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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1925. NUMBER 44. ' ? ' ????ii i ???????????????mm?mmmmmmmm<??? i i m i . m ' if ' ?" 1 11 IBl1. IfflU" WITH Ol'R TOURISTS Visitors Entertained at Hobkirk By DuBotie Heyward Hobkirk Inn's charming parlors were filled on Tuesday afternoon by an interested gathering of winter visitors and townsfolk to hear Mr. DuBose Hey Ward of Charleston In a reading from his forthcoming novel "I*orgo"?a study of negro life in the South. By special request Mr. Heyward also read several poems from "Carolina Chansons" in which be collaborated with Harvey ?Allen. His account of the many pirate legends of the low country of South Carolina were especially fino and en tertaining, and the Theodosia Burr story held the attention and interest of the audience. After the hours reading Mr. and Mrs. Heyward held an informal re option greeting many of the North ern visitors, who were charmed with, the young authors. During their stay in Camden Mr. and Mrs. Heyward were guests of their kinswoman Mrs. Edward Du liose at her Fair street home, where they spent two days returning to Columbia "in time for the presenta tion of Mrs. Heyward's play "The Lighted House" at the Town Theater on Thursday evening. Monday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. y' David R. Williams opened interesting Mulberry for an informal tea, which was as are all gatherings in this hospitable home?a delightful affaiK Among the guests were Mr. and Mr3. Burwell Boykin, Miss Lisa Boykin, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Kirkland, the Misses Leila and Charlotte Shan non, Mrs. L. W. Besse, Miss Howland, Miss Perkins, Rev. I. deLacy Bra'y shaw and Mrs. Brayshaw, M*v Charles ~3~. Shannon, Jr., and Judge Robert W. Winston of Durham, N. C. Mr. Walter H. Cluett gave a lunch ton on Tuesday at Springdale for Col. (jharles Clifton, Mr, E. A. Bell, Mr. A. D. Partridge and Mr. H. B. Stearns. The many friends of Mr and Mrs. H. M. RidtHe of Asbury, N. J., aro glad to see them again at tho Court Inn. Other old-timers who are always welcome are Colonel and Mrs. Frank G. Hoyne, oi Chicago, who returned to Hobkirk Inn on Tuesday to remain through the winter. The exhibition match of the early week played over the Kirkwood course attracted interest. Jack Cut tle and Ernest Ryall played against 'Vhomas Harmon and Donald Mprri ^?n. The latter pair were victors winning 2 up and 1 to go. Their bent ball was 68. Golfers playing the Kirkwood course include: R. C. Walden, A. A. Forrest, Mr. and Mrs. (J. K. Corey, Herbert Sinclair, W. H. Cluett, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Robinson, Kenneth M. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Higbie, Messrs. E. W. and F. O. Nash, John Sweeney, and J. L. Graham. Sarsfield Jinks are alive also with a long list of steady habitues, sev eral ladies daily testing their skill over the course which this year is in fine condition. Noted there this week were: Dr. Kichard Cobden, Colonel Charles Clif ton, MiSs Alice Clifton, Mrs. Hopkins, Robert Hawthorne, Mrs. D. H. Miller, H. H. Gage, F. B. Stearns, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Gray, Frank H. Conklin, .John C. Welton and Dr. Ericson. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan B. Schiller of Pittsburgh are spending their honeymoon at Hobkirk Inn, where other recent guests are Mrs. Arthur Korth of New York, Mrs. W. x L. Shackelford, Mrs. T. Hall Brehme and Mrs. Floyd Lankford of Balti more, and Miss M. L. Estep of Nest River, Md. Mr. Ernest Gerard, and Mr. and Mrs. ArthlTr E. Whitney and Craig Whitney of Garden City, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Odell of Mt. Vernon and Mr. and Mrs.-D. B. Guyer of Bronx ville are recent guests at Court Inn. Mrs. Jacob Riis, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stevens, Mrs. Frederick H. Reed, Kenneth N. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Danford all of New York; Mra. Robert King of Morristown, N." J.i Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bailey of Ncw^ Jersey have reached the Kirk wood wHhin the last few days. Hannah's Cabin which opene^ last J week has been the mecca for many pleasant gatherings, and among those entertaining there recently were Mr. Frank Coursen, Mrs. How ard Dews, Mrs. Edwin W; Robinson ei Colombia, and Mrs. Frederick ***? * ???j i ? i * BETHUNE NEWS NOTES Interesting Happening* in Neighbor Town Told by Our Correspondent Bethune, S. 0., Jan. 28.?Circle number one of the Presbyterian church met with Mrs. K. T. Estridge, assisted by Miss Gussie Hough Wed-, nesday afternoon. Rfev. J. M. Forbis lectured on the home niission' work. At the conclusion of the meeting a salad course and hot coffee wer<* served. , Cirgje number two was entertained by Misses Tysie and Emma Bradley. After the study of "The Romance of Homo Misions." a sweet course was. served. The school improvement association held its regular monthly fneeting Fri day afternoon. Miss Helen Pope Ward, teacher of the fourth grade put on an interesting program. Miss Nancy Best was the guest of Miss Gladys Tisdale in Bishopville last week. Dr. E. Z. Truesdell paid a profes sional visit to Colombia Thursday. Mr. G. E. Parrott and family spent Sunday in Hartsville with relatives. Miss Wilma Taylor spent the week end with her parents in Kershaw Mr. and Mrs. W.