The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 26, 1935, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
ITALY AND ABYSSINIA
Threatened Trouble Hii Been Long
In the Making
Trouble between Abyssinia hm<I
Italy was early presaged when, In
J>?'<'Hjnh?'r> iD2o, Great Hrlt Ian and
Italy uKreed without consulting Abys
alula, that they would support eftch
other to secqro for the British the
right to build a (lain at Lake Titanh,
the source of the Blue Nile for the irrigation
of the Sudan, and for Italy
the right to build a railway between
Eritrea and Jtallun Hon.ialllund. Ethiopia
protested to the league of narlona
in 11)20 and when the two couutrlea
reiterated thut no encroachment
wan Intended the matter wuh dropped.
Although Ethiopia and Italy gave
out mutual assurances of friendship
and non-aggruealon an late as September,
11)34, rumors that Italy covets
the rich territory of Abyssinia aa an
udditioti to her colonial poHaeHHlona
continue to circulate along with one
that Ethiopia, surrounded by the
colonlea of Italy, France and Great
Brltlan, Iuim uHplratIons for an outlet
to the sen.
This imprcHHion has gained credence
through the border clashes between
Abyssinian troops and the Italian
forcea in Italian Somalllafid which
begun last December. Moreover, It
is no secret thai Italy feels the need
of colonial expansion to maintain her
economic security. Ethiopia has great
natural resources of gold, platinum,
Iron, cogl and potash. The principle
commodity, however is raw cotton.
Italy sees in Ethiopia a vast fertile
land to grow cotton to reduce her
need for American raw cotton. Therefore.
the concentration of Italian and
Abyssinian troops on the East African
frontier has been watched with
growing alarm.- Philadelphia Inquirer.
Predicts World Conflict
Salem, 111., July 23.? Italy and Ethiopia
will set off the spark that will
draw every other nation into world
conflict, (Jen. Srnedley L). Butler, former
I*. S. marines commundant, predicted
In it it uddress here today.
Willed Race Horse
Miami, Flu., July 23.?An estate valued
at $(>3,241, including the sensational
race horse Human Soldier, was
left to relatives by William Sachsenmaier,
Ventnor, N. J., sportsman, who
died at his winter home here February
DO VOU KNOW THAT
More than four million farina in
j
this country are located on unimproved
roads.
The undent Kgyptians taxed the
rich buek In 7oo It. ('
, Moit- than 10,000 Communist *glta|
torn and young radicals have been expelled
from CCC camps.
I Two-thirds of all drownings In the
I'nited Hiatus occur during the swim'
tiling MeuHon ? May, June, July and j
Artgust.
j Mont French wines are now made (
* from grapes grown on vinea derived.
from Atnerlcan, root a lock,
i Charlotte, N. C,, has a city ordl-1
nance which makes It illegal to wash
, horHCH on the streets.
I No one known the origin of chess.
1 Kggs are about 65 per cent water.
I Home unbreakable buttons are made
from blood.
| The total coat of accidenth In 1934
: in estimated at $:t,600,000,000.
| Home people will believe anything.
Cornerstone laying in an ancient
, cuHtom, dating buck to (Jr, the ancient
iclty of the Chuldees.?The Pathfinder.
i Power?But Where Is The Pulley?
I The Santee-Cooper datu project, after
a long light, seems assured. There
is a Buzzard Hoost scheme in the
tip country. A huge dam was recently
completed, on the Saluda river In
Lexington county, and now in opera.
lion. The Catawba river has been
harnessed by the Duke Interests, and
, their plant Is supplying tjie two Care;
Unas with much electric energy and
money to charitable institutions. The
Broad River l'ower plant above Co1
lumbia has been in the same business
I for years. It looks good and sounds
big. The potentialities are immense.
I What is the prospect as a result of
these many millions of expenditure?
We hear of no Industrial enterprises
springing up.
I'pon what meat will they feed?
i Is It a case of Mieawber looking for
j something to turn up? If feasible, the
j Santee experiment will be a great
blessing, if It can promote manufacturing
in the low country, where so
sadly needed.
