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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

Aside from the "rum" business, two
things have attracted special attention
during the week in the legislative pro-
ceedings. One is the defeat of the work
mems compensation act, which was
buried in the house. The vote was not
on party lines, but many felt that 1t was
too radical measure.
Governor Hsines also drew out con-
siderable comment when he vetoed the
mileage bill, providing that the railroads
should sell 500-mile books as well as
1000 mile books, at the same rate. 10
brief the governors reason for the veto
was that this was matter properly
coming within the jurisdiction of the
public utilities commission already
created. The act just failed of passage
over the governors veto, the house pass
ing il by considerably more than the
wo-thirds vote required, but in the SEN
ate it lacked just one vote of the neces-
ssry two-thirds.
0ptimists look for adjournment the
last of this week, others some time next
week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08
Here and There.

Many tributes are being paid to Chief
Justice VIM. p. Whitehouse, who re-
tired last week from the bench Of the
Maine Supreme Court, after twenty.
three years of service in that position,
folio wing twelve years as judge of the
Kennebec Superior Court. His great lie.
gal learning and his clear, coucise man.
ner of expression, his choice diction and
bis perfect rhetoric, whether in spoken
or written discourse, all receive due rec
IGNITION. But there is one other view
point from which to view the retiring
chief justice for which no legal or other
learning is required, and no man is so
ignorant or uncultured that he may not
not appreciate il. In all his relations,
both in court and out, Judge White
house never forgot for moment that he
was gentleman, and no one, from the
officers Of the court 10 the criminal in the
dock to be sentenced, was ever treated
with anything less than perfec! courtesy.
And that is no small thing to say, even
Of judge on the bench.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08
West Bethel.

April cold with dropping rain,
Willows and lilacs brings again,
The whistle Of returning birds
And trumpet.lowing of the herds;
The scarlet maple keys betray
What potent blood hath modest May;
What fiery force the earth renews,
The wealth Of forms, the flush OF hues;
What joy In rosy waves outpoured,
Flows from lhe heart of love, the Lord.
-Emers(
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

Those who are worrying most about
the possible unconstitutionality or IN
efficacy of the Webb bill passed by CON-
gress, which prohibits carrying liquor
into prohibition states, seem to be those
who don't approve of the law. Those
who believe in the law, aud hope to see
the suppression OF the liquor traffic made
easier by 1t, are Lot going to do any
worrying until il seems to be necessary
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

The absorbing interest in the doings
of the Maine legislature has of course
been in the impeachment proceedings
against five of the sheriffs of the state
and one county attorney. After some
what lengthy preliminaries, the actual
trials began on Friday, the first re-
spOndent heing John W Bsllnu, sheriff
Of Sagsdahoc County, who is so years Of
age, aud has been sheriff OF the county
continuously for thirty-four years. A
vote was reached on this case shortly be-
fore midnight, and in executive session
both houses voted for removal, the vote
in the senate being Is to IL, and in the
house 81 to so. The record of the vote
Ia not To be disclosed.
Sheriff Moulton of Cumberland is the
next to answer, and the trial in that
case was begun on Saturday, but is not
yet concluded.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

Daniel F. Short, aged about 65, a
Civil War veteran, and former inmate OF
the Soldiers Home, Togus, shot himself
with fatal effect Tuesday at lodging
house in Lewiston.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

A wireless expert, one OF party that
went to explore northern Brazil, by
means of properly tuned receiver was
able to pick up the scores Of the ball
games daily while a thousand miles
from civilization. Thus is the business
of exploration relieved of one of its
most terrible deprivations.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

The sentencing of William d. Hay
wood TO Jail for disorderly conduct 10
connection with a gathering OF strikers
at Paterson, n. j., does not cause any
outburst of righteous indignation from
the well balanced nine-tenths of the
people of the country.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08
Sheriff BalIou Is Removed.

