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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-04-13
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF THE
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRIGI.

announce NY c.ajidaev ior Con
greas 10 succeed they'ion II E Hroa4.
safd for The term beginning March
ipi3. | favor governmental ptn'ee
ton II the agricultural interests ~
louislana as the long eal5bIia j poll
cy of this country an1 am opuo#ed
to the movement which lhieateM. Tug
great sugar industry ut our afata
favor the Development re the fHlleat
extent of our mat. bless mataf#ata.
HE%Gi atEI hAS.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-04-13

FRESH FLOWER SEEDS
at Millard's News Depot
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
SALE OF DILLON COTTON MILLS.
Three Mills Bought Over by New
Corporation-Prices Paid.

Dillon, March 1.-THE plants OF
Maple Cotton Mills, Dillon Cotton
Mills, and Hamer Cotton Mills were
to-day sold at public auction to the
Dillon Mills, new corporation, form
ed some time ago with view to taking
over these plants. The prices paid
were as follows:
Maple Cotton Mills, capitalized at
s9S,50O, sold for 5000; Dillon
Cotton Mills, capitalized at S125, ,0O0,
sold for $4,000; Hamer Cotton
Mills, capitalized at 100000, sold
for $4,000. There was a large
crowd present and several bids were
made. The prices paid were consid-
erably less than the value of several
plants. 1t is more than probable
that the pendancy of certain suits in
stituted in the United States courts
by J. H. Lane & Co., of New York,
and notices made by this concern
forbidding the sale Of the property
had the effect of chilling bids upon
the property.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
All Quiet at Jacksonville.

Jacksonville, March S-Quiet pre-
vailed upon the streets of the city
after 8 o'clock this morning, when
the last of the crowd, which could
hardly have been called a mob, was
dispersed.
Threatened lynching of the negro,
Eugene Baxter, held in the county
jail on a charge of numbering Simon
Silverstein, a grocer, and seriously
injuring his wife and two small chill
dren, never reached serious proper
tions.
The crowd was made up for the
most part of warm blooded youths
and sightseers. Police and deputy
sheriffs have full control of the situ-
alton and no further demonstration
is expected, as the courts have prom
ised speedy trial.
Baxter, the accused negro, was
spirited away from the city at an
early hour this morning upon the
order of Judge Call of the circuit
court, and his present whereabouts
are being kept secret by the sheriff S
Office.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
EHRHARDT FIRE LOSS 100000.
Hacker Lumber Co. Heaviest Loser
in Ehrhardt Con1agratiOn.

Ehrhardt, March 10.-As reported
yesterday, the fire originating in the
plant of the Hacker Lumber Co. had
little after o'clock, reached its
limit and was confined thereafter to
the building then burning. The loss
will approximate 100000, appor-
toned as follows: Hacker Lumber
Company, loss 100000, with insur-
ance to about one-fourth value; the
Carolina Gin Company, loss $4,000
total, no insurance; Atlantic Coast
Line Railway Company, loss about
$4,000, including platforms, nine
freight cars, trackage, fertilizers and
merchandise contained in the cars;
twelve bales Of cotton on the plat
form were burned. Other smaller
losses will run the total to about
100000. AS stated in the dispatch
last night, the Atlantic Coast Lines
depot and passenger station were
saved, as was the saw mill OF the
Hacker Lumber Company.
One of the most thrilling incidents
of the fire, mentioned in yesterdays
dispatch, was the saving of eight
freight cars on the siding by En-
gineerMiller and Flagman Griffith, Of
the Coast Line. The run with the
engine was made between the flames
of the burning buildings on one side
and the burning railroad platforms
on the other. In an effort to save
some tools from one of the burning
buildings, Jason Fender, a carpenter,
was slightly injured by the explosion
of a tank of gasoline.
1t is believed that the fire was
started by sparks falling in the waste
room of the Hacker plant.
Mr.. G. G. Creighton, of Charleston,
manager of the Hacker Company's
plant here, was at his home in Char
lesion last night, but arrived in town
at midday to-day. 1t is stated, not
authoritauively, however, that the
plant will be rebuilt as soon as prac-
ticable. Mr.. A. D. Coggins, manager
of the Carolina Gin Company, has
not stated what the intention of his
company is in reference to rebuild
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
VETERAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Stephen Lane Meets Tragic End in
Gainesville Home.