Truly a big gamble. May it succeed,
and the others along with It,
is to he devoutly wished.?Calhoun
Times.
I The air is so rare at the top oT
j Mount Kverest that in breaths are
required for every step taken.
News of Interest In
And Near Bethune.
Bethune, July 23,r-MlBHe? Carrie'
Yu Through and Stella Hot hunt* are
spending u week in the mountains of
\V cittern North Carolina.
Mrs. Ixiriug Mavis has uh her guest,
her slater, Mrs. Louise Clyburu, oI
Kershaw.
Mrs. M. L. Watts is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. J. II. Hood, lu Wolftown,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. K. Gardner and
small son, of Ashevllle, N. C., are
spending the week here with tInformers
parents.
Miss Lulu Morton Is vlaitlnK Mrs.
H. H. McCaaklll in Florence.
Miss Hetty YarbrouKh, of Hartsville.
Is the guest of her grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. I). L. Yarbrough.
Miss Lizzie Kate Davis entertained
her contract bridge club lttHt Wednesday
evening, at the home of her sister,
Mrs. L. M. Heat. After cards a
delicious salad course was served hy
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Best
Mra. M. O. Ward !b spending this
week in Chesterfield, visiting her
daughter, Mrs, Charles V. Rivera.
Mr. and Mrs. L>. D. Clyburn had as
their dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Porter and Miss Willie
Porter, of Camden; Mrs. C. C. Mc*
Gulrt, of Cassatt, and Miss Louise
Tiller.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Foster, of White
Stone, are visiting the former's brother,
Mr. J. C. Foster.
Miss Rachel Williams spent several
days last week at Furnian University,
attending the State H. Y. P, U. convention
and visiting h<-r brother, John
Kdwln Williams, who Is a student
t here.
Mrs. C. M. Wilson and children.
Ruth and Hlllie, of Columbia, are
visiting Mrs. M. L. Kelly.
Klizabeth West and Joe West, Nellie
Copeland, Roy Copeland and Martha
Copeland, of Savannah, Ga.. it re
visiting their grandfather, Iv L. Copeland
near Bethune.
James William McCasland, tin.- first
sheriff of Greenwood county, and long
a prominent citizen, there, died, aged
71 years, after a long Illness. He was
a faithful Presbyterian for many
years. For the last Beveral years he
was a coal merchant, but formerly
owned a handkerchief and overall factory
which did a large business.
The annual Jolly street picnic in
Newberry county will be held on August
x. This is strictly a political
affair hy which the promoters acquire
sonic coin hy selling meals. Governor
Talmadge, of Georgia, Governor Johnston.
former Senator Hlease and oilier
politicians arc invited to address the
i meeting.
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP
?SALE*
The stock of THE LEADER, Inc., having recently been purchased by us;
our plan is to move the entire stock to make room for new Fall Merchandise
coming in shortly and will be placed on sale beginning
FRIDAY, JULY 2 6th
This stock, consisting of Clothing, Shoes, Ladies' and Mens' Wear, will be sold during
this Sale at prices which will not take cost into consideration. Piece Goods and
Mens' Clothing, which items we wish to discontinue, will be marked down to half price.
In our Clothing Stock you will find such well-known brands as Curlee, Gold Seal and
Hopkins and if you can find your size among them you will get a real bargain.
A FEW OF THE BARGAINS WE WILL HAVE TO OFFER
II
Ladies'Wash Dresses
VOILES and PRINTS
Formerly sold at 98e and
$1.-18. Reduced to
87c
i Only about two dozen of this lot.
bt> they will move fast )
ANOTHER LOT OF
Ladies' Print Dresses
Assorted patterns, all sizes.
| 16 to 46, some 98e quality,
but mostly 89c dresses,
will be closed out at
77c
Another Lot 47c
Boy's Overalls
Sizes -1 to 1(>
Special, 47c
ONE LOT OF
Men's Work Pants
Specially Priced:
79c
MEN'S and BOYS'
HARVEST HATS
All Sizes
5c each
Men's Fast Color j
Broadcloth Shirts I
All colors. Formerly sold at ||
75c and 98c. Specially j
Priced at
67c
ONE LOT OF
Ladies' Print Dresses
Also a few SILK DRESSES
soiled a little. Priced to
move fast:
25c each
Space will not permit us to mention all the bargains offered at this Price-Slashing
Event. Take it from us and don't miss it,
(Look for the newly painted Yellow Front Store)
WAL LN AU'S
Formerly THE LEADER, INC.