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST OTHER Off
GALS NOW IN PROGRESS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

Meat is going up at New York ." =,
Not to be at all captious, wassISy Q;
coming in Of this administrator going to
reduce The high cost Of living to some
degree automatically?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

Ouly good words seem to be said by
any one of those concerned in the recent
changes In the personnel of the Maine
Supreme Court. The Maine courts have
always had high standing in the land
and il will be maintained.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

The somewhat noted doctrine of fore
ordination and predestination" seems Il
be regaining some strength in Maine
politics. A candidate for the presidency
Of the senate of 1915 is already an
nounced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE.

State of South Carolina-County
of Barnwell-In the Court of Pro-
bate.
Petition for final settlement and
discharge.
Ex parte Mrs. E. R. Kearse in re
estate of H. w. Kearse, deceased.
To all and singular the kindred
and creditors OF H. w. Kearse, de-
ceased: Take notice, that the under
signed will apply to the Judge of
Probate at Barnwell court house, S.
c., on Thursday, the goth day of
March, A. D., 1913 at II O'Clock a.
M, for a final settlement Of the es-
tate Of H. w. Kearse deceased, and
discharge from the office Of admin
istratriX of said estate
E. R. KEARSE,
Executrix.
Dated thirtieth day of January, A.
D., 1913.
GRAHAM & BLACK,
Attorneys for Executrix.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
State Teachers Association.

The several departments OF the
State Teachers Association have ar
ranged very interesting programs.
These are always largely attended
and the teachers come into close
touch in the departmental meetings
where there is a small number. The
officers of each department have
been arranging the program for
some time and they will be sent out
soon.
Supt. Frank Evans, of Spartan
burg, is president of the Association
Of town and city superintendent.
Among the speakers will be Supts.
Hughes, Dreher, Edmunds, and Prof.
Hand. This Association meets
Thursday afternoon and Friday
morning, March Is and "A.
The association Of county super
intendenrs will meet on THURSDAY
afternoon and on Friday mornin. A.
H. Gasque,, of Florence, is president
and has announced that among the
speakers will be Supts. D. S. Murrh,
E. P. Waring. Cecil H. Seigler, J.
A. Carroll, S. H. Clarkson, and Z. j.
Brown.
The association Of elementary
schools and the school department
association will hold joint meetings
this time. They will hold meetings
together on Thursday afternoon and
on Friday morning and again on Fri
day afternoon. Among those who are
on the program are: Mrs. Hettle
Browne, Miss Mary Frayser, W. *
Tate, Miss A. E. Bonham, Miss Hat
tie Pope, Miss Evelyn Holmes, w. D
Maguinniss, and MIR. D. E. ODris'
coll.
All these meetings will be held in
the State house in the several halls
| there.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
WAR ON WHITE SLAVERS.
What the Mann Act Has Accomplish
ed-By Arthur Kellogg.

The vice revelations in New York
like those in Chicago are of concern
to every other American city. They
are exhibits of a common problem,
which each city must attack by itself.
But organized vice, by ramifying
across the continent, has linked them
up into a national problem, vulner-
able under federal law. There is
pretty general agreement that the
present point of attack on CONNER
cialized vice should, so far as the
cases permit. be brought under the
Mann, or White Slave Act. The fed
eral attorneys and the federal courts
have piled up q record since the law
went into effect in July, 1910, Of 337
convictions with sentences totallng
COZ years and fines aggregating $685.
6O5.50. One hundred and six cases
were pending at the last report.
A Detroit attorney has pointed
out that practically no cases have
been lost there in federal courts
(29 convictions) while practically
none, for very similar offenses, have
been won in the State court. In his
annual report to the president, At
torney-General Wickersham asked
for an an increased appropriation
(from 100000 to S200,O00) for the
special commissioner and local white
slave officers who have been chiefly
instrumental in winning these gov
eminent suits. Many individuals and
local sex hygiene and similar socle-
ties are in hearty accord with the
plan, and look upon the Mann Act as
the most effective law we have ever
had in dealing with the trafficking
in vice.
Nevertheless, there has been strong
criticism of the enforcement of the
law in several jurisdictions, because
of light sentences. The law was
drawn on broad lines, making it a
violation for any person to knowing
ly persuade, induce, coerce, or cause,
or to aid or assist any woman or girl
to 20 from. one State to another for
prostitution, debauchery or other i'm
moral purpose, with or without her
consent. The maximum penalty, il
the victim was over eighteen, was
made five years Imprisonment and
$4,000 fine; twice that amount ii she
were under eighteen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
Happy New Year to All