-M. Stevens were visitors in Bethune Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. King of Harts ville \vere guests of relatives. here -Sunday. ?' Miss Mary Louise McLaurin of Chi cora College spent the week end with ?tar parents here. On Friday evening February sixth there will be a box and oyster supper given at the town hall under the aus pices of the Improvement Associa tion. The proceeds to be used for lighting the new high school build ing, . .... Amusements will be planned for the young and old. A two paseriger airplane said to be enroute from New Jersey to Cuba flew over Bethune Tuesday about midday. In attempting to alight to secure gasoline, a landing was made in an open field in the edge of town. The nose of the machine was im bedded in the soft ground, breaking the propellor and leaving the ma chine standing end ways. The pas sengers were unhurt. A crowd soon assembled and the plane was righted. Had it not been for the recent heavy rains the landing could have been safely made. It will very likely be shipped" from this place. Marriage License Law Introduced Columbia, Jan. 27.?Senator James M. Richardson today had engrossed for immediate introduction a measure to require minors to give .five days notice before applying for a mar riage license, a law advocated by him during his (*ampaigri last sum mer. The proposed law would prohibit probate judges from issuing licenses where either of the parties is a mi nor until five days notice of inten tion is given. This notice of intention must be published for one time in a news paper published in the county where the minor resides or if both parties be minors, the notice must be pub lished irr-a newspaper in the county where the female resides; the pub lication to be made at least five days befor application for license is made. Before issuing such a license, the probate judge is to require writ ten proof that the published notice was given as provided. Would Tax Soft Drinks Columbia, Jan. 28.?Lovers of soft drinks in South Carolina will prob ably find their favorite drink will come a bit higher in the future if a bill introduced in the House of \ Representatives today by Representa ! tive Stone, of Anderson, becomes law. | Representative Stone proposes that a tax of $1.50 be placed on each gal lon of syrup used in the manufac ture of soft drinks in the state. The bill was referred to the ways and means committee. - The act, according to the author of the bill, will bring at least $1, 500,000 into the state treasury an nually. Legislators considered ij a follow-up of Governor McLeod'a mes sage to the General Assembly recom mending that such a law be enacted. After, serving as postmaster at Mayesville for over twenty years, C. D. Cooper is now in the Florence county Jail . with efehty-thraa of a ninety day sentence to aarra. Ha was convicted at the recast term of federal court in Columbia for short age to postal sceooats. . GL&NN YOI'NG KILLED Had Ilccotne Famous For Arresting World War frraft Kvadern ? ? ?? ? r . Herrin, 111., Jan. 24.?Glenn Young, "stormy petrel" ot Williamson coun ty, his chief lieutenant, George Forbes, and another man whose name was said to have Jbeen Warren we^e shot and killed tonight in a gun bat tle with Ora Thomas, deputy sheriff, who himself was fatally wounded. ' Thomas is said to have died in an undertaking parlor where he was taken unconscious. A crowd which had been in the streets all afternoon in anticipation of trouble, scattered when the shoot ing started, but againcongregated soon afterward. The crowd is re ported to have been dispersed, how ever, without difficulty. The shooting is said to have oc curred when Young and about 12 followers met Thomas, who was alone in front of the European hotel. Reports said that Young, who was living at. the Lymar hotel here, and who was engaged in writing an auto biagraphy, had been parading the streets of Herrin all day, having heard that Thomas, his bitter enemy, was back in Williamson county. The two jmet in front of the hotel, Young, reports said, immediately drew his weapon and opened f(j:e. Thomas is said to have returned the fire and then the shooting became general, Young, Forbes and Thomas dropping