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Southern California Damaged by 'Quake I*wi Angeles, Mar. 11.?-Southern California trembled tonight as she measured her earth(juake dead in J scores, her injured in thousands and] her property damage in tens of mil j lions of dollars. Recurring earth shocks, in addition to the 23 major convulsions that killed many and maimed and hafgssed the densly populated metropolitan area, kept rasping the already raw nerves of the 2,(KM),000 persons who escaped unscathed. V As afternoon wore^Qn ihlo night I ( th? loss wvere shocks gotjbeyondl count. (Jrief, suffering food 'fear edged into the wide picture of death and destruction as the citizenry watched the corpse hunters fill the marble slabs of the morgues, read the casualty list and inspected the farflung ruins, all the whilo keeping on edge for the shocks, which scientists said might continue for days or even weeks. The ever changing casualty figures stood unofficially tonight at 127 dead and possibly 5,000 injured, including everything from scratches and bruised heels to cases that may prove fatal. The number of persons requiring actunl hospital treatment was estimut?cd at 1,000 for the entire area. Frequent changes in reports from the stricken communities, revealing duplications in reports of deaths by nearby towns, lowered the total from 140 to 126, while further changes were expected. There was not means by which the actual number of reported dead could be ascertained for the area, except by the growing partial list of identified dead. The task of caring for the injured and those needing relief found. the work of maintaining an official list of dead shoved to one side in most of the communities. Property damage was estimated at least $45,000,000, including wrecked business buildings and schools, broken utility lines, damaged streets and harbor channels. Bodies were still sought in ruins at Long Beach, which "bore the brunt of the 'quake. Alert to prevent possible vandalism, looting and ghoulish acts, United States sailors and marines from the battle fleet at San Pedro, National Guanlsmen and American Legionnaires joined police in preserving order in the stricken regions. Boy Scout Hike The Camden Boy Scouts of Troop 30 went on a hike last Friday afternoon. their destination being a farm on the eastern outskirts of the city. Mr. H. F. Irb, of Southern Tennessee taught theni how to cook "cheesy pigs," to the delight of all. Those in attendance were: Wylie Hogue, Jr., Henry Carrison, 3rd. Furman Stewart, Douglas Wooten, Jack Richards, McKain Richnrds, of Beaver Patrol, and Billy Baum, us senior patrol leader. r i J. C. MENDENHALL t 28,499 Days Old Today Manufacturer of MENDENHALL'S MALARIA CHILL and FEVER TONIC For Colds and Coughs due to Colds Cut thin ad. out and mail it to J. C. Mendenhall, P. 0. Box 687, Eyana ille, Ind., and receive a 50c bottle free by mail. Sold at W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store City Drug Company Camden, S. C. J How Doctors Treat Colds and Coughs T) I i.p a cold overnight and re 11 ..* r< that makes jou cough, thousands rf physifinnare now r commending < aletahs. the nainealpss CTtte-rrr} compound table** that give you thj effect* of calomel and salts without the unpleasant WTects of either. One or two Calotabs at bedtime wii'j glaxs of sweet milic or water. Next m< rn<ng yonr cold has vanished, yonr system 13 thoroughly purified and you aro feeling fine with a hearty appetite for breakfast. E.-t what you wish,?no danger. Calotabs are sold in 10c and 85c packages at drug store*. (Advj JU =?- = 1 General News Notes About lR'JH, W. S. Mowry, a wealthy Bennettavtlle man, moved to Knglewood, N. J., and hi? family took with them several high clans negro servant> T*hen, there were only 26 negroes in Englewood, but now there art' 200, most of them originally from Bennettsville, imported by residents who saw the efficiency of those in the Mowry menage. Recent relief council work in Englewood caused newspaper reports that 160 negroes had been imported there to sponge on the relief fund, but the fact is, that they had been going there to live for 130 yC.HrK* more haye conrjC aCutii than have gone north in this inter-city migration. An armless negro was arrested for being drunk by a deputy sheriff of Cherokee county, on complaint of his father, and razzledazzled the peace officers for awhile. He insisted on pleading guilty before a magistrate who was puzzled about what to do about his punishment. The negro had no money for a fine, was worse than useless on a chain gang without any arms, and looked like a big expense for food in the county jail. Finally, the magistrate gave him a temperance lecture as part of his punishment, discharged him on a suspended jail sentence, had him given 'some underwear and a suit of overalls from the relief council stores, added four bits in cash to the contribution, and told the negro to get-tohell out o* there. The negro departed in his new clothes and a broad smile. Reports from Tokyo Friday night were to the effect that the death toll from Thursday's earthquake and tidal wave in Japan, had reached a total of more than 1,500, with further reports expected to greatly swell the number. Reports showed that more than 7,000 homes had