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I The Camden Chronicle 1 ? ? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA," FRIDAY. AUGUST 7 i?,, ? ~ ** ' ' ? ' NUMBER 19. POWER OF TAX COMMISSION *? Even Stronger Power* Than 1-cderal Prohibition Agent* (By Jno. K. Aull.) Columbia, August 31..?Probably no gislative enunciation in all the hia?r> of the United State* since the trmation of the Union has ever confrred upon any State, federal, or her officer or officers (even proibition agents), more drastic or artrary powers than the revenue atute passed by the last genera) asimbly of South Carolina, and which ^came effective July 1, and is now i be enforced, confers upon the South arolina Tax Commission. They or leir agents may enter upon the -cmises of any taxpayer and exnine, or cause to be examined any ooks, papers, records, or memoranda earing upon the amounts of taxes ayable and secure other information redly or indirectly fpncerned in the iforcement of the Act; they or icir employees may, without a warint, the Act says^ seize goods held wenty-four hours or longer by a reliler, or seventy-two hours or longer y a wholesaler or jobber, without eing stamped; in the same manner, nthout a warrant ("as above providd for unstamped goods," the Act puts t), they may confiscate any vehicle, a common-carrier, which may be wA "for the transportation for the jerposes of sale, of unstamped artides as herein-above enumerated" in fihort, they are given powers with regard to searches and seizures against which both the farmers of the Constitution of the United States and of the Constitution of South Carolina, in identically the same words, sotfght lo guard the people. In the general assembly, when the ill was under discussion at ent session, these drastic provisions f the Act were called Attention to, >ut to no avail. The sixth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, whs Ihbmitted, along with others, at the1 Bgular session of Congress which Hgan on March 4, 1789, less than two Bars after the convention of 1787 had oopted the constitution. They were ubmitted, it was stated in the reoiution of Congress, because "the onventions of a number of the States, aving at the time of their adoptng the constitution, expressed a dere, in order to prevent miscontruction, or abuse of its powers, that urther declaratory and restrictional lauses should be added: And as exen.ling the ground of public confiknce in the Government will best rr^ure the beneficient ends of its in stitutiorv" lit provides, "The right cf the people to be secure in their Irsons, houses, papers and effects ainst unreasonable searches and izures shall. not be violated, and o warra-nts shall issue but upon obable cause, supported by oath affirmation, and particularly der bing the place to be searched and e persons or things to be seized." -.ie Constitution'";^ South Carolina reiterates this fundamental safeguard of free citizens, it) Section ltf of Article 1. At the conference erf Governors at Macknnac Island recently. Governor ; Brewster, of Maine, presented to Gov| ernor Richards, ojf South Carolina, selected on this occasion as the repl tentative of the Southern States, six battle flag* of the Confederacy which had been captured by Maine troops during the War between the States. Governor Richards, in a speec h which has been the subject of eulogistic comment throughout the country, accepted the flags for the States-^one, of these States being his own. The historic occa&ioA brought Wk to memory the days when South Carolina led the Southern States for States' Rights and the rightB of the people?for the constitution and the ^feguards thrown around the liberie of the people N^y the constituB'-Beginning this week, the Tax Com %ion of South Carolina whicb the Bf?v?rnor and ? good many membert I* general assembly at the last sought to abolish, and devolve its duties elsewhere, goes about enforcement of a revenue Ac1 Qnder which its agents may "entei uPf>n the premises of any taxpayer,' ari(l examine or cause to be examiner an> books, papers, records, or memo randa," not ".bearing upon th< Blunts of tax^s payable", but "t< ?ther information directly o T^t'y concerned- in the enforce F* tbe Act." And without i tj?y may seize goods ant Bmobilfti^ other vehicles wfcic construe to be contraband .% ?. -iifiBBMnBBB ' der the terms of the Act. Even the prohibition enforcement department has not yet gone so far "Harking back to the Declaration ol > Independence?now regarded, so fai 1 as ita efficacy is concerned, in thif 1 country? only as a rare and beautifu * antique?^-it may be recalled that thai t document set forth that "the history t of the present King of Great Britair r is a history of repeated injuries am usurpations, all having in direct ob 1 jcct the establishment of an absoluti - tyranny over tfcese States. To provi s this, let facts be submitted to a can 9 did world." r And prominent amonjf the fact * was this. * "He has erected a multitude of Nei d Officers, and sent hither swarms o h Officers to harass our people, an - eat out their substance." * -y.