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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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! Published every Friday at No. 1100
Broad Street at)d entered at the Camden,
South Carolina, posioffice as;
second class mail matter. Price peri
annum $2.00.
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I la-re Are No Hard 'l imcn
Mel a farmer the olhei day who
oaln't have a complaint to make
..houl the low price of cotton, nor did
tic have air-, complaint to make al>ou>
the atIcgod hard times that are now
existing.
It was an u.' Usuai ? xjx-ricnce foi
Views and Intel views, who lor months
past hu< hi en hearing th.s farmer and
that farmer and the other one complain
of "tmrd times," and when it
was suggested to this f aimer he ju.it
laughed and said, "No, we are not
having any Laid times. Times are
good. I move arpynd quite a lot and
see lots of people and I haven't seen
anybody that is in real need. Kverybody
seems t?? have plenty to eat and
plenty to wear and plenty to keep
thrin warm. Thorp are ntvue people
riding the roods in automobiles tl\an
there cv< r whs ;n the history of the
country, and it looks to me as though
let' of these people ju-t , ide all the
lime -they n< ver stop. Hard l imes?
Shucks, people today d< n't kn ?w anything
about hard times and they
ought to he ashamed of themselves ,
for even suggesting surh :\ thing.
"I have sold many a hale of cotton
for three and a half and four cents a
pound, win at f?ft cents a bushel, eggs
at ten cents a d<>7.i<n and hogs at six
an I seven cents a pound and less. No,
we ate not having hard times. We are
living easy, mighty easy. People do
not work like they used to do when 1
was a young man; they do not take
'..re of what they make and they I.)
" ' ! tr.v to -ave," the fat nice went on.
"When I was young we worked on the
am up until dinner time on Saturday
and lots of the time until Saturday
night. Now farmers work when
h"\ please an I they stop wlun they
ph ase. 'I !,ey are always going to
t'wn or somewhere else for this
'hing, that thing and the other. They
".v. c to g > to every entertainment or
n r lig in the ro-mt-y. It is just go.
go and go. ( >! 1.use all this costs
money, ha* of it, hut then they go
uv* the same, and then ta;k about
hard time.-.. It makes me tiled. We
are not having any hard times and
you know it as v. .11 as 1 do."--'Yorki
d it Fiiqu .n r,
The Hanines I.aw
J lite naturally the Hnumos Law L
t. * p'pular wi'h New Vork's eiim1t.1l
c'cin-nt. I: ,n i, , ? them oft
in! fir iaigi s ot their liberty.
At..! guile as u.tlt'ia.ly it is not p<>ptil.i"
with the s*ta?e s professional sob
!? -. male ai' i L male. 'They view
" > ' horror any ..ml all attempts to
pu* .-h tin- wrongd wr, and making
pu i.shinciit maiilatoty pav es almost
hi*, .md thcii comprehension. Hut the
aw is popular with the people as a
w i.11' Lf?Is. mipiiiiti with those
1 barged with protecting life and propcity.
It is popular with the highest
murts in the state, which have upheld
its legality. Clime in New York city,
according to the report of the commissioner
of police, was cut sixty per
cent during 1926! The decrease was
attributed directly to the Baumes
Law, which was in effect only for six
months during that year. The Baumes
Law has many commendable features:
it decrees high bail; it removes the
power of discretionary sentence from
politico judges; it makes prison inevitable
for perpetual criminals. Urn
doubtcdly tt igy harsh; but so, t<n>, is
crime harsh, and there is an old
truism that fire must be fought with
fire. If harshness to the criminal has
reduced crime sixty per cent in one
state, it might well he tried in others.
?Dearborn Independcut.
WAKNIN(7~
Complaint has been made of hoys
using air rifles, parlor rifles and
sling shots in shooting birds and
squirrels in the public parks and private
grounds of the city. This is in
violation of the city ordinance, and
boys are hereby warned to discontinue
this practice or arrests and fines will
follow. II. I). HILTON,
Chief of Ho!>e.
