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~ - 1 ' THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE IlT l). ~NII.KS .KdUor ?i,d I'uWbher Published ?v?ry Friday a<t Now HW Broftd street and enteral at the Cam'<Um South enroll lai poitoffk* ?? wound class mail matter. Price per annum $2.00, payable in advance^ ^ ^ Camden, S. C., Friday, July 14, l?33 NEWSPAPERS AND DEPRESSION Many a newspaper in the United States has courageously struggled to give its community a creditable daily or weekly publication during the trying years through which the count!y has been passing, though t.ho .penalty has been sacrifice of profits and in many instances more, 11) a sense that is true, of no other institution, a newspaper is its community's representative. A city or town is judged gbroacf 'by. many things, but by nothing mono than its paper, Knowing that, the makers of newspapers have struggled throughout the depression to make the beBt possible showing fof their communities. The record is impressive, from available statistics, that they have not befen selfish. They have been compelled through force of circumstances to reduco the cost of publication, but they have not cheapened their papers. They have made sacrifices in orjler that their communities need not be ashamed of them.?Albany Herald. INSIDE STUFF. Dr. Carl B. Epps, of Sumter, a p. member of the house of representa^ tivos in discussing why the general assembly failed to measure up to what was expected of it at the recent session, says l?5 per cent of the trouble-was due to Lobbying. Liquor and Legalism. As stated. Dr. Lpps is a member of the house of representatives. and ought to know what he is talking about. The Sumter legislator may not bo absolutely correi;J in the assertion that ninety-five percent of the trouble is attributable to the three evils lie names, but we are satisfied that he is not far wrong. Lobbying Has grown to bo a most formidable and gigantic evil that envelops every law-making body in this land with its slimy coils. How much legalism does to frustrate a free and honest expression 'of all elements in the legislature wp don't * know, but we believe it tjp''bo^considerable. Liquor, of course,'plays its part, ami it is a big one in tire general assembly's inactivity, and also plays its part in a moro subtle way in the shaping of legislation. Dr. Epps, being a member of the legislature. ought to know just what the trouble is, and in pointing out the ' three evils that he says opiate mostly against law-making activities in South Carolina, he has probably done so only as the result of careful consideration, and absolute assurance that he is correct.?Chester Repoi ter. What To Keep Here is something so good, louiul in Wijmcr Atkinson's Farm .Journal, that it i- passed along:. Keep apples in a damp, cool place; grapes in a dry, cool one; and sweet potatoes in a dry. warm one; keep a shotgun loaded for sheep-dogs and tramps; keep your head eool, your feet dry, your back warm and your conscience clear, your hands busy with your own affairs; keep the boys at home nights by making it so pleasant | for them that they'll be glad to stay;) keep the drains in the fields open and free from weeds and leaves; keep out of other people's business; keep your tongue from evil and your lips from shaking guile; keep up with your work ? if you can; keep out of lawsuit and whisky shops; keep your insect eating friends, the birds, in safety by keeping marauding gunners off your premise-; keep the peace?if \,>.s have to tight for it; keep fresh, , .i',:- in the watering-trough; \ mouth - hut when y<'U are \ a hen you are a-leep; keep \ . -usage and health b\ mod., . : - g a v i ea < ! u 1 . . * ' g; L t ep ; ght on all your ways; keep , unr,y b> a. r.a?' a : a a aa ".ea d ot * er , ,-.4 !' drt.t: ,o e; pair . . a:.; ke.-p o.f the ratlr- ad fa : and keep all tne oniimnnd\\ .ma :. who smoke cigarettes m.gut :.;r.k t.ney are getting -oii.eth ' g - marl acru-s. Rut it thej .a... i get the low down on what their gentlemen friends actually think about tne habit they might change their minds. - Yorkville Enquirer. tin the Fourth of .July, the 1.2-15 convicts in the penitentiary were given a barbecue of beef hash, white bread, wgetables, lemonade and cake. They il-ar.k '".