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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
DIR. BROUGHTON RESIGNS.
Famous Atlanta Pastor Accepts Call
to English Church.

Atlanta, Jan. 21.-Dr. Len G.
Broughton, pastor of the Baptist Tab
ernacle, the first institutional church
to be founded in the South, to-day
rendered his resignation to the con-
gregation to become effective April
l. He will go to the pastorate Of
Christ church, London, England, sue
ceeding DR.. F. B. Myer another
widely known divine.
The present tabernacle was found
ed by DR.. Broughton about nine years
ago, but he was pastor of the old
Jones Avenue church, which it sue
ceeded, for the preceding six years.
Before coming to Atlanta he held
charges at Winston-Salem, N. c., and
Roanoke, Va. The Tabernacle is
known as the home Of the Interna-
tional Bible Conference, for which
several thousand ministers of all de-
nominations gather here yearly.
DR.. Broughton has preached at
Christ church during his vacation for
several years, and accepts the pas
torate in response to the second call.
A meeting of the Tabernacle officials
will be held tomorrow night to act
on the resignation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Fertilizer from Air.

The Southern Power Company, or
to be exact, the Southern Electro
Chemical Company, is ready to begin
the manufacture of fertilizer at it's
plant at Nitrolee, S. C. This plant
will manufacture or produce fertiliz-
er from the atmosphere. Nitric acid
is the product and this will be mixed
with limestone from the nearby, hills
to secure the commercial nitrate of
lime. 1t is the first plant of the kind
established in this country and all the
machinery, used in it was ordered and
manufactured abroad. 1t could not be
obtained in this country. Electric
power, furnished by the Southern
Power Company, will operate the
plant. The plant is somewhat in the
nature of an experiment, though such
plants are successfully operated
abroad, and the results will be
watched for with interest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
LOOKS BAD FOR RICHESON.
Preacher Learns of Governor Deny
ing Clemency in Murder Case.

Boston, Jan. 20.-The Rev. c. V.
T. Richeson, sentenced to die for the
murder of Avis Linnell, learned to-
night for the first time that there
will be no communication of the death
sentence of Silas Phelps.
MAY God have mercy on Silas N.
Phelps, I am deeply sorry to learn
that he must die," exclaimed Richie
son, as his counsel, VIM. A. Morse,
broke the news to him.
The decision in the Phelps case
has been held to- have vital bearing
on the case of Richeson, and on &C
count of the latter's nervous condi-
tion the news of the governors &C
ton has been withheld from him for
several days, in the fear that it might
cause a collapse.
Richeson bore up bravely, how
ever, according to his counsel, who
said he still has hope and that the
fight for commutation of his SEN
tence would 60 on.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Firebug is Insane.

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 19.-B.
Marion Burdell, the confessed incen-
diary, was committed to jail to-day
by Magistrate Williams for trial at
the term of the court of general ses-
sions next month. The detectives
seemed to have made out clear case
against Burdell. He is 20 years of
age, of a good family and apparently
has a mania for setting fire, as shown
by the several big fires which he ad-
mits that he started in Charleston in
the past year or TWO. The young
man is said to have been hit upon
the head with a hammer some years
ago and his parents attach the mania
for setting fire to this blow, believing
him to be mentally unsound.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
BURIED SIDE BY SIDE.
Double Funeral Over Remains OF
Aged Spartanburg Women.

Spartanburg, Jan. 19.-Mrs. 1sa-
bella Cooper and Mrs. Betsy Pruitt,
both Sc years old, died yesterday at
their homes, both located near Ar
della, this county. The funerals were
held jointly to-day at Oak Grove
church; both bodies were brought TO
the edifice at noon and one funeral
service was said over the remains.
They were then taken in to the
churchyard cemetery and buried side
by side, only one service being said
at the graves. Both were widows,
both had been i'll but a short time,
both were in excellent health up to
the time of their death and both re-
sided with their daughters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
TO INVESTIGATE DISPENSARY.
A Joint Committee to Investigate
Winding-Up Commission.

