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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
State Antitoxin Agents.

Columbia, July 1.-The following
appointments of State antitoxln
agents has been announced: j. s.
Matthews, Denmark; F. j. Mann
Branchville; Kinsey & Cleckley, BAN
berg. These appointments were made
under law passed bby the last leg
islature authorizing the South Caro-
lima State board of health to furnish
free of charge antitoxin in all cases
of diptheria occurring within the
State. Diptheria antitoxin is now
regarded as a necessity in every
case OF diptheria. 1t is high priced
product and the State health depart
ment believes that by making 1t easi-
ly available and free, the death rate
from diptheria in the State will be
much lower. Over one hundred dis
tributing agents will be appointed
under the supervision Of the State
board Of health. Any physician can
obtain the antitoxin without charge
by applying to the nearest distribut-
ing agent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
Death of an Old Mauma.

Cope, June 26.-Some weeks ago
Rebecca Sumter, a respectable old
colored mauma, died at this place
and your correspondent intended re-
porting same, but was interrupted
from doing so at the proper time.
However, he feels that some men
ton should be made of this faithful
old woman. She was a slave of the
late John S. Jennings and her young
mistress was the present Mrs. H. j.
Brabham, of Bamberg. Soon after
freedom she moved on the place of
Mr.. J. NJ. Cope, and did good and
faithful service year after year. For
the past few years she has lived in
a little home of her sons at Cope.
She was a faithful member of Good
Hope Methodist church, at which
place she was buried.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
Edisto Out of Banks.

Orangeburg, July lowing to the
continued hard rain, the Edisto river
is overflowing at this city. The city
of Orangeburg is situated upon high
hill and no damage can possibly come
from the river overfowing.
The large bridge upon the Bull
swamp road, crossing Cav Cav
swamp, has been washed away and
has resulted in great inconvenience
to the travel between this city and
North.
The mill pond of R. E. Edwards of
Creston was washed away and his
whole stock of fish lost. His pond
abounded in black bass, which he Sc
cured from the government. F. w.
Farnum, of this county, suffered
great damage at this mill and road.
The farmers of this county are
very despondent over the rainy
weather. The cotton crop is proba-
bly, over month behind at this date,
and if the seasons do not improve
this county will suffer fearfully.
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nearly three months.

nearly tulGS uuOutuS
In March a reward of 500 was
Offered by the governor for the ar
rest of the negro, and on April 22
Davis was located at a railroad con-
struction camp near Charlotte, n.
c., by Constable S. j. Reed. He
was brought to the city on April "a
and committed to Jail.
The court of general sessions for
this county convened on Monday,
May 2, and on the following Thurs
day, May 5, the case of Allen Davis
was called, just little more than
a week after his arrest. The negro
was without counsel for his defense,
and Judge T. S. Sease, presiding, ap-
pointed Mr.. ]. S. Salley to appear in
behalf of the negro.
Davis was not permitted to plead
guilty at the trial, but when he was
placed upon the stand to make a
statement, he confessed the crime,
saying that he was sorry, and that
it had been committed in the heat of
passion. Eight witnesses appeared
for the State in the case, while only
one witness testified in behalf of the
negro.
Judge Sease sentenced the negro
to be hanged on July l. When asked
if he had anything to say why judg-
ment should not be passed upon him,
Davis said nothing.
Some two or three weeks ago, Mr..
Salley, still interested in the case,
endeavored to have the sentence OF
the negro commuted to life imprison-
ment, and circulated a petition with
this view. He secured ten signatures
to this petition, which was a strong
one, and which carried the names of
nearly all of the county officials. The
petition was sent to Gov. Ansel.
Judge Sease and Solicitor Hildebrand
refused to sign the paper, however.
Mr.. .Salley also wrote several letters
in behalf of the negro. On Tuesday
Gov. Ansel wired for court stenog-
rapher, C. H. Glaze, who took the
testimony in the case, to come to Co.
lumbia and bring with him the tes-
timony. Mr.. Glaze went to Columbia
Wednesday but after going over this,
announcement reached the city We'd
nesday afternoon that Gov. Ansel had
refused to interfere in Aliens be-
half.
Towards the last few weeks of his
Imprisonment, the doomed man was
visited by a colored preacher, and
several days before his execution,
Davis said that he was ready to die,
and that he hoped to make heaven
his home.-Orangeburg Evening
News.
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HEART HEALER IN TROUBLE.
Held by Louisiana Court for Fleece
ing Young Man of $4,000.

