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v\ The Camden Chronicle Camden, south Carolina, Friday, February 4, 1927. I VOLUME XXXVIIJ. NUMBER 45. I(.KKATR8T .SEASON PROMISED Cottage Colony It* Largest of <>n?den's Many Winter .Seaaoiu* ' Numerous accessions within the week to the number of cottager occupied makes this the largest cottage colony ever in Camden during the winter season. Recent additions include Mrs. Ix;wis .J. Dundon, who has leased the Lipscomb cottage on Chesnut Street; Mr. Abbott, who will occupy the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Goodale; Mr. and Mrs. John L. Weeks, of Englewood, who have purchased the Smith house also on Chesnut Street; Mrs. Frederick Morck, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. R. Z. Morrison, of Warren, Pa., who will arrive eurly next week to be in the () lilake.ney Zcmp cottage; and Mrs. W. If. Martin, of New York, who will come February fifteenth to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. DuBose on Fair Street. Social events have been numerous since our last record, and among attractive affairs was the dinner on t Wednesday evening at the Torii Shop, given by Mr. lx>uis Sledge, of Hob! kirk Inn, for about thirty guests. Also at the attractive Torii on Friday, Mrs. J. D. Wilkinson entertained with a dinner for Cblonel Guignard, Mrs. Sam Boylston and Mrs. Edwin Adams, of Columbia, and Mr. and Mrs Richard Taylor, of New York. For Mrs. Katherine Rennie, of Los Angeles, who is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. G. Marvin, at Hobkirk Inn,' Mrs. Robert Marye had three tables of bridge on Saturday. Other guests were Mrs. Samuel Russell, Jr., Mrs. Woods "Robinson, . Mrs. Lawrence Kirkland, Mrs. Jack Whitaker, Mrs. Charles Doyle, Mrs. Arthur M. DuBois, Mrs W. A. Bill, Mrs. Hoyne Anderson. Miss Marion Ticknor, Mrs. Edward MoCready Gaillard, Mrs. mul? , Partridge and Mrs. Caleb C Whitaker. Misa Florence Bill, of Smith College, is here for a brief vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bill at Miss Olive Whittredge's. ' Mr and Mrs. Charles Doyle, of Sew^ekly* wha.ji?g rfcis eeason occupyWthe Peake cottage, entertained on Monday evening with a dinner for twelve guests. On Sunday Tom Harmon and Ernest Ry a 11 motored to Augusta for an exhibition match with Alex Ogilvie and David Ross, returning to Camden wRh a victory of_ 6 up and 5 to go a . Harmon breaking the course record by three strokes. The match was played over the new Forest Hills Kicker course, which measures 6500 yards. Par is 70. Harmon had 73 Saturday evening-the guests of the Kirk wood had a delightful card pafty Prize winners were Mrs. Karl P. Abbott, Mrs. Albert Reed and Mrs. T. E Krumbholz. Among recent Kirkwood arrivals are noted Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Harrison, of Montelair; Mr. and Mrs. S. Mr W inWoW ?f Bryn Mawr' Pa; WOrt ? rrS^lUing alld L? B- W00d-' - w?rth, of .Holyoke; Mr. and Mrs. H. j "V. of Norr^town, Pa.; Mr Mr PQres^ott of Boston; J1/' and S. D. Bush, 2nd, of DedCo?!\ a and Mrs* Ja es A. O'I Land family' and Mr- William q a brother of Sir Ashley Sparks, of New York. mey ?IniTnfir wlthin the week to the Court Inn are Mr. and ^Mrs W I a^d Mrthpr Henderson nH i uf' wd C" ?trawbridge, of Philaclelphia; Mr. T. R. Tunis, of Paoli; Meiro" Mr"- ?.harle? FeltehOr, of Melrose, Mass.; Mr. James B. Ladd NewY?rk%"r8-A,1* <>' b, : w Mr?- p 6. KernM ' ,8t Newton^ and Mr. and Dr TNwfy' of Woliaston. Nextf Vo!l' T?r<S8^. >?a8 come from xNewi York to Hobkirk Inn wHppp ^ther . arrivals include Mr. akd Mrs. Mr S ^0pe/; M7- I^lobaum.nd Hw of Hamilton Ontario; Mrs. J, D. Brown of Ard Bu?,Mu a,1d Mr; 8At: iJu?b_o?Jarlboro, N. H ?nd Mrs, Nettles "Csay.Tr H?ildHe?rdH"en Mr" and M"' re thii y"e?ray ** advanced a little will iT t Saturday, February 12, lion, ^,,?b"erred> lnd the contrlbunew heating*ptatr? Pay"1<t for tha of weekTv^talk H the Inn m ^ks the Kln? Haiglar Mrs' w?8\.F*Wont von Trewkowliid ican hB r wiH spcak OT1 1,16 Mo*' being ait"mtion? th? subject of u? ?Lmml8 V Poes the South solin! nd, ^Yhy' Ne*t week, "Muswill P*sci?t ' Movemc#t," 18 DrC '/""tect, and on February will Columbia J. H. Nllaen and Miss %isS York have i Of Mr. and Mrs. cr rtb?eniar7f a, ?4? the third son nbgbo