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Side Dress your COTTON with Chilean Nitrate ||>^ I , MAKE aure of a worth-while profit on your cotton crop thia year. It is easy. You get |; j back the money it costs many times over. A liberal side-dressing with Chilean Nitrate j |j at chopping time, helps the plants through j . ji ' unfavorable weather. Sets a large early crop j : and speeds it up, helping to beat the weevil. j Greatly increases the yield. I "The farmer has to use the best methods now-a-days in making cotton and surely Chilean Nitrate of Soda is one of these. I * i feel that it will be almost useless to s j try to farm profitably without it and am ; sure 1 would not get one-half of my pre- j sent yield if I left off the Chilean Nitrate. , It is the best fertilizer on the market." , j jASFLk FLETCHER, Mc Coll, S. C, j ! Authorities agree that cotton, side-dressed 1.1 H hberalfy with Chilean Nitrate, is the most profit- j , able cotton you can grow. Chilean Nitrate is the oldest nitrate fertilizer | j ?! and the only naturulooo in the world. It has been j i I ! used by successful farmers for over 50 years. j i / >??' f'rrtilizi'r litwk j j | Our new 44-page illustrated book, "How to 9 Use Chilean Nitrate of Soda", tells how to fer- j ^B tilize cotton and all other crops. Free. Ask | ' for book No. 1, or tear out this ad and mail I j with your name and address. I Chilean I I Nitrate of Soda 1 ? EDUCATIONAL BUREAU I | <J10 Carolina Life Bldg.. Columbia. S. C. j j M ! In writing please refer to Ad No. H-69 i jf^SStt%L ' " "? *? topA Qumaaap NOT LUCK* Calvin Coolidge has been nominated is a director of the New York Life nsurance company, and Alfred E. Smith has been fleeted a director of the Consolidated Indemnity and Insurance company of New York. Cockleburr Proves Undoing of Pair Nfcahville, Tenfj.^" April 14.? A cockleburr placed in' the car of Kdww Woods, 38, and alleged to have been found in the clothing of Mr#, Heulah Overton, 26, led to the fatal a hooting of Wood* today by Tom Overton, 29, the woman's husband, and t Wood's former (employe. Woods, tilling station operator,I was shot five times while fleeing from his place of business. He died j en route to a hospital, Mrs. Overton denied any relation?hip with the slain man, charging that her husbppd had an alTair with another woman, "who broke up our home." Overton, suspecting his wife, claimed to have placed the cockleburr marked with a red string, in his former employer's car last night and to have found it in his wife's apparel nis morning. He went to Wood's place of business ahd commenced hooting. The man ran into the house of a neighbor, Mrs. Ida Zink. Over ?,n continued firing at Woods despite r,. entreaties of the woman, until his . to fell to the floor. ()\ < !*</n then surrendered himself at th> Davidson county jail. Negro Auto Thief Ih Shot To Death Kit* ' .fi, S. C., April 15.?An unident hvi negro who is said to have stolen '.ao automobiles and robbed a stor. Dunbarton, near here, on Sunday, a as shot to death this morning p a gun battle with a party of citizen- n a swamp about ten miles front A Jgusta, Ga. Marshal Hayes located one of the stolen ear.-, last night but the negro got awa\. Later in the night the ntfgro -'.<< < another machine and filled it with g'.o<L taken from a store at [ Dunbar tor.. 9 Early this morning, Joe Foreman i and his son. of Ellenton, traveling along the highway to Augusta, came [upon the negro who had rtm the stolen ear into a ditch. When asked [by Mr. Foreman if he could be of any assistance in getting the car back into the road, the negro is said to have drawn a pistol and cursed him. Mr. Foreman got some help and returned to the scene, whereupon the negro shot at them. Other citizens then gathered and a gun battle resulted, the negro being killed. Former Governor Catts of Florida, at his home at Defuniak Springs, declared Wednesday that the charges against him alleging participation or financing of a counterfeiting gang, is. la "frame up.' Veterans To Meet At Newberry) Newberry, April 16.