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Horses Vital to Army, During Warfare; The machine gun ago onthusluatlc huvy been predicting Dial the airplane, the machine gun, uml gun will drive the hi my horse to the military honoy aid Hut Just .suggest to the arms experts that the cavalry Is on lla last log and you'll get a polite horuolaugii And 22,<>oo horses and mulea In t h<- streamlined lT. S Army of li;.\o(jo men will Join In the derisive ? Inn us The experts say that as long as ttieie is inoveinent in war and get ting tlvere fuatest and mostesl" Is what counts, the superior mobility ?f ,.iv,?Wv i.. other ground forces In rough country will remain tndlspen sa hie They hack up this contention with lessons of the value of cavalry In the current Spanish and Si no-Ja panes? conflicts as well as the World War. Marshall Koch, supremo cammander of the Allied troops which defeated tin* Herman urin_v._ou the western front, said: "The next war will begin as the last war ended with movement.' Muii aud munitions tan he brought into hallo action very rapidly with motor ears If networks of good roads are available Hut off tin; paved highways, there are woods, hills, streams, ravines and swamps to oppose the progress of motor vehicles. And then the hoist! comes In mighty handy! The airplane, of course, has greatly expanded the range and Increased the speed of scouting troop movements. Yet when visibility is had the cavalry cotnes to the rescue. Said General von Seeckt, late commander-in-chief of the German army: "The avaltor has come to aid?not to replace?the cavalryman, ("lose reconnaissance Is left to the cavalryman whoso vision la not dimmed by clouded skies " The Spanish General Oonuterio's cavalry has been highly efficient not only as a scouting force hut also In attacking It has often broken through tlie La?> alist flanks and has prevented retreating units from reforming their 1 ines Japanese officers now arc lamenting the hi<k of adequate cavalry for effective flanking movements and quick fellow tips of drives against the C.hl,t. s. On the other hand. Chinese guerillas have 1 onnd their Mongolian ponies extremely useful in making sudden raids on Japanese outposts, fellow* d by quick retreats to the hills or other cover. Die machine gun was expectod to loom horse movements oil the battlo field It hits greatly retarded cavalry and infantry advances, but there have In-, n instances where machine gunners in defensive positions have been overwhelmed by surprise mounted att a i K s Says General Malin Gralg, chief of staff. 1 S Army "American cavalry is not only a scouting force hut It Is a poweifnl combat arm It offers a i.ucef target but moves faster than the Infantry Its purpose Is to ad\,.me men with rifles and machine guns m advancing them it can take ndvantngi of the cover of wends, ra\iues .mil draws much more easily : h.in any motor v* hlelo (j.. .i cood i\>.id. the infantry march e.s at a ra'e of two ami on*' half inib-s ;. | I:; I ',! N a 1 !' \ a !l 'lot I ' I .1 \ ef.t ge of miles an h eir; en!lop easily a IJ mil' s ;,n ), m; M 111; ,i i ? si .* -1 i* a,?lis -ay that d u r. n c Suggests Pine Seed Possible Cash Crop (Moiimon, Sept 12.?InterIn UlH reforestation of abandoned farm land* In Mouth Carolina In Increasing rapid I> . according to P It Brewster, extension foi'tiHtfr of Clt'MUJOIl college. Hov1'iiiI thousand pounds of plow seed will ho needed for this purpose during the routing v ear, for the production of nursery seedlings or for direct sow log In the Hold Because local seed is preferable for I r?u est planting. Mr Brewster points out that farmers In different parts of the state have an opportunity to sell pine cones and pine seed as a cash crop to public and private nurseries ami to landowners who are interested in reforestation | The main problem In pine seed collection. says Mr Brrwster, Is to make sure the seeds art) ripe before the cones ar?- picked. The cones or burrs I should not be collected until their 'green color Is mottled with brown and until the cones will float In water, j I'ine cones require two years on the tree for development and do not mature until the fall of the second season, according to Mr Brewster Cones of the slash or cuban pine, native In the southeastern part of the state, are usually ready to pick early In September Isiblolly pine cones mature In the last half of September and first week In October. Ixmgleaf and shortleaf pine cones are ordinarily muturo and can be picked during the first three weeks In October. Kxtension Forester Brewster states that full Information on the collection and extraction of pine seed Is contained In Leaflet No. 156, "Harvesting and Selling Seed of Souther!) Bines," while Instructions 011 the growing of pine nursery seedlings are available in Leaflet No. 155, "Growing Nursery Stock of Southern Blues." Both leaflets may bo obtained freo of charge, 'a?