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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
All Quit in a Bunch.

Anderson, Aug. 24.-According to
information received here tonight,
the thriving town of Pendleton, this
county, is without any executive Of
ficers. It seems that a few days ago
DIR. R. B. Day, the mayor, became
disguised because of some criticism
on the part of certain citizens as to
an official act of his, in dispensing
the towns water, and at meeting
of city council he handed in his res
ignation and the members of the
board of aldermen did likewise.
According to the law, the mayor
and aldermen will have to hold to
their jobs until their successors are
elected and qualify. An election has
been ordered for September 5, when
their successors will be chosen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
Road Bond Issue. Defeated.

Hampton, Aug. 22.-There was an
election in this county to-day on the
question of bonding the various
townships for the purpose of improv-
ing and building roads. From re-
ports received at Hampton late this
afternoon, the election resulted in an
overwhelming vote against the issue
of bonds.
1t was proposed to issue $4,000
in each of the townships Of the coun-
ty for the purpose of building roads
of sand clay. The question was not
greatly agitated. A good many reas-
ons have been advanced why the is
sue of the bonds would be impracti-
cable at this time, and but very few
reasons for the issue of bonds were
advanced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
A MILE OF MELONS.
Or Rather q Mile of Cars Loaded
With 100000 Cantaloupes.

The Southern Pacific has practi-
cally completed one of the most re-
markable crop movements in it's his
tory in the handling of the crop In
the Imperial Valley. The total num-
ber of cars shipped to date amounts
to $500, says the Los Angeles
Times, with about 100 acres addi-
tional to move. This is approx
mately 900 acres more than was har-
vested in any season before.
There were 56,O0o,000 pounds OF
ice used in the field and Yuma, Ariz.,
to take care of these shipments. The
biggest days picking was June IL,
when 1873 carloads we're harvested.
These cars were hauled from Braw-
ley, the shipping centre, to Imperial
Junction on the main line in one
train, the length of which was g.
ITS feet, considerably more than a
mile long
There were 324 crates in each
car and As melons to the crate, or
a total number of 1850 melons in
each car, and in the train 1885,
140 melons. When one appreciates
the fact that each of these melons
was handled at least three times in
picking, wrapping and Grating he can
readily imagine the army of men
necessary in the field to do this work.
This was probably the greatest num-
ber of fruit cars of the same class
and loaded with the same product
ever hauled in one train.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
Logic.

A hungry customer seated himself
at a table in quick-lunch restau.
rant and ordered chicken pie
When it arrived he raised the lid and
sat gazing at the contents intently
for a while. Finally he called the
waiter.
"Look here, Sam,' he said, "what
did I order?"
Chicken pie, sah.''
"And what have you brought me?'
Chicken pie, sah.''
"Chicken pie, you black rascal!'
the customer replied. Chicken pie?'
Why, there's not a piece of chicken
in it, and never was"
"Dats night, boss-dey amt nc
chicken in it,
"Then why do you call it chicken
pie?" never heard of such thing
'Dat's all right, boss. Dey don'1
have to be no chicken in chicken
pie. Dey amt no dog in dog bis
cult, is dey?"-Everybody's.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
Howing Dog a Nuisance.

One of the most unusual warrants
that has ever been issued in this
county in a long time was granted
this morning when W. L. Moorehead
came before Magistrate Samuel
Stradley and had warrant issued
for the arrest of one Archie Thomp-
son, charging him with maintaining a
common nuisance, to wit keeping a
dog tied a fence near the home OF
Moorehead that kept up a great noise
by bowling all night and greatly an
noying the family of Mr.. Moorehead.
The warrant was issued early this
morning before Magistrate Stradley,
who turned the warrant over to the
sheriff for execution. The sheriff no.
titled Archie Thompson that he was
wanted, and he Immediately came be-
fore Magistrate Stradley, who re-
leased him on a bond of 5000 for his
appearance for a preliminary hearing
that will be held in the next few
days. Thompson is an employe of
the Greenville Lumber company and
is we'll known in the city, while
;Moorehead runs on the Southern
Railway as a baggage master for the
express company.
Moorehead and Thompson are next
door neighbors on Stall street and
Thompson, it is said, has a dog that
he keeps tied to fence that sepa-
rates his yard from that of the
Moorehead family. 1t is claimed
that the dog keeps up suchEa howl
that it greatly araQys the family OF
Moorehead until le) has taken steps
to have Thompson prosecuted for
maintaining a common nuisance. He
claims that the dog is tied near the
bed room of Mr.. Moorehead and dis
turbs him and his family at night.
Thompson came to the city as soon
as he was notified by the sheriff that
he was wanted and gave bond for
the sum of $500 for his appearance
at the preliminary hearing. Both
men have a good reputation in the
neighborhood in which they live and
the affair over the dog is brought
about by the nightly revels of the
canine.
The case is a. most unusual one,
and one that will be watched with
close interest in the city. The date
for the trial has not yet been set.-
Granville Piedmont.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
END OF ALL ANIMOSITY.
A Notable Utterance from the Lips
of Senator Ben Tillman.

