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???? " ?! T -.t? - THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE K, U. N ItKM Bdltor ??l I'ubtialM* Published rvcf j Friday at No. 110^' lltoad street and entered at the Cam ?U'ii, South Carolina {Ktitoffm as xftcoiui <jla?s mail matter. I'rico per annum 11 ? <" ? ?? 1 "'" \ linden, S. Friday, March 7, 1921. The house of representatives Tiles day night killed the hill to provide for the- establishment of a .state print - *tiK plant, the roll call vote showing fiB members opposed to the measure *j)d 41 members' favoring the plan, The final voty on the bill, reached just before II o'clock, tame as the climax <jjf a lengthy session of debate on the rtoea^ure, the argument having been begun early this al'ternoun and re sumed again tonight after the dinner recess. In this rhetorical battle, how oyer, there were only six participants, The fact that even now the distance around a .tingle block in the heart our town's semi business district measures one and one-fifth miles 4toars out Camden's traditional boast of being the city extraordinary. The North Carolina State Insurance Department in its efforts to reduce 'he. loss of life and property has issued the following "tragedy recipe": ."One reckless, natural-born fool; two or three big drinks of bad liquor; a v fast, high-powered cur. Soak the fool well in liquor, place in the car,, and let him go. After due time, remove from wreckage, place in black satin lined box, and garnish with flowers." t Sinned by Cov. Thomafi (?. Mcl.eod Tuesday m-'H'tung. the .somlfed "ab sentee" vuit'i -> .bill ?i> now the law oT rhe Mtntt* and voters, absent from t >!????-.' n? 1 s mi > b'ft j < > >i - day oil account <?.f businex- <m -ickiie. may under its provision cms' then ballots by niai! m any priiuai y -??!??? t ion. (icorge I. Merry, president of the international J'rinting pressman's Union, has iited bis application as a* candidate t<?i \ ue president on th" Democratic ticket. Merry i from Columbus, ( Hiio. Winn da no s V\ ai m-kossel, Li-#., i ? ? - fused to keep a >uicido pact with bis student friend, Thomas Shenton, ii'2, ;<t I'ottstown. Ma., last Wednesday night, the latt.er shot the former thn'ei times with a revolver, and after writ- ] ?rig a note telling about how little the pair hoped for the future, shot him ^lef to death. The coroner's jury ren-*| dered a ven'u f of murder and suicide i n t he cast*. Wfi wonder jf it ever occurred to the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representative!! that there is a third alternative *for the Holution iA, the tftate tax probUjw'.' There is no ironclad and unescapable obligation to continually increase the appropriations year by year, out of all proportion to the increase in the taxable wealth of the Htatc. The leg islature i? not bound to find new sources of revenue by levying spec ial and class taxes or to increase the already burdensome tax levy on vis ible property. It is within the realm | of possibility to decrease the appro pi iations or to make no increases, instead of "piling up bigger and bigger appropriations year after year. The solution of the, problem is to spend less money, not to spend more ani indulge in a fantastic search for new sources of revenue, regardless of the ability of the people to pay. The time is ripe for a general overhauling of the tax .system of the State, begin ning with a complete valuation of property for taxation and the equali zation of assessments so" that all property shall be taxed on the nam'.! basis. -Sumter Item. / Charles R. Forbes, former director of the United States veteran's bureau, and John \V, Thompson, contractor of Chicago and St. Louis, were named in four indictments returned Friday by the federal grand jury at Chicago, which had spent a month investigat ing charges of waste, graft and de bauchery in connection with Forbes' administrat ion. It was at the instance of Asa (?. Candler, Sr., that Chief Heavers of Atlanta made the raid on No. 18 J uniner. street, Atlanta on February Oth, and caught Mrs. Asa (J. Candler, W.. J. Keeling,, and W. J. Stoddard, ui t. ? i Mif n i'/\M lyj rn Vt 1 #? /I i? key. That fact came out in the trial of the case. Chief Beavers jmid that Candler had been having his wife shadowed for s/ime time and he had been advised by a detective of Mrs. Candler'* presence in the room with a man. {leavers said that Stoddard was in his shirt sleeves when he entered the room. Mrs. Candler had tried to hold the door to keep him from enter ing. The original* charges in the case were dismissed; but Stoddard having assumed responsibility for the whis key he was rearrested on charge of violation of the prohibition law. Four Chester homes were entered Sunday night l>y a thief or thieves who awakened none of the occupants. Tin;, homes of Dr. .J. 1*.