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~uWYEH KII.I.N HIS FAMILY. Then Take# His Own Life By Drown- J in Cistern. R> - Marion, 111* Oct. 24.?During a sudden At of insanity, late last night, W. 0 Potter, &6, former state senator and United States district attorney, killed his wife, two daughters and two gramldttUKhte.ra' *>ne R three-week old baby, and then drowned himself in a cistern at the r4ar of the Potter home. The skulls o/ each of the five victims hud been crushed with an iron furnace shaker. The dead are: <Mrs. Potter, &2; Mrs. Lucille White, 28; Kloise Potter/46; Phyllis White, 4; and Cynthia White, three weeks old. v Mr si White was the wife of Dr. Gilbert White of Miami, Fla? who left that place last Wednesday to drive to Marion hut has not been heard from sines. The bodies, all in nightclothing, were discovered by a son, Morris Potter, a Marion attorney, who had been to Murphysboro, a nearby town, and who returned homo about 2 a.m. The bodies oLthe wife and the younger daughter were found in one $ bedroom and that of Mrs. White in the bathroom. The grandchildren were killed as they slept. Evidences of a terrific struggle were found in several of the rooms on the second iloor of the home. A coroner's jury jate today; returned a verdict that the victims "were killed,'by W. O. Potter while temporarily insane." Neighbos who testified at the inquest said that they ?aw a light in the Pottter home about midnight and that they heard a commotion about that time. Relatives declared that Potter recently had 'been .brooding over financial losses, ill health and the loss of his position as United States district9 attorney about four months ago. He is said to have lost money in a St. Louis insurance company and in Florida land develop ments. A brother-inrlaw, John Spiller, testified that Potter recently had told him that he planned to take his own life. "V Others brought ou| that potter had been suffering. from % hallucinations that he was fi;qm tlie office of United Stytfs ifcitict ftttqrney be-| cause of irregularities in office and that he was being "hounded" on account of the affair, although a check of his records.revealed no irregularities. :.;VJ."/* . ? -~vt. ?-? ;* 1 /, y; 11 " ? Snake Had Swallowed Squirrel, One of tlffi 'ttftyqjit rattlesnakes ever seen in these parts was (brought; to the city this morning by Mr. Dick, Gallagher and several friends whcT were with him when the reptile was killed. The party whs in Black River swamp squirrel hunting, when one of, them shot down a squirrel the snake grabbed it and sorted to swallow it. His head was shot off before he had completely masticated the dead squirrel and 'he was placed oh the running hoard of the car and brought to. sumter. The largest .part of the reptile's body was as big as'.a mail's arm and he was about five feet long. He was not as long as some rattlers that have been brought in to the city, but his body was declared by many to be the largest ever seen here* Fourteen rattles were attached to his tail.*? Saturday's Sumter Item. A Good Sport and Citizen. There is law aplenty for the protection of the game fishof South Carolina's fine streams, hut until the fishermen themselves can be brought to hold the saipeattlende that a Mull ins citizen manifested a few days ago, the robbery of the streams; will continue and the tmie hastened when they will be completely .fished out. According to i news dispatch ? Mullins fisherman several days ago discovered an alligators nest on the banks of kittle Fee Dee river. There was the ^ sunones disporting themselves nearby. The fisherrtaifp captured several of the little fellows and the big one, too, but he told the (newspaper editor to whose office he carried them, that he intended to turn all of them loose. Pressed for a reason the fisherman declared that the big 'gator was an enemy to -"fish netters" and he hoped that She would keep ohbreaking up the mass of nets spread unlawfully in the Little Pee Dee river. This fisheman is the right sort. He is a good sport and a good citizen. Too many would have welcomed the opportunity to kill the alligator for her hide and to slay the little fellows just for the sport of it. We are frank to say we had never thought of alligators as protectors of game fish, but if they cati do their bit in the breaking up of tha nets that infest the streams^ why