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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
Polo Player Fractures Leg.

Camden, March II In tRe hrst
game of the polo tournament in a
contest for the Cleveland cups, q.
S. A., 18th cavalry, Fort Oglethorpe'
Ca, against Long Island Fish Catch
ers, the game was marred by an ac-
cident to Lieut.. Eben Swift of the
cavalry team, in which he had the
larger bone in his left leg fractured.
The lick which injured the player was
caused by back stroke from an op
ponent's mallet. The injured man
was carried to the Camden hospital,
where he received medical attention.
A large crowd witnessed the game
Monday afternoon, many coming
from Columbia, Lancaster, Sumter,
Pinewood, Bishopville and other
nearby towns. This being the first
of the games the number is expected
to increase in attendance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
Established 1891.
SHERIFF FEARED LYNCHING.
Mack Minis Taken to Penitendary
for Safe Keeping.

Columbia, March 16.-Mack Minis,
the negro who escaped from the
Edgefeld county chain gang and who
shot J. R. w. Smith, farmer, in the
face with a shotgun Saturday, was
to-day lodged in the penitentiary for
safe keeping upon an affidavit of the
sheriff of Edgefeld county that the
officer believes the negro would be
lynched if held in the Edgefeld jail.
The following is the affidavit upon
which the Office of the governor act
ed in the placing of Minis, on request
of the sheriff, in the penitentiary for
safe keeping.
State of South Carolina, County
of Richland: Personally appeared be-
fore me, John K. Aull, notary pub
lie for South Carolina, w. R. Swear
ingen, sheriff of Edgefleld county,
who, being duly sworn, says that one
Mack Minis, who was serving SEN
tence upon the Edgefield chain gang
for larceny of live stock, escaped
from the gang, and in the pursuits
of him by a posse he shot white
man. That the said Mack Minis was
captured, but that deponent, the
sheriff of Edgefield county, feels that
he is not able to protect him in the
Edgefeld Jail, and requests his excel
lency, the governor, to order him
placed in the State penitentiary for
safe keeping for the reason that he
believes that the said Mack Minis
would be lynched if held in the
Edgefeld jail
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
GOyan News.

Govan, March live learn that
DR.. L. A. Hartzog is the father of a
bouncing g boy.
There will be a moving picture
show in town tomorrow night. Our
town is getting "up-to-date.
Mr.. NJ. B. Kennedy, formerly of
Ridgeville, is visiting in the COM
munity.
Mrs. Annie Hutto has gone to Au-
gusta, Ca, on a visit, accompanied
by Mr.. NJ. B. Kennedy, her brother
DR.. Gadsen Hay, of Beaufort, Mr..
F. Hay CAN'T, wife and children, were
pleasant visitors in our town last
week, the guests of Mr.. w. A. Hay,
Sr
Mr.. W. H. Dewitt, of Blackville,
was a visitor here sunday.
Misses Irene and Lila Lancaster
report a pleasant visit to Denmark.
Miss Rosa Hay has purchased the
house and lot formerly occupied by
Leighton Hartzog, and has remodel
ed it and is now occupying it.
Mr.. Montgomery Eaves is visiting
his daughter on Johns Island.
There was a very pleasant social
gathering at Mr.. 3 P. Hartzog S
Tuesday evening" Some very enjoy
able music was rendered by some of
the party. One of the most enjoyable
features was the turkey trot,' per-
formed by little girl, Margaret Hay,
five wears of age. 1t was very grace
fully performed.
Oats are looking fine since the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
MAJOR A. H. KIRBY QUITS.
Aged Spartanburg Magistrate Says
He will Yield to Dismissal.

Spartanburg, S. c., March 16.-
Magistrate Augustus H. Kirby, eigh-
ty-five years of age, whom the gov
ernor has been trying to remove
from Office for three years, has given
up the fight.
He received a special delivery let
ter from the governor while at
church yesterday, notifying him that
he had been suspended "for incapaci-
ty, misconduct and neglect of duty. "
Major Kirby said to-day he would
make no further battle to retain
his office. He declared that Colonel
B. G. Landrum, Of the governor's 9
staff, had preferred the charges on
which he was suspended because he
recently bound Landrum over on a
charge of assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature.
Major Kirby was removed from Of
fee by the governor three years ago,
but refused to quit. The supreme
court was appealed to and declared
that the governor had exceeded his
authority. Major Kirby was rein
stated. He has been magistrate here
for twenty-four years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
"T'LL BURY YOU FELLOWS YETI
Saws Senator Tillman to Scoffing As
SOciateS.