- Young, Dr. lii , H. M,cFnUden. J. H. McLure and llawHu' were, those visited, and only that' of Dr. Young seems to have been entered early in tin1 night. L__ TIRE. SALE FOR TWO DAYS Friday and Saturday, TVIarch 7th and 8th, 1924 30x3 Pathfinder Clincher Fabrics $6.25 Tubes $1 .75 30x 3 1 g Pathfirider Clincher Fabrics $7.00 Tubes $2.00 30x3 Va Goodyear, All-Weather Tread Clincher Cord $12.00 ? Tubes $2.00 32x4 Goodyear All-Weather Tread, straight side Cords $21.00 ? Tubes $2.90 34x4 ''o Goodyear, All-Weather Tread, straight side Cords $29.00 ? Tubes $4.50 32x4 1 '-i Goodyear, All-Weather Tread, straight side Cords $27.00 ? Ford Truck Size T H E T IRES II 0 P E. C. ZEMP, Proprietor Hudson and Fssex Service Station W. DeKalk St. Majestic Coal Chutes or Windows GET THE ORIGINAL AND BEST No. !<)1-B 24'' wide, 17" high. 17" deep $10.00 No. 101 -D 24" wide, 17" high. 17" deep 9.00 Stylf B is with Hopper, Style D is without. ( .;jy . ruv > * % u U \ !! ? Vl.x ' ?; ? ? ( ? i I 1 W tl : i < : ' > ? \ r ; . I >< '? I ! A - ? I >!i !? : }?> St-f our" N ? v\ stvl- Wrought Iron Flue Hanger. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY 823 West Gervais St. Columbia, S. C. SHOES REPAIRED W HAVE A COMPLETE SHOE REPAIRING OUT FIT IN REAR OI OUf< STORE. WHERE WORK IS DONE PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY. LOMANSKY BROS. We will sell you new thoes or ftx your old ones. Chamber of Com mere* Note# C* Opposed to S*Wfi T?k. A delegation of business mtm repHs Hentinif the Chamber of Commerce and the Retail Merchants Association of Camden joined similar delegations from all over the state at a meeting Wednesday at the Jefferson Hotel in Columbia to enter protest against th? proposed Sale* Tax bill now before the Legislature. From Camden were K. N. Shannon, M. Heyman, John T Nettles, W. C.. Wilson. W. T. smith, 11. J. Trotter, David Wolfe, and L. Ii.' Block, The meeting vigor ously condomned the proposed meas ure and- appointed a committee to draw resolutions to be presented to the Ways ?fol Moans Committee of the House, M. II. Heyman rQpre Rented Kershaw Cpunty on this com mittee. . The resolutions as drawn and adopted by the entire state moot ing opposed the tax as being class legislation ?nd as placing an unfair burden on the merchants of the state, and asked that the appropriations for state purposes be held within the sum of last year, and if this was im possible to raise the needed appro priations by direct levy rather than by the proposed sales tax. These resolutions were presented to the leg islature Wednesday afternoon, and about 400 of the business men from the state appeared in the hall of the House. N Mr. Abbott, We Thank You. The informal supper iyid open house at the Kirk wood l"?t Friday night, at which Mr. Karl Abbott en tertained about fifty of the business ?and professional men of Camden4 was a must -delightful affair, and th?s evidence of the cordial feeling of the management of the hotel town 1 d Tmiulon \V7T3~ t> (jrfurt ty pxprutcd. We wish to Express through this column the appreciation of those pres ent. and to say that this splendid ai t of hospitality will mean much towards closer cementing the relations of our people and tourist hotels, their man agements, and their guests. Property Valuation Has Grown, 'l'he assessed valuation Of property in Kershaw County has grown from $?1 912,950 in 101?, t'o $7,559,521 in 1923, and the tax collected from $110, SH7.ii:? in 1913 to $259,367.14. When we llgure the low per cent of assess ment as compared to real values, the j taxable values of the county show a yery healthy condition. v Our Cit> as a Tourist Center A recent visitor to the Chamber of; Commerce office who had just re-| turned from one of ttyc best known of Florida resort towns, and who had been in Camden for a few days, told u> that in the future Camden was going to be his winter home. He reported! that during the month of January it.] rained almost continuously for 24j days in the Florida town, and ex pressed the belief that Camden was just beginning to take her proper place as a tourist center. Our climate and hoalthfulness compares favorably with any spot in the country and looking at the progress made' by St, Petersburg. Miami, Orlando, Port Myers and many other Florida winter ing places during the past ten years we cannot help but see the possibili ties for Camden as a tourist center. "Free State of Kershaw." The tour of la.^t week over Ker shaw county in the interest of the l'.'LM eotton crop impressed u - with t he really splendid country within the borders of this county. Wo have nt least rive distinct characters of soil, ranging from t h? -and hills to almost red i lay ? land- suitable for almost any crop that can be grown over the whole country, and especially tine are /he possibilities in pea< h grow ing1. Kim -haw County has a terrain that rh-if^rc a - /%nc travels, from t?hc tlat l.