to the ground with fatal wounds. Probably few men can claim a ntore spectacular career than that of S. Glenn Young in Illinois during the past three years. Known as the "stormy petrel" of Williamston county, the scene of fre quent clashes during the last two years between union and non-union miners, Ku Klux Klan and anti-Klan forces and wets and drys, Young took a most important part in most of troubles. As a result of his activities he gained fame as a fearless "man killer/' while his activities in law enforcement gained both support and condemnation. Several times his sen sational activities brought him into 6ourt on charges ranging frim homi cide to assault, but Young withstood all of them. Several years ago he gained a wide reputation in various parts of the country as a law enforcement agent, but his first act to startle the. public was his capture of the noted Crawleys, a gang of World war draft evaders for whom United States troopers and federal officers searched for months in the ? moun tains of Northern Georgia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennes see. Young attacked the draft evad ers single handed, captured them all and brought them to Knoxyille, Tenn. Later as an unrelenting foe of li quor, he won prominence and the subrioquet of "man-killer" through his activities against moonshiners in the mountains of Georgia and Ten nessee. Still later he was dubbed "two gun Young" when he began carrying two pistols, and some times three or four after many threats against his life had been made. Began Career in North Carolina Asheville, N. C., Jan. 26.?Glenn Young, klan dry raider, who was kill ed at Herrin, 111., last night, began his work under peculiar circum stances, it was jrevealed here tonight by a former officer, who knew him intimately: Young, it is stated? came to North Carolina as a salesman and was hav ing a few dull -days in Rockingham county. He heard the sheriff talking of making unsuccessful attempts to arrest deserters. Glenn Young asked permission to accompany him on one of the trips\and from that time after giving up selling goods, became known as one of the most fearless and successful men in the. drive against army deserters. Turns Out 200 Cars a Day The new plant of the Ford Motor Company, which was opened at Charj lotte a few months ago, employes 1058 men and has a payrool of ap proximately two million dollars a year. The employes receive from $5 to $7 per d$y, depending upon length of service and ability. ? Forty car loads of material are received at the plant daily and 200 cars are fin ished each day. The business dona fey this Plf&t amounts to shoot thirty five million dollars s year. TO FA CIS MURDER CHARGE Noted Bandit Had Escaped Twenty Year Term in Prison Washington, Jan. 22. - Gerald Chapman today reached what is re garded As the moat critical point in' his long; spectacular career when federal officials agreed to turn him over to Connecticut authorities for trial on charges carrying the death penalty. Described in police circles as the most dangorous criminal of the age, Chapman, who escaped in March, 1928, several months after beginning a twenty-five year sentence for par-i ticipation in a $2,400,000 mail rob bery at New York was returned to day to the Atlanta Federal prison from ludiana, where, he was cap tured Sunday after a pistol fight on the streets of Muncie, Ind. . He is wanted in Connecticut on an indictment returned at. Hartford fthftrging first degree murder in con nection with the killing of James Skelley, a patrolman, at New Britain last October, and Assistant Attorney General Donovan today consented to his transfer from federal to stato jurisdiction so he can be tried. .' Decision to give the Connecticut authorities cusiody of Chapman was reached at a conference between Mr. Donovan and State's Attorney Hugh M. . Alcorn, who assured the assist ant attorney general that evidencp aginst the man in the murder case was "indisputable and complete." Bill To Free Wateree Bridge. A bill of* special interest to trav elers in! the state was introduced Tuesdy morning in the senate by Senator Funderburk, of Kershaw county, providing for the freeing of the "bridge over the Wateree river from the existing tolls. , . r The bridge is on the highway be tween Kershaw and Richland coun ties, known as the Columbia-Cam den road, one of the principal arte ries of travel in the state. The bridge was constructed several years ago by Kershaw county." It has been estimated that the county has al ready been reimbursed for the bridge by the tolis received from the bridge. Since the bill is considered as a local matter, it is expected to pass without opposition.?Tuesday's Co lumbia Record. Kershaw Guards News , Tuesday night was pay night, with the Kershaw Guards. About $1100.00 was