New Orleans, July "A G Conlin,
alias Astrop, the heart healer self
STYLED master of occult sciences, y
finds himsef to-day in bedraggled
condition in the confines of narrow
prison cell, through which his power
of penetration cannot effectively
pierce. Following his appearance at
preliminary hearing yesterday on
the charge Of defrauding Frederick
Salmon, a prominent young business
man of this city, of $4,000 and his
subsequent commitment to higher
court, Conlin's supernatural pow
ers" have not been able to secure a
bondsmen in the sum of $4,000.
In the meantime, Mrs. Salmon,
wife of the complainant, who was
charged jointly with Conlin with
grand larceny, has refused to dis
cuss the case. It is charged that she
and Conlin succeeded in robbing Sal
mon through a scheme in which "oc-
cult SCIENCE was the chief factor.
The alleged robbery is said to have
taken place at Hot Springs, Ark,
while Salmon, accompanied by his
wife, was at that place.
Conlin is alleged to be hand
cuff king who escaped from prison
at Hot Springs several months ago,
following his Imprisonment there on
the charge of defrauding a number of
citizens of California. He was recap
tured, but was finally released fol-
lowing the cancellation Of requisition
papers from California.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
Postal Clerk Arrested.

Laurens, June 29.-James Y. Wal
lace, clerk of the Laurens post office,
was late this afternoon taken to
Greenwood by Deputy Sheriff Major
to be given a hearing before United
States Commissioner McGill on a
charge of tampering with mail mat
ter with no intent, however, of rob-
berry.
The charge is preferred by Post
Office Inspector Graham, of Jackson
Vile, who made the arrest to-day af-
ter sending decoy letter through
the Laurens Office.
Wallace is popular young man
and has been connected with the To-
cal postoffice three years, being cap
able and efficient.
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SUMMONS.

State of South Carolina, County Of
Bamberg.-In the Probate Court.
J. J. Cleckley against Louis Robin
son, ct al.
To Louis Robinson, Sr., Lewis
Robinson, Jr., Minnie Robinson,
Grant Robinson, Joseph Robinson,
David Robinson and Matte Lou
Robinson:
You are hereby required to appear
at the Court Of Probate to be holden
at the Court House for Bamberg
County, said State, on the 18th day
of July, 1910, to show cause, If any
you can, why the proceeds Of the sale
of the real estate Of Sarah Robinson,
deceased, sold by me should not be
paid over to J. J. Cleckley, Admins
traitor of the said Sarah Robinson.
to be applied by him to the payment
of the debts of the said Sarah Robin
son.
Given under my hand and seal this
the 9Th day of May, 1910.
G.. P. HARMON, IL. S.
Probate Judge of Bamberg County.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
MAKE GRUESOME THREAT.
President of Steamship Company
Receives Human Ear in Mail.

Cleveland, June 30.-Wrapped to-
gether with a bottle of alcohol in
which lay a bloody human ear, Harry
Coulby, president Of the Pittsburg
Steamship company, received a letter
here to-day in which he was threat
ened with nameless mutilation and
death If he refused to accede to- the
demands of the sailors who have been
on a strike for two years. The man
to whom the ear belonged, has al
ready been identified as Edward
Frazier, a non-union sailor, who was
assaulted in Buffalo, New York, last
Monday. After the assault his ear
was severed from his head by his
assailants. The man was picked up
several hours later by the police. He
was in a dying condition from loss
of blood. Across his chest there was
pinned a sheet of paper on which
was written:
Don't be a scab.'
On receipt of the letter Mr.. Coul-
by turned it together with the bot
tie and it's gruesome contents over to
the federal authorities and search
was Immediately commenced, every
port on the great lakes for the perpe-
traitors of the outrage. In the letter
which has not yet been made public,
it was explicitly stated that the
writer's were the same men who had
assaulted Frazier.
It was reported tonight that the
Buffalo police had already made a
number of arrests and the police Of
the other lake cities have been or
dered to take into custody all sus-
picious characters, especially those of
seafaring type.
The seamen's strike, of which this
is elimination, commenced two
years ago on the question of a closed
or open shop. Mr.. Coulby has con-
sistently stood for the open shop
policy and the company's steamers
have maintained their schedules in
spite of repeated trouble with the
men.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
Elephants Charge Wildly.

