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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1923. NUMBER 35
I BJBAI'POHT mayok returns.
I His Sentence Commuted For Offense
I \y Mi st Officer By CooHdge.
Atlanta, (ia., Nov. 22.? Mayor K. V.
I Bray of Beaufort, S. C., was released
I from the federal penitentiary here
I latf yesterday, it became known to
I day. ilis sentence of a year and a
I jay imposed by a federal court was
I out to a little more than five months
I by a <|om mutation by President Cool
I idge He was eonvicted of making a
I physical attack on federal inheritance
I t?x collector* who, ho says, doubted
I his voracity on certain returns on
I property.
The mayor is expected to resume
I the duties of his office on his arrival
I at Beaufort. During the last days of
I the administration of President Hard
I ing an appeal for commutation was
I made but did not receive favorable ac
I tion. The ease was placed before
I President ('oolidge and after going
I over the papers- the sentence was com
? muted.
The South Carolina mayor said he
I has in his possession letters from
I each of the 12 jurors, who convicted
I him. expressing regret that they had
I to impose the penalty but declaring
I that the judge in his charge was so
I specific that they could not do other
I wise.
Mr. Bray was elected mayor of
I Beaufort while under conviction and
I the ease was on appeul. He has three
I years more to serve as chief executivo i
I of his home city.
I During his five months' imprison- !
ment Mr. Bray was c5hj?*?u lv> iiuw tliei
mail truck between the penitentiary
and Atlanta. He made the trip every
day, with the exception of three days 1
he was too ill to attend to his duties. !
...
Beaufort, Nov. 22. ? Word was re
ceived this morning shortly before the
arrival of the train that Mayor Bray
was coming and many gathered at the
railroad, but the mayor had left at a'
suburban station, Where he was met
W'WitV1 " and two lit*^?- children
and the city manager and slipped
quietly into town and Iris home, where
he spent the morning. This after
noon he has been busy greeting the
townspeople on the streets and at his
office. . Kvery one was overjoyed when
the new: of his commutation was re
ceived and planned a celebration on
his arrival, but he had- other wishes:
and carried them out.
Asked for a statement, Mayor Bray
would only say he might have one 1
later but now is too busy** enjoying his1
home coming. His term of-office has;
over throe years and it is^not known '
-whetnrr br has any political * 'plans j
other j'l.-in to complete it, but he will i
~ be urn-.-.t to" be a candidate .for sheriff -
in IV v. summer's primary. The 1
whole county seems desirous of ex
pros- .1:^' their confidence in him in)
~ v,fb?<trintial way, now that he
has ! k| this prison experience.
Mo me Burns Second Time.
A i !i, Nov. 25.-r-For the second
tim< .> thin a little .more than a year
"Mor !'?. pus," the beautiful winter
hnnn- ; Aiken of Mr. and Mrs. Thom
eii.s lli'(h?0(.k of Aiken and Wesbury,
i.'ir.i; i~irii?l. was destroyed by fire at j
'"i ? a v hour Sunday morning. Sun
'!a> ? r-;mr, October 21, of Inst year,
lis : i ,i iho first fire, the loss then
he me -timated at about $50,000, but
foi-- ? < largely of paintings, hang
i furnishings. Only the upper
? of the house being burned.
1 h? ?. ,n(l f|,-et however, destroyed
the entire structure though vigorously
foupht.
rhf <n ;^in of the fire is unknown,
ihr will probably reach $50,b00
understood that Mr. Hitch
. : r icui no insurance. In his prc
re he had no insurance. "Mon
will be rebuilt a second time.
Christmas Mail.
':>tnst??r General Harry New
ha? nut usual announcement
' !img the mailing of Christmas
The suggestions, al
Inoi.^h old, are worth your considera
; I u<> department suggests, nay, it
? that you pack carefully, "wrap
?, address clearly, ^ prepay
mail early. These are sound, j
suggestions. If everybody)
r them, the facilities of' the
r r. postoffice will be adequate.
