The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 11, 1929, Image 3
BARKERS THEN AND NOW
,// Alexander
The Great Said To Have
Started Smooth Face.Style
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According to tradition, Alexander
the Great started the smoothface
style. He shaved his own face and
ibade his Macedonians "to shave off thj
handle by which an enemy could seize
th?m." The barbers have been witn
us ever since.
But shaving was old in the world
[already in Alexander's time. Many
primitive peoples have insisted upon
'keeping themselves clean shaven.
While the patriarch's of the Hebrew t
nation were cultivating long beards
the natives o^ ancient Mexico were
busy keeping their faces free from
hair by means of pieces of volcanic
glass.
Many nations worshiped long
, beards; other peoples regarded them
with abhorrence. The Orientals usually
dislike hair of aoy kind on the
face. Our Indians religiously^ kept
themselves clean shaven. Pieces of
flint were used to pull all hairs from
the face. When Father Garnier, the
Jesuit in Canada, showed the Algonquins
pictures of the Savoir with a
beard the warriors were convulsed
. with laughter. "For God's sake,"
wrote this missionary back to France,
-"send me a picture of Jesus without
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Trail, observes that anybody who desires
to keep the good opinion of
Indians will use his razor freely.
Barber shops have been established
institutions in civilized communities
since the days of ancient Egypt,
Greece and Rome. The ancient shops
were essentially the same as modern
shops. We have added conveniences
and refinements, but the general plan
remains about the same. In Europe
until the latter part of the 18th century
barbers combined with their
trade the practice of surgery and
dentistry.
Our modern barber pole is a relic of
the dpys when barbers were also surgeons.
The spirally painted pole is a
symbol of an arm bandaged after
blood - letting. Formerly a brass
k basin?to catch the blood?was also
a regular part of the barber sign. In
this country the basin has been
largely discarded, although it is still
retained in England.?The Pathfinder.
Law Blanks for Sale at This Office
MASTER CrJOOK PINS "
MONEY ON VICTIM
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Mint Mia? Gang Law Must
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New York.?The* surdorjic lender of 5
h twy-world crime bund left his "call- 1
U.i? Mu-0" pinned over the heart of a 1
too curious member of his mob and 1
now ul lust the police have a clew to
New York's muster criminal. t
1 he "culling curd" was- u roll of j
$100 bills and they were pinned with J
u pistol bullet--the same pellet of ?
lead that closed tlie prying eyes of t
Itill Doyle, alias Dolt, eX'Convlct and
safe erackqf. 1
hehlnd him, thy man who is la*- '
lleved to he un associate of the late 8
Qerahl Chapman and Dutch Ander- t
Hon, left evidence of one of the most /
highly organized hands of internal Ion- . <]
ul criminals that police huve ever I
been confronted with. i
Walk Leisurely Away. Jj
Recently there was a shot In the
ground lloor of a luxurious uptown f
apartment house Just after dark and ?
a moment later a tenant entered in tJ
time to cutch a glimpse of un expen- 1
slvely dressed man and vvomTin step !
over a body lying In the doorway and
leisurely stroll out the entrance and
step into a toxical).
The name on I he doorplute of the t
apartment was Herkowitz, but the t
well-dressed couple had been known to J
the other tenants as Mr. and Mrs. I
"Ike" Behrman. When the police arrived
a little Inter they found the I
apartment was empty save fur u Liny 1
white dog cowering in a corner, while c
un electric piano was still clamorously 1
playing "Blue Heaven." The occupants i
I "d left behind expensive wardrobes.
Several fur coats and u half f
dozen beautiful afternoon and evening <_
gowns were hanging In I he woman's t
closet, while carefully tailored suits t
for all occasions were In the man's s
compartment. The apartment was t
elaborately furnished with costly pert- ?
od furniture. f
But what Interested the detectives
moat when they arrived was the fact c
that at last they had heen called to
the headquarters of u long-sought International
gang.
More than 300 telegrams and cablegrams
from known criminals In Europe
and this country and letters from
Sing Sing were found. There were
coded ,in/1 cnhlo measmrps
which Indicated the occupants hnd
been Involved In diamond smuggling
and safe robbing In London. Paris,
Berlin and the greater cities of the
United States. There were cheap cotton
gloves such as safe blowers wear,
half a dbzen hats arid caps with labels
torn out. drills and empty revolver
bolsters.