Those who wish to buy fresh meats
such as pork in season, beef the year
round, will do well to call at the
Peoples Market on Church street
near coIored graded school building,
Or phone SS-L and have your Or
ders filed. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Meats delivered anywhere in town
free. We also repair shoes and
harness, try us when you have any
thing in this line. Our prices are
reasonable; our meats and work are
the best. We are here to please.
A. w. BRUNSON, Prop.
Bamber2, S. c..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
Published every Thursday in The

Published every Thursday IN Inc
Herald building, on Main street III
the live and growing City of BAN
berg, being issued from printing
Office which is equipped with Mer-
penthaler linotype machine, Babcock
cylinder press, folder, one JobDer,, a
fine Miehle cylinder press, all run ny
electric power with other materlal
and machinery in keeping, the Wnole
euuipment representing an invest
ment of $4,000 and upwards.
Subscriptions-By the year S150;
six months, Is cents; three months,
so cents. All subscriptions payable
strictly in advance.
Adyertisements-S per inch
for first Insertion, subsequent lnser-
tions so cents per inch. Legal ad-
vertisements at the rates allowed by
law. Local reading notices 10 cents
a line each insertion. Wants and
ether advertisements under special
head. | cent a word each insertion.
Liberal contracts made for three, SIX,
and twelve months. Write for rates.
Obituaries, tributes of respect, reso-
lutions. cards of thanks, and all no.
tices of a personal or political char
acter are charged for as regular ad-
verusing. Contracts for advertising
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insertion.
Communications are always
glad to publish news letters or those
pertaining to matters of public inter-
est. We require the name and ad-
dress of the writer in every case.
No article which is defamatory or
Extensively personal can find place in
our columns at any price, and we are
not responsible for the opinions ex-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
Fire on CoIleton Poor Farm.

Walterboro, Feb. 27.-The Cole
ton county poor farm was visited by
a fire Tuesday morning about lo
O'Clock, entailing the loss OF the su-
perintendent's kitchen, residence,
smoke house and store room. By
heroic efforts the flames were con-
fined to these buildings, which were
near to each other. The corn house
and several of the inmates kitchens
were saved.
The fire originated in the kitchen
and caught from the stove flue. Only
d small part Of the furniture was
saved and this belonged to the su-
perintendent, |. w. Dopson. The
buildings were the property Of the
county. Mr.. Dopson's loss was $500,
with no insurance. The county's loss
probably reaches as high as $1,000.
Mr.. Dopson is now occupying two OF
the cottages.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06

MIR. W. w. Smoak, who has edited
the Walterboro Press and Standard
for several years, has sold his paper
to Mr.. R. NJ. Jeffries. Mr.. Smoak
will 20 to jacksonville, Ky, where
he will edit and manage the Hustler,
a semi-weekly paper of four pages,
seven columns. Madison is a thirty
ing city of 5000 in the western part
of Kentucky and the field there is
broader than the one at WATERFORD.
Frankly we hate to see newspaper
man like Smoak leave South Caro-
lima. He has ability and courage
and has always stood for the best
things in life. Especially has he
made a record in behalf of law and
order and the upbuilding of his coun-
ty and State. Every movement look
ing to greater Colleton has had his
hearty support, and he has been con-
nected in a personal way with the
county lair anu OlISl puuiiN SA@O'
prises. We believe he is making
mistake in going to Kentucky, for we
expect the lower section of South
Carolina to develop rapidly in the
next ten years. We have a fine
climate and We have the lands which
will produce almost anything, and to
US the future looks bright. The i'm
provement in Bamberg and Colleton
in the past ten years has been Won
derful but it has not stopped. 1t IS
going forward every day. Low lands
which were worth only dollar or
two an acre ten years ago are now
cleared up and drained and fine crops
are being grown thereon. But
wherever he goes, here's wishing
him mighty well. We welcome Mr..
Jeffries as member Of the press
gang, but we want to assure him that
Smoak has set a pace in WATERFORD
that will be hard to follow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
THE BULGARIAN ARMY.
Organization Moves Like Clockwork
and Shows Fine discipline.

