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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
Serious Strike Threatened.

st. Louis, Dec. 1S.-Leaders Of
four unions of railroad workers are
scheduled to meet here tonight to
discuss the advisability of calling a
strike of the shopmen and other
workers of the Illinois Central and
Hartman roads.
j. w. Kline, president of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Black
smiths and Helpers, arrived here
this morning. He is to meet the
union officials of the Western roads.
Shopmen and allied workers on
every railroad in the jurisdiction of
the General Managers Association of
Western and Southern railroads will
be called out if the present plans of
Kline are realized. He is quoted as
saying the men are going to win the
strike on the Hartman and Illinois
Central roads if he and his coleaders
have to call out all members of the
unions.
Kline charges that other roads
have been lending engines and cars
to the lines now affected by a strike.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
Years Fire Loss.

Columbia, Dec. 1S.-During the
period of twelve months ending De-
cember /, there were 1880 fires in
South Carolina, netting an insur-
ance loss of s1,140,864.SO, according
to the yearly report of fire losses in
the State issued from the office of
F. H. McMaster, State insurance
commissioner, Saturday morning. OF
these fires more were caused by
sparks on roof than any other known
cause, the second place being held
by defective fues. The most de-
structive single fire noted was from
an overheated smokestack, which
brought a loss of $145,51S. There
were 513 fires during the year the
cause of which have not been assign
ed by the insurance department.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
Felder'S Book.

Spartanburg, Dec. 17.-Additional
information was obtained Saturday
concerning Thos. B. Felder's book on
Gov. Blease.
A Spartanburg minister stated to
reporter for the Herald that Mr..
Fielder had shown him part of the
book in typewriter form.
Mr.. Fielder treats Gov. Blease as
politician and as an ofice-holder
and from the standpoint of his per-
sonal morals. The author does not
mince words in handling his subject.
The minister stated that Mr.. Field
er would be only too glad if Gov.
Blease would prosecute him for libel,
as he declares every assertion made
in the book is true and he would
welcome an opportunity to prove the
truth of them through court pro-
ceedings.
Six men are mentioned in connec-
ton with the charges against the
governor made by Mr.. Fielder. -Four
of them have never been publicly
mentioned in this connection before.
It is understood that Mr.. Fielder
will mail copy of the book in
pamphlet form to every voter in the
State about the time the legislature
convenes next month.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
KILLS HIMSELF ON HONEYMOON
Florida Mans Bride Unable to Ac.
count for Suicide.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 1S.-"]
cannot bring disgrace upon my fam
lily, so 1 have decided to end it all. .
This was the substance of note
found in Room A of local hotel
this morning, after Zebulon Vance
Fowler, aged %, young lumber
man from Terrill, Florida, had taken
a quantity of strychnine.
Only having been married since
December 8, and having come to
Jacksonville with his bride to spend
his honeymoon, the young man, a
member of a prominent family OF
the State, committed suicide shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning. His
wife was with him at the time of his
death, but declares she was unable
to account for his terrible act.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Alton B. Parker, Of New York,
will make the address at the annual
meeting of the State Bar Association
in Columbia January 1S and 19.
Miss Sue Sloan, of Johnston, has
won a thousand dollar scholarship in
a music conservatory in Boston.
There were more than 900 contest
ants.
Through the repeal of the muzzling
order, the sixty thousand dogs Of
Greater Berlin went unmuZzled last
summer, for the first time in many
years.
R. I. Manning, of Sumter, declines
to act as one of the trustees in the
scheme to finance the cotton crop by
New York syndicate. He is opposed
to the plan.
About 400 race horses are now
stabbed at the Charleston race track,
with accommodation for 200 more
that are expected this week. The
races will begin January 10.
The postofices at Central, Lam
drum, Inman, Ridgeway and Sum-
merton have been made presidential
Offices, with salaries of 1000 each,
except Summerton-which is $500.
American shoes seem to be very
popular in southern France. Show
window displays in the stores are
full of French made shoes bearing
the labels as american shape" and
american style'' to attract buyers.
Geo. R. Rembert, as administrator
of Berry Graves, a lineman for the
Southern Bell Telephone company,
has brought suit in the Richland
court for $4,000. Mr.. Graves met
his death while working for the
company in July, 1910.
A. ]. O'Brien, foreman of the
street car line in Charleston and elec-
trician for the Academy Of Music,
was killed by an electric shock on
Wednesday morning. While stand
ing by an electric pole supervising
some work he took hold of the guy
wire and was instantly killed.
John Y. Darlington and J. Stobo
Young, the men convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary in connec-
ton with the Seminole swindle, and
who recently begun serving their
sentences, will be given personal
hearing by the governor to-day, he
having granted a personal audience
for the purpose of hearing their ap-
peal for a pardon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
STOLE HORSE AND BUGGY.
Greenwood County Sheriff Holds Ne
gro on Suspicion.

