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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-15
sixty-five Men Entombed

Amador City, CAL, Feb, Sixty
five men were imprisoned in a cave
in at the Bunker Hill mine, two miles
north Of here, to-day. Rescue crews
are at work. None is believed to be
dead.
The breaking of the cable Of the
cage in the main shaft induced the
collapse of the supporting shaft tim
bers and the release of tons of earth
that buried the entrance.
Late tonight rescue crews succeed
ed in communicating with the men by
means of, the air pipes, and were told
that none of the imprisoned men
were injured. If no more earth
gives way it is believed that rescue
will be effected tomorrow.
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BEGINNING ANOTHER MONTH.
Plans Continue for Prolonging Mill
Strike at Lawrence.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. Ito
day, which marked the beginning of
another month in the strike of more
than 10000 mill operatives for an
increase in wages, was one of general
activity. The Central Labor Union
officials drew up the demands which
are to be made upon agents of each
mill, while the Industrial Workers
of the World leaders spoke at num-
ber of meetings, urging solidarity
among the strikers.
It is estimated that the financial
loss due to the strike, a major por-
ton of which falls upon the strikers,
already approaches the $1,000,0o0
mark. The mills are said to have
protected themselves against finan-
Scial loss by having their work per-
formed at their factories elsewhere,
or on sub-contracts, by which they
receive share of the profits.
Some mill officials claim that 10,-
600 operatives are now at work, but
the military observers, who are still
on duty with their troops at the fac
tory gates, say only seven or eight
hundred hands go in, where usually
5000 were employed.
The leaders of the Industrial Work
ers of the World assert that this
strike is but the beginning Of an In
,dustrial revolution
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Charged with Wrecking Train.

WATERFORD, Feb. 8. 80 Just to see
what would happen" was the excuse
which, according TO officers, Joe and
strobble Mack, negro brothers, aged
Is and 10, respectively, give for
throwing the switch that wrecked
Atlantic Coast Line passenger No. 8s''s
at White Hall, January 29. The
boys are in Jail here and the officers
say have. made a full confession.
The boys were committed to jail
yesterday by Magistrate r. s. W.
Bryan. This case was worked up by
detectives for the Coast Line. 1t is
said that the younger, strobble Mack, .
confessed and implicated his broth
er. So
The fast mail ran through an open
switch and into a freight train which
was on the siding.
The negroes were arrested by
MAGISTRATE Bryan who held the pre-
liminary after which they were COM
mitted to jail.
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A. C. Jones Hit by Col. Hardwick.

A. C.. Jones, travelling man OF
this city, and Col. 8. H. Hardwick,
passenger traffic manager Of the
Southern Railway, had a personal
difficulty on the street in Columbia
Yesterday. Col. Hardwick was not
hurt, but Mr.. Jones is wearing a
beautifully darkened eye as the re
suit Of coming into contact with Col
,Hardwick's fist. 80 ~
The difficulty arose while Mr..
Jones and Col. Hardwick were dis
cussing the mileage bill in the legis-
lature, which seeks to require the
railroads to allow conductors to pull
mileage on trains instead of requir-
ing the travellers to exchange the
mileage for tickets at the ticket win
doY. They were discussing some
conditions said to prevail in Missis-
sippi, when Col. Hardwick said some
thing which Mr.. Jones construed to
be offensive to him, whereupon Mr..
Jones slapped" Col. Hardwick in the
face.
Col. Hardwick did not take the at
fair to be slapping match, so he
doubled up his fist and swatted the
travelling man in the eye, with the
result that the member is badly dis.
colored to-day. That was about all
there was to the fight. COL Hard
wick afterwards expressed his regret
at the occurrence.
Both are well known in Spartan
burg. Col. Hardwick has frequently
visited here and has many friends all
Eoyer the South. Mr.. Jones has fol
many years been a successful travel.
ing man. He formerly lived at New.
berry, but several months ago remov-
ed with his family to Spartanburg.
He takes an active interest In the at
fairs Of travelling men and is much
concerned in the passage Of the mile,
age bill. Z
Mr.. Jones made the race for gov
ernor in the primary campaign in
1905, but the vote he polled was In
considerable. He once announced fol
United States senator, but withdrew
before the campaign had proceeded
far. -Sparrtanburg Journal.
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When one stands on the street cor
ner and proclaims that his town is
dead it is in order to ask whether or
not he has done anything to give it
life. Ninety-nine times out OF a
hundred such question will get an
answer in the negative. The true
local patriot never attempts to run
his town down or magnify it's short
comings. Rather does he seek to
build up in every wise and reason
able way and to cause the shortcom-
ings to disappear by the adoption OF
improvements that remedy the de-
fects.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Denmark DOings.

