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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-01
ARREST ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
j. d. Hungerpiller Accused of Burn
ing House.

Several days ago dwelling house
being erected by Frank Champy in
Edisto township over in the Fork,
and which was nearing completion,
was set on fire and burned, entailing
a heavy loss on Mr.. Champy, as he
had no insurance on the building.
Evidences of incendiarism was to be
seen in some of the circumstances
connected with the burning, and Mr..
Champy determined to push the in
vestigation with the hope of detect
ing the fire bug.
The suspicion that the house had
been set on fire was strongly cor
roborated by a warning notice that
had been pasted on tree near the
scene of the burning. This notice,
which was written in print letters
with a pencil, warned Mr.. Champy
not to attempt to rebuild the burned
house under pain of death. In ad-
dition to the warning to Mr.. Champy,
a coffin was drawn on the piece of
paper, with the words This is the
Black Hand and This is the Place"
printed with pencil underneath.
From the fact that misunders-
tanding had arisen between Mr..
Champy and Mr.. J. D. Hungerpiller,
who had been employed to build the
house, he came under suspicion Of
being the party who had set fire to
the house and wrote the warning
note. A warrant was sworn out for
Mr.. Hungerpiller before Magistrate
C. P. Brunson charging him with the
crime, and he was taken into custody
on Monday, and bailed in the sum of
$500.
Mr.. Hungerpiller, who keeps a
little store in this city, denies the
charge, and claims that he will prove
himself innocent when the case comes
to trial, while on the other hand, his
accusers claim that they have most
damaging evidence against him,
which will be brought out when the
case comes to trial. The matter will
be thrashed out in the court when it
meets next month. Mr.. Hungerpiller
came to this city some months ago
from the country. - Orangeburg
Times and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-01
WIFE ALSO ARRESTED.
Held as an Accessory to killing Of
Another Woman.

Roanoke, Va, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Mary
NJ. Raines, wife of Joshua Ralnes,
the alleged slayer of the Roanoke
county school teacher, Miss Eva
Chambers, who was murdered Wed
nesday morning near her school be-
cause she refused to agree to dismiss
slander suit against Mrs. Raines'
was arrested late this afternoon by
deputy sheriff on warrant charg-
ing her with being an accessory to
the crime. Mrs. Raines was taken
to Salem and placed in jail. The
warrant was sworn out by S. A.
Chambers, father of the murdered
girl.
To-day's action is the result of evl-
dence discovered the day after the
coroner's inquest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-01
REPORT, of Winding-up Board.

Columbia, Jan. 26.-Gov. Blease
transmitted to the legislature Thurs
day morning a printed report OF the
Blease dispensary commission,
Messrs. Stackhouse, Wallace, Dom
mick, Brantley and Thomason. The
report contains sixty-one printed
pages, mostly itemized expense ac-
counts of members.
The Ansel board is accused of de-
laying and obstructing the 'Blease
board in it's work. Attorney General
Lyon is reported to have done moth
ing to help the board and Thomas B.
Fielder is accused of holding on to
needed records which it was his pro-
fessional duty to surrender.
The board reports that it has caus-
ed a Cincinnati bank to hold up in
definitely the distribution of fund of
$500 deposited there before the tri-
al of the label case in Columbia last
September, to be paid out, half to
Fielder and half to the State.
The board thinks the whole
amount should come to the State.
The report says in conclusion: "The
commission thought at first that it
would be in position after a few
meetings to make a final report OF
the condition of the dispensary af-
fairs to your excellency, but it found
at the outset that the records were
in such condition, and we invite your
attention to them, that it would be
a most difficult task to ascertain the
true status of affairs
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-01
Probers of Dispensary.

Columbia, Jan. 26.-The election
of Senator H. B. Carlisle, of Spar
tanburs, chairman, and Mr.. j. J.
Evans, of Marlboro, secretary, were
the principal matters transacted at
the first meeting of the new dispen-
sary investigation commission held
here last night. The commission is
now organized and will go immedl-
atelv to work with the investigation
of the governor, the attorney general
and the former members of the
winding up commission and others
connected with the old State dispen-
sary under the terms of the act by
which they are created.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-01
Artilleryman Drinks Poison.