Greenwood, Dec. 18.-Sheriff T.
w. Mcmillan arrested and landed IN
Jail Saturday a negro on suspicion
Of having stolen horse and buggy.
It was reported to the sheriff that a
negro was trying to sell a horse and
buggy in the lower edge of town. He
began to investigate and found that
the negro had left the horse and bug
gy at the store of Mr.. D. M. Milling,
Sr., and had come on uptown. He
soon found the negro and placed him
under arrest and then went for the
horse and buggy. The negro claims
that he traded for the horse and bug
between Allendale and Charleston
and that he wants to sell it so he
can 20 to his home in knoXvllle,
Tenn. He says he has been coming
to this State from Tennessee with
horse traders for some time, but can
give no references. The negro is OF
a dark ginger cake color, about 80
years old, weighs about 140, has a
slight scar on upper lip under right
nostril, and a pistol scar on first
Joint of left thumb; has had throat
trouble and speaks with difficulty;
SAYS his name is Will Allen. The
team consists of red sorrel mare
about 12 years old, weight 900
pounds, half reached with color
mark on shoulder and back. The
buggy is black with red running gear
and springs and steel tires; Gem
make. Sheriff Mcmillan will hold
the negro for several days.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
Says Rats Cause Pellagra-

M. o. Westbrook, of Spartanburg
county, has discovered what he firm
ly believes to be the source of pei
lagra and has submitted his findings
to government and State physicians
and departments of surgery. In a
statement issued to the press, Mr..
Westbrook says:
THE rat in a deadly combat and
struggle emits a poisonous gas, fume,
film or slime which is invisible or
semi-invisible and which infests the
surrounding food or drink with a
bacteria forming poison and there
fore is the source of pellagra and tu-
berculosis.'
Mr.. Westbrook is certain that his
theory concerning the causes of the
disease is correct and quotes the fol-
lowing experiment conducted by him
self to prove that the rat is the
cause of the malady:
"Place a considerable quantity OF
crackers, candy, sliced potatoes or
tempting food in good wire trap
and when rodent is captured irri-
tate with a blunt instrument for
several moments, then kill the var
mint and allow the food to remain
in trap along with the corpse for
twenty hours or more. The tempera-
ture of the dead rat and food should
be kept at 80 degrees. This having
been completed, grow bacteria from
the food"
Mr.. Westbrook himself tried this
experiment and when the infested
food was analyzed by chemists 1t
was found to contain the germ that
causes pellagra and tuberculosis.
The experiments were conducted by
MIR. Westbrook and DR.. j. Berry
Smith, of Charlotte, N. c.
The originator of this theory, Mr..
Westbrook, is a farmer of Spartan
burg county and has never studied
medicine. He stated that it had fire.
ouently occurred to him that rats
were the real cause of this disease
and led him to make the experiments
that convinced him beyond the shad-
oW of a doubt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
Robber Suspects Have Defender.

Savannah, Dec. 1S.-Mrs. w. M.
McFail, the Hardeeville lady with
whom George H. Hill and Henry
Erckstrom, the Baltimoreans under
arrest here for robbing the Atlantic
Coast Line train last Tuesday morn
ing boarded, comes to their defense
in an interview given representative
of the Savannah Press at her home
yesterday.
Mrs. McFail says the accused were
undoubtedly in their room at her
home at 1 o'clock the morning Of the
robbery. She is sure of this because
she was ill that night and when ner
daughter arose to administer to her
one of the men called out to know II
there was anything they could do.
Mrs. McFail explains the presence
of the greasy and dirty rags in the
room of the men by saying that they
had been helping her in cleaning
house and had used these rags in
cleaning their hands. They had
placed them in a fireplace after the
cleaning was over and had partially
burned them.
The detectives also found in the
room of the men what they termed
false front" which they have believ-
ed one of the men wore to make
him appear larger than he really
was. Mrs. McFail says this was a
piece of cotton quilting which she
herself hung in the closet of her
lodgers' room. The effects OF the
men were at all times open to inspec-
ton during the several days they
were with Mrs. McFail and she says
they had nothing that was in the
least suspicious.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
BAMBERG S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1911.
MONUMENT is LANDED.
Memorial to Confederate Women to
Be Sent on Here.

