The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 07, 1924, Image 4

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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE! H. I). NILBS ; Editor ?nd PublUher J 1^ IB ? nil .*???????? I<.?M>i |'?I i?i ?? Published uvory Friday ut No. 1109 Broad 9^'oet aod rut <m cd at the (arh den, Sauth Varolii)* u* ?ecoiui clauH (hall rriatifiv', Prictf \&t annum $2.00. ?" "???"" i" ."? i i " ? ?')? ? <?mden, S, CV Friday. Nov. 7, 1924, Switzerland reported its first exe cution last week in twenty-two yearn, lly" this it?must not be understood that crime goes unpunished in Swit zerland. On the other hand crime meets wi^h 'such prompt and adequate punishment that it ha? almost ceased, at leant crime which calls for capital punishment. One execution in twenty-two years is certainly In con trast with the record of this countrv .in the lame particular. In South Carolina, which may something liko correspond in population with Swit zerland, the jiomicules sometimes reach an average of almost one- a day, though in the matter of execu tions,'' until recently there were not many more executions taking place than in Switzerland.?Chester Re porter. "Nick Carter" PaH.se*. It was only a few days ago that Laura Jean Libby dietf, and now I'onu's the announcement from Piqua, Ohio, that Thomas Herbaugh, aged 76, originator Of the Nick Carter stories, died at the Miami County Home there Monday. Mr. Herbaugh, one of the first "columnists," writiiig nearly forty years ago for. the New York Times, was born in Maryland and went to Ohio with his family in 1851. His first writings wore Indian stories, numbering nearly 300; His next literary endeavor w?? writing for the Beadle publishing house, turn-v ing out one story weekly of from 50, 000 to 75,000 words. It was in these stories that he originated the charac ter "Nick Carter." Those were action stories. . They dealt with stirring incidents, but they were clean. Right always triumphed over, wrong, and there was no sex stuff in thoin. Parents of boys thirty years ago thought it wrong for boys to read them, but those "Nick Carter" stories were a long ways cleaner and better than most of the fiction in cir culation today. Once wealthy, Mr. Herbaugh was forced by circumstances about a. year ago to go to the Miami County Home, where he paid for his room and hoard. The boys who enjoyed his stories thirty and more years ago are grown men now, but they will learn with re K?et' of his pausing. ?Spartanburg Sun. 7 - ? - Drys Win In Ontario. i The victory of the prohibitionists in the province of Ontario is doubly significant. It means not only that after aeveial years of prohibition, the people ate convinced that the prov ince is belter off without liquor, but also that they regard prohiuilfon as a greater economic asset thffli'a^ar revenue that might he obtained from tourist source* it' the territory were not dry. Since America adopted prohibitioi, many of the *'\vet" provinces of Can ada have been meccas for thirsty Americans. In the aggregate t he no tour is ts have 'carried large sums of money into Canada. Hut those who went partly influenced. In the desire to indulge in alcoholic refreshments probably did not go to Ontario, or ;f they did, thev made then stay brief. Ontano has doubtless lost large sums of money .n this way because it was "dry." This. ?. > doubt, was an im portant fat tor in the' election. But the majority of the people want pro hibition, nevertheto>>, and the ex pression is hirhI> signifu ant as to the permanent c of a "itry regime tl.ere and oUewhete. "Wet" advo cates in Atnerita can tind no cheer in t he ()nta no \ erdu t. It is noteworthy that the city vo-e in t ht? election was o\erwheliningl v it) fa\oi or a teluin to the sale of Ii?iu??:. Se\ ei a 1 thoughts ina> be drawn from the fact. Are the cities natu-all> the abiding place of a de sire for the sale of liquor? Will the ant i prohibition -entiment increase as our t itles grow at the expense of our rurai sections? When America'-; population bciwmc.C largely urban through the progies> of out present City-ward t'end, will the country eventually he willing to vote liquor back in? The -e are tpie.