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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE II. n. toilM - B4iUn **4 Published every Friday ?t No. Ii0(# Kino ad Street end eotered st t$i? C*?den, .South Carolina, postofficn aa second class mail mattar. Price per annum $2.00. , ; ' Camden, 8. C., Friday, April 2, It*26. Little Charley Ross was kidnapped from his home in German town, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 1H71, and imnied? n.it i>,n-v. ule search was bcjfun, hut no trace of the lad was ever found, Since that time many people have been found who pretend to believe that they are the missing bey. A report comer- recently ftQin Shelby, N. that there a carpenter residing there who think* h, is the ntis->ing Charley Ross. Another jeport comes from Lanmric, Wis., that Peter Kincel, an entertainer, claims that he is the missing boy. A report comes from Mrs, Walter L. Ross, wife of Charlie's brother, which .says: "Every time j?omc ono claims to be Charley the family is annoyed by many inquiries. We me paying .no attention whatever to these report*." Hospital Has No Endowment 1 wish to correct a misapprehension about the Oamden Hospital. The abatement that the hospital owns valuable lands, and other properties, which has been made probably in good faith, by several people, is absolutely untrue. The hospital owns nothing but the property between Fair and Mill streets, on which it is situated. P has no endowment. For its income to bear the expenses, has about 000 from the county, three or fou; hundred dollars from tbO city, ?!.0t0 which is given to it by the trusteeu of the Burdell Fund; pay patients, .and the generosity of friends, who have to make up about 9&,Q00 annually to keep the hospital open. -We are now abate *2,000 in debt. Who will pay this? . J no. W. C or'oett ( a'.vlen, S. C., March 30, 1026. The Rewards of Simple Courtesy In New Voik, u day or two ago, a man who came across the Atlantic many years ago as a penniless immigrant seeking work and a home in n new country", sat down as host to morn than fifty 'of his employees who had been invited to celebrate with Jvim the good fortune that hud come to him. This man was I*w:s Morgcn, pioprietor of the McAlp.n Hotel Barber chops, nnri accounted a millionaire. Perhaps there is nothing remarkable in the story up to this point. There are many millionaires in America today, -and doubtless gome of these may be barbers. But Mr. Morgen is able to trace the beginning of his prosperity to particular circumstances, and to follow its course through the years that have intervened. He makes no secret ef .re matter and there is no reason why it should not be shared. It is related that- ftavid Hunter MiAlpin, years ago, when he went to Mi. Mo: gen's 'ittle shop, noted the politeness and deference displaytd by the bat'lx , an! h:< apparent det< : rain at; nt>to p.v.ise hi.s customers. Wnt : the Me A i pi a llote'. wa s el et d the proprietor gave the little btu b;" the shop concession and fityancod him temjs?ra HI j in fitting up and equipping the ro\.m. T'r.at was the I beginning of his prosperity. Hut it is said of him that he has never ec.aseu to he courteous, considcrnti and thoughtful of the comfort and welfare of his patrons. Success thus achit wd ;s not accidental. It docs not conic by chance or by mere favoritism. No doubt there were thousands of workmen in the trade as efficient a- Mr. Morgen whir, the choice fell upon him. Hut there was a reason \?h> he, among all '.host others, should bo chosen. Tin lesson. ;f or.e is sought, is too _<b*. litis t.) require emphasis. And the deiighttu. and encouraging thi 'g to remember ithat the opportunity waich led on and n to success in t.ii/ case oxiv.s for all today iti whatever wulk of l.fc th< y may find themwlvtc. M . M -rg? n did not monoix. :i?e opportui t. neitk. . did he e\p.t.-s ail the ur'.esv an i consider!:ti'-r. a n.( !1^ ') cs:: bi e -ed. He na ; > -1 :r.p \ .hat. wh.r i ;v?.-t iiii ' r ' l.mdi.i.-s pas it r ,k?-> a i ' i.i1 ir.n ? " >' *:e p'.. Uivl? ' a., e >e e ru'". . *1 i ^ ir.'U'e- a re'lir -it her r kind o: r. its equ'xn:. h ugh. u; > i ,u?i> v nth . t.a:. Sc.- a. ? >' -*h : :. In. i.n a \ isi: Jt i, : , . u*r. c.\ ..an of but ciiv t.rn r. . ;r . i . v.-r. ' .i hi.