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THE CAMDEH CHRONKH H. D. NILfcS Kditor and Publisher ? Published every Friday a): No, 1 1 01* It road atreet and entered at the Cam dqp, South Carolina jm)? toff ice uh aci^ond class mail matter. I'rice per O&deu, S. C., Friday, March 14, 1921 m' ?? ? ?> It wan a deserved compliment paid MCour present city council that they ' wtuit into office, unopposed and better MtllJ that they were nominated with ifljt the. expense and 'trouble of hojd #?lg a primary. A very sensible and thoughtful view of the executive elgnmittye. N<> birtly of men. lias evei v<ii ved thin city wh<? have undertaken' .iftd carried out fiiore progressive; im- j jirovemonts than the present council ntul it was fitting that they should he 1 ?,lUt't< 1 unopposed. Mr Oseai .J. .^u\y rl succeed* Mr. It S. Williams as ilderman from Ward two. Mr. \Vil-. liapis having decided to retire after v long service as alderman, in which ?Xpaciti he lias -.crved his ward and 'hC. entire city in a moit satisfactory ? ?i?nner, always looking after the eitjr'a welfare in a husineasi ike man our, and lie leaves with the best *?UJic.s of his fellow members and the > fly ?';t large. <4 ? / The past two weeks of the court uf ^i/JiTtrI session1; proved to he unique ? m* the history of Kershaw County, h'ight white men. all undesirable.', I lViv?' htien sent to the -date peniter. t .u??v to do penal servitude on hcii tJUCes ranging from sixty days to ? ife imprisonment, and everyone with. - r^tt exception can attribute his pre - <li.cann.nl to the -.ale.. or use of ,'hiskt:y. No' all. ho^vevt; wele roil ? ? *rl?'d ut tin1 prmrnt term, hut some frt.'wl abandoned then appeals and all JVy.ve joined the penitentiary hordi a fj.hu. ybu. ptuiL ...!'uW? l! ..pLMiLs ! *0jU lor Hie jtiro, s of.. tiii.v eoumy. ''"imc was wlnor ? i rimmal. white or i>Tack, could m t le, wi'h a nominal ?iiV, h'it jurors uir now view-ing" their < ' ajiu. In differ* nt light ai:d the ftft aal fletnen' is .. getting " jn .1 : !'he (jUf-tioji of the Watcr-ee Mills t ro pi ! t y holdings .seceding from ' Vunii' u will soon I".- brought up for ZV '? ' at ion l>v ' hi otcr.-? and proper ' v-lioldci ot this city as out I'ued m oni news ,t ohitnns today. '?'Tie mill manage neal is -"ekling hum ,t ;< y \?-.eo nil al! 1 ?)% Hid a v?e h ivr Carefully r.on l? ? * t la pit-;jo- lion, and lookiutf,' i' fioiii a t in minded v i < w * vh.niM !>?? allowed to withdraw trom ' ..jcj:'. ; yJi. ? i'ii' sold thai a few when t !?. ' present muniei ; -il \ iter and light plant was in a ??ad v. ay, tin- mill management made id' the * it y to fut*nish them va'.t r. light > and sewerage. At tine tin1 request was made, the ri, v. as anahl^ t.? ? meet thw demand.*! ?f * h < mill and the mill management i c??l ahead and furnished their own .. UvV>ijo-, waft r anil HIlJ w 1 1 i 1 ? ? !k; mill i- |>;?>>iik ? ily (axes thi'y * V I* c .lut'r tlfiiviul aii\ 1'xuiu ? \ir.^ \\ itli ; n lh?* ( it> hmMv Thf inti-mK '<> ??xprtid mmi' llriti f ji I li.il! 1 1 ??!!.?: - II) I'\ ? ?ar "ii i ? ? hiiil th.v i'iis \t' ' ' ! .' u. >? i i Mi'.ilitioni'il i. it i I 1 : : i ! fhc\ ? 1 1 1 \?- , -i /I i! y. W MH In ; i ? ? r i ? ? ' tin- i ?n ? ? 1 I v. i ' ! ! .i i it it ! l|i ? i > > I . i ' . r '! i- 1 ' i ^ t mat t f . I ! u 1 < ' i . A l i ? { ? f ! !:c v w.ti ? ? ' . ' .Mi!! i ! I . I. , ?a . I . ?! I ' : 1 1 hi i I S3 ' ? l.v. v;? ?> '4 \\ j. ?; ' ? ?? lor*' II. I ?? < , . arc f. :v. ? a:, i 1 ? ? ' M" ( f" n : r 1 fio ! <? **\c ; ' .i iv. rt,; wiitf . -mci <"ji* i your h j m i i vcT) *<-<4. Th?* ' ?3 M r a ? * <* : ?.kp ui ? <>i <i* ; jfour ,*?. }v?-. ' i>inj/ i "? Cbamb?r of Note* <r f ^ ? i fr ' ?