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ALL ROADS LEAD TO CAMDEN TODAY FOR THE GREAT HISTORICAL PAGEANT The Camden Chronicle VOLUME XXXVIL CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY, 1, 1925. NUMBER 5. PROGRAM OF PAGEANT fhe follow Inis theprogram of the f'anulen Pageant to be held on the Kirkwood Golf Links beginning at 3:30 today: Symbolic Prelude?Days of Pino Tree Hill. Dances-?Spirit of the Wilderness; Tree Nymphs, Elves, Violets, Wild Hoses, Butterflies, Sunbeams, Rain Rives, Jack Frost. Episode I.?Indian and Quaker Days, 1753. Scene between Samuel Wyly, a pioneer and King Haigler, Indian Chief. (Includes Indian Corn Dance and exchanging gifts between the Indians and Quakers.) Episode II,?Colonial Days?1776. Part 1.?Camdente Declaration of independence?1774. Part 2.?Quar rel in front of pioneer store of Jo seph Kershaw between Whigs and Tories. Episode III.?Part 1.?Scene be tween Lord Cornwallis and men. In terlude?Highland Fling. Part 2? Legoml of Agnes of Glasgow. Scotch j lassie seeks her lover, an English .soldier, but farls to find him. (This, episode if preceded by a Highland Fling.) Episode IV.-?Days of the Revolu tion. Episode of Baron DeKalb l?i Battle of Camden. Episode V.?George Washington's Visit?1791. Episode VI.?Revue of Historic Costumes. Episode VII.?LaFayette's Visit~ ]825. Frenchman greeted by citi zens, civil and military. (Many of same costumes of that time will be worn by descendants. One of the most interesting will be that of the governor in 1825.) Episode VIII?Ante bellum'South. Virginia Reel. Plantation Scene. Interlude?Symbolic Dance ? Vic tory and Defeat. Episode IX?Red Shirt Riders ad lii-essed by Wade Hampton. Episode X.?Memorial Seene. Episode XI.?'Camden Today. Gen eral ensemble of pioneers symbolic characters, and representatives of (Vimden's organizations today. I To Close For Pageant '. j We, the undersigned establishments uf Camden, agree to close our plates of business at 2 p. m. Friday, May 1st, to allow our employes to attend 'he Pageant: Hank of Camden, Williams Insur ance Agency, E. B. Buddin's Book Slore, L. Schenk & Co., Camden Drug Co..Zemp & DePass, J. L. Moseley, Clyburn Drug Co., Karesh Grocery, Schlosburg^s Stores, The Outlook, W. K. Nettles, W. G. Wilson, J. C. Nicholson, W. R. Gardner, Rhamo Bros., J. F. Smith, J. G. Cunning ham, Loan & Savings Bank, Peoples Bank, Burns & Barrett, The Wigwam, W. II. Zemp, L. Lomansky, Camden Loan &. Realty Co., Enterprise Mer cantile Co., G. L. Blackwell, I. Snyder, Lewis & Christmas, DeKalb Phar macy, DeKalb Grocery, Electrik Maid Bake Shop, The Rest Shop, G; C. Bruce, Baruch Netlles Co., Billings Bros., F. Sheheen, S. D. Hammond, A. Sheheen, Sam McCaskill, Nero Reed, L. J. Whitaker, J. L- Mim naugh & Co.; Springs & Shannon, C. W. Birehmore, Mackey Mercantile <"0., R. S. Williams, Camden Cloth ing Co., J. K. Lee, G. Beleos, First National Bank, McLeod-Rush Co., J. K. Goodale Sons, L Wolfe, Majestic Theater, Thomas Confectionery, ^mith-Moore Music Co., F. D. Good ile, W. L. Goff, W. T. Smith & Co, C. P. DuBose, M. E. Gerald, J. K. Lang, C. C. Whitaker, Parlor Meat Market, Camden Furniture Co., Stokes & Evans, Hirsch Bros. &. Co., M. II. Heyman & Co., Wolfe-Eich'l Co., Max Moguleseu, The Chronicle. Dixon's Grocery. Camden Boy On Winning Team Carolina's freshmen debaters won hoth ends of the Davidson-Wake For ?xt-Carolina freshman triangle Tues day night. The affirmative team won J - to 1 decision from Davidson in Chapel Hill, while the negative team ' aptured a 2 to 1 <lecision from Wake Forest in Wake Forest, according to '?he "Tar Heel," the college publica t ion. The debate in Chapel Hill was < losely contested. The Tar Heels were upheld by M. H. Moguleseu, "f Camden, S. C., Isadore Black, of AsheviMe, and Benjamin Raton, of Winston-Salem. The query was: Re solved?That North Carolina should ratify the Port Terminals and Water r transportation Act. Frank Dodson, eighteen-year old *hite youth who escaped from the Florence Reformatory', was shot and painfully wounded Friday by a Mayes vlllu policeman, who ciairtts that he ha*l been told that Dodson and a companion, had escaped after killing t-h* saari Dodcon was shot