^ oman's Exchange to Open. t
i no Woman's Exchange on Laurens
will bo opened to the public on
?V??'urday, December 1st. Those who
itrr.d to join for this Reason are re
iu? stwl to send |n their articles *8
*oon as possible so. there will be a
, display on sale for the Christmas
Miday*. Mr*. II N. MeNelty win
again havt charge of the Exchange
for the coming season.
HI, K ASK FOR THE SKNATK.
Announcement Follows Conference
With His Supporters.
Special to News and Courier. ?
Columbia, Nov. 24. Colo L. Hlease
tonight authorized the statement
that he is a candidate for the United
States Senate for the seat now held
by Senator Nat B. Dial. The primary
will be hold next summer. Tho an
nouncement was made after a confer
ence here Thursday with supporters
from several different counties, / he
said.
And if my health is as good next
year as it is now, and I have no rea
son to expect otherwise, I will be in
the race , he said.
When asked about platforms, is
sues and such necessaries in making
a campaign, the former governor
said:
"I wish to put squarely before
the voters of the State some matters
that have been neglected and some
others, that have been permitted to
be shelved, with nothing being done
to put them into use for the benefit Of
the people. Let the voters decide
whom they 'wish to represent them
and let the trruth be told about mea
sures so that they may decide with a
full knowledge of what is now taking
place in the law-making body of this
nation." , : f
As to special issues, he said, that
his views are so well known through
out the State on certain well defined
issues that he doea_ not consider it
necessary to state his position now,
t-.i it-i U ~ ?..Ml _11
uui mat uu win utowuoo au^ uitu uit
issues that the national party may
suggest or that any candidate may
bring up. When asked \\ho would be
the candidates other than himself and
Senator Dial, he replied that he is
not informed on that point, that he is
seeking the office and is not running
against anybody. "The office be
longs to .the people and not to anyone
individual. 1 believe I am better
equipped to give the people the real
service needed than any other person
in South Carolina. Of course, some
would not vote for me if they thought
I would make as able a senator as Mr.
Calhoun, but there are not so many
of that kind now and they will be
fewer next year."
Moves to Spartanburg.
J. ,T. Fain^ formerly editor of the
Evening Herald, and who left here
and established the Suffolk News at
Suffolk, Va., has left Suffolk, and The
Record is informed that he will go to
Spartanburg, where he and Mr. Car
penter, who now runs the Carolina
Citizen, a weekly publication, will
turn it into a daily. ? Rock Hill Re
xrord. : : "
MAN SERIOUSLY HUKT.
lit k Hudson Car Overturnn Near
Wateree Hlver Bridge. >
Julian S. Moore, aged about 88
years, of Hartsville, was badly in
jured here early Sunday morning near
the Wateree River bridge when his
ear turned over and pinned him be
neath the steering wheel.
Mr. Moore and seven other occu
pants of a big Hudson ear were en
route to Columbia and say they were
making |>etween 26 and 80 miles an
hour.
At the point where the accident oc
curred, the county is building a now
.toll gate and a detour to the left has
been made and in makinjfc,?the sudden
turn the car turned turtle. Mr. Moore
was pinned beneath the steering
wheel and remained in that position
fully IB minutes. Mrs. Moore climbed
8ut of the , back of the car and suc
ceeded in extracting him. He was
given medical attention at the Cam
den hospital, where it is feared his
legs are fractured and his lower
limbs' paralyzed. He was "later carried
to theA Florence hospital. A negro
barber, an occupant - of the car, had
several ribs broken.
That any of the party of eight, es
caped alive is Considered miraculous.
Mr. Moore is said to have been a
member ?of the Florence fire depart
ment for a number of years.
Late reports from Florence statu
that Mr. Moore's back was broken but
that he was still resting easy urider
I such circumstances.
The C?i was quilt* bttuly UittllHgtHJ,
the top being torn off and otherwise
disfigured.
Remodeling His Store.
The firm of J. L. Mimnaugh & Co.
hus been in business in Camden 'but a
short while, ^yet during this short
while their business has grown to
f.such proportions that it is necessary
that they have more store room. The
building they are now occupying will
l shor?c.time .be extended back a
depth of around thirty feet the entire
wid"th , of the store which will give
them a niUch largt?? tower floor -space.
