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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03
A SMALL OFFER.

A SMALL OFFER. The Federated clubs of Texas have of fered a prize of $1o for the best words to be used in a state song. They evidently don't want any Texas poets trampled to death in the rush to win that prize. THE PRESBYTERIAN KIND. I've just received baptism of fire " "Pshawl You haven't been to war" Nope. I just had by hair singed.''
 ESCAPING THE ENEMY. In all the trade of war, no feat Is nobler than brave retreat.
 Butler. In all the trade of war. no trick Is safer than just playing sick
 VERY uNPRoFEssIoNAL, Did the doctor express any opinion on your case?"
 Yes. He said he thought I was a hard one:''
 HIGHLY INSIGNIFICANT. Doris is writing great many serses these days
 What kind do you suppose they are?i E, I'm afraid they are poems of pas sion. She uses red ink''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03
wATcHFUL WAITING.

Has your landlady raised your board yet?"
 "No She seems to expect me to raise it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03

Shall we go throw away our coats or \ steel,
 lnd.wrap our bodies in black mourn f snrA~ovuse Henry VI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03
VERY UNPRoFEssIoNAL.

In all the trade of war, no trick
 Is safer than just playing sick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03
ESCAPING THE ENEMY.

In all the trade of war, no feat Is nobler than a brave retreat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03

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Entered at the Birmln gham, Ala. postoffice as second class matter unoer act of Congress March 3. 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03

Yes. He said he thought I was a hard one:''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-25

1t was cold enough day yester-
day as far as the doings of the
weather man were concerned, but
It was a dern sight colder for ten
of our breezy city's aldermen in the
election booths. They were frozen
out.
And the women had little blizzard
all their own in three wards. Elev-
enth, Sixteenth and Twenty-third
wards please reply.
If, with only tWo-thirds of women
voting, the fair sex can swing things
as they did Tuesday, it ought to be
mighty interesting at the final cleo
ton with the whole bunch casting a
vote.
Rich man, poor man, beggar man,
thief doctor, lawyer, merchant,
thief they all voted for and against
somebody yesterday.
And now the vacant store windows
about our town will take their part
in election doings.
'Twon't be long before every Tom,
Dick and Harry, and we mustn't for
get to include every Hazel, Ruth and
Mary, aldermanic candidates, will be
gazing at passersby out of posters
stuck in show windows, stuck on
fences and stuck on anything else
hanging loose about town.
And bunch of the candidates are
bound to be stuck on election day.
Well, anyway, the primaries are all
over but the shoutin', and there amt
goin' to be no shoutin'" in some
places.
Police picked up seVen-year-oId
boy on South Halsted street and held
him until his dad called for him, be-
cause the lad had an air rifle.
The difference between that
youngster and a good many men who
parade Halsted street is that you
could see the boys gun
And, also, the police were game
enough to. hold him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-25
STATE TO AID IN DEADLOCK?

Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-State aid in
breaking the deadlock between min
ers and operators Of Western Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
foreshadowed by arrival of Francis
Sheehan,' representing state. depart
ment of labor in quest of statistics
Jury chosen in oleo fraud inquiry.
John F. Jelke and II associates de-
PENDANTS.
Mrs. Josephine o'ReilIy Henning
on stand in Aileen Heppner perjury
trial. ..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-25

Judge FOel has ruled that the four
members of the school board ousted
by Mayor Harrison are entitled to
their seats.
And, at the same time, four others
are occupying the seats taken away
from the four who are evidently able
to come back"
Get your seats for another scrap.
1t looks as though somebody has got
to sit on somebody else's lap.
With an earthquake and blizzard in
the same month, New York tango
dancers must be considerably shaken
up.
Should think they would be
"dippy."
We think we will originate a new
dance and call it the "Housemaids'
Knee" How's that?
Looks like a new fight center is
about to be established.
The Justice of Peace in Wilkes
barre, Pa, says he's going to beat up
every man brought before him for
wife-beating, even if he is as big as a
mountain.
Now there ought to be some inter-
esting bouts pulled off in that 10
cality.
The butter and egg board is up be-
fore Judge lands, accused of fixing
artificial prices.
Anything doing anywhere in the
line of artificial butter? We are
merely inquisitive.
STATE TO AID IN DEADLOCK?
Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-State aid in
breaking the deadlock between min
ers and operators of Western Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
foreshadowed by arrival of Francis
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
CORPSE ON PILOT OF ENGINE.
Atlantic Coast Line Train Kills Man
Walking on Track.

