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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-11
WOMAN ENTERS RACE

Anderson, May S.-For the first
time in the history Of Anderson a
woman has entered the race for city
council. Mrs. D. Clarence Brown an
nounced her candidacy today from
Ward /. So far among the IS candi-
dates for municipal Offices, this is
The oNy woman who has come out as
candidate. There arc three men in
the race for mayer: Foster FAINT, in
cumbent; and two Of the aldermen,
John 5. Cromer and r. L. Carter.
The enrolment in the Democratic
clubs is slow, only about SOL hav-
ing enrolled, and of these there are
about 200 women. This does not in
ciude Ward 6, the books of this club
being placed at Anderson mill store.
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EVANGELISTIC SERVICES

Rev. w. II. Wiley and Rev. j. T.
Hooker are conducting evangelistic
services in the Court House every af-
ternon at a o'clock and every even
ing at 8 o'clock.
DR.. Wiley is one of the great evan
gelists of the Presbyterian church and
is preaching some powerful sermons
and people who are not hearing him
are great losers.
Rev. Mr.. Hooker is singer Of
ability and the song services are
worth hearing.
This evangelistic campaign is put
on by the Presbyterian Church of the
town, and would be held in the church
but it is inadequate to accommodate
the large congregations.
Rev. j. r. Millard, pastor, an
nounces that the meeting will con-
tinue through next Sunday evening.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-11
WINTHROP SCHOLARSHIP
AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

The examination for the award of
vacant Scholarships in Winthrop COL
lege ard for admission of new stu
dents will Be held at tbs County Court
House on Friday, Iulv'7, at . A. M.
Applicants must not be less than six
teen years of age. When Scholar
SHIPS are vacant after July they will
be awarded to those making the high
est average at this examination, pro-
Vlded they meet the conditions gov
erning the award. Applicants for
Scholarships should write to President
johnson before the examination for
Scholarship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth 500 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September goth, 1922. For fur
ther information and catalogue, ad-
dress Pres. ID. b. Johnson, Rick Hill,
D. ~ 3tp-20
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IL WOUNDED WHEN GUARDS
FIRE TO QUELL MUTINY

Columbia, May s.-One hundred
and fifty prisoners at the State Peni-
tertiary this afternoon muti.licd, and
when officers of the prison, reinforced
by city, county and state officers, to
the number of half hundred, fired
on them, eleven We're wounded. Two
of the wounded men are seriously
hurt and are being treated in a CITY
hospital.
The prisoners surged towards the
officers, armed with sticks and guns
and it was at this point that the
firing took place. They threatened
to Kill the officers. At the same
time the prisoners set fire to the
chair factory in the basement while
others cut the fire hose of the prison.
The city fire department was called
out. however, and the flames were
ousted.
The mutiny took place when Off
GERS of the prison ordered the prison
ers to take certain civilian garments
and other articles Objectionable to
prison life, to the commissary. They
objected, and when their leaders.
three in number, began to argue with
the officers, the others filed out of
the chair factory and began their at
tack.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-11
DAY OF TRAGEDY
IN GREAT CITY

New York, May 8.--Romance and
tragedy walking hand in hand through
the metropolitan area today left in
their wake the longest list of violence
and suicide the city has known in
many months. Seven persons in hos
pitals-six bodies in morgues-and
the story in nearly every case one of
unrequitted love.
DR.: Alfred H. Riedel, eye specialist,
separated from his wife, poisoned
himself in hotel room because of
unrequitted love of an actress.
Jone Kane, 81, clerk at Mamaro-
neck. shot his sweetheart, Elizabeth
Dunn, 80 year old school teacher, in a
park, because she refused to marry
him. He then committed suicide.
Vincent Laclradi, Is. called Mar
garet, Violanti, II into hallway, and
when she refused to elope with him,
shot five times at her but only in
fiicted one flesh wound. He turned
the pistol upon himself--only to be
wounded in the cheek.
Mrs. Constance F. Marvin was
found dead in bath tub in her home
at Mount Vernon. She left note
hoping she would be forgiven.
Miss Edith Buchanan, AZ, was
found in her room suffering from
poison which, she said, was taken by
mistake.
Mystery surrounds the death of
Vincent Morelli, 25, who died in a
policeman's arms after he had been
wounded in pistol duel with several
other men.
Theodore Budnick, held at Bridge
ton, N. j., on a charge of shooting
one Eleazer Hankins, declared he en-
pected to die, but believed he was
justified. Budnick said he went to
Hankin's shop to warn him to stop
going with Mrs. Budnick. While they
were talking Mrs. Budnick appeared
on the street and Budnick stated.
Hankins waved to her. THAT got me-"
he added. 81 said, Mr.. Hankins, you
took my wife, you can take this, and
/ fred"
Home going crowds in Grand street
in the lower East Side were thrown
in a panic when three men and two
women fell wounded after five men
suddenly drew pistols and began shoot.
ing at one another. The gunmen be.
gan their battle within block of po-
lice headquarters. All the gunmen es.
capped, except one.
The police said that the shooting
affray grew out of murder eight
months ago when street duel result
ed in the death of the leader of bant
of bootleggers.
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FOUND DEAD IN BARN

