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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
SOUGHT REVENGE so YEARS.
But When He Met His Enemy They
Shook Hands.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 14.-After
half a century DR.. Adam Reed, of ST..
Joseph, and c. P. Chiffon, motor
man for the street railway company,
met and with the meeting DR.. Reed
discovered that search which he has
conducted since the battle of Antie-
tam with the view of getting even
with Chiffon had been in vain, for
although Reed did not know it he
shot Chiffon in the leg after the lat
ter had almost severed Reeds ting-
er's with a sabre cut.
Reed was - years old but large
for his age when he was sworn into
the army as a drummer boy with the
1S5th New York Infantry. At Antie-
tam he was helping to carry the
wounded to the rear when a troop Of
rebel calvary came charging across
the field. Chiffon rode up to the edrum-
mer and, not noticing that the lad
was unarmed, aimed blow at him
with a sabre. The blow almost sew
cred all the fingers of Reeds right
hand. AS Chiffon rode away Reed
picked up a rife and fired at the.
trooper.
Reed swore to get even with the
man who had wounded him, although
he did not know his name and little
concerning him, except that he was a
member of Jackson's calvary. After
the war both came to Missouri and
for years they have lived in St. Jo-
seph. Reed frequently rode on the
platform with Chiffon, and one day
in the course of a conversation each
learned that the latter had been
wounded at Antietam.
The similarity of their stories
struck both, and with few more
questions Reed learned that Chiffon
was the man he had sought so long.
However, his anger had died away,
and when he learned that he had
wounded Chiffon they shook hands
and agreed to be friends.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
TWO FiRENlEN KILLED IN BLAZE
Explosion and Fire That Follows
Spread Death and Ruin.

Anderson, Oct. 1.-two firemen
were killed, an unidentified man is
thought TO have lost his life, and
eight other persons, four OF them
firemen, we're injured. some Of them
seriously, by the explosion and re-
sulting fire caused in the public ga
rage of A, L. Todd shortly before
midnight tonight, when Ebb Layton
of Spartanburg struck match to
light the lamps of his automobile
while the gasoline tank was being
filled.
Robert Todd, Jr., and w. B. Camp
bell are the dead fireme1. The body
of an unknown man is believed to be
buried in the debris. H. c. Town
send. owner of the building, had his
left leg broken below the knee and
so crushed that it is likely amputa-
tion will be necessary. Archie l..
Todd, proprietor of the garage and
the adjacent repair shop, is badly
burned about the face and hands.
Marshall Smith, Tom Davis and Reid
Fowler, firemen, with a negro helper,
Andrew Johnson, and an unidentified
by-stander, are in the Anderson coun-
ty hospital. suffering from burns and
bruises. Mr.. Layton was severely
burned.
Striking of the match was imme-
diately followed by an explosion and
this by a burst of flames which al
most instantaneously filed the build
ing. The fire companies were some
how delayed in responding to the
alarm. Shortly after they had gone
to work one wall of the two-story
concrete block building collapsed. 1t
was by the falling of this wall that
Firemen Todd and Campbell were
killed and Mr.. Townsend injured.
The building was located in the
heart of the city, and only one block
west of main street.
Archie L. Todd formerly lived in
Columbia. He is a brother to Henry
S. Todd, a train dispatcher Of the
Southern railway at Columbia. H. c.
Townsend is interested in two cotton
mills and other industrial enterpris-
es in Anderson.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
Dead" but Enthusiastic.

Ray Stannard Baker gives an &C
count of Colonel Goethals and the
extraordinary manner in which he
has dug the Panama Canal. The fol-
lowing shows how he has managed
tc get up enthusiasm among his men:
when Goethals first went to Pan
anna the work was organized on what
may be called the horizontal system
that is, the canal was considered
as a whole, and one commissioner
had charge of all the lock work, an
other of the excavation, and so on;
but after a short trial of this method
Gothals reorganized the entire work
On what may be called a perpendic-
ular basis. He divided the canal into
three Observation-Disclosures, Central,
and Pacific-and placed each of them
under a superintendent. Two of
these superintendent, Colonels ST.
bert and Gaillard, were army engin-
eers and members of the Canal Com
mission, and the third, Mr.. William
son, was a civil engineer.
Rivalry was instantly awakened
between these divisions.
"'They are putting in concrete at
Gatem at so many yards a day. he
would tell the foreman, say at Pedro
Miguel. You aren't goint to let Ga
tun beat you, are you?'
"A fierce rivalry grew up over
amounts of excavation done, cement
used, iron work put in, and the re-
suits were published from week to
week in the Canal Record The
struggle has come to infect all class
es of workmen. A story is told (and
they swear it is true!) of a man on
the Atlantic division employed at the
upper end of huge drainage pipe
used to carry water out of the hy-
draulic fill with a curve in the mid
die. and this mans job consisted in
keeping the entrance free from OBJ
struction. One day he inconslderate-
ly fell into the pipe and was caught
ND through with the torrent. They
picked him up for dead, but present.
ly, opening his eyes, he said. They
couldn't do that on the Pacific di-
vision!'"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
SEIGLER'S PAROLE UNUSUAL
Allowed to go Home to Try and Save
Part of Estate.