->tion? that time alone r:\r. ^r.'wrr positively. However, in ?}.e tu.^e of Ontario there is a simpler Solution at ha (id. It was natural that th>- < 11y population felt very keenly ?hi io?v ,,f (}u- tourist business. They may have been moved by that con *? deratn t-i \ ote i:i|uo: back in. Hut the rut a' -ectiot:* perhaps were little alfet ? <i I > >uch consideration*. ? ? hi .r ' : ? ti?.n. : he ;<oii? t that cit- i ? f .it ti? .t \ \set .? merr ; nn ? ' ?.:g* t 1 ? argue ; :! tar-. . ? . n <i I \ ner .b > a : gu- 1 hat u r.i v .! Id 1m-. ,.m. - *\ir> ?' ? p. ,"'i" ti* Iy.- (irec N'< w -. FLORIDA BANDITS KILLKI> . < When they Attempted to Shoot Way to Liberty After Capture. Foil I'n iic, Fla., > Nov. 2.?John Ashley, Florida outlaw leader, wanted on chargaa.of murder,-bank roWhUy. highway robbery and piracy on the high Mvas, and three members of hi* band, "Shorty" Lynn, escaped convict, wanted on charges of mur der and bank robbery; Hanford Mob ley, alleged bank robber and holdup1 mati, and "Bob" Middleton, escaped convict and alleged bank robber, were shot and killed in a gun tight with officers late last night when the ban^ dits attempted to escape by shooting their way to liberty. ? . - The battle occurred at the Sebas tian river bridge, in the north end of St. Lucie county, shortly before U o'clock last night. The bandits, in an automobllo, were stopped by a chain stretched across the bridge. They had been relieved of their rifles and tho officers were about to hand cuff them when, at a signal from Ashley, the four men grabbed their revolvers and opened Are on the offi cers. When the shooting, all at close range, was over the four outlaws lay on the ground dead, according to. the stoky of the battle told by tho .off!? cera. The officers had received informa tion that outlaws would come through St. Ldcic county last night, traveling in an automobile en route to Jackson ville. The officers immediately left for the Sebastian river, wher'o a chain was stretched and a red lantern hung to stop traffic. Activities of the Ashley gang, ter minated with the death of Ashley and. his three followers last night, covered a period of more than ten years and included alleged murder, piracy, rum running, bank robberies, holdups and minpr crimes. The officers in the party last night were Sheriff J. K. ; Merritt, of St. Luoie county; Deputy i Sheriff O. K. Wiggins, of St. Lucie 1'county; Chief of Police J. M. Smith, of Fort Pierce, and Chief Deputy Stubbs; Deputy Lem Thomas and Deputy Elmer Padgett, of Palm Beach county, and City Marshal Pad ' gett, of Stuart. ' ? . ? Sheriff Merritt related tjhe story of the capture and ensuing battle' with the bandits as follows: "Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock officers from Palm Beach county? Chief Deputy Stubbs, Deputies El mer Padgett and Lem Thomas, of Palm Beach county, and City Mar shal Padgett, of Stuart?came to me here and notified me that they had information to the effect that John Ashley, Hanford MobJey, s 'Shorty' Lynn and 'Hob' Middleton were going to pass through St. Lucie county by automobile that night. \ "They asked me to assist them Irt apprehending the outlaws as they passed through. I said that I would, do so, with the understanding th^t they work according to my plans. This.-they agreed to do, and Deputy Wiggins-, Chief of Police J. M. Smith and myself, together with the other officers, left Fort Pierce for the Sebastian river bridge about dark. "We left equipped with a heavy chain and a red lantern. Upon our arrival at the bridge we took our tfiirji into Brevard county, just across tluv river left them there and came back to the St. Lucie side of the river. "We stretched the chain across the bridge and hung up the red lantern and concealed ourselves in the man grove , trees alongside the road. About 10:45 o'clock a young man by the name of Miller and a companion, both of Sebastian, drove up and stopped when they saw the chain and litfht. Close behind them followed the car with the Ashley gang. The Ashley car stopped behind Miller's ear.. "They wore caught unawares, be ing interested in seeing why the car ahead of them had slopped, when