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f THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE ! * D. Nil* . . Editor and Publisher - Published every Friday at No. 1100 iiroud Strcot and entered at the Cam; aen, Bouth Carolina, postoffice aa aacond claaa mail matter. Price per annum |2.00, Camden, 8. C., Friday, Oct. 22, 1926. Twelve Pan*** Now. Laut week it took twelve pages to accommodate our large advertising patronage, and again this tveek our column* are crowded, although we have added the extra four pages. Besides carrying a large local advertising patronage, we are carrying advertising from Charlotte and Columbia and a large foreign patronage. 1 hose who want advertising space in The Chronicle can get better positions and better service by letting us krlow earlier in the week. We have increased our facilities for handling this work with extra help and extra equip. ment, SILVER 8P<H>NS~XNI>~T1N The morning papers the other day carried dispatches telling how busy Queen* Marie, of Roumania, was over in Paris getting her fifty trunks packed and buying a few extra gcegaws to bring along on her visit to America. Now we haven't anything against j the .Queen. In fact, we don't know he/ at all. And it is news, we grant, when a Queen js busy. But that same morning, perhaps, if the immigration quota' isn't full, some other Roumanian women were busy getting ready to come to America lo stay. They probably didn't have, any trunks to puck. %They couldn't buy any trinkets, even the cheapest ones, because all their money was to be spent on their tickets. And they aren't queens, except possibly of .their men's homes. So no newspaper space! i? wasted on them. _iiere in America, some millions of women were busy seeing that DaiFU eggs were fried just- right, that , Mary's tears didn't drop od the dishes she was wiping, and that Johnny washed behind his ears before he started to school. , Maybe some *?t these women stopped working long enough to read the papers, and to lament because they wore wearing calico aprons instead of ermine robes. _ But unless we know less about our community than we do about Roumania, PP out of every 100 women here wouldn't trade their trials, in-' . eluding Johnny's troubles, Mary's tears, ami Dad's complaints, for all Roumania?if it meant being SeparJohnny and Mary and Dad. ( They may have been born with tin spoons instead of spoons Of silver in their mouths, but by a process far subtler than any alchemists of old knew, their tin spoons turn to gold W'hen the day's trials are done. A Beautiful Birthday Party. Marking the eldVenth mile stone in her bright young life, Miss Kate Shannon was a charming hostess on Saturday afternoon to forty-three of her friends who had been bidden to come in and "make merry" with her. The decorations suggested, or rather fully portrayed the evening Hallowe'en. A color scheme of black and yellow prevailed throughout the looms, bats and witches were everywhere, and everything was "delightfully spookey." Games suitable to the occasion were enjoyed and these were' led by Misses Louie Lan^ Mary Boykin* There was also a Charleston contest, Miss Oliver Buddir winning the first prize, Miss Ratherinc Little, second; and Miss Charlotte Brown, third. The young hostess^ -herself, a beautiful dancey, was oi couVsc not in the contest. And then the dining room and all the attractions therein! There, were three tables, one centered with a beautiful star-shaped cake, holding eleven bright-orange tapers and a black cat at either end; the other two had as center decorations baskets of marigolds. The favors were Hallowe'en hats and paek ages of candy tied in orange ami black. Ice cream and cake wert served. It was in the dusky hour ol evening when the guests reluctantly said good-bye. wishing the hostess many happy returns laden with amuch joy and pleasure as this afternoon's had been. Eugene V. Debs Dead Chicago, Oct. "2b. Eugene V Debs outstanding apostle <>f socialism in iht United States, died in * suburb*? sanatorium at 7:44 o'clock tonight Ml. Dt bs would ha \ e been 71 year; old had ho lived tintii November *> Mr. Debs was five times chosen b\ the Socialist party for the preside c t of the United States. . t Weat Browning jlre M LBT-iZL *?,w York r**ltor. u "Uin* M* wife, Teachea" Brownii*, 16, fa <?"