Suicide was evidently the intention
of Private Mitchell, of the 18th COM
pany, United States coast artillery,
when he raised a small vial of laud-
anum to his lips, near the corner of
Society and King streets yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock. Only
prompt action on the part of Police
men Welsh and Kellaher in getting
the soldier to the hospital saved his
life. At the hospital late last night
the report was that Michell's condi-
ton was fairly good and that he has
good chances for recovery.
Mitchell was noticed on King
street just before he drank the pois-
on, according to an eyewitness, act
ing in a queer manner, muttering
to himself and otherwise attracting
attention. But no one noticed the
man very much, most people think
ing him drunk.
When Mitchell got nearly opposite
Society street on King, he pulled a
small red-labelled bottle from his
pocket and emptied the contents
down his throat. He walked on a
short distance and fell to the ground.
Policemen were summoned to the
spot quickly and rushed Mitchell OF
to the hospital.
An eyewitness stated that when
Mitchell was raised to his feet, ne
drew out another vial of the lauda-
mum and appeared to be attempting
to drink it. 1t was also stated that
Mitchell thrust his hand into his hair
and pulled out handful of hair as
if in great agony.
When the man was picked up on
the street, his identity was not
known. It was after he arrived at
the hospital that search through
his clothes revealed his last name as
Mitchell, of the 10th company of ar
tillery. His first name has not as
yet been learned.
Upon the arrival of the man at the
hospital the corps of doctors set to
work on him to counteract the ef-
fects of the deadly poppy extract,
which permeated his system. After
a few hours of hard work, the man
took a turn for the better and his
condition improved rapidly.
The Fort Moultrie authorities were
notified shortly after the occurrence,
but up to late hour last night, no
action had been taken by them in
Mitchell's case.-Charleston News
and Courier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-01
LAWLEssNEss AT BRANCHVILLE
The School Piano Torn Up and Other
Meanness Done.

The Branchville Journal says
Sunday night some parties in a spirit
of wanton mischief and devilment
tore down the town pump at the cor
ner of Edwards and Main streets,
several shots were fired on the
streets, a street lamp in front of the
store of K. c. Jones was taken away
and has not been returned and Mon
day morning the piano in the Branch
Vile high school auditorium was
found to have been wrecked.
The wrecking of the school piano
has caused general indignation, and
all good citizens hope that the guilty
will be apprehended and punished.
The wrecking of the pump, the pistol
shooting on an otherwise peaceful
Sabbath night were bad enough but
that piano was the gift of the noble
women of Branchville and represent
ed labor of love that is appreciated
by every good citizen that has de-
cent regard for his town.
And such unselfish devotion as
those good women represent is worth
more to any community than any
gang of liquor-soaked towards that
ever covered their deeds beneath the
dark mantle of night. Mayor Dukes
has stated that he will make it warm
for those he can convict for shooting
pistols wantonly about the streets.
The citizens of Branchville are de-
pending upon him to enforce the
laws, and make it hot for blind
tigers. All believe him to be a man
of grit and courage.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-02-01
Violates Governors Parole.

Aiken, Jan. 27.-Following arrest
and conviction on a charge of disor-
derly conduct, Smart Lloyd, paroled
by the governor during the Christmas
season, has been deprived of his pa
role privileges and carried back to
the county chain gang to serve out
the remaining two years of his five
year sentence.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
YELLOW FEVER ATTACKS NAVY
Commander BertOlette of Gunboat
Yorktown Stricken at GuayaquiI.

Yellow fever has attacked the
American Navy. Secretary Meyer
was informed by cable this week
that Commander Levi c. Bertolette
commanding the gunboat Yorktown.
at Quay yaquil, Ecuador, had been
stricken with the disease and that
his condition was considered critical.
No further details were given, but
it is feared that the other officers
of the Yorktown and perhaps many
of the enlisted men were exposed to
the contagion.
Accordingly, the public health and
marine hospital service was called
upon by the State Department for
a prompt report as to the exact vel
low fever situation at Guyaquil and as
to whether the service has physician
at hand who can assume charge of
Commander Bertolette's case and take
prompt steps to prevent any further
spread of the disease among the York.
towns officers and men.
At the instance of Secretary of the
Navy Meyer the public health service
was also requested to look out for the
armored cruiser Maryland, which is
expected to arrive at Guayaqsil about
January 81. The Yorktown arrived
there about ten days ago, both ships
having been sent to guard American
interests in connection with the revo-
luton in Ecuador. Baltimore Sun.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
OFFICIAL CALLS PAID
Governor GOldsbOrough and Sup
erintendent Gibbons of Acad-
emy Exchange Visits Today
ARE NOT STRANGERS.
Governor Comes Of Naval Family and
Was Once a PAY Clerk in the
Government Service.

