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n K09Q I a i ens v r nr. aim Calm and Colle?'?d He Sa\s Hilt I al>* Should be f.ewHon to Other**, < Charlie Simuel, year old Jspar temburg negro, dbd in the electric chair at tjfe state penitentiary yc s - trrrtny mommr tot ;tic murder of l.'-luivk I. Of;'.. I. a/ed ihjmo. SjmUfcl si-ciiM'tl to be perfectly calm, laughed ill length bcfoie the i vu m m! wua turned on. When a ? k < d i! he had anything to .-ay, t he, negro replied that he was jetting what was coining to him. for he had i oninutU'd the crime, of which he was convicted. "1 1 fed at the trial," he *aid, and added that he had told another lie since coming to thy penitentiary. He declared that he, was sorry- fur his crime and tjiut hi-* punishrru nt diould be a ;*?>?* on ' u others. Simuel wan buried hi the peniten tiary hurial ground yesterday aftei JlOOlf. Iii the trial of ,Simuel before Judg* S. W. <?.. Shi p| ? it, was brought out that robber.v was the motive of the crime and that Simuel had used tin* aged neg???'w fun in tiring the shn'"; that caused the death of Long. The negro was sentenced to die in the. electric chair May #0 and was admit* t<Hl to the State pri.son Inn weeks be fore that date. In speaking *vith 1>. K. IOvan*T cap taiu of the penitent iary guards, the negro told a story t?> the effect that he ai)d Long wen1 engaged in. a mid night card game when the shooting took place and gave i ircum-staiiCe* which Captain Kvans considered tnight be mitigating. A reprieve, was gt anted the negro by Gov. Thomas CI, Mcl.eod. who in strutted James < . Do/.ier, .secretary of the state board of public welfare, to maku an inve^tigui-ion of the claims of Simuel. In his investiga tion Ma.ioi Uozie: found tittle grounds for the n?-gi o V contention. Oil receiving I !??* report (iovernor Mcl.eod announced thai no further reprieve would be granted unless un foreseen development.- aiose. - Simuel Hit.* a tan In heavy set, tlegro. lie was uiimaiiu'il. He gav Union counts as the piace of his bir'h Saturday's State. Hurt* Hrmir Heath. f i/ji Mill, ?iune 17. .Mt-. (Jeor ge M erriit. who was stiioV, Monday afteinoon b\ automobile on a -;j.r ,'e t : ft i?m* of the mi-it \ itlagcs, ? driven ! >\ I-.!! lot ! I ' o 1 1 > , dii'd Mondav mgnt a- a n\>ult ? ? f" tie- tu.iuiios re ceived. The body, on examination hv physic ian> did n>-t reveal any broken hones and it had hoped, that theie woo d md !?? any -e> uni ? tun equvnees. I-h> .--a-ian.- ? ?n?idel that ie miFere'j loncit^-icn of the brain. ? Joseph Novnki, dead at He 1 1 ? - * t , .Mi, i . f-ut-i pDtsoc, >elf indicted b-cau-e I ;- u 'e, 'JS, had confessed to him do lo\ed Tony l.ausicki, a boanlei if - ! }re home. The husband le ft ? ! O' lt i r i m - 1; v.* n< e. Dr. C. F. Sovvell DENTIST (Office Over Bruce's Store)* CAMDEN, S C. DR. G. C. TRANTHAM DENTIST First Moor, Crocker Building PHONE 450 PIANO TUNING Lewis L. Moore 242- W PHONE or 46 CAMDEN, S. C. T. B BRUCE Veterinarian ?t(?n SI . I'honr CAMDEN, S. C. Hayes Bus Line C NMD E N Col U II'. I) I. A , B i b ho p v i I ! e . 1 i a r t s v i ! 1 e, Kersii.i w , , Charlotte. i'>( r r : : t ; . ? . ' Phone 181, Camden Hotel A. R. COLLINS Undertaker and Embalmer A M BLL A N C E S E R V I CE Camden, S. C. Telephone ? Day 41; Ni^ht 3S0 TOUUSTS HKI l> I f AM) SHU' Another Disgraceful Affair on (Jreen \ ille-llenderHonville Highway. '(Tuesday's Cir^vn vill<- News) The second shootitig affray be t woe ?i prohibition ..aytint*- ?ikI pffiters, and civilians within little ini?rc than a year on Humombe Koad in uppe. (Ireenvllle County, growing out of apparently mistaken identity by #|1 jjhiIk.