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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. I). nTTkH. .Editor and Publisher Published every Friday at No. 110$ Broad Street and entered at the Camden, South Carolina poatofTiee us econd class mail matter. Price per annu'n $2.00, payable in advance. Camden. S. <*., Friday, Auk. 17, 1928. 7*28 AUGUST ' |928 -priu^ T.? |W?ij H?[ U La 12 3 4 3 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IV 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 ? It t "Tex" Kickard, promoter of the Tunney-Meeney tight, see ma to have been the chief loser in that fistic en? counter After paying Tunney $525,000 for a uremia fully defending the 1 hampionship and the losing New Zealand challenger $100,000 for his pains, Kickard found that he was personally out about $150,000. The attendance was only one-third what it was at the Dempsey-Tunney fight at Philadelphia and the gate receipts about one-fourth. Tunney offered to split the loss hut Kickard was gome. Though heat and the poor drawing qualities of Tunney may have als> had something to do with it, Kickard chiefly blames the radio for keeping people from the ringside. He sqys he. will never allow one of his matches to be broadcast again. So many people heard th# returns over the radio that newspaper special editions were also hard hit. The highhatting" propensities of Tunney have not mudc him a ring idol. .Jack Dempsey, when introduced as a visitor, gut mure applause than Tunney. Dempsey rooted for Heeney hut quit the ringside in the 10th round when he saw Heeney couldn't win. Rut despite their lack of ..... affection for Tunney, fight fans seem well satisfied that the crown did not pass from American hands.?Pathfinder. Get By on Probation Here's a good yarn which appeared in the American Press. I,. Bent, an editor, was a candidate for Heaven, whereupon St. Peter gave him a lecture: "Now, Mr. Editor," said St. Peter, "here's what I have checked up against you: "In writing Cy Tankerd's obituary, you spoke of him as an upstanding and kindly citizen, when you certainly knew he drank like a fish and beat i his wife. "That fat and catty little Spratt woman, youv featured as a stately and gracious hostess. "Those neighborhood pests became under your pen, the attractive Giblett children. "You wrote that William FlcugeJis made his fortune through industry and thrift, when everybody knew he made it bootlegging. "When the homely little Sophie Dumbell graduated, she appear**! in your columns as the beautiful and talented Miss Dumbell. "You had a write-up of Spoofer & .<\>.'s unparelled merchandise which w as only a lot of junk picked up from defunct stores. "There's a raft of other counts? several pages?'but I've an id.a you never really had a fair chance, and I'm going to let you in, on a gtxinonth's probation. "I'ass light in, Mr. Editor, and buck up!" Dr. Straton Will Win Dr. Straton will win debate with Governor Smith on the querj .?f whether or not the governor is not the "deadliest foe of moral progress in America." He may not technically win points <n\ the debate itself. It is a matter of doubt whether the * alvaiY church pa-tor is interested ::i the outcome of that particular pha-c of the coming show. What he wants out of thi aftai: is ni.v e notoriety and he wil / wn, that. And winning that. Governor Sin.t'; eat. come off conqueror is to the is sue in debate so far as tie is con cerned. -Charlotte News. G-enetal Wilie Jones, said ;n .lit ,nTvrvivxr in Sparianbuig that he has been helping manage the nlfhirs of the Democratic party in South ( nrolina for 46 years ami never saw it in better shape than toviay, for the little opposition heard to A! Smith and his prohibition and rehtgion stand is rapidly dunimshng. He also said Hoover will not carry a single c unty in this state, and any predictions to the contrary are tonurmvt. M. T. Pifly. Orangeburg no-chant, died suddenly Friday afternoon while attending the funeral of h.- p.