Columbia, Oct. 17.-James G. Sci
gler, serving sentence in the Penlten-
tiary for manslaughter, was given his
liberty from to-day until November l
to allow him to go home to Aiken
and try and save part of his estate
for his wife and children. His prop
erty is to be sold at public auction
on the first Monday in November to
satisfy mortgages agfegating S4o,-
600. Governor Blease orders Sci
gler to report once each day while in
Aiken to the sheriff and to return to
the Penitentiary on November 1 and
serve out his sentence.
This unusual and unique parole
was granted by the Governor after
requests from Judge Rice, the twelve
Jurors which convicted Seigler and
several citizens of Aiken. They said
Seigler's estate was about to dlsap-
pear and they asked the Governor to
parole him for a few days to give
him an opportunity to save some of
his property for his wife and chill
dren.
Seigler, who belongs to a wealthy
Aiken family, shot and killed Officer
Patterson on the streets of Aiken,
was convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to the Penitentiary, the
Supreme court affirming the SEN
tence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
Highest Dam i'm the World.

The Arrowrock dam, now under
construction on the Boise River about
20 miles above the city of Boise.
Idaho, will be, when completed,
the very highest of all the dams.
From the lowest point of the founda-
ton to the roadway on the crest, the
height will be 351 feet. 1t will be
heavy enough to resist the enormous
head of water back of it, but addi-
tional provisions besides that of
weight are being made. Thus the
dam will disclose a curved outline in
plan. This curvature will, it is ex-
pected, tend in the reduction of the
stresses due to fluctuation Of temper
ature. On the crest the curved length
will be 1000 feet. The foundation is
thought to be of such character
as to permit the elimination of up
ward pressure by ordinary precau-
tions. 1t is proposed as further
safeguard against such pressure, 10
put down into the foundation line
of holes just within the lone of the
upstream face. These holes are to go
down 80 or 40 feet, and are to be
subjected to the application of Port
land cement grout under pressure.
1t is possible that no grout can be in
trodu5ed because of the compact
ness of the rock. "A line of open
holes will be driven to catch any seep-
age that might possibly get past the
pressure grouting and these seep
holes will be led up into large in
spection tunnel that will run the en-
tire length of the dam just above the
normal high water surface of the
back water.%
The dam will be constructed of
ruble cement. The total amount OF
masonry for this dam will amount to
about 100000 cubic yards.-Cas-
sier's Monthly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
LETTER SOAKED IN COCAINE.
Denver Prison Officials Find Drug in
Missiye to Inmate.

The core of an apple, the peel OF 4
banana and the stone of peach
have been used as a means of SNUG
Cling cocaine into the county jail, but
attaches believe that an entirely new
plan has been solved.
A letter was received yesterday ad-
dressed to one of the inmates of the
dope" ward. No signs of cocaine
could be detected in the corners of
the envelope, but the jail officials de-
cided to examine the letter more
closely.
A minute scrutiny of the paper on
which the letter was written revealed
that it was saturated with the drug.
There was enough in the sheet to
supply one of the victims week at
least. The letter might have escaped
detection if it had not been for the
fact that the sender had overdone his
work. A white powdery substance
which covered the entire letter first
aroused suspicion.
According to the Jail attaches, the
paper had been boiled in water in
which there was cocaine. After the
water had boiled away the cocaine
was absorbed by the paper, which
was then rolled and dried. The sem
der of the letter has not been found.
He signed no name.-Denver Dis
patch.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
FIVE BILLIONS FOR FARMEHS.
Products % Per Cent Less Than Last
Year, Worth Per Cent More.