Anderson, May S.-Thomas Hanks
was found dead Sunday morning with
his neck broken. His body was near
the door of the barn, and il is sun
posed that he fell from the loft of
the barn. Mr.. Hanks was 6S years
OF age. His farm is about ten miles
from the city in Martin township.
tie is survived by his wife and two,
sons, Tillman and John Hanks, and
one daughter, Mrs. Ida Fleming. The
funeral was held today at Ebenezer
church, conducted by the Rev. N. G..
Wright.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-11
WEXFORD

Mrs. A. B. Smith and daughters
Misses Marie and Katie attended the
commencement at Wingate last week,
Mr.. Frank Ballard of Ruby attend.
ed services here Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. w. X. Streater and Johnnie
Griggs of the Friendship section were
visiting in this section Sunday.
The Thompson Creek Sunday
School will observe the third Sunday
of May as Mothers day and very
short and interesting program is being
arranged for the occasion. Services
will begin at 10 o'clock A. M. Every
body invited to attend.
Mr.. Melvin Sellers of the Friend
ship section was the guest of Mr..
Charlie c. Griggs Sunday.
Among those who attended service.
at David's Grove Sunday are Messrs
e. V. Davidson and sons, Robert and
David, Frank jenkins and Eleby Sell
ers.
Mrs. S. j. Smiths and Mr.. F.. V.
Davidson's classes holds the banners
for next Sunday, one for attendance
and the other for the offering.
Lots of the farmers are planting
their cotton over in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Coker spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guilford Gulledge's of the Cross
Roads section.
There is an old saying that a nod
rs as good as a wink at blind horse
Some peonle love darkness rather
than light because their deeds are
evil.
Sunday School next Sunday 1T 3
O'Clock. Come out and help the little
ones win the banner.
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MEMORIAL DAY
FITTINGLY OBSERVED

Yesterday, the 10th of May, was
again observed most fitingly in Ches.
terfield, when the local chapter Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy gave
big dinner to the Confedcrat, Vet.
Grams of the county and held other ap.
propriate exercises.
There were thirty-two old soldiers
present and several "Girls of the six.
! ties" to enjoy the wonderful dinner
Prayer was made by the Revs. Can
non and Millard and eight other min.
listers were there to aid the soldiers
in putting away a vast quantity Of
chicken etc.
Mayor Hunley made brief ad-
dress offering the visitors the free
dom of the town and introducing the
speaker of the occasion, Mr.. ID. S.
Matheson, who made a wonderfully
impressive address.
The tenth grade of the Chester
field High School was invited in a
body to attend. Miss Leo Hough, win
ner of the essay prize, read her essay
to the assembly.
There was plenty of inspiring mu-
sic and the meeting adjourned to
meet again at the cemetery later in
the afternoon, when the Confederate
graves were decorated.
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ATTENTION JR. O. u. A. M.

