Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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For AH The Family "We us* Black-Draught la our family of ?!x children and find It a good liver and bowel regulator," nay* Mre. Q. B. Nutt, of Mineral Hprlugg. Ark. "I have taken 'It my M>lf tn the laet two or three yeare for lndlgeatlon. X would feel dlsey, have gas end eour stomach, aleo feel a tightness In roy cheet. I'd t?&e a good doee of BLACK-DRAUGHT Liver Medicine when I felt that way, and it would relieve me, and I would ftel better for days. "My Husband takes it far btlioasnees. Ha says he ku never found its equal. When he has the tired, heavy feel ing, he takes Black-Draught night and morning for a few days and he doesnt complain any more. . "X sure do recommend Thed? ford's Black-Draught.'* i Your llrer is the largest organ In your body. When out of order, it causes many complaints. Put your liver In shape by taking Black Draught. Purely vegetable. Sold Everywhere ? ? s-iu Death Wins Poker G?me ? New York, Oct. 15.? Police yester day found three men sitting: about a #ard table in a little East Side room as still as though a spoil had been cast upon them while they played. It had been a friendly game they had l>eeu playing, apparently, but the only winner had been death. One lay with his head pillowed in his arm, his right hand clutching three aces and two nines. Another was in the act of reaching for the pot evidently having believed him self the winner because of a straight k)u was holding. The third player, who had discarded his hand was lean ing back with his chin on his chest .is though in thought. Police went to the room in re sponse to a re?port of the landlady ibat ?as was escaping. Apparently .he men had been unaware of the leaking gas, so intent had they been on their game. Oik- day as I chanced tx> pass, A beaver was damming the river, Ami a man who ran out of gas Was doing the same to his flivver. How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu To lyeak up a cold overnight or 1o cut short an attack of grippe, in fluenza, mtq throat or tonsillitis, phy sicians and druggists are now recom mending CaloUibs, the' purified and refined calomel compound tablet that gives you the effects of calomel and Kills combined, without the unpleas ant effects of either. One or two Calotabs ct bed-time with a swallow of water, ? that's all. No salts, no nausea nor the slightest interference with your eating, work <r pleasure* Next morning your cold hrip vanished, your system is thor oughly purified and 3rou are feeling fine with a hearty appetite for break fast. Eat what you please, ? no dan ger. C< t a family package, containing full directions, only 35 cents. At any drug store. (adv) r 1 Ambulance Service Day or Night Motor Equipment of the Best C. W. EVANS MORTICIAN 1 (.-lcpitoncH 5.15 DeK&lb St. 51 and 28.J Camden, S. C. COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER PLAIN & HUCER STS. PK.n. 71 COLUMBIA, S. C. T. B. BRUCE Vatoriaarias \ * .. JUiWi HI 1 ? ? anJ l>ay Phone 20 ? Night Phone 114 STATE WKLI, ADVKKTISKD Gee McCiee in Anderson Mail 8*y? 1 Everybody Know* South Carolina Why waste any more money ad- t vertising South Carolina? Why, folks, ours is the most widely ad vertised state in the world today. Oui legislatures for the past six years have done more to acquaint the pub- 1 lie at large with South Carolina than i we as citizens can now do for the next 15 years. Kverybody knows now that we na- 1 tives and those tourists have to pay only about 24 per cent tax on each and every gallon of gasoline that is bought within our great common wealth. No other state can^boaat of! such a thin^> Most any drug srtore will sell you a dope or any other nidUe drink if you will pay the insignificant 20 per cent tax on it. That'a not bad. A box of candy or an ice cream cone I can be taken over on the same basis. | A lip stick and a compact is yours at the same rate. 