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VOLUME XXXVII NUMBER 17 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1925 NEW DRY LAW Enforcement Measure* Now Disre gard State Lines * Enforcement of the prohibition law U now squarely before the American people and in complete charge of the federal authorities. T!u.' plan of enforcement, effective August 1, has been careftilly thought out, the machinery has been provided, and the man to whom the country looks for action is definitely hi the saddle. Today there are just ttfo questions in the public mind, the first, whether Brigadier-General L. C. Andrews will prove capable of enforc ing the law ? if not, then is it po? siblo to enforce the law under any circumstances? Unquestionably General Andrews has a stupendous task ahead of him, but he is not lacking moral support any more than he lacks complete control. President Coolidge unques tionably is determined to have' the law enforced if it be possible to 'en force it. Secretary Mellon is.no lesa determined to put ^an1 end to the liquor traffic, and the press generally throughout the country stands strong ly in favor of law enforcement. Even those newspapers with wet tendencies stand as a unit in insisting that the law should be enforced as long as it is the law. General Andrews' plan of ereating twenty-two federal zones whicn wipe out state lines, is expected in some quarters to be the keynote of success ful enforcement. In other quarters the plan is regarded with alarm as giving evidence of further encroach ment on the rights of states and the liberties of the people. "Thus far have we gone in the determined plan to create a new au tocracy in the hitherto land of the free" says the Columbia, Record. "All that has preceded this gigantic extension of police powers of the fed eral government has been the merest child's play. But whatsis happening is just as the Record, five years ago? predicted would happen. The end is! not yet." ? . . Quite a different view is expressed by the Philadelphia Inquirer which approves the abolition of the state, directors. ? . "It may be argued that all this means an increase in .federal pow6r at the expense of the states," says the Inquirer, "but, as the president pointed out recently, what the spates will not do the federal government must do. The enforcement of federal law is clearly within its province, more particularly if; this law- is so unpopular in some communities that local officials are affected by local* feeling.*' The Washington Star / says the j-lowness and leniency of the courts - responsible for the failure of prp ' bition to date. "Enforcement is -possible/' says the Stan "it isupon that, principle that the Treasury Department's new organization has been planned. In u-grity on the part of enforcement officers of all degrees is an essen ' ial. It has never been believed to e impossible to organize an honest, ? ? v a 1 force. Hypocricy and infidelity not dominant characteristics of he American people." Whatever may be the result of the \ndrews plan at least the country is ??'oinised an honest effort to compel "bed it- nee to the law of , the land, and ??nhg an end to the mockery that \'i>ts particularly in the_ bjg cities, 'oiitical considerations, we are told, now eliminated. No longer will "?he local boss be able tw ? march to j urt and obtain leniency or immun- 1 y for friendly violators of his con ?iitution. Plus the elimination of ? olitics a rapid /Bud determined drive ? to bo made to stop the sources f supply, importation and diversion f legally manufactured and stored alcohof. It has been shpwn that sporadic -i'-saults on the individual bootlegger, raids on small dispensers, and gun ning after petty offenders is futile, .?u'-rving only to make the law enforc ? - kr powers a laughing stock. Control of the sources of supply ?vill necessarily eliminate the little fellows from the scene of law vio lation without further action. They i-annot sell the booze they cannot obtain. "Uncle Sam meaym business," says he Cleveland Plaindealer, whose edi torial calls upon the state* and local immunities to carry thetr share of the burden of enforcement. Oil m%de from gya whoppers fi used as airplane lubricant. SCOPES FOUND GUILTY Cue Will Now (io To'. Supreme Couri at KnoxviUe ' ? i ' ' % Dayton, Tenn., July 21.? The State of Tennessee, against John Thomas Scopes on" trial for eight days in Rhea county court tonight was the case of John Thomas Scopes against the State of Tennessee. Conviction qf Scopes today on a charge of violat ing the Tennessee law against the teaching of theories- of evolution in public schools paved the way for an appeal to the State Supreme Court. The scene of the "evolution test" M^ill be shifted from Dayton to Knox viUe, where, under the regular order of procedure, the Tennessee court will hear eases froni this circuit the first Monday in