Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE CAMDENCHRONICLE H. D. NILB8..Bditor and I'ubHaber ^Published everyTFriday at No. fioi Broad Street and entered at the Camden, South Carolina pontoffice aa second claim mail matter. Price per annum $2.00, payable in advance. Camden, 8. ., Friday. May 31, Impoeaible to Please Kvery time I print a story of any importance, somebody complains and wants to know why i didn't get the facts. 1 got fcjhe story of a wedding from the groom, und that seems authentic enough; hut no, the bride's mother calls up and tolls me everything was wrong and I should have asked her for the details. If a child is sick and I get the story from its mother, the doctor kicks; while if 1 get the story from thfc doctor, the mother is equally displeased. The only safe plan, apparently, is to interview everybody remotely concermsi, all their stories und divide by their number. The only way to please everybody is to die, and then one undertuker gets mad because the other plants you.? Fountain Inn Tribune. This comes from Charlotte: "Muy 10, Sluyden Phillips, prominent merchant of Sluyton, and his son, Tony, were found guilty of thrashing Professor VV. L. Itochelle, principal of the Charlotte high school, toduy. The father was lined $.r>Ul) and sentenced to U0 days imprisonment. The son - was fined' $f>0. Toncy was u student at tfio aenool. The whipping took place last December. Th/* student used switches to thrash his teacher, while the father stood by, testimony revealed. Phillips ordered his son to whip Hochelle after his teacher had punished the boy- for his refusal t > tell who exploded a firecracker in school jwitnes.-es testified. As his son applied tin* J w itches, Phillips held nlf other members of the faculty with a -hot gun." Jtidgc Smith's Address "it i- no longer necessary for them (women) to he addressed on sentimental subjects," said .Judge Mendel I.. Smith in his baccalaureate address at the (.Jijeen ville W'omans College yesterday. And the avid attention that was paid by the young women to the straight-forward discussion of important .problems by that gifted thinker apth, jorator. was proof of Judge Smith's premise. It is doubtful if in the history of GreenVillc'a educational institutions any addfeeA has made a more profound impression. The effect of Judge Smith's address was to stir the listeners from A lethargic interest in public affairs and to persuade thpm to view problems from the standpoint of intrinsic merit rather than from the relations to their sex. One of the great disappointments of woman, suffrage has been the lack of interest that women have taken in public matters. And the corollary has been a disposition to view many political and legal problems purely from the standpoint of gender. Politicians have pandered to women, worked on their sympathies and appealed to their sentiment. Suffrage pre-opposes the ability to weigh political problems as they affect the whole citizenship and not unV of the sexes. Judge Smith sounded the keynote of what will be a better day in the wu-.i; when women are addressed as citizens, and when they respond as citizens. One reason why they haven t always re sponded is because those who have sought to lead them have set them apart as they would imbeciles or children, feeding them taffy when they should be fed the sterner stuff of citizenship.?Greenville News. Sentiment Scores a Verdict A venerable man, with his frame weighted down with the burdens of #3 winters, was haled into the New York City courts on charge of nonpayment of rent. To the judge he did a tale unfold, in which pathos, hard-luck, romance, poetry, the slings and arrows of outrageous Jfortqne and the buffets with aovbrsity pvedom-, mated. Not only all of that, but recorded himself as the uuthor of that medley of sentimertf. and pathos that had its run of popularity^ even eclipN.ng "Casey at the Bat," tn the days when one cuuld put his brogan on the polished brass fail and feel himself the neei of any man or ? i.n " 1 :.i 1- ;w i' .'ii the Bar- K<>on 1 Mary a man can recall his first xptvnc.e wnrri -one wander h 1 i: - - ! a !' I t" i ge!"