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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
Flags Never Become Rags.

The Government sets an example
to the whole country in requiring
that worn out flags shall be burned
and not permitted to become mere
pieces of waste rag. Whether or not
any special law or regulation governs
the disposing Of the flags, the univer-
sal practice of the army and navy for
generations has been that whenever
a flag is no longer fit for service it
shall be destroyed.
When a flag used at an army post
or on board a naval vessel becomes
unserviceable a requisition to the
quartermaster is made for a new one
and the old one is burned. The same
disposition is made of flags used on
public buildings in Washington. Gus
todians of buildings outside Wash
ington buys their flags outright of the
Government Whether or not they
follow the official plan of disposing
of old flags cannot be stated.-Boston
Transcript.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
BEAUFORT-SAVANNAH ROUTE.
Congressman Byrnes Appeals from
Adverse Report of Major Howell.

Washington, June 30.-Represen-
tative Jas. F, Byrnes appeared before
the board of rivers and harbors to-
day for the purpose of appealing from
the adverse report of Major Howell,
as to the improvement of a water
route from Beaufort, S. c., to Savan-
nah, Ga.
Mr.. Byrnes presented to the board
petition signed by many business
firms of Beaufort, Savannah and Bluff
ton, asking for an improvement of
that part of the waterway known as
Rams Horn Creek, and for channel
of greater depth. Letters from a
number of pilots and captains now
using this waterway were placed in
evidence by Mr.. Byrnes, and upon the
strength of this showing he urged the
improvement of the water route.
While the board lid not indicate
what action it would take, Mr.. Byrnes
is hopeful that they will recommend
that Rams Horn Creek be straight
ened and channel of or feet be
maintained.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
MRS. IsELIN's HORSE KILLED.
Lightning Strikes Many Times Al
Hopeland Farms, Near Aiken.

Aiken, June 30.-Of sufficient in
terest to mention is the fact that dur
ing the past two months of the thun-
der storm season, lightning has
struck no less than eleven times in
the immediate vicinity Of Hopeland
Farms, the plantation of Mr.. Jno.
Wallenberg, prominent and success
full farmer residing about three miles
east of Aiken. On one occasion it
killed two mules and a saddle horse,
the latter being the property of Mrs.
C. Glover Iselin, wife of the we'll
known Gotham millionaire and sports
man.
Sunday afternoon, and just few
moments after Mr.. Wallenberg had
left that point, the lightning struck a
tree within eight feet of the resi-
dence proper.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
DENMARK SOCIAL NEWS.
Happenings in Our Thriving Little
Sister City.

Denmark, June 2S.-Mrs Franz
V. James entertained last Friday
evening in honor of her guest, Miss
Isabelle Strait, of Rock Hill.
Miss Ruth Guess is spending sever
al weeks with relatives in Batesburg
After a visit of three weeks tC
Miss Josephine Faust, Miss Belle
Ross returned to her home in Macon
Ca, On Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Riley of Char
lotte, n. c.. spent several days with
friends here last week.
Miss Emmie Marvin Of Henderson
vile is the guest of Miss Lynn Gools'
by.
Misses Edna Steadman and kath'
ryne Wilkerson and Elmore Steadmar
are attending a house party in Bates,
burg at the home of Miss Frieda Rut'
land.
Mrs. H. J. Faust and daughter
Miss Virginia. left Wednesday fol
Christiansburg. Va. to spend the sum
mer with relatives.
Miss Julia Goolsby spent few
days last week in Bamberg as the
guest of Miss Martha Ray.
Miss Ruth Byrd of Bamberg made
a short stay here last week.
Miss Louise Zeigler went, Wed
nesday, to visit Miss Irma Warren
in Allendale.
Mrs. W. L. Riley and Mrs. R. A
Goolsby are visiting the latter's
mother, Mrs. T. E. Stokes in Orange
burg.
Mrs. Fred Turner has returned to
her home in Augusta, after several
weeks stay with relatives here.
Miss Frieda Rutland returned tc
her home in Batesburg on Tuesday
after an extended visit to Miss Edna
Steadman.
Mrs. Poland Griffin of Lynchburg
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
G. W. Hightower.
James Fogle left Sunday for Hen
dersonville, \. c., to spend several
weeks.
Miss Clara and Frank Wyman went
to Charleston on Wednesday to spend
some time with relatives.
Mrs. Norman Walker of Appleton
was the guest of Mrs. J. G. H. Guess
this week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
Highest Mountain in United States