January 27, 1927.
NOT1CK
The regular annual meeting of r.no
stockholders of the Hermitage Cotton
Mills will be held at the office of the
corporation, Camden, S. C., on Wednesday,
February Ift, at 12 o'clock.
All stockholders pleaae take notice.
H. R. LANC., Secty.
Camden, S. C., Jan. 2ft, 1927.
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THIS WEEK I
By Arthur BrUUnu
Mr. Brisbane's editorials are published
a* expressions of opinions
of the world's highest salaried
editor and The Chronicle does not
necessarily endorse all of his
views and conclusions.
I his, as \\ ill Roger* would any, is
written on the train traveling from
Washington to New York.
Millions of Ami i .cans will be glad
to hear that the president, seen two
hours ago, seemed in perfect health-,
lull ot energy, and, amid all the
Nieaui aguarMexiro excitement, calm
as a \ crtnont elm.
What appea/s to interest the president
just now in internal improvement,
projects f<?r canals from the
fa.' ms and facilities to the sea, and
development of unused waters for
power and irrigation, in particular development
of the Colorado River.
1'resjdent Coolidge speaks just so
tasL, and no faster. He knows every
word that he is going to say before
he says it. Words do not come out
and surprise him, as happens with
othei >.
You can't hurry him, or ofcoose his
subject for him. And as for holding
him hat k, when he means to go in a
certain direction, why, to "draw up
ihe Leviathan with a hook" would be
child's play, compared with it.
Chinese mobs are looting Christian
ehuI'chc.s. Too hud, and i: fills us
with horror. Americans, British,
1 tench and other travelers brought
home all sorts of loot from Chinese
temple.1- after the Boxer uprising. But
that was different, the Chinese are
only heathens.
Charles Chaplin, never very heavy,
has lost 1* pounds since his latest
worries began. The worst illness is
mental illness. Chaplin who has
made millions happy and never made
an\body unhappy, would sei m to have
a just complaint against fate.
1 lu* -1 nate rejects the Lausanne
treaty, so this country remains cut
otf from official acquaintance with
iurkey and that energetic dictator,
Kemal Pasha. The treaty is rejected
because it doesn't provide adequate
protection for Christians, or any solution
ot the eternal Armenian question.
The rejection of the treaty is IargeA
" triumph for Christian missionaries.
luenty was the average age at
which men died in the yepr 1G50. In
IKoO the average age was forty. In
lHio it was forty-five, and now it is
fifty-eight.
I h" able hr. Mayo supplies those
figures. With the right kind of living.
ten year.--. can be added to present
HVtiagr, and we begin wise living
at the right age. The famous Luigi
Cornar.., however, given up to die after
forty, lived wisely and passed 1(10..
American business men, Dr. Mayo
says, "lack girth control." Too much
t.it means shorter life. The dangerous
age for woman is sixteen to
I'iKhioen. The diuigeious rrgr frrr
man is from fifty to fifty-five. At
that age he becomes foolish.
Little things are important in big
things. Mr. Blume. president of the
Western Electric company, tells you
that telephoning across the Atlantic
Ocean is made possible by a small
object manufactured from Rochelle
salts.
And now the British manual for
Royal A>c Force pilots orders them
to chew gum as they come down from
high altitudes. Chewing gum creates
saliva, and that keeps the flier swallowinti-.
Tho nifr nf rn_
lieves pressurejon the ear drums.
"Fearfully and wonderfully made"
is correct.
