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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. I). MLB8 hditor and Publisher Published evsry Friday at No. 1109 Broad Street and entered at the Camder., South < arohna poitoffue a# second claxn mail matter. Price per 0 annum $'2 00, payable in advance 1928 MARCH 1928 Hv T?4 W?<; TSa fn im ' -> % - f " ?* 'r*"r -v-. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I 7 8 9 10 11,12)13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 i 24 25 26 27 28 29 I 30 ! 31 , I J ( arnderi. H. ('., Friday, March In 1928 Sv far a* the mayoralty 'a .< \*ki <or)'?r ?*l the election held Tuesday ah* a ' lone one? Mayor DuBo&e defea'mg Mr f>*borr.e 1 .. a -cant marg.n. Thin wa? due to the fart tna' tnere were two m.ghty good men . r, tne race and many wihhed they could have voted for both men and it placed their friend" iri poMt.cn-: where it wan hard to tell wnat *h?# rewult would he To our rnind Mr I>uBo?e ir a rnout ron*< .ei.tious off. rial, who may ha/ci made mistake:, hut he did not make mistakes e. -Jgv. to warrant him being turned out of office without a .second term, ar.'l the majority of the voters felt that way. He if-ft back into off ;< e with Trie en dorwement of the jreople. There was some l:ttle feeling engendered, bu". it won't .at an<i will soon he forgotten. Best way to f.-e! about .t is Ilk.* Mr O*borne greeted Mr DuBoi-e"Well J was beaten by a mighty good man" a/.d Mr. DuBose's retort wa"Weil, I ?H-a' a mtghtv good m:in." j Mr. Osborne has server! the city verv efficiently as a rn< -mber of cou.n- 1 from ward three and h> friends are sorry that he is no longer a member } of the city's governing board, but h;* w ill t orne back. lyoyal Carolinians. Sui.day's ma;. brought to The ' hronn le desk two paper- wh.ch is a co-im ident happen.r.g ,n but few newspaper offices :r. .s state One wa? fr'-m a ( arnde:. ady. r.ow residing n Hono.u'u. and one from a former Camden boy. now ,n the I r.i'.ed St.itr-s naval servi.e sfat;or,e*J at 1! '.".lulu B- th are loyal < am; ; . ;? \ l-.ya! S ut.O < arolina i.? I'.o' ' ; a; < r a < i > - f he lb . ouiu \'iv<r'.."? r. f Saturday, 1'r.ruary 2>. aid win marked copies1 of a copyrighted artic.e written at : Co.- Ar.jfciOi, ('a!., urtd*-f date of Eebruary 1 , by Arthur Brisbane. \s Mr Brisbane is a contributor to 1 h< ' hroi.icle we are reproducing the' art.i which interested these two j < arnoh .-? < 'arolimans' ;.'i the mid-Pacif- | -, .ifd who w. r- "O k fid .. to ?end t . th;? ; a per f r \ lib. at. n. Th# .'i''. b rends: I' . | .< a a '. f- r to ad m : e and 1 ' r 'o .?ee. f r l<. ravel th;.- world A de. I' . k" " <! t h irig al ?<? to ! n.-ruber > i-rthplace af". you ' A people. , n. . ! : hat b ' h are I '' -T m the w A II 0< .< , hn ak' i permit- 1 ...... ...i, .yr. ra *i. ,? Ita . J.erc . hi aut. !'u i t..f : i, "But." ay- hi. a- h, fake- y-w \ 1 Ik's.' life ' necks, "the best state in j the I'nion > South Carolina. 1 havu I Id-' acres, lj m.Irs from Spartanburg I in tne fin.11,, Is of thv Biuc Kk!<o ! Mountains, a nil that is wh.ii 1 am h'-'iny,' soon to start a dairy farm. 1 Would you ha\c a water pressure tank underground, . r on n platform, I up : 'ho a r? South Carolina has it t nil "e w ati r powa r than any state. It : - tin. r in every way than every other tate. If the pe..pt,f knew about it .t- 1 wujid bo | "O I row (led \ I j , . \i 111 f:'t li,I-V ' aroun !." Such citizens, et-.thu?:a?m a: <1 1 yalty build th.. nit'-.