'What's you kick ing about? A package of cigarettes that you pay 17 cents for carries only D cents taxes, and a plug of Brown's Mulo is only about 4 cents I higher in South Carolina than any where else in the civiliied world. Talk about South Carolina not be ing known far and wide; that's bosh. Whut other state can boast of a tax of 4 cents per 100 dollars on each and every note you negotiate at the banks or elsewhere? In other words, if >ou have a 15 dollar note and renew it 30 days at a time for a year the tax on that note amounts to just about 5 per cent interest on the tot-al. And when it comes to corporation taxes doing business in South Caro- j lina is a cinch. Corporations don't have to pay but 10 or 15 different kinds of taxes. Keally and truly some firms are now making almost 2 per cent on the capital invested. (I don't wantothat to get to any of our state officials, because if they find out that this is true they'll raise taxes again). No, my good friends, 1 have not forgotten about those beautiful li cense plates that you can buy foi a Ford for $9.00, recently reduced from $12.00 when 2 cents additional tax was put on gasoline. A similar plate for a truck that most merchants must have can now be had at around $40.00 and those plates are good for . a whole year, too. The prosperity among out larmer folk is due to the fact that they don't have to pay taxes on their farm lands at a rate muc'h higher than the land is actually worth. In other words? if you own a farm worth 10 dollars an 'acre the assessed value, is only about 15 dollars an acre. Nearly all of your mules and cows and hogs are assessed for more than they will fetch on the average market. Ain't that fine, though ? When we ride over our roads ana Ket bumped and jolted to death we often wonder what becomcs of all the money we poor devils pay in as taxe-*. When we look around and take stock of what we get for what we pay, everything everywhere being consid ered, we wonder how any set of men can dish out so many million dollars every year and get so little for it. When we adjust some of these messes, irregularities and mis-a^pli eations in South Carolina then we will be ready to tell the world that we've got the best place in the world to live and do business. Mrs. W. H. Stewart Dead Mrs. Addie Cureton Stewart, wife of VV. if. Stewart, of Columbia, died suddenly at her home in Columbia Friday, the funeral services having been conducted at Fort Mill Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Stewart, who was M iss Addie Cureton before her mar riage, was a native of Rock Hill and lved there most of her life. She had lived for poveral year* in Columbia, where her husband is superintendent of the Confederate home of South Carolina. Her age was about 75 years. Mrs. Stewart's son, Paul B. Stewart, who assisted his father at the veteran's home, died on August 21, while Mr. Stewart and members of the family were in Charlotte, hav ing gone there to attend a reunion of the Mathew Stewart clan in the county on August 20. Mr. Stewart, who presided at this meeting, learned of' his son's death in a Columbia hospital early the next morning. In addition to her husband, several chil dren survive, including Cureton Stew art, of Birmingham; John Stewart, who lives near Charlotte; Mrs. L. B. Rogers, Mrs. B. C. Barnes and Miss Sadelle Stewart, all of Asbevillc, and Mrs. Cummings, of Bamberg, S. C. The first historical mention of a balloon is a record of an aerostat carrying several persons that de scended into the city of Lyons during the latter part of the reign of Charle magne (742-314), the flyers being 101 RANCH WILD WEST 8JIQW Big Outfit To Kihibtt ut Sumter, Wednesday, October 28 ?? ? -r? i Clyde Willard is his name, and he s I the hero of every small boy in the city today, for he brought to town the romance of the plains, the Indian war council, the round-up, cattle rustling, water, hole fights, covered wagons, huflfalo, wild mustang and bucking- broncos to swell youthful hearts with thrill of thrills*- that of the real wild west, with Real Indians, real cowboys, real cowgirls, real plainsmen and real heroes of the old frontier, That's what Clyde did today, and he did it right, for he'a the akipper of the No. 1 advertising car of Miller Brothers' 101 Ranch Heal Wild West and Great Far Blast, which has taken the road once more, as the biggrest wild west show over assembled, now or in the past. ^ "Indians with the show, Mister?" screamed eager boys. "Three hundred of 'em, fellows!" answered Clyde, ^s man to man. "Three hundred warriors, many of them famous fighting chiefs and all of 'em riding, fighting, war-dressed red-skins, with their scalping knives, carbines, tomahawks and bows gleaming in the sun/' "Wow. Gee whiz!" "How about cowboys, real cowboy*?