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NUMBER 3 VOLUME XXXVII CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925 LEGISLATURE ADJOl'RNS i ? . m ?'?xm Tex on Shewing To baccy, Snuff, ('osmetics and Documcnls ? Columbia, April l>. With NY days behind them since the beginning of the session, the members of the Gel)* .eiftl Assembly of South Carqlina were homeward bound late today following adjournment sine die which brought to an end a session that was- not only notable for its longevity, but which broke the records for recent years. For the last time during the year the sound of the gavel broke tho stillness in each housQ shortly after thei two bodies had been informed that Governor McLeocJ had signed the appropriation bill with its reve nue-raising provisions and had ? no further message for the legislature. Convening on January 13, the la\y aiakei'S took up 'the task of fram ing the appropriation bill, but soon found themselves faced with a Xleficit variously estimated between $1,760, 000 and $2^20,000 in revenues. Throughout the session tlm. legisla tors encountered obstacles in their attempts to sojve the deficit question, which materially legnthened the ses sion beyond the. traditional fprty-day limit. ? ? ' ' , The way was clear before them -vhen they convened near midday to lay, however, as both houses x had voted to accept the free conference committee report on the appropriation bill ? the House last night and the Senate early today. Carrying a total appropriation of $9, 40$, 602.66 the measure imposes taxes on soft drinks* osmetics, chewing tobacco and snuff; as well as increasing th? levies on public utilities and other corporations and doubling the documentary stamp tax, ? The new taxes went into effect nmediately. Pending distribution of stamps, which are already available, Chairman W. G.; Query of the' $tate Tax Commission said today dealers in those articles Requiring stamps will be required to Beep an account of all taxable sales? hn4 either to purchase stamps to cover the amount becom ing clue and to cancel them, or to remit in c&sh to the commission the unount of the tax. * There will be called a meeting of field agents of- the tax commission for the purpose of* determining which stamps shall go on the various com modities. In the meantime, the com mission will prepare copies of the aw and schedules to be sent to the trade throughout the state; Rules] will also be promulgated by the.com-.. mission, it was stated. Mr. Query stated that it would be a physical JimpossibUity to enforce the law immediately/although it has actually become operative. Manufac turers of soft drinks would be able to take an accurate count of. the number of bottles prepare^ without delay through counting devices on their machinery* Meeting about midday both houses proceeded to clear their calendars of legislation of -secondary importance, at the same time makihg arrange ments for adjournment, sine die. In -csponse to messag'es transmitted by <>mmittee? Governor McLeod inform* '?<1 both bodies that he intended to ^ign the appropriation bill about 3 /clock in the afternoon. Reversing its action on the Lane proposal while sitting as a- commit 'co of the whole, the House voted 54 'o 29 against a motion by Represei) -ative Lane of Dillon to pay members "f the Legislature $100 each addition compensation for the' season. An ?ther resolution, putting the tax coih* mission on notice that the will of the General Assembly was that cor porations should be assessed for tax ation on the ame basis ay individuals, died in the K?me way. The McLauvln-Rlley school appro priation bill, made unnecessary by an insertion in the appropriations bill to provide/ funda for operation of the schools' under the '0-0-1 act, was re called from the conferees," to whom it had been offered. It was retained <<n the calendar of the House, where it originated, to be taken up at the opening of the next session. Shortly after Convening the House adopted a motion to continue all bills and resolutions on the calendar until next year, first, however, giving final ?'pproval to the joint resolution au flioWing Glcmson College to borrow 5100,000 to supplement insurance funds for the rebuilding ^>f the agri cultural building recently' destroyed hy Are. There