Charleston, S. c., January g.
When train No. 80 of the Atlantic
Coast Line, bound from Savannah
for New York, flashed by signal
tower near the union station in this
city tonight, the operator was hor-
rified to see a corpse, face upward,
On the engine pilot. 1t developed
that Marks Nutting, of Middletown.
N. Y, had been struck and killed
between the city and Ashley Junction,
the engineer and fireman knowing
nothing of the tragedy until the sig
nal man notified the conductor. 1t is
not known how Nutting happened to
be walking4long the track. He was
about SO years old and is believed
TO have come here for the horse
races. At his room in a local board7
ing house no notes or messages from
him could be located tonight.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
Fair Notice.
children.

Bamberg now has nice post office
building, and the postmaster has al
ready noticed that some people are
splitting tobacco juice on the floor
and walls, and yet the building has
been occupied only week. This
must not continue, and the defaclng
of the walls by leaning up against
them and placing shoe heels against
the walls will not be permitted. We
do hope the patrons of the office will
not compel us to use drastic means
to put a stop to the defacing of the
building, but we certainly do not
propose to put up with it. 1t does
seem that the people would have
enough pride in a nice new building
to act decently therein. We give
notice now that we expect to have
the lobby thoroughly cleaned this
week, and the postmaster expects to
spend some time out there while the
mails are being distributed and the
lobby crowded, and legal action will
be taken against those who will not
respect the building. We do not
like to do this, but it seems to be
forced on us.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
SEEKS PELLAGRA HOSPITAL.
Congressman johnson Has introduce
ed Bill for Appropriation.

Spartanburg, Jan. 3-A bill intro
duced by Congressman Jos. T. John
son early last summer provides for
an appropriation of 100000 to build
a federal hospital in or near Spartan
burg for the study and treatment OF
pellagra and other diseases. The bill
has the approval of Senator Tillman.
Before leaving Washington last week
Representative Johnson had a long
conference with Secretary McAdoo
and Surgeon General Blue concerning
his bill. The Spartanburg Chamber
Of Commerce has been interested in
this hospital matter and as a result
of the joints efforts of that body and
Or. Siler of the Thompson-McFadden
pellagra commission, Surgeon Cen
eral Blue visited Spartanburg last
September to look over the local stu
alton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
News From Cope.

Editor Bamberg ald:-Cope has
now a dispensary in full blast, and
seems to be doing a good business
for the small stock it has on hand.
This is the first time Cope has ever
tried the dispensary, and it is to be
seen which is best, dispensary or
blind tigers
The town election came off yester-
day for intendent and four wardens.
There were two candidates or tickets
out for intendant, namely, ]. E. Eel
der, of the Cope Supply Co., and J.
D. kittrell, of Kittrell Bros. The
total vote cast was 81, of which Mr..
Kittrell received "a, and Mr.. Fielder
13; RE Wait, Jr., for warden, 81:
o. F. Smoak, for warden, 25; G. E.
Griffith, for warden, "a; Edgar l..
Brickle, for warden, 20. Mr.. ]. D.
kittrell, with the four gentlemen
above, all business men of Cope, will
give Cope a good administration, and
we can look for big Improvement in
our streets and little. town generally.
G. B. KITTRELL.
Cope, S. c., December 81, 1913.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
In THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Lewis Smith, colored, was locked
up on Thursday in Spartanburg On
the charge of passing forged checks
on merchants.
Spartanburg county invested ST.,
365,300 in the % new enterprises or
ganized in that county in 1918, ac-
cording to Secretary of State Nc
Gowns report.
J. A. Maxwell, a middle-aged white
man, claims he was robbed of $50
on a Spartanburg street Thursda!
night by three white men who follow
ed him from one of the social
clubs
Mrs. Irene Ehney, of Charles
ton, died at the Roper hospital
Thursday night from swallowing By
mistake cresoline-which was in.
tended to be inhaled for asthma. She
is survived by husband and four
children.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
This Preacher Played Tango.

