The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 24, 1925, Image 4
FHE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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Published Friday at No. 1109
Broad ntnjr * and entered at the Cam
don. Soijjth Carolina post office at*
second clatis mail matter. Price per
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Camden, S. Friday, April 24, 192.r?
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Are They Above Law?
Oik- man in his grave, another on
the road to 'the -pew i te nfc ia ry ? th a t
appear* to be the net result of that
murderous drive through our atreotn
of that drunken driver from Chester
- who is as truly tfhe murderer of
young Simpson a? if he had fired the
?futal shot ? ami yet ho goes free of
any penalty of the Jaw.
t The verdict of rfcho jury, howewur,
could not have been otherwise tfian
it was, . because it was entirely in
accord with the kw and the evidence.
Hut it seems unfortunate that . Mc
Faddon should be made to suffer for
the acts of a drunken driver, ll^s
it come to -pass that drunken drivers
fan take possession of our streets
and highways? Some will \say, catch
the violators; but tJhey offer no
method for catching a ear .going at
50 or fli) miles an hour.V- It cannot
be done, unless the pursuing officer
has a oar' "which can run flaster.
The Record reali/,CH that McFad
den had no right, under the law, tp
fire on tfoe car wh'ioh was trying to
get away from htm, and for the un
fortunate results of his ^ndfnsgxes
sion of the law he must ?uffer the
penalty meted out to him.. ? Rock Hl!l
Record.
Suicide and murder, arsot) and rob
bery, crimes of great gravity; flood
the country. There must bo +*ome
thing wrong with, a civilization that
runs red with crime. What is it?
High tension, more than anything
else. Wo arc stemming- ahead night
and day, at full speed. Therevft no
relaxation, no cessation. Hurry and
bustle, excitement and indulgence,
each day and each night crowded full
of nervous, ferocious activity. As our
feet lush madly ak) ng the ja zy. high
w n y t etHVH ? h ft ('i1 ? a time ? tn ? Hte
yawning chasm and plunge down to
death. At work or play the whole
nation is drunk with excitement,
made in its pursuit of pleasure and
nwk'less in its determination to get
plenty of the baubles of life. This is
i>ur trouble. We are under high pres
sure, and it is no wonder that there
should come at frequent intervals an
explosion that sends a shock over the
continent, from end to end. We ait;
bcn.t upon making a show, and - in
making it. we exhaust all reserve
strength and come to the end <>f the
journey in tragedy pronounced and
frightful. The whole nation needs
poise. The absence of mental bal
a nee is filling our lunatic asylum.
with victims and multitudinous graves
with suicides; Hie racing multitude
must halt: ja/./. must give place to
serene mind, o'.-o we will go <>n de
t>u i m'I ve I ,'nion Times.
A lie w national bank has been or
ganized nt* Florence to take over the
assets of the First National Hank,
which elo.sed its doors on March 2fi.
Nfw capital has been subscribed to
the amount of $100,000 and $2a,t)0U
surplus. .1. F. Stackley of Florence
has been elected president.
No Shorty ('lit
The *w. i > to acquire the saving hah
'it is !" ;r * . And the >av mg habit
]< ad- !" : n? n'* >e r. 1 1? ru i . I' develop.
c:iara;t?: ai d :e-uli- :i; a higher type
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Jt would be n fine scrvscc if ever_)
pupil in every - boo! of the vtat
would memorize that quotation from
the Record, and U tter stiH, if intelli
gently sympathetic t<?aehers would
toll each pupil ju*t what it means. ?
8jW$nn,hu'f Journal.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Th? I. aw (foverning Probate Court,
Executors, \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . , (iuardian?
Section 2555. Kxecutors or admin
istrators .shall annually, while JlM.v
tate remains in their care or custody
at any time before the first day of
July of each year, render to the
Judge of Probata of the county from
whom they obtained letters testa
mentary or letters of administration,
a just and true account, upon oath,
of the receipts and expenditure of
such t-stivte the preceding calendar
year, which, when examined and ap
proved, shall be deposited with 'the
Inventory and appraisement, or other
papers belonging; to such estate, in
the office of said Judge of Probate,
there to be kept for .the inspection of
sijch persons as may be interested in
the estate.. .
If <any executors or administrator
should neglect to render sucft annual
accounts he shall not be eivtitled to
any commissions for fhift trouble in
the management of the said estate,
and shall moreover be liable to be
sued for damages by any. person .01
persons Interested in such estate.