(>0 gallons of lemonade, and saw ?ix boxing matches, some wrestling matches and a baseball .game. Pardon- and some termination of sentences havo reduced the pbpu.ation of the South ( aro.ma penitentiary Idf in ...e last two months. .... .j i samaswstsseeam Capital Observations (Special CorraaporKlence) Washington, July ll.-^Amonif the notable structures in Washington is the I'an Americun Union building, recognised as one of the most beautiful in the world. It was erected at u cost of a million dollurs, and is an example of magniflciont architecture, j As its name implies, it is the houdj quarters of the union ef the United j States and twenty-one laitin-Ameri; : can republics. Phe interior of the building is most inspiring, ami plants t*ul birds from their native lands aid in carrying out the illusion of trop! leal, surroundings, typical of couni tries far to the south. In contrast with most other countries, it has'always been the custom in the United States that a ciyilian be designated as secretary of war and following this practice President Roosevelt selected George II. #Hfcrw, former governor Utah, who has had no military experience. He is sixty years of age, largely a selfmade man who managed to secure a thorough education. By profession the secretary is an engineer of merit, And will be able to meet the military engineers of the war department on much of their own ground. His appointment has much more significance than the selection merely of a politically available man, and he has many delicate questions to handle and pass upon. There is also the hurrassing problem of maintaining the status and morale of the army in view of the necessary curtailment of expenditures under the drastic economy program which the administration finds it incumbent to carry out. In the congress now in office there is a convict-representative, Francis II. Shoemaker, one of the five farm; er-labor members elected in Minnesota. He served a year in the Lenven} worth penitentiary upon the charge | of having sent prohibited matter I through the mails. He does not seem to regret his action, which was an open denunciatory statement, held to be libelous. He spends a part of his time in making addresses at penal institutions, and recently at an outI break at Lorton, the penitentiary of the District of Columbia, he hurried I down there, made a concilliatory talk and was largely instrume^'n>v^n_refctoring order. He promised the convicts to have an investigation made of their grievances. In the president's cabinet Hull is secretary of state, William H. Woodin, secretary of the treasury, and George H. Dern. secretary of war. This?inspires some spiteful critic to I remark that it seems to him that the j "hull dern cabinet is wooden." In proposing the eighteenth, the ! prohibition amendment, and again in j the amendment purporting to repeal 'it. .congress placed a time limit for | ratification. Such has not been the 'case in other instances, however, and 'a proposed amendment may float a round indefinitely. Nine years ago an amendment was started, giving congress authority to regulate child labor, but it was rejected by twentysix states, and considered lost. While 'the question has not been brought to a test. g*>od authorities hold that afI ter rejection a state may take the matter up again and act favorably if so disposed. The proposition mentioned was held to bo objectionable, especially in the South, because it would take away from states and localities a matter considered as belonging to the people interested and because the age limit was placed beyond that of childhood. Owing to the vastly increased use of machinery, whereby much less human labor can be utilized, and to the depression when millions of grown people cannot find work, there has been a revival of the child labor amendment, nnd this year four states have acted favorably. It remains to be seen 1 whether it will get much further. Ratification and consequent euituilm.-nt of the work of young people would r:c>e another serious problem ;i. , h w thi .nic could suitably . niploya d. \ of o: t.Ml.-Ill - re"?ll S to be !>, ! a urg the i ntrre country, in v.ew . -Mime?.cement at lea-l ??'. a better time*. The price ,f t:?:n. ju o.tuct s is increasing, faci .. , - a;. !?'..