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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE II. I). Niltp Kditor and Publisher Published every Friday r.t No. 1109 Broad Street und entered at the Camden, South Carolina, pos toff Ice aa second das* mail matter, Price per annum $2.00. ( anideii, S. (I rida), April Tl, 1927. 1927 A I* l< 1If, 1927 Son T Mon Toe WW. Tbu. Fri S?J. ' UJ I W ' UJ ~5T"W 1 2 ' 3 4 i 5 6 7 8 9 101 11 | 12 13 14 95 16 17 | 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ' 25 26 27 28 29 30 w i UJ UJ ? .. ? ?_J M hat I ht ( hroiix If hopes will <rve a i a I male to the confusion which has recently Ix-cn waxing within t he <111 < ( Lorale of t he rhiuiilx*r of < * a on n c i- this week 11ri'.si'atoil id a ) -lime u! a j ?*<? nt meeting of thai body. At till meeting i at!ei|( a.s The < hi'oriii !e tated hi-t week, for the purpose i?t i 1111.salering the residua tion o| ('resident II <; ( unison, Jr.,! ^lengthy and varying uiguments were | In art! in regard to diffeielites between the president ;uid Secretary If. (i. Sander*. I'pon opening the meeting Mr. ( arri.Hon instated hm eoiielusioiis which had led toward resigning and reiterated that his position was un hanged which in effect was maintaining that the chamber ot commerce should I rm i t ion in moii ways than simply a - ii tour -t huieau ami real i s.ate exi hange. Alter making it dear that he held personal enmity toward no director nor to any member of the chamber of commerce. Mi. ( at risen retired. h 1 i t b'.vit h ciiim i statement if Mr. Sanders and. \ -il.ly affected, to secretary then offered his resignation, pledged his continued !ovi for r;ini(|eti and desire to help n > .<%> way toward upbuilding the town and likewise immediately retired '' in the meeting. I hi frankness with which the directs dta;! with the questions during en>i.i;ng hour ;u.(I 1 it teen Minutes an- all deserving of admiration hut ! * in wspupe: did tint wish, as a 1,1 ' i ol policy, to bare publicly an has-- ut the proceedings. MI*. San'< n.g : lis ;u t iele m t his paper of I'tiday, which preceded the un1'i" i-niei.t that Mr. ( ari'ison would io.m: lie a - president, dealt fully with ' o't'etary 's qualif it a! loiis, his in gii'y iind abtitly to serve as unanit's.y e\pi i sscd I>\ t h.e board of di'| r* .and wa- a,.j wanting In any ,:,T ' ' e fill fill I he I. end .fsenietM To .the tv.*r-nr-fmanvrf??*,i heiow l d which ^bxai's the ftignatutes of ' imes Ii. I'.urnV. N ( Arnctt and Hi : -y ,\n age. -1 r.. The ( hronule has no i .inn.cut add cx.ept that it has ' 1 been the policy of this paper " '"> ' ' discriAlit anyone in the I '.11dn eye and Impes tlial it will bring a 'let mite ( lose ;,.i argument and d : - > t. s 11 o : A rep:cscntat:. c ot The Chronicle was present at a itceni meeting of tin- n: rectors ol the ('aniden and Kershaw t aunty Chamber of Commerce held to consider the resignation of i'.s nresideni. .mr. 11. Carrison, Jr., at which meeting, and before Mr. ' r|: resignation was considered, Mi. It. (i. Sanders, the secretary handed :n his resignation verbally, stating Ins rras.in therefor and left the meeting. "The directois appreciating the past Mm k of Mr. Sanders as secretary, declined to accept his resignation. and a committee composed of the signers of this article was appointed to advise Mr. Sanders of this action and of the unanimous desire ef the chamber of coinnioi ^ to retain him. h or .some reason your reporter, in writing up the meeting, made no mention of the fact that Mr. Sanders had i ei ei\ ed this unanimous endorsement and vote of confidence of (he board of directors, wif'i the desire that lie retain his present position ami work w^h and for us as tie has done in the past. Mr fed that yuui write-up, by th s .mission ha* tended to discredit V .-amiers ,n the public eye, thereby <: g mm an injustice ami we thorc 11 fairness to Mr. Sunders, ask at y u g:\c Wilis article prominence >'< 11! i.ex' sstn V - \ ^ < : ftuna.s, whose guilt is so ap: '.".at ..ot e\en a handpieked it" '<n ted by shrewd and ir.flu1 < political la w vers, could not v 1 P n verdii t of convict!an, have ' ;t 'J ,i new technique to escape a tfqt;, ,te punishment They go intc w and leu the solicitor, the judge, r' A d- the flesh and the dee ii just wna' verd'.ct they will accept and what sort of sentence. AiufUhey are Lgetting away with it. Witnow recent notorious examples in Conway and I" Mr. ('. K Schwar, editor of the Hock Mill Record, leading newspaper if the v(iood Town" celebrated his >7th birthday yesterday. For more than twenty years Mr. Schwar has been at tlie editorial helm of the Refold and indeed a great part of the time also steering the business keel us well Taking over The Record at a time it was indeed a puzzle many u i week end to know where was coming ! l ne money to pay off the printers and Jollier help .in Saturday nights; buffed I and lebuffed at tunes by hostile ill lere-ts; "cu.