-., oicuued lh miles north of tlu* city at about I o'clock yester da\ morning. \ a result two men W' M if. the * ity hospital la -t night ???u iff ran g fiom pistol shot wounds and five wananV *had been taken out x har ginv- * man> participants in tho ttffaii \s U.h n -ault arid battery with ?inteti.t 'to kill. K. M. Ivey and llerndon Thomas, prominent Atlanta business men, worn in the ho^ital, thfc former suffering from wounds in his right knee and left and right thighs, and the latter from wound* in? his right thigh and left arm. Warrants charging Reuben .Gos nel.l, federal prohibition agent, John < '.iu!i > , >iati Vonittiblv and Albert M< Caulcy, son of the constable, with assault and battery with intent tq kill \vere sworn out by J. Archie WUJ1U. .friend ot the -Atlanta men, s'f?ofi after they had reached the hos pital yesterday morning. No sooner had the ^officers made bond that Agent Gcwhelj Hworq out warrants f ? ? i- the two Atlantann charging tho .same offenstf us alleged against thf officers. All live nun made bond id tin1 sum ??f $1,000 each. St a to Constable Ht-ncy Ht*II signed bonds for the' two officers a ml youn? McCauley anil Mi. Willis signed bond for Mr. Ivey and Mr. Thomas. Talk , of .still further warrants charging tin- oiffcers with transport ing whiskey, on tin- basin of a Mega* tionx that one bottk; of something was. seen in their car as they brought Ht e wounded men from the scene of the gun fight to the hospital was iiea.rd .yesterday. Stories told by participants in the fight differed greatly. Ilowovwr all agreed as to time, place and the gen eta! features of the affair. The two Atlantan*, Mr. hey and Mr. Tli(inia\ accompanied by two other men from the (leorgia city, A. J. Martin and .J. M. Foley, ad vertising men on the Atlanta Con stitution and Journal, respectively, had been to Ashevdle for the week [end. Thi y were making their way bmk to Atlanta when the shooting '.occurred on the road above here. Traveling in a Ford touring car tin party had left Asheville at an early hour in an effort to get to Atlanta in time for work yesterday, i Arriving a> the .point some IS miles above Creenvillc an't*"along the mountain road between Traveler:* >t and U ild w ood Park the men stopped the car to take a drink of water from some., army canteen.* which they curried and to exchange di i\ ci s for t he car. \\ hile standing on the roadside another lord touring car came by, ! MiiiiniHi1, who later proved to be j A -4 < ? i ) t (to.-nell calling out and asking it the Atluntans needed any help. They answered in the negative, they ??aid. Mr. (iosnrll drove his car on a short distance, parked it and de cided to go hack to the first car and sec if it did not contain whiskey, he said. The officers approached the At lanta car and seeing a man drinjung out of the canteens he asked, he claimed, what was in it. The shoot ing soon began. Mr. (iosncll said that he was cursed and abused by Mr. Ivey whom it proved was drinking from the can teen. He claimed that Ivey said something about being held up and asked Thomas, who was in the car, tot Ins gun. The three men grappled f ?r the gun and the dry agent finally let go and dodged behind the machine, calling to Constable McCauley for aid. I?i >a:d. Mr. Co ml! said that hey rired two oi three times and ! h .*t ' he then nprnrd tire. A fusillade i>t -hot- followed ard Mr Iv.y and M Thonui* were wounded. Tht ACanian.- u-'t into their car and Minted off down the highway, ?lil [hmkn.vj. t h e \ -aid of getting a*.a\ fr<?m m<-r. whom the\ though", j w?-*c highwa;. men. The, ifio into ; .h ,| \ i n nii|i.i!il;nii r.t the | . .1 ! i t M, ( ,iire\ Shot -? were I : ? ? ! .1 ' ' 1 ? rn -I'd ' 1 .1 ' , t h> A W e Ve r : h.c i . .id M ' r rj-.t :? . r- ? ? } ? : ' ? ' ' " . . ? : w : t ' . ? ? ? ???? ?. ? , : M ? r*.. a- ! N . I ? ~ ? \\ I ,l| | ' ^ l \ ? ' ?' < di w ....... \ , ? y. ?: . ' ? - 1 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? v r : ? , ? . : ? .i - . - a -a .i ? t . . ? ? ? ?' I I -t et ( ??m par. ?> . ! -r . I Jr.- ,.<v mi..; ? ?? : ? \\ i tit' * rr.m where Mi--,- M.i*\ iCvv 1 at I Krs.niie Bowcn wi n rii-'l i ? l\ a g'.'Un of prohibition age? : - [? n .-sening of April ~T. I'.ej:. ???<?