The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 21, 1926, Image 8
MURDER RATES IN U. S.
Magazine Writer Say* Killer* Will
Kill for a> Little aa $15
The crime epidemic raging throughout
the nation is traced to its sources
in an article in Liberty by Hugh Fullertonf'Who
tells of the modern criminal
ready to commit even murdehwithout
a motive other than to earn
some money-?often as low as fifteen
dollars. ' "The modern criminal/' tho
writer says, "regards himself us a
business man and his crime as an industry.
In no way does he resemble
hil prototype of a decade ago.
The roughly clad, freight-riding
burglar of that period regarded himself
as a criminal. If captured he expected
a maximum of punishment
and a minimum of sympathy. He
claimed no rights. He dared not bar "gaitf',Jwith-the-authorities.
"But times have changed. Because-:
of lax law enforcement, the automobile
and other improved transportation
facilities, dishonest officeholders
and myriad similar causes, the
criminal element today is so firmly
established, so thoroughly organized
that open bargaining is quite the
least of resultant evils.
". . . society, caught unprepared
and weakened by lax courts, disrupted
police forces, politics-ridden executives,
and with morale broken by too
great and too sudden wealth, is rallying
in defense of established government.
A reaction has set in?a rebellion
aguinst the tyranny of the
gunman and the unleashed suvagery
of youth, suddenly freed from parental
and church control. In practically
every section of the country public
sentiment is compelling a movement
toward better conditions. Cities,
towns and states arc organizing to
fight crime."
Henry Patterson, negro, charged
with a crime against a white woman,
was taken from a Florida road gmqf
near La Belle Tuesday afternoon and
shot and hanged by a mob.
Joseph Curry, charged. With killing
a policeman in Philadelphia on May 5
during an attempted hold-up, is on
trial this week on a charge of murder.
, I* 3S? 8?r'??der of Lee
(Mtb. N. R. Goodale offered a|
?7!?J 10 th? hl*h ?chool
pup 1 for the beat e??ay on the "Surrn^r
of W and MUaes Pay Kirkland
and Molly Hlackwell came so I
near a tie that it was decided to give I
each a coin. Miss Harriet Whitaker
wa? honorably mentioned. Miss Kirkland
* essay is ?k follow*:)
General Davie!" exclaimed
one or ttlev"Iud* who was leaning on
the gateway of the old Hangout, I
Come on and join us; we always love I
to hear you toll your war stories."
"Well,'/ answered the old Confederate,
1 ve just about told you ull, I
eon. Yea, all except our surrender!
/"at wan the hardest of all. bov I
hardest of ail." rr11
"We weakened dreadfully when we
were compelled to send forces to
kive forks," he began, "and at many
places in the entrenchments there waa
only one aoldier for every aeven I
yards. This gave Grant his chance.
He threw hia heavy force aguiust our
weak one and broke our line. We retreated
that night into Richmond,
which was nearly entirely destroyed
by an accidental fire. Still that wondorful
man, Robert E, Lee, was not I
altogether discouraged. He made un
attempt to meet Johnson in North
Carolina by Danville road but we
were so exhausted for want of food
that we were forced to pause a day
and this gave the Federals a chance
to gain on us. They drove us west-1
ward.
"Where were you and what were
you doing all thia time, General
Duvis ? asked one of the boys. "You
haven t said much ahfcit yourself " j
"I was right by iflf general, ' my
boy. If anyone should know the true
character of Lee it is I. I watched
pis every move. He was the most
loved, honest and honorable man that I
ever lived but I started in to tell you
the surrender of our army by this
remarkable man and I will. I've just
been reviewing a little to show you
what led up to it."
, "We weiie ?H ragged, weary, ,and
hungry, engaging every day in
skirmishes, harrassed so by our pur- I
suers that we were nearly dead . Our
last hope was to join Johnson and
that proved' fatal. The Federals
pushed ahead to Appomattox Court
House and massed so deeply across
the line of retreat that we could not
break through. On April 9th Lee
surrendered. My boy, I never will
forget my General's face the
moments before und after he surren-j
dered. I was on the first line. I all
ways stayod as near him as I could
?nt' ' watched his expressions.
