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COME TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY FAIR AT CAMDEN NOVEMBER 14, 15, 16, 1923 m The Camden Chronicle ? i ' . . . __i_ ; : ^ . ? VOLUME XXXV. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1923. NUMBER 31 r-r? m? ? ' 1 11 - ' ? ? - 1 m? ? j_ ? i 1 ? , . 1 - - . ij.. . j l ?? COI N T Y FAIR PROGRAM. Amusements Announced For Three Puyg of Kershaw County Fair. C. |). Scott Greater Shows will play the* Kan during the entire week, with special hand, *ree nine Pai<l shows and five riding devices. Clean, wholesome amusements for every body. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 3 P. M. , b} l, Pony Race ? 220 yards for ponies loss than 13 hands to be ridden ? by boy or girl 14 years or under. Entry fee $1.00, winner to receive total of fees. . . 2. Gentleman's Saddle Horse Race __ mile, Entry fee $1.00, winner to receive total of fees. 3 Ladies' Saddle Horse Race ? *4 mlle. Entry fee $1.00, winner to re ceive total of fees. 4. Half Mile Race for Thorough breds. Entry fee $1.00, winner to re ceive total of fees. 5. Negro Mule Race? *4 mile. No"* entrance fee. Purse $5.00. Thursday, Nov. 15, 4 P. M. Parade of Babies ? 3 years .and younger. Decorated carriages. First prize $5.00, second prize $2.50. Parade to form at south end of pave ment on Broad street. Friday, Nov. 16, 10:30 A. M. Grand Parade of school children of Kershaw Countyv ? 12:00 M. ? Football Game. Teams to be announced. ? 2:00 P. M.? Track meet with all schools participating. First prize $1.00; second prize uOu, each event ? ... . 1, Running high jump, school boys 1(> to 21. 2. Running broad jump, school boys 10 to 21. 3. Running high jump, school boys 12 to 15, inclusive, and school girls 12 to 21, inclusive. 4. Running broad jump, school boys 12 to 15, inclusive, and school girls 12 to 21, inclusive. 5. Running high jump, school boys and school girls, 8 to 11 inclusive. G. Running bpoad jump, school boys and school girls, 8 to 11 inclusive. 7. 100 yard dash, school boys 16 to 21, inclusive 8. 100 yard dash, school girte, 16 to 21 in clusive. I) 100 yard dash, school boys! and girls, 10 to 21 inclusive. 10. 100 I yard dash, girls 12 to 15 inclusive. | 11. 100 yard dash, boys and girls, 12 to 15, inclusive. 12. 100 yard dash, boys 12 to 15 inclusive. 13. 50 yard dash, boys 8 to 11, inclusive. 14. 50 yard dash, girls 8 to 11 inclusive. 15. 50 yard dash, boys and girls 8 to 11 inclusive. Two entries to each evpnt allowed each school. Names, ages, and certificates that entrants are regular attendants at school must be filed with J. G. Richards, Jr., not later than thirty minutes before the meet. Teachers will please file ages and certificates by mail to save the rush at the last minute. Kat uian's 50 yard dash ? 3 lb. cake by Klectrik Maid Bake Shop. 50 yard dash ? Open to all girls un der 20, 31b. cake by Electrik Maid Hake Shop. 8.00 P. M. ? Roller Skating Races ? Prize $1.00 for winner each event. 1. Clirls 8 to 15 inclusive. Boys and Girls 8 to 15 inclusive. CJ iris 16 to 21 inclusive. ?1 Hoys and girls 16 to 21 inclusive. i0:00 1*. M. ? Street Dance for Ev erybody ? South Broad Street., Bonar Law Dead. . I.fiivlon, Oct. 30. ? Andrew Bona! Lavs, for seven months prime minister '?f. (iieai Britain, died in his modest l.f>iidon home at 3 o'clock this morn ing. The official bulletin issued by 'He physicians who attended the for mer premier said death came follow in* an acute attack of septic pneu monia. The death of Mr. Bonar Law will b? a s '??>< k to Great Britain, for while t known that his condition was "?ery serious, it was not expected that ?he i-nd was so near. i.onjf Trip in House Car. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bornman and rr'fir son, Robert Bornman, and Mr. Harvey Bornman, of Dayton, Ohio, ?