Columbia, Jan. 19.-Following the
passage over the veto of the COVER
nor, few days ago, of the dispen-
sary investigation act, Speaker Men
del L. Smith has named the members
on the joint investigating committee
as provided for in the act. The house
members of the committee are:
Messrs. F. NJ. Carey, Oconee; w. L..
Daniel, of Saluda, and J. ]. Evans,
of Marlboro. The senators who are
to serve on the committee were nam
ed last year by Mr.. Chas. A. Smith,
lieutenant governor. They are Messrs.
G. w. Sullivan, of Anderson; H. B.
Carlisle, of Spartanburg, and John
H. Clifton, of Sumter.
The investigating act was passed
by the general assembly last year,
following a message from the gov
ernor, in which he asked that such
an investigation be made. The act
provided for an investigation of the
former dispensary winding-up COM
mission, succeeded last year by a
commission appointed by Governor
Blease, and of the acts and doings of
the governor, the attorney general
and others connected with the wind
ing-up of the affairs of that institu-
tion.
No steps have yet been taken
looking toward the conduct of the
investigation. The senate committee
has been waiting upon the announce
ment of the members from the house
and were not in position to-day to
make a public statement as to what
immediate steps would be taken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
REQUESTS Journal Corrections.

Columbia, Jan. ia message
from the governor, desiring that the
house journal be corrected in several
instances, aroused slight flare-up
in the house, when Mr.. Sawyer NOV
ed to refer the matter to the judi
ciary committee.
Mr.. Stevenson objected and moved
as substitute that the speaker and
clerk make comparison as to the al
legged errors and correct them where
necessary. Mr.. Sawyer moved that
the journal be corrected, taking the
position that it couldn't be correct
ed unless it was wrong. The mat
ter was ended by an announcement
from the chair, that the speaker
of the house would assume respon-
sibility for making the corrections.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Youth COnfesseS.

Charleston, Jan. 1S.-Arrested
here this morning at the burning of
the Charleston Fibre company's s
plant, Marion Burdell, young white
man, is alleged to have confessed
some hours later to many acts of in
cendiarism. Among other fires which
he is said to have confessed to was
the starting of the big Meeting street
fire of July 8, 1910, in which six
large stores in the heart Of the whole
sale district were practically Destroy
ed with loss of about 215,000.
Burdell also, it is said, confessed
to having started the Leland Moore
Paint store fire on March, II, 1908,
which occasioned a loss of $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
WOMAN LAUGHS HERSELF ILL.
Chlorofrom Used to Stop Her Mirth
Caused by Circus Story.

Ames, Iowa, Jan. 20.-A daughter
of Mrs. A. Fox told a story of an al
legged amusing incident which hap
pened at a circus here yesterday.
The yarn appealed to Mrs. Fox and
she began to laugh. The daughter
repeated another incident and the
mothers mirth increased.
After she had laughed continuous
ly for two hours doctors were ap-
pealed to. They used chloroform
and to-day Mrs. Fox is slowly recov-
ering from the sickness that follow
ed her laughing fit.
The story that caused the big
laugh has not been made public.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Ku KluX Klan Leader Dies.

Charlotte, N. c., Jan. 19.-E. R.
Sepaugh, prominent in reconstruction
DAYS as leader of the Ku Klux
Klan, died to-day at his home in
Grover, N. c., aged 65. Sepaugh led
a division of the khan that lynched
Tom Rountree, a negro agitator a
year after the war and suffered i'm
prisonment in the Yorkville jail four
years rather than betray the names
of his comrades who formed the
lynching party. He was finally re-
leased without trial. Sepaugh car
.ried bullet wound from the negro's
pistol to his grave.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Won't Adjourn Until August:

Washington, Jan. 17.-Both the
Democratic and Rpublican lead
ers in the house of representatives
agreed that there was little likeli-
hood of congress adjourning before
August. 1t was said this probability
largely Influenced the Democrats in
choosing Baltimore as the national
city.
The Republicans will have a more
awkward situation to deal with in
holding their convention in Chicago
with congress in session. The condl-
tion of congress being in session dur
ing national convention periods has
not existed since 1892.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
FOR SUPREME COURT.
Senator MaulGfin Wishes to Erect a
100000 Building.