boys IDENTIFIED Johnny Johnaoit and Tommy Janus v Found Frozen Near Kerhhan I he bodies of two colored boys which were found early last Thursday morning near the banks of Hanging Rock Creek, just south of Kershaw, where they hud died during the night from the intense cold Were later iden'.ified as those of Jonny Johnson, k years of age, and Thomas James, ;? years of age. The boys were neighbors and resided with their parents near Childers Mill, six miles north of Camden and according, to infonnation furnished by Wesley James, father of Thomas James, the boys were last seen alive by relatives when they left home at one oclock Wednesday afternoon in search of cows. Prior to that, James stated, the boys had attended school and eaten a substantial meal at noontime and left apparently in good health and adequately clothed for ordinary weather. IVnial by relative- that the boys left home un.ier threat of punishment for failure to return without the cows is substantiated by neighbors whj seem to think that tin* children were well provided for and always kindly treated. When questioned as to why they were not alarmed at their failure to return before being notified of the boy* deaths Thursday relatives explained that it was their belief that the boys had spent the night with a neighbor which was not an jrregular custom. The elder James added that the occurrence was somewhat mystifying to the families as well but Said, personally, he would prefer to believe that the youngsters were lost to all sense of direction than to make other surmises as to why they were found fourteen miles from their homes and along a route altogether foreign to their usual mode of travel. Boys Are Appreciative. The Chronicle is in receipt of the following communication from the ten young white men confined in the county jail: "We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to the good people of this town, and first of all to those ladies for the kindness shown us since we have been confined in this jail. It makes us feel mighty good to know that there is someone on the outside who thinks of us. We have all traveled a good deal, but have never met any people as big hearted as these people in ?quth Carolina. We hope to meet yod some day and] be able to look you straight in the face and say "I am a changed man." The Boys'^j Attention Sir Knights A special conclave of Camden Commandery No. 12 will be held Friday evening, February 18, on which date the grand commander of South Carolina will pay a* official ,visit. All members are requested to be present in full uniform. Refreshments will be served. h Organizing Confederate Sons. Captain J. W. L. Arthur, of Asheville, N. C.f state organizer for North and- South Carolina for the Sons of' Confederate Veterans will be in Camden a few days, coming here for the purpose of organizing a local camp of the Sons of Veterans. He has organized camps at Rock Hill, York and Lancaster during the past week. Cap-1 tain Arthur will be delighted to meet any sons of veterans living in Camden who may be interested in forming themselves into an organization to perpetuate the records of the Confederate soldiers. ,4 ^ * Commandery to Meet There will be a stated conclave of Camden Commandery No. 12, held on. Tuesday evening, February 8, at S o'fclock. All members are requested to be present in full uniform. Aged Woman Dead Mrs* Louisa Mathews departed this life January 22. The 98 years of her life were spent practically in one spot ?her little home in the rugged'clay hills, ten miles north of Camden. In her young days the country around was almost a wilderness and her husband supplied his family with wild turkey, ducks and other game, and when the Ciyil war broke out, Dave Mathews served his state?a brave Confederate soldier throughout the conflict. In her early years Mrs. Mathews spun and wove, and many yards of cloth were made by the clumsy old hand loom in one side of her little cabih. She belonged, too, to that<, picturesque sect that has passed from among us?the Primitive, or wash-foot, Baptist. Mrs. Mathews was a kindly upright woman and had the good will of *11 who knew "her. She was laid to rest in the little burying ground near her home. 8AY8 PLAN ENDORSED Governor Richards Gel* Many tcrs From AH Part* of ,Sl?