This being year of Civil war an
niversaries, the Southern papers, as
well as others, have been collecting
expressions of opinion as to what
fifty years have done for the country.
Notable in more ways than one is a
statement by Senator Tillman, print
ed in the Newberry IS. c. Observer,
for by source as we'll as by substance
it shows that for everybody, at last,
''the war is over" It's wording IL
lustrates the ability which nobody
ever denied to Senator Tillman, and
it is a sort of confession" that ex-
plains why he has been loved as
well as hated, often by the same per-
son. He says:
''I have seen the hatred between
the North and South pass away and
the people of the two sections reunit-
ed in real bonds of respect and af-
lection. The hate I once felt for
the Yankee is gone, and I find no
evidence of any of it in the senate
among Southerners nor any feeling
of animosity toward the South among
Northern men. We have indeed at
last come to know one another, and
that was all that was necessary to
bring about the peace which Grant
prayed for in 1865"
Were Senator Tillman still the saw
age fighter of other days, these
words might lend themselves to COM
ment not wholly serious or wholly
kind, but now they are too pathetic
as well as too admirable for any
thing except appreciation.-New
York Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
Studying the Boil Weevil.

Natchez, Miss, Aug. 23.-A party
of 25 Georgians, accompanied by G..
H. Afford, of the farmers co-opera-
tive department in the department OF
agriculture, was here to-day to study
the work of the boil weevil and the
best way to combat that pest. They
went to the chamber of commerce
and addresses were delivered by for
mer President Sim H. Lowenberg and
c. R. Byrnes, both advising diversif-
cation and raising Of live stock with
cotton as surplus crop.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
Loss by Fire i'm Barnwell.

Barnwell, Aug. 23.-A fire that is
thought to have been caused by light
ming during a thunder storm at an
early hour yesterday morning, de-
stroyed a barn on one of the farms
Of Mr.. NJ. B. Hagood, about three
miles from town, together with a
large quantity of forage, a mule and
a pig. Mr.. Hagood estimates his loss
at between $500 and $500, with no
insurance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
SHOOTS HIS BEEFSTEAK.
Brooklyn Man Uses Bullets on Foo6
He Couldn't Chew.

New York, Aug. 23.-John Cook
was not pleased by the food served
him in a restaurant at No. 1928
Gates avenue, Brooklyn, yesterday,
so he drew a revolver and shot at
it. Then he made a bulls eye on a
beefsteak on the next table and
plunked a pork chop three tables
away. The other patrons of the res
taurant tumbled over each other in
to the street; the walters dived into
the kitchen.
Cook was arrested and held in
$100 bail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
TOLD OF JOHN w. GATES.
When He Gambled He Preferred tt
Gamble Big.