Columbia. Jan. 18-A favorable
report has been made to the senate
on the joint resolution read for the
first time last Friday and introduced
by Senator w. L. Mauldin, to provide
for the appointment of commission
to erect a building for the supreme
court on property Of the State and
to prescribe the powers and duties
of the commission.
The resolution provides that the
governor, chief justice of the supreme
court, attorney general, comptroller
general and one member of the SEN
ate and one member of the house,
thse last two to be appointed by the
respective presiding officers of their
houses, constitute the commission,
with power and authority to employ
an architect, procure plans and speci-
fications and let contract for the
erection of a building for the supreme
court. The location of the building
is to be left to the commission though
it will be on the property of the
State.
The resolution goes further and ap-
propriates 100000 for the erection
of the building, to be paid out of any
available funds in the State treasury
by the treasurer on the voucher of the
comptroller general. In case there
are no available funds in the treas
ury the comission is empowered by
the resolution to borrow money for
the erection of the building upon the
credit of the State, the sum borrow
ed not to exceed 100000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
MORE BEER, LESS WHISKEY.
Liquor Consumption in America Dur
ing December of Two Years.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The Amerl-
can people consumed. considerably
less whiskey, but good deal more
beer during December, 1911, as COM
pared with the closing month of the
previous year, according to reports
to the bureau of internal revenue.
The tax paid distilled spirits
whiskey, etc., withdrawn from bond
ed warehouses in December, 1911,
brought the government s15,035,-
600, decrease of $1,410,0O0 as
compared with December, 1910. The
income from fermented liquors, in
cluding beer, malts, etc., increased
$22S,775.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
AVANT TELLS OF KILLING.
Saws Bigham Warned Him of I'm
known Enemy.

Florence, Jan. 1S.-The Florence
Daily Times of to-day published the
following concerning W. B. Avant,
the young man who, it will be re-
membered, was convicted at George
town over two years ago of the kill
ing of Mrs. Ruth Crisp Bigham at
Murrells Inlet, summer resort, on
the Georgetown coast:
1T is learned from the attorney
for Avant, Mr.. Walter Hazard, OF
GEORGETOWN, who is interested in try
ing to secure for Ayant reduction
of his bond paid the State when he
ESCAPED. that he has told something
about the killing of the young wife
of DR.. Bigham at his home at Muir
rell's Inlet. He has talked very free
ly with his attorney, since his return
to this State and his Incarceration IN
the penitentiary. The story is that
Bigham had been holding up to him
all day threat that someone was
coming to do him harm that evening,
and that he must be prepared to
look out for himself; that the enemy
would creep up on him and do the
mischief, supposedly shooting o.
burning in the dark. This story had
worked on his nerves to great de-
gree, and he was quite ready. to be-
lieve that when he saw figure creep
ing through the dusk that the threat
was being put into execution.
"He solemnly AYERS that he did
not know that it was Mrs. Ruth Big
ham he shot at, and had no reason
in the world to bear her the slightest
i'll will, nor does he believe that Big
ham knew that it was his wife. He
thinks, if the report hurriedly taken
from the attorney is understood, that
Bigham believed the story of someone
coming there to do them i'll.
"Mr. Hazard gives this informa-
tion to the representative of the
Times for the first time that it is
given to the public, and it was not
primarily given as news item.
Neither of the two men had given
out anything that could be construed
as throwing light on this most un-
fortunate occurrence up to this time.
"Avant had gone to Columbia to
serve out his sentence, voluntarily.
lust as he had done before, but he
thought of the rigors of prison life
and his heart .misgave him, and as
the way was open, he made his escape
but was captured in Texas. His bond
had been doubled, and he had mort
gagged his entire property to meet the
obligations of his bond, and he has
lost it all, and his wife and children
are destitute. He has shown all the
way through the case willingness
to meet the demands of the law, ex-
cept when he saw hope closing behind
him as he returned to Columbia to
enter upon his sentence and he fled.
"This is the first light that has
been thrown on that fearful tragedy
since it was enacted, and it has been
one of the mysteries of the period
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
True.

