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The Camden Chronicle " - Bg? . .- "" ) - . MIIURVR ?R VOLUME XXXVIII. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1926. NUMBER W . . '. , - " " Tt ' ' i'*- v ^v" ?r----------- I f' ' ' JOUP G. RICHARDS KI.KCTED. K.rahuw County M.,, W|? g, Oovofnor of Stnto. Columbia, SeTtTTIZM,,.,,,., . ,, I Blcharde, of Liberty Hill, overwhelm ingly defeated Solicitor Ira C. Blackwood of Spartanburg, tor governor In today a run-off DemocraUc prlmarv Nomination being equivalent to election, Major Rleharda, now a member of the,atate railroad fommiaaion, will succeed Governor Thoma. G. McUod next January. , > *'th"'urn' tabulated from 1.206 of the 1,888 preclncta in the atate at 11 o'clock tonight, the vote atood: Blackwood 81,882; Rleharda 88 677 Solicitor Blackwood conceded deCt ahortly after 9 o'clock tonight. ? WM I ? TO? M*B Rleharda. Columbia, Sept. 14.-Nominated w| the Democratic candidate for Governor in today', run-off primary Juat three day. after hii 62,,d birthday, Major John G. Rleharda haa come up to the higheet office In the atate through a long career of public aerVice. Beginning, in early manhood aa i h? ha* been ? member of the legialature for many year, during which he waa on the Waya and Means and other important committees, and is now a member o? the H?Uth C*roRria Railro?d Commission. ^ CipWn of the Liberty I R,fle8' hls home town company, and later was. promoted to hiR Mow lty. -r ~~T. ?' * ^During the World war, he waa on the atate council of National defense, having been appointed by Governor wi Manning Hia only aon, Stephen M. Richards, died while in military service at Port Dodge during the late war. Major Richards was a trustee -pf Clemsou college four years, apd was vice president of the South Carolina Democratic party for fourteen years* He is anv^slder in the Liberty Hill Presbyterian church. 0 Born September 11*1864, at Liberal [y. vMajor Richd^s bas lived all his life there. He was the son of the Rev. John O. Richards and Sophia Edwards Smith. His father was a native of Alabama,-white-his mother was from Charleston. -iir-v-888 he marri?d Bettie Crates Workman, of Camden. They had nine daughters, besides the son who died ^during the war. Card From^r. Pate. To the Voters of Buffalo Township: . wish to extend my sincere and t5,ank? to the voters of Lower Buffalo Township for the handsome +21? S"iven me on Tuesday for magisi_a,te a* Batyiune. I am unable to J. " w?rd8 to express my appreciation for their confidence, and I shall ennn?^rj.t?vtheJ*.8* of my ability to conduct the affairs of the office honestly, fairly and in 1 justice to all. I have no ill will to those who voted fu"m.e' *n' ^ * shall conduct the office in a manner that I hope will win and merit the friendship of every one, ??: Sincerely yours, .. Clarence C. Pate. Bethune, S. C., Sept. 15, 1926. - ?? . i 'i 'raattMdS SENATOR SMITH RE-ELECTED. Lee County Ml7iuTsm.il Majority Over Edgar "Brown. Columbia, Sept. 14.-.Senator E. D. Smith, seeking renomination for a fourth term in the United Spates Senate, had a entail but apparently safe lead over Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, speaker of the South Carolina House, tonight when the returns in ,today's run-off primary had been tab*, ulated from 1,266 of the state's 1,883 voting precincts. The vote at 11 o'clock stood: Brown 73,061: Smith 78,212. Smith's lead 6,161 votes. Most qf the outstanding precincts were believed to be small rural boxes, the total vote of which was estimated at a maximum of 10,000. Sector Smith's supporters predicted that his lead would be increased by the later returns. On the basis of available returns, Smith carried 27 out of the 46 counties, but the' complete returns may change the proportion inasmuch as the vote was close in a large number. Those standing in the Smith column tonight were: Bamberg, Beau- j fort, Calhoun, Charleston, Chester,! Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Greenville, Horry,' Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg* Richland, Spartanburg, Sumtev Williamsburg. ; The counties in which Brown led were: Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Barnwell, Berkeley, Cherokee,. Colleton, Georgetbwn, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Lancaster, 'Laurens, McCormick, Pickens, Saluda, Union an& York. - v Richard's Statement Columbia, Sept. 14.?Major Richards, leaving by automobile shortly /before midnight for. his home at Liberty Hill to rest a few days before resuming his work as a member of the ^state .railroad commission^issued the following statement: "I am exceedingly grateful for the magnificent vote given me at the polls ""todajr and the confidence so~expresScrd in me by the people of our state, I am deeply conscious of the great responsibility which comes with this victory, which I do not take as a personal one, bpt a yjctory for the principles I have advocated. "It shall be my constant aim as governor to merit and be worthy of ! the trust reposed in me, and I humbly solicit the cooperation .and assistance of every citizen in my efforts to promote the welfare and best interests of our state." 1;- . -- . j Had Planned Party to Liberty. Hill, j Fifteen autos loaded with Camden friends had planned a tri? t(% Liberty j Hill yesterday afternoop to offer con' gratulationa to governor-elect John G. j Richards at his Hom'e, but a telephone message brought the information th^t Governor Richards had been called to Columbia and the trip had to be abandoned for Jhe time- being. ^ JEFFERS KILLS KIRKLAND. Election Quarrel it BUney KexulU In Fatal Shooting. In a more than four cornered light in which, it is said, eight men engaged Elmo Jeffers, aged SO, a married man with four children, shot aud inatantly killed Peter Kirkland, aged about 25 years, married man and father of one child, at Blaney Tuesday afternoon about 4:80 bjclock. The trouble is said to have arisen over election quarrel In which a free for all flght ensued. The two men first engaged in a ftat flght and Jeffers pulled a 88 special and fired four shots, three of which took effect under the left arm end one through the arm. The trouble occurred near the voting precinct and was witnessed by many. Sheriff Grover C. Welsh and sheriffelect J. H. McLeod, accompanied by Coroner W. F. Russell, went to Blaney immediately. Solicitor Spigner and his court stenographer Marshall had been notified in Columbia and they redcjhed the scene shortly afterwards. An inquest was held, thirteen witnesses testifying, and the verdictof the fury i was that Kirkland came to his death by a gunshot wound at the hands of Elmo Jeffers, Jeffers was brought to ^amden and placed in'the county fail. Another Account. Blaney Sept, 14.?Peter Kirkland, 25, was shot and mortally wounded here late this afternoon by Elmo Jef?. fers, the dlfAcuity supposedly arising over a magistrate's race between Jeffer's cousin, Thomas C. Jeffers, who was defeated by G. D. Watson. It appears that the two men had previously had an altercation and engaged in a fisticuff, but the trouble quieted down, Later on Jeffers, according to testomony heard at the-h** quest, stepped between two other men -and commenced firing- at?Kirkland, who stood about 12 feet away, with his left side toward Jeffers, and, as the shooting began, held his arm*voutstrotchcd as if in an attempt to protect himaslf from the bullets. The shot which resulted lit"; the" young man's death struck bis left arm and entered beneath it, passing the chest/ Two other shots fired by Jeffers, caused only flesh woundsone pasing through the small of the back. Kirkland died a few minutes after the shooting. Kirkland was a son of John L. Kirkland and was married and the father of one child. The verdict, of the coroner's ji^ry was that Peter Kirkland came to^ffljr death by gunshot wounds at the hands of Elmo Jeffers. ^ i . Investigation Began Here. In the" report on the Camden Ice Plant last wfcek copied from the Columbia State, the report stated that the production of contaminated ice had been traced several days by A. E. Legare, state sanitary engineer. We are -told that the investigations were started through the Camden health department, and ,the first intimation ef anything wrongs was started in Camden. -*"v ^^ rs~ ft. i ^ 1 ! IJ.-JJU.'