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ENROLL NOW! THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE ENROLL NOW! VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JUNE 27. 1924. NUMBER 13 OUT AGAIN; IN AGAIN ~ ? (.Vor ne Millet t Released From Ker? shaw Jail to Orangeburg Jail. George Millett, alias George Peters, who says his home is in Connecticut^ and who has been in the Kershaw county jail for the past month, was released from jail here Friday and turned over to the sheriff of Orangeburg county to answer to another charge. Whether Millett will be as fortunate in Orangeburg county as the treatment accorded him here remains to be seen. The man faces other charges for he has a long career of alleged crooked dealings. It will be remembered that Millett was arrested in Greenville about one year ago upon complaint of Sheriff Cannon Blease, of Newbery, charged with taking orders for store fixtures and accepting part cash payment, and afterwards it was found out that the man did not represent any Arm, but J merely carried a cat.alog and price lists with him. ? Before "working" Newberry he had "worked" Camden and victimized three firms here to the amount of $80.1 He was carried to Newberry upon his arrest in Greenville where he spent nearly three months in jail awaiting trial. He was convicted and served six months in the state prison. After: his release from the prison he was turned over to the Kershaw sheriff and has remained in jail here one month. His victims here Thursday not only agreed to drop the charges I against hjrn? but made up enough j money to pay his jail expenses. Millett claims that he is a former hotel man, bartender and pool room proprietor. He is a robust looking! fellow, weighing about 200 pound;}, and charges liquor caused his down fall. He claims he has an aged mother residing in Connecticutt who does not know of his predicament. He sold cash registers, .soda founts, show cases and the like, getting a substantial cash payment on each j order. He was a smooth talker and his victims were many, After?Millett left Camden his victims telegraphed the address of his would-be firm in Philadelphia and they learned that the address was that of a Philadel phia fire station. Then they got busy and his arrest followed. All told Millett has spent ten months in jails and prison and the end is not yet for after Orangeburg, Florence has a charge against him, arid then Union, and there may be others. Dr. Kerrison Drowned. Greenwood, June 20. ? Dr. H. H.' Kerrison, well known pharmacist, was drowned in a pond at Troy, this < ounty, late today, /while in swimming with two little boys, Curtis andi How ard Bradley; sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bradley. Details of the accident could not be learned tonight. The water is said, to he. about six feet deep and he was .?'egarded as a good swimmer. Dr. Kerrison was about 45 years "of age and a native of Charleston, He was pharmacist at Tro^r several years ago and returned there recently for a visit, expecting to go to Sumter Mon iay. He recently held a position at fioc-k Hill. He is survived by three brothers ancf three sisters as follows: <>r. Buist Kerrison and Edwin Kerri M,n, Tharleston; William Kerrison, Varnville; Mrs. Ricker, Mrs. Pattcr and TVirs. Odessie Clarkson of Allendale. Aged Horse Dead. "Hobby," an old family horse, be ??nging to Mrs. Newton Boykin, died MX- day last week at the advanced ???ge of ^9 years. Mrs. Boykin brought the animal with her from Pittsburgh '?s l"'n she first came to Camden, and '(> to a few year* ago had been ujjed a buggy animal. Owing to its ad ^'tnced age the horse had not been i r'd in recent years. ?Many Dogs Inoculated. In accordance with the ordinance ;>avsod last week requiring that all 'logs within the city limits be inocu lated against rabies, it is said that ?' total of 208 had been treated up to I uesday of this week. It is not known exactly what the dog popula tion of Camden will number, but there are still quite a number, who have not met the requirements of the ordinance and they are requested to bring their animaU w> that they can ho treated. There is a penalty for failure to do so. Changes on Southern. KfToctive June 29th the following l hangea in schedule on the Southern Railway will become operative: Train Mo. 114 northbound will arrive at s 45 a.m.; No. 117 southbound will arrive at 10:10 4.m.; No. 113 south bound will arrive at 2:23 p.m.; No. 118 northbound will