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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
IN PARR SHOALS CASE.
Men Charged with Attacking Train
Crew Under Bond.

Columbia. Get. 6.-The Brodies,
three in number, father, son and
nephew, have been arrested in con-
nection with the attack on a South
ern passenger train crew at Parr
Shoals Wednesday. The men were
formerly employed at the power de-
velopment, but had severed connec-
ton with the force some time before,
says Superintendent Mcclellan. The
officers of the J. G. White Company
arrested the two young men, but the
elder Brodie escaped, crossing the
line into Lexington county. A war
rant was issued for his arrest and
Parr Shoals officers went to LeXlng-
ton and brought him back. The three
Brodies were held for general ses-
sions court under bond of $4,000
each.
The fight between the Brodies and
the trainmen was caused by the ag-
greSSiveneSS of the tCrmer, because
the trainmen refused to allow them
to place a pair of dogs in the bag
gage car without a chain, as the
rules require. The dogs were provld-
ed only with a rope and the porter
refused to allow them to be put in
the baggage car. According to the
account the matter was referred to
the conductor, who stood by the
porter. One of the younger Brodles
hit the porter, while the elder Brodie
struck the conductor, it is alleged.
The train started and it was found
that one of the trainmen had lost his
hat. The porter, accompanied by the
conductor, returned to the station
and the fight was resumed. After
ward the arrests followed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
On Tree Trunk at Sea.

A stirring tale of the sea was told
by the officers of the Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Banca on the arri-
val of that vessel at Bombay last
month, after voyage from Japan.
They had on board a swarthy Dutch
Malay, who was rescued under extra
ordinary circumstances. The Banca
left Moji, Japan, with cargo of coal,
bound for Bombay. During the pas
sage of the Straits of Malacca an OBJ
ject was described floating in the sea-.
The course of the vessel was altered
and as the Banca steamed nearer the
object man was made out seated
on tree trunk and waving his trous-
ers as a distress signal. The cast
away was picked up and taken aboard
in a state of extreme exhaustion.
When he had recovered the man
told an amazing story. He declared
that he and four companions set out
III a Sludll UOdI, HlOu IuOs "SiS WV
taken by a gale. The frail craft was
unable to withstand the storm and
eventually capsized. They were
thrown into the water, but finding a
tree trunk close by they clung. to 1t
and thus rode out the gale. They re-
NAMED in this awful predicament for
days, according to the Malay, tortur-
ed by the pangs of hunger and thirst,
and in danger from sharks. There
was no possibility of reaching land,
even had they known in which dlrec-
ton it lay. Their only hope was being
rescued by passing steamers. Several
vessels did, in fact pass them, but
no notice was taken of their frantic
signals and cries for help. The un-
fortunates were washed away one by
one until only the Malay remained.
Sighting the Banca he renewed his
efforts to attract notice and was even
tually successful.-London Tele-
graph.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
AN OLD SHOE, CLUE TO MURDER.
Negroes Arrested Alleged to Have
Confessed Killing Boy.

Gulfport, Miss, Oct. An OLD
shoe found beside a badly decompos-
ed body in a swamp led to identlfl-
cation of the body sthat OF Guy
Johnson, aged 16, and the arrest to-
day of three negroes and confession
from one of them, according to the
police. The boy left home to go to
a neighbors house the evening OF
June 8, and had not been heard from
until his body, showing effects OF
violence. was found in a swamp near
Handsboro.
Nelson Flowers, Ed Labette and
Vessel Scott, all negroes, to-day were
arrested and officers say Flowers told
them Labette killed the boy and that
he (F1owers) was an accomplice.
They say Flowers exhonerated Scott
of participation in the crime. The
motive for the killing was not dis
closed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
DEAD YET ALIVE.
Man Returns Home to Find His rs
tate Divided Among Heirs.

