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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-30
IOWA'S ADVANCE
Out-to-Win Campaigns Started in Ten Favor
able Counties

DIES MONIES, Iowa, April 27-(Specia CORE
spondence )-Mr. E. E. Taylor who recently
elected secretary and made the working repre-
sentative of the Prohibition state committee, is
hard at work organizing "out-to-win" campaigns
in Iowa counties. Ten of the favorable
counties have been selected and the preliminary
work in the campaign has already been accom-
will now be placed in charge of the work in each
county, beginning about June 10, and active
campaign will be kept UP until election, with
precinct organizations and systematic canvass
for voters.
Initiating the plan that has been so successful
in Minnesota, work will be concentrated upon the
election of the legislative candidates. Effort will
be made to bring the candidates of the Prohibi
ton party to the attention of every voter in each
district, by interviews, personal letters and liter
ature Toward the close of the campaign
systematic schoolhouse series of meetings will be
held, from three to FIVE in every township of the
ten counties.
To carry out this work it is expected that from
$500 to So, 900 will be raised in each county. The
required quota of organizers is nearly full,
cellent men having been secured SO far men of
ability and experience.
A training conference will be held in June in
connection with the state convention, and Quincy
Lee Morrow of South Dakota and w. G. Calder
wood, the secretary of the national committee.
will be among the instructors.
Secretary Taylor reports that the Prohibition
lists of Iowa are showing hearty appreciation of
the plan and manfesting unexpected willing
ness to back the movement with liberal contri
buttons. Nearly $4,000 has been raised for the
"out-to-Win" campaign alone
The new state chairman, Mr.. John B. Ham
mond, is a of ability and commands the
respect of people of all parties
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the affair is to be in connection with political
party This is the first instance where the Pro-
hibitionsts have been refused admission to
church for political reasons in several years They
are not by any means discouraged because of
these troubles, but are handicapped somewhat from
the fact that SO many halls available and large
enough, have such undesirable surroundings.
The speaker is to preach in Trinity Union
Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday morning,
at the Y. NJ. c. A. mems meeting in the after
noon and to a union meeting of churches at
Woonsocket in the evening of the Sunday before;
hence is is possible, the outcome will be
lecture in the Church of Emmanuel if it can be
secured or, if not, in some hall on the Monday
evening in question in place of the proposed sup
per. The committee is a get there crowd and
Prohibitonists generally are watching the situa
ton with good deal of interest.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-30
Ulrner in Texas

DALLAS, TEXAS, April 23-(Special CORE
spondence)- Geo, C. Ulmer of Indiana, who is
working under the direction of the Prohibition
committee of this state, is making careful can
vass of the territory lying along the Texas Pa
cifc railroad, working westward with side trips
into the interior. He has carefully covered a
list of twenty-five towns delivering many adj
dresses, often speaking several times in one place
and carefully canvassing the country. He is
meeting with great success in enrolling the par
tvs strength and at the same time is securing
the allegiance of Democrats and Republicans,
some of whom have grown gray in old party
ranks
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Denmark Doings.

DENMARK, Feb. 1.-Work on the
Methodist church and the new school
building is progressing well. Both
will be handsome structures and will
add much to the beauty of the town.
There will be a fine park in front OF
the church, DR.. S. D. M. Guess hav-
ing donated tract of several acres
for that purpose.
Books Of subscription for the cot
ton warehouse have been opened. |.
The building will store about 5000
bales. Capt. J. B. Guess is the NOV
ing spirit in this enterprise.
The young people of the town are
rehearsing for a play, Hearts
and Diamonds" which will be played
this month for the benefit of the
Methodist church. Mesdames G. A.
Brux and w. D. Rice are coaching
the young folks and creditable ex-
hibition is promised.
Mr.. E. T. LaFitte and his family
are staying with Mr.. and Mrs. T. a.
McCrae. Mr.. LaFitte is building a
houseon Magnolia street which, when
finished, will cost $4,000 and will be
one of the best residences in the city
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
st. Johns Items.

