The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 29, 1925, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
1!. I). NHi>i . Kditoi and Publisher
Published every Friday at No. 1109
Broad Street and entered ^ t the Cam
den, f South Carolina, postoffiee as
second class mall matter. Price por
annum $2.00.
Camden, S. C., Friday, May 29, 1925
J. \V. Jay and Company, New York
cotton factors, estimates the condi
tion of the present crop to be 77.f?
?per cent, with an Indicated increase
?in acreage in the entire l>elt of
5.5 per cent. Or that the indicated
acreage thin year is 4, *1,790, 000 acres,
compared with 41,490,000 acres in
1924. This estimate was made May
16th.' With normal weather condi
tions the indicated yield of^ho 1925
cotton crop Is 14,900,000 bales. Thero
arc a few scattered complaints of
insects and weevils, with reports of
'grasshoppers in northern part of
Texas and in sections of Oklahoma.
. Field Marshal French, known as
the Karl of Ypres, who played such j
a prominent part in the first part of J
the World war with the small con
tingent sent to France by England,
died at Deal, Kngland, Friday at the
age of 7!l years.
L. (J. Miller, former t feasurer or
Spartanburg county and president of
the defunct Hank of Duncan, who is
facing charges in connection with the
failure of the bank has filed bank
ruptcy proceedings.
Kin? at Beaufort Tuesday did dam
/i estimated at $(>0,000 to $7f?,000
in t ht? main business section of the
city, destroying three building*? and
partly damaging ;i fourth be f die be
ing brought under control. The guesta
of the Rivcrviyw hotel, one of the
buildings destroyed were forced to
leave the hostelry in a hjurry and lost
'practically all their personal effects.
Marines from 'Paris Island summoned
'o the, aid of the lor a! firii fighters
did splendid work, several of them
?'uffering minor injuries.
. liesenting what- he termed "cpi
' bets" used in nett '-pu;a. r editorials
published recent l\ concerning him.
I > ;?. Frank Kvjui.-, intendent of
?he Spartanburg -ysti m of public
-ehooJ*. Moinlax cv r r.'irx -t'lick. A.
M. Caipenler, S, "I' t ? ? b.n g newspa
ix i man, eveva' ' 1 ?u- the face.
To See South (Vtrtdina Mountains
Tiic? South ("a. . vim Pres* . Associa
; ion. M i- ariiunr: - .*? to hold it^
annual meeting :<? fii't en ?-iI!e the first
week in duly, and tY.?iure of the
program of < at< rt aa.nient determined
iipnn > i \ sit t > t'li -ar'-j Head and
Pi.L. .i.-o r, After,
vifiting S< nit t . r. mountain
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lalcic .lii.i faire-r, <!.??<) ^a? n..nv- i
near Cur.! Sprinjrs late Tuesday n.^rh; ;
and was buried yesterday. Ci:iberi j
was appioaching his sc-ventieth year
and was favorably known to manv
of Camden where he had rr
OFFICER KILLS MAN
Strung! Story of Shooting Affair
Comet* From Beaufort
Beaufort, May 23.-~AJpnzo H. Sea
brook, federal prohibition officer, was
charged by a coroner's jury fitting
hero this afterno6n with the shooting
to death yj J. F. Pittman, a 45 year
old white man, At Cunningham ferry,
this county, last night at midnight.
Pittman, who had been trapping and
fishing about Coosa w for the past
two years, is ,said to have been from
Brunswick, (la., ami a letter from his
daughter found on his person would
.bear this out.
Pittman, the autopsy of the exami
nation physician demonstrated, had
tin bullet holes in his body and at
least seven balls remained in ' tho
body. Practically all the shots en
tered the right side, one in i/he up
per chest causing immediate death,
according to the physician.
Officer Seabrook testifying before
the coroner's jury at the scene of' the
killing, took entire responsibility for
the deed, claiming that 'he shot in
self defense and that four of hi*
revolver bullets entered Pittman. The
federal officer, claiming immunity,
waa not arrested "by Coroner L. B.
Padgett, but was allowed to proceed
to Charleston, where Seabrook would
be at the service of Ileaufort county
peace officers any time he was want
ed, he told the coroner.
Officer Seabrook 'headed a squad
of raiders composed of himself, State
Officers J. I,. Poppenheim, Murphy
and Harrison who were on the look
out, they claimed, for a cargo of con
traband liquor which they had in
formation would 'be put off from
HaWk Island last night.