"Now, Johnny" said the teacher,
after she had explained the meaning
of the word, Il wish you would write
a sentence containing Defeat
After a struggle which lasted for
about 20 minutes, Johnny announced
that he was ready to be heard.
please read your composition, -
the teacher directed.
when you git shoes dat's too
tite,' Johnny read, 'it's hard on de
feet"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
BAD YEAR FOR MAIL FRAUDS.
Results of Postoffice Department S
Activity Breaks all Records.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Promoters
of fraudulent schemes, who had OBJ
tained s77,000,00O from the public,
were put out of business during the
fiscal year ended June 80 last, accord
ing to the annual report of Robert S.
Sharp, chief inspector of the post
office department, issued to-day. This
showing is the most remarkable in
the history Of the department. Dur
ing the fiscal year, 529 individuals
were indicted on the charge of using
the mails in furthering schemes to
defraud. Of this number, 1876 per-
sons were tried and 184 convicted.
The schemes involved were of end
less variety, varying, as the report
indicates from the simplest business
transaction to a gigantic project in
volving the sale of worthless stock
in fake mining companies and i'm
aginary and fictitious institutions, ex-
listing only on paper or in the minds
of the promoters.
In discussing the multiplicity OF
schemes to defraud the people, CHIEF
Inspector Sharp says:
Prison Sentences Effective.
sThe determination to bring these
promoters into court and obtain pris-
on sentences against them has proved
exceedingly successful. In no in
stance, as far as known to this office,
has a person convicted on a criminal
charge of this character attempted to
reorganize his scheme under new
name, as was often the case where
the fraud orders alone were resorted
to. The result of the years work
has developed the fact that these
fraud manipulators are a distinct
class of criminals, some of them NOV
ing in the highest social and business
circles, but nearly all have more or
less Affiliations and connections with,
or are devisers of schemes or enter
prises of illegitimate character in
which they are known as promoters.
Would Shift Burden.
In view of the heavy loss to the
postofice department in prosecuting
these cases, Mr.. Sharp recommends
that this work be taken over for in
quiry by the department of justice.
He adds that 1.-The work of the past
year has uncovered condition
among the swindling class which
shows the astounding extent of their
operations and the enormous amount
of their ill-gotten gains"
The policy of the department., Mr..
Sharp points out, ''has been to crush
out the strong and powerful GRIMM
ais, who have grown rich at the
game" This plan has served to elm
mate the smaller operators.
Urges More Legislation.
Inspector Sharp suggests that lit
is essential for the protection OF the
public that additional legislation be
enacted which will prevent swindlers
from carrying on their operations in
the border land between legitimate
undertakings and criminal schemes"
During the year 2,491 arrests were
made, of which 429 were postoft1ce
burglars. Of this number arrested,
112 were postmasters, % assistant
postmasters, SO clerks in postoftices,
81 railway postal clerks, AZ city let
ter carriers, 38 rural letter carriers,
l 6 mail carriers and IA other employ
ees, and 2,112 persons not connected
H. 81
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.
Bamberg People Should Know How
to Read and Heed Them.

Sick kidneys give may signals OF
distress. :,
The secretions are dark, contain
a sediment.
Passages are frequent, scanty,
painful.
Backache is constant day and
night.
Headaches and dizzy spells are
frequent.
The weakened kidneys need quick
help.
Don't delay! Use a special kidney
remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sick
kidneys, backache and urinary dis
orders.
Bamberg evidence proves their
merit.
Mrs. R. A. Delk, E. Church St.,
Bamberg, S. c., says: Il can say
that have been greatly benefited by
Doan's Kidney Pills which l pro-
cured from the Peoples Drug Co. l
took them for backache and kidney
complaint and found them to be just
as represented. They relieved me OF
backache and pains in my lo1ns and
also removed trouble that had exist
ed with my Kidneys
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
D. J. DELK
BAMBERG, S. c..

: This cutter has won the highest
prize at every Fair above all other
cutters. We invite a competitive
field test, and will pay expenses If our
cutter is decided against.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Starved to Death.

