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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-15
Georgetown Assault Case.

Georgetown, Aug. 7.-Magistrate
St. J. M. Lachicotte, of Waverly
Mills, Weccamaw, and his constable
arrived in the city on the steamer
Comanche Monday morning, bringing
with them Connor Ludlam, white
man, who, on Saturday, August 3,
was charged with maliciously draw
ing his knife and cutting Capt. W. l..
Oliver, fish warden, of Laurel, S. c.,
severely across the abdomen and
chest. But for the fortunate pres
ence of able physicians and surgeons
at Murrell's Inlet, near the scene OF
the attempted murder, Capt. Oliver
would not have survived. The dan
ger period is not yet past, and he
may not live. The story is told in
this way: Ludlam is said to be a
sriftless, erratic sort of fellow, who
has been working at one thing and
another around Laurel and Murrelps
Inlet for several years. He has been
acting as engineer for Capt. Oliver.
Capt. W. L. Oliver is one of the
most substantial citizens of the upper
Waccamaw section. Besides being
one of the States fish wardens, he
owns and operates large farm. He
hoe LARGO family consisting of q
wife and twelve children.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-15
BOMB INTENDED FOR GIRL.
Latter Accuses Tilted Lover of Sc
riouS Intention.

High Point, N. c., Aug. S.-The
Internal machine which exploded in
the express company's office here
yesterday, probably fatally injuring
Manager w. H. Busbee and burning
his cashier, Alton Morton, was in
tended for a local society girl, accord
ing to disclosures made in an investi-
CATION of the affair to-day.
Startling revelations were made to
United States District Attorney A. E.
Holtoh and Chief of Police Ridge by
q prominent young woman of this
city, and it is admitted by the police
that they searching for a Thomas
vile, N. c., business man Of promi-
nent social connections. Until an
arrest is made, officials say, no names
will be revealed.
The Internal machine, which at
first was thought intended for Chas.
Hoover, postmaster at Thomasville
was entered at the ThOmasvllle eX-
press office December 2 last, and
through mistake was waybilled to
Charles Hoover, High Point. The
original shipping tag, however, bore
the name and address of a High
Point girl.
District Attorney Holton, it is al,
legged, learned from the girl in the
case to-day that the machine was sup
posed to have contained certain
trinkets being returned to her by
rejected suitor. This man, according
to the girl, left her last November il
rage when she refused his offer ot
marriage. The case is expected tt
| take a sensational turn when arrest
is made.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-15
WRECK KILLS QUARTETTE.
Engine Jumps Track Dragging
Coaches Into Marsh.

Boston, Aug. 8.-Two enginemen
and a passenger were killed, a spec
tator fell dead and forty or more
passengers were injured shortly be-
fore noon to-day by the derailment OF
an inbound New York, New Haven
and Hartford train at Dorchester.
The locomotive plunged off into a
marsh and half buried itself. The
momentum of the train carried two
of the passenger cars over the en-
CINE while the third passenger car
and baggage car remained on the
rails.
The bodies of the engineer and
fireman were found buried deep in
the debris. Mrs. Frank Jenkins was
scalded so severely that she died
soon. The shock caused by seeing
the accident proved fatal to Michael
Daley.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-15

Highest prices paid for beef cattle.
H. G. DELK, Bamberg, S. c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-15
MASSEY SUSPENDED.
Confederate Soldier Driven from
Home for Old Soldiers.