-. ir.otb * ' sorter hccc. < hn > boon e.v.p at G our In- C Baltimore, t\ the past tv.enty-two years and. say. fu? is alieny > v-.ui to gv-t back t ? se? Cs rv''~ >' nd<. ForH YKAH TBRM I * | For Next Governor end All Other <'oantitutionul Offieere The next governor, of South Carolina will bo elected to a four-year term instead of a two year term. The same thing will apply to other constitutional officers of the state ? the attorney general, the secretary of state, the comptroller general, the state treasurer, the adjutant general and the state superintendent of. education, and, by special dispensation, to the commissioner of agriculture! which is not a constitutional,>.l>ul an elective, office, In other words, politics in South j Carolina will absorb leSX of the time 1 j and attention of. the people of the stato after this year. To give a govt ernoi tw6 terms in office, as has been the custom in the past, will mean That he will, serve for eight years. The biennial circusscs as the state campaign ^parties swinging 'round, the state froui county seat to county seat have been more or Icsb rightfully called, will be a thing of the past. If continued at all these swlngs-round-the-state will not come so near together. Ratification by the general assembly at the session ending last week of the constitutional amendments to chuugc Ore terms ?f office of the goviM'mdNPccd other state officers, those amendments having been voted by the people at the last general election, makes the change effective after this year, and thus is settled an 'issue which has been prominent ? : j South Carolina for . a number of J year a pa.?t. Hut South Carolina will continue, fo. the present at east, to be nfflitted with annual legislative sessions at the same time they expresses! themselves in favor of four-year ; terms for state officers. The house j' this year tatified the biennial ses-j sions amehdmcnt, l>u* th? senate j faded to act upon it and it goes oyer! until next year. The contention has been made in j legislative circles ^tbat the biennial | sessions amendment was frought ( with difficulties too great to be ovei-', come at this, time, but constitutional lawyers in the house took the view thsi the difficulty arising over the levying of an annual tax biennially could bo .obviated by another section of the'constiiution, 'and the amendment was ratified. |. ' Mother of 20 at Thirty-Six Fitchburg, Mass., March HO.?Mrs. Louis Gross, 36-years-old, today is the mother of '20 chiidron. She gave birth to the 20th child, a 12-pound I girl, "here last night. She was marnod^when she was 15. All the children are living. Association to Meet in Camden Bethune, March 29.?The second quarterly meeting of the Kershaw B. V. 1'. U. nssociational convention will be held in the First. Baptist church of Camden Sunday afternoon, April 11, at 3 o'clock, unnounced L. F.Ugene Flowers, president. An interesting program is being arranged. Attendance and excellence banners' will be awarded. All B. Y. P. U.'s in i the association are expected to be j well represented. An address by Rev. J. L. Baggott, superintendent of the B. Y. P. V. work in South Carolina, will probably be the most outstanding feature of the meeting Rev. Mr. Baggott is a very enthusiastic worker among young people and has a record of making his instructive lectures also interesting. \Y. K. Salter, president of the B. Y. P. U. federation of Columbia, and Mi*.-, Pcarle Gunter, president of the union at Timrod Baptist church will] also take part on the program. The attendance banner, which was won by the B. Y. Pi U. of the First Baptist church of Camden nt the last quarterly meeting, will be awarded to the union making the'highest score. ] This score will be determined by mul- i tiplying the number of miles between the First Baptist church of Camden and the church represented by the number of delegates registered. The excellence banner, which was won by the Timrod B. Y. P. U. last quarter, will bo awarded to the unionmaking the best reportMor the quarter. One hundred ar.d fifteen delegates representing sever, unions registered i\\ tV Inst quarterly meeting of this yea". A larger crowd representing more ur.tonx an expected to attend j '.1 ? second uuaiteHy meeting. J I'.m. band:'., l.C.fi up . To pro pi:, j ir. :.r.\ < : th.i :n ; . .'..vr.i r.- in >v?cie?v. t ,r t iv Owl en Wt si Kc: ty-fifth I re* ;, Nf w Yk. M, r1 a; h;ght. At I the '.'