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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Cutting and Shooting Affair.

Winnsboro, July 5.-Tuesday af-
ternoon at the store of the Fairfield
Cotton mills William Cathcart,
book-keeper employed by. the mill,
shot one Hayne, after he had been
terribly slashed with a pocket knife
across the left side. The eyewitness
es to the difficulty say that Hayne,
who is mill operative, came into
the Office of the mill, which is in the
rear of the store, and demanded that
his 'time' be paid him, and when
told that it would not be paid until
Saturday, became angered and COM
menced a flow of profanity. Mr..
Cathcart demonstrated with, him,
when he struck with his fists, and
after a number of blows were ex-
changed used his knife. Seeing that
he had been cut the bookkeeper used
his pistol, shooting the belligerent
operative in the groin and then beat
him over the head with the butt of
the weapon. Neither of the wounds
received by the men is considered
dangerous by the physicians. Deputy
Sheriff Richardson placed Hayne in
Jail, and Cathcart, after having his
wounds attended to, was removed to
his home.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
SOAKED FOR $25.
Large Number of Corporations Fined
for Not Making Returns.

Many South Carolina corporations
failed to make their reports to the
commissioner of internal revenue on
the first day of March, and also failed
to apply on or before that date for
the extension of 80 days, which is al
lowed under the law, if formal appli-
cation is filed with the government,
Corporations which made their re-
ports on the End or the 4th of March
are equally culpable, technically, with
those which did not report until
March 80. The fine provided by the
staute for such delinquency is from
$1,000 to $4,000 for each offence, but
the secretary of the treasury has de-
cided that the law gives him authori-
ty to reduce the penalty and he an
nounces that he will impose fine OF
$25 upon each of the corporations ap-
pearing to have violated the statute
unintentionally.
AS there are about 5000 corpora
tions in the whole country who come
within this class of delinquents, the
assessment of a fine of SIS against
the whole lot will put an extra $780,
900 into Uncle Sans pocket.-Wash-
ington special to News and Courier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Faces Serious Charge.

Alpharetta, Ca, July 7.-Postmas-
ter L. K. Webb, of this place, in a
warrant sworn out Wednesday, Is
charged with attempting to make an
assault on the 16-year-old daughter
of Sheriff T. A. McClesky. Webb
has given bond and will be tried at
the August term of the superior
court.
About $3.50 o'clock Wednesday
night some one entered the home of
the sheriff. The young woman had
been out walking and had just en-
tered, when some one grabbed at her.
She evaded the unknown and escap-
ed by way of the back door to a
neighbor's home. Whether the man
was white or black she does not
know. Persons who happened to be
passing at the time say they heard
the young woman scream, but saw no
one run from the house.
Postmaster Webb denies that he is
the guilty party and says 1t Is the
work of his enemies, who are max
ing every possible endeavor to get
him out of the postofice.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
KILLED BY FALLING TREE.
Claude Armstrong, Sixteen Years
Old, Meets Sudden Death.

Spartanburg, July 6.-Claude Arm
strong, 16 years old, was struck by a
falling tree and killed while cutting
timber on the plantation of his uncle,
Edward Armstrong, Jr., near Dun
can, about 5 o'clock this afternoon.
With his cousin, Gary Armstrong,
his grandfather, Edward Armstrong,
Sr., and negro workmen, he was en-
gagged in cutting down trees to be
used as telephone poles. Gary Arm
strong, who is about 16 years old,
had cut small tree with an axe and
as it cracked and tottered he shouted
to Claude to look out.
The unfortunate boy jumped, but
in the wrong direction, and the tree
struck his head and felled him to the
ground. His neck was broken and
the back of his head badly bruised,
but he breathed for several minutes
afterward. DR.. Marchant and DR..
Holtzclaw were called from Greer
and DR.. Moore from Duncan but they
could do nothing.
Claude Armstrong was an orphan,
his mother having died IL years ago
and his father, the late J. R. Arm
strong, in December, 1909. The boy
inherited property valued at more
than $4,000 upon his fathers death.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Dynamiter Gets Freedom.

