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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-22
INSURED FOR $4,000, 900.
Rodman Wannamaker Holds the
Worlds Record.

Although he already possessed the
unique distinction of being the most
heavily insured person in the world,
Rodman Wanamaker of Philadelphia,
son of John Wanamaker, and vice
president Of the Wanamaker estab-
lishment, has added another half mil
lion dollars to his list Of life policies.
When death removes the merchant
there will accrue to his family from
life insurance alone the sum Of $4,-
100000.
This amount is greater than the in
surance of any other person in the
world. There are few men who are
insured to the amount of 81 900, 900,
or slightly above that amount, but
none approaches the total security
held by Mr.. Wanamaker.'
Rodman Wanamaker Is about 43
years of age. His health is good and
he works 10, IL and 16 hours day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-22
THINK KIRBY LEGAL JUSTICE.
Greenwood Police Decision Has Bear.
ing ON Spartanburg Case.

Spartanburg, June 15.-The de-
cision by the supreme court in the
case of the rural policemen against
the foreman of the grand jury and the
supervisor of Greenwood county, in
which the court decided that while
the men should draw their salary,
they are holding their Offices Illegally,
has great weight in the magisterial
situation in Spartanburg, which has
created much interest.
Magistrate ]. M. Bowden, the
justice, was appointed under circum-
stances similar to those in the Green
wood case. The senate had adjourn
ed when the governor announced the
appointment and hence the higher
body of the State legislature never
confirmed the appointment.
Leading lawyers in Spartanburg
state that the cases are similar and in
deciding that the Greenwood rural
policemen are not legal officers, that
they have settled the question that
Major Kirby is the legal magistrate
In Spartanburg and not Bowden, the
Blease man, although both are incum-
bents.
In Greenwood, the court awarded
the policemen their salary because
there were no other claimants, but
In Spartanburg it is different, and
both Major Kirby and Bowden want
their money.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-22

elections and give to congress the
power to regulate the time, place
and manner of electing senator's? It
is argued that other States would be
favored by adopting the amendment.
In the first place, I answer, Let those
States adopt primary election laws
as we have adopted In the next
place, our experience is the South
must look out for herself, and if the
time should come, as it has in the
past, when she needed friends, she
would find many of these same States
giving sympathy, perhaps, but not
their assistance. The best friend
the South has is the South. She has
sacrificed in the past, but there are
some things she must not give up,
and one of them is the regulation OF
the franchise"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-22
FEARS FEDERAL POWER.
Florida Senator Warns Against Br1s.
tow Amendment.

Washington, June Ex-senator D.
U. Fletcher, of Florida to-day sounded
a warning note against the ratifica-
ton of the bill for the election Of
senators by the people, declaring that
unless the legislatures of the several
States reject the measure with the
Bristow amendment the South will
give up her elective franchise and
all the rights and liberties that natu-
rally follow. He sees trouble ahead
for the people of the South.
'I am in favor of the election OF
senator's by popular vote," Senator
Fletcher said. "The people have a
right to say who shall serve them in
the United States senate. voted
against the final adoption of the reso-
luton, which was substitute for
the original one adopted on tie vote
and known as the Bristow amend
ment, and hope if the house accepts
this amendment that the legislatures
will reject it. The Bristow amend
ment has the effect of giving the
federal government authority to say
when, where and in what manner the
election for senators shall be held.
This is the Objectionable feature.
''It simply means that the States
shall surrender the control of their
political affairs to the government of
the United States, and am unalter-
ably opposed to it. I believe we are
able to take care of our own elec-
tions in the South without the aid
or supervision of federal authorities.
There is every reason to believe that
both branches of congress will be
Democratic in the next two years.
And then we can submit this propo-
sition in way that will not m can
a proposal that might prevent the
Southern States from regulating the
franchise. The Democrats were prac-
tically a unit against the Bristow
amendment. They believe it gives
the federal government power not
now claimed over the election of SEN
ators, far reaching and vital, but
many of them voted for the resolu-
tion after the adoption Of this amend
ment, believing that the legislatures
should take the responsibility Of rati-
flying or rejecting it. This was not
my idea at all. I think we should
meet responsibilities as they come and
not pass them on to some one else.
We choose senator's in Florida by pop
ular vote now, and the federal au-
thorities have nothing to do with
such elections. Why should we sur
render our absolute control Of such
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-22
HEsRH1LL WON'T SPEAK.
Richmond Editor Declines Ranaolpll-
Macon Invitation. 7E