was an air of good fellow ?hip throughout the Legislature as the final fcomr drew near. Each boase WOMAN mCAVm NOOSE Georgia Woman WHI Nut Hang for Murder of Mother-in-l,a\v Atlanta, April 11 Mrs. Ida 11 ughe>> ?sc'iitciKcd to be hanged mi April 'I for the murder of her mother-in-law, Mrs. M. C. Hughes, in December, i 1023, escaped the gallows ' tqday. a result of the decision of Governor ?Clifford Walker iij upholding the recommendation of the Georgia prison, commission that she be granted life imprisonment. In fhe clemency order of the gov ernor, which' states that N although from the record of the case "Mrs. Hughes is . guilty of murder"' and that the chief executive has "no sym- 1 pattty with the maudlin sentiment ! which seeks to make a heroine of jj woman guilty of a horrible criint'" the governor declares that after a 3tudy, he has "reached the conclusion j that there are mitigating circum stances in this case which justify clemency." V When attorneys for the condemn? i 1 woman went to the jail to 'tell her I the governor's decision, Mrs. Hughes, <rebeived the news without any visi ble sign of emotion. Hefore her aU torneys could speak, Mrs. Hughe* said: "I can see by the expression on , your face that you bring good news," After , being assured that such was ?the case she said: , ' "Well I'll go to the state farm and do the very, best I can to be a model prisoner. And I'll do all I can to help the dther prisoners do the ^ame. I'd rather live in the penitentiary than outside under such conditions as T did before I got into this trouble." The -crime for which Mrs. Hughes 'was convicted occurred at her home in Egan^ Park, v near Atlanta. ; Her !jtother?in-law, with Avhom she had been angered, for some tifoe, entered her home accompanied by two bailiffs with a possessor's warrant for ar? tides she alleged the defendant had ?stolen. While Mrs. M, C. Hughes, was ?bending over a trunk, thp condemned 'woman fired. The verdict of the Fulton County Jury did not recom mend mercy - The Georgia Supreme Court Upheld the verdict of the lower , court. The case later was carried bo- ! fore the Georgia prison commission, Which requested the governor to com mute her sentence. Catholic Church Services r Services at the Catholic church on Low Sunday, April 19th, will be as follows: Sunday school, at 10 a. m., mass and sermon at 11 a. m. Ser mon at the ihorning. hour wlil be on "The Sacrament of Confession." All are cordially invited to attend these services. ?' ?' ?' 1 *"*? . 1 ?' Officially informed the other through ?its clerk that it had completed its legislation for the year.?gphe Gover nor was notified that the . work of the session , had been completed, and he turn sent word to the houses that he had signed the bill and had no further messages. The gavels of President Jackson in the Senate arid Speaker Brown in the House then dropped for. the last time during the year, and the session, said to be the longest since 1876,- in carpet-bagger days, came to an end. _ Outstanding Measures Enacted ~Xolumbiar April V . ^ Outstanding measures enacted by the South Caro - ~ \ Inia General Assembly dqring its rec ord-breaking thirteen and one->half weeks session, includes the follow ing ; - ? Reduction of automobile license ,fees from 25 to approximately 46 per cent, and increase of the gasoline tax from three cents to five cents a gal lon, with the added two cents going to counties for roads not in the state highway system. ~ The indetermintc sentences bill, with a system of automatic paroles.-. Creation of the office of chief high way commissioner with the authority of the entire State Highway Commis sion of fourteen members. Imposition of taxes on plug tobacco and snuff; soft drirtks and cosmetics, and increased taxes on document*, public utilities and corporation 9. A uniform text books law. Regulation of motor bus transpor tation companies by the state. Settlement of the Columbia canal controversy by ratification of the agreement of the canal commission with the BarstOw interests of New York. v Removal of the maximum*', of $30,000 .limit for the cost of^bniUJing I $0\ !!? l-Ol'A ji LEGISLATION Of Interest To People of Ker?ha>* County By Mr. Fuuderburk Editor Camden <^hr<uiicle: I have been asked by so me. -who un d<y stand tho bridge uct