Civilian" Governor Goldsbor-
ough, came into his own in a military
way this morning when, as head Of
the State and commander-in- chief of
the Maryland militia, he shifted of
real gun powder and heard the boom
of big guns and the flare of martial
music as he entered the big gov
ernment reservation, paying an Off
cial call on Capt. John H. Gibbons
superintendent of the Naval Acad-
emy.
The Governors visit was to return
the call of Captain Gibbons who.
accom- panied by his commandant of
midshipmen, and next in command,
Capt. G. w. Logan, and his acting
aide, Lieut.. F. H. Poteet, paid his
respects to the new Chief Executive
at the Mansion House shortly after
IL o'clock.
When Captain Gibbons reached the
Governor home he and his party we're
received by the Governor, and the
latter's private secretary, Mr.. De-
Reeves, while the military tone to the
occasion was given by the pres ence
of Adjutant General Henry NJ. War
field, and Col. Harry Hutton assistant
adjutantgeneral, both resplendant in
the full dress uniform of their rank.
Military ceremonial requires the
immediate return of such calls as that
paid by the Superintendent of the
Academy today, so it was only about
fifteen minutes after Captain Gibbons
left that the Governor, accompanied
by General Warfeld, Colonel Hutton
and Mr.. deReeves, boarded an An
napolis "sea-going" hack of ancient
vintage and shortly after entered the
Academy enclosure via the Sampson
Row gate. AS the carriage entered
the Academy the shore battery boom
ed out governors salute of seven
teen guns, while the marine guard.
drawn up at rigid attention" pre-
sented arms and the Academy band
played Maryland, My Maryland.
After short stay at the residence
of the Superintendent, during which
the Governor and Captain Gibbons
discussed the time when they were in
a way "shipmates" in the service
the Mary land party departed and Gov
erncr GoldsboroHgh resumed the stren-
uous work Of separating the sheep
from the goats of woud-be office hold
ers under his administration.
Governor Goldsbo rough and Captain
Gibbons are not, by any means, stran-
gers, as, in addition to coming of a
naval family, the Governor once tried
the sea-faring life himself and while
serving as pay clerk in the navy was
associated with the present head of
the Academy on the same ship.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
PRICE ONE CENT.
TO ORGANIZE CIVIC LEAGUE.
Committee Of City Beautiful Invites
Women to Meet.

/ Mr.. George 7. Melvin, chairman
Of the committee Of THE City Beau
tiful' of the Chamber Of Commerce
has called a meeting of women inter
ested in the civic pride Of Annapolis.
to meet tomorrow morning at II
O'Clock to organize "Woman's Civic
League.
Such league is badly needed here.
Its organization once effected. there
will be no more scattering Of paper
on the streets. or banana or orange
peels. Men will not come out Of the
postottice and tear open their mail
matter, scattering the wrappers and
bits Of paper everywhere. Every
thing about the town will be spick and
span, neat and tidy when there is "A
Woman's Civic League
Such league was about to be or
ganized some years ago when Admiral
Wainwright was superintendent of
the Naval Academy, by his wife. Mrs
Wainwright. who had called meet
ing and was about to affect IAN organ
ization when the Superintendent was
ordered away.
II took a navy woman to organize
the S. p. c. A. 1t would seem that
the townswomen, although interested
in these movements to pro note rood
are slow to take the step to material
ize the end in view. Tomorrow's
meeting should be attended by the
best women in Annapolis who are in
terested in civic pride and the better
ment of the town.
invitations 10 be present at the
meeting have been sent Mrs. Colds
borough, wife of the Governor, and to
Mrs. Gibbons, wife of the Superinten-
dent of the Naval Academy. Other
cities that have women's civic lear-
ues, notably Frederick. Pocomoke.
Cambridge, etc. have done a wonder
full work along the line of develop-
ment in which they are interested.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
JUST GOVERNMENT LEAGUE.
To Hold Public Meeting in the Claude
Apartments Tuesday Jan. q at
Sp nj