Denmark, Feb. 14-Miss Mabel
Bryant, Miss Cornia Hardy, and Miss
Kate Cantey, of st. George, were the
guests of Miss Lynn Goolsby last
week.
Miss Emerald Gentry, of Brook
lyn, N. Y, and Mrs. Blount, of Au-
gusta, Ca, spent sometime last week
with Miss Minnie Blount, of this city.
The snow on Saturday afforded a
great deal of amusement for the
young people of this section of the
country Snowballing was entered
into with great deal of pleasure.
"A splendid lecture was given by
Dr.. Hoyle, at the First Baptist church
here on Tuesday night. His subject
was alcohol" His lecture was very
beneficial and interesting to all who
heard it
Mr.. Harry ;Wroton is spending
some time with relatives here. Den
mark was formerly the home of Mr..
Wroton. but for, the past few years
he has been working in 0rangebnrg.
Mrs. II. w. Goo1sby, of Fort Motto,
spent short while this week with
relatives here.
Mrs. viii Stevenson, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
81. a. Walker, returned to her home
in Columbia on Friday. sc. -
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II Shot Odom," Says Casey.

Spartanburg, Feb. 6.-The coro-
ner's jury probing the killing Of Pope
Odom, which occurred last night at
Kilgore, a small town on the Char
lesion and Western Carolina Rail-
road, this morning returned a verdict
that the deceased came to his death
from a gunshot wound inflicted by a
weapon in the hands of Burl B.
Casey. The killing was the result of
a quarrel over a small debt that
Casey owed Odom. He, after heat
ed words, fired three shots, and then
came to the Spartanburg jail and
surrendered. "I shot Odom," was
the only statement he would make,
and requested the jailer to allow no
one to come near his cell.
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DR.. Augusta Webster Reed, OF
New York, left 100000 to Mrs.
William Grant Brown, president OF
the City Federation Of Women's
clubs, with the request that it be
used to carry out some of DR.. Reeds
ideas.
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Fairfax Fancies.

Fairfax, Feb. 10.-Miss Mary Har-
rison, our popular music teacher,
spent the weekend at st. George,
with her friend Miss Lyl Parrish.
Miss Eunice Williams and Dr..
WIN. Breland were the guests Sat
urday OF Mrs. s. L. Sanders
Rev. Simpson had the misfortune
recently of losing his horse.
Mrs. James Middleton, Of Scotia,
is spending some, time with her sis
ter, Mrs. Benjamin Loadholt and IS
under DR.. Young's treatment.
A lecture Friday night at the
school hall was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Beatrice Franklin Is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. DR..
Addison. The latter was summoned
to Augusta recently to attend her
brothers funeral.
Mr.. Zeigler, Of Denmark, was re
cent visitor. -
The children Of Mrs. Marion Grad
dock are improving. Miss Hattie
Lightsey nursed them faithfully.
Mr.. Davant, of Columbia, was a re-
cent visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nixon are
now living here.
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J. M. Dannelly & Co. at Ehrhardt
operate a first-class livery stable.
Nice teams on hand all the time.
Travelling men and others wanting
livery service will do well to see
them.
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See Jones Bros. for horses and
mules. Another car load to arrive
this week. Mr.. w. P. Jones left for
the West several days ago to select
them.
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THE LETTER WAS CHANGED
CASHIER WRITES BLEASE ABOUT
STATE LOAN DISPUTE.
Letter Dictated in Governors Office
and Transcribed Therein Car.
ried Different Meaning.

