The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 21, 1926, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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" O 5?5,ff'ed Friday at No. 1100
Broad Street aod entered at the Cam
den, South Carolina, port office as
eeond claas mail matter. Price per
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Camden. 8. C., Friday. May 21, 1026.
?y Tar one of the most interesting
addresses of the recent chautatujua
waa that of Private Peat, a former
number f the Canadian expeditionary
forces in the World War. , lie is
talking against war and lays the
blame of all wars to the fact that
wars are played up in the histories
of all school*. He emphasized the
f-a thai in inoai aii histories victories
were played up with many pages,
? while defeats gel but mere mention.
Private Peat entered the war at the
first call at the age of 21 and won
? many medals for his exploits and
graphically described the "hell of it."
He said the desire for excitement and
hope to become a hero led young
men into war, but predicted that it
would take more than the killing of
an archduke and his wife to get up
another war. His talk was punctuated
with keen wit and he cited facts
and figures from all nations. Nearly
all monuments, said the speaker, were
erected to some war hero and it was
seldom that on* is found to men pursuing
peaceful vocations. Private
Peat is a forceful speaker, is an
author of note, and is doing a world
of good on the platform with his
talks, though he says he could make
more money following some other
line.
Industrial Communities
The. development of prosperous
modern cities seem* to be proceeding
or. ^two lines?encouraging establish-!
men? of payroll industries, and intro- i
ducir.g more industrial education" in!
the public schools. A practical object
lesson, emphasizing these two
lines, has become the fixed policy of
Oakland. California.
Public school equipment for Indus
trial vocational education where large
numbers of boys are learning actual
trades, is increasing in progressive
communities.
Oakland he> invested in three high
schools equipped with electrical and
cabinet shops, sheet metal, forging
and motor vehicle repair machinery,
where 15.000 pupils a*-c getting indusP"
Trial education". '
Turning the thoughts the growing
male population into channels of
efficient industrial education, will
make all cities hi ore prosperous, reduce
crime, and encourage home
biding and contented family life.
Radio on the Farm
According to estimates, one-fifth
of farm homes in the United States
have radios. Twenty-five |K*r cent of
farmers prefer music, 24 per cent
make use of weather and market reports.
Forty-one per cent of farm
women prefer home-makers' programs.
21 per cent musical programs,
S per c*nt lectuivs, *1 per cent church
services. 1 per cent garden an^ poub
talks. Ninety-five per'wiit of
.ai mors consider their radio a utiliiv
us weli as an amusement device, aci.ordmg
to a recent auicey, as radio
b: ir.gs them market reports 2-1 to 48
hours earlier than ebtninab-e by other
means.
There is,, a tribe of snake charmers
in Inuia irr.muiK' from snake poison.
They catch ccbras by charming them
with music.
The villians :n Chinese drama have
no hair on the upper lip, for only
goo.i character^ wear a mustache.
GOV. RITCHIE'S ADDRESS
Tftktw u His 8?bJ?t "Tk? New
Trend of the Law."
Sumptuary laws rcttrtfUng poroonal
freedom cannot be enforced without
ooctal sanction and hence mutt
fail, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland
told member* of the I-aw School
of Columbia University assembled
last Tuesday afternoon in the McMillan
Theatre, Broadway and 116th
street, |0 hear hit addres* on "The
New Trend of the Law."
Gov. Ritchie was introduced to the
student body and faculty by Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
the university, who classified him as j
being among the great Democrat? of
the country, "including the Governor
, of New York, the Governor of Ohio,
former Gov. Siller of New Jersey,
Senator Bruce of Maryland and Senator
Underwood of Alabama."
The past fifteen year* has ^ witnessed
the introduction of a new conception
of law which accept* a system
opposite to that which defends and
preserves equilibrium and which, instead,
is but a scheme for social control
and practices, Gov. Ritchie said.
It is up to the members of the bar
of the country to fight against the
further abuse of the real conception,
he warned.
"The political philosophy of the
American Government," he said,
"rests . on three principles?a representative
system, local self-government
and immunities. These principles
must forever be kept in mind.