In addition there were automobile
licenses for curs?although the
Bohrmnns were never seen to use anything
except tax leahs. There was a
book for a bank in Muncle. Ind.. where
Chapman and Anderson once Imd their
headquarters.
Reconstruct Crime.
Detectives, after ^P\i*nil days of
study, have reconstructed events leading
up to the crime and hoiiev,. that
it was carried out along the following
lines:
Will Doyle, the man who got a nullet
through his heart, was one of a
hundred or more of the master criminal's
contact men. His Job was to
spot safes to be robbed, houses to bo
looted and to establish connections
with fences who would dispose of the
spoils or ?el! the gems which the lender's
European agents smuggled Into
this country.
It Is believed several of the gang
took part in the dftyllght robbery of
a nearby theater the day before Doyle
was shot to death. The spotter Is believed
to have mode a mistake and
the band looted the wrong theater, getTing
away with only a few thousand
dollars where they had planned to
make a big haul.
When Doyle got his share, which
amounted to only $100, he complained
to the payolT man. Insisting that he
should have more, and accusing the
leaders of "playing crooked." There
was an angry exchange of words and
Doyle threatened to get even.
That evening, Doyle, still angry over
the menger profits that came to .him
as Wis sljtar.c,.ht:ol<e the most stringent
law of the gang and walked boldly
Into the home of the master crlinlnni.
Waving the roll of one dollar hills
In his rTTTcfs face ho demanded more
money and threatened to "squeal" if
it were not fortlveomlng at pnee.
The lender settled the debt as it
usunlly Is settled in gangland. And
before leaving he pinned, the payoff
money to the victim's body ns a warning
to his other followers.
Detectives are confident that the
many addresses and messages found In
the apartment will lead to arrests In
the capital* of Europe as well as In
several cities In the United States.
While they are following teads. the
main hunt Is centering on the capture [
of Behrman.
They Doubled Him
New York. ? Policeman Ferrar*
turned In a report of his thrilling
rescue of a drowning man by a dive
Into lcj water. There were doubts, so
fellow policemen threw Ferrnro Into n
swimming pool. They had to rescue
him. *
Flowers by Plane
New York.?To be In ~ style send
flowers to seagoing friends by plane.
Sev& packages of soses were dropped
on the. steamship President Bnnllng _
from the air. Two of them hit' the
deck; the fishes got the rest
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Imported Booze
Plant Is Found
(Charleston News and Courier)
A booze plant breeding "high
trade imported" liquors from a trille
jf alcohol, coloring fluids and a
ancy assortment of lithographed
>eals and labels was discovered yes*
erday morning by federal prohibiten
agents in the woods about onu
nilc from Magnolia Garden gates.
Although five gallon tins, now
imply of alcohol, which resemble in
rvcry respect those which contained
>oison wood alcohol found in ap Last ;
lay street house ten days ago by the
.ante agents, T. I*. Tolben, deputy.,
idministrator, is not assured that
his outfit was constructed to re-still ;
lenatured alcohol into passable liquor.
Cvidence, however, points to that as-:
umption.
Wrapped carefully in old copies of'
he New York Times and the Los I
kngeles* Times, were several |iuii- |
Ired apparently genuine labels and,
mttle wrappers which were to be |
tasted on the bogus bottles, as soon
is the colored fluid had settled, Mr.
Tolbert believes.
So complete were the arrangements
or the "imported" varieties of
cotch, rye and gin to be palmed off
.n an unsuspecting drinking public
hat the manufacturer had collected
in foil tops and stoppers for his
ottles. To maintain tne sume tone
hroughout, the bogus paraphernalia |
vas packed in listerine bottles.
"The only bit of evidence that any-j
hing about this outfit is genuine is!
his little fray of rye chaff," Mr.
folbert declared as he held out a tiny
liece of flulTy growth.
Included in the seizure are two;
Kittles of "Scotch" and one of "rye" ;
iquor. Although there remains u
listinct odor of real liquor, the exlerienced
observer can tell almost imnediately
that the booze is countered.
A bottle of brown coloring, bought
rom a Charleston wholesale drug
ompaqy, was the only evidence of
ictual cutting operations besides a
in of glycerine, bought from the
iame concern, an<l a small bottle of
urpentine. A three-gallon tin of
loctored booze, in addition were
ound.