while att<*n*f** to escape. IMNDKNUl K(; El/E^TKD N11 med la Flection Saturday as Pres ident of (iernuiny Although a foreign country, it will be of local interest, particularly to World war veterans, to know -that on Saturday last, the people of Germany rallied to the banner of Field Mar shal yon Hindenburg and elected him president of the republic. lie is the first president of Germany to be elected by popular ballot. He was nominated by the nationalist conser vative bloc -to replace Karl Jarres, who failed of election in the first balloting on March 29. His opponent was Dr. W.ilhelm Marx, candidate of the republic bloc, adherents of the Weimar coalition, composed of cen trists, socialists and democrats. The third oajulidate was Ernest Thael mann, communist. Von Hindenburg triumphed in his race for the presidency with a ma jority closo to 845,000 votes. The unofficially final figures are: Von Hindenburg, 14,639,000; Marx, 13, 752,040; Thaelmann, 1,931,591; votes declared invalid, 21,910. Total 30,345,540 Born in 1K47 at Poscn, Von Hin ? V denburg's career has ever been \ a military ^one. He first saw active Service in the war of 18(50 with Aus tria. Then came the Franco-Prus sian war, and though he had retired in 1911, he was appointed in 191-1 commander of the eighth army corps with Ludendorff as chief of staff, and his victories of Tannenburg and thij Masurian lakes in the World war raised him again as a popular hero, with rapid promotion to a field mar shal's baton. Perhaps one of his greatest serv ices to his country was his refusal to desert his post when the revolu tion came. After the World war he personally led the armies back in an orderly, disciplined manner to their home bases. He again retired from active -service in 1919 When there was talk of prosecuting William 2nd he offered himself as a substitute for the emperor. Former York Sheriff Dies Hugh G. Brown, 00 years of age, a former sheriff and supervisor of York county, died at his home four miles north of York Friday, follow ing- a long period of failing health. Funeral services were conducted from King's Mountain chapel at 11 o'clock Saturday morning by his pas tor, the Rev. N. E. Smith, and the in terment was in the church cemetery. Mr. Brown was sheriff of York county for 12 years, retiring from that office of his own volition. He -afterward was elected county sup ervisor and during his second term in this capacity suffered such a faij*: ure in health as to necessitate his resignation, which took place about two years ago. I CHARGED WITH SLANDER Physician Alleged To Havt Made Fake Charges Against Committee Spartanburg, April 27.?A prelimi nary investigation of charges of ma licious slander against Dr. W. H. Kelley of Walnut Grove, one of the petitioners from the tornado stricken area who charged the relief commit tee with being unfair in the matter of disbursing funds, will be held be fore Magistrate M. B. Brissie Thurs day afternoon at 3 o'clock, it was! learned last night. I Dr. Kelley was arrested Friday! night on a warrant sworn to by Mag istrate John L. Lancaster, chairman of the relief committee, before Mag istrate M. B. Brissie. Magistrate Lancaster alleged in the affidavit to the warrant that Dr. Kelley had charged him with misappropriating funds of the Walnut Grove Disaster Relief committee. Following his arrest, Dr. Kelley was lodged in the county jail but provided bond in the sum of $f>00 at 2 o'clock Saturday morning for his release pending the preliminary investigation Thursday afternoon. The arrest comes as a develop ment to the hearing before the Spar tanburg county grand jury Thursday of the members of the relief com mittee on the petition of the citizens of Walmit Grove who were in the storm area and who claimed that the committee had not been fair to thom in providing them with funds. In its final presentment, however the grand jury exonerated the mem bers of the committee in regard to the disbursement of the funds and recommended that the committee use any balance it may have for such purposes as it sees best. J. O. Patterson, Jr., prominent attorney and planter of Barnwell comity, died Ikvi Monday after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Congressman