Florence, March 9.-Mr. Stephen
Lane, of Gainesville, an aged and
we'll known citizen of this county and
a former intendant of Gainesville,
was burned to death in his home last
night at Cartersville Mr.. Lane had
been suffering with rheumatism for
several weeks and had been confined
to his home. He was sitting in an
easy chair near the fire rubbing him
self with liniment, in which there
was considerable gasoline. The mix
ture became ignited and burned Mr..
Lane so badly about his body and
face that death resulted.
Mr.. Lane lived alone, his wife
having died some time ago. He
leaves three sons, Messrs. George,
Ralph and Holland Lane, and three
daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Jones,
and two Mesdames Severance. Mr..
Lane was about rs years old, and
was Confederate veteran, having
lost an arm in the war. The funeral
services were held in Gainesville to-
day, and the interment followed at
the same place.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
Four Killed in Wreck.

Social Circle, Ca, March 8.-Four
persons were killed and nine injured,
six of them seriously, when passenger
train No. 4 of the Georgia Railroad,
which left Atlanta at midnight, COL
lided nead-on with a freight train
three miles from here at 2:15 o'clock
this morning.
The dead are three negro men and
one negro woman, whose names are
unknown. The injured are: H. T.
Nelson, mail clerk of Atlanta, Sc
riously hurt; Engineer w. C. Waugh
an, of the passenger locomotive
whose home is in Augusta, head and
body badly crushed. 1t is thought
he cannot recover. w. E. Cary, mail
clerk of Atlanta, injuries serious;
Fred Bailey, baggagemaster of Har-
lem, Ca, injured in hip and back,
wounds considered very serious; S.
A. Pool, mail clerk of Atlanta, leg
broken in three places, injuries Sc
rious; Joe Brown, fireman on pass
enger locomotive, seriously hurt;
George Reid, porter, head and
knee hurt, wounds not serious; w. S.
Clark, of Thompson, Ca, passenger,
face cut, wounds not serious; negro
fireman of freight train, slightly hurt.
Buried in the Wreckage.
Officials of the road stated that the
wreck resulted from the overlooking
of standing orders for freight trains
to take siding at Rutledge station,
between Augusta and Social Circle
and thus to give the passenger train
the right of way. When news of the
collision was received here physicians
and nurses were sent by special train
to the scene Later the injured were
brought here and given medical at
tention.
The bodies of the four negroes
who were killed are buried IN the
wreckage and so far efforts to remove
them have failed. They were pinned
under the negro coach, which was
telescoped by the baggage car. 1t is
understood wrecking train has
been sent to the scene of the wreck
from Augusta.
The two locomotives, telescoped by
the force of the impact of the COL
lision, were practically demolished.
The frst-class passenger coach and
the Pullman sleepers remained on
the track and while some of the
sleeping passengers were consider
ably shaken up none of them was in
jured.
Social Circle is 55 miles from At
lanta and 115 miles from Augusta. -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
FLORENCE BOY MISSING.
Eight-Year-Old Son of MIR. and Mrs.
w. T. jackson Disappears.

Florence, March 7.-AndreW, the
eight-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Jackson, of this city, has
been missing from the home of his
parents since early yesterday after
noon and his parents and relatives
are greatly distressed as to his where
abouts.
1t is said that he was last seen at
about 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
walking with a negro man going to
the Coast Line station, and since that
time he has been absolutely lost
sight of, despite all efforts made by
the parents and relatives of the child,
the sheriff and police department.
The child was playing at the home
of his grandmother, Mrs. NJ. L. A.
Garner, on Gailliard street. 1t was
then about o'clock and that was the
last seen of him by his family. Per-
sistent and continued search has been
made for the little fellow all last
night and throughout the day, but
as yet nothing as to his whereabouts
can be ascertained.
The boy is eight years old, rather
slender and has dark hair and eyes.
He attended the city graded schools
and is old enough to talk intelligent
ly and should be able to locate him
self if he has been stolen or kid
napped.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
Still Had 1t.

