The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 13, 1924, Image 3
l,Al> KILLS TEACH EH
Horrible Crime Committed' by Over
grown Maine School Boy.
Klh.worth, Mi'., May l.'S. I'ltUcn
Yiat'-olti Ronald McDonald u in jail
on a murder charge after having,
with stolid indifference, told detec
tives how ho shot down nineteen
year-old Louise Gerrish, a school
teacher, *nd burled the body in a
shallow grave. - ' Ronald's brother,
thirteen, is held as a material wit
ness. The boy overgrown and 0/ .sub
normal mental development but cun
ning, acted, the detectives said, as
if he were pointing out a good fishing
place or a likely place from which a
deer might be stalked. He pointed
out where he stood as he watched the
approach of the girl teacher down the
roadway where she was going to the
postoflTice to meet girl chums. As
calmly, as if recounting details of a
visit to the general store, he told the
officers of shooting her from the side
of the road, lifting her body and
carrying it into the pasture, where ho
permitted it to remain in the open
during the night, and of returning to
the scene of his crime the next morn
ing, hardly an hour ahead of the
searching party which found the
body, and of making the grave. He
directed the authorities to his home
and pointed out to them a cache be
neath the sill of the woodshed where
he had hidden the teacher's watch and
rings. He told them it was his
twelve-gauge shot-jgun with which he
killed the young woman. Then, he
went with them to the George Wil
liams home, where the teacher lodged
and at which he did chores, and
showed them the longhandled, snub
nosed spade he stole and with which
he dug the grave. , . 1
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A new petrified fofest has been
found in the Mojave Desert in Cali
fornia. I
Telephone h In America.
The number of telephones in use
in each of the fifteen largest cities
in the United States is evidence of
the important place that the tele
i>hi>iu> tills in American life. New
York City, with ovt-r 1,186,000 trio
phoius, Chicago with over 090,000,
Huston with over "370, DIM), enjoy tele
phone facilities far in advance of
those in foreign cities of comparable
size.
In fact, great nations oven wholo
Continents? have fewer telephones
than some American cities. There are
more telephones in New York City,
for example, than in the entire King
dom of Croat Britain ? more than in
the whole continents of Asia, Africa
and Australia, combined. Chicago
;has more telephones than France;
antt the telephone exchange area of
Boston contains more telephones
than are in operation in the entire
continent of South America.
The American round-the-world
flyers witnessed the fatal fall of a
Japapese aviator at the naval base,
Kasaumiguara, Japan, Friday. Thff
fatality was the result of the ex
plosion of the piano's gasoline tank
when high in the air.
Probating Wills.
The following is the law regarding
the probating of wills: >
Section 5362. That every person
having in his possession any last will
and testament of any person here
after dying, within thirty days after
notice or knowledge of the death of
the testator, deliver such last will or
testament to the Judge of the Probate
Court having jurisdiction to admit
the same to probate, 'and thereupon
the such Judge of Probate shall file
the same in his Court, and if pro
ceedings for the probate thereof are
not begun within thirty days he shall
publish a notice of such delivery and
filing in one of the newspapers in
his county for fifteen days.
Sec. 53G3. That in case it shall be
known or brought to the knowledge
of the Judge of the Probate Court
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to whom any last will and testameht
may ho delivered, as hereinbefore
provided, that any of the devices or
legatees named in such last will and
testament lahors under any disability,
thou it *hall be the duty of such
Judge of 1' rebate to require the koii
eial guardian, committee or trustee
of any of the devisees or legatees so
laboring under disability, to institute
and prosecute proceedings for the
probate of &uch last will and testa
ment, where such proceedings have
not been instituted by some other
person within ? reasonable time after
the delivery to and tiling l>y him of
vSUdh last will and testament. In the
event there be no such general guard
ian, committee Or trustee, or if such
proceedings are not instituted by such
guardian, committee or ' trustee,
within reasonable time, the Judge of
Probate shall appoint some fit and
proper person as guardian ad litem
to institute and prosecute such pro-*
ceedings.
| Sec. 5364. That any last will and
testament, including any codicil or
codicils thereto hereafter becoming
effective, shall be null find void as to
subsequent purchases for value with
out notice of property included in
said will unless the same be filed for
probate, in one of the modes
allowed by law, within six years after
the death of the testator.
