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ynwn'rt?vB ;Ul?plie? or the City of Cam* k for the Year 1927: .Ajined by the Mayor and " (i the City of Camden [by authority of the same, fallowing taxes be, and the hereby levied, for the curfrom the first of January, he 31st day of December, inclusive, 1. A tax of thirty (30) ich and every dollar of real ,al property within the cor-1 it? of the City of Camden, n the first day of January, That all able-bodied male, itween the ages of twenty* ixty yeara, raiding within ate limits of the City of] I. C., not exempt from road the laws of the State shall streets, wayi and all parki places under the direction eet Commissioner or others ? appointed, for such space iot exceeding six (6) days ar; providing that at the ceiving such notice any peray to the said City of Camthree ($3.00) dollars, corntax, which shall be received the wo^k and that person to work, as aforesaid, on ts or public places or* to commutation tax shall, on before thp Recorder of the amden, S. C., be fined not ten ($10.00) dollars nor i fifty ($60.00) dollars, or >ned not less than ten days than twenty days, and such lent, may, at the discretion corder of the City of Cam iccompanjed with the addiuirement of hard labor upon ts or public places of the of Camden. The tax books for the colthe City taxes will be open fice of the said City Clerk lurer, Camden, S. C., on the of September, 1927, dnd rei each day, except Sunday, .m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 :30 p;m., until the first day r, 192?#* inclusive. That when the taxes and its or any portion thereof gainst any property_ or the duplicate for the current ir, shall not be paid on or first day of October, 1927, Clerk and Treasurer shall 0 add a penalty , of one per ;he City duplicate, and the k and Treasurer shall colsame; and if the said taxes ssments and penalties are >n or before the first day of thereafter an additions' f one per cent shall be added ity Clerk and Treasurer on duplicate and collected by City Clerk and Treasurer; said taxes, assessments and are not paid on er before of December, next th^rea City Clerk and Treasurer ie in the name of the City of S. C., a warrant or execuuplicate against said defaultayer in th^ City of Camden, gned by *nim in his Official directed to the Chief of the said City of Camden or mber of the police force of of Camden, S. C., requiring manding him to levy the distress and sell so much of Lilting taxpayer's estate, real lal or both, as may be sufficatisfy the city taxes of said and specifying therein the :e amount of all his or her hfc City Clerk and Treasurer y such warrant issued shall m suoh defaulter, one ($1.00) tnd the Chief of Police or lice officer shall collect from faulter the following fees in :ution of his office, to wit: ing such warrant, one ($1.00) for advertising sale, twentyts; for making sale and dxeleed of conveyance and putrchaser .in possession, Three dollars; for all sunfs levied said, five, per cent; and the f Splice ?is prohibited from ing or collecting any greater refor than is hereby allowed; the chief of police nor the erk and Treasurer shall rees upon a nulla bona return. 6. Under and by virtue of irrant or execution the chief e shall seize and take exciteslefllDn of so . much of the de: taxpayer's estate, real or 1, or both as may be necessary e the sum of money riameql and said charges thereon; er due advertisement, sell the jfore' the Court HOupe doo'r in y of Camden, County of Reran a regular sales day, and the usual hours for public or cash, give, to the purchaser1 his complying with the terms ale) a receipt for the purchase but not make title to .the PWr until the expirhtion of twelve onths from the day of sale, if perty sold be not redeemed as fter provided, and annex said to the duplicate warrant with orsement thereon of "hi* action ider, ahd shall, after- deductm the proceeds of sale the cost senses of said sale, pay over to ty Clerk ?nd Treasurer the charges and penances due.and; d by said defaulting taxpayer; on written notice given, or inion ascertained from the re- j of any mortgage or other lien 1 premises so sokh for taxes, lold the excess, if any, until I ted and directed by proper 1-authority as to mode of disy:-?n, or by written consent of the defaulting taxpayer that the said ?xfe*a be paid over to mortgage or lien : "editor, and according to priority if i m<)r* than one,' provided, that the ?^ner or grantee of any mortgage ^editor may within twelve months irom date of suSlrsele redeem such Property by paying to the Chief of t^'ce the taxes, costs, penalties and -s^.