-i<tor, the late lb George K 1 ?. w o < died suddenly in Green\ \\ ? .? . d*7 aifirht while on n \ s daughter, Mrs. Guy A. G ci 11 i c it mm? THIS WEEK j By ArtW Btkbw Mr. Brisbane's editorial* are published as expressions of opinions of the world's highest-snmriad editor and The Chronicle doaa not necessarily endorse ail of his views and conclusions. In New Yoik a nurse, fifty-two years old, about to retire from hard woik, kills herself. Her life's savings hud been lost in a mining swindle. Real estate sharks, oil rthaiks, all kinds of sharks, swindle women. They believe, poor things, what they want to believe, that they are '<> he made rich. Women should not invest in What they do not understand. They should not buy land that they have not seen. And having seen it they should think it over, examine it several times, consult some skeptical friends, then wait a month, and see it again. Don't believe fairy tales. Ask yourself, "Just how would I, me, myself, not somebody else, actually make a liying out of that land? Or, if it is to be sold at a profit, how do 1 know that I can sell it at a profit? And why doesn't the man keep it and take the huge profit himself ?" If you are leaving money to wife or daughters, fix things so that no other man will he able to get it from them. Gene Tunney, whom certain prizefight "funs" don't like, because he has brains and they haven't, retires from the ring. That, it is said, will "hurt the gume," which is too bad. No matter what champion they may develop to collect money from fools, it can never be proved that he coul I have ibeaten Tunney. Tunney, you read, "is going t.? Paris to study philosophy." An excellent place. The Sonbonne is well equipped. Ilut the important thing is to be a philosopher, not merely a s'udent of other philosophers. If Tunney can take his $2,000,000 quickly earned out of prize fighting and stay out he will have proved himself a philosopher. Mr. Eastman, king of all kinds of photography, announces perfected moving pictures in colors. With that announcement, pictures reach full development, motion color, sound. Now you will see the heroine s, or the vampire's rolling eyes, hear the voices that lure men to their doom. The moving picture stage will show nil that the living stage can show. Talking movies will put a premium on intelligence. A cultivated voice indicates a cultivated mind, and cannot be created over night. j Roman coins dug up after 2,000 i years are worth in silver and gold | only what they were worth when ! buried. i This shows the importance of keep| ing your money earning interest. A silver penny, like the one mentioned i in the Bible, put out at interest comj pounded annually for only '.'00 years, ! would amount to $1,270,00.0,000,000, j That's more money than there is in i the world. I \ A great fire i aging over farm .amis in the Northwest burns 75,001 j:u'-e< of wheat ami pasturage. Home; ami ranches are burned with crop., ! mors tie-ht o.e ! n vain Would it be possible to equip ;i j , fleet of airplane- w ith chemical ap-i I ' paratus for extinguishing tire, to), deal with a disaster of this, kind? ; Aircraft manufacturers and those I that manufacture chemical tire extingui.-: ers might answer that ques: n>n. Dr. l.angsnei, marvelous hypnotist of \ .ciina, does and say- things j he cau-ed a young criminal. Yerno I Booher. to confess after fifteen minutes the murder of his mother, sister j and two hired men. Dr. Lar.gsner says each has a sixth ! sense that can be made to receive i the thought of another. Thought is | something like a broadcasting operation. He hypnotizes the criminal and easily obtains the truth from him because "his crime is always on his mind." Federal prohibition offi.ors arrested Jo bootleggers in an i near Florence and promised more arrests in the near future. t , Water Running Over f Big Dam at Telephone communication with th? Southern Power Plant at Wateree uome nine miles northwest of Camden at noon Thursday stated that the Wat* ie? iiver had risen to such a stage, that water to a heighth of flv* feet wa? pouring over the huge dam at thut place and the river whs still rising No danger of a break in threatened it is said. The official reading of the water guugt- at the Wateree river bridge ut two o'clock Thursday afternoon showed above 22 feet with the waters steadily using This indicated a rise of more than 11 feet within less thai twenty three hours. I aurtual Occurrence Reported The following is a news article given prominence on the front page of J he News and Courier in a very recent issue: 1 wenty leading bootleggers got together yesterday and agreed to raise the price of corn whiskey to $5 a gallon, a well known wholesale dealer announced last night. He asked that his name not be divulged. The meeting was held at the "place" of one of the wholesale dealera and an amicable agreement was reached. The bootleggers say recent wholesale raids by federal