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I The Camden Chronicle . I i 11 ii 1iuug~Beggaggs~ >. i????????? r^im?mmammr- ,, _ mhiiiu.?, pMWME XXXX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1929. NUMBER 48. * U tee/tier hane On AI % ! Springdale Today enthubiubtb wij) be wmmly Bated during the next few days in Bmden. The Camden Hunt club is ensuring bunUr trials mud a eplechase on Washington's birtb^L at the .Springdale club course, day's events will also include a race of u half mile. Muny of the K mounts that are in Camden for H> winter h?'ttson as well us a hum, of widely known ones from out. Hie have entered for the various ^ ents. The hunter trials and steepleBase will' start at 2:30 Friday after-' Bl'olo continues to he a great at^Katioti. Saturday afternoon Cam Bt will meet Greenwich. This game : endered possible by the presence B 1 amden of a number of the mem B> of the summer team at Green Hrli. Next week Camden will meet B< strong four from Winston-Salem. Hnonr; the local players are C. R. Bttle, Carroll Bassett, Sam Russell,! Brennan, N. Asiel, J). 11. Baldwin, |S. Allison, and Ralph Chasq, Other Hyer? are expdetad here before' the of March. Guests at The Kirkwood ^ Arrivals for the week at The Kirk Ho(h1 include Miss A. Kelland, of <>w York City; Miss V. Large, Mrs. Br l/tnttdn, J, -Sr- Johnston,- of New Bork; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Swan, of, Kochestex, N. Y.; Mr. and^Mrs. John b- Water, .Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Job. B. Qgleby, of Jackson Springs, N. L-; Mr. and Mrs. F. T. DeLaney and Ihild, of Syracuse,.N. Y.; O. J. Sands, If Richmond, T. C. Clubb, of St j Louis, Mo.; G. H. Walker, Mr. and Lfrs. F, R, T.r4pler, D. J. Milliken, of Lew York; Mr. .and t Mrs. Joseph Lancaster, of Chestunt Hill, Maes.; Br. and Mrs. Charles C. Beebe, of Lvellesley, Mass.; Clifton Lewis, ofi Ardmore, Pa.; Mr. and Mm. J. JL 1 Bnastman, of .Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. Bm- Bur land, of New York City; and Mrs. Martin Kennedy, of ^Bhnstown, M. Y.; Mrs. E. C. Shotjell, of Johnstown, N.' Y.; Mr. and jrs. C. Severance, Mr. and Mrs. ^Brl Ehlemann, of New York City; V.R. Meigs, of .Philadelphia; Mr. and jfcrs. Winthrop Gardiner, the Misses Blardinor, of Lang Island; Sbeppard fcomans, Eugene V. Homans, of EnBlewood, N. J.; Miss Mitchell, of Harwich, Conn..; ^fr. and Mrs. E. A. Bids, Jr., of Englewood, N. J.; Mr. and .Mrs. R. H. .Mull, of Phillipsburg, 'a.; Mr. and Mrs. Win, N. Beber, of Snglewood, N. J^ Mr. and Mrs. Wal-. er Armingtan Potter, of Ridgefield, >onn.; Mr. .and Mrs. S. C. Kennett, if Charlotte, .1ft. C.; Misi Suzanne, drs. Rawl, P. R. Fish, of New York Mty; Mr. and Mrs. Allen F. Edwards, if Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. F. Allen, of loston, Ma9s.; Mr. and Mrs. "R. M. Jrady, of Orange, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. h-rbert L. Gutteraon, of Rye, N. Y.j 'eo vgeFiigJJx.?_j^Jj&hp^ Pfti. W. Cook, of Johnstown, Pa.; Mrind Mrs. Samuel W. Morris, Philalelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert R. 'otts, Morristown, N. J; Mrs. Robert >. McCormiek, Ann MoCarthy, Mina 'lark, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. S. [ramer, of New Haven, Conn.; Geo. L. Cramer, of New York City; Mr. and firs. G. B. Wightman, of Great Neck, 'ong Island; Mrs. E. C. Deveraux, of ireat Neck, Long Island; Mr. and 4rs. Jerome C. Smith, of Boston, 'lass.; Mr. and Mrs. E. Carl Warner, f Buffalo, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. G. Ilaussen, of Montclair, N. J.; Lester temse, of Washington, D. C.*, Mr. nd Mrs. Geo. F. Doherty, Geo. F. Doherty, Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Bftl&fiS Wilson, of Boston, Mass.; Miss Blice O'Gorman, Mrs. John A. Maher, Bichard S. White, Paul M. White, of Bew ^t)r^ City; Mrs. E. C. Kiefer, Biss Natalie Kiefer, of New Haven, B)nn.; Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith, ^?e< Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Martin a Byorson, Mrs. C. L. Hutchinson, of Bhicago; Mr. 