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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
NOT A CAUSE OF PELLAGRA.
Cottonseed Oil Manufacturers Work
ing to Refute Theory.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Cottonseeo
oil manufacturers are gathering evil
dence and statistics to refute theory
that cottonseed oil might be one OF
the many suspected contributing
causes to pellagra. Assistant Surgeon
General Long, of the public health
service, in a public address, recently
mentioned the names of some invest1-
gators, who were inclined to that be-
lief.
Passed Assistant Surgeon LAWN
der, writing in one of the recent pub
lie health bulletins says the theory
is all out of harmony with the facts
and history of pellagra. DR.. Charles
C. Bass, of Tulane University, at New
Orleans also ridicules the idea. DR..
George A. Zeller, of the Illinois State
hospital at Peoria has studied the
theory and pronounced it absurd. All
three scientists are recognized stu
dents of the subject.
The cottonseed oil makers point to
the fact that the theory is in no way
supported in any government publi-
cation reporting the official investi-
cations which the public health SER
vice is constantly conducting in the
South.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Younger Brother Has Passed Away

James Folk, the younger brother
of Bellinger C. Folk. who died on
Thursday, as the result of having
breathed Illuminating gas in his room
at the Pavilion hotel, also succumbed
to the effects of the gas poisoning
yesterday afternoon, passing away at
the Riverside infirmary without hav-
ing regained consciousness.
The young man had fingered in a
critical condition since Tuesday
when he was discovered with
his brother lying unconscious in a
room filled with the poisonous fumes,
which had escaped from a half clos
ed jet. The life of the older broth
er, Bellinger C. Folk, was despaired
of from the first, but some hope was
entertained of James Folks recovery,
until he began to sink yesterday af-
ternoon.
No definite explanation has yet
been given as to how the deplorable
accident occurred, it being supposed
that when the brothers retired on
Monday night they shut off the gas
enough to extinguish the flame, but
not enough to prevent the gradual
escape of gas, which eventually filled
the room and caused the death of
both the brothers. The body of the
first to succumb was sent back to
Ehrhardt, the home of the young men
this morning, and the remains OF
James will make the journey to-mor-
row.
The inquest over the body of the
older brother, Bellinger c. Folk, was
held yesterday and a verdict of acci-
dental death returned by the jury.
The inquest for the latter victim was
| held to-day and the same formal re-
suit obtained-Charleston Evening
Post
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Alleged Robbers Set Free.

Savannah, JAM George H. Hill
and Harry Eckstorm, the two Baltl-
more young men charged with rob-
bing the Atlantic Coast Line train
at Hardeville several weeks ago,
were dismissed from custody to-day
after a hearing lasting two days be-
fore United States Commissioners
Hewlett and Elliott. The dismissal
of the charges was made upon the
motion of the government.
United States Attorney Ackerman,
who has conducted the prosecution,
announced to the court this morning
that no case had been made out
against the defendants and asked
their discharge.
The young men say they are going
back to Hardeville to spend the re-
mainder of the winter there. The
father of Hill who came here to at
tend the trial expressed his pleasure
at the termination of the case.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Girls Save Life of Boy.

Danbury, Jan. 4.-When sixteen
year-old Harold Kirch broke through
the ice on Oil Mill pond on the out
skirts of this city the only persons
near at hand were Ruth Kirby, 1?
years old, and Ruth Wilkinson, 16,
whom he had escorted on skating
expedition. kirch had ventured too
near the dam, where the ice was thin
and the water 10 feet or more deep,
and as he tried to find place that
would bear his weight the ice broke
repeatedly.
Throwing herself fiat upon the ice
Miss Kirby made her way close to the
hole as she could, her companion
clinging to her at arms length. In
this manner they managed to reach
the end of the hockey stick to Kirch.
With this aid the boy broke his way
to firm ice, which he reached numb
with cold and half exhausted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Harley Not a Candidate.

Barnwell, Jan. 6.-There has been
a persistent rumor here for the past
few days that J. Emile Harley, Esq,
would not be a candidate for the
judgeship in the I'd circuit, and when
asked as to the truth of this rumor,
Mr.. Harley made the following state
ment: 81 will not be candidate for
Judge Of this circuit. From busi-
ness standpoint cannot afford to ac-
cept the position. certainly appre-
ciate the support and endorsement of
the bar, and more especially those
members of the general assembly who
have voluntarily advocated my candi-
dacy."
The withdrawal of Mr.. Harley mar
rows the number of candidates to
five-two from this county and one
each from Aiken, Bamberg and
Hampton counties. 1t is being free
ly predicted that the choice will fall
on one of the two candidates that
Barnwell has in the field.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
MONEY FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
The Mission Review Gives Figures
for Worlds Evangelization.