Our liberties are not based upon kindness
of our government but on constitutional
guarantee? agairtst gov;
ernmental power.
| "On the basis of these we erected
a system of constitutional law representing
the farthest advance for lib- .
For a Clean Campaign '
The Walterboro Press and Standard,
one of the best edited of the
lower Carolina papers, has the following
to say regarding the cam-|
paign this summer. The remarks of.
the Walterboro paper are pertinent
to all counties:
j "This is campaign year. There is
i always a sort of charm to South
Carolinians over the year that candidates
arc abroad in the land. They
seem more alert that year than any j
'other, and are more ready to talk and j
| to listen to stories of and on candi- J
dates. It is a strange .sort of psy
chology, or something else, which j
will cause voters to believe stories j
campaign year which they would not;
| think of - believing any other year, j
: I t is pretty easy to get believed when j
one begins to tell of the sheep some j
candidate stole when he was a young I
man, or some other equally absurd,
Tstory of some indiscretion or wrong .
! committed. j
"The Press and Standard would like .
I to urge all candidates to pitch their j
'campaigns on a high plane. Wei
, would also like to urge the voters J
to hesitate before believing any old |
story about a candidate, .or before J
i repeating it themselves, let them take
the trotble to investigate its truth- ;
fulness. This is only fair, ami the;
best way we know to keep our politics i
? on a high plane, i
T "The damaging stories told and the]
unpleasantness of campaigns keep;
' many good men, who shrink from
' these public arraignments, out of the
political, game. ^e need our best
men to seek the offices, and we
should stand back of them when they
are in office.
. "Let us keep politics clean this j
J year and conduct all campaigns in nr.
orderly and genteel manner. Beware .
'of the mud slinger. be he office seek;
er or merely voter."
erty known U* history. TW# philosophy
was preserve&Jto* over, a can
t*ry/? .~v-%** *? ?
"The last, fifteen years have wit*
nested a great change," said Gov.
Ritchie. 'The Twentieth Constitutional
Amendment has been submitted.
In the past tan years four new
ones have been handed to the people,!
and the oew political conception of j
law made its appearanca,
"Contrast," he said, "the last f if
teen years with the years during'
which this country grew. The four;
amendments to the constitution art in
derogation of freedom of states and
people. Income taxes; before the
passage of this amendment there was
no direct taxation without apportion- j
mem. Now an unlimited power has
been given the government to take
property and earnings.
"The Seventeenth Amendment.
Nothing more than a mandate from
the federal government that the
people of the states must elect representatives
as instructed.
"The Prohibition Amendment. A
police power, not in defense of liberty
but in restriction of it.
"The Nineteenth Amendment. Federal
mandate to states that wosnen
must vote.
The Twentieth Amendment. Instructions
to mothers and children regarding
their children."
... Of these five amendments, according
to Gov. Ritchie, three abolish personal
rights and the other two are
federal mandates. Direct taxation,
prohibition and child "labor abolish
personal rights; senatorial elections
and woman suffrage are government
orders.
All these, he said, are manifestations
of the new conception of law.
The advocates of this conception, he
said, are impatient, intolerant Of orderly
processes and of opinions of
others.
"What do these advocates want to
do? If they can't get what they
want from the state, they would take
all power away from the state and
give it to the federal government.
The result is that all these laws restricting
the personal freedom of man
cannot be enforced. Society must approve
of 'hem first and the appeal
must be answered by the will to obey.
This requires education and persuasion.
You cannot substitute legislative
mandate for that."
What is needed now, according to
Gov. Ritchie, is a brand new political
conception or a return to the integrity
of the old one; return to local selfgovernment,
the end of standardization
and the cessation of utilizing con^
stitutional powers as a means of attaining
unconstitutional ends.
"Stop the growing bureaucracy,
with its mounting cost, red tape and
extravagance," he told the lawstudents.
"Settle home affairs at
home instead of in remote Washington."