distributed to the members of the organization. TJie Kershaw Guards have been strengthened of late in securing several new mem bers who Will prove- very valuable to the company,. Among the recent en listments are C. H. Yates, Jr., Julian C. Graham, Charles W. Russell, John B. Clyburn, Douglass Montgomery, and Brice Hilton. The annual in spection will be held at the armory on Rutledge street, February 12th, 1925. Capt. Roy C. Hilton, Instruc tor, S. C. N. G. attended the Tues day night drill January 27. To Open New Store "The Outlook" will be the name of a rrew store to be opened during February in the small building just south of the Schlosburg store, and will be under the management of Mr. and Mrs. R. Babin, of this city. The store will feature millinery and ladies ready-to-wear. Mr. and Mrs. Babin have been associated with the Schlosburg store here for some time and Mr. Schlosburg will also be a partner in this new venture. Catholic Church Services Services at the Catholic church on Sunday, February 1, will be as fol-1 lows: Masses at 0:15 and 11 a. m.; Sunday school at 10 a. m.; evening services 8:30. Sermon in the morn ing on "The Tempest." in the even ing fourth of a series on "The Com mandments of God." All are cordially invited. Announcement Dr. Clarence A. Dunn announces the opening of his officc at 512 De Kalb street, Camden, S. C., for the practice of dentistry. Drs. William J. Dunn and J. Ralph Dunn announce the removal of their offices to 512 DeKalb street, Camden, S. C. Com plete X-ray equipment. The durability of white pine in illustrated in a house at Salem, Mass. \*hich was sided with white pine in and today, after 240 years, is GKTS IvIKK SBNTKNCe # Lexington Hoy, Guilty of Murdrrintf His Aunt Lexington, Jan. 23.? A life-time be* hind bars faces Asbury Wessinger, 14 year old youth of New Brook land, following his conviction here on a charge. ?f murder in connection with the slaying l^at September Qf his aunt, Mrs. Lina Wessinger. After one hour's deliberation, the jury returned a verdict ,of "guilty, with recommendation to the mercy of the court." Judge J. Henry John son sentenced the boy to servo his life either in the state penitentiary or on the chain gang of Lexington county. Young Wessinger displayed no emotion when the verdict was read. He looked about the little court room, first at his father, then at the pre siding judge, but said nothing. His mother, who had collapsed earlier in the day, was not in the c&urt room when the sentence was passed. The trial, which began yesterday afternoon, consumed less thnn two days. i Mrs. Wessinger was slain on the afternoon of September 10, at her home *near New Brookland. At the same time her three young children were attacked and though each was seriously injured they recovered. Young Wessinger, questioned Im mediately after the tragedy, declar ed that a. "tall, black negro," com mitted the crime. A posse was or ganized and throughout the night a search was made for the "tall, black negro," The following day, the youth again questioned, confessed that his story of the tall negro? was a hoax and tlf-t he, himself, had fatally injured his aunt with an axe and attacked her three small children* Questioned as to his mbtive for the slaying, he told officers that he "lost his temper" when he failed to find a knife, which he said, he had lost while visiting the home of his aunt. ? In New Bui Mini; Drs. W. J. Dunn, J. Ralph Dunn and Clarence A. Dunn, have moved into their new office building arect ed at 512 DeKalb street. The build ing has just been completed and is 'a well appointed one with modern surgical equipments. The two first named will practice medicine and surgery, .Dr.. Ralph Dunn being a specialist witfy an of* fice also in Sumter. Dr. Clarence Dunn is a recent graduate of the Philadelphia Dental College ^?nd will practice dentistry. The first office is a reception room, the second a business office, the third a dental operating room, the fourth will be used as a consulting room, and the fifth will be a com plete X-ray equipment. t. There Is also a neat rest room for ladies, and . ^ r a separate room for colored patients, with both front and side entrance. The entire building is heated with an Areola radiator system. Driven Out by Floods The high water in Wateree swamp has driven the deer from their usual ranges to the ridges in the swamp and to high land on the borders. Seven were seen in one drove Wed nesday morning and more than a score were counted during the day by a member of the Wateree club. The county game warden should be particularly active and zealous at this time in the discharge of his duty and prevent the illegal slaugh ter of the deer by pot hunters who make a practice of killing them when driven from the swamp by floods.? Thursday's Sumter Item. Many