^tupped in Camden Monday enroute to Miami, Fla., for the winter. They u?rc traveling in a Do<lge house car ? '"lilt according to Mr. Borman's own ?"Pacifications, and it is said to be one ( ? the most complete cars on the road having all modern conveniences, and Mr. Bornman tells us that he t'*"' not have to worry about hotel accomodations. The party was de '?Shted with Camden and state that nr' public camping ground here for r'Qrisus is the most complete they hav.. found, and in fact the tfnly one have seen since leaving Wash ,nfcton. He says Camden is well fcnown all over the nation on account of ?ts camp site, and the auto tourist* appreciate these camps very highly. KERSHAW MILL BUYS OTHERS. Takes Over Six American Cotton Oil Company Plants. (Kershaw Era.) During the past week the Kershaw Oil Mill purchased from the Ameri can Cotton Oil Company six of its large plants, as follows: Twelve pross mill in Columbia, with ginnery; twelve press mill in Atlanta, Ga., twelve press mill in Montgomery, Ala., with ginnery; ten press mill in Macon, Ga., with ginnery; eight press mill in Huntsvill**, Ala., with ginnery; and eight press mill in Au gusta. Along with these plants go all real estate and equipment connected with them, and in addition a ginnery at Mullins and one or two in Ala bama; all seed houses and scales in &outh Carolina. All these mills are housed in substantial brick buildings, are equipped throughout with modern ? equipment and represent values in the aggregate approximating into the millions. The American Cotton Oil Company has been meeting with reverses the past two years of operation of its mills and is closing them out for the purpose of liquidating and concentrat ing on the manufacture of its soaps and other products. The mills above mentioned being offered to the Ker shaw Oil Mill at a bargain were pur chased without being seen by the pur chasers but during this week they sent their chief mechanic, Fred C. Severs, to inspect the entire group and he will make a report to them upon his return. No plans have yet been decided upon with reference to these nfcw purchases. It is, perhaps, already too late to perfect plans for their operation this season and this will give ample time for the maturing of such plans regarding the disposi tion of them as the officers of the Kershaw Oil Mill may reach. The Kershaw Oil Mill has been the most successfully managed inde pendent oil mill in the South. The president is John T. Stevens and Fred E. Culvern is the Vice president and manager. Started about twemy years ago as a two-press mill it has grown to an eight press mill, with fertilizer plant and thoroughly equipped gin nery, running twenty-four hours a day and throughout a longer season than the other mills in the State. About eight years ago it acquired the Marion oil mill by purchase and the present Marion Cotton Oil Company is its possession. The Kershaw Oil Mill also furnishes the lighting facilities for the town, -and last year put in a 20-ton capacity ice plant, which has been run during the past summer to its full day and night capacity to meet the demands upon it. Besides making its phenom inal growth, the Mill has paid its stockholders each year a handsome dividend and has built a good surplus to its credit, and its success speaks volumes for its capable management. ? Arrested For Soliciting Labor. Upon complaint of citizens of the Boykin section, State Constable W. W. Rogers Vas sent to Camden Mon day where he placed Alfred Major, a negro, under arrest on a charge of soliciting "hat>or. It is said the negro had carried several automobile loads of negro farm hands from the Boykin section to a Greensboro, N. C., con struction camp, and had come back for another load when placed under arrest. To Be Ordained Deacon. There will be an ordination service at the Baptist church on Wednesday evening, November 7th, at which time Judge M. L. Smith will bo ordained to the office of Deacon. Judge Smith brings much distinction to Camden by reason of his superb gifts as a lawyer, and wherever he goes throughout South Carolina and into other States, in the practice of his profession, he relates himself with the activities of his denomination in the community. Thus he renders humble service to the cause of Christ, and thus again he honors his town. Dr. C. E. Burts, of Columbia, and E. W. Sikcs. President of Coker College, Hartsville, will take part in the ordi nation of Judge Smith. The occasion will be one of great interest, we be lieve, to all Camder), and a most hearty welcome awaits one and all who come to the service. The hour i3 7:30. Two negroes were put in jail at Newton, N. C., Wednesday on a charge* of attempting to hold up a bank at Catawba. They were cap tured after a chase lasting four hours in which one of the negroe* was wounded in an exchange of shots. ? a: r . ~ " r t ? " " t1 X-fc-U' - r- v *?