we eame up alongside. "John Ashley saw me first and grubbed for his ritle. I pushed a shot gun in his face and Deputy Wiggins pushed a gun into his ribs at the same time, telling him to throw up his hands or we would blow his head off. Wiggins reached in the car and got Ashley's rifle, while Chief of Police Smith got Lynn's rifle. "We made all four of theln get out .?t" the car with hands up and walk a round in front of the car where the li^hi would shine on them. "I then got in Miller's-ear, telling th- men to search tho outlaws, as I was going after rtiy car and hand cuff- When 1 returned 1 stopped mv r:i! with the lights shining on the party, got out and went to the side door of the car to get handcuffs. I did not have a key for the first pair and n^ked Wiggins if he had h key to tit them. I was getting more handcuff* out of the pocket of the door when Ashley gave a signal and. the four outlaws reached for their si\ -hooters. They apparently had not been searched for them. "The shooting began then and there and when the smoke cleared awa\ all four of the desperados lay ot tlie ground dead. "When the ?hooting began we were between ten and fifteen feet from the desperado*." \sh!ey. aparentK wa- 4r> years of ai;c, Mobiey 'JO, Lynn between '2o and "il. and Middleton Un. The bodies of the dead men were brought to-JPort P.ejtr. Disposition of the bodies of th< outlaw- had r >t been announced I he S's Ha\ e It "Mr t-t >. (??fore S. ST St. i ? ? \ < - -11 I d a v m Nnwh and St. s m ? v mot n t old S. S. A-.nh to pr-nrn ; 'ha* hi was :?i:*eady ? ??mod To have it. so i.. k judicial cognizante need for good sermons .jr.' and let Spain off u. h Rev. S. S. Nash - Observer. iu<.t. i s i TAX PAYERS ? _ ? _ _ New Publicity Law Develops Sur prising Information. Washington, Oet. While the rupital Is still in a turmoil over the question 'of whetbo# income tax fig urea made available fcothe public by a recent law, can bo published in the newspapers, a matter which art unre voked c*u*e in the old law prohibits, notables whose income tax payments for 1923 have already been published, are letting their displeasure be known. ?? Plainly, some of them are dUtress ed. Not that there is i the slightest suspicion that any of them are guilty of having tiled a fraudulent return, but because for the first time, an'idea ot the actual'income of many of them has been broadcast. The publicity is enabling business men to revise their rating of competitors and it is punch ing holes in the nice little balloons blown up by press agents about the salaries of public performers. For one thing, tne figures that are available show that, judging by their 1923 incomes, the wealth of Henry Ford and his son is greater than that; of John D. Rockefeller and son, pnd the further fact is revealed that John 1)., Sr., has transferred most of his wealth to his son. Ford, Sr., paid an income tax in 1923 of $2,247,946.1Q? and his son gave the government $1,984,253.43. The Ford factories paid an income of $14,449,643.04. Since the only owners of the Ford factories are Ford, Sr., his son and Mrs. Ford, the Ford income tax pay ment can be called $17,000,000. Rock efeller, Sr., handed over only $124, 266.47, while his son, John D., Jr., paid the government a total of $7, 435,169.41. One of the surprises of the pub lished returns was the fact that J. Piejrpont Morgan, head of the inter national banking house, paid only $1)8,643 income tax in 1923, only about $8,000 more than Jack Demp sey, pugilist, whose federal assess ment was $90,300. Of the presidential candidates, Davis paid by far the largest amount $81,000; Coolidge, making his pay (mcnt at Northampton, Mass., handed over a check for $6,643.01, and La Follette's income tax was $641.40. Coolidge's tax Will be larger this year. He did not begin to dlaw the $75,000 presidential income until August of .1923. Among the many motion 'picture notables whose incomes have ..bo.cn variously reported at from $1,000,000 I to $10,000,000 and up, Douglas Fair banks was the only one to pay more than $100,000. The government got a total of $225,740.04 of tne profits Doug got from "Robin Hood" and other pictures on which he drew