Pee Dee Council No. 40, Cheraw, S
c., has arranged with DR.. Watson b.
Duncap to preach special sermon fer
the Council on Sunday next at 8 P.
NJ May 18th, tt the Methodist church.
members of all Councils, their fami-
lies and the public generally are in
vited to be present, and hear one of
the most eloquent and earnest minis
ters that it is our pleasure to know.
All members are requested to meet
at the Masonic Hall at 1880 to march
to the church in body.
G. w. Martin,
F. P. Rainwater,
G. T. Pendleton, Committee.
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WHITE OAK

Mr.. Johnnie Deese who has been
seriously ill for the past week is i'm
proving.
Miss Essie Wadsworth and Miss
Jessie Melton were visiting Mrs. N.
G. Jones Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ola Thurman of Ruby spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
c. B. Jones.
Miss Bessie Sutton spent Saturday
night with Miss Gertrude Hancock.
Mr.. Lee Wadsworth was motoring
in this section Sunday afternoon.
The picnic was attended by a large
crowd.
There will be preaching at White
Oak Sunday at 3 P. M. Sunday School
at 2.
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w. F. RIVERS

Mr.. w. Fred Rivers, of the Zoar
community died at his home last Fri
day morning at about 6 o'clock He
was fifty-one years of age and was
a son Of the late w. Fred Rivers. He
leaves a wife and six children to
mourn his death.
Mrs. Rivers. before her marriage.
was Miss Lille Jones. The funeral
services were conducted by the Revs.
Peeler and Brown, of Chesterfield.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-11
TEACHERS EXAMINATION TO
BE HELD MAY IL AND 1a

The regular spring teachers ex-
animation will be held at the court
house Friday morning, May 12 and
Saturday, May 18th.
The examination will cover primary
licenses-first. second and third
grade, and genral elementary licen-
ses-first, second and third grade.
All teachers wishing to take ex-
animation must be present at 8
o'clock Friday morning.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-11
HOME DEMONSTRATION
MEETING AT COURT HOUSE
NEXT TUESDAY

An important meeting of the Coun-
ty Home Demonstration Council will
be held at the Court House Tuesday
afternoon, May 16, at 2:3O o'clock.
Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, of the State
Home Demonstration Department and
Mrs. 5. q. Plowden, Pre- Sidcnt of the
Federated Cabs will be presen:. In
teresting demonstrations and talks
VIII be given. Everybody is Invited to
-attenel.szrss.as.ssS-ass -
Mary c. Haynie,
County Home. Dem. Agent.
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TWO BOYS DROWN

Two cases of drowning have been
reported here but details are meagre.
Bud Sowel, colored, son of Jeanette
Sowell, was drowned while attempt
ing to swim across Black Creek last
Friday.
A colored boy named Marshal, son
of May Marshall, was drowned a few
days ago while seining in Thompson
Creek.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-11
SOME LIGHT ON THE WATER,
SEWER AND LIGHT SITUATION
IN CHESTERFIELD

The following tentative Water and
Sewer rules have been adopted bv the
Town Council.
The individual will have his plumb
er lay sewer lines to the street lines
and there will be no charge for sewer
connection. However, the plumber
will not be allowed to make connec-
tion with the street lines without n
permit from the Town and this con-
nection must be inspected by the
Towns Pumping Inspector. All house
connection must conform to the
Towns Plumbing Ordinance and must
be accepted by the Towns plumbing
Inspector.
Inc town will make all water taps.
place and furnish the corporation
cock, the lead goose neck, water meter
and box, shut-off cock and necessary
pipe to give each water consumer
water at the curb lines. For this
there will be flat charge of the ac-
tual cost of material and work. which
is estimated will be twenty-five doll
ars. The town can purchase these
necessary fittings in quantities of
100 each far cheaper than the indi-
vidual can. What would cost the in.
dividual fifty or more dollars will ba
furnished by the town at actual
wholesale cost. When one desires n
water connection they will first make
an application to the Town Clerk and
deposit ten dollars. Connections will
then be made and the balance of the
Connection charge, say fifteen dolalrs
will be paid by the water consumer
with his first water bill. Water will
De furnished at the rate of 81 cents
thousand gallons for the iirst ten
thousand gallons, with a minimum
charge of three thousand gallons
$I.ll per month with ten per cent.
OIL Tor cash if payment is made at
Iown Treasurers' Office by 10th of
each month. Double this rate will bo
charged to consumers beyond the city
limits.
NO water taps can be allowed for
the present for the water now i'm the
tank is expensive water and can not
pe sold for any price and is held as q
reserve for fire.
Council has decided that. .the. cleo
tfic hight service will be FURNISHED
to midnight each night and To 10 .3O
on Saturday nights. Every Thursday
current will be furnished from 12I
O'Clock noon; this will be ironing dav.
Ihls arrangement will be tried ont for
the present but nothing permanent
mas been decided. 1t is hoped later
that current can be furnished evo,.y
day from noon until midnight.
Ihe electric light poles in the middle
ready connected and it is hoped that
this work can be carried on without
delay to completion. Work on the side
walks Will commence at once.
The streets improvements have al
GRADY comenced and it is hoped that
this work can be carried on without
deliya TO completion. However. this
work may have to await rain Work
on the sidewalks will commence at
once.
Ihe Mayor states that everything
possible has been done about the cleo
trlc light situation. Fairbanks Morse
q Co., the builders of the engine,
nave been called over long distance
every day and they have been urged
each day to rush their service man
here. 1t is believed that results will
be obtained this week.
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Poultry fanciers of Florence and
vicinity, organized an association Sat
urday evening, when they held their
initial meeting in the office of the
Chamber of Commerce.
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II. Z. MUNNERLYN