According to the story pf Seabrook
last flight about midnight they came
across the boat of PUtman . and they
boarded it, ordering Pittman to put
-up his hands. The fisherman, whose
body was in its underclothing When
found, grabbed for a Winchester rifle,
according to the officer's testimony,
and filed one shot from the cabin
of the boat which was on stays be
ing repaired. - Seabrook in his evi
dence claimed to have returned the
fiit and Pittman dropped. A Win
chester til'ie with one fired cartridge
in i1 anil the lever jammed was found
1 ?* side t ht- body.
i in. of fit era claimed Jo have .found
something under a quart of whiskey
.'ibnard the boat. I,. .1. Williams, W.
! A. Campbell" and (J.. I>. Carter, who
I liw at Coo^aw and. who had known
| Pittman for some months, stated that
1 tin- mail bore ;i reputation for so
) briety and honesty,.
Worthless Chocks
| \ .Mm: !<u- . merchant showed me a
j stark "t check- he had taken I'ioid
j ( u-tvimi rs within the past year, and j
< 11 each one was printed irv the hank*4' j
i cold type, "No Funds." I <onu-titm -
j ?v??r>:lfr wh> our merchants, and other
' folks, too. <lo not stop ea>hinn; cheeks
i fioin every Tom; Dick and Harry.
' i' 1 lad 1'iinujj'h to <1 is pc?st- of jfoods
; :: ( -ha? "f tfellhltf Ihem paid for,
I in"; then- i- nothing to he said in
; .. . <>t' pa\ in;r out hard i arned d ? > ! -
!:; - ? ? perfect Mranjrer- who pre
! a c heck which has nothing to
| re > mmend Kvery now and then
I -- iri . fi Mow comes alonjj ami collects
a "d -i/.? roil.' It is the same old
I >- ? ? t . pulled in the same old way,
i ? ? ?'.( -ame < d<i fakir. He huy< sum"
?. hi- check. ;.nd ^(t- no;
? ? ' .i ' e lut ca -h in addit tor.,
? ttinmoda " nu meivha n ;
?\ ho!e sum ;i : -take, losi - j
' nc law nab- the fellow and j
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>~r TT? ? en ted a room f ? ? j ?10.
!,'? ' .>?) : a:, oi! tank for $1*i. H(
,N .u'"' ?* stavr for $8. He hired ^
?? i /. * r t j i -j. He bought two lamp?
f" He put in a telephone for $?>.
And then he went into' the merenn
htimness with the balance. Then
he went in debt. Then he went in
bankruptcy. And th*n he bought a
*rra: bis. automobile and moved
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THIS WEEK
By Arlhwr BrUbi mm
% ? . ? .
Mr. Brisbane's editorials arc pub
lished as, expressions of opinions
of the 'world's highest-salaried
editor and The Chronicle does not
necessarily endorse all of his
$%};. viewsrand conclusions.
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Accursed Distribution
It costs more to carry a sac1< of
potatoes from the train to a store in
New York City than it doos to ship
the sack 1,100 miles by railroad.
The farmer raises the calf, weans
it, feeds it, feeds and milks the grown
t'ow, and gets for the milk a quarter'
of the money paid by the person that
drinks the milk.
You can bring freight across the
Atlantic or Pacific ocean for less
than it costs to take it across the
N'orth River in New York City.
The curse of business is the higii
cost of distribution. -Production we
understand, in distribution we are as
backward as Fiji Islanders.
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He Saved
Samuel Rubel came from Russia
a few~ years ago. He hadn't a dol
lar, but he did have a distinct idea
that a dollar was worth having; also
he realized that the only way to hav.i
many dollars is to save the first few.
A little while ago he was peddling
coaj for a living, today he is head
of his own $50,000,000 ice and coa1
concern.
Young gentk'men, it pays to save
even a little. t
The prices of automobile tires
have gone up from 10 to 12 per cent
jn London. They are going up here.
If you need tires, go and buy them.
They will be much dearer before thc>
( are. cheaper.
The United States government in
vestigates what happened to wheat.
! when the price suddenly dropped
'from $2 tu $1,10, making millions in
profits fur "shorts." They are gen
tlemen that never dug in the ground,
ran a harvester or a tractor, but thai
know enough to rig the market.
The government may investigat /.>,
I?ut it won't do much to protect far
mors from cutthfoat manipulation
until it imitates the .French govern
ment.
That nation passed a law to punish
j with imprisonment with hard labor
for life certain kind* of grain gamb
ling.
Tlu\ I'rayed And it Rained
Last week, led by the Rotary Club,
the business men of Denver, standing
in siiem-e for two minutes, prayed
for rain, and the next night, in al
most every part of the state, rain
t\ I; in torrents. and the weather bu
re; u announces more.