Homes Under Water Townsend, Ga., Jan. 26.?More than 100 homes are under water in lower Long and upper Mcintosh counties tonight as the result of the unprece dented rains the past ten days, but there have been no fatalities reported so far, though physicians arc being called upon to render medical aid to a number of people who have suffer ed attacks of influenza as the result of exposure. Sudden Change In Weather This section experienced one of the most suddeA changes int^mperature Tuesday night in its history. Pre ceded by a high wind about ten o'clock the thermometer began a gradual deelina, and by Wednesday morning the ground was covered with sleet. It had turned warmer Thurs day morning ami the fee wee f#?t ?. is. NHKKIFFS Ity SESSION BU?m? of Newberry Named Head of Reorganised Annotation (Thursday's Statu) I'nanimous indorMcmcnt of Gov, Thomas G McLeod's recommendations to the general Assembly relating to the sale of Jamaica ginger and ex tracts and revision of the Sunday la?s was given by the.sheriffs of the state, meeting yesterday at the State House at the call of the governor. The conference, declared by many o| the sheriffs the most successful gath ering of the peace officers held in years, resulted in reorganisation of the South Carolina Sheriffs' associa tion with Sheriff Cannon G, lilease, of Newberry as president, Sheriff C. M. Hurst of Sumter as vice president and Sheriff T. A. Heise of Richland as srerftary-treasurer. At. the con clusion of the conference at the State House, uttendifd by 29 sheriffs, the peace officers were the guests of Sheriff Heise at an enjoyable lunch eon held at the Hotel Jerome! Various problems relating to law enforcement, stato and local, wero presented by Governor McLeod and v discusse<f by the sheriffs at their meeting yesterday. Several of 'these problems were introduced as subjects for discussion by the sheriffs them selves. Governor "McLeod opened thtf meeting with a general statement re garding law enforcement In the state, calling particular attention to his rec ommendations that Jamaica ginger and extracts be placed by the legist, lature in the same category with contraband whiskey by repeal of Sec tion 888 of the Criminal Code^ and that the general assembly pass a new Sunday law which could be ef fectively enforced. By a rising vote the sheriffs gave their approval of these recommendations. The prob lems of searches and confiscation of automobiles transporting whiskey, length ot sentences for bootleggers, | failure of some magistrates to co i operate in enforcement of the laws, inadequacy of funds provided for law enforcement and employment of deputies, rural police and non-unt formity of sentences all received at tention in the round table discussions which followed the governor's ad dress. ? At the conclusion of the confer ence the sheriffs went into a business session which resulted in the reor ganization of the state sheriff's as sociations. The luncheon, at which the governor and his secretary,. Ed ward McDowell, were guests, was held at 2 o'clock. Having organised a permanent as sociation, the sheriffs are now pre pared to co-operate more fully along all lines and will hold meetings from time to time. The annural conven tion is expected to be held some time in the summer. Following the conference yesterday Governor McLeod expressed himself' as deeply gratified at the success oif the meeting. He was particularly pleased at the sincere interest mani fested by the sheriffs iu their prob-.? lems and their earnest determination to bring about a greater degree of law enforcement in the state. The governor expressed the opinion that the signs indicate a greater respect for the law and less lawlessness in _ South Carolina during the year 1925. i) Old Man of New Orleans Dead ~ ^ New Orleans, Jan. 21.?New Or leans' oldest resident is dead. , An tonio Solitana, said to have been .134 years old, a native of the Philip- ?' 1 pines, who made his home here for the last 12 years, died yesterday. He was ill only a few weeks and waft, said to have been planning to be married. Solitana' was born in the province'' of Cayagan, Philippines, in 1791 and after serving in the army there for several years he became cook on a whaling vessel and for a hundred years he sailed the seas on ships of virtually every nation, it was stated. In 1860, according to a story of his life Solitana was convictod of set ting fire to a barge but was set fre-5 because of his advanced age. He came to New Orleans in 1913 and at tfye age of 107 in said to have dancod in a cabaret from early evening to 2 o'clock in the morning. Marriage Mr. William C. Newman and Mis* Nannie McCaskill, two kighly esteem ed young people of Bathune, wero married by Probata Jmdge W. L. Mc Dowell on Ttlt*6ay afternoon laalfc WPmth inat &&&&*-?