The highest mountain in Oregon is
Mount Hood, 1925 feet above sea
level. Compared with Mount Whit
ney, to the south in California, and
Mount Rainier, to the north in Wash
ington, each rising we'll above A.
600 feet, Mount Hood does not ap-
pear as skyscraper. However, ac-
cording to the geologists of the Unit
ed States geological survey aid other
authorities, Oregon had at one time,
probably before the dawn of life upon
the earth, great volcano which tow
cred as far above Mount Hood as does
Mount Rainier, possibly even several
thousand feet higher. This was the
great Mount Mazama But thousands
of years ago this mountain disappear
ed into the bowels of the earth, and
all that is left today is the huge rim
around Crater Lake.
Crater Lake is the caldera Of this
extinct and collapsed volcano and is
nearly six miles in diameter. The in
side walls of the rim of the ancient
mountain are in places nearly 1000
feet high and almost perpendicular.
The lake itself, is in places 1000 feet
deep and parts of the wall rise above
it's water another 1000 feet. A res
toration of the mountain in fancy
using as base the angles of the low
er slopes, which still remain, shows
that the apex could not have been
far from $4,000 feet in height, sc
that Mount Mazama was one Of the
most lofty and majestic peaks in the
United States.-San Francisco Chron-
jc1o
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
Country Correspondence.

So long we've been silent and now
very little We have to offer; our
community is thinly peopled, con-
'sequently there's little above minor
Importance happening, but the Her
aid is very welcome visitor among
US.
We have been visited lately with
very refreshing showers. A good
deal of electricity accompanied the
rain storm Saturday night. Have
heard of a good many trees and some
houses being damaged by it's visit.
Mrs. Susanna Mcmillan, of Ehr-
hardt, came from a visit to Mrs.
Westberry, her daughter, Sunday, and
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hill, in
our midst.
The glorious 4th is near us and
as usual the picnics are promising to
be plentiful in number to celebrate
the great day of independence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
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 prchibitionists of Orangeburg
county will make strong hight
against re-establishing the dispensary
system in that county. In other
counties a warm campaign is expect
ed.
Geo. W. Watts, well-known citi-
zen of Georgetown, committed suicide
Tuesday by shooting himself in the
breast three times with pistol. He
was AZ years old, and had suffered a
long time from various physical
troubles.
The Gilbert community OF LeXlng-
ton county has had two cases OF
cerebro-spinal meningitis recently.
That is the report by James Adams
HAYNES. NJ. D.. State health officer
and secretary of the State board OF
health, who had been called into con-
sultation.
Various sites for the Baptist hos
pital, which is to be erected in Co.
lumbia, in the near future. were con-
sidered Friday at a meeting of the
committee charged with this duty.
Several of these sites are receiving
serious consideration, and while no
choice has been made the committee
hopes to come to a definite conclu-
sion within the next few days.
Mrs. William McAbee and baby
were shot and seriously injured by a
shotgun in the hands of 12-year-
old boy, a cousin of the McAbees,
Monday night at Inman, S. G. The
woman was holding the baby in her
arms when the boy, who had been
sent into the house to get the gun,
in fun pointed the gun at the baby
and pulled the trigger. Shot lodged
in the woman's hip and severed a
foot of the baby.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
DESPERATE NEGRO SAFE IN JAIL
Slayer of Two Georgia Farmers
Wounded Before Capture.

Shellman, Ga, June 29.-The ne
gro who shot and killed j. o. wilson
and Ben Swords, we'll known farmers
at Cordray's Mill, yesterday, has been
Jailed at Morgan, Calhoun County.
After the negro shot the two white
men he himself was wounded by an
uncle of Swords, but his wound is not
serious.
Feeling is running high in Calhoun
County because of the shooting, and
while there has been no move towards
violence, it will be no surprise if an
attempt is made tonight to get the
negro from Jail. Details of the shoot
ing were learned to-day, when posses
returned to this place after an all
night hunt for the negro, whom they
later learned was in the custody of
the sheriff of Calhoun County. Swords
and his uncle had been fishing at Cor
dray's Mill, and on their return home
became engaged in dispute with the
negro at his home. Mr.. Wilson and
young man were passing the house
and stopped to intervene. Wilson
succeeded in disarming Swords and
had gotten him to the buggy when
the negro opened fire on Swords and
the man who had acted as peacemak-
er. Wilson was killed instantly and
Swords so badly wounded that he
died before reaching home.
The sheriff of Calhoun County beat
the posse from this place to the scene
of the shooting and hence got away
with the negro, taking him to Nor
gan. The body of Mr.. Wilson was
taken tonight to his former home at
Forsyth, in Monroe County, for buri-
al.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
Fairfax Fancies.

