leesville high will play.
Many fans will come for the entire
"series. "
l '?r the farmer the fair was nevor
so attractive and so valuable. In his
h^'ht on the boll w?eVil and his*effort
for diversification, the farmer will
iir^d much at the state fair to repay
him for the expense and time of his
The fair lasts six days and six
munts with a slogan: "Something
' very day and every night for every
The most elaborate night
('?""'.'rams in the history of the fair
offered.
Julius Liles Hurt.
? "iumbia, October 10. ? Julius Lilcs,
Orangeburg, who with his wife
;?nd three children, was injured near
Harlem, Ceorgia, today when their
automobile overturned, was lieuten
ant governor of South Carolina for
term, from 1918 to 1020. Mr.
Liies. prior to that term, was a mem- j
^ r of the house of representatives,
serving for several terms as chair- j
roan of the ways and means commit
tee. He is in the life insurance busi- j
at Orangeburg.
Hnrnwult" codhly lk*s 84.14 miles ot
railroad.
A tragedy has just been enacted in
1 1 . i uj-V^ v : i , N. Y., thtkt boars a closf ?v -
semblance to thai of Jean Valjean,
immortalized in Victor fiugo'? l.i -?
Miserable#, Kdward H. Kolsom, may iv
'of Irvirigtyny honored u-.?pri-u*d,
the leading man in bis community,
died a day or two ago from, drugs
self-administered because he had a
past, and certain persons who knew of
that past and for years had been
preyipg on Kolsom by collecting pe
riodically heavy blackmail had finally
brought matters to such a pass tlfcit
the unhappy , man rather than let the
whole world know of his shame was
let! to end it all by taking poison. It
seems that Folsom when an impecun
ious yoyth in llammondsjlort, N, Y.,
fell in love with the daughter of the
town's richest citizen, who recipro
cated his affection, but her father
would not hear to the marriage. Des
perate Folsom forged his prospective
fat her in law's name to < lu rks, was
detected, and sent to prison, When ho
emerged three years later ho found
the had been trUe to him, and
with her encouragement he settled in
Irvington, where he and his story
were unknown, and by industry, fair
dealing and integrity hail come to
have .the high regard of his fellow
townsmen. All through the years,
however, the blackmailer* had never
lot up, and there's no telling how
many thousands of dollars the un
happy roan was forced to part with,
the deniands all the time becoming
heavier, and the threats more disturb
ing. Finally the commissioner of pub
Ijc safety got wind of Kolsom's past,
and confronted the mayor with the
story. Folsom readily confessed and
offered his resignation, which was ac
cepted. Hut the unhappy man was
too, much upset to facc the public and
took poison. His family say they
know the identity of the blackmailers
and wifl try to give them a touch of
the law. Chester Reporter.
Honor Roll I.ukoIT School.
First tirade Thelmn Jones, Lena
Wimi. Willie Kahon.
Second tirade? -Fannie Sue Pollin
Bert (vey Sheets MeDahiej, ti \V. Ha
bpu>
Third Gr#de ~^Jaroe* Witd, Cath
erine Jones.
Fifth tirade? Janiv Hranham, Kvo
lvn dotty*, William (iottys, Helen
iloaeboro, Maleta Team, K no wit on
Mason.
Sixth tirade Claude Amnions,
Mary I -oo Whrd.
Seventh Grade? Lucile W ard. Colo
man Kahon.
tiighth tirade Ben Team, Lois
Trucsdalo, Team (iottys.
Ninth tirade William Leo Sanders,
Jewel Kahon.
Richland county residents who weiv
inmates of the State hospital on De
cember 8L- numhorod 170.
AI.I. RECORDS 11R0KKN.
ThriM Hundred Thnusanu INiy Million
To See World's Series.
'Now York, Oct. 15. The sum of
$l,ot>3,Mi) whs paid by 301 ,430 per-!
sons to sco the world's .series of 1 023, !
ended with the sixth game today.
Those figures made a hew record, the
kdd record having' been .established in
1 1>!? 1 when the tiiants and Yankees, in
an eight game series, attracted 200,
077 persons with receipts of $000,233,
Today's figures:
Attrndniu t\ 31, 1', '
Receipts, $180,262.