Mr.. Gates's last Office was in the
Trinity building. He called his firm
Charles G.. Gates & Co. Others term
ed it "The House of the Twelve Apos'
tles," as a dozen partners were in it
When the stock market closed for the
day card game usually began
Gates was immoderately fond Of ali
games of chance, particularly care
games, and probably more anecdotes
have been told of his daring ano
generosity in poker than have fallen
to the lot of any other man of these
times. One day there were only
three in the Office to take hands. A
young man of good family, but not
wealthy, came in.
"Sit down." said Gates. 81 hate
to play with a dummy"
'"How much a point do you playa
asked the new conner.
s'Fifty.'
s'I can't afford it. twenty-five is
big game for me-"
ttWell, make up the rubber. Well
play for twenty-five" said Gates, de-
jectedly.
The young man played we'll, had
luck and won. The next day he go1
a check for 5000, and took it back
to Gates, saying that he had VOL
$3.50.
Eve were playing for 25 cents 9
point, weren't we?" he asked.
eve were playing for s25 a point,
said Gates.
He would hear no protests and or
dered the young man to go and cash
the check.
Once when Gates was on tour ir
the west he came to town where
a boom was needed. The chamber o1
commerce hearing of Gates's lik
ing for poker, had made up pot Of
$4,000 to give him game. Bu1
Gates was impatient; he didn't want
to play that day. The merchants
were aggressive in their hospitality
Finally he yielded.
81 haven't time to play poker" he
said. "But I'll tell you what I will
do. I'll shake you dice, one toss, fol-
the bundle.'
In everything Gates did he figured
spectacularly. He paid $4,000 rent
al for his suite at the Waldorf, and
Richard A. Garfield had the ceiling o1
his gambling saloon lifted so as moi
to restrict Gates when he played
fare. He tried to corner wheat
and paid s5,000,O00 for information
as to the difficulty of that undertake
ing.
After his withdrawal from Wal
street Gates devoted his attention tt
| industries in Texas, where he made
his home AS an exponent of the
Texas Oil company, capitalized a
36,O00,000, he became a formid
able adversary of the Standard Oh
company.-New York Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
SUFFERED FOR ANOTHER.
Man Who Served Unjust Sentence
Goes to Native Land.

New York, Aug. 23.-Andrew
10th. the Pittsburg steel mill hand,
who served 20 years in prison for a
murder he did not commit, and was
pardoned when the real murderer
made a dying confession, sailed for
his home in Hungary to-day to pass
his declining years with his wife.
Andrew Carnegie has given him a
life pension of $40 a month.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
Smith Fears Free Passes.

Atlanta, Aug. 24.-The law passed
by the recent legislature, permitting
the exchange of railroad mileage fo1
newspaper advertising, was vetoed
to-day by Gov. Hoke Simth.
He held that as the measure dlo
not specify that the railroads must
give mileage in strict accordance with
value received, it might be used tc
practically restore the old days Of
free passes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-31
SON SLAYs FATHER.
Says Self.Defence Prompted Fatal
Blow with Axe.

Bonneville, Ind, Aug. 25.-After
having been pressed by continuous
questioning for almost 80 hours in
jail, William Lee late to-day made q
written statement, in which he said
he had killed his father, Richard
Lee, in self-defence, after the father
had murdered his wife and younger
son, Clarence. The bodies of Lees
father, mother and brother were
found in their burning home early
yesterday, and Lee was charged with
their murder. After young Lees
statement to-day, Sheriff Scales, fear
ing the prisoner would be lynched,
secretly took him to Evansville.
Lee, who is but % years old, calm
ly reiterated his story that he knew
nothing of the circumstances Of the
killing of his family until late this
afternoon, when he suddenly said:
81 have something preying on my
mind" and calling for paper and
pencil, he wrote as follows:
Prisoners Statement.
'I was awakened by noise, and
went into the bed room, where my
father and mother and brother slept.
AS I opened the door I saw that my
mother and my brother had been
murdered. My father sprang at me,
axe in hand, excla1ming, I will get
you too.' I grabbed the axe away
from him and hit him over the head
with it. I could smell kerosene, and
I found oil had already been poured
over the bed. Just because matches
were handy, and I did not know what
else to do, I set fire to the bed cloth
ing, and then gave the alarm of fire. -
After he had completed this state
ment, he said:
81 didn't know what else to do
when I set the place on fire. I didn't
know how the thing would look"
No Faith in Statement.
The streets about the Jail were
crowded all day with townspeople
and farmers. The county officials
said they placed no faith in his state
ment.
The motives ascribed by the ofici-
ais in charging Lee with. the MUIR
ders is that he wished to obtain
money with which to be married to
Nina Taylor. Cash amounting to
s10O, said to have been in the Lee
house Wednesday, has not been
found.
The lives of Richard and Clarence
Lee were insured for 500. William
Lee is known to have quarrelled with
his parents because they opposed his
marriage.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-24
LADIES Celebrate
CLUB ANNIVERSARY
MRS. r r. ATKINSON IS HOSTESS
TO THE MONDAY
CLUB.
Members of the Organization and
Their Husbands Are Guests at a
Pleasing Function.