Fairfax, June 3O.-Miss Celeste
Brodie, of Augusta, is the charming
guest of Mrs. w. L. Brooks.
Mrs. Va. Mcdaniel is spending
some time in Beaufort.
Mrs. w. O. Smith, of Savannah, is
visiting Mrs. H. NJ. Harveley.
Mr.. Paul Amand, of Sumter, is here
among old friends.
Prof. L. o. Watson, of Clemson
College, spent the weekend with G.
D. Sanders.
Misses Louella and Estella Lawton,
of Hampton; were guests of Miss Mar
garet Folk on Friday.
Mrs. John Brunson and children,
of Clifford, are guests of Miss May
Brunson.
Fairfax and Augusta played Sc
ries of three games of base ball, Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday,. The
games were all close, and very inter
esting.
Mrs. NJ. C. Bowling has returned
from weeks stay in Augusta, bring
ing with her a loved aunt.
Miss May Brunson has had con-
siderable improvements made on her
home recently, and it looks quite new
now.
There will be lawn party and
silver tea in Mrs S. L. Sanders's slaw1
on the afternoon of July 4th, under
charge of Ladies' Aid Society.
Mr.. Elliott O'Neal, of Florida, is
spending some time here with his
parents.
Misses Sadie Harter and Ruth vii.
son have returned from pleasant
visit to friends up the country.
Mrs. W. E. Harter will visit al
Hickory Grove on July 4th.
Mr.. Davis, superintendent of the
Methodist Sunday-school. is now ir
the hospital at Columbia for treat
ment.
Miss Edith Googe has returned
from a pleasant trip to Baldoc.
Mr.. Lipscomb, a brother of Mrs
Johnston, is visiting her here.
Mrs. W. E. Harter spent Severa
days in Charleston recently.
Leroy Young left to-day for the
mountains of North Carolina.
Mrs. J. F. Lightsey and children
have gone to Sullivan's Island for &
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Lightsey, Of
Brunson, with Misses Hattie anc
Theresa Lightsey, visited here thi:
week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
WAS JOHN d. JACOBS CRAZY?
Some Believe Lexington County Far.
mer Killed Family.

Lexington, June 3O.-The Jacobs
tragedy seems to have opened and
closed in a single night. 1t came as a
surprise and shock, then disappear
ed leaving dismay and mystery. The
whole country has been shocked be-
yond expression. 1t is hard to grasp
the situation. The sun setting, leav->
ing bright, prosperous, happy fam
lily to the pleasures of the family cir,
Gle, and rising to see smoking ruins
and total annihilation.
This county has had it's share Of
surprising occurrences, but they all
pale and are lost in comparison with
this last frightful human butchery.
In discussing the matter everyone
seems to have suffered a personal
loss. Many mothers and children in
the immediate community and else
where are fearful when nightfall
comes lest some lurking agent of des-
truction come to kill and burn.
There is rumor afloat to-day that
the hand which dealt the murderous
blow turned upon it's own and added
suicide to the general destruction. 1t
is regarded by some as a feasible ex-
planation, however terrible it may ap-
pear. This correspondent has been in
formed that Jacobs, the father, was
heard to say not more than week
ago that he would commit suicide if
if were not for leaving his family.
This may be significant. No reason
can be assigned for such state of
mind, but it is possible that he might
have grown insane and then decided
to end it all by killing his family and
setting fire to his home, that no tale
should ever be told, and then deal
ing himself the last deadly blow that
ended the chapter of insane and
bloody deeds. Diligent search has
| been made for possible clues, but so
far nothing has been found. 1t is all
a dark mystery over which there can
only be conjecture.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
Established 1891.
SHOOTING AT WARRENVILLE.
Charlie lowers Wounded by r. A.
Sims-FOrmer in Jail.