-i.Tte'rsr.ss; ^ OML ' ,* v - " ' . ' amount of the purchase. price pf said land so sold and thereupon the Chief of Police shall pay back and refund to the said purchaser the amount paid on his' bid, with interest as above stated, and the bid by the said purchaser shall be then cancelled and revoked, the owner or grantee remaining in possession of his said land, | provided further, that upon failure i of defaulting taxpayer or other party interested to redeem said land so sold for taxes within twelve months as stated, the chief of police shall make title to the purchaser and put the purchaser in possession of the property sold and conveyed; provided further, that in case of threatened waste or damage to the premises by the owrier or any other party, during the twelve months, allowed for redemption, the purchaser at said tax sale shall have the right to apply to the Court of Common Pleas or a Judge thereof for injunction against such waste and for a receiver to take charge of the property until the end ojf twelve months for redemption unless sooner redeemed; provided further, when any real estate is sold for taxes in the said City of Camden, it ahall be the duty of the chief of police of the said City of Camden, before delivering, title to such real estate to the purchaser at such sale, to give not 'less than thirty days notice to any mortgagee or assignee of any mortgage appearing on record as interested in such real estate of such sale in order . that such said real estate, ea provided by law for the owner thereof. Such notice shall either be served on such mortgagee or assignee in person or forwarded to his last known post office address by registered mail, or when his whereabouts may hip known it may be bad by publication upon petition and order as is required fpr service of summons by publication in/civil actions. \ - Ratified by the Mayor atKh AldermCn of the City of Camden, S. C., in Council assembled thife 8th day of August," J927. v * C. P. DuBOSE, Mayor. W. H. HAILE, , City Clerk and Treasurer. * V-T-" 'fc ' 1 . . NOTICE ' This- fiTTo notify any am^ali persons not to hire, harbor or furnish my son, James Dunham, colored, anything* to eat or any place to stay. He is only 17 years old and has run away from home without any cause. Any one disregarding this notice wiH be prosecuted. (Signed) GEORGE DUNHAM, . : r Colored. Bethune, S. C., Aug. 81, 1927. I 23-24-sb-jec v 7~ ~ - iin.I?i.n.?IT OK WILLIS C ASE Review of Greenville Murder From Enactment Until Present Date Saturday, June 11, about midnight* ?.Sheriff Sam D. Willis was 'bhot and killed at the door of his garage at his home, 219 Fast Stone avenue. I Bloodhounds tracked a man who ran from the Willis yard io a point north of the corner of Bennett street and Swiss avenue, and witnesses said they saw the man run. Some said he appeared to jbe a negro or a white man with his face blacked, and that he ran stooped over like a football player carrying a ball. It was first supposed the man got away in an automobile. Mrs. Kthe) Willis, widow* of the sheriff, said she was. in her room of the home at the time of shooting, heard the shots and went to the window. She said she saw a dark figure run o^t of the yard, that he ran so close by her window she could have shot him herself had she known what had taken place, 1 June 12?Reward of $2,500 offered for the sla ter, $1,000 by state, $1,000 by county, $600 by city, A theory ttytt a bootlegger or gangster killed the sheriff was being investigated. June 13?The bootleg theory was virtually abandoned by officers. Large crowds attended funeral of Sheriff Willis. June 14 (11:30 m m.)?Deputy Sheriff Henry S. "Townsend, close friend of late sheriff, was taken from the Willis home, where he was staying with his wife and other friends of the family, by officers, who headed straight for Columbia and the state penitentiary, notifying Townsend when five miles out of Greenville that he was under arrest for murder in connection with Willis' death. Townsend's first wordB, when told 'of the charge, officers s$id, were, "Well, I'll be damnetf!" Officers said he denied any connection with the case. June 15?C. I. (Baldy") Johnson and Richard Cpx, who had been questioned by officers for several days in connection with the case, < were placed in the county, [jail for "further investigation.*' Officers indicate! they were held as material witnesses! Officials of W. L. Simpson Auto company said Townsend telephoned from his home, Walnut street, in Overbrobk, for a taxi to take him to the Willis Jaome within ten or fifteen minutes after midnight Sunday morning, following notification of the j shooting. Townsend, it developed, had been a patient in Chick Springs hospital for a minor operation from Thi^-sday, the 9th, to Saturday afternoon, the I 11th, the day of the killing. He was (discharged from the health resort I Saturday afternoon and brought to i the city by Mrs. Townsend. His own i . automobile, officers said, was being used by other officers on the night of the killing, Mrs. Willis, the widow, who had been summoned to appear before the grand jury before the arrest of Townsend, was excused by the jury foreman, who said the unexpected turn of the case made her testimony unnecessary at the time. Mrs. Willis, thru attorneys, said she was willing to tell the grand jury all she knew at any time, but declined to make a public statement. June 16?Officers announced that groceries purchased by Mrs. Willis on night of slaying were left in her sedan in the double garage at her home when she came in earlier in the night. June 17 to 22?The Officers continued investigation into case, examining one hundred or more persons but making no further arrests. Johnson and Cox remained in jail, the definite purpose for holding them still unannounced. j June 23 (6:30 p. m.)