.me. M -. I- tn NVatc: :naa. : I widow < : Phi.r. delpV.n. w-.s \vorr;g i S !tV).'H>0 w~~:h < her I i B, f ?e thv bandits g-*'. :.cr J s'r- irv>ag.' l to hnlo $2001)00 w - tn Jo* 1 ? - w .> r . ' : > kir.g-. art*.! 1: 1 : >100,Out! v. ith i it :< napkin, I I r e> on s'm-s.' t:v p.-het ! :; g?-,ear ' . .?!. A '.o n i.'! W :> "I eil for the p' T 'Vt .1 i>ol.l'e| in.:: V> spoitdcc and captured the ' i i.'jAV'f' of bi.M i - 'git han. \ , '"ti> ft.i Brjrrrm'.. broke > v.r.r-iage ' j engagement' because hi- he . . c hi ' sifted <jv. ontinc enbbagf. | BIG HALF NOW ON Btrneh NctUM Co. UancltM Out it Great Bid ?orjffadc The known firm of BuruchNettles Company, dry goods mer [ chants, on Wednesday inaugurated a great sale of merchandise with prico cuts on their entire stock. The sale had been well advertised, the entire [county having been circularised and the results have been good, i' The stock has been turned over to Mr. C, W. Chandler, an advertiaing specialist of long experience. Monday and Tuesday their store remained I closed in ordpr to re-arrange the stock and price tags had been placed which makes trading eaBy. Wednesday, the opening day, proved bad on account of the weather, but many made tbeir way to Hhe store, and were satisfied with the bargains offered.' The sale is just now getting under way good, and they have engaged plenty of sales help to take care of the crowds. This firm has another page advertisement in today's paper in addition to the double page spread carried last week and many will no doubt take advantage of the. bargains offered during this sale. Cat Halts Industrie* Fall River, Mass., March 2d.?A stray cat was Responsible this morning for the suspension of the activities of Fall River's U mills, all its stores, factories and business places. The caChad had no breakfast and when it saw a fine fat sparrow light on a transformer, it made a flying leap for the bird. The animal oauscd a short circuit in the huge * transformer, suspending electric service in :he entire city for nearly half un hour. The cat will, recover. . Chapman -Plea Denied Hartford, Conn., March 31.?Governor John II. Trumbull refused today to interfere, with the execution of Gerald Chapman, mail robber, who is sentenced to go to the gallows Monday for the murder of* a New Britain policeman. Appealed to in person by Frederick J. Groehl, Chap man's senior counsel, to grant a reprieve of at least one week, the governor replied: 1 "No. not for an hour;" The governor told Mr. Groehl he had granted three reprieves to Chapman to allow time for completion of court action which already had been i instituted when the applications for reprieve were made. J A full-blooded Sioux Indian is a member of the capitol police force In j Washington. I FIRK WRRCK8 LANDMARK ' | i i ' P Hone of Wrn. Julia Long Knapp Badly Damaged Sunday The large 'three-story resides? of Mrs. Julia I>ong Knapp, situated on North Mill street, was badly damaged by fir? and water Sunday morning. The fire was first discovered from smoke on the roof and it was thought" that it had been put out. It prpved however, that the trouble started from the furnace and the whole top of the house seemed to bo smouldering. The firemen fought hard, but the blaze being concealed it was hard to reuch the source, It had been burning slowly for nearly two hours when it broke, through the top and before it could be checked had almost completely wrecked the top and badly damaged the aides of the build ing. Moat of the furniture, some of which was very handsome, was saved from the first two floors. Insurance on the building was said to amount to $10,000 with $5,000 on the furniture. Mrs. Knapp conducted a tourist, bourding house and had quite a num- ' l*?r of guests, but all ?scaped without injury. ... The old building formerly stood at I the corner of Fair and King atreeta in the extreme lower section of the city and is said to have been the 1 house in which George Washington 1 was entertained on his^ Visit to Camden. It was first owned by the Chestnuts. Later years jt was known as the Mathis and Barfield house and 1 a good number of years ago was pur- 1 chased by Mr. Henry Savage, who i conceived the idea of rolling it to its 1 present location?the job requiring many weeks to complete. i It was one of ?jth? few remaining i land marks of the city and is the third old landmark to be destroyed 1 in