-n." 1 T'U k'l o 1 holy A rn , . py , wfiti-s as fo.ow- " I? 'en -ted mo to rind the . r; ' | .. II .nolu'u mornirik' paper, and I h< up! t it mik'ht- aNo interest you .h.-Alni( ' i" y a y and cut ha ;;t-rn f a v u" h. i ar? ii." an. a i :>.it r1' \ ^ a i' t f ;I far d --.p. ! a - i i - ".,,\niv a \ h wu |. .? s t- rouk'" I- a <': iambi r ft m u . . " nou hi hi "A ab< ir t" ;\s w deed ou- -t. ad proyrri - > am - sstate* is kr ^ n.k' - ibstant.a .-v.de: e almost da. y I'-.- ('hron . i coini s to us regular!;, a- i is ? : 1 . r. uu." John Whittle!!, murb'er. made h escape from the Co!nmhtfr tey, pr tentiary Friday n k'ht with the ass,--, ance i f a yrunrd. He wa .at? r mortally wounded in the home of the tuard. while the yruard and hi< w f. were beinj; held await inyr ^rnn.l jury action. Dr. Amante Honjfett i has been sentenced to electrocution by a Chicago judge following conviction of performing an illegal operation on I'd-year-old girl. OLR JJLBftCRIPTION OFF KB Th* Chronic if is fortunat* in hav- j ing an ui. usual)} iarg* subscript Lon hat for a court> paper, but even at that it :? realized 'tat there are >tl!l many people in " e (ounty who art not rtguar ?ut** r:f**ra. True thty ee a < o; ) eve.'> ' t in a while but '.hat J?, a ra'r.rr r ?. > way to attempt to *.? ? p u]' w event* of thf . u'', .t :r.? '/ paper not read oftc.. prove. * '* the one carrying most .mpo.'taf.t new*. No, ' orde ' make 'h? non-cub r >? .*- -< e ' portai.ee f getting 'r.e -ount) pa; ? r regular.), we are ma* *g a a '<fT*-r '. - tho?e who are rot la* / '.r?e pap.-r We fe*el ? that T the ;a:ft goe* to a home more tr.a', mx mcnUi* in *u<ce**.on that . t?? .r.ma**- f '.hat home wHl war.', online ' read It. A g al citizen : 'r.e c< 'x ' , ; * int*re?V'f ;n ever) rr. .< ma-:. ..'i the count'. ' r filter t >t amfc, and -no uki ha.- a sa)-s.o , in ' riat movement. I rile.-- one has the facts before one in r ark and wh.'e ,' ..- often impossible to get a < orrect report of tne happening* in a county rumor i.? not . ery Oeperidable. Th..- ' hrorune ,1 r?*i everv r trier newspaper trie* to r.eep up with everjtrrg of tntere?t in the ounty and pr?--<-nt it . an impart.a) wa> the people '.r.'ough its olumn*? ther. :t become* 'he property of the p? ople and they can act a* they *? < :* - about it ' In making ,r - offer we ta.. on our regular sub- her* to a--.*t u* in tell.r.g other- of this spemal offer. I he more c /rni ? the county paper ^ goes ,nto the b.gger its influence and to every man a d woman, whether in o-iSir?t-se or not. comes a time when , < or she ha- something to say to j p.e arid the quickest ami surest t?> get his message before the greatest i.umber is through the paper we argue. :t is everv subscribi er - privilege to help u- to enlarge ' ii -ubscription list. ^ e are ju-l worider:ng if it would jj I*4' good bus.nes- for the candi- I date- <?f ltrgh and the merchants to i ere: u- a hand :n helping to put the j pap. : .r.to r . home by cai.ing th" ' spec.al offer to their attention. i, Where I here's A Will I he < ha r lest on News and Courier < hal.er.ge- the -tatement of the Mar 1 .on Star, "that only men with larg?earning car send their sons and ' daughter* to our colleges; the poor ' mart, w th -ever a I children, ha- n ' hope of giving his hoy the advantage 1 t f . i' . ? $ !, < oj;egc training. t I ri five institutions of higher edu- 1 cat.on - ipported by the State of ( South ( rolina," says the Charles^ ' paare enrolled approximately :.,ooo students, and in six- ? '.eon otr.er col.eges for whites in the ; ! faf. -ii' enrolled n.OOo more. If the.1 v'"' A examine. ; will disc?ve-jl that : ?? per ..fit .f these students h are children of families in moderate ivum*ianc?