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The Camden Chronici f VOLUME 41. - : ; ^ *" ^ CAMDEN? SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 1928 1 i i mMnenRt ' NUMBER 22 ?Rt>PBMN REACHES TOKYO. ""7First Hop of Round World Flight Made in 100 Hour**. Tokyo, Aug. 19?Graf Zeppelin, having sailed 0,880 mHes across Europe and Asia from Friedrichshafen to Japan's capital city in 100 hours, landed at 8:27 p. m. today (4:27 a. m. Eastern Standard time) and tonight after her historic flight, was safe and snug in the hangar at Kasmigaura airport. While ancient Yeddo and the world acclaimed Commandore Hugo E(,*kener as the hero of the air, the Graf, which will rest only a few days at her half-way post around the world, was groomed for her leap across the Pali fie to I-OS Angeles. Commodore Keren er plans to stay only three days n Tokyo before heading for Califorua and on to Lakehurst. Never before ha'vie flown from Europe to far Asia in such a manner he Zeppelin. Up over Asia, following tlmost a direct airplane along the Jreat Circle route, the flight surjassed all expectations of speed and Communications. Even in the loneliest o pot in the world, north Siberia, the Beppeliti maintained wireless communication with European or Japan-' Br stations. The 20 passengers ate leakfast in Germany Thursday and inner in Tokyo Monday evening. I Their first food in Japan was a Beremonial meal, the tribute of Dai Blippon to the men of the machine but annihilated the distance between last and West. Although Doctor Eclener had expressed the desire only Hor rest for himself and his of fleers Bnd crew, he could not escape the en^KrUunmcnts and festivities an admirIg nation tendered him. I The flight was an epic of afr histoHy, but the end of Che voyage was lurprisingly matter of fact. Almost Irithout concern and with no excite- j Kent, the passengers descended an Improvised gangplank just after 7 Idock tonight. There was the cus tairy flurry over customs, baggage Wjtotel reservations, juet as with ^meters arriving by train or I Ki20 pasengers, including one woHady I>rummond-Hay, were well If in good spirits when they boardIt tram for Tokyo, 40 milea from ; laumigaura. With them went the ^Bnl, ^hich had been transported liter over this great distance than j ly other letters in history. ? I Off For a Vacation. ? County Treasurer S. Wylie Hogue Wednesday for a vacation to be ^Bent in York county, the old home l^r- Hogue. The trip is being made Irootor and Mrs. Hogue and chilli are accompanying him. During B* absence the Treasurer's office I II he in charge of Mr. T. B. McI Kills Fleeing Convict. Aiken, August 20.?While attempt|l to elude officers after escaping |lm a chain gang, Shasta Robinson, ^K|"o convict from the Aiken county l*in Pmg, was shot and instantly lied by Albert Sorgee, gang boss, I ^ the Beech Island section of this l^y yesterday. |After being called upon to halt the I* ran and was shot in the back the head with a load of buckshot, had been serving a 3Q-day oenfor chicken stealing. Water Carnival. Wkier s Ports will feature CodumIs Ubor day celebration wibh Bwriew as the scene and an all day *rani ?f varied character offered 8Port lovers, including a motor regatta, water polo, a jumping l^t, beauty show, fashion show ; ' Possibly other features. II Schoolboy Slays Self. !) *w YoTk? Aug. 17.?Tfefi body of I Brooklyn schoolboy who n stl,dying night and day in j skip a grade and enter high | B001 m the fall, was found hangB**"" a ?handelier in his home A chair which he had ap*rom under him ley I irwV^' The found by who sakltbat the boy, ||V^ SWn, hnd ambitiom to beK|Ld?aor ?