(r Columbia, Jan. 28.--J am |iu.ra?vbesieged with letters from all parts Of the state endorsing m> program of reorganization for the state gov-! einment," said Governor Richards. 1 here are so many letters of this nuture that it is impossible to auswer 1 them all; there aren't enough clerks in the office to handle replies to all of them." ) The governor commented on the op ^'as ?t'"isen in the press, Uu' -slHU' tu *<>"?' of his abolition1 suggestions. "1 expect you fellows to oppose me pretty hard op these | things from now on," he commented,' "but that's your privilege." He was talking to newspaper men. 1 he governor's program is strongly ; opposed. His plan to abolish the! Mate tax commission and put its work ! on the comptroller general is ruceiv-! ing much condemnation. For the comptroller general to do the work i of the tax commission, and as it is being done now, would cost the state' just as much money, it is argued, and putting this work into politics would injure its efficiency. W. G. Query, chairman of the tax commission, testified before the ways i and means and finance committee. Questioned as to his idetts on the governor s proposal, he maintained his usual policy of refusing to comment, stating that he was a servant of the state; if the legislature saw fit to abolish the tax commission that war no business of his. His business, ho said, is to carry out the law as enacted by the legislature. The governor's ide^ of a soft drinks tax for ravonue. only got a bump last night, when! Representative Smoak of Colleton introduced a bill to make this tax per-, maiient. Comptroller General Beattie presented to these two committees a statement showing collections from all sources for 1926 to be $8,720,092, with appropriations totaling $10 i.318,247. . , I . _ Death of Arthur Haley Bethunc, Jan. 29.?Arthur Haley, who resided several miles abova?R^thune, died suddenly Friday morning, the cause of his death being heart trouble. He had taken his children to school in the morning and died in his car while returning home. Mr. Raley was about 40 years of age and was a son of Gillman Raley of the Mt. Pisgah section of Kershaw, county. He is survived by his father, his widow and four children. Jurors Fd Serve .Second Week The following petit jurors have been drawn to serve for the second week of court of general sessions: Thomas Catoe, Kershaw; W. R. Peach, Westville; R. Cox, Westville; E. E. Holland, Camden; H. M. Ogburn, Kershaw; D. Eubanks, Be-' thune; C. VT: Hasty, Camden; J. M. Porter, Lugoff; J. D. Motley, Blaney;! J. E. Davis, Bethune; D. L. Dabney,i Camden; J. E. Coats, Jr., Kershaw; Tom B. Branham, Lugoff; Wade Horton, Bethune; T. M. Clyburn, Bethune; D.' K. Yarborough, Bethune; R. C. Jones, Jr., Liberty Hill; F. W. 'Walters, Cassatt; G. O. Robinson, Cassatt; J. V. Miles, Lugoff; L. M. Best, Bethune; W. R. Outlaw, Camden; O. "A. Fletcher, Kershaw; S. J. Jackson, Blaney; W. T. Holley, Jefferson; Jerome M, Hoffcr, Camden; J. Mt West, Kershaw; W. E. West, Kershaw; J. S. H. Clarkson, Lugoff; JVT* Hunter, Kershaw; N. C. Arnett, .Camden; Seree D. deLoach, Camden; B. P. DeLoache, Camden; J. H. Clarke, Camden; H. G. Hjnson, Camden; W. R. Rodgers, Bethune. First Week Jurors. Ed. Hornsby, Blaney; S. H. Ross, Blaney; William Rabon, Blaney; W. L. Branham, Lugoff; B. D. Truesdale, Westville; WrL. Jackson, Camden; T. F. Horton, Kershaw; J. E. Coats, Kershaw; W. J. Denton, Camden; W. O. Bird, Jefferson; Lindsay Johnson, Kershaw; J. M. Rabon, Lugoff; Dan M. Jones, Camden; R. A. FaulkenbCrfy, Kershaw; L. J. Truesdale, Westville; T. F. McDowell, Kershaw; R. T. Anderson, Cassatt; A. T, Simpson, Blaney; J. A. McCaskill, Bethune; A. G. Bradley, Camden; J. M. Gardner, Bethune; W. A. Shaw, Kershaw; E. N. McDowell, Camden; L. B. Holley, Jefferson; W. L. Miles, Blaney; D. J. Clyburn, Bethune; R. L. Stokes, Camden; J. T. Raley, Bethune; D. E. Young, Kershaw; Joe Pate, Camden; W. W. Sinclair, Camden; Clifton Hearon, Cassatt; C. A. Helms, Camden; J. W. Jordan, Bethune; T. E. Richardson, Kershaw; T. C. Cauthen, Kershaw. - - NOTHING DOING AT AIKEN Grund Jury Fulls To Kind K\ idcnco KiioukIi Tor Indictments \iki*n, .Jan. 28. Finishing three days of consul ei at ion of the Bowman lynching caM' of