Nothing could be more edifying,
but farmers in Colorado are puzzled.
They cannot understand why Provi
dence should answer the prayers of
busim ss men that only deal in crops
a ft i r ignoring the players and heavy
lo-?-e<- of the f;irmer< that raise, the
nop-. However, the ways of Provi
dence are beyond human understand
ing. and fanners ought to know it.
?
1 ? i> possible to be a criminal and
iii<t be a complete fool. Harry Yalkes,
of Pittsburgh, make - and sells boot
leg whiskey. He tclis the judge: "It
i> a'! right to -ell, but to drink my
-c if, nothing ciotng. * ! \ fouls drink 1
? ? w ; w i 1 ? ones sell
l*i?-;nc< on a big -rah i- glowing
r. big things and little things. One
hair- of grocery store- d"C'> :i busi
Ae> - Mi"',- than * '..VJ.iino.ooO <1 ?
v ?-a i
ft ; \ . ,i : i \ i - rr chain
? while ag. nr.rrrnineed ::s it-* }
. ? 'tiii ? .! "r - - <>f .S'iO.tXMi.OUO a
x- .1 1- .i..t ?? I .A O. .!? th,..> $2~?0,- '
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In i? ta;l 1 < u - . i ? ? ?? - troii- l- nn'.ini
?.-.1 ? . . n - pi- 1 it \ fi>i tile" man that up.
di t-tands thr meaning and u.-e of t h ? ? ,
three mag <? word* "Organize, D"P
?it '<? Super\ -e."
We Fat loo Much
l'rofe.^.sor Max Rubnor, of Berlin,
say* American- eat more on the av
erage calories daily ? th;w> hiiv ^
other nation England tome- nex:. I
w.th J.'J'.'T t .i lories.
It is certain that this country eats'
too much, and about a* much:
a* it eats. Half we eat keeps us '
alive One quarter keeps the doc
tors alive, and one quarter supports
the undertakers and cemetery owner*.
Eat half, leave the table for ten min
|lt?% ami once digestion .afaarts, you'll
Jmrnr ym?*fre
To Organize Kindergarten
Magnolia Kindergarten is the name
of o new Camden enterprise which
give* promise of gaining more than
city-wide favor in offering to small
children the highest thought in fun
damental education.
Under the direction of Miss Sara
F. Wolfe this school located at 1214
Lyttleton street is procuring the best
of equipment which will include in
dividual tables and chairs, phono
graph for rhythm work and the new
buttoning and lacing frame*. As an
additional feature the children will
be callod for in a closed car and
served a light tynch during the morn
ing.
Miss Wolfe who is a native of
Camden finished in the schools of
this city and graduated from Goucher
College, Baltimore. She has served
as a member of the Cincinnati public
school faculty and also as kinder
garten teacher in the Audubon School
in New York City.
Bridge at Dettre Place
Mrs. Julia Ix>ng Knapp was a
charming hostess Wednesday evening
to a limited number of the ypung
married set, complimenting her honor
guests, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harring
ton Tryorf of Aiken. Four tables
were arranged for bridge in the spa
cious and attractive rooms of this
?historic home. The score prize for
?men went to Dr. John W. Corbett,
while Mrs. Henry G. Carrison, Jr ,
carried off the honors for ladies.
After cards the hostess served a
salad course followed by ices.
Death of Mrs. F. H. Arrants.
Mrs. F. H. Arrants- died Wednes
day night at a local infirmary where
she had been t^ken for treatment
earlier in the week. Mrs. Arrants
who before marriage was Mips Es
telle Peoples was a highly esteemed
resident of the Antioch section and
leaves many friends to mourn her
passing. She was fifty-one years of
age and leaves beside her husband
a number of sisters and brothers and
three adopted children to survive.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Antioch Baptist church^csterday
afternoon by her pastor and inter
ment followed in the church cemetery
Graduates From Anderson
Among the twenty-nine graduates
: from Anderson College for this year
is found the names of Miss Mary
Gijpham, of Camden, and Miss Eliza
beth Small, of Kershaw.
REVENUE FROM BRIDGE
Mars Bluff Bridge' Kara* >33,091.75
During l*a?t Year
During the ' year ended May 16,
1026, a total of 105,857 vehicles pass
ed over Pee Dei* bridge at Mars Bluff,
The income from tolls for this period
amounted to %$58,091.76 of which sum
Florence county netted $25,486.ft8 and
) Marion county $17, 521.77.
1 Of the vehicles using the toll
bridge 071 were horse drawn, 100,727
were automobiles, and 8,414 were
I motor trycks.
