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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
GROOM-ELECT CRITICALLY ILL.
of Smyser-Saunders
Wedding Announced.

Florence, June 24.-The wedding
of Miss jamie Sue Saunders, of this
city, and DR.. John D. Smyser, of Bal
timore, which was to be celebrated
here Thursday of this week, has been
postponed. A telegram from Capt.
John D. Smyser, of Baltimore, to- Mr..
S. Harry Saunders, father of the
bride-elect, summoned the saun-
derses to Baltimore Saturday even
ing by first train, the groom-elect be-
desperately i'll at hospital in Balti-
more.
This announcement is made by re-
quest of the family. The Smyser-
Saunders wedding was to be the So
cial event of the year and the friends
regret no little the illness Of the
groom-elect and sympathize deeply
with both parties.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
Charleston Graft Situation.

Columbia. June 22.-That the
whisky laws have been fagrantly vio-
lated in Charleston for a score OF
years has been understood by South
Carolinians. Everybody seemed to
know that there was graft in Charles
ton and no one seemed to care wheth-
er the alleged grafters were punished
or not. However, the graft was never
proved and the condition drifted
along. The officials of the city. said
in the past that the existing condl-
tions were due to tolerance. Toler-
ance it might have been, yet the ylo-
lation of the law has never been sue
cessfuly stamped out-even for a
short period of time.
Several weeks ago Mayor Grace, IN
his paper, Common Sense, charged
open violation of the law and also
that the graft money collected hao
been traced practically up to the gov
ernor's Office.
Ben H. Stothart is the chief whls-
ky constable in South Carolina and
testifying before the legislative in
vestigating committee in Charleston
on Wednesday, he said that Cole
Blease was his best friend. Stothart
denied many times that he knew OF
graft or that he had any definite
proof.
The situation so far is as follows:
A dozen confessed blind tigers
have stated under oath that they paid
a certain amount monthly as protec-
ton against the constables They
named the wholesale dealers to
whom they paid these amounts.
These dealers are all wealthy citizens
of Charleston. They will be summon
ed before the dispensary committee
and asked to explain to whom they
turned over the fund. One blind tiger
charged directly that he paid the
money to B. H. Stothart. All of these
wholesalers skipped town when they
found that they had been summoned.
The solicitor of Charleston has
been asked to bring action against
the confessed violators of the State
law and the News and Cuorier is urg-
ing strongly that the matter be han
died in the courts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
Threw Away Title.

Detroit, June 21.-Miss Carol New
berry, daughter of Truman H. New
berry, former secretary of the navy
and man of wealth, was married this
afternoon to Frank Brooks, to whom
was ascribed the breaking off, two
weeks ago, of her engagement to
Capt. W. H. Alleyne, of the British
army, whom she met in Bermuda
last spring and to whom she became
engaged after five weeks acquaint-
ance.
Miss Newberry was to have been
married to Capt. Alleyne yesterday.
The calling off of the wedding Great
ed a sensation throughout the coun-
try in that it was the case Of a rich
girl putting aside position in foreign
society for the sake of an American
suitor who is in only fairly good
circumstances.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
Six Negro Children Burned.

Anderson, June 22.-Six negro
children were burned to death and
their bodies almost completely Gre
mated late last night when their
home, situated six miles south of An
derson, was totally destroyed by fire.
The home destroyed was that oc-
cupied by Eliza Hunter, and all of the
children were her children. At the
time of the fire she was at the home
of a neighbor, about one-half mile
away, attending some sort of reli-
gious meeting. She was not aware
of the fire until after the building
and children had been consumed.
The bodies of the children, which
ranged in age from to IA years,
were almost completely incinerated.
The fire occurred between II and
12 o'clock. The house was the prop
erty of J. Fulwer Watson, and was lo-
Gated near Little Mountain. The
children had been at work in the
fields all day and were tired when
they retired last night. Screams were
heard by negro, Floyd Witherspoon,
who saw the blaze from distance,
and who hurried to the scene. He says
that he tried to get in the house, but
the blaze was so fierce that he was
driven back. He then threw rocks at
the windows, hoping to awake the oc-
cupants. While throwing these rocks
Witherspoon declares he heard the
screams, which soon turned into
means, and then became quiet, He
says that he managed to see through
one of the windows, and he' saw the
children huddled together in the cor
ner of a room. The house was COW
cred with tin, which kept the heat in
and the flames down.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
Beach Case Begins Reform.

