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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H."l>. NILH8. .Editor ?imI P?bU?fc?t UlTM tfrSfc annum |2 00, i?y?bb> In advance. Friday, May 4, 1*34 . " ' MOTHER'ft DAY, MAY IS On Sunday, May 13, the people of the United States will pay their respects to motherhood. Mother's Day is fraught with precious memories. Associated with the noblest of human sentiment are thoughts of making mother happy on her day. Throufhout^tho country this spirit is manifested by sending letters, gifts, greeting cards, flowers and other suitable remembrances. A letter or package to mother delivered on her day gives its full measure of happiness and 'eheer. In keeping with tho occasion, the post office department has prepared,, as a tribute to the mothers of America, a special commemorative postage stamp in the 3-cent denomination, bearing a reproduction of Whistler S noted "Portrait of My Mother." Those at amps will be on sale at the poat office beginning May 3, 1934.^ 4 With the thought that every mother in the United States on Mother's Day will receive an ordinary latter, or special delivery letter, or package, the postage on which will preferably be paid by tho use of the special Mother's Day stamps. Since' there is no regular delivery on Saturday'afternoon and Sundays, special delivery service should be used. The special delivery fee may be paid by means of special commemorative stamps in connection with the endorsement ''Special- Delivery" helow the stamps. Sin h articles may be endorsed "Deliver on Mothers J Day." Think We're Having Hard Tinfes? "Dort'f talk to me about haNtl time.-. 1 was born c.gbt miles from : n sehool, thne miles fiom church, hc.>; miles from Ncu ^ oi'k, 2 miles fiom i h wash hole and D> feet from u corn- j field. Nearest neighbors lived two miles away and couldn't read or write. I never saw a suit of underwear until 1 wa,s 17. The only hooks we had were a Bible and a catalog. "There were twelve members in our family and we had three rooms, including u dining room that also was a kitchen. Everybody at home worked and wc thought everybody elac in the world had gravy and broad for breakfast; liver and cracklin hotenkes for dinner; buttermilk and corn pone for supper, 'cause that's what we had- ?? "Some of us wore brogan shoes occasionally in tho winter time. Wo hud nice white shirts for summertime use. We slept on straw ticks, pillows were not thought of. I never knew money would rattle until I was most grown. Father got hold of two j half dollars at the same time and. let us hear them rattle. Taxes were1 no higher, but harder to pay. "We Owned two kerosene lamps, j neither of which hail a chimney. Our [ house wasn't ceiled. We had a glasa | window in our company room. Our iii.o, piece of furniture was a homemade rocker. Our beds were of the slat, or tight rupe sort. "We went to school two or three months yearly, but not in a bus; we used a two mule wagon. We dret>>ed up on Sundays, but not in silks or satins. We sopped our own molasses, we ate our own meat, we considered rice a delicacy for only preachers to out. "We had heard of cheese, but never saw any; we knew of some store bought clothes, but never hoped to wear any. We got a stick of candy and three raisins for Christmas and were happy; we loved pa and ma :ind were never hungry; enjoyid gc:rg naked, didn't want much, expected nothing. Ami that's why our socalled hard times ain't on me."?A resilient of Itanders Tex., in the home town paper.) The Kev. Dr. F. Raney Rob, its, ' who d; : at his home in Florence or. Sur.d.i. . \.a> - no of the leaiing g.. a ,i". ; -dii a1i. na. team r- of the m g- ? ' a He "ens or o , f the !a-t ' fe. . - ho .-'.ado d at the S..u'h ( a- . . lege. As a Bible sch car h t.a '. ftw equals. He was pastor of 'ho rtegro Bapt:-t church of Flore!", e for nearly 20 years. He re.