Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Change of Life . "When change of life began on me/' aaya Mm. Lewis Lishor, of Lamar, Mo., "I suffered so with womanly weakneaa. I suffered a great deal of pain in my bock and aides. My limbs would cramp. 1 didn't feel like doing my work, and there are so many steps for a woman to take on ? farm. 1 was very anxious to get better. A friend rec ommended CARDUI Tin Woman's Ttflte I to me and I began using it I certainly improved. I want through change of lift with out any trouble. 1 can highly recommend OarM" At the age or about 40 to 6# every woman has to pass through a critical time, which is called the Chaage of Life. At this time, great ehaages take place in her system, causing varions painful and disagreeable symptoms. If you are appsftaahing this Kirtod, or are already puffer g from any of its troubles or symptoms, take Cardui. It should help you, as it has helped others. Sold by all draggiats^ KrncKl Hlackmon's Slayer. The* negro who was .shot by Krnest Blackmon at the time iMr. Blackmon received bin. death wound a few weeks ago, remains in (he Kifigstreo jail where he is receiving treatment anil, it is thought, will get well. The assassin is described as a big burly Texan and, it is reported, had killed two men before he sent the bullet crashing into the body of Mr. Black mon. On the fatal night Mr. Black mon, with the mayor of the little town of Blakeley, had gone to a col ored settlement where a card game ?.van reported- in progress by a ? num ber of negroes. When the officers entered the house in which the game was being held the occupants va cated in disorder and . confusion. As 'he negroes left the building, one of the party turned on Policeman Black tioh and fired several shots into his body. The. officer, though mortally wounded,- fired on the desparado, one bullet from his pistol it is said, pass ing through both lungs, following which the wounded negro ran from the scene and fell to the. ground in a nearby field, later to be raptured and placed in jail. <>n being apprised Wednesday morning of the, death of Mr. Blackinoi^, it is said the negro exclaimed. "My (Jod!" and dropped from his hand.- to the floor the break fast be was Ix-in'g served by t'he ailor. While I he citizen^ of Kyigs hdiI Mirroundinir country were greatly wrought up over the affair, .vise counsel from eool beads pro \ ailed and it is now thought the law ill be allowed to ? take ii> course. ? - -.4* It i.- i (potted that at one lime then .vas talk of lynching, and a< a pre caution the wounded ne^ro wa> trans ferred I'runi a hospital to l lie jail, >ut the report has not been verified. ? .' area -tor News-. I > r i \ ?? ^ to Hospital \lter Bcinn Shot. \i ii. rson, May li?. Sl<-an .lolin><>n. young negro thauffeur, a ear '<? a i ? . i : hospital after being -hot v 1 1 h a . ut'il't-r pistol, 'he taK !g i v ? ?!. bis. abdomen, pa--in*< :hri?,;*.h 1 , i r g > ? iiit? >t ines .and h>di; i ! ' i bail*. It i- -aid that t ai ? !?:.?. I . ! ? d the shot through the !"? r i hi :? home and was said to ? ^ 'he young negro t ?he .i . \\ i en officer* arrived he hi"! '? a 111' ?? ' but nn m ~ later at - < ? ?ted. .<? i.. .loh'i-on, the - hoot it g wa a.. < 1 ? : al i;!;d i! was aid that l.e u- ?-.?'?! r ; v. a : ' the wo '..m jil'o-n -.I'f,!. ,1 \ he :?efa!ion well a ? d j by- ay hv a i.l rei over unb - ui : ? < om , .:cat ions a t ise. Speaker tidlelte. who b.i. ???u.'hed hts camltdary for the t v.:t cni Mates st natc from .Massac I.'Jm t ' - . noted as saying that the big i.--ue \ow in regard to prohibition is the ? nferci rnent of the Volstead law, a?d ?hat tb.ere is not the slightest chance <-f !i::y charge in the fundamental .ipjer iaw in years to come. COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER PLAIN A. HUGfcR STS. Ph*n? 71 COLUMBIA, S. C. SHOlll) HE CI'RBD Mad Check Flasher Should lit* Dealt With as Other Criminuls. ' ?._i a The following from the Charlotte Observer >'? regard t<? had chucks will no doubt jt?ako interesting reading and may Ik*, of- possible business help to the m< rt-hii nt - and banks of this city and community ahd the business people at large; aft we hear it fcaid among the merchants of the oily as we e?