Gifts to foreign missions in 1911
by protestant Christians throughout
the world, as tabulated by the Mis-
sionary Review, show decrease over
preceding years of s175,000.
North Americas total appropria-
ton of twelve million, three hundred
thousand was nearly half of the
grand total, twenty-five million three
hundred thousand.
Great Britain gave nine million.
The five societies of the world hav-
ing the largest incomes follow:
Methodist Episcopal, headquarters
New York, two million, two hundred
thousand.
Church of England, London, one
million, nine hundred thousand.
Presbyterian, New York.. one mil
lion, seven hundred thousand.
Baptist, Boston, one million, one
hundred thousand.
Congregational, Boston, one mil
lion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
$780, 900 FIRE IN LOUISVILLE.
Business Places Observation-Disclosures
Panics Averted.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 4.-Four hun
dred thousand dollars is the estl-
mated loss caused by fire that de-
stroyed three ladies apparel establish
ments, damaged the Baldwin Piano
Company's store, slightly damaged the
Courier-Journal building and caused
near panics in two theatres. At mid
night the fire was under control.
The fire started in the store of H.
J. Gutman & Co., from an undeter-
mined cause, and soon destroyed
the stock there and that of Abe
E. Levi & Co., in the same build
ing. 1t then swept to the four-story
establishment of Swartz & Co., and
then to the Baldwin store. Damage
to the latter is mostly from water.
The Swartz Company is the heaviest
loser; officers of the company say 1t
will be 100000.
Across 4th street from the build
ings burned are two theatres. Soon
after the first alarm was turned in,
someone in one of the show houses
called out fire." and Immediately
there was a rush for exits. The 1900
persons in the buildings, however,
were quieted by a speech from the
manager. In the other three the
clang of bells was heard and there
also a talk from the stage prevented
what is said was approaching. panic
of serious proportions. Firemen suf-
fered from the intense cold.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
LOSES EYE BY BOYS PRANK.
Air Rifle in Hand of Greenwood Lad
Leads to Accident.

Greenwood, Jan. 4.-Yesterday af-
ternoon at Grendel Mill, No. 2, lit
tie boy named Weathers pointed an
air rifle at the little fve-year-old son
of Mr.. A. c. Crawford, one of the
bosses in the mill, and pulled the
trigger, the shot from the air rifle
striking the little Crawford boy in
the eye. The physician found 1t
necessary to remove the ball and
the little fellow will lose an eye as
the result of the affair. The little
Weathers boy is eight years old. He
is too small to have taken deliberate
aim at the other boys eye, but as
the result of having an air rifle and
playing with it little boy will be
deprived of one eye for life.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
Exonerates Prison Officials.

Columbia, Jan. 5.-The board Of
directors of the penitentiary, after
investigating the alleged mistreat-
mint of Lonnie Hall, the white pris-
oner whom Governor Blease some
time ago paroled, and at which time
charges of i'll treatment of Hall by
the penitentiary officials were made,
issued the following statement to-
day.
~"After reading an account of the
alleged mistreatment of Lonnie Hall,
serving sentence for manslaughter,
which was published in the neWspa-
pers some time ago, the board of
directors of the penitentiary, at re-
cent meeting, investigated the same.
Each and every officer and guard
that had any connection with the
case was duly sworn and their evil
dence is now a matter of record at
the penitentiary.
Had Bad Record.
From evidence obtained, the
board of directors feel satisfied that
the said Lonnie Hall brought all of
the trouble on himself. He came to
the penitentiary with a bad record
and his conduct while in prison full
ly confirmed that record. He was
regarded as an obstreperous and
dangerous prisoner and had frequent
ly given the officers trouble.
"In regard to this particular case,
the board found from the evidence
that the said Lonnie Hall was the
aggressor and that the officers acted
solely on the defensive and with a
great deal of forbearance. To main
tain discipline in the prison it is abb
solutely necessary to inflict punish
ment.
Consider Punishment Light.
after careful consideration, the
board of directors are Of the opinion
that the punishment inflicted on the
said Lonnie Hall was not cruel or
unmerciful; on the contrary, they do
not regard it as commensurate for
the offence committed"
NJ. w. Thrailkill, the Saluda coun-
ty man, whom Governor Blease parol'
ed, wrote a letter to the brother OF
Lonnie Hall, in Chester, giving an
account of the alleged mistreatment
of Lonnie Hall. The matter was
taken up to Governor Blease with
the final result that Lonnie Hall was
parOled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
ELABORATE DOG FUNERAL.
Trix Once Saved Barn From Burning
So He was a Hero.