Stop multiplicity of laws which
don't help us to be law abiding. Establish
principle above expediency
once more in party councils and with
these things as a living, fighting
creed return to the integrity and
purity of American institutions."
Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife of the
United States senator from Kansas,
died in a Baltimore hospital on Mon-1
day. r
The United States : su'jifeme court :
has ruled that there can be* no prose-1
cutions in c^ses of perjury in mak- J
ing income- tax returns after a period!
of three years from the date thereof.!
Japan's first railroad wasn't built!
until 1872 or forty-Two years after {
the Baltimore ar?d Ohio, the first
railroad in the United States, began
its service.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
All parties indebted to the estate of
Mr*, gallic Nunnery arc hereby notified
to make payment to the undersigned,
and all parties, if any, hasin*
claim* against the said estate will
present them duly attested within the
time prescribed by law.
A L McLEOD.
Administrator.
. Camden, g. C., May 20, 1026.
THE ALLEGED SHORTAGE
Mr. H. G. CarrjHun, Chairman,
Hoard of County Directors,
Camden, S. C.
Dear Mr. Carrison:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of
your letter of the 20th, jnst., in which
you submit to this office two audit*
of the -County Treasurer's office of
Kershaw County, one by Mr. W. S.
Sweeney, C. P. A., who was employed
by the County Delegation, and covering
a period of two years from July
1, 1923, to June 30th, 1925; the other
made by N. B. Derrick, C. P. A., who
was employed by the Treasurer of
Kershaw County, and covering a period
of two years and nine months.
July 1, 1923. to March 31st,
1926. You state that you are calling
upon me, aa head of the State Accounting
Department, to look into
the matter and determine for you
whether the Treasurer is properly
charged by Mr. Sweeney. In response
to this request I have gone
carefully into the two reports, and
beg to submit herein a summary of
the findings;
First of all I wish to say that the
portion of the report filed by Mr.
Derrick, which extends beyond June
30th, 1925, is irrelevant in determining
the status of the Treasurer's office
as of June 30th, 1925, the date at
which Mr. Sweeney closed his examination.
In view of this fact the reporriof
Mr. Derrick is of little value,
by way of comparison; as you can
readily understand that on March 31,
1926, the Treasurer had gone through
another tax season, had closed his
books, and had taken credit for all
taxes appearing uncollected, as well
as cash on hand at March 31, 1925.
J agree with you, therefore, that the
two audits should be compared as of
the date of Mr. Sweeney's report.
From the period of July 1, 1923, to
June 30, 1925, Mr. Sweeney found
specific items totaling $10,163.98,
which were directly chargeable
against the- Treasurer, and furnished
a detailed statement Setting out his
reason for every charge, all of which
the Treasurer had received credit for
in the settlements of June 30, 1924.
and June 30th, 1925. Nothing has
been submitted to show that any of
these charges are incorrect. On the
other hand the report of Mr. Derrick
confirms the findings of Mr. Sweeney
as to several of the items charged
and makes no reference to, nor denial
of, the other charges entered by Mr.
Sweeney. The report of Mr. Derrick
shows charges against the Treasurer
up to June 30, 1925, aggregating $5,669.09,
afte.r having omitted item in
Mr. Sweeney's report aggregating
$6,991.20, which, if included, would
have shown a .charge of $12,661.09 as
against the $10,163.98. This differ-"
ence can be practicallv accounted for
in one item amounting to $2,149.06,
which was not discovered by Mr.
Sweeney, and which had never been
entered on the books of the Treasurer,
but was represented by a receipt
stub in the Treasurer's office, \
covering a payment made to the
Treasurer by Sheriff G. C. Welsh,
December 5th, 1924, to apply on reduction
of a balance due by former
Sheriff Huckabee. As stated above
this payment was never entered on
the books of the Treasurer, which explains,
in part, the reason for its being
overlooked by Mr. Sweeney. 1
find, therefore, tjiat the charge
against the Treasurer as of June 30,
1925. should be increased by this
amount, making a total of $12,313J04.