Sec. 6365. That any executor or
other person who shall fail to deliver
any last will and testament, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
as a misdemeanor.
Sec. 5365. That any executor, de
visee, legatee, guardian, attorney or
other person who shall fail to deliver
any last will and testament, including
any codicil or codicils thereto, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
as for a misdemeanor.
Sec. 6366. That any person who
shall intentionally pr fraudulently de
stroy, suppress, conceal or fail to
file with the Judge of the Probate
Court having jurisdiction to admit it
to probate any Jast will and testa
ment, including any codicil or codicils
thereto, for the purpose and with the
intent to prevent the institution of
proceedings for its probate shall upon
conviction ^hereof, be -punished by a
fine of not more than five hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment not more
than one year, or both, in the dis
cretion of the Court.
If you happened to count
the gasoline pumps, as we
chave done, over miles of
city streets and country
roads, we know you would
be impressed by the lirg e
shewing ol 41 Standard"
pumps. In a popularity
contest on gasoline a count
of pumpe will prove our
leadership.
Made in South Carolina
As you go bowling along country
roads you can't help noticing how
much the "Standard" pumps outnum
ber others. If you are engaged in man
ufacturing or in sales you know what
ceaseless effort it takes to get such
universal distribution, to hold the
public's approval year after year as
"Standard" Gasoline has done.
.
The "Standard" pump at every turn
in the road is a monument to the in
dustry, skill and optimism of the
thousands of engineers, chemists and
organizers who keep "Standard" Gas
oline the recognized leader in its field.
There is only one way we keep that
leadership. That is to keep quality up
to the highest possible notch and ta
be constantly on the lookout for ways
of raising it still higher. We have
done this since the earliest days of
motoring.
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"Standard" it the trade mark of the Standard Oil Co. (If . J.),
registered in the Umtt4 State* and many foreign country*,.
CEMENT USED BY
ROMANS AGES AGO
Carlhagcnians Made Aque
duct of Volcanic Ash .
Out* hundred jout* a*o. when Abru
hum Lincoln, a lad ot lift eon wu?
working on a ferry *?n the V*hlo
for $*'? i otolith, an Koj?Msb bilck
mason named J ono|>lt Abpdln, poking
uu InqulaUlvw finger luro the realm ot
?cientlllc rosea rcU. brought out uu Idea
(hut revolutionized (he building world.
In i lie tlk'ti of the English pateut oftlce
Aapdln* Idea la listed aa putvut No.
{H>S2, aud the record shows that It wo*
issued by His Majesty King Qvorge
the jKourth in 1824. The patent cover?
"uu Improvement in the modes of pro
dudng ?n urtlflclal stone." What li
really mount was that the bricklayer
hud Invented port laud cement, for be
guve to his material tbe naiue "port
land" because when It hardened It re
seiubled u popular building atone foun?l
on the Island of Portland. Tbe name
hM ituck ever since. and Cr?ui Asp
dln's til sco very the modern portland
cement Industry has been developed.
Although Aspdln was the original
dlecoverer of portland cement he
lacked a score of centuries of being
the first user of ce/nonttng materials.
The Romans and Egyptian# were past
masters In the art of constructing wlth^
' natural cements. Long before the
Holy Roman empire was even thought
of, the Carthagenlans had constructed
a 70-mlle aqueduct In northern Africa,
using natural cement In the course of
their work- The Romans were espe
cially familiar with the use of this
material, and the dome of the Pan
theon Is probably one of the beet exist
ing specimens of their concrete work.
On many of these old structures the
marks left by the wooden in* are
still visible.