ST. JOINS, February 3.-Farmers
around this neighborhood are prepar-
ing for a new year, buying stock:
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
John Carter has been so i'll for the
past few days.
Mrs. Charley HERS, who has been
seriously i'll for some weeks with
pneumonia, is improving.
Mr.. Ernest HERS, formerly a pupil
of Bamberg Fitting School, is now at
home.
Leander Folk was absent from
school for the last two weeks on ac-
count of Ia grippe.
We are glad to know that our COM
munity is so rapidly progressing, af-
fording two marriages within aweek.
MIR. Wilbur Kearseand Miss Lucia
Copeland were happily married at the
home of the bride by Rev. T. T..
Monroe last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. John Brant and Miss Ella Shaw
were married last Thursday after
noon. Afterwards a reception was
given in honor Of the bride and
groom. We extend to both couples
our congratulations.
RALEIGH KINARD.
St. Johns graded school.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
MURDERER SHOT TO DEATH.
Attacked Sheriff who was Protecting
Him and was Killed.

QU1TMAN, Ca, Feb. 2.-Charley
Pittman, the negro barber who was
arrested on suspicion of being the
murderer Of Miss Lorena Allen at
Greenville, Fla, was shot to death
last night. The particulars as gather
cred from an eyewitness are that the
crowd had gathered around the Gala
boose where Pittman was confined,
when the deputy sheriff ordered them
away. The crowd went off and the
sheriff went inside to get the negro
out, when he was attacked by Pitt
man, who had a knife, and cut the
sheriff badly. The negro was then
shot by the deputy, and, the mob
hearing the shots, ran up and finished
killing the negro.
The evidence against the negro was
strong. A horrible feature Of the sad
tragedy is that the young lady was
criminally assaulted before being
murdered.
Pittman's bloody shirt and clothes
were found at a negro woman,s
house, and the woman said that Pitt
man had brought them there to be
cleaned
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killing In Lancaster. [

LANCASTER, February 3.-The mp
pocket pistol is sadly in evidence
again in Lancaster county. Sunday at,
a negro church near Heath Springs
during a quarrel, Ernest Mel cod was
killed by Ernest Johnson and john
son will also die. Allen johnson, q
brother, was also shot but not serious
Monday near town at the Gregory
farm on their way to town, J. Bart
Simms and Happton Stogner became
engaged in a personal dlfhcu!ty IN
which both parties used their pistols.
Stogner was shot through the lower
bowels. Simms was not hit. Stogner
was taken to Pryor's hospital at
Chester. It is feared he will die.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Harry Thaw Acquitted.

The jury charged with the trial OF
Harry Kendall Thaw, who shot and
killed Stanford White, the great New
York architect, in New York the 25th
of June, 1906, returned a verdict on
Saturday that the defendant was
mot guilty. on the ground that he
was insane when he killed White.
Upon the order of Judge Bowling
he was sent at once to Mattewan, the
asylum for the criminal insane. Eff
forts will be made to have him re-
leased on the ground that, though in.
sane at the time of the killing OF
White, he is sane now.
Thaw has been a prisoner in the
Tombs since the day he killed White,
bail having been refused him. This
was his second trial, the first having
begun in January, 1907, and ended
in May with a mistrial. The second
trial began in January, 1908. The
feature of both trials was the extra
ordinary testimony Of Thaw's wife.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
NEGRO PIRATES SEIZE SHIP.
Sailors on German Line Tell Thrilling
Tale of Shipwreck.

HAMBURG, Feb..2.-A thrilling ac-.
count of the shipwreck of the Woer-
mann liner Ascam, Woermann, which
recently went on the rocks off Grand
Bassa, Liberia, and became a total
wreck, is related by the sailors OF the
steamer, who have arrived here.
The night the streamer struck Wasa
dark one and she seemed to be going
to pieces rapidly. The crew took to
the boats and Immediately thousands
of piratical negroes in canoes, who
had not replied to the signals Of dis
tress from the stranded vessel sur
rounded the steamer, swarmed.
aboard and plundered her. When the
seamen attempted to return IN order
to obtain provisions and arms the at
titude of the negroes became SO:
threatening that it was impossible
for them to do so. They feared to
land on the hostile coast in the dark
ness and were compelled to stay IN
the small boats throughout the night.
When morning came the crew land-s.
ed and camped in the brush for sew.
eral days, always fearful of an at
tack.
Meanwhile they watched the ne
groes going to the ship and returning
from her laden with booty. Finally
the vessel disappeared.
After this the negroes departed,
and the crew taking to their boats
again rowed for II hours and were
picked up, completely exhausted, by
a passing steamer off Monrovia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
=. Colston Cuttings.