-? Newberry will be the host this year when the Confederate veteran* of South Carolina gather for their 8Hth reunion. There are now in the neighborhood of a thousand living veterans in the state, and it i* hoped that fully i third of these will attend. With sponsors, attendants, and a large delegation of Son* of Veterans added, there should be in Newberry on the?e date* around 600 people. The old \fteraus will be entertained in the hopie* of Newberry people and the entire county will participate in making their visit to "The ( it'y of Kiiendly Folks" a memorable one. \,niou* functions are being planned for their enjoyment, but the program will not be arranged until after a conference with officials of the veterana's organization, which is headad by W, H. Cely, of Greenville. Invitations are being mailed out to the various campsJohn M. Kinard, president of the Commercial bank and head of the Sons of Veterans of South Carolina, is general chairman of the reunion, Associated with him on the central committee are some of the most active citizens of the county. The task^pf making all arrangements for the function has been divided up and delegated to u la: ge number of subcommittee, which are now working in ! concert and with enthusiasm. The ! chamber of commerce, J. P. Moon, | Secretary, is acting as a coordinating agency. Two thousand dollars has been made available for financing the re- ! union. Of this amount, the veteran*, contributed $I,?H)0 and the county It is anticipated that this sum will be ample. 'We want to make this reunion a j i notable event," Mr. Kinard said yesterday. "At best, we can enjoy for only a few more years the privilege of entertaining and fellowshiping with the now broken legions of L**e and j Jackson. They are getting too old to travel and death is fast depleting their ranks. We here in Newberry, wveth our entire citizenship-united and striving for a common end, are going to do our utmost to make the approaching reunion symbolic of the luve we feel for the remnant of that gallant host that in the troubled sixties fought for the principles that we cherish. We have coveted the honor of entertaining them for 40 years. Now we shall show our appreciation of their coming." Special reduced fares will be offered on the railroads and Newberry can be reached either over the Southern or the C. N. & L. Splendid bus facilities makes Newberry of easy access from all parts of. the state. Greenville Man Dies In Air Crash Greenville, April 11.?Herbert H. Simon, local business man was killeJ and hi< brother, Charles Simon, was seiicu.-!y injured late today when the airplane in which they were riding crashed about hail a.mile south?ol. Greenvi'le's municipal airport. Charles Simon was piloting the plr.ne, a new machine which he had just sold to P. A. Watson of Columbia, and the ship went into a tail spin a few hundred feet altitude as it was gliding into the field. The machine j was completely wrecked. The wrecked plane was being guarded tonight and a department of commerce inspector had been asked to come here tomorrow from Atlanta and look it over. Charles Simon, who was chief pilot for the Carolina Airways, Inc., with headquarters here, was in the Army air corps during the late World war. He had several hundred hours in the air to his ctedit as a pilot. Hospital at| taches said late tonight that though he was suffering from serious internal injuries his condition was fair, with some chance for recovery. Seven Japanese naval students were killed and thirty injured by the explosion of a mine aboard a Japanese mine layer at the naval base at Yokosuka, Japan, Wednesday. New Enterprise for Camden The Camden Furniture Companj > announce that they will open a User j Furniture Department in connectioi | with their present large furniture j store. Mr. E. R. Hunter, who ha: ; l>een with the Camden Furniture Company fur some time and has made a number of customers and friend: since he has l>oen connected with the ! Camden Furniture Co., will be it } charge of the Used Furniture' Dept Mr. Hunter :> well trp'-ed in furni | :ure work ami will gi-Vihe very bes j attention and service to the public , In connection with the used furnitur i department will be a repair depart j ment, that will give the very bes t of service to phonographs, sewin | machines and furniture repairing an ; refinishing. There will be maa I wonderful bargains in .all kinds c i furniture, ref! *tors and musicf instruments. Mr. Hunte say* he ex pects to have this department read for business by Saturday, April 20t and invites the public to visit thi new department, and