The cement used by the ancients
was really a gift of the gods. It was
prepared for them by nature, and they,
were not aware of the chemical
changes the raw materials went
through that gave them their cement
ing qualities. What they did was to
mix slacked lime with volcanic osh.
There were large quantities of this lat
ter material In southern Italy. The
volcanoes did for the Romans what
the giant kilns do In modern cement
manufacture. They burned the rock,
forming volcanic ash, and when this
burned material was mixed with
slacked lime It made a natural cement.
Vltruvltis, architect for Augustus,
speaks of this material In a number of
bis writings, while 1'llny discourses at
length on tbe use of cement.
During the Dark Ages the secret of
the Romans was lost, along with so
many other priceless treasures.
In the United States deposits of rock
suitable for the manufacture of nat
ural cement were discovered about
1818 in Ne\y York state. The building
of the Erie canal, which wns com
pleted the year after Aspdln's discov
ery, uncovered further doposits and
natural cement was soon being used
In various ways.
Another pioneer. Thomas Mil Jen of
South Bend, Ind., was In the cement
sewer pipe business when he de
cided to attempt to make portland ce
ment. At the time he was Importing
-his cement from TCngTand. He would
drive Into the country with his horse
and buggy and dig a few palls of marl
from the lake region near Notre Dame.
A pall of blue clay would be secured
from the bed of the St. Joseph river,
and Mlllen would drive back to his
pipe plant with this material and mix
It by hand. He would then burn It In
a plefce of sewer pipe? probably the
first embryo use of a rotary kiln. Later
hei would grind the burned product In
a coffee mill. John K. Shlnn, Investi
gating In Pennsylvania, used a bent
car axle, suspended from a spring
pole, to hammer and crush his raw
materials. A crude grinding maclflne,
but It served Its purpose for tbe time
being.
Care of Teeth Taught
Here are the rules of the British
Dents! association for the care of chil
dren's teeth: Be sure the child Bleeps
| with the mouth shut. and when swake
breathes through the nose. From the
age of two let each meal contain some
food thst needs grinding. Begin the
child's education In hard foods at nlns
I montbs^.by giving It a bone, prefer
ably a chop bone, with a little meat
on, to exercise Its gums. Do not let
children drink until the end of the
meal. Avoid many sweets and sweet
biscuits, and only give them as part
of a meal. Finish each meal with a
piece of fresh fruit or crisp naiad,
or, If these are not obtainable, a stale
crust of bread, with butter If pre
ferred, but not with Jam.
Rubber Pavement
Rubber pavement, which has been In
experimental use in England for sev
eral yenys, has now appeared in Ameri
ca. One railway has payed one of
its busy highway Crossings with rub
ber In the belief that In the end It
will save money l*y It. even though
the first co*t be higher. Because the
distance between the tracks Is so
smsll, ordinary pavement soon breaks
op under the Jolts of keavy and
so causes frequent expensive repairs.
Eekimoe and Indian* Same
The Norwegian Arctic explorer,
Christian fcMtt, fall returned from
Greenland bringing' back s remarkable
entographic and sootoglcsl collection
for the Pea body museum In Brooklyn,
N. T. Leden believes that ho has
conclusively provarff that Eskimos and
rodlsns are- an Identical race, He
? r r1 v nt rlila conrhnton tKromfh fhs
rtmllarlty of music.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Clerk of Court.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-election to the office of
Ch'ik of ('miit for Kershaw County,
subject to the rules and regulations
of the democratic primary.
J. H. CI/YBURN
FOR H SI* R BS B N T ATI V IS
To the Democratic Voters of Kershaw
County :
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election to the House of
Representative* from Kershaw
County, subject to the rules of the
Democratic primary. ?
Very respectfully.
NORMAN S, RICHARDS.
For Superintendent of Education.
I hereby announce that I am a
candidate for the office of Superin
tendent of Education of Kershaw
County subject to the rules and regu
lations of the Democratic Party.