Seattle, Jan. 19.-How Miss Claire
Williamson, wealthy English wo-
man, starved to death under the i'm
mediate care of Mrs. Linda Burfield
Hazard, a sanitarium keeper, who
it is alleged, wanted her money, and
how Dorothea Williamson, sister OF
the dead woman, was rescued a de-
lirious living skeleton by her child
hood nurse, was recounted here to-
day by Prosecutor Frank H. Kelley
to a jury trying Mrs. Hazard on a
charge of murder.
In April, according to the prosecu-
ton the sisters, who had put them
selves in Mrs. Hazards care last
February, were taken to Ollala,
where it is asserted Mrs. Hazard in
duced Claire to add a codicil to her
will endowing the Hazard sanitarium
with s125 annually and obtained an
order on banks holding funds belong
ing to the Williamson sisters.
Claire died on May 19, literally
reduced to skin and bones. No noti-
fication was sent to relatives but a
family nurse in Australia hearing of
Claire's death came to Ollala and
found Dorothea living specter. Mrs.
Hazard, asserting that the girl was
insane, already had applied to be
appointed guardian to Dorothea and
administrator of Claire's estate.
The British consular service has
taken active interest in the trial.
The AllendaIe oil mill is to be sold
at public auction by the Master Of
Barnwell county on the first Monday
in February, the action for the sale
being brought by T. B. Warren. The
mill was not successful last year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-05
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY.
Proceedings Brought Against American
Marble Company

Rutland, March 5.-Papers in an in
voluntary bankruptcy proceeding in the
United States court have been served
on the American Marble company of
Fair Haven by Deputy United States
Marshal Z. S. Whitaker of this city.
The creditors include the Rutland Flor
ence Marble company, whose claims ag-
gregate 81 LOO, and w. A. Smith OF Fair
Haven, James H. Rhoades & Co. of Iii.
nois, and Thomas Fl. Dallett of Phila-
delphia, who hold smaller claims. II is
alleged that the concern committed an
act OF bankruptcy by permitting Heman
Stannard of West Haven to take prefer
ence over other creditors. The mill of
the American Marble company was
burned last October.
The Vermont Card company of Bur
lington has sled petition in bankruptcy
with Clerk +. S. Platt of the United
States court, Their liabilities are given
as S4,5l3.92, and their assets as 81 ,66l SO,
with 500 exempt.
John Bussiere of Mortified, a stone
cutter, has also filed bankruptcy petit
ton, having liabilities of 81, 322.32 and
assets of 1912, with $769.5O exempt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-05
Estate OF WILLIAM A. ROYCE.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Honorable
District OF Washington. as Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid 70 the heirs and all
persons interested In the estate of William A.
Boyce late OF the CITY of barre in said District,
deceased Greeting;
Whereas, application hath been made to this
Court in writing, by the Executors, Mary f.
White, Fred L. White and Alfred A. Boyce,
praying for license and authority TO sell ali of
City OF Barre and ia the Town OF Barre IN said
District. representing 10 said court that It
would be beneficial TO the heirs and all persons
interested in the estate OF said deceased, to
sell said real estate and convert the same into
money.
And bringing into Court the consent and
appreciation in writing, OF all the heirs to said
estate residing in this State, and setting forth
the situation OF the real estate
whereupon, the said Court appointed and
assigned the i4th day of March, 1912. at the
to hear and decide upon said application and
petition. and ordered public notice thereof 20
he given 10 all persons Interested therein, by
publishing said order together with the time
and place of hearing, three weeks suocessively
in the Barre Daily Times, a newspaper which
circuIates in the neighboThuod of those persons
in terested In said estate; all of which publies-
lions shall be previous TO the day assigned for
hearing.
before said Court, at the time and place assign
ed then and there in said Court, TO make yolr
objections TO the granting OF such license, IL
you see cause.
Given under my hand at Montpelier, in said
District, this Goth day OF February, isl2.
FRANK j. MARTIN. Judge.
feb 27-mar 6-i2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-05

EGGS FOR MATCHING - Have mated five
pens of our prize winning s. G. II. l. Reds
Best we ever owned. Eggs &c each; $500
per hundred at house. II boxed and packed
to send away, 1-2c extra each egg. A. p.
Abbott, Barre, VT. 294tf