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? The Camden Chronicle ? agBggB^!gggB^g:!*iB,ggagn,^giMg^wwM?ggp^ww?wpgggawwKawsmwM^wggiwBeggaMB?MaWB^^ , mi ,11.1 asmmmmmmaBBssessmmmmmmmsssessssammmmmmmmfB VOLUME XXXVIII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1926. * NUMBER 13 " mi '- " ' i, 1 11 11 nu 1 1, ii -ssBzssmKsxaaemmmBBmasmmmamamBeBmtmKsssm \\ jjuu?? 1 ' m\ uu '? kkndall mills to celebrate Four Southern Divisions to Meet in Field Day at Camden. The four southern divisions of Kendall Mills, Inc., will get together for a gigantic celebration on July 6th, at Wateree Mills. Already -the invitation extended by Wateree has been accepted by Thrift, Addison and Oakland and they will send large delegations, including their bands, ball teams and track athletes. The program as arranged by the committee from the Wateree Board of Aldermen will include two ball games relay races, 100 yard dash, baseball events such as accurate throwing, circling the bases and hitting, band contest between the mill bands, band concert, patriotic address and fireworks in the evening.' A barbecue dinner is also on the program. This celebration-will exceed anything yet attempted by Wateree and will bring together approximately 1600 Kendall operators and families. Of course, the people of Camden, with whom Wateree is so closely allied, are invited to the celebration. The four mills of ther Kendall southern group are Wateree Mills, Camden, S. C., Addison Mills. Edgefield, S. ., Thrift Mills, Paw Creek, N C., and Oakland Mills, Newberry, S. C. Will Make Improvements Mayor C. P. DuBpse is planning to have the city prison remodeled. At present the building is too small' and in a way unsanitary. It is planned to make the building larger and higher and give -it more ventilation. At present they have'^no way of segregating the races, and thosO who are so unfortunate as to -have to be sent to prison have to be huddled together in a small place. Improvements will also be made in the sanitary arraqgeiiients. Observance, of Independence Plans are 'being formulated for the observance of the Sesqui-Centennial of American Independence1 and the Thomas Jefferson Centennial Commission of the United States. It is hoped that all churches, organizations and individuals will participate in the exercises to be held on Sunday, July fourth. This movement- is being sponsored by the American Legion, Daughters of the American Revolution, Chamber of, Commerce, the mayor and city of Camden, and further announcements for the observance of this day Will be giveft in the next isspeof The Chronicle. Turkey Spells "Trouble To Truesdell The killiyg of a 'Wild turkey hen out of season has caused Jimmie Truesdell," k colored resident on the farm of W. H. Kirkbrlde to get into trouble. Last Friday it was reported to Game Warden James tSheorn cthat the man bad killed a turkey hen with a brood of eight young .turkeys. The young turkeys nearly half grown were run down and captured except one which succeeded in getting away. ?Another had its wing broken and had to 'be killed. It is said the hen furnished, a meal, but TnSfcsdell found out he was in trouble and turned the remaining young ones loose. A warrant will be issued for the man for violating the game laws. The Kirkbride farflrl is located on the east side of the Wateree swamp and it is said wild turkeys are plentiful all up and down the river, but such destruction during the brooding fsea-son will deplete the flows and' the county game warden *8 determined to make an example of those wbo kill opt of season. . " Mi " i '. Nation's Beat Speller Washington, June 18.?Miss Pauline Bell, representing Louisville, Kyi, last night won first prize of $1,000 and two gold medals in the national' spelling bee, sponsored by a number of newspapers throughout thp country, . i Death of 'Mrs. Turner # Mrs. Annie G^lis Turner, aged 48 years, died i^t her. residence, 014 Ghesnut street, Camden, about 10 o'clock Friday night after an extended illness. She was the widow of the late Edward Turner of the-Stockton section who died about eleven years ago. Mrs. Turner was a native of Rembert section and is survived by the following children: Mrs. L. Dam os, of'Georgetown; J. M.Tprner, of Cheraw; I<rby Turner. Mae Turner, Marie Turner and Annie Turner,f all. of Camden -The funeral and burial occurred-at Baulah Methodist churteh, south of Camden on Saturday; .afternoon at 4 o'clock, services being conducted by the