Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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T&e-Wai?h2mm<an? S?uthron Entered -at the Postoffice at Sum mer, S.C, as Seeeiid Class Matter. PERSONAL. ?v^ Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lyndon and ^"-&?tle daughter, 5 Marjarie . Louise, left this morning for Greensboro, X. C, wher^they will spend several days. . '* Miss' Sophia Welis left this morn ing for Wintfcrop^^ where she " ?will resume her ^studies. Miss Marion Coker of Timmons ? ville is visiting Mrs. 'Gustave San ders, Jr., on N. ^Washington ySt. Mr. and Mrs,!,Fl S. Nance have retunied from their'trip and are, for the present^sfeying with Mr. and Mrs. I>. *W.Cuttrno. " Miss Aroal Lebby has gone to "Boston, preparatory to resuming ? her lyceum - work 'for the winter. She was. accompanied by Miss Mary Site 'Koos, of Lexington, who will study music at the Boston Con servatory of "Musier > ' Miss^Piiscilla Srhfew left ion Mon day forN Decatur/ Ga-, where she . wilCattend?Agnes -'Scott, College. Mrs. J. Fred' Bwald and -little daughter Clara, leave this after noon for Lexington, Va., to. visit relatives. /"Miss Creola' Brown, of Bishop ville is spending1, the/week-end in the city. Miss Mary Holman.. left on Wed nesday morning for "Winston^Sa . lern,. N.' J?, where she will enter -Samern College. : Miss Bethel Batem?n left yester day to enter the freshman class at Winthrop College./ Mr. Eugene Sfoses is spending tie week -end in Columbia. /Mrs. Solomon Bl?tt who has been visiting her mother has -returned to Barn well. ... Miss Lucile BibbJe ana* Miss Em^ne-Bomn^u wiio have been visiting Mrs.:^Hug'h -Brown have re turned to. Orangeburg. Mrs. Louii Brabham has return ed irom Atlanta^, where she has been visiting .her pother. Mr. and Mrs. Bozier Lee have re turned from the- mountains. . Mr. B. .J. Whitehead Of-Atlanta, spent last night-'in, the city while on his way. to Columbia. Misses Sarah Till,. Margaret Saunders and D^is McCallum left yesterday ;for . Winthrop College. Mr. "Jack -Skinner.is spending-the -week-end in the/icity. . .Sarah' Tilt. Margaret ,-Saunders, Boris McCallum left yesterday for Winthrop College.../ : Miss Mamie. Hunter of Summer ton spent .'Friday in fh~ city with Miss May Blanding. : ' Mis3 Jennie Smith ? of Bishop ville ? passed through the - city yesterday on her way to Winthrop. . Mr. Thomas Bagnal of Manning is spending, the week-end in town. Mrs. - Ormsby Blahding is visiting iier sister in Washington. Misses Emily and Guendoline /'Smith-of Baizell left last Fridayfor ?* j--Wlnthgq? College. Mr. Howard Jones left for Co lumbia this morning to attend the University. Miss Eleanor Kolb left yester day for Coker CoHegje. : 'Miss Lillian Tisdale spent the ?week*end' at her? home in Manning. 3Irs. Paul Aughtry. returned from -Atlanta-last night:- ^ Mr, and Mrs. Henry Moses and childrei} have returned from ,Sa luda where they,spent the summer. Misses-Mildred J3runson, Cor nelia White and, Irene Biel have ?gone^ to Rock Hill to enter Win throp College. ../ /Messrs. iFrank .Thorne and /Hen ry, McKagen sppn>. the week-enn" with friends-in ?oiumbia. ' Mr./Eugene Moses leaves "tonight 'tor Georgetown University. "Mr.. Ray Blanding and Mr. Cy- I ril Schwartz spent .the week-end in Elorence. _ . . '! Mr. Frank Cain returned Sun-'i day from a./.trjp to the northern part of thejstate. !" ^Mr. Kurtz: Johnson spent yes ?:- .terday in the city. "Mr. Alton THaynie has returned from. Florence. Mr.Zeke Riphardlsbn of Bishop .ville spent .yesterday in. town. Mr. Bub -Shaw of Bishopville ^#pent the week-end in the city. "Mr. Frere R?llingsen of Elloree spent the week-end in the city. sMiss Cora Buffie-has returned from Barlington. Mr. .Graham, Smith of Greenville .spent the week-end in the city. .Mr. Rip .ICortjohn spent the I v.^eek-end in..Orangeburg. "Messrs. Hamp Boykin, Aubroth ! Bradham and Kermeth Forester "have returned from Florence. "Messrs. Ed ;Wilson and Jack Skinner have J returned to St. Charles. .. Mr. Sheldon Reynolds returns to Georgia Tech. tpnjght. Mrs. R". S. Hood has returned from the mountains^ Mr. Carrol Culbreth is spending the day in Manning. DEATH. Mr. J. K. Newman. died at the ;home of ;his brother, Mr. A. W. Newman, in 'the Zoar neighbor hood, on -Tuesday last, aged sev enty two years. The end came af ter a - long -and painful- illness. He underwent an operation about a year ago that gave him temporary relief, but for many-weeks it was - apparent that the e/id was near. .He is survived bf ninjelchildren, all of whom are gr?wn. The funeral ^services were held ?t Zoar church Thursday. 