St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 3.-After an
absence of 25 years IN the West, Wal
ter Ludwig returned to Bellville, H.,
to-day to find that he had been dead
legally for years and that his inheri-
tance had been divided among other
heirs.
Ludwig, whose real name was Wal
ter James, was sent to Bellville as an
orphan when his parents died IN
New York. He was adopted by
Amandus Ludwig, with whom he
lived for IS years He ran away and
never was heard from until he re-
turned to Bellville to-day.
When the elder Ludwig died D
years ago he left property valued at
$4,000 to his foster son. After seven
years had passed with no word from
the foster son, other heirs asked a
court to declare him legally dead.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
DECISION IN ZACHRY CASE
Youngest Child Awarded to Mother.
Other Divides Time.

Augusta. Ca. Oct. 5.-Mildred
Zachry. aged l year, given TO the
mother, Mrs. Mary W. Zachry; Fran
ces Zachry. aged 3 years, given to
both the mother and the father, to
divide her time between her estrang-
ed parents, spending six months at a
time with each Mrs. Mary W. Zachry
and Julian J. Zachry.
This. in short, is the decision Of
Judge Henry c. Hammond rendered
shortly after midnight.
A whole week had passed since
the case was reheard by Judge Ham
mond in private Saturday, September
81, but the decision would have been
rendered sooner except for the fact
that Judge Hammond was waiting on
Mr.. and Mrs. Zachry, between whom,
it was rumored, negotiations were
pending looking toward a reconcilia-
ton which, had it been effected.
would have made a decision award
ing the custody of the two little girls
superfuous Judge Hammond, after
going over the evidence in the case,
had determined the disposition he
would make of the children, and
when he learned last night that Mrs.
Zachrv had declared that a reconcile
alton between herself and Julian j.
Zachry was hopeless and impossible
and that she would agree to it only
as the very last resort, he dictated
his decision.
For the first time the new law en-
acted at the recent session of the leg
islature. and known as 1.-The mothers
rights bills" has been applied, and
strangely enough, applied for the
first time in the very case which
brought it into being after Judge
Hammond, having, under the old law,
given the two children into the GUS
tody of their father, Julian J. Zachry,
had written to Samuel L. Olive, rep
resentative from Richmond county
in the State legislature, urging a
change in what he then termed the
"barbarous and iniquitous law in
reference to mothers rights over
her children.
After having been forced under the
old law, as he construed it, to give
the children to the father, Judge
Hammond stated publicly:
Il was bound by law, and that is
why l had to award the children to
the father. 1t was not by any per-
sonal feeling or inclination of mine
that l did so; had it been, would
have awarded them to their mother,
whom consider the natural guardian
for the children"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Fairfax FancieS.

Fairfax, Oct. 4.-Dr. c. B. Stokes,
Of Charleston, and NJ. NJ. Fleming
of Ridgeland, were recent visitors to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ.
Davis.
Mrs. Robt. Mcdaniel and children
have gone to meet R. Mcdaniel in a
new Georgia home.
Misses Hattie and Emma Lightsey,
of Brunson, visited Mrs. F. Lightsey
this week.
Miss Francis Lea, after being the
Mrs. J. E. Johnston and children,
while visiting her sister, Mrs. W. L.
Brooks, has returned to Holly Hill.
o. Brunson, of Ulmer, visited his
sister, Mrs. G. Connolly, on Sunday.
Mrs. w. Wingard and little Jessie
have returned from a pleasant visit
to Augusta.
Mrs. J. E. Johnston and children
who have spent several months at
their old home near Gafney, have
returned home.
Miss Flora Kenny visited friends
in Brunson this week.
Mrs. Nan Gregg and little Joy have
returned to Savannah, after spend
ing sometime with Miss DuRant.
Miss Hattie Gooding, of Brunson.
visited Mrs. W. w. Anderson recent
ly.
Mrs. Cleo Sanders visited rela-
tives in Savannah this week.
F. w. Wilson, who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Wilson, has returned to his duties
in Florida.
Mrs. NJ. E. Edenfeld and daughter
were guests OF Mrs. L. H. Ulmer re-
Gently.
Mrs. Hampton Williams, of Brun-
son, were here this week.
Misses Lipscomb and Johnston, of
Gafney, are guests of Mrs. ]. E.
Johnston.
Work continues on the Lutheran
manse and it will soon be quite
commodious and comfortable.
Mrs. Fannie Loadholt and sister,
Mildred. visited Allendale recently.
Brook Jenkins, of Savannah, is
here visiting home folks.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
STREET GETS ONE YEAR.
Admits His Crime and Tries to In
volve Employe.

