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flip) t) KING BACKWARD T?k?| Vtom MIm 9i Tk? dfwkU FtfU?a isd Thirty Ywn A|t | jfttFTBBN TBARS AGO I March 29, 1918 r Tenth annual ihoun** *how under pinff?nwnt of Clarence C. Morgan held here and brought many visitor*. Pari* being bombarded by giant muamn from a distance of eeventy-ftvo eorpe from Camp Jaekaon Sireota wireiee* outfit on Camden Kid ting and Driving Club property. Fete# Hyena bring* euit' against Kavdaway Contracting company in the earn of 125,000. Miis* Bertie Klkins, 10, (lit** at her pan on York street. Dr. tS. F. Braaington defeats Dr. W. J, Dunn for mayor by a vote of 2oK?pi& ~. . William Rogers Scarborough, liishppvUlo high school student, dice from appeAdix operation and ?ix classmates Set as pallbearers. Camden Company "M." take? high honors in maneuver* at Camp iSevier. ... After eix days of terrific fighting the German offensive in France is "dying down. Allied armies preparing for a counter offensive. Coker College celebrates "Founder'* Day," and general education board of fcfaw York offer* to give $40,000 to Coker on condition that the trustee* raiee^gllO.OOO. Of that amount Major James h. Coker has given |M00t000. .Governor Manning issues a stateHsnt Warning citizens against disloyfty to'the government. ^Kfcngkhor, French In do China, had B00,000 inhabitants 700 years a>70 d was the capital of the Orient. It Hps mysteriously abandoned overEight by order* of the Kmcr emperor, j THIRTY YKARS AGO March 27. 1903 Dr. I. H. Alexander issues invitatiuna to medical fraternity to meet his guest, Dr. II. H. Hopkins, of Baltimore. "The Terraces," Hon re of the Boykiivs, open for visitors ami picnic parties. *.? Assistant General Pasaepvger Agent C. B. Walworth pays visit to Camden [and expresses belief that Camden is destined to be a very popular tourist resort. Mt. Moriah Baptist fhurch holds 83.rd birthday celebration for Kev. j Monro? Boykin, their pastor. Hon. W. D. Trantham makes very interesting address. Small cyclone passes over Westville and lightning strikes ohimney of residence of Dr. W. K. Clyburn, badly damaging the house. Considerable damage done to premises of Jamea Young. Southern railway advertises cheap rates to Confederate Veterans' reunion to be held in New Orleans in May. City council passes ordinance ugairvst vagrants which is being" rigidly enforced. John Horton, colored, charged with the murder of an infant in Chesterfield county; arrested at Homerville, Ga. J. P. Morgan buys valuable tobacco lands in Qiiba for the American Tobacco company. James L. Tapp company department store in Columbia get charter with capital of .$100,000. Heavy floods threatening towns on lowi r Mississippi river. Levees being strengthened with sand bags. lA.merican-Owned J Horse Wins Event! !L.intreo, Eng., Mar. 24.?Kellsboroj k, owned by tho rose-cheeked, prey | red American horse woman, Mrs. F.. broae Claris, of New York and on, South Carolina, today won the J i Grand National, one of the finest most spectacular steeplechases r run, in the record time of ) minutes and 138 seconds. Fue to Grand National traditions, fas an outsider in front when tho survivors of tho original starting 1 of 34 thundered past the finish before a crowd of between 250,and 300,000 spectators, ellsboro Jack, seven years old, a gelding and Irish-bred, is the d American-owned horse to win classic steeplechase, in nearly a Airy of racing history. He was ted at 25 to 1 in the betting, vyer far off the terrific pace that Nlvs. T. II. Sotncrville's American1 Trouble Maker, far to the rear srill on his feet, the son of Jack, and Kellsboro 1 >ass carried 160 ids across the finish line with e lengths to spare over Really b, a light weight held at 66 to 1 ridden by his owner, Major Noel jclFurlong of the English army. Slater, another outsider recently sold by the American, John Hay Whitney, to Ieorge Whitelaw, was third, just a ?k out of the place position. Again all the English racing exM~b3 were wrong. None of the faned favorites ever led tho field or 'en finished. Mrs. C. S. Gird, Jr.'s, eartbreak Hill, tho American-ownl choice at 8 to 1, fell directly in front of the huge crowd at the half| way point. Dorothy Pa get's Golden | Miller, the -.second choice, was elimj mated on the second time around the [course, falling on one of the jumps in the open country, while Mrs. *M. A. Gemmell's Gregalach, 19*29 winner, crashed into the fence at Bother's Brook and broke a blood vessel. Mule Dealer Meets Waterloo In Trade Laurinburg, N. C., Mar. 25.?I^ee Howell, 35-year-old cattle and mule dealer here who prides 'himself on , his cleverness as a trader, met his j Waterloo today. He failed to sell a farmer with j whom he was dickering, and the far| mer finally sold the trader a nice j lookiugs mule at a bargain price, i Pressing the deal, Howell added his usual "without guarantee?if he die? ion the spot, he's my mule." j No sooner was the deal completed than the mule made a curious noise and dropped dead. j "Mister, he's your mule," said the , farmer. I | Howell stared, gulped and answeriwl: j " l ou ro d? right, he's my mule." Steel Tonnage Increases Chicago, March 22.?Iron Age reports steel tonnage booked for the Chicago area for the week ended today was tihe highest since 1930. The ?*teel industry, the magazine said, had not yet recovered from effects of th? bank and market holiday but it "looked for visible gains beginning this week or next." * Mary Layne To Appear In Camden 9 Mar3* I/iyne, the cha: nr. n k y<>unj? acrobatic darwer, who won national fame as the Ripley Itelievo It or Not ,GirI, because of h<w feat >f walking upside down farther than any other person in the world, will bring her t < it!f>:tiiy to the (tamd'-n Theatre for a two days en^a^ement r.ox: Monday 'iiR<i Tuesday. S<?nir-, dancer and >viil make up this performance, featuring the wonderful dances and arrob.t.c feats of M;-* Layr.e. This act has been played':r. vnri .us theat.r? s ihr-iii^'v-u' the country and has pleased thonsurwl*. There will bo n ? advance in price of admission. Capital Observations ( Special Correspondence) Washington, March 28.?A bill for the alleviation of agricultural dbtreas, the fourth measure proposed and advocated by the administration, passed tihe house of representatives with only a small show of opposition, and is now before the senate. It Is very complicated, embracing Sena tor Smith's cotton proposition, the domestic allotment plan, a scheme for reducing acreage by the government s holding out by lease a proportion of arable land, and other features. Antagonism to some provisions has developed, and progvryss in the senate may be slow, where full discussion is expected. Tremendous power Would be vested in the secretary of agriculture?too much in the opinion of many. The president frankly stated that an experiment is undertaken, that the result of such legislation might not be all that is hoped for, and that if it did mot work out satisfactorily it might be revised or withdrawn. There is at least a realization of the necessity for action, the prospect of accomplishment, ai>d the hope of substantial improvement in the prices of agricultural products. Prognosticators, other than extreme ists on both the wet ami dry sides, aro slow in making definite predictions regarding the repeal of the eighteenth amendment, especially as to the date when it might become effective. This is due largely to the rapidity of the change of sentiment on prohibition, which began to assume formidable proportions as a national question only last year, and the opinion exists that the public may experience a flare-hack on the subject. ' Nearly one-half of the states have so far provided for conventions, and the question is ponding in several others, action being expected in many of them within a short time. It will require! favorable consideration by thirty-six j ; states to bring about repeal, and seven years are allowed, but doubtless a much shorter time will be sufficient for determination. The legislature of Kansas has refused to call a convention and that state is about the only one conceded by the opponents of prohibition as pretty certain to continue to oppose repeal. It is thought though that in a number of states the decision will be close. Heretofore in American history it has been the practice for the secretary of state to be selected because of eminence in the field of international law, of high literary or educational