Trix Once Saved Barn From Burning,
So He was Hero.
The most expensive and elaborate
dog funeral ever held in Columbus,
Ind, was conducted there at the
home of Frank Huffman, a police
man. Trix, fox terrier owned by
Huffmdn's son Ralph, was the dog
buried. The coffin in which Trix
was laid to rest was made four years
ago by young Huffman. 1t was con-
structed of mahogany and cost $45.
Silver handles decorated the sides,
and the interior was lined with lace.
The body of the dog was covered
WITH a lace robe. Young Huffman
dug the grave in the back yard and
lined it with stone. After the SER
vices had been held four friends of
the youth, acting as pallbearers, car
ried the coffin to the newly made
grave and deposited it there. The
grave was then sealed and later an
approriate marker will be erected.
About four years ago the Huffman
barn was set on fire, and it was be-
| lieved Trix saved the building by
rushing into the house, barking and
pulling at the bed clothing until he
aroused the sleeping occupants. They
turned in an alarm and the fire de-
partment put out the fire. Soon
afteward the dag was shot, and
it was ebelived the person who
fired the barn shot the dog, be-
cause newspapers had told how
the dog had been repsansible
for saving the building. Trix's
wound never healed fully, and 1t
finally caused the dogs death.-1n-
dianapolis News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
DEATH OF NJ. G.. SANDIFER.
Johnston Merchant, Formerly o
Bamberg, Passes Away.

Johnston, Jan. 6.-The town was
shocked to learn of the death on last
evening of her townsman and mer-
chant, Mr.. NJ. C. Sandifer, who sue
cumbed to double pneumonia after a
five days illness. A widow and six
children are left to mourn the loss
of a good father.
Mr.. Sandifer came to Johnston
from Bamberg about five years ago,
and has made a sturdy citizen, that
will be missed. Funeral arrange
ments will be made upon the arrival
OF his son, Mr. Corrie Sandifer, from
Tampa, Fla. Three sisters surviving
the deceased are: Mrs. W. A. Jordan,
Johnston; Mrs. o. P. Jordan, Bam-
berg, and Mrs. Sallie Mcmillan, Au-
gusta.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-11
RICH AND WONDERFUL.
Some of the Gowns that Make the
Women Gasp.

One of the most beautiful costumes
| ever turned out is that worn BY
| Queen Mary at the Coronation Dur
bar, and there are no fewer than s.
100000 stitches in the train, which
is of Irish lace.
| The train has been presented AS q
gift by the ladies of Belfast to he1
majesty, and has been made by the
Presentation Sisters of Youghal fol-
Messrs. Robertson & Cleaver. 1t has
| been estimated that it would have
| taken over quarter of a century fol
a single lack worker to complete the
train, but 60 workers, working reg
ularly, finished it in 9S,020 hours.
This reminds one that at the Plant
agenet ball, held at Buckingham pal
ace in 1912, the late Queen Victoria
impersonated Queen Philippa, in a
silken dress made entirely in Spital-
| fields.
The dress, which was on view for
several days at Hanover Square, cost
in materials alone, nearly ESQ pounds
while the gems that decorated it, ex-
elusive of the royal pearl necklace
head-dress and other jewels, were
valued at over $4,000 pounds.
The fur that trimmed her outer
robe was minever, the skin of the
Siberian squirrel, the same kind OF
fur that Queen Philippa wore on her
court costumes in the days of long
ago.
Perhaps the most expensive dress
ever worn by Queen Alexandra was
that in which she appeared at the
famous ball at Devonshire House in
honor of the late Queen Victoria's S
diamond jubilee. She took the char
acter of Marguerite de Valole, COM
monty called La Refine Margot, her
train being carried by the daughter
of. Sir Francis Knollys.
Her majesty's costume is said to
have cost $50 pounds to make. 1t was
of rich white satin, embroidered in
gold and silver, with a high collar
from which hung the train-a glo-
rious affair of cloth-of-gold lined
with silver brocade.
The dowager empress. of Russia
has always dressed exquisitely, and
in the richest and most expensive ma
terials. She received on the occasion
of her. silver wedding an ermine
mantle which cost 10000 pounds. 1t
was presented to her by the nobility
of the province of Kherson.
Gold-and-silver dresses are by no
means uncommon. The metals, after
being formed into very fine wire, are
woven into cloth, and afterwards
mede into dresses. The women OF
Sumatra were the first to attire
themselves in this expensive mate
rial
Countess Palovolvetsch wore a
freely dress at a garden party given
at Benares some years ago. This
unique gown had the appearance OF
being constructed of tongues of blue
flame resting on a bed of light
liquid.
The material of the dress itseli
was rich brocaded silk, and attached
to the gown were exactly 535 fire
flies. These little creatures gloWed
until the countess left the grounds,
and doffed the strangest gown ever
worn at a society gathering in India
or elsewhere.
The Countess de Villeneuve once
had a dress made from beetle backs,
and wore it on several occasions.
When attired in this strange cos
tune she wore a beautiful scarbaeus
beetle on her neck attached to col
lar by a slender gold chain, which
allowed it to roam about the lady's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