Sec. 2656. When an administra
tor or executor, appointed by the
Judge of Probate, shall neglect to
make his annual, return within the
time prescribed in Section 2555 of
this chapter, it ?(hall be ithe duty -of
the Judge of Probate forthwith to
cjte'h.iJTV of her so to do; and upon
bis* or "her neglect or refusal to ren
der such account within twenty days
from the service of (the said citation,
such defaulter shall be adjudged *rin
cohtempt, and the Judge of Probate
Is empowered and required to issue
his attachment against sudh de
faulter, and he or she shall* putgc
such coaitempt by renderiivg wuch ac
count. Such defaulter shall be fined
in a sum not exceeding twenty dol
lars ($20) for each >and every day
during which sudh default <may con
tinue. And in daso of such recusant
administrator, ho may further revoke
the lotcrs of administration: Pro
vided, That upon good and suffi
cient cause shown before ?suoh Judge
of Probate, he may excuse the omis
sion on the pa it of suc<h executors
and administrator to make the re
turn required in Ithis chapter within
the time herein limited, and the said
Judge of Probate may give- to such
executor or administrator so in de
fault a reasonable time within which
to file 'his rot urn, -not exceeding sixty
days.
Sec. All guardians 01 es
tates Appointed by the Judge of Pro
bate shall render to him an annual
-weeomH- of their acting!* and doings,
as executors' or administrators are
..required by law ito do, and upon
making default shall forfeit their
commissions.
See. Any .Judge of Probate
shall have power to pronounce a de
crce against any guardian by him ap
pointed, upon final account, which
shall authorize such proceedings
against the sureties of such guardian
as may be taken i ti the like cases
against the- sureties of an adminis
trator.
If it is desired to keep an estnfi
open longer than one year permis
sion must be gotten from the Pro
bate Court by the Fiduciary for the
>m> doing.
Section .'lirjs, \ ol. I: "In c;u'i' any
person shall commit any misdemean
or or contempt of any court of judi
cature in this state, by word or jes
ture, it shall and may be lawful for
the judges of every such court to set
a fine on such offender, in any sum
not exceoding fifty dollars, for the
use <>f this state, and may commit
the offender till payment; but if any
person shall, in the presence and dur
ing the sitting of the court, strike
or use* any violence therein, such
prison shall be 4ined at the discre
tion of the said court, and shall be
committed till payment: Provided,
that tut citizen of this state shall be
sent to jail for any contempt of
court, or supposed contempt of court,
committed during the sitting of the
count. and m t.he disturbance of the
rnurt, until he be brought before tlu
cotii'i, u < I shei*- he h?v?rd by himself
? ? i-iUM-el. < ? r -'ha!! ^tand mute."
S?itioji To. Vol. J: "Proceedings
' r i 1 i P r? >1 I e ( "? ? n : ( >? \ct pt I r ia 1 b\
i ; i ? \ i -ha! i oji forni a- ncarl\ a- ma\
I :? ? ? tit: |>! ;e ? I ? of ! he ( ourt of
i ..n nioi. pica-, ft- pr??vid?d in tht
??<>< l? of i * i oecdu re."
>? * i ?*. T'_\ \ f>!. "The .fudge of
!' ??!> ite ( ?iii*: m;iy keep order ir
( on ", atul put: sh :iny contempt of hi- ,
authoii!\ in !:ke manner a- such con
tempt might be 'punished in the <ir
cti : ' or Supreme Court."
\V I \M?()\VKI [.,
? Judyi i l' Probate Kershaw County ;
( iivdtn. S April U(>t h. P.'L.'").
1" r ?? - la 1 1* f. nance mmmittve. com
p.?-,-d ,.j' ; f>.. governor, Lhe -'.a!e treas- ?
u rev, and the comptroller general,.
m< r thi- week ' < > negotiate a loan of
KiO.oim ? to rar:ving on the work
? ?I the \r ?\ ??! iimot for the pre?
? > ? ir 1 h's nion e\ b ? .? i" ? wed in
? i' ' .i" ' ? i of thr payment of fa\e-.
> . ea>on there are -o many
'"?I'tr ga-o! nc nobov and traveling
panhar.d.t !*?- \- because- fifteen min
<i ! ?? - w :il a man a- g I
.i ir.oa. o- a- much gasoline a.< h"
' J ???< ? iv A<-rk:ng four times that.