-' "Right off the 101 Ranch, Okla homa," explained Clyde. "There are 300 co*rfx>ys and cowgirls, and they are real, too. They have been riding outlaws, bucking horses ( wild mus tangs, cow ponies and roping long horn cattle right along just as their fathers did before them; for you sec, there's about 150,000 acres in 101 Ranch, and Miller Brothers, who own it, have a squadron of cowboys and cowgirls. These cow punchers are all champions, too, and they wear guns they use on the ranch." "Are there really buffalo, Mister?" "A whole herd of them, for there's 700 buffalo on the ranch, too. And there will be elephants and camels, for there's a great Far East added to this show, which is a huge outfit, fellows, with 1,400 people and 15 acres of canvas. There'll be horse men of all lands ? Cossacks, vaqueros, .Oriental cavalry ? Oh, hundreds of them. There are 600 horses, too." "Will there be a -parade?" "There surely will be, even if all the other circuses have given them up as too expensive. You see, they ; couldn't hope to compete with 101 Ranch parade, for there's a three ring circus in it, besides all the wild west floats, clowns, the long columns of horsemen, the pony Indians, six bands, two calliopes, elephants, cam els, buffalo, covered wagons. It's the largest street parade in the woiid, fellows, and I'll give you my word on that ? the largest circus parade in the last five years, and by far." "Oh, isn't it wonderful ?" ^chorused the youngsters, and followed Mr. Wil lard's thirty billposters and banner men with glad shouts, for Clyde's is the first of three advertising cars that will bill the city and country and surrounding towns for the com ing of the big show to .Sumter Wed nesday, October 28th. Alleged Murderer Captured George Monk, negro, reputed des perado and wanted in Che raw for murder was captured at \ Winston Salem, N. C., last week by the offi cers of that city. The alleged mur der occurred about two weeks ago and he told officers that he came direct to Winston-Salem. The Win ston-Salem police received word im mediately following the murder, from the sheriff at Chesterfield county, that $100 was offered for the cap ture of the fugitive, The notice., of the murder stated that Monk had killed Moses Powe, another negro, with a pistol. Monk was purported to have relatives* in Winston-Salem and the police have been on the look out for him since the announcement of the murder. Monk, it is stated, has a criminal record in South Caro lina, having killed a negro woman about ten years ago. For this crime he served five years on the county roads. For State-Wide Adverti?ing Greenwood, Oct. 19. ? The; South Carolina Commercial Secretary's as sociation, at the closing session of its fourteenth annual convention adopted resolutions endorsing a state-wide ad vertising campaign as nutlmfd bv the Newberry Chamber of Commerce, ap pointed a committee of five to meet with the executive <-tn*unittees of the state press association and the state bankers association at some central point at an early date to map out plans for a publicity organization. The campaign suggested by thq Newberry chamber calls for adver tising the many advantages of the state throughout the country and es I pecially to the thousands of peoply ' j going to Florida. After a seven-week religious re- j vival in Herrin, Illinois, scene of the tragic battle between miners and I strike breakers some years ago, it i* claimed th.it al! is now peace and harmony. NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS Notices of taxes due have been mailed from thin office. Property! owners are urged to call and pay their i back taxes at once. By calling and paying at the Sheriffs Office they | wm save mileage charges which will have to be added where deputy lias ' to make trips to cofocfc^ Sheriff . MANY ACCIDENTS IN LKK i'anulen Neisro Figure* in Killing ol Mule by Automobile (From Bishopville Messenger) Returning to BilhopYilU just after dark Sunday night the automobile being driven by Sheriff S. J. Sour borough was run into by a car driven by a negro named Bill Brown, The sheriff sustained several bad bruises and aincu the accident has been epn? fined to his bed atj his home on Lee utreet. The negro was slightly in jured. It is said that both tuftotuo biles were badly damaged. The wreck occurred just ln?yond Scaporo bridge o1? the road to Sumter, and