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The Camden Chronicle ?.? j..i -?i..-ua!:iv*ri;'.^!"a';- ??? . ? "... j ? < .1., i.. ? ; ?? '".v. 1 'iiul. -,?l '.sl"'. .I'.'jt'n. L-1"1-1 1 .. '.?*? - ..??'"i" uu.' .?. .?j'v,1. ? t 1 ???."'? , 1 . ? ???? VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 23. 1924. NUMBER ?? wpmL^Ji.lJg.L'1 . ? .ii... i.n. , EDITOR W AIXACK, UVwVD ? ii ?? i*V ? Had Seen 1.00BM Newspaper Servlee Than Any Man in State. Spartauburif, May lO.-WUltam Henry Wallace, for 33 years* editor of the Newberry Observer, formerly .a weekly and at present t\ jieml-woekly newspaper and a pioneer newspaper man in South Carolina, died at the Tome of his son. Dr. D. D. Wallace, on Woflford campus this afternoon, after an illness . of a month's dura tion He would have been 76 years of aire on his next birthday in Novem ber Mr. Wallace came to Spartan burg April 17 to visit his son and to rest. His strength however, began to fail and for the last several days his condition has been hopeless. Mr. Wallace was born November 4, 1848, and readed in the Belfast sec tion of Newberry county and attended a private school nearby and later con tinued his education at Woflford col lege, from which institution he was graduated in 1871 with the degree of \ B , receiving his A.M. degree in the year 1873 from the same institu tion He was a professor in Colum bia College for Women later changed to Columbia college from 1873 to 1870, and taught again in the same institution during the period of lB.Uo to 1895. He was superintendent oi the Newberry city schools for five years, which position he gave up to become editor of the. Greenville News, Greenville. After editing this paper for about a year he. gave up the, work on account of weak eyesight and ill health and returned to Newberry, , where 'he resumed his work .with the | Newberry Observer, which he had i founded in 18*3 he h/u edited except for the years noted above. From 1883 to 1901 he con ducted The Observer as a weekly newspaper and since then as a semi weekly. . . !. He enlisted as a private in the state militia from the fall of 1864 unt, the Hurrender of Johnston's armies at the /.lose of the war, being then 16 years of age. He was married in Spartartbuig December 26, 1872, to Miss Alice Lomax of Abbeville, she having lived with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. David Duncan of Wofford colle^?* Mrs. Wallace died September to, 1920, and from that time until is death with the exception of a .few weeks, he lived with his brother, Robert G. Wallace, on College street; Mr. Wallace was a member of Cen tral Methodist church of -Newberry. He was a liberal giver for everything that was good and was a staunch sup porter of his churcli. He was a mem ber of the Newberry Rotary ,club, having never missed a meeting as long as he was able to attend. He was a Democrat, and was a man oi conservative view, on most During the summer of 187o ne traveled over a large portion of Lu rope in company with ?George Foste Smith, who, for many years a: for wards was head of the Greek depart ment of the University of Wisconsin, and is now a professor in that insti tution. During his college days was a member of the Kappa Alpha society. Mr. Wallace. was una of the best known editorial writes of tho state and his equal as a newspaper man can hardly be found. . He was widely known qmong the newspaper men of the state, having had many offers to become editorial writer for the lead ing daily papers, but his health pre vented him from so doing, being phy sically unable to cope with the stren uous routine of a daily morning paper. Through his profession he had served the l>est interests of the state and community to the best of his ability and ideals. He was an inspiration to all who came in con tact with him and his place will be hard to fill, and he was a citizen of whom Newberry county was proud. His ambition was to dc%*elop the com munity by the construction of schools and churches and good roads. He '7 was a man of wide, cbs?rvation, of intense loyalty to his friends, a true friend and