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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Presence of Mind.

. 'Private" John Allen, of Tupelo,
Miss, tells this one on himself:
Court had been in session in Tu-
pelo and there were lot of visiting
lawyers. They were congenial souls
and naturally little game of poker
started down at the hotel. stayed
out for several nights, but finally the
breakfast able arguments got so
pointed that I had to promise to be
in that evening by II o'clock.
when II o'clock came l cleaned
up and could not leave winner
that would have been snide-so l
stayed to give the boys a chance to
get their money back. Also, there
was plenty of the sort of drin nkables
prohibited by law in Mississippi.
FINALLY the game broke up, and [
looked at the clock; it was 2:3O. l
started for home making the best
time l could. I slipped off my shoes
at the front steps, pulled of my
clothes in the hall and slipped into
the bedroom and began to slip into
bed with the ease of experience.
Mrs. Allen has blamed dog that
on cold nights insists on jumping in
the bed with us. So when began to
slide under the covers she stirred in
her sleep and pushed me on the head.
"'Get down, Fido, get down. she
said.
And, gentlemen, just did have
presence of mind enough to lick her
hand, and she dozed off again.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Grace Pays High.

Col. Grace has filed in accordance
with the law a sworn statement OF
the election day expenses, at the Of
ice of the clerk of county court, this
statement being supplemental to the
ante-election statement which the
candidates also have to file. The
statement shows the expenditure of
$3.50 on election day for hire of
vehicles, advertising, challengers,
watchmen and refreshments. His an
te-election statement was for the sum
of $2,7O0, making nearly $500
which the election cost him. Maj.
Hyde's statement will probably run
much in excess of Col. Grace's fig
ures, his ante-election statement hav-
ing been for s4,059. Maj. Hyde is
yet to file his supplemental state
ment. The Office pays a salary OF
$500 year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
The Seminole Case.

Columbia, Nov. 15.-The decision
of the supreme court, which affirm
ed the verdict of the Richland coun-
ty court, of November, 1910, that
John Y. Darlington and James Stobo
Young were guilty of breach of trust
as officers of the Seminole Securi-
ties Company, and sentences of three
years and one year respectively, on
the public works of Richland county
or in the penitentiary, must stand,
leaves an appeal to Governor Blease
the only other resort left for Messrs.
Darlington and Young, for unless
executive clemency is invoked they
must. commence serving their SEN
tences. They are said to be in Chi
cago at present, but it is stated that
they will be communicated with at
once and are expected to arrive in the
city for consultation with their at
torneys as to what further steps are
to be taken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
OWN UP.
Prominent Kansans Plead Guilty to
Tarring of Pretty Girl Teacher.

Lincoln Center, Kan, Nov. 16.-
Pleas of guilty were suddenly an
nounced in the circuit court here to-
day by three Of the most prominent
men accused in connection with the
tarring of Miss Mary Chamberlain,
the Shady Bend school teacher. These
announced pleas of guilty: Everett
G.. Clark, president of a Shady Bend
milling company; Watson Scranton,
Shady Bend farmer; Jay FitzWater,
Shady Bend farmer. Judge Grover
reserved sentence.
A flood of afidavits was let loose in
the circuit court here to-day at the
beginning Of the hearing of an ap-
plication by Everett G. Clark, wealthy
miller of Shady Bend, for change
of venue in the case, in which ne
with eight other men is charged with
assault and battery in connection
with the tarring of Miss Mary Cham
berlain last August. Miss Chamber
lain was in court, accompanied by
her mother and brother.
Since Miss Chamberlain was de-
coyed to a lonely spot on a county
road, seized by a band of more than
dozen men, her clothing torn off and
her body coated with tar, she has re-
NAMED in close retirement in her
home in the little Shady Bend com
munity, where she taught school and
where it is said her popularity with
the men caused jealous wives and
sweethearts to urge husbands and
lovers to inflict on her the torture
which created storm Of indignation
throughout the State.
At the opening of court to-day
County Attorney McCandless, stated
he had more than 800 affidavits to
offer to the court to prove that there
is no reason why a fair trial should
not be given all the accused men in
this county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Glass Company to Sue Old Board.