-VT < O^NTY ELECTION RESULTS. McDowell Re-elected Probate Judge and S. Wylie Hoguf, Treasurer' 1 In the run-off primary held here Tuesday, Probate Judge W. L. Mc Dowell was re-elected over Samuel N. Nicholson by a- margin of 803 votes. S. Wylie Hogue was elected treasurer over John S. Trueadale by a majority Of 106 votes. In the state offices, John G. Richards carried his home county by an overwhelming majority over Ira C. Blackwood, of Spartanburg. E. D. Smith for the United States senate carried Kershaw county over Edgar A. Brown by a small majority. The tabulated statement showing the vote by precincts will be found in another place in this paper. , Results Declared. The Kershaw County Democratic Executive Committee met Thursday morning and again used the Chronicle tabulation as official. The vote showed Brown 2119; Smith 22(6; Blackwood 717; Richards 8658; McDowell 2344; Nicholson 2009; .Hogue 2284; Truesdale 2146. ;; McDowell, Hogue, Pate, Branham, arid Watson were declared elected. The executive oommittee passed resolutions authorizing the chairman to take unto himself all funds left over after paying 'managers and all other election expenses. Blackwood's Statement. . , Conceding his detfegfc at 9:16 o'clock iastfiight upon being informed of the state election returns by The Herald, Solicitor I. C. Blackwood, of Spartanburg, who opposed John G. RichaYds for election to* the offiee of governor in the second primary, made the following statement: , "The results of incomplete returns reveal Satisfactorily to me that J am defeated and I cheerfully yield to the electorate. I am gratified that I have received a flattering vote in the first race I have made for governor. ''Though defeated by a substantial majority, T feel thatt I have been am"pT^rcwFfded by the manifesUtion of confidence and loyalty on the part of fn,v friends and supporters who doted fnr mo. ' :v, ' ' ." ' h _ '''I shall, cheerfully lend every effort to cooperate with the officers chosen by '.hepteqpJe toward-making the present administration a success. "I*wish to thank the people of the state for the splendid support accorded me in this election and I will constantly strive to demonstrate that I am worthy of their confidence."? Spartanburg Herald, Wednesday. LATEST UNOFFICIAL RETURNS, v- t ' (From ^ Thursday's State.) Tabulation of unofficial* returns fr<^m all save 68 scattered -boxes last night gave E. D. Smith of Lynchburg a lead of approximately 4,600 votes over Edgar A. Brown of Barnwell for Uta United States senatorial nomination in Tuesday's run-off primary. 1 For the governorship John G. Richards of Liberty Hill led Ira C. Blackwood of Spartanburg by more than 26,000 votes. Blaf kwopd early Tuesday night conceded his defeat. ^ The 58 missing boxes, scattered among 18 counties, are not expected to increase the total, vote by more thair S,60fi and are, therefore, counted upon to affect little if any change in the comparative standing ofcontest* of the two. statewide Returns from 1,830 of the 1,378 boegi in the stile gates' S For the senate: Smith, 79,887. Brdkn, 75,318. For governor: Richards, 00,081 I Blackwood, 63,^68. p Richard's majority, 26,973.' * On the face' of the incomplete and unofficial returns as tabulated last night drUWtt was leading in 19 counII cr^hfle^hnith had thcr~ lead S-ffi Blackwood in nine counties imd^ichards in 37. Young Bey Improved. .u Thomas Wooten, son of -Mr. and Mrs. Fs M. Wooten, who was thought to have been seriously injured in an Auto accident Wednesday of last weak has so 'much improved that ha was aide to leave the Camden Hospital and return home. He was riding on a car with several boys -when the car turned the corner at Lyttleton and Chestnut streets. He fell to the paging and his head was bedly hurt. fHs friends will be glad to know that he will suffer no permanent fffijtfri**; - JOHN C. 8TONBY DEAD. Prominent Business Man ot Atlanta Onle Resided Hare. Laurens, Sept. 10.<?Word has been received here of the death in Atlanta Wednesday of John C. Stoney, brpther of Mrs. Homer M. Blackwell of Laui-ens. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the church of the Epiphany, with (Viterment -in Oakmont cemetery, Atlanta. The following is taken front the Atlanta Journal: John C. Stoney, vice president of the Tripod Paint company andsecretary of the A. A. Woods A Sons Manufacturing company, died Wedneeday night at the residence, 52 pruid Place, after an extended illness. Mr .Stoney had lived in Atlanta for about 85 years, and had been vice president of the Tripod Paint company during that time. 8? "wska native df Arkansas, but moved to Milledgevillo, Ga., at an early age, and later to Camden, S> C., from which city he came to Atlantar He was a son of the late Rev. James