*:er. and in general more work ;s in -ight for the unemployed. Ar.d be-: of all. there is every indication that the improvement will go on. and keep going. After prohibition, what? It looks ; like the eighteenth amendment is on . the straight r??ad to repeal. As the j matter will stand, each state will 'have control over the liquor question, and there may be various methods in different localities. Perhaps it might he of interist to reproduce here a statement a- to.the system in force ic Sweden: "Legislation c >r.trolling liquor ir. Sweden is. know r. a.-: tne Brail ~ys tern. Under the 1917 law private trade Jost the right to retail wines . spirit- and -ince UM'.i the home retail trade ha.-, become I he monopoly jof the system companies. It then be J 'Mine necessary to monopolize the ' wholesale trade also and to eliminate | all private pecuniary interest from j both branches of the liquor trade through limited dividend companies. There were in 11)28 120 local cpmpa. lines, who*** j?olicy was controlled by 'he local authorities, thu? giving a | measure of local option. The boards of tne system companies are composled of t\\.> members appointed by the ' j parent society, two appointed by the 1 mun*cq>at h>h tes, and n trfth ' | member, the chairman, appointed by 1 "he >t:?to Soar i of control. The-e H?ard.- supervi-e ail the companies I ?r.u have genera! responsibility for he enforcement of the law. '" 1 ? ' LAW WITH NO COMMON OR UNCOMMON SBN8E TO BACK IT . V A drunken youngster remained out all night in Beaufort county. Next j morning hi* atep-mothe.r chided him iibout vhia eapapade. He then coolly j shot the'tbp pf her head off. He said he knew nothing about it. From all| the newspaper report*, it ia plain that he lied. But suppose he told the truth, la it possible that anybody, drunk or doped, can shoot innocent people to death, without any risk or j punishment. The reports toll us further that the judge, at the trial, j charged the jury that it either bring out a verdict of murder or not guilty ' The judge's name is not given. Suppose every jury in a plain caso of premeditated murder shall get such aj ruling from the bench. Not one in 50 white gunners would be convicted, j however guilty. We don't hang white people, and a pturder verdict means that. They woulcL rather let all go free than hang one. If that judge is expounding good law, ij should be changed, or the counties should not be put to the. expense and farce of trying killers. If not good law, then the judge should be promptly retired. He is a menace to good gov-1 ernment. Though ignorant, drunk, or a moron, it is palpable perversion of common sense and justice for that worthless youngster to shoot his innocent and helpless step-mother to death, without rhyme or reason, and then go scott-free. What makes it all the worse is that either a flaw in the law, or a sorious flaw in the judge's garrett, is responsible for it. ?Calhoun Times. DISPENSARY LIQUOR Old Price List of State Liquor Shop Unearthed .1 ! Columbia, July 6.?Thirsty citizens! speculating on tho possibility of re-, peal of the 18th amendment might find a big cardboard poster unearthed recently among old documents in the; basement of the statehouse somewhat j interesting. The placard bore the legal "prices current of South Carolina dispensary; and sub-dispensaries." "Thid price list," it announced, "takes effect December 1, 1P06, super- ' ceding all others." Its many items give ait idea of the wide variety of beverages handled by ; the dispensary before it was abolfcj ished and prohibition enacted. No less than 20 varieties of corn were listed along with rye, cocktails, j scotch, brandy, domestic and import-; ed; wines, champaigne, beers and ales. I Therp were liquors for citizens of all means. The highest priced corn | was "XXXX" at $1.10 a quart. Tho cheapest was "70" priced to the consumer at $l.fi0 a gallon. Rye ranged from 50 cents to $1.25 a quart. Brands included Belroy, Bully Boys, Cream of Kentucky, Four Roses, Good Boys and Old Dixie. Rum and gin were priced from >() cents to $1.25 a quart; Scotch. $1.35 to $2.25; brandy, 85 cents to $1.25 for domestic and $1.75 for imported. Popular brands of beer were listed at 10 cents a pint and the fancier varieties at 15 cents. At Spartanburg this week, William L. Jennings, of Orangeburg, wafL elected president of the South Carolina organization of veterans of the^ famous Rainbow division. -Robert Doughtery, of Columbia, and Joe P.' Anderson, of Antreville, were name* vice-presidents, and Mrs. Robert King, of Columbia, was elected sec-1 retary and treasurer. Orangeburg was selected as the site of the nexfc reunion. / The old Seaboard Air Line road bed near Kingstree is being repaired and will be used as a highway. The Seaboard abandoned a stretch of track from Lanes to Andrews some time ug<?. Owing to low water and the heavyj demand for electric power, the Duke Power company will fire up its variou steam plants in the Carolinas to I relieve the situation. At the Aiken convention of the ! South Carolina branch, Mr.