been destroyed and 1,670 small boats wrecked or carried out to sea. A heavy snowstorm over the northern end of the island impeded rescue and relief work, which was being attempted by the navy and army. Daniel C. Roper, the new secretary of commerce, was born and reared in Marlboro county and began his political career by being elected to the state house of representatives in 1802. He was born near Clio in 1867, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Roper, his mother being a Miss McLaurin. He has one half-brother, Tom W. Roper, and two half-sisters, Mrs. H. G. McColl and Mrs. J. B. McColl, of McColl, living in that county. Julian C.. McLaurin, probate judge, is a first cousin, but Secretary Roper and former Senator Jdhn L. McLaurin are not relatives. I)r. R. W. Sanders, 86, Confederate veteran, retired Baptist minister and former secretary of the Southern Baptist mission board, died at his home in Greenville Tuesday. Dr. Sanders was graduated from Furman unifersity in 1871, and later from the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, then located in Greenville, but later moved to Louisville. He served at one time ns a trustee of Furman. During his career as a minister, Dr. Sanders held pastorates in Chester, Florence, Charleston, Columbia and Clemson College. The funerals were held on Wednesday afternoon for five young people who were burned to death in their home near Greenville after midnight Monday. The charred remnants of four of the bodies were in twd coffins at the services at the Poe Mill Baptist church, with burial at the Dodd cemetery near Clemscn College. The dead were from five to 10 years old. four of them children of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Evette, and one motherless girl, the youngest, was living at the Evette home. Charles Fautley of Cleveland. Ohio, is nearmg his 106th birthday. He ascribes his long life to an elixir that his family has used from generation to generation. It is made of roots and herbs and is a family secret. ! I>r. Merritt II. Eddy, believed to be 1 the oldest physician in the world, who ! celebrated his 100th birthday annit versary a few weeks ago, died at Middlebury, Vt., Saturday. Mrs. I/ouisa Lybrand Wessinger who died near Columbia, Saturday flight, wh* ;o2 years old *ast Decern her and was married in 1M0 t?> her husband who wa? killed in the civi w a . Senator E. I>. Smith, of South Car; olina. began his fifth six-year tern" in the senate when he was sworn ir for the new congress on Saturday ! He has been in the senate 24 years 1 without a break. I Postmaster General Farley is an i other government off-K*ial -who is to< ; tall to ride in an ordinary automobih and wear his silk hat. It will be re 1 mem be red that a few weeks ago for I mer Postmaster General Brown har ito have a special car with the toi high enough to permit him to sit in aide with hie silk hat on. Mr. Ferle] ia experiencing the same trouble an< will probably have to use the car pro vidad for Mr. Brown. d.-. A. -- ? T Joe Zangara Given j Sentence of Death Miami, Fla., March 10.?A sentence of death in the electric chair wna Florida's answer today to Giuseppe Zangara'a anarchistic philosophy which called for death to all capitalistic rulers and destruction of all money. Dade Circuit Judge Uly O. Thompson pronounced the extreme penalty upon the 33-year-old naturalized Italian bricklayer whose attempt to assassinate Franklin I). Roosevelt here February 16 resulted in the fatal shooting of Mayor Anton J, German, of Chicago. 1 "I no Scared of electric chair. I do O what's right," the prisoner shouted defiantly at the court on learning of his sentence. "Capitalists crooked; you crooked man, too. You capitalist. "Tut me in electric chair.- I no. care." Under Florida law, Governor Dave Sholtz will set a week in which the execution of Zangara will occur at the state prison, Kaiford. The gover-j nor said at Tallahassee he would sign the death warrant "without un- j necessary delay" on receipt of oftic- ( ial documents. I There was slight possibility of an appeal, for Lewis M. Twyman, appointed chief of counsel to defend the assassin, said he "didn't suppose" there would be any appeal. He <1 id not positively commit himself, however. Zangara was hailed into court at approximately the hour Chicago began a mammoth pageant in memory of the dead mayor. The assassin manifested no trace of sorrow, only gratification in the increased crowds that turned out to hear his sentence. "Everybody like Joe Zangara's idea?that why beeg crowd," he said on entering court. "Lotsa people lika do same ting lika me?but too scared." He was cut short in his impromptu remarks by assistant counsel as Judge Thompson rapped for order and expressed his "horror" at the thought of what would have befallen the country "had Mr. Zangara been successful." ? "I certainly hope the Congress will not be remiss in eliminating the possibility of a repetiton," the court said in urging congressional action to confiscate all fire arms carried withopt permit. "Assassination attempts, successful or otherwise, would be eliminated," he said. Asked by the court if he had anything to say before se-ntence was pronounced, Zangara flashed in reply: "I wanna > kill all presidents, all capitalist crooks, and