Columbia, Aug. 8-Samuel F.
Massey, who, a short time ago sent a
communication to the State referr-
ing to an incident at the Confeder-
ate Home in which he stated that H.
w. Richardson had forbidden the use
of his name in the columns of news
paper, has been suspended for 80
days. The charges preferred
against Mr.. Massey are insubordina-
ton, breach of rules, drunkenness
and insulting a member Of the board
of commissioners. Mr.. Massey says
that he was not cited to appear be-
fore any members of the board and
that only two members of the board
were present, Mr.. Richardson and
DR.. F. W. P. Butler.
He received the following COM
munication:
columbia, S. c., Aug. 7, 1912.
-. P. Caldwell, Superintendent Con-
federate Infrmary.
"Sir: You are hereby ordered to
suspend Samuel F. Massey, an in
mate of the Confederate Infrmary
for 80 days. Charges; insubordina-
ton, breach of rules, drunkenness
and insulting a member of the board
Of commissioners.
II. w. RICHARDSON,
Chairman and Treasurer. /"
"Soldiers' Home, Aug. Z, 1912.
ITO Samuel F. Massey. In obedi-
ence to the above order you are here
by suspended from the Confederate
Infirmary for the space of 80 days.
81. P. CALDWELL,
"Commandant. >
When the Trouble Began.
The trouble ending in the suspen-
sion of Massey had its beginning
when Major Richardson, chairman of
the board of commissioners and a
salaried officer, appointee of Gov.
Blease, told Edward J. Jones, a Con-
federate veteran but not an inmate
of the Soldiers Home, that he could
not hold his job as hospital steward
at the home if he did not bestir him
self in behalf of Blease. Massey
heard of the threat and understood
that it applied to all employees wheth-
er inmates of the home or not, and
so reported it. Later, Maj. Richard
son, in a talk to the home, denied
that he referred to all employees.
Mr.. Massey, was not then allowed
a hearing and made a statement in
the newspapers. He did not regard
Mai. Richardson's admonition not to
use his name and his suspension is
the final result.
Massey's Record as Veteran.
Mr.. Massey was a member of Co.
A, Second battalion, cavalry, under
Capt. Jas. P. Adams, of this county.
He was afterwards in Co. H, Fourth
South Carolina cavalry, commanded
by COL Rutledge, and was under
Capt. J. G. Foster. He was wounded
at Trevillion station, but went
through the battle anyhow.
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MAN CUT TO DEATH.
Young Govan Watts in Jail on Charge
of Numbering His Uncle.

Lexington, Aug. S.-With his shirt
bloodstained, with a wound on the
top of the head just above the right
temple from which the blood was
still protruding, Govan Watts, aged
% years, was lodged in the Lexing-
ton county jail this morning by Sher-
if Sim ]. Miller, with the charge
of murder resting against him, the
charge being that he killed his uncle,
Adam Watts, aged 73 years, yester-
day afternoon about o'clock, the
weapon used being a small knife
with which he cut the old mans
throat from ear to ear, and slashed
him in a number of other places.
The crime occurred at the home
of Adam Watts, about three and one
half miles south of Swansea. in the
presence of the members of Adam
Watts's family. When seen at the
jail to-day, Govan Watts talked
freely, and claimed that he had it
to do; that the old man and two of
the women were on top of him,
pounding him with a stick and chok-
ing him."
He says when he had been choked
almost into unconsciousness he drew
a small knife from his pocket and
commenced to cut right and left with
all the power he possessed, and when
he was able to arise the old man had
been cut to death.
Besides the wound Oh his head, the
young man displayed large lump on
his wrist, which he says was caused
by a blow from the old mans stick.
His throat, however, does not show
any signs of the severe choking
to which he says he was subjected.
When told that the coroner's jury
had placed the crime on his father,
Jake Watts, the young man said it
was all mistake; he had killed his
uncle himself, and his father did not
arrive upon the scene until it was all
about over. He clings firmly to this,
in spite of the fact that the witness
es who saw the deed, say Jake Watts
used the knife.
When questioned as to the cause of
the trouble, the young man quivered
and refused to answer. He said they
all jumped on him and he had to
fight his way out. Information is
hard to to obtain as to the cause of
the tragedy. 1t is stated that Jake
Watts and his son, Govan, went to
the home of Adam Watts under the
influence of whiskey and that a gen.
eral family row started, resulting in
the old man being killed.
Coroner B. D. Clarke and Sheriff
Miller went to the scene of the trag-
edy last night, but the inquest was
not held until this morning. Sheriff
Miller returned to Swansea tonight
to bring Jake Watts to Jail, the YER
dict of the jury placing the crime on
his hands.
Adam Watts and Jacob Watts are
brothers, and according to Govan
Watts's statement, they lived about
a half mile apart. Govan Watts, the
young man who says he did the kill
ing, has never been in trouble before
and his reputation is said to be good.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-15
LITTLE GIRL HEROINE.
Disregards Her Burning Dress, Saves
Brother and Then Dies.