Atlanta, June 19.-The F. O. Beach
case has put the lid on Aiken and
the famous wintering place for the
rich people of the East has become
as tame as Puritan town. A waive
of reform has swept over the place.
The city council has put a quick
and effective band on all the amuse-
ments in which the fashionable set
indulged. The gambling halls have
been closed and the paraphernalia
confiscated. For the next two weeks
policemen will investigate social
clubs every sixty minutes to suppress
any signs of dissipation Protracted
church meetings have been started
and the rich are participating.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
MAKES VALUABLE FIND.
Copper Plate With Inscription Which
May Lead to Wealth.

Salisbury, June "a find which
may lead to a small fortune for D.
L. Overcast, an humble farmer Of
Steele township this county, has just
been made. Some time ago Overcash
purchased of J. S. Hall a small farm
in the above township and while
walking over the same several days
ago he noticed a rugged piece of
metal hidden in rock cliff. Pick
ing it up he was astonished to find
that it was a piece of irregular shap-
ed copper plate and inscribed with
letter die across the same were these
words:
Gas I came from the old country ]
deposited $4,000 in the u. S. Treas
ury in Philadelphia in 1875. This
money donate to the finder OF this
plate. I am wounded, I am bound to
die. H. A. Barkley."
Mr.. Hall, from whom Overcast
purchased the piece Of property, came
to Salisbury this morning with Over
cash and exhibited the plate to the
Observer representative and others
and the two went to consult Senator
Overman as to what steps to take to
ascertain whether or not this money
was actually deposited in Philadel-
phia. The senator said ne would
gladly Investigate the matter and
stated that it would take several
weeks to trace it up, but that if this
note was genuine and this $4,000 had
actually been placed in the treasury
by Barley Mr.. Overcast would get
it but that it might probably take
a special act of congress to do it.
However, he would take the matter
up on his return to Washington and
see what there was in it.
Tradition has it, and this has been
talked in the neighborhood for years,
that a man named Barkley and a
friend named Patton lived in this
section long years ago and that the
two went out hunting one day and
did not return at night, the family OF
each thinking that the other had gone
home with his friend to spend the
night. An investigation the follow
ing morning found that the two men
had been murdered and their bodies
left beside a creek. 1t is said that
the supposition prevailed that In
dians, which frequented and inhabit-
ed this section at the time, had mas
sacred the white men.
It is found that the name of Henry
Barkley appears on records dating
back for years in the court house in
this city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
Ehrhardt News.

Ehrhardt, June 24.-Children S
day exercises were observed at the
Methodist church Sunday evening last
Quite a creditable program of reclta-
tions, music and songs was presented
under the direction of Mesdames w.
B. Moore and J. R. Smith. The church
building was artistically decorated
with palms and pot plants.
DR.. J. H. Hucks, our popular dent
ist and, Miss Chloe Groseclose, the ac-
complished daughter of Rev. and Mrs
D. B. Groseclose, were married at the
Baptist parsonage by Rev. E. A. Nc
Dowell, last Tuesday evening. Their
many friends extend heartiest con-
gratulations.
Mesdames J. NJ. and ]. S. Dannelly
and children are spending some time
at Beaufort.
Mrs. w. P. Pate left Monday for a
pleasure trip to Washington. D. c.
Mrs. E. A. Mcdowell and Mr.. Robt.
Mcdowell are spending a few days at
the Isle of Palms.
The annual Sunday-school picnic at
st. Johns Baptist church last Thurs
day was largely attended and mucn
enjoyed. The feature of the occasion
was q most excellent address by DR..
Geo. E. Davis, of orangeburg. An
abundant dinner and lots OF iced
lemonade contributed greatly to the
comfort and good spirits of the day
The presence of Rev. E. W. Peeples'
for thirty years pastor of st. Johns
church, was a delight to his many
old friends.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
THROAT SLASHED BY WIFE.
Anderson Man Rudely Awakened
from Slumbers-May Recover.