Anderson, July 5.-Because his
usefulness on the county chaingang
had come to an end, on account OF
disability, and because he is needed
at home to mind the children while
his wife works in the cotton mills at
Pelzer to support the family of sew
eral children, Ben McElreath, a white
man, 80 years Of age, who was con-
victed in September, 1910, of assault
and battery, and who was sentenced
by Judge Gary to serve five years
on the chaingang, was paroled by
Gov. Blease to-day.
In the summer of 1910 two men,
McElreath and Hall, were arrested
and brought before Magistrate Bon
ner at Pelzer, charged with assault
and battery, they having thrown
stick of dynamite under the house OF
a white man named Webb, who lived
between Williamson and Pelzer.
The dynamite exploded before 1t got
under the house, and no damage was
done other than killing some stray
dogs.
On January 4, last, while working
in the woods near the county home,
a tree, cut by convict, fell on Nc
Elreath, crushing him to the ground,
and breaking his left leg in two
places just above the ankle.
Hall is still serving his sentence
on the gan1
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
The Meanest Man.

Two strangers met at one of the
small tables in a dining car. They
found a common bond in the effort to
secure something to eat, and by the
time the coffee came they were on
friendly terms.
81 wonder if you will do me ia
vor?" said the first one, as he paid
his bill. The other man seemed re-
ceptive, and the first one continued:
"Have you a lower berth for to-
night?" The man across the table
nodded. "Well, am travelling with
my mother, who is rather well along
in life, and I am anxious to make her
comfortable. Would you be willing
to give her your berth?"
81 should be delighted" responded
the stranger. They went back to the
sleeper, where the accommodating
man was presented to the others
mother, a white-haired old lady with
a charming face. The Good Sa-
maritan had exchanged his lower
berth for the upper, belonging to the
old lady, and was radiating with a
sense of kindness. It led him to re-
mark affably to the other man, "But
where are you going to sleep?"
ooh, that's all right,'' was the an
swer, ''that's my lower berth over
there. .'-Mack's National Monthly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Postal Bank Will Open.

Chester, July 6.-Chester has
been designated by the postof6ce de-
partment as a postal savings bank,
Postmaster Dunovant having receiv-
ed information to this effect few
days ago. The bank will be opened
for business on the 31st of this
month, that is, the postofice will be-
gin to receive deposits on that day.
What bank the money will be, depos-
tied in will be designated by the gov
ernment.
Deposits are taken from 81 up to
$500 and when that figure is reached
they can be converted into United
States bonds. There have been sew
eral of these postal savings banks es-
tablished over the country and the
fact that Chester is now included in
the list is a matter of eradication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
ALLEGED DEFAULTER HELD.
Left Note Intimatiing He Had
Drowned Himself.

Richmond, Va, July 5.-Louis L..
Gregory, the alleged defaulting cash
ier of the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
way, arrived here to-day in charge of
Detective Mcmahon from Denver,
COL, where he was arrested some 10
days ago on information from the po-
lice department here. He was at once
taken to jail to await trial on the
charge of grand larceny. He has al
ready been indicted. His shortage is
said to exceed $4,000. Gregory dis
appeared from Richmond May 20,
after leaving a note suggesting that
he had drowned himself in the James
river.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Sound Like 8 Hold-pp.

Ackerman, Miss, July 6.-Ross A.
Collins, candidate for attorney gen.
eral, who was accompanying State
Senator Bilbo to Sturgis to-day, at
the time of his encounter with J. J..
Henry, has given out the following
statement:
when the train reached Stark
vile, was seated directly in front of
Senator Bilbo in the smoking COM
partment, talking with Mr.. Carruth-
ers, of West Point. Carrutners left the
train at Starkville, and I was look
ing out of the window at about half
a dozen people on the station plat
form, when I heard loud, dull lick.
/ heard a man groan and saw Sena-
tor Bilbo fall at the blow from pis-
toll Immediately man covered the
crowd in the smoking car with pis-
tol and I understood that another
person stood guard with him. Every
body was made to vacate the car
and the two men prevented any one
entering, while J. J. Henry admin
istered repeated blows upon Sena-
tor Bilbo's head and body with the
butt of pistol. Some people on the
outside Of the car, thinking Bilbo
dead, begged Henry to stop, which
he did, after having inflicted prob
ably twenty or thirty blows.''
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Government Figures.