September. After both defense and State counsel had agreed this morning that J the defendant should be convicted the ! jury returned a verdict in less than ten minutes. The minimum fine of $100 was imposed by the court and bail .was fixed at $500. The defendant made a surety for his appearance in Rhea County Circuit Court the first Mort-: day , in December,** when the Supreme Court was expected to have passed upon the case. '. ... As soon as the verdict was return^ ed the defense moved for a new trial, and when this wAs overruled, Scopes' attorneys made the other customary ?legal motions to complete the record and send the case on its way to the Supreme Court. The beginning of the end of the case that has covered a wide Variety of subjects was noted soon after court convened this morning. Attor neys on the contending sides of the issue announced that they had de cided to forego argument and submit the case at once to the jury. '" Before passing sentence, John T. Scopes, the defendant, addressed 4 the court in response to the question from the bench: "Have you anything to say, Mr. Scopes, why .the court should not im pose punishment upon you?" "Your hpnor, I {ell that I 'have | been convicted of violating an un just statute," Scopes replied. "I will continue in the future, as I have in tWe past, to oppose this law in any. w&'y I can. a Any other action would be in violation of my idfeal of academic freedom ? that is to teach the truth as guaranteed in our Constitution of personal and religious freedom. , I think the fine is unjust." " A fine of $100 was then imposed and when bond was made later in -the afternoon the "Scopes case'/ was at an end in Dayton, with Knoxville the ne^ct field of action. Visitors From Lexington Six citizens of Lexington, headed by Way?1" S. J. Long, wdre in Cam den Tuesday on an inspection tour of sewerage systems in towns and cities in North and South Carolina. Lexington sis soon to vojte upon^the question of installing sewerage, in that town and these men were fa miliarizing themselves -with what they could find in the various towns. In the party were Mayor S. J. Long, Editor Ira M. Slight- of the Lexing ton Dispatch, J. S. Caughman, J. D. Carroll, B. H. Barr and Cyrus L. Shealey, the latter five named rep rsaontmg the Board of Trade. "The party left here for Lancaster and from there would go into North Carolina. The trip will take the greater part of a week. Mr. Shealey is remembered by many of our peo ple Iftving' been connected with the Camden City Schools at one time. Passed Examinations. Among the thirty-four doctors who passed the examinations before the State bo'ard of medical examiners in June was J. S. Gaskin, of this c6unty. 'Dr. Gaskin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gaskin of the Flat Rock sec tion and attended the South Carolina Medical College. Fifty-nine nurses also passed at the same time and those fronrthis county were Mary* E. Mackey, of Kershaw, and Gertrude McLeod, of Lugoff. Col. J. E. Harley, of Barnwell, has a 60 acre field of corn after aspara gus that gives promise of yielding a total of 2,000 bushels. He cut about $4,000 worth of asparagus this sea son, most of which came from a field of 15 pcres that is about throe years old. * % Many farmers of Barnwell county will be able to pay off their bank notes this fall and liave their cotton crops fl?j jj? ?:-0rJg. AS TO ROAI) SIGNS j Mt(iow?n {'oinplinirnted by Many Organizations Qoluuibia, July 21.? In the Statu Highway Department's drive for t'he elimination of unsightly advertising signs from the state highways, no attempts will be made to remove signs erected by civic organisations at various points in the atate. / Samuel McGowan, chief ' highway commissioner, discussing an inquiry he received from the Barnwell Cham ber of Comm?rco regarding civic signs, stated that the highway de partment's efforts will Jbe confined to the improvement of the appearance of the road sid?)s by the removal of unsightly sign boards and placards. "Many of these signs along the1 highways serve little or. no purpose," Mr. McGowan said. "They not only mar the appearance of the highway, but many of them carry a lot of misinformation. And, too, many trees are injured by signs being nail ed to them." He added that he hoped to have the co-operation of property owners and advertisers in the de partment's efforts to make the roads more attractive. Many letters from organizations and individuals commending his ac tion in ordering the removal of the signs have been received by the chief high waj* commissioner. To Use As Swimming Place The local post of _ the American Legion has secured the site of the ( old Saddle and Paddle Club from the Ralph Ellis emte - on the Wateree Mill pond and have been putting the place in shape for use this summer as a swimming place. It is being cleared out and made suitable fof a place of recreation and will