let us Vail the 'gator with *H acclaim,-?Florence News-Review# Hired mourners in Mesopotamia . pull out/their hair-to demfSfSSajF genufelnass of thair grief. ? ? FORECAST HUGE CROf. Government indicate* Cotton Crop at 17.454.000 Hale*. Washington, Oct. 26.?Predicting the largest cotton crop ever grown, I the department of agriculture today | placed the indicated production for I this year at 17,454,000 bales of 500 pound gross weight, That is 827,000 bales more than indicated on October 1 and exceeds the previous record I crop by more than a million and a quarter bale*. Reports from all parts of the cotton! belt showed that production this year is greater than had been expected and I that the yield of lint cotton per acre | would be approximately 170.8 pounds or 8.8 pounds more than indicated on .October 1. The heavy yield combined! with the largest acreage ever planted resulted in the huge production. Extensive defoliation of the cotton plant by the leaf worm, coupled with warm weather, have advanced the ma- J turing of the late bolls anjrH>ermitted I rapid picking. Ginnings through.October 18 totalled 8,722,066 running bales, compared 1 with 9,518,046 bales to that date last J year. I "There is no question now that the largest crop in the history, of the country has been grown," said the crop reporting iboard in commenting on their report, "On the other hand the low price and scarcity of pickers, I especially in the western part of thel belt, will probably result in a consid-l erable quantity of the lower grade hot being picked. "The present estimate of 17,454,000 bales refers to the indicated total 1 ginning for the season and is subject i to some uncertainty in regard to how much of the crop produced will be harvested. Because of the low price cotton farmers are discouraged and may not be disposed to pick the last remnants of the crop, even if they can do so. In consequence of elements of uncertainty. in r.egai'd t? the picking of the entire production, the crop indicated on October 18 ginned, and to be g^nhed may vary somewhat from the final figures. The indicated production by states qeludes: North Carolina 1,200,000; jSoqth Carolina, 1,170,000; Georgia, 1,470,000; Texas, 5,400,000. .The ginnings by states includes: South Carolina, 544,986. / Man Killed By Car. Hartsville, Oct. 22.?John Kilgore, 40, single, was struck and fatally injured last night about 6:45 o'clock near his home a/bout two and a half miles from Hartsville, by an automobile driven by W. R. Segars, policeman of Hartsville. AccordjngLto reports, Mr, Segars was driving at a moderate rate when in rounding a bad turn and meeting a wagon, Mr. Kilgore stepped in front of the moving car and suffered a broken back. He was taken to the Florence infirmary, where he died this morning. Mr. Kilgore was employed in the town and frequently walked home at the close of | tbe day. He is survived by a lister 'who lives at Florence and a brother j Who'h& been wdrking in Florida. He^ lived alone. , , Father*Kills Three Daughters. Brockton, Mass, Oct. 23.?A liquor father killed his three daughters with an axe as they slept in their home this morning. He was James $toddard, 36, ? laborer, and the girls were MU.dred, 7; Florence, 17; Edna, 11; and Marion 14; the fourth daughter escaped. ? ? . ... ??. * <- * w?? ?? - /-*- - ?" ' ?? Smothered To Death By Dpst. Franklin, N. C. Oct 22.-Dust from the highway Suffocated a man here today. Harley 'Sorrells, 35, was dirtying an ox team when he fell from the wagon to the road. He held to the Z* and was dragged a abort diaUfice. His mouth and nose, (became filled with dust and he smothered to death, the coroner reported. ^ fAtBX^trrioNS the Court Mouse door at Camden, !S. C? between on the first Monday in November, i?26 being the first day thereof, the described property. to wU: 0? tract of Ur^ OM. r i^rTowX bo?nded .a Wei by J. . Campbell; levded upon and to be sold as the propertyof Eugene Mickle, for tax<* 1 : Three acres with building thereon in DeKalb Township, bounded as foltaxes l9*6,A?gQ ^ ^ oi* lot with building thereon, sltfeSrm ettr of Camden, S. C., and i^in?7.H0?: NorthJJ, WU. ' treet* East by Campbell street, inS'and West by lands now or for?