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I The Camden Chronicle j.??????? ?? _ --i. ii ii OLUME 44. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1932 NUMBER 6 ' ' |_ .. "" !:lent of France led By Assassin >aul Thiumer, president of ed at 4:40 a. m., Saturday m., Friday, eastern standfrom two bullet wounda y u "white" Russian fanshot him down Friday as attending' a war veterans hibition. sident lingered almost exours. Seven physicians did wt to save him, resorting ius blood transfusions and ,e of oxygen to assit his ut. the end came the entire binet was assembled in a Beaujon hospital adjoining, cupied by M. Dourner. At e \vere the president's wife, do ughters and several of inns/ uumer, who gave four sons iublic on tho battlefields of war, broke down co^pletesident was shot by M. Paul who told police that his as to "cause France to deon Russia." Dawn was is M. Doumer died, statesman, who had given to France, was smiling a >eting to the veterans he dearly when two bullets assassin's automatic crashi slender body, ner crumpled to the floor, e!" he murmured, as an instant's pause, .then rest the president sprang i. Farrere, the noted uuthor, the assassin and grabbed is a bullet pierced his own jichard, director ?f Paris ied in. He too got a bullet l j Pietri, minister of defense ward and knocked -up the band. A bullet crashed inof limoges China nearby, mtographer caught the as-, the cheek with his ^camera, police got him. ere shouts of "Jull the- asnd many hands strove to risoner away frum his capcrowd got .his coat, tore md mauled him badly beolii-e cou3d get outside the >f the Rothschild founda; the exhibition was held. >v lold the polvue after a mbardment of Questioning ied to kill President Paul lat France might declare ssia. in states seemed favorable ism." the prisoner finally 'so 1 decided to kill the and cause France to de>n Russia." no accomplices, I carried stol and a vial of poison let. <*d to kill myself becauso life had been finished." .-inn said he was .born in raviscala, Russia, in the and was trained as a Cossaid he served with the iy on the Austrian front educated in medicine at "*ptist Churdbi Services lowing services are anihe First Baptist church: io<>; at 10 o'clock, Mr. C. O. iiu-'t' i by the young people er.ic,:- B. y. P. U. at 11:15 1 * '' p. m. At the morning frg'-ihi- it. Y. P. U. program ' ; at the evening hoi# * I" will give a piny. Wednesday evening; V. P. U. Thursday; ' " .ock and Junior B. j ^ ' ? vening at 7:30. i. .tiially invited to at1 7 ice* of this church. Warian-i to Asheville r-': Rotarians from CamF' i". <i by their wives, left fr"' * Mirsday morning for to attend the annual r 'he 57th District of |y In:, rnational to be held Pk> The 57th district comptanans from North and Pr>'ir.a. Those making the Ting pilgrimage by motor R7 Tindal, W. M. Alaxandf freed, Sam Kareah, Mr. LW R- Zeiap, Jahn X. de |v- walsh, Dr. Joha W. Corl*nd Mrs. R. B. Pitta and Ptoe RichaniJaoti. Seventeen Graduate at Bethune Schools Bethune, S. C., tyay 9?The commencement execises of the Bethune school began last Friday evening With u beautiful operetta given by pupils from the grammar school under the direction of Miss Stella Bethune, assisted by other teachers of the grammar school. The children acquitted themselves wonderfully well and much praise was accorded them and their painstaking coach. On Friday evening, May 13, the members of the senior class will give a play at the high school auditorium. This play, entitled "Deacon Dubbs," was to have been given several weeks earlier, but on account of illness in the school, it was postponed. The annual commencement sermon will be preached Sunday morning, May 16, at 11 o'clock at the Methodist church by the Rev. W. V. Jerman, pastor of the church. On Thursday evening, May 19th, at 8:15 o'clock, class day exercises will be held at tne high school auditorium These exercises will be under the direction of Mr.^J. H, McDaniel, principal of the high school. . On Friday evening, May at 8:15 o'clock the graduating exercises will take place. The old custom of having a speaker for the evening has been dispensed with and the members of the senior class under the supervision of Mr. McDaniel, will have entire charge of the exercises. The class numbers seventeen?