a man of most generous impulses. The Newberry Observer and the people of Newberry will feel a dis tinct personal loss in his death. He was a man of rare qualities and was f>f the most humble Christian charac ter. He was truly a valuable asset to his city and county. He never had any aspiration* for public honor# that are the object of ambition for so many men ar^l had been exceedingly modest about his professional career the real dignity of long continued u as teacher and editor. vlft (.RADl ATINi; K\KH( ISKS Many Diploma* To Be Awarded Next Friday Kvenin#. The Camden High School's class of nineteen twunty-fouv, ninnU nm; thirty-five boys and girls, will receive their medals and diplomas ?t the school auditorium op next Friday evening, May 30th, at 8:80 o'clock. The full program is as follows: Piano solo, Miss Josephine Alex ander; Invocation, Dr. Edwin Muller; Salutatory, Christopher Vaughan; Double quartet, "A Song of Spring," by Stults, Mrs. Ernest Zemp, Mrs. Clifton McKain, Miss Catherine Wal lace, Mrs. J. G. Richards Jr., Mr. Hollis Cobb, Mr. Krnest Zemp Mr. W. Ci. Wilson, Sr., Mr. W, G. Wilson, Jr.; Address to Graduates, Mr. J. H. Hope, State Superintendent of Edu cation; Vocal solo. Mr. Hotlis Cobb; Awarding medals, Mr. B. B. Clarke; Duet, Betty Cureton and Molly Blaek well; Awarding Diplomat; Double Quartet, "Bell of Dreamland," Rath bun; Valedictory, Louise Hirsoh; Benediction, Rev. W. H. Hodges. Those who will be awarded diplo mas are: Miriam Bruce, Lois Elmore, Mildred Gardner, Sallie Ifinson, Lou ise Ilirsch, Frances . Hough, Bertha Jones, Emily Jenkins, Harriet Lips comb, Louise McCoy, Vashti Joye, Marie MeNaron, Lilla Mills, Bertha Moseley, Sern Nettles, Flyrrie Out law, Marie freed, Louise Rabon, Madge Seagte, Harriet Steedma-n, Edna Truesdale, Robol*t Chowning, Albertus Clarke, Leroy Davidson, Theodore Hodges, Morris Mogulescu. Wft Lull is, Arnett Ledford, William Netties, Alexander Savage, Arthur Stoke:;, Christopher Vaughan, Victor Ward, Cecil Wittkowsky, Frank Wooten. , , . . . -v ? .. ? Was Former Qimdcn Man. The body of George H. Bruce, father of Mrs. R. M. Smith and a former resident of Lee county, was brought to Bishopville last week for burial, he having died in Atlanta, Ga., on May 6. Mr. Bryce was 78 years of age and a- veteran of the Con federate war. He was born in the Stokes Bridge section of the county, where he lived until about 80 years ago when he moved to Atlanta. The funeral was held at Hebron church. ? Bishopville Messenger. Before moving to Atlanta, Mr. Bruce made his home in ?amden for several years and leaves surviving him here two nephews, Messrs,, G. C. B.cucsl and T. B. Bruce, ? Will Make Shipments Free. The American Railway Express Company will transport free of charge shipments of clothing and other supplies or donations icfr desti tute sufferers of the Anderson cyclone, same to be' consigned to Red Cross Association, -which is in full charge. Such shipments must be so marked and this authority does not include commercial shipments or those which usually move by freight. Application should 1 be made to Mr.- F. N. Mc Corkle, Agent. Camden Man Now on Charlotte Job. H. K. Hallet, who has been connect ed in an executive capacity with the Wateree Cotton Mills at Camden, S. C., has arrived in Charlotte to become manager of the Thrift Manufacturing Company. Mr. Hallet is a native of Boston, a graduate of Dartmouth and textile technician of recognized prestige in the South. He has been in this ter ritory for ten years in the capacity of executive of textile manufacturing establishments. The Thrift Manufacturing Com pany was' recently sold for $l,500,p00 by W. C. Wilkinson and associates to the group of New England textile op erators who own the Wateree Mills at Camden. Mr, Hallet will bring his family to Charlotte in a few days and they will make their home at Thrift.