Charleston, Oct. 7.-Bruce' Cole
man of Saluda, formerly Southern
Express company messenger, today
was found not guilty of breach OF
trust and grand larceny in connection
with the robbery of the companE's
car on a Southern railway train Aug
ust %. W. B. Street of Reevesvllle.
who admitted robbing the car, but
accused Coleman of completely, plead
ed guilty to grand larceny and was
sentenced by Judge Bowman to serve
one year in prison.
Coleman was arrested on the
strength of a confession by Street,
who gave what purported to be con-
spiracy between him and Coleman to
rob the express safe. He declared
that he took the money and then, by
ARRANGEMENT, locked Coleman IN the
express safe. The messenger was
found in his temporary prison when
the train pulled into the Charleston
station.
The jury apparently placed little
confidence in Streets story of the
robbery, as it required only a brief
period of deliberation to decide on
verdict which acquitted Coleman of
all blame in connection with the al
fair.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
WILL NOT TOLERATE DRINKING.
Daniels to Deal Drastically with
Cases of Drunkenness.

Washington, Oct 6.-Secretary
Daniels will require an official report
on the case of Ensign Chevalier, one
of the navy aviators arrested in Bal
timore after running down two boys
with an automobile. The Secretary
announced also that he proposed to
deal drastically with cases of drunk
enness among naval officers.
IF an employer chooses to over
look intoxication in one whose wages
he pays that is another matter" said
Secretary Daniels. mo one is hurt,
but intoxication of a naval officer ia
a reflection on the entire service and
on the administration which fails to
deal with it effectively and firmly
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
ART STUDENT LURED TO DEATH.
Miss Leegson Had Answered Call For
Trained Nurse.

Chicago, Oct. 6.-Miss Ida G. Leeg-
son. art student, whose nude body
was found on the prairie west of here
yesterday, was lured to her death by
some man who telephoned to her in
response to her advertisement for a
place as nurse. This was the con-
clusion of the police tonight after
more than twenty-four hours search,
which resulted, the police admit, in
no trail that they believe can direct
them to the murderer.
The thin, silken fish line found
near the body and the bruised circle
it left around Miss Leegson's neck
showed them the manner of her
death. Her tattered clothes, strewn
for half a mile along the road, ap-
es on the body, indicated that death
preaching the prairie, and the bruis-
had come only after she had made
struggle, but there was nothing
found to show by whom Miss Leeg-
son had been induced to visit the
lonely spot on the western outskirts
of the city.
After giving up her position as a
school teacher in Mason City, Iowa,
September 20, Miss Leegson came to
Chicago and engaged room with
Mrs. James P. Burnett, saying she
was going to try to earn more money
to continue her art studies. Satur-
day she inserted an advertisement in
a paper asking for place as train
ed nurse.
Answered Telephone Call.
Saturday afternoon telephone
call came from "Mr. Wilson," who,
when told Miss Leegson was out,
inquired closely after her personal
appearance. An hour later he call
ed again and asked her to go to a
point on the West Side to care for his
wife. She left to answer the call and
was not heard from again by her
friends.
The street address given by "Mr.
Wilson" proved to be vacant lot
on the prairie A canvass of the
houses in the vicinity of the prairie
showed none occupied by any one
named Wilson.
The possibility that Miss Leegson
was lured to her death by an Or
ganized band of white slavers,' is
being investigated by the police, but
it is not believed by them to offer a
solution of the mystery. An investl-
cation among the teachers at the
University of Chicago and at the Art
Institute indicates that the murder
ed woman had been known for her
industry, that she had no male
friends and that her nights had been
spent in studying.
The police are searching for the
dark-colored high automobile de-
scribed by William Savage, a switch
man on the Belt Railroad, who re-
ported that he had seen such car
pass this crossing Saturday night and
that it had returned an hour or so
later.
Miss Leegson's hand satchel was
found to-day a block from where the
BODY lay. 1t had been slashed with a
knife and only a pair of stockings
and a piece of soap remained in it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
CHARGED WITH ASSASSINATION.
Two Sons of Florida Man Accused OF
killing Planter.