-v, '.-y. TWO GAMES PROMISED (?rr?l hall* |? |?|?y litre Tomorrow nd Ihrift ( omen For Tueaday Superintendent A. S. Llewellyn id staging a game of base ball Saturday afternoon between the Wateree team and the team from Great Falls which promises to be a good one. The game commences at four o'clock in the afternoon and the usual admission" fee will be charged. For Tuesday afternoon, August 11, the Wateree team will play the fast team from .Thrift Manufacturing Company, on the Wateree diamond. This game will also be called at four o'clock in the afternoon and will be known as "Camden Day". Thursday afternoon being a half holiday they want to have a large number of Camden fans out and have gone to a great deal of extra expense to get the Thrift team here. The Thrift team has only to win two more games before they will be acclaimed the champions of the mill teams in North Carolina. The Wateree team has been playing good base ball all the summer and have added some new players to strengthen it for the coming games. Among the new men will be Charles Gibson, a pitching star on the Darthmouth College team from Hanover, N. H., who joins the team this week. He has been pitching good ball for the college team all season and after the close of the college he has engaged in semi-pro ball at Hyannis, Mass., where he has had quite a degree of success. Mr. Llewellyn wants the Camden fans to remember these games and turn out to witness them. C|rop Conditions Reported Good Washington, July 30.?"From good to excellent," was the report made by the United States Department of Agriculture Thursday on the cotton crop of the country as a whole and picking is progressing nicely. However, Georgia and South Carolina are specially infested with the cotton boll weevil and will have to exert every effort to preyent further damage. Following is the text of the state-1 nient: I "In the coast belt, temperatures were mostly moderate and showers were general, but rather irregularly distributed. In the Eastern portion rain was frequent, though the weekly totals, were mostly moderate and , widespread showers occurred in the West and the last half of the week. "In the Atlantic coast states, the plants made good to excellent growth but the frequent rain pro-N moted weevil activity and hindered cultivation, especially in Georgia, while the general condition of the crop continues mostly good to excellent. Weevils have become numerous in many places, with damage increaseing rapidly in some 'sectiqps, especially through the central portion of South Carolina and in Georgia." Can Get The Balance Of It "Whoever has the road light off the front of my Car, the wire connection having been cut, can get the balance of the bracket,' which is thought to be necessary for successful use of lamp, by applying to John W. Corbett," states the Camden physician in a ^communication^ forwarded the Chronicle yesterday. Dr. Corbett is one of Camden's foremost' motor en thusiasts and tries . to keep the best equipment upon \hia cars but it appears he has recently been the victim of one whose desire to dress up his car is no greater than the doctor's charitable inclination. The Chronicle knows him to be the sort of man who ' will stick to his promise and one who 1 will give up the rest of his cherished accessory if anyone can inform him f where to make a further donation. i . - HBI.I' FARMERS FIND HOMES Commla?lM?r Would Coopormte With J People of Dam Sit**. The Department of Agriculture, j Commerce and Industries of South Carolina has offered through J. W. Shealy, Commissioner, to help the 875 families who will be compelled to leave their farms in Centrgi South Carolina to re-locate -in South Carolina The Department offers to list all farm land which ia for sale and will be glad to hear from anyone wishing either to buy or sell farm land. Those lists, according to Mr, Shealy, will be kept on file in the office of the Department in the State Office Building and the Department will take the matter up with Interested parthes. The Department hopes by doing this to get buyers and sellers together. They wish to offer every possible assistance in re-locating these farmers in South Carolina because, Mr. Shealy says; "they are people who would make desirable settlers in any community, in South Carolina or elsewhere but the ^hing we have in mind is to keep them it} South Carolina. We wish it to be understood, however", says Mr. Shealy, "thai wa are riot in the real estate business and will not close any deals but will merely work to get buyers and sellers together." Ail communications should be addressed to J. W. Shealy, Commissioner Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, 118 State Office Building, Columbia, S. C. | Aged Kershaw Citizen Dead Neal James Bennett died at the home of his son, R. C^B^nnett, Saturday morning at 5:30 o'clock after an illness of only a fbw days. Had he lived until August 4, he would have been 84 years of age, having been born in 1843. Mr. Bennett was one of the few remaining Confederate? of tb?s immediate