Washington, March 17.-"1'll bury
you fellows yet," commented Sena-
tor Tillman to-day after he had said
he noticed some of the senators
laughed when the senate clerk read
an article on health contributed to a
magazine by the South Carolinian.
Senator Tillman introduced an
amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill, providing that no officer or
enlisted man in the navy who be-
came incapacitated through the use
of intoxicating drinks should receive
pay through the period of his in
capacity.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
DEAD LINE" FOR CROOKS.
Criminals Who Pass Fulton Street
Subject to Immediate Arrest.

New York, March 16.-The old
time dead line" at Fulton street has
been re-established it was learned to-
day. Many years ago Police Inspector
Thomas Byrnes fixed this line we'll
above the financial and jewelry dis
tricts as one which no man with a
criminal record could pass without
being subject to immediate arrest.
Within the past three or four years
the rule has not been in effect, but
complaints that men of the criminal
class were becoming increasingly
bold in their invasion of the former
prohibited district induced Police
Commissioner Mckay to revive
Byrnes' system.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
ATTEMPT TO BUY TESTIMONY?
Woman Makes Affidavit in Franks
Favor.

Atlanta, Ca, March 14.-The
charge that she was offered $1,000
if she would give testimony inimical
to Leo NJ. Frank, superintendent Of
the National Pencil Company, under
sentence of death for the murder of
Mary Phagan, IA years old, factory
employe was made here to-day in an
affidavit by Mrs. Matte Miller.
Four other affidavits were made
public by counsel for the defense,
who are collecting information to be
used in connection with an extraor-
binary motion for new trial for the
convicted man. The general intent of
the affidavits, according to the de-
fense, is to show that an attempt was
made to manufacture evidence
against the factory superintendent.
Mrs. Miller in her affidavit says
that she formerly worked at the Ma
tional Pencil company's factory,
where she knew Leo NJ. Frank, and
that in June, 1913, about two months
after the murder, she was visited by
man who said he was A. S. Col
var. According to her statement, he
told her that if she would testify that
Frank made certain proposals to her
she would be given $1,000.
Prosecution officials tonight deni-
ed that they had any connection with
any of, the efforts set forth in the
affidavits to obtain untrue testimony.
No man named A. S. !Colyar, they
said, had any connection with the
prosecution
Miss Lille Mae Pettis, one Of the
other atlantis, made affidavit that
James Conley, the negro factory en-
ploye convicted of being an accessory
after the fact in the murder, had
made advances toward her. The de-
fense contends that Conley was the
factory girls murderer instead OF
Frank.
Frank to-day issued a statement
criticising Newport Langford, chlef
of detectives in the local police de-
partment, for the declaration attrl-
buted to him, in which he said that
Conley told the truth on the witness
stand in Franks trial, and that other
statements that might be obtained
from the negro now by private de-
tectives would not be credited Dy
him. The condemned man says that
the chief of detectives has admitted
falsity in portions of past affldaylts
made by Conley, and concludes:
'Lanford says he knows this is
the truth. Now he is quoted as say
ing that any new statement the ne
gro may make will be a lie.
The question is: How does ne
know"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
VICTIM OF ESCAPING GAS.
Body of Charleston Citizen Found
i'm Bath Tub.

Charleston, March 17.-Frank
Rion, general agent of the Philadel-
phia Life Insurance Company, of
Pennsylvania, was asphyxiated yes
terday afternoon some time between
l and 2 o'clock in the bath room of
Mrs. P. A. Birds boarding: house,
No. Is Colonial street, where he had
been making his home recently. Mr..
Rion's lifeless body was discovered
in the bathtub about 2.S0 o'clock
when boarder in the house started
an investigation to locate the source
of an odor of gas. Coroner Mans
field was summoned to the house and
after viewing the remains issued or
ders for burial The body was taken
in charge by the McAlister undertak-
ing establishment, where the inquest
will be held this morning.
AS far as Coroner Mansfield could
learn yesterday, the death of Mr..
Rion was purely accidental and re-
suited from a leak in the pilot valve
of the instantaneous water heater
in the bath room, which is reported
to have been turned on to heat the
water. While Mr.. Rion was taking
his bath it is supposed that the flow
of escaping gas was so slight that
he could not detect it and that he
suddenly collapsed in the bathtub,
when, overcome by the poisonous
fumes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19

