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VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1924. NUMBER 25
0LEASB THANKS VOTERS
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Democratic Nominee Say? He Will Be
Senator for All.
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Columbia, Sept. 16,-r-Oflfieially de
clared the Democratic nominee for
the United States senate, former Gov
ernor Cole L. Blease today issued his
first statement for publication since
last Tuesday's primary in which he
defeated Representative James F.
Byrnes of the second district.
Simultaneously with his statement,
in which he thanked his supporters
ami declared his purpose to be the
senator of all the people, Mr. Blease
made public the contents of a tele
gram he had dispatched to Clem
Shaver, manager of the national Dem
ocratic campaign, offering his ser
vices in any capacity to further the
interests of Davis and Bryan. He al
so urged Democrats of South Caro
lina to qualify for the November elec
tion in order to pile up a big majority
for the national Democratic nominees.
The former governor's lead over
Representative Byrnes, as formally
certified by the state executive com
mittee .which met here today, was
2,221 votes. Unofficial tabulations
since the night of the primary had
showed him nominated by about 2,200
votes, but Mr. Blease declined to
make any comment upon the outcome
until the committee had formally
passed upon the returns from the
various counties.
The following copy of a telegram
sent by the senator-nominee to Clem
L. Shaver, chairman of the national
democratic executive committee, was
made public here:
"As the nominee of the democratic
party for United States senator from
South Carolina, I will be glad to ren
der any service that you may, desire
in behalf of the candidacy of the
Hon. John W. Davis for the presi
dency and the Hon. Charles W. Bryan
for the vice presidency."
Mr. Mease's statement to the vot
ers of South Carolinav^jraX as fol
lows :
"A majority of you having cast
your ballots for me in the primary of
September 9, I have been declared by
our state democratic executive party
for United States senator. j
"I will take this opportunity and
method to thank, from the depth of
my heart, each and every one of the
men and women of our state who
honored me with their ballot. It is
almost a matter of impossibility to
acknowledge the receipt of the thou
sands of letters and telegrams which
have come to me, and I trust that
those who have sei.t them will accept
this statement as an acknowledge
ment of gratitude on my part to the-'
senders. j
"I wish to say to those who saw j
v to vote^against me in the election,
;?!.<] yet who opposed me fairly and
honestly, that I have no ill will to
ward them and shall endeavor to
<h< w them that such is my disposi
tion. I shall even try to forgive and
lorget those who sought to defeat me
I'.v methods which were not fair.
1 am proud of the campaign which:
I made and the manner in which my
:'i< nds conducted themselves in their
' -??its t<) secuie my oleriion. I feel i
''?;n the result is full leward for the
??npaign.
"Above all and beyond all, 1 feel'
thankful to the God of justice who
j'Jt it in the hearts of those people;
give their endorsement to th<' I
? JTmUs of all who joined with me in,
-eeing South Carolina of a partisan]
' "litical campaign and appeals to
:??*tionaJ prejudice. As senator from
?V.uth Carolina it shall bo my pur- !
: ',v?' to represent the people of my
v '?'?*<? without regard to past political
'* Terences, and I hope to have thf
'?operation not only of all who were
political friends in the recent
' -"'mpaign, but those who voted
? i'Hinst me.
It now seems that the chances are
k-'ht for the success of the demo
?'tic party in the election in Novem
' throughout tjie nation. There is
j doubt but that South Carolina will
its electoral vote for the demo
nominees, the Honorable John
? Davis and the Honorable Charles
^ ? Bryan. We should make the
""?."'rity in our slate a handsome one,
' I urge all of our people to pre
pare tfiemselvcs at this time so that
'hey may be able to vote in the No
??'^mber election."
Egypt's largest pyramid, that
( heops of the Gizeh group, contains
*9.000, 000 cubic feet of masonry, and
the total weight of the atone* has
estimated at more than 6,000,
VOt NG WHITE man in jail.