be frde to the public. The Legion however would make one request of boys go ing to this pond and that ia that they leave their dogs at home. The keeper of Millbank; Mr. Storey, has quite a number of rabbits on this 1 place and he does not want them chased by dogs or molested in, any wa>*- ' #2 ? Named Assistant Secretary Mrs. B. R. Truesdale, of Camden, has been named assistant secretary of the Kershaw County Fair Associa tion. 1 ' She will work in connection with/Mrs. E. Miller Boykin, the home demonstration agent. Mrs. Trues dale will have charge of the work pertaining to the household depart ment. The Pair Association has be jjftin work on the annual county Jtair getting the people interested in the placing 'of exhibits. The date for the fair this falj^ will be* November 18, 19 and 20th. N - YOUTH DIES OF INJURIES Debbs Belvin Passes as Result of Automobile Accident Last Week Eugene Debbs , Belvin, thirteen years of age, died at thev Camden hospital early Thursday mofning as a result of injuries sustained when an ice truck overturned near the Hermi tage mill Thursday of last week. The truck was the property of lh^ Cain den Ice company and ran into an em lankment on the' highway one mile east of Camden and turned over, it is said, wjien the steering mechanis'm became lockcd. It was being driven by C. M. Laney, an employee of the company, who states that young Bel vin and another youth were riding on the*Tear of the truck without his con sent. j Coroner W. F. Russell impanelled a jury following the death of the young boy Thursday morning, with W. H. Pearce as foreman and Frank W. Maynard, J. R. Montgomery, Her man Baruch, N. C. Arntftte and R. A. Bj-uee. Their verdict was to the ef fect that in their belief the^ccident wan unavoidable. ' Immediately following 4he accident last week in which young Belvin suf fered L compound fracture of the right leg and concussion of brain, he was rushed to the hospital and up until the time of his death never com pletely regained consciousness. He was the "son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Belvin and resided with his parents at their home in the Hermitage mill commuuity. Funeral services, it is announced; will J>e held at Beulah ^Church near Camden this mornng at 11 o'clock. V ' ? ? -.1. For his work on the cockroach as ?a cancer carrier, Dr.,. Louis Sambo n has been awarded the Gold of Uie ^Socifty of Pestology for 1926. liKtHrNK NEWS NOTES Items of Interest ?? Gathered by Our Regular Correspondent. Bethune, S. C., July 22.? Mrs. K. T. fridge, wife of Mr K. T. Est ridge of this place, <J,ied Saturday morning after more than three weeks illness. M,r?. Kstridge ' before marriage was Miss Gertrude Hough of Kershaw. UJjp hml been a resident of Rethunu about twenty-five years and was a member of tho PresMyterian church. S w was active in the church auxil iaries and was a faithful attendant of| the Woman's Bible Class, Mrs. Estridg'e was a devoted niother and conscientious in the training of her children* She leaves a large family connection and a host of friends to "mourn her ioss. Sbe is survived by her* husband and eight children: Mrs. L. M. Yarbrough, of Sumter; Joe Estridge of Weldon, N. C.j Ruth, Willene, Eloise, Mary Gertrude, Cecil and B. F. Estridge of this place, three sisters Mrs. W. B. Turner, Mrs. Irene Bateman of Kershaw and Miss Gussie Hough of Bethune, three bro thers, Dan and Joe Hough of Ker shaw and Clarence Hough of DeKalb. Funeral services were held in the ?Presbyterian church here Sunday morning conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. M. Forbis. The body was then taken to Kershaw for interment. | The floral tributes were many and I beautiful. / Mrs. George Outlaw, an elderly lady of the Turkey ^Creek section, died Saturday morning after suffering h stroke of paralysis two days before. Mrs. Outlaw was noted for her kind boss to the sick and suffering of her community. Sfc* is survived by her husband and several children. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnston and little daughter* of Trenton, Tenn., aire the guests of Mrs. -.Johnston's parents, Mr., and Mrs. D/T. Yar brough. Mrs. Johnston was accom panied home by her niece Miss Louise Gloss of Trenton. A ,Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brannon of Winnsboro were the guests of Mrs. Brannon's mother, Mrs. Ellen Bran non last week. Mrs. W. E. Davis and children are visiting Mrs. Davis' parents Mr. and Mrs. John McSween in Darlington. $ Mrs. Ella Twitty of Cleveland, Ohio, was the guest of her broth?