4 ? 9 Highway Robbery. Mary: Bobson, ;colored. was held up and robbed of-a purse contain ing several dollars-Saturday night by three negroes, whije she was on her way to ber home in southeas tern ^section of the city . She rec ognized the robebrs and promptly reported the robbery to the police. Two of the highwaymen have been arrested and are in jail while the third will be captured soon. The 'two in jail are Ceasta^ Myers, alias Georgetown and Willie Green, both of whom have chain'gang records. Th* third is said to be Herbert Lee Green, a boy fourteen or fif teen years old. TheCleani?p Campaign Squad from Veterans' Bureau WiirVisit Sumter Sept. ^28,29 and 30th Columbia, Sept. 19.?More than 2,-000 disabled service men have re ceived attention from the govern ment as a'result of the cleanup ; squad campaign, according to Joe Sparks, liaison officer of the Ameri can Legion, recently appointed to have charge of this work by -Morris Lumpkin, State Commander. The cleanup programme, was begun August 15 by the Veteran Bureau, the Red Cross and the Amcrican Legion and it is-confidently-expect ed that at least 7,000 men will be taken care of when all counties -have'been visited by the sqyads on November 1. . The squad will make 17 stops in South Carolina. The stops yet to -be-made are: Orangeburg, 'Co lumbia, Sumter, Georgetown, Dar lington, Marion, Conway, Rock Hill, Laurens and Spartanburcr. The squad will be at Sumter- on September 28, 29, 50.,The counties to be served at this /stop will be Sumter, Lee, Clarendon and Ker shaw. "I want to appeal," said Mr. ? Sparks, "to all employers of labor in South Carolina to give former *servcie:men-a-chance to appear be fore the cleanup squad when the -squad reaches their county. "The purpose of the campaign.is to take up <with -service men.all claims against the government a? the result of military service, to cut out all unnecessary delay in getting .papers properly filled out and sent in. In brief the govern ment agency is being brought to the man instead of having the man come to the government agency. "Under the Sweet bill, effective "September 1, the three agencies that deal with the .service men, namely the United States Public Health Service, the Federal Board Of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Bureau of War Risk Insurance were combined under one ' head which is kl^own as the United States Veterans' Bureau. "The Cleanup squad is compos ed of experts from the three de partments of veterans' bureau, namely examining doctors, com pensation and insurance men, and vocational men. If an ex-service man has a*disability that was in curred in the service, or aggravat ed by service and presents himself to -the Cleanup squad, a compensa tion claim is filled out for him. A physical examination is made and application for vocational training made out. If the claimant is found to be in need of hospital treatment, he"is ?sent to the hospital provided he will take- same. If he nas a vo- ; cationai handicap and it is shown that it results from military ser vice, the claimant is given voca- j tional training. "If~the claimant has a disability and it is not shown that it is the j result of service, and the man feel3 like it is the result of service, he is 'then instructed and assisted in se curing affidavits proving that the disability is the result of service. In every instance the government gives the claimant the benefit of the doubt, in those cases where men have previously filed claims and have been unable to establish ?same the squad will assist claim ant to complete his claim. In all cases it is imperative that every man bring along all communica tions ? that he* has received from government relative to his claim. In many instances the squad can clear up questions that have been hang ing fire. The government does not wish to take issue with a man rela tive to giving him aid under the Veterans' Bureau, but it is abso lutely necessary that each man's' claims be based on injury in mili tary service. '2 "As stated, the squad will make 17 stops in South Caro?na. It is felt that-every man who has a claim-against the government can meet the-sqijad-and get same final ly, adjusted. While taking up claims with the Cleanup squad men will be 'given meal requests and lodging requests, if it is found nec essary for the man to remain over .iight. Transportation will be is sued for claimant to return home. "Remember every man must bring his discharge papers.'