officers in Charleston and vicinity impelled them to act. The raids precipitated a shortage. The meeting was attended by "wholesalers" and "manufacturers." I he majority of the men operate in the city of Charleston* The manufacturers are from "the country." It 1s said that this was the largest conference of its kind ever held in Charleston. This is a most remarkable report of a happening, and perhaps it is a true and correat report of what happened. It is a bit unusual for a newspaper to carry such a news item in such a prominent position in the news columns, being in a box in page one, top column. How did the reporter for the News and Courier get his information? Why is it that n newspaper reporter can get information which the officers of the law cannot get? One gathers much information from this news story, which indicates some intimate familiarity with the occurrence on the part of the reporter. For instance, there were "twenty leading bootleggers," not the little fellows, but "leading" bootleggers. Evidently they must not fear detection or they would not have given this story to a reporter for a leading daily. The pride was boosted because there was i shortage caused by the recent wholesale raids by enforcement officers, out of the city and many of them out of the state officers. Then it is said thilt the operators of the selling agency worked in the city and the "manufacturers" operate in the country. Surely with so much direct information, even if this reporter cannot be induced to give the names of any ui the bootleggers, such detectives as Mr. Healey would have no difficulty in rouding up some, at least of the wholesalers. Why is it not done? Who is responsible for shield ing these violators of the law and the Federal Constitution? Does Mayo: Stoney know or care if this flagrant and brazen violation of the law goes on? How about the Solicitor of th? circuit?can he be made to see thes, violators and issue warrants fo some, at least, of them? Where an ( the State constables, and why an they not busy on the proposition' Evidently there was not much fear <> discovery on the part of those wlr ( attended the "meeting." It is a mos remarka/ble state of affairs.?-Walter boro Press arid Standard. uo nut 11UIIVC LlIC ^ll'UU'Sl wheat crop in its history this yar, i n, i has in prospect one of the laig:-st corn crops on record. Winter wheat production was estimated at 179,044,000 bushels against 170. MOO,000 bushels in 1914, which was the biggest up to this year. James M. Tennant, a veteran m: ul carrier of Chester, died there aged 70 years, and the funeral was held Saturday at Pleasant Grove Prosby* terian church. He was a rural mail carrier for over 15 years from Corud well, and was active in the county and state associations of carriers for years. Sheriff Thomas, of Hampton county, said Friday that a man serving v sentence ou. county chain gang for vagrancy, and giving his name as Raymond Williamson, is not E. L? 1 Booth, sought by Florida officers in j the death of his wife's grandfather, Ci. W. Simmons, of Steubenville, Ohio, as was thought. Even the weather man is getting that way and occasionally talks dry and and acts wet. mm I Tmmmmm Dollars Turned Loose 1 * For Smith Campaign I Member* of Ker?h?w county's cowi mittee to accept contributions to th<# . Democratic national campaign fund I required but thirty minutes to raise \ fifty dollars on the streets of Cam-1 I den Wednesday for A1 Smith and i learn incidentally that the Derno1 cratic nominee is an overwhelming l favorite in this section. Three million dollars will be necvo ' sary to carry the message of the Democratic party to voters throughi out the country and of this amount i South Carolina has been asked to coni tribute $25,000. No definite figure > has been set for this county but from the way subscriptions he ve started it may he ventured that Kershaw will taac a leading place among the counties taking stock in the national content. 'lhe committee in this county is composed of John Whituker, Jr., Hughey Tindal, John T. Mackey, C. H. Yates, Mrs. W. H. Mayfield, FT M Workman, L. I. Guion, C. FT Parrott, J. I). Lafitte and Loring Davis with J. F\ McDowell acting as chairmun. Subscriptions may be left with members of the committee, at any of the banks in this county, or with the newspapers in Camden and Kershaw. All subscriptions will Ik* acknowledged through the newspaper columns and bo immediately forwarded to General Wilie Jones who is directing the campaign from headquarters in Columbia. Contributions through this liate include the following: W. A. Boykin $10.00 M. H. Heyman 5.00 J. A. Hough 1.00 i. Whitaker, Jr 1.06 M. L. Smith, Jr 1.00 J. F. McDowell 1.00 Allen B. Murchison 1.00 I- A. Kirkland 1.00 It. B. DeLoache 1.00 John T. Mackey 1.00 W. 1>. Barrett 1.00 Herman Baruch 1.00 F. M. Jones 1.00 \V. L. DePass 1.00 John T. Nettles 1.00 T. Lee Little 1.00 A. A. Shanks 1.00 Miss Bernice Byrum, Tampa . . 