*s. (lf avtragi. income of o ne tha .fd.oiMi oi- .<2,500 a year. l; ."dred- of them ate i hi'ldren of ' - d"w 1 ir g ' jioi r, and hun. are . aining tiieir college t xi.. . -. - V* h Iy partly. j : ^ of ; t x , ; t onal a i u '' ' . ar vv a ? arty g on his ' -ui -e-, p.i- -:ng - examination nnd at trie .-ame tim w.is pay;f J-' ' ;i house <ni tin. installment P.'1" ' ' hi.- widowed rn- t-. v. driving ! h..- o.v,, automobile, and k-- ping hi- 1 l:fe lomfortably insured. He vva- j earning $2,)(i a month and declined a promotion at $300 because it would t k- him from college before oo ' ' .ng his degree. Th.s boy had earned hi- living from the time that he left the fifth grade in school. <>; the sons and daughter- uf the wealthy fannlie- in South Camh.r.a probably more t.han half at" ! at'end;- g nmre expensive colleges P I other states." i h:r ob-erva' r. is that where 'here :* :i w:l! t . ... js a way f r anv b.i\ , ^.;d ;n Suutr. t aro ::;a ' * a ''' ge e.iucation, re gordh-s- : ' he tinan. .a! irciim<tan" t ?'. . -,g the fam:Iv The - w h.. c e- , .,!!? g?. f,,y | at n - c c, an,; ., y . pv | w ? e -. t ... gc. . tang i are . a . ! .11 up lb. gL. t rh,- f ik.v'k hoir.e ,. a!-,, niak r.g ;,w \va It is not ,.(|u g .;1a. high, iv .,. bu\ a', a v-r "nvr . '(v<! u. . .Ct* ' 1 ! at ''n,; ' vi. v. havi < a: n< d I..osc vv.... vv a:. t an .liucati n iai. get , a' t r.e liege- South < a 1 a The Spartanburg Herald. Plerv.v f e ; le have f.fa r.e : i after* f r< k cashier- t a.it la, "a,, pie *\ monev in bark, ha' ' Johr.nu tir.i of Spartanburg, g a letter signed by every hank that town tha: he did not have a crt .n any ha; * He sells pen*;..* n t'n<* ' street, and a robu*! rumor *aid he j was wealthy with bank depos.ts ' " - - immm IN THE CAB0UNA8 Items of Interest (ikakrd From th? I'spem of Tw? 8Utn Fidred Griffith, who shot Col. Ferny Spring# in Charlotte, waived preliminary examination when arraigned the recorder'# court atki a a* bound over to the superior court for tr.a. r.ext Se*pttmUr or later. Thorn well T. Gilmer, who had h store ir: Cnariotte for 66 year#, last <xa the G.lmer-Moore company, died there Tuesday night after a short ilinesr He wti nearly 6i# years old. He ha-1 .? Aide acquaintance, but took ittle merest in anything except the ihoe bu.*. :.esa, although he was vicepresident of the Southern Industrial >ank. Mrs. .Stewart I>eslie, proprietor of i tourist inn out of Charlotte, N. C., old her daughter she was going into he kitchen, a moment and a mutate ater fired a small bullet into her ernp.e 4She left some messages a fitter* on a menu card, but AH rased except the words, "What's he use?" She was 35 years old. ler hu-band and daughter assign no easori for the suicide. M" Wil I?u ,Wham, a sophmore ?t Columbia college, smarting under >ome d.scipline given her by the facjity recently, drank some poison yeserda\ morning in the presence of her -com mates and died within an hour. She was one of the best students in he college, and the faculty had considered the discipline given her a dosed .r.cident for some time. It refused to state what the disciplinary inea.