Anderson, June 24.-About )
O'Clock this morning Jim Patterson,
a white man employed at a local
livery stable, was awakened from his
slumbers by his wife slashing his
throat with a razor. The woman
then ran out of the house and came
back only after a doctor had been
summoned and attended to her hus-
bands wounds. She later departed
on an outgoing train.
The man and woman had been
quarrelling and their relations were
strained. Yesterday they fell out
and Patterson got drunk, according
to his own admission, and it seems
that during the night the woman got
the razor and slipped up quietly to
the bedside and cut him from ear to
ear. Patterson might recover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
Women BARRIERS the Latest.

Atlanta, June 19.-Atlanta which
is growing more cosmopolitan every
day is going to spring the latest in
ovation-women BARRIERS. They will
come here from Chicago and Seattle.
Ten beauties they will be, according
to the proprietors of downtown
shop who are making plans for the
appearance of the female tonsor1al
artists. Along with this announce
ment, it is stated the shop where the
women will hold forth will be fitted
up, in magnificent style. Fact of the
matter is, say the proprietors the
shop will outclass any barber shop in
the South.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
Case Thrown Out.

That the jurisdiction Of the Fed
eral courts does not extend to suits
brought by citizens against a State,
without the States consent, is the
fundamental principle upon which
United States District Judge Henry
A. M. Smith, Wednesday in Charles
ton, dismissed the suit brought by
the Carolina Glass company against
w. ]. Murray ct al, members of the
former dispensary winding-up COM
mission. The suit has been brought
in the Federal court against these
former commissioners, as individu-
ais, to recover about $4,000 which
the plaintiff alleges was due 1t from
county dispensaries, but which had
been taken by the dispensary COM
mission and applied to alleged indebt-
edness of the plaintiff to the State,
incurred under former transactions
with the old State dispensary.
Judge Smith, after fully discuss
ing the questions involved, sustains
the arguments of the defence that a
suit of this nature is one in which
the State is a necessary party, and
that in this case the Federal court
has no jurisdiction in such an action
in accordance with the opinion fled
dismissing the complaint. The de-
PENDANTS in the case are w. J. Muir
ray, John McSween, A. N. Wood,
Avery Patton and j. S. Brice.
The jurisdiction of the Federal
court had been invoked on the
ground that the legislative act, un-
der which the commissioners had
taken those funds from the county
dispensaries, was in violation of the
United States constitution and there
fore null and void. q
In discussing the case in its va
rious phases, Judge Smith ruled that
the funds involved had, both before
and after they came into the hands
of the commissioners, been the prop
erty, of the State, inasmuch as the
county dispensaries had been con-
Quoted under the authority of the
State, and with the States credit be-
hind them. The plaintiff had no title
to these funds which could be en-
forced in the Federal court, and was
merely in the position of creditor
in that amount. Consequently in a;
suit to recover these funds the State
would be necessary party, and un-,
der the United States constitution,
the Federal courts were not given
Jurisdiction in such cases, the State
not having given it's consent for such
a suit to be brought against it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
LITTLE GIRL SAVES FATHER.
Sucks Rattlesnal1e Poison and Then
Takes Parent Out of Wlds.

Patio Alto, CAL, June 24.-Pluck
of his 12-year-old daughter saved
the life of Joseph Eberhardt, of San
Francisco, who was bitten by rat
tlesnake in the wilds of the San Ma
teo mountains and brought out by
the little girl to receive medical at
tention.
What to do in the case of rattle
snake bite was known to ANITA Eber-
hardt because her mother was killed
by one. This happened when she was
only three years old, but she had
been told many times how she must
act in case she should have a similar
experience. She was out with her
father on camping expedition when
a big snake struck him in the calf
of the leg. He killed the snake and
then began to feel the effects of the
poison and tainted. The girl bound
his leg tightly above the wound, cut
deeply into it with a hunting knife
and sucked out the poison. She then
revived her father, held him as he
staggered to camp quarter OF a
mile away and helped him to mount
a horse, on which he rode to farm
house eight miles away. She follow
ed on foot.
He was hurried to this city, how
ever, and was soon on the road to
recovery. The doctors found that
the girl had sucked all the poison
from his blood and told her that it
was due to her actions alone that he
lived
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
HOT TIME AT FLORENCE.
MUCH DISORDER DURING THE
SPEECHES OF CANDIDATES.
Judge Jones Starts Toward Blease
With Cenched Fist, but is
Stopped by Chairman.

