University of South Carolina Libraries
" Outlaw Says Crime Does Not Pay Jut \ ' ' Wichita, KaAaas, May 29.?Ortma u it in th? big busmen now, but ttilll it dooon't -pay.- > v That it tha opinion of Eraroett Dal ton, youngest member of the hard-shooting, wild-riding Dalton brothers outlaw band of the eighties. Visiitng here, Dalton reminisced over the days when he and hia,br<rth* era were regarded with the Jessie James gang, us the moat notorious outlaw* of the middle-west. HfTT still bears the scars of the West's most epic and bloody street battle, then on October 6, 18when the Dalton group was all but wiped out at Ooffyevllle, Kansas, when it attempted the most ambitious project of robbing two banks at once. Emmett Dalton took a load of buckshot in the back and a bullet through his left arm when townsmen, apprised of the dual robbery, trapped the bandits in an alley as they were preparing to escape on horse-back. The other members of the band were . slain. Dalton served 18 years in the Kansas state prison and was paroled in 1907. "Crime has gone into big business," he observes, "but it doesn't pay now any more than it <hd then. "It pays, less when you consider the modern gangster, who certuinly must sacrifice every shred of his selfrespect. "In the old days the outlaw met his man face to face. He rode in the open, ready to meet all comers. He didn't ride in an armored oar behind a machine gun. He had no bodyguard. "Today the criminal shoots in the Irack and forfeits every right to th<* world's consideration. He kills tirst, robs afterwards, and never takes a chance. He is a rat. "Adventure played its part in luring young men to outlawry in the old days of the west. The dollar standard is the lure now. Booze, boodle and cheap politicians are behind present day crime " Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP ANI) ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examiriation for the award of vacant Scholarships in Winthrop College and for admission of new students will be held at every County Courthouse in the State on Wedne*-. day, June 24t?h and Thursday, June . 2\>th, at 9 A .M. This examination will be held whether there are vacant .Scholarships or not, as vacancies may occur after the examination. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When scholar-1 ships ore vacant after June 25th, they will be awarded to those making tho highest average at thi? examination, providing they meet the conditions governing the award. All . who wish iScholarships should attend the examination whether there are vacancies reported or not. Applicants for Scholarships should write to President Kinard before the exanv^ rnation for Scholarship blanks. / Scholarships are worth fclOQXand free tuition. For further information and catalogue, *tfddress President J. P. Kinard, Rock Hill. South Carolina. Mrs. John W. Ailing Hied suddenly of heart disease at her home in Winnsboro, where she was born and reared, .She went to New Haven, Conn., after her marriage, but returned to Winnsboro after the death of her husband four years ago. She was noted for her charity and was an active member of the Presbyterian church. A score of cotton mills around Spartanburg, following the lead of mills around Greenville and CharI lotte, have filed a protest against a raise of about *1&0,000 total in their income tax on account of lowering the- rate of depreciation allowed on the mills. They have appealed from a dpeartmental ruling on depreciation in buildings and machinery made this year. The South Carolina Preps association on their trip to Washington assured the Democratic national committee that this state will rdiViain Democratic. The newspaper men also culled at the White House and were courteously greeted by President Hoover. 1666 LIQUID OR TABLETS Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in .'10 minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria in three days 666 Salve for Baby's Cold. Bladder Weakness Tf Getting Up NIrtMs. Backache, rroijuont day calls, Lok Pains, Nervousness, or Burnlruf, due to functional Bladder Irritation, In acid conditions, makes you feel tlrod, depressed and discouraged, try the Cystex Test. Works fast. starts circulating thru the system In 15 minutes. Pralsod by thousands for rapid and positive action. Don't fclve up. Try Cystex (pronounced Slss-tex) today, under tha Iron-Clad Guarantee. Must Quickly allay these conditions, improve restful sleep nn<J eucrgy, or money back. Only 60c at Zenip & DePass, Druggists, Camden. ? KERSHAW LODGE No. 29 A. F. M. c/pV Regular communication of this lodge Is held on the ' first Tuesday in each month at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren are welcomed. W. R. CLYBURN, J. E. ROSS, Worshipful Maater. Secretary. 