..u- . ; idle .-.lldiCT . u . .. ... . .x ; - \. {- v : i\i\c t"ir,d .uat -- : h.a h,?.-e change by Mi-.ting trus poem, which inns the gamut of human emotions as typitiec in a husband who loved too well ant a w;fv who took her fun as she fount it. W hen the aged defendant assertet his authorship to this poem of i former generation, which has beei popularly attributed to Hugh Antoni D'Arcy, the judge ordered him to re peat it. He was proceeding but a the end of a couple of verses th court halted the recital, evidentl figuring that it would inflict th court and spectators with too man memories of the irrevocable pasi Spectators made up a purse for th unfortunate, his honor chipping in five spot, with which to pay the ren and have a penny left for a rain day. So much for the triumph c sentiment and poetry over th somber, grimy atmosphere of metropolitan temple of justice.Spartanbufg /out-hat. ' * v ... .aVri . .... _iga- - Probable Candidates In Next l}tate Primary Columbia, May 16.?'The announce* mont by L. A. Sear son, prominent public accountant of Columbia, that he will be a candidate next year for the office of comptroller general, in opposition to A. J. Beattie, incumbent, brings up political discussion of candidates and possible candidates for ' the biennial race for office lit South ' Carolina. There is likelihood of t ' number of interesting contests. The two most important races will be those for governor and United States Senator, ami already a number of names "have been on the lips 1 of the political gossips. In some cases the owners of the names have not failed to refute the talk as to their prospective candidacies. Lieutenant Governor T. 11. Butler, of Gaffney, is expected to run for I governor. He has indicated his irijtcrest in the possibility. Ira W. Black| wood, of Spartanburg, solicitor of the I seventh circuit, is expected to run ' : for (governor, too. He made an exjeelWnt race in li>28, being in the runover with Governor Richards. A ' 1*. Lever, of (yolpmbia) former con*' gressnian, has also been mentioned' us a likely candidate, but he has given no indication of his intention*. 1 i Chj roll I). Nance, of Laurens county, ! ! former chairman of the ways and 1 : means committee of the house, may ' . be brought into the race. He ran in j JU2b, and some months ago made a I statement indicating that he would be 1 in the race again in 1'JdU, Last sum- 1 mer, however, ho made another statei merit indicating that he was done with politics. It is regarded as likely however that his friends may per-, suade him to run. Clint T. Graydon, Columbia attorney, aftd a close friend of Governor Kichards, has also been mentioned as a candidate. ICM. Jof1 !< >. state senator, of \\ alterboro, ' a,,<^ * L. Jones, chairman of the i stale highway commission, have also ' been discussed as likely candidates. J 1'or United States senator, the incumbent, Senator Blease, is expected 1 to offer for re-election, Claude N. 1 Sapp, of Columbia, attorney and former chairman of the ways and ' means committee of the house*; Thos. 1 . Stoney, mayor and attorney of i Charleston; and Prof. L). W. Daniel,' ( of Clemson College, have been menjtioned as likely candidates. Dr. Dani iel has stated that the announcement of his name was premature, but he is regarded as n very likely candidate. Mr. Searson's announcement for ' comptroller general brought forth an 1 announcement from Comptroller Gen- 1 eral Beattie that he will offer for re- ' election. 