Florence, June 25.-The most
demonstrative and the one marked
with more noise and disorder of all
the meetings yet of the campaign
was that held here to-day. At one
time, Judge Jones ,incensed at a
statement by Gov. Blease, rose to
his feet with clenched fist and drawn
arm and approached Gov. Blease.
The chairman and policemen on
the stand quickly stepped between
the candidates and avoided blows.
Kisses and jeers which so marked
the meeting were being hurled and
the governor was making state
ment as to these demonstrations. 1t
was then that Judge Jones rushed at
the governor.
At the conclusion of Gov. Blease's
speech, Judge Jones rose to make a
denial as agreed upon by the can
didates, but the crowd would not re-
main or be quiet to allow the state
ment. At another place in the meet
ing Judge Jones was howled down.
Gov. Blease defended his record
in it's many aspects and was cheered
loudly.
The cheering and jeering by the
throng here was the most unusual
yet of the campaign.
Gov. Blease accused Judge Jones
of being favorable to the corpora
tions and cited a supreme court de-
cision which he said Judge Jones
had stated in a recent speech that
he wrote. Judge Jones was allowed
a denial and he said the opinion had
been written by Mr.. E. Marion
Rucker, but that he had concurred
in it. Judge Jones said that the gov
ernor's statement was "The cheapest
play on words you ever heard in
South Carolina"
Gov. Blease read a letter from
Senator B. R. Tillman to certain citi-
zens of Spartanburg county in which
the senator had declared he would
take no stand on the governors race
in South Carolina.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
Head Of Anderson College.

Rev. DR.. J. A. Chambliss, a Baptist
preacher of distinction and man Of
highly scholarly attainments, has
been elected as the president of An
derson college. DR.. Chambliss was
for number of years pastor of the
Citadel Square Baptist church of
Charleston and more recently pastor
emeritus of the large church at Plain
field, N. ].
DR.. Chanbliss has a wide family
connection in this State, his wife be-
ing a sister of Hon. VIM. L. Mualdin,
of Greenville, and a first cousin of
Mr.. B. F. Mauldin, of this city.-An-
derson Mail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
KILLS HIS BROTHER-IN.LAW.
Pendleton Mill Village Tragedy Said
to be Accidental.

Anderson, June 23.-Arthur Say
age, the white nightwatchman of the
Pendleton cotton mills, shot and in
stantly killed his brother-in-law
Horace Edgar, in the mill village last
night. Savage had his picture taken
with a friend yesterday afternoon and
in the picture he was aiming his pis-
tol at the friend. Last night he was
showing Edgar the positions he and
his friend occupied in the picture. Az
Savage aimed the pistol at Edgar, 1t
was discharged, Edgar falling dead
at his feet.
The killing is considered accident
al, and Savage is said to be prostrat-
ed with grief. Magistrate Whitten
held the inquest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
CONVICT COMMITS SUICIDE.
Joe Elrath, White, on Anderson
Gang, Slashes Throat Fatally.

Anderson, June 23.-Joe McEl-
rath, white man about 80 years OF
age, committed suicide to-day at the
chain gang camp, when he cut his
throat with a razor. McElrath went
to the gang two years ago to serve
five years for throwing dynamite un-
der a house in Piedmont. He was
paroled some time ago by the gov
ernor, but was sent to the gang
again recently for selling whiskey.
McElrath borrowed the razor pre-
sumably to shave; instead he slashed
his throat, death resulting instantly.
He leaves a wife.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27
in THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The city mail service was inaugu-
rated in Camden last Saturday morn
ing. There are three carriers max
ing two deliveries a day, and three
in the business section. Their sala-
ries are $500 each and will be in
creased each year for four or FIVE
years until it will reach $1,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-06-27

5 or 6 doses 666 will break any
case of Chills and Fever; it acts on
the liver better than Calomel, and
does not gripe or sicken. Csc.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-12
Birthday Party.