1-14-27-ti R. H. HAILE - FUNERAL DIRECTOR FOR COLORED PEOPLE 927 Broad St. Camden. S. C. We have secured the set-vices of Lovett Prootor, Licensed Embahner for S. C., who will be with us permanently to do our embalming. Residence Phone 29S-J Office Phone 145 > J rr bV.. \ 4 < 1 BBBBB5BSBS I Sly Experiences I m the World War , H hy ttMwnil Jfolui J. Pershlai III ?f ?*** ^ * Hr*.Ay*r'L wru. 111 J^npSSwh EflU it* - to ntiiJnniinMiit*?nl M II I ip'iDT _t' I CHAPTER XX Soon after the Flint division entered a quiet sector of the Vosge* the peaceful aspect of the situation wus disturbed by a German raid on uii isolated post of the Sixteenth Infantry November 3, J017. A group was caught In a box barrage and although the men made a courageous resistance, three were killed, live wounded and twelve captured. These were the first casualties that had occurred in our army to units serving lu the trenches. The dead were Corporal Jumos B. Gresham and Privates Thomas F. Enright and Merle I). Hay, all of company F. The French took charge of the funerals and turned out a formal guard lu addition to our owu. The services I were conducted by the French general, I Bordeaux, who came with hla full staff 1 and delivered a beautiful oration over the graves. A large number of French troops also came Informally to pay their final tribute. This Jolut homage to our dead there under the fire of the guns seemed to symbolize the common sacrifices we were to make In the same great cause. Ammunition Question Acute. The ammunition question again became acute at that time, despite our agreements with the French and their positive assurances that they would make prompt deliveries, but their explanation was that we had. not furnished the full amount of raw material required. In my early reference to the prospects of procuring urtllery of 7fmim. and l.'iTmim. calibers and ammunition for Its use, It had been expected that nothing should diminish our efforts at home in their manufacture, but when the probability of deiuy and possibly failure of the French to furnish ammunition for these guns was reported to Washington my cable met the complacent reply, much to my surprise, that "the French government must furnish it, for there Is no other way of getting It. At the present time there Is not In this country any actual output of ammunition of the types mentioned. None has been expected." Horn* Porta Ovarorowdad. The difficulty of providing the French with raw material was largely traceable to the lack of shipping, and, of course, the unscientific use of what we had. The fact Is that the porta at home were overcrowded with all sorts of material and supplies awaiting vessels. The French had over OOO.OOJ tons Of supplies at seaboard, whkch they were unable to move, and were clamoring for 150.000 tons addifionul of steel rails. As the situation 'u which we found ourselves regarding artillery ammunition was approaching a crisis. It became necessary to lay the whole question before the Interallied munitions board. After a full investigation of their resources, both the French and British concluded that they could undertake to meet our requirements, with the distinct understanding that their plants must be greatly Increased in capacity aud that we should furnish raw materials promptly. I I 1 I I I, " I J . feel that I ought to huve your udvlee und Judgment, from all that you have suld, supplemented by nil 1 have ; learned elsewhere, the need for young . and physically strong men la apparent I und I am perfectly willing to go uny limit l? meeting this requirement. "It will, of course, necessitate pass ing over a substantia! number of our older generals who are very eager t? go to France und who, In their orfn ' . Ideas und thHt of the country, have certain right to be preferred. Hut their occupation here in the training of troops Is, of course, a valuable contribution to the cause und. whenever I cut) feel sure In the selection of the' younger tuuu that he actually has the capacity to develop to a sufficient ex tent to Justify his being preferred to a inun of greater experience I ahull not hesitate," Mobilizing of Army Dslayodv In view of the emergency that was so clearly set forth by the Joffre and Ifalfour missions when they visited the United States, and which vfas con* firmed after my arrival in France and reported with all emphusls. I' huve never been able to understand the unnecessary delay caused by waiting six months for the construction of lnrge cantonments before calling out men and assembling them for training. Of course It wus particularly urgent that the specialists and laborers needed In France to buttd up our facilities should have been provided as fast as they could he profitably employed, but nothing should have postponed the immediate moblllrailoa of the combat units of the regular army and the National Guard. CHAPTER XXI The units of the Twenty-sixth division, MuJ. Gen. Clarence Kd wards commanding, began to arrive the latter part of September, continued during October and the early part of November, and