Monday evening Mrs. 7. Il. Atkin'
son was hostess to the ladies' of the
Monday club and their husbands, the
occasion being the clubs anniversary.
The house was tastefully decorated
for the occasion in the club color.s,
green and white.
The evening was spent in playing
cards, and an excellent musical pro.
gram was also rendered for the en-.
tertainment of the guests. In the
games Mrs. F. A. Knowles made the
leading score for the ladies and Mr..
r. F. Flint for the gentlemen. At the
close of the evenings entertainment
dainty refreshments were served and
the colors of the club were carried
out further in the menu. All of the
members present report a very de-
lightful time.
Before the meeting was brought to
close floral greeting was sent to
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Jewell, whose
absence was greatly regretted by the
members of the club. Mr.. Jewell is
a former president Of the club and
has always been interested in it's
work, but owing to the illness of Mr..
Jewell it was impossible for either he
or she to be in attendance.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-24

Washington, Jan. 23.-IN giving the
ways and means committee Of the
lower house the power to name the
committees and In taking that power
from the speaker the Democrats have
wrought a radical change in the pro.
cedure in congress-in fact, the most
radical change of recent years. In
consequence Oscar w. Underwood of
Alabama, chosen at the Democratic
caucus to be chairman OF ways and
means, becomes the second most Pow.
erful man in the lower house, and
in anym cases he will be certain to
have more influence than the speak
er. He will as chairman of the com.
mittee on committees, which ways
and means becomes, have much to do
in designating who shall serve on the
various committees. Congressman
Fitzgerald of Brooklyn opposed the
new plan of taking the appointing
authority away from the speaker. He
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-24
GRAND JURY IS
(Continued from page H.

of these lists, but haven't got 1t an
more"
Had List Of Bought Votes.
Il Martin: Zones, did you have
list of bought votes and amounts
paid for them?"
Jones: Eyes, l had partial lis
of these, but have not got 1t any
more; burned 1t.
Frankeberger: "Can you remem
Der the names of any of the votes or
the list?"
Jones: mot right of, but might
have my memory refreshed by some
Of the ward captains in the Second
or Seventh"
Frankeberger: 'LeSeure was be.
fore the grand jury and he lost his
memory"
Jones: well, could refresh his
memory on a few points If was OF
q mind to. There's q lot of these
fellows whose memories could be re-
freshed on this thing"
This conversation, said Grankeberg-
err, took place about 1915 a. m. Sat
urday at Jones' office at 10 East
Main street. The "old IMAM" re-.
ferred to, Frankeberger testified, was
his own father.in-law, Fl. M. Martin,
who has q butcher shop In the Sew
enth ward.
Attorney Had Election Office.
This is what Frankeberger told the
judy transpired there, his authority
for such a statement being, accord
Ing to his testimony, the statement
of his father.in.law, that Jones en-.
gagged the rear room of the shop as
an election office, it being two doors
eco feet) from the polling booth
Here, said the witness, Jones person
ally met the voters on election day,
instructed them how to vote, and,
1t was testified, paid them for their
votes. Martin, Frankeberger said,
told the latter that he scraped off
some paint on the glass pain of the
door, and, looking through, watched
the work. Two weeks ago, or there.
abouts, the witness said his father
in-law told him Jones showed the
butcher the alleged poll list he had
used to check off the voters he is
charged with having bought. Mar
tin, seeing his name at the bottom,
said the witness erased it, even
though the notation, IS office rent"
was made after the name.
City Attorney Denies Story.
It was this information which |
testified today he took !
to Jones' office Saturday. and with !
which he obtained tie alleged con.
fession. The city attorney has de- !
MED absolutely that he confessed to !!
such a thing and has said he would
tell the truth if asked by the grand
JURY.
Grand Jury Will "Find Out"
His statement was followed by a
subpoenae issued today. States At
torney John Lewman is conducting
the examination of the witnesses, the !
grand jurors interfering questions as ;
they occur to them. Foreman Isaac
who promises to be the
central figure in the investigation,
said today: 1--WE have our instruc-
tons to go into this and we're going
as far as we can go, II it takes all
spring. Well find out about these
alleged confessions"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-24
NES1OS INTRODUCES new
Continued from page &