(Edith Clyburn, Edna Raley, Ola Gardner, Ruth Jones, Mary B. Radcliffe, Josephine Smith, Mary Hilton, Ruby Lee Horton, Willie Mae Watkins, Harold Copeland, Ben Frank Bolton, Jake Smith, Eldon Smith, Leo Radcliffe, Hazel Elliott, Topsy Hearon, O. D. Outlaw. Misses Olga and Mary Brannon, ef the Baptist hospital, Columbia, visited their parents here Sunday, The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church celebrated the birthday of the general auxiliary delightfully on Thursday afternoon. Special music and a birthday1 contest were enjoyed. A lovely birthday cake, baked by Mrs. Eva Morgan, was cut and, with other refreshments, served those present- Guests of the occosion were members of the missionary societies from the Methodist and Baptist churchesMr. and Mrs. C. M. Wilson and children, of Columbia, were guests of relatives here during the week end. I Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Foster and children visited relatives in Spartanburg last week end. Little Brock Williams, son of the Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Williams, returned home Sunday evening after more than a week's stay at the Bapi tist hospital in Columbia and is con- t valescing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Barley spent several days last week visiting Mr. Budey's mother in Winrusboro. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brant, of Bnm' berg, were the week end ,guests of Mrs. Brant's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ward. Miss Eloise Miller and Miss Ruby Norris, members of the sdhool faculty spent the week end at their resipective homes, Pauline and Newberry. / "Miss .Clara Gordon visited in Columbia during the past week end. Circle number one jf the Baptist Woman's Missionary onion met with Mrs. S. JB. Padgett on Monday afternoon and circle number two with Miss Rosa Lee Fields. Circle number three mat at Gales' Hill school house Sunday afternoon. Camden Woman Honored Berlin, May 11.?Mrs. E. C. von Tresckow of the Hague and Camden, S. C., today was elected vice president of the newly organized Federation of American Women's Clubs in Europe. Mrs. Caroline Curtis Brown, of London and New York, was diocted president. Young Man Kills Self Henry- Sinclair, aged 27. eon of Mr. and Mrs. Thames Sinclair, who resides m the Autioch section of this county took his own life about 11 o'clock Sunday night by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. The young man had been in ill health and was sitting on the porch talking with relatives and walked out of the house. The sound of a gun was heard and a search revealed that the unfortunate man had leaned the butt of the gun, against a bank of earth near a small stream and pulled the trigger. e load took effect in his forehead, killing him instantly. Funeral services.) were held Monday afternoon at 5 oclock at Antioch cemetery. Gets Hoarded Silver Dollars R. H. Swittenberg, manager of < Birdsey Flour company, says he's do- < ing his share in getting the hoarded < money in circulation. Last Saturday an old negro bought some supplies from him, giving him four stiver> lar?. The old negro told Mr. Swittenberg that he had six of the silver dollar a that he had been saving for more than twenty year*, but the < "depression" got him and he had spend 'em.?<Newherry Observer. ^ 1 Stunts at Airport Sunday Afternoon Clyde White, veteran pilot now in charge of the local airport, promises plenty of entertainment to those who will drive out to the 'port Sunday afternoon. Some of the features 'scheduled are as follows: "Stunt," or acrobatic flying over the fteld in plain view of the crowd. This feature will furnish plenty of thrills to the spectators as the feats to be performed by Mr. White are considered extremely hazardous?at least so with a less experienced aviator. During this type of flying the pilot is required to have a parachute harnessed to him to meet emergencies. A guessing contest, open to all, will be held in which a free ride for two passengers will be given. The pilot will take his plane up to a certain altitude and begi& looping?the crowd'^ watching to guess the height at which he begins this stunt, 'The nearest guess wins. Of course slips I of paper will bo furnished the spectators upon which to record their names and guesses. The first out-of-town couple to arrive on the field will be given a free ride and guineas will be thrown out of the plane at a dizxy height, good for free rides to those who recover them when they glide to earth. Another exhibition which requires skill in the manipulation of a plane is the chasing and "busting" of balloons which the pilot releases from his plajie high in the air. Then there will be two licensed planes and pilots on hand available for delightful trips 1 over and around Camden, these flights to be safe and comfortable, as only straight, smooth flying is done with passengers, stunting being prohibited. These exhibitions will in no way interfere with church services, as the time will be from 2:30 p. m. on. Everybody is invited. Large Airship Passes Over j The Abron, the largest dirigible > afloat, passed over this section last Sunday afternoon enroute