J. O. Patterson and a scion ai one of the most prominent families in tHe itAte. - . -j" WORM) 'CHAMPION COW Now In Herd of Fred H. Young, of Timmonxville, S, C. South Carolina again comes into' prominence in the dairy world through the performance <of Sensa tion's Mika<k>'s Millie 568901, Jersey cow In the herd of Fred H. Young, of rimmonsville, S. C. A telegram from ,the American Jersey Cattle club dated April 11 announced that Millie finished her yearly senior two year-old record April 10th with a pioduction of 13,303 )x)unds of m^lk and 850.81 pounds of butterfat. This i (vord makes her world's champion for butterful production in the sen ior two-year-old Jersey class. The former champion, St. Mawes Pretty Lady *132(398, is owned by L. C. Dan ieldp.Tilliamcock, Oregon, with a re cord of 12,550 pounds of milk and 824.33 pounds of butterfat. Tho South Carolina cow therefore pro duced 753 pounds more milk and 26.48 pounds more butterfat thaVi the Oregon cow. Millie began her teat at the age <of two years and eight months and twenty-three days. Millie has won by her performance a world's record, a silver medal and also the American Jersey Cattle club medal tor merit, the highest award possible given to the' cow that pro duces 850 pounds or over of butter fat and makes her record in tlouble letter class, that is, drops a living 'calf within sixteen months of the d&te of previous freshening. Since Millie will freshen again in May, she wn! easily conform with this re quirement. By her performance this wonderful Jersey cow wins the following dis tinctions: (l) World's Champion senior two-year-old Jersey for but tC' fat; (2) first two-year-old in the world to win the American Jersey Cattle club medal of menit; (3) the highest producing two-year-old over all breeds in the South; (4) the first two-year-old cow of any breed in the South to make 1,000 pounds of butr terfat in one year; (5) the highest re cord senior two-year-old of the Chan nel Island breeds in the world ' and the first ever to make 1,000 pounds of buttpr in one year. Truly, Sensa tion s- Mikado's Millie is the queen of dairy cows in the entire South. No other Southern cow and no other two-year-old has won as many no table distinctions. r On a recent trip to South Caro- j lina to address the Florence chamber] of commerce, Secretary Hoover was i 'introduced to the South's world j champion. Millie probably did not know Mr. J Hoover from any other human, butj she certainly realized that he had the, pleasure of meeting quite a celebrity' in the dairy world. Air. Hoover ex pressed himself as of the opinion that I the South is the coming dairy section j of the country. There is probably no other section I more suitably adapted for this im portant phase of diversification. Millie was out practically all the >ear round, with the exception of a few cold nights. She grazed on lespedeza and carpet grass pasture for ten months of the year ami .good, succulent rye all winter. With such great variety of feed crops, the South can become as great a dairy section! as there is in . the United States. Was An Enjoyable Affair Tho play "The Old Maid's Club"! presented by the pupils find patrons j of the Gates Ford school in the Ab-, ney section last Friday night was a! most enjoyable affair and was at tended by quite a number from Heath Spring, Bethune, Kershaw, Bishop ville as well as a largo crowd from the immediate neighborhood. One of the characters in the play acting as a reporter "boosted" The Chronicle as an advertising medium. It was at the closing of the school iind the Gates Ford school is a con solidation of Abney and Indian Ford ^?hools and brought together many irom the countryside, who after the play enjoyed an old fashioned square dance set. to music by the Turner brothers string band from Heath Springs. Mrs. Blanche Gardner and M iss Ruby Jones are the teachers at the school. Fee Cream Festival. There will be an ice cream festival at Beaver Dam church on Wednesday, evening, May, fith, at 7:30 o'clock. Proceeds from the festival will go for the benefit of Beaver Dam church. The public is cordially invited tJ come. If'a good forty-acre farm in Ameri ca -were