> i . ll> resulting in trial I of the officers in federal court. They were acquitted. Mr. (Josnell, the only federal officer involved in yesterday's atfair. however, was not a member of the party which fired on the young women, thinking them to be boot leggers, they said. HOY <;kt*? i ikk sentence .MrDvwell I'd S?*r\e l.ife For Murder of Hit* Mother. ( Icai water, Fla,> June 21.- 'Frank McDowell, confessed slayer <?f other member* uf ixii fiuuily. who was cuit. vie ted yesterday of the murder <?f hi? mother and recommended to the mer? cy of the court, formally received a sentence of life imprisonment by Judj^e M. A. McMuIh-n today. J. i., Kelly, representing McDowell, made a motion for a new trial, claim ing the verdict was contrary to the evidence afid citing seven reasons why a new trial should be granted. The motion whs overruled. When asked if he had anything to say as to why sentence should not hi |?a sed, the youthful defendant re plied. "Judge, 1 have lots of things to say hut it would he useless." '4 "Vuu are a fortunate boy," the judge told McDowell, "to escape (he electric chair. I am sorry for you, Frank, and 1 truly hope that you are insane for if you are not your con science will curse you every hour of your OJe? It is m> duty to sentenc.' you t<? lift* imprisonment." It is expected that the prisoner will be sent to the state penitentiary at Kuiford about Thursday. . Talking wilfi newspaper men prior to court co Setting today, McDowell reiterated previous statements th^t he is not crazy and took no stock in what the alienists said about him. He expressed a preference to work <?n the prison farm rather than in the institution's factory. Discussing the trial, McDowell said he "hated to be, called an idiot and a fool" and declared that he is "no body's fool." lie hopes to be restore i to health snd gvt a pardon in a few years, he said. Second Week Jurors. t Following is h list of jurors drawn to serve at the second week of the court of general sessions. Wo are requested to state that the grand jurors are expected to report at the, first week of the court of general sessions which convenes on Monday, July 7th: ' K. K. Munn, Camden. J. H. Watson, , Kershaw. Nick Watts, Lugoflf J. C. Rose, Camden. Martwell M. Robinson, Cassatt. J. K Williams, Kershaw I). S. Trapp, Camden. .1. F. Moseley, Camden. L. 1*'. Coats, Kershaw. J. A. itahon. LugotF. H. L. Twitty, Westville. .1. .1. Owens, Westville. L. K. McCaskill, Bethune. T. .1. Holland, Camden. II. II. West. Camden. (i. S. Rodgers, Cassatt. Loring Davi^, Bethune. ?I. L. Hinson, Lugoff. Ira H. Catoe, Kershaw.' T. M. .McCaskill, Blaney. J. I. Lovett, Hlaney. Albeit Faulkenberry, Kershaw, i Benton SHeorn, Camden. Sam Moseley, Kershaw. ?J. W. Thompson, Camden. j John Kirkland. Jr.. Blaney. Lewis Rabon, Lugo IT. j'ames X. Taylor, Kershaw. I. E. Rowers, Cassatt. Hcllis Deas, Kershaw. T. i?. Blyther, Camden. J. R. Langford, Camden. W. J. l/orrity, Camden. V*. M. Stc.kes, Camden. S. I.. Rush, Westville. J. M. West, ilamden. Sparrows Killed by Storm. Newberry June '2-1. The dry spell ill Newberry was broken last night when the city was visited by some what of a small electrical storm. However. n<> damage is reported near the city with the exception of the burning out of a fuse in the home of I.. A. Wilson. The amount of rain fall was l.'JT inches. A Verv peculiar thing occurred ou ('line street near Jesse Hitt's store, when 1 r>!l English sparrows were killed during the storm. The insula tion of the light wires wa* ?>tf during the night and the sparrows were killed by electricity while sleep ing in the tree, the wires coming in cohta? t with the tree. j The largest bridge in the world \s;Il . I" I'Uilt u\c! the estuary of the ! K \ er l!l>>! :i in France t<> connect , 15: ? u 1. I* .-va.-tel It wit! I>r >ix min - .<>' x -1 made lip ? f t \\ ? ap , )'? .1 he . ? : " i::rd ?.!' a m::c : -r.vr. <t ! d ?" >ii' ? i ? ! ? ? , r . t i a > \ I ? I | o N s A I K T- ? u . be an M..i - 'i'-.tf . a ' i J M .v M-?. V? ' I' .k. kue .'