to explain tho^ituation for the benefit of those who do not understand' it. It is gen erally known tha^ the Highway De ?partment- demanded 'that some steps be taken to free the bridge eithei by local Authorities or a statewide 1 act* before any paving would be done in Kershaw county, 1 found senti ment in the General Assembly in faVor of freeing all bridges in the ataii t -ystem. Frequently 1 have been Ibid that it was not fair for Kershaw i county to collect money out of peo-j ( pie cShtside the county to run our ! county's affairs and relieve our county levy thereby, and I found that Lour county was looked on with dis approval because we did not apply j all the tolls to tjio retirement of the i bond* for the bridge. The provision^ ! of the act are much more favorable I to Kershaw county than to have sold , the bridge or to have sut still and ! let a, statewide act provided for the freeing oj it. The act provides- that l the bonds will be retired, in three i years from the tolls and turned over j to the Highway Department with no ' further responsibility JUL to upkeep or replacement, etc., provided that tlw j Highway Department complete the j hard surfaced road from Richland I county to the bridge, if not com pleted in thiee years the -tolls .after thrqe years will be applied to the paving of tha road until completed. IfL the Highway Dopartment com-' pletcs the paving before the expira tion of three years- THey will have to pay any unpaid" balance not paid as provided in the three year plan. The only way we stand any risk is if traffic . falls off a considerable amount. This stretch of ro?d is the heaviest traveled roaid ili "the eouuty and consequently the" roughest in dCV or wet weather, I >Vant to say to those who have not been ~ familiar with the situation that those who have been familiar and have known what we were up against have not | criticised _me for what 1 have done I in th^. matter whether they were my j friends or- not, I know this, I have !<lone .the best I could for my county ! and no one else, offered anything : better. Our tax levy for this year is 8 1-2 j I mills for county purposes. Last year, 9 1-2 mills. 1 got, the. first statewide mil through "thFSenate that was passed exempting all school trucks- in the state (about 14 in Kershaw county).] owned by the district and used ex clusively for school purposes, of pay ing any tag license except $1.00. This bill went to the House and Jay on the calendar and was continued until next session. The districts that use these trucks are Usually;' consolidated districts and I thii)k -they should be relieved of this tax. I hope the House will pass it next sessiom. ? I got a bill through the Senato-ru- j quiring treasurers of the county ex ecutive * committee to publish within ?thirty days after the last primary a list of all monies received and the disbursement of same, but it was killed in the House. If ' this bill had become law I 'believe it would have remedied a condition that ^J^sts in ?Kershaw county today and the man agers of election would know what . was done with the money paid in by j the candidates if they were not paid for managing elections. . I will have something to sa? later on in another article on - statewide acts, but in the meantime I will wel some friendly criticism where the t>arty\ making the criticism will say what should bo done Instead of what _was done* ? ? ? ? t Yours truly, L. O. FUNDKRBURK. Old Fiddlers Convention ? An "Old Fiddlers Convention" will 1 be held in McBee, Friday evening May 1, at the school building. All players ?of "stringed instruments are urged to take part. Attractive cash prizes will be offered. For the benefit of McBee a School Improvement Association. , Practicing For Pageant -The school pupik and others tak ing part in the Pageant to be present* ed on May Dayjire busy every after noon at practice both at the school grounds and at the Krrkwood Golf Link* where the Pageant will be shown. ~ A k>t of hard practice and ,a great amount of time has been vpent by those in charge and a Urge cro^wBlj no dovbt be in Camden IIKTIU NK NKWS NOTK8 Items ot Interest as Told b> <>ui Ke^ulai Correspondent ; Bethune, S, April UV-Mis* Kathleen MeCaskill of Marion spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mr*.