Pensacola, Fla, Oct. 1.-Two sons
of James Neel, neither out of his
teens. to-day were arrested at Grand
Ridge charged with the assassination
of George Hamilton, prominent
planter, last Thursday night. The
officers claim that the boys made
damaging admissions after being ar
rested. 1t is stated the arrests pri-
marily grew out of the fact that the
boys passed Hamilton's wagon on the
road late on the night of the killing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
Will Raise Hogs on Large Scale.


Anderson, Oct. 3.-Anderson coun-
ty is to have the largest hog ranch
in the Southeastern states, and plans
already laid warrant the conclusion
that the farm will be operated along
methods heretofore unknown to this
section Of country This farm is now
being conducted by B. NJ. Aull, a
farmer, who lives about II miles
north of Anderson in the Autu neigh
borhood. Mr.. Aull has already fenced
and cross-fenced his range, and is
now at work putting in various swine
houses and other swine quarters, all
of which will be completed within a
short time. He will start off imme-
diately with about 500 hogs, all of
imported grades, which will be bred
with we'll known breeds.
Mr.. Aull proposes to put one-half
his land in Bermuda grass and the
remainder of his land into grain, and
will pasture his hogs on Bermuda
grass in the fall and winter, and in
the summer feed his hogs on grain,
and in this way will not have to i'm
port or purchase any feed at all for
any of his hogs. He expects to raise
the hogs at a cost of production un-
der that of the middle west of at
least one and one-half cents per
pound, dressed.
This development is considered one
of the very biggest of it's kind to oc-
cur not only in Anderson county, but
in the entire southeast, as it is be-
lever to be the forerunner of the
creating of mammoth live stock in
dustry in the southeast, where it is
known that large western packers
have for some time been contem-
plating entering and putting in pack
cries, and it is stated on reliable in
formation that just as soon as sufti-
cient hogs and cattle are raised on
this section that packery will be To-
Gated in this section.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
STREET CAR MEN LOCKED OUT.
Knoxville Trouble Caused by Dismls-
sal of Men Who Joined Union.

Knoxville, Tenn, October T.
Knoxville has a street railroad lock-
out, the street railway company hav-
ing dismissed from its services ffty
motormen and conductors who had
ioined a Garments union. There has
been no interruption Of service, and
the company claims it has plenty OF
men.
Following a mass meeting of the
locked out men and sympathizers to-
night, hundreds of men paraded the
streets yelling at the car employees
and occasionally threatening them.
There has been no damage of any
kind.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
In THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Adjutant General Moore says he
will run again next year.
Camden has sold s125,000 worth
of city bonds for esta blishing a water
and light plant.
The Blue Ridge railroad has made
contract for a 100000 depot at
Anderson, to be completed by Febru-
airy.
Winnsboro voted on Thursday by
IS to two for the issuing of S65, 900
in bonds for water works and sewer
age.
The city council of Columbia has
decided to circulate a petition asking
the citizens to vote 100000 in bonds
for extending water and sewerage.
Magistrate Charles Mitchell of In
man, Spartanburg county, has been
presented by the grand jury with be-
ing $3.50 short on fines collected by
him. He has since turned over S1O3.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09
But Some Try 1t.