J. TEAM GETTYS.
I hereby announco myself a candi
date for the office of superintendent
of Education of Kershaw County,
subject to the rules of the democratic
primary. My life work as a teacher
in the public schools of the s, tat o, I
think, should qualify me for this im
portant office. Respectfully,
T. M. McCASKILL.
I wish to thank my friends for an
nouncing* me for County Superin
tendent of Eddcation for Kershaw
County. After considering the mat
ter I will make the race and will
appreciate the support of the people.
I have disposed of my business
interests and therefore I am in posi
tion to devote my time to the Super
intendent's wvrk, which I will do if
elected. 1 need no introduction to
the people of Kershaw County; niy
work and record is known,
I. J. McKENZIE.
FOR M AGISTRATE AT BETH UN E
The many friends of O. E. Mangum
hereby announce him as a candidate
for Magistrate at Bethune in the
coming primary. Mr. Mangum is
fully competent and if elected will
fill the office fearlessly and fairly,
and he will be found in his office
six days in the week. VOTERS.
FOR ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
At the solicitation of my many
friends throughout the county, I here
by announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Road Superintendent
of Kershaw County, subject to the
rules and regulations of the Demo
cratic primary.
D. T. YAIiBROUGH.
I Hereby announce myself a candi
date for Road Superintendent of Ker
sha\\P County, at., the approaching
primary election, and pledge myself if
elected to faithful and efficient ser
vice. G. W. TURNER,
The many friends of Mr. Alex A.
West announce him as a candidate
for Road Superintendent of Kershaw
County, subject to the rules of the
Democratic Primary.
MANY FRIENDS.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Road ' Superintendent for
Kershaw County, subject to the rulej^ <.?.
of the Democratic primary,
S. H. MIOKLE. >
~FOR CORONER
I hereby announce myself as a can
didal fur the office <>r Coroner for
Kershaw County, subject to the rules
Of the Democrat ie primary.
?* W. F. RUSSELL.
The friends of Mr. Amos West
hereby announce him as a candidate
for Coroner of Kershaw Covlnty at
the approaching primary 1 election.
Mv. W'esv i,s quirk, alert and is fully
capable of filling the position.
MANY 'FUIENDS.
TDK M AC IS I K V I F,
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-nominatfon for the office
of Magistrate for lOeKglb Township,
Kershaw County, South Carolina,
subject to the rules of the Demo
cratie primary.
SAMUEL N. NICHOLSON,
At the solicitation of my many
friends in and around Bethune, I
hereby announce myself as a candi
date for re-election to the offico of
Magistrate, subject to the rules and
regulations of the Democratic Pri*
mary. ,1. E. COPELAND.
We ,the friends of K. T. Estridge.
announce his name for the office of
Magistrate of Bethune District of
Korshaw County ami pledge that he
will abide by the rules and regula
tions oT the Democratic primary,
FRIEND'S,
FOR COUNTY DIRECTOR
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for County Board of Director
for DeKalb Township, subject to the
rules and regulations of the primary.
J. N. McLKOD.
To the Voters of Dekalb Township.
I hereby offer my name for re
election to the office of Director on
the Board of County Directors ? sub
ject to the rules of the Democratic
primary.
H; G. GARRISON, SR..
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of County Direc
tor from West Wateree Township,
subject to the rules of the Demo
cratic primary. J. L. HINSON.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of County
Director from Wateree Township,
subject to the rules of the Demo
cratic Primary."
EARL II. BO WEN.
<. We hereby announce Victor Ward
as a candidate for County Board of
Directors from Wateree Township,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
primary.
Friends of West Wateree.
FOR CONGRESS
I hereby announce that I am a can
didate in the Democratic primaries of
South Carolina, for the nomination of
Representative of the 5th Congres
sional District for the 69th Congress
and I take this opportunity to thank
the people of the District for their
loyal support in the past and to say
that I shall endeavor to deserve their
support and confidence in the future..
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