It may be well to discuss some of
the items omstted by Mr. Derrick, inasmuch
as they amount to a considerable
sum.
Please refer to page 9 of Mr. Sweeney's
report; item of $408.75. In
conversation with Mr. Derrick he
states that he found this item was
paid on September 10, 1925, by check
No. 1016 on the First National Bank *1
of Camden. On page 11 of Mr. Sweeney's
report, item of. $627.92. he
.states was paid on July 25, 1925, by
sir* FaIA*4* on ^ Bank <* c*m
? <l?d not go into details as to
JJWal of the small items. All of
wwe, however, wore entered as paid
j* ?ntowsgt of june 80th, 19&. On
ItJiT of fi report is an
< ? "/J:/ A fwl r?preaent,n* " e*>
credit to the Treasurer on tax
f<JJ ??1. which had been
returned nulla bona. Mr. Derrick
states on page 3 of his report that he
for ?h the this credit,
uAAjSJ***?? 9** |p his opinion it
,mt l' .At *Je Mine time his cal??Ution
under Exhibit "I", of his reK,v*n*
tl\f deUils of this trans!i?
shows that it is not correct. I
ha 4* compared his figures with the
thS?Tr8 *nd flnd th<lt the record* show
the Treasurer to haw charged $1,aeain*r
? *M'HU7 more
gainst the Sheriff for the year 1921
book***n eritered on ^he Sheriff's
r.-^ ' . n PaJfe 14 of Mr. Sweeney's
cd^vit'h'M? *T'838-70 wa? discussthat
Pe^ck, and he contends
c^it?nleith,S^m Has * d<>ublo
on,J?ne 30? 1^4, in the final
made ^or ^rithat^e*r' whith was
p JuLne 30> 1^25, the double
credit was charged back to the
biItasTnort iP11? 18 trUG' theoret?ca"y,
Pf<>Per method of cor,
reeling the double credit. We thereore
charge the Treasurer with this
SZZ Jre 3?A l924' and l*tthe iet!
reVZZ? An ??thf I925' *Und on its
i investigation discloses
that on June 30th, 1925, the Treasurer
$?59032 Crw,it a<nounting to
tiki, r he 6ame manner. And
therefore, as a matter of fact the
amount chargeable against the freas
$4 690OS2 fonre 30<h' 1926/ 8houId be
**,090.32 for excess credit in execu927'
mTM.8d ?f W*W on JuntTso,
This comes about in the following
manner.: On March 15th of
every year the Treasurer is requir^l
t ?> "}nt the tax books, and a?
iutom?r|T/i n'nK UnPaid at that time
T^i l go lnto execution. The'
Treasurer therefore had no right to
receive money for taxes, but is di)?22^o
?n 520VVo1- 3' Code of
laaws 1J22, to immediately issue an
Place it in the hands of
the Sheriff for collection.
It appears that considerable time
the3 di? between March 15th, and
hand* ?ere P,aced in the
i? ?*a0f the s.heriff for collection, and
in the meantime the Treasurer continued
to collect taxes although the
??% ^ had ? *? from
With reference to Mr. Derrick's re^?A-ltiarSna
Wh0,e' the following obsen
at ions are made: On page 1
he?ha"^afiaSit March 31> 192<V
a^Cash Itim ,des,*nated as "Cash i
J5?2s r L a' . amounting to $9,-1
r . 1 ask*d Mr. Derrick for an
itemized statement of these cash
teidenWiedt>^ichhis,SSfrabLmu?dae;
Malh?31 iwi '/ $4:?66-26 over on j
titfn is offered' ^r" n*caP|a"aFebruary
12,h and Starej, Mth;?926
state H?nUr.er reccived *5,347.29 from
no, P v manis' with which he has
not been charged by Mr. Derrick It
*A" o?f ?M,ern^ th?? un<1" Schedule
A of Mr. Derrick s report he has
. ^ III | UL>
made a number of adjustments with
explanation MU*u*i incorrectly
cording to Cash Book." In view 0f
the feet that no effort has Men nude
by the treasurer to keep his cash
book in balance, and also on account
of the numerous errors and omissions
therein, this book is of little value tt
su accounting record of receipts end
disbursement* by the treasurer,
As much as I regret to find this
situation existing in Kershaw County
there Is no other conclusion than that
the treasurer on June 30, 1026, was '
short in his accounts not less thsn
$10,163.98, as r.hown by the Sweeney
report, to which must be added the
item of $2,149.06, entered in the Derrick
report making a total of $12,313.04.