-igr.ed to work as missionary col- < porteur for the American Baptist Mis- > aionary society of New York and the D iw' . . American Baptist Publication society ^ of Philadelphia. He has served as 1 principal of Voorhees N. and I. In- ' irtituto of Denmark and president of < Friendship college of Rock Hill. He C was president emeritus of Friendship -1 at the time of his death. During the administration of President Valentine ' he taught theology at Benedict col lege. He was one of the best known a men of the negro race in South Caro lina. r The South Carolina wheat crop is expected to yield 200,000 more bush- ? els than last year. The cor. ' tion ic o ' 73 nr.d the yield is estimated at i 780.000 bushels, or o half bu-hel for v< &vory inhabitant of the state. Capital Observations < 4* (Special CorrMpondKwa) Washington, May 1.?An advantage which the resident* of large cities have, and which they generally do not appreciate or at least do not realize, is a zoological park. lleie the Zoo, as it is ordinarily called, comprises 1?5 acres and contains specimens of every Imaginable living creature obtainable. The park is open to the pubic every day and throughout the entire day. 0 0 0 * Gall the result what you please, tho fact remains that tho national administration has been relieved of a threatening situation regarding the attitude of organized, railroad employees. During the past two years under an agreement there has- been a reduction of ten per cent in pay, and upon the expiration of tho period each side to tho controversy made extravagant proposals, tho president endeavoring to effect a further understanding. In order to kecq? the roads running the officials have been compelled to reduce their working force to the minimum owing to the insistent demands of the various railroad brotherhoods acting in unison for high pay, to continue oven throughout the depression. Under a compromise reached there will be a restoration of pay to the 050,000 workers of two and one-half per cent on July first of this year, two and one-half per cent on tho first of January 10115, and the remainder on the first of April next. Concerning the settlement the chairman of the railway labor executive association had this to say: "We have joined in this agreement to comply with the wish of the president of the United States in the interest of national recovery." * * * * 1- -if quite a good while predictions. have been freely made of another war between Kusnia and Japan brcau u of their conflicting interests in J '.he northeastern part of Asia. In j the contest between these countries | thirty years ago the sympathy of the civilized world was largely with Japan, but such would not be the case now, as ever since then the little island empire has pursued a domineering, aggravating course in her foreign diplomatic policies. A couple of weeks ago Japan issued a pronouncement, informally so that it might be repudiated or modified later if necessary or advisable, warning foreign powers against activities in China, and designating herself as a kind of business manager and policeman of that country. Japan is now flooding the world markets with goods so cheap that no country can compete successfully with them, and desires exclusively the huge markets of China, with its 500,000,000 people in need of raw materials and manufactured products. England and the United States in particular were quick to resent officially the Japanese attitude, and have secured assurances that Japan would not interfere with the right.11 of other powers in China, However, a strong suspicion remains that Japan, as soon as possible, intends to constitute herself the guardian and arbiter of far Eastern and especially Chinese affairs, and it will be the duty and purpose of other powers to see that international obligations there are properly observed. ? * Horse racing has been legally barred in the District of Columbia for a long time, and efforts are now under way to revive it by the way of the passage of a law by Congress permitting wagers, as racing does not get very far without betting. These days liberal tendencies are in evidence everywhere. A law has just been passed legalizing boxing here, with what is said to be the most liberal provisions ever enacted. No limit is placed upon the number of rounds to be fought. so the way seems to be open for regular old time prize fighting. Time was when such j -port was prohibited practically cv- ! >rywhore. as brutal and degrading. >ut the-e times have ohangt d. ' e t h> / Cat .strikes an rb.