London, November (Special.)-More must be said than could be put into md night cable dispatches about the strange thing htat happened at the Duke of Yorks A brilliant audience of the kind that gathers only for one of the great first nights of the season was there ex- pecting to see England's most distin- guished three dramatsts tone Irish. one Portuguese and one Scotch) vieing with each other in friendly rivalry, and making with their three-act plays one of the most memorable evenings in recent dra-
 attic history.
 Well, so it was; we laughed at frst
 artly from habit and partly because iere were some really clever bits in 1T, the Shaw piece, which consisted of
 usband A and Wife making shavian
 we to each other; and then Husband E and Wife A appearing as the other pair isappeared and also making Shavian i've to each other; and then the first pair ,oming on and all four talking about it on-and on-and on-saying nothing but Inverted truisms, and occasionally verg- Ing on downright indency until all laugh ter died out and did not revive until the end when one of the quartette observed. '.I don't know what we are all talking about" The audience really enjoyed that bf.
 The pinero piece proved more appalling than the Shaw piece. It was a quite serious attempt at cloak and sword romance; gallant young buck in love with a pretty widow, and madly jealous because he heard her talking to some one else o'nights. till he discovered that it was her husbands ghost-as serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
J. M. Barrie Reigns
 Supreme on London Stage
Works Pnero and Shaw Collapse While That of Barrie Instant Success When Plays By All Three Are Pro-
 duced On One Stage

all attempt as any earnest amateur could have made There was not one glimpse of the great master-craftsma of HThe Second Mrs. Tanqueray," Iris and His House in Order.' There was SC little distinction of any sort that the au- dience sat through 1t dunbfounded, won dering if it was all some kind of joke At the end it was rounudly hissed and booed
 Then came Barrie, after such an intro duction with little comedy entitled "Rosalind" that would have made him famous on the spot If his name had never been heard before, and that was almost if not quite as near to being a master piece as "The Twelve Pound Look" 1t vas only the episode of a smart and successful actress who was tired of pass- ing for g, and ran away to a remote little country place to luxuriate in being forty and a bittockf in being sloppy and dowdy and middle-aged. One of her boys" from town--a delightful young fel- low, "Eton and Oxford and so on to bed IS he describes himself-happens into the same place, and for while she passes herself off as the mother of the girl to whom he had been making love. But that gives no idea of the wealth of hu- nor. shrewdness, inspired bits of dra- nlatic craftsmanship. genuine moving pathos, rolliclSing fancy and gentle sweet ness of the thing. Any one familiar with Irene Vanbrugh's work, however can imagine what she would do with part like that.
 And what storm of cheers there was when it was over. The hand clapping was lost in the vocal roar. again and again the curtain went up. and aga.n came that roar, until Miss yanhrugh was half hysterical with the excitement To persistent cries of Author" D.ol Poucicault Irene Vanbrugh's uhs- band who produced the play, came out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Uncle Sam's Debts