The Springs & Shannon Company
1 store room utilized the back part of
the store, but they have recently ex-*^
panded, building a large brick ware
house to the rear of their building,
and the portion formerly used as a
grain room by thisi firm will be con
verted into the Mimnaugh store. Mr.
Mimnaugh ,says that in every way he
is satisfied with the volume of busi
ness done by his Camden store, and
with his larger/ quarters he will make
a stronger bin for trade in this ter
ritory.
.... "The '.Climax? .la famfat.
"The Climax", ? musical, dramatic
and, humorous .play, is perhaps tha
best and strongest that has ever been
put out by the Redpath Lyceum Bu
reau, and will be staged at the School
Auditorium at 8 o'clock Tuesday eve
ning, December 4th, under the aus
pices of the local chapter of the Red
Cross and the public school. *\ It is
very much hoped that our citizens will
attend, as it is not only a play well
worth seeing, but for a splendid
cause. The price of tickets will be
35c for all school children; 75 cents
i general admission, and $1.00 for re
served seats, which will be on sale at
W. Robin Zemp's drug store.
Boys Injured by Explosion.
Rock Hill, Nov. 25. ? Lewis Hall-,
man was seriously and probably fatal
ly injured, Glen Deese was seriously
burned and Clyde McManus slightly
burned by an explosion of sewer gas
Saturday night when the lads stfucK
a match and dropped it into a sewer
manhole to see^ why a fire cracker
dropped through the grating did not
explode. The lads were shooting fire
crackers at White and Laurel streets
when it was suggested that a cracker
be dropped through the manhole cover
to note the effect of the semi-subter
ranean explosion. It failed to go off
and Hallman struck a match and
dropped it down to see if he could
t locate the explosive. The explosion
that followed blew the cast iron cover
into the air and the Hallman lad, who
; was bending over the grating, re
ceived the force of the explosion and
the jet of burning gas that leaped
from the opening. His head and other
parts of his body were badly burned
while the Deese; boy was unable to
open one eye this morning because of
burns inflicted upon his face.
The McManus boy was not directly
over the opening and escaped with
minor burns and singed hair. The px
Kplosion was heard for a mile and hun
dreds rushed to the spot. The injured
lads were taken tp the office of a phy
sician and given medical treatment
! and then taken home, it being impos
i Bible to determine the exact extent of
I their injuries.
Reckless Driver Gets Five Years.
GafTney, I^ov. 27. ? George Foster,
the negro who cnuscd the death of
Walter Crow and the loss of a leg fo
his brother, A. J. Crow, when he ran
into them two weeks ago, was given
a sentence of five years on the public
works of the county, when he pleaded
guilty to manslaughter, just before
the court adjourned on Thursday. A.
J. Crow, the brother of Walter Crow,
had his leg amputated a few days ago
and, according to the hospital authori-j
ties, is getting along as well as can
bo expected. '
Paper Late This Week.
This islue of the paper*will reach
its patrons about one day late this
week. The delay is occasioned by the
fact thrft we did not work Thursday in
order that the force might observe j
Thanksgiving Day. This is the first
time in a good many years that we
have failed to make the mails on
Thursday afternoon.
1
J. Sjeele Hrice Dies.
. York, Nov. 25. ? J. Steele Brice,
I long known as a , prominent attorney
and former senator from York coun
! tv.idied at his home tfere this morning
at 1 o'clock. He had been seriously
sick for a week. Funeral services
have not been arranged but will be
held some time Monday.
Judgt Smith Retires.
Washington, Nov. 23. ? Ernest F.
Cochran, of Anderson, was given a re
cess appointment today by President
Coolidge to be United States judge
for the eastern district of South Caro
lina. He succeeds Judge Henry A. M.
Smith, who has retired.
Catholic Church Services.
Services at the Catholic church on
Sunday, Pecember 2nd, the first Sun
diy of Advent, will be as follows:
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Ham at 11
m. Sermon on 'The Object of Ad
| vent and Why We Have Foot Sundays
in Advent." All are cordially invited.
BKTHl'NK NEWS NOTES.
Happening" of Interetit Ah Told By
Our CorrcMpondent.
