Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE CAMDEN CHRONJCli II. b. NUf?~~ . Bdltec and PabUaher Published every Friday at ito. UO0 Uroad Street aud catered at the Cam den, Sooth Carolina, postoffice as second claa? mail matter. Price per annum *JM*. __________ Camden, k. Friday, Feb. !9, 1920. A I.icenae To Pay Taxen Merit and justice underlie the pro vision-; of, Senator Howard Moore's bill which WoyiUI exempt from nil kinds of State tax oh motor vehicles on which the required State ficepsi? (ax hu* been paid. Seeming' y, when an automobile owm-r buys a state Mcetiae at the be en-oing of tin ear In- in tju i rex noth ing more at t he- hand* of the State than a licence to pay a .series of ad? ditionul taxes. Perhaps no other kind of property is so completely taxed. The first tax paid is 5 percent to the federal government at the time of original purchase. The license tax makes two. Thereafter the State re quires a property tax. Three. Then there is a county tux. 'Four. If the owner resides in an incorporated town the city tax makes the fifth levied and collected on his flivver. Nor .is this all. Every time the gas tank is re plenished the State takes additional toll. Sou-th Carolina Gazette. Her^doU in Trouble MoAKbach, JJaden, Germany, Feb. l'J. (Jrover ( llev.eland I'ergdoll, war time <lraft evader, was arrested today in a hotel in the village of lluoffern . hardt, one ? the homo of his mother, Mr.". I'lmma ('. Bergdoll, of Phila delphia, and i-. now lodged in the < Mosshach jail, lie was taken on the complaint of a private detective named Saehs, .said to be a German American, who a 1 legus that three years ago Ilergdoll seduced a girl in Heklelberg. The police Wh6 are hold ing Mergdot! on an open charge whlUs nvcstlgating the charges agStlnst him refused to divulge the name "and ago of the girl hut Sachs haa undertaken fo produce her to substantiate his al legation. % A .study of Washington's trans portation shows that it eosta the average car driver there 11. 49 cents a mile to run hi.-, automobile. A Brooklyn, N. \ , policeman and fireman risked their lives Tuesday In going into a burning building t<> res cue a v^oman's baby. They got tlv "baby" which proved t'? be a dog. What iti Florida? Ou good friend, \V. I), Cox, Ql IV' i j as, (la., sends the following < ' j from a (t?*orgia paper, which i >mo evtent a revelation of the1 J .situa* ?V.r. ? iiue 'he v. i i ufid the rest of ?w .son: i-' 1". i "i* . f our neighbor* i to, I' ? h.. da i> the ? .i whiskers of the I State.. 5.x hundred miles long, two hunu.td miles wide and three feet high. It is hounded on th?- North by the Eighteenth Amendment and on the other sides by the sides by the three mile limit. Florida is inhabited by the Indians,' Americans, White Men and Feedbag tourists., sometimes called Tincanners ?all of whom arc real estate. The Reds live on the Rverglade^, the blacks live on the whites and the Tourists and Tincanners live on thei municipal camp grounds. Florida's principal sources of in come are hotels, fruit, alligator skiti% tourists and the best pre** agents east of California. But the one outstanding feature of Florida is tin; f r y j t , orange raising coming first, of'Cuurse. Raising oranges in Florida is s '?inch. All that n required is enough money to ::vo on while raising '?ranges.* _ ' . - The rex' Honda fruit in import .incc 'hi- grapefruit. A grapefruit - a c r " - I**' ween ? lemon, a dose of !??(:. r.e a:..i .i pumpkin It has thj color nr. I i, icription of a blond tick et . ?* r i i:i " ."i; on turn theati ?. I>.? y i iv i; u i . ' > at breakfast, n v ; g the double advantage of .i me... .'i i t r m nn,i:b' bath * t he -.line ' 'I '?> tatig'"' n.? i ; \ .>u>. : 1 ' ? i J H ' ? ! I f ' i V% ? ' . t ' ? ? i .i.'j ' are.< - - M >th?-r i i i i>! , i - i - ? , .. i c . J" f, ? . a. .. ; i.rtii i hf '.?i'ang? , b'.i* ?f i rr. . . ! ? . . . hi . ?'i? <1 :? r . * . ' .- p 1 ,|; \vh< t: urui *1 hi f.u-i.i i , y ^ r. Fior.i.a >h.c < ? 4 > ? . 4t. It .'?ok*: ar'l * i ' ? ? , ? ? a a v ?-< ur, Is B\ t>.< rn lit- ? > \,u '? ."<???>?. Iowa a ?:d ' ^ 1 ia. f C r "1 i uid of Golder. Sun>r. -v, ... i the sweetest l?n . /,??- o ow. ,v < a thousand p??rfume ? >' the (iulf of Mexico. i.ur.'ired of the porfunvM c .g.r, ?) Meiuco. I balance in C ,.c . ? ?nd Bahama-.. THIS WEEK By Arthur Bmbami Mr. Jtrishano's editorials are pub* lishod as expressions of opinions of the world's highest-aalaried editor and The Chronicle doe* not necessarily endorse all of his views and conclusions. Some African (lavages believe that gorilla* and ohi?npan7.