-.mis t" the beautiful hiils aroii: d I . : b? ? ? t \ llii!. a: j a week -pent ?D ! j.t toll! ? ! :: of 'h;- otic i'.?unt y i;ill bi * ( c>t t . i ' \ r.i :::ut e. an. J w K?n > . >u . ? . . ? . ? \ f t k-.? . ... ?. iv, ; - ... < .. ? v' < , ? ;!d ' ? ! , t - ? i ? f ( ' ' ? ? ? \'? w 1 ? * : K : * i , ^ ? ji: ? t ?? ? ? h ? ;\i :d > ! -.O'M), ???<.' .. i ? ? .i ' ' b..? ' i^ne. wct-K bv his ; Jul .i '( f ANNOUNCEMENTS K >R M \ > C IK i i. < . < AlllIlSON. .IK 1 or \lderrnan Ward One W I. .1 \( KSON I or Mdermnn Hard T?o ? >-< \K I SMYRI. lor \tdcrman \N ard Three ' H OSItdllNK f or \ldcrman \\ ard Folir K. < ZKMP For Alderman Ward Fi** I) O HOUSER For Alderman Ward Six W K nor CM Pain yields to this treatment. Apply Sloan's gently without rubbing. A tingling glow* a comforting warmth tells you that the lini ment ,is taking ^effect. The pain ceases ? - then ? ? how welcome I grateful relief. Get a bottle from your druggist to^ay ? 35 cents. ^ Sloan's Liniment? kills pain! Second Wreck Victim To l>ie. Columbia, Fob. ? 2?. ? Leroy Miles, young employee of a local printing plant, died early today of injuries he received in an automobile accident near here early Sunday morning. Mile*' death is the second to result from the accident, George H. Gregory, 84-year-old textile worker, having died yesterday while on the operating table. Dewey Boone and Alex Boone, also occupants of the car, when it side swiped another machine, were injured less seriously. Miss Mildred Strong, prominent young woman of Lake City, was prob ably fatally injured Friday afternoon when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by Atlantic Coast Line passenger train No. 47 near Cades. The other occupants yof th^ car, Mrs. M. R. Ronton and Miss Christine Kennedy, wqre only slightly injured-. Miss Strong was rushed to' 11 hospital in Kimrstree. where it is reported 'her skull is badly fractured and attending physicians entertain very little hope for he>* recovery. Took at Your Label. If the label on your paper reads February, 1024, your subscription to The Chronicle is due for another yea?\ If it is not paid before March 12th our list will be revised and your name will be left off. Jackson-Kelly. Married by E. N. McDowell, Notary Public, at the home of Probate Judge W. L. McDowell, on last Sunday, after noon, March 2rulj Mr. Frank Jackson and Miss- Daisy Kelly, both of Lugoff. ?? . A carload o t "baled hay" taken in charge by prohibition officers at f (alone, N, Y,, Jant Friday, jproved to r a 130,000 cargo of ale 0*at had been shipped in from Canada.1 The American dirigible Zft-8, now nearing completion in Germany, is to fly to AmeHuf~4n4 b? parked along side thu Jbhenandoah, if preliminary tvials are satisfactory when made the latter part o^April. Hull Goree Negro to Death. Spartanburg, March 1. ? Jim Mit i chum, n 60-ycar-old negro, was killed by a JetHef bull at* the ffTrm of C.'Y:'* Cleveland, %bou<4are? mile# %f Spartanburg, ' t* rlj* tfcjp There weite wK wltnSSfes ? Tlw tragedy, -but it id belfftved that the buU. becoming; enraged white being put into his staH by tne negro, chaied him into the lot and there gored him in 'the breast Carrie Hellamrf, a negresH Jiving near-by, heard the noiae and rushed t <> the scene. 8be Hucee^ded in frightening the bull uwuy from the pf-ostrate man but foun^ M it elm m dead*vhen she reached .! v;.n --1 ? NOTICE! ? . ' .C % l : ?. v ???? ?.*-> > ? ? ? ? >? On and after March 10th the following Berber Shop* will close at 8 P. M. : McLAIN'S BARBER SHOP EUREKA BARBER SHOP t. B. ENGLISH, Proprietor, ENGLISH & GAINES E. H. DAVIS BARBER SHOP PHONE 44 McLeod-Rush Co. ? ' " -V " ? i ? n < t y, . ... ? "N GROCERIES AND MEATS FLORIDA PRODUCE OYSTERS < Four Deliveries Daily. Phone Your Order Early. McLeod Rush Co. Salsbury Planting Cotton Seed' ? r The idea in selecting a planting seed is to in crease the yield and get a staple that will bring a premium and at the same time have a cotton that will mature early to head off the weevil. In the Salsbury you have the ideal cotton. As a rule it beat any cotton producing the past season in this county. Ask any of the following gentlemen who ' planted Salsbury last year: Mr. J. B. Zemp, Mr. Boykin Rhame, Mr. G. E. Henson, Mr. Geo. T. Little, Dr. A. W. Humphries, Mr. H. G. Garrison, Sr., Mr. Henry Savage, Mr. W. F. Nettles and Mr. Ancrum Boykin. Can also refer you to various others who got wonderful yields the past season. Besides being a heavy producer and of an extra staple that brings a good premium, it also turns out we!! at the gin. I still have .'MO to 400 bushels of these seed unsold. These seed are pedigreed, direct from the origination and are delinted and put up in 100 pound bags. Let me have your order early as they are going fast. 1. L. MOSELEY Camden, S. C.