The girl friends Of Miss Ruth Nc.
Collum We're entertained at an Easte,
and birthday party at the new resi-
'"nor ot Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Castle
on saturday afternoon. The Young
hostess was the recipient OF many
pretty gifts An Easter egg hunt and
guessing games were on the entertain
ment program. the winners Of prizes
being Miss Georgie shaw and Miss
Fave Barber.
Dainty refreshments were served
Including a birthday cake decorated
with II candles. Among the invited
guests were; MurIel Hayes. Fave Bar
her. Adah Campbell Ruby Eaton
Nelma Ray. Ruth smith. Adah Svron
Pearl Smcad. Hanie smith. pearl
smith. Merle Grant George shaw
Mildred shaw. Lucile Lougharv. Helen
-oughary. Maud Barnes. LILA lane
Ruth Miller. Vivian Rose. Bernice
Newbin. Leo Petrie. Margaret Dunn.
Ruth McCaHum.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-12
MarShInalIOW Cake.

One cup of sugar; half cup butter;
whites of three eggs unbeaten half
cup milk; one and three-fourths cups
flour; one and one-half teaspoons bak-
ing powder. Must be beaten thor
oughly.
Filling; One and one-half cups
sugar; one-half cup water. Boil un-
til it threads, then stir in one-half
pound marshmallows and beat until
dissolved; then pour into it two beat
en- whites; beat until cool.
MRS. GAYNOR.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-12
Pineapple GlaCe.

Put one-half box of Knox gelatine
IN Juice of l can of epicurean pine
apple; cut apple in small pieces and
put ! cup powdered sugar on IT:
whip whites of 4 eggs to stiff froth,
also whip l pint of sweet cream: be-
fore putting all together, set the Gun
containing juice and gelatine in warm
water and stir constantly until il is
all dissolved; let it cool, then add the
pineapple sugar, then the whites of
eggs, lastly the whipped cream: mix
all lightly together, rinse the mold in
cold water and turn mixture in IL:
when YOU want to take it out set the
mold in warm water for minute or
less. MRS. r. CASEY.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-12

1t always means something to have
correct time, and l always know when
[ look at the Regulator in Shepherds
JeWelry Store that / see the correct
standard r. r. time, because A. W.
Bennett always takes pride in having
the correct time, and the Hamilton,
Howard, Waltham and Elgin watches
that are sold there are all good time
pieces, and if you get your watch re-
paired and regulated by Ralph Ben
nett, watch maker at Shepherds, you
can depend upon it to give you good
satisfaction, as everything sold or re-
paired there is warranted to give sat
isfaction. w
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-12
Tomato SaInd-CeIa,inc

one pint tomatoes strained: ta-
blespoonful vinegar; tfaspoonful
salt' one-half teaspoonrul sugar: one
half teaspoonful white pepper: one
half box of gelatine (dissolven: 1
teaspoonful of onion juice: sprig
OF parsley cut fine; hay leaf Let
stand for two hours. bring to the
boiling point and strain.
Crab. shrimp. lobster or any cold
eut-up meat may be added when
nearly cold. Put In individual moIds
or one large one. Serve on Ietuice
leaves with any good dressing.
MRS. Il. s. LOUGHARY.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-12
a DOZEN CHOICE RECIPES FROM
DALLAS CLUB WOMEN.
Baked Hallbnt.

Three pounds Halibut, remove skin
and rub well with salt. Place In a
porcelain pan; roll crackers fine,
] onion minced, spread over fish.
Cover all with / can tomatoes-free
from seeds. Sprinkle with minced
parsley, small pieces of butter and
pepper. Bake in moderate oven
hour Place cover over pan one-half
hour, then remove.
ELLA j. METZGER.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-12
Representative

Republican voters of Polk County:
| am a candidate for Representa-
tive from this county. the only per-
son from independence whose name
VIII appear on the Republican pri-
mary ballot
If nominated and elected shall fa-
Vor lower taxes and strictly oppose
all eXtravagant and unnecessary an
preparations and serve my constitu-
ency to the best of my ability. Your
support respectfully solicited.
E. E. PADDOCK.
(Paid Advertisement
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-12

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church held it's annual meet
ing on Friday and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Ebert Parrish; vice.
president, Mrs Wilson Kurtz; secre-
tary, Mrs. II. B. Cosper, and treasur-
err Mrs. M. M. Ellis.