* *'.s ran' talk, hut hide their knowledge, lest they be put to work. Other savage* have an evolution theory of their own. The gatagm, Congo nativetl, tell the Kev. If. (..! Graham that monkey* are descended from men that have been disgraced, "We are hotter and prouder than the apes," say these practical black men, "therefore we eat them." Samuel Inaull tells the world that electricity is only beginning its work. We are a little way, but not far, front the savage that foil down and wor shipped an unknown malignant devil when tho lightning flashed. Railroads will soon change from steam to electric power, and that will call for twenty-four- billion more hours of kilowatt energy, says Mr. In Hull. Farms will be "wired" for elec tric light and power. Most encouraging is tho prediction of Klmer Schlesinger, Louis Levy's intellectual and daahing young law paltrier. Klmer Sehlesinger says elec^ tricity, in this century, will do for the world's troubles and debts what steam did for the world in the last century, after Waterloo, Kurope and the na- J tions were called "hopelessly" bank lupt. In proportion, their debts were greater than the} are today. Steam came and debts were paid with the greatest ease. Instead of bankruptcy.! Kurope knew prosperity such as no one dreamed of. It was so great that nations could not resist fighting over it. What steam did for the last century electricity \siil ?!<> for this. And that is no dream. "Polygamy is legalized and getting a divorce is as easy as bootlegging,' says Mr. Hackonburg, of New York's, legislature, and he wants easy di vorces from Paris or Reno made il legal. Diverce and bootlegging, now so easy, simply prove that when you try to regulate human nature, you in-^ vite trouble. "The cat will mew anrl the dog will have his day." Milwaukee supplies an account of miraculous exorcism, believed by many, deeply religious, to havp been the actual driving ojar of a devil from the body of an Unfortunate insane woman. / The account the miracle runs as follows: A woman whose mind had become unbalanced was carried to the chapel of St. Joseph's hospital, where tho "exorcism ritual" was performed, in Latin, not understood by the patient. The question, "Who are you?" was answered, apparently from the throat of tho woman in a deep masculine voice, "Beelzebub." Asked why he had taken possession of the woman, Beelzebub replied, "Because of male diction." Tho fiend promisd to leave the .woman at 2 o'clock that afternoon, but did not actually leave until half past five, which is about what you would expect of a demon. The woman then relaxed and is getting better. This miracle, not* as yet vouched f.<r by church authorities, was an ovoiyday occurrence in the middle ages, when demons were more active, numerous and efficient than at pres ent. It :> mmaRtif, refreshing and in tor? 'ting to have one of them to re 1U1.10 bii^:nc.-N at tho old stand :n the v da j \ of radios, automobiles, and v-p'ij, :. It ?iflid, however, that' vu, < ' M . .waukeo'- Beelzebub , I ? : v..?:e.J :rr tat .? r. i:m a feo.-.ng that ; ar" ?" * ?' > ri the 4' l .. .S .sa\ V. p ?{??u!at ..n .r. . more than ?? . i nt. ,.l>.iu' J.ooo.oo.) a B;i- nt - ?? and p-o.sper.ty n .i-f tw.ee a rap:d.> a> p ipu.ate>n. h aid gratef;; Shooting Birds Forbidden K' j '>. ? s arc to tho effect that young < >> are using their slingshots in the ty l:m:ts for the ptirp .-r <.{ shoot - k' birds. This is a violation of the o ; t y or. .r.ance and this is to warn .hem that any violation of this ordi nance wiil subject them to a fine. (S.gr.^) H. L>. HILTON, Acting Chief of Police. Feb. 1 b, li#26. 47-49 sb WANTKD ? Salesman and collector. io] ?ell Singer tawing machines. Muit furniwh vehicle. A good proposition for ya working man. Apply Hingtr Sewing M?omiU' Company. Sumter, S. <\ ? ? 47-49 ?b FOR 8AI,K llou.sonhd lot at 1518 Mill Street- Inquire at 1518 Mill street, Camden, B. C. ? 47-4U-pd j ? h ? .???: Wan First In Oil Industry ftditor The Chronicle Sometime ago you published an interesting art ; uk- on David K. Williams, one time governor of South Carolina, written by W. A. James. The enclosed clip ping about Mr. Williams will also no doubt 1* of interest to your readers. To be known as the father of the olt mill industry is quite an honor as to day it is one of the leading industries of the South, employing thousands of men and representing hundreds of millions investment. -A Reader. Two recent news notes on the hist * ... ory of cotton seed oil milling have been called to ouv attention. Both notes give the d?te of the first oil mill as IS.'M, -and the location as Natchez, Miss. This is wrong. We have in