Comparing the figures on the cost
OF producing corn with the cost of
producing wheat it is observed that
cost of corn production in 1909, in
Guiding the item of rent or interest
on investment, was 37.9 cents per
bushel, or s12.27 per acre; wheat
cost sc cents per bushel, or $11.15
per acre.
The excess of value of the crop
over cost for corn was 81 per cent.
and for wheat so per cent. The av-
erage size of a corn field in the United
States is about 30.2 acres, and of
wheat sos acres. The value of corn
growing lands in 1909 averaged
$50.46 and wheat lands $54.95 per
acre.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Would Check jug Trade.

Greenwood, July 6.-The following
resolutions were. adopted by the
Greenwood Ministerial union at it's
last meeting:
"Whereas the city of Greenwood is
greatly annoyed by the shipment of
whiskey by express from Augusta,
more of it coming from Augusta than
any other point, and
whereas, we are informed that if
the liquor traffic from Augusta were
cut out the situation in Greenwood
would be immensely improved; and
whereas, Augusta is a prohibi-
tion city, we, the Ministerial union of
the city of Greenwood, desiring to
put ourselves on record:
''Be it resolved, First, That we
express our sympathy with the towns
Of Georgia, such as Warrenton and
others, that have passed resolutions
condemning the unlawful traffic on
account of the great injury it is do
ing, to say nothing OF the injustice of
the shameful traffic.
Second. That we extend to the
law-abiding citizens of Augusta our
sympathy in their efforts to have the
law enforced, and pledge all the sup
port we can give them.
Third. That we call upon the au-
thorities of our sister city to enforce
the law and save their city the shame
and disgrace that is being brought
upon it by the lawless liquor dealers
of that place.
Fourth. That we pray the South
ern Express company to discontinue
the shipments of liquor in violation
of law from Augusta to our city.
Fifth. That we ask that these
resolutions be published in the Green
wood papers and in the Augusta
Chronicle and the Augusta Herald" "
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
TOWNSHIP BOARDS RESTRAINED
More of Blease's Beaufort Appointees
Enjoined.

Beaufort, July 4.-Judge George
W. Gage at Walterboro, issued tenn
porary injunction restraining the
township commissioners Of Bluffton,
Yemassee and Sheldon township from
exercising the functions of their Of
fee. The commissioners were ordered
to show cause at Beaufort on Septem-
Der 4 why the Injunction should not
be made permanent. The commits
sioners enjoined were named by the
governor without the recommended
ton Of the Beaufort county delega-
ton.
Another temporary injunction re-
strains G. Sanders, treasurer of Beau
fort county, and Joseph H. Claghorn,
supervisor, from paying funds on the
order of the commissioners. It also
is returnable September 4.
This action was brought by A. w.
Simmons, E. P. Hodge, Bayard Riley,
J. D. Cosby, W. J. Coaler, G.. M.
Guess, O. M. Reed and Israel Keyser-
ling, who were recommended as COM
missioners by the Beaufort county
legislature delegation.
The township commissioners en-
joined, who were named by the gov
ernor without regard to the recon-
mendation of the delegation, are:
Bluffton township-C. A. Verdier, j.
R. Coaler and W. H. Hutson; Yemas-
see township-R. A. Coburn, G. A.
Walker, S. S. Keller; Sheldon town
ship-D. F. Boineau, Ben Jessellon
and Ward.
The county attorney to-day said
that in his opinion the Injunction
against paying money out on order of
the township commissioners applied
only to the orders of the commits
sioners included in the first injunc-
tion.
The county commissioners were in
session to-day, the county supervisor
making up the necessary quorum. So
far, with the Injunction issued by
Judge Gary at Walterboro March 9,
the township commissioners of all
but three of Beaufort county town
ships have been enjoined from ex-
ercising the functions of their Office.
If an Injunction is issued against
the township commissioners of Beau
fort county, there would be no quo
rum in the county board and the af-
fairs of the county would be thrown
into chaos. What action will be
taken is not known, but some devel-
opments are expected within the next
few days.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
A Characteristic Speech.