* ted m? MTfJPIfiCAH SCHOOL NEWS. Faculty Holds One Hundred Per Cent Membership in Association. Kershaw, Aug. 19.?We have just completed our first month of school. From all indications it hus been a very successful month. At our first teacher's meeting every teacher joined the South Carolina Teachers Association. We are proud of the fact that Mt. Pisgah holds the record of being the first school to join the Association one hundred per cent. Our teachers have started the year off right by showing the professional spirit. They are also planning to attend the State teachers meeting in Charleston with a full force. Superintendent R, M. Foster announces the faculty for Mt. Pisgah schools as follows: Buffalo grammar school, Mrs. J. S. Hinson, Mrs. J. p. Funderburk; Pisgah grammar school, Miss Mary Raloy, Miss Marie Sellers; Savannah grammar school, Miss Ottic Lee Robinson, Miss Mamie Ixm Hilton; Highland, Mrs. G. M. Faile, Miss Nellie Gregory; Gates Ford grammar school, Miss Bertha Arnold, Miss Susie Gregory; sixth and seventh grades, Mrs. W. F, Bird; high school, Mr. G. M. Faile, principal, Miss Edred Truesdale, Miss Mabel Hilton and R. M. Foster, teacher of agriculture. The honor roll as announced for the first month is as follows: First grade?Nannie Lee Baker, Luther Broom, Edward Bradley, MelVin Deese, Clyde Catoe. Second grade?Lula Grace Bird, J. T. Sowell, Chester Catoe. . Third grade?Myrtis Catoe, Cleo Baker, Rena Broom, Gladys Deese, Mary Gardner. Fourth grade?Truman Roberts. Fifth grade?Martha Jane Mangum, Virginia Catoe. Sixth grade?Oscar Fletcher, Agnes Sullivan, Ruth Gaynor, Cleo Eub&nks, Kermit Taylor, James Holley, Irene Taylor, Emma Outen, Conour Boone, Masie Gandy. Seventh grade? Troy Williams, Juanita Williams, Wilma Phillips, Magnel Bird, Nell Seegers, Ruth Holley, Ernest Catoe. Tenth grade?'Ellen Seegers. Eleventh grade?Viola Catoe. Had a Great Meeting. The officers and members of Mount Joshua Baptist church, colored, east of Camden, are rejoicing over fourteen members by baptism and four converts for other churches, Abnam Mt Jones, of Camden, is the pastor. V Exhibited Pine Cotton. Mr. W. R. Outlaw brought a stalk of cotton to town Saturday and was exhibiting it on the streets here. The stalk; had 45 bolls on it and was considered very fine cotton. Mr. Outlaw is overseer on the farm of L. Scheldt & Company on the Lockhart road. Died in California. News has been received in Camden of the death of Miss Anna May Douglas, beloved daughter of Mrs. Sallie Love Douglas, formerly of Oamden, She passed away at her home in Monrovia, California, at the age of 22, after a long illness. Her death occurred on August 8. The burial was at Wmttier, California, where she was born and reared. No Services Sunday, p On Sunday, August 25, there will be no service in the Lyttleton Street Methodist church as the pastor. Rev, George Pierce Watson, is on liis Vacation. Sunday school will be. conducted by the superintendent, Mr. L, C. Shaw, at 10 a. m. Epworth League will begin at 7:30 p. m. for the young people. * Mayor Dean Dead. Greenville, Aug. 18.?Mayor Alvin H. Dean, 66, who was recently reelected ?a the Democratic nominee tc serve a term as mayor of Greenville, died at a hospital tonight at 10:15 o'clock from complications Of the heart and kidneys. Mayor Dean, who for the past 45 years had practiced law in Greenville and had held several high offices in state and municipal politics, was recognised as one of the best criminal and civil attorneys in South Carolina, Bofmltr MMtln* In 8o?o?bw. . W" Lo*? No. which time the Feikxw Oraft degree HANGING UN DM CARBBK Hum Runner Who Killed Three Men at Sea Goes to Scaffold. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aug. 17.? The colorful career of James Horace Alderman, 50-year-old Miami "rum pirate," tonight had ended on the gallows. He was hanged from a specially constructed scaffold in a seaplane hangar at the United States coast guard base here in expiation for the death of two coast guardsmen. The coast guardsmen, Sidney Sanderliri and Victor L&mby, together with Robert K'. Webster, a secret service operative, were killed in a sanguinary battle on the high seas with the notorious rum runner two years ago. Alderman was convicted of the murder of the two coast guardsmen. He was never tried for the death of the secret service agent. The trap was sprung early today I and in addition to blotting out the life of one of the most desperate characters ever to engage in illegal commerce in southern waters, it also terminated one of Florida's longest legal battles, the doomed man's attorneys having appealed the case to the highest courts of the land, and to President Hoover. The actual hanging of Alderman was shrouded in secrecy as the result of a court ruling. The "buccaneer of ' the gulf stream" remained