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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE ? . ? * t ' , H. D. NHm Bditor and PvbUaJier Published ev*ry Friday at No, 1109 Broad Street a id entered at the Cam* den, South Caretiaa, postoffice at semnd claw mail matter. Price per annum 92.00 , ('a >ndt n, S, Friday, Mar. 12. Investigation Voted Down The Coiurot) a cm respondent of the Yo k*. 1? K- rjuirer, James I). Grist, (,u- t ' f: Rt 'Ik- ?f>oech of Senator li >ach S> Svtiwart. of [Lancaster in ?up po;t f .{ hf -re solution for an invest!* ga'i, r c> I < affail?)K of the chief state bank < */nrinf i ? which resolution wa deci '^!y killed in tho upper house: Situ' - St.wjrt is reported as *ay J .r: 'A * i;?f ij?4: the pa.it three yt urn Hi) k i S>utb c.avi nu have bf en < ! arid ;n connection with their retirement the re ha,-' not ljtM;n u ? i n g ^prosecution. Somebody muat have known they were wrong. 1 think, and in Uict I cm vjr.e. that politics hat) hiai a Jot to d<> wi*h..:* I wish I kni^w which, of .the banks the utau- bank* ? ? in South Carolina were solvent and which of thbsi. bank-s Were not sol ver)''. It t< n dangerous subject ? a tr k!: h subject; and I am free to ad mit that I do not know what i? the \. L u h " ?? ; ? ? ThV Chief State Hank Kxammtr, i according to pr inted "reports,, does not object to ar.t examination. And it Min'H but right that the public is entitled to" this information or what ever icsu'.t would, be revealed by a ?,t.\lctly impmtaV fair, thorough in \<i gati : , ? 1 i v ?. reed from politico or prejudice. It would appear that In voting down the resolution for the In vcsl ihr s< nate ilid the thief bank i xaminer. an injustice. That n<a:l) a hundred state bank:> have closed their doors in South Carol'na within the past three- yeafs doc.1, not jwp^jak well for tho progress, pro - pority arid optimism we would like (o convince the stranger within, our Kates ;m evxting within our b<>r (.'< -Sparta:. bu.'g Journal. Florida' is ( racking ? < .????, m\ \ e very. vs hem who ha\f f . the past *vso or thiee yea.'.- .been booming and boosting FN- !a am) >ay.ng thjtt the great 1.. *m n th< at - >f al i gators and ai'egory, f ?.n * . fi inn. ?nl humbug g"r v. wou'd la - 1 fioevi't . seem to b? thinking d'tTejently now. Quite h number <>f them to whom View? and I virw ? .<? is talked ? recently now .? 'ha* 'hi* bonanza is cracking and ? pe"|de a c '.'\ving Florida by the w: .'ii> i c hi -.and*. Those who I , . m "k \ ? . > ;? I van ? portatiort to ? ; " ' iuji" a re riding back t . v.J. .j have not are walk !- *!'. . * tin fi t inn. Among the vit p p: who nave been in I ! idu f . <?m >? 'line past and who ! <? 1 1 : < returned h'<me is Tom .f 1 ho- W. Speck, ?: v ? jrkvillr jeweler. Vourrg ' ' S { k ? \ ne< r employed in a t ber v*' Florida communities as a d ? a ,er and has been tnak ??:!' S . " That :.t so long ?a ?? ? >i! ? 1 good ? n Florida. ? i ? : j ./!?. ( at i.,n with > i . .? a - , "b<s au?>e it be . i ? * i :Uf ii.it th<- boom ? a re a : ? ?! . he .' j. ' u : i beea n -e I . .... .iown are going ? ;>M ( < >. 1 ; ? > t ? c . 1 1 ? my < wn line bu*ir ? ! j ;:-.k * :i .paot several r>? rr . *h ng wi'ic falling off; that <!.-riw?n'i f . r m y \ and for t ? ?i vifc I others n m> line of w. rk was mo*, r-.-ar.v -u brisk-. And I decidi d to H<-' "ir ulult- tlie getting was good. To be perfect!} frank ab.iu' : ' . I t!) ..li that Florida in th..> fii'. u:i :> r,j' x j ng t.> p:o\e >.j atta? t.\e > j>. p v ?*r :iw c ?unt f> .i- it r.Ks it, ? p.ii' " And \ i? \\n and In '? r\.e'.s- r. ( - ??????n'.Iy ?a!k?*?i to scores i { u'r.i - - wh i think much like Mr. Speck ' Vork\ : 3 1 ?? Knquirer - . j Kobh?r- <??-? I.ar^e Sum. < "r. . . . M e n f. N to* robbers, f. ing h . ?nd -.olv.-ts scare l.f'y ? ;i ... ? An ,f *h n, gi rl.<, ' .ci .? ?}'.<, ? n ? 1 r . * . rr.ational I ! <? i . ? ? 1 .??*:?. ? ? ' . j a \ .?! ?! < -a p. : V . ' , . r I \ ? ^ ..i i I - .- ? * r. ? las; ? 'a' v. * ' ? ? | : ? . ? national liar- . ?? . . li up,! .