- - - t ?? -/f- - - A . ? . -v CLEMENCY FOR BIGHT. ' Kershaw County Prisoners Refused1 Clemency. ? ! Clomency was recommended in 12 eases while f>8 other petitions for clemency were reported unfavorably by the state pardon board in a report submitted to Governor McLeod Sat urday morning. Four petitions that came before the Hoard at its last meeting were not reported upon, and in two cases, transfer of the prisoners to the state reformatory was recom mended. Immediate clemency was re Commended for eight prisoners and deferred clomency for four others. One of the four cases not reported on yet is that of T. B. McLaurin, Ben netsville bbnker, who , is serving a Sentence for breach of trust vvyth fraudulent intent. The board, composed of B. F. Pegues, Cheraw, chairman; R. E. Car wile, Columbia, secretary; and J. R. Callahan; of Honea Path, met in Co lumbia, October 10, to consider the applications for clemency which had been presented. The four applica tions not yet reported upon are ex pected to be received at the governor's office within the next few days. Names of the eight prisoners who were recommended for clemency, to gether with the county from which they were convicted and the erimes for which they are now serving in the state penitentiary follows: Maxcy C. Sligh, Richland county, carrving eonepnled weapons. Full pardon recommended. LeRoy Maree, Charleston county, highway robbery, suspended sentence recommended. William R. Walden, Marlboro coun ty, bigamy. Emrie Rikard, Lexington county, larceny and receiving stolen goods. Love Wise, Lexington county, bank breaking and larceny. Willie Koon, Richland county, grand larceny. Frank Stokes, McCormick county, manslaughter. James Henry Arnold, Greenwood county, larceny of a dog. Four prisoners were recommended for future clemency as follows: William Twiggs, Aiken county, manslaughter. Suspension of sen tence, recommended after serving two years. Jesse Perry, Richland county, steal ing an automobile. Suspension of sentence recommended after serving three years. Lloyd Watkins, Richland county, theft of an automobile. Suspension of sentence recommended after serving three years. L. J. Miller, Florence county, lar cey of an automobile. Suspension of sentence recommended after serving two and a half years. J. C. Jones, Richland county, sen tenced for housebreaking and larceny, and Jervey Posey, Greenville county, sentenced for larceny of an automo bile, were recommended for transfer from the penitentiary tp the state re formatory. On account of his health, High Scott of Barnwell county, who was sentenced for manslaughter, was rec ommended for clemcncy by the solici tor and presiding judge, but the re commendation was not approved by the pardon board. Clemency in the following cases from Kershaw county was not recom mended by the board: John W. Ivey, Kershaw county, ab duction. LeRoy Franklin, Kershaw county, I highway robbery. Richard .Johnson, Kershaw county, murder. Butler Gay, Kershaw county, man slaughter. Prominent Colored Speaker Here. Rev. P. P. Watson, colored, secre tary and general missionary of the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina, with : headquarters at Columbia, was the ' speaker at Sard is Baptist church, col orred, Monday and Tuesday nights of this week. Kev. Watson is doing a great missionary work among the members of both races, and has the endorsement of the best men of the State. He visits the jails and penal institutions of the State and post* the ten commandments in bold relief. ' His mission is to reach those "shut ins" and make better citizens of them when they get out. He has raised quite a sum of money for- the worlc-by his pedsonal and public appeals Eight Federal prohibition agents were arrested at Poylestown, Pa., Monday on charges of systematically stealing liquor from' a Philadelphia warehouse. PLUNGED INTO RAILWAY CUT. Former Camden Mnn Killed Saturday Night Near Lancaster. ? . . , , . i i The following account of a fatal automobile accident near Lancaster is taken from the Lancaster News. Rol lins, the man killed, formerly resideijl her? where he was employed nt' one of the cotton n^ills: George Rollins was killed, and Sebe Rollins was perhaps fatally injured when an automobile in which they were riding plunged inter a 30-foot cut at Pleasant Hill overhead bridge crossing on the Southern Railway, nine miles south of Lancaster, on