cold wather.
Farmers are preparing to plant
corn.
The ground hogs prophecy was
certainly carried out to the letter,
as we have had six weeks Of dis
agreeable weather, and we are now
enjoying the beautiful sunshine. The
peach. plum. and pears are budding
into blossom.
Judge Hay says:
All the trees are putting out.
Yes everything is in a sprout.
And soon again I'll take my route.
And fish for perch, and jack and
trout.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19

tv farm just south of this city.
Here Jones was required to per-
form certain duties. but at the same
time he was permitted certain prlVl-
leges on account of his health.
As, upon the day of his sentence
when he signified his intention OF
serving his time as becoming mod
ell prisoner, Jones will follow the con-
ditions of the parole as granted by
the governor, and it is doubtful II
those who know him, will ever see
Jones again within the boundaries OF
South Carolina -Orangeburg Even
ing News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
Fairfax Fancies.

Moye returned to Moultrie, Ca, with
Mrs. Gussie Sullivan, after the latter
had paid her a long visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Lott, of Co.
lumbia, are spending some time with
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moye Bowling paid
a flying visit to Augusta recently.
Laurens Youmans, Cleo Sanders,
and G. D. Sanders motored to Angus
ia, leaving here about II a. m.
Wednesday. They reached Fairfax
6 a. m. Thursday, and had a real
fine time, despite the heavy shower
during the night.
Miss Ethel Brooker, of Swansea,
has been spending some time with
her sister, Mrs. VIM. Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blount, of Denmark,
are now living here.
Miss Anna Kearse has returned
from Atlanta with lovely millinery
notions for Mrs. NJ A. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Williams, of
Hickory Grove, visited relatives here
recently.
Mrs. Josie Nixon has returned
from a pleasant visit to Columbia.
Misses Annie Simmons and Carrie
Weekley have been visiting Mrs. N.
". Weekley and Mrs. Otis Deer.
Mrs. John Weekley and daughter
visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. Geo. Brant, of Ulmer, visit
ed G. F. Young's family recently
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Rivers, of
Estill, visited Mrs. n Weekley re-
Gently.
w. II. Wingard, of Augusta, visit
ed W. P. Wingard this week.
Mrs. G. w. Barber is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
silas GLADDEN., of near Columbia.
Mrs. Josie Nixon has returned
from a pleasant visit to Columbia.
Miss Olive Calhoun, of Barnwell,
and Miss Waite, of Harmony, are
visiting Miss Zelle Loadholt.
On Tuesday evening the Masons
gave banquet at Commercial hotel.
With great taste Mrs. Dowling had
decorated and Illuminated the spac-
ious dining hall, and the table glis-
tened with glass and silver. A few
ladies' entertained each other and
their partners in the parlor, while
the Masons had a business meeting
at their hall, initiating into the first
decree four new members. At a
late hour they marched to the dining
hall. There was large crowd
(ladies and visiting Masons) which
filled the many tables, and the feast!
There was nothing lacking, after
partaking of turkey, ham, chicken
salad, fried oysters, stuffed eggs,
sandwiches, coffee, different kinds OF
ice cream and cake.
All human history attests
That happiness for man-the hungry
sinner!
Since Eve ate apples, much depends
on dinner.
We didn't get the names OF all
the visitors, but recognized Messrs.
Brabham, Ritter and Williams, from
Olar, Meyers and Benz. Loadholt,
from Sycamore. But there was a
large crowd.
Mrs. w. L. Brooks and sister
have returned to Holly Hill for a
visit, the latter expecting to return
in April.
The ladies of the Baptist church
gave a bazaar Friday and took in
nice sum for putting pews in the new
brick church.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-19
One Dollar and a Half a Year.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
=. County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhar1t Etchings.