With a total quantity of agricul-
tural products % per cent less than
in 1912, the years gross revenue for
the farmers will be per cent more
than last year, according to a bulie-
tin issued by the Orange Judd Com
rany, which publishes several agri-
cultural papers, says The Chicago
Tribune. Total value will be S5,000,-
100000 or $3.50, 100000 more than
a year ago.
The reason for this extraordinary
condition is, of course. the high
prices per unit for several of the
large cereal crops. Corn, for exam
pie, will show a total volume of 20
per cent under that of 1912, but with
a value ~ per cent better will pro-
duce for the farmers 500, 100000
more than a year ago.
The wealth the farmers will re-
ceive for their decreased tonnage
says the report. ''also has these two
decided advantages Less labor and
expense will be required for harvest
ing and marketing the crops this
year, at a time when farm help is
scarce and high.
Only the decrease of about So
coo tons in the weight of these
staples will enable American rail-
ways to move the crops of 1913 with
out a veritable breakdown of the
transportation system, in view of the
heavy tonnage of other freight and
OF passenger traffic caused by the
resumption of good times.
The outcome of the agricultural
season, therefore, is profoundly bene-
fetal to industry, commerce and n
nance, taking the country as whole,
although certain individuals and linn
tied sections have been hard hit by
the drought.
The shortage in new corn is not
a disaster. 1t is a blessing in dis
suise. For with more than 100000
600 bushels of old corn on hand Oc-
tober l the aggregate supply of
maize this autumn will be some g.
100000 bushels. This just about
equals the corn supply following the
harvest of 1911-only two years ago.
when the yield was 2,650,OOO,0OO,
bushels and the supply of old corn
was then only about one-fourth as
large as now
The wheat output will be the great
est in quantity and value in the coun-
try's history, and the value for po-
tatoes, s224,000, 1000, s4O,O00,O0O
more than last year, beating all re-
cords.
Even more remarkable than the
foregoing is the present promise of
the cotton CROP" continues the bull
letin. although nearly a million
bales less than last years, a decrease
of 5 per cent, it's price of around IA
cents per pound to the planter will
make the cotton crop worth the un-
precedented aggregate of nearly
s95O,OOO,O0O.
I'm other words, cotton growers
will receive a total of around S125-
100000 more than last year, or
total increase of 22 per cent. This
will be the greatest amount ever paid
to planters in the history of the cot
ton industry"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
LODGE MEETING.

Bamberg, Lodge, No. 3S, Knights
of Pythias meets first and fourth
nights at 1880 p. m. Visit
ing brethren cordially invited.
GEO. F. HAIR,
Chancellor Commander.
A. NJ. DENBOW,
Keeper of Records and Seal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
One on the Warden.

An elderly churchwarden in shay
ing himself on Sunday before church
time, made slight cut with the razor
cn the extreme end of his nose.
Quickly calling his wife he asked her
if she had any court plaster in the
house. You will find some in my
sewing basket" she said. The war
den soon had the cut covered. At the
church in assisting with the collec-
tion he noticed every one smile as he
passed the plate, and some of the
younger people laughed outright.
Very much annoyed he asked friend
if there was anything wrong with
his appearance.
We'll, | should think there is
was the answer: what is that on
Your nose?''
"Court plaster
NO." said the friend. 1T is the
label CT reel Of cotton. 1t says,
Warranted 200 yards long. New
York Globe.
All kinds Of school and Office sup
,lioc ar the Herald Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23

All kinds of school and Office sup
plies at the Herald Book Store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-23
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF BY TRAIN.
RObt. Melton Falls as He Attempts
to Catch Train in Florence.

Florence, October lS.-Robt. Mel
ton, man about thirty-fve years
old. fell as he attempted to catch a
moving freight train out Of Florence
this afternoon and had both legs cut
off between the knee and ankle. He
was from Chesterfield County and
had been about Florence some time
but not working steadily. He was
taken to the intirmary for treatment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
WOMAN BOASTS
Of DROWNING
STEP-CHILDREN
Revenge on Second Husband for
Wronging Daughter by Former
Marriage Her Motive,