It therefore becomes my duty
to make demand for reimbursement
! to the county of this amount. I trust
J that I have gone into the** matters
in sufficient detail to give you the
desired information. If not I shall
be glad to discuss any items o? detail
that ybu may desire.
I arn returning herewith reports
sent me.
A. J. Beattie,
Comptroller General.
Wants--Fdr Sale
LOST?Wednesday morning in Camden
one small auxiliary lamp.
Reward if returned to DeKa)b
Service Station. 8-sb
FOR RENT?Completely furnished
bungalow in desirable location.
Reasonable. Call at the Chronicle
Office.
FQR SALE?Good sound corn, $1.00
per bushel at the barn. W. R. Outlaw,
Lockhart Farms, R.f.d. No. 3,
Camden, S. C. 7-tf
ROOMS FOR RENT?Four unfurnished
rooms, second floor, very reasonable.
Apply 1203 Lyttleton
Street. 7-tf
FOR SALE?63 acres land, one and
one-fourth miles west of Camden
on Wateree river. - Suitable for
cotton, grain or trucking, price
$5,000. For further information inquire
of H. L. Richey, Executor,
Camden, S. C. 1-9-sb
DON'T WAIT until hot weather to
have your refrigerators and ice
boxes repaired. I make them like
new.?C. M. Coleman, Camden.
FOR SALE-r-Pure Improved Big Bott--?
Blight-proof Dixie Triumph cotton
seed first year fgpm pedigreed
breeder. Planted, handled and
ginned to preserve* its purity, 30
pounds to bushel recleaned $1.00
per bushel F, O, B., check with order.
Reference, City National
Bank, Sumter, S. C. E. S. Booth,
Sumter, S. C. 1-tf-sh
AWNINGS of every description re^
paired or erected new. C. M. ColeI
man, Camden, S. C.
REMOVAL NOTICE?r We have
moved to the location formerly
known as the Reliable Service Station.
Huggins Vulcanizing Company.
6-8-sb
WANTED^-No. 1 pine logs. Highest
cash prices paid; yea'r round deTA
mnnd. ' Sumter Planing Hills and
Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Booth,
Sumter, S. C. 1-tf-sb
COKER'S NITRATE OF SODA DISTRIBUTOR?Side
dress your cot|
ton crop with Coker's Nitrate of
Soda Distributor especially designI
ed for this purpose. Grinds and
( distributes to two/xow^ simultaneously.
Farmers in all sections use
I; them. Write for bulletin. Price
$30.00. Coker's Pedigreed Seed Co.,
Hartsville, S. C., 6-8-pd
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GRADUATION PRESENTS
CAN BE EASILY SELECTED IN OUR STORE
We list .a few lines:
WHITMAN'S CANDIES FINE TOILET GOODS
FOUNTAIN PENS ? NOVELTY STATIONERY1
KODAKS?PICTURES?AND
SMOKERS' NECESSITIES ^
W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store
Telephone 30 ~^
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II MORE MILEAGE NO KNOCKS^ i
v > IBB Mm^^k * " "" Pi
NEW HIGH TEST GASOLINE * " I
Go to any TEXACO FILLING STATION in Camden today and try the new Highlit II3
Gasoline. We absolutely guarantee it to be as good as any High Test Gasolihe p
on the market and the best part is?NO HIGHER IN PRICE! 27c per gallon C IS
ON SALE TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE FOLLOWING FILLING STATIONS / ?
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BROADWAY SERVICE STATION MIDWAY FILLING STATION KIRK WOOD FILLING STATfOpP |?