As the goods are mute evidence
if the operations, Mr. Tolbert ad
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vi*need the theory that the "Scotch"
taste might have been given the
alcohol and corn by running the booze
through burned cotton ftber. He has
known unscrupulous bootleggers to
practice this method and (toes not
doubt for a minute that this may hap
pen in this instance.
The turpentine and the glycerine
weie to be used, Mr. Tolbert said, in
converting the booze into gin.
Although the seizure is valued ui'
only $200 it is estimated, considering
current prices for Imported llq-'
uors and the usual increasing demand
in the holiday season, that the liquor,!
when operations on it were completed,
would have bt ought at least
$.:,000 in ( harleston's market.
Three hundred assorted bottles
with high grade liquor names blown*
tn the gluss, u stopping und capping
machine, a can of ak'tfAPl, three gallons
of corn liquor, forty-ftve empty
five gallon tins which formerly contained
alcohol and a small umount of
lubricating oil were other seizures in <
the ra.d. Ii
Ten complete assortments of labels, i
analytical reports from esteemed doc-1'
tors und scientists of Europe telling 1
how pure the liquors 111 question hap- ]
peneo to be, were found. The list in- ,
eludi s;
Black und White Scotch; Stewart 1
Old Rye; Gold Thimble Scotch NN his- 1
ky; Gordon's Dry Gin; Glenn Moray i
Scotch; Sandy MacDonuld; Gaelic Old
Smuggler; Cunadiun Club; Gilbey's
Dry Gin, und Watson's Scotch.
James Austin Latimer, of Williston,
is the new secretary to Governor
Richards to succeed W. J. Stricklin
resigned, to reenter newspaper work.
Mr. Latimer has been editor of papers
at Williston, Denmark and Branchville,
and once was secretary to Lewis
W. Barker, of Greenville, where he
graduated from I'm man university.
He has many connections in the state,
being a son-in-law <;f former State
Senator Kennedy, of Barnwell, a
nephew of President Ramsey of,
Greenville Womans college, and a
cousin of former United States Sena- j
tor Latimer. Like the governor, he
is a Presbyterian elder, and he has
been superintendent of the Williston
Presbyterian Sunday school.
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?, 1919.
(VlfbrktvM (.olden Anniversary |
On Monday evening, l)w.>6mWf 24,
1028, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Gaskin, of
the Flat Hock section, celebrated
their Golden Wedding anniversary, i
having been married December 24,
1878. Mrs. Gaskin was before her
marriage Miss Rebecca Stover, of the
Thorn Hill community. Fourteen
childun liave been born to Mr. an.^
Mrs. Guskin, of whom ten survive.
,liestde.A the immediate family there
were present for the anniversary
dinnei, Mu. Lou M. Huile, John Hade,
and Misses .Madeline und Daisy llaile,
of Heath Springs; Mr. Henry Stover
and Mr. and Mrs. George Stover;
Miss Annabcllc Watts, of Camden;
a?*d Mr. Frampton James.
'I he following children! ami gi amichildren
were with Mr. and Mrs.
Gask'n to help them eelebrate thei
anniversary. Mr. und Mrs. T. P.
Uaskin and seven children, of Lykesland;
Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Kaslor uml
two children, of Spartanburg; Mr.
and Mrs. James K. Gaskin and four
children, of Columbia; Mrs. J M.
t'ason and little daughter, of Lykesland;
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Gaskin und
two children, of Greenville, Mr. and
11. H. Gaskin and two children; Dr.
and Mrs. I.. K. Gaskin and three
children, of Albernmrlo, N. ('.; Dr. J.
S. Gaskin, of Mt. Croghan; Miss Rebecca
Gaskin, of Raleigh, N. ('.; and
Alva D. Gaskin.?Kershaw Era.
Six convicts, two in for life, escaped
from the penitentiary at Columbia
on Wednesday by cutting ft
hole through the wall of the flu ward |
of the hospital. One returned the
same afternoon, saying he was too
sick to get away and* was readmitted
to the hospital. The lifers were A.|
I). Martin, from Spartanburg, and!
Smith Elliott, from Horry county,
both murderers. Six other prisoners
in the ward stayed there. The guard
there, J. E. Parker, was discharged.
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