1 There is considerable interest in Governor Richards' plans. The chief I executive makes no announcement as to whether or not he proposes to re- I main in politics after his term of office expires at the end of 1930. Asked if he had any plans for his future public service, he replied that he did not know what he would do. i Whether the governor will seek of1 fice or retire to private life has been I the subject of considerable conjee- ' j ture on the part of South Carolina | voters. , Rn force It or Repeal It , ( ommissioned law enforcement of- ; ficers of the State Highway Depart-j | inent arc requested by Governor ' I Richaids to assist state and local of; ficers in bringing about more general , observance of the state law requiring all vehicles to show lights when using 1 the highways at night. This is one of the first signs The i News has seen of official recognition [of the fact that the state has such a law and that it ought to be enforced. A law of this kind can be best onforced by officers whose business takes them upon the highways; day and night. The fact that we have this, and a number of other traffic and highway regulations whose general observance would contribute vastly to the safety of the road-using public, provides a new argument for the establish merit of a state highway p%trol? whose members, constantly on , duty on the highways, could very i shortly bring about a far more gen| eral observance of traffic regulations than now exists. T.-.e law requiring .ghts on animallirawn vehicle# afc m.git is a good one; 1. 11.itt - to say, it i> wise practice i .md "tie highly de- .hie in the interi - ?: of public safi As a law, how' et. q will be a ; anil a farce un, systematic * :! r ;s are made to - -ei- that it is gcr.eialiy observed. If i :e is not going . he any such ! ?'lD>rt to enforce the law would better be repealed, and, dependence ? placed on persuasive av.d educational j efforts to induce all who will to adopt j the practice. A statute generally ig| nored and unenforced is worse for the : state of the political health of the 1 community than no law at all. If we i really do not intend to require genn eral observance of a law, let's quit e . the pretence of having a law nnd . simply make an appeal to people tc t adopt the practice voluntarily.? e' Greenville New s. y ' e Since the \ olstead law went into y as you might >ay, effect the price of I. C alifornia grapes has jumped fron e $J0 a ton to $17.') a ton, which simpl\ a goes to show you whatever it simply it goes t<> show you.?>Macon Telegraph y ?? f There arc 14,000 milliopaih* it e the I nited States and now wo don' a believe wo will join the crowd as i 7.1 Jsn l. Vory exclusive ..any more.? Greenft61d Republican. - i -r---.r.w-iir-1Tirfiiri iW ' ii 4-H Club Boys To National Club Camp ! Clemson College, May ?Carroll Brannon, Spartanburg County, an<J Wyly Campbell, York County, have been selected as South Carolina's delegate* to the National 4-H Club Camp in Washington, I>, 0., June 10-26," the highest distinction that can come to a 4-H Club member. On the basis of best all round accomplishment over a period of three or more years, two boys and two girls are chosen to represent each state, and the gathering is looked upon as the most representative 4-fI event in the Nation. Delegates receive training in leadership and will stay in tents on grounds of the U. ?S. Department of Agriculture. Brannon is 16 years old, has been a club member since 1026, and has made an excellent record. His calf, iirampton Master Pioneer, won ftftn in the open classes at the National Dairy Show last fall. He is keeping milk records, testing for butterfat, and owns several registered 4-^H Club cattle, all of the best breeding. Carroll has also been in the corn club and has held various offices in his local community and county clubs. He has won numerous placings oh his cattle at the Spartanburg fair^, and the South Carolina State Fuir. " His club work earnings in four years amount to $1,287.25. Wyly Campbell, 18 years old, has been in club work since 1023, in poultry, corn and calf clubs. His principal achievements have come in the corn club, he having won prizes ! in the state contest three different years. His average.yield of corn per I acre for six years is 05 bushels, and! earnings in club work amount to $801.87. He was the first YorkCounty club boy to enter and rafto purebred call. Wyly has been a leader and has, held several offices ii his club. The two boys will make the trip u> ' the National Camp through the 1 courtes> <>t the Chilean Nitrate of Soda educational