-.rv ng j .- tor a- heirg remarabh- . n the, '< <!" of ("<v.git that m . r.ay enga.-e in. hea'e-i i'-iy. ; i-hing ci ! ether with sharp and, ;:r;olic word-, and a iittle hat. r they ".ay he laughing together, walking; iw.ay one with his arm over the ? thshoulder. There has been a reval of relating an incident that oc urred some years ago between Ben lohnson, a. fiery Ker.tuckian and the ate Martin B. Madden, who was not i Southerner. He was born in Oanaia. and came to Congress as a naturilized cit.zen of Illinois. Controvery between them having become overtested, Johnson, forgetting for the ime being that Madder, had a woodn leg. dared him to come outside ind settle the matter physically. The ntter remained cool and plAcid, and eplied in the following language: I will say to the gentleman that in isticuffs I have never been educated, >ut if the gentleman wi-h . i natch my wooden leg against ric rooden head, anytirhe." The IIoo. oared, and when the laughter sub- | sided everybody was in good humor." * # Another author, connected with the administration, is Frances Perkins, secretary of labor. She has written several books, and a now one by her, "People at Work," is scheduled to appear about the middle of this month. A woman in public life, even if in an exalted position, is largely subject to the* same treatment as her male associates. Miss Perkins is familiarly referred to ground the capital as "Sis." * * # * Republicans are hard presses! to find some national issue upon which to campaign for congress this year, and some think that the only chance is to oppose the new deal. Such a case is that of Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, which state has long been a stronghold for his party, but which was weakened a good deal lately. Reed is attacking the new deal with all his might, and he is opposed in the primary soon to be held by the governor of his state, GifTord Pinchot, who is endorsing Roosevelt's recovery program. The governor's idea is doubtless that if he secures the Republican nomination he might be supported by many Democrats, but the latter have aspirations of their own this year, with better prospects than for a generation or longer. LIGHTED HIGHWAYS DfiT?>opiatat - at g?djum 4rc u*h* Open* the Way Aaheville, W, a, April 2e.--An era whan highway? of iha nation will be brightly lighted ?t night a? the result of development of the sodium arc lamp was predicted by L. J. JJuttolph, of Hoboken* N. J., today to the electro-chemical eocioty -4*ere. Buttolph, an engineer with the General Electric Vapor Lamp Co., madq the prediction that a few more yeurs will aee the senium arc type of light source extensively used for outdoor lighting. It's cost of operation, he said, is one-fifth that of the usual street lamp now In use. "There is now much interest in the sodium arc lamp, largely because its development' has come in foadunnte coincidence with realization of practically unlimited opportunity offered by highway illumination," he said. "The sodium arc promises an efficiency greatly needed where illumination is figured by the mile instead of by the square foot." The sodium arc lamp gives a yellow light similar to sunlight. Th$deep shadowgu.it gives offer a drawback at present for general home use, Buttolph said,1 but it is suited for highway illumination. # The electro-chemical society is mooting hero jointly with the American Ceramic Society. A Fair Question, Indeed! Stirred by growing tendency of his follow townsmen to use the newspaper for overything but advertising, a Smith Dakota editor recently asked them pertinently in a page box: "If a member of your family died, would ymj send out the obituary in a circular letter? If your'wife entertained, would you run a slide on the screen of the movie show? If you ere to