According to the published ac-
counts of Gov. Blease, in his Fourth
of July speech at the Drayton mills,
Spartanburg county, condoned lynch
ing: made a TRADE on the negroes;
antagonized the Yankees; jumped on
the University of South Carolina, and
is president, DR.. Mitchell; stated
that several of the State institutions
are being extravagantly operated;
that the State of South Carolina is
the most extravagant, State in the
union; took a shot at the Columbia
State and the Spartanburg Herald;
paid his compliments to the State
Supreme Court in the matter OF
special judges; defended his pardon
record, taking particular pains to
explain his pardon of George Hasty,
the Cherokee murderer; expressed
his admiration for Congressman Jos.
T. Johnson, stating that Johnson had
more sense than all the other South
Carolina congressman put together;
praised Senator Smith and President
Snyder of Wofford college; vowed he
would tour the State and go to the
United States senate as succeeding
Tillman if the legislature impeached
him; offered to quit the governors
chair if he failed to prove a case
of offering bribe to State official
against Lawyer Tom Fielder; declar-
ed there is no such thing as prohibi-
ton in this State; stated it was the
duty of the dry counties to enforce
the law themselves, giving this as
an explanation why he had with
drawn whiskey constables from pro-
hibition counties; approved the action
of the board of education in eliminat-
ing 80 per cent. of the text books of
the State, and took a few random
shots at other things that entered
his mind. Incidentally. he expressed
his love for his friends being so
great that he wanted to be with them
after this life no matter where they
went. He stated that the governors
mansion was the home of the people,
excluding his enemies, "apes and
baboons," and extended an invitation
for his friends to make the mansion
their stopping place while visiting
Columbia.-Anderso Advocate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
BEATS BILBO WITH PISTOL
MISSISSIPPI STATE SENATOR AS
SAULTED ON TRAIN.
Assailant Former Penitentiary War
den, Whose Character it is Al
legged was Assailed by Victim.

Starkville, Miss, July 6.-State
Senator Theodore Bilbo, candidate
for lieutenant governor, was attack
ed and severely beaten here to-day Dy
J. J. Henry, claim agent of the Mo-
bile, Chicago and New Orleans Rail-
road, and former penitentiary war
den, the encounter coming as direct
sequel to a campaign speech deliver
ed by Senator Bilbo at Blue Noun
tain, Miss, recently, in which he is
credited with having assailed Mr..
Henry, impeaching his character.
The affray occurred aboard a rail-
road train, in which Mr.. Bilbo was
proceeding from Columbus to Stur-
gis, Miss, where he was to speak this
afternoon. Using the butt of pis-
tol, it is asserted, Henry struck Bilbo
repeatedly about the head and body.
One Version of Affair.
>Henry, it is stated, as he approach
ed Bilbo, who was seated in the
smoking car, demanded that the ut
terances in question be retracted and
an apology made. Then he struck
the State senator repeatedly about
the head and body with the butt of
a pistol. Henry surrendered to the
sheriff here, and was released on his
own recognizance. Other than a few
cuts and bruises about his face and
hands, he was not hurt in the slight
est.
Bilbo continued his journey to
Sturgis, where he was given surgical
attention. A special train was made
up at Sturgis to convey him to Jack
son.
Stated BilbO's Skull Fractured.
Reports as to the extent of Bilbo's
injuries are conflicting. At first it
was said that his wounds were not
serious, but late this afternoon a dis
patch quotes DR.. Murphy, who was
called to attend Bilbo at Sturgis, as
saying his skull is fractured, but he
is not necessarily fatally hurt.
Following an investigation by the
legislature into some charges of ir-
regularities in the election of United
States Senator Leroy Percy, a court
trial was held, at which Senator Bill
DO was an important witness.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Negro Held for Murder.

Walterboro, July 5.-Frank An
crum, negro from Whitehall, S. c.,
has been committed to jail here to-
day charged with the, murder of Joe
Singleton, another negro. 1t seems
that they had some dispute which re-
suited in the death of Singleton.
This is the first time for many
years that there is only one murder
case for trial in Colleton county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-13
Georgia Woman Kills Neighbor.