UNION CITY, TENN, July r.
Without a tremor of emotion, Mrs.
Hennie Yates, confessed murderess of
her two small stepchildren, Lyon and
Ida Mai by drowning in a pond near
Troy Tenn, last Wednesday. sat in
her cell in the county Jail here to-day
and boasted of all the grewsome de-
tails of the shocking crime. which was
made possible through the assistance
of FlOy Farris, her 15-year-old daugh-
ter by a former husband
A deeper reason for revenge
against her husband. James Yates.
than the admitted dinner table quar-
rel was brought out in the recital of
the story when Mrs. Yates made the
allegation that her daughter, Foy,
had been ruined by her second hus-
band, James Yates.
After inviting the children to battle
in the pond, Mrs. Yates stated that,
despite the frantic struggles of Lyon
and his piteous Shrieks for mercy as
he chung to a tWig to save himself,
with the assistance of Floy she had
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
General Evans of U, S. Army AC-
companies Executive
on Visit.

BRUNSWICK, July 12.-Governor
John NJ. Slaton, former Governor Jo-
seph NJ. Brown and the Governors
staff, Adjutant General J. VanHolt
Nash, General r. X Evans, U. S. A.,
and Colonel Barth, his adjutant,
reached Brunswick at o'clock this
morning over the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic Railroad from At
lanta.
The party was met by Mayor Hop
kins and the Board of Trade and, aft
er a general handshaking with old
friends, the Governor and party
boarded automobiles provided by
prominent citizens and were driven
for a sightseeing tour of the city.
Shortly before noon the party en-
barked on a steamer for st. SimoHs
Island, where the Fifth Regiment,
Georgia National Guard, from Allan
ia, is in camp. Governor Slaton, as
commander-in-ch chief of the State
Guard, will enjoy camp life over
Sunday. This afternoon he witnessed
an exhibition drill and inspected the
regiment. The Governor leaves the
camp Sunday afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
BRANSON PLANS
SOCIETY To AID
SCHOOL HYGIENE
Work of International Congress
viii Be Continued by State
Organization in Georgia.

Or. Z. C. Branson, of Athens, chair
man Of the Georgia State Organizing
Committee of the Fourth Interna-
tionaI Congress on School Hygiene,
which is to be held at Buffalo the
last week in August. has received a
letter from DR.. Thomas A. Storey.
of the College of the City of New
York, and secretary general Of the
congress. suggesting the continuance
Of the State committee for the pur-
pose Of establishing a permanent or
ganization in the interest Of better
school hygiene
In his letter DR.. Storey writes:
The various State organizing com
mittees are serving a useful and i'm
portant purpose in their relation to
the progress and success Of this con-
gress But it would be a pity for
these committees to go out of exist
ence as soon as this congress be-
comes a thing of history. The service
they render this international enter
prise is small in comparison with the
service they might render society in
general if they were TO effect per-
maneut organization in the interest
of better hygieniC conditions in all
the schools of our country. Let me
urge you then to use your commit
tee as the nucleus of a State organ
ization. whose object shall be the aC-
QUESTION and conservation of the
health OF the school child"
In response to this letter the mem
bers of the State organizing commit
tees are now in correspondence with
the various boards of education,
boards of health, school superintend-
ents, school Improvement asso-
tons, mothers clubs, parents asso-
citation, teachers association, charity
societies, tuberculosis leagues, visit
ing nurses associations, boards Of
trade, and wOmen's clubs. within a
view to seeing what can be done in
the way Of permanent cooperative
organization.
All the foregoing organizations are
also being urged to send delegates to
the Buffalo congress. The congress
is open TO all persons interested in
improving the health and efficiency
of school children.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Offers $4,000 Wager
For Mile Foot Race
North Carolina School Teacher Is-
sues Challenge to Any Run
ner in World.

RALEIGH, N. c., July 12-Richard
Little. whose mile run at Hickory, on
June Il, set a new record for profess
SIGNALS and amateurs, win run no more
as an amateur.
Little challenges the worlds best
runner to stand a mile with him. He
confesses himself a professional His
manager, Claud Moser, is authority for
the Statement that four New York
clubs put up $4,000 for his run on June
II. Moser offers $4,000 to any runner
in the world who will keep up with
Little mile.
Little has been elected principal Of
Newton graded school, and will teach
there this winter. He expresses the
wish that the runner accepting his
challenge meet him September l at
Hickory, his home town. He goes to
work Immediately afterwards Little
was a Cornell student last year, and
Harvard's athletic management made a
desperate effort to take him there. Cor
nell drew the contract on Little and
he declined to attend either school
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
MethOdiStS Ask Home
For Hayward Girls
Church Workers Send Petition to
Legislature for Compulsory Educa-
ton and Raising of Consent Age.