The Just Government League, with
Headquarters in the Claude Apart
ments. will hold a meeting in the in
terest of Suffrage for Women on next
Tuesday night, January 23, at 8
o o'clock
Mrs. Donald Hooker will preside,
and will deliver an address. Mrs.
Hooker of Baltimore. is president of
the Just Government League. All who
have received invitations to the teas
TO be given at the headquarters on
State Circle, viii please notice the
change Of date from Monday to We'd
ncsday
A tea viii be given from 3 to z
O'Clock next Wednesday, January "a,
instead of on Monday, January -. and
those who have accepted the invita-
tions are requested to pleas note the
change Of date of the weekly teas.
There are two headquarters of Wo-
man Suffrage here, the one on State
Circle, the other at the Navarro, on
Prince George street. They are both
working for the same end, except the
state Circle Woman Suffragists are
IN favor Of Statewide bill for Wo-
man Suffrage. and the Prince George
street advocates favor a municipal
suffrage bill
The public is invited to the meet
INK at the Claude Apartments next
Tuesday night.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
TAKING TIME BY THE FORELOCK.
In Advance of Another Gold Wave"
Predicted-Manager of Boyer
Theatre Has Storm Doors
Added.

In order to met the cold wave pro-
phet half way, Manager Lee, of the
Boyer Theatre, has taken time by the
forelock, and incidentally the carpen-
ters, and has had storm doors erected
inside the vestibule.
The enclosure will insure warmth,
and will lend added comfort. Much of
the steam heat of the theatre is
emptied with the crowds in their pas
sage in and out after the first show,
while the large doors are open and to
avoid this unnecessary waste of
warmth, Mr.. Lee has had an addition
al enclosed entrance placed near the
bcx office.
The storm doors of this entrance
will go a long way to adding comfort
to the theatre during the next cold
wave, said to be on its way. Manager
Lee has the comfort of the theatre
patrons at heart and leaves nothing
undone to promote same.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
HELPING THE POOR.
Ten Families Helped Yesterday-Cap-
itaPs Good Work Still Goes on
The Subscription List.

Ten families in need of assistance
and whose cases found TO be uu-
questionably worthy, were helped YES
terday through The Capitals fund.
generously donated by charitable
public for the poor, and assisted by
the good work of Mr.. George +.
Plander, U. S. N, who is giving
freely of his time to aid inthis COM
mendable charity.
In money there was expended YES
terday $500. Names are withheld
of the poor, but the following dis
tricts were among those receiving
help.
West street. family of five children.
father sick, $3.50 in groceries.
Germantown family, five children.
81 in groceries.
Family of seven children on West
street. 81 in groceries.
Captain Simms' family on the schoon-
er Daisie, $750 in groceries, coal.
clothes, etc.
Eastport family, 81. % in groceries.
Joyce's alley, coal and groceries 70
the amount of $3.50.
Clay street family, coal, sI.75.
Block street family, groceries. 81.
coal, 81.
Joyce's alley family of widow, 81.
Several other families have been
assisted today. Two children were
given shoes, others clothing. Chill
dren cannot be allowed to suffer for
necessities of life because of "a father
who drinks. No money is given out,
but what is needed is provided for by
The Capitals representative through
the fund contributed. The following
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
TWO MIDDIES DROPPED.
One Was Dismissed For Drinking and
the Other Allowed to Resign For
Too Many Dement'S.

Because of too persistent tendency
to bend his elbow" and fraternize
over-intimately with King Barleycorn.
Midshipman James M. Wolfe, of
Kansas, today severed his connection
with Uncle Sans naval service.
The young man was recently caught
by disciplinary officer in a condition
which indicated that he had been for
getful of the rule which forbids
naval officer TO look on the wine when
it is red, until after he has gotten a
diploma from the Academy. An in
vestigation by a board Of officers fol
lowed and their findings resulted in
the young man being bounced.
For no one serious offence, but be-
cause his continual infractions Of
rules got him more than the allowed
number of demerits for term.
Mdshipman w. +. Blood, a member
of the "plebe" class who halls from
Parkersburg, w. Va. has also
left the service, he being recently
allowed to resign.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
TO GIVE RECITAL.
Rosebud Circle to Hold Entertainment
at st. Martins.