* '? ? U ' C I I '1' ? H ? ' ?? , , . ? ? fust ? T '? ; ; \?. , / 4 ? has ? ' ? ? , . >? ?? ? *-.<? . . v\ \ K n I N < , It >a- . ?n a-- - ,< The ( hs on.cle t r. >' />?. ? ? . r a \ ? paid ? *? so lrstor?. f * ? < ; ' ? > ? , this paper whim ha . < - v. , r. ? jrned -. ' -. . -? off <? T . ? r tif > . ur jhs. r.r-nrs a-,.! '.he ; sit.'. "hat w e h..\* r. ' u '. horiz. d coITe.-* ???h for this paper < \ cpt Mr. W. \ Mc Dowell a*. IP ihune, and any money paid to s< .c tors will be dor.e go at their o**r r m?. Camden Chr^niele. THIS WEEK By Arthur Brisbane Mr. Urisb&ne'* editorials are pub lished ha expressions of opinion* of the world's highest-salaried editor and The Chronicle doe# not necessarily (indorse all of hia views and conclusions. I*aUMt scientific statement con cerning ttiia univerae, in, which^ wo are ltfc>a than microbe*, and the earth led* than a grain of dust, ! startles you. Our aun, a mijlio.n timei a* big as thia earth, is only a spedk in what men have called "the uni verse," which contains endless mil lions of suns, some a million times bigger than ours. It's hard enough to think of such a universe as thaf. And now the wise Dr. Hubble, of Mt. Wilson Observatory, tells the California Institute of Technology that a million "univorses" such as ours are visible at horrible distances from the earth. Kxamine an atom, and you find a central body around which revolvo other bodies as the planets revolve around our sun^ Theae electrons re volve around the nucleus billions of times in a second. * Atoms, of which you ct>uld have millions in one corncr of your eye without noticing them, are small solar systems. Our mum and. its plarot* constitute 'one atom in our universe.- That uni verse in turn is one atom in the entire universe. Where in that over whelming space are the heaven to which we look forward and the other place that we dread? Leaving this earth' in a straight traveling ii1 the speed of light, 180.00U mrttrs m second, it would take you one hundred million years to get beyond the telescopic maze of the universe. No wonder it says in the liible, "In my Father's house are 'many mansion? " v V i tli common sense Secretary l>avis says to thy Countess Cathcart, "Come on in." Strong-minded American women were indignant because I/ord Craven was admitted ' here without question, whereas the Countess Cathcart was shut out. These were the two whose1 ciopeim nt~ shocked our pure author i t i ? ? .s . The doubU--?ex standard proved too much for our clean.-niinded, ; sir 'ng-tniudod women. . Observe the power of advertising i-vt-n when -it isn't verj' good advertis- ' r.^. The Countess lands from P311is 1 ilan 1 with a contract to appear on thi stagi at a high salary. She j wouldn't have got that without the1 a-"M>t:iroe of Uncle Sam _ ' 1 I'rofcshoi Uaber tells the Ameri- ' <? an Association for Advancement of; Science that, "Viewed from the sex ; angle there aie no one hundred per cent men or women." The sex of the human race is "primarily determ- , b\ the chromosome content of' ? ? 1 1 ** IV. I ftfkr it'll. With complete te^pn : f .r I'rofes- i s .i Rabe> , after insp?-ot.ng the ! 1'a: i.iinn and American divorce court | news, \ ju think those e^g cells have i|(>n<- well rnnugh, from the days of i M*-. }' >? ipha: to this.- rrv dt-rr. days.' Ar Kng.i>hman has just f.u'Ar, from London -to ''ape Town, Sou'h Africa, nearly {*,000 miles, in ninety hours. A* the i?mr rate, the New York to .?vt ? Francis. Seattle. tr:p would \ '.ike about thirty hours ? from New ' V rk to ('hicago, les> than ten hours. T at .suhsI will be d >ub!e a:. ! nf>n- ! . I '' ?}> f 1 i?r h \s from ocean to ocear. w;!! hi rr.a.b* .vim ? twenty years' W a * h ? Hi'"1 'it-. h\ F' . i si de n* < ????! oriic r, viir-", have, (.-.?wo V.i x.car, ;>order be' ween , San I?:ig ar. ! 'he assorted dives of T.i ' u ? . i" p m The day'. ;ght k u i t- ? ; ? h<- be-* for dives. ar. i ? 0 \ . :i v i ' * . - t ? > ' ra \ :n^ Tin duana owners if gambling r 1 ?> . m : i r n s . - ? - , ? ma .) 