< long as the supply lasts, from the Forest Service, U. S Department of Agriculture, Washington. D. C Marilyn Moseko, "Miss Ohio," of Marion, O. was on Saturday crowned .Miss America lbds." ?t the close of the annual beauty tagea.B held at Atlantic City. N .! last week Clair James, of Los Ar gelea, Cal., "Miss California." was -tinner up "Miss Ci.th" was third '1 he winner of tlrst place is a blonde. the World war large units of cavalry j could march 75 miles and arrive on . the battle field ready for combat j faster than large units of Infantry j which on short notice, had to move j their complete outfits by truck or i rait | In that war the cavalry turned thej tide on numerous crucial occasions. ' During the race to the sea. 10 French and ihreo British cavalry divisions fought and marched continously to stop the Germans who used 10 cavalry divisions to extend their flanks. In the critical British from Mons. five brigades of cavalry delayed the German advance until the main forces could he reorganized. Gas was supposed to render horses useless. The answer to that Is the horses have their own gas masks now. I he German", rated tops in military efficiency still have their division arMil,TV 'the light kind that is used elosu to the front) drawn by horses. You may not be hearing much about .) 1 |. - rn .1. ) 1 S ' 'l.i: ! s . t :i<l I ' ill 1 > he!'i ,1 but hove* and mules in the small, modernized U. S. Army cant In- v y w roiia Ail)>VERTISING I M il ?oes Four Things > If you conduct a retail store, there are four things you wish- to do : ( 1 ) You wish to HOLD all of your present customer^ (2) You wish to sell more goods to your present customers (3) You wish to REPLACE with new customers the old ones who move away (4) You wish to INCREASE THE NUMBER of your customers. Thus you have four objectives. Not one of these objectives can be reached by doing nothing. None of these objectives can be wholly realized without advertising in The Camden Chronicle Phone 29 v Camden, S. C. By L. L. 8TKVKNSON Trees: Energetic young Richard Conley, who is head of the world's largest retail tree nurseries up at Kidgefleld, Conn ., is in charge of the landscaping work for the federal housing project over in the Williamsburg section of Brook bu The other day he went to the development to supervise the rtrst log shade tree planting around the fine modern houses built by the government. Two urchins, presumably kids who had been moved from the lower Fast Side to reside in the splendid new homes, weie watching operations wide-eyed. Finally one of the lads turned to the other and with reverence in his voice exclaimed, "Gee, it's gonna be swell here with all them trees! I guess almost as good as?as Prospect park." Wildlife: That the campaign for national wildlife restoration week, which is to be next March, is "bringing together nature lovers, sportsmen and the great mass of Americans who have a deep, instinctive love of the outdoors," us the conviction of Fred Jordan who Is the man behind the movement. National wildlife restoration week Is sponsored by the General Wildlife federation composed of such organizations as the National Federation of Women's Clubs, Garden clubs, Izaak Walton league and 4-H clubs. Headquarters at 400 Madison avenue are a busy place with a constant stream of mail, mostly from volunteer workers. Jordan, once a reporter on the Punxsutawney (Pa.) Spirit, is now a highpowered chief of a big advertising agency. ? 0 Paradoxes: Leopold Stokowski, conductor of symphony orchestras, listens to swing music for relaxation . . . John B. Gambling, who broadcasts morning setting-up exercises, never follows his own advice . Willie Howard, the comedian, wants to he a playwright ar.d even went so far as to produce his own play on Broadway. But it didn't click . . . Alfred W. McCann, food expert, puts it up to his wife to choose the home menus . . . Gene Fowler, who earns fabulous sums Hollywood, gets his greatest kick writing poems for friends?for nothing . . . Joe Glover, who wears a Vandyke beard and looks like a grand duke", writes the hottest of hot arrangements for the leading swing bands. * So What: Do you know that Don ' Prindle, Joe Penncr's script writer, is a graduate chiropractor . . . That Jack Fulton, romantic tenor, once drove a laundry wagon . . . That Margaretta Shanna is a direct descendant of General Putnam and General Goff of Revolutionary war fame . . . That Walter O'Keefe carries a pocketfull of photos of