?. U - having KctuUy left htw Dr,Trank Crane Says: The Dune* Are Indomitable Home time a go the writer visited the wild aaml dune country of northern Indiana, ThU sandy waate atretched along the southern shore of Lake Michigan between Gary and Michigan City. The tjiigh aandhilla are agea old. Home are "wandering dune*." Moving slowly 'through the years they have worked eastward. In 'their track new dunes are born. Others are vexed and on their aidea sand cTierriea and stunted pines struggle for existence. Indiana have come and gone} pioneer acouts have given place to adventuresome settlers and they in turn huve made way for the teeming city bred; hut the dunes have remained. ,the age had a cradle and a culmination. Here Octave Chanute made experiments with gliders, giving hia information to the Wright Brothers later on. Arid here day and night great roaring planes fly overhead carrying the mails from Cleveland and Chicago. The dunes have outlived the wilderness; they continue untamed in the heart of civilisation. J. In their enduring ruggedneaa there is a message of inspiration that helps one who feels it to "hold on" in the trials of life. The face y>f the dunes is like the face of the common people. It is grim, determined, enduring. It possesses neither the kingly grandeur of the towering mountains nor the abject serfdom of impotent deserts. , Through the passing chiliads it has remained, remained in spite of wind and wave, remained one of the enigmas of geological endurance. Buffeted, driven about, torn asunder, the particles yet remain, and remaining, combine in lines that alter day by day, that move, that retreat, that advance; but lines that lie in the shadows of evening, gray, gaunt, beaten and deformed?but sublimely everlasting... In the face of the dunes there is seen this example of endless endurance. In its barten beauty there speaks a message of grim courage and indomitable lasting power. . , Moving To The Country. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Garrison, Jr., have rented their* home on North Broad street to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sluyfield and will on the first of December move to their country home about three mites east of Camden, formerly known as the Blair place. Mr. Carrison, besides being the efficient cashier of the Bank of Camden, is engaged in extensive farming interests, and like many of his fellow farmers, this year's yield of co>ton was the greatest ever known. He is moving to the country in- order to be nearer his farming interests, but of course will still retain his connection with the bank in every way. Federal Prisons Full. * Washington, Oct. 1 P.?Federal penitentiaries, already crowded to capacity, were forced to receive more prisoners in the fiscal year ending last Iifne 110 than ever before, it was reported today by the department of L; justice. The average daily population at the Atlanta penitentiary increased from 2,1)13 in 1925 to 2,972 in 1926; at 1 -Leavenworth frofn 2,980 to 3,093 and ?4$*>IcNeil Island ffom 570 to 631. I f. Officials expect some relief will be - gained from the opening of the rei formatory at Chillicothe, Ohio, and through the operation of the ne\y pro> batioft kystem, permitting trial judges to place those convicted of crime on i probation. Now iofi Tell One! ' A preacher said to his congregaI tion: "There is a certain man among us who is going with another man's , wife. Unless he puts five dollars in the collection box his name will he read from the pulpit." When the box came in, there were nineteen fiye I dollar hills in it and a two dollar bill with a note attached, saying, "This .p is all the cash I have, hut will send the other three dollars Wednesday." i ? t Night watchmen in Japanese cities carry two blocks of wood which they clap together to warn the citizens to be careful of fire. "No room to swing a cat." is an olJ . naval phrase which does not refer to . i feline. It was first applied to the . '"ii fined -pace hot ween decks on the *t 'tU'ti-n -war. which was so cramped , that there was no room for the boson mate to -wing a cat-o'-ninc-t ails wher ,. administering floggings. Farm fire losses in the Unit** States in 1925 totaled $150,000,000 an increase of 65 per cent over 1920 ^ company In Mexico uses ar f hii plane to transport its pay rolls r thy* foiling bandit*. More ^?an $26. i. 000,000 ha* bean carried safely. tr AofcTV -v. ^ THIS WEEK. 1 By Arthur BrkbtM Nfr. Brisbane'# editorial* are pub* liahed as expressions of opinions of the world's > highest-salaried editor and The Chronicle does not necessarily endorse all of his views and conclusions. Mr, Green, able, conservative and respected bead of the American Fed* eration of Labor, was invited to apeak before the Young Men's Christian Associations in Detroit, then told that | his speech could not be delivered in I that institution. Labor leaders were asked to speak fronj various" Detroit I pulpits, th*n tdld the churches did I not want them. $rr," There may be good reasons f9r r I these sudden changes. But Christ, who drove the money changers from the f6mple, might be surprised to see his modern representatives driving laboring men from the pulpits. N?jt looks, according to the union j men, as though money changers were "on top" once more. In a little while Queeiv Marie of Rumania, with her prfetty daughter will be dining at*Jhe Wljite