-sed and discussed" an all m-wspapcr men are mole or less, Mr. Schwar during the past two decades and more plugged steadily oiiwaid, giving to Rock llill on Monday and I hursday of cwii week* a newnpapei i of live local new-, free from the filth tiiat many journals of this day and demand earry and one ever working for the building of a bigger and bet'ei Rock Hill ami a more progressive . and prosperous York county and South Carolina. The 07th natal day "I the veteran Rock Hill puhlishei \e-tciday lound him hale and hearty with the exception of a serious defect in his hearing which has troubled him for many years. Nevertheless, he is lull of vim and \ ig??r and long since of mind to remain at his desk, free, independent, fearless, unafraid and detei mined to give Rock Hill a real newspaper, tinhought and unbossed until the evening arrives when the Kdi'oi in-Chief of all the editors and j publishers shall write "JO" for him.? 1 I m-sday's ^orkville Krujuirer. rite Next I'hase Political j I he next chapter in the sordid case I Mdmund Righam will be written i'?t later than l'J.dO. thouglj, it may ! !'hen be published. In that year I i governor will he nominated in the J I'l maiy. and in the last twenty-five \iars the matter of the pardoning i f i m?toi ious e??n\ ict has too often been ; a Iarlur in a content tor governor, j ' )ne has heard of an instance in i which a candidate carried a county I with ttic help of the votes .it the ; ' i lend- of a man in -tripes. I Seven or eight wars ago the stale j senate unanimously voted to submit I a constitutional amendment limiting | executive clemency. Adopted by the people, it would have put an end to j what ha- been niorc than once in the history nt the -ta'.e a disgraceful abuse. I he senate's resolution wax defeated by the house. It Ji.ghum. the rMiv.it, lives long cm ugh. ins case will get into politii -. New - and Courier-. J An announcement of last week of j more interest and import than the ; failure of the general assembly to j shut up shop and go home, was the I statement that Robert Lathan. son of the late Dr. Robert Lathan of Yorkjville, had resigned the editorship of i the ( harlestor News and Courier to j become editor of the Asheville Cilij zen. Mr. Lathan for the past sixteen years or more has been editor of the News and Courier and has worked will for South Carolina. Just why the decision to move to North Carolina is not clear. Recently the News and ( ourier, the oldest newspaper in the South and one of the oldest in th? country was purchased by Thomas R. Waring- and others of Charleston F>ost, afternoon newspaper of the City by the Sea. Any two peas of any kind are more alike than Lathan and Waring. The former, say those who know, has brains; the latter thinks he has. It would be impossible for them to get along. Waring has money. Lathan hasn't much. Therefore the latter decided to get out while the getting was good. Recently the editor of the Asheville Citizen died. The ( itizen is the leading Asheville newspaper and one of the best in the Old North State. Lathan, therefore, when the offer to guide the Citizen came, grabbed it. He has already taken up his new duties. W. W. Ball, former editor of the Columbia State; but recently director of the School of Journalism of the University of South Carolina, which has never amounted to anything and which probably never will, has been named editor of the News and Courier. That is taken to mean by those who think they know something about South Carolina journalism and its history, that the News and Courier will become a sort of "me-too' and second fiddle to t.he Columbia State.? J. D. Cilist in Yorkville Knquirer. I he Sunday laws were ignored peniy in Columbia last Sunday for the first time since (lovcrnor Richards set i.ut about two months ago to enforce them. Soft drinks and s-eekrrig supplie- were - d.i and one the ccntia.ty i . aled drug stores i. a tu.-hit.g busitie--. No a. rest s wire made in Columbia. .; t- stated, but State Detective W. W Rogers -.a.id that he had compelled a groc' ' r> -' >re w hi. h r.< .