pastor, ReV. Cook. Ford Prices Slashed Again. Installation of self "starter* and balloon tire* Us standard: equipment on all passenger, model and commercial chassis, accompanied byanj|verage reduction .of. $46 pn each. model has been announcedby the.Fond M0tor Company. < The cut will ..he . the second tnis year and .take* effect $t once. The price reduction Is ba*ed on the former listings of curs'Whipped with the balloons and. self f starteM. The neW policy'will alto, effect titKflra, inasmuch as all * truck# ate to be equipped with' balloon tirep on r the f*onu wheels, with self'.ptarters ob; onaT. Under the new system ' the t ouring model ia reduced froma $420 to ' 380, the runabout from $400 to $860, the coupe from $626 to $426, the Kordor sedan from $686 tp $646, fully minister under charges Dr. Chappell of Asheville to Face Church Court (Saturday^ Charlotte Observer) Rallying around the standard of their discomfited leader, members of the Central Methodist church and their friends t&day advanced to t^e support of Rev Dr. Ashley Chappell, pastor of the church, one of the city's most fashionable, who is facing charges of immorality following his arrest in an alleged house of bad repute in Memphis during the Methodist general conference there last month. Dr. Chaippell will be given a hearing at Statesville before thirteen* chosen ministers of the conference on June 20. The decision of this body will m all likelihood be final, although it must be passed on by the . genera) conference. Dr. Chappell issued a statement to the press today asking that his friends stand by hfcm until full light can be thrown on the matter, and reiterated- his innocence of any wrongdoing or intent to do wrong.. Publication of the case was made this afternoon in Asheville for the first time, after papers in other cities of the state had printed it this morning. While the rumor had spread largely in the cRy, thousands were aken by surprise, and all of those tfjiproached refused to lend credence to the charges. _ On the night df his arrest, May 8, Dr. Chappell claims he was taking his regular everfing stroll and wandered into ? disreputable section of Memphis without knowing it. He maintains that his truss, which he is forced to wear by a severe rupture, slipped, and he stepped into what appeared to be a store doorway to readjust it. He there met a negro woman, and asked to enter, stating his predicament. Shortly afterward, while he wass rearranging his clothing, he said, the ponce raided the house, and arrested him, along with several negro girl inmates. He claims to have been mistreated hy the officers making the arresW and for that reason refused to give his right name. Dr. Chaippell saw. newspaper n\en today, but refused to make any states mebt above what has been given. His wife, however, expressed the utmost confidence in her husband, and declared that he was being "maliciously crucified/' Practically all" officers of the local church have been seen and declare; that they are solidly behind the pastor. In showing this, bis salary is being continued during the period of suspension which was automatic with the investigation by the church. * A statement in which he said, ^1 am absolutely innocent of any purpose of wrongdoing," vfes issued today by Dr. Chappell. ~ The minister said that "when the whole truth of what actually happened there is known it will appear in a very different light and I feel sure the. public will thoroughly understand my position." Dr. ChappelPs /statement was as follows "In view of what has been published. in the hewspapers I desire to say to my friends in Asheville and to the public in general that the happenings in Memphis We* exceedingly unfortunate and embarrassing but I am absolutely innocent of any purpose* of wrong doing. When the whole truth of what actually happened there, is known, it will appear in a jvery different light, and I feel sure the public will thoroughly understand my position. I therefore request everyone to be patient and sympathetic until the matter can foe-cleared up." ' !"uy " . . 