In the State of Georgia lives a
banker who is known behind his
back as the Human Safety Clutch. /"
He lives a mile from town on a
plantation. One Sabbath he remem-
bered that he had left some import
ant papers on his desk, and he gave
an aged negro servitor on his place
the keys and sent him for the docu-
ments.
1t was hot day and the road was
dusty, but within an hour the old
darkey returned with the papers in
tact. The owner felt in all his pock-
cts.
''That's too bad, Uncle Jim," he
said, finally; Il thought I had a
nickel here l was going to give you. V
"Marse Henry" said Uncle Jim,
you look again. Eff ever you had a
nickel you got it yit. Saturday
Evening Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
Father and Son Meet in Prison.

Oakland, CAL, March s.-After
many years of separation, father and
son met in a cell of the city prison
here. Harry Miller, young tailor
of San Francisco, revealed his identity
to Samuel Miller, self-confessed
wife murderer wanted in Memphis.
The young man had gone to the
Jail after reading an account of Mill
er's arrest in the daily papers. The
pair were allowed to exchange con-
fidences for half an hour.
Miller killed his wife nine years
ago after a quarrel. While awaiting
the death penalty he escaped from
prison, and became wanderer. He
says he killed his wife in self-de-
fense.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
JUDGE JONES AT BARNWELL.
Strong Jones Sentiment Found in
That County.

Barnwell, March 7.-Former Chief
Justice Ira B. Jones, now a candl-
date for governor, stopped over here
last night on his way home from
Hampton. He was here to-day, renew
ing old acquaintance and making
many new ones. Unless appearances
are very deceitful there is strong
Jones sentiment setting in here. This
county gave Blease a majority two
years ago, but, as has been stated in
a previous item, there has been re-
action of feeling on account of his
administration of the affairs of the
government.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
CHILD MURDERED.
Body of Little Andrew Jackson Found
in Florence.

IN FIOrence.
Florence, March S.-The body of
Andrew Jackson, the little boy who
has been missing since Wednesday
afternoon, was found this afte noon
by the Boy Scouts, who have been
securing this section for trace of him
since his disappearance. He had been
murdered and the body put in an old
car on a disused track in the freight
transfer yard, and had evidently been
there since the night of his disap-
pearance. There were indications on
the body of the child that he had been
struck in the back of, probably by a
vehicle, a severe blow, enough to
have knocked him senseless, but
there were marks on his throat indi-
eating that he had afterwards been
choked to death.
There were footprints leading from
a road to the car in which the body
was found. Evidently one party
waited in an old field between the
road and the transfer yard and was
Joined by the other that had taken
the body to the car. There were also
prints of a boys foot, which might
have been the foot of the murdered
boy, leading towards the car, but not
away from it.
Found by Boy Scouts.
The Boy Scouts were securing the
country round this afternoon, and
Troop C, with Robert Howell and the
scout chief, were working up the rail-
road track. They divided at the trans
fer yard and were examining each
car. Howell discovered the body in
one of the cars as he climbed into it.
He had the bugle sounded and the
scout master, James Evans, who was
near, was summoned. They tele-
phoned the chief of police and the
sheriff and physician.
The body was in the car as if it
some six feet from the door, partly
on the right side, with the knees
bent as if they had been hanging over
something. There were some old
clothes in the car, but nothing to
show that they had any connection
with the body.
Jury Empanelled.
Magistrate G. S. McClenaghan en-
panelled jury in the absence of the
coroner. The jury viewed the body
and is taking all the evidence that
will throw any light whatever on the
case.
How such a deed could have been
done is a mystery and many theories
are advanced. The little boy was evil
dently dead when he was thrown into
the car. There were indications that
the parties who put him there had
gone to the edge of ditch six or
seven feet deep near the tracks and
contemplated throwing the body in
there, but changed their minds and
put it in the box car. There is evi-
dence of the fact that the parties who
did the deed were familiar with the
conditions about the yards, as they
chose the only way of approach that
could have been used without expos
ing them to view. How the blow came
on the boys back will explain the
mystery of the murder.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
SHE KILLED HER HUSBAND.