Columbia, Nov. 1S.-The Carolina
Glass company alrDunces that it
Will bring suit against the members
.,f he Ansel disp r,a:.' Whining up
commission for $780, due the glass
r.:. .pany by various county dist lensa-
ries operating undcr the Jarey-Coth-
ran law.
The Glass company contends that
it placed this stock with the under
standing that the winding-uo COM
mission wouldn't confiscate it. The
glass company started mandamus
proceedings against the present COM
mission as a commission, but has
withdrawn that in order to sue the
Individual members of the former
commission.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
Story from GaffneY.

Gaffney, Nov. 16.-Positive in
formation has been obtained in this
city that the Rev. w. A. Ferrall, OF
this city, was the man who wrote an
anonymous letter to young lady in
Atlanta proposing matrimony to her.
Mr.. Ferrall, it will be remembered, d,
was arrested at the postofice in At
lanta by detectives and placed in jail.
He was given a hearing before Re-
corder Broyles and acquitted. A
short time after this he arrived in
Gahfney and stated that the accounts
which appeared in the local papers
were the first he had heard of the In
cident. He at once boarded the train
and went back to Atlanta. A few
days later he appeared in this city,
showing a statement from Recorder
Broyles that he was not the man who
had been tried in the Atlanta police
court. The statement rang true and
was generally accepted, both by At
lanta people and the local people, but
some flaws were evident to a local
newspaper man and he dispatched a
picture of the Rev. Mr.. Ferrall to
Atlanta, asking the judge to state
whether or not that was the man
who appeared before him. Recorder
Broyles replied that, in the opinion
of Assistant Recorder Preston and
the baliff, who were present at the
trial, this was the preacher who was
tried. He also stated that he was
strongly of this opinion. He went
on to describe the man who appear
ed before him the second time, i'm
personating the Rev. Mr.. Ferran and
the description varied widely from
the real minister. 1t then became
the belief here that the Rev. Mr.. Fer
rail- had secured the assistance Of
some friend, who went before the
court the second time and posed as
an outraged minister whose name
had been stolen.
Is Married Man.
Since that time positive evidence
has been secured that Mr.. Ferrall
was really the guilty man and that
he did write the letter. OF course,
no criminal action can be brought
against him, as writing such a love
letter to a young woman cannot be
described as a criminal action. How
ever, the fact that Mr.. Ferral posed
before the court and to the young
lady as an unmarried man puts a diff
ferent light on the subject, because
he is really married, he and his wife
having lived here while he was the
pastor of the Limestone Street Meth
odist church.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
FERRALL's PHOTO IDENTIFIED.
Gaffney Minister, the Man of Atlanta
Escapade.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 1.-THE Rev.
W. A. Ferrall, the Gaffney, S. c.,
minister, was positively identified to-
day through a photograph, as the
preacher who tried to WOO an Atlanta
girl through the want ad columns,
and who was tried before Judge
Broyles of the local city court, on
complaint of the girl in the case. The
Identification was made by Judge
Broyles as we'll as by policemen and
reporters, who had seen the matrl-
monially inclined parson at the time
of the arraignment.
Another feature of the tangle has
been added by the receipt of let
ter from Gaffney stating that the
Rev. w. A. Ferrall, called on Judge
Broyles and vehemently excoriated
the alleged impostor who had made
the matrimonial attempts under his
name. This man was given letter
by Judge Broyles declaring that he
was not the man who had been ar
raigned for want ad woOing.
The matter rested at this stage un-
til the arrival of the photograph
which was identified to-day. The
Rev. Ferrall, when on trial, stated
under oath that he was not married.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-23
BOYS FOOT SHOT OFF.
Rested Gun on Foot and Pulled the
Trigger, the Result.

Clinton, Nov. 1S.-Master Henry
Yeager shot an entire load of shot,
powder and wads through his foot
yesterday. He and some boys had
just started out hunting, under his
Mothers protest, and were talking of
the great game that would be brought
back, when Henry rested the barrel
on his foot, and, forgetting that the
gun was loaded, pulled the trigger,
with the very painful result of shoot
ing a hole through his foot. It was
necessary to take off part of his foot.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11
THE EFFEcT OF SANITATION