1 1 ' t y . f ' he m ! * n : 'e i State-. ? '.7.*: s by . t !' ??> d. nt C. Ii !ge ??) r .in-'f'i hi.* '"> p.m order To that i >! ...*?? i '! ' j" i ? ? ry V. -r ? . t ?? a r K i Med B) P lay mat r (or--., V, arch -I.- Bet*., M.o- M K< a" *".? prettj little Vv year pH ' rrt ft" h MrK i*nvrn, tonight at their re=>idoc?e ir. the Aro r. C otton Mill v>ilage a<* a result of her little eight-year-old playmate, John Hargett, in md< uma^countablo j manner iuMmrty twimg ? nr4* ; var's I^ad Into her &bdom*n. FOB TAX REFORM ! K?r*h??r ReprtMiUUrt Initinti ? Morenrat ia The tiuwr (J. E. Brunaon in Greenville Newt) Columbia, March 4.- Prospect* for the passage at the present session of the General Assembly of a measure designed to equalize the property tax system of SoUth Carolina appeared brighter this afternoon than at auy time during the session, following the adoption today of a resolution by Representative Mendel L. Smith, of Kershaw County, providing for a special committee to report to the House a bill to this end. The special committee appointment today under Mr. Smith's r Solution met this afternoon and natped a tub* committee . consisting of Representa tive Boyd of Spai-tanburg, Stukea of Clarendon and McLauri-n. of Marl" boro which is to make a report at a meeting of Uie main committee to morrow mSrning on certain basic in formation upon which a bill may be prepared to be submitted to the House. Judge Smith, who was named a member of the committee by the speaker, waa elected chairman of the group, and declared thia afternoon that he and his committee would make a genuine effort to bring about the passage at this session of a meas ure to put into operation aorae sys tem of property equalization in South Carolina. The Senate will co-operate fully with the House in its effort to work out a system of property tax equal ization, in th6 opinion of Senator Roach Stewart of Lancaster, leader ! of the upper house last year for a 1 revaluation of property in the state. "The House, I feel sure, can count upon the complete co-operation of the Senate in any effort to work out a tax equalization measure," said Sen ator Stewart. The Senate passed the revaluation meaKure last year, and it is still in the custody of the house ways and means committee. In this situation it is incumbent upon the House to mftke the first move toward bringing about j an agreement with the Senate and possiBT y the latter body will wa it TcT see what the House does but at any rate it will stand ready to, offer any assistance it can in getting a bill that will meet the ideas of both houses. | Representative Mendel Smith, au ; thor of the resolution adopted today, said this afternoon that he was un ' willing for the General Assembly to adjourn without taking some decisive action, one way or the other, on whaf he considered the two fundamental measures in tax* reform ? equalization and classification. "So far nothing whatever has been done" said MrA Smith, "afid I feel that the legislature, owes it to the people of the state to take up in a constructive way these vital points in the reform of the state tax system. "I am not willing for the legis lature to adjourn without taking any action whatever on these matters. There should be something else be sides total indifference; either the legislature ought to adopt to these measures, or put itself on record as refusing to adopt them. The ques tions of classification is something that must be submitted to the peoplo in the form of constitutional amend ment; there is no reason why the leg islature should not permit the people of the state to vote on this question and express their desires. The mat ter of equalization of the property assessments is a vital and fundament al step, and the session should not go by without a definite decision on the part of the legislature either to do it or refuse to do it. "The special committee expects to bring a measure before the House providing a plan of equalization of the property tax in this state and the issue will be squarely placed before the legislature to approve such a pro gtam or to reject it." The resolution offeied toda> by Mr. Smith was for the appointment by the speaker of a special committee of nine, to report to the House as early as practicable :n the form of a bill, a plan for property tlix equal isation. The :esolu'.ii.n wa* adopted and Speaker Hrowr appointed as members Rep: ?