^ organization in a
?a ?'?*:> ' eport - tha* its greatest'
? ' ? !. giv.ng gasoline travelers.
' - i myme beginning "Hark,
* ' lb i! the dogs bark; The beg
? ? < om%K to town," doesn't
ai., more. The dog- can't tell
! , t f ? ? i eno1 In-tween the beggar*
?: the legitimate tourists as both
< roil along in closed cars. The
gn>o ? ? hobo always has a family
with h;m, and if you don't give him
ga< enough to toke them alt to the
next town, you vwiil have them all oni
your hands. So W* panhandling,
?tory in a great frame if you weaken. I
New* and Courier.
JAII.OR 8 HOOTS WAY OUT
~T" jfc"1 "frM y , j
Attacked by Twopjtaipeirate Lancaster
Jail Prisoners
halt* Wednesday evening when,
!. Jailor W> H. Rodgers wont upstair*
: at the jail jo lock up the two negro
prisoner*, Tom Barnett and John
WHherspobn, they attacked him witn
iron nrtovo legs and inflicted Serious
wound 8 about the face, head and body
in an effort to make their escape.
Mr. Hodge rs wuh annul with a pUrtol
and shot both negroes, inflicting only
tfHghrt wounds*, hovyever. Although
painfully 'hurt, Mr, Rodgers' courage
in fighting his two powerful assail
ants no doubt saved his life and pre
vented their making their getaway.
Barnott was shot in the head fcnd
?Witherspoon -in the head, leg and
groin, four bullets -taking effect.
The fact that Mr. Rodgers had
looked the door at the foot of the
stairway and had the key in his
pocket, which the prisoners failed to
necurc, prevented them from making
their escape. During the day the
prisoners were allowed the freedom
of the corridor connecting the cells,
but at night were fed and locked in
separate cells and it was when the
jailor went up to attend to those
duties thivt he was attacked. Both
the prisoners are dangerous charac
ters and Mr. Rodgers took no chance*,
hence he was armed with a pistol,
'which fortunate circumstance prob
ably saved his life, although he was'
badly injured and suffered .the loss
of pauoh blood. Harriett is in ,, jail
charged with killing his wife and
'throwing her body in an open ' fire
"place at Van \Vyck about three weeks
ago and John Witherspoon is being
held* in connection with the burglary
of the Robinsott-Cloud store about the
middle of March.
Mrs. Rodgers, wife of the jailor,
heard the shooting and spread the
alarm, the first coming to her a^
sj Stance being J. C. Sistare, local cit
izen, who was passing the jail at
the time, and R. P. Hortori, who lives
near and was jailor for many years.
Jailor Rodgers received a number
of terrific blows about the head ail'}.
? -facc, the heavy iron- weapon' laying
open five or six deep gashes from
one to two inches in length, each re
' quiring several stitches to close by
physicians who had hurried to the
j'jail. on learning of his plight.
, A flattened bullet was picked up
i on .the stairway of the jail by a re
1 porter for The News shortly iiitci
t the shooting, this presumably being
J the one that' hit Barnett in the head
' while the prisoner was at the door
i 'endeavoring to unlock it. In the
i wall at the side of this door can be
set n two indentures about one-half
! inch in length and one-quarter inch
(ieep, made after the bullets had
) spent their force. +
1 Witherspoon und Harnet were the
j only prisoners in jail at. the time,
i Jailor Rodgers, while suffering
I considerable pain from his injuries,
is standing up well under the ordeal,
but will be eonfined to his home for
several days.
j Mr. Rodgers has sympathy of hosts
[ of friends throughout the county
1 while he is suffering from his in
! juries. Sheriff Hunter and the cit
izens generally commended him high
i ly for the courageous fight he put
: up against two powerful and dan
gerous prisoners that had been com
mitted t?? him for safe-keeping. ?
Lancaster News.
DESCENDANT OF t W.HOl N
Daughter of Old South Dies at Ad
vanced Ape in New ^ ork
New Voi k, Apii! 1!'. Mrs. Vic
(<>i a Klizabeth Kembett Hall, 88, a
relative of .John C. Calhoun and other
fam>?u? men of the Old Soxith, died
.?! her home at Southampton, L. T.,
yesteiday. Death came as the result
t ? f a bad fall last December.