\ ? ? ? Paxville News Items. Paxville. Sept. 17.?Misses Ethel Corbett and Iva Geddings left last Friday for Spencer. N. C, where they will teach in the city school. Miss Lucile Geddings left Wed nesday to resume her studies at Columbia College. Mrs. D. A. Hill and little daugh ter Rachel are back from a visit with relatives at Mullins. She was accompanied on her return by her sister. Miss Winnie Smith, who will teach the Home Branch school this session. Miss Alice Broadway is on a few ?days visit to her sister, Mrs. Emily Wise at Hyman. Miss Daisy Corbett has return ed from Sumter where she visited her relatives. Misses Emma and Mary Brown are back from a visit in Charles ton. They "were accompanied in their return by their cousin. Miss Corinne Spruill. Mrs. Maggie Garvin, and Master J. M. Mims spent the week-end at the home of Mr. J. W. Mims. in Sumter. Mrs. W. H. Rawlinson and chil dren are back from a visit to her mother at Davis Station. Miss Pearl Broadway left on Saturday for'Green Sea to teach this term. Miss Williams of Sumter recently visited at the home of Mr. Jesse R. Sprott. The many friends of Miss Pearle Hook were grieved to hear of her death last week at the Baptist hos pital, where she had undergone an operation for appendicitis. She was a teacher in the intermediate grades of th?* graded school last term, and was beloved by pupils and patrons. Miss Lucile Felder has accepted a position with Efird/ Department Store at Sumter. J r v i Dr. Shaw Goes to Jacksonville \ ? hDr. Wilfred Shaw Accepts1 ! Invitation to Become Asso ate Of Leading Specialist of Florida City - :Dr. Wilfred M. Shaw, who has j J been' a member of the staff of the j Tuomey Hospital for the past year, j having charge of the X-ray and ; 1 pathological work, has decided to j ?remove to Jacksonville, Fla., where , he will be associated with Dr. L. : j W. Cunningham, who is the leading I specialist of that city in X-ray and j radium work. Dr. Cunningham is. ?connected with St. Luke's and St. | 'Vincent's hospitals, and has a large outside practice as a speciahst. He now'has., a large staff of assistants, and laboratory workers, but Dr. Shaw will be his associate in the I hospital work and in private prac- | I .tice. I . ..The many friends of Dr. Shaw j will learn with regret that he has j decided to leave Sumter, for when; he completed his medical education | L after six years study in medical eol^ ; j leges and hospitals in Baltimore, j j Philadelphia, New York and Co- j lumbus, Ohio, and returned home : to take up the practice of his pro- ; fession, it was hoped that he would j locate here permanently. He has j met with eminent success here and : he leaves only because the invita- i tion to become the associate of Dr. Cunningham means a wider field and a greater opportunity in his j profession. He has resigned from the staff j of the Tuomey Hospital and will i take up his new work in Jackson- I ville on October 1st. / ? ? ? j David W. Alderman. Alcolu, Sept. 16.?David Wells I Alderman, Sr., prominent business j man and pioneer lumberman in j Se?th Carolina, died at his home -here at 1 o'clock today. He was j ; 7'2 years old. The funeral will be | held Saturday noon at the Cl?ren- j don -Baptist church in Alcolu, which Mr. Alderman helped found. ! !;Interment will take place Sunday; i noon at Wells' Chapel church, near j .Harrell's store, in Duplin county, i ?North Carolina, the native home, from which he moved to South Car- | j olina 40 years ago, and where vest; j the remains of his late wife and j three small children. ?Mr. Alderman is survived by six j children, three sons and three daughters. They are: Mrs. David : C. Shaw of Sumter; R. J. Alder-' man and P. J. Alderman of Alcolu, , D. W. Alderman, Jr., of Florence: ! I Mrs. Blair Rice of Belton and Miss j j Martha Alderman of Alcolu. I i He is also survived by one | I brother, L P. Alderman of Rose j Hill, N. C, and two sisters. Mrs. I A J. Register of Trio, Willfams j burg county, and Mrs. Sudie Mer- , ! ritt of Mullins. I His wife, who before marriage \ was Miss Martha Wells of Dup- j lin county. North Carolina, died in 'March, 1919. i Mr. Alderman began life in modest circumstances, but by busi-?