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VOLUME XXXVIII. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1926. NUMBER W
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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.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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< 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,
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(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.
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(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,
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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
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Second Official State and County Primary Returns
? Senete Governor Probate" Trc-u^" "
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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
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