out of any moneys not otherwise ap-
propriated, and the state examiner, to-
gether with the governor, state audit
or and attorney general, may appoint
additional assistants as required to adj
minister the provisions of this act ;
said assistants shall be known as ''feld
assistants, who shall be paid five dol
lars per day for the time necessary to
the performance Of his duties, and iii
addition thereto his necessary expenses
incurred.
Sec. g. Power of the State Exalr-
iner.) The state examiner, a deputy
state inspector and every field examiner
shall have power by himself, or by any
person legally appointed to perform thu
service, to examine into all financial
affairs of every public office and publ:
officer; such examination of the finaa-
cial affairs of townships, incorporated
towns and school districts shall BE-
made at least once in every two years,
all other examinations shall be made
at least once year. On every such
examination inquiry shall be made as
tu the financial condition and resourc es
# the taxing district; whether the con-
stitution and statutory laws of ale
state, the ordinances and orders of the
taxing district and the requirements If
the bureau of inspection and supe, Vi
sion of public Offices have been prope--
ly complied with, and into the methods
and rs tho a<1A
ports. The state examiner, his depu
ties, and every field examiner ana ev-
cry person legally appointed to perform
such service shall have and may ex<r-
else the necessary authority to issue
subpoenas and compulsory process ard
to direct the service thereof by any
constable or sheriff, to compel the at
tendance of witnesses and the produc-
ton of books and papers before him
at any designated time and D!a:e. and
to administer oaths Where any person
summoned to appear before the person
making such examination to give testi-
mony shall neglect or refuse to appear,
or shall neglect or refuse to answer
any question that may be put to him,
touching any matter under examina-
ton, or to produce any books or pa
pers required, then such person shall
be reported by the person making said
examination to the prosecuting attorney
of the county wherein the offense is
committed, and it shall be the duty of
said prosecuting attorney to institute
proceedings against such person in the
manner as is provided by law for
prosecuting penal offenses. Wilful
false swearing in any such examination |
shall be perjury and shall be punish
able as SUCH A report of such ex-
shall be made in triplicate,
one copy to be filed in the office of the
state examiner, one in the auditing de-
partment of the taxing district report
ed upon, and one in the office of the
attorney general.
If any such examination .discloses
nalfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeas-
ance in office on the part of any pub
ice officer or employe, within thirty
lays from the receipt of such copy of
aid report, it shall be the duty of the
attorney general, and he is hereby au-
horized~to institute without delay, in
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-24
ARE
NOW ORGANIZED

Washington, D. c., Jan. 23.-The
sive league by progressive republicans
senator's, representatives, governors
and others, all organization which will
seek to fight for the establishment of
popular government" was announced
today. The plans of the new league
which have been under consideration
since the assembling of congress, were
concluded at meeting here Saturday
night, at which time the declaration of
principles was signed, a constitution
adopted and the following officers
elected.
Prcsident-Senator Jonathan Bourne
Jr., Oregon.
First vice-prcsident- Representative
George w. Norris of Nebraska.
Second vice-president -Governor c.
Osborn of Michigan.
Treasurer-Charles r. Crane, Chi
cago.
Executive ommittee-Senator Moses
E. Clapp, Minnesota; Senator JOS L.
Bristow, Kansas; Representative E. H.
Hubbard, Iowa; Representative Irvine
L. Lenroot, Wisconsin; Representative
elect William Kent, California; Clifford
Pinchot, Pennsylvania; George l.. Rec
ord, New Jersey, and the president.
vice-presidents and treasurer, members
ex-offcio.
The declaration of principles was
signed by nine republican United States
senator's, among them being A. ].
Gronna of North Dakota, the govern
ors of six republican states, thirteen
members of the house and others.