-; ness acumen, industry and strength ! of character, accumulated a large | j fortune. He was the founder and j ? president of D. W. Alderman & j i -Sons, large lumber corporation of ! i Alcolu, president of the Alcolu rail- j j road and the Alderman Department. j -store in Manning. He was one of ! ' the largest land owners in Ciaren- ! j'-don and adjoining: counties. .He j was interested in numerous other! business enterprises. Catching a vision of the possi -bilities of the lumber business, par- | ticularly of kiln dried, planed and j graded ceilir.g and flooring from , the short needle pine, he set about ; to establish this industry and was! the first man in the state to ship a j carload of this lumber to (territory i north of the Mason and Dixon line. His business increased rapidly with the passing years and he accumu- i lated great wealth. Always simple in habits and ' modest in conduct, his character is happily illustrated by his desire i for a modest funeral. One of his j last requests was that he be laid i to rest in a coffin made of pine boards from the Alderman mills, j This request will be complied with, an aged carpenter in Mr. Alder- j man's employ the last 30 years, i constructing the plain coffin as re quested by Mr. Alderman. He belonjged to no secret orders, j but he was an active worker in the ! Baptist church, being a deacon j many 3'ears up to the time of his ' I death. Although a staunch sup I porter of his own church. Mr. '. \ Alderaian's benevolences were not j i confined to denominational lines, j He gave liberally to all worthy I causes on which he was approach ed, contributing generously without ! j any desire for publicity fei iif.i | philanthropy. He was a man of i simple faith, believing strictly in I the saving grace of God through ! faith in Jesus Chriet. j -~~ ; Would Discon tinue Stations _ ? Atlantic Coast Line Petitions I Railroad Commission j The Atlantic Coast Line has ask ed permission of tb<- stat<- railroad commission to close tb<- following stations: Mallory, Montclair, Les ter. Allen. Rimini. Cordova. Wi hsackey. Oswego. Lanev and Syra cuse. Notices of the fact that tin stations will be closed w ill i . post ed immediately: Should no pro ! test conn- from the residents at i the various towns affected the sta ; tions will then be closed, but i:" pro tests are made each case protested i will be argued before the state ; ! railroad commission, the petition of ; the railroad being either granted or refused according t<> the evi dence presented at the hearing. ? -c?? If California, grape growers can ' make millions out of the business I then* ought to be a fair margin of j profit in making grape juice in ? South Carolina, many sections of j 'which are admirably adapted to grape growing. j Trusty Convict Leaves Chaingang Warren Evans Becomes Tir ed of Working For County and Walks Off Warren Evans, colored, who was convicted at the February term of court of breaking into and robbing the store of Schwartz Bros., and sentenced to serve three years on the chaingang, made his escape sometime Thursday morning and seems to have made a safe get away, as an all day search failed to find any trace of him. Warren, who had some years ago served a seven year term on the gang and having been a trusty for the greater part of that time, -was made a trusty soon after beginnin?: his last term. He belonged to what is known as the Poor House gang and yesterday morning was sent out to the Poor farm to do some necessary work around the camp. He was alone and unguarded, as he had been on previous occasions, and when he decided to leave there was no one to stop him. He simply walked off. When search was made for him Ins suit of stripes was found in a branch near the Poor farm, and there the trail end ed. Xo one interviewed by the searchers admitted having seen him. - ? ? Buick Crashed into Tree Car Driven by Norman Pace Wrecked on Salem Avenue Last night about 10 o'clock a Buick roadster, driven by Norman Pace, a young white man of this city, crashed into an oak tree on the east side of Salem avenue, near the corner of Haynsworth street. The car was going south on Salem from Broad street and just after making the double curve at the intersection of Salem and Haynsworth, the car left the as phalt roadway and crashed head-on into a tree-in the parkway between the street and sidewalk. The force of the impact of the car with the tree was so great that the crank shaft was driven several inches deep into the tree, the front axle and radiator were bent partly around the tree, the rear system was driven back through the hous ing and into the gasoline tank, the wheel and steering gear were smashed, and in fact the car was reduced to an almost cpmplete wreck. Mr. Pace, who was driving the car, was thrown through the wind shield, striking the pavement with