{ I The Johnston n5; Mill wa- destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. ' The damage is estimated at $80,000, partially covcreu hv ; isuranco. - ) Highain'ti Money Talk* Al last the courts, the people, and the newspapers aie rid of the tiighutn incubus. A directed verdict of murder with a recommendation of rmicy was agreed to in the Horry cou/t Monday. That was the best way out. The chain of circumstantial evidence was complete. There is hardly a shadow of doubt about Kd Bigham'* guilt, hut the supreme court had long since determined that he should not hang. A poor man would have swung into eternity years ago. The Highani* have borae a highly unsavory reputation for genera lions hut it took Ed's case to ie fleet most unfortunately upon our criminal court procedures. 1 he tail end of the farce will come in a few years. The doctor* will pronounce his health in jeopardy. The lawyers will scare up all sorts of cock and hull stories about the trials, afflictions and misfortunes of the few, unkilled, at home, and afterdiscovered evidence. Petitions will ii < ulate which, of course, thousands*-? will sign, a.s they do with all when not begging for contributions. A weak, maudlin and sympathetic g ?\ ernor will pull the final curtain ->ri the scene, by u pardon. -Calhoun Times. Governor AI Smith of New Yoik, 1 has written a letter to the Atlantic Monthly of Boston, in reply to one written by ("has. ('. Marshall, Esq., of New York, in which the latter asked Governor Smith certain questions rel ative to his position as a Catholic and the government of the United States, its constitution and laws. The governor, in part, replies as follows. "Taking your letter a.s a whole and ieducing it to commonplace English, you imply that there is conflict between' religious loyalty to the Catholic faith and patriotic loyalty to the I nited States.' The governor declared that "everything that has happened to me during my long public career leads me 10 know that no such hing as that is true." Governor Smith .jammed up his creed as "an American ( atholic" as follows: "I believe in the worship of God according to the faith and practice of the Koman ( atholic church. I recognize no power in the institution of my church to interfere with the operation of the constitution of the United States or the enforcement of the law of the land. I believe in absolute freedom of conscience for all men and in equality of all churches, all sects, and all beliefs before the law as a matter of right and not as a matter of favor. I believe in the th-olute separation of church and state and in the strict enforcement ot the provision- of the constitution that congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion ot piohibiting the free exercise thereof. 1 believe that no tribunal of any church has any power to make any decree of any force in the law of the land, other than to establish the status of its own communicants within its own church. I believe in the support of the public schools as one of the cornerstones of American liberty. I believe in the right of every parent to choose whether his child shall be educated in the public school or in a religious school supported by thosfe of his own faith. I believe in the principle of none-inter1 e re nee by this country in the internal affairs of other nations and that we should stand steadfastly against any such interference by. whomsoever it may be urged. And I believe in the common brotherhood of man under the common fatherhood of God." 1 his paper cannot refrain from expieasing surprise at the complacency of the South Carolnia press at the outcome of the famous Bigham trials. How we raved at the Aiken lynchfcig! That affair was a lawless outburst of the passions of men; the Big&m fiasco was a deliberate compromise with a brutal murderer, and this paper rejoices in the fact that it^had the temerity to express itself in no uncertain words, and -thereby went on record as condemning the sort of legal procedure which, in a way, breeds such outbreaks as came at Aiken and shocked the country. The Aiken affair was committed "under sudden healt and passion" while the Bigham trial followed six years of pi emed i ta t ion and aforethought." If the Bigham case deserves no more consideration than has been sltown it by the newspapers of the ?tate within recent weeks we admit our inability to know what matters d^ dcM'i\e the attention of thinking pien. In oui opinion this case brings to hgh., most forcibly, the weakness of ?ur laws and courts and offersibetexcuse for criticism and correction than the outburst of a dozen or two lawless men in Aiken, or elsewhere Marion Star | ' j George W. Young, one of Clinton's most