Aiken, June 30.-The little mill
village of Warrenville, this county,
was intensely excited Sunday after
noon over a shooting affair involv-
ing we'll known white men of that
place, R. A. Sims and Charlie lowers,
as a result of which the latter, bear
ing a flesh wound in the left side, has
been lodged behind the bars. There
is no charge against Sims.
When interviewed by The News and
Courier's correspondent, Me-. Sims
avered that lowers had it in for
him." the details of the difference
were not entered into. Continuing,
Sims alleged that while he was in a
neighbors house Sunday afternoon,
about 2.3s o'clock, lowers, armed
with double-b barrelled shotgun, cam
with a double-barrelled shotgun,
came up to his house, where his wife
and a daughter were, and fired, sew
eral of the shot entering and finding
lodgment in the hall way, the door
of which was open, Sims said he then
used 32-calibre revolver on the al
legged intruder, firing twice and in
Aicting a trivial flesh wound on Jow-
ers's left side. The latter soon was
arrested by Constable Joe Gray, who
brought his prisoner on to Aiken and
placed him in jail. Sims was not ar
rested, nor is it likely that any charg-
es will be preferred against him.
Mr.. Sims is weaving overseer at
the Warrenville cotton mandatory,
and is held in very high esteem by
his fellows. lowers also is well
known at his home in Aiken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, June 3G.-Ehrhardt was
visited by an electric storm Saturday
night about 2 o'clock. While the
town was under electric illumination
and the heavy peals of thunder two
houses in Robertsville were set on
fire. First, Arthur c. kearse' S
(colored) smoke house was alarmed
for. Before citizens could get to the
fire. Mr.. J. D. Dannelly'S barn showed
signs of the lightning, and flames
soon had a smouldering ruin in place
of the large barn that acted as a
back stop for the base ball grounds.
Arthur says his loss was merely house,
his stock of meats, ETC., was not over
$4,000. Mr. Dannelly lost lot Of
oats, corn, ETC., and farming impli-
ments amounting to $4,000 or So
500 at least. Don't think he could
replace his loss for the amount
named. Mr.. Dannelly and his wife
were away from home. The light
ming and thunder was as vivid and
loud that most of our citizens were
afraid to venture out to render as
sistance to those in need.
Mrs. J. D. Dannelly is spending
some time with a friend in Worth,
n. c..
Rev. P. E. Monroe, of Johnston,
S. c., has been elected president Of
Summerland Female College. Rev.
Monroe served quite a number of
years as pastor of Mt. Pleasant Luth-
eran church knowing the man and
the position to be filled We all feel
that if his energy and ability (what
is called push) will do any good, the
school will be a success. Here's our
congratulations and wishes for the
best of success for him in his new
field.
Messrs. Chas. and Herbert Ehr-
hardt are ahead on the vegetable
growing list so far. They showed me
a squash last week that had a C, on
the stem end of squash and E on
the blossom end. Hard to believe,
but can be proven. Don't know that
they have gotten the lettering of
vegetables down to a science or not,
but this one had the letters perfect.
Miss Dorothy Taylor, of Newberry,
is spending some time with her sis
ter, Mrs. Herbert Ehrhardt.
The weather makes ice in good de-
mand. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
TEN OFFER BLOOD AT $50 QUART
Y. NJ. c. A. Athletes Respond to &
Surgeons Advertisement.

Athletes in the West Side Y. NJ. C.
A. gymnasium are ready to sell hui
man blood for TRANSMISSION operations
at s25 a quart.
That is the market rate. It was
established yesterday when 10 men
answered an advertisement in the
gymnasium asking for man, strong
and healthy, who would give a quart
of blood for a TRANSMISSION operation.
A large placard posted in the gymna-
SUM reads as follows:
"Wanted-A good man for blood
TRANSMISSION operation. One quart of
blood needed, s25 reward and extra
payment if operation is successful.
Apply at the Office"
The successful applicant is West
ern college graduate who offered him
self. He was selected in preference
to the others because blood tests
showed his blood to be in almost
perfect condition. Dr. W. R. Weiz-
miller, who has charge of the gymna>
SUM, refused to give the name OF the
surgeon or the patient.
The reason that the advertisement
was placed in the West Side gymna-
sium, it was explained, is because
there are so many athletes there, and
the surgeons say their blood is the
bst for TRANSMISSION purposes.-The
New York Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
BAMBERG, S. c., THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1913
SEVENTY-FOUR DIE FROM HEAT
Chicago and Tucson Hottest Places
in the United States.