Columbia, Dec. 16.-The bronze
group designed for the woman's
monument by Mr.. F. w. Ruckstuhl
has at last arrived in New York and
will soon be brought to Columbia, to
be put in place under Mr.. Ruckstuhls
direction, probably during the holi-
days. There is no likelihood of the
date of the unveiling being fixed for
three or four weeks, as it will doubt
less take some time to get every
thing in readiness. No date will be
announced until after the meeting of
the monument commission for the
formal acceptance of Mr.. Ruckstuhl's
work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
PORTER JUMPED FROM TRAIN.
Negro Subject to Epileptic Fits Sc
riously Hurt in Fall.

Winnsboro, Dec. 18.-Early yes
terday morning Tom Young, a negro
porter on train No. SO, jumped from
the moving train when between
White Oak and Woodward, sustain
ing serious injuries. He was carried
to a hospital in Chester, where his
leg was amputated below the knee.
The negro was subject to epileptic
fits and it is surmised that he was
attacked with one of these when he
ran out of the car to the platform,
from where he jumped. After being
carried to Chester the leg was found
to be so badly broken below the knee
that it was necessary to amputate it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
Makes Fortune After Romance Ends

Chicago, Dec. 19.-George Bon
nett, Chicago's oldest "newsboy,
died wealthy because the one
romance of his life ended thirty
five years ago when he was poor.
Eonnett's death came few days ago
at the age of seventy years and af-
ter he had accumulated for
tune of more than 100000 by selling
newspapers and relentlessly saving
his pennies.
A love affair at Wooster, Ohio,
three and half decades ago, caused
him to abandon the town the day
after his sweetheart's father had told
her that she could not marry poor
man like Bonnet.
There and then, according to his
half brother, c. NJ. Lovett, who has
arrived in Chicago from Wooster,
Bonnett declared that he would &C
cumulate a fortune and he vowed at
the same time that no other woman
would ever help him enjoy it.
Bonnet lived in room for
which he paid SO month and ate
where he could get his meals cheap
est. When he died none of his rela-
tives could be found. He had signi-
fed to w. G. Austin,,a business man,
his intention of leaving his money to
the Newsboys Home. He had also
told him of his love. affair. Bonnet
left NO will so far as known. ...
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
FOUR CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Walhalla Lawyers Detective Work
May Solve Young Mans Death.


Anderson, Dec. 1S.-H. w. Hol-
cob, chief of police, of Townville;
]. E. Woolbright, a policeman; Bas-
ken Sears and Jim Baldwin, who
were called in by the officers to as
sist them in arresting Doc Welborn,
a young mountaineer, on the night
of September %, 1910, were lodged
ip the Jail here tonight, charged
with the murder Of Welborn. Wei
born was arrested for drunkenness
about 9 o'clock at night and three
hours later the guard house was
burned.
The arrest came as the result Of
detective work by M. G. Long, for
merly court stenographer of this cir
cult, but now an attorney at Wal
halla. He has been working on the
case for several weeks and it is un-
6erstood that. he has gathered evil
dence tending to show that Welborn
was murdered before being placed in
the guard house and that the house
was burned to hide the alleged crime.
The four men came to Anderson to-
day and voluntarily surrendered,
when they learned that the warrants
had been issued.
The warrants were issued by a To-
cal magistrate, upon the af1davits OF
the foreman and members of the
grand jury. When seen at the jail
tonight the four men declared their
arrest is due to prejudice, but they
refused to name the persons whom
they think are behind the move to
convict them. The four men are
married and have families. Wei;
born's widow and children are now
working in a cotton mill here.
Chief Holcomb said tonight that
in his opinion Welborn set fire to
the guard house while lighting
cigarette or in attempting to burn
his way to freedom.
Mr.. Long was communicated with
to-day and he stated he would come
to Anderson on Wednesday to rep
resent the solicitor, when the pris-
oners will appear before Judge
Prince for bail.
The arrest of the first of the four
men has caused considerable excite
ment in the Townville section and
to-day many of the leading business
men of that town came to Anderson
to 20 on the bonds for their release
An effort is being made tonight to
get Mr.. Long to come to Anderson
so that the application for bail can
be made tomorrow.
Mr.. Longs ability in detective
work was shown several months ago,
when he brought to justice Cantrell,
Gaines, and Angel, three white men,
for the murder of Emerson, near
Walhalla. At the time it was
thought that Emerson was killed by
a train, but Mr.. Long worked on
the case until he secured sufficient
evidence to bring the three men
from as many States and to convict
and sentence them for the murder.
The trial attracted great deal OF
attention.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Fairfax FancieS.