such force that he sustanied serious injuries. He was not rendered im mediately unconscious and was able to get up and walk a short dis tance, but soon after assistance reached him he fell 'to the ground and was unconscious for hours. At first it was' thought that his skull had been fractured and it was be lieved that this with internal in juries would prove fatal. However, he rallied this morning and the last reports are that his injuries are not as severe as first thought, and that he will probably recover. It is stated by several residents of Salem avenue who saw the car pass immediately before the crash that it was moving at an excessive rate of speed, and that in their opinion the accident was due to the inability of the car to take the curve at the speed it was traveling. Mr. Pace was alone in the car at the tirue of the crash, and so far as reported, he has not made a statement giving his version of the cause of the crash. NEW YORK COTTON. Tstdys Open High Low Close Close January .. .I8.''0 19.80 18.55 19.75 18.40 March ._l8.bu 19.74 18.50 19.70 18.35 May .18.52 19.60 18.30 19.60 18.18 October ...18.50 19.45 18.38 19.38 18.10 December 18.90 19.80 18.65 19.75 18.50 Spots l'.>7) up; middling 10.95. NEW ORLEANS COTTON Ystdya Open, High low Close Close January .13.30 19.50 18.19 19.47 18.03 March .18.28 19.50 18.10 19.44 17.73 May .18.25 19.30 17.99 19.28 17.82 October . 17.95 19.34 17.95 19.34 17.90 December 18.25 19.56 18.24 19.53 18.10 Spos 50 up: middling 19.00. LIVERPOOL COTTON January . 12.75 March . 12.44 May . 12.18 July ._. . 11.88 October .. .. 13.03 December. 12.04 Sales 13,000. Middling 12.90. (Tood middling 14.03. COTTON LETTER. (Furnished by MucDowell & Co). Neu Orleans, Sept. If*.?Liquidation hav ing about run its course for the present, market bulged sharply today, advancing alrotit $.".oo per bale, doc to better cables than expected and the interior refusing t<> seil al the low levels .established at close of last week. As wo have pointed out repeatedly of late, there was no special reasou for the big decline of last week except technical conditions due to liquidation In advance of the first October notice day, Septeinb?r 2">th heavy tenders being feared. It is possible that October tenders will not be as heavy as expected, as the stock of certificated cotton, while large, consists principally of the better qualities, which, if lost, would be hard to replace. Advices from the interior are to effect that offerings are light, that there is a good demand, especially from abroad, and that in some instances farmers are hauling back home tiieir cotton rather than sell at pre vailing prices. Crop accounts continue generally very un favorable, the shortness of crop hein^ more apparent as picking progresses, which, in sonic sections, is Hearing completion. This being toe situation reported from the great producing area of central Texas. Kiunors are afloat of the probability of very \u\\ crop condiioH reports being is sued in the immediate future in advance of the government's last monthly crop fore cast of ihe season, (hie about. October 1st. A feature i>f much importance is the recent development in the metal markets, the barometer >>'. trade orders for steel in creasing, values rising ami mills resuming opera t ions. The smaller business reported in cotton goods last week was attributed to the re adjustment ol prices and withdrawal of goods. A renewal of activity is anticipated this week. Out Liverpool correspondents cabled t" daj : "Better feeling, more spinners busi ness doing. Think on eve of trade im provement." -? O ? A New York court has decided that a reasonable rent is ton per sent. That's all right, but the question is. how are wo going to g* t hold of 'treasonable landlords?" ?Cincinnati Enquirer. I High School For Shiloh I _ I Three Districts Vote to Unite in Supporting a Consolidated High School A special election was held on Tuesday, September 13th in Shiloh, j I Salem, Trinity and Pleasant Grove j school districts to d dc whether I or not a consolidated high school I should be established at Shiloh for ! the benefit of the four districts. : The question submitted to the | voters of the four districts was! i "shall an extra tax of four mills I be levied for the purpose of estab I lishing and maintaining a high j I school at Shiloh." The vote re- I | suited as follows: In Shiloh district j l the vote was unanimously in favor,' j of the high school levy, in Salem i district the vote was unanimous, in ' Trinity the vote was U to 2 