see the big ba: gains he has for them. These gootl will be sold for cash or on the eat payment plan. See our ad in tl Messenger this week for a few of tl bargains we are offering. The Cm den Foriture Co. We Boy and 8e Used Furniture. Phene 166, 101 Broad Street, E. R. Hunter, rnantfi used furniture department. Mystery Remains Unsolved. Los Angeles, April 11.?Hopes tkat the mystery shrouding the finding seven days ago of a young woman's torso in the Los Angeles river had been solved were blasted this afternoon when Laura Belle Davis, believed to have been slain and thrown into the stream, was found at her Venice boulevard address. The torso was identified as that of 1 Miss Davis today after she was re- w ported missing. Captain William Bright, chief of the homicide detail, 1 established the Identity after hair ob~? the torso and strands found on ajfl sweater belonging to Miss Davis weri 'vB said hy a hair expert to be identic^ The woman was located after j reported the theft of her radio. ~ THE CHALLENCER Hear the resd'it program of the Hudson-Essex Challengers'' every Fridmj I evening Cha/tenginq you to know the best . | in Performance?Fineness?Comfort &(" j*-- For Instance, the Coach *291 TO BUY Down, and monthly Payments of $53 Your present car will probably cover the entire first Payment. , g | The H. M. C. Purchase Plan Offers the lowest available &'~J | !' | finance terms on the balance. *T * /? * ? ILly^ Tffc our own streets Essex the Challenger, under T / V wV competent observation, averaged 2? miles per gallon. The average owner in this city can expect 18 to 20 miles and upward. Commercial users operating large fleets of Essex cars say that service and maintenance costs, covering millions of miles of operation, are lowest of any car ever tested. Essex the Challenger offers a completeness of line car equipment formerly identified only with costly cars, and available, when at all, only as "extras," at extra cost on cars of Essex price. Check these items as you buy. In Essex the Challenger?a complete, fine big "Six"?these items of course are standard. They cost not one cent extra and represent easily above one hundred dollar*' additional value. WP) AND UP-errACTony tn Standard equipment in- C'.oupc - - 72$ eludes: 4 hydraulic sh<x k o b- i t.i ..,?1.1. ?- ? lurtun?-electtic gauge I,* , gat and oil?radiator shut- srananio ten ? saddle lamps, wind- Sedan - 7$5 shield wiper ? glare - proof Towm Garten - ftM rear-view mirror ? elec fro- _ . lock ?controls on steering KOMJttf - - asm Wheel?all bright parts chre- CouiHllMt mlum-pioted, Om*? m m? DeLOACHE MOTOR COMPANY West DeKaib Street Phone 42 Camden, S. C. Ifl redpathi Rollicking Broadway Comedy t "SKIDDING" I * I * . s* ...... . h ***' Powerful Carolina Mountain Drama "SUN-UP" I L Vvf : ^ ^ J JUGOSLAV TAMBURICA ORCHESTRA I I STAPLES THE GREAT Magic, Cartoons, Ventriloquism . k| JESSIE RAE TAYLOR I f Popular Impersonations ;!^ Sparkling Musical Revue | ,j "FADS AND FANCIES OF 1929" OUTSTANDING LECTURES j ______________________?, JUNIOR TOWN ; || A Season Ticket for Ail the Attractions of REDPATH WEEK H ) 5 BIG DAYS', $2.50 (State Tax Extra) ? : im?|; r ed pat hi CHAUTAUQUA HERE BEGINS MAY 13TH g Mr. E. R. Hunter says: Spend ypur II dollar where you get the most for it. II Where Do You Get the Most 1 j For Your Dollar? I Why, at the .. .. '"--M USED FURNITURE DEPARTMENT I of the i Camden Furniture Company , ?II SATURDAY BARGAIN 6FFER I THINK OF IT! 1 r I GOOD REFRIGERATORS. Slightly Used, some as cheap a? IM0 I 1 I 11IG IK.RADK PARLOR ORGANS, in Rest of Condition I Some For >29.00 M * I :J PIECE USEI) PARLOR SI ITS for >1500 I > I GOOD USED WOOD STOVES, Guaranteed >12-50 II ? I REBUILT OIL STOVES. 1-Burner With Back, Good as New $1^5 h ! lo-IME( E DINING ROOM SUITS, in Best of Condition ...$75.00 II j OAK DRESSERS for 87.00 OAK WASH STANDS for $4-75 " I ^ I REM NI SHED IRON BEDSTEADS, Ix>oks Just like New I I PHONOGRAPHS?In Good Condition?Some as Cheap as $4-90 : . I PH()N()<;raPH RECORDS 20c Each?6 for 81 0? ' I KITCHEN CABINETS, as Good as New ,.$15.00 I LINOLEUM RUGS, Some as Cheap as >3-95 I ! SEWINO MACHINES, as Cood as New $2$-$? I g 1^ Special for Saturday I I Camden Furniture Company 1 [; Used Furniture Department M y I II 2II WE BUY AND SELL USED FURNITURE S ^ I Phone 156 E. R. HUNTER, Mgr. U.ed Furn. D?P?- I