What promises to be an entertaining
recital will be given at ST. Martins
Evangelical Lutheran Church next
Thursday night, January % under the
auspices of the Rosebud Circle. The
following will be the program:
Elizabeth S. Schaefer, Soprano; !;
Hedwig l.. M. Schaefer, Mezzo-So-
prano; Herman F. Holden. Pianist.
observation-disclosures.
Soprano-Gumbert.Ye Merry Birds !;
deKoven-A Winter Lullaby.
Duet-Jadassohn-W Were Birding.
Piano-W Weber-C Concert.
Solo-A. Goring Thomas o. Vision
Enhancing Kjerulf-Last Night.
Duet - Mendelssohn-The Maybells
and the Flowers Abt-Fly Away Bird
ling.
Piano Mattei-Valse de concert.
Solo-Raff-When the first rosebuds
are seen; Old Welsh Melody-All
through the night.
Duet-Nicoiai-L 'Addio.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
MEN AND RELIGION.
Meeting at St. Anne's Chapel Next
Monday at s P. M.-Jail Con-
ditiOns Need Improvement.

The proposed meeting of the five
Representatives of each church in St.
Anne's Chapel next Monday has been
changed to meet in Mcdowell Hall St.
Johns College, at the appointed time,
s p. M, Monday, January p, 1912.
These five representatives from each
of the six churches will confer in re-
gard to Bible study--to stimulate
the study of the Bible by laymen in
Bible classes in each church. Boys
work to help the boys to avoid evils,
provide proper recreation and see that
they have facilities for Sunday school
and stimulate their ambition in va
rious ways, such as organizing Boy
Scouts, athletic games and similar
recreation.
The work of missions means to
bring men into the church and is the
outcome of the Laymen's Missionary
Movement, which shall look after the
work among men in the home mis-
sion field. Evangelism is to bring
the gospel to men and social service
is to take tive part in improving
conditions of the Jail the hospitals and
among the poor.
The condition of the county Jail is
intolerable. The building is unsani
tary and the efforts should be made to
provide a modern Jail, sufficiently
large to accommodate the prisoners.
Twenty men are now confined in
space that is barely sufficient for six.
The colored prisoners especially are
huddled together, old and young, so
that the Jail, instead of reforming
the prisoners, makes them confirmed
criminals. There is much to do in the
five departments of laymen's work
that would energize mems activity in
the church, make them more attached
to their church and greatly benefit the
community.
The five representatives of these
departments will meet at p. m. Mon
day, January %, in Mcdowell Hall
St. Johns College, and if any of those
who are appointed to represent any
church at this meeting should not be
able to attend, they should appoint a
substitute that there maybe full at
tendance of five from each church.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-19
VIII They Obey New Law?
Communicated.
Annapolis, Md, Jan. 10. 1912.
Mr.. Editor

Annapolis, Md, Jan. 10. 1912.
Mr.. Editor
If it be true, as has been openly
stated, that for several years the
School Commissioners of Anne Arun-
del county persistently violated the
letter and spirit of the Annapolis
White School Law, by appointing three
Democrats as the men trustees of the
school, when the law required them
to be one Democrat, one Republic an
and one Prohibitionist, and this before
a claim is made that the law had been
repealed, and that afterwards under
the foolish claim that the law had
been repealed, they appointed only
three trustees, and when mandamused
to appoint six trustees and the Cir
cult Court, Chief Judge William H.
Thomas presiding, and delivering the
opinion, decides that the old law is in
force and that six trustees should be
appointed; and that then, in open
Court, the School Commissioners
promised to appoint six trustees in
accordance with the terms of the law
and without having the writ of man
damus issued; and that they then ap-
pointed six trustees. three men and
three women in accordance with the
terms of the law, and they remain in
office for nearly year and then the
School Commissioners determine to
violate the law again and break their
promise and go back to three trus-
tees-What assurance have the School
Commissioners to give the people of
Annapolis that when they have a
new law passed they will obey it?
adv JOHN w. MARTIN.