arrive at 2:50 p.m. v Train No. 117 southbound will make connection at Columbia with the Carolina Special going west. Train No. 113 southbound will make connection at Rock Hill for Charlotte and points north of Chsr THE WATEREE BR1DG& Statement Made By Chairman of County Board of Direct ora. The following communication signed by H. G. Carrinon, Sr., and L. T. Mills, of the Kershaw County Hoard of Director#, appeared in the two Columbia dailies; r "The board of county directors of Kershaw county asks to correct some misstatements in an article appear ing in The State of June 9 and pur porting to come from the office of the state highway department in regard to the Wateree River bridge, ? "This bridge is not between Rich land and Kershaw. counties, as stated, but lies wholly within Kershaw coun ty, being two and one-seventh miles from Camden on the Columbia road. "The county of Kershaw lost one bridge over this river by- flood during 1016 and the present bridge was opened in 1920, "The cost of both bridges was paid wholly by Kershaw ctmnty and that county issued bonds to the amount of $40,0.00 to build the first bridge and $100,000 to build the present one, maturing 1934 and 1942, respectively. "No part of these bonds has been paid, but the county is investing a sinking fund to take care of these bonds at maturity. ?. "The board would further say that .it does not kfiow of anything that hps been done to cause a hostile at titude on the part of the state high way^ department ' toward Kershaw county in the management of this bridge. "The board of directors has no au thority of itself, with regard to the toll charges on this bridge, but is governed by provisions of law in re gard thereto. ? "The upkeep of the present bridge is very heavy. Interest, sinking fund operation and ordinary repairs cost about $20,000 a year. In addition there is being spent this year on re flooring, new guard rail, painting, new stringers, .etc., about $10,000. "The board of directors of Kershaw county has had no intimation of the plans of the state highway depart ment and the publication of the ar ticle in question is the first informa tion of the matters stated herein. "Th? county of Kershaw, this board feels sure, has no desire to impose a burdensome or unwarranted tax on the traveling public, but the circum stances surrounding the establish ment and maintenance of thii bridge are somewhat unusual, and the ques tion of its future conduct is not a matter to be lightly- passed upon without careful consideration for every interest concerned." .. Masonic Notice. - ' At the regular communication of Kershaw Lodge No. 29 A. F. M. to be held Tuesday evening, July 1st, at 8 o'clock, at* which time a vote on a change of by-laws will be taken, and also the fellow craft degree will be conferred. All brethren are urged to be present. < W. F. Nettles, W. M. M. Billings, Secretary.. Held For Old Murder. Manning Hudson and Richard Goodwyn have been placed in jail upon warrants sworn out by state detectice W. W. Rodgers, charging them with murder in connection with the killing of Willie Knox, in the West Wateree section on July 12, 1922. J It will be recalled that the negro was -found in a wood where he had fallen and died from the effect of a load of slugs fired from a shot gun ! into his body. A coroner's jury was ! empanelled and Solicitor Spigner was present and conducted the investiga tion and everything possible was done to place the blame, but the jury could only bring in a verdict that the negro came to his death at the hands of persons unknown. Rodgers has not disclosed what evidence he has against the two men, hut it is under stood that he has Secured two wit nesses who will testify against the accused men when they are brought to* trial. W. G. Fowler, a negro preacher of Abbeville county, died in Anderson Tuesday of gunshot wounds in his in testines inflicted by his son-in-law following a quarrel. Services at Hagood. Services will be held as usual noxt Sunday morning at the Church of the Ascension, (Episcopal), Hagood, by the rector, Rev. Wm. S. Stoney, late of Camden, a graduate of thdfc Uni versity of the South, Sewanee, Ten nessee, and a veteran of the World War. The Hagood church is fourteen mUes below Camden on t'hc road to Statesburg. The congregation wishes to invite all Episcopaleans and other friends to attend the service?. At the Church of the Holy Cross, 4#piscopal), Statesburg, there will be an evening service at Ave