Bethunr, S. ('., Nov. 28. Mrs. T.
E. Hearon and daughter, Margaret,
Mr. B. W. Best and daughter, Kitty,
roturned Tuesday from several days
visit to Mrs. Mary Sanders and
friends in Jonesvtlle.
, Circles numbers one and two of the
Presbyterian church were entertained
by Mesdames W. A. McDowell and
Eva Morgan, respectively, Wednesday
aftefrnoon. After the study hour and
business meetings sweet courses were
served by the hostesses.
Dr. R. E. Severance returned Mon
day <o Columbia after spending sev
eral days at his home here.
, Prof. O. R. Bell left Friday after
noon for Marion to attend an agricul
tural meet.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E., Severance and
Dr. Severance spent Sunday in Lamar
with relatives .
School will be closed Thursday and
Friday for the Thanksgiving holidays.
Miss Elise Hood was called to her
home Friday to attend the funeral of
her uncle.
Miss Nancy Best was the charming
hostess of the Epworth League Fri
day evening. Punch was served by
Misses Dorothy Parrott and Kitty
Best.
Misses Inez Blakeley, Julia McOhes
ney and Mr. Percy Mays Spent last
Saturday in Florence.
Mr. C. C. Gardner has purchased
the home now ocupied by Mr. T. K.
Hcm.wu siid w ill move in the of
the year.
In Interest of Rural Power.
% The following letter has been mail
ed from Chamber of Commerce to all
parties interested in securing power
utul lights for the rural districts:
"At the request of Mr. A. G. Clark
son, Jr., chairman of the Committee
for the securing of power to supply
your community, f have written to
the officials of the Yadkin 'River Pow
1 or Company,- Raleigh, N. C., asking
that they send someone he$e to.^meet
\uith you peoplft at the Court House,
i at Camden, at 12 o'clock M. Tuesday,
} December 4th, for further conference,
i Mr. Clarkson requests that you and
all interested parties be here on that
? date and on time."
Had Reached An Old Age.
Rinah Nesbit, aged 97 years died at
the home of her grandson at IS 10
Gordon street in this city Friday last
and the funeral and burial was held at
St. Paul's Knights Mill church, ser
jviceii being conducted by Rey, B. F.
Bradford. She died at the home of
Rev. P. C. B. ffidleston, who is pastor
of St. Paul's church. The old woman
was born a slave at Norfolk, Va., and
spent the greater part of her life with
the wjiite people. Early in life she re
moved to Charleston. She is survived
by two grand children, two great
grandchildren and one great, great
grand child.
Hermitage Community News.
Camden, S. C., Nov. 27. ? Mrs. J. S.
Carlton has returned from Greer, S.
C., where she visited her sister, Mrs.
Wood.
We are glad to see little Gary Bell
up again after an illness with pneu
monia.
Mr. Jesse Bagwell has returned
home from the Camden Hospital,
where he was treated for pneumonia..
We all wish for him a speedy recovr
ery. \
About fifty young people of the
Hermitage Community motored out
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Pearson Saturday evening and enjoy
ed a delightful moonlight picnic.
Games were played throughout the
evening, after which a delightful pic
nic lunch was served.
Mr. R. B. Pitts spent Monday in
Bessemer City, N. C., on business.
Mrs. J, A. Crolley had a pleasant
visit Sunday from two of her sons of
Darlington.
To Have Box Supper.
There will be a box supper on Fri
day night, December 7th, at 7:30 p. m.
at Shannon Lane School House, five
miles from Camden on the Bishop
ville-Camden highway. Everyone is
cordially invited to come.
On Trip to Greenville.
Messrs. "Arthur Clarke, Marion Wil
liams, Dr. S. F. Brasington, Cecil
Brasington, Mendel Smith, Geo. T.
Little, Jr., Hubert Wilson, Charles
Villepigue, John , Langford, L,
Kirkland, and Bennie Smith went to
Greenville Wednesday night to be
present Thursday .morning at the
Clemson- Fur man game to decide the
state championship.
OPPIC'KKS NAMED.
Mr. UuHokc is New Prenldent With
Mr. Sanders Acting Secretary.