*'? if * Folder Dixtribution. ? Through jth# tp opeVation of the paR.Henger and (?ommon iiil agents of the Seaboard Airline Railway, and the Southern Railway System ovt-r l,f>00 of our new Camden folders have boon distributed all over the United States without eo?t to the Chamber of Commerce, Tourist Cam|) Signs. Durable and neat metal signs read ing, "(^ftinden, S. G. Free Camp CroUnd* are luring placed at this time on roads most travelled by tourists, north and south of Camden. These will bo placed at one mile inter vals and 250 signs will be put up, "These signs were bought by Standard (irocery Co., S. A. [furrier, Camden Chronicle, New York Cafe, Kershaw Motor ('??<', W. It. DeDoache, ?lectrik Maid liake Sh<>|>. Hank of Camden, Loan and Savings Hank, Fashion Shop, and Hums A- Harreit, and will be placed on the highways by our enterprising members of "Auto Kow." iiaseb&ll. The Kichm<tn<W Virginia League Haseball team will arrive in Camden on March Kith. While here games will be played with professional and college teams, the first being on March 121st, with the University of South Carolina. From that date until April 1th Camden will have baseball practically every day except Jiiatur (jays. Greenville, Spartanburg, Char lotte, and other teams will furnish the opposition. Mr, Dawson, the owner, brings his men here without guarantee of any kind from Camden, and the support of our people will be needed at the gamea to insure' him against great loss, and he states that a successful season of training will go far towards bringing his team here every year. I 'raises For Camden. \mthern visitors to the Chamber of Commerce office during the 'past month have been unanimous in their praise, of Camden, and predict a great future for our, town as a tourist city. The. majority of these liienda are vv!v! V ' ?**? Tcrl imil i heir vnod opinion can mean it>t ^ jLp us. Need of Home Huildin^ The confidence of the residents of a city in their t ity and its future is the surest foundation for building for the future. Start something worth while with our own work and money and the notiieof the industrial worln will be brought to us. Sit still and wait for outside development, by out side capital, and you may just con tinue sitting. Your Chamber of Com merce is always on the alert tor new enterprises from the outside, and is doini; all in its power to interest out side capital, but the fact still re n.ain? that building from within is I the ?mly sure start on the road to in dU-LJriMt jgrow th. -v ./ r ? ' Marketing Farm Products. The Cumden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce wishes to offer its Services to the farmers of the county in maiketing their products, other than cotton, free of charge. Tlie secretary, who has had e.xperi Tih e in the marketing of Irish pota toes, onfons, produce of all kinds and poultry and hogs, would like very much to have the planters visit his office and discuss with him the possi bility of car shipments from Kershaw County. Kspecially good is the market fmm tht* rtflimi of -Irish potatoes that can be ready for shipment from .Inly 1st on to .July 'Jttth, and past experience has shown that between these dates theie is a ready sale in the larger cities. The Chamber of Commerce will use every endeavor to se< u re a satisfactory sale of any fiirm jproduct that can be brought to Cam iii n for shinmcnt in carload lots. The Camden Chambei of Commerce flitting en a diive this ueek for i. .,, 1 fhi^ ??t,g?tnt7.!it ion. I '?> ? 1 . 1 1 ? 1 ii .i ^oimI mini he i of i ? .nil. ha\ e 1 i n ;i'lilnl vied I ll" | ? ? a i e : making an elf or t I ' :?! ? '< : I ? !arg? t nunibe i . ; lii< - . i ? ! ? i< ! I", X t ? i v r;tizi 'I . | 1 .t '?! , ?. v. !??? ? i'c ih;< i . i.i ' t i loin this body i ' ' ? . ? ' ' i ? '> hi king to put if Soive big ' ? ? ' \ ;e\- ! 