those who went to the scene of the aceidcnt say that the sheriff's ear was on the right side of the road No explanation as to why the negro failed to see the approaching car has been made. While returning from Florence Wednesday morning the automobile of Hyman Levy ran into a ditch near Lydia, wrecking the car, and severely injuring Mr. Levy. Assistance was summoned and Mr. Levy was rushed to a hospital in Florence, where at late reports he was resting comfort ably. Although his injuries are quito painful, they are not necessarily fatal. It. is said that Mr. Levy had gone to Florence to see some of their guests off on an early train, and it was on the return trip that the ac cident occurred. A negro, Sink liar vin was driving the car, and it is thought that he went to sleep, allow ing the car to run into the ditch. The car was badly damaged it is said. The family was notified shortly after the accident, and early this morning left for Florence. Reports late Wednesday afternoon state that he was resting well, but details as to how the accident occurred are lack^ ing. ^ In a raid made Saturday morning by Deputy Sheriff J. L. Scarborough and Rural Policeman W. f. LaCoste, a still was found at the home of J. M. Scarborough, negro preacher. Fif teen gallons of mash was destroyed, but the still and the negro preacher was Uuned over to the county jailer. Scarborough is awaiting trial for vio lation of the prohibition law. The negro lived on the John Skinner place located on the Raccoon road, near Bishopville. Officers state that they found the still buried in .the ground. It was made of an old milk can, with iron pipe for the worm. It was a very crude outfit, but doubt less served its purpose. Joe Frierson, a respected negro man about Gf> years of age, met death early Wednesday morning, when his shot gun was accidentally discharged, the load of shot entering his stomach. The accident occurred near Bishopville, and Coroner Baker was promptly notified. An inquest was deemed unnecessary. From in formation it seems that the negro had gone out hunting" for squirrels. It is thought that he had put his gun down for some purpose, and when he attempted to take it up again, the trigger was caught by a brush o;\ some object, discharging it with fatal results. The accident occurred on the plantation of J. F. Rcames, on whose place the negro lived. Sanford Lee, aged 18- years, son of W. S. Lee of the Spring Hill section of Lee County, is in a hospital at Camden in an unconscious condition, the result of injuries received Mon day afternoon when his automobile was wrecked. The young man was returning to Bishopville from Cain den, it is said, when for some reason yet unexplained, his car swerved and turned over. There was no one in the ear with him when the accident occurred, and just how it happened probably will never be definitely known, though it is thought that the wheels struck a small sand bed caus ing the driver to lose control of the steering wheel. When first found the young man wris tffl'c'otl scions, nnd whs rushed to the hospital. Reports reaching Bishopville late Wednesday afternoon stated that his condition showed no improvement. His body was bruised, but undoubtedly a se vere lick upon the head was the worst of his injuries. The accident oc curred near the home of R. A. Blyth er, on vhe Biahopville-Camden high way. On their way home from Bishop viMe Saturday night, riding in their buggy, Douglas Aaron, his wife* and two children, negroes, narrowly es caped death, when an automobile, said to be driven by another negro, W. A. Lamar, crashed into them. The mule they were driving was killed in the accident, his side being ripped open by some part of the car. Riding with Lamar at the time of the acci dent was another negro named Bracey. Immediately after the wreck Lamar fled and has not been heard from since. Bracey was locked up in the county jail but was later re tailed on bond. Aaron waft badly ) bruited And c\jt in several placet. Hit eye waa alto badly fcurt, and at first K ? tfctttfht that h. would W It. SKAHKOOK (iOEvS PRBB Judge Directs Verdict in Killing of Boatman Ntur Hcaulort Charleston, Oct. n,- Judge Krnesi y. Cothran directed the jury to turn in a verdict of jnot guilty I in tho United States court shortly after mid day Saturday in the case of the State of South Carolina against Alonso Sea brook, federal