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( ats near Bakersfield, California,
can sympathize with Midas, who
changed into gold everything he
touched, and nearly starved. California'.-,
cats were cheered, then horrif-.ed.
by rolling waves of migrating
mice. First they ate some; then ran
from them ii> horror. Too much,
even of mice, is too much.
h ingerprints as a means of identifi*
at ion were used by the Chinese as
ta:ly as 100 B. (\
Qt "KERSHAW LODGE NoTw
A. F. M.
^G^Re>rular communication of
/^x^Vhis lodge is held on the
first Tuesday in each month
o p.m. \ isiting Brethron are welCi?T>edA
. T" V WALSH,
J. E. ROSS, Worshipful Master
Secretary. 1-14-27-tf
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J !-. jJ ILl'JJ-... '-JliiJii .11.I1 U. m IMULj
WOULD NOT FREE BRIDGE 1
Kcrtthuw Delegation in Houae Anku
Repeal of Free Act .
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(Thursday's State) > ,
Repeal of the act of 1925 making
provision for the abolition of all toll
charges at the Wateree bridge in ,
Kershaw county in proposed in a bill 1
introduced by the house Kershaw
delegation.
The bill, awaiting its second real- .
ing, i.s beirlfiThold up on the calendar ^
by the objectioij of Representative'
.VJ. Ligbtaey of Richland county.
The act of 1925, which the bill aeeks
to repeal, provided, that "if at the *
end of . . . three "year* from the date j'
of the approval of this act the state;
highway commission has completed
the construction of a hard-surfaced
iuud from the Richland county line j
to said bridge then the said board of
directors of Kershaw county7 are au-i
thorized and directed to turn the said
bridge over to the state highway ,
commission . . . and to cease to collect J 1
any tolls for the use of the same.". (
The road ha? not been constructed J
and, according to Ben M. Sawyer,
chief highway commission;* cannot be j
constructed by the state highway
commission within the time limit set, '
unless the money for this purpose be
advanced to the highway department
by Kershaw county. The paving, Mr.
Kawyer said, would cost approximately
$500,000 and no such sum of highway
commission funds is available for
the purpose.
The act of 1925 made provision for
this contingency, however, declaring:
"If, however, at the end of the said j
three years the state highway commission
has not completed the con-1
struction of the said hard-surfaced
road from the Richland county line
o the bridge, then the said county 1
hoard of directors of Kershaw eounty
are hereby authorized and directed
to continue to collect toll fees for the.-?
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use of said bridge, as now directed
by law, and after paying the expense, _
of collecting the same, and keeping J
the said bridge in reasonable repair,
to apply the remainder thereof to the
construction of said road from the
Richland county line to said bridge,
under such contract and in such man- ]
ner as they may deem most advantageous
to the county of Kershaw."
The passage of the pendng bill and
the repeal of the act would permit
the county to continue the toll charges '
indefinitely and to put the money col- j
lected to such uses as it may desire. I
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The house and senate on Saturday
adopted u resolution to permit the
war department to loan tents and
other camp equipment for the Confederate
veterans reunion at Tampa,
Fla., next April.
K1RKWOOI) GIFT SHOP OPEN
Everyone is cordially invited to
visit the Kirkwood Gift Shop and see
the wonderful assortment of new and
attractive gifts and novelties in do- '
mestic and imported leather, silver
and jewelry. We have added to our
stock an unusual selection of chil- 1
(Iron's novelties which include items
for the baby from Krueger; the
famous Horsman Hebee-Shebee Dolls; 1
Borgfeldt's distinct imports and Mar- (
garet Stciff importations. We also
have a very large assortment of new (
and practical place-cards. You will (
always find at The Kirkwood Gift |
Shop your favorite candies, papers,! 1
periodicals, new books and a complete I
line of smoker's accessories.?Adv. j
Wants-For Sale
FOR SAKE CHeTvP? Old-fashioned"
bedroom suite of furniture, book
i shelves and extension and other
tables. Phone 263-W. 46-sb
FOR SALE?Three or four good
mules. Several hundred bushels of
good corn. Fulghum Oat seed.
Apply to S. F. Brasington, M. D.,
Camden, S. C. 46pd
HORSE' F'()RESALE '()R ^RENTH
State-raised, spirited young bay
horse. Not afraid of automobile,
train or gun. "Good saddler, five
gaited; easily worth $175.00. Will
allow trial by responsible party or
will rent by the week or month.