enlarge your store, would you tell folks in a hotel register? If you were to have a wedding, at your house, would you tack the news on a telephone po.st ? "Then why in heck don't you put your advertising in the newspaper, too ? "?.Blaekshear Times. After a trial lasting more than three weeks the jury hearing the case against Bishop James Cannon, Jr., and his secretary, Ada L. Burroughs, in Washington, on charges of violating the corrupt practices act, in the district supreme court, returned a verdict of not guilty after deliberating for three hours. A Fort Worth, Texas, golfer knocked a golf ball from a tee; it soared 100 yards in the air, struck and killed a mocking bird flying 1 across the fairway. ^ ;r ^ // -T)ne thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of learning." j APRIL ?U. S. purchases Louisiana i Terr, from France, 1803. \wMAY 1?Dewey sinks Spanish navy at Manilla, 1898. b 3?Norma Talmadge. great [ screen star, born 1897. 3?Marie Dressier popular 7 in new musical comedy, 1909. A?Anarchists cause Chicago'sHaymarket riot, 1884.. 8?Lottery is held at Natches to build church. 1820. 0?Famed Eiffel Tower is - /V opened in Paris, 1889. CWWtT I ' IMI'I'II ' Sterilisation in California. In view of the movement which has received theTridorof thw medical aaaociationa of the etnte for the enactment of n aterilization law in Georgia, there will be general interest in the report of the Human Betterment Foundation, of Paaadena, in which the experience of California for 26 years with such a law is Reviewed. ?>terilizution is not a panacea, the report hokls, Ibut "in the light of , California's experience, it does appear to. bo an integral and important part of any far-sighted and modern program for dealing with the tremendous problem of mental disease and deficiency, for helping to reduc^ the burden of taxation, and at the same, time for preventing some of the most poignant misery and suffering that now exist." I Since the law became effective in April, 1909, California has sterilized 10,200 men and women, of whom three-fourths were insane and onefourth feeble-minded, the ratio between the sexes being about equal. The law provides for compulsory sterilization, but the, written consent of the nearest relative is always sought, and in the vast majority of . cases has been obtained. California was one of the first states or nations to pass such a law and has sterilized as many men and women as all the rest of the world put together, the foundation points out. Now such laws exist in 217 American states, as well as many foreign countries, a total of 150,000,000 people living under these statutes. Since there is on record no instance of ill effects upon the health' of a patient from sterilization, and since the patient is not unsexed, the foundation reports that "the operation is not a punishment, hut a protection, and as such is, in most cases, ehgerly welcomed by the patient and his family." The foundation further reports that, as the result of a careful sur\oy of thg_ workings of the law that it has conducted since 1927, it lias, been developed that hospital authorities, probation and parole officers, social workers and others in touch with the administration of the measure are almost unanimously convinced that it has worked well and that its scope should be extended.?Atlanta Constitution. Dr. John Philip Ott, whose funeral occurred in Columbia yesterday, died from a sudden heart attack on his return from a fishing trip. He was nearly 80 years old and he attended the Kings Mountain military school in Yorkville, before going to medical college in Charleston and in Now York. After practicing at Bamberg for over 20 years, he went to Columbia, where he operated a Keeiy in- | stitute for a number of years, and later retired from practice to become a realtor. Burial was in the Ott cemetery in Branchville, where he was born. Ludwig (Dutch) Schmidt, one time associate of the notorious Gerald Chapman, ami member of the Touhy gang of Chicago, was arrested by a policeman of that city. Schmidt was wanted for