'Patrick Barr, of ChiB?K?; Mr. and Mrs. Thos. L. Hogan, B?is. N". Whltlock Hopton, of tSyrariBuse, New York. I At The Hobklrk I Arrivals over the week at the HobBrW Inn include Mr. and Mrs. WiK iam Wintringham, from Brooklyn; Bliss M. M. Schoenhut and Miss J. L. Bagner, from Cleveland; Norman brnuttfung, ff^ ;pcmkhkeepele,^n. F--. ** O. O'Malley, from Jackson Heights, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. G. U. pSrdrtt RUth BUfdett' PAul Mrs. Hvnry A. King, from Bpringfield, Mass.; D^and Mrs. H. ?' Hammer, O. W. VanVlack, W. Van I . ^7T?r?^_ Report of Grand Jury At Recent Court Term lhe report of the Kershaw. County grand jury at the term of court held last week, signed bu W. B. Porter as hmmm reads as iolWi 44 Wa have passed on all bills handed us by the Solicitor. We herewith append report of J. H. McLeod, sheriff, and want to especially commend the sheriff and his force for their work as shown by this report. Ihe grand jury recommends the retaining of the rural police force for j Ker8haw County, thinking that their services are more needed now than any time heretofore. We ask that the clerk of court furnish to the legislative delegation our recommendation at once. "The grand jury desires to go on record as favoring and endorsing the ,$75,000,000 state highway program,! and expresses the hope that the act' before the legi^ature for this pur-J pose will be passed. 44We have inspected the jail and find some leak*. Also find some of j the toilets out of fix, otherwise the jail is in a sanitary condition. We make a request that immediate repairs be done to the plumbing." Report of The Sheriff Sheriff J. H. McLeod begs to submiLJ-he following report of law enforcement activities of the sheriff, deputy sheriff and rural policemen of Kershaw County from March 1, ld27? to January 1, 1928: " Sixty-three arrests for violation of prohibition law. Three hundred and thirty-nine .arrests for other violations. Forty-.two stills destroyed. Pive hundred <and fifty-fire gaitIons of whiskey confiscated and destroyed. Cash bond forfeited $500. Twemty-fwo cars .confiscated. Two thousand, six hundred and fifty-five dqllars and seventy^-five cents col-i lected by magistrates. Seven hnndred dollars in fines collected by clerk' of court." Also beg to submit the following report of law enforcement activities of the Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff and Rural Policemen of Kershaw County j from the first day .of January 1928, I to the first day of January 1929: "Sixty-aeven arrests for violation of the prohibition law. Two hundred and ninety-one arrests for violation -of other Jaws. Eighteen cars confiscated. Twenty-four stills destroyed. Seven hundred and sixteen gallons whiskey destroyed. Ten thousand, two hundred and ninety gallons mash or beer destroyed. Three hundred and eighty-five dollars in fines .collected by Cleric of Court. Two thousand, three hundred and eighteen dollars in fines collected by Magistrates. One thousand and se-ven hundred dollars in cash bonds forfeited. Two hundred dollars in cash bonds in Magistrates' hands.^ Moved Into New Quarters ? The Eureka Barber Shop, operated and owned by Isaac B. English for the past forty yearn or more, has moved from its former location on Main street to the store room formerly occupied by Mr. W. L. Goff, as a grocery store. The building has been completely renovated and made into an .attractive barber shop and looks most Inviting. It is located near the most important business intersections of Camden, and with the widened floor space makes a much more commodious place for the serving of the trade. ? Vlack, Miss Water bury, from New York City; Mr. and Mrs. James G. X. -McLure, from Lake Forest, Hid. Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Baker, from Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. C. Smith, Katherihe Smith, Master Chas. C. Smith, from Port Chester, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. James B. -Scott, from Cos Cobb, Conn.; Mrs. Charles Marshall, Jr., E. Winslow Taylor, 8rd, Charles E. Taylor, Mrs; Frank R. Wallace, Miss Lydia Wallace, from Germantown, Penn. At The Court Inn * i Those arriving at the Court Inn for the past week include Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Landreth, from Philadelphia; Robt. Winston Stuart, from New York, City ,\? Heatly C: .Dallas, from Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. j. B. ' Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilmer, from Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. C. J. Kelchun, from Boston; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Lovering, Mr. and Mrs. James C. NMrtK, Mr. and Mra. S..B. Lloyd, from PhUrtdsM?i Lconmrd C. ing, from Hartford, Conn. I m*?m<'< % ' - ? Gunmen Kill Seven In Gangland Warfare Chicago, Feb. 14.?Chicago gang* a torts posing as policemen invaded the 'No?lh Side Stronghold of the Gcorjfce "Hogs" Moran gang, lined op seven helpless, unarmed victims with their faces .to a white brick wall, and mowed them down with automatic pistols and machine guns, ?The wholesale execution carried out at 10:30 o'clock this morning, was an innovation in Chicago gang history, which brought the total gang victims to more tha# 136 in the past few years. The slaughter was accomplished with all the precision of an Army firing squad. Five men drove up to Moran's headquarters in a garage at 2122 North Clark Street after putting through a telephone call inquiring whether certain members of the gang were there. They rushed into tne garage with drawn pistols and machine guns, informing the seven men they were police officers. -Some of them flashed stars and others wore parts of police uniforms. Without ado they herded the victims to a courtyard in the rear-. Overhead gleqjped a powerful electric light to make the work of the firing squad easier. Whether the victims realized they had been trapped by a clever rush will pever be known. There was a word from the leader the clatter of machine-guns and pistols and the Massacre was completed. A few minutes after, the firing sqtfad still carrying the pistols and machine guns sauntered out, climbed into an automobile stowed the weapons in the rear and drove away. Apparently few .persons heard the Aring. A woman told a policeman that someone had been hurt in the garage and he .entered to verify this .prosaic rqpout. Six victims he found lying where they fell, feet to the wall, their .faces turned lo .the incandescent light overhead. A seventh victim mortally wounded, was found in another room. He lived for two hours but stoically maintained the gangland code of silence. The garage, conducted as a blind for the North Side liquor running Syndicate, resembled a shambles. Blood spattered the walls; scores of bullet holes pockmarked the bricks. The victims, killed by their merxiloss executioners without .having a xhance at escape, sprawled grotes: .quely on the floor, the hats of some vof them still at the same cocky angle affected by gangsters and hodolums. JPolice quickly determined the main facts in the wholesale killing. Some of the victims were identified immediately. Two wore Peter dGiusenberg. -notorious gunman and gangster and his brother Frank, both involved in the Dearbon Street station mail robbery a few years ago. A1 Weinahank; underworld roustabout and ' James Clark, Moran's brother-in-law, 1 were Uvo others and a fifth was John .May, garage employe. The other two men were identified late in the daj as Arthur Alias Frank .Synder and Arthur Davis, supposed New York gangster. All w.ere known as Moran followers. What happened to Moran no one knew. .One report was that the gunmen kidnapped two men after shooting the others. A boy said he saw them march two men tq their car, (both with hands in the air. Another man said he saw n man with blood streaming .from his face enter the. car with the gunmen. Whether this was Moran, one of his henchmen or one of the executioners wounded by a ricocheting bullet no one was certain. At any rate Moran's gang has been virtually annihilated. For months it has been growing in