1 '* George Wittkowsky Enters Politics George H. Wittkowsky of rColumbia Monday morning, announced* himself as a candidate for the* house of representatives frdm ftichlatid ccUnly. E 'Mr. WH(k6Wi&y~Ts <L graduate of the University of South Carolina,1 having obtained his' A.B. degree there in 1924 end his LLB. tn 1925. Since his graduation from Carolina he has teen practicing law. in Columbia. Originally, from Camden, Mr. Wittkowsky .has lived in Cojambia t.r s x years 'and is now aii instructor in khistory at the university. t He Is- , member, of fte RicMlhdQ^g* A.K. ?nd A.M. v His father is L. A. Wittkowoky of Camden, who for some 27 yeArs has eervdd Karsharw couhty in various offices, having held for many years the position of master : The Jate Atlolph Wittkowsky of Camden who fecfrved gallantly in the war Between States under Major Edwin ley is a grandfather of Mr. Wittkowsky. The, announcement of Mr. Wittkowsky brings the number of candidates up fo five," as Pinckney L. Cain, Mrs. U T. tester, H. M. Light sey .and Clarence Richards have already thrown their hats in the ring. ?Monday's Columbia Record. > * ** ? Baptists To Remodel. L The members of the Camden Baptist congregation have let the contract to Geo. A. Creed for remodeling Mfte'.t .nMTtr 3M?. MANCKE SET FREE. Jury Acquits Him of Death of John Girardeau. (Friday's Columbia State.) Julius H. Mancke, known as "Bub", Mancke, was declared not . guilty of a charge of murder, 15 minutes after the case went to the jury yesterday! afternoon in Richland general sessions court. The trial lasted but a few hours, ending shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was begun shortly before the noon recess of court. Mancke's trial for murder was a result of the shooting and killing of John Gurui <loau in a room in a local hotel, Tuesday night, June 8. Mancke was arrested after the shooting and charged with the killing. When arrested he was in a condition of stupor and remained in tfcat condition for several hours. The defense yesterday made po attempt to deny the killing but based its case upon temporary insanity brought about by the excessive use of J a hypnotic drug and the drinking of whiskey. Mancke took the stand in his' own defense and Swore he knew nothing whatever of the killing. Ha said that he did not even know he h^d killed John Girardeau, who, he declared, was his best friend, until the morning after the tragedy, In his testimony of incidents leading up to the shooting, he told the court that during the afternoon preceding the tragedy, he had been in extremely weak and nervous condition, and while on "a return trip from Red Bank, where he had been visiting a friend, had taken two or three drinks of whiskey. Before that; while on the visit and alto while returning, in an effort to ease his nerves he had taken several tablets of the drug. He said he was suffering from tuberculosis, which was evident a? he appeared in the court room, thin, and nervous. ? Mancke said he remembered coming toward Columbia from Red Bank, and that recalled -that he "took a drfnk of, whhricey-on this gidOUf theriver bridge. He .explained that it had been a long time since he had taken a drink, being in an ill . condition of health and under medical treatment, but that he was so weary and sick on that ddy he thought a drink of whiskey might bolster him Up as he once was a regular drifiker. After the prinking of whiskey near Columbia, he said that he had no remembrance of subsequent happenings; that he did not kimwdf having met up with John Girardeau. He recalled" having, seen him some three or four dpys. prior to the shooting. As to the pistol, Mancke admitted he had one in his;possession on the the afternoon prior to the shooting. He testified that being in a sick and weak condition and carrying with him a sum of money, he, carried the pistol for his own protection as he was going into ejection in which he had not beep before and in which he knew but a few persons. He said the pistol had been in his trtink for months, wrapped in a newspaper,>nd that he placed' the weppon in his pocket still .wrapped in the newspaper. < - * * , An Old Resident Dead Kershaw, June 22.?--Roland R. Williams, the oldest resident " of this place, died at his home Saturday morning, after a lingering illness. Mrj Williams Was! for many years with tbe Hailc Gold mine whenMt was being worked, and as a young man, served .the entire four years in the army during the Confederate wfur. He was born find spent hiB entire life, here, and at the tithe of his death, Was 89 y&ars of age.. He is survived by the; following children: R,: Heed WiilTBmBjT Willie W+ Williams and. John Wiliams and ^ Mrs. R. F. Marshal end 'Miss Sallie Williams of this place* and Mrs Laura Sasser, of Fort Lauderdale, .Fla. His body was interred in the Sattd Hi!J cemetery; ahd 'the1. funeral services