attainment, or of outstanding ability in some national arena. In designating Gordell Hull, a senator from the state of Tennessee, President Roosevelt departed from this custom. Secretary Hull's reputation rests upon his connection with legislation relating to economic problems. In the house of representatives, where he served for many years I before entering the senate, he played a-n important part in the enactment ! of legislation providing for Federal; income taxes, sponsored the Federal estate or inheritance tax law ,and was the author of several bills dealing with financial matters. He entered the senate during Republican times,' ami his opportunities there have been limited. His selection is believed to disclose the president's intention to associate in international dealings more intimately financial and economic questions. This is foreshadowed by the intimation that any readjustment of debts owed by foreign nations must be dependent upon concessions of some kind, reduced tariff rates on imports from America being the most promising field. Not many years ago Washington contained the largest negro population of any city in the world, and at this time has upward of 125,000.1 During and subsequent to the world j war the colored people drifted north in great r.umbe-> because of the high' wages prevail.r._\ and now there are J more of them .r. N\a York. Phiia iei-1 ! phi a ar. i ' hi. ;.g -. In the lav. named; . .' ~T I .. i . v j . ? 11* *;s; * ? lT f i' : : ?pft y, ?. ~ ! j v irg? re-a'.-,.' g fr m fighting am..;.g { * hem-e'vos j An interest:r.g no-*.-, item f: m South ' ap.ima would mf-'.rni.v .r. : to wnat ha* i**?-?>me of the II..mbr.glrt Republican faction .-.r. e In-.r.g relieved from disj>ensir.g Federal pat or.a go. S.r,. the roast Guard t.?-?k o\er iaternational ? e patrol duties f >w:rg the Titanic disaster, not a single . l.fe has Ix-or. iost through the coil..-ion of a ship w?th an iceberg. I ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS At the moment *11 news has neceattrfly been obscured by the bank situation. A brief resume aeenw to be in order at this time. Holidays started with the closing of all Michigan banks by order of ihe governor, in order to prevent e ]Krtor*tial collap.se of Detroit a larger banking institutions. Reverberations from tiiis took the form of unusually heavy withdrawals in other states. A bank holiday was declared in Maryland, then in California, Oregon and Washington. Within a few days the holiday took in a heavy percentage of the states. Restrictions varied in stringency. In most instances banks met payrolls, permitted withdrawals of sizeable sums when good cause could be shown, and the withdrawal of small sums to meet current needs. In a few instances percentage withdrawals?usually 5 per cent of the total on deposit?were permitted. The Presidential proclamation came I as no surprise. Rumor was that it had been foreseen weeks ahead, and had been delayed until the new administration could take charge, in the belief that this would have a stabilising ' effect on the public morale. That seems to have been the case. The'federal proclamation was extremely stringent, providing that all banks should be closed during the holiday; that all transactions except those specifically ordered by the Secretary of the Treasury, should be suspended; that no bank could accept deposits, make loans, transfer credits abroad or deal in foreign exchange; that the Secretary of the Treasury might take control of the issuance of clearing house certificates during the holiday, etc. Heavy penalties were] provided?maximum of $10,000 fine, ami ten years in prison?for violation. I I Talk of Federally backed scrip be-1 came widespread, and at one time the I Administration stated that some move in this direction would be made. Ixbter, it was announced that no Fed-, J eral scrip would be issued. Ranks j continued to meet necessary with-1 drawals. In a few instances local' scrip, good among local merchants, was issued. Culminating event was the Presi-1 dential announcement that all sound j banks would be opened for business as usual on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March ld-15?'those in the twelve Federal Reserve cities on