the past month. Mr. George T. i Little's home was destroyed and the " old Ellerbe place, now the residence 1 of C. M. Taintor was also badly dam- < aged. I ? : 1 L gion Auxiliary To Meet j The American Legion Auxiliary i will meet at the home of Mrs. S. C. < Zcmp on Friday, April 9th, at four o'clock. All members are urged to attend this meeting and come prepared to pay annual dues: All ladies < desiring to join with the auxiliary 1 are invited to*conrte out to this meet- 1 ing. Those eligible for membership i are the mothers, wives, daughters or < Lsistera of ex-service men, who arc < members of some Legion post. : Only 125 Indians remain in Indiana, where LaSalle found W,000. 1 For Jewish Relief Mr. Marion H. Heyman, of Camden, has been made local chairman to raise a portion of the $15,000,000 throughout the nation for the relief of stricken Jews in the Old World? many of whom are described as being in destitute and Starving circumstances. The campaign in this state is under the direction of Mr. Montague Triest of Charleston and he has associated with him some of the most prominent Jews in South Carolina. The drive will be put on next week in this city and the public is called upon to make a liberal contribution to help these stricken people. Heavy Death Toll For Traffic Eleven Southern states yielded a total of 508 dead and 3,316 injured for the first three months of 1926 a consolidation of weekly surveys by the Associated Press revealed today. This consolidation left out the remaining three days of March, winding up the period with last night. Accident by train, automobiles, trolley cars and motorcycles were taken ,nto account in the compilation of the survey. Florida and North Carolina led, chalking up a large number of lead. Florida's total was 120 for the three months, while North Carolina registered 115. South Carolina reported 39 dead and 68 injured. Florida also led the injured column wiin | 566. * Safe Crackers at Mt. Croghan Cheraw,? March 30.?Safe crackers i?arly this morning blew the safe of the Bank of Mount Croghan, Chesterfield county, and escaped with $3,000 in cash and valuable papers. No definite clue has been found by offi:crs.. The bank was entered about 2 o'clock this morning. Flying while intoxicated brought a fine of $50 to a San Francisco aviator. , Charlotte Sensation The probable fatal wounding of A. A, Tarrant by Chariots police officers one night last week hah caused quite a shake-up in police circles in that city and a rigid investigation of the matter is now in progress. Young Tarrant was fired upon by several policemen while running from his car suspected of having whiskey in it. He was shot in the back, the btillet penetrating his lung and pneumonia baa developed. He comes of a most respectable South Carolina family?his sister being well known in this county. Newspaper reporters of Charlotte, getting' at the bottom of the story which the <poHee were trying to keep secret, started the investigation. Celebatee Sixth Birthday On Monday/ March 14th, from 4 to 6 M rs. Luther So well entertained about" 30 little boys and girls in honor of h?V little daughter, Ben. Mildred, the occasion being her sixth birthday anniversary. The living room was decorated in pink and white, and there the children enjoyed many games and stories. Miss Sara Wolfe held a contest which they all enjoyed. Mary Ellen MeCaskill was the winner and received a box of candy. They wcre^ then invited into the dining room, where the motif of pink and white was carried out in detail. The snowy birthday cake touched with pink, was aglow with six pink candles. Ice cream, cake and mints were served and each child was presented with a basket of candy.' T!?e hostess was assisted in serving by Mrs. Charles Sowell, Mrs. >jyiley Sheorn and Mrs. D. M. McCaskill. NOTICE OF PRIQE ADVANCE IN RESIDENCE LOTS We still have a few lots on Broad, Chestnut and Hampton streets available .at the original figures. After April 15th the remaining lots will be advanced in price. N. C. ARNETT. 'ft. E. STEVENSON, Electric Goods mmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmjfmmmmrnmammmmmammammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm LAMPS SOCKETS FUSES SWITCHES Iron* ? Percolator* ? Stove* ? Waffle Iron* * Heating Pad* ? Curler* REPAIR PARTS^ . f ? , W. 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