Young Woman, Of North Carolina,
Makes Herself Widow.
Walter A. Harrison, 27 years old,
was shot to death by his 20-year-old
wife as he lay asleep in bed Tuesday
morning at his home in Asheville, N.
c. The young wife admitted that she
shot him, though she maintained that
the killing was accidental. She de-
clared that she was about to commit
suicide when her husband awoke and
sought to take the pistol from her
hands. In the struggle, she says, the
weapon was discharged, the bullet
taking effect in the right side.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14
AWordtothe Sick and Afflicted

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of those concerned. The system Of
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sick and their friends.
For full particulars write to
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-14

If you owe us anything, remember
that we need the money and expect
prompt settlement.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-12

c'At I other things that were In com.
mot between US. She understood ner.
lec}ly that there was no animus back
ol ny words, and | would not have
cafeo particularly If she had told him
al l said. As general proposition
sue would agree with me, but not al
ways remember once when she
crushed the rose which she had been
ca'ess'ng into shapeless pulp with
one convu'siye squeeze at some care
less remark of mine concerning his
improvidence.
Dlo you ever happen to notice
wnere Bruce's clothes show the first
signs Of wear:' she asked defiantly.
admitted that had not.
Iaen l will tell you. 1t is at the
nap OF his right-hand trousers pocket
wnere ne carries the loose money that
ne loans and gives away" So you
see her action signifed nothing ex-
cept another instructive desire on her
part to fly to his defense and cover
MS Sins OF extravaganza by the man
tle OF his charities. And, of course,
against sentiment like that logic is
useless.
linen, too, when it comes to his lit
tie love affairs Bruce is certainly a
pacnyderm. You could shoot him as
1ull OF Cupid's arrows as you could
thrust human pin cushion full OF
needles, and the result would be the
same In each case. An unfortunate
, AFFAIR of the heart affects some peo-
pie not unlike mosquito. It annoys
them for a few moments, and then an.
other mosquito comes and the first
one Is forgotten. With others 1t gets
under the skin like "chigger"-fes.
tiers and torments and will not be
scratched out. And there is where
Bruce and l differ again. He is of the
first class, while l am of the chigger.
bitten variety.
Clare nearly always came to see US
upon Sunday afternoons. We would
usually hear her whistling as she
came up the walk when she was still
quite a ways distant. Clare can sing
like an angel, but she much prefers
to whistle like the devil. She
squeaks and trebles and flats with
her lips in pucker and her chin
aslant, and the discord she creates is
shocking. But she never gets dis
couraged, and would rather shrill q
few false notes through her puckered
lips than open her round throat and
let notes pour forth that would drive
| a prima donna to glaring envy. Into
the house she would come by means
Of her private key with a fife of bel
lips and hat-a-tat-ta. of her feet or
the uncarpeted stairs, until flna
hollow thump would announce her ar
rival at the portals of my uncle's in
ner sanctuary. Thereupon woult
arise to a military attention" and IN.
uncle to creaking resemblance Of up
rightness as she threw open the doc
to reveal herself, sinking to the foo
with skirts spread in an exaggerated
curtsey of the olden days. Up to ur
Gle she would go with ridiculou
kiss upon the bald spot of his head
Land, then settle light as puff-ball i
the window seat and commence t
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-12

lie is a broker by trade. Also, he
speculates on his own account, and
part of the time Is floating like bub.
BILE on the top wave of prosperity and
the rest Of the time swimming for
dear life in the succeeding trough. 1t
was a good deal as he himself once
put 1t, when he had planned to feed
a few of us week in advance:
You had better put a sandwich IN
your pocket. boys, for life is uncer-
tain. AS you know, it is turkey with
me one day and feathers the next, and
you have got to take your chance as
to which you will get when you dine
with me. But come on just the same
II it is turkey it will be the biggest
one in the market, and il it's the
other it will be feathers in our caps
anyhow
In spite Of yourself you can't cher
ish anything against a man like that,
never criticized him to any one
save Clare, and only to her incident
ally and openly the same as we criti.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-12