> our business rounds that there is considerable abuse of the check luisino? here as well as other places: Had checks and the cheek laws of North Carolina was the subject of an address made by J, Paul Leonard, executive secretary of the North Carolina Merchants association, Fri day ntght before the Charlotte Credit Men's association. Mr. Ix>onard said: "'The foundation of business in confidence, which springs from in tegrity, fair dealing, efficient service and mutual benefit, ' declares the first of the fifteen fundamental principles for the conduct of lousiness laid down by the committee on business ethics of the United States chamber of com merce in its recently published re port. And the last of the fifteen business principles reads thus: ^Busi ness should render restrictive legisla tion unnecessary through so conduct ing itself as to deserve and inspire public confidence.' "I have quoted to you from what is probably the greatest and broad est general code of ethics for busi ness ever prepared.. It would be-next to impossible to improve upon the first line of this great code: " 'The foundation of business is confidence which springs from in tegrity.' A greater truth has never been written. How fine it would be if all business men, and all men with whom business men must have deal ings, would recognize and appreciate this great truth to the extent that the 'CJolden Rule' would prevail so universally that dishonesty and fraud would be banished, making it unnec essary, as the great code says in con clusion, to have restrictive legislation placed upon business, or for business to llnd it necessary to seek legislation to restrict and punish dishonesty and fraud. "Nothing is more important to the material welfare of mankind than confidence in business, because when confidence in business is shaken, weakened or actually destroyed, to just that extent do we find mental and physical suffering from the home of the humblest wage earner or pro ducer, to -the mansion of the most wealthy banker or manufacturer. Everybody suffers from a lack of con fidence in business, because it. is busi ness enterprise that keeps commerce and distribution moving, without which the actual needs and petty fancies, in fact all material require ments of mankind may be met. And all lit' vi s know that we cannot have cnnfidi-rai ? assurance of security, firm trust and reliance-- unless there be in business that from which confi dence springs -integrity. Common honesty, square dealing, uprightness, righteousness. These elements or re quirements are entirely up to the pel M>nnel of business ? the depend ant. i- upon the human element in business and the methods employed by hu^ines^'tas the term is commonly a< < epted ) and upon tho.-e with whom I'll - .in s< must ileal. "I ceiiie now to tlie cause foi your having asked me to speak to you nair.ei> : The weakening and gradual b-tiuctiim of iontidi net in bank i hi < k hi i ail ? e 1 1 1 a I at k f honesty ? m tlie pa 1 1 of so many people who ate making fraudulent u<e of checks. You a ? e !>>.??! ning !?? :eaii/.? 'hat this : j ? l ;u t u ? i- becoming >?> pf e\ .?? ;.-e: !ha' s-omet hir.g nv.lst ? !.? ; . i huni'sty through legis a:.l 1;j\v i nfot i enietit . You ?oe ""?? ? ? 1 ' h ? ^ < .i ' i ' i ui, . i i,K iii'i > w hi, '? ? \ e r : m* ' o business ?>!< ! . d > > " ! ? ? A ' ? a I e P'J? : ing i ' ' ?> ,!: I ? ' i i \ ? ? i ? ecc ^ i i zr '!? '.i.' t! - .?:>?? thing I s doju i Hi i k : he . ? . ^ v. rt hies- . ? I, . K s ?.-t > r; : id i : - ? . n . 1 hick- will ! ?? Mu ?? ' r . ; - <:< - ' ? i > i i !. You ba\ e I ??>?? '?? i m ? k to you nb?u? check '.i becaihc \'"U think I am a pat- - ' !?? ! j' a ' i ng >< u i :: the s-jb "1 ? I * ! I ? ? I !?? gi\ i \ oil ad\ ice whiih wi'l i'e i f great value, but be, au-e i know that I represent t h ? ?' < l-'otr.i s>- organization of st.j'.e wi,!> whieh had the nerve to ?erne i..]t <11 th? <>pi n and fight for ^fvl.at it belief to li light and just, an a?si ?? ia* a ?!*. whi. h h?!;e\es that met. wh'i prac'.io' d.-honcsfy, liiTep tion and fraud up< n ??'.her nu n should be punished, and nut allowed to c. ade obligations made at the i xpcr.si of the confidence of other-. "I am delighted to know that you. the members of the Charlotte Asso ciation of Credit Men, u ho represent so great a factor in our business life anS who wield *o great an influence, are taking such an active interest in this important matter. J congratu late you, and I thank you for honor ing me with the privilege of Appear ing before you. I judge that most of you are manufacturers and whole salers, or represent atives of such, who deal principally with retailers. It stands to reason, then, that if you deal with retailers, you accept re tailors' (hecks and if you are having trouble with checks those checks must he retailers' checks. Now, that bring* the subject home to me, be cause the organization I have ihc honqr to serve is made up largely of retailers. I want to say to you, how ever, hi t hf very beginning, that |f there are any member# of the North Carolina Merchants' Association who have been giving any of the members of the 'Credit Men's association worthless checks, I hope you will go the limit in wreaking vengeance upon them whatever means you may com mand. Hcrau <? if there is anything I detest it is deception and incon sistency, and so long as the North Carolina Merchants association spon sors 'check laws, its members should by all means refrain from giving worthless Checks. I realize, however, that so long as worthless checks are given to retailers, and they in turn check against their bank accounts as shown by their deposits, which may include checks turning out to be worthless, there will be. occasions when the most honest retailer may give you a check which will be re turned Vnarked 'insufficient funds.' I know this from actual experience. It is another reason why something should be done to absolutely ridbusi-' ness of worthless checks and other paper which should? be equal to currency. "I was interested in a small retarl business for several years. One morning a local business man walked across the street from the bank to my store with a check in Vii.s hand. 