House. The Queen will be able to-tell het husband that she met one American that did not insist on talking about himself. H. G." Wells says that is our trouble, you know. If the Queen will take a sheet of paper as big as a playing card she will be able to write on it all that the president will have to say, beyond politely answering direct questions. But when the interview is over the' president^wiH know a good deal about Rumania. He believes in listening, and that's one reason why he is president. Professor Jerome Davis of Yale reports an interesting talk with Stalin, the real ruler in Russia. Stalin says Russia is willing to pay the money that foolish American bankers lent to Kerensky. Stalin really should do nothing of the kind. Those childish bankers grabbing at usurious interest rates and discounts, ougtft to digest that lesson. They are now lending billions of the American people's money to variousconcerns in Europe. Many of those biRions \yill never come back. However, that's another stor^-. The important point made by Stalin is that it might pay the United States to be friendly with Russia. Stalin said, "Russia now needs the United States. Possibly the day might come when the United States might need Russia's friendship." The Pan-American health conference declares war on the bubonic plague flea,, from thp Arctic to the Antarctic. This means killing -rats, ground Squirrels, flea bearing creatures of all sorts. Samples of fleas captured will be sent in for identification. ? , Nftthing permanent, however, will be done until man completes his conquest of the globe by removing from it, mercifully, all animal life, other than his own. The gaping crocodile from whose gums and tongue the tse-^fe fly extracts the "germs of sleeping sickness,, must go, also dear little pussy, that carries diphtheria germs in its fur to the little girl's face. The latest beauty cult, must come here, ft says: "Work all the muscles of your face, keep young, retain your alert appearance. Pout your lips ta. . make them handsome and full. RolL your eyes frequently and sniff. Sniff j violently, forming wrinkled ridges on the bridge of the nose. Move your eyebrows up and down. Only a dead , face, with no muscular action in it, becomes an old face." That advice is taken'literally by Inhabitants of the monkey cage. They 1 do all that the beauty cult suggests. Our ancestors, ape-like, did the same until language was invented. As men | became civilized they used words ini j stead of gestures and twitching face.}. A man sneering still uncover* his 1 j canine tooth, getting it ready to bite. ?I without cutting his lip, as do the > baboon and wolf. Rut the calm face t is the higher type. Compare the I , Venus of Milr> and stop. i i ? , 1 Ed R. Salters, veteran press agent ! of the Johnny J. Jones earnival comI J pany, died suddenly at Raleigh, N. C., ' Tuesday night. . j Harry Wills, much touted negro i heavyweight prize fighter was given , a severe licking at .Bbbetts Fifld, - 1 Brooklyn, N. Y., Tuesday night,' by VJftck Sharkey, Boaton sailorman. i . .. . . SNplfe of MU? Mary MeCaakHI A host of friend* and a wide family connection were saddened Wednesday morning upon the announcement of the passing early that day of Miss Mary Alice MoCaskill, which occurred I at the Camden hospital where she was taken following an illness of sev-" eral days. Miss McCaskill was the daughfer of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. W. MoCaskiil qnd was a life-long resident of this county. In recent years she had made her home with her brothers in the Antioeh section. She was a member of Beulah Methodist church and funeral services were conducted- by her pastor, Rev. Cotfk, assisted by Rev. Parker and Rev. Peeler and burial followed in the Beulah cemetery with the following brothers and brothers-in-law acting as pallbearers: D. M. McCaskill, S. A. McCaskill, C.' K. McCaskill, J. M. Cbewning, J. I>. Galloway and J. J. Blyther. Surviving Miss McCaskill of her immediate family are two sisters, Mrs. J. M. Chewning of Lee county; Mrs. J. D. Galloway of Bishbpville, and four brothers, A, M. McCaskill and C. K. McCaskill of the ^.ntioch section and p? M. McCaskill and S. A. McCaskill, both of Camden. Mrs. Stuckey To Speak in Camden On Wednesday, October the 27th, at 4 o'clock, in the afternoon, Mrs. H. M. Stuckey of Sumter will speak to the women of Camden in the High School auditorium and we want every woman in town to accept this as a personal invitation. Mrs. Stuckey's subject wUl be, "Dr. J. Marion Sims", pne of the greatest physicians and surgeons of all time, and a South Carolinian,?and South Carolina women greatly honor themselves when they honor the memory of J. Marion Sims. The ^ddress had been arranged by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Kershaw County Medical Association, of which Mrs. W. J. Dunn