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( barged With Theft of Ford Coupe
Last Friday Night.
Leo Freeman, young white man
about 21 years of ago, is in the Ker
shaw county jail, charged with the
theft of a Ford coupe belonging to
Mr. E. L. Moseley, of Camden.
Freeman was captured at Dillon
Monday night, in company with an
other young wh^te man who had
stolen a suit of clothes. He says his
home is in the country, three miles
from Dillon, and he admits the thoft.
He says he arrived in Camden Friday
evening about 0 o'clock, in search of
work, and by i<:30 he had stolen the
Ford parked in front "of the Rest Shop
and was on his way to Dillon. The
two men wpre captured by the night
policeman at Dillon and an officer
came here from Dillon Wednesday
night with Freeman in .charge to
claim the reward of $50 offered by
Mr. Moseley.
A traveling salesman gave Free
man some, gas near Bennettsville
Friday night and after questioning
him closely concluded the car was
stolen a'nd reported the matter. Mr.
Moseley is out about $150 spent on
the reward, for telegrams and adver
tising. The car was not badly (lam
aged except to the tires. '
Defense Day Program.
In unison with every city, town and
hamlet in this great nation whose
domain stretches from ocean to
*>cean and from lakes to gulf and
even out into the waters, Camden
showed its patriotism in a splendid
parade and Defense Day exercises.
Every civic, military and patriotic
organization in town took part in the
parade marching to the Grammar
school grounds, where the stand
under the spreading oak^ was beauti
fully decorated in the national colors.
Mr. H. G. Garrison, Jr., mayor of
Camden, was master of ceremonies
introducing the Rev. J. P. Graham of
the Baptist church who made the
opening prayer. Mr. Carrison then
introduced Mr. John Whitaker, Jr.,
commander of the local post Ameri
can Legion, who in turn introduced
the speaker of the occasion, the Rev.
I. deL. Brayshaw of the Episcopal
thurch who captured the audience
with a splendid address teeming with
patriotism, literary merit and also
sparkling with wit and humor. The
i band played several national airs
! after which the 'benediction was pro
' nounced by Rev. W. H. Hodges of the
; Methodist church.
Hoy Scout Notes.
The Boy Scouts hold their- weekly
meeting Friday, Sept. 12, at the
American Legion hall the place of
meeting being changed on account of
the Woman's Exchange opening in a
short while. Owing to thffi3&ct that
Scoutmaster John deLoach was out
of town Assistant Scoutmaster B. B.
Clarke and Sere deLoach presided
over the meeting. The meeting
opened with the Lord's prayer, the
roll was called which showed twenty
three boys t<? be <>n band. After the
dues had been collected and there was
no business to come up the rest of
the evening was spent at boxing.
Billy Lindsay, Scribe.
Protracted Meeting.
A protracted meeting will com
mence at the new Hermitage Church,
near Camden, on Sunday night, Sep
tember 21st, with the Rev. R. W.
Catoe, of Pageland,. S. doing the
preaching. Services will be Held
every night at 7:30 lasting about ten
days. The public is cordially invited |
to attend these services. 1
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. L. R. I^eak of Savannah, is
visiting Mrs. H. G. Brown.
Mr. \V. C. Pickling, of Savannah, i<
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Brown.
Mr. Ralph Little left this week for
the University of Virginia to resumH
his studies.
Mr. A. .1. Alexander, of Charleston.
visited his sister, Miss Sallic Alex
ander last week.
Mr. Sherrod Kennedy and daugh
ter, Miss Nancy Kennedy, of Atlanta,
have been spending sometime with
Mrs. S. K. Blakeney.
M r. and Mrs. Edward S. Jackson,'
of West Palm Beach, Fla., were the
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Good ale last week.
Mr. D. T. Lewis and family, who
have been making their homes in Sa
vannah for several years have re
turned to Camden to live.