o'clock. Mr. Stoney, the rector, will preach. The old Statesburg church is a point of.iQWh interest. It wa i modeled after an old English church, and the -feaattifi) east window wee Wosyht from England. U TO THIEVES CAl'CHT And 28 Cars Recovered By Charlotte And Lancaster Officers. (From Sunday's Charlotte Observer) Co-operation among the police of' ltcialn at Monroe and Lancaster, 8. C., with the Charlotte police has re sulted in the rounding up of a noto rious gang of alleged automobile thieves that have been .making Char lotte their headquarters for the past year or more, and the^ recovery of 25 Fords, two Chevrolets and a Nash touring car. Last Monday Dan Bradley, of the Charlotte detective force, wired W. T. A?buvy> of the Automobile Un derwriters association at Atlanta, Ca., and asked him to come to Char lotte to help round up the thieves. Mr. Asbury arrived Monday after noon and he and Bradley went to Monroe, where they were met by Sheriff Cliff Fowler of Union county, and his deputy, Frank Nivens. These four officers went to Lancaster, S. C., where they were met by Sheriff John Hunter. The five officers then repaired to Heath Springs,^. C., where they had information that a number of stolen cars were stored. Arriving there the officers found nine stolen Fords. While tho officers were investigating in and around Heath Springs, John Flynn came into town and tried to dispose of a Ha-ynes car. He was ar rested by the officers and locked up in the local jail. The officers then went to a place a few miles bylow Heath Springs \o investigate another stolen car, and upon their return were told that Flynn had escaped from the Heath Springs jail. The officers, started in pursuit and arrest ed Flynn about two miles from tho town. While all this excitement was go ing on Will McCorkle, Elmer (Bo) Long and Roy Alexander, with, two cars said to have been stolen from Char(ptte, recognizing the officers they departed hurriedly. McCoride was arrested after a, short chase, but Long and Alexander got away. Long was in a car that it is said he had stolen from Edgar Robinson, of Seversville. Long, it is said, had sold this car to Robinson, after he had stolen it from in front of the city auditorium, about two week* previously. This car originally be longed to R. L. Plow, of 213 North Caldwell street, a next door neigh bor of Dan Bradley. The officers then started in pur suiU.of Long and Alexander and finally captured Alexander at his father's home near Monroe. About 1 o'clock the same morning, Thurs day, they arrested Long with another stolen car. .near Monroe. Acting on information received Bradley and Ashbury went to Mon roe Friday mornirig and arrested a cousin . of "Bo" Long, Lawrence, Long, and brought him to Charlotte. Elmer "Bo" Long, Roy Alexander, Will McCorkle and John Flynn, are locked up in the county jail here in default of $3,000 bonds. Lawrence Long, who has a sick wife, was able to put up bond of $3,000, and went home to Monroe. The defendants will be arraigned before Judge Wade Williams in re corder's court Wednesday morning to answer to charges of larceny of automobiles. Mr. Bradley gives most of tha. credit for the rounding up of tho thieves to the efficient co-operation of Sheriff Cliff Fowler, of Monroe, his deputy, Frank Nivens, Sheriff John Hunter, of Lancaster, S. C., and W. T. Ashbury, who aided im measureably by their experience und willingness to work hard. Death of Aged Colored Man. "Uncle William" Boykin, probably the oldest resident of this county, died at his home just north of Camden on the Liberty Hill rpad last Thursday and his funeral was held on Friday at Mt. Moriah Baptist church. Uncle William was 92 years of age at the time of his death, and except for a few years spent in Mississippi in early life he had been a citizen of this county. He was born a slave and served throughout the war with his master, going from Mississippi. He was one of the few Confederate pensioners of his race. He was a brother of the late Rev. Monroe Boy-.| kin, founder of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, and has numerous relatives residing in and near Camden. His I wife died less than a year ago and he is survived by several children. Columbia Concern (Jets Contract. Contract for additions to the Camden grammar school, according! to plans l>y -"Wilson, Berryman. and Kennedy, was awarded ,to Gustafson Construction Co., of Columbia. Bid?! on this project ran from $37,500 to $42,000 which was a small range. All bids for the colored school proposed for Camden f ranging from $18,400 to $22,000 were rejected. - . . .. The Spartanburg city council hat passed an ordinance prohibiting girls and women from appearing at swim THE NKWS AT HKTHl'NK. Interest ing Notes Furnished I'm liy Our Regular Correspondent. Bethune, S. C., . June 25.