our files a reprint of a letter 1 written May 13th, 1830, to Messrs. Follet &, Smith, Petersburg, Virginia, by David K. Williams, Robbins Neck near Society Hill, 8. C., who was gov ernor of his state 1814-16, We quote from the latter: ! "I hav? not replied earlier because as our mill was so nearly finished, I preferred to deluy acknowledgment till I could speak from facts result ing from my own experiments. Our oil mill is after the Dutch mode, of pestles and wedges. Our grinding I stories are not quite four feet in diameter, and twelve inches thick. The cottonseed kernels are so much easier I to grind than flaxseed, these stones, small as they are, may easily grind i two pair of pestles and wedges. With' out resorting to any of the patented methods of refining oil, 1 have suc ceeded by a very simple and cheap process to refine our oil so as to answer all the purposes of the besi sperin oil, tn our cotton factory. Our superintendent, Mr. Hopkins, has been I very careful to compare it with as good sperm oil as I ever saw, and is entirely satisfied with its equality with it. The residue of the kernels, after the oil is expressed, called oil cake, is excellent for stock generally, particularly for milch cows and pigs. If your invention (a huller manufac tured by Messrs Follet & Snith) could do nothing more thanJto^ivert cottonseed into wholesome f^a for stock it would still be, in my opinion, of infinite importance to the whole Southern country." The foregoing extracts from the letter establish the fact that Governor Williams was both crushing and re fining oil in 1830, four years before the date given of the erection of the mill at Natchez. Other data, and Governor Williams' statement that his mill had been in operation some time, point to the fact that the crush ing mill was in operation as early aa the latter part of 1829, five years be fore the erection of the plant at Natchez. Governor Williams was one of the leading men of his time, and truly worthy of being called the father of the cotton seed oil industry. States man, soldier, and industrial chief, and man of vision, he lived ahead of his times and clearly visioned the pros perity period this section is now en joying. His thoughts, in some cases, on cotton seed milling and the use of meal and hulls are applicable to day as the recent suggestions of the leaders of the industry. The cotton plant gives off a sub stance similar to one found in herring brine that attracts boll weevils. Colored Methodints Return Thanks The pastor, the official board and the presidents of the several clubs of Trinity M. E. Church wish to thank the good people of Camden and the Northern ^visitors to our city for their generous contribution to the successful rally held on Sunday, the 1 1th of February, when the sum of $l,0.r)7.18 was laid on the table. The money raised was the result of about six weeks of activity on the part of the c mb lenders and workers, and the members and friends of Trin ity Church, who all seem anxious to! set* the work of rebuilding roumeJI and '.he church e< mpleted iri the near [ future. , Dur: r.g last seme of the wo j men worker* visited the stores and other hus'ne** piaoes or. DeKaib' and' Hroad St Tret. b?-gg.ng for donations. Not e.ii. th?' banks leaped these earnest w< men, who in the.r zeal for the.- church, threw timidity and fear \ I'd the w r.vi- and presM-d their suit a.* . .^or They rep rtrd having re c( :vi i vr:;, kindly treatment and a i gener u- re.-ponce from a'.! The object of the^c rallies s to ob- ( tain enough money to put the roof, ion on r (hurh to pictect the pArt*' 1 r.r,*r exposed to the arather Yours ver> regpec lfu.l> , J K V. Hradfofrf, I Wants-For Sale ; LOST?~Qne dark brown steer, weight about 400 pound*; dehorned, Stray ed Thursday of laat week. Reward for information or return to S. D, Hammond's Mr.rket, Camden, S. C. * 47-pd A NINJ5TY.BGG HEN ? Juat pays ?? penaea. Keep your heavy layers and feed Purina Laying Maah. For .sale by Rhame F'others, Telephone 92, Camden, S. C. 47-|>d WANTED ? Piano pupils by graduate in music of'Winthrop College, ono year poat>graduate work in piano. Studio at 618 Lafayette Avenue, Telephone 226 ? , We<fhesdays or Saturdays 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., or ad dreaa Mrs. R. E. Rembert, Rtlftbert. 