Prickly pear cactus, imported into
Australia from Am^rirA in 1788, haj
spread to such An* extent that thou
sands of ftcrts of land in that coon
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JOHNSON GETS CROWN
Washington Pitcher Voted Greatest
Baseball Player.
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Chicago, &eptv 18.-^ Walter John
son, pitching aCe with the Washing
ton club for 17 years, tonight wan
chosen winner of the American league
trophy for 11)24, which crowns him
as the player of greatest value to his
team during tfie championship season
?just closing.
Johnson's name goes into baseball's
hall of fame along with George Sis
ler, manager of the St. Louis club,
chosen the greatest player of the 1922
season, and Babe Kuth of the Yarv
keen, who was awarded the honor in
1023. Johnson received a total of 55
points out of a possible total of tii
from the expert committee chosen to
make the award.
Eddie Collins of Chicago, long time
king of second basemen, ran a close
second in the balloting with a total
of AS) points, and was tlie choice, of all
eight members of the trophy com
mittee as the best player of the White
Sox.
Johnson's name will be inscribed hi
the 1024 tablet on the $100,000 base
ball memorial to be erected in East
Potomac park, Washington, and pre
sented to the government by the
American league, as a memorial to
the nation's greatest sport and a hall
of fame for its greatest players. As
a more personal testimonial of the
honor conferred on him, the winner
will be presented a diploma by the
American league.
The selection of the Washington
pitching ace was highly gratifying to
President Ban Johnson of the Ameri
can league. Johnson has been with
Washington since 1007, performing
uninterrupted service of the highest
character, and with the Senators
making a desperate fight for the pen
nant, has an excellent phance of
rounding out his career in a blaze of
glory.
The veteran, participating in 38
games to date this season, is credited
with winning 20 and losing six, giv
ing an average of .369. In 244 in
nings Johnson fanned 140 batters, by
far the greatest number of any pitch- ;
er in the league, and held his oppo
nents to 85 runs. In voting for the
winner, each member of the commit
tee, except the chairman, selected the!
player on each team, who, in his
opinion, was of the greatest service
to his team this season, and then
ranged these eight players, accord
ing to his individual estimate of this
year's work, on a ballot so arranged
that first place counted ' eight points,
second place seven points and so on
down to one point for eighth place.
The highest possible total for the
winher is 64 points, which was
reached by Babe Ruth winrfer?'.iufv the
io2.r3^hyv'
Doing Ciood Work.
The Hospital Auxiliary has been
up and doing during the past months.
They have had installed in the hos
pital an electric washing machine and
ironer in the laundry department and
in the kitchen an electric dish washer
at a cost of several hundred dollars.
These devices are almost indispen
sable in a hospital the size of the
Camden hospital.
Miss Robbins, the efficient super
intendent, is very appreciative of the
efforts of the auxiliary and especially
of these last donations that are of
such economic value both in time and
money. Through the generosity of
the auxiliary Miss Robbins attended
th?- nurses' association meeting in
Detroit.
Meeting of Hospital Auxiliary.
A very important meeting of the
Hospital Auxiliary was held at the
Camden Hospital last Monday after
noon. This organization took over
the management of the country club
golf course for the summer and fall
months as a business proposition for
the benefit of the hospital. The dues
are five dollars for ladies and ten
dollars for gentlemen, this member
ship lasting through December.
Those who have not paid for the sum
mer months are earnestly requested
to do so at once. Mr. \\ . I.. Goodale
is the treasurer for this fund. New
members are welcrfine. Tea will be
served in the club house every Satur
day afternoon from four to seven.
? Catholic Church Services.
Sunday, September 21st, the fif
teenth Sunday after Penteeoat ser
vices at the Catholic church will be
at 9 a.m. Sermon on "Thre? Kinds
of Death." All are cordially invited
HEAR DON SENDS INVITATION
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To Camden People To Visit York'
County Fair in October.