in favor I and in Pleasant drove the vote was 1 in favor and 12 against. The result "was known in ad- j vance as the election was ordered I on petition of the freeholders of the districts, a large majority hav i ing signed the petition, and all ar \ rangements have been made to I open the high school on Monday, ! September 26th. Two teachers have : been employed and the school will i open with quite a large enrollment. The school house at Shiloh, which was built several years ago. was pkr. ned with the view of ultimately establishing a high school, and I there is ample room in the build- : Ing for the high school pupils of Shiloh and adjacent districts. While Pleasant Grove district has refused ! to unite with the other three dis- j tricts in supporting a high school. ! it is hoped that later on, in the ' course of a few years this district I will also come in and help maintain i the school, which is needed in that | section of the county. Fire on Man ning Avenue The fire department was called I out at 3:30 Monday morning by an ! alarm from Manning Avenue. A j two-story house occupied by Wil- ! liam* Burrus, a one-story house ! I occupied by iiollie Mclver and i ! small store building on same lot as ! ; the Burrus house were destroyed. ! [ The building occupied by the col- J lored moving picture theatre, next ! to the burned buildings, was not I damaged. ' The origin of the fire has not j been determined. While the fire was in progress ; there was a continued fusillade of i i pistol shots. The habit of firing ' j pistols during a fire seems to have | ' become a habit with some people | who have pistols handy on all oc- ! ; casions. Chief of Police Bar- j i wick has decided that the pistol i practice is unnecessary and he has ; I issued orders to the force to arrest | I every person discovered firing pis- i j tols or other firearms at fires, j ' There is no objection to firing a I pistol for the purpose of giving an ] i alarm, when an alarm box or tele- j I phone is not within easy reach, but from now on a ban has been plac- j ed upon discharging pistols after I the alarm has been sent in. Pistol j I toters are put on notice that the ; ! next time they start a fuslilade | I during a fire they will have to I explain the matter to the Record i er. x t . I Salem Bride Entertained Salem Black River, Sept. The hospitable home of Mr. J. H Wilson near Brick Church was the i scene of almost enjoyable chicken j supper given last night by Miss I Pearl 'McElveen in honor of her j brother Mr. R. Elliot McElveen j and his charming bride of a few j days, notice of whose marriage was i in these columns last week. After ! an hour or two spent in pleasant I ! conversation, games and music, the j j guests were invited into the yard \ j where at a long table the cravings ' j of the inner man were abundantly I satisfied with chicken prepared j in various ways, rice, coffee, and j I other accessories. With such ( ; charming waiters as Mrs. L. P. j i Goodman. Miss Mazie Wilson, and 'the host and hostess to fill and re- ' j fill plates, it was hard to keep from overeating. At the close of the j supper, toasts were given amid! ? much merriment. I Among those present were Mr. j and Mrs. R. Elliot McElveen. Mrs*. ' S. D. .McElveen, Dr. and Mrs. I Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mc Elveen, and Miss Boyd. a sister of j the latter, all of Lynchburg: Miss Frances Planding of Sumter; Mr. jand .Mrs. C. G. Mathis. Mr. and ; .Mrs. Hugh Witherspoon, Mr. and j j Mrs. L. I). Goodman, Mr. and Mrs. j i E. W. Dabbs. Jr., and the writer. J all of Salem. After another hour of pleasant ; , conversation, the party broke up. I The moon was full. the sky cloud- j . less, and the cool of the evening ' contributed to the comfort of all. Kaiser Continues to Saw Wood. Doom. Holland. Aug. 29 (Cor respondence of Associated Press) 1 ?The atmosphere of gloom, which . prevailed over the house of the 1 former German Emperor after the ; death of the former Empress Auguste, has been at least tempor arily lifted by the house party held, there this summer. The former Crown Prince Fred erick and Prince Oscar with his wife and children have i.n spend ing their summer holidays at the castle. The former Emperor takes great pleasure in watching his grandson ride :i tiny bicycle in the park and also arranges the daily sawing par ties wherein all male members of the family participate, the workers refreshing themselves at intervals i with wine. The relations between the ex Kaiser and the Crown Prince are evidently more cordial for they are often seen together strolling in the streets of the village and the! grounds of the estate. The family cow is a great insti tution and should not be regulated out of existence. mm l! els are ma Qtuse TURKISH- &DOMESTICi BUEND.. Cl CA.