as highly populated as some farms of China, it would support 240 persona, 24 donkeys, and 24 pfcr", ac coftHng to the late Dr. P. H. Kin*. AIKKN SHERIFF KILLED. } WJik h( Head of Raiding Party Near Monetta in Hih County. Aiken, April 25. Sheriff llany H Howard, of Aiken' county, met death ut. the head of his in en today when a party of officers attempted search the farm house of Sam U>\vman, a negro living -about one mile south of Monetta in the northern part of the county. Deputy Sheriff N61 lie Rob inson was slightly wounded in the melee that followed. Lossos sustained b>' the negro fam ily which resisted efforts of the offi cer* to find liquor on their premises were severe, Annie Low man," wife of ?the farmer, was shot through the head and killed, and her daughter, Bertha Lowman, aged 25, Was wound ed in the body wild will probably dio. An unborn child, that of Bertha Low man, was killed. Hearing the shots at the house, Clarence and Son Low man, young boyi, rushed from the Held and are said to have tired at the officers as they came. They turned and ran, however, when the raiding party pursued them, Clarence was discovered in the vi cinity of the hvuse, while Son surren dered at j a farm three miles away where he had been sought by arme<jb men with blood hounds. Several hours after ihe shooting, Where Sam Low man, who was away from the home ?at the time, and two sons had been i aru.-%icd and brought to the Aiken '?county jail, there were said to.be in | dilations of possible mob violence. In a speech to the gathering in front of the, court house, Deputy Robinson spoke for order and urged his fellow citizens to refrain from any untoward art. "1 know well enough that if Sheriff Howard could speak, he would ask you to allow tne law to take its course," the deputy said. The negroes were taken to the State penitentiary in Columbia in an auto mobile driven by state and county of ficers. A second vehicle bearing offic cers followed in the rear in order to guard against any attempt to wrest the prisoners from them. Sheriff Howard in company with Deputies Robinson, Robert McElhaney and Arthur Sheppard went to the home of the Lowmarrs about i*:30 o'clock in ihe morning:. Cutting the Lowmtfns to the door, -Deputy Robin l son proceeded to read the search war i rant to them. Just at that time a shot rang out, coming either from inside the house or from around a corner. Sheriff Howard fell mortally wounded with a charge of bin! shot in his back. Robinson rushed into the house, where he was fought by the two 'wo men. He was beaten over the head with a pistol. Bertha Lowman was shot in the melee, after which Annie Lowman rushed upon Deputy Robin son with an upraised axe. "Move out of the way," said Deputy Sheppard to Robinson, who had by this time spent the bullets in his pis tol He then fired, the bullet striking the woman in the head and causing death shortly afterward. She ran out of the house and fell dead near a small barn across the road. It was at this time that Clarence and Son Low man heard the shots and came run ning from the field. They took part in the shooting according to the offi cers. Pursued, they took to their heels. Clarence Lowman was inter cepted as hi? was crossing a road. It was found^that he had been shot through the shoulder. The second boy, Son, was chased for a number of miles with blood hounds on the trail. Officers from surrounding counties joined the search in which a number of armed men participated. The youth surren dered at a farm house about three miles from the scene of the shooting. He was also found to be wounded. Governor McLeod when appraised of the situation ordered Sheriff Os walt, of Lexington and Sheriff Swear ingen, of lOdgefield, to the scene. The body of Sheriff Howard who was in his 55th year, lay in state here to 'night in the court house, while hun dreds of citizens who had known him since he became sheriff thirteen years ago, filed past the bier. He was elected sheriff for the first term in 1912, after serving as chief of police for eight years . He was gen erally popular with the people of Ai ken, according to testimonials from numerous citizens in the groups about the court house. The funeral