strength, draw-_ ing to it the remnants of the gangs once headed by Dion Q'Bamon and Hymte Weiss. Less than two miles from the scene of today/i-slaughter O'Banion was executed in his flower store a few years ago, and soon thereafter Weiss fety on the same corner when a machine gun nest despatched death to him and his followers from -an apartment -building across the street from Holy Name Cathedral. Moran gathered up the remnants of the gang headed by these two powerful leaders and con(titnud himself the M^ tamUt. To. day's massacre left him virtually bereft of man-power, if he still is alive. mm Blease and Richards Differ on Bond Issue Columbia, Feb. 15.?United States Senator Cole L. Mease of South Carolina in a telegram to Governor John (i. Richards under data of Feb. i? 13, expressed the belief that unless th'e proposal to bond the state tor $75,000,000 Jfor highway work is presentcd tp the people for a vote "we will have the liveliest campaign itt South-Carolina next year that we have had since 1012, with the probability of some of the old horses being on th^ track." The telegram of Senator Mease was in reply to Governor Richards' telegram to the senator stating thac . he .pould not see how proposed highway legislation in this state could "or should affect legislation by congress fo:- relief of distressed farmers of the state. The telegram of Senator Mease replying to Governor Richards' telegiam which was carried by the Associated Press morning papers of today follows: "Dear Governor Richards: "Your wire of February 13th received. 1 am glad to have your position in the matter us , I Ijave ret? oeived communications saying that fau were for the bill and others saying you were against it, and 1 really wtnlSd to Show Just KoW "y?tf "Stood. "If the present gus and auto license taxes are converted to build "roads will that not require additional taxes upon property to meat appropriations which this gas and auto license tax is now talcing care of ? "Unless this question is submitted to the people, I think we will have the liveliest campaign in South Carolina next year that we have hud since 1912, with the probability of some of the old horses being on the track. While they may be a little spavined I believe they are fit for a good race, if pushed. "I hope, however, that the supreme court in its wisdom will decide the matter unconstitutional or hold, it until the people can speak as* to whether the senate and representatives who now vote to put it on them shall be returned or a new set elected which can promptly repeal it before snch exorbitant taxation can be established in our state. "Kindest regRrds and best wishes, "As ever * "Cole Blease." >> ? ' Attorneys To Assist In King Prosecution York, Fph. 16.?The retaining of Marion and Finley, one of the leading law firm a. of York, to assist with the prosecutioncwas the principal development at a conference here this pfternoon of Mrs. Clyde Reagan of Charlotte, and Mrs. Lois Benson of Cary, N. C.t sisters of Mrs. Faye King, with Solicitor J. Lyles Glehn of Chester. The new attorneys nowassociated with Solicitor Glenn in the case are: J. A. Marion and W. G: Finley. The conference of Mrs. King's sisters with Solicitor Glenn was held behind closed doors in the sheriff's office and lasted two hours. Sheriff Fred E. Quinn was present. Beyond announcing that additional counsel had been retained to assist with the prosecution, Solicitor Glenn would make no statement concerning developments at the conference. It. is understood, however, that the case was thoroughly reviewed, the two sisters of Mrs^JCing had already expressed a willingness to give any assistance in their power to the prosecution. When the first news of Mrs. King's death reached them, they accepted the suicide theory, but subsequent developments have changed their views. Anniversary Services Sunday Rev. J. W. Boykin, the pastor and iumgregation of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, request this paper to again remind the public of their anniversary services to be held next