At first, I saw determination not to
give up. His -mouth was firmly set I
and his face clearly showed that he
meant to fight to his death. But as
he gazed over us I saw his expression
slowly change. His poor little army
of only about twenty-eight thousand
so weak from hunger and exposure
that they weren't able to lift a
musket on their, shoulder. His eyes
fell on our tired, enmciat^ faces,
then to our exhausted bod it and on
down to our feet which were wrapped,
in old sacks. He couldn't moke us
go on j he had to surrender. When
he turned to us again his face was
calm but -very white. Tears were
streaming rapidly down his checks.
He patted me on the shoulder and
his hand was trembling. I value this
more than anything in my life, my
lads. I never will forget the thrill
that ran through my body, the feeling
of encouragement and comradeship
it gave me to feel that gentle
hand on my shoulder. General Davis'
voice quavered and the bovs feared
for a moment that he would break.
But he went on: 111 want each of you
to know the real truth of the ending
of this war. To hear it from one
who was here and saw it all. Grant
was as kind to us as he possibly
could be. He allowed . no rejoicing I
among his troops for fear of hurting
us. He fed and paroled us, treating
us not like his enemy but as one of
his countrymen.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
Interesting Notes Gathered From
Mnny Sources.
Night travelers in the wooded rural
. .sections of Smoland, -Sweden, will
meet couples, men, or even single
girls riding bicycles on their way to
or from old-fashioned barn dances.
Three thousand Japanese "picture
brides" have been registered for
transportation to Brazil, the same
number to Argentina, and two thousand
to Mexico. Great colonies of
Japanese bachelors live in these countries.
Magnus Swenson, now president of
| the Norwegian American Steamship
Line, gave the Wisconsin legislature
a molasses "bath in the early "eighties
when the centrifugal machine he was
demonstrating began going too fas:,
throwing the sticky syrup over the
assemblage.
Dutchman, a horse that made a
three-mile trotting record that stood
for thirty years, was once a brickjjard
worker, but was "discovered"
Ion an election day^when his owner
j "pressed him into the service of
carrying the free and independent
voters to the polls.
Thomas Meighan. motion picture
actor, says that the city of Killarnev
boasts one saloon for every fifty inhabitants.
The jointed cactus, introduced from
England into South Africa in 1878
as a garden plant, has become a destructive
weed which has ruined many
farms.
J Captain William Hogbin, Civil War
veteran and one of a family of twenty-one
children, was driven out of
I Ddbuque, Iowa, in 1877 because he
? talked against liquor.
BETH UN B NBWB NOTES
J tenia of Interoat mm Gathered By Oar
Refular Correspondent
Bethune, S. C., May 19!?One of
the prettiest partlea of the Reason
was that of Mra. Margaret Marion
Thursday afternoon complimentary to
her little (laughter, Robbie Newton.
About fifteen little guests were present.
The afternoon was happily spent
in pinning on the donkey s tail, for
which suitable prizes were awarded,
and in playing games under the
supervision of the little honoree's
uunt, Miss Carrie Yarbrough, The
summons to the prettily decorated
dining room was greeted with delight
by the little guests. Pink and yellow
draperies extended from the chandalier
and were caught in bows at the
corners of the party table. Bowls
of the glowing California poppies
were effectively used in different
parts of the room, Vasqp of pink
carnations and of yellow roses stood
on opposite ends of the. table. The
center of attraction was the birthday
cake bearing six yellow candles in
their pink rosebud holders, revealing
the occasion of the party. The refreshments
of ice crea^n and cake
still further bore out the color
scheme. Attractive little pink and
yellow May baskets filled with home
made candies of the same color were
used as favors,,,
An Old Fiddler's convention was
held in the high school auditorium
Friday evening under the auspices of
the School Improvement association.
Several prizes were given. A neat
sum was realized from the evening's
entertainment.
Mrs. R. M. Bethune and little
duughtcr, Suzanne, Of Cheraw, were
week-end guests- of Miss Stella Bethune.
Mr. R. M. Bethune of Cheraw spent
Saturday night and Sunday at the
home of his uncle, Mr. N. A. Bethune.
Messrs, G. B. King and N.?A. Bethune
left Sunday afternoon to attend
the annual Confederate reunion
in Birmingham.
Misses Lizzie Mae Riley and Ollie
Farr were guests of Mrs. Dana Clyburn
and family of the Tiller's Ferry
section Sunday.
