The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 22, 1926, Image 3
BAG OF'DAB Y 'GATORS.
Mullins'(-Fisherman Finds Mother
Gator With Ne?^ of'Young.
Last Friday morning" George Lewis
fisherman, walked in the Enterprise
office and informed tlie editor that he
had something to show. Of course
the newspaper matr, always full of curiosity,
fastened his eyes on the sack
that George carried m his hand and
followed him to a back room, where
he unfolded the sack and 'poured the
contents on the floor.
Out fell a seething, mass of. frightened'little
alligators about seven
inches long. They were small, but
very active,, and -went scampering1
around the room like a -bunch of rats.
Mr. Lewis stated that while fishing
that morning he came upon the 'gator
nest. It was about three feet high,
built of mud, sticks, logs and lightwood
knots. Evidently it was hatching
day, or a few days after. .
The whole place was alive with the
beautiful little ebony hued creatures
with golden bands around their bodies:
Ther"e were still some eggs unhatched.
Just how"many of the young
reptiles there were Mr. iewis could
not say, but estimated t$&t fhlly 75
to 100 of them , were running around |
when he came on them. These ha J
left the nest and were in the lake eating
lily pads. The old mother, a mon:
strqus creature of some 12 to 15 feet,
in length, lay basking in the autumn
sun and when discovered, silently slid
off into the water, leaving her young
to their fate.
Mr. Lewis gathered up the little
squirming creatures, leaving a pair
?or the editor, and said he would carry
them back to their lake .. home. He
I further stated that he would not kill
the mother, as he regarded her as a
protector to the fish, in that she destroyed
many fish nets set by the people
in their mad rush to destroy the
fish in our native waters.?Mullins
nEnterprise.
Charles H. Henry Dies
Spartanburg, Oct. 14.?Following a
short illness, Carles H. Henry, prom|
inent realtor and former newspaper
man^ died at a local hospital today.
! He had been taken to the hospital for
an operation with the %opes his life
would be saved.
One negro was killed and three injured
by the caving of an embank*meM
while at work in excavation
work at. Hendersonville, N. C., Tuesday.
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Applicants For ConMiabulary Fore#
Are Numerous, Says Aull
By Staff Correspondent
CelffiribUi) Ort. 18.?As one travels;
a bit over the state these days, amongthe
things that most impress him,
next to the number of solutions offered
for the cotton ^tuation, is the
number of those who want to be constables
under the next administration.
Section 3 of the appropriation act,
"law enforcement department," carries
an appropriation for "nonstable?
at not exceediTvg $175.00 per month,
$25,000." It fs estimated that there
must be at least one aspirant for each
dollaY of this, appropriation, which
would mean nearly one applicant for
every bootlegger in the state.
With the prohibition law ovevshadr
owing all other laws, this constabulary
department is usually looked upon
as being especially created for the
enforcement of the liquor law. As
matter of fact, that is what brought
it into existence. But the appropriation
act itself says nothing' which
would limit it to the enforcement of
the prohibition law more than to the
enforcement of any other law. If
each constable who is appointed
should draw the maximum salary of
$175.00 per tnonth, there could be only
eleven and nine-tenths constables appointed.
It has been suggost&l that
it rriight be easier to secure the ninotenths
of a constable than ^ny of the
eleven. Major Richards, the next
governor, who will name the force,
has announced that he won't have any
body who uses even the tiniest little
bit of the vile stuff during his tenure
of office, and by the process of elimination
t?e force might be reduced to
I this nine-tenther.
Of course the governor may name
as many constables as he sees fit, at
such stipend as he may fix, provided
he does not pay any one of them more
than the specified $175.00 per montH.
But constables could hardly live on
"the style to which they have been
accustomed" for lesi than $175 per
month, though some of those who
have sent*in their application are willing
to give it a trial at considerably
less. Should it be announced, how-j
ever, that 25,000 dollar-a-year men |
were being sought, who were willing j
to serve their state as a patriotic
duty, there is a well-founded doubt if i
there would be so many who would!
press their applications.
The appropriation bill, in addition
to the $25,000 for salaries "for "constables,
carries an item of $16,875 for
"law ' enforcement % officers." The,
question has been raised in the minds
of some as to whether the inhibition
to be placed upon the constabulary as
to the use of liquor will include the
purchase of it for the purpose of
making cases against offenders. And,
jf it should not go so far as that, then
the next question arises as to whether
it would inclbde the tasting of just a
little bit?just wetting the lips?to
determine if . it really fe liqUor. . Of
course-nobody would serve as a constable
who woijlld not faithfully and
scrupulously Turn T dver" all seized
liquor?good, bad and Indifferent?
be poured into the gutter* when it hex
served its purpose as evidence; and
none would be ao bold as even to suggest
that any of it which has ever
been seized in this state?even good
Scotch, such as Haig and Haig, or
White Hotac, or good rye, including
Maryland Club, or even charred-keg
corn?found its way back into circu*latlon.
That would be a monstrous
charge, and a serious reflection upon
the enforcement of the prohibition
law in a state which once went so
far in an effort to regulate the sale
of liquor as to have the Palmetto tree,
its honored emblem, worjted into its
liquor bottles. But just to taste it,
in order to testify whether it really is
liquor, and to 'be really positive that i
it is?if the regulations of the gov'ernor
should go to the extent of forbidding
that, then Indeed will strange
and novel times have come upon us,
especially if the day upon which the
stuff is seized be cold and dark and
dreary, and into the lives of the seizing
officers some rain is falling.