Ehrnardt, Marcn lo.-SunQay
made the farmers think about plant
ing corn; was fine warm day. Have
had so much bad weather during
February and part of March until
open fair weather will be enjoyed
by US ALL The farmers are talking
about planting corn this week.
Had a small fire in town Tuesday
afternoon. 1t was an old store room
at Charlotte Copeland's place near
the Northern corporate limits. It's
origin is not known. The loss was
total; nothing was saved; no in
surance on the building. Charlotte's
dwelling, near the store, caught sew
eral times, but was put out by those
gathered at the burning to render
all the aid possible in saving any part
they could
Last Thursday night one of Cath
crime Williams's daughters, Mabel
Williams, who, it is said, did not
want to be corrected by her mother.
She left the house and went to the
we'll and jumped in and was drown
ed before they could get her out.
The family lived on the plantation
opened up by old man Jacob j..
Zeigler on the old VIM. Hughes lands.
This is Kate's second daughter that
took their lives. One before this
took concentrated lye and killed her
self.
Mr.. F. E. Robinson sold his house
and lot near the Methodist church
in town and his business as green
grocer and left town for Columbia,
almost before his neighbors knew he
was going. We will miss him and
family, but hope he has found bet
ter Job than he had here. Wish
him success.
Mt. Pleasant and Ehrhardt Luth-
eran churches have issued a call to
Rev. E. F. x. Roof, who will soon
be through his work at the seminary
at Columbia. He has accepted the
call, and as soon as he can will take
the work in charge. Rev. Roof is a
young man of ability and pleasant
address, and we will try to make his
work with us pleasant and one that
he will not regret.
Mr.. c. A. Eckardt has sold his
house to Mr.. H. A. Hughes and will
in the near future move to Charles
ton.
Mr.. Frampton Wichman is all
smiles. It's a fine baby girl.
Mr.. J. H. Fender came home Fri
day from the hospital. Mrs. NJ.
Chassereau will come as soon as her
ankle is out of danger She is get
ting on nicely and hopes to be among
her friends shortly.
An event enjoyed immensely by
the young people of town was the
rook party given by Mrs. ]. NJ. Dan
nelly last Wednesday evening in
honor of Miss Marie Williams and
Miss Florence HERS, of Allendale.
A delicious salad course in addi-
ton to the rook autobiography to the
pleasure of the evening. Miss Will
liams was the guest of Mrs. Dan
nelly; Miss HERS was visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. D. Sease. The young
ladies left Sunday for their home in
Allendale. JEE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-11
An Honorable RESIGNATION.

All honor to Louis r. Cheney of Hartford, Conn. !.
He has Just resigned as Mayor although he had
received certificate Of election from the City Clerk
and was assured by his counsel that his title to
Office was legally unassaiable By the breakdown
of voting machine in the 4th Ward Of Hartford
Mr.. Cheney's opponent was apparently deprived of
enough votes to the result Of the Mayoraty
contest Refusing to profit by accidents and techn
calites the nominal victor gave up his seat TO his
Democratic rival
That action we like to think, characteristic
Of the newer tendencies In politics. The old-fash
Toned partisan determination TO hold on TO power
and Office regardless of equity, is being widely cha
lenged these days. Our of fair play Is better
developed and there are leaders IN all parties who
can be depended upon to say with Mr.. Cheney :
at would be intolerable for me to serve with the
consciousness that my election may have resulted
from the failure Of the voting machinery to record
the will Of the people" Many officeholders in the
past have had such qualms. There is evidence
of satisfactory advance in the greater readiness
Of politicians nowadays to waive technicalites in
the interest of fairness and justice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-11
No Reprieve for the Gunner.

Governor Gynn has been entirely right IN resisC
ing the historical campaign for reprieve Tor the
condemned gunner who shot Rosenthal. They had q
fair trial: they had their appeal to Court or
Appeals which showed by its reversal Of the Becker
verdict that il would not overlook one Jot or uttle
of evidence I'm favor of the prisoners In spite OF
the time and opportunity they have had nothing 70
change the record has been produced and 1t Is only
in he last few days that their lawyers have turned
from seeming acquescence in the death sentence 10
. frantic maudlin scramble for delay.
II would be sad thing if innocent men were exc
cl,ed It would be sadder thing if guilty men
were able to hocus-pocus the authorities into giving
them few more weeks Of miserable life. The legal
system has its mistakes and imperfections. But 1t
has TO be lived up to or abolished. The advantages
of technically and delay have all been on the side
of the gunmen and still the verdict went against
them. The public and the law they warred against
have won, and no reason appears why they should
not pay the price.
If the proceedings before Justice Golf today re-
suit in a reopening of the responsibility for
that action will rest with the courts, as it ought TO
rest Governor Glynn has been sensible in letting
Justice run its course without interruption from the
Executive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-11
Murphy Works While "Upifters" Talk