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I. Hock Hill, Sept. 16,*? dE. 1. Keardon, ;
secretary of the Camden and Ker- 1
?ha\v County Chamber of Commerce, i
and of the Kershaw County Fair
during 1023, is now in Rock Hill i
serving as promoter and publicity
manager of the approaching Creator
York County Fair, and the big spec
tacular historic pageant and pageant
of progress parade to be put on ?s
special features of this fair, October
15th, 16th and 17th.
The York County Fair Association
has also decided to make fair week
this year "Home-Coming Week" for
all former citizens of Yprk county
now residing in other counties and
states. Mr. Reardon is quite anxious
for all such citizens in Camden and
Kershaw county, where he once lived
and worked, to know that the home
folks are looking for them to be in
Rock Hill during county fair week,
and he also extends through this
paper a most cordial invitation to
every citizen of Camden and Kershaw
county to come to the York county
fair and see the great historic
pageant and parade. He hopes that
the Camden and Kershaw County
Chamber of Commerce and the board
of directors will take steps to bring
a big delegation of Camden and Ker
shaw county people for at least one
?day during our fair.
The pageant features are to be
staged under the direction of the John
B. Rogers Producing Company and
thousands of dollars are to be spent
and hundreds of selected home talent
participating in both events, on the
stage and in the big parade of thous
ands of school children and teachers
and numerous fraternal, civic and?pa
triotic associations and military com
mands. Mercantile, manufacturing
concerns, labor unions and others will
participate in this parade feature.
Triplets To Parents.
Thtee children were^ born to Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin J. Truesdale of the
Westville community on Sunday, Sep
tember 7th. There were two girls
and one boy ? two of the children
weighed 7 Vfe pounds and one weighed
7*4 pounds. All three are healthy
youngsters and mother and children
are getting along fine. On May 11,
1922, Mrs. Truesdale gave birth to
twin boys ? making five children to
come into this home in a little more
than two years.
Lay-By School Campaign Closes.
The ten Lay-By schools which were
conducted in Kershaw county during
the month of August came to a close
.the last Friday" .in Xugusti At this
time interesting exercises were held
in each of the ten districts.
During the month over one hundred
men and women were taught to read
and write. Besides this number over
Two hundred were taught in the |
second, third and fourth grades.
The need of the work is shown by J
the fact that in one district in which,
I visited there were five grown poopie !
in one house who could neither read
nor write. In another home there i
were four in the same condition. 1 J
was told that numbers of homes wcr"
just like these.
One big task in the campaign was!
the raising of money to get the nee- j
essary books. To this the people re-!
sponded readily. The amount raised j
is as follows:
Amount last published $74; Mrs.!
E. M. Williams, So; American Legion, ]
$12 (total for American Legion $32); |
Kershaw Era $29; total $120.
The bill of books bought from
Johnson Publishing Co., Richmond,!
\^a., is as follows: 75 Bible Study i
Readers, $00; 12 Bible Study Readers,!
$21; 65 Country Life Readers, $32.50;
2-10 Writing and composition books,
$72; total amount $185.50, ]<*ss 20
per cent, $148.40.
In conclusion the organizer wishes i
to express genuine appreciation for;
the support given by the public]
spirited men and women of Kershaw!
County. The work has been very,
strenuous but most enjoyable.
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Small Fire Monday.
The old Tobias building on South
Main Ptreet caught fire Tue?day af
ternoon, but the flames were conquer
ed before any damage was done.
This is one of the oldest homes on
lower main street and was used for
years as a store and a dwelling.
Miss Willie Bryan, of AHendale,
and Mr. C. C. ProfTett, of Ralefffh, N.
C., were -week end guest* of Mr. mod
Ura. Laonard Sckank.
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BETHUNE NEWS NOTES.
IfitpiH'ninp of Interest Ax Told By
Our Correspondent. ?
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y* Bethune, S. C., Sept, 17.? Compli
ment Ing the school faculty and the
Kill* leaving for college, the Christian
F.nde'avor gave a weenie roast Friday
evening at Big Springs.