JL. L. WALLNAU, Proprietor 1022 Broad St, Camden, S. C.
_________________
- -.-V: ; ? 1 1; ; - ?_ . A' -
' ? - ??
ABANDONED FORT IS
NATIONAL MONUMENT
Fort Jefferson, Off Florida,
Has Glamorous History.
Washington. ? Fort J offer hod. an
abandoned fortress on one of the tiny
Dry Tortugas Isles off Florida, recently
turned over by the United States
navy to (be National I'ark service, hua j
a history tbat la "at once glamorous,
tragic, and futile,'' suys the National
Geographic society,
"The Dry Toriugas lie eouie sixty
miles to the west of Key West, like an
afterthought to the main Florida
Keys," continues the bulletin, "These
Isolated Isles are nothing more than
sevet^ low bars of wind-swept shell
and coral sand, sparsely covered with
small bay cedars and palms, encircled
by dangerous reefs, and uninhabited?
except for a few faithful lighthouse
keepers, and thousands upon thousands
of nesting sooty and noddy
terns.
"The fully bastloned brick and stone
walls of Fort Jefferson, on Garden
Key, once earned for It the nickname
'Gibraltar of America.' Kong obsolete
as a means of defense, the hoary
stronghold now has become a national
monument by Presidential order.
Futile Military f-tlstory.
"Despite Its resounding nickname,
however, the dismantled and decaying
Fort Jefferson has played a futile part
; In military history. Built In I84fl. It
was supposed to guard the ship lanes
between Cuba and Florida, but even
before It was completed the vast
citadel was agreed to he a military
mistake. It was garrisoned, however,
early during the OJvl! war and held by
federal forces throughout the conflict,
serving as a prison after 1863.
"No enemy gun ever poured shot
and shell inro Its barracks. A Confederate
gunboat sailed cautiously within
range In 18(51. but it was frightened
away when the commander of the fort
trained upon the warship his full complement
of guns?scarcely n dozen of
which were loaded!
"Although It never figured In n military
action, the grim old stronghold
Is no stranger to horror and death.
Within its moated walls yellow fever
suddenly appeared In August. 1W7.
"All officers, including the surgeon,
died and for n time direction of medical
affairs rested with a prisoner.
This was the unfortunate Dr. Samuel
A. Mudd. who had been Imprisoned at
(tho island fori because, when awakened
in fbe dead of night, at bis Maryland
home below Washington, he had
set lite broken leg of a stranger who
turned out to be John Wllkeft Booth,
assassin of President Lincoln. Doctor
Mudd courageously tended the sick
ant] dying until he. too, was taken 111.
Fie recovered, and, bemuse of his
heroic efforts, was granted a full pardon.
Used In War with Spain.
"Fort Jefferson was finally abandoned
In 1873, although it was temporarily
reoccupted by American
troops during the Spanish-American
war. Since 1900 it has been a ward
of the Navy department. As a national
monument It will be open to visitors.
Already a force of relief workers
has cleaned up part of the courtyard
and Is installing quarters for
those who come by boat or plane and
wish to remain overnight Fort Jefferson
Is one of the lenst-known bits
of American domain, because under
navy rule It was closed to all visitors,
and not even airplanes were permitted
to fly over It.
"The Dry Tortugns 'possess a great
many attractions for fishermen and
naturalists. More than 000 varieties
of fish abound In the clear waters off
Its enveloping reefs, and Bird Key has
long been a national bird and turtle
refuge.