- ? Char lot Ce "News." service and usefulness jn his home city and county. Mr. Wallace was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace. His parents wero Scotch-Irish, hi* paternal an cestor* coming from ? Scotlajjd and settling in Albemarle county, Vir ginia, a short time before the Revo I' lutfon. Members of tho family were Revolutionary soldiers, some of them achieving distinction, -r' - Mr. Wallace is survived by one son, David Duncan Wallace, professor of history and economies in Woiford col lege who married Bliss Sophie Willis Adams of Sp?rlat^rg. Jg? HKTHUNB NBWS NOTH8. Happening* of Internal Ah Told By Our Correspondent. 1 ? ? 1 ? ?) Bethune, S. C.. May 21? A very enjoyable evening was spent in the school auditorium Friday evening when the School Improvement Asso ciation gave a splendid program of music, both vocal and instrumental. Professor O. K. Bell told of some of the things that had been accomplished through the association and of some 'that we hoped to do in the future. Mr. ? C. 0. Seaborn, principal, of the Marion high school, made a splendid address on co-operation, Mrs. A. B. McLaurin entertained for the Demonstration dub Tuesday afternoon, On arriving the guests .were invited to the punch bowl which was presided over by Mrs. B. W. Best. Miss Boyd demonstrated the making of strawberry preserves. Aftor this an amusing contest was enjoyed. Mrs. Eva Morgan entertained a number of little boys and girls Thurs day afternoon in honor of her son, Vance, it being the, occasion of his ?twelfth birthday. The time was pleasantly spent in games and con tests. Fruited jello, whipped cream, and cake were served. Miss Lois Stogner returned Friday from a visit of several days in Colum bia with her sister, Miss Blekah, who is .in training at the Baptist hos pital. Mr. M. B. Gunter has returned af ter spending several days in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Davis of Bel mont, N. were ill Bethune Tues day with their little son, Hazel, who underwent an operation that day. oDr. McCaskill ttnd daughter, Miss Kate McCaskill, were here Tuesday assisting Dr. Truesdale with throat operations. Mrs. \V. M. Stevens and daughter, Harriett, of Lancaster, are visiting friends here. M iss Kathleen McCaskill of Marion spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCaskill. Professor O. R. Bell spent Saturday 'night at the home of his* father in Lancaster. Mrs. M. 0. Ward was called to Edgemoor Thursday on account of the serious illness of her uncle, Dr. John Robertson. A message was re ceived Monday telling of his death. Mrs. L. 0. Johnson is spending several days in Darlington with her mother, Mrs. Blackmon. s t An interesting game of ball was played here Tuesday afternoon be tween Chesterfield and Bethune. The result of the game was a score of 9 to 10 in favor of Bethune. After the game ice cream and lemonade were served the teams. Splendid Check Given Hospital. Among the recent donations to the Camden Hospital is a check for $300.00, sent by "Hannah's Cabin," very much appreciated and to be used for needed articles in the hospital kitchen. Lugoff School To Have Picnic. The Lugoff School will close Fri day, May 30, and the teachers and j patrons will have a basket picnic at! the home'of Mr. and Mrs J.^L. Gettys. 1 Come and being baskets. - - -J Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts. | Baptist Church Services. Dr. Boldridge of the First Baptist Church of Camden, who has been attending the convention in Atlanta has returned and regular services will be held morning and evening at the church next Sunday. Kershaw's Donations Total $1,353.70. Donations coming in this week for the Tornado Relief Fund amount to $83.00, making a total of $1,353.70. Contributors are as follows: Samuel J. Miller, Georgetown, Conn $50.00 Aunt Hannah's Cabin 10.00 Cash .. 8.00 Mrs. Eugene Zemp 1.00 Miss Etta Zemp .. .. . 1.00 AH following cash donations were given by colored peo ple at Boykirv; Dan Wright 2.00 Sam Cantey 2.00 Senior Boon . . . . . . . . ^_;_1XQQ. CurTe/ Missouri i.00 Dan rogue, Jr ... 1.00 Dan Pogue, 1.00 fsrel Pogue 1.00 Charley Wright 2.00 Sam Johnson .. 1.00 Benjamin Johnson 1. 00 Previously reported 1,270.70 Total .. .. ?. $1,353.70 ?This does not includc fifty dollars given by Mrs. Frederick Robinson and other Uke donations made at the seen* of disaster or direct to iltt Sumter Relief Co*r*l%* - ? "* ???..V-1. ? ? ? ?