. Mr. and Mrs. James Roseborough
of Lugoff spent Sunday with Dr. and
Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell.
Mr. and Mra. L. S. King of Hartsvillc
were week-end guests of relatives
here. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. T. R. Bethune and
little son.
Miss Millie Lou Horton returned
from the Columbia hospital Monday
iufternoon where she underwent an
operation for appendicitis some timo
kigo.
Mrs. C. L. McKinnon has returned
.from a week's visit to relatives in
Bishopville.
.Invitations are being issued by the
graduating class to the commencement
exercised which will be held
June.l, at 8:30 p.m. in the high school
auditorium. The class is composed
of nineteen girls and five boys.
Mrs. A. K. McLourin, Miss Carrio
Yarbrough and Mr. Percy Mayes attended
the graduating recital of Miss
Mary Bonn at Chicora College Friday
evening.
Misses Margie, Effie Mae and Sara
Parrott spent Sunday with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Crave
Best in Hartsville.
The Home Demonstration club met
in the school auditorium Tuesday
afternoon. It was announced at the
last meeting that certain prizes
would be presented at this time. The
first prize for the cleanest, jm08^ attractive
store was awarded to the
Candy Kitchen; second to Hugh Oliver,
dealer in general merchandise.
Mrs. D. J. Olyburn won first prize
for the most attractively arranged
yard and Mrs. W. E. Davis won
second. Those receiving honorable
mention were* Mesdames A. B. McLaurin,
S. B. Padgett, B. F. Bolton,
and M. G. King. Mrs. Plowden of
the state home demonstration work
made a splendid talk on vegetable
gardening.
Mrs. Mar\SJ Lee Rummcrford of
Florence spent several days this
week with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Mayes.
Mrs. Eva Morgan and sons spent
Sunday in Monroe with relatives.
They were accompanied home by Mrs.
Morgan's sister, little Miss Mabel
Lee.
A message was received Wednesday
morning by Mrs. G. B. King announcing
the death of Mr. Suggs,
?or brother-in-law, in Hartsville. Mr.
Suggs is survived by a number of
nieces and nephews residing at Bethune.
Bottom Out of Florida
Mr. J. J. I^anning, a newspaper
man whose home is in Ohio, but who
has~apent: the past several months in
Florida, passed through Gaffney yesterday
on his way back home. Mr.
Lanning says that the bottom has
fallen out of the Florida boom and
that all the big newspapers of the
state have curtailed their help by
about 50 per cent. He says that at
least 1,000 newspaper men have left
Florida within the phst several
months. Mr. Lanning's statement
benrs out that of Governor Harvey
who said some weeks ago that the
boom had collapsed.?Gaffney Times.
Will Give Annual Exhibit.
The sewing department of Mather
Academy will give its annual exhibit
Friday, May 28th. Friends will be
welcome*from 3 to 6. Beginning at
8 o'clock a style show will be given,
showing the work of the dressmaking
department. Friends invited.
England, with her love for open
fireplaces, consumes three times as
much coal-per capita for domestic
purposg as does Germany with her
closed stoves.
Opium from India has a morphine
content of seven per cent, Chinese
opium 10 per cent, Turkish and Persian
18 per cent. Heroin, codeine,
dionin and morphine are extracted
from tlhe latter.'
KERSHAW LODGE No. 29
A. V. M.
Regular communication of
tthis lodge ia held on the
first Tuesday in each month
at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren are welcomed.
FRANK D. CAMPBELL,
M. BILLINGS, Worshipful Master
Secretary. 3-5-28-tf
ANNOUNCEMENT.
FOR CONGRESS
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
in the Democratic Primaries
of South Carolina* for the nomination
for Representative of the Fifth Congressional
District for the 70th Congress,
and I take this opportunity to
thank the people of the District for
their loyal support in the past and
to jiay that I shall endeavor to deserve
their support and confidence in
the future.
W. F. STEVENSON.
FOR CONGRESS
I hereby announce my candidacy as
representative of the Fifth Congressional
District, subject to the nomination
in the approaching democratic
primaries of the State pf South Carolina
for representative to the Seventieth
Congress.
ZEB VANCE DAVIDSON.