'Say,' said he, 'they tell me over at the bank that this check is worthless until you make another deposit, be cause there isn't enough to5 your credit to take it up.' I told him there must be a mistake. My brother who looked after the business was out. 1 glanced at the check book and noted from the check stub that there should be a balance of $25 in the bank, not withstanding another check had been given since tlje one held by the man then io the store. I ran across .the street to the bank, both embarrassed and a bit peeved. What did 1 find? 1 found that two checks deposited to our credit two days before,, one for $41 and one for ,$22 ( a total of $03, had proven to be worthless, and had been 'charged back' to njy store's account. That was why there wasn't chough money to our credit to take up the check held by the caller. And that thing is happening every day with many business establishments, and is one of the annoying situations developed by the prevalence of worth less checks. You don't know how much you have to your credit at the bank until all the checks you have deposited have had time to go to the banks on which they are drawn, and back again. "Truly the situation has reached' the nuisance stage. The confidence in cheeks is being destroyed, Every business organization in North Caro lina. particularly the bankers' organ izations, whose business is dependent upon checking accounts, should join in the efforts to restore faith in checks l>y placing upon our statute books laws which will tend to dis courage the practice of giving worth less checks. 1 cannot for the life of me, understand why all business did not join in the tight we made in the la-t U-gislature. l'ven the members of my own organization did not take tin- interest they should have taken. I wa?- the side proponent, of the check bill at one hearing before a committee uf ? h? house, except tho?c members tot' t r < committee who favored the j i ? j 1 1 . notwithstanding I had a Ivertise 1 j in thr papers and by bu b-tin that the hearing would be held. Your or ganization and every ulln r business organization must into '.he light and let tho>e who are < i ? -< * ? < i t<f the ne\t general assembly know that you t v pee t them to give you whatever re j f the iv can I >e through the law. ; And w e mu-t have t h" n? rve to use i 'he law we now have. wh;> h ;s a good i !<t?\ >?> far as it 5 . I.ct me read it ? t < > \ o u : " 'Kvery person who. with intent to j ilea' and d *" i a ? j - 1 another. ^ h a 1 1 ob t taii; m-<ney. ctedit. goods, wares or [any other thing of value by means of a < heck, draft or order of any kind , upon any bank, person, firm or cor poration, not indebted to the drawer. J or where he h'fts rrot provaTed for the j pa\ inert or acceptance of the same, j and the same l>e not paid upon pre : ?prstntvr\ s hn U he guilty of a mis ' demeanor, and upon convict. on shall ? be fined or imprisoned, or both, at | :^>e discretion of the court. The giv ing of the aforesaid worthless check, draft, or order shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to cheat and defraud.' " The average farm wages in the United State* last year was $33.18 a month with board. Negro Slabbed to Death. _ , ? , Bishopville, May 19.? -I^egare M in- i ?u is dead and Malachi Thomas is in th. Lee county jail, the result of a duel with poeketknivca which took place In the eastern part of > town near the Couaar negro burying ground Sunday night. Both parties are negroes. The tragedy was enacted about half past 8 o'clock when Mingo in com pany with a negro woman passed near the home of Thomas. Evidence brought out at the coroner's inquest held this morning was to the effect that the two negroes engaged in a quarrel and that Mingo started after Thomas with a knife and a stick, whereupon Thomafe stabbed Mingo just above the heart and ran, and that Mingo followed him, running around the house before he fell where he bled to death before medical assist ance arrived. Coroner Baker was summoned after Dr. R. O. McCutcheon announced that W?e negro ~wbb dead. Thomas imme diately surrendered to the city police and was placed in jail. He will probably not seek to give bond, in asmuch as court convenes in Lee county June 16. Succumbs to Wounds. Ernest