*4, Dr. E. Z. Truesdell last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDowell spent the week endvin Charlotte with rela tives. * I Mr, Percy Mays is* spending his vacation ly Georgia and Alabama. ProtractecfServices are being held at the Baptist ?hur<jh here this week. Rev. M/ B. Gunter is being afoly assisted by Rev. Mr. Culp of Spar tanfourg. < Mt^a. Loring Davis, Miss Lizzie Kate Davis and June Truesdell at tended the Reese-Cook wedding in Kershaw Saturday evening. The musical given Wednesday even ing in the high school building under the ffUsptuesTrf^tht* iadies Aid-Soci?ty of the Methodist church was attend ed by an appreciative audience. The net proceeds amounted to about $40.00. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stevens of Lancaster spent Tuesday in Bethunq. Mr. and Mrs. W A McDowell were guests of Mr and Mrs. G. B. Mc Kinnon in Lancaster Monday. Miss Ella Gardner of Kershaw is visiting at. the home of Jjrg. Louise Ivelly. Mrs. M. G. King entertained about a dozen little girls and boys Thurs day afternoon in honor of the tenth birthday of her son, Harold. Games supervised by the little hosts, aunt, Miss Kathleen McCaskill, were en poyed cm the lawn until the little guests were invited into the dining room. The birthday cake agleam with ten pink candles centered the beau Aifully appointed table in carrying out the pink and white color schema. Ice cream and cake were served. Mayo Davis and June Truesdell assisted Bishopville in a game of baseball Thursday in Bennettsvillc with the home team of that place. Catholic Church Services Services at the Catholic church on | Sunday, July 26th will tx? as follows: I Mass at 9:30 a. m. Sermon on, "Give an Account of Thy Stewardship, for Now Thou Canst bo Steward uo Longer." Aty are cordiajly welcome. JSfo-etbar services as Rev.sM. J. Red din preach cz 1c Sumter a% 7 a. m, and Cheraw at 8 p. m. - -iW^jiLiiu : ? ? in v A county marketing' bureau ha*, been organh&d in Darlington dOunty and i* ikJW functioning. jH. WOIJM) OFFER FOR CONGRESS Several Seeking Nomination for Fifth South Carolina District Clover, S. C,, July 20. ? Congress man William Francis Stevenson, rep resentative from the fifth South Car olina district, is going to have plenty of opponents for his seat in the next Congress, according to reports reach ing Clover politicians. Magistrate Zebulon Vance Davidson of Chester, who was up this way the other day,' and while here let it be known that he would be in the raco for the seat of Mr. Stevenson next summer. Now comes the word from Senator Thomas Bothwell Butler, of Cerokee, to local political leaders, re^al and imaginary, that he also will seek the congressional place.. For some time past there has been rumored around here that Sen? tor James E. Beam guard, of York county, wouUl also be an aspirant' for the place, Sena etor Beamguard' said recently that he, was undecided as yet as to what he was going to do about it. Clover also hears that Senator Roach Stewart of Eancaster champion of a proposed revaluation of property act for South Carolina has the con gressional bee in his bonnet and is considering making the race. Congressman Stevenson has al^ ready announced . that he will aspire to Succeed himself, and has ' begun hi9 campaign for renomination i? the primary, which comes a year from now. TJie congressman > has beon down in variotis parts of the "dees trict" attending various reunions and gathering of the folks here and there. In fact, his friends say he never quits running. Drouth in Newberry Newberry, July 21. ? forty-nine days and less than* one inch of rain fall is the record for the city of Newberry, according to the official local observer, J. H. Baxter. The annual rainfall for the year -here us ually amounts to about 48 inches. So far the amount fo*r the present year is only 16.85 inches including Sunday, July 19. The year is over half gone and only about one-third of the usual amour\t of rain has fallen. For the first nineteen days in the present month".08 of an inch is all tl\at has fallen and in June only .84 of an inch fell. The rainfall in Newberry by months this year follows: January, 7.53; February, 2.44; March, 2.05;. April, 1.01; May, 2.90; June .84. ' ' , New Postal Requirements .Effective August, 1, 1926, senders of insured and C. U D. parcels will be required to place at guarantee for return and forwarding postage, which wajf be necessary when such parcels become undeliverable. The following inscription should be placed in the senders return address: "Postage for return or forwarding guaranteed." ? Another Bank Burglarized The First National Bank of Cain den was burglarized some time dur ing .Saturday night and like that oU the Bank of CaiViden the Saturday night previous^ nothing was missing except a revolver, the property of vice president John T. Mackey. The thief entered from the back door, first out ting the wire screen door to unlock the night, latch and then removed a panel large enough to admit the body of a Bmall size man or boy. It is thought the same party broke in both banks a p the robberies were very similar. This bank also carries burg lary insurance against loss. To Give Away Millions New York, July 21. ? Leo Shepp, 85, philanthropist, today