-R? T-?r s SticH folks-know real quality?and DEMAffl) it *hey prefer Camels because Camels give them the smoothest, mellowest smoke they can buy?because' they love the mild, rich flavor of choicest toft?ccos, perfectly blended?and because Camels leave NO CIGARETTY AFTERTASTE. . Like every man who does his own thinking; you want fine tobacco in your cigarettes. You'll ffiid i&l in Camels. And, mind you, no flashy package just for^ihow. Nc extra wrappers! No costly frills! These 1&ings don't improve the smoke any more than premiums or coupons.' . i But QUALITY! Listen! That's CAMELS! Women Plan Leg islative Program j State League of Women Vot ers Hold Meeting in Co lumbia Columbia, Sept. 17.?To map out t a legislative program for the wo men's organizations of the state, a meeting of the heads of a large number of women's organizations ' of the state will be held in Colum bia next Wednesday. Announce ment of the meeting is made by Mrs. Fred S. 'Munsell. of Columbia, president of the State League of Women Voters. Mrs. Munsell says the women will plan a general legislative program, in line with a national women's program, and will also discuss* legislation to be asked of the 1!)22 South Carolina General Assembly, which will meet . next January. The meeting here will be held in [ Craven H&ll and will be presided over by Mrs. Munsell. Attending j CtlO meeting will be representatives of the League of Women Voters ?the Federation of Women's CU'os: the Women's Christian Temper ance Union; the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Daughters of 1812. the Graduate Nurses' As sociation, the Business Women's League, the School Improvement Association, and other organiza tions. Made Getaway in Car ?Constable Had Warrant and Man Makes Sensationa. Escape Camden Chronicle. September 16. i H. B. Wilson, a young white man, ; about 3d years ot age, an employe j of a local garage, was approached I by Constable Stokes yesterday af- i ternoon about 1:45 o'clock with a j warrant charging him along with j several others with having*commit ted rape upon a white girl. id ! upon the pretense of changing &is clothing made a sensational ?J-t away in an automobile. The automobile, a seven passeng- ! er Reo car. was the property of Mr. | A. J. Beattie. of this city and was ; standing in front of the garage. j when Wilson jumped into it and dashed away in the direction of ;' Bishopville at a terriffic speed. He | was followed by policemen, but .ip to the time of our going to press nothing further had been heard i of him. When last seen he was j dressed in his work clcthes and wore a dark hat. B. Blackwell, another young! white man. was also arrested yes-j terday in connection with the same! case and gave bond in the sum of i .00 0. A Message to Workers. Sunday evening at S o'clock at Christian church the pastor will! preach on subject "Toilers with. God." This is the first of sermon addresses that will be given from ' time to time this fall at the Chris- I tian church. This is a message es- j pecially for those who work, I whether in office or factory or field, in school or home. You are most I cordially invited to bring your , friends. i Cotton Gin Invented by South Carolinian Eii Whitney Saw Holmes Gin, Operated by James Kincaid of Fairfield, and Stole Idea The following: from Edrington's History of -Fairlield county, publish ed in the News and Herald in 1901 is of decided interest: "I again e.uote from Mill's statistics: James Kineaid was a native of Ireland. In the revolution he took that "'belter part'" which so many othe!"S. na tives and foreigners, thought at that itme was a hazardous enter prise, and would in the end be stigmatized and punished as a re bellion. Mr. Kincaid commanded a troop of cavalry at the battle of Eutaw, in which he greatly distin guished himself. He was, after the return of better times, a member from Fairfield county for years of the state legislature. He was the first purchaser of cotton in the up country, and did more than any other individual to enrich it by giving encouragement to the pro duction of that great staple of South Carolina. Capt. Kincaid died of a malignant fever in Charleston in 1S0O. History awards the inven tion of the cotton gin..from the fol lowing paragraphs