burn money in fire. No my fault?fault capitalists." The court's formal sentence, ending with the usual "and may God have mercy on your soul," included the following specification: "Sentence of death shall be carried out and executed upon you on somej week-day in the week fixed by the governor of the state of Florida, as the week of your execution, the time of carrying out such execution to be decided by the superintendent of the prison or his deputy in his absence, death or disability." Railroad Man Hurt at Lancaster J. L. McGabe, a boiler inspector for the Southern Railroad whose home is in Columbia, was seriously injured near Lancaster on Friday afternoon when a flat gasoline car on which he was riding stopped .suddenly, causing him to be hurled headlong and his head to be cut severely when he struck a cross tie. The accident occurred near the Southern underpays about a mile south of I^ancaster when his companion who had control of the car stopped abruptly because of an obstruction on the track. Some wood had been piled on the track and as the car had just turned a curve this obstruction was not seen until the car was almost upon it. McCabe was taken to the Iancas11 tor hospital where an x-ray picture i. w as taken and no fracture was evident. However, he had a deep gash j above the eye which bled profusely I and several stitches had to bo taken I to heal the wound. Although he was -j badly injured he never completely ' j lost consciousness.?lancaster News. , Samuel G. Linderbeck, ire nor a 1 p as1 Isenger agent for the Seaboard Air [ Line railway in Florida, yesterday - j spoke of some of the attractions in i ! North and South Carolina which lj should be attractive to the visitor re. turning home. Many tourists will i plan to stop over at those summer resorts. Plans at Camden, 3- C., cele brating the bi-centennial anniversary > of its birth; at Pinchurst, Southern i Pines and Virginia Bench, N. C., all - served by the Seaboard were listed by - the local passenger man. 1 Other events during the week's cel> ebration include polo games, golf - tournaments, a horse show lasting T two day* and a historical pageant re1 calling the various events in the - history of the South Carolina city.? Jacksonville Times-Union. ?larwrriifr rr * tA Economy Message From New President Washington, March 10,?The text of President Roosevelt's economy message follows: j The nation is deeply gratified by the immediate response given yesterday by the congress to the necessity for drastic action to restore and improve our hanking system. A like necessity exists with respect to the finances of the government itself which requires equally courageous, frank and prompt action. For three long years the federal """ernmeat has been on the road to? V V * y Ward bankruptcy. For the fiscal year 1931 the deficit was $4fl2,0(H),000. For the fiscal year 1932 it was $2,472,0000,000. For the fiscal year 1933 it will probably exceed $1,200,000,000. For the fiscal year of 1934, based on the appropriation bills passed by last congress and the estimated revenues the deficit will probably exceed $1,000,000,000 unless immediate action is taken. Thus we shall have piled up an accumulated deficit of $5,000,000,000. With the utmost seriousness I point out to the congress the profound effect of this fact upon our national economy. It has contributed to the recent collapse of our banking structure. It has accentuated the stagnation of the economic life of our people. It has added to the ranks of the unemployed. Our government's house is not in order and for many reasons no effective action has been taken to restore it to order. Upon the unimpaired credit of the United States government rest the safety of deposits, the security of insurance policies, the activity of industrial enterprises, the value of our agricultural products and the availability of employment. The credit of the United States government definitely affects these fundamental human values. It, therefore, becomes our first concern to make secure the foundation. National recovery depends upon it. Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal policy. We must avoid this danger. It is too late for a leisurely approach to this problem. We must not wait to act several months hence. The emergency is accentuated by the necessity of meeting great refunding operations tfiis spring. We must move with a direct and resolute purpose now. The members J of the congress and I are pledged to immediate economy. I am, therefore, assuming that you and I are in complete agreement as to the urgent necessity, and my constitutional duty is to advise you as to the methods for obtaining drastic retrenchment at this time. I am not speaking to you in general terms. I am pointing out a definite road. The last congress enacted legislation relating to the reorganization and elimination of executive agencies, but the economics thus to be effected are small when viewed in the light of the great deficit for the next fiscal year. They will not meet the pressing needs of our credit situation. j Provision for additional saving is I essential, and therefore I am asking the congress today for new legislation laying down broad principles for the granting of pensions and other veteran benefits, and giving to the executive