were now assembled In the billeting area near Neufchateau. I inspected the division November 11, 11)17, and found the various organizations presented a very creditable appearance. The officers seemed alert and military and the personnel looked strong and vigorous. Their instruction had been carried out under the direction of Brigadier General Traub, one of the brigade commanders, and seemed to be well advanced. Germans Ahead in Man Power. The probable situation as to maa power in which the allies would find themselves in the spring was causing much solicitude. The Germans had captured Itiga In September. Kerensky's power wus at an end and the bolshevik government was established, with Lenin and Trotsky in control. The situation was such that Russia had become entirely negligible as far as assistance to^the allies was concerned. An analysis of the possible strength of the contestants showed that Germany wOtlld be able to spare a constd? eruble number of dlvislona from tb? Russian front. Careful study by my staff, In co-operation with the- allied staffs, had led to the conclusion that Uraves ot Corporal j. B. Qresham and Privates Enrlaht and Hav The late lien. Tnsker II. Bliss, chief of the War department general staff, represented us in the allied conference and reported results and agreements reaelie-l. He had brought the latest data from home and Ins knowledge concerning steel and munitions enabled htm to gl\e valuable assistance to my chief of ordnance In our efforts to find a solution to. the difficult munitions problem. A letter from Secretary of War Baker, dated September 10. had only recently been received, and gave me an Idea of some of his problems. In part he wrote as follows: "I am especially concerned that our troops should not be engaged in actual fighting In France until they are there in such numbers and hare made such thorough preparation that their first appearance will he encouraging both to their own mot-ale and to the spirit of oar people here. I think It goes without saying that the Germans will make a very special effort to strike swiftly and strongly ?gulnst any part of the line which we undertake to defend, In order to be able to re port to their people encouraging! v about our participation and also witn the object of discouraging our soldiers and our people as much as possible. "In the matter of selecting corps and division commanders 1 constantly her total number In the west by spring would he as many as "J17. not conning the possibility of the added strength of forty-eight divisions front Austria. The greatest number the allies could muster, according to estimates, would be IrtO divisions, counting two Amerlcan. Italy could not be counted on 10 do more than barely hold her own, even with the help of the eleven allied divisions then on that front. Other American divisions might possibly be in Kurope by May 1 If they should arrive according to schedule, which was doubtful, but they would be too late to participate in the expected early spring campaign. At the l?>w rate of arrival we should not have more than half of the twenty-one divisions promised by the War department ready for service by June. Tn this war, whore the battle line* extended across entire countries, and | in which the qualities of the opponents were about equal, the strategical aspect largely resolved Itself Into a consideration of the number and location of divisions on either side. The situation was of such a character that It was i question which side could provldel<Sfc superiority of forces ne<?essary to success. In other words, the outcome would depend upon the number of troops that America could send over. All ?yes were on the eastern front. I To allied statesmen the collapse of | Itussla meant possible grave political i consequences; to the allied commanders it forecast the release of approximately 100 divisions and the Increase In the enemy's ranks in Belgium and northern France to a preponderance that could not be overcome. To us It Indicated a race between Amerlou'* best effort to pour our fighting men Into France and (Jermany's best determination to crash the allies before our soldiers could arrive In sufficient numbers to dominate the battlefield. Faced Defeat With Alliee. Our estimates of the shipping for troops and supplies as set forth In the plan by which a due proportion of j combat and line of communication troops were to form such Increment of six .divisions would require by June 1, for the shipment of twenty-four divisions, a total of over 2,000.