Sunday, February 24. This will be their irty-thlrd an-1 niveraary and they are a little late holding it this year on aecoufit of the recent illness of their pastor. I However, they will have fifsplend id choir of well trained voicda.ainging old time spirituals and jubilee songs as sung by their foreparents i* slavery time. They have reserved ample - room -for their northern and soothe#)! Whi.te friends mud are expecting a gf tendance. Campbell Represents Welsh Motor Company Chevrolet Motor Company haa established as its 1U2U production, quota 1,250,000 passenger ear and truck units, according to b. B. Campbell, of'the Welsh Motor Company, of this city, who has just returned from Columbia where he was in conference with factory and i&one Sales Executives. Mr. b. B. Campbell wus enthusiastic in his comment on the meeting which drew into Columbia, 110 dealers from South Carolina. The dealers convened at the Columbia Theater, Wednesday afternoon, where they witnessed the most unique sales meeting ever sponsored by any company in the industry. Following the meeting there was a banquet at the Jefferson Hotel, featured by an elaborate display of entertainment. At the afternoon meeting Mr.1 Campbell said, he heard from the lips of M. I). Douglas, Assistant General Sales Manager, the most inspirational sales discussion he has ever heard since he ^entered the automobile business. Mr. Douglas, according to Mr. Campbell made the unqualified prediction that not only would Chevrolet build 1,250,000 automobiles during the present year, but that their ears would be sold as quickly as they W4U4* produoed. I*aat year, according, to Mr. Douglas, Chevrolet sustained its position ^is the world's largest automobile manufacturer with a production of 1,200,000 automobiles. The Columbia gathering which Mr. Campbell attended is one of a series of 40 such meetings which Chevrolet is conducting throughout the country during the next six weeks. No large center in the country has been overlooked on the itineraries which take three crews of ranking factory executives to every section in a complete coverage of country. Death of Aged Colored Minister Rev. Friday Harriott, aged about seventy years died at his home about Bix miles eaBt of Camd?r~on the Tiller's Ferry road, ami his funeral was held on ^Monday at Mount Joshua Baptist chtffch, a short distance from the Adams pond section. For thirtyfive or forty years this old negro had been pastor of that church going about preaching' the gospel and ministering to his flock in his humble way, and was held in high esteem by both races, as evidenced by the fact that large numbers of his white friends attended, his funeral. Many of the Baptist ministers of the county took part in the funeral services? extolling the good deeds and good character of their deceased brothe? minister. First Week Jurors Jurors drawn Tuesday to serve for the first week of court of common pleas for Kersltaw county which convenes here on the second Monday in"March; being the 11th day, were as follows: W. T. Hasty, A. F. Watts, T. T. Truesdale, O. J. Smyrl, H. C. Krepps, W L. Goodale, C. H. Yates, Jr., C. B. McCaskill, J. E. Campbell, all of Camden; D. C. West, D.,A. Barfield, J. B. Rooch, Ernest Roberts, H. E. Williams, B. F. Roberts, L. J. Faulkenberry, James Hunter, all of Kershaw; Douglas Arlodge, Victor Ward, G. B. T. Watts, Ben A. Rabon, j E. A. Bell, Karl. T. Rosboro, all of Lugoff; C. F. Yarborough, C. H. Stogner, G. B. Clyburn, T. S. Williams, all of Bethune; Minor Holly, C. N. Horton, W. T. Holly, J. E. Holly, all of Jefferson; W. B. Evans, Fred T/Bookman, all of Blaney; Thoraie Spears, J. R. West, of Cassatt; H..D. Boykin, of Boykin. Presbyterians To reduce the indebtedness of $8,000 on our Sunday School building we call upon you to remember that this coming Sunday morning you will hnve an opportunity to help in this matter. A special program is arranged fotv the Sunday School. The Colored Community Glee Club will be present to sing several sacred numbers. There will be no classes. But you are all