section. He served three years in Company A., Seventh Battalion, Hagood's Brigade, his captain being Allan McOaskill, and he made a good record aR a brave soldier. As a citizen he lived a quiet, upright life and was a consistent member of the Kershaw Presbyterian church. Mi*. Bennett's remains were laid to rest Sunday afternoon Hanging Rock cemetery beside those of his wife, who departed this life November 4, 1<J17. The funeral services were conducted by his pastor. Dr. F. M. Hawley, in' the presence of a large assemblage of relatives and friends. He left surviving one son, R. C. Bennett and three grandsons, R. C. Jr., Carl and J&ckson Evan Bennett.?Kershaw* Era. Boy Killed By Pistol Cheraw, Aug.2?Last night about 10 o'clock, Clyde Outlaw of HartsviHe was fatally wounded a few miles south of Cheraw whep a pistol he was carrying in his pocket went off, He was taking two friends, Eli and Abbie Jacobs, to Rockingham, N. C., to see their brother, who is critically ill, when they stopped at a filling station to put water in the radiator. Outlaw went behind bis car, dancing as he went, and a revolver in his inside pocket went off. He called to his friends, "I'm shot, I'm shot." The bullet entered his body on the right side between the hip and tjie lowest1 rib, ranged upward, and lodged under the sKlh of his left shoulder. He was rushed to Cheraw, but was dead when he arrived. Dr. Purvis extracted the bullet at the undertaking parlors. The body was taken to Hartsville this morning. i Hinson?Hammond ^ I Mr. Leonard S. Hammond of Cam i den -and Miss Elizabeth Hinson ol the Antioch section of this countj were married Sunday afternoon. Tht ceremony occurred in Bishopville am : was( performed by. Judge of Probati . Smith of Lee county. * The Confession , All through his long illness hii I wife had been his devoted nurse t Often he had awakened in the silenc< j of the night to find her sitting by hii , bedside with . soothing draughts am \ gentle sympathy, flow he was wel _ on the way to recovery, "Mary, e shall never for^t it,'* he told her p "Your sweetness to me through thi . trying time shall always be' like i golden corner in my memory. Wh; j, did you do if?" He paused dramatical!^, hoping ( iV hear a whispered confession that he f love was the great motive. Insteac d she replied, cAlmly: "Well, John, wh wants a widow with four children? { TVVO 8TILL8 CAPTURED Illicit Merchandise Villus at Around 1,000 Destroyed Tuesday A raiding party composed of Sheriff Mcleod, Deputy G. F. Cooley, Rural officers C. p. Hilton, S. p' Welkins, R. M. Ford, also accompanied by David Boone, made a raid on a section of the Wateree swamp bout five o'clock Tuesday morning *nd captured two copper stills of 75 | gallon capacity each. They were described as "double-headers"-rone beting fired while the other was beiag r??dy, making a continuous run from the same fire. The two stills were smashed and brought to the court house. kive men, all said to be negroes, were at the still when the officers appeared, but made a break for liberty and succeeded, in getting away. AH were recognised however and five arrests will very likely follow. One was known to the officers as being sn old offender. In addition to the stills the officers destroyed thirty-two gallons of whiskey, seized and confiscated two mules and a wagon, sixteen 100 pound sacks of sugar, eleven full barrels of mash And three vats of 400 gallons each I was destroyed, eight empty barrels, I thirteen dozen empty fruit jars were [also confiscated. The location was in a dense swamp at what is known as Dunn's Mount, about eighteen miles southwest of ! ^amden and close to Richland county, on what is known a<* the lands of the J. N. Dunn estate. The operators had dug a well at the foot of the Mount in order to get a supply of water. The still was in operation and a negro was engaged in unloading 1 the wagon load of sugar r. when the officers appeared. Sheriff McLeod jsays he estimates that it will repreI sent a loss of around $1,000 in money I to the moonshiners. | ^ On the same day he captured a *20 gallon copper outfit In A smokehouse at the home of Ben Reed, said to be a negro, residing on the Hos-1 pitai lands near Twenty-Creek- in West Wateree. A barrel of peach mash was also destroyed at this place. As soon as the raid got umfer way Reed made his escape and has not yet been captured. Was Here For a Short Visit Mr. Murdock M. Johnson, a former well known practicing attorney of Camden, was in Camden Tuesday for a short visit and was shaking hands with a number of old friends. Mr. Johnson left here about two years ago to make his home in Aberdeen, N. C. His friends will be glad . to know that he has made good in , his new home and is now connected , with one of the largest and strongest legal firms in eastern North Carolina. jThe firm enjoys a large and lucraj tive practice and Mr. Johnson has been made a member of the firmf i T?T r "DO NOT CHOOSE TO RUN" t ? Statement Attributed To Highest Officer of The Nation * Rapid City, S. D., August ??President Coolidge today issued