BlAckmon, who was shot and seriously wounded about three weeks ago by a negro whom he was attempting to arrest near his home at Blakeley, Williamsburg county, died Tuesday night ? and the body was brought to the home of his father, R. L. L. Blackmon in the New Bethel section of the county Wed nesday night where it remained un til Thursday afternoon when the re mains were interred in the Upper Camp Creek' cemetery, Rev. H. J. Wood officiating. During the past two weeks Mr. Blackmon's condition was considered greatly improved and it was generally conceded by attend ing physicians that he would survive the dangerous wounds made by the .45 caliber weapon with which he was shot; but unforseen complications came about during the first part of the week which resulted in his death. Mr. Blackmon had been living in Wil liamsburg bounty for about three years, having moved there with his family from Lancaster county, and had engaged mostly in farming, a part of the time acting as police or constable for his community. He was about 37 years of age and is survived by a wife and five children; also his father, R. L. L. Blackmon, and a number of brothers, and sisters sur vive, his mother having died several years ago. Mrs. Blackmon is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Threatt of the New Bethel section. Much sympathy has been expressed for the family and connections by their friends in Lancaster and the county where the deceased was born and reared to manhood and where he was well known and highly esteemed. The body was accompanied from Wil liamsburg to Lancaster by R. L. L. Blackmon the father, Roy Blackmon, a brother, Clarence Threatt, brother in law, and L. N. Montgomery, an uncle of the deceased, all of whom went down Wednesday by automo bile to be with the family in their distress. ? Lancaster News. till 0 110V At 15 irnporthi i poiiiU ??? b?ll ami roller brariiikii oi nickil ti,, in ^trc of aimplv, Ckir>h?i(len?ii pacts You Should Know Hupmobile Qyality- So we bring the inside Proof, in the shape of of the car out into the a parts display which daylight, where he can contrasts Hupmobile see U before he buys, construction with ordi nary construction, will We want Kim to see tell you plain facts about how much more he gets the things that make a than the same price can motor cat stand up. buy elsewhere. We want every man ? ? ? who puts his good com^ ln see the money into the Hupmo- Parts Display ? ? learn bile to do so with his feel facts about motor eyes open. cars. GEO. T. LITTLE, D ealer, Camden, S. C. Hupmobile A new instrument known as the 1 electric telemter records strains pro duced in bridges by trains or motor trucks passing over them. ? NOTICE FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Directors for brush ing with steel brushes and painting, one . coat, the steel work of the Wateree River Bridge, and for paint ing the hand rail of the bridge two coats. Paint and steel brushes to be fur nished by the County Board. Bids to be filed with the undersigned on or before June 2, 1924. Bids to be opened June 3, 1924. LAURENS T. MILLS, Clerk Board Co. Directors. May 15, 1924. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. All parties indebted to "the estate of M. W. Hough, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them duly attested with in the time prescribed by law. MRS. ELLA S. HOUGH, Administratrix. Camden, S. C., May 15, 1924. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Monday, June 23rd, 1924, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administratrix of the estate of J. M. Watkins deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said C?urt for a final discharge as said Administratrix. ? MRS. SALLIE WATKINS. Camden, S. C., May 20, 1924. CITATION The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By \V. L. McDowell, Esquire, Judge of Probate. Whereas, Mrs. Bessie Sefgars and ( W. A. Seegars made suit to me to I grant them Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of W. D. Sfcegars. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said W. D. Seegars, deceased, that they be and , appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, South Carolina on Monday, June 2nd, next after publication thereof, at 11 .< o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Ad ministration should not be granted. Given under my Hand this 19th day of May, Anno Domini 1924. w. l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the 23rd and 30th days of May, 1924, in the Camden Chronicle, and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. Protect your Health Buctweiser It's thoroughly aged ? - not green or unfinished. Consume* the quality products of the House of Anheuser -Busch St. Louis Also manufacturers of GRAPE, BOUQUE.T A- B GINGE.R ALE BEVO 4 MALT-NUTRINE Buy by the case from your Dealer Chero-Cola Bottling Co. Distributor * Camden, S. C.