tho Camden-Lancaster highway, Saturday night. The car, a Studebaker, was be ing driven by Claudo Land, and oc cupying it were George and Sebe Rol lins, Walter Rollins and John Gar is, the owner of the car, The car was making, it is said, about 60 miles per hour, and the driver was unable ?o take the eurve leading to an overhead bridge over the Southern tracks and plunged off the embankment into the cut, 30 feet below. George Rollins was killed instantly, he being thrown clear of the car, and his head crushed against a cross tie. Sebe Rollins was caught under the car and was pulled out~l?y the other occupants, who re ceived only minor injuries. The car caught lire and is a total loss. Sebe Rollins' right shoulder was broken in two places and he is injured internal ly. He was taken to a hospital in Rock Hill, where ilia injuries are pro nounced serious. The three Rollins are residents of Lancaster. Garis and Land, who claim Charlotte their home, were arrested late today and placed in jail, charged with reckless driving and operating a car while under the influence of intoxicants. The body of the dead man was brought to Lan caster about 12 o'clock Saturday night and placed in the Mackey un dertaking establishment, from which it was taken Sunday to. Sand Hill church in Kershaw County for burial. Rollins was about 45 years old and is survived by a wife and several chil dren. A gentleman at the wreck Sun day morning told a reporter for The News that the praty was on its way to visit a brother of the dead man near Heath Springs. The curve at the Pleasant Hill bridge has been con sidered a very dangerous place for many years and only through Provi dence has a tragedy such as that of Saturday night been averted long ago. It is thought the driver of the wreck ed car failed to take cognizance of the turn in the road, as the surroundings plainly showed that the car kept straight ahead until it struck a slight dip beyond the approach to the bridge which caused the machine to topple and plunge into the deathrap below. Automobiles loaded to capacity visited the scene throughout the day, some coming for many miles to view the wreck. When the car struck the rail road tracks the gas tank and pipe exploded setting fire to the wreck, with the result thai only the frame of the machine remains. Coroner Cas key decided it unnecessary to hold an inquest as the facts in the case were known and nothing could be brought out that had not already been given. Dr. Thomas J. Haile Dead. Dr. Thomas J. Haile, a former practicing physician of Fort Mill, died at his home at Fitzgerald, Ga., on October 24, after being in ill health for some time. Dr. Haile was in the 85th year of his ago. Older citizens of Fort Mill have pleasant recollections of Dr. Haile's residence here in the latter '70s and remem ber him as a kind-hearted man and excellent physician whose removal from the community Was greatly re gretted. Dr. Haile is survived by his widow and several children. He also is survived by three sisters, Mrs. K. H. Mills, Mrs. K. Shannon and Mrs. L. H. Drakeford, all of whom live in Fort Mill, as does his nephew, .J. R. Haile. Dr. Haile was reared in Ker shaw County and was the son of the late Col. J. O. Haile. ? Fort Mill Times. Education Committee Named. The following named citizens have been appointed to serve* in arrange ing for observation of American Edu cation Week in this county, the dates being November 18 to 21th: Mendel L. Smith, Mrs. Bratton de Loache, Allen B. Murchison, J. Gardiner Rich ^rd^. Jr^ Mrs^ N* R? Goodate. _ flixmingham. Alabama's '.'Axe mur der" record reached a total of twenty Tuesday when Mr?. Frank Romeo was found with her throat cut and her body mutilated either with an axe or a meat clearer. :: T ^ : : - ? . ? - OFFICKUS MA UK HA1DS. Negro Womert Put I'p Fight Hut Are ! Finally Subdued. * I State Constable J. I'. Hurt, Federal > Officers Stearns and Wright and Magistrate's Constable Wade Stokes made a raid a few miles east of Tain den Saturday morning and made sev eral arrests and captured quit*) u quantity of liquor. Clayence V. Calloway, white, aged about 48, who operates a store oh the Camden-Bishopville road, gave bond in the sum of $300, and a warrant was issued for his son, II. S. Gallo way, aged about 25 years. The of ficers state they found 30 or more quarts of whiskey in a field under peavines