loan dispute was given out tonight.
State Treasurer R. H. Jennings asks
Mr.. J. P. Matthews, cashier, three
questions: First. "Was it necessary
for the governor to go to New York
to effect the loan?" Second. "Was
it intended to lend the money at a
lower rate than was offered in the
bid?" Third. "What was the agree
ment as to interest?"
Replying, Cashier Matthews said:
81 will say that it was not neces-
sary for the governor or any other
officer to go to New York" for the
money. offered at 3 per cent. under
the bid of April II. It was the Gus
tom Of State official to- 90 to New
York "for the protection that such
officer could give to the State" Sec
ond. at was not intended to get or
offer cheaper money than was bid
for" Third. '"There was no
agreement as to interest. : )
Matthews Writes to Blease.
Then Mr.. Matthews wrote Gov.
Blease a long letter, the purport OF
which is that Mr.. Matthews dictated
a letter on the loan matter at the
governors office, and that. it was not
as he dictated it Mr.. Matthews
says: when the letter was pre-
sented to me to be signed, my atten-
ton was called to the fact that there
had been some repetitions in the
wording Of the original draft, and to
the fact that the letter had been re-
written. II was very busy at the
time, and on being assured that the
letter was in all respects spbstanti-
ally the same, / signed the letter,
without comparing it with the origin
al draft, except for the first para.
graph.
Declares Sense Different.
seI now find that, in copying the
letter. certain changes had been
made. which makes the sense differ
Eent from what 4 intended, and some
what misleading. did not get the
opportunity to look over the copy OF
the letter signed till late yesterday
afternoon, as 1 was not only very
busy, but had to be out OF my office
for two hours In the afternoon. q
learned, however, that you had al-
ready sent in your message to the
Legislature. $500 81
Mr.. Matthews says: The matter
of paying interest on balances was
not referred to at all during our en-
tire trip.
Says Heretofore Added.
The word heretofore" as paying
interest, was not in the first copy.
The word heretofore was added IN
the copy signed, and did not appear
IN the orlglnai.
Mr. Matthews goes on to say: s In
reading the letters over you will no
tice that other mistakes have been
made. In other words. in attempt
ing to revise the wording OF the let
ter, it has been very much confused!
and the meaning completely twisted. !.
/ think it nothing but proper to call
your attention to these changes,
which i did not notice when l, sign
ed"
The correspondence further con-
fuses the issues made, but settles
certain questions, apparently.
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Some Gossip from Kearse.

that SNOWFALL? Did you have your
fortune told? Was your lover dark
or fair, long or short, thick or thin?
She said light haired girl was my
enemy; she said I would die an old
maid; she said I would marry in
1913. Did you know that Evelyn
gave her that locket and chain to
win over that light haired fellow for
her? Yes, and did you see that best
looking gypsy woman with Sudy's
pearl earrings on? Well, she told
Study that a light haired boy and a
dark haired boy were likely to fight
over her, so sude gave her the ear
rings to keep peace between the two
boys. Wonder what she told Minnie
Lee? She goes about like one in a
trance; it must have been something
good. And gee! old Cress has got
on grin; she told her that she was
to meet the ideal Of her dreams"
within three months and that life
would never be the same again. Yes,
it is so! Cress sure gave her that big
old red rooster and a speckled pullet.
Has anybody seen that turquoise ring
on Miss Bonnett's finger lately? It
certainly Isl missing, and that tall
gypsy told her that she would surely
marry boy named Evart; yes,
that's why Anne gave her that cross
and chain to win him from Miss Bon
nett for her. Oh! I know something
better than that; certain party I
know gave her a string of coral
beads and two heads of cabbage to
tell Clinton that tall dark haired
green-grey eyed girl was in love with
him. I can go one better than that;
/ know boy who gave her dollar,
a pack OF chewing gum, and two Irish
potatoes to get her to tell Cress she
was going to marry red headed
drunkard. But did you hear about
Lalla giving away her green satin
frock? Yes, she told Lall that when
Willie died she would get another
husband, and when he died she would
>get another, and when he died she'd
get another. I'll tell you what she
told me: She said certain girl 1
know was having pipe dream for
she could see the Smoak in her eyes
yet, and that she doubted if this girl
ever woke up.
Yes, the fortune tellers are abroad
in our land and this is a piece OF
gossip heard at an old maids club
meeting few evenings ago.
Miss Evelyn Brabham has as her
guest Miss Latnae Folk.
Miss Ettie Kearse is visiting her
sister at Bishopville.
Miss Eloise Brabham left Saturday
for Atlanta
Mr.. Stacy Kearse entered busi-
ness college at Columbia last week.
Miss Annie Halford spent the
weekend with Misses Cressie Bre-
land and Study Ritter.
Miss Nell Kearse is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Williams, at 5ayard, Fla.
Miss Alice Kearse is at home for
short rest from her work at Bamberg.
A party of young ladies enjoyed a
mule back" ride this afternoon.
These young ladies must be good
riders, as there were no saddles IN
the crowd, and each mule carried two
young ladies: However, when two
young men tried to overtake them
they say there was some good riding
done-by the ladies.
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Ehrhardt News.