asked the public for suggestions as to the beat way in which he could distribute his millions. He recently established a foundation with a $2,600,000 trust fund to assist deserving young boys. In addition he has contributed some $3,000,000 in individual donations, gift& and pensions. Now he wishes to accelerate the distribution of other millions but de sires to canvas tho entire subject of public philanthropy with a view to determining the way which will af ford the quickest and syrest relief to those who merit help and at the same time offer some permanent good to society. Sitting in his office on Hudson street, where the headquar-1 ters of his cocoanut business have been located for more than 60 years, -fee said he will retire from commerce and devote his time and attention to philanthropy r c. ^ I. V MAN IN JAIL I)?'ttit'K Any Wrong Doing and Say* lit; Will tome Clear ''-,l ' C. Lyman, a white man, said to be an authorized representative of the "Knights of the Mystic Circle'" a secret order patterned after the Ku Klux Klan, js In the Kershaw county Jail where he was brought here last week from Walhalla. Lyman is being held under *t*veral warrants, but he says, like at Wal* halla, he is confident of his release when the ease comes before the court. He has been unnble to furnish bond and has not asked for a preliminary. He has papers to show that ho was the authorised representative of the order which has headquarters in North Carolina, and claims that he has kept an office in the Hobinson building in Charlotte untli his arrest Ht Walhalla. Lyman asks that we maktT a cor rection in the statement published a few weeks ago In which it was said that he refunded several hundred - dollars to prospective candidates in a local hotel. He says that the money was refunded by a co-worker by the name of Dunn. His victims involved many people scattered throughout the county, and there has been at least half dozen warrants issued for him. Lyman exhibits a Jetter from the secretary of state wMeroby he was authorized to solicit membership for the Circle under the laws of the state. He seems to be lieve that tho head men of the ov ganization are trying to make him the "goat',' of the whole matter. l-. Carried to North Carolina W. W. Brigman, the white forger, who has been serving ninety days on^ the Kershaw County chain gang, was carried back to North Carolina this Week to answer other charges of for gery. Brigman made his escape from the gang while temporarily released from shackles owing to an injured leg. During his few day# freedom he is alleged to have forged at least three checks in Jtforth Carolina towns where he was arrested at Salisbury and turned over to Kershaw county offi- , cials under promise that he would be returned, to North Carolina. Brig-, man would not agree to leave with- ? out ^requisition papers and these were obtained. Ho told a Chronicle repre sentative that he fared .good on the gang before his ehcape, but after his return it was ftot so easy for. they made it hard for toinv^nd from what he says he will not likely forge an other check in tkis county. It is saUl. he is wanted in Darlington county on charges of forgery. ? Church Without Male Members Spencer, N. C., July 17.? St. Jo seph's Episcopal church in Spencer is believed to be the' only regularly organized congregation of any de nomination in the state and) perhaps in the United States composed en tirely of women. According to some of the~leif61ng women in the-trhtfifch there is not a single male member and the women have things their own ? way. It may be stated too that they are getting alortg fine considering their numerical strength of something like two scoh? members. ? . Almost all the members are mar ried ladies and in every instance their husbands, mostly railroad engineers, conductors and shopmen, are mem bers of other denominations. The _ -r ?* church, which was founded more than 20 years ago, when Spencer was in corporated as a town, has its various organizations ?uch as the St. Agnes guild, the woman's auxiliary to look ? after mission work, and others, and the rector is Rev. Mark Millne, also ? rector of St.. Luke's in Salisbury. . ? May EKtabliah School Here _ Mr. A. H. Perry, president of the Georgia-: Alabama School of Com merce with headquarters at Bruns wiok, Ga., was in Camderi Ttfe$dayr making inquiries with a view to lo cating a business school in Camden. Mr. Peify ia the head of a chain of around thirty schools operating throughout Georgia and the two Carolinas; and ho says he sees no reason why one would not succeed in Camden. The school teaches book keeping, typewriting, shorthand and everything pertaining to a commer cial course.* 'Mr. Perry, will come back to Camden shortly to make far ther arrangements. Lee Drace, 19 yem r old fa* *r JSKS d*?d Sunday a* a of injuries sustained when he dived into a swim- - ' mla* pool.