Lidgerwood, n. D., Aug. 10.-Dis-
regarding flames which enveloped
her, Ethel Fleming, 9 years old, car
ried her 3-year-old- brother, whose
clothes also were burning, down
stairs, placed him in the kitchen sink
and turned the water upon him. She
died to-day of the burns she received.
The lad will recover. The fire
was caused when lighted match was
dropped into can of gasoline, the
oil exploding and covering both chill
dren.
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The Blacklisting Case.

In view of certain campaign
charges against the Supreme Court
of South Carolina, and especially its
former chief justice, Hon. Ira B.
Jones, to the effect that they were
partial to corporations and hostile
or Indifferent to the interests of plain
laboring men, feel it my duty to
make this statement to the public:
In the year 1907 was in the en-
ploy of the CRANKY Cotton Mills
of Columbia, S. c., as trucker, and
in consequence of a strike by the
loom fxers in the same mill I was
discharged by the company and my
name was placed on the blacklist,
which the company sent to other cot
ton mills in the State with the view
to preventing me from getting any
employment again in any cotton mill.
I tried to get employment in other
mills, but was turned down, and I
had to leave my native State of South
Carolina and go to Virginia to get a
chance to work.
I applied to lawyers and they
brought suit for me in Richland
county against the CRANKY Cotton
Mills to recover damages for the
wrong done me.
Upon the trial of this cause Judge
Memminger laid down the law that a
man had a right to get employment
without the interference of anybody
that had a grudge against him, and
that such interference, as by black
list, was a violation of a mans rights
as a freeman. The jury awarded me
$4,000. The case was appealed to
the supreme court by the mill, rep
resented by the ahlest lawyers of the
State, who raised every possible le-
gal technicality to upset the law as
declared, or at least to force new
trial. The supreme court, presided
over by Chief Justice Ira B. Jones,
dismissed the appeal and sustained
the verdict and the rulings of Judge
Memminger.
When this decision was published
l rejoiced in the result, not simply
because of the money involved in it
for me, or of the vindication of my
rights, but because of the fact that it
was guarantee of the protection
of the great class of workingmen of
South Carolina against the tyranny
of corporations. I am proud that l
was the humble means of securing
from the courts of South Carolina
judicial decision that is a second
Declaration of independence for the
workingmen of the State. The ques-
ton had never been up before for
decision in this State and the court
could have decided either way, but
it decided unanimously for the rights
Of the workingman.
All honor to the Supreme Court
of South Carolina and to it's great
Chief Justice, Ira B. Jones!
am just now living in North Car
olina, where l have bought me a
farm, but 1 propose to sell it and re-
turn to Richland county and buy me
a farm to live on in the good old
State of South Carolina.
O. NJ. RHODES.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
DALYSAVES BABY
FROM A JAIL RECORD

New Brunswick, Oct. 16:-Judge
Daily yesterday ordered Mrs. John
Pairgoinnae, a Frenchwoman, and
her three-year-o1d son, Andre, re-
leased from Jail until such time as
the prosecutor or court should want
her. The woman was sent to Jail
with her baby Monday night along
with her husband. The two we're
charged with maintaining a "speak-
easy" at q boarding house which
they conduct on Heingar- Hill, at
Midtown, on October 6. The COM
plant was made by four Frencbmen.
Justice Headley made out a COM
mitment for the baby as we'll as for
the parents, the commitment setting
forth that the infant child was COM
mitted to Jail until his parents
should be released or until a home
should be found for him.
Lawyer Walter D. Van Sickle
heard of the child being held in jail
yesterday morning and at once call
ed the fact to the attention Of Judge
DAILY, who promptly visited the jail
and released the mother and child.
Yesterday afternoon the woman was
trying to get bail for her husband.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16

Read tho c.asslned ads. on page :,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
HEAR REPORT
ON MISSION CHURCHES