prohibition officer, and Frank J, Harrington, state dry offi cer, charged with the murder of J. (i. Pittman of Beaufort last May when the officer boarded Pittman's boat and engaged in an exchange of shots that resulted in the death of the boat man. The motion for the direction of tho verdict was made early this afternoon after the court had heard the testi mony of the last witness for .tho de fense of A. 1). Seabrook, one >of the defendants. Judge Cothran at once annouueed that he would consider the motion and it was after he had delivered a long and exhaustive opinion on ull of the evidence that came out in the ease that ho gave as his opinion that the defendants had acted within their! rights in the law of probable cause,' For violating the Kentucky "gos sip" law, a Covington, Kentucky, edi tor was fined $15. The case had to do with an account of the action of. | the city commissioners in borrowing $50,000 to pay city expenses and tho mayor brought the charge. Others in the buggy were more or less shake!* up and bruised. The driver of the ear, Lamar, is well kucHvn in Bishopville, he having worked here for some time as a bar ber. It is said that he has been in quite a number of automobile wrecks. At present county officers are look ing for him for this accident on the charge of recklcss driving. Those who saw the wreck say that the negro with his buggy were as far to their ri^ht as possible for them to get, and that with a straight road it was impossible to see just how the driver ol' a car could have failed to see the buggy. In addition to the ]4oss of the. mule, the buggy was bad ly damaged, and the automobile also suffered much damage. Florida Monopoly in Small Town It i? not generally known that one of Florida's smallest cities is head quarters for one of tho most unique industries in the 'United States?that of sponge fishing. From the little eit> of Tarpon Springs there go forth i 11 season more than 1(H) vessels, the divers from which recover from the Gulf of Mexico *poivge? yielding the shipowners $1,000,tf0t> or more an nually. Twenty >eaVs ago there were sponge fishers ut Tarpon Springs, which is situated at the edge of Florida. Moat Of the sponge fishers were Greeks. They gathered sponges in the shallow waters near shoiv. And then a Greek named John Coeoris httd an idea that there were rich sponge heds far out in the Gulf, deep* er down in the green water than any long pole could poke. He was right. Equipped with diving suits, ho and his fellow pioneer* went down into the deep waters and returned with a great abundance of valuable sponges-^a nd tho Industry was- really started. Tho fishermen are Greeks, They have their only colony in Tarpon Springs. ' Finklea Acquitted Florence, Oct. 10. ? Bryant II. Kink lea was acquitted by a jury in the criminal court here this afternoon of a charge of murder in connection with the. shooting to denth of Fitz Cox, the shooting having taken place on September 0 in a drug store at Pam plieo. Self defense was the plea. The Jury readied a verdict after thirty minutes' deliberation. ? Walterboro Lawyer I>ead Wilmington, Oct. 14. ? D. D. PUeri foy, South Carolina attorney, died at a local hospital early today from pis tol wounds inflicted yesterday. The man was found in a critical condi tion in his room at a hotel hero yes terday. There were no indications of foul play. President ' Roosevelt said, "Good crops arc of little value to the farme" unless they open the doof to a good life on the farm." In the last two years, British com mercial airships flew tf879,000 miles with only two fatal accidents. six CHRYSLER four WE ARE NOW DEALERS IN KERSHAW COUNTY For The New Chrysler Automobiles Right now is the best time in 1925 to select and pur * chase a new automobile All the new models are defi nitely in the market and you can get immediate delivery ft is ouf daily pleasure to show and demonstrate the new Chrysler Models to those interested in fine cars Come in and see them at your earliest convenience "Some of these cars are just rearm* to go" Smiths' Garage CAMDEN, S. C. Weekly Savings The amount that you are able to save \ every week may appear very small , but in time systematic saving, with the aid of interest , will give you some substantial i capital . Loan & Savings Bank CAPITAL $100, 000.00 _? - ? - ? -* ? *? - - ^ r._, 4 Per Cent Paid oil Savings Denaaite