prominent litizens, died suddenly Friday, following a heart attack. Mr. > oung was one of I^aurens county's largest and most successful farmers. - ?? ??nc? ?...... . .gj MATTHKWK FAY8 FINK Will Not Have To Serve Time For B'K Hank Defalcation < ol^mbia, April 20.?J. Hope Matthews former chairman of the board of the now defunct American Hank A 1 rust company, who pleaded guilty Monday in Kichland court of general sessions to certain misdemeanor charges growing out of the failure of the financial institution, was yesterday-sentenced by Judge John 8, Wilson to pay a fine of $f>,000 or to serve j from five in ten years in the peni I t?Hilary or upon the public works of the county. The defendant was released for the night in the custody of ' bis counsel. U is understood that the! fine will be paid today. Other charges against Matthews under the agreement by which he pleaded guilty to counts alleging borrowing and lending of the funds of the bank in excess of the limits fixed by law and without authority from the directors, were quashed. Ivy M. Mauldin, president of .the bank, intended to enter a pica similar to that of Matthews, but died April J, arid therefore, of course, cases against him have been nolle prossed. The solicitor, when asked yesterday aboiu charges against W. W. Bradley, former state bahk examiner, who was als > indicted because of the failure of the American Bank & Trust company, said he had no announcement to make. I he judge announced his sentence in three parts, giving two to four years or a fine of $2,000 each on two indictments, and one to two years or a fine of $1,000 on a third indictment. Aftei sentence had been pronounced i the defendant sat down, manifestly I relaxing, hut whether with relief or not, at the terms prescribed, observers could not judge. Senator Blease patted him reassuringly on the shoulder. Others engaged him in low-toned conversation. Mr. Sapo went to the bench, to arrange with the court a parole in custody of counsel until today, when it was expected the fines would be paid. At an intimation from Mr. Sapp the indulgencedesired had beon granted. Senator Blease waved his hand, Mr. Matthews got up and several friends nearby shook hands with him, as he move 1 with his counsel down the main aisle toward the Washington street doorway. No Hill In Thomas Case Columbia, April 2<?.?A no bill was returned by the Richland county grand jury today in the case for alleged embezzlement against L. H. Thomas, former ^ secretary-treasurer for the State Highway Department, who Governor Richards had arrested and brought back to South Carolina to face charges. Great Victories For The Lawyers Senator Cole L. Blease won a great legal victory in Columbia Tuesday, when he got his client, Pope Matthews, off with a small fine. He was on the opposite side from the state and only did his duty according to' the modern conception, but what about the judge and solicitor sworn to treat all criminals alike. If Mr. Matthews was guilty at all he ' was guilty of breaking a tremendous trust and should have been punished accordingly. Former Judge Mendel I,. Smith won a great legal victory recently in the Bt^ham case. His towering intellect and dramatic power saved the life of the "Last of the Bighams." This compromise business will only stop when we get judges and solicitors the equal or supciior of the astute lawyers, who now control our courts. Unless we do this the scales of justice w.ill never get in balance again.?Florence News-1 Review. We imagine that many of the very! best and most 'valuable* members of the present legislature are so disgusted that they are going to wash their hands of the whole mess and quit when their time is out. That's the serious part of the whole business, as matters have been drifting from bad to worse for several years, and in many of the counties it has been an increasingly hard task to induce men of fitness to offer for legislative jobs. Nobody with any business of his own wants to go to Columbia and be tied up for three months and over on a job that should be easily got rid of in the prescribed forty days. It is too much of a sacrifice to Hsk of any except the man of means and leisure, and that class we imagine, unless they have a special fondness -for Columbia or friends ir. iho legislature of who^e company, they are fond, would far rrdher be somewhere else?Chester Reporter, j Karl ( arroj. \ow York Iheatrioal man, sentenced to serve a year and a! >ia> m the Atlanta Federal prison, and who has been in a Greenville hospital, the past week or more, due to a phy-' sica! collapse