Fairfax, December 16.-On Mon
day evening a reception was CIV
en- Miss Lila Barber, a bride
to-be of this week. The parlor was
beautifully decorated in white and
green, Mrs. Barber and her daugh-
ters receiving her numerous guests
under a huge white bell. Mistletoe
was apparent on the staircase and
in several rooms. Mrs. Sam Tai
ley and Miss Sue Best assisted in re-
ceiving. A delicious sweet course
was served, then all of Miss Lila's S
friends present transcribed lovely
sentiments and good wishes in her
brides book. The favors were tiny
silver bells. The occasion was one OF
unusual pleasure and will long be
remembered by those present.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Sam
Talley entertained our young BRIDE
to-be with a linen shower. The dec
orations all indicated the coming
event. In a white room, from the
wall, was suspended huge snow
ball, divided in two sections and hol-
low inside; all covered with the
feecy staple to resemble snow. Mrs.
Talley and Miss Barber drew the
white cords, and 10! the beautiful
linen center pieces, etc., were show
cred all around the prospective
bride. Dainty refreshments were
served, the favors being pictures OF
a beautiful bride, with veil, train,
bouquet, etc. Each guest had writ
ten a recipe on red card heart,
and before these were made into
book for the bride they were hidden
in different rooms and the one find
ing the most hearts won prize, Mrs.
w. E. Harter won the pretty piece
of china. The ladies enjoyed the
afternoon immensely.
On Thursday at high noon occur
red the marriage of Miss Lila Bar
ber to Mr.. Silas GLADDEN., of near Co
lumbia. The fair bride never looked
lovelier than on this occasion, when,
arrayed in a shining robe of white
satin, with lilies of the valley in her
dark hair and shower bouquet of
white carnations and ferns, she, with
the groom, marched down the stair
way to the strains of ''The Arrival of
the Bride" played by Mrs. Sallie l..
Sanders. When they entered the par
lor to the strains of Mendelsohn's s
wedding march, they were met by
Rev. F. Glenman, who performed the
ceremony. After congratulations and
viewing the handsome gifts, which
we're numerous and costly, all par
took of the delicious wedding break
fast. After donning her travelling
suit, 10, it was train time. The we'd
ding favors were white carnations to
each guest.
Mr.. GLADDEN. is a rising young
farmer and merchant, and Mrs. Glad
den was a great favorite here where
she has always lived. Their many
friends wish them safe and pros
porous journey. through ife's
changes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
SEIGLER DENIED BAIL.
Application to Associate Justice Gary
is Turned Down.

Last Friday application for bail
was made by the attorneys of Mr..
James Seigler, charged with killing
Officer Patterson, of Aiken. The bail
proceedings were heard by Supreme
Court Justice Gary, in Columbia,
and after considering the aftidavits
for day, refused bail.
Mr.. Seigler was taken to Colum-
bia by Sheriff Raborn and the at
torneys who represented him there
were: Messrs. J. B. Salley and John
F. Williams, of Aiken, Jas. Davis,
of Barnwell, and Chas. Salley, of
Salley. Solicitor R. L. Gunter, as
sisted by Solicitor Zimmerman, OF
Ratesburg. resisted motion for bail.
In asking for bail the defendants
presented afidavits from Mr.. Ernest
A Jones, of Warrenville; Estes
Heath, Nick Glover, and D. r. Nc
Carly, and one from the defendant.
Tn substance they swear that Mr..
Patterson made move towards his
hin pocket for his pistol and that Mr..
seigler had to shoot in self-defence.
The State introduced principally
the evidence taken at the coroner's
inouest and also took the position
that if Mr.. Patterson made a move
towards his hip pocket he had right
to do so, as he was an officer of the
law. and it was in his right to draw
his pistol to make an arrest when a
prisoner resisted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21