adjoining the store. On the same, morning and in the same section they searched the house of Will Rogers, a 50-year-old white man, and it is said found ? small quantity of whiskey and several emp ty containers and other parapher* nalia. Continuing their search they went to the house of Hannah -Lane, a negro woman, in a section known as "Is'om Hill" and upon beginning the search the officers state they were assaulted by the -old woman and four of Tier daughters and one son, when a. free for all fight ensued, in which Consta ble Stokes got pretty badly scratched up and Officer Stearns received a cut on the hand. All manner of weapons came into play and the women were finaiiy disarmed and .Hannah Lane, Mabel Lane, Leola Lane, Marie Lane Anna Lane and Elijah Lane were brought to Camden and placed in jail on assault and battery charges. They were later released upon bond of $200 each. A copper worm used in a still was found in the house. The following is from. Tuesday's Columbiu State: "The female of the species is more deadly than the male;" So wrote Rudyard Kipling and four South Carolina peace officers are not in anywise inclined to dispute, the poet's conclusions. More; they can exhibit scars to prove the Kipling-con-* elusion. 1 It all happened last Saturday in Kershaw county and the story Is told by a state constable, one of the actors in the comedy, in hjs report to Gov. Thomas G. McLeod. This report, as announced by the Governor's office, is complete and vivid enough, only the names of- the four, officers involved being withheld. For the purpose of ^the tale, how ever, the personae dramatis may be partially identified: Protagonists: S? a federal prohibition officer. W ? a federal prohibition officer. St. ? a Kershaw constable. I ? a state constable, writing in first person as author of the report. Antagonists: Hannah Lane? negro woman, wife of Bill Lane. Anna, Marie,- Leila, Mabel ? negro women, daughters of Bill Lane. Elijah ? negro boy, son of Bill Lane. The officers were engaged in a sys tematic search for liquor and having met with some success in other quar ters, had approached the house of Bill Lane. Here the tale, as told by the state constable, begins: "We next searched the house of Bill Lane, who was not at home. His who, i our uaugmer? twin <i sun w?_-iv:: at home, however, and were perfectly willing that we Koarch. St. an<l I went into the house, S. and W going to search the outbuildings. One of : the girls (Anna) was doing a lot of, talking about we 'had better not I search her trunk' and in a few min- I utcs after we had begun our search- ' ing there was a general lot of threat- j ening talk by the women. St. was in{ the east bedroom and took up an auto-1 matie shotgun to unload it ? as we j always do when we find loaded \veup- 1 ons when searching. The old lady j (Hannah Lane) ordered him -to put I the gun down. She had a lot of talk and I went into the room so that 1 would be with St. All of the girls followed? all of them grown girls ? and there was considerable threaten ing language by all of them. St. handed me the gun since he did not know how to unload it and as he hand ed it to me one of the girls (Marie) made for St. with an andiron in her hand, raising it as if to strike him. He knocked her down and a general row started. There were four of these women in the bedroom and only St. and myself) While St. and Marie were scuffling I pushed the old woman and two girls ( Hannafc. Leila and Mabel) out of the room in the hall. Leila now picked up the andiron and made for me, at which I threw down the shotgun, still loaded but appa rently jammed, I stood on it and Ma bo! made as to try to take the gun from me. Leila was advancing with the andiron. I then drew my pistol and fired down in front of them into the floor. I fired for two purposes, to let the other boys know we were hav ing trouble in the house and try to scare these three women off roe." "Mr. S. entered and momentarily all of tl?f vro.r><?n ^appeared oxccpt Leila, who was trying" to enter the room whereMSL and the girl (Marie) were Aghting. She <had the andiron And offered fight. I struck herjrith my OBSEItV ATOItY TIMK. To He Recorded in Sixteen HutineNX Houses of Camden. Through the efforts , of Manager Dickson of the h?oal Westeln Union office, Camden is to have United States' Naval Observatory time. The time furnished