?? v" ? ? ' ' > - ' ' ' : l ir , ? : I >1 .lb. >a 1 .. <!i 1 ?? I r e ??'.<?< K a ? d ; t n ' ! ' he .ib-\( ;iu ntii : * i -tote 1 a . . . bi a;.i " K'i.? ?! a* t at * vie, and ? .1 *i. t fa ! tvr1' - ' t'l'i i' ? . I'f i ni < of -ale , ,|J p-i I < ?K M W.IS I KATE W < ? ;ii r.niime S > < y 1 ? . . ; a .k andidati (>>r the ulTin of Maif Irate ot hi' lat Rock towr.>h:p. Ker >ha? ''our.'.j, S < . and piedxc han to abide the rcs'J.t oi the Dt'niix ra??c ' primar\ election. M.mj Friend-. NOTICE. Thi.- i> to n..tif> the public that J K. C,r ime?s, formerly agent for the HartsviJIe Marble Works, is no longer connected with the Hartsville com pany. The public- is notified not to make payments or give any further orders to the said J. E. Grimes. HARTSVILLE MARBI.E WORKS, 13-pd Hartsville, S. C., 33 <>>er Him ? l. -.til Not so long ag o the wife of a wealthy merchant in a Western town decided that it was high time the family assumed the high social pysi tion to which its richuo entitled it. Accordingly, the plunge was made, much to -the disgust Of the father, who, hoWfV*'i, did Mot dan- to cross hit wifo in anything. "Well, Henry," said a friend, meet ing him on the atreet, "I understand that at last you are in the swim." "Mother and the girls think I am," said the old man, 'but my personal feelings are those of a man who has fallen overboard *aiid ow;rht to be hoi losing fqr^heip." Urilliant Chang, London Chinaman, said to be the head of the hop ring in London, has been sent to priso.i for fourteen months. ~ NOTICE OK SAKE Whereas, one v Ford automobile roadster. Model 11)24, motor number 9877.669, license number A -89-580, usetf in thiJ illegal transportation of alcoholic liquors, as forbidden by the statute laws in this State, was seized ?nd taken possession of and eonf?s-j cated by me in the County of Ker- 1 shaw, this State, under and by virtue } of Section 885 of the Criminal Code | of South Carolina, same being used | by ^ Kddie Kershaw in the, illegal transportation of Hquor. Therefore* notice is hereby given , that I will sell said Ford roadster, ; Vnotor number 9877669, license num- ? her A? 89-580; under and by virtue ! of the law in such cases rfiade and provided, at public outcry to highest bidder for cash in front of the Court : House door at Camden, S. C., at 12 1 o'clock M. on Saturday, July 19th,' 1924. The proceeds of sale will be disposed of according to law. _____ W. L. STOKES, State Constable for ^Kershaw County. CITATION. The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw, By W. L. McDowell, Esquire, I'robate Judge. Whereas, W, J. Christmas -made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of N. Christmas. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the- kindred and creditors of the said J. N. Christ inas, deceased, that they be and ap pear before me, in the Court of Pro- . bate, to be held at Camden, South Carolina on Saturday. July 5th next, after publication- thereof, at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, it^ any they have, why the said Ad ministration should not be granted. I (i.iven under* my Hand, this 19th i dnv of June. Anno Domini 1924. w. L. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the 27th day of Juno and the 4th day of July. 1924. in the j Camden Chronicle, and posted at the Court flousr door tor the time pre sriiU-d bv law. CLEMSON COLLEGE Scholarship Examinations Competitive examinations to till vacant scholarships in forty-two counties will be held on Friday, July 11, 1024 beginning at 9 a.m., under the supervision of the County {super intendents of Education. Four-year scholarship** ? Open to students desiring to pursue four-year college courses in Agriculture. Win ners of these scholarships must meet fully the requirements for entrance into the Freshman Class. Two-year scholarships ? Open to students desiring to pursue the Two year Course in Agriculture. Common school education sufficient. Each scholarship is worth $100.00 a session and free tuition of $-10.00 Membership in the Reserve Officers Training Corps ? R. O. T. ? is also equivalent in money to a scholarship during the last two years in college. For catalogue, application blanks and other information write to THE REGISTRAR Clemson College, S. C. MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (Court of Common Pleas) Frank K. Bull, Plaintiff, vs. Carolina Ice Company, et al. De fendants. Under an order of his Honor, \Y. II. i __ ; . Townsend, Presiding Judge Fifth Circuit, elated May.' 20,. 