* J. A. McCaskill. She had hei week Vnd quests, Miss Eva Wist and Mr. C, C. Seaborn of Mar ion and Mr J. G. . Richards, who U now located in Che raw. . Misses Carrie Yavbrough, Mary Louist< McLaurln and Listaie Kate Davis of Chicora Coliego were the week end guests of their parents here. Mrs. Loring Davis spirit the week en<f in Kershaw with her parents Mr. I?nd Mrs. T. B Clyhurn. j Hi\. .1 . Mi Korbis attended the p., i.vui v in Aiken this week. Mioses Ruth Kirkley, Frances Sev arahxe and Mr. C. C. Padgett spent the week end in Columbia. They were j accompanied home by Mrs. Padgett j who had attended the Presbytery which met in t*h a t city. Mr. G. K. Parrott and family were the guests of relatives in Sumter SUMr?*David Blnkely of Clio, c?-oute to his home in Laurens spent Thurs dav night here. He was accompanied home by Ml'a. O. R. Befr and childre who will spend several weeks with her parents at that place. Mrs. Emmie Black of Cameron, N. Ci, , is visiting her father, Mr. B. >v. Brhiinon who is very ill. . Miss Mildred Billings and I rof. O, R, Bell s]>ent the Raster holidays 1 wtth their parents in Lancaster, i Miss Mac Long spent the weekend \ with her parents in Prosperity. S*H' i was ' accompanied home by Mr. x .at.. Hearon and family. . ? Mr J. P. Bethunc and family ha\e moved into the house formerly occu piCd by Mr. M. G. King. . Mr C. R.- Cnssady and family have moved into their new brick bun H. T. Johnson has moved into the house formerly occupicd by Mr. Cassady^. ^ ^ileon and little daugh ter of Columbia spent the week end with hor mother, Mrs. ^-^sc vHBorn to Mr. and Mrs. Lenie Sugars, April 14, h daughter. - .. Messrs. Mortimer Gardner and Let Morgan were guests of relatives in 1 Monroe Sunday. The new high school building was opened u7 for occupancy Wednesday morning. It is modernly equipped Throughout and has been much-need ed since the consolidation of thq rounding^hn stewart died ApnTHUj at the home of Mr. E. L. Cg?ewart ! with whom he > resided. Mr. Stewart i had always been a mutg/he had nevei i married and was 92 *<?'?* I Funeral services were conducted by I Rev. M. B< Gunter at the - Pleasant [-HlMr;e Let^.y" Vauglian, a prominent farmer living three miles west of Be Uhune died Suddenly Tuesday morn !in>'Mr0fvaa,2|haan 68 years of age, land had been in bad h^Hh for aome time. Ho is survived by to wdS>?, who before marriage was Miss Janie Stuckfiy. and one son, cDar!t Vaugfan, of. Wilmingto^ two bro^ ors one of whom, Mr. Lee lives near here. He was buried w h C0*-n^t?^inUgnegan'e of bsratrailj was played here Friday afternoon be tween Bethune and C^8^^(d 4, miltine in the scores Chestereieia *, Rethune 5. It was featured by a Kme An mhde by June Truesdell in interest w?i?Jat of Bethunc with Cht'rn7.h?T.,, y afternoon. Score was Oheraw I. Bethune 6. Citizen** Catch Two CrookH * Main street was the scene of an amusing chase here Friday afternoon about five o'clock wfifft two Tiegroes wanted in Bishopville for fleecing another tried to make their getaway. The chief at BishopVille had notified the\ Camden police to look out for crooks headed this wiiy. The__negroes drove past th? police station where they were recognized. Seeing the officers approaching they drove to the curb and made a break for liborty. A chase ensued in which police and citizens took part. Prof. Norman Huckabee tackled one in football style and .brought him down. Manager . William King of the Cam den Oil Mill tripped the second and caught him. They were held for Bishopville officers who arrived later in the afternoon and carried them to that ''town, t The negroes gave their names as Willie Johnson and Charles* Howell , and their homef ai Fayetteyille, N. C. They were driving a coupe w^h a, North Carolina license tag.. The negroes were charged with working the pocket book game on another negn> who says he lost $3.r> in tho / . . . COMMITTKKS NAMED . tr? " l(t> preventative" Appointed to Pre^no R^pflirtf (<> Next St ssiou . A |>i ?l 10. C, )Dt* Nam-, of Lauren*, Mendel L. Smith, of Kershaw, l)v P, McColl of Marlboro, W ? H. Keith of (Jreenvillo ami James II. Sullivan of Laurens wish; yester clay named by Kdgar A. Brown, speaker of the house of representa tives, as members of the special house committee "to prepare such and SO many Specific bills as