CoLsToN, Feb. 4.-For the past
few days the fire has come in very
nicely. Last Friday was very cold,
rainy and windy day.
Mr.. Wash Wesbury and Mr.. Miller
Wolf visited friends here last Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mrs. ]. C. Bishop is visiting her son,
Mr.. B. D. Bishop, near Ehrhardt:
Mr.. Arthur Thomas and sister.
Miss Katie, visited friends here
few days last week.
Miss Letitia Bishop, who spent last
week with her aunt in Colleton coun-
ty, returned home last Friday.
The pindar shelling was largely at
tended at Mr.. C. C. Tenders last
Saturday night and was enjoyed by
every one present.
We are glad to see Mr.. Joseph
Moore out again.
Mr.. Johnnie Kirkland spent last
Sunday with Mr.. Bruce Padgett.
Miss Adrienne Padgett is at home
for the summer vacation.
Mr.. w. C.. Clayton is at home from
school on account of sickness.
Messrs. w. H. Folk, and c. F.
Padgett went to Bamberg last Wed.
nesday.
Mrs. Jabe Padgettand daughter,
Miss Ruth, from Lodge, visited Mrs
C. F. Padgett last Tuesday.
A. L. B.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Prohlbitionists Organize.

BARNwELL, Feb. 3.-The call for a
meeting of all the prohibitionists in !
the court house today was responded
to, and in, consequence of said meet
ing apermanent organization was ef-
fected, and the following officers
were elected: DR.. E. Patterson,
chairman; the Rev. M. M. Benson,
secretary, and w. H. Duncan, treas
urer; Messrs. F. H. Creech, W. I.
Calhoun, R. R. Johnstone, W. A.
Meyer and J. Allen Patterson, mem
bers of the executive committee.
The organization is to be known as
"the Barnwell County Prohibition
League
A petition was prepared and sent
to the Legislature requesting a
special election on the liquor ques'
ton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Spartanburg Hard Hit.

SPARrANBuRG, Feb. IA sleet
blizzard last night followed by q rain
and hard freeze has resulted M
business being practically suspended: :
today. The telephone, telegraph
electric light and street railway COM
panies have suffered untold damage:
Not a street car wheel turned and
few telephone calls were answered on
account of wrecked wires. Every
telegraph and electric light pole on
Magnolia and South Church streets
collapsed during the night and elec-
trio light and telephone wires are 9
tangled mass. It will be several days
before the work of the freeze will be
repaired. The damage amounts to
thousands and thousands OF dollars.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
A Tainted Nickel.

The superintendent Of the Sunday
school suggested that the children
make up a Christmas basket for the
poor and each child contribute five
cents, earning it himself or herself.
When the class was gathered to-
gether the children were called up
before the superintendent to tell how
they had earned their nickel. When
several of them had told, the superin-
tendent asked, with his most benevo-
lent smile, ''Now, little Clara, tell us
how you earned your money"
In childish pride Clara announced:
why, I made my nickel by carry
ing empty beer bottles down the
cellar for papa. ."-Philadelphia Led
ger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Judge Sentences Himself.