Greely, Col, July 1.-Angered by
the efforts of trainers to separate
them from two small elephants, two
big elephants belonging to a circus
yesterday engaged in a wild charge
down main street of this city.
The elephants, which were chained
together, finally crashed through a
fence into the front yard of resi-
dence, tearing up lawn and shrub
berry.
They were making straight for the
house, which would in all probabil
ty, have been wrecked in the COLI
sion, when they were brought to a
stop by a stout maple tree on either
side of which they attempted to pass.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
Presented by Grand Jury.

Sumter, June 29.-The Eagles and
Elks are having their troubles.
Yesterday afternoon on the request
of three members Of the grand jury,
Magistrate Hardy issued seach war
rants for the two club rooms and
gave them to Chief of Police Brad
ford as special constable to serve.
The chief was shown through the
rooms of both clubs and verything
there fully explained; how the locker
system and individual ownership
prevailed. After he made his report
the grand jury handed in special
presentment against J. Fred Wise and
James Calk for receiving and storing
alcoholic liquors on or about June
25, 1910.
The first paragraph of the pre-
sentiment pertains to the Eagles and
the second to the Elks. Messrs. Wise
and Calk typify the two clubs, re-
spectively, and the witnesses sum-
moned are members, employees and
the chief of police. The bills were
drawn as requested and many wit
nesses were examined by the grand
jury. Late this afternoon true bills
were returned.
Messrs. Wise and Calk gave bond
in the sum of $500 each.
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The report by States follows:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07

AS1u -nOhAo"'
History of the Crime.
The murder of Leila Davis, for
which Allen Davis, her husband, to-
day paid the death penalty at the
county Jail, was committed on Sun
day morning, January 80, at Gospel
Temple colored church, which is
located in Willow township about 6
miles from Springfield. The man
and woman had been separated for
several weeks due to family row,
and on Sunday when Davis asked his
wife to return to his home with him,
she refused. She went to the church
with another negro, and Davis for
bade this negro to take his wife from
the church. This angered the wo-
man, and she said she would go with
whom she pleased. When she told
Davis this, the negroes at the church
laughed, and it was then in the heat
of passion that Davis drew his re-
volver, placed it to the ear of the
woman and fired. The ball entered
her head causing instant death, and
as she fell to the ground, he fired the
remaining balls into her body. Da-
Wis then fled and was fugitive for
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
Work "a Hours q Day.

The busiest little things ever made
are DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Every
pill isa asugar-coated globule Of health,
that changes weakness into strength,
languor into energy, brain-fag into
mental power; curing constipation,
headache, chills, dyspepsia, malaria.
Csc at Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
Beats His Wife to Death.

Moscaw, Tex, July 4.-After shoot
ing and fatally wounding Mrs. A
E. Parrish, his mother-in-law, G. H
McFall beat his wife to death with
the butt of a revolver here last night.
He then escaped. McFall Is said to
have been drinking.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07

We do not want the earth. A small
part Of it will satisfy us. Try US for
square DEAL" c. H. MILHOUS,
Manager Denmark Realty Co.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-07
Condition of Cotton Crop.

Memphis, June 29.-The report OF
the National Ginners' Association, is
sued here to-day, gives the condition
of cotton up to June 25 as 1873 per
cent.
The rennrt hy States follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
REBUKED BY CHAIRMAN
SPEAKER BEFORE COMMITTEE
REFLECTS ON SENATOR OWEN.
Hearing of Opponents to the Bill for
sthe Establishment of a Depart
ment of Public Health.