_ - v ?- ? ? - , f OFFICERS DESTROY STILL. | County Constables Capture Car and I. and Four in Jail. County Constables Wade Stokes and S. P. Watkins went into the West Wateree section Saturday and found a still near the Fairfield county line which they destroyed. It had not been in operation for several days, but evidence was found where mash had been buried in the side of a hill preparatory to making a run. The outfit was of the gasoline drum variety. No arrests were made. When returning to Bethune Satur day afternoon Constable Watkins captured a car on \he side of the road leading to Bethunv and arrested four young white men and confiscated a Ford touring car. One half gallon and a pint bottle was taken from the car and one of the men was armed with a Smith & Wesson revolver and he faces two charges? that of trans porting whiskey and carrying con cealed weapons. The men were placed in jail and given a preliminary before Magistrate Nicholson Monday ) where they were held for the higher court. They furnished bail in the :uim;,of $800 each. Constable Watkins j was assisted .in this arrest, by Tom | Batnes. Kershaw Lodge to Meet. Special communication of Ker.shaw i Lodge No. 29, A. F. M.. will be held j Tuesday evening, May 27th at H p.m., 1 at which time the Master Mason's j degree will be conferred upon a class .of candidates. By order W. F. Net ties, \V. Mv j " -H. . Billings1, . Sec. I 'res by t cr i a n Se r v i ces . \)v. Edwin Muller has returned from Aiken where he preached the j baccalaureate hcrnion of the Aikuji ? Institute and will occupy the pulpit j of the Presbyterian church of Cam j den next Sunday* May 25th. Hospital Auxiliary to Meet. | The Hospital Auxiliary will hold their regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 26th, at the Country Club, at 5 o'clock. This will be an important meeting and all members are urged to be present. Catholic Church Services. * Services at the Catholic cjiurch on the fifth. Sunday after Easter, May 25th, will be as follows: Sunday school at 10 a.m.; mass at 11 o'clock', sermon on "The Necessity of Prayer.'' All are welcome and invited to attend these services. Rural Carriers To Hold Convention. The Lancaster-Kershaw County rural carriers annual convention will be held in the court house at Lancas ter, Ma? 30, at eleven o'clock. All carriers arc urgently requested to at tend this meeting as #it will be to their interest. .Those who find it im possible to attend are requested to forward their dues to E. W. Caskey, Heath Spiings; or J. W. Thompson at Camden. South Carolinian Killed in Wreck. Raleigh, N. C., May 19.? The death toll of the wreck caused Sunday af ternoon by the collision of two Sea board Air Line trains at Apex, 10 miles from Raleigh, remained at six tonight. However, reports from the hospital where Engineer W. G. O' Daniel was being treated indicated that he was sinking rapidly and was not expected to live. O'Daniel was at the throttle of the local train in the collision and jumped just before the crash. The five other injured per sons were reported as getting along nicely. Funeral services for Henry Jones, 45, news butcher on the local train, will be held here tomorrow afternoon. No arrangements had been made to night for the disposition of bodies of three of the five negroes killed in the wreck. The other two bodies, which were not identified until this after noon as those of Emmett Gordon of Abbeville, S. C 1 and Frank Smith of Hamlet, N. C.. were sent to their homtfs today. Xoung - Charleston, May 20. ? Archie Web ster, connected with the Winges farm hear St. Matthews, was drowned to night about 8 o'clock in Mims lake above SummervUle. With a youncj? Mr. Rickcnbacker of St. Matthew^ he had been fishing in the fresh water lake. Their boat odve?t?tmed and 'both held tot* About eight feet Xrom | the bank. Webster let go ?tnd tros drowned m about 16 fe?t of - water. \\ eb*t it wasfvin his early nt ---- 52 ? zSl ? ? VICTORY FOR McADOO. Judge Smith Makes Keynote Address At