Ehrhardt, Feb. 12.-Mr. Albert
Loadholt, Of Jennys, was in town last
Friday.
Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Jenny were
visiting Mr.. s. w. Copeland last
wednesday.
Mrs. Lola Sandifer was visiting
Mrs. S. w. Copeland last week.
Mrs. G. C. Fender and daughters
Minnie and Pretto, Of Colston, spent
several days in town last week.
Miss Lillian Miller, of Salisbury,
II. e., has been spending some time
with the Misses 'Groseclose.
MI. Chas. Thomas, of Smoaks,
spent the weekend with Mr.. Robert
Sease. ,5
Col John Folk, wife and daughter,
5of Bamberg, were In town Wednesday
ON theirsway to the Folk-Fender we'd
ding.
Mr. Q L. Copeland, OF this place,
who represents the Buford Hardware
Co, was a business visitor in town
recently. IS = . ~.
Miss Hattie Groseclose and little
Virginia Black, who have been at
Rev. D. B. Groscclose's for some
time, have returned to their home
at Prosperity.
Miss Kate Hers and friend spent
last week in town, visiting friends.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. Mcmillan were
visiting friends in town Sunday.
Miss Maggie Ramsey, of Williams,
visited her brother here last week.
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in THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

senate Tuesday, after the ln3unctloA
clause was eliminated.
Robert Brown, colored, and his
mule were drowned in Turkey creek,
Saluda county, on Monday afternoon,
in attempting to cross.
Seth Phelps, a white man, was
found dead in the snow on Rutledge
avenue; Charleston, on Sunday morn
ing at three o'clock, having frozen
to death.
The three-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Butler, of the Gluck mills,
Anderson, was burned to death on
Thursday while playing with fire In,
the yard of a neighbor.
Col. John P. Thomas, former su-
perintendent of the South Carolina
Citadel academy, died at the home Of
his son, Jno. P. Thomas, Jr., in Co
lumbia on Sunday, aged 70 years.
Pearl Brown, young white girl.
stole a grip belonging to a bridal
couple at the Spartanburg union sta
ton on Monday. She pleaded guilty
before the recorder, who gave her
fine of of $50 or, 80 days.
After refusing to adopt an amend
ment cutting the figure from $1,000
900 to ,s5ob.o0O, the house Friday
passed to the third reading a resolu-
ton submitting to the qualified cleo
tors tof the State the proposition OF
issuing a bond issue Of $1,000,000
to carry out the plans for the State
hospital for the insane.
The legislature of So tn Carolina
conferred unusual distinction upon
Newton F: Walker, superintendent OF
the Cedar Springs Institute, on
Thursday in giving him by unani-
nous voteS the title OF doctor Of
philanthropy and charity" as a, rec
ognition of the great work he has
done for the deaf, dumb and blind.
The appropriation blh passed It's
third reading in the house and was
sent to the senate. The bill was
amended by Mr.. Browning IN d few
instances, but it went to the senate
practically unchanged from the form
in which the ways and means COM
mittee sent it to the house. The bill
carried a total Of s1.s89,177 and
provides for a tax levy Of 81 mills.
The ways and means committee
turned down the claim OF architects
for $13,500 for plans for improve
ing the state house, stating that the
committee which had made the con-
tract with the architects had exceed
ed their authority. This same COM
mittee also instructed the architect,
who by the way is member Of the
general assembly, to visit the MEM
bers of that body and show them the
plans, his expenses not to exceed
81, 900. He presented bill for
$3.50, which has also been disallowed
by the ways and means committee.
The matter created sensation in
the house and committee appointed
by that body will investigate.
r. T. ~
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Four handsome new Fords just
received, new models. See them If
you want machine of satisfaction.
FORD MOTOR CO., Bamberg, s. c..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-15