Marking the close of the hearing given
10 the opponents of the Owen bill for
the establishment of department of
public health, last night Senetor Mar
tin, chairman of the committee on pub
lie health. which granted the hearing, re-
buked one of the speakers for rejecting
on Senator Owen.
The witness concerned was w. r. Nc
Call, representative of the Wisconsin Vot-
ers and Taxpayers Associat ion an or
ganiZatiOn which, he said. had been
formed within the past few days to fight
the Owen bill. He made preliminary
argument along the lines taken by other
opponents of the measure--that the bill
had its origin in the American Medical
Association and was designed to give it
control Of all the agencies of the medical
profession. He finished his statement
and sat down; but when the next speaker
-Lucins III. Collns-had finished, asked to
say another word.
Mr.. Mccall said he was told that ques-
lions put to him by Senator Owen had
been intended to imply that he was rep
resenting some patent medicine concern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
INTENDS TO FORCE ACTION.
Kendall of Iowa Wants Eight-Hour
Bill Taken Up in House.

Representative Kendall of Iowa. an in
surgent, yesterday introduced a resolu-
ton in the House providing for the dis
charge of the committee on labor from
consideration of the eight-hOur bill, and
it's consideration by the House.
Il have assurances" said Mr.. Kendall
that the rules committee will act
favorably on my resolution. and / am
satisfied if / can get the bill before the
House that it will pass. The bill has
been in committee long enough. l pro-
r0se to follow this measure up and
force action upon 1T.
The eight hour bill provides that every
government contract shall contain Il
clause that no person shall be permitted
to work more than eight hours day
on public works. 1t has beepp-pending
MANY wears. and the leaders i'm the
House have always been able. UP to
this time. to prevent the measure from
getting before that body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
FISHING RIGHTS INVOLVED.
War Department Board to Discuss
Chesapeake Bay Interests.

BY authority of the Secretary of War
board of officers of the Corps of En-
gineers, consisting of Col. Thomas l..
Casey, Maj. Mason III. Patrick and Capt
Warren r. Hannum, will assemble at
the United States Engineer office. 500
custom house, Baltimore, Md, at 1880
IN. Tuesday, June Z, for the purpose
of holding hearing upon the subject
of establishment Of regulations to gov
ern the placing and operating of nets,
pounds, traps and other fishing ap-
pliances in Chesapeake bay and it's
tributary waters, with view to reach
ing an adjustment which will be just
and equitable to all interests. At this
hearing representatives of navigation in
terests and the fishing industry will be
hesrd; but it is desired, so far as pos
sible, their views be submitted in writ
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
Such an insinuation. he said. should be
beneath the dignity of a senator
Rebuked by Chairman Martin.

Senator Martin interrupted Mccall be-
fore he had spoken long in that strain.
He ordered all reference to the incident
struck from the record, and gave the
speaker a severe rebuke. Mr.. Mccall
apologized profusely and sat down.
Others VINO appeared in opposition to
the bill last night were DR.. E. l.. Clifford
of the Suggestive Therapeutic Associa-
ton: John NJ. Read of Des Moines. rep
resenting the Iowa Voters and TaXpay-
ers' Associations: Frederick a. Bangs,
representing a similar organization i'll
Illinois, and o. H. Hoss OF the Missouri
association. -
Harry K. King of the Ohio Civic Fed
Grafton took occasion last night to deny
the charges made by Arthur T.. Hotter.
legislative representative Of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor, regarding the
sacrifice of lives in Ohio factories and in
the steel plants of Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
FAVOR WIRELESS on SHIPS.
House Committee Approves Bill
Making Equipment Compulsory.

A favorable report has been ordered by
the House judiciary committee on the
Senate bill prohibiting, after July l. 1911.
any n-aGing steamer OF the Unted
States or any foreign country carrying
more than fifty persons leaving any port
i'm this country unless equipped with an
adequate wireless apparatus manned by
a skilled operator and capable of sending
wireless messages a distance of at least
100 miles. An exception is made in the
case Of steamers plying between ports
less than 200 miles apart.
Penalties of $1,000 to $1,000 are pro-
vided for violations. and 1t is stipulated
that the offending vessel may be lfbeled
for the amount of the fine<
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
WOMEN DESERVE BALLOT,
IN OPINION OF Owe GUIDE
Norwegian Minister Compliments
Feminine Sex in Address at Ban
quet in Chicago.