the two tiny O'Keefe heirs and that he takes the pictures himself . . . That Phil Baker never plays an accordian other than his own because his has a specially built, reversed keyboard. Strange: Buddy Clark, whose voice was dubbed in for Jack Haley during the singing scenes in "Wake Up and Live," submits this list of "Manhattan Miracles: "A street without a picket ... A premier where no autograph hounds turn up ... A restaurant check pounced on by a couple of Broadwayites . . . A night club songstress who is not a debutante . . Or a night club that doesn't advertise, "The most beautiful girls in the world" ... A broad way legitimate show that publicizes what George Jean Nathan said about it ... A press agent refusing to send out a story until he is sure he has all his facts correct ... A song plugger going out of his way to avoid meeting an or- i | chcstra leader. Truth: Alice Cornett and Genevieve Rows attended a play premiere recently. Miss Cornett ! turned to Miss Rowc and ??ked, J "Who are those three fellows marching down the aisle with such an air of importance''" "They're critics." whispered Miss I Rowe. "I see." snipped Miss Corr.ctt. "The Hiss Parade " ? Be'l Svnrlic.i'f U'NL' Sorvtcc Surprise, Surprise! Breese, 111. ? William Truerr.ann, St. L^juis, arrested for reckless .irtv| ir.g, was fined $5 and costs for ! speeding through Breese when he | pleaded not guilty because lie didn't J see any town. 1 Deer Hunters Ride Cycles in California P'-rtorvii'.e. Ca.if ?Kntcrp: : 4 ; rict : i.u:tor> luvc used r.'-ariy i . l . j kind of cnr.vey.j.' ce. i j : district ranger saw his fir>. .j cycle party this year Two BaI kerfield men pedaled past tne j point where automobiles are forj bidden and bugged a four-pw.nt buck n few days later. TO MAKE SHRINE OF BATTLESHIP OREGON < Ranks With Old Ironsides in Naval History. Portland, Ore.?The battleship Oregon commission is launching u campaign to finally provide a fitting resting place for the famous old battie wagon that figured so prominently in the Spanish American war. The fate of the decommissioned battleship, which was given by the federal government to. the state of (>regon in 1923 and saved from the scrapping provisions of the limitations of arms conference, has been referred to the children of Oregon. The pennies of school children will be used to move the vessel from present temporary quarters to Portland city property bordering the Willamette river, and the site will he converted into a marine park. A fund of approximately $50,000 will be needed, the commission estimated. To lie Penny Fund. The Oregon ranks with Old Ironsides iq United Stales naval history and the same method of penny contributions will be used to perpetuate it as a patriotic shrine. An act of congress passed June 30, 1890, gave authority to build the battleship, and the Union Iron Works at San Francisco built the vessel at a cost of $0,280,000. Henry L. Howison was the first commander. The Oregon's fame came when it sailed under secret orders in 1898. Around the Horn the battleship sailed, and 14,000 miles out of San Francisco it nosed into Havana harbor, cheered by men aboard other vessels in the warn-torn port. The battle was fought July 4, when the Maria Theresa, Oquendo, Viscaya and the Colon of the Spanish fleet were engaged and beaten. Legislature Votes Praise. The measure adopted by the Oregon legislature in accepting the ship said: "The gallant performance of the whole ship and the valiant deeds of the heroic crew that have manned her are forever enshrined in the hearts of the people." Moving the Oregon will be no less job than moving a 14-story office building with a 40-foot frontage. It weighs more than 20,00,0,000 pounds, is nearly as long as one and onehalf Portland city blocks (351 feet 2 inches), is 09 feet, 3 inches wide, carries four 13-inch guns, eight 8inch guns, twelve 3-inch guns and four 6-pounders. Co-operation of Spanish-American war veterans and other patriotic and civic organizations will be sought, and medallions struck from brass and copper of the Oregon may be distributed. Night Habits of Snakes Now Interests Science Berkeley, Calif.?Whether snakes have insomnia or just what they do at night is one of the tasks which the zoological department of the University of California has set itself to solve next summer. A party of university scientists, headed by Dr. Walter Mosauer, inteuiationally-known herpetologist, ; will spend the next three months in tropical Guerrero, near Acapulco, investigating all reptilian and amphibian creatures they may happen to meet. Their work will be done largely at nigh'., and for this purpose they will wear powerful lights carried on the