Tin1 newly elected directory of the
Chamber of Commerce met on the
moining of the 2 3rd instant, and
elected C. P, DuHose as President,
L. C. Shaw as Vice President, and
William King as Tiyasurer, and B, G.
Sanders, acting secretary. Much en
thusiasm was manifested, and "with
such officers as the above and repre
sentative busines men as directors,
the outlook is bright for a successful
year. The most casual observer can
not but note the growth and general
bight outlook for Camden, and these
healthful xsigns are largely due to the
activities of the Camden and Kershaw
County Chamber of Commerce which
is the most potential factor in this
development along all lines both civic
and industrial. The directors are
?composed of the best people from
both town and country, and are giving
unstintedly of their time and money
to all things tending to the develop
ment of city and county.
The most recent accomplishment is
securing the services of the well
known engineering firm of Loekwood,
GreemJ and Company to make an in
dustrial survey of this section. This
work was suggested by the Seaboard
Air Line and the present City Council
being in full accord with this work,
have sent their check on for one-half
of the expenses. This undoubtedly
will prove of untold benefit to our city
and surrounding country and the
Chamber of rnnimcrcc and City
Council should be commended for this
enterprise; and it is hoped that every
business man and woman interested in
the future of Camden will give the
Chamber of Commerce their full sup
port, morally and financially.
Brannon-M ahoney.
Of interest to many friends Wi>.s the
marriage of Miss, Leila Ethel Bran
non to Mr. Dallas Mahoney, of Lugoff,
which took place Sunday morning,
November 25th, at ten o'clock at the
Presbyterians, ni$iu^\ the Rev. Edwin
Muller offficiaftlig. OnlV a 'friends
of the couple witnessed the ceremony.
The bride was stylishly gowhed in
a midnight blue suit, vyjth gold hat
and glazed accessorie^wrs. Mahoney
is the attractive daughter of Mr, and
M rs. J. E. L. 'Brannon, of Lugoff.
Since her graduation from the city
schools she has been an efficient
employee in the office of County
Treasurer.
Mr. Mahoney is a prosperous far
mer of Lugoff.
_Ihe_. Couple left immediately after
the ceremony for a wedding trip, after
which they will niafte their home ~ In
Lugoff.
His Sinter Dead.
Mi** Clam Elizabeth BraiUforJ,
eighty-two years of age, died at her
home at Ridge Spring Monday after
noon. Miss Brailsford .was a native of
Clarendon county and was a sister of
Major A. M. IUail?>ford of Camden.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Mme. Calliope Charissi, Greek
dancer, arrived at New York Monday
with ten of her eleven children. She*
was not allowed to land because the
Greek immigration quota for the
month had been exhausted.
A German war time spy named La
therwitski, convicted and sentenced to
death and later commuted to life im
prisonment at Fort Leavenworth, by
President Wilson, was released from
?prison Tuesday and will be deported
never to return to the United Sates.
Two Children picked up a tin can
on the beach at Huntington, Long
Island, Monday and were surprised to
find that it contained a number of
pieces of jewelry, including diamonds,
emeralds, pearls, etc. It was retuned
to its owner who gave the children a
reward of $1,000. The jewelry had
been stolen from the owner's home
last September.
Governor Alfred E. Smith of i?Jev.f
York told an audience of negroes in
New York Monday nitfht, that he had
never believed in the literacy test as a
necessary attribute to citizenship.
A radio fan of Hull, England, has
reported that he heard all of the ser
vices?singing, prayers, sermons, etc.,
in a New York church Sunday morn
ing with his radio. He also claims
to have heard the people leaving the
church at the end of the service.
_ -.Louia Russomano, -00, was drowned
in a vat of vine when he was over
come by the fume# of the fermenting
grape mash at his home in Newark,
N. J., To-day morning. Samuel Sieo,
24, who jumped Into the vat to rescue
his fellow worker, was dragged out
by a fireman and Is now in a hospital.
MAJ'OK WOOTEN l>KAl>.
Was Native ol' North Carolina Hut
Mad Madf Home in Camden.