-ures were, or why they were Laker, against the dead girl and two >f her companions. Miss Wham lived at Fountain Inn and was 18 years old. Nine men are running for sheriff >{ Cleveland county, North Carolina, ind trie entry books are not yet .dosed. Free mall delivery in the town of King- Mountain is held up because not enough residents have installed mail boxes in their homes. North Carolina veterans are en lorsing Gen. Albert L. Cox, department commander, for commander-inhit-f of the American Ix-gion. S. c. Ross. a saw mill operator of Monroe. N had a broken thigh and his che^t smashed, and W. H. Moore, of Concord, had hi- nose almost torn from his face, when they had a head on collision near Monroe an the road to Charlotte Tuesday. Ross pulled out on the wrong side of the road to pass a car in front which stopped suddenly, and hit the Moore car hard. Md. Woods, father of ten children and a prominent farmer of Davi'j county, N. C., sent the load from a shot gun into his head in a grov_* near his home. He and hi- familv had had much sickness f r a year. He was 5(1 years old. MASTER'S SALE j S'.a'r <if 5<>uth Carolina ( oun'.y of Kcr>ha\v (1 *:.? ( art of ( "inmon Pleas) J M ii (It'jivan, PlaintitT ! against J.-hr.nie Ho'.* ii, personally, ami a- I ,oiir.;..v..; <>f the estate of Sam | H? lion, ased, Nannie Alumni ij Hracy, M.Miif Belli- Braey, James ] Kdwaril Braey, Dolph Bel ton, | Johnnie i .ton, Tom Belton, Books* ! Wright. V .'*. e Simmons, Rosa English, K! / x Ku.-h. Queenie Boy kin, ! Carrie Bo.* ?:i. Joe Belton, Louisa ; Helton, Lou-ens Belton, Allen Bel- ; ton, Janie Be.ton, Blanche Belton, ] Kilna Belt on. Baisy Bi-lton, and LI- j len Eurma . Befenaants. - r Under and by virtue of a Decree of 1 us honor. Judge M. M. Mann, dated ; he 15th day f March, 192s, 1 will _ j tTer for sale betd-re the Court Bouse * in the Cits of Camden, during I he bgnl hour- >f sale on the first M> nday in Apr... 1928, being the 2r.d ia\ thereof, to the highest bidder for a-h. the foil-wing described prop"A!l that parcel oy lot of land in I':*. County ot Ker-haw and State of > t.'nro! i::i, fo: merly pis perts of d.ilcp.gue, eojitaining twenty-e ight a. its, no .< of .ess and bound .fn by ini. i- f rmerly <?f K. S. i'i> jj-.it- mi-1 II \. Vaughan, r. w of Sam Hele n, and being the tr.i ts here.no 1 ter no- r.betlj east by d n--u or form of Me( 'Jester; south by land- of do-cph and Henry i'.eland wist by B<-lton Inruts and Lancaster and Camden road. \!so All that pa-vel or . of and adjoining the aboxe. in sand County n .d State, eoniamti.g t.fty ( ">u > res, more or less, and. bounded * rth by lar.ds of Piek?-n hildcrs; ' ft-1 by lands hereinafter <s,r,hed ,* : south by lainW- above : --scribed, 1 a 1 s o? \ that piece, parcel lot of ! adjoining the land abos e dcscribsaid county and state, rrntain no hundred eight (lost acres, n* i or less, and b< undid ; or*h by s formerly of Bass, now f Pickn.iders; east by lands of James H 1 .:n>, formerly of J H. \ .i.i^han; ." by lands now or formerly of M ? ester, and west by lam.