TOLEDO, OHIO, Jan. Exchanging
himself with curiosity, and pleading
guilty to the charge, Police Judge
James Austin, Jr., known as the
Golden Rule judge, sentenced him
self to a term of one day, in the
workhouse, in order to determine how
the many men he sent there live.
Judge Austin is in earnest, and
says he wants no favors extended to
him while in the institution other
than those shown an ordinary pris-
oner. He has not decided on the day,
but states it will be within the next
few days.
He will insist on being taken to the
the workhouse in the patrol wagon
and will do any labor assigned to the
men he has sentenced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
TO RECOVER LOSSES OF WAR.
Representative Patterson Has Mum.
Der of Bills In Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The enor-
nous loss of the people of the South
during the civil war will never be
known. The sad fact is that very
little of this loss will ever be recover
ed. Only now and then do the people
of the South secure some legislation
by which the ruins of the war are
in way repaid, whereas the North
has long since recovered from what
little damage it suffered.
Representative J. O.. Patterson is
one of the congressman who are con-
tinually trying to get the national
government to pay for the havoc its
troops played in the South during the
war, and has introduced at this pres.
ent session many bills for the relief
of churches destroyed by the Federal
troops and Of private parties from
whom property and provisions were
taken by the Federal army. These
bills in all number twenty-nine. -Four
Of these bills are for the relief OF the
following churches:
Steep Bottom Baptist Church, 3d.
600; Mount Pleasant Baptist Church,
81, 600; Bethesda Baptist Church, ST.
200; Great Salkehatchie Baptist
Church, $1,000.
The other twenty-five bills for the
relief of private parties from whom
property was taken amount to the
total of $278, ,487. .48.
Mr.. Patterson has also introduced
a bill to confer jurisdiction upon the
court Of claims to hear and determine
the claims of churches, lodges and
educational or elemosynary >lnstitu-
tions arising from the late civil war.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Lost In Raging Stream.

MACON, February Mrs. Walter
Byrd, of Texas, was drowned in Town
creek in Jones county, five miles from
Macon, late yesterday evening. She
was on her way to visit her sister,
Mrs. j. J. Jones, near here and ar
rived in Macon in a storm IN the
afternoon and started to drive in a
hack to her sisters home. At Town
creek, which was swollen, the hack
sank In quicksand, careened and threw
her out. She was heard to scream
three times before disappearing down
The stream into the river. The hack
man, John Jones, clung to the limb
OF q tree and was rescued. Mrs.
Byrd's body has not yet been recov'
erred.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
SACRIFICED HIS LIFE.
Heroism of Wesley Jarrett, Section
Man on Southern Railway.

AsHEv1LLE, N. c., Jan. 28.-Wesley
Jarret, a section man in the employ
of the Southern railway, yesterday
gave up his life to save a swiftly
running passenger train from being
wrecked, and a resultant probable
heavy loss of life. He was crushed
under the wheels of the engine just
as he had succeeded in removing q
heavy obstruction from the track.
Jarret with other men of a section
gang were repairing piece of track
a short distance east Of Marion. The
work necessitated the use of a heavy
jack. Upon hearing the approach OF
fast moving passenger train No. II,
the gang made an effort to remove
all distractions, but the jack in some
way had become fast and clune
tightly to the rail, and despite their
frantic efforts they were unable tc
remove it, the obstruction lying in
such a manner as to cause derall:
ment, with consequent disaster and
probable loss Of life should the train
hit it.
With the train almost upon them.
the men, with the exception Of Jar:
ret sprang for safety, feeling that
nothing could prevent a wreck. He.
however, remained to make a last
heroic effort, and by almost super.
human strength succeeded in wrench.
ing the jack free and toppled it from
the tracks. His life was the sacrifice,
however, as at that instant the en-:
CINE struck him and he was crushed
to death under the wheels, the body
being fearfully mangled.
The train was stopped and the re-
mains of Jarret tenderly taken uE
and brought to- this city. None Of
the passengers on the train were
aware of how close they had been te
disaster.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Dies of chloral Poisoning.