St. Paul, Jan. 6.-The Rev. G. L.
Morrill, of Minneapolis, pastor of the
Peoples Church has the novel ex-
perience today of performing the
wedding ceremony for a New York
couple, who were married at a Min
neapolis hotel and furnishing the
music while the newly welded
pair danced the tango and Texas
Tommy. The bride and groom were
Herman F. Schneider and Eunice NJ.
Mitchell. After the ceremony She
neider told the minister that he and
his wife were professional dancers
and were about to leave for Austria
liza, where they would follow their
profession. The floor was cleared
and a wedding dance, with the
preacher at the piano, followed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
GURGANOUS LEAVES JAIL.
Wounded Mans Wife RemainS-Chat
in Private Refused.

Lexington, January 5.-Walter +.
Gurganous, the young Southern Bel
telephone lineman who is charged
with being the principal in the shoot
ing of J.. Milton Hite, the popular
young Batesburg man who was shot
in his own home on the night of De-
cember last, was to-day released
from the Lexington Jail, bond in the
sum of 81 900 having been furnished
for his appearance at the January
term of the Court of General Ses-
sions for Lexington County, which
eonvenes next Monday.
Young Gurganous before leaving
the Jail asked permission of Sheriff
Sim J. Miller to have a private con-
versation with Mrs. Ella Belle Hite.
the pretty wife of the wounded man,
who is charged with beii2g an aeces-
sorry to the shooting of her husband.
Sheriff Miller did not grant the re-
quest, but gave the two permission
to talk to each other in his presence.
The greeting is said to have been
most cordial, the young woman ex-
pressing great satisfaction at the re-
lease of Gurganous, also expressing
the hope and belief that she, herself,
would soon be released. Gurganous, it
is said, promised Mrs. Hite to let her
hear from him soon and asked her
to exchange letters with him. Sheriff
Miller stated to-day, however, that
he will be on the job" and that no
letters would pass through the jail
to or from the young woman without
his first seeing their contents.
Since the two have been confined in
the jail Sheriff Miller has used every
effort to keep them from conversing
with each other, but on more than
one occasion, it is said, Gurganous
has made efforts to communicate
with Mrs. Hite through the Jail bars,
and he has been reprimanded by the
sheriff for his conduct along this line.
No effort has been made to secure
the release of Mrs. Hite, no attorney
having been employed to defend her,
and it is very probable that no action
will be taken in her case until the
convening of the General Sessions
Court next Monday. Solicitor Tim.
norman will make an announcement
of his attitude in the premises within
the next the next few days, he stated
to-day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08

esting children, Matte, Dottie, and
Charley; she having moved for the
purpose of being in reach of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Folk, from
Clear Pond. spent Christmas day at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Pad
gett.
Mr.. B. F. Pearson, one Of the
chief managers of the Farmers Gin
Co.. of Bamberg, was in the COM
munity in the early part of the holi-
days, and did some fine butchering
for some of the folks. He returned
later and had a pleasant stay for q
short time
Mr.. E. K. Smoak spent few days
in Savannah, visiting his brother and
other relatives.
Misses Johney and Virginia Zeig.
ler, pupils of the Hayward school,
spent the holidays at home with their
mother, Mrs. G. K. Smoak.
Mr. Herbert Folk, from Clear
Pond, was in the community a few
evenings ago, looking after some
special friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Clayton were
in the community during the holi-
days, visiting Mrs. Clayton's parents
and others.
The holidays have been very quiet
in the community, nothing happening
to mar the feelings of the most
peaceful. But this quietude is being
broken by the sound of the farm
bells, the rattle of fertilizer wagons.
and the old familiar command: Gee"
and "haw."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
WOMAN DIES OF BURNS.
Mrs. r. G. Simpson Passes Away at
Greenville.

Greenville, January 6.-Mrs. R. c.
Simpson died at the city hospital
this afternoon from burns received
just before the holidays, when ner
dress caught fire as she was stand
ing before an open crate. At the
time her little 6-year-old boy made
heroic efforts to put out the flames,
which enveloped his mother, but did
no., succeed till after she had been
horribly burned. Mrs Simpson was
before her marriage Miss FAINT, OF
Anderson, and was prominently con-
nected in that city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
scNE INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
yAuOUS SECTIONS.
Nevs Items tathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrardt EtchingS.