"The Dry Tortugns owe the last part
of their name to Ponce do. Leon, who
discovered the islands In June. 1513.
Tortugn Is Spanish for turtle. The famous
explorer captured 170 of the reptiles
there to replenish the larder of
his ship. In 1505 that sturdy Elizabethan.
Capt. J. Hawkins, homeward
bound from a profitable voyage In forbidden
Spanish waters, visited the Islands
He loaded his pinnace with birds
of species that still breed there by thousands.
took the flesh nnd eggs of great
sen turtles, nnd set down In his log'
notes that rend like n page from Robinson
Crusoe."
Find College Students'
Honesty Nearly Perfect
Delnw are, Ohio. ? Ohio Wesleyan
university students are "almost perfect"
In the matter of honesty, believes
Charles Hamilton. Y. M. C. A. president.
The "Y" has been selling examination
books at a cost of one cent each.
The books are placed on a table and
students asked to drop their pennies
In a box nearby. Although several
thousand books have been sold, an average
of only one in 100 is unaccounted
for. Hamilton said.
Two-Cylinder Stove Is
Invention of Ohio Man
Lakeside, Ohio.?Edward Patrick, local
barber, has achieved a high rank
among lakeside Inventors with his "allweather"
stove, recently installed In
his shop.
The Invention consists of two stoves,
s large and small one. Joined in tandem
to the same pipe.
"In mild weather." Patrick explains.
"I lira the small stova, In cold weatbsr
tbe large one and In extremely cold
weather both of them."
No patents hare been applied far.
General News Notes
Hill Barnes, under sentence of death
at Tucker prison farm In Arkansas,
lias been refused a commutation to
life imprisonment by Governor Futrell.
A Pennsylvania flyer struck a truck
trailer at a grade crossing at Sandusky,
Ohio, and was derailed, injuring
20 persons.
The MeCarren bill to eliminate the
.">0 per cent profits tax on silver transactions,
has been approved by the
senate agriculture committee.
William Roberts, Sr., 73, has been
united with members or his family at
DuQuooin, 111., after being separated
from them lor 50 years.
Every precaution will be used to
guard the health of the 35,000 or more
Hoy Scouts attending the jamboree in
Washington next month.
Representative Peterson of Florida,
is asking congress for an appropriation
of $500,000 for federal participation
in the Pan-American exposition
to be staged at Tampa in 1939.
I'nion bakers and truck drivers on
a strike at Des Moines, Iowa, sent
25 men back to St. Louis, Mo., alleging
they had been imported to
break the strike.
President Roosevelt has assured
Governor Talmadge of Georgia, that
the $19,000,000 of federal road funds
allotted to Georgia, will not be adj
ministered by an independent state
agency, as Talmadge wants it to be.
Mrs. Margaret Waley, convicted at
Tacoma, Wash., for her alleged part
in the kidnaping of the Weyerhauser
child, declares herself to be satisfied
with the verdict of the jury in her
case.
Lewis Marion Drake, 67, noted research
chemist, died at his home at
Daytona Reach, Fla., Wednesday after
an illness of three weeks. He had
operated an industrial and economic;
research laboratory for 30 years.
It was testified in the lobby hearing
of the senate that a telephone di-,
rectory was used at Warren, Pa., toj
send telegrams to congressmen and '
j senators protesting againBt the pasI
sage of the utility holding company
bill. j
Indignant over the decision of the
court of appeals at Boston declaring
,ul piunoouif, iua nnCCiiolttuttOiial. a
group of farmers meeting at Victoria,
Texas, considered filing suits attacking
the constitutionality of tariff
duties.
SCIENCE NIBBLES
High foreheads do not indicate intelligence,
according to Dr. Ales
Hrdlicka, of the Smithsonian Institution.
The bones of a camel larger than
any present-day camel were recently
unearthed in Denver. It roamed '
; through C olorado 20,000 years ago.