Stoney, a I prominent Episcopal minister, who Had held positions .in both Georgia and South Carolina. Mr. Stoney was a 'member of St. Xmke's Episcopal church /and was sup* erlntendent of the Sunday school at K$3fcs hurch of the Epiphany. His family has always been closely associated with the chut$h, and one of his brothers, the Rev. James M, Stoney, Is rector of Grace Episcopal church of'An-, niston, Ala., and another brother, the Rev. William S. Stoney, is rector of the Holy Trinity Episcopal church of Gainsville, Fla. y\y, Resides his church activities, Mr. Stoney was a capable and prominent business man, and also was' ivell known in fraternal circles. He was'A member of the Georgia lodge No. 96, F. A. M. \ .. He Is survived 'by his widow and one son, John Wood Stoney, of At-H lanta; three sisters, Mrs. T. H. Fish ft And Mrs. E. Ci Allei) of Columbia, and /.Jffriu.Hdtttfr M.BlackfceH-; Laurens, S. C., and two brothers in addition to those mentioned, - A, B. and J. B. Stbney, both of Columbia, S. C. V : Students Off To Various. Colleges* . j Winthrop College: Elizabeth Clarke,'j Josso- L. Campbell, r,Martha Workman^ Polly DePass, Sara DePass, Mary! Cureton, Jumelle Haile, Mary Goodale, Margaret DeLoache, Harriet Lipscomb, Emily Jenkins. '* Woffordf Frank Humphries, Robert Chewnkig, William Nettles. Coitvenle: Margaret Mills, Lilla Mills, Emily Wooten, Madge Seagle, Columbia C611ege: Bertha Mo'seley. L?? University of Florida: J. R. Montgomery, Jr. University of SonJth Carolina: Lou- | ise Hirsch, Laurie "Campbell, jjlarml Whitaker, Elisabeth McDowell* Cecil Wittkowsky, Harold Funderburk. Carlisle: John Stevens Davidson. , Flora M*DonsldrJ^r N .C. State: Frank Woo ten, DuBose Blakeney, Mdyrif Mogulescu. Citadel: Clarkson Rhame, William Clyburn, Jack Nettles, Jake Fort, Boykin Rhame, Sidney Zemp, RHhu Schloeburg^ Hubert Brown, Arthur Stokes, James McCoy, John Lee. Ceorgig:Tech:>iRouis d?oachkiii-.t: Emory University: Gaterwoqd WorkJonaaTMW? tf ybinlc^ ~ ] Lancaster county second DemocraI tic primary election, though hotly con| tested, passed off "in an orderly manI ner Tuesday. In the race for State (senator Charles D. Jones defeated [Beckham H. Clyburn by.a majority of 1652 votes; Black wwd~t298, RlchaTds 3,426; Brown 2,628, *Smith 2,110.? I Lancaster News. I Water Low in Catawba. On account of the low water in CaI tawbaTiver Sunday In Hie vicinity of the L. A C. trestle the ferry at that I point was unable to operate and many lautomobilists were greatly inconvenienced, having to retrace , their route I and cross by way of the Indian ferry (further up the stream or by way of [ Fort Mill. Early Sunday one party in I ani autQmobilsLcroaatd the river on the | C, trestle, entering the public I road again near Grace station,fit is jHM^The Public Invited. 4Battery Service invites (those inUrested in* the DempseyI Tunney fight to be their gueat* or (Thursday. September Wyd, to hem I the rottoi(-by-ro?nl radio report or I the fight. KENDALL TO BUY MOLLOHON. Big Newberry Mill* To Bo Included in M?M?ehttM(U Chain. -- U\| . T I .1 (Newberry Herald and News.) The Mollohon Manufacturing company will probably be eold to the Kendall Mi lie, Inc., of Massachusetts, the notice having boon cent to the stockholders to meet in October to consider the proposition which is to pay ten dollars per share premium for the stock. In other words the offer is to give $10 for each share of f 100. The directors favor the sale, and that wieans it will he made. *fThe Kendall Mills, Inc.* has htr ready purchased > four mills In this section, including the Oakland Mills. They will manufacture hospital gauze, and as soon *% the trade is confirmed by the stockholders, the machinery will be changed and the number of spindles increased from 40,000 to 50,000. The Mollohon Manufacturing company(*ras, organised in 1001, with a capital stock of $200,000, with Geo. W; Summer as president and treasurer. It was increased from time to time until now the capital stock is $76,000. At one time there was a stock dividend declared, which gave to each stockholder one additional share as a dividend, So, as a matter of fact, each stockholder who was an original stocjcholder will get $220 for the price of his original share, and besides, the Kendall Mills agrees ~$o guarantee;H a dividend of seven per cent on theg preferred stock, which is now