wHl be heW tomorrow. Although Coroner J. Torn Terver, who become* Acting Sheriff under the Uw, had Impanelled a jury late today, MAY DAY PROGRAM . Celebration To Take Placo at NS ateree M ills Saturday May Day at W ate roe Mills will be celebrated as usual this year and a very attractive program has boon ar ranged by tho committee in charge. Saturday, May 2ud, has been chosen as the. day and u variety of events are being worked out. Tho band will bo thci'e to lend its assistance and will render a fine musical program. With, their new attractive uniforms they are sure to make a fine appearance. The time-honored May Pole dance will have its place on the program, this time by the smaller girls and is sure t > be as well executed, and as interesting as oVer. The Tree Nymph* with Miss Vaughn as solo dancer will also be inchided on the program and is sure to please. This group is a -part of tho Pageant, "Camden, Yesterday and Today." A number of races including the antelope race, sack race, obstacle race, egg and *j>oon race 'and base ball relay race will be run and prizes offered. A tug of war between two ?mill departments will alps bu includ ed. Probably the big event of the day and one which will excite a great <leal of-interest will be the crown ing of the May Queen. No one knows who she is now but she'll surely bo there and will be crowned "Queen of the May." Then there will be a ball game between Watereo MilLs and Hermi tage and this is sure to be a great game. The teams are evenly match ed and both are playing fast ball. Cold drinks and ice cream will be on sale throughout the afternoon, the proceeds to go to the Glee Club. The admission will be 2.r>e and the public is cordially invited. Game Resulted In Tie Wateree and Winnsboro played, an exciting game of baseball which dark ness brought to a halt last Saturday on the Wateree ball field. At the beginning of the eighth inning the score, was U to 2 in favor of Wateree. In Winnsboro's half of the inning, Winnsboro made. 4 runs which tied >the score but darkness came on so fast, the git ate had to be- called with the side unretired. Umpire John Goodale called the game at this point reverting the Kcore to the ftth inning which was 2-2. Bahcr and Knight was the battery for Wateree and Enflor and Hornsbv for Winnsboro. A large and enthusiastic crowd saw the game, many coming over from Winnsboro. Saturday May 2nd, Hermitage and Wateree will play at Wateree Field, at Wateree's annual May Day cele bration. Spelling Contest May 9th. The county spelling contest to se lect entries for the state contest at Winthrop College in July will be held at the Camden Grammar School Sat urday, May Oth, beginning at 9 a. m. Teachers who are not familiar with the rules of the contest should write Winthrop College for further infor mation. ? it was decided to postpone the in quest until Monday when all wit nesses can be assembled here. Name Five In Howard's Death Aiken, April 27.?The inquest over the killing of Sheriff Henry Howard was concluded here this morning at the county court house. The three deputy sheriffs who were with the wheriff at the time he met his death testified, these being Nollio Robinson, Arthur Sheppard and Rob-1 ert McElhanny. The evidence show j ed that there was a general shoot- j ing melee, but the testimony showed I that Howard met his death from a I load of birdshot, and the only one using a shotgun was Clarence Log man. Ro.-^a Lowman, wife of Demon Low man, and Birdie, a niece, also testi fied, but they couid give no infor mation as they both claimed to have) i-un away before the shooting. The coroner's jury found a ver dict that Sheriff Howard came to his death from gunshot wouitds, the gun bein? in the hands of Clarence Low man. with Demon, Bertha, Birdio and Rosa lawman as accessories. Yesterday citizens from Monetta found a shotgun near the place in the woods where Clarence was cap tured. Al*o a copper still wan located in an outhotxse this morning and a gallon of whiskey dug up in * the chicken yard on the Lowman farm. BKTHl'NK NKWS NOTKS Items ??