CHICAGO. May 2O-"Norwegian women,
who are about to have conferred upon
them the full franchise privileges, have
shown that they deserve the ballot said
Owe GUIDE, Norwegian minister to the
United States, in addressing 200 Of his
countrymen. who rendered him banquet
here last night.
TN the Napoleonic wars said Mr..
Guide, 1.-The women titled the soil, furnished
food and clothing for the men who were
at the front, and enabled the doubling of
the Norwegian army. They showed them
selves as patriotic and sef-sacrifcing as
The men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
Harmon Makes Three Flights.

Though frightened as they were, every
one remained to see Clifford b. Harmon
try his hand at flying. He. too, used a
biplane and managed to point it upward
and into the air within a very few feet
Of the starting point. His first lap around
the course was made in about two min
utes, and he started Immediately on an
other circuit.
The second trip was made in as good
time as the first until the navigator, in
making one of the turns, came too close
to the ground. The aerOplane struck and
the steering gear was wrenched in such
way that is was fifteen minutes before
Mr.. Harmon's French mechanicians could
repair it.
Then he tried another flight. lie was
i'm the air within seventy-five feet of his
starting point, and rose to a height of
about sixty feet lie made six fast cir
cults of the course in eleven minutes
without stop, maintaining at all times
the original level. Approaching darkness
compelled him to abandon the flight, and
he came gracefully and easily to the
ground. He was greeted by cheers and
the prolonged footing of hundreds of
automobile horns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
ANGRY BOYS CRIME.
Shoots His Father Because of At
tempt at Coercion.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. May 90
Victor Walton, eighteen years old, shot
and killed his father last night because
the parent tried to coerce his son into
returning home to a grief-stricken mother
Young Walton had left home to work
in a coal mine. The father went to the
boys boarding house and took his clothes
away When the youth returned to his
home for his clothes father and mother
met him on the doorstep.
Angered at his fathers ruse, the boy
shot him dead on the doorstep, and in
flicted flesh wounds on brother who
tried to interfere. Young Walton is lodged
in jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
STEdRGE5 CHAPEL
MfNpSOR CASTLE.
SESSION OVER
PIANO DEALERS LEAVE RICH
MOND FOR THEIR HOMES.
Sail on James River Yesterday as
Guests of Chamber of
Commerce.

RICHMOND. Va, May 20-Of the nine
hundred and lightweight delegates to the
piano dealers convention here not over
one hundred in all were in town yester-
day, for anticipation in the delights Of
a trip on the historic James river was
too much for the remainder, and they
with the exception of a few whose bust
ness called them home, took in the big
excursion, prepared especially for them
by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce.
from Richmond to jamestown Island, on
the steamer Pocahontas.
The party, In which were numbered
many OF the wives and relatives of the
delegates left at s O'Clock in the morning
and did not return until last evening
This was the closing feature of the con-
vention.
The day proved ideal for the trip, and
every one of the visitors enjoyed him.
self to the fullest extent. Music and
dancing furnished amusement and pleas
ure for all, and when the Pocahontas
drew into the Richmond wharf there dis
embarked from her thoroughly tired
but exceedingly happy and contented lot
of merrymakerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
ECKLES' HOME SOLD.
Property Valued at $250,0 Pur-
chased for $33. 900.

OCONOMOWOC, Wis, May 20.-James
Ii. Eckles' country home on LAX,
La Belle, valued at $3.50. 900. was sold "a
an administrators sale today to the Re-
demptorist Fathers of St. Louis, for
So, 600. The property comprises twenty
nine acres of land and a handsome resi-
dence. The property will be used for a
Catholic theological seminary. James III.
Eckles formerly controller of the Treas
ury died several months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
Business Is Concluded.

The business sessions OF the dealers are
over, the last of the week being that held
yesterday afternoon on the steamer by
the executive committee, which held a
brief and informal meeting for the pur-
pose of harmoniously adjusting its work
for the coming year.
The committee named June 5, 6, and
as the tentative dates for the 1911 con-
vention in Chicago. and also decided to
revise the constitution. which has been
found weak in many respects, by Great
ing more detail and adding to its scope. A
subcommittee composed of E. H. Droop,
retiring president. of Washington; Philip
Worlein of New Orleans, leader in yester-
days insurgent movement against a rul-
ing made by President Droop, and l.. III.
Clement of New York, the new president,
was selected to take charge of the work.
D. c.. Richardson, mayor of Richmond,
and a number of councilmen were among
the honored guests on the trip down the
James.