the simple statement, "I do not choose to run for president in 1928," faking diis close i associates by complete surprise. This typewritten announcement was ? handed to newspaper men - by Mr. Coolidge in his executive office. at | noon today and a faint smile fighted | his face as he replied to the as".1 tounded group that there was no comment. i The\ fourth anniversary of his j taking the oath of office upon th* death of Warren G. Harding was seI lected by the president for making [the announcement, which tonighl seemed to have'lighted the fires ol 'the 1928 political campaign. Throughout the remainder of thi '[day with comment of Democratic, ai Jjwell as Republican political leaden | rife throughout the nation, Mr. Cool idge retreated alone to the quietude o ihis favorite finishing hole near th * I state game lodge, where he is spend ing the supimer. ? The statement's wording seeme, | to have left some political leader j still speculating tonight whether . Mi Coolidge would be brought into th approaching campaign. s Hugh W. Turner, Jr., has been rc *; leased from the Florence county ja y on a bond of $1,000, following his ai ; rest in connection with the death c O'his father in an automobile acciden r it being charged that the young* ' TO'heT was drunk when driving tli o cat that caused the death of the eld* '% Turner. ' l.J - I.... . blue Sunday laws Will IH. Enforced ?>y Governor a? Interpreted by Court I Columbia special to Greenville News: (Governor Richards j,U?8 to enforce the Sunday laws, after the supreme court passes on two cases now pending before it, to the extent of the application of the laws as interpre ted by the court, he stated today. The governor's statement was prompted by the publication in a number of newspapers of the land of a copyrighted interview sent-out by one of the press associations, from the' governor's conference at Mackinac Island, Mich., saying that "If the ?u- j preme court fails to find a loophole through which golf and automobillng can jump to save themselves, Governor John G. Richards of South Carolina intends to give the nation an example of blue law enforcement such as it has not seen since the time long ago when the Sabbath really was u day of rest and meditation." "I never made such a statement," the governor said upon hiB return to the executive offices here. I did say that I proposed to enforce the law as it will be interpreted by the supremo court. If the court says gasoline sales on Suhday are a violation of the law and that golf is a Sunday violation, then I will enforce the law in such respects. But I do not propose to go the extreme suggested by the Mackinac interview." The "blue law" situation will be before the court this week. The supreme court will on Wednesday hear arguments in the appeal from the injunction against the sale of gasoline on Sundays. Already before the court is the golf case. Decisions in the two are yet to be rendered. LARGE PLANT TO SUMTER Million Dollar Stave Mill Chooses To Locate in Gamecock City Sumter, S. C., July 28.?Announcer ment was made here today of the location in Sumter of the Brooklyn Cooperage company of New York, with a plant costing approximately one million dollars and a pay roll of about $800,000 yearly, with a force of 500 employes. The announcement was made by Edwin T. Gibson of New York. Following the tender of a deed to him by citizens of Sumter of a suitable site for the plant, Mr. Gibson accepted the site and stated that work will commence at once on it* construction. In fact a contract has already been let for construction of , the office building and work will start Monday. ' The Brooklyn Cooperage company owns 165,0(56 acres of land in the Santee swamp from which it will utilize all timber. This timber land | was formerly owned by the Santee River Cypress Lumber compahy whose old plant at Eutawville will be moved to Sumter for such' use as can be made of it. A three knife stave mill, with saw mill in con: junction will be operated here arnf . will be probably the largest stave | mill of its kind in the world. A force J of 50 trained men will be brought 'in and other labor will be employed locally. Plans have been made for providing housing facilities for em-, I ployees. Collins B. Scott will be j in charge of the local plant and will j name his office force and yard man. agers later. , J Deer Season Opens August 15 Much interest is shown in the 1 fact that* the opening of the dee* 'I hunting season this year will be Aui ffust 15, instead of September 1. The law was amended last sessioh to ad; ?, vance both the opening and closing ^ dates fifteen days. The season bertgins this year August 15, and endi , January 1st. a! _ % Local Justice Breaks Course Record s -' w- L. DePass, Jr., has agair ( stepped into the spotlight of publii t interest by shooting a twenty-nine oi - the course of the Camden Countr; | Club Wednesday afternoon and break J ing n'.l records for lpcal summer gol s scores. Mr. DePass was paired wit: '.j Bennie Smith against W. L. Goodal e and John M. Villepigue and the car t the new champion turned, in for th : nine holes is as follows: 3, 4, 4, 3, ! ;- ;T 2. 