divi dends in 1923. His wife, Mary Pick ford, paid the surprisihgly small total of $2,444.09. ' She like Fairbanks, does not get a -fiat salary in the movies, but draws a share of the profits of the pictures in which she appears. It should be remembered that in come tax figures are not a reliable barometer of wealth, for the reason that many wealthy persons! have a large ishare of their fortunes in non taxable bonds. Then, too, in 1923, many of them may have sustained losses which reduced their incomes for that year. The federal tax paid on their 1923 incomes by other film stars were: ? Pola Negri, $14,681.39. Jackie Coogan, $505.95. Mr. and Mra^ Jack Coogan, $4, 255.45. William S. Hart, $22,645.56. Lew Cody, $1,009.30. Harold Llovd, $22,662.30. Tom Mix, $15,356.50. Rupert Hutfhes, $11,937.01. Cecil B. DeMille, $741.55. Will Rogers, $5,966.01. Barbara Lamar, $1,854.16. Antonio Moreno, $15,449.05. Charles Chaplin, $6,863.03. Constance Talmadge, $10,450.05. Thomas Meighan, $51,200. Richard Barthelmess, $30,000. Lillian Gish, $773. Payments of notables wore: An drew W. Mellon; secretary of treas ury, $1,1 73,987.30. K. H. Gray, steel man, $473,000. Charles M. Schwab, steel man, $29, 000. W. Wrigley, Jr.. chewing gum king, $1,154,420. Eddie Cantor, comedian, $6,500. William G. McAdoo, $11,150.7 Mrs. McAdoo, $1,328.12. Charles G. Dawes, Republican vice presidential candidate, $18,269. Rufus Dawes, brother ?>f Charles G. $3,124. Charles A. Comiskey, owner of *the Chicago White So.\, $"l6,72.'t. AI Johnson, $45,000. Alice Brady, $18,000. Otis Skinner, $12,600. Charles Evans Hughes, vpcrrtary o.f state, $3,600. Chauneey M. Depew, $153,000. F.. I.. Scruggs, proprietor of a Spartanburg hotrl, was shot in the spine. Friday night by a negro woman member of a Hallowe'en party, the members of which were masquerad ing as men. One of the five women comprising the party, according to witnesses, entered the hotel to talk to a porter, and when she refused to take ofT her hat at the manager's request, he threatened to put her out of the building. As Mr. Scruggs left the counter to take hold of the woman, tt is reported, Rosaline Mose iey. he: *ister. entered the place, jerked '>ut a .12 calibre revolver and find 1'iTir, the bullet lodging in the n;;i! '? -p.- . He had turned aside on scjif.g the ue;ip??H |w?lrtrr! n* him,' i- -aid. Mr. Scruggs is reported l> .in'1 >? ' e- ?' -r.e genera! h' spital, v. h-> \ rrmrdtarr !v t a?' led, a> !?? ? g ? .i i. being ( af'ain Ilir.iv Ohiemut/ and Fngi r er < >? i? . ! ? ; ? ?. ?ch \hcona. ha\e bet v i nfivuti ,| : he Federal court at New Orlean- on charges of attempted smuggling Chinese and ether f')nigr.e.s *r?to ihe LJniteJ. States. SCRAPS AND FACTS Interrirttnf NotM Gathered From Many Source#. fir TKe,,thicty-ftfth annual jponventMl of the Daughters of the Confederacy (will c<H|vene ih Savfuvuah. Ga., tyt>* vu m be f,p .18.22, ,K#pro*e,nt#tlyea 'frprji thirty -#ix state#.are expected tp .at tend. The British royal family, including the king, queen and the Prince of Wales, is to attend a ball game be tween the New York Giants and the Chicago Red Sox to be played in Lon~ don on November 9. Tierra Bianca, Mexican city of 10, 000 inhabitants, has been visited by a swarm of gratffehoppers, says a dis patch. The insects are said to have eatep the straw roofs off of the city's houses and started a reign of terror. Captain Frank Koelish, German war veteran, of Munich, Germany, did not object to three suitors coming to see his daughters, but when he heard one of them refer to him as a "sheep's head," and the othefc, two laugh at the remark, he got his army revolver and shot all three of the young men to death. National Guardsmen took charge of Niles. Ohio, Saturday afternoon after three men had been killed and twelve persons injured in a riot be tween Klansmen and their opponents. Roland McDonald 15, school T>oy, Jtas been convicted at Ellsworth,, Me., after a trial on a charge of killing hte^achool teacher. The verdict of the jury -was murder in the first de-t gree. G. Harold Gilpatric, former state treasurer of Connecticut, last week plead guilty at New Haven to the charge of embezzling funds of the First