^? Circle number one of the Presbyterian, aux iliary was entertained by Mrs. fc. C, Padgett Wednesday afternoon. At the conclusion of the meeting- ice cream and cake were served. Circle number two nifet with Mrs. 1). M. Mays Wednesday afternoon. After the study hour an interesting contest was enjoyed. A salad course and ice cream were served. Mrs, Hunnie Faircloth and chil dren, of Lakeland, Fla., are visiting Mrs. I). M. Mays. Dr. and Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell are in Greenville this* week. I)r. Trues dell ' is attending the Southeastern congress of optometry.* Messrs. G. B. King and A. J. Smith are visiting friends and relatives in Greenville. Announeemonts have been received here of the marriage of Miss Kath leen ?CJlover to Mr. E. S. Copeland, of Batesburg. Mr. Copeland had always made Hethune his home until he mov ed to Batesburg a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. .Best were the guests of relatives in Hartsville Sun day. < . Messrs. Ralph Mcbaskill, ' rom Be thune and Percy Mays were visitors in Roek Hill Sunday. Miss Louise King, of Neeses, is spending some time with her sisteiv Mrs. I). M. Mays. Dr. R. E. Severance, of Columbia, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. El!. Severance. Miss Julia Lee, of Monroe, is visit ing her sister, Mrs. Eva Morgan. Mrs. C. L. Mays, of Cartersville, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. P. Be thune. Mrs. Joe Clarke and son,. Hugh, of Columbia, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. 0. Ward. Rev. W R Barnes and family, of Anderson, are visiting Mrs. Barnes' sister, Mrs. G. W. King. , Rev. W. V. Jerman, of the Meth odist church is in Columbia attend ing the summer school for minj^pto^ MR. DABBS ANNOUNCES | Sumter County Man Has Been Prom inent in Agricultural Affairs, ' We are printing in another column the platform of Mr. E. W. Dabbs, Sr., candidate for Commisionei' .af Agri culture, Commerce apd Industries. Mr. Dabbs is a practical and progres sive farmer who has been since early manhood identified with the best thought of the agriculture of the -State. ? - * - He held important offices in the Alliance and the Farmers' Union and helped to originate and make effective most of the progressive measures of these organizations. For several years he edited the Farmers' Union columns of the Sumter Watchnfan and Southron of .hiw home county, and ' the Progressive Farmer of Raleigh, N. C. He was among the first to see the crying need of better marketing and helped to formulate the legislation, that created the S. C. Department of Agriculture, and the U. S.. Bureau of Markets, and was active-iin promoting the organization of the Co-operative Marketing Asso ciations. But he is convinced that without commerce and manufacture, apicul ture cannot reach its best develop ment. Therefore, while continuing the efficient routine of inspection along various lines of the department, ho will try to keep before the people of the State the wonderful oppor tunities in soil, water power, timber, clarys, and climate ? literally "Acres of Diamonds" in our midst ? that will lead to the organization of countless small industries to consume our raw material, to give employment to skilled artisans and mechanics, to furnish home markets for our farms, to add to the volume of our exports, to keep at home our bright young men and women, to make commerce and manufacture truly the "hand maids" of agriculture, the purpose for which this department was created. Then and not until then will agriculture reach its highest develop ment in South Carolina: therefore, his appeal to* the forward looking voters of the State, confident that they will respond to his plMform. Leon Hutson Drowned. Leon Hutson,' a fifteen year old negro boy was drowned in the Watcree rail) pond__near .. JteroJFriday afternoon. Hutson and several com panions were in bathing at what is known as "Clarke's bathing hole," Hutson attempted to follow his com panions on a long swim and went down. George Gary, another colored youth, rescued the body from a con siderable depth and swam" ashore with it, but all effort* of