Special TO the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Oct. 16:-The
committee appointed last spring by
the Chassis of New Brunswick to con
slider the matter Of establishing mis-
sion churches at Finderne and East
Somerville reported at yesterday at
ternoon's session of the fall meeting
held in the Second Reformed church
here, that the outlook was very
promising. They we're authorized to
continue the work. MI. Van Raalte
of the Theological Seminary and
Charles Miller of Rutgers college
have charge Of the two churches.
DR.. Venema Of Hope college sent
a communication urging a continu-
ance Of the support given by the
Chassis. He referred to the college
as now the only Dutch Reformed
church college," DR.. w. H. s. Dem
Arrest, president Of Rutgers College.
who was present, said Rutgers was
as much a Dutch college now as
when it WAS first started SO that
there were two Dutch colleges.
DR.. Workman for the Disabled
Ministers and Widows Fund urged
better support OF this cause. The
veterans in the work, he wrote,
can't die and can't live on the allow
ance of 5000 a year. Prayers were
offered ffty-two Sundays In the year
for missions and perhaps one or two
a year for this cause. He asked for
better support.
Rev. John G.. Gebhardt of the
Board of Education, spoke on that
work. Rev. D. j. Stewart Dey OF
the Moey mission in China, made an
address on his work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.
TO Be ON FEB. IST

Percival e. Coutts, secretary of
the third e~ivil-service district, an
nounced today that an examination
for frst-grade or clerical positions in
the custom house service will be held
in this city on February /, 1913, the
exact location of place of examina-
ton to be announced later. Mr..
Coutts does not know whether or not
any vacancy will exist at that time,
or Immediately thereafter, but SIM
ply states hat similar examinations
are held every year to prepare a
waiting list" OF a%ppointees. The
three applicants receiving the high
est percentages will be in line for
appointment when q vacancy or va
cancies exist in the port OF Perth
Amboy.
The examination ia for f~rst-grade,
or clerical positions In the customs
service. in the positions Of deputy
collector. clerk. gauger and store
keeper in the Internal-Reven ae Ser
vice, in the position of once deputy
marshall. and in other h~rst-grade and
clerical positions that require SINH
lar qualifications. The applicant will
be examined in spelling. arithmetic
and suchlike subjects. Further In
formation and application blanks can
be secured from Mr.. Coutts At the
post ONCE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
MAY LOSE LEG
BY AMPUTAT|0N
Charles Johnson Hurt at
Standard BituIithic Plant.

1t is likely that amputation will
not be necessary to the right leg Of
Charles Johnson, of s Smith street,
which was broken in two places and
somewhat mangled yesterday after
noon at the Standard Bitulithic Com
pany's plant on Merritt's dock at the
foot of Fayette street. Johnson ex-
%perience q narrow escape from being
ground to pieces as he stepped of
a ladder and put his foot into a mass
Of revolving gears. He was removed
to the city hospital where physicians
are doing their utmo-t to save the in
jured member.
The accident occurred es Johnson
was fulfilling the duties of oiler OF
the machinery used for mixing paw
ing material. He worked under the
direction OF Charles Benson. Quick
work in stopping the machinery pro-
badly saved the mans life. His Light
leg was twisted and crushed SO as to
cause a double fracture and injure
the muscle.
Patrolman Martin invest gated the
nature of the accident and had John
son conveyed to the hospital In the
city ambulance. Attending physi-
clans say 1t will require about three
days before it a be definately
stated whether the leg car be saved
or if a%mputation Is necessary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
CONVICT ROAD WORK
UP TO The GOVERNOR

Trenton, Oct. 16:-Governor Will
son has been appealed to by the Con-
Wet Labor Commission and Prison
Inspectors to allow the use of con-
victs on road work in New Jersey
The commissions had a Joint meeting
yesterday and 1t was decided to put
the matter up to the governor. He
will confer with the prison inspect
ors. p
The inspectors have been notified
that they have the power to permit
the use of the convicts on the roads
II they SO desire, but they have re-
fused the requests made by Colonel
Stevens, State Commissioner of
Roads, for two gangs OF men. Two
propositions were discussed yester-
day by the Commissions. One was
to work the prisoners on the Whar-
ton tract In Burlington and Atlantic
counties, ii the anne is acquired by
the State Water Supply Commission,
and the other vas to allow the con-
victs to work on the great state for
est in Sussex county. These propo-
sitions will be further discus Jed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
STAND TAKEN
BY CIVIC UNION
Excise Board Candidates Are
Not for Prohibition.