During the first year the bridge
was open for travel 80,^64 vehicles
crossed it, the receipts being
|40?170.75. The increase for laH
year was 25,593v*ehieles and $12,012
in revenue.
The Mars Bluff ferry bridge over
Pee Dee river has Jbeen in use two
years. It was built by Marion and
Florence counties without government
or state aid and the tolls accrue to
th^ two counties in the proportion
of the money furnished for the con-.
st ruction.
The bridge has been a wonderful
revenue producer and will isoon -pay
for itself and in addition provide
funds for the improvement of the
county's highway system. '
The figures shown above are from
a report pf the "business of the bridge
as prepared for the chairman of the
commission. ? Florence News-Review.
Attend Wedding in St. Matthews
Among the Camden people attend
ing the Wannamaker-DePass wed'ding
in St. Matthews last Saturday were:
Dr. John W. Corbett, Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. DePass, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Harris and Miss Jean Harris, Miss
Agnes Corbett, Mr. John Richardson,
Miss Caroline Richardson, Miss Etta
Robbins,' Mrs. Frank M. Zemp, Mi\
and Mrs. "Will Goodale. I
f Special Meeting of Kershaw Lodge.
1 A special communication of Ker
shaw Lodge No. 29, A. F. M., has
been called for Friday, June 5th, for
the purpose of conferring the Master
Mason's degree upon a class of can
didates.
Only ?J5 per cent of bread is home
made where formerly 70 per cent was
homemade.
FOR RENT? Unfurnished home of
ten rooms and three baths located
in best residential section. Address
The Owner, Box 267, Camden, S. C.
Why She Shot Him
She had Just returned fr0m
barber ahofc, where she hud exchange |
her heavy tresses for a shingle. 1
Qomld not ?tttnd JJl
weight of ail that hair on my head
another day," she explains] to '\
angry husband.-:?
'?I ? V ways thought yon 1 head W|| ?
weak," wa? his only comment
Special Farea to WaHhinntoa, n psa
? ? ' n
Southern Railway will st-ll special
round trip excursion fan - t<> \y4^ ,
?ington, D. C., May 20th, with fimit
return limit leaving Washington
1st as follows:
Columbia $12.00; Camden $H.oo>
Chester $12.00; Fort Mill
Rock Hill $11.50; Sumter tiiRI
Kershaw $11.00; Lancaster $u.QQ;
Winnsboro $12.00.
These tickets are good going onfy"
on special tarin leaving Charlotte
8:30 p. m., May 20th, but good re
turning on any regular train except
train No. 117. Tickets gucd in Pull
?man. cars upon payment of Pullman
faro.
For further information apply
ticket agents.
WHERE TO WORSHIP
At any of the Camden Churches you
will 'be a stranger but once. They
extend a cordial Welcome to all.
First Baptist Church ? Rev. John A.
Graham, Pastor. ? Sunday School Id
a. m.; morning services 11:15; even
ing sermon at *8:30. Prayer service*
every Wednesday evening at ' 8:80.
B. Y. P. U. meets every Thursday
| evening at 8 .o'clock.
Wateree Baptist Church Rev. J,
B. Shiver, Pastor. ? Sunday School ?t
10 a. m.; morning sermon at 11 a. a,
and evening. .worship at 8 p. m.
Prayer meejting every Wednesday
evening . at 8 o'clock.
? ?Lyttleton .Street M. E. Churdu,
Rev. J. T, Peeler, Pastor.? -Sunday
. School 10 a, m.; morning services
; 11:15; evening sermon at 8 o'clock.
' Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
i Bethesda Presbyterian Church? -Dr.
Edwin Muller, pastor. There yrill be
no services in this church Sunday.ai
the pastor is absent* from the city.
Services will be held as usual Snn
day, June 7, when Dr. Muller will
Occupy the pulpit.
Grace Episcopal Church ? Rev. 1.
del,. Brayshaw, pastor ? Early com
munion 8 o'clock; Sunday School and
Men's Bible class at 10 a.m.; room
ing worship and sermon by the pas
tor 11:15; Y. P. S. L. at 7 p.m.
Catholic Churchy- -JtOv. M. J. Red;
din, pastor. Sunday > Feast of Pente<
cost, mass and sermon at 8 a. ra.
Sermon on The Office of the Holy
Ghost.
THE STRONGEST LINK
i he strongest link in the industrial system is
the bank. It joins the borrower and the
lender. It unites the investor and the enter
prising merchant. It is the mutual friend of
capital and labor. Get acquainted with this
bank and discover its advantages.
The First national Bank
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