forehead after the fashion of min- | ers' lamps. The reflection of these in the eyes of the animals and rep, tiles is expected to betray their hiding places to the scientists and demonstrate whether they are laying , awake nights or sleeping. The party of scientists will explore mangrove swamps, lagoons and mountain jungles of the region they are to visit. Photographs and colored motion pictures will be made of the reptiles. The party also expects to bring back aliv^as many of the snakes, crocodiles and other reptiles as they can capture for further observation under laboratory conditions. i Cities Lead in Larceny, Crime Survey Indicates Washington.?Major crimes, such as homicide and aggravated assault, Show a considerably higher percentage in rural communities than in urban centers, the federal bureau of investigation quarterly crime reports point out. The percentage based on each class of offense, in relation to the total of all offenses, was compiled from the crime reports of local officers. Cities led in larceny and auto theft. Burglaries were 5 per cent higher in rural sections, robberies almost one-half per cer.t. aggravated assault 2 9 per cent, rape 2.1 per cent, murder 1 per cent and mnnslaughtci. 9 per cent. In cities of over b 0,000 population, Co.. ago reported (11 murders and manslaughters from July to September, inclusive; 1,195 robberies, 2,96? burglar :o#. New York r< ported 85 murders ar.d manslaughU rs. 273 robberies burglar ec. Oklahoma City reported three murders, th.r;y-four robberies. 169 burglaries. Washington had 2u murders and manslaughters, 211 rohberios, 768 burglaries Omaha reported two murders, six iobber.es. 169 burglaries. NOTICE OF TAX LEVY The books for the collection of State, founty and School Taxes for thy lineal year commencing January 1, 1SS. will be open from September 15 to December 31, 11)33, inclusive without penalty. When making?inquiries regarding taxes, be sure to state the School District number in which you live or own property. The total tax levy for the various school districts are as follows: DeKalb Township Mills District No. 1 43 % District No. 2 37 District No. 4 37 District No. 6 39 District No. 25 23 District No. 43 23 Buffalo Township District No. 3 37 District No. 5 21 District Nd! 7 23 District No. 15 21 District No. 20 27 Mi District No. 22 39Mi District No. 23 27 Mi District No. 27 32 District No. 28 23 District No. 31 *T7"*29 District No. 40 41 District No. 42 21 Flat Rock Township District No. 8 32 District No. 9 32 District No. 10 ' 25 District No. 13 24 District No. 19 32 District No. 30 21 District No. 33 32 District No. 37 32 District No. 41 32 District No. 40 27 District No. 47 21 Wateree Township District No. 11 20 District No. 12 35 District No. 10 23 District No. 29 27 District No. 3S 21 District No. 39 26 Yours respectfully. I C\ J. OUTLAW, Treasurer,I Kershaw Count v. S. C. i 1 FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one J month from this date, on August 27,1 1938, I will make to the Probate Court < of Kershaw County my final return as Administrator of the estate of Thomas J. Klrkland deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Administrator. JOHN WHITAKBR, JR., Administrator Camden, S. C., July 27, 1938 A mother at Old Westbury, N. Y., fearful that her two children hud or would Inherit her 111 health, stabbed them to death and then tried to commil suicide by stabbing herself. FINAL~DISCHARGE Notice la hereby given that ono month from this dute, on October 3, 1938. J. Team Gettys and J. Gardiner Richards, Jr., will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County their tlnal return as Executors of the estate of Henrietta M. Sill deceased, and on the same date they will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Executors of said estate. N. C. ARNKTT. Judge of Probate of Kershaw County. Camden, S. C., September 2, 1938. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate ot Phyllis Warren Williams are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, If any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. DAISY MILES CRAIG. Administratrix, C. T. A. Camden, S. C., August 1, 1938. CITATION State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (By N. C. Arnett, Probate Judge) Whereas, G. H. Haney made suit to me to grant to Louise Gardner letters of Administration C. T. A. of the estate and effects of Kate Haney. Theso are therefore, to cito and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Kate Haney, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden on Friday, August 19 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. 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