State Convention. Columbia, May 22. l-'inal fietniy for WUlam Gibbea McAdoo in South Carolina was won yesterday in th? state Democratic convention, South Carolina's 18 votes in the natlona Democratic convention being placed definitely in the McAdoo column with the adoption by the convention ot fx resolution instructing the state s delegates to vote as a unit in supppri of the candidacy of the former sec retarv of the treasury "as long as his name shall he before the conven Hon." ? The instruction resolution witn which was also incorporated a provi sion for the adoption of the socalled "unit rule," was int/oduced by Claud N. Sapp of Richland ami coming at the very outset of the session -begun yesterday at noon and ended this morning at 12:24 oVIucH? provoked the one major contest of the day an*, served at once as a test of the tempoi and intention of the convention. It was in the end agreed by a majority of to 128 after some hours of de bate and parliamentary skirVnishing. Opponents of. instruction opened their buttle with an effort to secure the reference of the resolution to some appropriate committee and fail ing in tjiis endeavor by a vote of j 2 1 to 208 H projHjsed that the con vention, in lieu of instructing its del egation, should merely indorse Will iam Gibbs" McAdoo, leaving the dele-, gates to vote in the convention in accord with their- own wishes. This suggestion, embodied in. a1 resolution proposed by Robert I.athan of Char I lest on, as a substitute for the Sapp resolution, was rejected by the con vention by a majority of 203 Jo 1?M. Roll calls by counties were demand ed on two of these motions and upon the final vote on the passage of the resolution Uion McKissick of Greenville, opposed t!o instruction, asked and secured a call of the roll of all delegates. "The people of the State," He declared, "ought to know how all stand on this question." Upon motion of Cyrus L. Shealy of Lexington, it was agreed to double J the number of delegates at large and to elect four men and four women, each with one-half vote instoad of the four usual delegates with one vote each. The number of women dele gates at large was subsequently in creased to five, each with two-fifths j of a vote. Fourteen delegates each with one vote, were named, two from I each congressional district nominated J by the delegates oij the district.. Fifth district delegates to the na 1 tional convention to be held in New York wfcre elected as follows: John T. Stevens, Kershaw, and R. B. Cald well, Chester. Alternates: S. R. Mc Master, Fairfiejd, and J. A. Spruill, Chesterfield. On motion of Mrs. W. D.. Melton, speaking in behalf of the four women selected as delegates at large, Mrs. Leroy Springs of Lancaster, who like A. F. Lever of Columbia, had J been nominated as a candidate for delegate at large and had withdrawn her name, was selected as a fifth wo man delegate, each of the women ac cordingly to possess two-fifths of a vote. \ k Former Governor John Gary Evans of Spartanburg and Mrs. Leroy Springs of Lancaster were reelected national executive committeeman and committeewoman, respectively, with- , out opposition just before final ad- ^ journment. The name of T. Frank Watkins of Anderson was proposed in opposition to Mr. Evans, but he re quested its withdrawal. Edgar A. Brown of Barnwell, unop posed, was reelected as chairman of the state executive committee. Mendel L. Smith of Camden was also unopposed for the temporary presidency, as was Senator S. II. Mc- . Ghee of Greenwood for tlte perma nent prcsIcTency of the convention. Roth were elected by acclamation. Important Reorganization Meeting. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary who HTfco any~ifilerc.st Ifj the reorganization of this association are urged to come ou to the meeting, Monday afternoon, May 2<>th, at 6:15 o'clock at tho residence of Mrs. W. B. (XloLoach. Anyone who wishea to join ^hp 'organization will be cordially wel comed. A large attendance is earn estly desired to dTscusflpTans. DeW. gate* will be ele^ed' to r?prese/>t tie auxiliary at the State Convention -which mrc*s in Suntter, Jvljf 3rd and; Jth ' PHOTOS 1*Y WIKK Transmit Pictures From ? Cleveland to New York With Success. New York, May ilh? Transmission of photographs from Cleveland to New York City over long distance telephone lines was accomplished to day in a demonstration l>y labora tory expert a of the American Tele-r phone and Telegraph Company, The method achieved after several yea rs' work was described by offi cials of the company as a "simple, rapid and ^accurate picture transmit ting system." It will be installed on the com pany's various long distance linos, it was announced, in accordance with the demand which arises for this type of service, Clyveland was selected as the place for the transmitting ? station so that pictures taken at. the Republican Na tional convention might be trans mitted tfl New York in a few minutes. Actual transmissions today showed that photographs could be. trans mitted to New York and made ready for producing newspaper plates with in ten minutes from the time the original photograph was placed on the transmitting machine. A photo graph was placed on the transmitting machine. A photograph of a group of newspapermen taken in the Cleve t land laboratory today was transmit* : ted to Nvw York in four and one- half' j minutes, excluding the time required in developing the original in . Cleve*,^ I land and the few minutes required ! in developing the print in New York. The pictures transmitted today i were five inches by Seven inches in I skde. Messages in handwrit ing also | were transmitted, the copy received ! being a fac simile of the original i message. ? . In. sending a picture, the ? orjgial ? is placet! around a cylinder winthin which there is a photo-electric cell. On another cylinder in the receiving office an unused film is placed. The cylinders revolve in synchronism. During the operation a very small, but intense beam of light is thrown on the original photograph passing through the film to the photoelectric cell with an intensity proportionate to the lights and shades of the orig inal picture. By the* aid of a new device known as a light valve, a beam of light, varying in intensity in exact correspondence with th(f origi nal beam received by the photo- ' electric cell, is thrown on the film onto which the picture is being trans mitted. As the receiving cylinder revolves, the ray of light moves gradually from one end of the cylin der to the other. When the end is reached the film is ready for devel opment. Officials of the telephone company said the method could not be used on cables because, it is necessary to am plify at various stations the current used in transmitting the photographs. Tests have demonstrated, it was an nounced that photographs can be transmitted by radio by the same method when atmospheric conditions are favorable. ? The method was worked out by the telephone company experts in coop eration with laboratory experts of the Western Electric Company.? I Ascension' Day Service. Bishop Finlay will hold a service at Grace Episcopal church on Ascen sion Day, Thursday morning, May 29th, at 11 o'clock. The united thanks offering will be taken up at this ser vice. As this is also a corporate communion service all members of the church arc especially invited to be present. I Pensions For Colored Not Yet Ready. The pensions for the colored peo ple who actually were connected with field work during the war will not bo paid out until on and after the first week in June, Judge Bel- -: linger said, as the pension depart.-. jiicnt had' r<u}uwded- that the bua?ne?* ? ? of paying the white pensioners b? completed, as far as possible, before ~ , the other distribution was ..undertaken . . in order to simplify the records. The listof colored pensioners, while .41- "T, ways small under the provisions the original act, is now more re stricted t&an ever, sine*; tho recent legislature amtfrtrfed th<? previous act that only cook,* afcd body aemnts Who vjc "re aVta* Uy in amp of Conv fc<terstn atmfes arti vntrtied lo t ? xrivfaauk group of darkle? Who wen; rnga| during the w*r in wrrting bi works and igatintf