-. A. (>. Mattox of ( o!u:nb:a was made presii dent of the auxiliary of P"?t oft.ee t'leik-; Mrs. O. T. 15 >0r.0, Sumter, ; \ ir-e president; Mrs. K. J. Bu; Icy, 'Greenville. second vice pre.-ident; 1 Mrs. L. S. Bomar. Greenville, third 1 vice president; and Mrs. J. W . llarnI son. Spartanburg. secretary-treasurer. Mrs. J. Private Charleston, is I state organizer. I . _____ WHY Wearing of Green Worriet the Superstitious Superstition Is not exactly a sin; rattier Is It Just plain folly. Take the matter of the lady la greeo ami her accident. How many people that day wore green without any dls nstrous effects, and how many who were hot weurlng -rreen met with accidents? It was Just n coincidence In the case of litis victim, and was remarked upon hecaUke of the old superstition. It Is quite probable that this superstition arose In thy days when dyes were very uncertain tilings, and that green contained some substance harmful to certain wearers. It Is not so long since certain green dyhs, now disused, were found to contain poison in a small degree. Many superstitions started In life from some such foundation of fact. The host attitude Is, therefore, to adopt them If we know there's sense behind them?and call them common sense, leaving the name "superstition" to those which are real nonsense?and some of them are.?Answers Magazine. Why Herrings Annually Visit North Sea Coasts It has long been one of Nature's mysteries why vast -ihoals of herrings should nunually visit North Sea coasts, as well as why plaice should also haunt this region In numbers which 110 amount of trawling seems capable of exhausting. It has, of course, long been known that the North Sea Is a fuvorlte spawning ground for these fish, but the why and wherefore has hitherto remained mysterious. Where the waters of the Atlantic pass Into the North Sea there Is a warm tongue of water, the temperature and consequent high sallue content of which have an unfailing and Irresistible attraction for thoso fish at spawning time. Not only so. but this high salinity, or saltness, Introduces characteristic forms of plank- I ton, the minute organisms' on which nil larval (Ish feed.?Tit-Bits Magazine. Why Wa Say "Vamoose" The Idea of departure has been the subject of considerable slang invention, "from the old "twenty-three skidoo" to the most recent In the lexicon of the gnngster, "scram!" "Vamoose" Is simply a perversion of a term borrowed from another language. That Is the proper Mexican word- "vamos"?Spanish for "let us go." * Why 1932 Was Called Polar Year It.-.was known as the seco'nd International polar year because a number of countries co-operated through the year and send expeditions to mnke special research in the polar regions. The I first polar year was 50 years ago and J proved so successful that It was decided to make a similar series of studies beginning August 1, 1932. Why Lizards Have Two TaiU The power possessed by many lizards of growing new tnils In thA place of ones that have been lost Is sometimes responsible for n lizard's having two tails at once, forking ofT at an angle from each other. In such cases the second tail is usually started as the result of a minor Injury to the lizard's original tail. Why Earth Revolves The revolution of the earth on Its axis is due to the original forces which set the earth in motion, and dates back -to that remote time when the earth and the other planets were formed, probably as the result of another star passing near the sun's mass, breaking off parts of it and whirling them into space. Why Garnets, Sardonyx Are Liked Various superstitions attach to garr nets and sardonyx. Garnets are supposed to preserve health, drive away ! vain thoughts, reconcile differences between friends, strengthen the heart, and Increase riches and honor. Sardonyx is supposed to render its