National bank of Putnam. Fif teen years in the Atlanta prison was the sentence of the court. Forty-two women appeared in a court at Vienna, Australia, Tuesday, all claiming to be the wife of Julius Gruenwald. He is alleged to have married his many wives for their money, and is said to have averaged about $80 per wife. Three express company employes of Camden, N. J., are held by the police on charges of stealing from $10,000 to $20,000 each from the Adams Express company, . their method being to recdhsign express packages to a fentfe In Philadelphia. Spartan Paragraphs. (From The Spartanburg Sun) Better a pensive girl than an ex pensive one. It is a slush fund if <he other crowd has it. Many a *man has tried to clean up by doing dirty work and failed. If you want to feel- like a lark in the morning you mustn't go on one the night before. Home is a place where some people stay while the automobile is being repaired. No matter how beautiful they are, you can't borrow 'money on your (>astles in the air. ' A Rhode Island man claims that he understands women. Yes, he is in the asylum. A Chicago boy died the other day from eating face powder. Don't kiss 'em on the nose, boys. The fellow who thinks the world owes him a living is usually too lazy to collect it. At times, you know, this seems to be the land of the spree and the home of the rave. Do you suppose it would make any difference in the length of skirts Tf men were blind? A radio set is like a baby, says an exchange; it does the cutest things after the company ha.s gone. Politically speaking, it is all right to hope for the best but you had bet ter be prepared for the worst. It is strange, but people who can't afford them want things (that people who can afford them, do not care for. Of course you arc entitled to your half of the road, but it isn't worth contending for when a speed maniac comes along. Arthur Brisbane says people can not be made moral or decent by law.! Well, is that the fault of the law or the people? It is .said there are 15,000 more dogs in New York this year than last year. And yet the wolves of Wall street still run at large. "Nothing can take the eonceTt out of a man more quickly than marrying a woman who can take his measure." ?Greenville Piedmont. Why the last five words? It used to be said that a man had to eat a peck of dirt during his life time, but now it sometimes seems that one ha.s to cat that much on an automobile trip. HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS Mir USETER BE DE RULE. T' Soak chitlins oveh night 'fo you et 'em BUT DAT RULES DONE WAV WiD NOW ENDURIN' DESE HAHD TIMES ? DELY Ain' NO RULE BOUT 'em now!) CNV<M 19? I ?y?eCH:>? irwtptc*' 5, ?t* EASTMAN KODAKS AND SUPPLIES I "' ''' mh 4 .JUL. m m g i ,1 nl ? ? ? Developma and Printing - v hmt K Qf thkHmtotei?* K. DeKALB pit"A R M AC Y J. D. ZimtiVh fi., Mgr. .tff 'MVrl OLDEST WOMAN DEAD ? 1... . .i ... < l.f.i.t i Mrs. Caroline Mustard \V?n oid^t Resident of Charleston.0 if i^OO.U <*js After an illness of about jwjipit weeks, 'superinduced by old agg, her end during this period having boon momentarily expected by her friends, Mrs. Caroline Ann Mustard, of Nd. 308 Meeting street, passed peacefully, away aV<jui early hour yejtfcrday morning. Mrs. Mustard was born in Charles ton county on October 17, 1824, att(l had, therefore celebrated he r. one hundredth birthday only ten days before her death. She was probably the oldest, if not the oldest, resficlent in Charleston, the name ? of no one older being known. She was born Aft Charleston county, in St.''Andrew's Parish, the eldest daughter of Danie l and Jane Kilpatrick Miscally.',\Whjp she was still a small girl her parents moved into the city of Charleston, [where her youth was spent.1 She could well remember the time whep. Calhoun street was the northern' boundary of the city and when she as a small girl, gathered flowers arid' berries among the pine trees oh wha# is now Marion Square. . - At the age of sixteen yearsf. she. married David F, Mustard, a nattva ?of Dundee, Scotland, a member of the firm of McDermid, CattieroiV..