1024, I will .sell to the highest, bidder at public j auction for cash before the Kershaw County Court House door in Camden, I in said State, during the legal hours I of sale on the first Monday, being i the seventh day of July, 1924, the following described property: "All that piecel, parcel or tract of land, situated in the City of Camden, County Of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, bounded on the North by land now or formerly of Young and E. J., McGirt, and the depot lot of the South Carolina and Georgia Ex tension Railroad Company; East by right of way of said South Carolina and Georgia Extension Railroad Com pany; South by lands now or former ly of James Brown and A. D. Ken nedy; West by land of the estate of Jane Bronson, deceased, and James BVown, according to a plat made by R. \V. Mitcham, Engineer, dated, February 24, 1915, and which plat is attached to and a part of a deed from John T. Harrington to Caro lina Ice Company." "Also, all corporate franchises* and corporate rights, privileges and im nuinities of the mortgagor company, and hImo all the estate rights, titles, reversions and remainders, as well in equity as in law, rents, income, profits, franchises, licenses, and priv ileges whatsoever which the mort gagor company now owns." No bid will be received from, any one except the plaintiff unless the bidder shall deposit with the Master in cash or certified check the sum of One Thousand (?1,000.00) Dollars as evidence of good faith. B. B. CLARKE, June 18, li>24. Master. VETblA-IZE TO OWNERS of Private Pa??enger Cars ? \V e p fF er A ETN A- Auto _ liability insurance pro hTting you up to $10, 000 for injury to any one accident? -for but 20 per cent more pre mium than you are now paying for the partial ? protection of a $5,000 3 10,000 policy! Double the protection for 20 per cent addi tional premium! Write or Phone. CAMDEN LOAN & REALTY CO. AETNA-IZERS } Phone 62 Camden, S. C. When you need more room ? it is there! THE Big-Six Touring is a seven-passenger car ? not merely a seven-passenger body mounted on a five-pas senger chassis. It was designed and built for seven-passenger service ? with a motor of ample power and stamina for seven-pas senger satisfaction. Then, too, with the auxili ary seats folded away, the Big-Six becomes the most desirable five-passenger car in which you have ridden, with room enough for all the luggage you will ever need. Big-Six appearance is at tractive, distinctive, and in good taste. Its performance, acceleration, flexibility and dependability are known and respected the world over. No car, regardless of price, surpasses it in quality or com pleteness of equipment. If a smaller manufacturer or assembler, were to build the Big-Six ? of equal quality, and workmanship ? his price would be $3,500 ? perhaps more. ? But Big-Six overhead is distributed over six times as many units as are built by any Big-Six competitor, hence Big-Six cost and sell ing price are surprisingly low. Don't buy blindfolded. Examine, ride in and drive the Big-Six before you buy any other car. The World's Largest Producer of Quality Automobiles TOl'RING CAR $1750 {. o. b. factory SOLD BY CAROLINA MOTOR CO. ( Incorporated ) CAMDEN, S. C. TEAR OFF THIS COUPON and mail to STUDEBAKER, South Bend, Ind., for interesting book that tells you the important points to consider In selecting an automobile. W*nj - m ?Addrcm*