Major 'Thomas Jonas Wooten died
at the* residence of his daughter, Mrs.
I). O. llouser, oil North Fair street
early Monday morning after ? pro
longed illness.
Major Wooten ^vas not a nativo of
Camden, hut had resided here since
II)18 whero ho had made many friends
in his adopted honu>. Ho was 8.1
years of age, being born October 10,
18-10, in Bladen County, N. 0., the son
of RiWmrd Lafayette Wootcn and
Fliza Williams Wooten. He was mar
ried March .'Ird, 1870, to Miss Carmio
McNair and to this union were horn
F. M. Wooten, K. L. Wooten, W. L.
Wooten, and Mrs. 1>. O. Houser, all of
Camden; Mrs. (V F. Smith, of Scot
land Neek, N. C.{ and Mrs. S. 11. Mc
Lean, of Charlotte, N. C., all of whom
survive him. lie moved from Soot
land Neek to Maxton in 180t> and then
to Camden in the fall of 1018 where
he has made his home with his chil
dren. '
In early life young Wooten en
tered the Confederate army and had
?mite an interesting war record where
bis : h?lity as a leader of men gained
him ii.c title of Major. His hant^ of
sharpshooters of Lane's Brigade re
ceived the compliments of General Lee
on their conduct oil the field. He
served as a member of the general
assembly of North Carolina for two
terms begining in 1880.
The body was carried by motor
hearse to Maxton, his old home, Tues
day morning where th?> funeral was
held the same afternoon Jit four
o'clock members of the family and
Messrs. J. S. Lindsay, W. L. DePass,
C. P. PuBpsfy and H. ... L.. Hiehey ac
j companying the body and served as
pallbearers from this city. Others
serving as pallbearers here but who
did not accompany the body were
Messrs Leroy S. Davidson, K. K. Ste
venson, W. E. Johnson, Jr., and D. ^1.
i Jones.
ACQl-'ITTAL AT MARIETTA.
i Court Room Rings With Applause As
Accused Floggers Released,
Marietta, Ga., Nov. 28.? All in
jdictments against Keller Hasty, pitch
er of the Philadelphia Americans, and
live others in connection with the al
leged flogging of Mrs. Bertha Hol
combe, a widow, and S. II. Morton,
the night ?f November 10, were dis
missed here late today by Judge Blair
! on motion of Solicitor General John
j S. Wood, loliowing.J.he .acquittal juL
} Parks G. Cook one of those under
(charges. ?
I
| Immediately after the Cook acquit
! tal, the jury on instructions from
' Judge Blair, following a motion from
Hit1 solicitor general; returned ver
dicts of not guilty, against Keller
Ilasty, his brothers, Arthur and
Frank Hasty, Tom Black and Joe
Bramlet, jointly indicted with Cook,
bat who were not on trial at this
j time. This action covered all four in
dictments in which the six men were
named.
The court house rang with applause
'as the verdicts were announced and
*
j Judge Blair ordered the sheriir to
J bring those participating in the dem
j onstration before him. The officers,
j however, were unable to locate any
' one because at that moment a general
I exit from the room began.
| Mrs. Holcombe, a young widow,
| testified yesterday that she recognized
; Cook as being a member of the whip
j ping squad. The defendant today
j testified that he is a father of seven
j children, that he said his prayers at
8:30 o'clock and retired the night the
whippings were said to have taken
place. ,
The defendant also declared that
he never had worn a mask and that he
was not a member of any organization
except the Baptist church, .and he ha:l
"never slapped a lady.''
Repeated but fruitless efTorts of
Solicitor General John Wood to estab
lish membership in the Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan of the defendant and
several character witnesses featured
the closing session.. All denied mem
bership in the organization.
Mrs. Holcombe and Morton were
seized on the night of November 16,
taken into a woods and whipped. No
reason, they said, was ^jiven by mem
bers of the whipping squad for ad
ministering the lashing. Morton dis
appeared several days ago following
the arrests of the si* men.
f ? ? .
Dr. Havenstein, president o( the
Reichbank of Germany, who financed
Germany's end of the Worfd war, is
dea^d at Berlin, aged 66 years.'