?Mrs. Ethel Willis, 31, widow of the sheriff, was arrested at her home as a co.-defendant with Townsend, charged with murder. The warrant was sworn out by Detective Rogers and served by Deupty Sheriff Jones Parkins, who, with Deputy Crady Foster, stood guard at the home where Mrs. Willis was permitted to remain for the night. Johnson and Cox were ordered released from the county jail by Detective Rogers just after the warrant was served upon Mrs. Willis. Officers said they had been held only as witnesses. June 24?Mrs. Willis was placed in the County Jail at 8:40 a. m. June 27?-Solicitor dTeatherwood announced that the State would resist efforts to obtain bail for Mrs. Willis and Townsend. Defense attorneys announced that habeas corpus proceedings would be instituted in an effort to obtain release from imprisonment of the two defendants. Justice Cothran set July 1 as the date for the hearing. Meanwhile, Mrs. Willis remained in the Greenville County Jail and Townsend in the State Penitentiary.'Townsend, given his first opportunity to talk, told reporters he had no statement to make. He declined to answer questions. June 29.?Governor Richards retained Mendel L..Smith, of Camden, and David W. Smoak, oljSreenville, to aid in the prosecution. Solicitor J. Lyles Glenn of theater, had been previously designated to assist Solicitor Leatherwood. ^ July 1.?Bail was granted Townsend and Mrs. Willis by Associate Justice I1. P. Cothran. Bond was fixed at $3,000, and Mrs. Willis was released afterwards. . ' July 2.?Townsend was brought here from Columbia, signed his bond and was released.. August 22?The Greenville County Grand Jufy, after ex^nining evidence of Detective Rogers for mow than two hours, returned a true bill against the deendants. Thursday,' the 26th, was set as date for trial. , The line-up of counsel now was:j For the State, Attorney General John M. Daniel, Solidtot J. jS. l**therwood, former Judge Mendel L. Smith and David W. Smoak; for the defense, Dean, Cothran A itfyche. Price A Poag, and. Blythe A Bonham. YAugust 26?The ?ca?e was called, the defendants arranged and drawing of the jury began, with Judge CAPTAIN EVANS RESIGNS lli-atl of Penitentiary Guard Will l.ea\e Karly Next Month i olumfeia, Aug. ?&?? ?*plain Uenjamin E. Kvans, captain of the guard at the South Carolina penitentiary since 1923, and for many years connected with the penitentiary has resigned from his position by letter, copies of which were sent to Superintendent J. N. Pear man and Governor John G. Richards, ex-offtcio chairman of the board of directors of the penitentiary. The resignation of Captain Kvans, which came as a surprise to many of thos* closely associated with him WM accepted by Superintendent Pearman, and yesterday afternoon beforii practically evieVy inmate of the penitentiary and mar^y members of the guard, Captain Kvans made his farewell address in the chapel. CHptain Kvans' successor will be J. Olin Sanders of Anderson, former sheriff of Anderson county, according to information from Anderson reaching the governor's office, which the governor classified I as authentic. Captain Kvans said yesterday that he had no plans made for the future and that he would return to his former home, Abbeville, as soon as his remaining time at the penitentiary was up. Western Indians used cactus spinea for needles. BILL HARBOR# DOUBT HUI, I ni??.ity Appro^i.ti.p I ndcr Single item i*> John K. Aull ( olumbia, Aug. 29 Am >..?. ? *' All I IK It'Mhl' in the salary of the president of the tiuivefalty of South Carolina, *o a* to make that salary $10,000 per year instead of the $6,000 per year hereofore paid the president; in addition to this Increase the payment of $160 Per month ,e,| tor the house occupied by the president of the University--the same home which was formerly occupied and owned by the late President Melton; 238 different offices profeNNorships, positions ahd aarv'ir!- ***? iht h"d of "Phonal bill ?b' *? ?r Hs th? *PPr?PH?tion hows?a)) fchese may be necessary down at the University of South arollna. Youth must be served, and 1 ."U*! ^ WceM,ry t0 have a salaried jiosition for every six or bTin U iR not ble in this column to editorialise. And the University ?,f South Carolina is taken only as an instance, because' it is located here in Columbia, and is the central school in the State's ^ educational system, as it were. But the point being made by those who are insisting upon an appropriaJon bill by the genera! assembly which will show where the State's money is going is that to lump a one hundred per cent, increase in salary and 238 positions, offices, professorships and jobs, all in one item totaling $319,480 for "personal service," gives the members of the general assembly no , opportunity whatever to4pass upon the various positions, nor the amount attached