to Calif-j ornia. Large numbers of our people got a glimpse of the great vessel, j It finally reached its landing place in California Wednesday, after battling storms over Texas. Two mem- ] bers of the ground crew were killed when the big ship was brought to, earth in California. | ? Secretary Hester of the New Or- j leans cirtton exchange, reportR that( exports of American cotton to foreign countries during April totaled 554,20(1 Ostiles as compared with 377,133 bales in April of last year. Chronicle To Accept Campaign Funds The Chxonicle is accepting subscriptions to the Victory Campaign of the Democratic party, the money; collected toibe used in electing a Dem-i ocratic president this year and Democratic candidates to congressNames of those making donations, with the armuint subscribed, will be printed by Tlie Chronicle in each iftsue. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Senator R. MCooper, Jr., secretary and treasurer, who is in active charge of the campaign in South Carolina. All donations will be forwarded to him at the rtrhcrc ? ?tailed record of subscribers and the amount given will be kept. All state and national Democratic leaders are enthusiastically behind the Victory Campaign. Never before. they declare, have prospects of electing a president and controlling the national congress been brighter. "While Democrats arc assured of victory in South Carolina," Gov. Ibra C. Blackwood said, "this does not relieve members of the party in this state of their duty of contributing their share of the fund needed for national success and the consequent _ benefits to the people of this state. Some of these states will have to be won over to the Democratic banner this fall if the party is to be suc;esAful nationally. And, it will take jrganization to bring this about and organization requires fund*. While distressing economic conditions present many from giving, others can tnd will donate their full share." John W. Davis, Democratic presidential nominee in 1924, i? national ihairman of the campaign. Demo:ratic leader# hi every stat* aea contributing theirt effort# toward tta mcceaa. ' i-'-L '1fl'?- , What Will It Take To Rouse The People? By Senator Arthur Capper. What a country this is! Darkest Africa is safer. Yet <ve have more civilisation's advantages than any nation ever had before in the history of mankind. Something like a reign of terror actually exists in the United States at this moment, but we don't seem to be greatly concerned about it. In a carefully itemized statement the American Bankers' Association makes known that this country s annual crime bill amounts to nearly four billion dollars. This information gets about three inches of newspaper space in the press reports, while columns aro printed about the house taxation bill intended to meet our fiscal deficit. That interostg. Jis. That touches our pocket norWr directly. We can feel that it does. Our moral deficit which measured merely in money, totals almost 4,000 millions a year, doesn't bother us much. We seem to think our rotten city governments, their almost wholly coirupt police forces and law enforcement agencies and our court procedure which makes smart lawyers and blackmailers and (professional bondsmen rich?will some day right itself. Meanwhile our women folk, at least, particularly our women of wealth, are afraid to go out after i dark or alone in the daytime. As a result of our easy-going complacency, there have been more than 2,000 abductions of children and adults in the United States in the last two .years, with just sixty-five convictions. Bank robberies and holdups are of daily occurrence. Graft and racketeering go on day^jrnd night* Machine- gun vendettas in city street's are frequent and, woe to all persons unfortunate enough to be passing between these murder-ear artillerists and their mark. Inoffending women, children and babes are as relentlessly mowed down in this savage last of hate and vengeance as if human kindness didn't exist. Today in almost any city in the Daited States, no one knows who will be the next victim. No one is safe in his car day or night. Women cower in their homes and fear to have their children out of their sight. The power of our gangsters, the theft of the Lindbergh baby has shocked the world. Chicago was unable to dethrone Capone. The federal government had to step in and convict him op an income tax charge. After much delay and legal quibbling, Capone was sentenced to the penitentiary more than six months ago. He has not been sent there yet. He is still parrying from jail with justice. If Capone had been a poor man he would have been in the Leavenworth penitentiary long ago. The reason he is not there ncrw is because he has money. With