The familiar electric warming pad
has been formed into the shape Of
a shoe and patented by an Oregon
woman for keeping a persons feet
warm.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21
J.J. JONES'S HEARD
SLAYER OF ABE PEARLSTINE
SEEKS NEW TRIAL.
Defence's Counsel Bases Demand for
Reversal on Alleged DsquaG.
fication of Juror Rutland.

Columbia, Dec 18.-The appeal
in the case of John J. Jones, the
Branchville lawyer who shot and kill
ed Abe Pearlstine in the postofice
at that place and who was convicted
last January, at Orangeburg, Of
manslaughter and sentenced to ten
years and one months Imprisonment
in the penitentiary, was argued this
morning before the supreme court.
w. c. Wolfe, Esq, of Orangeburg, of
counsel for the defence, appeared
for the motion, while Solicitor P. T.
Hildebrand represented the State,
Messrs. Robert Lide and A. w. Sum-
mers also taking part.
Jones in Court.
The defendant, John ]. Jones, who
since his conviction has been at the
penitentiary as a detention prisoner,
was present in court when the case
was argued this morning. He is
looking we'll and watched and fol-
lowed closely every point which was
made. He sat on the left of his
counsel during the argument. At
it's conclusion he was taken back to
the penitentiary, where he will re-
main pending the decision.
Basis of Appeal.
The chief point on which the ap-
peal was based was the allegation
that one of the jurors which convict
ed Jones was over 65 years of age,
and further, that he was registered
in one township and lived in another.
His name is A. E. Rutland, and
it is claimed by the defence that this
condition was not known until after
the verdict of the jury, convicting
Jones of manslaughter, had been re-
turned. 1t is said that this is the
first time that these points have
ben brought before the supreme
court for decision, the defense in
this case contending that as Juror
Rutland was over 65 years of age
and illegally registered he was in
competent to serve on the case and
they ask the supreme court to re
verse the decision of the lower court
and grant new trial.
Convicted Last January.
Jones shot and killed Abe Pearl
stine in the postofice at Branchville,
both of them being residents of that
place and prominently connected.
Judge R. w. Memminger presided at
the January term of court, in Or
angeburg, at which time Jones was
convicted of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to ten years and one month
in the State penitentiary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-12-21

What promises to be very valu-
able coal field has been discovered in
the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-15

on q resonant limb IL the fiAaS6St ~.
proaeh to love 6oh6-btt Siixll 1sSt
the snare dfamniefS Hearts feel tl6
thrill Of the spring just - fhttch - thS
coloratuta's soprano? ThtfS iSHt I
living bird, but will end9Avor 10 make
some sort Of litin1 noise wien thS
stringtime comes. Did tSH ever hbAf
tho love song Of & crown Ne. ThSA
you have somethihe pis4sAht 70 isafh.
He sits near his tilAts IN 1 1kSspish
sort Of way and he makes i fHhHy
little noise away down IN his Unrest.
opening his mouth the while, ana erhits
ting q sound half Wsy between 4 CAV
and wliistle.
This il the season when almost any
one may md q red bellied woodpeeAsf,
otherwise known as Carolina Jx0sd.
pecker; xebra-bifd, etc. He IL net %
noisy with his bill but he b far more
noisy with his voice and after ono has
learned his fadcous cry II 10 eASy to
distinguish It the next time, tho II
may come from a distant wooded ridge.
He Is one Of the handsomest Of the
woodpeckers. with a crown and nape Of
bright scarlet. and bact 81 black and
white beautifully mixed. Thi9 WOOD
pecker may be found IN iowa In the
winter and sometimes III the sumner:
but he IL more common In this part Of
the state at this season Of the year
Dozens OF them have been sesn during
the past week.