the first day, those in cities with Federal Reserve branches on the second, those elsewhere on the third. The problem thus resolves itself into finding a solution for unsound hanks, minimizing so far as possible losses to depositors. Strioter banking regulatory laws are inevitable. During the first week of the holiday, money in circulation rose to more than $0,700,000,000, the greatest expansion in history and a new high. Monetary gold stocks of the country declined $116,000,000. Fxcellc-nt sign was the public attitude. It was, on the whole, serene land confident. The holidays were ac[cepted casually ? even humorously. | There was no panic, no disturbance, j Practically universal support of Administration policies was heard. The belief is expressed on every hand that the holidays were the final event in preparing the way for recovery. Sentiment is that the bottom has actually been reached, that the up-climb, slow as it will be, is at least in sight. Interesting and important phase of the situation is the Administration's drive against gold hoarding. The amount of gold thus held i3 unknown, but those in a position to estimate believe it to reach almost unbelievable heights. \arious means for eliminating this condition are suggested. One would be publicity which would, in effect, characterize gold hoarders as "public enemies." Another is a stiff tax on hoarded gold. It is possible that a law making the hoarding of gold a crime may eventually be' passed. This has been done in crucial t:n;es ::: other countries. Ur.i-I . . . 1 ' - ' . this drive I m ... a!-,, \"(i. ' u<:e l: '";l A ? '.itres,-. I: a:* - in. ,'A,.r c vi r . ' "i ?>' ? ? : i... president- in n.::... , {.roJlTcr than! W. ....... .. v. ar. Manv o; ;r.e of :h,. ;a-t admini-trat.on are t-a . , ar .. I,.; and r" " ( -or.gross. I no new adrr r 1 *"-iu have none of these. The Premier,* -peaks, jfongress a, t ,r..j the public gener1 r?.;v. enrv (. ' t . -r.a, inent;verA-hf.:m. Nearly fcuu ;..ll4.r, arr. T~~(l ,r lhe ma.lH every ..'ay wv.hout any address ; on tr?em. I Six Week Honor Roll Bethune City Schools II IW J Grade 11.--John Edwin William*,' Gladys Joyner, Alma Newman, William Esfcridge, The] ma Davis, Ida, Outlaw, Juauita Watklne, Cloora Eatridg*. w y pfjy **& - Jm Grade 10.?Mary EUen McLaurin, Mary Alice Baker, Sara Ruth McKinnon, Marguerite Poster. Grade 0.?sZula Horton, Nannie Ruth Hilton, Annie Ruth Rwtcliffr Sara Bra anon, Evelyn Elliott, Mary Alice Helms. "j-v ,^'J Grade 8.?Rachel Williams, Grace Horton, Richard McLaurin, Bethune McLaurin, Annie Mae Marah. o"| Grade 7.? Robbie Newton Marion, 11^ B. Mangum, JBryce Joyner, Ralph Hall, Edwin Ks bridge, Frankie Beard. Grade 6.?Margaret Moljaurm, Lorene Black mon, Jerry I>aviie, K^iherino Foster, Eunice McGaskill, Iris McGaakill, John Dan McLaurin, Eva Norton, Nellie Margaret Whitley, i Grade 5 ? Clarene Hilton, Alene Hilton, Mytrtis Mungo, Ixniise Belch, Loutee Hinson, Margie Jones, Alvin1 Kelley, (ieneva Parker, Irene Man-' Rum. Grade 4.?Frances Helms, Grace Jackson, Blanche Edna Braivnon, Nellie Horton, Jofiiio ilorton, Earl Jones, Osgar Jordan, Alvo McCaskill,' Grace Mungo, Drucilla Ratcliff, Dor-I othy Watkins. ? . I Grade 3.?.Betty Best, Doris Lane, Mary Nancy McLaurin, Vera Horton, Louise Watford, E. W. Tolbent, Sue Hilton, Janette H'inson. Grade 2.?Sara Margaret King,* Sara Gordon, Betty Hammond, Tom Bethune, Carnell Baker, Bertha Man gum, Evelyn Mangum, Blvin Jones, I Walter Bak^r Mungo, Geneva Man-j gum, Irene Jones, Roscoe Bakor, Eula' Mosely. I Grade 1.?Eva Josie Ratcliff, Ralph1 McCaskill, John Watts Smith, Bob1 Smith Gardner, Floyd Gardner, Dora, Marsh. j Bramlett Acquitted In Drawn-Out Trial! Greenville, March 25.?One of the' longest drawn-out eases in Green-1 ville's history was brought to a close) here with acquittal of Cliff R. Braftiiett, former sheriff, charged with official misconduct. Bramlett was alleged to have failed to turn in to the county funds received from confiscation sales. Chief witness against him waa Carl P. Hunt, his former bookkeeper, who returned bo testify alter absenting himself from the state for a year, j j Hunt swore Bramlett dismissed him and forced him to flee when irregu-' laribies were found, and that the' former sheriff attempted to make him 1 "the goat." Furniture Strike Collapses Martinsville. Va., March 22. The president of the American Furniture' company here announced today that a strike started yesterday in protest against the piece-work system of payment had coilapsed and that the company today "operated on a 100 per' cent basis, all workers back on their jobs." Hebrews To Fast As Proteat New York, March 22._Three orthodox rabbinical associations of America today proclaimed a day of fasting' and prayer for all orthodox Jews on' W? aSna 1>rate*t agrair>9t ?