DILLON. Feb. 2.-The body Of Coy
Carmichael was found dead IN his
room at the Donaldson hotel here
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
The body was still warm and as move
ments had been plainly heard IN the
room at 6 o'clock it was evident that
life had been extinct but a short time:
Friday afternoon Mr.. Carmichael
returned from Rowland and at a late
hour at night was seen on the street
somewhat under the influence OF
! liquor. About II o o'clock he went to
the Donaldson hotel, engaged q room
and retired. Yesterday morning his
door being open, his body was seen
on the floor. Believing him under
The influence of liquor, an attempt
was made to put him in the bed,
when it was found that he was dead;
Two two-ounce vials were found
near the body. One was empty, but
had q distinct odor of chloral. The
other contained about two drains OF
bromidia. IF he took the contents OF
The two walls he drank about zoo
grains from the bottle of bromidia
and possibly more from the one con-
tanning straight chloral. Death was
probably instantaneous: Whether he
( took the poison by accident or design
will never be known.
Mr.. Carmichael was connected with
most Of the prominent families OF
Marion.
Funeral services were held today
atLittle Rock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Fire at Port Royal.

BEAUFORT, Feb. 2.-Fire totally
destroyed five houses at Port Royal
Friday night. They were the prop
erty of D. C. Wilson of Savannah and
were occupied by Bohemians who are
employed in Maggionni & Co.'s oys.
ter factory. The fire was discovered
at 1890 and the high wind which was
blowing soon had it beyond control.
For time the whole town was in
danger, as the wind carried sparks to
other buildings, which were saved
only by the heavy rain. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Pistol Under Pillow.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Feb. l. Mrs:
Thomas O. Smith, wife of the head
machinist at the Sloss-Sheffield blast
furnace at North Birmingham, will
probably die from pistol wound in
the abdomen, inflicted accidentally
Friday. She was removing the bed
clothes from her bed in the morning,
when the pistol, which was usually
kept under a pillow, became enta11-
gled in the bedclothes, fell to the
floor and the shot was fired.
Three small children were alone
with her when the accident occurred
and it was some time before neigh
bors got to the scene. Her life is
despaired of.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
Franchise Granted.

AUGUSTA, Feb. SThe Atlanta and
Carolina Construction company was
granted a franchise tonight for the
operation Of interurban trolley cars
THROUGH the streets of Augusta. The
company will construct a line from
Atlanta to Augusta, connecting with
the line of the Augusta & Aiken COM
pany and thence with the extension
from Aiken to Columbia, which has
not been constructed yet. The line
must be completed in two years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-02-06
News of OIar High School.

OLAR. Feb. 3.-Our school has the
largest enrolment in it's history, and
the students seem to be working
earnestly. =,
The new music hall adds much to
the appearance of the campus. and is
certainly a great convenience to both
the teachers and pupils in that de-
partment.
The literary society recently elect
ed the following officers: President,
Mr.. James Chitty; vice president, Mr.,
Athen Morris; secretary, Miss Anna
Mccormack; treasurer, Miss Nora
Barker; censor, Miss Belle Cooke;
critic, Miss Emma Bessinger; door
keeper, Mr.. Wyatt Cooke; program
committee, Misses Efie Barker, Elite
Kearse and Hattie Ray.
The program for. Jan. Both was
greatly enjoyed by the audience and
was as follows:
Recitation-Mr. Purdy Aver, Mr.,
Elvyn Kearse, Miss Mazda Still.
Composition-Miss Ettie Kearse
Miss Efie Barker.
Essays-Miss Anna Mccormack
Miss Belle Cooke.
Readings Miss Agnes Kearse, Mis-
Hattie Ray.
Dialogue Mr.. Henry Kearse, Mr.
James Chitty.
Miss Ida Bessinger, of Windsor
spent Saturday and Sunday at home
accompanied by her friend Miss
Mr.. Frank Sadler, formerly o1
Richmond, Va, is spending some
time with his parents Of this place. ,
Miss Kttie Pullen, of Richmond
Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. e. M
Neeley.
Rev. R. A. Tongue filled his reg
ular appointment at the schoo
auditorium Sunday night. ;
The Woman's Missionary Society
had their meeting at Mrs. Z. F
Rizer's on Wednesday last. A larg'
number of ladies were present. Th'
Woman's Missionary rally will bt
held at the Olar Baptist church, the
9th, 9th and 10th, Of following month
| A large crowd is expected:
MISS NORA BARKER.