'If this ? :t y it'. ; lh. betlci and ir ' ' < ; . :n ? - t'% < ,ni iv. -i ?-e HAMdONE'S MEDITATIONS > , vl r n :>l -*>ss * ' -- 'VI I ? '.? \\ ?> 'J r ? >? V L v M il ?. v .vir> "i r. ?< ???. r< \ > v. '? m ! \* >u L'.LL6" \V t : ? M : 'A ! _r ? V,* ? 8WINDLK KXP08J5D American Pre** 4'*u*e? ludictioent of Fourier it Mail Order Crooks. ? 111 * ' ? I*st February The Chronicle, ^ilong With ma ry other newspapers in thia .state and throughout the nation re ceived an advertisement from a New York concern, which did not look good to u.n and we immediately sent the name of the firm to our New York representative for investigation. The I report wan unfavorable and we re* jected the advertisement. We regret that many of the .South Carolina newspapers did not use the same pro- i caution and undoubtedly caused loss to their readers through this fake advertising scheme. The following story from the American Press, our re"pf omenta live in New Ydrk will be of interest, anjJ The Chropicle feels proud of the fpet that iC played a part in having these rascals brought to justice: "After months of quiet inyestiga tion and secret gathering of evidence, The American Press has finally suc ceeded in bringing about the indict rnent by the Federal Grand Jury of fourteen men on charges of using the mails with intent to defraud. "From now on the gentle pastime of swindling country publishers is not likely to be so popular. "The men indicted are those who operated the great National JUay State Shoe Advertising swindle, the Pilgrim Woolen Company of 1 47G Broadway, the People's Sales Com pany of 621 Broadway, the Army Supply Company of 25 West Broad way, and the United States Distribut ing and Sales Company of 20 East Twenty-second street, New York City. "Those accused arc5 Harry stein, alias Gordon, named in four indictments, and said to be the leader of the gang; Samuel Frankel and J. P. Miller, named in two indict ments; Samuel Chilowitz, A. Harry Kritcher, Harry Gilsftn, alias II. L. Gibson; Herman Weinstein, Leo Bel low, Kit*? BrHtrwv Jnkc Brenner, Her ;v, r. !/?:? u .,M \ t n * 414(144 IK' 4V\t/AV 4 , UL" 4 j 4 4 tL. 144 ( (44 4U.) Baum; Solomon A. Wald and Haskel A. Josephson. "As soon as the evidence offered by The American Press had been digest ed by the Federal Grand Jury, the arrests wore ordered, and Goldstein, Samuel Pranked, A. Harry Kritcher, Leo Be 1 lowv Klias Berlow, Jake Bren ner, Herman Kritcher and Solomon A. Wald were taken into custody. The remaining six were not to be found /it that time, hut the detectives were kept on their track. Goldstein \yas released under $4,000 bail' and the otherss were released in $2,000 bail each. "Kvidence shows that the advertis ing plan was one of the most brazen attempted in this country in years, so bold as to make it incredible that such a scheme could succeed. "The investigation was conducted for ttye government under the guid ance of Chief Post Office Inspector Charles II. Clarahan, aided by Postal Inspector Frank Shea and Detective Sergeant James Hi Icy of the New York Bomb Squad. "The evidence gathered by The American Press and the testimony of the special investigators for The American Press, Alfred B. Lukens and Thomas McGinness, clinched the indictments and insured the arraign ment of the accused men before the bar of justice. '.More than two thousand news papers. all of them outside the city of New \ ork and for the inpst part country weeklies, were victims. In ; the aggregate the amount lost by the j publishers foots up to many thous j ands <>f dollars, the amounts lost ranging from $15 to $25,000. All of 1 this loss was the result of the news papers accepting and publishing the j advertising sent out by the concerns , without any guarantee or reference :<> their foreign advertising represen tative, or request for investigation. I he volume of money gathered in I by the crowd, sent to them through , the mails as a result of this adver 1 UMitg, reaches staggering figures and unquestionably will prove astonishing 1 when all the farts are draggei)' into ; t ho sunlight at the t rial. ' I he swindb charged in t lie inHirt 1 m.jits was .started early in li>2.">. It ha> taken until this date to collect . ih? evidence necessary to warrant . iii.. 1 .11 tilt l, rand Jury, a groat .c:iny pub;i>hoi? who vv. ro .swindled M t taking su;Va ii nt interest )ri the '"?'' on ? V ( II ;,) answer questions ??! ;h?-m regard r??g their ? \pc \ im< i .1 in P rc.? 1 n . ' V < t !' , when ' h" Gold ? ? ? ? . I' .. . :? i - . ' ! i > : s ? i n ; . ? . : i it ? th, .. ? r : ? ? * . : h : . ... , ??,. I , * V. i t I < ' . I i lit .it ? ! % ? ? ? ; ? ? ? - ? ; llA ; ? ! 1 - t.i t a: : ha! t nit ; - c ? ? . . i t ) t : ' ? > da " e had at ? :> ? 1 :... .iis.l u.n run th. ?????> rh" I ? ?> t ?>f \\ tik i :<? ?? r * : i r at 'hat !;mc ha I j<. in.it i,.,i nr.j their readers to f ? \ ;<-t :ni;.7etl !:!:<??! m<>r? than three i I'inv - i !* v:i, i'. ?<(?! in ?rdid p.," : .. M ! ; "!>? '.i.i w.uM.nj; i->ued r Th" \ i : 1 ? r . . .i ? I'm-."". Ivwcver, the Ust of i.uliitJu'iK a. . . }.;*!>* tht-. M?i vert ndnj* h week until more than two ' t" 1 . : ?! ; ? (}?>?? i - were lined up. **T" ? ' ar.ii eNi(i"Pi wi< kctirif -iH 'n< ? r. v r ? ?> wid^~prra<? that The Ami ri. an {.'??-#?? deefded (hat it must take the hull by the horn.* and protect the publishers oven against them selves. While it was impossible to put a ?top to the spread of this fraud ulent advertising eampai^n, it was felt nere^/arv to hnnjr home to the NEURALGIA The moment the pain come* on, upply Sloan's. Just stroke it on gently. You don't have to rub it in. A glowing warmth spreads through the pain-ridden, tissues. The pain eases off -is gone. Get n bottle from your druggist to day -35 cents. It will not stain. Sloan's Liniment? kffl$ pain! publishers the folly of such procedure nx they had followed and once and for all teach a lesson to other, bald and inexcusable attempts to exploit the country press. * "When the Work of gathering evi dence to present for an indictment be gan, innumerable difficulties were en countered. One of the greatest of these difficulties, was to enlist the aid of the swindled publishers. The: American Press had a list of a large number of the newspapers that had been used in the advertising cam paign, and it had in hand evidence of the character of th? advertising or- j ders, but a charge of swindling a newspaper would not hold at law. It was necessary that the publishers themselves be set up as the persons alleged to have been swindled. "It was also found impossible for the purposes of the indictment to get the full list of swindled publishers to consent to appear in the case. "The indictments charge that the. concerns advertised extensively the sales iri vast quantities, of woolens, underwear, army raincoats and aiN enormous quantity of army shoes at $2.95 a pair. The original operations are said to have started in November, 19ULJ. The scheme was to rent offices or desk room In the Broadway (New Vui k ) cunt iiti-i cm! ui?li icl, advertise extensively that their concerns wero on the market to sell various kinds of merchandise at prices below actual value and in a week or two disappear with the money received. Thought of paying for their advertisements never seems to have entered their heads. In one case one of the concerns adver tised 2,f>00,()00 pieces of woolen un derwear at 75 cents a garment. The amount of money raked in as a result probably never will be known." * I "Little Old New York," the screen's most beautiful picture will be shown at the Majestic next Tuesday. With a star of irresistable charm, Marion Da vies. TI MK CHANGED FOR COURTS I n lift Held in KiehUnd and K?rnhaw < I'lintir.r ^ |? ? - ' ? - ?