the tftya to save his life proved unavailing. Hut* son war the son of Martha Hutson, a respectable negro woman, and she and the boy were preparing to go north the following da/ in qutst'of work. An Inqnett was held and the verdict was accfctanUI drowning. ... STORM DOES DAMAGE One Life Lost and Property Damaged by Lightning rfnd HalL Lightning M o n <1 a y afternoon ; caused the death of Kate Martin, the wife of Robert Martin who resided on the farm of Mr. John Rabon, in West Wateree. Accompanying hail during the heavy downpour Tuesday afternoon a 1*6 destroyed over one hundred acres of very fine cotton belonging to Mr. J. 1* Hinson in West Wateree. In the Stoekton neighborhood about otie hundred acres of cotton was also destroyed in that section. Those losing cotton and other crops by the hail were R. H. Pittman, J. W, Cantey, Deas Hoykin, L. J. Whitaker, E. C. Pearce, David Ciillis and B. D. Hoykin Some of the parties carried hail insurance. In Camden more than two hundred telephones were put out of commis sion, a good many beiitg still out of commission -up to Wednesday after noon. Sunday afternoon a telegraph pole of the Postal company on Mill street was set a tire by a stroke of lightning and the tire department had to be called out to extinguish the blaze. Two of the huge pines in Hampton Park were struck by light ning and will very probably die as a result. It was also reported that two mules were killed in the Cantey Hill section Tuesday afternoon. The severe electric stdrm kept the city in darkness .for some time each afternoon while the storm was rag ing. OTHER CLINICS TO BE HELD Tubercular Sufferers to Be Examined at Bethune and Camden. The tuberculosis clinic held at Lu goff last Friday proved td be most successful. Forty examinations were made. In attendance at the clinic were Dr. McDowell, of York, Dr. Ernest Coop er, chest specialist from Columbia, Dr. Sanders, of LugofT, and Dr. W. IX Grigsby, of Blaney. Assisting the "Miss Tillie Geisenheimer and Mrs. Louise Brown, county nurse. Further clinics in this county are announced as follows: Tuesday, July 8, school house at Bethune; Wednes day, July 0, for white people", old court house at Camden; Thursday July 10, for colored people, old court house at Camden. It is interesting to note that sta tistics show, .that- tuberculosis has de creased orte-half <-??l vth'e TJfrited States in the last twenty years. This is a great saving of human life. Many people who have tuberculbsis are looking into the matter in the early stages and consequently many of them recover. Those who have had coughs and are run down and under weight, will huve an opportunity to have these symptoms investigated at some of the clinics held 'in this county. were two of the Camden First Cotton Blooms. Phillip Shields, a colored farmer, residing a few miles north of Cam den was the first to bring a cotton bloom to our office. It was picked on June 23rd. Isaac Brevard, colored, residing on Route 3, near Sanders Creek brought in a bloom picked on June 24th. Aaron Adamson, colored, residing near Cassatt, also brought in a bloom on June 24th. The earliest bloom reported last year was picked on June 21st. Later Dr. R. E. Stevenson brought in a bloom plucked on the 24th, and also had with him a small well formed boll which shows that this bloom must have appeared around the 31st, which wrtuld go to show that the crop this year is very little behind that of last year. II ospital Auxiliary Meeting. There will be a meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary on Monday after noon, June 30th, at 5 o'clock at the Country Club House. All members are urged to attend this meeting. Colored Man Died Suddenly. Edward Gamble, a well known colored citizen died early Thursday morning in the yard of the Kirkwood Hotel in this city. He was taken ill Tuesday night with acute indigestion and never rallied from the attack. Gamble had been employed as keeper of The Kirkwood during the summer months and served under the manage ment of the late T. Edmund Krumb hoizr and. continuing in this capacity under the new management. Gamble was about 50 years of age and ono of the highly respected men of his race. He leaves a widow and three ^ children and several brothers who re side in the North. He was a steward In Trinity Methodist church ana the funeral will be held from that church upon the arrival of brothers from the North. ? Ben Thomas, of Bamberg, rincl found dead In a pond near that town