is president, and she extends a most cordial invitation to the women of Camden to hear Mrs, Stuckey, who is a pleasing speaker. Sims' Memorial Day is to be celebrated by the schools on the 12th of November and the Auxiliary will also sponser that. * Call Meeting of Winthrop Daughters. There will be a call meeting of the Winthrop Daughters on Friday night, 8:00 o'clock, at the Park View Inn. All members are urged to come out to this meeting as matters of importance are to be discussed. Mr. Jim Wwt Injured. Mr. J. K. West, a well-known citizen of the Cassatt section, was quite badly injured last Thursday afternoon when he became entangled in the belting of a cotton gin. tye was brought to the Cnm<JiHr\hoapital where it was found he hadj>ne arm broken in two places, a cut in his forehead, and quite a sumbey of bad bruises on his body. The accident happened at what is known as the Hall gin. Mr. West's condition is reported satisfactory and he seems to be entirely out of danger now, yhich will be good news to his many friends. W. M. U. Notes. The Woman's Missionary Sbciety of Camden First Baptist church held its general meeting Tuesday afternoon, October 19th, at 4 o'clock, in the church. Mrs. R. T. Goodale, the faithful and beloved president, presiding. She always makes these meetings very interesting and helpful, Ministers and W. M. U. workers of Kershaw county held their association meeting in First Baptist church, Camden, S. C., Wednesday, October 20th, 1926. This meeting was very much enjoyed by all who attended and each one was greatly benefitted by the very forceful and inspiring messages. The ladies of W. M. U. served a delightful lunch to the visitors in the W. M. U. hall. Child Drank Gasoline. A fm<?-year old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Gettys Neal, of the Southern Power Company station at Wateree, got hold of a bottle of gasol^pe last Friday afternoon and drank some of the gas. The little ehiltf swallowed the liquid about 4 o'clock and Dr. Carl West was summoned immediate-' iy by telephone and reached there about one hour later. It was brought to the Camden hospital where it lin? gered until about 7 in the evenihg, whert it died from the effects of the gas on its lungs. The burial took place near Winnsboro. Mrs. (ioodale Was Hostess. Mrs. T. D. Goodale was hostess to the Mary E. Schrock Circle last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. John Wilton was the leader for the afternoon. A ver/ interesting and instructive program was rendered. The subject was, "Womin's Missionary Union Methods". At the close of the meeting the hostess served ice cream and cake.? Contributed. Little'* Uoreee Winner* At the opening show of horses at, the state fair Tuesday night George T. Little, well known horseman of Camden, won in several of the classes. His winnings included: Patsy, first in three-gatted class; Roacoe in same class took third; Headlight was the only entrant in the five-gaited class; Gypsy took second in single harness class; Headlight also won first place in five gaited class being ridden by man; Gypsy took first place in threegaited class, ridden by man. "-H-? * ' ' . In New Quarters The Camden and Kershaw Count> Chamber of Commerce has moved its offices from the top floor of The Fashion Shop to the front offices of the Loan and Savings Bank building. J. W. Sanders, county agent, and Miss Alma Burgess, home, demonstration agent, have also moved into this build, ing and have offices adjoining the chamber of commerce. These are nioely appointed and equipped offices and in the most centrally located part of the city. ? < Married In York Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Haynes of this city announce the marriage of their daughter, Sadie, to Mr. Augustus Louis Ott, Jr., of Fort Mill. The marriage took place in York onTuesday, October 19. Mr. and Mrs. Ott will make their home in Fort Mill. Mr. Ott is the son of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Ott of Fountain Inn. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and 0 J^s.L. A. Haynes of Camden. Tonsil Clinic Held Dr. Young, a well knqwn surgeon of Chester, was in Cnmderi on Friday, October 8, and held a tonsil clinic at the Camden hospital for the, people of the Wateree Mill community. Tonsils were removed from Mrs. Cullie Conyers, Misses Bcnnie May Robinson, . Viola Norris, Ralph Barnes, George Mitchell, Hdary DeBruhl, Johnnie Newman, Eddie Robinson, and Baby Outlaw. All of the phtients have fully recovefed from the. operations. Wateree expects to hold these clinics every six months, being quite _ a saving to these people by having the operations done in u group. The remains of Governor-Henry L. Fuqua were buried at Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday. Lieutenant Governor C. H. 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