calm and emotionless to the end, it was believed. As he was led from his death cell in the county jail, Alderman greeted a small group of spectators with a cheerful "good morning, boys." His step was firm, A slight I smile flickered across the face. A few minutes later he stepped from an automobile in front of the hangar and walked into the death chamber. Those left on the outside could foli low the gruesome details of the hang- j 1 ing from the sounds emitted from the > small steel and iron hangar. The trap was sprung at 6.04 a. m. The . "rum pirate" was dead. Alderman'*] crime passed into the annals as prob-1 ably the boldest ever attempted in J modern days. Overtaken in his rum laden Argosy by a coast guard cutter, Alderman, almost single-handed, shot to death the two coast guardsmen and captured the remainder of the crew. Transferring his captives to his own vessel, he ordered his lone companion to set fire to the cutter to hide traces of the crime and then prepared to make the living coast guardsmen "walk the plank." Webster, the secret service agent, gave his life to halt the proceedings. | Ho leaped forward and was shot down, but his comrades took ad van- j tage of the moment and overpowered i the desperado and his crew and j brought them to justice. Bandit Shoots Merchant. Charleston, Aug. 20th.?Abraham Mendelsohn, local merchant, ds in a , critical condition, as a result of being sjipt by a bandit in a. hokUup today. . ' Shortly after Mr. Mendelsohn had opened his store this morning, the. man entered the establishment, shot the merchant and fled. The bullet | ( passed over Mendelsohn's heart, and through his body. i Police are holding several suspects; ? - rssggwiawwM L. FOUR RAILROAD WRECKS [Take Heavy Tolls in Widely Separated Sections. fifteen persona were killed- and wore than three score injured in four tram wrecks Sunday at widely sep?rated points in the Unlbd States, froui trainmen?two engineers and two firemen?are among the dead. Ihirteen persons lost their lives at Henryetta, Okla., when the northbound St. Ixruis & San Francisco passenger train No 118, running from |Sherman, Texas, to Tulsa, Okla., was derailed upon striking an open switch ks it entered the city. Eleven of those killed were negroes. Engineer Fete Wolfe and the fireman were burned to death in the wreckage ol their engine. Seven were injured, two seriously. I wo trainmen, Engineer Ernest Drew. ir>, an<i Fireman W. S. Heatjlie, 22. were killed ten miles south of [Owosso. Mich., in a collision between three freight trains on tha^Jnain line of the Clrund Trunk railway. lames White, a brakeman, on the same train with Drew and Heatlie, suffered serious injuries. Other trammen escaped by jumping from the caboose of the middle train, i hor.ythree passengers were injured, some of them seriously, on the crowded Pennsylvania railroad train No. 61-1, en route from Cleveland to Columbus, when five of the 12 coaches j were derailed near Cordit, in Delaware county, Ohio. A defective rail (was believed to have caused the wreck. A relief train from Columbus tookdoctors and nurses to the wreck cene. ? | Sixteen persons were injured, three seriously, when a 12-car electric train of the Long Island railroad ran into [a 12-ton bumper at the Long Beach (N.Y.) terminus. The motorman told [investigators that he applied the I brakes as the train pulled into the station, but they failed to hold. The impact lifted the front car from the tracks, and passengers standing in the aisles were thrown to the floor. Green To Make Talk. The Antioch vocational agricultural club met on Friday night, August Id, at the school house. There was no class as the teacher was absent. The county agent, Mr. Henry D. Green, will make a talk on Friday night, August 23, at 8 o'clock. Everybody is urged to be present. Pastor On Vacation. Rev. J. B. Caston, the new pastor of the Camden Baptist church, has reI tunned from Charleston where he 'preached Sunday morning and eveni ing in the Citadel Square Baptist I church. Rev. Gaston and family left again Wednesday for Ridgecrest, N. C., where he will take a rest, returning to Camden in time for the first Sunday in September. Man Drowns at Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, Aug. 