A petition asking that a home for
waywbrd girls be established has
been forwarded to the State Legisla-
ture by the Social Service Workers
of the Atlanta Methodist churches.
The petition also asks the Legis-
lature TO consider carefully the bills
that provide for the raising Of the
age of consent and for compulsory ed
ucation. With the petition is a letter
addressed to the Fulton County dele
cation in the House asking their
support for the measure advocated
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
College Park Seeks
Slogan for Board
Suburban Town Also Seeks Live and
Attractive Name for Its Com
mercial Organization.

An ambitious spirit struck ColleEe
Park, Atlauta's worthy suburb, Sat
urday.
nounced a suitable slogan is desired,
which will embody the spirit of the
town and Of the board Also, "A bet
ter name than the trite and colorless
Board of Trade" is wanted for the
organization
TO this end a prize Of S25 is of
fered.
The contest closes July 81. and the
prize viii be awarded at the next
meeting of the board, August 1. The
slogan contest is in the hands Of the
publicity committee, and all entries
are to be sent to that committee at
College Park, or 20 the Rev. Fritz
Rauschenberg, secretary Of the board
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Wind Wrecks Craft
Of Lake Air Racers
For Second Time Since Start of
Contest Flying Boats Are
Storm-Bound.

CHARLEVOIX, MICH. July ~
III luck is pursuing three aviatOrs
who are racing to Detroit. For the
second time since the beginning Of
the Great Lakes boat endurance
cruise the contestants We're storm
bound to-day and compelled to re-
main at anchor.
Last nights wind played havoc
with both Roy Francis and Beck
with Ravens crafts.
Extra parts, however. which had
followed by train We're quickly at
hand and repairs win be completed
before morning
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

solve. We see our school teach
ers remaining unpaid, though
more than half the year is gone.
We see our State institutions I'M
able to keep pace with the needs
which the growth of the State is
imperatively demanding of them.
Boil WeeviI Is Coming.
We know that the boil weevii
is crossing our borders-the
greatest menace that has threat
ened our prosperity in a genera
tion-yet we have no money to
take any adequate steps to pro-
tect our fields and our farmers
from it's ravages. The situation
is one to make us hang our heads
in shame that a great State-our
State-should be brought so low:
but I am not dismayed. ! know
the men and the temper of this
General Assembly. They have come
here to do business. They have
learned that the root of our trou-
bles is the lack of a proper sys-
tenn of tax equalization and with
the firmness and steadiness of our
people they will go straight to the
mark, and viii not rest until the
work is done. l confidently eX-
pect that by another year Geor-
gia can lift up her head again
and say to her sister States, Il
have put my house in order, who
can boast of a fairer domain or
can make a better showing now
than 70"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
TRIAL OF DR.. DELEMAR
DEFERRED TO MONDAY

COLUMBUS, July 1.-THE trial Of
Or James Delemar, charged with as
saulting the wife of a prominent Harris
County farmer. which was To have taken
place before Judge j. II. Lynch, in Ham
iltOn to-day, was postponed until Mon
day. Delemar was brought back TO
Columbus and placed in jail tonight.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
FOUR SENTENCED TO DIE
IN CHAIR FOR Staying

CHESTER, S. c., July 12.-Meeks
Griffin Tom Griffin, John Crosby and
Nelson Brice, who murdered John @.
Lewis, a Confederate veteran and
we'll to-do planter in the Cornwell
section of Chester County on April
"a, were convicted here tonight after
the jury remained out about two
hours Acting Judge c. J. Ramage,
of Saluda, sentenced the negroes to
death by electriCution on Friday,
September 26.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
GeOrgian's Bible Is
Found at Gettysburg
Pennsylvania Soldier Wants to Re-
store Copy Of Scriptures of Member
of Fourth Georgia Infantry.

MANASSAS, VA, July 12.-James F
Gulick, Of Manassas, has in his posses
sion a Bible which was found on the
Gettysburg battle field the day General
Pickett made his famous charge July 3,
1863. On the inside cover Of the sacred
book apepars the following inscription:
&c. O. Barnes, Fourth Georgia Infantry,
PickeJts Division"
The book was found by George Elem
ing. Of 1916 South Twelfth Street.
Philadelphia. He turned II over to
Gulick at the recent reunion in the hope
that its owner might be located.