The suggestion has been made that
the recent A*k?n lynching is an invitation
to create with this $25,000 an
intelligence department in this state,
fashioned on a small scale somewhat
after the federal department?a. department
of real investigators, who
would look after the enforcement of
all laws and the punishment of all
crimes?the law against murder as
well as the law against selling or
having in possession a pint of cptii
liquor; the law against embezzlement
of pwbliffunds as well as the law
against carrying a pottle of boozq in
an-automobile. Eleven and nine-tenths
men of the proper sort, and properly
organized and co-ordinated, it is
urged, could be of invaluable assistance
in real law enforcement?an, enforcement
of .law that is neither spas*
| modic nor fanatical, but is sure and)
. regular and efficient. Such an enforcement
of law against all crimes,
it is urged, would sweep the prohibi?..;
tion law along with it-?to some extent,
at least.
The present and past administrations?have?been
conscientious an$
faithful in the efforts to enforce the
prohibition law, but these efforts have
not been largely' successful. In some
sections of the state there is very
little open violation of the prohibition
law. In others even the open violation
of the~Taw is flagrant. It is
said that on one occasion an investigator
was sent out into Minnesota
to report upon the liquor enforcement
situation there, and the report; he sent
inY along with his resignation (he
didn't say what business he was going
to enfter) read somewhat as follow#;
; ?
Ten thousand Jews were making booze
Without the State's permission.
To fill the needs of * million Swedes
Who voted for prohibition^ .
The situation is not the same in
Sputh Caroliua?because it is not the
Jews who are making liquor, and we
haven't a million Swedes.
A new deal "from a fresh pack is
what is demanded here. No stripped
1* :? will meet the requirements of
game. There are many occasions
n it is best to strike a balance,
> off the (old slate, and begin S88?
in. This seems to be one of them.
?Jno. K. Aull.
K Union Meeting At Cassatt. ,
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Ira. George Creed, Rev's. J. P. Grait
-and P. E. Blackmon, committee
program for the union meeting of
Kershaw Baptist Association to
held with the Cassatt Baptist
ireh on Saturday, October 80th,
re announced the following proim
with the request that all of the
irches of the Association send, a
ge delegation:
Morning "session begins at 10:80
th devotional
1; sermon by Rev. WHlingham, re>nslbility
of church members by
v. M. B. Gunter; the unified prdam
by Rev. J. P. Graham; miscellaous,
and lunch at 12:20. %
Afternoon session 1:20
th devotional by Paul Blackmon;
ity of pastors from the laymen*
ewpoint, by ft: R. Barnes, C. O.
ogner, E. L. Copeland and J. Hi
dwell; the deacons duty by 1*
anderburk; miscellaneous and adttrnmeni
at 2:40. _ j ;
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Savage Named Head of J>gion ^
Philadelphia, Oct. 15.?Howard P.
Savage, of Chicago, today was elected
national commander of the American
'Legion in what wai tha stiffost fight
for the office in the history of tho
organization.
The election was made suddenly by
acclamation when the national convention
was an apparent deadlock.
The principal opponent of Mr. Savage
was Col. J. Monroe Johnson of
Marion, S. C., who withdrew while
the 21st ballot was being taken. The
delegates struggled lor nearly five
hours to break the deadlock.
Box Supper.
I The Chronicle la requested to announce
that there will be a box supI
per held at Timrod School House
1 Friday evening, October 22nd, at 7:8C
1 o'clock. The public is cordially in
Iviud to attend.
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Boys, 10 to 13, Steal Car, Rob Stores.
Five boys, age 10 to 13, were
brought to a sudden halt Tuesday af
ternoon, in the Dutch Fork section of ,
Richland county, when their automobile,
a brand new Chrysler, broke \
down and officers (Recovered the machnq
to be a fitoleh^ohe fJMWft": Afheville,
N. C. The boys, according to I
the officers, admitted the theft^gf the
car, and also produced evidence to
support the. story they told of breaking
into "three stores, one in fiepdprsonville
and two in Newberry. Overalls,
shirts, and other wearing apparel,
cigarettes and other smoking material,
a small bag of money running
from 1 cent pieces to half-dolla^
pieces, were found in possession of
the boys, who gave the names of David
Johnson, age 10, Collins Plnklson,
agV 12, Bryant McDaniel. rcge 12, Ed
gjfr - .
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Ward Lake, age 11, and Woodrow
Johnson, age 10.
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Senator James IS. Watson of Indiana,
was badly shaken up in an automobile
wreck near Westfield, III.,
Sunday.
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Some women fear to have fabric coats with fur collars I <*
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perfect condttlon~is restored.
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I We clean furs,-too. Women iu increasing numbers are
sending their fur coats and fur neckpieces to us to be
Purs seem to collect dust and grime more quickly
rfl than fabrics even. Often pretty frocks are soiled beII
cause of contact with furs or fur collars.
I* Cool, crisp fall days are just ahead. It is foolish to I
I wait to have your cleaning done when almost any ^
morning now you'll need your heavier coat. nr.
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