October H, in which lit'ithu, Clarence and Demon Lowmun, Aiken uegiois, were taken from the county jail al night aiid shot to death b> a mob the Aiken county grand jury reported to the court late today that it did not have sufficient evidence ou which to base any request* lor indictim iitn. "We do not feel that sufficient e\ idenee has come before us at this time to warrant our asking for indictments against any one or more parties," said the report which was lead in court hy J. K. Edenfield, secletury of the jury, at 5 o'clock. The jury was dismissed from further attendance by Judge J. Henry Johnson who said that though ho rtgicited exceedingly that evidence insufficient to indict had been obtained, He believed the jurors were acting "through no ulterior motive." The brief report to the court added that though the jurors realized that great publicity had been given to the dime, they hoped equal publicity would be given to the statement that "we do positively condemn lynching, mob violence or anything else that would reflect on the state." The report expressed thanks to the court, to Attorney General John M. Daniel who has personally directed the state's case, to Solicitor Berte 1). Carter, assisting the attorney general I and to W. W. Rogers, of Columbia, state constable who has been working on the caBC since assigned to it by Governor McLeod last fall. Attorney General Daniel left quickly after the report was read and Rogers had returned to Columbia ontlier in the day. Nollie Robinson, .sheriff of Aiken county, who made public denials that he was implicated in the affair as published by affidavits of, inmates in the jail the night , of the lynching, said "1 say just as jl said from the first that 'the rightjeous will prevail.'" , Asked for a furj ther declaration, he said he would 1 not depart from his lifelong custom not giving'statements to the press, j Thanking the jurors in a short 'statement, Judge J. Henry Johnson, who had urged them to action said: j "I regret exceedingly, and 1 believe I every lover of South Carolina will regret exceedingly, that you have been unable to present any citizen or citizens for indictment in this case. I shall not assume that your failure to act is through any ulterior motive. I prefer to believe, rather, that the state has not presented to you such evidence as would warrant indictments. Every sound-thinking man realizes that you cannot bring an indictment without the proper evidence." -*J?he state at 10:25 o'clock this morhing completed its case in the grand jury investigation. At that hour Attorney General John M. Daniel left the grand jury room and stated that his case was completed. The grand jurors then left the court house to Inspect the jail, from which the mob took the three Lfpwmatis on the morning of October 8, last, and from the jail to the lonely spot in the woods near Aiken to examine the spot where the three prisoners were shot to death. One witness was heard by the grand jury today, H. P. Dychcs, well known business man of Aiken. He was in the grand jury room ten minutes. The grand jury sent for Solicitor B. D. Carter and he and Attornev General Daniel were in the room about fifteen minutes. Mr. Daniel left and stated as he came out that the states case was complet^J. No more witnesses were sworn for the state. * * The grand jurorB left the court house and went to the jail gate, the gate at which the mob had first appeared and"on which it left battered indications of its visit. The Jurors then went inside the jail, and though no newspaper men wei^ allowed to go with them, it is intimated they inspected the cells where the Lowinans and other prisoners had been confined. The visit to the jail lasted thirty minutes before the jurors returned to the court house. / > As has been the policy sihee the investigation started Wednesday absolute secrecy was maintained. -Interest on the part of Aiken citisens continues apathetic. Buckingham Palace contains approximately fhre hundred room#. -.v k. t s - -f v jt-x - tvfr FOH (OMITI.SOKY LAW Auxiliary Working (?