Phone 280-W or write 1815 Fair
Street. 46-pdC
A PONS?Orders will be taken for
dressed capons between 9 and 10:30
o'clock at the Community Market
held in the Redfearn Motor Co.,
Saturday morning, by Mrs. B. J.
Truesdale. 46-sb
FOR RENT?One room to gentleman.
Telephone 304-J or address 1205
Lyttleton street, Camden, S. C.
^ ^ 46-pd
WHITE MEN?Come, go in business
on our capital in Kershaw County..
Sell the finest of Spices, Flavors,
Toilet Goods, Remedies and Stock
Specialties to farmers. You can!
make good money, we can make1
food money and we'll both be \
appy. Write quick for full infor- j
mation. State age and whether!
have team and wagon or auto. The
H. C. Whitmer Company, Dept. 30,!
Columbus. Indiana. 46-48-pdi
FOR SALE Wood's cabbage an.1
Iceberg lettuce plants, 30 cents per ,
hundred. Day old eggs 40 cents i
per dozen. Apply 1613 N. Mam
street, or Telephone 309-W, Cam-1
den, S. C. 46-p4 j
VOTlCB~*If you want to plant aoroel
good river land this year sec lue.
8. y, B rasing ton, M. D., Camden,
8? 0. 4epd.
MCOTINO AND'HEMSTITCHING^
/ Try the Singer Store, 943 Main
treet, Camden, 8. C. Sewing machine*
?old, rented and repaired.
44?46pd.
nV ANTED?To hear from owner of
good farm for sale. State cash
price, full particulars. D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis Minn. 51-ab
iVOOD Von 'HAC^rwolfUt wool
four-foot wood and stove wood, delivered
anywhere in Camden. Address
W. F. Russell, Jr., Camden,
Ji- C. 46-47-pd
'BAN UTHKED^Whl^a'nrar for
sale; good and sound; this year's
crop. Prices under market. Address
L, Schenk Co., Camden, S. C.
46-pd
TO 'WANTED 'AS 'COOK?
By experienced colored man, good
references furnished. Address M.
L. Lewis, 702 York Street, Camden,
S. C. 40-48-pd
LOST-?A gold Klgin watch with
enamel monogram and bird on back
of case. Liberal reward for information
leading to recovery re-1
turn to Camden Chronicle, Camden,
S. C. 45-46-sb ,
FURNITL RE FOR SALE?The j
household furniture, pictures and 1
such formerly belonging to Frank '
Hopkins, which also includes a com-1
plete office suite of roll top desk, ;
chairs, filing cabinet, etc., will be]
sold from their recent residence,
1609 Lyttleton street, on Monday,
February 14th, between the hours'
of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. This is not!
an auction sale but each piece will I
be plainly marked. 46-ab J
FOUND?Woolen blanket. Owner j
may have same by proving property I
and paying costs. Apply Amelia i
Blanding, 1702 Campbell street, j
Camden, S. C. 46-pd
FOR SALE?Five mules at Kershaw '
county chaingang, in good work or- j
der4 prices reasonable. For further
information apply to H. E. Munn, '
road superintendent or C. A. Johnson,
superintendent chaingang,
.Qamden, S. C. 46-48-sb
STRAIGHT S AI . A R Y?$ 3 g'ST' per
week and expenses. Man or woman
with rig to introduce Poultry Mixture.
Eureka Mfg. Co., East St.
Louis, 111. 46-pd
hOR SALE?Coker's pedigreed 3upev
seven wilt resistant) Cotton Seed.