were in charge of his pastor, Dr. E. F. Rice, ptastor of the Sand Hill Baptist church* ... ?' X [ ?U ?. m f , s . ,t ' p r1,i" ?,? ? ?. FLORENCE MAN KILLED. Shot Thought To Have Been Fired Accidentally From Rifle. . Florence, June 17.?J. W. McCown, formerly president of the defunct First National Bank of *Florence, and a former state senator, was found doftd on his back porch with a bullet wound in his head this morning. Chief E. R. Mclver of the local police force, after investigating the ease said he was convinced Mr. McCown accidentally shot himself. A .22 caliber rifle was found near the body, and the bullet removed from his head was of that caliber. Aaron Fortune, a negro, discovered Mr. McCown's body at 9 o'clock when he went to the letter's home for instructions regarding some work. ^Jhief Mclver said the former banker waf apparently preparing to leave in his automobile on a trip, as he b.ad his handbag f^Jly packed, and hif automobile ready to leave. A copy of a telegram written by McCown to his wife, who was 'visiting in High Point, C., told her he was leaving- for , Greenville, at 2 o'clock this morning, And it is thought that he was killed : about that time. Physicians said he | Bad been dead four pr Ave hours. b.The police chief said he was informed that Mr. MoCo'wn carried a smhll rifle frequently. The former* bank president was 60 years old. He is survived by a son and two daughters, four brothers and one slater, besides his .widow. One of his brothers is R. M/ McCown, former secretary, of state. ^ . NOT AROUND HERE. "Witch" Probably Hails From Camden in New Jersey. Camden, S9Uth Carolina, and its surroundings has had quite its sham < of 'unwanted publicity, but please dpit't pin the following on us which ' abpearcd in Sunday papers with an /Asociated Press date lin^ as it probatWy mfeant Camden, New Jersey: " ""State detectives are searching for 11 negro children, reported to have disappeared mysteriously (froiti the home of Abby Vancy,a dwarf known , as "The Witch," while the latter was i being tried and convicted yesterday/ j on charges of cruelty to children. "Police found IS. children at. ithfi. : home of| the woman, the alleged high ( priestess of a religious cult.Two of ' the oldest were taken to court, but when officers returned for the others some time later, all had vanished. "William Cost, 16, and his sister, ; Lillian, 14, told amazing stories. William said he w;as beaten until he could not stand. He said he was stripped of clothing, a rope tied around his neck and fastened to the floor. Then he was beaten, he testified, sometimes- by a man and. sometimes by "The Witch." I^illian said she was forced to diprobe, her arms and legs tied #with a rope and dog collar placed around her neck. Both children exhibited welts that doctors said would, remain probably for life." Will Move To Georgia Mr. W. R. Watkins,, for a long number of? years, a' merchant of Camden, will move to make his home in I Americus, Georgia, one of the grow* ing towfrs jn_thg southern part of the [state." He will enter the same line of business in the Georgia towp, and i has secured a location near the postoffice in that city. He is now preparing his store and household good's fbr shipment and he and his family | expect to leave about the first of I July. They have- a >wide circle of 1 friends. fa Camden ,and throughout | the county Wlio regret their leaving here fait who Will wish them pros' per'ity in their adopted city.[ ' O'.'i.i' , .?-- To Meet at llureb CfiufcK j- -The Wobiab's Missionary Union of Kershaw Association -jWill hold its quarterly'meeting at Horeb Baptist * church/ June 80, at '10:80 o'clock. This church is* located near Dalzell, .S^ C., and all societies are requested to send representatives. ?'r 1 <9a S'Vwvyt'O "\ i -nr'T^ r ??????? VISIT AFTER MANY YEARS. Louisiana Veteran Left This County Sixty-Three Yeats Ago. Crowley, La., June 19.?The call to arms under the Confederate flag took John "Dad" Brunaon away from hit family 63 years ago and now the call of kinship is taking the 78-year-old veteran of Vermillion pariah back to his birthplace at Camden, S. C. Brunson will visit his sister, only surviving j^embor of the family there. ,/ ! At the age of 15, Brunson ran away 1 from home, leaving his mother and four sisters at the South Carolina home. He joined the Confederate army and served the last 3 years of 1 the war under Colonel Bound,^ 28th' J South Carolina regiment. He wa<T* wounded in