(100 tons. No one seemed to know where we were to obtain the 1,400,000 tons of j shipping in addition to the 000.000 j tons we were then supposed to be; ! using, ! It appeared almost certuIn then that should disaster befall the allied armies that under these conditions we would have to go down with them. I always felt certain, however, that fonnuge couiu be found for our purpose if the necessary pressure were exerted to force It into use. Appeal* were made continuously and persistently in an effort to get action on thla vital question, but several months elapsed before it really came. Taken as a whole, the apparently slow progress of our preparation la Kurope also caused considerable adverse comment, if not dismay, among the ullies. Inquiries were made directly by the military and civil officials as to why we did not move more rapidly, to which the reply was always. "lack of shipping." New British Offensive. Immobilized by the mud of Flanders, where British attacks had continued intermittently from the end of July to the middle of November, with rather excessive losses, the British command' er in chief turned to a more southerly portion of his line for the final offenalve pf the vear. Choosing tSe t'qmbrnl front on which to launch the effort, careful preparations, including the concentration of an unusual number of tanks, were made to insure a break through the enemy's defenses. The tanks and the Infantry were to make an opening through which the cavalry was to pass and attack the flanks of the enemy. Then French , troops held Jn readiness in the viqjnlty w>?re to cokuw, /vs in tntf mirai ntu ui command of these combined forces when both should become engaged It was to he left to the senior general officer in the vicinity, who might be either French or British. In going over these plans It seemed to me that their idea of securing co-operation after the French should begin participation was rather vague. During the day wo first went to visit General Byng, commanding the third army, who explained further details of the attack and the progress already mnde. lie and his chief of stuff were busy receiving news from the front and felt that all was going well. British Victory Spurs Allies. I 1 he attack was made on a six-mile front and the British had the advantage from the outset. The sudden debouchment of the long line of tanks. . closely followed by the Infantry, all I without the usual warning of long pre; llminary artillery bombardment, completely surprised the Germans. The tanks broke wide gaps In the wire and subdued the machine-gun nests, aiding the Infantry through the defenses with a minimum of loss. The front waa rather narrow, considering the depth of the objectives, a maximum gRln of some four and a half miles was secured the first day, and a greater result was prevented. It was said, by a serious check to the tanks at riesquleres. For some rsason or other the French were not called Into action, but presumably It was because the British cavalry, which was to precede them, could not go forward as planned. The offensive continued for two or three days longer with varying success. It was, however, a decided victory, and, while not as great as the British expected, It gave encouragement to the allies on the western front and no doubt helped to offset temporarily the depressing effect of the *srious defeat recentty sustained by the Italian army. (Continued next week) 7, ; * . . jA ' -?V'*- ? <; 1 \ . - V ... . This Great Healing Oil Must ^ I Speedily Bring Comforting Relief m To Tired, Aching, Swollen Feet 1 Or Your Monty Back. That's the Pima on Which Emw?u I Oil in Sold By All Good Drug?intn. || This wonderful preparation now known all over America as Moone's Emerald Oil ft so efficient in the treatment of inflammatory foot troubles that the unbearable soreness and pain often stops with one application. Moone's Emerald Oil is srifv and frieasant to use; it doesn't stain or eave a greasy residue. It is so powerfully antiseptic and deodorant that all unpleasant odors resulting from excessive foot perspiration art , instantly killed. ' ' $< Be pntient; don't expect .a single application to do it at V?ce but one bottle we know will rfiow yo4 ;h; beyond all question that you hav* at. last discovered the way to solid foot | jjvi comfort. \M Ask l)eKalb Pharmacy or your W diWst today for a 2 ounce original -1 bottle of Moone's Kmerald Oil beet of all, it only costs ?t> cents. p;; * A LOOK AT HOGS Extension Economist Looks For Some Seasonal Price Rise Clemson (College, June 23. "A somewhat smaller summer supply of market hogs is anticipated, and if this is the case the usual seusonal rise in price toward the close of the present marketing year seems prob- j able; /but "because of the status of the foreign demand and the storage holdings the rise will probably be less than usual, states O. M. Clark, ex- j tension farm management specialist, I in discussing the hog situation as it I now appears. In explanation Mr. plark continues: "The number of hogs slaughtered under Federal inspection during the 10 months ending April, 1931, was about five per cent less than for the corresponding period last year, but the slaughter during the four months beginning January 1, 1^31, was about four per cent greater than for the