8. C. 47-49-pd THE AVERAGE GRAIN FED HEN ?Lays 72 eggs a year, the average Purina fed hen lays 148 eggs per year. Buy Purina laying mash from Rhame Brothers, Telephone 92, Camden, S, C. 47-pd YOU CAN SAVE ? from 00 to 95 per cent of your baby chickens if you feed Purina Startena and Baby Chick Chow. For sale by Rhame Brothers, Telephone 1>2, Camden, S. C. 47-pd GOLD MEDAL BUTTER? Fresh from the Mississippi Creameries. Fifty-five cents per pound at The . Martha Washington. WHEN A BETTER RATION IS DIS COVERED ? For making eggs you * will find it in the checkerboard bag. Purina feeds sold iu checker board bags at Rhame Brothers. Telephone 92, Camden, S. C. 47-pd GOLD MEDAL BUTTER? Fresh from the Mississippi Creameries. Fifty-five cents per pound at The Martha Washington. YOU WILL FIND? Purina feeds for ?ale ap the store with the checker board window. Look for the sign, Rhame Brothers, 930 Broad Street, Camden, S. C. 47-pd OATMEAL COOKIES? Thirty cents a dozen at The Martha Washington. ALL COW OWNERS ? Are cordially invited to visit our store and get a 1926 cow cl\ow feeding book. Purina cow chow is the best by test. For sale by Rhame Brothers, /Telephone 92, Camden, S. C. 47-pd WANTED TO PURCHASE ? Old postage stamp collection or old en velopes with stamps on. Address Mr. "G.M, care of Ivy Lodge Inn, ! Camden, S. C.- ? 47 pd. > FOR SALE? Six room cottage on Lakeview Avenue, can be bought at ' a bargain if purchased at once. Address Mr. "B'V care of Camden Chronicle, Camden, S. C. 47pd. FOR SALE ? Fresh yard eggs, 1611 Broad Street, Camden, S. C. 47-49pd. CARS FOR RENT? Hudson and Ford closed cars by hour, day or week,' at attractive rates. Apply Gasoline Inn, E. B. Tindale, Manager, De Kalb at Fair street. 47-49pd ELECTRIC GOODS . Large line of Hotpoint, E^dison -and other goods. Lamps of all sizes. Everything that you can use without having the electrician install. Repair parts for maity articles. \ 0 Don't fail tc see the WHITE CROSS/ two burner Electric Range for only $6.00 W. Robin Zemp's Drag Store PHONE 30 OPPORTUNITY'? I will positively not be in Camden after Wednesday, February 24th, for the purpose of making your old mattresses new. Someone will regret that they did not take advantage of this oppor tunity. Regardless of how bad a condition that your raattresa may be in I will furnish nothing but tho very best ticking and make a mat tress absolutely new and the charge will not be over the amount of ? $6.50. I have just one genuine hair mattress covered with feather tick ing. This mattress is priced be tween $45 and $60 but as I am leav ing town and do nol/wish to carry it with me 1 will let it go lor $25. Address Camden Mattress Works, . rear Mclxjod-Rush Company, Cam den, C. 47pd. FOR SALE? Plow mule, price $50, also one extra fine horse, will work anywhere. Can be seen at my plantation. Henry Savage, Cam den, S. C. 46-47-sb FOR 8ALE ? A small farm, 50 acres, five miles ^rom Camden, tenant house and new barn on farm. Apply to John K. deLoach, attorney, Cam den, S. C. V 45-48-qb FOR RENT ? A two-horse farm about ten miles from Camden, near An tioch church. Apply to L. A. Witt kowsky. 48-eb FOR SALE ? Nitrate Soda prompt and deferred shipments. Importers' contract*, also Kainet and Sulphate of Ammonia, Writ? or wire for prices. Cunningham & Latham, Lancaster, S. C. 41-51-sb NOTICE ? All tr^bpaasing on Fair vaavw ? ? -y ? u _ view Plantation for Jthe purpose of hunting, hauling wood, or camping is strictly forbidden. All eight seeing parties and horseback riders are perfectly welcome if they leave their dogs at home, as I have had several sheep killed by dogs re cently. 44-47-eb FOR SALE ? White Rock eggs, Fishel strain from prize winning stock. $2.60 per setting. B. J. Truesdale, Weatville, S. ?. 46-47-xW FOR SALE ? Nearly two acres cor ner Church and King streets, barn, old shack, five minutes walk to town, $900. Rent $4 month. Wil liam G. Evans, 607 1-2 Second Ave. West, Spokane, Washington. 44-47-pd CASH PAID FOR FALSE THBTB ? Bridge work And ojd gold. Mail what you have to Kay Refining Co., Ga. Savings Bank Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.- v 44-47-pd NOTICE ? . y ? I J ? ? I am now with The Camden Lumber Co., formerly with the Builders Supply Co., of Lancaster, S.C., for seven ye&rs. When in need of building material call on me. Good prices and quick service. E. B. MO B LEY 1 General Account Special Account Savings Account # We have some depositors who have all of the three accounts. Their "General Account" is used to check upon for household and every-day expenses. Their "Special Account" is used to put money away for future purposes, such as life insurance, vacations and other things they are planning to do, or are to be taken care of. Their "Savings Account" is their Rainy Day Fund ? their Old Age Fund. Whatever you need in the way of an account, we can fix it up for you. The Bank of Camden Resources Over a Million