14.?Clayton Liles, 22, of Red Springs, N. C., was drowned and Miss Louise Tarleton of Wadesboro, N. C., narrowly escaped the same fate here today when they swam beyond the safety zone. Liles, after calling a life guard for help told the guard to take Miss Tarleton to safety and sank before the guard could return. h ? - " - " - World Tour of the Graf Zeppelin i Tim nup graphically illustrate* the ro?tc oI the Graf Zeooefia M I It* toor around the world aow in progreaT^ 7*^ * ? ... .';.C " * iSsSi?ai2i ,-, ft It;, WILLIS MURDER CASE. May Come To Trial Next Week Says Solicitor I/eat her wood. _______ ( Greenville, Aug. 16,?Strung probability that bills charging Harmon Moore, 61, load foreman and ex-deputy sheriff, and Blair Rook. 31, negro alleged gunman, with murder for the death of the lute sheriff Sam I). Willis, "two years ago, would be presented to the Oreenvile county grand jury at the opening of general sessions court Monday, August 2(5, developed in official circles today. For the first time since the most recent series of sensational developments came to light Sheriff Cliff Bramlett today announced that he was virtually ready to turn the case over to Solicitor J. G. IxNit her wood for presentation to the court, The sheriff explained that no more arrests were to he made unless developments not anticipated at this time arose aud that he anil liis men hail virtually completed their work of checking up on the negro's story an<l the compilation of corroborative cvidence. There is still ? little checking and still sonic bits of evidence to gather before he will l>o ready to refer i the whole matter to the solicitor but j he does not believe that this work will require a great amount of time. Solicitor I .leather wood, on the other hand, said that he had not as yet examined all the sheriff's evidence, but ' expected to begin this work about Monday of next week. He heard the negro's confession, cross-examined . him on it and urged Blair "If it is not' the absolute truth don't tell it," and I JiscTiKStd the serious phaec* >f the ' situation with the investigating offi- j cers. However, there is much work to be done in the minute examination 1 of all collected evidence and this task he expects to tackle next week. "It is quite probable," , Solicitor Leatherwood said, "that after I finish 1 the examination of the evidence that I will present the case to the grand jury and if true bills are returned, will call it for trial during the August term. However, about that I cannot say just at this time. The term will be a busy one even if the Willis case is not called." MIDWAY SCHOOL TO OPEN. I List of Teachers for 1929-1930 Session of Rural High School. Oaasatt, S. C., Aug. 20.?The Midway high school will open for the session 1920-1030 on Thursday, August 29, at 0 o'clock. The following are expected to take part in the opening: Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, county superintendent of education; Mr. D. L. Lewis, rural supervisor from the state department of education; Rev. Sapp, of Cassatt Presbyterian church and Superintendent W. B. Stevenson, Superintendent Stevenson announces j the following teachers: High school, W. B. Stevenson, B. S., Clemson: Miss Louise Jones, A. B., Winthrop; Miss Juanita Games, A. B., Winthrop. Grammar sehool, Arthur Stokes, B. S., the Citadel, sixth and seventh grades; Miss Louise Tiller, A. B., Duo West, fourth and fifth grades; Miss Louise McCoy, A. B., Anderson, second and third grades, and Miss Adele Hoi man, A. B., Winthrop, first grade. Since all except two of thfc teachers are returning for the second year, the trustees and superintendent are expecting an excellent year. All students promoted with conditions will be expected to stand examinations during the first week of school. Every student is requested to be present on tho first day so he can get a list of the books. Smith To Defend Mims. Mendel L. Smith, prominent Camden attorney, and counsel in many famous South Carolina criminal cases, has joined the defense of H. L. Mims, former Columbia policeman who killed W. B. Henrwon, Pacific Mills athlete, last May near the busy -union station. The Mims case was continued at the special term on the plea of C. T. Gray don of Columbia, who was the only defense counsel and was suffering from an injured eye. The employment of Mr. Smith was arranged in the last few days and yesterday, while la Columbia on legal matters, he informed Sobdtor A. P. Spigner of his connection wHh the jPP?