She \va< ixdated to Lyman Hall,
first governor of Georgia and a sign
er of the Declaration of Independence;
./<?hn C. Calhoun, Gen. William Por
tcr Rembert of the Confederate army,
and Senator and Gen. Robert Toombs
of Georgia.
Mrs. Hall \\a* born at Klberton, G.. |
a town founded by her father. In tho
Confederate war while still a young
girl, she saved (reneral Toombs or
the Confederate army from the Union
forces by seizing the bridle of a com
mandant of a detachment of Union
troops, holding him back until the
general had made his escape. In con
sequence of this, her home was burn
<-d and everything of value taken.
Mrs. Hall is survive*! by a son,
k Lyman Hall of this city. Plantations
in northern G<>orgra, Tallwlah Falls
und the Rembert. groves on St. Johns
. river. Florida, art* loft to him.
The Broad Rivor Power Co., has
purchased the electric lighting and ice
plant at Johnston, the electric light
ing plant at Trenton and the ten-mile
stretch of electric line from JoHn
son to Trenton, and will extend its
high teuton iioes from Colombia to
Johnston, supplying currant from Co
lumbia. . rr
KKARKKHTKD MKN AGAIN
l.?wy?v 'Protect* Againnt Federal
AgentH* Practice
York, April ID. ? As numbers of
persons who were either convicted 01
pleaded guilty to violations of the
prohibition law in Session Court here
thi* week were receiving #entences
and paying fmes, a federal deputy
marshal was standing in the court
ready to pounce upon them -alter the
#tate authorities had concluded* and
quite tv number wero required to give
bond for appearance before Uncle
Sam. Discussing the situation, Thom
as F Me Dow, Esq., <lean of the local
bar said to a reporter:
'*1 am going to ask other members
of this bar Co join me 1n a petition
to Judge Watklns of the Western
District Federal Court asking him to
put a stop to this thing. Here these
people are fined in the .state court.
They are thert grabbed by a United
States deputy marshal. They go be
fore a United States commissioner
who gets a fee of $15 cfor holding
the preliminary. The marshal gets
certain service fees. Then they must
give bond for (appearance at Federal
Court in Hock Hill. There they are
Convicted or \plead guilty and are
tfincd $1 each in view of the fact
they have already becjn .punished in
the state court.
... "But. they must employ a lawyer
for Federal Court. They mast
?top' ? work and lope time thereby
and be subjected to only heavy ex
panses only to be fined <an addition
al $1. It seems to me tfoait the cus
torn is largely built tip by those fel
loWs who want the little grafting fees.
It1 js not right and I believe that
Federal Court -will stop it."
CARD OF THANKS
- We wish-to thank the many friends,
both white and colored, for their
kindness during the death of my hus
hand, Dave Furman. May. God reward
you all.
Mattie Furman and family.
Wants~For Sale
pOK RENT? Four furnished or un
furnished rooms, convenient to
bath. Apply to Mrs. S. H. Chewn
ing, 612 LaVayette Avenue, Cam
den, S. C. . 4pd
'LOST ? Tan raincoat. My name con
spicuously marked inside. R. M.
Konnedy, Jr., Camden, S. C.
Ft()R SALE ? Nice fat hens. Apply
1214 Fair street. ~ 2-4-pd
HAULING AND DRAYAdE? I am
equipped to do any kind of haul
ing or dfoiyage. Leave orders at
Park View Filling Station, Fred
Wilson, Camden, S. C. 2-3-4 pd
$1 0,000,000' COMI'AN Y wants man to
sell Watkins Home Necessities in
Camden. More than 150 used daily.
Income $35-$50 weekly. Experience
unnecessary. Write Dept. H-8. The
% .1. R. Watkins Company, 231 John
son avenue, Newark, N. J. 2-3-4 Gpd
RANTED? Y ou to know that we pay
cash for all kinds scrap iron, and
other metals. Qpen all day Satur
day. Lower Main street in old Cly
burn Block. Camden Junk Company
2-3-4 pd
WANTED ? You to know that I do
all kinds of monument work, such
as resetting, rele\tering and clean
ing. All work guaranteed by a
competent man of many years ex
perience. Write to E. B. Richard
son, 218 Mflry Street, Sumter, S. C.
at'n, o. v^. __
HAVE YOUR-r-Oll stoves repaid
for summer use. C. M. Coleman,
I 'a iik U' u , S. C.