money he has no trouble in obtaining the services of smart lawyers who, as long as they can, will defeat justice with a clever manipulation of writs or of technicalities, though knowing be is seven times guilty and richly deserving of his punishment and laone. That is defiance of laws with the aid of the law. And our courts and their procedure permit it and invite it. Capone in his colossal impudence has even offered to bargain with juet,KT ior me return of the Lindbergh baby. Keep \Jp With Campaign From all indications there will be a large array of candidates offering for the arious offices this summer in the primary. Tho Chronicle already has quite a list of announcements and there will bo more to follow. The voters of Kershaw county will want the know what is going on. As usual the Chronicle will try to carry all the news of the election and will give the election returns immediately after the polls close. It is a presidential election year as well as for congressional and senatorial offices. Even the mihor offices of coroner and magistrate are already taking on interest and you will want to know the news. The Chronicle will keep you informed if your subscription is paid up. We are weeding out in the next few weeks a long list of unpaid subscriptions. You can . tell if you will be numbered among that list by looking at the label on your paper. It wRl tell you whether you owe or not. We will welcome new subscriber# to our list and urge J delinquent ones to pay up. v r,'.; Henry T. Johnson Passes At Bethune Henry Thomas Johnson, well-known citizen of the Shamrock section of this county, died at the homo of his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Baker, in Bethune, Sunday after a long illness. Mr. Johnson was a native of Moore county, North Carolina, being born there February 12, 1861, the son of 1 >uman Johnson and Sarah McNeil Johnson and was one of a family of twelve children. 'He moved to the northeastern section of this county in the 80's before the advent of tho railroads in that section, where he began farming and engaged in the lumber and turpentine business. Mr. Johnson always took an Active interest in things looking to tho welfare of his county and state. He served as chairman of his school hoard, was at one time a member of the county board of commissioners, member of county equalization board and served as a member of the house of representatives in 1917 and 1918. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, Junior Order U. A. M. and a member of the I*resbyterian church. Mr. Johnson was an interesting conversationalist. He was especially fond of children and during his later years groups of children could often be seen gathered around him in delightful moments of entertainment. In 1884 he was married to Miss Flora Hough, of tho Bethune section and of this union the following sons nnd daughters survive: Mrs. J. B. Baker, of Bethune; M. M. Johnson of Camden; Hoyt T. Johnson, of Sumter; Mrs. J. Ed. Crow, of Badin, N. C. His wife died several years ago. Surviving also are five sisters? M iss Mary Johnson, Mrs. J. B. Fag-| an, Mrs* J. J. Heckert, all of, Aberdeen, N. Mrs. Sarah Ward, of Clarkton, N. C.; Dr. Alice E. Johnson, of Philadelphia; one brother, (i Edgar Johnson, of Florida. Femoral services were held from the Bethune Presbyterian church Monday afternoon, services being conducted by his former pastor, Rev. J. M. Forbis, of Great Falls, assisted by Rev. J- E. Williams, of the Baptist church. Serving as active pallbearers were: J. N. McEaurin, Boyd Clyburn, C. C. Pate, J. L. King, Thurlow Tuylor and A. L. Cook. Honorary pallbearers were: Judge M. L. Smith, Judge W. L. McDowell, J. W. Hamel, J. H. Clyburn, Dr. E. Z. Truesdale, Dr. L. D. Simpson. The burial was in the old Scotch cemetery, a few miles west of Bethune. There were a large number of friends' present from Camden and neighboring towns and quite a number of North Carolina friends and relatives. Memorial Day Observed Here Memorial Day was observed hire Tuesday by exercises held under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The crowd gathered at the Confederate monument on North Broad street and the order of parade was: Marshals, Confederate veterans and wives, Sons of the Confederacy, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of the American Revolution, Spanish-American veterans, American Legion Auxiliary, Kershaw Guards, JJuy Scouts, American .Legion, school children. Attorney L. A. Wittkowsky acted master of ceremonies and Attorney John K. deLoach delivered the annual memorial address at the cemetery. Under the auspices of the United Daughters and the American Ix^gion [Tie surviving veterans and wives wore served a delightful dinner in