> MhIu* Kdu<.alion Compulsory in State Tlu- following was kindly written by Mr. J. (j. Richards, Jr., superintendent of the Camden schools by re-: quest of the American Legion Auxiliary. The Auxiliary i? asked to do all it can to help in this educational work and asks that our repre.senta lives will do what they can for the county by working along these lines:! "The ugitatiou for a compulsory at-! tendance act with teeth in it is a particularly important one just at the present time. The general assembly i is in session and seemingly about to pass an ait changing the basis on! which state aid has been distributed; from that of enrollment to average] attendance. The following are some j of the reasons why an adequate ctim-j pulsory act is needed: hirst. 1 he state owes an eduea-j lion to her citizens. A state is only : as great as her citizens. Just as a) stati has a right to step in and say to a parent, 'You must feed and clothe your child or suffer the penally: of the law,' she has a right to say, j to each of her citizens, 'Your children' I must be given the opportunity of se-1 ruling a fair public school education.'; It is a known fact that some parents | wilfully refuse to send their children' to school; others through ignorance keep their children at home, .believing the help of such children to be necessary for the support of the family;, still others, because of carelessness and indifference allow their children to stay out of .Bchool either for the full time or for such periods of time that successful work is impossible. "Second. For many years South! Carolina bus ranked at the bottom on very nearly at the bottom of the list| of states in illiteracy. It is true that: she has made wonderful strides with-! in recent years. However, the work should never stop until illiteracy is completely wiped out of the state. A compulsory act of the right kind would insure the literacy of each child within tire borders of our state. The continuance in force of such a law would render illiteracy a well nigh impossible thing in just a few year*. "Third. Under the piesent plan of distribution of aid to the schools of South 'Carolina almost all the schools j are able to run. Under the contemplated plan of distribution on the basis of average attendance the doors of many schools of the smaller type I will be closed for the lack of funds, I unless a compulsory uct is passed of i such a nature that it will force the: attendance to a much higher percent-] age than has ever been the case fft South Carolina. Information supplied by the South Carolina department of education gives the average attendance of white children for 1925-1926] over the whole state 73.<3 per cent. The average attendance .for colored children during the same time was 69.5 per cent. The average attendance in country schools was 08.2 per cent for both races.* Under the suggested plan no less than 80 per cent average attendance is contemplated. It can be clearly seen that in order to raise the average attendance ten points throughout the whole state of South Carolina within one year's time that a compulsory attendance act is absolutely necessary. ^"Fourth. The state of South Carolina and her citizens are losing large sums of money each year if we take the average attendance of the school children as a basis for an estimate. The state superintendent's report of 1924 shows than $2,908,765 was spent in that year, for the education of the children in the public schools. Durr ing that year that average attendance for both races was only 69.49 per cent. Thus we see that 80.51 per cent of all the children of school age were absent from school for the whole year. Were we to count the. loss on this basis making it an even 80 per cent the total loss in money would amount to $89,629.55. Can tbe state of South Carolina longer afford to jioile this vast sum of money each year? WiH the people of South Carolina consent to a waste of 40 per cent of her school funds ? This waste * will most assuredly continue unless an enforceable compulsory act is passed by our general assembly. <- ? "In Kershaw county we have many, many children out of school, some foi the entire year, some for long period? of time; some for short periods oi time. There are in this county quite a number of.