will in the judgment of said committee provide a just and equitable system of tax ation." I The duties of the committee ar</ set forth * house resolution, pas/ ed March 20. House members. of other important ! special committees were also named yesterday by the speaker. Thomas H. Peoples of Kichland, S. B. Kins of Greenwood and R. A. Dob con of Cherokee as members from the house on the joint committee "for the purpose of making an Investiga tion of the several state offices with . ft view of curtailing all expense con-' sistent with an economic administra tion and for the further purpose of ascertaining- if any of the depart ments are overlapping and could be consolidated or abolished. (\ 1). Nance of 'Laurens, W. W. Smoak of Colleton and James I*. I Browning of Laurens on the joint j committee to coroperate with the fed eral government in making an inves tigntion into possibilities of land reclamation in South Carolina. T. F. Brantley of Orangeburg and A. P. Coleman of Newberry on the joint committee to inquire into the feasibility of the states selling its present prison, farms, etc., to erect i or. sonic new site a Modern -prison. Mrs. Hatfield Dead Pi&gah, S. C., April 14. ? Mrs. D. J. Hatfield died Thursday morning April tho Sth after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, D. i J. Hatfietd4and three daughters, Mrs. } C. M. Shiver, Miss Miaud and Bertie Hatfield and three sons, . Clifford Parker and D. J.,- all of this place. Funeral services were held at the Pisgah Baptist church Friday after noon at 4 p. m. conducted by her pastor, Rev. 'J P. Graham of Cam den, in the presence of a large crowd of friends and relatives. Bigham Case In ^May The appeal of Edmund D. Bigham now in the death house at the state penitentiary, under conviction of first degree murder of his brother, and also under indictment for killing his mother and his sistter and his sister's two adopted children, will "be "heard by the court at its May session, which starts May 12. It is announced by Harry McCaw, clerk of the court Tuesday. The appeal was to have been heard at the April session, but the delay to the May session was agreed to b? both parties to -the prosecution. The appeal <has been . pehding for many months, due to the large volume of testimony which had to be trans cribed. Closed Season During Freshets - Columbia, April 14. ? Chief Game Warden A. A. Riehajpdsoiv is now em powered to declare a closed season on r jer or other game in any of the Jwamps of the state Whenever, by Reason of freshets or other natural causes, the game are unable .to elude hunters, an act of the 1925 General Assembly conferring this power hav ing been signed today by Governor McLeod. Introduced by the House committer on fish, game and forestry, the act j was passed by the House and Senate, successively, and ratified. It pro vides that the special closed season j shall not exceed ten days in any one instance. CAMDEN PEOPLE IN FLORIDA Rome Making Investments, Others There Prospecting Bradentown, F>a., April 14. ? Henry Savageof. Camden, 8. C., has recently returned from the west coast of Flor ida where at Bradenton he invested heavily in real estate. His purchases consist chiefly of city property and include the transfer of one of the leading hotels of Bradenton. The sales were handled through the agency of Mr. E.. C. Zemp, former Camden j councilman, who with Mrs. Zemp and Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Zemp, also former residents of Camden, have located in the Florida city. Situated along the picturesque , anatee river and within a few min utes drive 'of -the Gulf of Mexico, Bradenton offers rare beauty and commercial advantages ta the tour ist or homeseeker and has -witnessed a remarkable. growth during the past few years. Mr. Joseph B. Crocker was also n recent visitor to this section of Flor ida and other Camdetff visitor* to Bradenton within the past f.evrrnl days include W. D. Trantham, E. Mil , 1. I.. Motley, P?d Mo* ? SCHOOLS SHAKE IN PINZKS Kershaw County Schools it? List ??t 1 in provcnu-nt *{Wocia t ion Many schools of South Carolina will share in the money ;m ues given by the South Carolina School Improve ment association, announcement of the awards being ^made yesterday by Miss Muttie K. Thomas, community organizer