NOW 18 THE TIME to hav6 your re
frigerator and ice boxes repaired
, and roiined. C. M. Colemany Carir
<lt'n, s. C. ?
OFFICE ROOMS for rent in Crocker
Savage building. Apply to- H. B.
Clarke, attorney, Camden, S. C,.'?
A?\ ?l'u
PEANUTS?- For seed, for feed.' Valu
able for the family. Especially val-,
uable for growing chHdren. Five
bushels and over $1.60 pe* bushel,
f. o. b. Camden. Half bttshel byj
parcel post for $1.00. One fourth^
bushel by parcel post 00c, ?f W, Ay
Edwards, Rt. i, Westville, S. C4 49t?
FOR RENT? Two hduses on Broarf
street. Apply to !?<. A? Wittkow?ky|
' Camden f $. C. 60 sty
IF IN NEED of a new battery * rea?
sonable allowance will be made i A
exchange on .your;, old batter^,
Broad Street Filling Station* :U?; N&
Myers, proprietor. sb
WANTED ? No.' 1. pine logs. . 'Highe^A
cash prices paid;' year roluhd df
mand. Sumter "Planing MU1&> aiy
Lumber Co., Attention E.. S. Bootfc,
Sumter, S. C. ?
WHITTON GENUINE PAKtfS '"TO,
Columbia, S. C., Tho largest !*ar s
Distributors in the entire Sbut ?.
A complete: stock of get}uin.e add
replacement parts for all cars aid
? 49 sb
trucks.
8HQK HEP AIRING ? Call at th?'
Boot Shop, Rutledge
Camden, S. C. for ahoc, r?p*j
A. M. Jonu?, proprietor. tyj
FOR HIGH CXA88 Electric Wi
call Will E. Johnson. Stuck***
H. E. Beard's Service sufjj
phone 486.
FOR 8ALK-? Several used Fo*4 c?
and trucks, some lato uuM
Terms and prices right. BrS
' Street Filling Station, U. N. MjJI
proprietor. 49 j
HEMSTITCH INC. and Pkoting; m
and prompt service, 8 cents M
yard for cotton goods. ?
Rebecca Jones, Kerahaw, S. c.
FOtf REPAIRS ? We speciality on tt
patyta* Ford <***? Mr< J?e ht
I Uj?r?w *8 in ch*rK? of rojmlt <U
? partment." Broad Street Filli*
j station. 4H
Trying to avoi4 oae accident,
and hitting- aomething else.
Were you to blame?
The court may My "Yes/*
J} Batter take out a High '
;v Limits Liability Policy.
JEThlA-IZE
Camden Loan &
Realty Co.
Aetna-Izers
Phone 62 Camden, S. C.
Those who rely on the yield of mortgages, gen
erally demand the protection of fire insurance. Why*'
not guard against loss by Tornado and Wind?
If the house covered -by the mortgage is blown
down and destroyed what is the worth of the mort
gage, if, as often is the case, the mortgagor's worldly
all is his equity in the demolished house?
Windstorm insurance is as logical as fire insur- :
ance. Without it the mortgagee may whistle for his
money, if the land value is less than the amount of
the loan; the owner of thfe mortgaged house may face
a heavy judgment. The slight cost of windstorm in
surance would save such complications.
C. P. DuBose & Company
Insurance and Real Estate
Crocker Building Phone 43
To He Farmers
The fertilizer season is about over. In our advertisement of the past
few weeks, we have been showing you the advisability of using good..
Congaree Fertilizers. The next thing is the planting and working, of
your crop. We want to remind you that we have in our large atock
everything that you need for the cultivation of your prop. This is going
to be an expensive farming year and. the one way you oan make it
less expensive is to buy your requirements where you can get them
cheapest. If you will see us before buying we will save you money.
We have on hand now a large and varied stock of Spring Tooth Cul
- ? &
tivators, Little Joe Harrows, Cotton and Corn Planters, Distributors,
Orangeburg and Blue Steel Sweeps, Plow Repairs, Hoes, Rakes,
Shovels, etc. ,
BESIDES WE CARRY THE BIGGEST STOCK OF HAY, CORN, OATS
AND COW FEED IN CAMDEN *, V ^
Springs
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