myself, whom he tolerated Us sof'
If licensed and necessary evil; Bruce
Halliday, my second cousin WHOSE
happy.go-lucky exploits he wou'u
sometimes chuckle over, and Clare
Winton, another distant cousin "
mine from a different branch OF the
family. But it was practically impos-
sible to know Clare and not love her
a little at least; and it was his al
dectton for her, combined with MS
fondness for nature. that made me
realize that he was a human pelns
after all. Bruce used to say 10 mt
privately that if Uncle Abnt" was lhe
crab apple of the family tree Clafe
was certainly the peach, but always
preferred to regard her as the Jewel.
would not liken her to diamond
as would Mrs. Dace, who sclntlllates
and dazzles, but rather to per1ect
pearl whose beauty is soft and ema'
mates from deep within.
While 1t was easy enough to az
count for his fondness for CARE
never could quite understand "nat d
man of his instincts saw about a prodl'
gal like Bruce to pat on the bacK'
good looking and agreeable though ne
is. And it puzzled me almost as mucn
to notice that Clare, who is high
minded and as sweet and wholesome
as fresh milk, would so readily over
look things in my cousin of which
knew she instinctively disapproved'
One day l spoke to her about 1t.
good naturally charged her with be-
ing very fond of him, and she ad'
mitted 1t with audacous sang frold.
"Of course l am. Everybody is
everything Is. Children climb all over
him and stray dogs follow him home
Why shouldn't they if he pets them
expostulated. But he Is SO obVl
GUS I might even say notorious
about his-well, will call them II
nancial peculiarities. He doesn't
care who knows about them" She an
swered me as pertly as a sparrow.
That's just what I like about him
Bruce doesn't know there is such q
thing as underhandedness."
So that's the way some immaculate
women have Of sticking up for tar
nished men. 1t seems to be one Of
the mysteries of the female menta
equipment which is incomprehensible
to the male mind. But while al
ways liked Bruce, we are of somewhat
different temperaments. l am not
purist In any sense of the word, bu
| believe in discretion. Personally
prefer a person who does the indiscree
thing discreetly to one who does the
discreet thing indiscreetly. And tha
Is one way in which he and l differ
Neither do l admit that it Is hypoc
risy on my part-merely discretion
1t has always seemed to me that whel
two peoples characters are equal
that whatever advantage the one
may have over the other rests will
the one who has the better reputa
ton.
Also Bruce was usually up to hi
ears In trouble of one of two kinds
financial or feminine. But no matte
which it was, he always managed Il
slip through 1t like an eel through oil
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-04-12

he would sit down and begin to make
love to her. Nor would he do this In
the way that any other civilized man
would 60 about such thing, bus
openly and VIGOROUSLY in the f1libus-
tering fashion in which he did every.
thing. She always seemed helpless
before his extravagant compliments.
while, as for myself, would watch
him In silence unable to make up my
mind whether was amused or dis
gusted. After he got tired of that he
would insist that she 60 with him
over to the boulevard where they
could sit on a bench and pick out an
automobile from those going by, such
as he was going to purchase for her
especial benefit. At first she would
demur, but would finally say. AN
right, If Tom will go, too" Whersat
he would laugh and say to me with a
audacious wink:
"Oh, Tom doesn't care to 60. He
would rather loaf up in his den and
read a book than 60 over there and
sit In the dust, wouldn't you, Toni"
In reply would bow low and say
certainly" with sarcasm that
would have shriveled any other living
human being, but at which he would
only laugh again and straightwaZ
march her of. and that, Of course.
would be the last of them for that day
so far as I was concerned.
As I said before, I was not In love
with her; did not think that ho
was more than half in earnest and
therefore was not jealous. But It a.
ways left me feeling sort Of disguised
l don't believe It is in the male M
ture for any man to witness a woman
whom he likes tecitly accepting The
advances Of a man other than himself
without wishing that he had hosnA
He may not particularly want the
woman himself, b.: the sight Of n
breeds sneaking desire in him to %
out and hook something.