Advisory councils' share, $20,887,
80,
Kach club'^ share, $50,187.10.
Figures for six games:
Attendance, 301 ,430.
Receipts, $1,063,816.
Advisory council's share, $1(1$I5M}<*
? Knob club's share, $207.7^0.H|V*<t
The jdaycrh' a>oo1 this year, $.102,*
TKJMU, was m\>re than $100,000 larger
than ever before. Seventy-five per
cent of this 'amount is to be divided ,
anions the Yankees and (Jiauts. Tho
Yankees, for their victory, will receive
00 per cent and the (Jiants 10 per con!
Figures-/ on a basitf 1 of 2?> eligible
playerx, eaeh Yankee will receiv
about $0,r>U0 and each (.liant .a bunt $ 1
3tf;C
liach second place club will receive
about $2 7,20s anil eueh third place
dub about $18,i;iP.
Kev. Kdwin Moselyy of l.aurcn>? will
sail October 10th for t'hina a - a tni
sionnry from; -the Kir.-t Mi-'lunji :
church of that city, lit* will slop -sev
eral weeks at Oxt'.^d umi\? i ii\, 1 '.UK
land, whore he had studied, before
proceeding to his missionary work,
present term in IPS! t.
Miller
Rhoads
Tk9 first
MiUer&Rhoadx
Store in Rich
mond. Opemtd
in USS.
The story of how a little store
grew to be a very big one
? t. " *' V . VT~1
The Miller &
Rhoods Store In
1901 ? at that time
thought to be large
enough for all fu
ture needs t
THIRTY-EIGHT years ago, the Miller &
Rhoads Store in Richmond had its begin
ning. It was a modest beginning. The original ^
stor<0 measured only 22 x 75 feet, but it was
destined to grow to be the greatest department
store in the South.
Two energetic young men, L. O. Miller and
W. S. Rhoads, were its founders. Having re
ceived a thorough business training under sound
Scotch leadership, they came to Richmond and
opened their little store at 117 East Broad
Street, in 1885.
It was a new venture in merchandising. Cast
ing aside the old system of barter, with its
haggling over prices, the youthf ul merchants
began a policy of marking every article at a
fair and definite price. Other merchants pre
dicted failure for this venture, which was so
?n radical a departure from the merchandising
policies of the time.
The store opened with a sales force of only
ten persons, including the firm. It was Satur- '
day morning. The opening drew a crowd of
curious shoppers interested in buying goods
that were sold at "one price to all."
It was an instant success. The public met
the new policy with a hearty welcomc. By the
end of the first year, the rapidly growing busi
ness had completely outgrown its original space
and the store was extended back to a deptb of
110 feet.
Three years later, the store was again forced
to seek larger quarters, and the building at
509 and 511 East Broad Street was then erected.
At? that time, the new building ? three stories
and a basement? was thought to be large enough
for all future needs. IIow absurd that seem9
now!
Then, twenty-five sales people were enough
to wait on all the customers. Now 1,000 em
ployees are required. * * k . . 4
But the stQre continued to grow. Not by
leaps and bounds, blit steadily and healthily.
People of Richmond and the near-by communi
ties appreciated the efforts of the store to give
them what they wanted. Good merchandise at
fair prices and a willingness to serve won their
confidence. A steadily increasing patronage
was an unmistakable sign of their good-will.
There is no better evidence of that patronage
than the great new addition to Miller & Rhoads
Store now rapidly nearing completion. Ex
tending the entire distance from Fifth to Sixth
Streets, on Grace Street, this fine new building
of six floors, including basement, nearly doubles
the floor space of the present buildings. The
combined floor space of all the present build
ings and the ne!w one is 301,980 square feet,
219 times greater than the original store.
The new building is a splendid tribute to the
spirit of friendliness that has existed between
Miller & Rhoads and the people of the South.
We like to feel that the building belongs to
the people whose loyal patronage has made it
possible.
The store and all its special features for con
venience and comfort are open to shoppers and
visitors alike. Come in. You will always find
a heartv welcome.
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R I C H M O D, VA.