Ehrhardt, January 5.-Have been
looking for ;snow all of last week,
but none can, and the weather sure
missed a god chance.
Mr.. J. H. Fender had several bad
days and nihts since his accident.
Has had higlfever at times, and the
wounded hars gave him severe pain.
1914 it sens has made up for the
latter part I 1913 in the way of
shooting scrses and murders.
Miss Pear Copeland spent Xmas
with her pants, MIR. and Mrs. D. c.
Copeland.
Mrs. NJ. Kinard died Friday
night, afterbeing i'll for several
years, and w laid to rest Saturday
morning at J. Pleasant grave yard.
The teacf1s Of Ehrhardt graded
school have turned, and will go to
work to-day ith a vim, using every
means at th command to impart
knowledge the children in the
way of instrtion.
The youndadies and gentlemen
are resumingneir work, and the air
castles that ey worked on during
the holidays ill have to wait until
later to matt. Some of the plans
might have tbe changed, neverthe-
less the samesult will be attained
if the plans e changed.
Our clerksld business men have
changed arod considerably. Mr..
'Copelamas bought out Mr.. e.
E. Kinsey, anwill run the business
on, only add tf to Mr.. Kinsey's line.
MI. L. E. Menzie will clerk for
Mr.. Copelandnd Mr.. F. E. ROBIN
son will run grocery in the build
ing Mr.. E. P P.speland had last year.
Think I hadstter wait until the
movers settldown to tell where
they go and vt they will try to do.
The parcelst business is grow
ing fast at tEhrhardt post Office.
People seem tlace more confidence
in this new fere of the department
than they dio the postal savings
department. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
TRIED TO KILL HIM.
Daylight Assassination is Attempted
in Lancaster.

in Lancaster.
While Frank Williams, superin-
tendent of the Lancaster county
chain gang, was driving in his buggy
along one of the public highways sew
eral days ago inspecting work re-
Gently done by the gang, he was fired
upon at close range by an unknown
negro man who, riding a bay horse,
rushed upon Williams unseen and
after firing two shots at him in quick
succession darted into the woods
near the roadside. One of the balls
went through Williams hat. VIII
liams' horse became frightened AMI
ran for some distance down the road
before he could be checked. This
bold attempt in broad daylight upon
one of Lancaster's public roads 20
assassinate Superintendent Williams
while in performance Of his official
duty will be thoroughly investigated
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
TRYING TO GET HIS SON.
l.. B. HARTLEY BRINGS HABEAS
CORPUS PROCEEDINGS
Child Was Kidnapped by Mother i'll
Alabama Several Weeks Ago.
Governor Gave Protection.

Lexington, January 6.-Judge
James w. DeVore, at chambers at
Edgefeld tomorrow, will hear the
habeas corpus case brought by L. 3.
Hartley, of Batesburg. through his
attorney, E. l.. Asbill, of Leesville,
for the recovery of his ten-year-old
son, Julian Hartley, who is now in
the custody of his mother, Lena
Blease, at Batesburg. The case is
not without interest, it having been
in the courts before. The child was
secured from its father, L. B. Hart
ley, at Sampson. Ala, several
weeks ago, the mother having gone
to that State, it is said, for the pur-
pose of securing her child. Miss
Lena Blease, daughter of Magistrate
Augustus w. Blease, Of Batesburg,
and a cousin to Governor Cole l..
Blease, of South Carolina, married
L. B. Hartley, about II years ago.
There were two boys. More than
two years ago, according to the state
ment OF the woman, Hartley left
her, going to Georgia, where he mar
ried again, his second wife being Miss
Ida Shealy, of near Batesburg, and a
relative of his. Later Hartley went
back to Batesburg and is said to
have taken both of the children
while they were on their way to
school. He carried them with him
to Samson, Ala, where he and his
second wife and the two children
lived. Later the second wife De-
came dissatisfied with her surround
ings, it is said, and she left Hartley
and the children and came back 10
the home of her parents in South
Carolina
Miss Blease went to Samson, secur-
ed one of the children, and in an auto
slipped out of Samson and went 20
Montgomery, the entire trip being
made in an auto.
Hartley had the woman and child
arrested, charging his former wife
with kidnapping. A hearing was
held before Judge Armstead Brown,
of the city court of Montgomery, and
he awarded the child to it's mother
and released her in short order. Miss
Blease came back to her home at
Batesburg, where she resides with
her father and mother A few weeks
ago Hartley came back to South
Carolina and is said to have been re-
ccnciled to his second wife. Hart
ley claimed that he secured divorce
from his first wife, the divorce. hav-
ing been granted in the State of Ala
bama. Hartley was served with 4
warrant by Sheriff Sim J. Miller a
few days ago, charging him with liv-
ing in adultery. He gave bond for
his appearance at the January term
of the court of general sessions.
His petition for habeas corpus to Sc
cure his children from his first wife
followed. Hartley is represented in
the case by E. L. Asbill, of Leesville,
while Miss Blease is represented by
Barrett Jones' of Batesbure The
decision of Judge Devore will be
awaited with keen interest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
NEGRO SHOOTS MERCHANT.
/. Donen is Wounded at His Home in
Beaufort.