Richmond, Va, June 15.-Mai6r
J. C. Hemphill, editor Of the Times
Dispatch, will not make the address
to the graduating class and Alumni,
Association of Randolph-Maco COLI
lege at the finals now in progress, as
was understood when he received and
accepted an invitation some time ago
to make the address. He was to have
officiated in the capacity of principal
speaker at the commencement exer-
cises to-day, at the invitation Of
President R. E. Blackwell, OF RAN
dolph-Macon College.
/. Major Hemphill was seen to-day
in his sanctum sanctorum and asked
why he declined the honor. He
smiled, indicating that he was en-,
tirely satisfied with the situation, but
that he would not go to Ashland to
deliver the address, and there is reas-
on to believe that he so Informed Mr..
Blackwell several days ago. Asked
what statement he would make, MAI.
Hemphill merely said: II have noth-s
ing, whatever, absolutely nothing TO;
say"
It appears, however, that the reas-
on harks back to the meeting of the
annual Methodist conference in this
city few days ago, following which
there appeared an editorial which ex-
pressed in part the opinion Ct the.
editor of the Times-Dispatch OF one.
of the men who has attained some
prominence in the church and who
has been in the past factor in the
shaping Of the policies of the confer
ence-a person no more or no less
than the Rev. James Cannon, Jr.
The editorial appears "Peeved"
some of the brethren and 'Peeved
them good" As consequence when
the invitation, which by the way
came as somewhat of surprise TO
the major. to speak at Randolph-Ma-
con College finals became known 10
these brethren, there was a hue and
a cry raised in certain quarters. Then
came the rumor that the president OF
the college was also being criticised
for inviting the major to speak at
the finals of the good Methodist In
stitution. Finally, the echo OF the
shouting and the tumult reached the
ears of Major Hemphill, it appears.
At any rate, Major Hemphill has de-
clined to accept the invitation to
speak at the finals of Randolph-Ma-
con College.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-06-22

Mr.. Ewart Brabham has accept
ed the position Of Deputy Sheriff Tor
Sheriff J. B. Hunter. 80.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
MINISTER'S AROUSED
New HaUpD Pa1ta dunn \


In Bridgeport Sunday, the clergy
men made good their threats to at
tack Mayor Buckingham from their
pulpits. In no fewer than thirty-siX
churches the pastors discussed the
attitude of His Honor in refusing to
interfere with Sunday baseball at
Steeplechase Island and they stated
that they would continue to assail
the Mayor.
When, some time ago, the clergy
men petitioned Mayor Buckingham
to stop professional baseball at
Bridgeport on Sunday he told them
that it was not in his province to
do so and that the, legal authorities
were the ones to which they should
appeal The ministers viewed his
answer as a political sidestep
Rather than attack an honorable
man in high position the clergymen
should have found a more conserva-
tive method of endeaVoring to stop
Sunday baseball. For instance, they
could have resorted to the courts
and enjoined the players. The
players. The methods of the minis
tiers have all the earmarks of a per-
sonal attack well framed up and ex-
ecuted.
In the matter of professional base
ball on Sunday the situation in
Bridgeport, in one way, is not unlike
that in New Haven. Like our Light
house point, Steeplechase Island is
far removed from the center of the
city and baseball is played there
without any harm being done to the
law and order of the city
fight on his hands, but it is not like
ly that he will suffer much from it.
Pulpit attacks never did amount to
much, anyway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Groom is Secretary Of Hawley Hard.
ware Company, and Bride
Popular Young Woman.