-} ' . ;i ? ? | Representative W. J). Marnett Had tho bill providing the times of holding courts in Richland and Kershaw coun ties amended bo as to provide that the act go into effect May I, 1925/ as provided in the original bill. The text of the bill follows; "Section 1. The courts of general sessions for Kichland bounty shall be held in Columbia on the first Monday in January, the third Monday in April, tl^e first*Monday in June, and t he first Tuesday in September; and the courts of common pleas for said county in the same place on the third Monday in February the fourth Mon day in March, the second Monday in May, the fourth Monday in Sex>tem ber, and the thin! Monday in Novem ber. "Section 2. ? The courts of general sessions f<?r Kershaw county shall be held in Camden on the first Monday in February, the first Monday in July, the third Monday in October and the second Monday in December and the court of common pleas for said county on the second Monday in March, the third Monday in June and the first Monday in November. "Section 8. At the terms of the general sessions herein provided for in the fifth circuit, the court of com mon pleas shall be open for the taking of any verdict or judgment by default on consent, and for the transaction of any other business of the court of common picas When the game does not conflict with the business of the court of floral aesgiolts. ^ "Section 4. All acifc incohsi*fteflt with this act are hereby repealed. ?'Section &. This act ahull take ef fect on May 1, 1924.", t _ ___ mill Suffer h Lows By Fire. W. It. Pate, of the Stokes Bridge section lost his automobile Karate, four bales of cotton and about 200 bushels of corn am} had his automo bile badly damaged in a fire Satur day night. It is said two small negro boys were trying to get some gas , from Mr. Pate's car and that the gas ! caught on firo and one of the boys, was so badly burned that he died in (jt ft-w hours. Mr. Pate's loss will amount to about $1,200 with no in surance. ? Bishopville Messenger.. . ?;?- - ? fpHfcy.Sn-. ? " Scotch Liquor Seized. Lancaster, March 10. ? As an after math of a collision between two auto mobiles on the Lancaster-Camden highway Sunday afternoon, 233 quarts Scotch whiskey was seized by Sheriff J. P. Hunter and Deputies Montgomery and Bell.' The driver of one of the cars, 1. P. Price, who gave Savannah as his home, was arrested and lodged in jail, the county con fiscating the car. The whiskey w^s en route from Savannah to Charlotte, it is said.'*. The car was completely wrecked and one wheel, and a fender torn from the other. PHONE 44 Fresh Florida Produce DRESSED FOWLS Fancy Canned Goods Four Deliveries Daily. Phone Your Order Early. Salsbury Planting Cotton Seed t 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 f ollowing gentlemen who planted Salsbury last year: Mr. J. B. Zemp, Mr. Bov kin Rhame, Mr. G. E. Henson, Mr. Geo. T. Little, Dr. A. W. Humphries, Mr. H. G. Carrison, 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 well at the gin. I st ill have 200 to 100 bushels of these seed unsold. These seed are pedigreed, direct from the origination and are delinted and put up in 100 pound hags. Let me have your order early as they are going fast. J. L MOSELEY Camden, S. C.