& Of E. H. upon a * . J. w . Miami Devastated bv West Indian Hurricane = Ml I Street iii Miauii after ?114? hurricane had subsided. leaving in Its wake death tutd destruction. Houses wtuv J destroyed, poles und wires knocked dowu, hundreds killed und Injured, mill Ions of property destroyed. ALSO Jprt One lot with building thereon, City ] of Camden, S. C., bounded north by i property of Benson; East by Camp- : bell street; South and West by R. D. Helton; levied upon and to be sold as property of R. C. Dow for taxes year \ 1925. J ALSO 1 One,'lot City of Camden, bounded i as follows; North by Daisy Griffin; i East ahd South by J. W. Stover; i West by Broad street; levied upon and I to be sold as property of Kizzie Brisbane for taxes year 1925. ALSO j One lot with buildings thereon in , City of Camden, S. C., and bounded ' as follows: North -by Charlotte Levy; South by Mdseley; West by Market street; levied upon and to be sold as j property of Julius Chapman for taxes ( year 1925. j ALSO One lot with buildings thereon lo- j cated in City of Camden, bounded as follows: on the North by Julia Alex- , ander; East by J. F. Jenkins; South by Laurens Street; West by Campbell street; levied upon and to be sold < as property of Peter Raskins for taxes year 1925. i ALSO -i One tract of land, one hundred sixty ' two acres, School District No. 1, De- ( Kalb Township, and bounded as follows: North by J. H. Burns; East by property of Frietag; South by the Waters of Pine Tree Creek; and West ( by G. A. Guignard, levied upon and to be sold as property of Camden v. Brick Company for taxes year 1925. -j ALSO .1 One tract of land, one thousand twenty-six acres, with buildings thereon, in School District No. 1, DeKalb Township, and bounded as fol- lows: North by lands of Cureton; East j by Camden Brick Company; South by lands of H. G. Carrison; West by Watoree River; levied upon and to be "j sold as property of G. A. Guignard for taxes year 1925. ALSO One lot and buildings thereon located in the City of Camden, bounded as follows: North by York street; East by Campbell street; South by , colored cemetery; West by G> A. Guignard; levied upon and to be sold as property of estate of Cyrus Mc- ^ Girt for taxes year 1925. ALSO Two lots and building located there-} j on in eity of Camden, boundejl on the^ North by E. H. Church street; South by York street, West by property now or formerly Thomas Levy, levied upon and to be sold as property of Estate J. W. 1 Burke for taxes year 1925. ALSO .SjjgUli & Eighty-four acres and building thereon in district No. 89, 2'ownship, bounded as follows: North y Joe jCook; East by George Cook, 1 South by Joe Cook; and West ^ by Nancy Mitchell; levied upon and to_^ sold as property of Val Mitchell for 4ax6B year 1926.???: v ALSO V 145 acres and building located! thereon, in School ^ ^h^c^Ne. 89,. Wateree Township, bounded North by Jol cook; East by Val Mitchell;? South by George Cook; West by W, v It Mitchell; levied upon and to bt sold as the property of Nancy Mitchell for taxes for year 1926. 200 acres with b^ihg thereen, in District N* 39, Wwt Wftteiee TownEtta Quails. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of the Estate of Sam Mitchell for taxes for year 1926. ALSO ^ o 69 acres "and one building in District Nd. 89 Wateree Township houndMi on the North by Etta Quails; East by Estate of Sam Mitchell; Sodth by John Mitchell; West by Etta Quails. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of Willie Mitchell for taxes >rear 1925. ALSO Two lots with buildings thereon ocated in the City of Camden, S. C, bounded on the North by City lot Mo. *1125; East by Reed; South by 3cip English; West by Campbell street; levied upon and to be sold as property of Rev. A. D. Jackson for taxes year 1925. ALSO* One acre in District No. 1 known as lots No. 35, 51, 52g 53, and 54 of Cureton Park, fronting on Ferry Road, levied upon and to be sold as property of J. M. Helton for taxes year 1925. ALSO One lot and building in Citv of Gamden, S. C., bounded on the North by Walnjit street; East and South by lot No. 13; West by Campbell street; levied upon and to be sold as proparty of J. L. Alexander for taxes for year 1926. ALSO One lot and building located in the City of Camden, S. C., bounded on the North by Church property;-on the East by S. M. Johnson; on South by Rebecca and Lillian Sutton; West by Market street; levied upon and to be sold as property of John Sutton for taxes year 1925. ALSO One lot and building in City of Camden, ^bounded on the