1,00 Larry Melear, Memphis 1.00 B. H. Boykin, Sr 1.00 B. H. Boykin, Jr 1.00 H. I). Miles 1.00 S. W. Williamson 1.00 G. A. Moseley 1.00 B. Boykin 1.00 Hughey Tindal 1.00 Mrs. Hughey Tindal 1.00 T. K. Trotter 1.00 W. L. McDowell 1.00 W. R. Hough 1.00 Gus Beleos 1.00 R. X. Shannon 1.00 L. J. Whitaker 1.00 David Wolfe 1 00 Mrs. D. Wolfe 1.00 Miss Sara Wolfe 1.00 L. L. Walnau 1.00 B. G. Sandra . . 1.00 Henry Savage 1.00 Henry Savage. Jr 1.00 Blaney Will Be First To Hear Candidates The Kershaw County Democratic campaign swings under way Monday morning when candidates for the ( various offices will make their initial nddresse3 at the school house in'Blaney at ten o'clock. Other meetings to be staged dur-, ing the same week will include the . following: Bethune, Tuesday; Ker. shaw, Wednesday; Camden, Yhurs. Jday; Buffalo, FrMay; Camden Mill , | School, Sartmrday. } All meetings are scheduled for 10 r a. m. with- the exception of Camden a which wiU hear the candidates at 1 a p. m., Buffalo at 2 p. m., and} the mill ? school at 8 p. m. f Candidates have been- notified a that the time for filling pbtdges and t paying assessments will expire Sat. urday, August 18. at midnight, and it order to have a place or* the offtcia ballot it will be necessary to> aomply with this ruling. Candidates for the office o? Congressional Representative from, the fifth district will address the voters, of this community at the court house in Camden Thursday afternoon.. W. F. StevensQn, incumbent,, and Zeh Vance Davidson are the candidates for congress. Their meeting, was scheduled for Thursday, August 16th, but has been postponed until the following Thursday, when, all candidates offering in this county will appear at the court house at 4 p. m. New Announcement. The name of Mr. M. G. King, of Bethune, is announced in this week'3 Chronicle as a candidate for Directo* | from Buffalo Township, Mr.. King is at present mayor of Bethune. Deaths Among Colored People Phillip, Shields, an aged negro man, residing: near the northern city limits, died at his home on Sunday,, and the funeral and burial occurred at Sanders Creek Church Mondays, where Shields was for many years a deacon.. He was 75 years of age and was one of the old time negyoes who was highly respected. For a long number of years he was employed by Rhura- Brothers, extensive merchants and planters in their day.. Sarah Niland, wife of Manigault Nilancb aged 28 years, dfied at'her horaa near the northern! city limits Sunday and her funeral was held at the second colored Baptist Church nehf her home on Monday, and the burial was in the colored cemetety at Camden. She was a daughter oi Iiettie Carlos, and was of a highly respected family. Albert Taylor, aged 13 years, son 1 of Jacob Taylor, wha resides on the - late C. N. Humphries place east o1 i Camden, died one day last weekv het ing a victim of pellagra. Epworth League Meeting 1 The Epworth League will hoUJ regular meeting at the f Street Methodist Church on Sua 'evening at 7:45 o'clock. Al a Oier$ are urged to lie preset j "visitors are cordially inyited ts fe*n<L J \ ; County Auditor P.cmla H*vj, Cherokee county, who was rm | by Governor Richards, ten dip i and refused to leave the office, 1 I won out and, has a letter fronj gpvernor. that he can. keep it j reason alleged for the: reniQTili the* kindly one of allowing him to a hospital for medical trtataB for a ferw months, hut the ufflj sahi his clerks could run hjs aft during. his temporary,- afoaenct M thrt comptroller general said tl were doing just that, so fie ?wj nor b&cke^ down after appcant^i Greenville man as auditor at^ilM which raised quite a row ther^l Roaches live in colonies.. IfJjjH one you know there are JH Roaches are loathsome versa* litSc breeders. There aag^H authorities who declare JH different diseases areJMPH by roaches. Roaches roslP? Spray FLY-TOX into wb ices, around water pipe^kdftj other plumbing. 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