*senta* i yps Smith; D. L. McLaurin of Marlbc-r ?; T. H. Stukes of ( 'larendor ; .1. W. Boyd of Spartanburg; W {1 Keith of Green v.lle; Ol.n Sawyir .,f Georgetown; ("arro.l I) N'aiic?* of Laurens; R. H. Mc Adams of Abb?v 1,? an i \ F. W ir.(i ? of Marion. Trie- girl* have bee expelled from the Westchester stall norma! school of f'( nns j lvan.a on charges of drnk.r.g an<i other "conduct not K,- - coming future school tracher.* " . Thank** The Voters I desire to thank the voter- .<( I Ward Four for the vote g.ven me in , the primary Tuesday. While not ( enough to nominate ntl- 1 fully appre ciate the loyalty of those who worked : in ray Lti/N fx. SC HI XlMlf / j^G , PRIMARY BIJBCTiON NOTICE As th?m wu no opposltiou to the candidate* for Democratic nomina tion for the offices ef Mayor and Aldermen of Wards One, Five snd Six, the Democratic Executive, Committee met on the evening of March 8th and declared as narty nom inees Mr. C. P. DuBose for Mayor; Mr. W. 1*. Jackson f$,r Alderman of Ward One; Mr. J. H. Osborne of, Ward Three; Mr. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., of Ward Five, and Mr. W. R. Hough of Ward Six. Primary election was held on March 9th in Ward Two and Ward Four for Aldermep with the following result: Ward Two, W. Arthur Clark received 34 votes; Lane C. Shaw, 15; and O. J. Smyrl, 47. In Ward Four Leon H. Schlosburg received 78 votes; C. C. Whitaker, 120. The Executive Com mittee met on March 10th and de clared Mr. C. C. Whitaker nominee of Ward Fpur for Alderman and or dered a second primary election for that office in Ward Two between Wf Arthur Clark and O. J. Smyrl to be held on Tuesday March 16th at the same place, Bruce's store, with the same managers as before and under the same rules. No changes can be made in the club rolls after the first primary u"^A" tfc*. oarty rules. LAURENS T. MILLS, Chmn. Dem. Bx. Com. CITATION State oJCj South Carolina, Cpwnty of Kershaw. By W. L. McDowell, Esquire, Probate Judge. ' Whereas, J. P. Lewis made suit to me to grant him Letters of Admin istration of the Estate of and effects of Luther Caldwell. These are, therefore, t^cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Luther Cald well deceased that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be hold at Camden, South Caro lina on Thursday, March 25th, next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted. Given under my hand, this llthj day of March, Anno Domini 1926. w. l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. Published on the 12th and 19th dayk of March, 1926, in The Camden Chronicle and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. _ CITATION State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. ' j By W. L. McDowell, Esquire, Probate j Judge. ? Whereas. William R. Nelson and Henry E. Beard, Jr., made suit to me to grant them Letters of Administra tion of the Estate of and effects of John Belton Nelson. Those are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said John Belton Nelson, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held atXamden, South Carolina on Thursday, March 18th, next after publication thereof, at 11 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, j if any they have, why the said At!