Bureau, H. E. Savely, State Manager, Columbia. S. ' C., and the N, V. Potash Export M\.. J. N. Harper, Director Atlanta U: fice, Atlanta, Ga. Kelly Had Narrow Escape From Death Fort Worth, May 26.?An accident which brought instantt death within inches of Jim Jfcelly forced Kelly and his copilot, Jt., L. Bobbins, to bring their monoplane Fort Worth to earth here today after remaining in the air seven and one-half days. To set a record for sustained flight, it was learned tonight. Examination of the propeller showed that it had been split by some hard object dented both blades last night during a storm. While Kelly was suspended on a precarious perch under the motor of the plane greasing the rocker arms of the valves, a buckle on his belt nicked the propellor. Had the blade struck him, even a slight glancing blow he probably I would have been cut to pieces by the two sharp knives moving 1,30b revolutions per minute. In any case ho would have been thrown to the ground several thousand foet below. Experts who examined the propellor said the belt buckle undoubtedly split the propellor. The fliers previously had belived the propellor was damaged in the rainstorm encountered Saturday night. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Trapp, on May 20th, a son. Negro Cadets Nomination by Oscar De Priest, Republican negro representative from Illinois, of two youthful members of his race for admission to West Point and another for Annapolis may make it possible for a negro to enter these institutions for the first time this century. No negro has ever been graduated from Annapolis (though three went there between 1872 and 1875) but three of the 12 negroes who attended West Point did graduate. They Were Henry O. Flipper (1877), who served for a time as lieutenant in the regular army but was discharged because .if difficulties; John H. Alexander (1887), who died in 1894 I u v. le >er\ ;ng as military ir.-tructor at \\ ilborforce university, a id the j ( har.es Young (1^0), -.ho bej 1only lull-fledge.; negro 1 ? !!1 the peace-time e.-'ablish. nie and served as military attache j to ;e negro republic of Liberia. Du Mire diplomatic staff there is : and a former sergcar- in our ai ti also colored?comma:' is the L-: an troops. There are still son;, naif dozen negro conn issioned ot! m our regular anm (com" au iitig troops of their ow , color) but none in the navy who:, enlistI n;? ' is practically confined : , whites , officers in the World war iuJ dude.! two colonels, four . rutenar.t co.,i:-.4'lst a dozen majors, ]-' .aptain> i*n<i r.nndreds of lieutenants i hnugh numerous negr.es Were : : '! ,4te<i for tjt?e military .,;.d naval 'ademies during that per .. in the * century when we last negroes ^ " congress, mpst of t! were " ".red by th? strict nn ;il and physical eXafajifrtions. U,-x remcnts ' ? Annapofl* irropgcnera 11 \ r.aidered 1" be a tltylfrVjdp 'exacting *han at J West Point, yet about halt ,.f an 1: candidates-to- both find tn, maelvas T-Z'WKJfrea,on "r "n#Hwr Fort Worth A tint or s f Smash Fort Worth, May 26,?Having I smashed all sustained, flight records,! Reginald L. Robins awl his co-pilot, I James Kelly, brought ?he monoplane Fort Worth to the ground here this afternoon a few miHotes after 4 | o'clock only after a Storm battered! propeller had started 'jto shake the engine and plane badly. The plane had been ip the air 172 hours, 31 minutes and 10 seconds, almost a day longer than the famous Army Question Mark, whose recprd was surpassed by 21 hours, 51 mln-1 utes and 10 seconds.' Robbins and Kelly by their feat eclipsed the best mark for all air-1 planes and all lighter than air ma-1 chines and all records for crews regardless of size. Although the men were tired and deaf from almost seven and one half days of exposure to the roar of a Whirlwind motor they were so happy they forgot their aching muscles and long sleepless week. ; The crowd, variously estimated at 20,00U to 30,000 swept all police bar- I riers and fences aside and almost crushed the plane before the fliers could alight. Heavy ropes strung on iron posts set in concrete went down before the rush. The police cordon, which formed the second line of de-fli fense soon had to run to keep up with | the head of the crowd. A lane finally was made through the crowd and Mrs. Robbins, her five year old son, Jack, and Mrs. Kelly were carried through on the shoulder.