Replying To an article in the Army
/ and Navy Journal, which charged Gu
ba with dropping back into the Old
/ conditions IN matters Of sanitation
/ since the Withdrawal OF supervision
from Washington. the Cuban director
T Of public health replies with flat
denial aad offers the record Of his OF
lice to prove thar never before WAS
/ Havana or the island 50 healthy. Df
4 Guiieras calls attention to the fact
that the last case Of yellow fever 0c-
CURED In Cuba in December. 1908.
| the death list from tuberculosis for
| 1909 was the lowest known. being q
fraction over thirteen for every l0.-
900 inhabitants that the infaHtile MOI
ality Of Havana is exceptionally low
that smallpox Is not 50 prevalent as
In the States and typhoid is much
less common and that the sanitary
service Is active and efficient. The
director charges chat these reports
are always circulated in the States
about the beginning Of the tourist sea
son and he calls for production OF
| the facts The Leader gladly joins
in this demand for iuALce-let's have
the facts
While rejoicing that cuba is able
t0 make the excellent showing offered
Dy the director, let US note that Dr.
Woods Hutchinson gives us proofs
of Improvement at home somewhat
commensurate with that which has
rid us Of yellow fever in Cuba. lie
SAYS that the death rate from tuber.
culosis has declined 70 per cent dur
ing the decade surely we might have
done better than this before harshly
criticizing our neighbors Moreover
the infant mortality rate Is falling az
pace which promises that 10000
babies will live this year who would
have died under conditions that late
ly prevailed from the feyers OF early
chhdAood, from dirty milk and over
crowdlng in filthy rooms.
Or, Hutchinson SAYS we are wa.
ming the war against tuberculosis be-
cause We are providing for better
housing, more playgrouds, better food
decent shops, cleaner workshops and
shorter hours We have laid low the
nuEDtdT Ol tue liallhh SION Dl lHt
dibeac by meat ana milk aud hercd.
~ while concentrating the fire on the
infected house aud tenement room
the place where We now look for new
eases Is the place where the old cases
existed since from 20 To 80 per
cent of the children living in the
house with another palou, are found
to have contracted the disease il
might be Ncll If We Ncrc even more
careful at home than We expect Cuba
10 be
lul the fight against disease rs
worldwide and each Of us should
40 full share and we should help
each other rather thau hinder the
general result with unkind criticism.
I he Leader has reason 10 know at
FIRST hands Of the excellent condition
existing in Cuba AT present and glad
~ lends It's aid To the sanitary ser
eicc Of the island IN correcting false
impressions either at HE beginning.
the end OF The middle OF The tourist
GplLOn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11
THE NEW RULE HAS MAoa GOOD

The report of the commissioners of
Kansas City Kan, shows that the
new rules already Is a divided paying
investment for the taxpayers saws the
Kansas CITY star 1t found the city
IN debt and It's funds depleiel and
il closes the year with the city ont
of dent The public service i'm no way
hampered by obligations carried over
into the new year frem the old
The taxes have not been increased
TO meet the requiwnents, ana the tax
payers may rest assured that there
viii be no bond issues 20 pay any
Floating Indebtedness OF the city
contracted this year The new rle
pays its debts as il goes. Just before
the commission plan was adopted
Kansas CITY, Kan. voted something
like two hundred thousand dollars in
bonds 70 take up a part Of the indeht
edncss that had been accumulating
orer ami shove she clty's income I'M
der the old ward regime The city
has been compelled to vote bonds for
that purpose several times. and the
interest on these bonds form a nrom-
inent item in the eity's tax rate now
Commission government has put the
city on cash basis That meals
that the city is being operated on a
business plan instead Of the old hap
hazard, irresponsible system that has
wasted funds, kept the city IN debt
and made no showing for the money
expended
During The administration of May
or Guyer the year preceding the in
auguration OF the new rule. the az
fairs OF the city We're managed with
an economy that was extraordinary
uuaicr the OH system Mr. Gnyer
made every effort ia e,.lseet.-she city
within It's revenues, and he succeed
ed byond the realization Of otner ma
yors who had tried to follow the
same policy The ward plan never
had a better chance TO make good
showing than under Mayor Guyer.
And yet the first year Of the new
rule makes wonderful comparison
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11
rRE PERFEcT Man