published in the Columbia Register during the Xew Orleans Exposition. "Among the South Carolina ox hihits at New Orleans will be the original loiters patem on parch ment signed by G. Washington, president, and granted to H. Holmes, of South Carolina, for a cotton gin. A letter accompanies the patent written by Mr. Geo. H. McMaster, of Winnsboro, S. C. which expresses the belief that Whitney filched the invention from Holmes, and adds that James Kin caid, a soldier of the revolution, being told by his friend Holmes, who lived near Hamburg, in this state, that lie had invented a cot ton gin. agreed to take the gin and try it at his mill, which was lo cated in the western part of Fair liel dcounty. He did so. and while the mill was closed for a few hours in the absence of Kincaid. a young man rode to the house and requested of Mrs. Kincaid permis sion to examine the mill, she for getting the injunction of her hus band not t<> let anyone enter the mill during" his absence, gave the key to the young man. who return ed in a short time and rode off. Mr. Kincaid subsequently learn ed that the young man was Whit ney and this is believed by Kin caid's descendants, who still own the mill site. The old original cot ton gin was burned along with the mill at the time of Sherman's de structive march through the state. Or. Wm. Cloud, who married a daughter of Holmes, preserved the parchments, accepting it as true that the cotton grin was the inven tion of a South Carolinian. It will be seen that she led all the states in everything connected with the great southern staple. She invent ed the cotton gin and her legisla ture was the first to pay a royalty for its use. The only improvement or the gin saw has recently been patented by a South Carolinian and the "cotton harvester" is. a South Carolina Invention. 1 have heard my father say the first cotton gin "he? ever sav.* t.-.os owned by Capt. James KincaM and propelled by water p^rfelv There were no^ cotton . presses' then nor for manyyears afterward What little there was produces!, was. after being ginned, packe? in round bales. The process was tl^-la: a circular ho^e was made in gin house floor, the, bagging sew< together making a round bag aboi six feet long and-two and a half inj diameter. This^feafJ was confined at| the top around the circular hole, into which the cotton was-put frc above in small quantities-at a and trodden down by a heavy m^ having a maul or crowbar t?-pa< it with. Another person who 1 on the ground below whose of it was to keep the feag wet oi by means of a tub of water -and j broom. The bales, weighed two hundred and'fifty to three dred pounds. f'" * The first cotton press (t called screws) were used about year IS 10 to 1S12.. The comi weight of a bale of cotton prio} 182S was? three hoihdred pouh^ Winnsboro. .News and Herald. Hydro-Electric Not (Camden Chronicle) Officials of the, Southern P company, which generates el power for most of "the larger i trial plants and-foriy or fifty t and cities in the Carolinas,-d according to a Charlotte disp that the protracted drought vailing during tbesffast weeks ginning to affect seriously the and power situation in th> states. The rivers in this are running so low that it has be' come necessary to run the machin ery in many of toeipower plants on partial time, these ^officials declare. The two outlets from the dam at Bridgewater have/ been opened and are pouring torrents into the Ca tawba river below, the dam in an" effort to counteract the effect pro duced by the -gradually subsidiagH streams. This eftt^rgency measure has greatly decreased the supply ^ of water stored in .the impounding 'plant at Bridgewater. Some cus tomers of the Southern Power com pany whose plants are located mainly along the -Catawba river, ' have been asked to economize in the use of power until the situation has improved. >i Ship Disabled by ] Savannah. Sept. 17.?The N< wegian steamship Bjornstgei B.iornson .caught fire at sea shoi after clearing this port for Hi burg last night and was forced return to have heavy damages paired. ? ? Pittsburgh, Sept. 17.?With two hundred delegates present the gen-, oral council of the Alliance" of Re formed churches -throughout the w orld began its sessions today. -? ? ? New York, Sept. 17.?Clearing House Banks and Trust Companies hold $ 54.fi25.24(V-reeerve excess of federal requirements. WANTED?Your attention gentle, men. Hats of all description cleaned and reblocked by an * peri hatter. Bee & Dee Co., W. Liberty Street. Cleanij Pressing*and Dyeing.