AS the result Of many JUNIORS In
circulation, censuring the candidates
of the Civic Union on their reported
the four candidates issued a signed
statement today to the EVENING
NEWS, in which they endeavor to
make clear, for all time, their atti-
tude on excise conditions. In the
statement, they assert that they are
not for prohibition" as enormously
reported, but stand for the uplift Of
present conditions and the enforce
ment Of existing laws. III elected,
we shall serve one interest, and only
one-the People," they declare.
Statement in Full.
Following is the statement. as Is
sued over the signatures of the four
candidates, Messrs. D. w. Boehm,
Harry M. Germs, Michael Seaman and
Tracy D. Waring:
Editor of the EVENING NEWS and
to the People of Perth Amboy:
At the recent Primary Election
we, the undersigned, were nominated
ON the Republican ticket for Excise
Commissioners.
We stated before the Primary
Election that, II nominated and elect
ed, 1t would be our sole endeavor to
carry out the Excise Laws judicially
and impartially in the interest OF the
community. We are still stand ng
on this principle, which Is fundamen-
tai and for US Interchangeable.
We are well aware that rumors
are being circulated that, If elected.
we will enforce Prohibition. These
rumors are misleading and false. The
excise board vas not created for the
purpose Of enforcing Prohibition, but
for the purpose OF properly regulat-
ing the sale Of liquor In this city. The
Ercise Board has no right to bring
about Prohibition, as those who ma
liciously endeavor to misrepresent
our position on this question per-
feetly well know.
Spe cia' pri I'll ges gr"nted 20 the
bere t of the lew at the x e 8 OF
the many are a greet wrong. We are
sure that the people of Perth Am
boy do not wish any Excise Beard to
grant special %privileees to the liquor
dealers to the detriment OF the city
at large, but the liquor dealers are
entitled to fair and square treatment
in the conduct of their business
which Ia sanctioned by law and must
be conducted In accordance with he
law. Like all other citizens. every
liquor dealer should oheY the lev.
He should obey it not only as records
the quality of liquor sold. but aso
wi h reference to the manner of sell
ing it.
If elected we shall serve one inter-
est. and only one-the People.
(Signed)
D. w. BOEHM,
HARRY NJ. GERMS.
MICHAEL SEAMAN,
TRACY D. WARING.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
ON ROLL OF
HONOR AT ST.. MARY'S

Pupils receiving highest averages
and attendance record in Grade 8 at
st. Mary's Parochial school last
month are as follows:
Monthly reports were given by Rev
P. B. Corr.
Honorable mention in Grade Eight
Of Michael Burns, Thomas Fitzger-
aid, Frank Toolin, Joseph Burns. Jo-
seph Lynch. John Brennan, Pauline
Learey, Ethel Lewis. Robert Fitz-
gerald. Anna Donehue, Carmelita
Harrington. Richard Deveny, Eliza
beth Young, Mary O'Hara, Leo Dali
ton. Joseph Donovan, Lillian Finan,
Elizabeth Dwyer. Margaret Burke,
Asa Reilly, Mary Pendergast, James
Reddy, William Mcnamara, Mary
Lorentzen, Agnes Kerr, Margaret
Leavey, Francis Costello, George
S%teffener, Harry Collow, Sadie Null.
vaney, Theodore Nolan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
FORM LOCAL BRANCH
OF DANISH LEAGUE

Emil Offer, vice president of the
Danish Progressive League, Of the
United States, was a visitor in this
city yesterday and was successful in
his efforts to form a local branch of
the Danish league. The following
committee was appointed to arrange
the local details: Rev. A. Dorf, Vic
tor P. Christofferson and John P.
Ttangaard. A meeting will be held
on Monday night, in a hall not yet
decided upon, with the following as
speakers: former Judge Adrian
Lyon, F. w. Pugsley, Rev. Mr.. Dorf,
Gutson Borglum and Rev. V. A. Nor
Jensen, president of the Danish lea
que.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16
MUNSEY AND
CORTELYOU WITNESSES

Special By United Press Wire.
Washington, Oct. 16.-When the
Clapp committee, investigating cam
.paign expenditures, reassembles to-
morrow Thomas w. Lawson, Frank
A. Munsey and George Cortelyou
will be the chief witnesses. Lawson
will tell Of individual expenditures
and Munsey of Bull Moose contribu-
lions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-16

The EVENING INV, gces Into
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any other puhlcation.
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