inv^ed to be present. An opportunity will be given all of you to make a contribution either by cosh ptfF" check. There will hfi no pi tiffins j signed. Let's everyone young and old do our very beat; is the plea of j the pastor, Rev. A. D. McAm. |? A widow and four .man . are on trial ' at Bladcshoar. Ga., flho,br Hebrew Club Given Okey to Bond Issue ,/ The Hebrew MenVClub of Camden, monthly meeting Wednesday evening. passed resolutions endorsing and unanimously favoring passage of the proposed highway bond issue now hefore the state's general assembly. The meeting was held at the home of Jacob Hirsch and was directed by David Wolfe, president; L. I,. Hlock, vice-president, and L. L. Walnuu, secretary. Action of the organisation, the membership of which is representative of Camden's foremost business and professional men, fxillows similar endorsement given the' $75,000,000 road improvement program by the Camden and Kcrshnw County Chamber of Commerce, the Kershaw County Grand Jury, the, Camden Rotary Club and the local post American legion, j Dr. Hirsch L., Freund, rabbi of I Beth-El temple in this city, was the guest of honor and principal speaker to appear on Wednesday evening's I program. His address and the busi| ncss discussions wePe followed by ; supper served buffet style. Members I of the club attending included, in ad; dition to the host and officers, A. S. Karesh, L. I?mansky, li. H. Haum, I. Wolfe, L. 11. Schlpsburg, C. H. Schlosburg, Klihu Schlosburg Joe Httmeh, Herman Barueh, M. Ilaruch,? L. A. Wittkowsky, 1!. Eichol, Gus Hirsch, M. H. Heyman. Camden Rotarians Endorse Bond Issue The Camden Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon here Thursday passed resolutions favoring and endorsing the proposed $75,000,000 state highway paving program and forwarded to the Kershaw County legislative delegation the request to work for passage of the bill. The resolutions were passed unani-" mously and by an attendance registering one hundred percent. Similar endorsement was given, the ; proposed bond issue by the Camden j and Kershaw County Chamber of i Commerce in annual banquet here i last Monday evening and by the Ker! shaw County grand jury in their , i presentment rendered last Wednes- ~ ! day. Melvin Stone Dead New York, Feb. 15 Melville ET. Stone, for more, than a quarter of a century the greeting genius of the , Associated F^esp and since his retirement from the general managership in 1921, its counsellor, died tot night at his home, 120 East 75th street. He was in his 81st year, Welsh Motor Company Expanding The Welsh Motor Company is having doors cut into the vacant building adjoining their place, on the north and will use this building ns a show room for new cars and the back part for used cars. Tne parts department will alpo be moved into this building, using the old building for repair work exclusively. Death of Mrs. Branham Mrs. Agnes "Branham, aged 45 years, wife of Mr. Neil Branham, who resides about three miles east of Camden on the Camden-Bethune road, died on Thursday, February 14, and the funeral and burial occurred from Pine Grove Church in West Watqree the following day, with services Kping conducted by Rev. J. P. Graham, of Camden. Mr. Branham was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mr*. Henry Gladden, and is survived by two daughters ahd two sons?fy-g. L. A. Campbell and Miss Allie Branham, of Camden, and Emerson Branham and LeRoy Branham, of Camden. iShe is also survived by one sister, Mrs. F. C. Jones, and one brother, Mr. T. C. Gladden, both of Camden, ' Quartette To Sing According to- announcement by P. B. Mdodana, of the Jackson High. School, the famous A. and T. quartette, of Greensboro, N. C., will appear in a grand coneert in the Jackson high school auditorium, Monday evening, February 25, at 8:00 o'clock. Every member of the Quartette ia aaid to be a soloist. The program will oonsist of classics, popular airs, spirituals and opera extracts. The frkmda ofti* school wiH highly apTHlWjir An admission fee of thfi^M dhargod1 tW*nty"<hN> w!n