the common stock, payable semi-annually. The stock la to be increased by the Kendall Mnfs, Inc., to $1,075,000, the $75,000 now held by the stockholders to be preferred stock and to have the guaranteed dividend. Mr. Geo. W. Summer has continued as president and treasurer of the Mollohon Manufacturing company during the twenty-five years of its ex^tence mid the company has paid an average dividend during the 24 . years of L,ta active operations of seven per cent, cniYin uah *a ir : MA rwr ?? *m arit'ar" nviltc rv pBJTIIIg irivri c A1IU jSuiiltP years'less, and some years no dividend, but the average for the twentyfour years has been seven per cent. Mr. -Harry P. Kendall wilMje themanager of the new organization, and ued as pres ident^bui^^T)i a ve nothing to do with tW active management of the mill. There has been a great success at- $ tainSd by this niill, at one time the stock* selling for three or four times, the par value. Under-the new arange- v Vnont the-.stockholders Will be guaran- .. teed the, seven per cent, dividend annually but paid semi-annually. Mr. E. S. Summer, who has been the superintendent for several years, some-time ago tenddfced his resignation/ and he will, go to a hospitalfov for treatment,, his health not having bee# good for some time. -' Mr. W.;;D. S til well is acting superintendent* Mr. Stilwell has been with the mill for twenty-two years, and there are *ev>eral of the employees who have been with the company for many years. -V: The Herald and News -wishes the new management greafy success and ; hopes" that it will all be for the best of the community. for the past twenty-five years, and by hard'work and good business! jo&gmcnt.Jhe, -has made ^success of the mjll business, and the Mollohon^company is a~monument^fs'lfis good man- i agement, 1 ; Following the numerous 'robberies _ of mail trains throughout the country Postmaster General New has issued ] ordffs to mail clerks to shoot to kill i when, ttyy matts are attacked bypbandits.f Card From Judge McDowell. I To the People of Kerohow County: I JL desire to express my sincere I -stMkOoeioiiiMk O h?.m. dfi ^ d-d ^a * era^ ^ ' appreciation of fne nailer ing vote 1 ItfiR me on Tuesdayr This I renewed^ fxpreHsioij of. eOBfldehct 1 and Impresses ?pm^V?Sre^Jrc^ I ' S*1? t**mx'veT ***<* the duty I I owe to the good people of this I . b ounty in the discharge of the du- i ties of this one of the nuxii ws *?? f*i witr vw s-wegr iiivui Iln^l portanl . offices ^ la the Couniv. II havp no owmir 11 to ntini&h aiwt mv I-. wwww wnvmie^iv |rnninn as inns HIJ _ ! supreme desire and ef ?ft WH he I j ?! to make oven n better Probate I a J u d k'Mhon t have ever been before 1 and to continue to dederve the re- I 1 cord this office already has-otlJ - Wing-owe af|hr heat kept Probata 1 l offices in ' -i ; 3?" Second Official State and County Primary Returns ? Senete Governor Probate" Trc-u^" " >- r n. " > V ? Abney 777777.7! 9 ~II "n ~19 ^8 ^27 ^ ^ I, . ' T ^ Antioch 81 18 18 87 44 63 66 S3 Bethune 106 266 63 301 236 126 182 179 166 198 ffi& Blaney 148 142 . 22 279 116 176 204 94 Hi "128 . Buffalo .. 83 101 23 169 99 77 11 171 Camden - - 284 625 2?9 670 . 628 2801 t0T 209 Charl't* Thomp.. .$ ?f*8 t *1 60 ^49 &|g ... ?0 ^ggg -Ami Cassatt .. A v. 41 66 10 971 47 67 . 68 48 88 64 DeKalb ...A...... 31 28 5 49 26 28 17 37 Doby's Mill ....... 40 40 8 72 60 81 ,81 60 Enterprise 29 14 g W 14 ? 27 16 Gates Eord 19 33 8 44 18 34 12 40 Gumberry 29 88 9 68 39 27 38 29 ^Harmony 14 17 1 80 6 26 21 10 30 . 0 1 TUtmtomge 149 28 ' 46 130 137 40 118 64 SEfiaWum 1S? 'S 1 *? 64 22 26 "2 Liberty Hill 6 80 1 86 64 < 22 60 Lockhart 49 49 48 60 31 67 9 w . . ?1A1-Luffoff 77 62 3 126 53 70 76 63 12 21 86 , 68 Neds Creek 39 66 15 76 29 66 8 86 Oakland 14 12 2 24 J2 14 17 9 > SneTree 49 7 8 63 26 30 38 17 ibon's Cross Roads 47 37 16 70 83 31 60 23 - 47 34 RaleyVMUl .. * ^ 77 66 J 126 49 83 "W .67 66 ~ Holand 16 11 0 26 6 2Q 10 w . > Salt Pond.. .. ....??? 76 29 19 96 87 .. 19 92 12] . ... 26 72 0 8 0 Sandy Grove \ ... 22 18 6 86 4 38 3 *4 *> 61 1 Shamrock ^ 2 70 26 46 2 68 ^ ' t I . 1 Shaylor*s Hill 31 12 12J 48 36 8 30 18 / Shripanl . .; 1? 24 3 37 26 12 28 11 Swift Creek 12 32i 16 28 12 82 7 37 Three C* ^STaV... . ?a a. A -.SpgO vi:3: |j33 ! & 50U 94 j A27 j irtr" ? t fej Twenty^Creek 14?^l| - 1<# *gj jg|| W ; 1 "? ?W| M?|20? SnMlllOT ~SW|| 1M( 1?7| "55 T?4