4 Thhte dicd recently 30 Missouri
town Wau ~ common report ana
/ bis own assertion nay be Eelied on.
was about as near perfecrkA as man
Eborn of oN6uan can aul mi'tms
world fhls.man made R0ha
boast that be had never HI. lie Or
spoken GLOSS word i0 II wilr lie
capped Tie assertion hy aeercdiliue
Dis wife wih qualities causl to his
loWn. sH
On first thought one har9g knows
/ whsrq iosplace t'iis amazing characi
! en 8asigtA45u Missouri and whem
/ one remembers tfe prediction o.
/ tha' people for being snovu, coupled
Wib the lacl lhaf his neighbors GER
tificd to the truth ~ bis boast. ii ia
apparent fhat he made Oui strong
aso before departing this life at toe
aea Of u.s.
Iho news dispatches are silent
! however concerning some things an
outsider would like 10 know He
Hu liate boon aNfully lonesome
Every man in toNn going 10 work
/ elperel and refreshed by the daily
morning spat with his wile must
4 have stunned him as breathing re
rrOach Certainly IN view Of the fact
/ that he could not tell a lie. nobody
would dare invite him TO a sociable
T little game Of draw or think Of en-
1 barking with him on D bouse OF even
ihe most harmless sort Then, again,
/ how many thousand times he must
nave been held up as a shining light
+ tc crring everyday husbands That
+ in itself would seem to be enough tC
um every man in the town against
him He must have picked his stem
In fear and trembling, with the eyes
of the whole community watching Tor
| RE first sign Of a recession from
grace The married man must have
attended bis funeral with wcll-ds.
scmbed grief and a sigh Of relief
| The question that pre-eminently
calls for an answer, however, is: For
now much OF the mans perfection
NHs he really entitled to credit and
how much was yicarious? When one
considers that his wife never spon
cross word to him and never told
Sim a fib ii is apparent that there is
some room for speeulation-for doubt
even One wonders whether he wOulu
nave got to heaven with a bOgey
score had he not been blessed WI
an extraordinary wife.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11
MILLIONS 10 ElnAr ZOE

The results of the Worldwide cam
palgn against The irroads OF iuber
culosis are most encouraging for the
year 1919.
The amount OF money spent for any
object Is generally a safe Indication
of the degree Of interest taken by the
people ii II
The sum sRcnt IN 1910 to fight tu-
herculosls II Just double of that used
IN lgp2x ip, the tinted states alone
In Sigs9s eight miin6n was spent
loi4fhat pWRpsc; fin 1910 FIFTEEN
MILLION
The largest item In the list of ex.
pendiiures Is hospital and sanitarl-
um expenses, which footed s1L376-
900 This Is also double the amount
spent IA 1909 Tuberculosis dispon-
saries spent SSS9a90. antitubercu!o.
sis associations $3.50 500. state and
municipalities. sl,750.0o0
Ten leading states have devoted a
considerable sum 20 the tight against
tho white plague and their eoniribu
tions to the cause put them in the
following order New York, Penn
~ iNdlllds MhSNdchuhetlH, tOlOihVbt
Ohio. EOnnecticut, New Mexico. M
inols California and New Jersey.
The mpyemenl Il gazing ground
constantly, and the outlook for 1911
is that still more will be done to
fight the disease
The discussion Of sanitation for
wage carriers. and the compelling OF
employers 70 provide healthfu quar-
ters and healfthful surroundings for
them are among the primary methods
to fighs tuberculosis cheaply and ef-
teetivelS. on the principal that pre-
sentlon II better than cure.
II has been estimated that over
--srxf--swm-qrer~rent sof- gsri,tir- money
+. IN. the llnited States was spent in
1910 for santi-tubereulosis purposes.
The conservation OF men Is keeping
pace with the conservation OF natural
resources, and Is probably ahead of
it'so far as actual results go. II would
moi matter very much to have natural
resources unless there were enough
healthy people to husband thm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

~ aess. 8Al4itiiaa DO lIau D pl
tisf3 4sgsllsiyilssasA45l rle aat ytaf
Ot 'ho old Ile
NRaseEerup motive s. leh the pe
eis.ent aiIs-eIre salti'i0n Of comm S.
sion government American mmlet
palles everywhere may safely loi-
iow Gle example 0t the Kansas city
in Kansas nsnb t.tut.ug this modern
cliy government for the Ward sys-
ieia. The Twentieth Century plan
bag more Shan exceeded the hopes
0i Us advocates b its results n that
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

A college president says college
selle express Very crudely the senti.
ment they are intended to express.
but can DC eNpain what sentiment
anyqles tAuld sIntend 70 express by
"Hckity, xix, kowix, kowiX. or non
sense equally heaningless 20 HE non
colltsiaE sf8f
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

Mr. Joslin Of Aeska. who charges
Mr. Plnchot and Colonel Roosevelt
with blocking development IN Alaska
does not succeed III ioslin the puddle
from itb firm conviction q The correct
ness OF the conversath n attitude OF
the gentlemen be assaIls
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11
static Of ohlo. civ Of rolcdo.


Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of The firm of r.
] Cheney * Go, doing business in
tlie CITY Of Toledo, County ana state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED Dol,
LARS Tor each aud every case or
Catarrh tAat cannot he cured by the
hse Of Hairs CHarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn TO before me and subscribed
In niv presence, this 9Th day Of De
6emb0i A. b, 1856
(Seah A. W GLEASON,
4.A Notary Public.
Halls Catauh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly ON the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Send for testimonials free.
i. J. CHENEY 4 co, Toledo. Q.
Sold ny all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halfs Family pills for consli
patton
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

The Philadelphia North American
which says that Woodrow Wilson
could not keep silent without lying
might add that he Possesses q quar-.
iicatdon remarkable amorg politicians
rather than pgntliar ~ them, an
that he gan l.qGp from lyiug without
Keeping silent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

And now II IL reported that large
rumber of the dslranchised inhaDit-
ants OF Adams county, OHIO arc pre-
pairing 10 move 'Into other states a. a
result of fhc bribery exposures Othel-
lu's occupation gone?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

There's nothing like getting used to
1t. Portugal can face an upheayal
w1th salg froid uneqnaled In other
lands outside of Latin-American, and
endure a seething status quo with
saYor faIre prcnIarly pOrluguese.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

The coroner's verdict hoiaing two
deputy sherilfs responsible for the
murder Of prisoner does not reflect
credit upon Arkansas, but does reflect
great credit on tne grit OF the coro-
uCr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

II aviation meets continue 10 prove
rs disastrous as they have been re-
Gently the aoroplane is more nkely 10
become an uncommon carrier than a
common carrier within the next ten
VparQ
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

The New York Minister who says
that New York society girls common
ly get too dunk 10 navigate when
they attend fashionable parties must
have swallowed the gossip Of the sew
ing circle as "gospelN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

The pert paragrabler who refrains
from making some crack about
Banker Robin being a bird has enough
self control to justify putting him to
work on the heavy editorials
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

Mr.. Beveridges attitude in the Lor.
inner matter seems TO be based oil
the suspicion that Que might stretch
senatorial courtesy ftoo far.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

More power ID governor Cruco S
good right arm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11
90 90 o o o o o o O
o OVER THE STATE o
O 10000 600 90 o

a hot water heater in he home
OF +. A. Eyerton at l.awton. eXplod-
ed on the day after New Year and
wrecked the kitchen The family es-
capped unhurt
Al Bartlesvlle right In the heart
Of the gas field there was shortage
Of fuel through the cold spell The
mayor and c0uncilmen were out with
a pieroseone trying to find the cause.
They can offer no explanation.
Enid has completed arrangements
tor an Fmid Real Estate exchange
Officers have been elected and the
plan is Tor the organization To work
in conjunction with the chamber ot
commerce.
rpr q good 1911 start rate Brady
of Tulsa took ont six building permits
lhog are for hrek dwellings, IT, cost
5000 each
1bc VI O. q g. railway has made
numerous changes IN its officers lof
l1l ~ Alli1h~ lHNiil dlN WV dppuiHA-
mcpt Of O 6 Parsley, traffic mauas
cr az Kansas CITY, A. r. Thornton
eeucral freight and passenger agent
ot Texas aul lhe removal Of the of
ficcs n SupG1itenIom Fisher 10
Deui5un TaNas, 10 comply with lha
stmc Iaw of Texas
According to the census, Oklahoma
has more population 10 lhe square
milo man any one OF the following
slatcs Kansas Wdshil9ou Nc
brusA California Texas, Florida
Norti Dakota Colorado South Dako-
IN. oregon Utai, Idaho, New Mexico
Montana Arizona wyoming or Ne
ydiia. 1wenty-eighi ard two ouo-hun-
drdths people live on every square
mile Ul Oklahoma territory
2t Smith, the first prisoner locked
hp ia the new Bartlesville ian. cacap /
ed and has not been captured
MNSkoeee street ears run down mllf
on ldcif own power This was dis I
ecyercl whom car NO So ran down
ibe Viaduct incline recently and in /
cured three people
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

cruce will cufWse The prolibilory
laws, never fear