Pfte school improvement associa
tion met* Friday afternoon at the
school building. An election of offi
cers was held in which Mrs. A. B.
McLaurin was, re-elected president,
Mih, A. J. Smith vice-president, Mrs.
M. O. Ward treasurer, Miss Stella
Bethune, secretary.
Mrs. B. \V, Best left Monday morn
ing for *.a two week's visit to her
parents at McCormiek.
Miss Kathleen McCaskill returned
to Marion, "* Friday, where she will
teach in the high school of that place.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Price of
Charleston and Miss Christine Mc
Caskill of Hartsville were guests at
the home of Mr. N. A. Bethune Sun
day.
Mrs. <?. B. king and l>r. J. E. Mc
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Lure have gone for a few days stay
in Florida.
Mr. Basil Bruce '-spent the week-end
in Camden with h's i\u>i her, Mrs, Lil
lian Bruce.
Misses Carrie Yarbrough, Mary
Louise McLaurin and Lizzie Kate
Davis left Tuesday morning to at
tend Chicora College.
The family of Mr. S. H. McCaskill
will leave this week to make their
home in Florence, where Mr. Mc
Caskill has been engaged in work for
some time.
The children and grand children of
Mrs. J. J, Horton celebrated her
J seventy-second birthday anniversary
j Saturday at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. W. A. McDowell.
J Messrs. Hester, of Greenville, spent
i Monday and Tuesday with their
I brother, Mr; P. H. Hester.
f Princess Killed By Fall.
Kineo, Me., Sept. 15.: ? Funeral
| arrangements were being made today
i for the burial of Princess Kadziwill,
29, formerly Miss Helen Simpson, of
'Chicago, killed here yesterday when
'she fell more than 100 feet from a
i clifT on Mount Kineo.
j The tragedy occurred while the
'Chicago society girl and her" brother,
Stanley, were searching for a valu
able diamond ring. Her death ended
la broken romance for the girl who
! last January married Prince Itadzi
j will, of Poland white the latter was
[on his deathbed in London, tl is be
jlieved it was for his ring the prin
cess searched yesterday.
1? The princess was searching along
i the cliff when she slipped and plunged
lover. She was caught in trees 100
! feet below. Her body was rescued by
other members of her family.
To Open Denial Office Here.
Dr. Clarence Dunn, son of Dr. and
Mrs. \V. J. Dunn, of this city, who
has just completed a course at the
Philadelphia dental college, will lo
cate in Camden for the practice of
dentistry. Dr. Dunn is now seeking
a location for his office and has or
dered an entire new office equipment,
including an x-ray machine and later
will install an outfit fur administering
gas. Dr. Dunn is an energetic young
man, 121 years of age, and has thor
oughly mastered his profession. He
understands electricity and aside
from making x-ray pictures for his
own use will be prepared to make
pictures for the physicians of this
ar.d adjoining counties when needed.
Dr. Dunn is a brother of Dr. Ralph
Dunn, now of Sumter, who has been
eminently successful as a specialist
on diseases of t h eyt-, ear, nose and
throat.
Efccaped Convict Captured.
Sumter, Sept. l'?.? One of iht
negro convicts who escaped, from the
State lieid farm Saturday morning
was captured early this morning in
Spring Hill section of Ix*e County.
Harvey Boykin and Brothers of
Smith ville ,tor>k the negro in charge
and carried him hack to 'he Reid
farm. The other negroes have not
been seen today, as far as known.
Sunday morning, after the killing
of one of the convicts, the other ne
groes separated into groups, two in
one group and three in the other. One
party went towards Woodrow and the
other towards Spring Hill in Lee
County.
It was learned today that the ne
gro shot at Dalzell early Sunday
morning died from exhaustion, his
heart giving way under the strain,
and not from the pistol wound which
POLITICS TWO YKANS HENCE
Mendel I.. Smith Prominently Men
tioned for Governor,
Columbia, Sept. 1ft. With politics
in the air the people of the stato are
talking it, past, present and future.