*iSemitism m Germany. Missionary ."Ami do you know nothing about religion'" Cannibal-"Well, we had a taste m w n tho last missionary visitedj .News of Interests and Near Bethjfl social affair of it/he pa* iwLr'AM saris te the tJac^jB arickVl grfeit aoKt were arranged f<>r t? **?( favors wore shamrock* ??J 5* W were green and white, Prleea were given MW Wa. ler, Mies Mildred Maimfe* y*MH MolMniel and Mr. R. i, A aalad course, which toXj centuaited the color sehemaiSH ed at the oopclusion of the' o?*11? live March meeting of ttu tl^ ! chapter U. D. , was heldliwflB J. ? Williams last W<d?Lk?J noon with the. president m! ?l. Bethune, presiding. ^ program was in Charge^? M?9 garet Marion, historiilfl SkJJH John C. Calhoun's life by Mwtff! King; vocal duet, "BomteiBku il by Mrs. T. R. Bothuno and Mu afl Bethune; "Wwde HanmtaToJM Leader/' by Mrs. MargaiS^M^jH Refreshments werb serveJ^Sa the social ,hour by the J\oah*i^B Mies Kathryn Truesdah's J pupils gave a &t. Patrick's nuti on Thursday afternoon at the ill studio. The attractive decortffl carried out the color motif in dS Mrs. T. R. Bethune contributed Zfl program, an Irish solo. , The guests on this pleasant J sion were mothers of the puoik^S During the afternoon refoaha^! were served by Miss TrueS^! The iShirley A. ClemowlSi* was opened last Wednesday i$3 noon. The library was named fall email daughter of Mr. T.HOhifl of Philadelphia, vyho oontrlb3? laTge number of bobke-^*bwt? wfl dred and seventy-five volumes, h! Clemons Is a son-in-law of Mr, trifl Mrs. F. M. Arthur, of Bethune. ^1 Mrs. J. M, Clyburn, Mrs. J. CL f?! tre, Mrs. C. O. Pate, Mrs. C. L. Mrs. D. M. Mays, Miss Stella Bethta! and Mr. G. E. Parrott, of the tail O. E. S., were selected to take pa^S in the work of the district meeti*! held at Camden last Thursday > I ing. Others from here.also attended! the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Munnerlyn ail little daughter, Frances, of Columbk! spent the week end in the homed! Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ward. ' Mrs. W. R. Rozicr has been sped! ing severa 1 days with her hushulfl at Oteen, N.'C. Mrs. Wallace King and chiMra! spent the week end. with Mis. Oka I Vaughn at Oayce. Miss Anhie M Ratcliffe was -"also a visitor th lb! Vaughn duririg the week end. W Dr. Brooke, of Columbia, spoke ? "Financing the Churcfh" at the pay*! service hour Thursday evening is mm 'Baptist church. Miss Helen Garland, of Columbia is spending some time with Mis. G. K McKinnoTL * Mrs. Janie Vaughn, of Batesburt has been the recent gu&4 Ma J. E. $tave<rance. Mrs. B. W. Brannon spent the vtafl end in Columbia with Mrt. Wede At* The Bethune chapter U. D. C. gi*l a Wade Hiampton program* at tfeB high school auditorium Tuesday nx*?B ing. Those contributing <to thejwB gram were: Mrs. E. J. Miss Eloise Miller and Mias SW4-B Bethune. Miss Inez McManus, of Columbu, has been visiting Mrs. Robert ^Watffl. .1 Gates Ford Club Met The Gates Ford Home DemoMtnj| tion .Club met Friday, March 17, Mi the school house. The subject of*M meeting was gardening. Our cow* home agent, Miss Sadie Otajg* our president Mrs. TontpkHBTW^ on the importance of a garden and gfcve us many ideas along this line. The c planned to. have, a chicken WPP#-1 an early date for the benefit ? * J Bakers in Greece must sell <*? ! of currant bread for oatfMjfllJgM loaves. This is to force the tion of cunramts, which ,IJ^| | CAMPBELL WATER WHEELS)! ? "?ta ITS I FOR COUNTRY | AND FARMS 1 c ELECTRIC LIGHT J AND POWER J | PHILADELPHIA PUMP WATEK j | 1 Beginning the First of H I April a 4 per cent penaltJLl B will be added to all unpaiiJ I 1932 City Taxes. I J. C. Boykin^C^^^^ " ' l.t- "