MIR. Fl. l.. Munerlyn, of the Grants
Mill section died at his home last Sat-
urday.
Fer time Mr.. Munnerlyn had
served as police officer in the town of
Ruby.
He leaves wife and several chill
dred to mourn his death.
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dent; Parnell Meehan, Chesterfield,
vic"-presideDtJ y. A, Teal, Chesterfield,
treasurer and R. G. McFarlan, Che
raw, secretary. Marketing committee,
r: I. Horton. Jefferson; Parnell Nee
han sad Rey Rivezx che6ter6sld, TX,
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LOT FOR SALE-On Depot street.
For particulars see f. E. Porter If
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J. P. MeEVOY

everybody in the eye and tell 'em to
jump in the lake. Everybody's born
equal. I'm a. sood as the next one
and n darn sight better. SO are you.
That's what I think, says I. That's
logical. says l.
Sc A ND then this fella says do think
"A Sam the porter is born equal in
every way to me and I says Of course
not. that's different. Any dumbbell
could see the difference, but the prin.
ciple was the same and anybody could
see that, too. That's logical, says I.
And that stopped him dead.
when ! start thing ! usually
finish it," And Aleck nodded to him
self with pardonable pride.
''1'm glad to hear IT," replied his
wife, n curious light in her eyes. ''Bc =
cause the man was around for his in :
stallment on the photograph today and
he said II you didn't keep up your pay
ments he'd take IL away. That's logi
cal. too said his wife
Aleck the barber said nothing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-07
Economy In Government

VINE Editor Of the Evenino Public Ledocr:
~ sir read with much qualification
Eharles II Farrell's tribute to General
Dawes as Director Of the Budget. print =
81 IN Thursdays Forum. To General
ipawes, In my estimation, is due in
.srge part the redemption Of the promise
economy in government made by
Itesident Harding at the outset OF his
Aaministration. The fiscal year re.
Gently ending shows not only a billion
s sna half dollars less revenue collected
NI IIan IN the previous year, but a sur
Plus OF 1895, 750 900.
There is enough credit due this
.'Sn'eVement 49,. to be divided among the en- .
"tn ",t, Administration. but the country
Cbnn, , not forget that it was through
uhrlts n,aah ". Dawes and the business like
,hn. ,h.tnoas he installed as Budget Director
noss,h,g ss ! great deal of the saving was made
N nu..; MS was no easy track. for
.or.ng uu.tlhg down the expenses of the
WIN WIN ways and methods which seemed
Gratis. ''o' " '"e pureau'
w.mthat, they asked. doesn't this
m1.ner mora y. know that 1t has always cost
nS, .e 10 run a government Office than n
RNate business?' That feeling nor.
baps mas been one of the reasons for the
ns.yy ns.y expenses Of government. from the
toMh tt~moh down to the school district and
tSs".nsnlp. 1t is one Of the bromides
snu srSt may safely be expressed in almost
Ey company and escape ontradiclion.
t,p.ter"hce t,n.t has seemed to Indicate its
tismn, and no doubt the politicians
snraoS,s sseiVes have had their part In
'pmrstading the opinion.
or,,n neh came Dawes. After having DEM
coisu,ed conis now the costs of government
nss%aa a DC reduced without stnting any
sion iSs.u activity. he announced a conclu.
II ia dv 'hat ,L is little short of revolutionary.
a. oon ane Government not only can be run
economically as II private business,
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sCTyHERE was q funny fella in thu