For State Senate
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for State Senator from Kershaw
County, subject to the rules and
regulations of the Democratic party.
G. C,'WELSH
For House of Representatives
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the House of Representatives
from Kershaw County,
pledging to abide the results of th<*
Democratic Primary.
ALLEN B. MURCHISON.
For Magistrate DeKalb Township
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the Office of Magistrate
for DeKalb Township, Kershaw
County, subject to the rules and regulations
of the Democratic Primary,
and if elected promise to faithfully
discharge the duties of the office.
J. D. SINCLAIR.
Magistrate Lower Buffalo
At the request of my many friends
and supporters throughout Lower
Buffalo Township I hereby announce
myself for re-election to the Office
of Magistrate subject to the rules and
regulations of the Democratic party.
J. E. COPELAND.
For Magistrate at Bethune
The friends of Mr. Clarence C. Pate
take this method of placing his name
before the public as a candidate for
Magistrate for the town of Bethune
and community and pledge him to
abide by the rules and regulations
governing the Democratic primary.
Many Friends.
FOR MAGISTRATE
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for Magistrate for DeKalb
Township, subject to the rules of the
Democratic primary.
W. L. DePASS, Jr.
FOR TREASURER
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Treasurer of
Kershaw County in the coming primary,
subject to the rules and regulations
of the Democratic party.
S. Vf. HOGUE.
For Judge of Probate
I hereby announce myself as candidate
for the office of Judge of
Probate for Kershaw County, subject
to the rules of Democratic primary.
SAMUEL N. NICHOLSON.
For Re-Election as Probate Judge
I hereby announce as a candidate
for re-election to the office of Judge
of Probate in the approaching county
primary subject to regulations of the
Democratic party and with assurances
that continued endorsement can but
accentuate the honest endeavor that
has been mine throughout former
years. W. L. McDOWELL.
Announcement For Sheriff
To the Voters of Kershaw County:
Having served as deputy in the office
of Sheriff for the past six years and
being thoroughly familiar with the
duties of the office, I hereby announce
myself as a candidate for the
office of Sheriff of Kershaw County
and will appreciate the support of
the voters. J. HENRY MCLEOD.
Mr. Yarborough For Sheriff.
After considering the many requests
of friends and voters from all
sections of the County to enter the
race for Sheriff, I hereby offer inyself
a candidate for the office of Sheriff
of Kershaw County, subject to the
rules of the Democratic party, and
will greatly appreciate your votes.
D. T. YARBOROUGH
For County Auditor
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for re-election fbr the
office of County Auditor for Kershaw
County, subject to the rules of the
Democratic primary.
B. E. SPARR6W.
FOR COUNTY DIRECTOR.
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the office of County
Director for DeKalb Township, sub|
ject to the rules of the Democratic
primary. H. G. Carrison, Jr.
FOR COUNTY DIRECTOR,
i? I hereby announce myself a candidate
for county director of DeKalb
Township subject to the rules of the
Democratic party.
BEN P. DeLOACHE.
FLORIDA
EXCURSION
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1926
' Round Trip Fare
Camden, S. C.
to !
Savannnh , 7.50
Jacksonville 10.50
^Jacksonville Bench 11.00
i *St. Augustine 12.00
Daytona Beach 13.25
Ocala 13.25
x Arcadia 17.50
xAuhurndale 17.50
xAvon Park 17.50
x Bartow 17.50
' * xBoca (Jrande 17.50
xBonita Springs 17.50
xRradenton 17.50
xFt. Lauderdale 20.00
xFt. Myers 17.50
xHollywood 20.00
xLakeland 17.50
xLnke Wales 17.50
xManatcc?Sell to Bradenton t
xMiami 20.50
xMo?re Haven 17.50
xOkeechobee 17.50
xOrlando 17.50
xPalmetto ....:. 1775TT
xPunta GiJrda" ? 17.50
xSurasota 17.50
xSebring 17.50
xSt. Petersburg 17.50
xTarnpa 17.50
xW. Palm Beach 19.50
xWinter Haven , 17.50
| *Return limit, before midnight,
1 June 4, 1926.
xReturn limit, before midnight,
June 8, 1926. j
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F'ares proportional from other
points.
Stopovers * allowed in
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point south of Jacksonville,
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