the authority to prescribe the administrative details* We are unanimous in upholding the duty of the government to care for those who suffer in its defense and for their widows and orphans. The application, however, of this great principle to large numbers of people involves complications?so great that it is almost impossible to draw legislaton with sufficient flexibility to provide substantial justice in varying situations. The p-oposed legislation statea the principles and, limited by them, permits the executive to draw the lines of differentiation necessary to justice. In accord with the same purpose | of substantial justice I request also the enactment of legislation relating , to the salaries of civil and military j employees of the government. This would repeal the existing fur! lough plan, substituting therefor a | ger.erai principle, and authorizing I the executive to make application J of this principle. The proper legish. ive function is I to fix the amount of expenditure, the means by which it is to be raised and the general principles under which the expenditures are to be made. The details of expenditure particularly in view of the great present emergency can be more wisely and equitably administered through the executive. The flexibility of the measures which I am proposing is not only practical but proceeds along the road of constitutional government. Such economies which can be made will, it is true, affect some of our citizens; but the failure to make them will affect all of our citizens. The very stability of our government itself is concerned and when that is concerned the benefits of some must be subordinated to the needs of all. When a great danger threatens our basic security it is my duty to advise the congress of the way to preserve it. In so doing I must be fair not only to the few but to the many. It is in this spirit that I appeal to you. _ If the congress chooses to vest me with this responsibility it will be exercised in a spirit of justice to all, of sympathy to those who are in need and of maintaining inviolate the basic welfare of the United Stntes. I ask that this legislation go into effect at once without even waiting for the beginning of the next fiscal year. I give you assurance that if this is done there is reasonable prospect that within a year the income of the government will be sufficient to cover the expenditures of the government. Perhaps one of the most outstand-, ing events of the Spring in the Carolinas will be the Camden celebration, starting March 19 and continuing through March 25. The Carolina Cup Race, annual steeplechase race which attracts the interests of sportsmen throughout the country, will be run the closing day of the celebration. For the second time, a Marlboro county jury could not agree about the guilt of a negro indicted for murder, after being out over five hours, and he will have a third trial. He killed another negro and claims self defense. The last jury was nine to three for acquittal. In Marlboro county two men were sentenced to the chain gang for taking a fine race horse, set of- harness and racing sulky and driving them all night, demolishing the cart, spoiling the harness and exhausting the horse. They were drunk. Monthly Report Of ! Associated Charities ! Report of the Associated Chsritid of Camden and Kershaw County fori February, 1933: Balance from last month ... Receipts this month 60,01 General. Charity C. E. Lamoy, groceries $ 12.3B Norman Johnson, rent fJM City Filling Station 1J|9 R. A. Purser l.W I Camden Chronicle ... . .. Mrs. Kate Gettys I Mlfl C. E. Lamoy, groceries ...... Ij? Lomansky, clothing U? Chevis Green, groceries 7J? Tax Stamps ,... . 0 B Children's Home C. E. Lamoy, groceries I 12UM W. G.-Wilson, clothing 43J? Labor and servant hire 7M? Box Rent ? Plowing * Rfl Incidentals Water and Light 1?? It. (>. Roykin, for clothing Thomas & Howard H? Bsoton Store, clothing B Lewis & Christmas Barber B Mrs. Truesdale, milk Messenger Office, books ..... ^J J. C. Penney *? J. J. Newberry Trimnal, rent C. E. Lamoy, groceries Miss Kirkland, eggs and butter lMjB C. E. Lamoy Stamp Tax ^ Balance ) HOW I FAR x APART ARE I . THESE CITIES? 11 CytylANY miles may separate two cities, I <1 but by long distance telephone they are only a few } seconds apart. Friends and relatives, living in different towns, find it easy and inexpensive to voice-visit by telephone. Because your voice expresses your (personality, it is almost like being there in person. The best way to prove the value of the telephone in your daily business and social affairs, is I to use it yourself. You will be surprised at the low j cost and pleased with the speed of the service. Just ask the "Long Distance" operator about rates JH to any city. I Southern ELell 1 Telephone and Telegraph Co. ' ' ' '1^1 HISTORIC GAVEL GIVEN GARNERj I Vice President John Nance Owner la to have a new gravel, pre"?" by Clemaon college, and made from wood taken from the gai*1 I C. Calhoun mansion, located on the Cleaiirtrt eoBtflt cempua ^ I H l* an exact reprductlon of one need by Vloe Preeldent Oalhoun^ 1 It was made in abope of the fmttt>eeitn4 division at Oiemson ^ ^ I an engraved stlrer {date giving ttc hletry. Pormal preeentatlon ^ by the South Carolina delegation la eongjreea