With ceremonies solemnized this af-
ternoon at o'clock at the North
Congregational church by the rector,
Rev. John DePeu, Miss Bessie Han
ford Bracken. became the bride OF
Mr.. Herbert Bottomley. The bride is
\ the daughter of Thomas and Alice
Hanford Bracken OF Atlantic street,
and the groom Is the son OF
Sophia and the late Charles Bottom
ley, formerly of the contracting firm
of Bowling & Bottomley.
The bride was attended by Miss
while Mr.. Arthur 1. Plat Of this city,
was the best man. The ushers were
Charles A. Bottomley, a brother of the
groom, Ralph Champney of New York
city, Earl Russell and Howard w.
Sullivan, the latter, brother-fn-law
of the groom.
The bride was attired in a beautiful
gown of white satin trimmed with
real Duchess lace. She wore white
lace veil tied with orange blossoms.
and carried bouquet of lilies of the
valley tied with huge bow of white
chiffon. The bridesmaids attire was
blue chiffon over yellow satin. She
wore a hat Of hyderangeas and rose
buds and carried a bouquet of hyder-
angeas tied with white chiffon.
The brides present to the brides
maid was gold breach pin, and the
groom's present to his best man and
ushers were gold shoe stick
pins.
Prior to the wedding ceremony
Vaughn's orchestra of fourteen pieces
rendered a recital at the church. and
during the ceremony played the we'd
ding marches. The groom is a MEM
Der Of the orchestra.
After the wedding ceremony the
bridal party retired to the home of
the brides parents in Atlantic ST. where
a reception was held and a wedding
breakfast served. The young couple
left on an early evening train for New
York and other points, and will be
gone for two weeks. On their return
they will reside in Beechwood avenue.
The bride is a prepossesing young
lady and has hosts of friends who
wish her continued joys. She has been
a clerk at the G. w. Fairchild's, jew
elers, in Main street The groom is
one of the city's most popular young
men, He is the secretary of the Haw-
lev Hardware Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
CITY CLERK
BOUCHER WEEDS
MISS KENNEY
Bride is Given Away by Her
Father and St. Peters Full
Choir Renders Special
Program

A wedding OF interest because VI
the social standing of the bride and
the political prominence of the groom,
was that this morning of Miss Eliza
beth Anna Kenney and Mr.. Stephen
Francis Boucher. The bride is the
daughter of Thomas F. and Katherine
A. O'Rourke Kenney Of Yale street,
while the groom is the present city
clerk.
The wedding was solemnized with
a nuptial mass at O'Clock at 81.
the pastor, Rev. Thomas J. Kelley
uniting the couple. Attending were
the brides sister, Miss May Frances
Kenney and Mr.. John F. Downing. TO
witness the nuptials, st. Peter
church was thronged with the many
er's full choir rendered a special pro-
gram of wedding music.
The bride, who was given away by
her father, Thomas f. Kenney, wore
white satin with crystal and Duchess
pointed lace. She wore white pic
ture hat trimmed with swaying white
willow pIumes and carried a bouquet
of white bridal roses tied in pink
chiffon and lilies of the valley. She
also wore the groom's gift an anne
thyst and pearl pendant
The bridesmaid was attired in a
gown of grey satin with pink trim
mings, and wore a hat to match. She
carried a bouquet of pink roses.
The brides gift to her brides maid
was gold bar, and to the groom,
gold cuff links. The groom's gift to
the bride was the pendant and to the
best man, gold cuff links.
Following the nuptials, the wedding
party and guests retired to the home
of the brides parents in Yale street,
where reception was held and a
dainty wedding breakfast served. An
early afternoon train took the happy
couple on a trip which will include
Niagara Falls and other interesting
points. They are expected back in
bridgeport in two weeks to take up
their residence at SIG Brooks street
Seldom have a young couple been
showered with 50 many congratula-
tons and Communications and were
the recipients of so many handsome
gifts as Mr.. and Mrs. Boucher, for
both are deservingly popular The
bride is a highly accomplished young
lady, is a graduate of the Bridgeport
High school and while at that insti-
tuition was a member of the Kappa
Mu Sigma sorority. The groom has
been engaged in public life for
number of years. His popularity has
been attested by elections to the
House of Representatives and to the
city's clerks office, which position he
now holds. and where he is making
a most commendable record.
The wedding march was played
by Mrs. J. L. Kennedy and during
the ceremony the same artist played
80 Praise Me-
Browns mass was sung and the
soloists we're Miss May Foley, solo,
and Mr.. Thomas Slattery, tenor At
the offertory Mr.. Slattery sang an
cave Maria''
Memberships occasional march
was rendered at the close.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
TROUBLES OF BRIDGEPORT'S
MAYOR
(New Britain Herald.)