4,X_ 1! Mr. DePass iR the youthful magi: " j trate of DeKalh Township and fin >f | cajne into national prrtminoni t? through having presided over tl t most spectacular of the recent bli ie law trials vhich followed in the wal *-T of Governor Rieharda' Attempt close up South'Carolina on Sunday. --- .-mi * BBTHUNE NKWN NOTB8 Happenings of Ut*r??t M? Told By Our Regular lVc?Hpondrn4 Hot hunt', August 8.- Mis# Lissie Davis entertained with three tables of bride* on Tuesday afternoon honoring MUs Mildred Billings of LanI LWr 1 ?<>mc time with friends in Aown. Mrs. Mayo Oavis made top score and was awarded first pri**, * bottle of perfume. I he honor guest was presented with U0rTCt' ^,Ur c*rds httd been laid aside an ic* course was served. ihose present were Mesdames. C. E Braswell, boring Davis, L. M. Beat] Mayo Davis. Sedille rfarrelaon and Misses Mildred Billings, Helen Pope Ward, Cecelia King, Nancy Best, Marie Horton and Katharine Ward. | Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell entertained charmingly her Sunday school class i, wcom,P08e<l of the women of the Presbyterian Sunday school at her home on Tuesday afternoon. During the afternoon an interesting I ,,, conte/t was given and later delicious refreshments were served A play entitled "The Eyes of Love" will be given at the high school auditorium on Friday evening, Aug. 6th at H( o'clock. Admisaiun fifteen am twenty-five cent.. The proceeda "'I' u?<,d 'or the Baptist church I and it is hoped a large audience will be present. Miss Louise Chandler, of Asheville, ,-w. Spent several dayB in town last week in the interest of the Piedmont Lyceum company. The comPrl^tL^'11 K'T<! ,thret? entertainments in Bethune during the fall mo?ths Some time during last Sat onlay night one or more persons entered the store of J. M. cfyburn relieving him of men's clothing and other merchandise. The Truesdell drug store was also broken into on the same night. Raymond" CTVburn after spending several weeks with relatives and iriends here has returned to NorU?IIK nP" i?W!^r*4 he holds u Potion With the Ford Motor Co. Mrs. A. K. McLaurin, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Mary Louis*, and Misses. Malioy Hearon and Gladys Baker' left Monday morning by automobile for Washington, Baltimore and Atlanta City. They expect to be gone for about two weeks. , 'r; and Mrs E. Z. True.de! and children. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McLaurin and children arid Mr. G. E. Parrott and children spent two days at Myrtle Beach last week. Misses. Annie Willie and Clnndine Gardner accompanied by Alvin Cly burn visited Greenwood, Due West and Abbeville last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harrelson of Milledgeville, Gu., and Mrs. C. C? Best of Hartsville are the guests of Mr. G. h. Parott and family. 1 he Blackwell and Ncwsoine families held their annual picnic at Big Springs Wednesday August 3rd. The Rev. and Mrs. Hillhouse are visiting the old Waxhaw Presbyterian church this weke-end. -This is said to be the oldest Presbyterian church m South Carolina. Miss Marie Horton, of Kershaw, 18 Mr8- Lo^ng Davis. , rs: . F DuBose spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. W. B. Davis, of Chesterfield. Miss Frances Severance is visiting ? Mis^s Myrtle Salters in Johnston, Miss Sarah Hammond has returned from Kershaw where she -has been visiting relatives for some time. Miss Geneva Pitts, of Columbia it ' spending the week at home. Miss Jennie Carter, of McBee, has ' been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jf. L. Severance. The Fish Are Biting During 1926 the loss to good people who sought to carefully invest in most cases and In others to get rich quick amounted , to one billion, " four hundred millions dollars ($1,-5$ 400,000,000). Just think of this; for these figures are the estimate made by the American Bankers' Association. ? - - " L~-g These figures mean heartaches fqr . so many; and ?for the aged, when . . they had thought/ to live in comfortV , it means they njust still "cary on'^ L th? work {hat should have been f Tightened. Many fail to learn the . lesson that these schemes that offer , big returns never make good for the reason that a good, safe investment does not have to oWer such a high ate of interest. When you have an investment to ^1 make jio n$t rely upofc figures e shown you on rash a promises for i* these seldom are found to be corV rect: Investigate the matter care* fully and, for those who will avail themselves of the > offer, we are will-, ing to advise you honestly and slne cerely as to the wisdom of making d the inyesftment. t 5" H does*truly pay to consult your hanker before you invest your money. ?Bank of Chapel Hill News. b* - , :S'W. st Mr^. Samuel Porcher Stoney, mothce er of Mayor Thomas P. Stoney, of le Charleston,, died Sunday ttrwuing at ae Hcndersonville, X. C., in^tbe seventyIce *!x*h yenr of herag*. Mayor Stoney to whh his mother when the end came, She was ill only a few day*.