Waycross, Ca, July CAS- the cul-
mination of a neighborhood quarrel,
Mrs. R. L. Robbins, this afternoon
shot and killed Mrs. Belle Smith,
opposite the latter's home in Gil
christ park, this city.
Mrs. Robbins was arrested and is
held without bail in the county Jail.
Several neighbors saw the shooting.
Mrs. Robbins recently caused the
arrest of Mrs. Smith, charging her
with a minor infraction of city ordi-
nances. At the trial Mrs. Smith was
freed and Mrs. Robbins fined.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-19

planes pressed ais fully into the wind
as possible.
Though / did not require the full
surface of the 130-foot platform. / do
not think Il smaller one would be en-
tirely safe for such an experiment.
am convinced, however. that had the
shin been in motion and sailing direct
ly irto the wind, that my landing oil
the after deck would have been con-
sidcrably easier
ely had intended to land while the
cruiser was under way, but Capt. Pond
of the Pennsylvania deemed 1t unwise
to attempt maneuvres in the harbor.
This was National Defenders day at
the aviation meet and the military had
q prominent part in the program. An
Interesting military problem involving
the use of aeroplane for scout service
was worked out. A sham battle was
fought during which Aviator Charles
T.. willard in a biplane equipped with
wireless instruments, ascendcd to as
certa.n the position of the entrenched
"enerny'' and the city Notifications.
The experiment was to determine
whether wireless message could be
received and read by the aviator. Ac-
Cording to Willard he had no difficulty
in making out the simple cypher mes
sage which was 20 turn To- tho left and
descend. This he did.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-19
Republican Insurgents in
Senate Wax Merry.
"Razlng Hale" and "Gfi|ing
6alIlngef" Favorite Pasi|me.
War Alarmists Given q Good Rak.
Ing In the House.

Washington, Jan 1S.-This was field
day for the so-called Republican In
surgents" in the Senate. "Hazing Hale"
was the favorite pastime, but "Grilling
Gallinger" was a close second in point
of popularity.
The "Progressives" who played lead
ing roles in the drama were Senators
Cummins. Clapp. Borah and Brown
and the occasion was offered when
Gallinger sought to have n day fixed
ior vote on his ocean shipsubsidy bill.
Immediately on Gallinger's motion.
oiapp interposed an emphatic obpec-
ton. He was followed by Cummins.
VINO enjoyed himself at the expense Of
Gallinger. Then Hale arose and in
formed the Senate that the fixing OF
uays FOR votes never would do, that if
Sneh practice was INDUCED. no busi-
ness OF Il general nature could be tran
sacted at the present session. He de-
plored the waste of time and urged the
Senate TO quit drifting and "Get down
to business"
Gorah mildly suggested that he
agreed with Hale. but intlmated that
in his own opinion the senator from
Maine was not practicing what he
preached, that the latter, when the res
oiution providing for direct election OF
United States senators was offered last
Friday. sought to prevent considera-
ton by moving an adjournment.
Hale defended himself vigorously. re-
peating his warning of complete failure
OF general legislation.
BY what appeared to be in further
| ance of plan of the "Old Guard" to
still the rising storm. Gallinger moved
| that the bill be laid aside until
| Wednesday. Brown insisted that con-
sideration of the bill proceed.
Gallinger, champion of the bill, ar
! gued that the granting of the pro-
| posed bounty would do much toward
| breaking up "the illegal European
| snip combine
Burton would not consent that any
such combination could be dissolved
by "a subsidy-fed line" and when
Gallinger expostulated with him. he
demanded that the New Hampshire
senator should state his object in try
ing TO obtain subsidy legislation.
| My object is patriotic" responded Gal
hnger. II do not want TO see our battle
ships conveyed around the world again
by foreign collierss
Responding. Burton characterized this
expression as mere sentiment. "And sen.
timent would be we'll enough" he added,
If not too often accompanied by unwar-
ranted drafts on the treasury"
| For the moment Galinger was yisibly
vexed He declared the remark to be nm
warranted, and he retorted that he had
mot been in the habit of putting his
hands into the treasury vaults" When.
however. Burton stated that no personal
| aimsion had been contemplated. his an
| tasonism was modified and the day end
ed peacefully if futilely