battle. After demobilization he went to Texas and then came ] to Louisiana. For 25 years he has lived in this community and 15 years ; ago he married Miss Ida Landry of Leroy. He has operated a blacksmith shop at Leroy. A few months ago "Dad" became siok and feeling that his health was failing he began ! to Inquire about the whereabouts of his family. Last month the sheriff of Kershaw county, at Camden, S. C., located his only surviving sister, now ' 70 years old, and the mother 'of nine children. Correspondence between brother and sister followed and now "Dad" is preparing to leave July 1st for South Carolina. Friends have arranged transportation at half price and have contributed liberally to a purse to care for the expenses of the trip. Mr. Brunson is a (brother of Mrs. Jack Bailey, who with her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Lamoy, conducts the DeKalb boarding house on Def^alb street. The inquiry as to Mr. Brunson^ relatives went to Sheriff Hunter of Lancaster, who turned the Inquiry over to Sheriff . Welsh. Mrs; ! Bailey formerly resided in Lancaster. ; ? V . > . / Looking Over Hotels.' Messrs. ; Hughey Ttordal, Ralph 1 Shannon, L. A, Krrkiand and Dr. R. E Stevenson were visitors to points i in Pennsylvania and Maryland last week as representatives of the Camden Chamber of Commerce, looking over some of the modern hotels in ! several cities. They^ visited the hotels operated by Mr. Hersehey, who has become interested in the building of a hotel in Camden and -the Camden i citizens were well pleased with what \ they saw and found out. At Bedford, i Pennsylvania, Mr. Herschey has fl? j nairced and is operating successfully a hotel of one hundred rooms in a city smaller than Camden, and the ( committee of four seem to think they i have gained information frbth their trip which will be valuable' in putting ( the hotel proposition before the people of Camden. Mr. Ward Hough is visiting - in Toledo,i. Ohio-^afftTr-a motor trip to the northemTcity. He will probably bte away thWighouft -the summer months and b^ftwe returning to Camden will visit relatives in Detroit. ~S' ... -- ? ? Camden Man Gets Award Chicago, June 23..?C. H. Baker, 2006 Broad street, Canrlden, is the winner of the six tutbe 1927 Super- < Power Neutrowbund Radio Receiving sey awarded to a resident of South Carolina in connection with an engineering test conducted by Radio Station WOK, Homewood, Illinois. : The test, rwhich * lasted; for two Weeks, was to determine the relative merits of high and low power in broadcasting. The transmitters used were of 2,000 and 5,000 watts input to thp antenna. i.Reports on reception were received from many thousands of radio fans and a Neutrowound radio set was given away to a fan ip each . state in the United States and in each province in Canada. I .> , . . .. . Kershaw-Bethune Rokd Inspected. W. B. Moorefleld, chief engineer of kht; state highway department, and H. K. Beckham, ~ locating engineer, accompanied by L. T. Mills, of Camden, clerk of the Kershaw County board of directors, and D. M. Kirkley, director for Buffalo township, went over the Kershaw-Bethune highway last Friday on a tour of inspection, preliminary to its formal inclusion in. the state highway system. It will be remembered that the state highway department some time ago agreed to include the road leading from Kershaw to Bishopville, via Bethune, in the highway systfem under conditions specified by thecn, andj agreed to by the Kershaw and Lee county authorities. Since then the conditions have been met and this examination was made to approve the work done. ' ? yj i The engineers also made an inspection TJf-w portion of the CalhOun highway in Lancaster county, leading fgom Cook's bridge thr?u*h ttofucahaw section to Lancaster.?Kerr haw BETH UN E NEWS NOTES Items of Interest as Gathered By Ottr Regular Correspondent 1 1 f i Bethune, S. ., June 28.?Elsie, thdlittle three -months old daughter of Mr and Mrs. X) S. Hilton,, died at the ' Columbia hospital Sunday morning, where she was taken for treatmtnr the day before. The baby was one of twins, and is survived by her twin brother, a brother and sister, who are also twins, about fly? years of age, and her mother and father. Funeral services were held at Timrod and conducted by Rev. W. V. Jerman Monday morning. considerable interest was manjfesT,hur?l?y morning when Mr. I). T. Yarbrough placed an aligator measuring seven feet and ten inches on exhibition in