of the. association. Notices are heihg sent out to tho winners and' 'WiU probably be received today to* tomorrow. *? ' 0 /There are t'ivc prists: the first of $40 in cash for the most improve faonttf in buildings during- the year, which was awarded to 27 schools; the second of $10 to the association in H'ach county for raising and deposit ing with thx? county treasurer the largest amount of money in tho coun ty; the third, a $5 wward to communi ties that have held meetings each month the year round; the fourth, $10 to the school of each county showing the most notable growth, upkeep of | school, and community efficiency; and the fifth another $10 prize, to the, tsehool in each county which has the best health and sanitary conditions. > There are also three statewide awards: $20 to the association in the state raising the most money; a $50 prize to the school scoring highest in the growth, upkeep of schools, and community efficiency; and a $50 prize to the highest school in the health and sanitary group. Saluda school Its! in the money raising contcst?prize No. 2; the growth and upkeep prize went to Consolidated High School No. 1, Rich land county; and the health and sani tary. award to Midway school of Kershaw county. Tans Iiay school of Florence county won the upkeep award' last yt^ar ami Gray Court O wings school in Laurens gained tho health prize, and Calhoun-Clemson in Pickens county, the money deposit ing nward. i The Midway school was erected since last March. Its equipment in cludes hardwood floors, steel window casings, sewerage, hot and cold show el* baths for boys and girls, electric lights and steam heat. Awards were made to the follow ing school^ In Kershaw county: Improvement prize went to ML, Pisrgah school. V, Charlotte Thompson school 4w'as /awarded prize for raising most mbney. j Meeting prizes were won by Plea I sant Grove, Charlotte Thompson, Mid ' way, Hethune, Lugoff and Antioch. Antioch school won the prize for j growth jvrid Upkeep. < - Makes a Good SjiOwinR ? 1 This issue, of our paper fctfrrles a, : condensed statement to . the Comp troller of the\ Currency of the^ condi tion of the First National Bank of Camden. This bank makes -a splen did showing. It has on hand in cash and Kowmment bond# nwu ly a quar ter of a million dollars. The earefui management of the institution com mands Confidence and its ability and willingness to serve the public is steadily attracting new business. German Murderer Ib Beheaded ? Hanover, Germany, April 16. ? "I am guilty gentlemen, but nard though it may be, I want to die the man." '.With theso words Fritz Harrmann, Hanover butcher, convicted for the murder of twenty-sdx boys and men -stepped to the guillotine early this morning and a moment later his head rwas severed. He was pale and ner vous but he maintained his bravado. He listened in silence as the prose cuting attorney repeated the sentence and the agreement of the judges to execution of the verdiot. Only as. the curtain before the guillotine was withdrawn did the realization of death seem to dawn on him and for an instant he appeared to be paralyz ed, but" as the <T?ath belt rounded pulled himself together and in a few words acknowledged himself guilty and ready to have the sentence exe cuted, adding that he felt' sorry for his relations. A few moments lat^r the blade was dropped. Large Shoe Store Closest Rock Hjll, April 15. ? Under an or der signed by Judge R. W. Memmin ger of Charleston presiding over the | current term of criminal and common pleas courts, Diehl-Moorcr^Shoe- cqm ! pany, one of Rock Hill's best estab lished' o u t f i ft ing conce rns , was fhrawfi into the hands of a receiver upon pe tition of the Middlesex Shoe com pany, of Boston, Mass., on behalf of itself and other creditors. The doors were locked at close of business Monday and Jennings White, local attorney, was 'appointed receiver. The large stock is1 to be sold to satis-, fy creditors^ Mtraic Memory Contest . ^ The County Music Memory Contest will be (held in the auditorium of the Camden Grammar School at 11 a.*m. on the morning of Saturday April 25th. ?^Thia contest is for the selection of Kershaw county representative* to the State Music Memory Contest which is" t<> be heft at Winthrop Col lege during the summer. fr: ? wr - Milk.