From the Washington Post
 The debt of the United States govern ment on which interest has ceased, and the greater part of which probably never will be collected from Uncle Sam aggregates $1,700, 450, covering loans all the way from 1790 to 1907 This fact was made public recently by J. C. Ma pier, register of the treasury, in his an nual report of 1912.
 There are number of holders oi these bonds who refuse to present then for redemption, although they know that the government long ago ceased to pay interest on them. Treasury of. ficials are unable to explain their atti. tnde except on the ground that they know their principal Is safe in the fed. eral treasury
 It is estimated that nearly million dollars of this debt has been lost or destroyed This includes the outstand ing issues from 1790 down through the civil war loans.
 In the early days of the republic loans were called stock" in the gov. ernment There is now outstanding s27, S70 of the "6 per cent stock of 1790 $13,9 of the deferred per cent stock of 1790" and s13,953 of the "3 per cent stock of 1790." Several hundred thous- and dollars of the civil war loans are outstanding. The largest amount out standing is $SO0,350 of the called loan of 1907
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
ancies of several hundred thousand

ancies of several hundred thousand miles in the various results.
 Just at this time by good luck an astronomer discovered a minor planet Eros that moves in curious orbit and at times comes relatively close to the earth. If It's orbit could be accurately measured at such time, data would be afforded for a new and accurate determination of the distance of the sun.
 The most favorable opportunity was offered in the autumn and winter of 19O0-01. and at an international con- gross of astronomers in Paris in July. 1900 a joint programme of work was arranged. The next winter the Cam bridge observatory alone took 500 pho- tographs of the planet and it's sur rounding stars. As observatories all over the world were doing the same thing, an enormous mass of material was gathered.
 It was necessary to go over all this data, making tens of thousands of measurements. and in addition to make observations on 700 or 800 stars in order to calculate the orbit of Eros. Mir. Kinks writes with enthusiasm: By preliminary treatment of a small part of the whole the author had been able to discover the appropriate meth- ods of dealing with the problem and to assure himself that the enterprise was going to be a success He will always be grateful for the happy combination Of circumstances which resulted in the whole final discussion being placed i'll his hands, with the means necessary to secure help in the calculations"
 He goes on to tell of the difficulties that were .surmounted, and of the ob- stacles encountered. The fascination of such work, he says, lies in the solu- ton of puzzles which hardly ever fail 10 present themselves and in this task there was mo lack of the sporting clement"
 Somebody, MT. Kinks remarks. has said that 1t is mistake to plan work that will take longer than 10 years 10 complete. Judged by this standard the problem he was engaged upon just escapes censure. The millions of fig ures were reduced to order and the necessary computations were completed in just 10 years. Also the result verified the most careful previous direct meas urement. The mean distance of the earth from the sun is 92,s30.000 miles.
 MT. Kinks refers to the time spent iii these labors as "10 pleasant years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
REWARDOF SCIENCE FOR HARD WORKER Man Spends Ten Years on
 One Problem DID TT WITH FEST Says There Was No Lack of Sport in Element" in His Tabula-
 tions of Millions of
 Figures
NJ. ". Searight
NJ. F. McCarty
I1rom the Kansas city star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 The devotion of men to the cause of
 science is one of the wonders of the
 world. For small compensation hum
 dreds of men of high ability give them
 selves up to the most difficult and
 nrduous of labors covering a lifetime.
 The results may have an immediate
 use or they may not. The satisfaction
 comes from having a hand in adding
 to the stock of knowledge about the
 universe
 A remark able disclosure of the real scientific spirit is embodied in a re- cent little volume on a "Astronomy" in the Home University library series. The author. A. R, Kinks, Is the chief assistant in the Cambridge observa- tory
 In this book MT. Kinks cites his ad- ventures on a particular problem of astronomy as typical of the sort ot work astronomers are called on to do. The problem in question was deter
 imitation of the exact distance of the sun from the earth. There are several ways to do the measuring. But 1t was found in 1898 that there were discrep-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

and spoke thus; Please let me have the honor of thanking you ladies and gentle men in behalf of MT. Shaw, Sir Arthur Pinero and -
 At that point same from all over the house the frank cry; No, no-not Shaw and Pnneo; only Barrie" Boucicault turned pale but was game. ''In behalf of MT. Shaw, Sir Arthur Pnero and MT. Barrie, he went on, T thank you"