front of the postoffice. The big fellow wax .caught ?n Ly**ches' Cree* near the dja Scotch graveyard. Mr. Yarbrough believes he caught the same aligatdr twenty-nix years ago near the same place, but he made a successful get-away. Aligator steak was the order of the day and all who partook declared it fine. The hide waa sent off to be dressed. Neil Truesdell left Thursday for Camp John B. Adger, twelve miles above Pickens, where he will remain two W6$k8 The "Girls' Finger Club" met with Miss Olga Brannon Friday afternoon. After sewing was ha id aside, a Sweet course pras served, by the botes*. Mrs. C. O. Terry and two little daughters of Ray City, Ga, are the guests of Mrs. Terry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A MoCaskill Mr and Mrs. G King and Masdames R E, MoCaskill and C. O. Terry and Miss Kathleen McOaskill spent Friday in Columbia Mesdames Bertio Dixon and Bernice Falrcloth, and two little- daughters of?Lakeland, Fla., were * recent guests of relatives here. , Dr. E. Z. Truesdell and family were guests of the former's mother, Mr. M. E Truesdell, at Lugoff Friday evening;. ? T#e regular monthly meeting of the School Improvement Association was held Monday afternoon. The Association is having a handsome Stag* curtain installed this week to replace the old one. Mr.-J^Ti-Richards'of Cheraw wail a visitor in the 'home of Mr.J.A.Mor~ Caskill Sunday. v: Mr. G. E. Parrott made a business trip to Raleigh Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mayes and son, Mr. Percy Mayes, left Tuesday by. automobile on a trip to Mrs. Mayes' relatives in-Virginia nndWest Virginia. They expect to be away several weeks. - Mrs. Eula Hatfield took her Sunday School class of girls of the Methodist church on a picnic to Big Springs Tuesday. Each member had the privilege of inviting one guest. . VV Mrs. W. M. Stevens and little son, Walter, of Lancaster, Spent several Jays this week in the.hom'e.of Dr. E. Z. Truesdell. Mrs. G B. McKinnon and Miss-Mlldrpd. Billings of Lancaster are guests of friends and relatives here. ' \ - ;; 1 Business Women To Meet All those interested in the organization of a Business and Professional Women's club in Camden are invited to the home of Mrs. D. D. Parrvsh, 1218 Mill street, on Friday, June 25, st ?480 okdock. McCaskill Case postponed Hearing on the rule to slipw: cause served'on D. M. MoCaskill, treasurer for Kershaw county, haef been ^>ost-, poned from June 21, the date originally set, to July 1, it was announced Friday by GOverrior Thomas Q.: McLeod. The treasurer, ]n whose y- ' counts as of June 80, 1925, a short- " age of approximately $10,000 is charged, is required to show cause before the governor why he should not be^nispended from office. The postponement was allowed at the request of, attorneys who are to appear in the case to avoid a conflict court sessions at which the lawyers are also^ppheduled to be heard. ' Voluntary Bankruptcy J. G. Cunningham, Camden merchant, ou Thursday filed a 'voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina at Charleston. The petitioner listed assets of $7,136.0Q and liabilities of $4,972.91. A judgment was issued by the court and H. N. Edmunds was appointed' referee. ! L- - 7 - - - -J. i ' >-* - - -v > X ffX 77w;W,\> H J Thought Richards a Clergyman t Denmark,June 21?John G. Richards of Liberty Hill, candidate for ?pyori*ot, accompanied by Mrs Riehk~r aids and their daughter, M*s. T? P. MoCrae, attended services in the Baptist church Sunday mofrning. Mistaking him for a visiting brother minister, t>\?t ReV. Mr. Q'Kelly called hint ltn<l . ENROLLMENT BOOK AT CHRONICLE OFFICE. . t? - 5 r?; The Democratic Cljrb Roll Book for the Camden precinct is now open ht The Chronicle office, as^has been the custom for the past efght years, and those intending: to vole in thev?oming primary are urged to come in and enroll before the Jast^dAXB. Jft_avery instance voters are requested to sign the club roll in person, but where-une cannot write his - 'or her nan^e* there will always be. someone present to sign for them. They are also requested to use proper care and place their names in alphabetical order, putting the surname first, followed by spelling out ; one or more of the given names, with age, occupation and street address. Mrs. W. J. Mayfield, oi Camden, hat been named as an additional member of the enrollment committee, who will assist in getting th^ names on the club rolls. The club rolls for the other precinct* in 1