-. of men. All three of them tried to greet the fliers at once. When the crowd was pushed "back I -uf fic;ently to allow photographers to sirt uj) their cameras Robbins and Kelly alighted, stiff and sure, but well an;, i.) move on their own feet. The :i. . i v.as ;i sea of mud. Police final- I . managed to push the crowd back -liffi. u nity to allow the fliers to rea h automobiles and come to town for a -nave and a meal. One floor of the Port Worth club was turned over to them. The landing itself was a matter of 'act. When the silver t endurance ship finally did swing up wind, turn lazily and glide to the field it seemed as if something tremendous in the way of an ovation or a spectacle should climax the nerve racking effort. The fliers not only rode to fame,A but to considerable fortune on their venture. A fund raised by the Fort Worth Association of 'Commerce had passed the $12,000 mark and is mounting rapidly as a number of wes-t Texas communities have inada contributions. Presidents of a number of air transport companies yesterday promised the fliers $50 apiece for every hour they stayed aloft after the record was broken and this will amount to more than $21,000. Examination showed that the motor was still in good condition, and probably coukl run many more hours. The secondhand Whirlwind engine! which Robbins picked up after another flier had discarded it, never missed a I beat in the seven nnd one half days. | The propeller was the only part of | the plane damaged and long cracks j in it showed the severity of the hail which the plane went through last night. i Engineer Died at Post Birmingham, Ala., May 27.? His I dying hands holding the throttle of ! Southern passenger train, No. 27, from Randolph to Selma, Pierson G. Hooks, veteran engineer, applied the air brake to bring his train to a gentle stop at the union station in Selma Saturday night, only to slump semiconscious in the cab. He was lifted from his post and rushed to the Selma Baptist hospital, whore he 1 died from paralysis shortly after I midnight. Hooks took his train out of Birmingham at 4:30 p. m. Saturday aud was a few minutes late when he reached the end of his run. At Randolph the train crew noticed that the engineer was ill, but he stayed at his post though growing progres sively worse. Ellis Dumas, the fireman, aware that something was wrong with the engineer, kept an eye out for the signals and watched Hooks. The engineer, though barelv . able to hold himself in his seat, was taking all the signals and keeping i everything in order. When the train J wa* ?n the station and the passengers j alighted, his strength left him and | he collapsed. Newspaper Views When they make jazz music so ; d11 tio.i.t that only the experts can | play it. we -uppose it will become classic. ?Rochester Democrat and ! Chronicle. Republicans are in a dispute over where their party was born. Democrats ire more interested in where it will die, and when.?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Manufacturers of cignrettaj, have taken out the bite and cougt^54verything, in fact, except the boloney.? Muskogee Phoenix. If tho-e six-legged gals on Mars wear short skirts they ought to be supplied with at least 12 hands to keep em pulled down over their i knee.-. Macon Telegraph. Wants?For Sale FOR SALE?Fifty Rhode Island Rids, one and one-half to - two pounds. Comb or strained noney. 