See J. M. Dannelly & Co. at Ehr-
hardt for first-class livery service at
reasonable prices.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-15

The truest, best and sweetest type
of the girls of to-day do not come
from the home of wealth. She steps
out from the house where is comfort
rather than luxury. She belongs to
the great middle class-that class
which has given. us the best wife
hood, which has given help-mates
to the foremost men of our time;
which teaches it's daughters, the>true
meaning of love; which teaches the
manners of the drawing room and
the practical life of the kitchen as
well as teaches it's girls the respon-
sibilities of wifehood and the great
ness of motherhood.
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~ -
pensary building. The matter OF pre-:
pairing an advertisement and fixing q
minimum price on the property was,
left to subsequent meeting The;
members Of the commission request
led the governor to call q meeting.
The governor refused to call q meet
ing before March / Last Thursday as
minor claim was brought up and the
governor called a meeting Of the com-;
mission to consider that claim. All
members were present except sena-
tor Mau1din and Gov Blease, Mr..
Means, the clerk, called uH the gov
ernor's Office. He was not there. The.
governors was called at the executivel
kmansion. 4. 81 s'
HE asked me, e said Mr.. Meahss::
"in the presence Of the ommissicn t0
say to the commission that hs tbs:
governor, desired the sinking fund;
commission to. elect q permanent vice
chairman, So as to relieve him from:
signing or having to sign checks and
papers as chairman Of the commits:
sion. j repeated the message back
| to the governor over the teiephone IN
the presence Of the members Of the,
commission loud enough for the COM
mission to hear; and the goyernot'
ltelephoned his assent to the accuFacy
| OF this repeated message. ss
.tThe commission refused to obey
the suggestion Of the governor, AZ
torney General, Lyon was elected
chairman In place of the governo 8
The members iof the sinking fund
commission are ". =. auidin.
Chairman of the finance committee OF
1.-THE senate; LoWndes J. BroW1ing,
chairman Of the ways and means
committee OF the house; W.
Jones, the comptr Her general; r.
H. Jennings. the State treasurer e
Fraser Lyon, attorney general, and md
| the governor. Senator Mauldin was
not present at the meeting Thursday
when the governor was displaced as
chairman. His name, however is
signed to the advertisement.
Mr.. Means has on file e. written
statement signed by himself as .toa
the message the governor delivered
| to @'m over the telephone and re-,
|peated to the governor and the COM
mission, and written statement eat
signed by the governor as TO what:
this message was, and the two agree.
substantially, according to ME-;
Means, who said that he gave the.
above statement after being Ques-
toned by newspaper men
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MEANS DENoUNCEs BLEAsE.
UNANIMOUSLY False" Says the Clerk
of Sinking Fund.

Columbia, Feb. H. There is
some rascality going on in the sink
ing fund commission" said the gov
ernor of South Carolina. ~
Governor, whoever says, or inti-
mates that I am connected in any
way with any rascality states that
which is absolutely and infamously
false" replied D. H. Means, clerk Of
the sinking fund commission, while
standing In the Office OF the chief
executive yesterday. The governor
had just refused to sigma paper ad-
Yertising the sale OF the old State,
dispensary building. Mr.. Means re-
mained in the Office for several min
utes, waiting for the governor to-
make reply to his final statement.
He then went out. 81 :s,s t..sS
The governor, when the incident
was mentioned, commenced to talk
about the members of the sinking
fund commission being his political
enemies, " Mr.. Means continued. ..and
/ told him that was no business OF
mine" This was the statement
made by. Mr. Means yesterday in de-
scribing an incident in the Office Of:
the governor, in response to an in
quiry BY a representative Of the
State.
The sinking fund commission meet
ing on. Thursday afternoon elected
j Fraser Lyon as permanent chair
man Of the commission to- take the;
place OF the governor. Several days.
ago the sinking fund commission met.
and decided to sell the old State dis
pensary building The matter OF pre-
pairing an advertisement and fixing q
minimum price on the property was,
left to a subsequent meeting The
members Of the commission request
led the governor to call q meeting.
The governor refused to cali q meet
ing before March 1 Last Thursday aS
minor claim was brought up and the
a x