^ > f* ' ' v,? The solicitor hi preparing hfcf dockto open $sftember 8, TO All) COTTON FAKMKKH. j I arm IWd To I^?n Cash Kquivalent of Years Crop. 3 w??htwrUmf Aug. 10,?Cottop for m? rs ere to receiv? the full cash quivRlent of this year's crop in ad vkiuo whenever they are "in distress and must have money," under piano announced today by the federal board. The lunds will be advanced through the cotton co-operatives. The lumrd itself will advance 26 per cent, of the value of the crop, 05 per cent, will be lent by the' Federal intermediate credjt bankn, the remaining 10 per cent, will be paid from the capita) reserves of the co-operatives. How much money actually will be required wuw said by tho board to depend solely <m tho need# Gf the cooperative associations. It is expected that the sums involved in this year's marketing operation* will run some where between $5,000,000 ami $10,000,000. Board members snid they stood ready to go as far as the indus try required. The advances to be made by the board will be on cwj^on upon which 'a definite value has been fixed by '* hedging in the futures market." A statement accompanying*' the announcement said tho effect of the secondary loans to be made by the board would be "to permit the cooperative associations to make final settlement with a member grower when the latter desires to sell his cotton without forcing that cotton onto tho market at a time when buyers already may be oversupplied." Frorn^ t$*e ^ federal intermediate credit.federal farm board," the statement said, "the as- ? sociations will receive advance* equal to 90 per cent, of the fixed value. To this amount the cotton association* will add 10 per cent, from their own capital reserves, will pay in full the grower who is in distress and most have money, and will at the same timo be able to merchandise the cotton in an orderly fashion as the spinning mills of the world require." j The decision to make these loans was reached by the board after extended conference* -With officials of the American Ootton Growers* exchange, the largest and most important of the co-operative agencies ! dealing in this commodity. Local as- r>'* sociations in 11 states throughout the Vy * South are -represented by the ex- * change. For the time being, the board is withholding decision upon the selec^ tion of a cotton commodity advisory council, which woukl include representatives from the exchange and the other independent cotton co-operatives. j ,# The plan is "just exactly what the ?:?* cotton growers want," Carl WiTHaiUs K who was appointed to represent the cotton industry on the board, commented. Senator Sheppard (Demo crat) of Texas withheld approval or / disapproval, pending operation of tho plan. Ak to the extent to which fumht will bo extended from the board to co-operatives," he said, "it will not be possible to know until the advances are applied for and made and until the plan the board has in wiew goes into actual operation." 'It is also impossible to estimate what benefits may accrue to growers themselves until we here more definite developments." Many Inquiries For Houses. The Chamber of Commerce office is having a number of inquiries relative to the .renting of houses for the coming winter season. Inquiries a/re also coming as to hotels end bearding bouses. The secretary would like to have those who have furnidhed ' houses for rent list them with her. From the early inquiries it would appear that Camden will have a good tourist season. The advertising for^ Camden will appear in of national circulation in October and this doubtless will bring many additional inquiries. Should Carry Registration Cards. Columbia, Aug. 18.?Scores of South Carolina motorists have gotten into trouble in other states recently because they have nod carried thehauto registration cards with tfrtrk ' As a consequence, W. V. Sutherlnnd, dliwtoi of the state motor hkle ' f 1 South Carolina Motor Oh* to bro?(fe- ( r-j