What a lot of oldfashioned be-
liefs have been shattered completely
in these modern days.
For instance?"
We'll, you never hear anybody ad-
wise a young couple now that two
can live as cheap as one. .'-Detroit
Free Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09

All kinds of ledgers and blank
books at Herald Book Store, cheap.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-09

Highest prices paid for pecans. G.
|. QUICKER & BRO, Bamberg, s. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
STEAMERS NOT 0vERCR0WED
Inspectors Check Passengers and
See That Law Is Not Violated.

Especial care was taken yesterday by
officials Of the steamboat inspection serv-
ice and the custom house to see that the
regulations regarding the number of pas
sengers allowed on the excursion steam
boats was not violated.
To assist the custom house inspectors,
who daily look after this work, two men,
bers of the steamboat inspection staff
from Baltimore were in the city, and
as each steamboat took aboard its pas
sengers the inspectors with hand regis
ters checked the passengers as they went
aboard Children in arms counted as
well as adults, and when the steamer had
her complement her master was ordered
| to leave the wharf
Under a recent ruling of the govern
mental authorities in charge Of steam
boat affairs an inspector witnesses the
departure of every excursion boat. and a
record Of the number Of passengers she
carries is turned into the custom house.
On holidays. when the throngs seeking
outings on the water are unusually large.
the steamboat inspectors assist the Gus
tom house officials in the work. SO that
there is on danger Of a steamboat leaving
with more aboard than the law allows.
even were those In charge OF the boat WILL
ing to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
Personal to River Men.

George W. Stone and wife have gone
to Ballston. Va, to spend several days
with their daughter, Mrs. King, who
resides there.
r. E. Duvall Of Duvall Carter & Co.
has returned from a business trip
through Maryland. and was at his Office
on the 18Th street wharf this morning.
Capt Jones' master Of the large two
masted schooner Maine. has gone to
Baltimore on short visit to his fam
lily while the vessel Is lying at the
wharf OF j. II. Carter & Co., her own
ers. at the foot Of 18th street south
west.
John Kintz. the young son of Capt.
Frank v. Kintz Of the tug D. NJ.
Key. has gone to Prince Georges county.
Md, to spend a vacation on the farm
OF his grandfather near Fort Foote on
the Potomac.
Capt. Bill Finney Of Alexandra. who
has been taking O vacation ashore
while the tug James o. Carter WAS re-
eeiving an overhaulinE. has returned
10 duty ON the tug us aid to Capt.
Henry Davis.
The retirement on account Of i'll
hoalt., OF Sergt. HaEey Parsano of the
hhroo.' precinct ia regretted along the
rive front. Sargt. Passano was IL
csHssd steamboat T.iaa and was pilot
OF the harbor police boat vigilant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS
OF infant MORTALITY
National Association Meets
Here by Invitation of Dis
trict Medical Society.

Problems concerning babies and infant
mortality Will be threshed out at the
fourth annual meeting of the American
Association for the Study and Proven
ton of Infant Mortality, to be held in
vember II to II. The association meets
here by invitation of the District Med
ical Society
Among the features which will come
up for discussion are eugenics, prenatal
care and instruction Of mothers, adequate
obstetrical care, problems of infant
hygiene and infant feeding, continuation
schools of home-maki king, the relation of
vital statistics to plans for social better
ment and the relation of plans for the
conservation of infant life to the general
ideals of conservation
The objects of the association are first
to study the causes of infant mortality,
to awaken an interest in the possibility
OF reducing the present unnecessary
waste of infant life, and to formulate
to act as a central clearinghouse for the
collection and disseminat ton of informa-
ton regarding infant mortality and the
work being done to prevent it.
Officers of the association are: Presi-
dent. DR.. l.. Emmett Holt, New York;
president-elect, DIR. ]. Whitridge Will
liams. Baltimore: first vice president.
DIR. Isaac A. Abt, Chicago; second vice
president. Arthur D. Baldwin, Cleveland
secretary, DIR. Philip Van Ingon, and
treasurer. Austin McLanahan, Baltimore.
DIR. Samuel 5. Adams of this city is
engagements for the meeting. Miss Julia
c. Lathrop, also of this city, is chair
man Of the committee on vital and So
cial statistics