while en route to prison,! is slowly improving, but it will be' some days before, he is finally taken' to the Atlanta prison. j i A gas war is on in California be-'1 twien tin- Standard Oil company and: I tin* Pan-American Petroleum com- j pany and as a resu't gas is being sold at Hi 1-2 cents per gallon. r | Wants--For Sale I t ?? FOR REN'l 1?Five room house conveniently located on Laurens Street, next.to Mr. .J. L. MoseleyV home; occupancy May 1st. Address M. H. Hoy man, Camden, S. O. 4-sb LOST DOC? Big male pointer, white and liver color. Answers to name of lack. Reasonable reward for any information as to his whereabouts. Address J. K. Goff, Rte. 2, Camden, S. C. 4-pd ? ? FOR SALE?We are ready to receive orders for Porto Rico potato plants in any quantity. The plants are government inspected. McCaskill & Lollis, Camden, S. C. 4-7-sb BARGAIN AT $800.00?Packard sixcylinder touring car, 1924 model, in excellent condition. Phone 553-W, or write Box 242, Camden, S. C. 4-tf FOR SALE OR RENT?Unfurnished eight-room house in desirable location. Address J. C. Gillis, City Filling Station, Camden, S. C. / 4-5-sb FOR SALE?150 bushels ninety day Velvet beans $1.85 per bushel, 5 or more bushel lots freight paid. Porto Rico Potato plants $1.80 per thousand, express collect. W. A. Shuler, Rembert, S. C. 4^5-sb FOR SALE?Old fashioned bureau of mahogany, in good condition. Telephone 8412, Columbia, S. C. 4-6pd. WE CLEAN?Anything from neckties to art squares. Camden Dry Cleanery, Phone 17 or 555. i FOR SHOE REPAIRING?call at the Red Boot Shop next door to Express office. A. M. JONES, Prop. 24 tf j FOR RENT?Nicely furnished eightroom house on Chesnut street, known as the Burrier home, is for j rent and possession can be given immediately. For further information address Drawer 267, Camden, S. C. GIRL?Has sole Support 0//nv&(? mother, wishes subscribers lot t^J State Newspaper, to enter ufl contest. Make payments to? State Company." Insured s|fl Address: C. C., Care 1300 Street, Columbia, S. C. 2-i? NOTICE TO ICE'USERS^CmJH Ice Company Service Station! Main street, just below W. J Hay's. Garage is in charge of Haynes. He will greatly ap]H jiiate a part of your patron^J Open all day. "Look tor \.W. sig? WANTED?No. 1 pine iTgTlSM cash prices paid; year round ? mand. Sumter Planing Mills ? Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Bo? Sumter, S. C. 14? C11 RTa1>Ts^ ST RETCH ED-AnyB wishing curtains stretched p? apply at ,'aOA Campbell Sf?'^ Prices reasonable. FOR SALE?One'1925 Ford with starter. Has just t>een^H hauled. Good cab and body. H' tires all around. Will sell a? sonable price to quick buyer. or terms to responsible fl < Apply to N. Snyder, Laurens? Camden, S. C. CARPENTERING-*For any carpenter work see John .S.? at 812 Church Street, dy? 268. ^ I will be glad to wflf J , public. All work will ITT? promptly and guaranteed workmanship. I specialised wj building. First class finiik?!? inet making, mantles and jcw^? I solicit your patronage id! J furnish best of references. ? Hair Cutting! 25c a Beginning the first May and continuing thfoifl the first week in montfi until September H the Palace Barber Sb^l offer hair-cutting dfl; PALACE BARBER SH? Telephone Service improves- while Calls increase THE adding of thousands of new subscrlbers to t he Bell telephone system In South Carolina last year has greatly Increased the value and scope of the service. This growth is reflected In the increas- i Ing number of calls handled daily by ths operators, who are responding cheerfully to your needs and maintaining quick and courteous service. In South Carolina, atone, it Is estimated that the operating forces handled more than 103,627,100 originating local calls and 2,066,600 long distance messages last year. This was an average of 313,700 local calls and 6,220 toil calls per day; an increase of mors than four per cent over the previous year. That such an enormous volume of calls 18 handled, day in and day out, so efficiently as to win general public commendation, Is due U the loyal efforts of 600 highly trained operating room employes who serve you. Your considerate co-operation encourages the telephone workers In their determination to continue the high grade service to which you are accustomed. MORGAN B. SPEIR, Carolines Manager i SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE I i AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY I I DRAPERIES I AND RUGS M SHOULD RE CLEANED BEFORE STORING FOR SUMMER I We can clean any kind?Cotton, Silk Camden Dry Cleanery Camden Steam LaunwH e. n. Mcdowell, Mgr.