Murphy undoubtedly is "pigheaded,' as Croker
says In his latest attack the Tammany boss. He
unquestionably is surrounded by group OF little
men who put the advancement OF their personal
fortunes above any party consideration His name
attached TO ticket is, beyond peradventure, liza
bility-a heavy weight-for that ticket Neverthe
less, Murphy Is entirely justified IN sending wire
less 81 should worry TO Dublin. He is leader he
has the possession Of that job which is nine points
Of the law.
The "Chief" may only be king Of group Of little
men, but he is the biggest man in the group. So far
the ''uplift" hasn't produced a man big enough TO
go in and fight him, except with words He and the
Delmonico directorate are disgrace 10 Democracy.
But Democracy isn't proving itself big enough or
vitsl enough to do much but expei them from club
b for non-psyment Of dues.
II Croker talks over in Dublin. The "uplifters' talk
here And when Democracy wants votes for any
thing even for constitutional convention in which
lie the hopes of the radicals and reformers, Murphy
and his organization furnish those votes Perhaps
that explains why Murphy goes on calmly as boss
year after year. while fresh crops Of "uplifters'
come along annually TO assail his control Of the
party. He works while the 'uplfters' talk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-11
A Poor Defence of the Fedora
Bank District Gerrymander.

nh afo,oo of IFS choice of Federal Reserve Bank
III, issrod nv tho Reserve Bank Organization
Committee is far from satisfactory Inc coiliA"'
tee tries TO fortify itself behind such commonplace
as "since thirty-seven cities were applicants anu
only twelve were named twenty-five hau ~ ~
disappointed" and every city which has the ioun'
daton for prosperity and progress Will continue "
grow and expand whether it has such reserve
bank or not" But these arguments do not meet INC
complaint that personal and political motives gov
erned too largely in the selection of the new leue"
banking centres.
The question is whether not the committee uieu
10 create districts which would represent ndtul"
communities of banking and commercial INTERESTS
or whether 1t tried to manipulate boundaries i'll Vi
der TO benefit cities in which its members hau soni0
special concern. All three committeeman nad 0ou'n
ern affiliations and it is obvious that il nVe reserve
banks out of twelve were TO be established III South
ern territory there would have TO be consideraoie
Juggling with district lines. The committee seems
TO have worked from base somewhere IN the ullu
die Mississippi Valley. Apparently St LOUIS hdn-
sas CITY. Dallas Atlanta and Richmond were nrst
taken care of and then the rest of the country was
cut up to suit
Otherwise il is hard to understand the creation or
the Fourth District with Cleveland as its reserve
centre OF the banks in this district 294 voted TOT
Pittsburgh and 1911 voted for Cincinnati. Only llo
voted for Cleveland But Cleveland was the one
big city in the Fourth District furthest removed from
ST. Louis on the one side and Richmond on the
other Similarly, New Orleans, the metropolis OF
thu Gulf region, was smothered in order to put one
centre TO the east in Atlanta and another centre 10
the west in Dallas. In order to squeeze in Kansas
City It was severed from Missouri and made the
Centre of District TO- of which it lies on the ex-
IRENE eastern edge, about 1000 miles from the op-
posite western border In this neighborhood Con-
necticut and Northern New Jersey were cut off from
New York, although their banks voted overwhelm-
ingy for this city as centre. The choice or st.
Louis, Kansas City, Dallas. Atlanta and Richmond
was justified by certain rules of selection and those
rules were promptly broken in the selection Of most
Of the reserve cities for other districts.
The Senate ought to examine thoroughly into the
methods used in dstrcting the country. If it does,
Partially is pretty certain to be disclosed The
ground will thus be laid for appeal TO the Re-
serve Board which President Wilson is soon to ap-
point Personal and sectional favoritlsm has
couded the first experiment with the machinery of
the new banking system. The Reserve Board would
therefore perform a patriotic service if it should
undo, in part the damage which BIASED
organization committee has done