| Interest as Tvld by Our Regular Correspondent Bethune, S. C., A |>111 -Circle number one of the Presbyterian Aux iliary was entertained by Mrs. J. A. McCaskill Wednesday afternoon. Tho study hour was conducted by Mr*. J. M. Forbis. A sweet courso was solved at I ho conclusion ?>f the meet-, inic. Mrs. D. M, Mays was hostess to Circle Number Two Wednesday af ternoon. At the close of the study hour, ice emifti and wafers were served. Mr. N. A. Bethune and daughters, Mesdame.s P. I.. Norwood, K. Truesdell and Miss Stella Bethune spent Tuesday in Gibson, N. C. Miss Myitis Dukes of Bowman, a former ^teacher here, was the week end guest of Mrs. I/O ring Davis. Miss Mamie Lou McDonald of Great Falls was also a week end guest of Mrs. Davis. Heywaixl UlackAvell, Will Hougn and June Truesdell attended the track moot at the University Thursr day and Friday. Miss Mftiy Thumas of the CI yd <3 section was the week end guest of Mrs. L. 1). Robertson. Mr. Belch and family have moved to Cayce, where Mr. Belch holds a position with a lumber plant at that place. Mrs. A. K. McLaurin and Miss Stella Bethune attended the music contest held in the new * theater in Columbia Thursday. Miss Mary Louise McLaurin was one of the voice contestants. i Mrs. L. D. Robertson had as her guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Grant of Clyde and Mrs. Malcolm Fagan and little (laughter of Harts 1 ville. Mr, and Mrs. B. W. Best and two I children spent the week end with Mrs. Best's parents in MeCormick. Mr. Mayo Davis attended the Junior-Senior banquet of Chicora Col lege given at the Jefferson hotel Fri-. day evening. Mr. Davis went as the guest of Miss Carrie Yarbrough. The School Improvement Associa tion held its regular, monthly meet ing Friday afternoon in the new high school building. The members of the eighth grade entertained with a play "The Uninvited Guest"** under the supervision of Miss Luella Coving ton.' The ninth grade again won the $2.00 monthly prize1. On Friday afternoon Bethune and Ruby met on the formers ground in a game of baseball. Score resulted ?1 to 5 in favor of Ruby. Bethune high defeated Clio here Satuixlay afternoon by a score of to fi. The game was called at the end of the eighth inning on account of darkness. Dr. li. K. Severence and Lonnie Mc Coy of Columbia spent Sunday here with relatives. Mr. James Brannon of Columbia attended the funeral of his brother Mr. W. H. BrannW Tuesday. Mr. W. H. Brannon died at his home here Monday afternoon after several weeks illness. Mr. Brannon was 73 years of age and until about four years ago, when he moved into Bethune, had lived a few miles south of here. Funeral Services were held Tuesday morning at the old Brannon cemetery. Rev. B. M. Guntcr con ducted the funerail services. Mr. Brannon is survived by six children as follows: Messrs. G. it. and B. W. Brannon, Misses Maggie and Nettie Brannon, Mrs. G. K. Copeland of this place and Mr?. Rob Black of Cameron, N. C.; two brothers, Mr. James Brannon of Columbia and Mr. Z. Brannon of Bethune. A goodly number of Masons at tended the lectures in the Masonie hall Tuesday evening jriven by Messrs. Frank Hart of Columbia and Robert Goodale of Camden. Miss Ethel MoManus of Maxton, N. ('., is the guefft of Mrs. R. Rozief. Miss Ruth Watts was the week <*nil guest of relatives in Charlotte. NEGRO MAN KILLED Charles Blyther Hit By Lightning Tuesday Afternoon Charles Blyther, a weH known ne gro man who works at the Browning Home, a negro school here, was struck by lightning during the rain storm Tuesday afternoon and died almost instantly. The man was in a field going after a cow when the bolt came. He was about 45 years of age and leaves a family. During another storm Sunday af ternoon quite a windstorm occurred a few miles south of Camden in the Boykin section, where trees and tele phone poles were blown down, but no seririus damage was done. At the Woodstock hunting club, the home of Mr. Alien J. Boykin, a small building near his house was burned and while the family and neighbors were talking -over the fire a bolt of lightning Rtrurk the main house but fortunately . only a hole was burned in the floor. Alter a Ions <lr*>oth of wv<rjl weeks duration the rains came Son day, Monday and T*wsday in tJri? county. Growing crops are ?aW t<> I br lookinir ? fraat tftal Wttar.