to each, nor does it give the governor of the State the privilege to exercise his power of veto with regard to any one of the < various positions, if he Should no desire. An increase in salii'y of $800 per year in some constitutional office would likely.?be cause it usually does?cause a wrangle in the general assembly consuming hours of time. It took years and years to get the salary of the governor of the State increased to $5,000 Per year and then to $7,500 per year. It took years to get the salaries of e justice of the supreme court increased to $4,600 per year?they now get that, and expense appropriations, which carries them up to $6500 per year each. But without the knowledge of a great many people who try to keep in close' touch with legislation, and probably without the knowledge or consent of a good many members of the legislature themselves?certainly they could not help themselves?bhe salary of the president, of the university goes up from $5,000 to $10,000 per year and $150 per month is paid for the rent of his home. The presidency of the university is a big job, kml it may be urged that he shouhK receive more than the governor, ojke chief justice, or a member of^Ununited States Senate, who does^t receive house rent. It may be urged with a great deal of force that if the State does not furnish him a suitable home on the campus, that $150 per month is not too much rent to pay for the home of the late Dr. Melton who accepted the presidency upon condition that he be permitted to live in his own home aifd not be required to move to the campus. It may be urged with a great deal of force that, inasmuch houses on the campus are provided for some of the professors, $25 per month rent which is; paid in addition to the salaries of other professors who live out in the city is little enough or too little. But again, the point being made by those who are looking to the next appropriation bill is twb-fold. Should not the ability of the State to pay be taken into consideration by tWe general assembly, and, in order to take anything into consideration, should not the bill be~.o prepared tqat the general assembly?that is, 51*! individual members of i^n^y .ICnow what they have before them in a>$3l 9,480 "personal service" itebi, a^d should not the governor also have this information before him when the bill comes down to him fpr approval or for the disapproval of any itfem in it? ' ' A study of one month's vouchers made up by the treasurer of the university is interesting. Take th? month of -May, for instance. One Voucher on May 4 is to Dr. D. M Douglas, president, <>f the University balance of salary for January, February, March and April, $1,666.66, Another, is to a month's salary of the president, $883.83. The general" assembly just had > adjourned..; The comptroller general was not author! the appropriation acl was approved, to pay on a* scale be W>nd that for the preceding year Hence the warrant or $1,666.66 rep rfcaenteg the increase in salary?ai iacrease of $416.66 per month, or on< hundred per cent. One hundred an< |^m^-three positions are ^ listet! -.-^ T.wv. i-. . ^ sstructors, Associate instructors, *V stenographers, etc. There are also various directors. Occasionally, as the eye glances down thqj. list, the name of one person appears more than once. Then comes a list of seventy-five associates and fellows and mail carrier, etc? Then a list of thirty-eight drawing wages. Then two more assistants. Physical training, music and art all have a somewhat prominent place in the picture ?And maybe Justly SO. There U a physical director, associate physical director, director of student activities, two gym instructors, a manuhl training instructor, an associate ill art, an instructor of dramatic art, an instructor of (or in) art, a music instructor, etc., etc. Th6 Instructor of dramatic art, who'duriitg the j>aat session was also director of the I Columbia Sfage society, has moved r from Columbia to the North, and nyill not be here the coming spssloh. It is not known whether his place has yet been, filled at . the university. ' He'Was on a salary down there, however, of only $180 per month, which i supplemented his salary with the Columbia Stage society. He tsiughi i how to- act?show to act on the stage ! that Is-. . * It should not be understood thai , the University of South Carolina h any exception in the manner in whicl . appropriations are made. It is not ! Nor should it ibe understood tha there is any disposition to say hen > that the salary of , the presiden - should not have been increased evei t to $100,000 per year, or that even tei - tiftvefr^ar mpny off tees,- position*, pro . fessorships, jobs,' etc., would be to -I many for the university. But th i | need of an appropriation bill whic e | will give the facts to the legislator i which pasaes it, and-to the governc I, who .signs it, is what is being atreSse a. ?and lhat will probably be done net JOHNS' KAKI.Y HOMK A>,AIN I'Miuuuh North Carolina Leper Kc fuara to Slay In l.oulklana Asheville, N. C., Aug. 26.?Another futile < in aln.ut U* bo