^ Mustard, of this city. Before ,jier, marriage she had received unusual edacational advantages for ^girl "of that period and spoke French fliiently to her closing years. . . , In September, 1854, Mrs. Mustard became a widow when her husband was lost on the steamer Arctic, as he was returning.to Charleston from a visit to his mother in Scotland. She was left with eight small chil dren, all of whom grew to be honor able-men and women and useful citizens of Charleston. Only o^o now is left, Miss M. C, Mustard, for forty four years a teacher in Courtney School, of this city.?Tuesday's News and Courier. Cotton Ginned in Kershaw County. According to figures from the de partment of commerce at Washing ton there were 9,170 bales of cotton ginned in Kershaw county up to] October 18, 1924, against 13,584 bales for a like period in *1923. For the state there were 362,230 bales in 1921 as against 508,091 in 1923. A murder a day for June and 177 since the first of the year is Chicago's record, according to the report of the Chicagb Crime commission. April with thirty-three homicides, had the largest number. Wants?For Sale FOR SALE?One practically new Ford car. Will sell cheap. Inquire at Chronicle office, Camden, S. C. ' Ul-pd FOR SALE?Twenty panel doors, 2 feet 8 inches, by 6 feet 6 inches; -twenty saph 34 inches by ."4 inches, tights. For , , Iiw, N. K. Goo sale cheap.- phone Goodale, Camden, S. C. 32-pd ?"pi1 f KOlt SALE?A male pointer dok two ' and ono-half yeard old. Address fcjxre Workman, Westville, S. C. 8(W-pd. ?? ' > IM ? ' - NOTICE?On Hallowe'en Jilghfc thy Witches flew away with a green J iron gate from- 1512 Fair street. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of said gate will please telephone Mrs. F. Leslie Zemp, Camden, S. C. ?/" ; 32-pd ?'..i ? i 1 i-i'i ' FOR SALE?All-wool blankets, made V from wool off our own sheep, size 84x90, price $16 per pair or two pairs for $25. Address C. B. Me Caskill, Fairview Plantation, Cam den, S. C, . 31-sb ~ ii1,'' NOW IS THE TIME to have your "heating plant put in order before '."/dold weather. Phone 49-W, N. R. Goodale, Camden, S. C. ; 32-pd ... FQR SALE?One half (500 aeres) of - the * "Mobley Plaqe." Excellent ' ^ farming land. Situated in Kershaw bounty/ near Camden, S. CM be tween Lugoff and the Southern |?ower Plant. Will sell as a whole or in small tracts to stilt purchaser. l;; Address Miss Annie Mobley, 24 ?>o?fc Street, Asheville, K. C. 30-?32-pd ;. j i . ,, .... j ? ,i I1. I, jgi WlANTED?-Position as bookkeeper. r Address P. O. Box 106, Caroaen, b.C.' j 32-34-pd i .? : 1_ #ptlCE?Money to loan on first ,,, mortgages, approved real estate security. Apply to L. A. \ Witt ' kowsky. ** fc-tf SPECIAL ATTENTION given to. plumbing, heating and roofing. Phone 49-W, N. R. Goodale, Cam den, S. C. 32-pd ?i ___ FOR . SALE?Fresh milk and cream, delivered daily. Apply to Mrs. B. R. Truesdell, Camden, S. C. 29-37 FREE?Big street parade just before* the Wateree Mills Circus at the Mill ball park, November ? 16tH. , ; ? ? ' ? MONEY TO LOAN?I am prepared to negotiate loans on approved Real Estate Mortgages. E. D. Blake ney, Attorney, Camden, S. C. 46tf WANTED?Some one to ask Kath erine, the educated giraffe, a ques ? tion she can not answer, at the big circus at Wateree Mills. FOUND?A bunch of keys, owner can get same by paying for this ad and calling at The Chronicle office, 'Camden, S. C. 32-sb HEMSTITCHING and Picoting; neat and prompt service, 8 cents per yard for cotton goods. Miss Rebecca Jones, Kershaw, S. C. WH1TTON AUTO WRECKING CO.. : Columbia, S. C., Largest new and ? used' Parts Distributors in the South. Parts for all cars . and ' trucks; send in your old parts far duplication. Universal Joint and Electrical Department equipped for all classes of repair work. Give us a trial. 26-4sb WANTED?No. 1 pine logs. Highest cash prices paid; year round de mand. Sumter Planing Mills and Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Bootl], I Sumter, S. C. 29-t? ...'TV -j* To take the chill off?we have the new Westinghouse Air Heaters?600 watts for $11.50. See us for guaranteed Elec * trical Appliances. W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store * \ Phone 30 CROSS-WORD PUZZLE BOOKS Scries One, Two, and Three FASCIXATfNG ! THE TRESCHIC SHOPPE