. A lost Indian tribe which has escapj
ed all contact with civilization was
recently sighted from the air in '
Colombia. I
A prehistoric ax that must have belonged
to a giant with a hand seven
or eight inches wide has been found
in England. ,
I)r. Bailey Willis, California scien- '
tist. believes the earth is steadily i
growing hotter and will some day be- <
come a sun. '
Hot-water baths are effective in relieving
the pain of a black widow
spider bite.
The Smithsonian Institution has ob- ,
tained a photographic copy of the
first American medical book. It was .
written by two Aztec Indians about
1550.
Germans claim the development of ?
a new radio wave which can be sent
in a straight line and cannot be detected
outside that line?Pathfinder.
More injuries occur in baseball than 3
in any other sport.
I
Most lawns are cut too often and ?
too short. j
Wedgefield To Havel
Negroes In Cam!
Charleston, July 24.?The eiviii?
conservation camp at Effingham w?
not be made Into a negro camp, I
was announced last night by Cant J
George B. IJuell, adjutant of Iligtri?
1, of the CCC, In response to a n|
port that the people of Florence *t?
agitated over information to this el
He said that the white compan|
now at Wedgefield, in Sumter cou?
ty, is to be sent to a soil congerrl
tion camp near Rock Hill, and a negil
company substituted for this whit?
company.
Captain Buell said that original?
South Carolina had been allotte|
eighteen new CCC camps, but tht|
all had to be filled with minor
rollees. Recent restrictions, forbl?
ding the enrollment of any boy who?
parents are not on relief rolls hav^H
made it Impossible to secure full tool
pany quotas for more than thlrtee?
of these camps, so it has been d?
cided to take the remainder (rori^|
among the negroes.
Captain Buell pointed out that til
negro population of a community I
not increased by these camps, sin?
the enrollees come from the imme?
late vicinity and the negro cam^l
spend the same amount of money I
a community as the white companle?
so it was thought better to give I
community a negro company tb?
none at all.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8
A black carpenter of Columbia b?
gradually, but completely turned wh?
during the last several years. It ?
a skin disease which starts in spo?
and gradually extends all over til
body, and such cases are well kno*^H
to the medical profession.
Two mules were killed in a head?
collision, near Edgefield, with a
as an eye witness. Escaping In?
a pasture they ran down a road H j
the highway, and there the one abe^H
turned suddenly and their heads h?
at full speed. Both got up after i?|
ing, one died after going a short
tance, and the other did in a fe? j
hours. They weighed about U?|
pounds each.
Sheriff J. .G. Wright, of Cberok?;
county, died at his home of a bea^H
attack, aged 59 years. He was sei^H
ing his third term and was very pofHj
lar all over the county, with
friends elsewhere In this state. H
served two terms in the legislato?!
20 years ago. He is survived by
widow, 10 children, his mother *flj
several brpthers and sisters.
i Believe in Signs
The following item reprinted
the Pueblo (Colo.) Star Journal iU?|
[rates the fact that one cannot al**?|
believe in signs:' "Much roerri?*^H
was created by a sign in front j
church which read?Subject of 8?j
day Evening's sermon, 'Do Yon Kb?,
What Hell Is?' Beneath it in a?*1?!
letters was printed?'Come and be?;
5ur organist.' "?The Pathfinder.
More Bait Needed I
"This is tough luck," said
uoumfully, as he leaned out of a
low of the Ark. _ <*^^l
"What's that kick now?" tP??"?
"Why, we've got all this
iround us to flsh in," replied ^
and only two fish-worms on
Need More Practice " ?
Customer?I see you hare jj^l
rour store saying "We si? to ;
Merchant?Yes. " That's oor^P?
Customer?Well, 1 only ""g?
loggest that yoa shouM tsks * ??
Ime off fur target partial
' ^1
Now with Standard Oil Co.
*? f
\ , ^*14. eWU* *
I wish to inform the public that I am now
in charge of the service station of the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey on the
corner of Church and DeKalb Streets and
invite your patronage.
Gasoline and Oils Tires and Accessories
Telephone 91 78
s. w. HOGUE
******
j Working with me is Austin Jones, who has
had a special course in lubrication of cars
j and we guarantee you a good job.