addud to the tragic story of John Karly and his lit year* of struggle against leprosy, lie i* going back to the United Stales leprosarium at Carille, La., from his refuge in the mountains of Polk county. That much was learned on good authoritity yesterday, although the veil of silence that has characterized official actions in the case is still I unbroken. J he federal government is determined to take John Karly hack to Louisiana and when the time comes he will be taken. When his presence in Polk county at the home of his brother Matt Karly became known there was a feeling of uneasiness among the j residents of the community, and this has gradually grown as the agitation for his removal became greater. So far the government has been very lenient in its actions but there is a possibility that sterner measures may be taken. All officials who are connected with the case in any way feel the utmost sympathy for the afflicted man and they all admit that there is not the slightlest possibilitjJIhat Early is the vJcv I tim of a grim jest and that he is not suffering from leprosy, This point has been carefully checked beyond mistake. He is a leper and even though in an isolated location the danger of contact, however indirect, constitutes a constant menace, it was said. Members of the Early family, harassed by the constant struggle of the leper against the toils of the regulations imposed upon him as h pj otection for society, have taken every step they could devise this time to secure permission for John Karly to remain on the farm of his brother in Polk county. Apparently they are becoming slowly convinced that they are contending against something that they cannot control. The federal government, in cases where the public ( health is menaced, has extraordinary powers and unless the Compromise, whiqjl is believed to be in formation now, is forthcoming soon, radical steps may be taken to end a situation that to many people iB rapidly becoming intolerable. In the meanwhile John Early, the man whose presence in Polk county j is causing .all the trouble, is wrenely following his beloved fishing to his heart's content. Somewhat of a fatalist by reason of -the strange buffetings of fate, he is not going to be greatly concerned if he has' to go back, and it now appears?that such is ubout what he is going to have to do. According to naturalists, many birds, die each yearN of bronchial pneumonia because of too early mi-, gration. - : . . Bleeders and trainers of canaries claim that both the voice and the temper of the songsters are spoiled by jazz music. w? ? lama I should bo killed 1 iffiSSd INSECT '.Afcn Powder Liquid PASTOR INDICTED FOR ARSON Plans to Surrender to Answer to Charge of Hunting His Home Atlanta, Aug. 28.?The Rev. 8. P. Miller, pastor of the South Boulevard Christian church, was indicted today oh charges of arson in connection with the burning of his home a W?ek ago. He plans to surrender tomorrow and is ready for trial at any time, his attorney said tonight. The fire occurred last Tuesday, firemen called to the scene declaring that the house was locked sfnd * that blazes were found in almost every room. Mra Charles D. Barker, owner of the house, and Olty detectives who investigated the blaae, we^e witnesses before the grand Jury which fohnd the indictment. Bond for Mr. Miller was fixed at $2,000, and Sheriff Lowry stated he would not arrested if he voluntarily presented himself to make bond. Men are more vain than women, . members of the Photographers' Association of America declare. The vainest men, they say, arc clergymen, with actors a close second while the meek and lowly genius displays the least vanity of all. Roy F. Atwood paid a record high price of $224,000 for a New York Stock Kxchange membership Thursday. He bought the scat of Albert Brumley. The price wns $0,000 above the last sale and $2,000 above the previous peak price. r ' 1 1 m I I I I COLUMBIA LUMBER & I MANUFACTURING CO. I MILL WORK !' SASH, DOORS, BLINDS g AND LUMBER .1 " ' ' ' i I PLAIN St Ht , ER STS. Phcn. 71 I COLUMBIA, S. C. | '*\1 V-vAv' ' , Renew Y our Health hj?: -f - -K Any pbysicUm will Ull you that "Perfect Purification of the System Is Nature's foundation of Perfect Health." Why not rid yourself of chronic ailments that are underpining your vitality? Purify your en tire system by taking a thorough course of Calotabs,?once or ttirke a Week 16t several weeks?and ^eee how Naturp rewards you with health. Calotabs are the greatest of all system purifiers. Get a family package. containing full directions. Only ( 36 cts. At any drug store. "4v.) v KERSHAW LODGE No. 29 ; .A. P. M. Regular communication of ^this lodge is held Oil the first Tuesday in each month t < ? p.m. Visiting Brethren art Welcomed. T. V. WALSH, ' k E- ROSS, Worshipful Master. Secretary. 1-14.27 , .. "V'-Mr"1' '*"J i j. '? 1 Veterinarian . 5 <* * T" t U?j PKon* HO?Night PhoM 114. | ' CAMDf.N ? C D' , li?r- " ^ : ------ '! v ? ? MONEY TO LOAN e' At 6Vfc Per cent Interest >r On improved city reel estate, d Apply to Henry Savage, Jr. ct Camden, S. C. Till 17 *-?