- i ministration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 4th day ' of March, Anno Domini 1926. W. L. McDOWELL, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County: Published on the 5th and 12th days of March, 1926, in the Camden Chron icle, and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. Wants?For Sa!e FOR SALE ? Solid brass fender, over 1 one hundred years old, beautiful j design, price $150. Address "An- ' tique," care of Camden Chronicle, | Camden, S. C. 50-pd | FOR SALE ? -Six room house with all j conveniences, centrally located, j Apply 610 Hampton street. Cam- i den, S. C. 50-sb j FOR SALE CHEAP? One baby car-; riage in good condition. Apply at 1217 Fair street or phone 152-J. 1 50-pd i FOR SALE ? One full-blood brown i curly male Water Spaniel, one year old. Apply to E. R. Frietag, Cam- I den, S. C., Phohe 306 -J. FOR SALE ? Self-player piano,; slightly used, at a sacrifice pric?. Apply Mrs. W. E. Hendrix, 1013 Will street, Camden, S. C. 50-pd ' THE PECAN BUSINES8 For Profit and Pleanure." ? Thi9 free booklet tells how to plant, cultivate, ferti lize and develop a grove to 12 , inches in diameter the 8th year which yielded 400 pounds of nuts. 20,000 extra fine budded pecan trees absolutely true to name for sale. B. W. Stone, Thomasville, Georgia. 50-51-pd BOSTON BROWN BREAD And Boston Baked Bear.s at The Martha Washington, Camden's Food Serv ice Complete. SECRETARIAL WORK W ANTED ? Stenography and typewriting, ex perienced. Want work by hour, mornings, evenings or several eve r.ing* weekly. Have own type wr.'.er. Address A. B. C., rare of Chronicle, Camden, S. C. 48-sb GOLD MEDAL BUTTER- Fresh from the Mississippi Creameries. Fifty-five cents per pound at Th? Martha Washington. AT COST ?We are closing out stock of ch.naware on hand a*, cost and below Call in and get some before it all go^s Burns Barrett, Cim h-. C FOR SALE ? J1 acres of land, con- , ta:n:ng one barn, one dwelling house, has good w?ll on place, 12 4 miles northeast of Camden on Lock hart road. Term? $600 caah. Ad dress Lizzie Moss, Camden, 9. C. .. ik*Sr$i ? n NOTICE! We will delint Planting Seed during the week beginning MARCH 15 CAMDEN OIL MILL . . . ^ .< . ?. ? SUNDAY DINNER? Noon or eve ning?One dollar the cover at The Martha Washington. Daily lunch eon seventy-five cents. FOR RBNT ? A twp-horae /arm about ten miles from Camden, near An tioeh church. Apply to L. A. Witt kowsky. -15-sb FOR SALE? Nitrate $oda prompt and deferred shipments. Importers' contracts, also Kainet and Sulphate of Amanonia. Write or wire for prices. Cunningham & Latham, Lancaster, S. C. 41-51-?b FOR SALE ? Selected Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed, $1.60 per bushel. Mrs. Ella S. Hough, Camden, S. C. 49-61 -pd DAILY LUNCHEON? 12 to 2:30? Seventy-five cents at The Martha Washington. Sunday dinner $1.00. FOR SALE ? Pure Improved Big Boll Blight-proof Dixie Triumph cotton seed first year from pedigreed breeder. Planted, handled and ginned to preserve its purity, 30 j pounds to bushel recleaned $1.00 j per bushel F. O. B., check with or der. Reference, City National Bank. Sumter, S. C. , E. S. Booth, Sumter, S. C. 1 48-61-sb COLD MEDAL BUTTER? Fresh from the Mississippi Creameries. Fifty-five cents per pound at The ' Martha Washington. WANTED? Middle aged white man. Hustler can make $50- to f lOO or more weekly in. Ke?ahaw County selling Whitiner*s guaranteed line of home necessities? toilet articles, soaps, spices, etc., to his neighbors. Team or c^t preferred but not nec essary. tGo?d?-are furniahed on credit. Mid'dleton Of Virginia made $96 orto week and .Cherry of Ala bama $122.95. They had no exper ience when starting. We toach you, salesmanship free. Write for full particulars today. The H. C. Whit mer Company, Dept. 140, Colum bus, Indiana. 48-51-pd SLICED BAKED HAM? There's ab solutely nothing finer for -supper serving. Crabmeat salad, chicken salad, and potato salad are here for you at The Martha WfcsMngton. HOUSE BLINDS FOR SALE? All in good condition. Inquire at 407 Chestnut street, Camden, *S. C, 49-61-pd J. P. PICKETT. M.D. Physician and surgeon Physiotherapeutic Treatment with Alpine Sunlight and Medical and- Surgical . Diathermy.. 949 Broad St. . Camden, S. C. Two fertilizers may be made from the same materials, but owing to more scientific comppunding and better manufacturing, one of these may have much greater value as a crop producer. 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