(New Britain Herald.)
Mayor Buckingham has been plac
Bridgeport Pastors Association, which
demands that he stop Sunday base
ball at Steeplechase or the members
will denounce him from forty pull
pits. The mayor firmly refuses TO
interfere and in his statement calls
attention to the fact that if the au-
thorities kept closely to the letter
of the statutes drug stores, newspa
pers, garages, concerts and other &C
Invites would have to be closed. The
mayor refuses to be frightened and
proposes to bear the whitening at
tack unf1inchingly. "-Bridgeport Post
Why should the pastors denounce
more than should the head of a fam
lily denounce him to his children or
civic organization pass resolutions
condemning him for not obeying the
orders of the good clergymen. Law
is not made by the mayor of a city
and the duty of enforcing it is not
always imposed on him either, but he
is usually made the object of all kinds
Of attacks. A peculiar feature of
such controversies is the fact that
compliments in such cases do not
consider any side except their own.
The mayor in Bridgeport takes the
view that other forms of the Sunday
law are being technically violated in
that city and that he connQt con-
sistently stop one without stopping
all. If he did stop all the clergy
men might suffer some inconvenience
other illustration of the unsettled
spirit in regard to Sunday observ-
ance in this state and the matter
ought to receive the attention of the
lawmakers at Hartford. The feel
ink in one place is different from that,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
FOUND DYING FROM
STARVATION AFTER HE
SPURNED PUBLIC CHARITY
Especial from United Press.)


New Haven, June 14-Dying from
neglect and starvation George Noschel,
an elderly man, is at st. Raphael's
hospital, today, a victim of the pride
that refused public charity. He was
found in the hovel he called home
yesterday, very close to the heart OF
the city and within a hundred feet
of the local high school. There was
not even a bed in the place although
the extreme poverty which the old
man must have faced was hidden by
a vine that covered and a garden that
surrounded the house. Noschel was
left destitute when his brother Ed
ward died two weeks ago. A minister
offered the sufferer public charity but
Noschel refused and limited that he
was going to leave the city. Today
it is believed that this excuse was
given to ward off other offers of char
ity. The man was found unconscious
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
Peter Peterson
Veteran Of Civil
War Dies At "a

Peter Peterson, civil war veteran,
IS years old of New Milford, Conn,
and a frequent visitor to Bridgeport,
died in New Milford, yesterday, after
brief Illness, of ailment incidental
to his advanced years. Mr.. Peterson
was a familiar figure about Bridge
port. After the death of his wife,
several years ago. he sold a thriving
second hand store, and lived on his
income.
He alternated between New Mil
ford and Bridgeport, and when in
this city usually wore his militaryre
gala He dfned at Schmidt's res
taurant in Fairfield avenue, and
formed the friendship of many pat
rons Of the busy eating house through
his invariably genial and compa Mon
able spirit.
Mr.. Peterson came to America from
Denmark, IS years ago. He served
in the Second Company G, Connecti-
cut Light Artillery, and after the war
opened his second hand store in New
Milford. He was public spirited and
interested in the progress of his town,
and when a decade ago he bought an
New Milford, he drove it into the city
decked out with the national colors,
in the midst of public celebration.
Last year, June Is, he invited the
whole town to be his guests to cele-
brate the 5Oth anniversary of his
coming to America. A great cele-
bration was held, at which two of his
brothers, whom he had invited from
Denmark, were honored guests. Mr..
lodge of Masons, New Milford The
masonic ritual will be used at the
obSequieS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
GARRISON PRISONERS
Changes in the Methods of
Handling Them-Reduc-
ed Terms for Good Be-
haviour.