A correspondent Of the London
Telegraph writes that the Bulgarian
army is a wonderful organization and
moves like clockWOrk. Continuing
he says:
When driving through the noun
tains l have been frequently aston
ished to see long lines of OK carts
heavily laden with army stores plod-
ding along and wondered how such
primitive transport could be adequate
to a modern army.
The needful explanation was af-
forded me at kostendil, where have
had occasion to see one of these COM
missariats in full operation. All the
OK carts in the adjoining departments
had been requisitioned to the num-
her of 1000. They were then dlvld-
ed into five sections of 200 carts
each. The drivers, with their whips,
astrakhan or ordinary sheep wool
caps and long sheepskin or goat hair
coats, look picturesque beside their
two small Greek oxen or African buf-
faloes. Every day 200 cars are laden
and they start away at a slow pace,
the driver walking before his team,
humming an air or smoking cigar
IL II down
the mountain roads for q distance of
fifteen kilometers, or nine and half
miles, which is one days march. Then
he light fire for himself at the road
side, has warm meal, feeds his oxen
or buffaloes and lies down to sleep
on straw near the cart or in barn.,
if farmhouse is near.
Next day he covers another nine
or ten miles Here his load is taken
into horse-draWn carts, which carry
it more rapidly to the nearest fighting
troops, perhaps twenty miles away.
The teamster then returns, taking
two days, as he had on the outward
trip and on the fifth day rests while
his cart is being reloaded.
Only bread was thus transported
from Kostendil. 1t was in good,
round, appetizing loves, weighing
two pounds of half wheat, half rye
bread, which remains soft and pal
atable for fifteen days. l had par
taken of it myself, as no other was
available. The entire population lives
on this bread now. No one thinks
of baking any other kind during time
of war.
Life in these places is now entirely
absorbed by the war. TWo-thlrds OF
the shops are shut and the owners
are carrying rifles and wearing uni
forms. All bakeries have been re-
QUESTIONED for the army and are
baking army bread day and night.
Women and children are helping.
School-boys and students wear neat
uniforms and help where they can.
The students are clerks at the rail-
way stations or public Offices and act
as police and constables. On leaving
my hotel l saw a young student
scarcely more than fifteen, in uni
form, dragging a long sabre by his
side. He was the village policeman
and was proud of his Office.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06

The governor took an oath to abide
the result of the primary and support
the nominees of the Democratic
party. This oath he filed in writing
when he became a candidate for gov
ernor. Later he took the oath when
he voted in the primary. If he has
violated an oath in not obeying the
will of the people and appointing H.
C. Folk as Master of Bamberg coun-
ty, does not an action for perjury lie
against him, just as against one who
swears falsely in the courts?
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
Suartanburg Man in Tolls.

Spartanburg, March 4.-W. G.
Wilson, we'll known young man, OF
Spartanburg, has been committed to
the county Jail on charge of OBJ
raining money by false pretence. He
is alleged to have taken subscriptions
for magazines, but to have failed to
turn in the money to the companies
he said he represented. The pub
fishers of several magazines publish
ed in the North have employed coun,
sci to prosecute Wilson.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06

Some people make light
trouble others keep it dark.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06