- formf Laurens T. Mills, now f Sam 1* ' and being the tract last deSxt .:>ed aboge." W. L. DePASS. Jr., Master for Kershaw County. M.? h. 15, 1928, Ca-mden. S. C. . Card of Thank* I wish to express to the voter# of (anuivn my sincere thank? for the substantial majority given me at the polU in the recent Democratic city j election. The result of this election i? a pronounced endorse merit of rny past two ^ years administration and 1 wish to assure the citizens of Camden that 1 will continue to administer the oath of this office with impartiality and for what I conceive to he the best interest of the city at large. C. JV Du BOSK, Mayor, City of Camden. Card of Thanks I des.re to thank all those who voted and worked r. my la-half in in> race for Alderman of the City of ( ajruien from \Sard I wo. VS hile the vote not enough to secure nomination 1 highly prize my loyal friends. Very respectfully', O. J. Smyrl.; Thanks Mis Friends. Many tnanks to rny loyal friends for '.heir splendid support in my race for re-election as Aiderrnan for Ward hour, and 1 will continue to look after tne best interests of my ward as we.l as the city's interests as a whole. Very gratefully yours, C. C. Whitaker From Mr. Osborne I wish to thai.k my many friends who supported me in the recent city Democratic primary election. Wry resepectfully yours, J. H. Osborne. Card of Appreciation To the voters of Ward Four, City of Camden: I employ this means of expressing my appreciation for the liberal support accorded me in the recent primary. Also do 1 wish to extend my kinde.-t regards to ail who voted for my estimable opponent. Resepectfully, A. W. Humphries Two foreigners had just landed in America, and, like many immigrants, America and money were synonymous to them. While walking down the streets in New York one of them picked up a quarter that lay in the gutter and a little farther on was fortunate enough to see a dollar that lay on the sidewalk. While stooping to pick it up, his partner, slightly irritated over the delay, called back, "Mike, don't bother with that scat- ' tered stuff, wait till we get to the pile." | I Joe Genr.a and Molton Brasseaux, youths, were hanged at Deridder, La., Friday, following conviction for the murder of J. J. Brevelle, a taxicab (iriver, in August, 1926. I Card of Thanks. We wiah to express our heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neighbors for their words of sympathy and many thoughtful acts of kind* ness during the illness arid at the death of our beloved wife and mother, Mrs. Virginia Watt*. We thank them for the beautiful floral offerings, May our merciful Heavenly Father bless each one as only He can do, is our prayer. \ L. W. WAITS and Family. Lugoff, S. C. Wants?For Sale FOR SALE?-Cedar posts, s^ven and a half feet long. Apply to B. P DeLoache, at Mackey Mercantile Company, Camden, S. C. 61-52-pd PEANUT SEED?White Spanfeh, at lowest prices. Good sound seed from our 1927 crop. Samples on request. L. Schenk Co., Camden, S. C. 51 tf. FOR SALE OR RENT?One six room house, on Mill street opposite Court Inn, formerly residence of J. H. Osborne. Possession given April first or earlier. Apply F. M. Zemp, Camden, S. C. 61 sb. LOST?Bunch of red back books tied together with tan shoe string. Return to W. A. Marshall, Record Agent. 50 pd. CARPENTERING?John S. Myers, phone 26H, 812 Church Street, Camden, 3. C., will give satisfactory service to all for all kinds of carpenter work. Building, general repairs, screening, cabinet making arui repairing furniture. My workmanship is my reference. I solicit your patronage. Thanking you in advance. 