There is even a considerable amount
of speculation as to 1020, the m-xt
election year.
Already names of a number of
prominent men are being mentioned
in connection with races in 102(5,
notably the race for governor, and.
also that foi' United States senate.
There are no announcements this far
ahead, of course, but at the same
time it is regarded as an open secret
in some cases that certain men ex
pect to be candidates next time.
Governor McLeod begins his second
term next year, and as no governors
hold office in this state longer than
four years, his successor will be
chosen in 102K. Among those being
frequently mentioned as possible can
didates, some as very likely candi
dates, are Hen E. Adams, of Charles
ton, defeated this yjmr in a race for
congress in which there were four
contestants; Ira W. Blackwood, of
Spartanburg, solicitor of the Seventh
judicial circuit; Eugene S. Mease, of
Newberry, member of the house, and
brother of Senator Nominee Cole L.
BJease; Edgar A. Drown, of Barn
well, member of the house and chair
man of the state Democratic execu
tive committee; J. K. Hamblin, of
Union, member of the house; Lieuten
ant Governor E. B. Jackson, of Wag
encr; George K. Laney, of Chester
field, former member of the state
senate and candidate for governor in
1022; A. B. Langley, of Columbia,
member' of the state highway ^com
mission; A. Foster McKissick, of
Greenville, member of the house;
Thomas H. Peoples, of Columbia, for
mer attorney general and member
nominate of the Richland county
house delegation; W. A. Stuckey, of'
Bishopville, lawyer; Dr. Olin Sawyer,
of Georgetown, member of the house;
Claude N. Sapp, of Columbia, member
of the house; and Mayor Thomas 1'.
Stoney, of Charleston.. Since the
recent second primary, the name of
Congressman .James F. Byrnes, elim
inated from the race for the United
States senate, has also been men
tioned as a possible aspirant for the
governorship.
There is considerable discussion also
of the p;irt the Blease leaders will
play in the 192(5 elections, when For
mer Governor Blease,. leader of the
faction, will be in the United States
senate. It is frequently said that the
former governor would hardly laK*
a hand in any 'race then. Whether
his brother or some other follower
will endeavor to take up the mantel
of the former faction leader is to be
seen.
The name of .Mendel L. Smith, of
Camden, former judge and foimor
house member, now representative
nominate, has' been mentioned fre
quently in connection with possible
ambition for the governorship and
also for the senate. It is believed h? ?
would make acceptable timber for
either.
Rummage Sale.
A Himmngo sale will be hold in
Camden on Saturday afternoon, Sep
tember 20th, in the front of the
Standard ('ash and Carry (Jrocory.
The proceeds will go for t ht- benefit
of the Midway school improvement
association. An ice cream supper will
also he held at Midway school house
,on Friday night, September 10th.
I'rood of 77)e Hand and Firo Boys.
The Chronicle is in receipt of a
letter from a prominent citizen who
always takes a deep interest in every
thing1 pertaining to the welfare of
Camden 'asking that the new Camden
hand ar.fl the fire department hoys bo
commended, and we know of no better
way of doing so than by reproducing
his short, but thoughtful note to us.
It is as follows:
"Some fine should commend the
new band and our handsome and
efficient? fire department. The band .
to be so young does wonderfully well,
and should bo materially assisted. It
is hardly necessary to say anything
about the fire hoys; results obtained
by them in the past speak for them
selves, but the handsome appearance
made by them on Defense I>ay needs
mention."
Death at Mill Village.
Mr. Krnest Robertson, a resident
of the Wftteree Mill village, died yes
terday morning at his residence near
the mill after an Illness of more than
two yaara. Mr. Robertson leaves a
wife and fire tliMfta. The faneral
*flyrJ>?ld lihis (Friday) afternoon ^