sOTIHERE was a funny fella in the
1 shop today said Aleck the
table and helped himself to the meat.
"He called himself gentleman OF
the old school and he numbled to him
self through his whiskers about how
impolite people of today was. Sounded
lilee static to me. but I let him rave n
while until I called him.
People not polite these days.? says
how do you make that out says
I. Look in the elevators. Don't
they take their hats off to the women
in them? Course they don't take
their hats of TO the women that oper-
ates elevators, but that's different.
That's logical. And look in the res
taurnnts. Don't the men stand up
when woman gets up from the table
or comes to sit down at it? (Brine
me another spoon on your way back,
will you?j
" ND this fella says, yes they dc
a but that's all put on; that's
All politeness is artificial. II people
liteness. You have to teach to chill
dren, don't you? That proves 1t amt
natural. And then take relatives.
They re natural. amt they? Arc they
polite? Not unless they want somep'n.
Folks is just like nations, with their
diplomacy stuff. What is that but q
lot of fake politeness? England or
France or Germany wants loan and
they start acting polite. They send
a lot Of polite gentlemen Of the old
school rs you call 'em over on com.
mission or somep'n and they're polite
until they get what they want. Cen
tlemen of the old school! Gentlemen
of the old apple sauce. that's what
they are. I don't believe in being
polite. I believe in being an American
n hundred per cent American. Look
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SETS GOVERNORS DAYS
Edwards to Receive on Fridays Al
Sea 0Irt

Trenton. July 7.--Govcrnor Edwards
today announced list of special days
beginning Friday, July II. and ending
Friday. September I. on which he will
hold public receptions ut Camp Ed
wards, Sea Girt, during the annual en-
campment Of the New Jersey Nationa!
Guard.
The camp will be formally opened to-
morrow when the 18th Infantry from
Northern New Jersey will arrive. The
Governor will be at Sea Girt every Fri
day. which has been designated as Gov
ernOr's Day. during the period Of the
encampmcnt to receive the residents Of
the various counties whose men are in
CnfnO.
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"A Rendezvous With Death"

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Lcdoer.
Sir--I am very desirous OF obta lining the
poem entitled II Have a Rendezvous with
Death and one Of which I cannot tell the
name but is about Berger Won Klotyen, a doc.
tor and lawyer. and the devil. They play
cards for his soul and his estate. and the
widow and doctor are left without anything.
VIII you he kind enough to publish thesa
two poems In your Public's Forum Of mex,
Sunday? Thank you
HERMAN 7. HENRY
Mifflintown, Pa. June 20, 1922.
Perhaps a reader can furnish the second
OF the poems named above. Alan Seeger's
great war poem follows:
A RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH
] have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade.
When spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple blossoms hll the air
/ have a rendezvous with Death
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0od knows 'twere better 10 be deep
Piliowed In silk and scented down.
Where love throbs out In blissful sleep,
Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breath.
But I've . rendezvous with Death
At midnight in some flaming town:
When spring trips north again this year.
And I to my pledged word am true.
I shall not fail the rendezvous.
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Can a Reader Suppjv This7

To the Editor Of tho Eusnino Public Ledger.
Sir--wili some kind reader furnish the
song In which these lines appear:
Il served seven years In the prison,
Seven more years. had to serve.
For knocking down a man IN a rally
And for stealing his gold watch and cha in. ~
JOE RULLICANO.
Philadelphia, June 20, 1922,
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THE PEOPLES FORUM

but. more economically than a private
business"
ibis statement requires amplificntion.
OF course. but once the public can dispel
that peculiar disrespect for government
which regards 1t as necessarily wasteful,
some remarkable changes in the conduct
OF public affairs may be expected.
WARREN l.. PHILLIPS.
Trenton. N. j.. July 8, 1Vl2.
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Poems and Songs

my Old New Hampshire Home"
To the Editor OF the Euenino Public Ledger:
Sir--Being q daily reader Of your Peoples
Forum, and as I enjoy reading the old IA
millar songs here Is my chancs to return
kind favor to the one that wants the old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-07

In ths rsoplss Forum VIII appear daily
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