1 Delivered. Mrs. Hugh .McCallum, 1 S. 10 pd. . ATWATF.R KENT announce* a new RATTER Y OPERATED, screen ii .. v -'.igfffr - grid, electro dynamic radio set, that equals in every way the wonderful all electric sets now in use. This will prove a great boon to people living out of reach of power lines. If interested see W. O. Hay, Local Dealer, lft-llfb THE GENERAL ELECTRIC Re frigerator requires no oiling. Ever} moving part runs in a permanen bath of oil. Camden Furniture Co 2 tf CARPENTERING?John S. Myers, phone 268, 812 Church Street, Camden, S. C., will give satisfactory service to all for all kinds of carpenter work. Building, general repairs, screening, cabinet making and repairing furniture. My workmanship is my reference. I solicit your patronage. Thanking you in advance. 50 tf. AIR PRESSURE?Greasing and motor cleaning is the best. Real service at the Red Star Service Station, opposite the court house in Camden. Telephone 7. 52sb FOR SALE?One six foot Deering reaper and binder in good running order. Apply to J. H. Burns, Camden, S. C. 9-10sb. FOR RENT?Two farms in Kershaw County. Apply to L. A. Wittkowsky, Camden, S. C. 40 tl FOR RENT-?Nicely furnished brick cottage, Hampton street. Immediate possession. Apply . R. E. Stevenson, Camden, S. C. . 5 sb. THE GENERAL ELECTRIC Re frigerator is easy to clean and. t' keep clean. Rounded corners leav? no place for dust or dirt to lodge Camden Furniture Co. 2 tf FOR RENT?Six room house furbished in first class condition. Large fenced lot. Apply to N. C. Arnett, Camden, S. C. 3 sb. PASTURAGE?Cattle will be accepted for pasturage at Guignard Farm. Excellent river pastures. For rates apply to W. P. McGirt. Ranger, phone 148, Camden, S. C. 52 tf. WANTED?No. 1 pine logs. HigiB cAsh prices paid; year round IB mand.: Sumter Planing Milla B - Lumber Co., Attention E. S. B?B Sumter, S. C. 1-tB FOR RENT OR SALE?Two-*B residence facing high scvB grounds. Splendid condition. CarB and garden. ' Terms if desired sale. Enrterprise Building B Loan Association, Camden, S.B FOR SALE?Number one andjfl ber two pine shingles for sale. IB j ply to M-cCaskill & Lollis, Caai^^V HOOD TIRES AND TVBE&-U them at the Red Star Service Bj tion, opposite the court houseH Camden. Telephone 7. 52fl DOMESTIC SCIENCE EXPERB women well-versed in the pr^H arrangement of food in a refrig^M tor, worked with engineers to the Genefal Electric RefrigeriB Camden Furniture Co. ifli THE GENERAL ELECTRIC B frigerator may be purchased fotfl percent down with two yearsB pay the balance. Camden FoB ture Co. fi FOR SALE?Have on hand ?B Rico potato plants. Orders tBj for any quantity. $2.25 per tbB and. Apply to MoCaskill & LB Camden, S. C. 2 IB GENERAL ELECTRIC RefrigeB monthly payments, in msnjrlj stances, are less than whatB would actually spend for ice. OB den Furniture Co. <-B FOR RENT?Four room cotUgB Broad Street. Apply to L. A.B kowsky, Camden, S. C. B f THE GENERAL ELECTRIC B a frigerator automatically a temperature that is always B 50 degrees, scientifically cB; for the preservation of food. ^ den Furniture Co. CURTAINS STRETCHED?Ai^B wishing curtains stretched ?B lr apply at 1904 Campbell $B tr Prices reasonable. 1 For Mary,Johnnii\ Betty or . Bill-' I Ollendorff I WA.TCHK8 FOB a lifhtihbI Graduation Gifts I I ' De Luxe I | ; I DehoefncpMaiwaoe. De luxe in service. Wri*| I Watohei by Ollendorff make splendidly appro ! Iff poriale Commencement gifts* J This year, glre Htime for a lifetime" to each! of your graduates. Givel Olleiidorffs ? gifts that! will reflect the happy hours for many days to I come. - 8 {Tkmn arm ^aturtl in iJu H OM?ll4?rf ad*?rl<MMiiil in 1A1 j Mmy lBth OtUurduy Evening J'otl) j OCDKN ? J4JC BoUd mMm or groom goU or oombituuion of hoik, ITjotool $75.00 ISSOTA ? Sarmo in UK gold-JUioJ, 17 Joooot $55.00 I.l'HJA?14K whit* guhl-fllvtl, IS J*w*l,'wUh UK fiold-jilllt bracelet 942.00 with ribbon . , . . < #37.00 PHINCS99 ?I4JC ?UdwkHo gold, em rood kmeh, ?M ?M 4 noiidt, IT jam*I , , |SSjM Othrr Ollendorff Crmmtlmm* from < 93SOO to|Jf ~ F. D. Good J JEWELER I 545 East DeKalb StreM OPPOSITE POSTOFFll ? I HI I For School CQmmencemen|; Graduation Cards, Stationery, Candies, 9 ?r ' Fine Compacts, Powders and Perfuin^M The Lifetime SHEAFFER Fountain FOR ALL USES ?j Fine Leather Card Cases and* Bill FoiaJ j W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STORl ' Buttercup Ice Cream SandwiCBM Fruit and Milk Drinks 1 At Our Sanitary Soda Fountain '