alleged participation in recent kidnapings and also is suspected of having a part , in the mail truck robbery in Charlotte last November. Card of Thanks We wish to take this means to thank each of our friends for their many acts of kindness and beautiful floral tributes during our recent bereavement of our sister, Mary E. Lock wood. John K. Lockwood Celia Robinson t Camden Theatre Week Beginning May 4th. FRIDAY ~ "JOURNALTof a CRIME" With Ruth Chrvtterton and Adolphe Menjou saturday "voice in the night" With _T;m McCoy. Also Chapter 1 1 "Gordon of Ghost City" Saturday Night at 10:30 "upper world" With Warren William, Ginger Rogers and Mary Astor MONDAY "JIMMIE, THE GENT" With James Cagney and Bettie Davis Tuesday' "REGISTERED NURSE" With Bebe Daniels and Lyle Talbot WEDNESDAY "COME ON MARINES" With Richard Arlon and Ida Lupino. Also Chapter 8 "Tarzan the Fearless." , THURSDAY and FRIDAY "BOTTOMS UP" With Pat Patterson, Spencer Traeey and John Boles Matinee at 3:15 10c and 15c Kvening at 7:10 and 9:15, 10c, 20c > - ? 1 #v To Obeserve Memorial Day <5 ...... We wish all depositors and the public-in general to remember to do their banking on next Wednesday as < Thursday, May lf)th, will be observed by us as Confederate Memorial Day. The First National Rank The Commercial Bank of Camden NOTICE For the next thirty days bridge tickets will be redeemed at the office of the County Treasurer. Holders of I tickets must present tickets in person, as it is necessary that we ob- j tain their signatures on receipt for I' the refund. W. T. REDFEARN, Chairman County Board of Directors Wants?For Sale FOR RENT?-Nicely furnished apartment, two front rooms, private bath, rent reasonable. Apply 1311 Mill Street, Camden, S. C. 6-8sb SALESMAN WANTED?Man want- ; ed for Rawleigh Route of 800 families. Write immediately. Rawleigh Company., Dept. S. C.-70SA, Richmond, Va. 6tpd j FOR SALE?Winter heading coflard plants; round beet plants. Transplant now if you want large, fine collards before it is too hot. AJ? dress Mrs. C. O. iStogner, ?t M Broad street, Camden, S. C. W GLADIOLI BULBS?All varieties? cents per dozen. Address Camden Floral Company, Camd? S. C. BABY CHICKS?For sale, telepho? 490, Allan Norris, Camden, ? PM BABY CHICKS AND DUCKLING? Each Tuesday and Friday. Writ? for prices. Graves' flatcher^H' Pagoland, S. C. ROSE BUSHES?-Two-year-cna tid? grown plants, a good many varit? ties. Three plants for' $1.00. Ah?| climbing roses, same price. Camden Floral Company, Telephoa?: 193, 211 Laprens Street, Cam<k?j SNAPDRAGON PLANTS?In 75 cents per dozen, plants; com?! pink, bronze, yellow. Telephfl? 193. The Camden Floral Comptn? 211 Laurens Street, Camden, S. (X FOR RENT?'Six room house at ISM: Fair street, Camden, S. C. Act?; Mrs. J. C. Williams, Box 28? Winnsboro, iS. C. 4? FOR RENT?Five room burvgtk? and out buildings, at 1613 Brcdl Street, after May first.. .Applj? Jeff W. Boyd, Camden, S. C. UjM . . . v v ? , ? y j rmv%->v? v ? .-. ? '? v. nm 1,1 ,> .1. , v v? - THIS SPECIAL -3| For Mother's Dai] I Surprise Mother at dessert time with this delicious Layer Cake* frosted and decorated, a Mother's Day Present Sunday, May 13. CAKES MADE ? > 1 TO ORDER 1!' > ? v " ^lectrik TU^id ?^ake Shop I TELEPHONE 429 ? DeKALB STREET I H^SIB GRANDMOTHER'S ?J5A H WMmPULLMAN Ss I Baa BREAD ? ?&' I POPULAR BRAND "CARTON I CIGARETTES *1.15 I "TAX EXTRA" J$M Creamery BUTTER, lb. 27c I MELLO WHEAT pkg. 15c 1 A&H Soda 6 pkgs. 25c| CHIPSO 3 pkgt. 19c jB LORD DUPLIN Sour or Dill PICKLES 2 & SULTAN* | PEANUT 1 CUTTER I 2 ? 25< I White House F.vap. i MILK 3 aiLs I7? or 6 ;{ff 17c 1 All Flavors ! SPARKLE DESSERT 6 Pkgs. 25c J Fine Granulated SUGAR 110.:, 49 SUNNYFIELO CORN a FLAKES I 3 pkgs. 20c | SWIFT'S JEWEL - H SH0RTENING8s6frf PRODUCE 7" Golden Bananas, 5 lbs 25c Stringless Beans, lb. .. 10c New Potatoes, 5 lbs. 25c Bleached Celery, stalk 7c S.C. Asparagus, bunch 23c Large Lettuce, head .. 10c MARKET Picnic Hams, lb 12%f I Pot Roast Beef, lb Jr 1 Veal Chops, lb J* Pork Roast, lb 12 & Lamb Stew, 3 lbs for Neck Bones, 3 lbs. for -1 , ? . ...? 'M /aMBm SI