- parents who do ,jiqI realise the responsibilities of parenthood. Some wilfully refuse theii children the chance to be educated; | some through ignorance rob theii V * 1 ' r'r. ^ yj* ' . * ^^ ."JtjtS'ty children of this chance, and some ere so careless or indifferent that their children are allowed to remain out of school for short or long periods of time. These arc persons, whom a compulsory act should and would benefit. The average attendance of our schools of Kershaw county is not * kept low by t^O absences of children who are occasionally sick, but it is kept low by the absences of children of parents such as we have mentioned above. In 1925-1926 Kershaw county ranked thirty-first among the counties of South Carolina in average at- ,fl i tendance, the average attendance be ing 69i9 per cent. Prom this state\ mcnt it will be seen that oyer 80 ' per cent of the children of school age ; in Kershaw were absent during the ; past year. In terms of money this - means that over 86 per cent of the r money spent in the schools ofKer-V? ; shaw county during the past year was t wasted." -y . MICS. liKl'NHON DKAI) Florence Woman W mh Horn in Kcr nIimw County Alter a 11 |<lh(i,iK OVt.r twu month* Mr8. F:,nru? J. Brunson died yesterday at th<? hom? of her daughter, Mrs W. J. Wdkin* on South Irby street, at thu M(f? of HI year*. Mrs. Urunson wjus born in Kershaw county hut moved to Florence 42 yearn ago just after her marriage to the lute James H. Brumson. Her first husband was the l^tc \V. W t.opeland, one daughter, Mrs. W. J. Wilson, surviving from this union, i rom the second union the following children are left: Mrs. \V. Frank Carr " of Sumter and John 11. Jlrunson also of Sumter. Mrs. Urunson had onJy one Jiving brother, J. C\ Johnson of Alcolu, now in his N7th year. For several days Ui/family had - J been anrious over Mrs. Brunson'* condition and wen. prepared irj s measure for the end which came so peacefully yesterday. Since she was 1 1 years of age Mrs. Urunson had been a member of the Baptist church. She had been closely associated with the_ work of the Morence church for thfc past 42 years and was active in several of the organization* until her health failed her. she was a devoted Christian, gentle, kind und most lovable, and , her ministrations to the many In Florence have done a \yorl<! of good.""~ She leaves hundreds of friends in Florence and vicinity who will bo sorely grieve<l to learn of her death. Mrs. C\ C. Vatighan of Camden, a itioce, and Dr. T. U. Bruce of Camden, & a nephew, of Mrs. Brunson, arrived 1$ m the city last night to bo prcaent at the funeral services. Mrs. Bruce ."rr accontpaniod her husband.? Sunday'** Florence Now.-Review. * One Hester Granted Bail There was a very interesting hear- " ^ mg before Justice Blease in the court house on Monday, when application I for bail was made for the Heater*, who are charged with the killing 0f I Mr. I hackston in Greenville some jtwo years or more ago. The case has *r I been to the supreme court and a new I trial was granted. The opinion reversing the lower court was written by justice Blease and the array of lawyers before' him on Monday waa formidable, and some mighty good speeches wore made. We became so interested in the speeefms that we .spent most of the day at Fflo-iwrering. I'or the state there were David W. Smoak, a former solicitor, and C. G. VVyces, arrd Proctor Bonham andSolicitor Leatherwood, and for the ^ application for bail we;e Mr. Lanham. S and Mr. Wood and M. L. Smith, and some mighty fjjne speeches were made. And all the lawyers spoke very -v|$| complimentary words about the able ^ opinion of Justice- Bloutu*. ' " Justice Blease said he thought that , ^ Claude Hester waH ontitled to bail, ^ but he refused bail to Jerry Heater und Charlie Hester. The bail dbf-38 Claude was fixed at $5,000.?Newberry Herald and News. t . J. Thomas Smith Dead ? Bethune, Jan. 31.?J. Thomas Smith iij of this town died at Che Borne of Ma brother, J, W. Smith, Saturday night, 5fi following an Ulneai of several weeks with kidney trouble. He waa about 40 yeara of age, and is survived by his widow,his parents, five brothers and oim sister. * The funeral services and burial were held at Pleasant Hill Baptist church yesterday afternoon. A mother and two of her five children were burned te death In their home near Warren, Pa;, Tueeday. The mother loit her life in trying to rescue two of her younge.t ^children.