Tuesday , night. The theory is that was finwd from heart failure w h ils svriD^ming. L : ? ? : ? ? __ ? IK IKS TO BKKAK J A 1 1 . Notorious Florence Prisoner Removed Bolt* From 11 in Oil. Florence, .Juno ?5. -.When Florence j county jail Authorities discovered this morning t hut a doy.on steel holts had been removed from t)U? top of the cell occupied by Edmund 1). Bigham they believe that they frustrated a well laid plan of this notorious prisoner to escape. ? It was also discovered that Bighaiu had collected a quantity of other ar ticles which would have assisted him in making his getaway. Among those were several drop light cords which had disappeared from cells of other prisoners and were found in Bigham's cell. There was also found a long cord to the Ciul of which was attached n weight which the officers helieVo could have been used to lower outside the runway windows and bring up such things as any prisoner would want in providing a way to freedom. According to Sheriff Burch, Bigham had used his freedom of the run around the jail during the day timo -to get on top of the steel cage and remove the bolts. Had he. been suc cessful in taking all of them out, hpwever, there was still another layer of the steel held together by bradded bolts which he could not possibly have removed, lhgham stoutly denies that h<; had anything to do with loosening of tljp bars, declaring that other pris oners did it. / The officers say, hd\veveiv that Big ham was the only prisoner allowed the use of the run around at any time and that he was the only person who Could have done it. Several times, according to Sheriff Burch, Bigham has been seen on top of the steel cage with a broom, stating that he was sweeping the dust from Ihe top, this aroused the suspicion of the offi cers and the search of the cage was made this morning. All privileges have been now denied to Bigham and he will bo confined U> his cell, until his new trial in Horry county on charges of the murder of r j his brother, L. Smiley Bigham, at the plantation home in January, 1921. BOOZE AND CAR CAPTURED White Man and Negro Charged With Handling Contraband Liquor. M. B. Munn, a white man, who operates a lower Main street store, and Eddie Kershaw, said to be from Columbia, were lycfore the Recorder Monday morning ^tiri^fdeed-guilty to the charge of hamfting whiskey, and Munn was fined $70 and Kershaw $100, and had his Ford touring car confiscated whi?h will be sold by Con stable Stokes. The capture came about by Police men Hilton and Cole watching the place of Munn at an early hour Fri day morning. Kershaw known to tho Columbia police as "Bad Eye," drove up and delivered six gallons to Munn and was captured by tho police. The officers then tried to search the placo of Munn but he had barred the door. Chief Whitaker and Constable Stokes were called in and made a search and found two gallons of the liquor, the other had been poured out by Munn. After paying their fines in city court both men were placed under $300 bond each for their appearance at the court of general sessions to answer to a charge of violating the j prohibition laws. REV. WILLIAM ROOF DEAD LeesvHIe Man. Was Father of .Mrs. E. C. Zemp, of Camden. I/eesville, June 25. ? The Rev. Wil liam Roof of Leesville died at his home Friday morning at 4:50 o'clock after three days of acute illness. He had been in failing health since Jan uary, 1923, when he had an attack of influenza. He was laid to rest in the Leesvillo cemetery Saturday morning at 1 1 o'clock. He leaves a widow and 13 children, as follows: Mrs. F. M. Graham, Greensboro, (ia.; Miss Anne Roof, Leesville; Mrs. Henry Trotter, Lees ville; J..IL Roof, Leesville;f the Rev. D. R. Roof, Hradentown, Fla.; Samio Roof, LeesiVille; Mrs. W. G. Lowery, Pineville, N C\; J. W. Roof, Columbia; C. W. Roof, Columbia; Mrs. E. C. Zcmp, Camden; N. H. Roof, Leesville; R. C. Roof, Ixjesvillc; Mrs. C. S. Bar field, I/eesville. There are 24 grand children and one great-grandchild liv ing. The Rev. William Roof was the last of his immediate family. He wasji0^_ years and eight months of age. He joined the church in early life. He was superintendent of Sunday schools for many years.^vH? obtained license to preach December 20, 1888, ? . and was ordained November 27, 1892. He served the South Carolina con ference of the Methodist eHurch for - 35 years. H . . Services at Beaver dam Church. There will be aerttees at Beaver dam Church oh Sunday, June 29th, after the Sunday school