A real resistalit cotton. These
seed were ginned by my own gin;
all hulls are removed and 100 percent
pure. $1.00 per bushel. Lumbers
of all kinds and grades. Apply
to C. B. McCaskill, route 3, j
Camden, S. C. 43-46sb ]
FOR RENT?For rent for year 1927 I
a two horse farm near Antioch j
church. L. A. Wittkowsky, Cam-1
6en, S. C. 34-sb |
FOR SHOE REPAIRING^rn^riTel
Red Boot Shop next door to Ex-j
press office. A. M. JONES, Prop.
24tf 1 J
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1'OR SALE?Good clean oat straw;
for sale, suitable for stable bodding. !
Apply to McCaskill & Lollis, Cam- j,
den, S. C. 4.5-sb j
FINAL DISCHARGE ,
Notice is hereby given that one;
month from this date, on Thursdav, i
March 17. 1927, I will make to the]
Pro ha te Court of Kershaw County,
my final return as Guardian of the!]
?state of John M. Brewer, the said :
John M. Brewer now being twenty- I
me years of age, and on the same '
late I will apply to the said Court
For a final discharge as said Guafrdan.
MARIE BREWER RICHEY. ]
Camden, S. C., Feb. 10, 1927. i
WE CLEAN?Anything from neck-'
ties to art squares. Camden Dry
Cleanery, Phone 17 or {>56.
FOR SALE?Two Barred Rock cockerels,
thoroughbreds. Telephone
478-W. Miss Jennie C. Whitaker,
Cafnden, S. C. 46-pd ]
LOST?'Somewhere on Main street
Monday, a gold pin with seven
pearls in center. Reward if returned
to the Chronicle office, Camden,
S. C. 46-pd i
FOR SALE?Good clean oat straw
for sale, suitable for stable bedding.
Apply to McCaskill & Loll is, Camden,
S. C. 45-sb
AUTOMOBILES?Washed, great*] "1
and doped. Goodyear tires, tubtt,rl
and accessories. DeKalb and I
Lyttleton Streets. U. N. Meyers, I
Telephone B61, Camden, S. C. 9
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FOR RENT?Furnished rooms- for |
light housekeeping or meals if de- I
_ sif%d. All modern conveniences. I
centrally located. For terms apply
Mrs. T. W. Lan?, Camden, S. C.
44'60-piM
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WANTED?No. 1 pine logs. Highest I
cash prices paid: year round dt*S
mand. Sumter Planing Mills aad fl
Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Booth,ig
Sumter, S. C. l-tf-s?
At Your Service
1,950 New Teie|>hu I1C8 I
More than 1,950 new telephones were added to
the Bell Telephone System in South Carolina last
year.
This was a substantial gain, and is a reflection
of the continued growth and progress of the State.
To keep pace with South Carolina last year required
telephone additions and replacements costing
more than $1,000,000.
There are now 41,000 Bell telephones in South ^
Carolina, and your service is more efficient and
more valuable than ever before.
MORGAN B. SPEIR, Carolina* Manager
"BELL SYSTEM" ~
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE/rX\ " ]
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY%^J
incorporated ' "3
One Policy, One Syrtem, UnkwrsoJ Service'
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VALENTINE'S DAY?Monday, Febru- I
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ary 14th, is Potato-Planting' Time. :
We have selected Seed Potatoes?Bliss
and Irish Cobbler.
Also Valentines and Valentine Candies. ;
W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store
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Prescriptions Called for and Delivered
I If Cotton was 30c. to 40c. I
I per pound you could clear expenses I
I making a half crop . . . . |l
j | BUT?at present prices anything less than a full crop IjH
I will show a big loss. You cannot make a full crop |H
i f 'H
| Congaree Company Soil Builder Fertilizers are a sure i< I
i thing. They are carefully made, all plant food, and V
! have stood the test of years. Ask the hundreds of.sat- \\ I
I. isfied farmers who have used them.
Every one of them will tell you that they are superior | I
to other fertilizers and will make a crop when most i I
I other .fertilizers fail. See us before buying.
I Springs & Shannon, Inc. I
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Representing I
j Congaree^Fertilizer CompanyB