l. Donen is Wounded at His Home in
Beaufort.
Beaufort, Jan. About dusk yes
terday evening word was brought IN
to town that I. Donen, a storekeeper
at Tomotley, about Is miles above
Beaufort, had been shot. Sheriff NJ.
o. D. White, State Detective Ham
mond, Deputy Sheriff Cooler and a
physician Immediately left for the
scene of the shooting and on reach
ing there found that Mr.. Domen had
been seriously shot by an unknown
negro man. Medical attention was
rendered the wounded man. while a
search was made for the negro,
which did not prove successful.
1t seems that the negro came into
the store of Mr.. Donen as if to buy
something and was talking with Mr.
Donen when, without any warning Or
apparent motive, suddenly whipped
out his pistol and fired at Mr.. Donen,
who fell to the floor unconscious.
While his victim was in this condi-
ton the negro rifled the store OF
small articles of little value. He is
thought to be the same negro who
several weeks ago shot man at Wig
gins.
Mr.. Donen, who is in a~serious
condition, was brought here this
morning and is now under the care
of a physician here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
CONFINED IN BARN IA WEARS
Widows Punishment of Animals
That Killed Husband.


That Killed Husband.
A telegram from Lafayette, Ind.
on Saturday says:
An animal resembling horse, yet
lacking many equine characteristics
was led down Main street by deputy
sheriff and taken to livery stable to
be cared for by humane authorities.
The seizure of the animal by the au-
thorities revealed case of cruel
treatment which has caused astonish-
ment and indignation.
Fourteen years ago William n
Moore, a contractor, was killed in a
runaway accident. His widow, Sarah
Moore, said nobody should ever ride
behind the animals again and that
they should never leave the barn in
which they were kept.
She and her son, Wilbur Moore, an
electrician, kept the animals confined
in the same barn IN the rear or tnelT
home, a stones throw from the retail
business district. One of the horses
died two years ago. The other is still
alive, but so emaciated and deforn.ed
from long confinement and lack of
exercise that it looks very little like
a horse.
Never having been shod for forr-
teen years, the hoofs, like nails, have
kept growing until they are nearly a
foot high. The horses legs are thin
and the animal is scarcely able to
stand. The horse is practically blilid
from standing so long in darkness.
The humane authorities have fled
affidavits against Mrs. Moore and her
son, charging them with cruelty 20
animals.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-08
,OLANTA DISPPENSARY CASE
Comes Up on Its Merits at Next
Term of Court in Florence.

Columbia, January 6.-The Olanta
dispensary case was aired in the Su-
preme Court this afternoon on mo-
tion for supersedess. The Florence
dispensary board ordered the estab-
lishment of a dispensary at Olanta,
in that county. A case was brought
to question the right of the board to
establish the dispensary in that town.
me legality of the appointment OF
two members of the board was ques-
toned. The case comes up on its
merits at the next term of court in
Florence, unless the appeal now
pending should be settled in such a
way as to dispose of the matter.
The dispensary was opened for a
short while and was closed under a
temporary restraining order.