60 tf. LOST?Two five dollar bills, Friday, somewhere between Camden Fire Department and Fischel's Store. Reward if returned to Camden Chronicle, Camden, S. C. 51 pd. FOR SALE?Ford truck for sale or will trade. Address E. W. Rudisell, Wateree Mills, Camden, S. C. 51 pd. FOR SALE?Quantity of nice fresh spinach. Apply to M. G. Huckabee, 1008 Market Street, Camden, S. C. 51 sb. BE A DETECTIVE?Travel expenses paid, earn big money, three men, two women, two negro men needed. Wri(e P. O. Box 1314, Columbia, S. C. 50-52 pd. CHICKS FOR SALE?The hatchery of the Cherryvale Poultry Farm is now ready. A big lot of White leghorns the last week in March. This flock has been carefully culled, all snow white, pure Tanced strain. \N e have over 500 hens raised on our farm that we select the eggs from for hatching. We sell nothing but good healthy chicks. Price $15 per 100. Let us do your hatching at $4 per 100. Ten per cent deposit required. Let us have your order. Location of farm and hatchery 1340 Haile Street, Camden, S. C. Moseley & Gaskin, proI prietors, Phone 254-W. 49tf FOE 88OB KBPAIKlNG^fl I Red Boot Shop mt LjtB I pryofftco. FOE BENT?Well W*. .1 cottage with sleeping Jl,, session given st once B. G. Sanders, Camden CURTAINS STEBTCHBslil I wishing curtain* BtretckJA sppiy st 904 CsmphdB fl Prices reasonable. ANTIQUES FOR SAUL-gJ love-seat, Pembroke tsuTB maple sideboard. Ad<W Box 18, Beaufort, S. C FOR RENT?Office In Coafi * ings Rank Building, rates J9 sonable; no heat, light* or bills to pay. Apply ft. Agent, Camden, S. C. A FOR SACK?Nearly two k^.1 old house and subit Church and King Street* rJ S. C. Two blocks to town. |B * to William 0. Evan*, Second Avenue We*L ?J I Washington. LOOK! 1.00K!?The thiwW Camden has been neediaeiB long time a Fish Murket-J^H you can get all kinds of yuB time. \ We dress them fret A charge or you can get U**l way you like them. We Just, call Camden Kith 3 Phone 252-J and get it at3 S. I). Hammond, Prop. WANTED?No. 1 sine logi. \M cash prices paid; year roufl mand. Sumter Planing jSj' Lumber Co., Attention E. S.|^H Sumter, S. C. MONEY TO LOAN?At six iM half cent interest on inp^H city real estate. Apply Savage, Jr., Camden, 8. C.1 FINAL DISCHARGITH Notice is hereby given thdfl month from this date, on April 16th, 1928, 1 will make ufl Probate Court of Kershaw my final return as AdministritiH the estate of Henry Arthur |H deceased, and on the same di^H will apply to the said CourtA final discharge- as said Admufl trix. MRS. LOMA H. KAllM AdminidnM Camden, S. C., March 33th, 1WJ Washes, Carries Coal, Woman Gains 18Pofl "I wash, iron and carry coi'^f don't get tired since taking VaH Also, I have gained 18 poufi Mrs. C. Cortese. Vinol is a delicious compo^^M cod liver peptone, iron, etc. jfl ous, easily tired, anemic peopltfl surprised how Vinol fcives oewH sound sleep and a BIG The very FIRST bottle often iH several pounds weight to ths ifl dren or adults. Tastes dcbti^H W. Robin Zemp, Druggist ? SALE CONTINUES I THROUGH I FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 1 I The Auction Sale of Jewelry has been attracting large crowds to this store for the I past week where remarkable bargains have been secured. Many articles have been sold I lower than manufacturer's cost. .1 Th is Sale will continue through Friday and I Saturday of this week. This will be your last chance to secure these great bargains. I -- ,UJ Don't miss this sale ! 1 o-'.? M. H. HEYMAN'S JEWELRY STORE 1