Chicago, June 30.-Reports re-
ceived up to a late hour to-nightshow-
ed that at least "A persons died to-day
as a result of the heat wave in the
Central West. The heat wave, which
has continued uninterruptedly for six
days, extended from Denver to Pitts
burg, and as far north as Lake Super
ior. Chicago with a temperature of
102 degrees was the hottest place in
the United States, except Tucson,
Ariz.. where the temperature also
was 102.
Intense suffering was reported in
all the large cities enveloped in the
heat wave.
Thirty-nine persons are known to
have died in Chicago to-day as a re-
suit of the intense heat. This num-
Der includes only the cases reported
by the coroner and the police, and it
is expected will be increased BY re-
ports of private physicians. Of these
deaths, 80 were the direct result of
heat strokes, five persons committed
suicide as result Of the heat, and
two deaths were OF children seeking
relief. This was the hottest June
day recorded in this city since the
Government records were first kept
in 1872. Ninety-rine degrees was
the official temperature, but the Gov
ernment thermometer on the street
level showed a temperature of 102
degrees. The heat last night and to-
day was not tempered by breeze.
The record breaking heat to-day
was the elimination of six day pc
riod, in which the thermometer drop
ped below 80 degrees only for few
hours in the early mornings and for
a time at nights. Up to the last "a
hours more than forty persons are
known to have died as a result of
the heat. More than 100 cases of
heat prostrations were reported to
the police to-day. Hospital ambu-
lances handled as many more and
all the hospitals in the city are filled
tonight with those stricken in the
streets.
Extra police crews were detailed to
ambulance duty and patrol wagons as
we'll as the regular ambulances we're
called into use to carry heat victims
to their homes or to hospitals.
Reports from Coroner Hoffman in
dicate that few persons under forty
years of age had been seriously af-
fected by the heat. The average of
those who died was fifty years
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Gigantic Breed.

A woman at recent dog show no
ticed pretty girl gazing around as
if puzzled. She went over to her and
said: Pardon me, but cant you find
the kennel you wish? If not, shall
be glad to assist YOU"
''Oh, thank you," she replied.
would you mind showing me where
they are exhibiting the ocean grey
hounds ?''-Nationa Monthly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03
VAUGHN MUST DIE IN CHAIR
SUPREME COURT REN1ANDS CASE
TO FIX EXECUTION DAY
Defendants Attorneys Failed to Show
Abuse of Discretion on Part
of Judge.

Columbia, June 30.-In the case OF
T. Z. Vaughn, former uperintendent
of the State Odd Fellows Orphanage
at Greenville, who confessed to un-
lawful relations with girls placed un-
der his care and was sentenced to be
electrocuted last December 20, the
Supreme Court to-day affirmed the
Judgment of the Circuit Court and
the case was remanded for the pur-
pose of having another day for exc
cution set. The opinion was written
by Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary and
concurred in by Associate Justices
Hydrick, Watts and Fraser. The
next term of Court of General Ses-
sions of Greenville County will be
held in October.
The Courts Findings.
Concerning the exceptions, the
Court held that the attorneys for
Vaughn failed to show an abuse of
discretion on the part of the Judge,
and that the right to insist upon the
errors assigned was waived when the
defendant withdrew the plea of not
guilty. Concerning the penalty i'm
posed upon Vaughn, the Court says
that the same question has been. de-
cided in the case of the State against
Malloy. The Court refused to sus-
tain this exception to the sentence
providing for electrocution.
With reference to the alleged con-
fession of Vaughn, the Court says:
"Conceding that the defendant
would have been entitled to all the
rights claimed in these exceptions, if
he had insisted upon them in the
manner provided by the rules of
practice, nevertheless, it clearly ap-
pears that he waived such rights in
expectation that the jury would re-
commend him to the mercy of the
Court, thereby enabling him to es-
cape the death penalty.
Appealing for Sympathy.
"At the time he withdrew his plea
of not guilty he had no reasonable
grounds for supposing that the jury
would render any other verdict than
that of 'tguilty," and the method
which he adopted, it would seem,
might have naturally been expected
to increase his chances of appealing
to the sympathy of the jury, and,
thereby, indeed, induce them to rec
ommend him to the mercy of the
Court"
Nothing was omitted" says the
decision, during the trial of which
the defendant has just cause of COM
plant. He, his attorneys, the pre-
siding Judge, and the jury unques-
tionably understand fully the nature,
force and effect of the plea made by
the defendant.
He was represented by an ex-
ceedingly able counsel; the plea was
not interposed until two days after
the commencement of the trial, the
presiding Judge clearly stated the
nature, force, and effect of the plea,
to which neither the defendant nor
his counsel made any objection. The
testimony which had been introduced
indicated that there were no reason
able grounds for hoping that the jury
would render any other verdict than
that of guilty"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-03

Have you noticed that the snake
stories are unusually weird and in
teresting this season?