Washington. June 1.-The mon
modern and advanced IDEAS upon
penology will be introduced into the
army method Of handling garrison
sued by Major General Leonard
Wood, Chief of Staff The new reg
ulations will not apply to military
convicts, but only to those sentsnced
to confinement and hard labor with
out being discharged from the SER
vice.
The purpose behind the new regu-
lations is to give the prisoner every
opportunity to make good, instead OF
discouraging all effort toward good
behaviour. Under the new orders.
garrison prisoners win be allowed an
abatement Of five days of their terms
Of confinement for each period Of Is
days of good conduct, when serving
sentences of one month and not more
tina three months. On sentences ez-
lowed the FIVE days abatement for
the first month, and thereafter 10
days abatement for each period OF
20 days good conduct. Abatements
thus authorized may be forfeited
wholly or in part by subsequent mig
conduct.
A garrison prisoner who has serv-
ed one half Of q sentence of ten days
or more, according to the new or
ders, may submit request TO be
put on probation for the remainder
Of the sentence, and his request fs
granted, and he is restored to duty
on condition that if his conduct -
not good while on probation he VIII
be required to serve the remainder OF
his sentence.
tant changes in the methods of work
ing garrison prisoners at military
posts These changes have been out
lined in the following letter. sent 70
the commanders of the several de-
partments:
The present system Of working
prisoners under sentinels conveys a
false impression as to the character
Of the prisoners, gives the public the
erroneous idea that the army is full
of bad characters requiring forcible
handling is injurious to the selfre-
spect of the prisoners, discourages
enlistments, and lowers the military
service in public opinion. In addi-
ton to these objections, the system
constitutes a heavy drain upon the
command furnishing the necessary
guard.
.It is deemed advisable and in the
interests of the service, to adopt a
different method of handling those
garrison prisoners who are confined
for comparatively short periods of
practicable number of prisoners may
be required to work under guard
cit is therefore directed that as far
as is practicable, as may be deter
mined by post commanders in ac-
cordance with the above policy, gar
rison prisoners will be paroled for
work under the general supervision
of the officers or non-commissioned
officer in charge of prisoners; and
that prisoners whose offenses are Of
such a nature as to require that they
be kept under armed guard shall be
assigned tasks, as far as practicable.
which will make the presence in tbs
service of this class of men as lfttfe
conspicuous as possible"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14

in another with the result that those
in the small towns seem to think that
the regulation which works well in
those little places could be just as eff
fectively applied to the large cities.
There is no mistaking the fact that
the law forbids Sunday ball playing
but 1t has been going on for years,
with occasional interferences from
the police and followed by prosecu-
ton In the police court, but there
have been SO many escapes and the
spirit of the times seems to be so
much in favor of it that 1t is per-
mitted, not by law, but by acquies-
cence on the part of the authorities
and the people themselves appear to
approve of it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
E. n. DILLON g. co.
Professor Of
Oratory Will
Speak AT Park
Former Holder of Chairs at Villa
Nova and NOtre Dame to
Make Address Friday
Evening

Local Socialists, as busy as bees in
season and out, have secured the con-
sent of the Park board for the use
of the band stand at Seaside park on
Friday evenings, and the economic
questions of the day will be expound.
ed from that vantage point in the
cool park grove.
Friday night will witness the first
meeting and the speaker will be Pro-
fessor George Spices Of Bristol, who
has held the professorship of oratory
at both Notre Dame and Villa Nova
colleges. Needless to say he is a
splendid speaker and his address will
be heard with much interest.
John Berger will act as chairman
Of the meeting, and George Spash, a
Bridgeporter. will make a brief pre-
liminary address.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-14
PADD0CK WILL
READ PARCELS
POST LETTERS
Reilly For Extension of Postal
Service, But Hill and Others
on the Fence
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
Hartford, June 14-When the resolu-
ton favoring a national parcels post
comes up in the Senate, in the near
future, Senator Garry Paddock of
Bridgeport. will read a number OF
letters on the subject from the Rep
resentatives of Connecticut in Con-
gress.
With the exception of Senator Geo.
P. Mclean and Congressman Thomas
L. Reilly, the. Connecticut Representa-
tives gave eouivoca1 answers. Nc
Lean and Reilly came out flatfooted
for a package post.
Il have for many years been in IA
vor of a general parcels post" wrote
Senator Mclean. You may rest as
sured that I shall watch most care
fully here and 1 shall give my aid
in every possible way"
That Congress may not touch the
matter at this session is plainly stat
ed in a letter from Charles Green
wood, secretary to Congressman E. j.
Hill of Norwalk
During the last campaign, Repre-
sentative Hill refused to commit him.
self on the proposition when given an
opportunity.