is obtained from tin naval observatories in Washington and Mare Island and is the standard time of the United States. All clocks are operated by electricity and are corrected hourly by a master clock in the telegraph companies' office, whieh in turn is regulated by the daily time signals sent out by the United State* naval observatories. , Chief among the perfected time re corders is the chronograph employed by the United States naval observa tory in the establishing of standard time. With an almost inconceivable accuracy, this machine, under the supervision of government astrono mers, registers time to the fiftieth of a second. It is this United ?tfites Naval Observatory time machine which dictates the control and regula tion of the clocks now in Western Union time service. These clocks will V' installed in the following business 1 at es of Camden; W. li. DeLoachc, S. A. Burner, Camden < hrpmcle, The Wigwam, Lit tle's Garage, Camden Drug Co., The Host Shop, Majestic Theatre, Good ale's Jewelry Store, The Fashion Shop, J. L. Moseley, Olympia New York Cafe, Chris Belcos, English Harbor. .Shop, Camden Clothing Co. SCHOOL HOUSE BURNS. 300 Children March Out in Orderly Manner Union, Oct. 27. ? The Buffalo Grad <?d School --building located about four miles from Union was completely de stroyed Thursday morning by " Are at 10 o'clock. Three hundred children and ten teachers were at work in the building when the fire started. The fire originated in the ceiling of the second floor and the children were all notified of the fire and the best of order prevailed under the leadership | of the principal, J. T. Spears, the children marching out of their res pective rooms and no one was lyurt. The building was a large two-story wooden structure and ' built about eight or ten years ago and was owned by the Onion-Buffalo Mill Company, of this city. The building was com pletely destroyed and all the contents with the exception of a piano and some personal effects belonging to the teachers, A fire was discovered in the same locality just a few hours previous and was extinguished. The principal of the school is being congratulated upon the splendid train ing of the. children. Of course., the excitement was great among all those who were present, but the best of or der was maintained. The building and contents were partly insured. Charles ("Dud") Quick, a saddle maker of Vancouver, British Colum bia, on Monday celebrated his 103rd birthday. He ordinarily works only eleven hours a day, but on Monday he worked thirteen hours. . pistol and she then- ran out of the i door to return with an ax?, which she threw at S, cutt'ing him on the back of the hand. W now went into the room to help St. while S. and I man j aged to get the others into the yard. Mnbol and Leila struck out in a run | towards a neighbor's house. Marie ran out of the house with W behind her and the old woman following W, i brandishing a pocket knife ? with a ? I five inch blade ? and trying to stab ! him. I caught her and held her while |S took the knife from her. The boy had the towel rack of the kitchen range and Anna had a long pipe which looked like it was for use as a still worm. All had weapons at this time except Mabel and she got a shot j gun at the house of a neighbor and ! was returning when W and St. went i after her and brought her back. In I the fight with Marie St. got throe bad j gashes on his face. He say s she cut ; him with her finger nails, although ; 1 can't see how he could have been' cut j so deep with finger nails. i '"Finally, each one of us got us a negro, which allowed to of them to get away .and took the four of them and locked them up in the county jail. We then went back and tried to find the other two, Maria and Leila, but we did not get them. I have left a war rant for the whole tribe, charging I them with 'resisting ? officers and as sault and battery of a high and ag gravated nature.' I left with Magis trate Nicholson a Remington auto matic, four No. 7 shotgun shells, a single barreled hammer gun, a piece . . f | U., 1/ i i /? U n n Lktli/ i?<? Itu. mi /-w 1 l FTt n V IV f 1 i w?"n * f n piitTwtfiinni pipe, andiron, pocket knife 11 inchea long (opened) and an axe, wuffc the weapons used In the AfSAnlt on . . Not all royal battles are in the ~ squared circle. - . - 'V'-'0 ^ ? x - *?/ ? ?- - ***** ' mmj ? 'j i ? > j ? -i ? ? ?