North by Joseph Sheheen; East by George T. Little; South by Arthur Smith; West by Broad street; levied upon and to be sold as property of Jessie B. English for taxes year 1925. ALSO One tracts of land 17 acres School District No. 12, bounded on the North by Mary Belle Arledge; East by Boykins lands; South and West by Julius BrevardL levied upon and to be sold as property of W. M. Reed for taxes 1925. ALSO One acre in District No. 1, bounded on all sides by property as shown on plat of Cureton Park; levied upon add to be sold as property of Ida Williams for taxes year 1925. ALSO i Qne lot and building thereon -located in City of Camden, bounded as follows; North by York street, East by City lots No. 198 to 200; South by lot No. 197; West by lot No. 202; lev leg upon a dp to be sold as property of Sam $owen for-taxes year 1925. * ALSO ...... One acre and building thereon in District No. 1. DeKalb Township; bounded as follows: North by lot No. 23; East by lot No. 29; 'South by First avenue; West by lot No. 7, Monroe Boykin Park, levied upon and to bo aold as property' of Charlie Addison' for taxes year 1926. ALSO Two lots and three buildings, located in City of Camden, S. C., First lot bounded North by lot of Gillia; East Fair street; South. Hampton Park; west by S. F. Brasln^ton. Second lot bounded on North by Mrs. E. L Williams; east by N. C. Arnett; South by DeKalb street. - West by Dunn property. Both levied on and to be sold as property of G. C. Bruce for taxes year 1925. ALSO One lot and building thereon located in city of Camden, bounded',as follows: North by David Green; east by S. A. L. Railwav; south by Richard Belton; west Jby Sallie Bolden. Levied on and to be sold as property of Eddie C. McGirt for taxes year 1926.- V :' - : ALSO One lot and Dulldirig thereon, located in city of Camden, bounded north by York street; east by Broaa street; south by Scotta iSalmond; west by W. M. Palmer. Levied upon and to be sold as property of Scip English for taxes for year 1926. -- .? ALSO Orre tot In District No. 1, bopnded north, by Manny Williams: east by William Brevard; south bySaltie Carlos; west by Margaret James. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of DougIa$ Carter for taxes for year 1925. ALSO One lot located in the city of Camden bounded north by property now or formerly of Arrant*; east by Deigar Hunter; south by Clyibum street; west formerly of E. D. Blakeney. i Levied upon and to be sold as tbefproperty of Charlie McGhee for taxes for year 1926. ' ALSO One lot and building thereon in the city of Camden, 'bounded north by property of Gfbbes Sc riven; east by Market street; south by -r-rr? west by property now or formerly James Brisbane. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of John and Tena Griffin for taxes for year 1925. ALSO ^ - T-TTwo acres of land in School District No. 1, bounded on the forth by S, A. L. Railway; east by Eugene C. Moore; south by E. Sa sport as; west by James Kennedy. Levied on hnd to be sold a* property of B. J. Carlos for taxes for year 1925. ' ! ; ALSO Two lots and two buildings in city of Camden. Firdt lot bounded on the north jby Lot No* 5. of Team property; east by Lee Street; south by Hhmpton avenue; west by lot No. 8 of Team property. Second lpt bound- { red on the, noi?i by |>umtTpnd Witt-1 kowsk-y; east by Broad street; south abdVriat by/Meeka property.. Levied upon antTio be sold as property of Postell Brown for taxes 1926. 1 One acre In District Ndift, bounded _ ' i _ t * . ?. i. . north by loin No'# 86, 87, 97 and 98; east by loU 88 and 90; south by First avenue; west by Sam Jones in Monroe Boykin Park. Levied Upon and to be sold as property of Dinah Davis for taxes year 1926. . ALSO One acre and one building in District No. 1, Dekalb Township; bounded on the north byJS. A. L. Railway; east by Henrietta Anderson; south by Chas. Chesnut; west by ?. Levied upon and to be so^d as the property of Elisabeth Moses for taxes for year 1925. ALSO One lot in District No. 1, bounded on the north by lot No. 162; east by lands of Perkins; south by First avenue; west by lot No. 50 of Monroe.?y Boykin Park. levied upon and to be sold as -the property of Ada Drakefor taxes for year 1025. A|.SO ' One lot and one building in the city ,.c^ of Camden, bounded on the north and east by property of M. A. Team; south by Robert Shropshire; west by Campbell street. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of Maggie Da- , vis (Perkins.) ALSO One lot in District No, 1, bounded on the Nort,h and east by McCarthy lands; south by Salmtyid property; west by lapds of George T. Little. Levied upon' and to be sold as property of Robert Salmond for taxes for year 1925. ALSO One lot and building in District No. ; . 1, bonded on the North and cast by * property of Joseph Reed; south by S. A. I.r Railway; on the we?t by Henry ^ Brooks. Levied upon and to be sold as property of Frank and Judith Patterson for taxes for year 1925. ALSO -One lot and building thereon in Die- trict-^No. 1, bounded on the north by McCarthy (lands; east by a road; on. . ; ! south by Scotta Salmond; west by??Levied Upon and to be sold as the property of Lula Belle Davis for taxes for year 1925. .< ^ * ALSO One lot and building in the City of Camden, S? C., bounded on the North by Robert Murphy; op the East by R. D. Dibble; on the South by Hettie Powell; on the West by Gordan street, levied Upon. and to be sold as the property of James Jones for taxes year 1925. ALSO |tnl building thereon in the City of Camden,-S. C., bounded on the North by R. D. Dibble; on the East by E. Dibble; on the South by R, v D.- Dibble; on the West by Gordan street; levied upon and to be sold as \V;| the proptrty of Mary J, Peebles for yipl taxes year 1925.- . i. ALSO ^ One let and building thereon in # the City pf Camden, S. C., bounded on the North by Chestnut street; on the East by Lot No. 16 of Team property; South by .lot No. 18; on the West by Campbell street; levied upon ' W and to be sold as the property ofV 55 'Martha Hudson for taxes year 1926. ' ALSO Nine acres in District No. 1, DeKalb Township, bounded on the North by F. M. Zemp; on the East by Jane Arthur; on the South by property formerly estate Henderson Byra; on the West by Caroline McMullen; levied upon and to be sold as property of Belton Jones for taxes year 1926. ALSO One acre in District No. 1, DeKalb Township, bounded on the North by Lot No. 8-A, on the East by Ella Brevard; on the South by estate of :^ : Rebecca E. Xee; on .the Vfeat by lot No. 4-B, levied upon and- to be told ? . . as the prooerty of Rosa Brown. rr- ... j? ... - J. One lot and building thereon, in the city j>f Camden, S. C., bounded oa the North by Jesse Withers; on the East by?, on West by Gordon street; on. the South by Dibble property; 'levied upon and to be sold as the property of Ella Mickle and ' John Kelley for taxes year 1925. ALSO One lot and building in District No. 1, DeKalb Township, bounded-<en the North by lot No. 6, on the East by estate of James H. Chestnut; oil South by E. C. Sasportas; on the .West by a street; levied upon and to be sold as the property of the estiSif of John Benjamin for taxes yefilPil^H 1996, ? Terms of sale: Cash. \ Sheriff KeV^aw'counl y. J. K. GOO D ALE ' PAINTING, PAPEKHANGING AND KALSOMININdT" 2 \ ALL WORK GUARANTEED j f*-'t A ^ t ,-.J ]J v? i" ' t Estimates Furnished Free < : 409 Rutlodge St. Phone 4$S?J fr CAMDEN, fl. C.' p.: - - i " 'I'M p 1 Ambulance Service Dsy or Night Motor Equipment of tho Boot *>. . . ' > '? ' *.? - ' ; G W.EVANS MORTICIAN .n |?-J | tw i Tol.ph.UM SSf DeKsIh St. Mi. nr. I,; i ir*Mi*'-t^ ' ?? ??-??;?* ? ?i?| BETTER THAN BARGAINS , ' ..... We started oor Used Car business with the Ids* that a good car at a fair price is better than a fair car at a bar? .. ... gain price. That idea has now become a definite policy. Our customers can tell you why. DaLOACHE MOTOR COMPANY ' Camden, South Carolina A USED CAR IS ONLY'AS DtrPErNOABLEr ^ THfr,-P&AL&R. WHO SSLLS IT -V . M/a C..UA nN J > iveirfeaiirurs ana Fur Collared Coats Some women fear to have fabric co a taWitlrfur collars cleaned. It la a f*llaicy of thought, ??#OvOr, for the fur on a coat is carefully handled by ua and its original perfect condition is restored. A We clean furs, too. * Women in increasing numbers are sehdin& their fur coats and fur neckpieces to us to bo cleaned. Furs seem to collect dust and grime more quickly than fabrics even. Often pretty frocks are soiled be?Jl cause of contact with furs or fur collars. r. Cool, crisp fall days are just ahead. It is foolish to^ll wait to hdve your cleaning done when almost any morning now you'll need your heavier coat. 11 [Camden Dry Geanery t E. N. McDowell. Mgr. Two Telephones?No. 17 and 555