the American Legion Hall. Partaking of the dinner were four of the aged veterans: Judge I. F. Holland, C. B. King, B. M. Jones and L. W. Watts. A. Stanley Llewellyn acted as toastmaster and Attorney L. A. Wittkow- , sky delivered the welcome address. Mr. and Mrs. Wittkowsky were guests at the dinner as members of the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy. Hail Storm in Richland. Columbia, S. C., May 10.?Hail ] stones, described by J. R. Clark, the county farm agent, as being as large as guinea eggs, fell in a large area of Richland county late today, destroying crops and killing fowls and j small animals. , A number of buildings were dam- ( aged. Clark said many chickens were beaten to death by hail and that j he saw the calf which had beeivfciHed. < c * 4 ^ " i" ~ -7 ' - - ' ' f ^ if J- . -" * '. ,?>* *'-V Important Meeting On Cultivator Work In order to help solvo one of the big farm problems, that of labor efficiency, a labor-saving or labor efficiency demonstration has been arranged for Friday, May 20th, 2 p. m., on the farm of Mr. L. B. Ogburn, known as the old Oureton place, Between Camden and the Watereo river bridge. All makers or dealers of two-horse cultivators are hereby invited to enter their machines and participate in the demonstration. Those who plan to enter machines are requested to notify the county agent in advance of May 20th. The twodiorse cultivator is not intended to throw any labor out of employment but rather to enable the present labor to do more work and more efficient work?do the many jobs on the farm that have been going undone, or neglected. It enables the farmer to produce his ordinary crops plus more food and feed crops, livestock, repairs, terraces, fences, etc. The present low prices received for our crops demand low production costs, if the farmer is to stay in business. Farmers, farm boys, 4-11 Club boys, vocational agricultural teachers and their students, landlords and tenants, interested farm women, teachers and especially bankers ami other business men are urged to uttend this important- demonstration. Colored farmers also should attend. The demonstration will be under the direct supervision of Professor J. T. McAlister, head of the agricultural engineering division of Clemson pxtension service, and Professor C. W. Stroman, assistant agricultural ongineer of Clemson extension service, states Henry I). Green, county agent. Warns Country of Hungry Menace Washington, May ?.?A warning of possible revolt unless the federal government moves to prevent unemployment distress came from organized labor today as a new drive was launched for federal jobless relief. The possibility of revolt was voiced by Edward F. McGrady, spokesman for the American Federation of Labor, before the senato manufacturers committee. Hearings were opened on the Costigan bill to provide $500,000,for advances to states and municipalities through a bond issue. Meanwhile the movement for federal aid was apparently gaining ground in the senate, particularly among the Democrats. Sponsors of the movement were talking more optimistically than at any previous time this session. There was some discussion of calling-a-Democratic conference to con- ~ sider the many proposals offered. Senator Bunkhead (D., Ala.) introduced a bill calling for immediate appropriation of $100,000,000 for relief of the jobless to be distributed by the President. If something is not done and starvation is going to continue and perhaps increase," he said, "the doors of revolution are going to be thrown wide open and leaders of tho oountry ought to know it. The administration ought to know that more than balancing the budget is needed. Bread and butter are Trr. r?I - ? am, w geu it tnrough work, but if we can't do that, we are going to get it anyway." Report on Seal Sale The 1931 Christmas seal sale returns for the state-amounted to $.32,102.63, according to the final report of the South Carolina Tuberculosis association. The success of the sale in spite of tho depression, indicates that the people of tho state are determined that the organized fight against tuberculosis must bo supported to prevent any increase of the disease during times of economic stress. Although over one third of the funds reported are tied up in Hosed banks over the state, the state and county associations are reorganizing their work so that their programs will be curtailed as little as possible. Kershaw county raised 5237.92. Call For Convention Columbia, S. 0, May 10.?Claud N. Sapp chairman of the Democratic state executive committee, today issued a formal call for the annual Kale Democratic convention to conrgiM in tho hall of the house of repreeentativea here at 10 a. m. Wednesiajr, May 18* 4 J.,;