corresponding months of 1930. The cold storage holding of pork on May 1, 1931, was about 22 per cent greater than on the corresponding date of last year and about nine per cent greater than the five-year average for that date. Domestic and foreign demand for hog products continues at relatively low levels. The exports in April of t bacon, hams and shoulders were 47 per cent of the five-year average for that month and the export of lard tfas 75 per cent of the five-year average for the same month. "There wefe relatively fewer sows slaughtered during the first three months of 1931 than usual for those months, indicating that the number of brood sows on farms is on the increase. This would suggest a heavier pig crop next fall." A truck containing three guards and lb penitentiury convicts was hi: and demolished by the Carolina Special train of the Southern railroad near Elmwood, and a guard and a convict were injured slightly, but 11 of them had a very narrow escape. No convict tried to get away. The one injured is a lifer once sentenced -to be?electrocuted who was driving the truck. Governor Blackwood has appointed as the commission to investigate electric power rates in this state Charles W. Coker, Hartsville manufacturer and farmer and former Darlington county senator; iH. Klugh Purdy, former Jasper county senator and ?Ridgeland lawyer; Tom B. Pearce, Columbia, former kicnianu cuant*/ senator; E. P. Vandiver, Anderson banker and business man; and B. H. Peace, Greenville newspaper publisher. They get $15 a day and have $50,000 to spend, with the powers of a circuit court to' summon and punish for contempt. W hen a Spanish-American war veteran, J. E. Crosby, was found at a Union rooming house with nine head wounds from an iron bar. any one of which would have killed him, th^ coroner held his son Bill and his niece Virginia Crosby for his murder. They all came to Union from Cieoi gia a couple of months ago. The dead man, who was once a Charleston policeman, had been 'drunk for days, and a bottle of whisky wafc found in hi> routn. The niece said he had thrown smoothing irons, fruit jars and things at her and she ran down stairs just before the murder. Crosby received a pension as totally disabled and needing constant attention, and his niece was paid by the pension bureau as his nurse. With no electrical disturbance there, the telephone service of Gaffney was destroyed .Sunday evening by a high voltage (current which came into the exchange, probably from a power line somewhere. It burned out all long distance lines, 800 Gaffney lines, and ?*t the terminal room of the exchange afire. For over an hour firemen fought the blue flames which appeared in the switch board intermittently, using chemicals to avoid electrocution. The telephone company rushed crews of repairmen from Charlotte, Shelby and Spartanburg to the scene, and the service is working again. t" . ? t -- ?' J* ? ry* ?rv? ?6? , , I ...J I The first rivetless and all welded \W:< ship ever built was launched arCh?. lesion over h year ago, and the second I! one has just been commissioned after I :' tests there. It will be a passenger I transport for the Se&hoard railroad I at Savannah. 1 I PAINFUL I INDIGESTION I "I find Mack-Draught givaa re- j lief for stomach trouble, caused by constipation," writes Mrs. Mahals Ki Atkins, of Ironton, Ohio. "I have been troubled with Indigestion-^ -B sometimes would have gas and { r I pain* under my ribe. My food would .< ! ferment, and X suffered uneasy feel- 1 lj ! Inge. I found that taking a few B j doees of Black-Draught would cause ^B thla feeling to pass away. I have used j'.-i-' | Black-Draught for years, and X can say that It is tlie inedlcizie for Rle." rss a j I ^TTfrTrTjTfsTTjBJji fTT^^3TTIT^j j LOW SUNDAY EXCURSIONS B | One Cent Per Mile Traveled ^B Between all points 150 miles or B less. Good in coaches only. Return I limit date of sale. j | WEEK END TICKETS | | Qnj ?n J Qji?_p |Dk Par** Bl Round Trip | | All points in Southeast. Sold fl j Fridays, Saturdays and rSundajr 1 j morning trains. Return limit Tues- I j day following. 1 TEN DAY | COACH EXCURSIONS One and One-Tenth Fare Round Trip All points in Southeast. Sold Fri- H days, Saturdays and Sundays. Consult Ticket Agents. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Travel By Train H Economical ? Comfortable ? Safe ROBT. W. MITCH AMI B Architect +-? Crocker Building, fl Camden, S.C. I J EYES EXAMINED 1 and Glasses Fitted I THE HOFFER COMPANY' 1 Jewelers and Optometrists R. E. Chewning & Son I General Contractors : | and Builders | i Phone 386 Camden, 8. C. Estimates Furnished on All ; I Classes of Work I 2 H Floors Sanded on Request j "~JL DeKALB COUNCIL .N^fft Jsnior.Jbrisr U. A. 7(nf Regular cottocil seosnd ?2lv ' / x fourth Mondays of month at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethw* ||!; are wekosned. A. W. tfi*OH0B*51 i no-mo-korn] I FOB CORN8 AND CALLOt?8^ B