The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 17, 1933, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
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.
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For
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free by mail.
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W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store
City Drug Company
Camden, S. C.
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How Doctors Treat
Colds and Coughs
T) I i.p a cold overnight and re
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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