possessor virtuous, cheerful and agreeable. Why Mausoleum Is So Called It Is named from the magnificent and statelv tomb of Matisolus, King of Carla, erected by his widow, Artemisia, about 350 B. C. It was recovered by Sir Charles Newton, who brought some of the sculptures to the ! British museum. Why Virginia's Capital Was Moved The capital of Virginia was moved f r<?m Williamsburg In 1779, through 1 the influence of Thomas .TefTerson who was then governor. Richmond is more | central in location and was consid: ered less liable to capture In time of I wa r. j Why Honey Varies in Color The flavor and color of honey depends up the kind of flowers from which honey is gathered. Beekeepers now are making a blend of various extracted honeys, so ihnf the product will lie uniform at all times Why It Bee-Line Most Direct When one speaks of taking the most I direct course, it is common to say, "I made n bee-line for home " The allusion is to going in a straight line, as h.-e<? a re known to do when re. turning un> their hom-v to the hive. Why Known at "Purrpt" 'I he 1 -_.ri o! ji>ini|i> as ti certain type of slippers is not known for certain. but it is supposed that l hey were 1 first ? called because they were at firs' worn for nonip. The letter carriers organization of ] South Carolina, in annual convention at Aiken, elected Blair Arledge, of Greenville, their president for the ensuing year; W. C. .Sproles, of Greenwood, vice president'; Roy D. Hughs- , ton, Spartanburg, secretary; and J. \V. Earle, Anderson, treasurer. M. H. Caldwell of .Spartanburg, was made , | sergeant-at-arms. Wants?For Sale WANTED?Young man for office work, permanent job, must be high school graduate, age 20 to 2b. Moderate wage to start with excellent chance to advance. Address "Job", care "Chronicle Office, Camden, iS. O. 16srt> WANTED?Three ladies for permanent commission work. One for Blaney and Lugoff, Doykin and Rembert and Camden. See Miss Hart ,at Park View inn, Oamden, ., not later than noon Saturday. lGpd FOR SALE?Ten bushels Victor, wilt resistant seed peas. Recommended b^Xlemson College. Heavy bearers ana large vine. $2.00 per bushel. Apply to B. J. Truesdale, Rt. 2, LugofT, S. C. 16-pd LOST?On July 6th, Demonstration License plate X-1015. Return to Chronicle office and receive reward. 16-pd. PIANO FOR SALE?On? Harvard upright piano in good condition for sale at $75. Address P. O. Box 267, Camden, S. C. 16sb MY HOUSE, OREEN GABLES?will remain open for the summer, with meals, rooms and garage. ^>Mrs. W. J. Dunn, East DeKalb Street, Camden, S. C. ' 16pd FOR SALE OR RENT?Five room residence on Monument Park; ?ixroom residence on North Mill street; five-room residence on DeKalb street; six-room residence on South Fair street. Apply Enterprise Building & Loan As&ociation, Oamden, S. C. bltf RADIO REPAIRING?Expert radio repairing, any make. Other electrical repairing done, all work guaranteed. Creed's Filling Station, telephone 486, Camden, S. C. 60tf " -rr- -? - * "" ELECTRICAL REPAIRS-. Kep*irs renewals and adjustments made on Electric Rangee ami other houeehold appliances. Phone $84. W M. Shannon, 210 Maekey Street! Camden, S. 0. 68tf CARPBNTJKHiWW-?John 8, Mjwi phone "268, 812' Church Street Camden, S. C., will give eatiefactory service to all for all kind* of carpenter work. Building, general repairs, screening, cabinet making and repairing furniture. My workmanahlp is my reference^ I solicit your patronage, thank . A Careful Dry Cleaning Establishment for Fastidious People Those people who""demand that their personal wearing apparel be perfectly handled will appreciate the -careful service we offer. Incomparable work at extremely low prices. Use Our Cash and Carry Service?Prices Slightly Lower Des Champs, Inc. Telephone 567 UVe say TEXACO is the 1 I best oil spld anywhere ?at any price IT'S CRACK-PROOF! FM iivpyyV'liw ^fnNrVill^H > DeKalb Service Station DeKalb Street ? JOHN S, DAVIDSON, Hp." i Red Star Service Station Broa4. 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Round Steak, lb 20c Beef Stew, 3 lbs 25c Pork Ribs, 3 lbs 25c Neck Bones, lb 5c Pig Tails, 3 lbs. 25c Pork Chops, lb 15c Sliced Bacon, lb. 19c Fresh Fish, lb 5c 'PRODUCE i Lemons, doz 20c I Lettuce, large head .... I0cl Celery, stalk lOci Potatoes, 5 lbs. ^Ocl Onions, lb ]>C| Green Beans, 2 lbs 25*1 I Lima Beans, lb. - Bananas, 4 lbs. ..^2S*J