DR.. Tanner, who, some few years
back, tasted without i'll results for
40 days and 40 nights, scarcely needs
repetition here.
The newly elected president of the
American Medical association, Prof.
Abraham jacob, of New York, tells
of an interesting instance of fever or
high temperature in a fireman who
was injured by the revolving rods of
an engine, where the thermometer
registered the astounding figures Of
14S degrees. The temperature was
taken carefully in the presence of
many persons, with various ther-
mometers, and in several different
spots of the body. More than five
days it maintained an elevation above
12O degrees. In discussing this case
Prof. Welch told of one that had for
brief interval reached III degrees.
One hundred and six degrees is usu-
ally regarded as the highest tempera-
ture which the body can give out for
more than a very limited period
without death supervening.
If you were to take a four-cycle
engine from your motor boat or your
touring car, cover it with dirt, bury
it some feet below the surface of the
earth, and eXhume it month later,
how efficient would it be afterward?
Yet this is done seemingly with i'm
punity by the Hindu fakirs to their
very own selves. Dr.. Koninberger,
physician in the Punjaub, who
doubted these frequently repeated
stories, determined to make the most
rigid tests to exclude eli possible
fraud. One of these Brahmin faklrs
allowed himself to be buried by the
doctor and his suspicious colleagues
| in a well-fastened and sealed vault.
The burial lasted such long time
for 40 days-that some corn
planted upon the soil above the vault
sprouted into bloom before the un-
| happy. fellow was released. Then
the Hindu was freed, subjected by
the doctor to restoratives, and lived
happily ever afterward. Sir Henry
Lawrence, an English scientist who
assisted the German savant, substan-
tiates the whole account. The chest
in which the fakir was buried was
firmly sealed with clamps, and when
the fellow was brought out he was
cold and apparently lifeless.
The incontestable proof of the
human mechanism's strength and
efficiency under the worst possible
conditions is to be found in the nu-
merous non-fatal injuries and acc1-
dents to the heart. A boy recently
stabbed in a street fray was left with
the dagger run through the heart.
He was taken to the hospital and the
heart was stitched. He recovered.
A man of 65, suffering from paresis,
passed a hatpin into his heart. He
had some slight disturbance of his
heart beat for a month and then full
ly recovered.-Harper's Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
Thursday, March 6, 1913.

Really there are getting to be too
many candidates for governor. True
there are some mighty good men an
nounced as candidates, but it is I'M
possible to support them all. Unless
our mind changes we shall likely sup
port R. |. Manning, of Sumter. He
is we'll qualified for the position, and
we think it is his time to have an
other show. for the position.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06
LODGE MEETING.

Bamberg, Lodge, No. 3S, knights
Of Pythias meets first and fourth
Monday nights at 7:30 ?. m. Visit
ing brethren cordially invited.
GEO. F. HAIR.
Chancellor Commander.
4. NJ DENBOW,
Keeper of Records and Seal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-06

The fellow who can say nothing
and make it sound interesting is the
one who shines in society.
The state herald., 1913-02-21
Pleading Guilty.

In the Colorado state campaign OF
1910 and 1912. the republicans charged
the Shsfroth democratic administration
with poor business management and
unreasonable extravaganza in state af-
fairs.
The democratic speakers and press
made emphatic denial of the charge
|rind the democratic party in each cam
paign was again entrusted by the peo-
pie with control Of state affairs.
Now, after four years of this demo-
cratic state rule and, after the demo-
Gratis under a new governor find them
selves ngain responsible for the man
agement Of the state business. we hear
the democratic leaders pleading guilty
TO the charges made against their party
By the republicans Ia the campaigns Of
1910 and 1872.
The new governor is business man
and not an aspirant for the United
States senate and he has sized up the
situation from business standpoint
and gives his party leaders to under
stand that III ro must be large lop-
ping Off Of dead timber" in the public
service. His 'predecessor" In Office is
very largely responsible for all Of this
dead timber" and when he admits
the existence OF the dead timber" he
pleads guilty to the charges Of oxtray-
agance against the Shnfroth sdminis-
tration.
II is now reported that the democrat
ic leaders In the legislature are consid-
cring seriously proposition TO provide
for an issue Of 81. 100000 in bonds In
order to place the state upon good
financial basis again. The business OF
The state has been 90 badly managed
during the past four years that. begin
ming with about o half a million dollars
surplus turned over by the last rcpub-
lican administration. tho present I'd.
rinistraton ends the finances Of the
state In such needy condition that a
loan OF $4,000. 600 is being seriously con
sidercd. This is certainly another ples
of guilty 90 charged.