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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-12-03
Rifles Fires 200 Shots a Minute.

Rochester, n. Y, Nov. PA one
man gun, guaranteed to increase a
soldiers fighting efficiency twenty or
thirty times, has been invented by a
Rochester man, Harry w. Sweating.
The new gun weighs only nine
pounds, half a pound more than the
present standard rifle, and will hre
from 165 to 200 shots minute. The
velocity is 2,700 feet second. by
holding the trigger back" Mr..
Sweating says, ninety shots are fired
consecutively. The ejector is on the
other side. The sight is only three
inches from the eye, giving quick
er and more accurate aim than the
present rifles. There is not a fiat
spring in the gun, and all parts are
enclosed, which protects them from
the weather." Mr.. Sweating has
been working on the invention for
more than a year. and has thirty
eight pages of specifications register
ed with the pataent office. He recent
" admitted that he was trying to
sell the gun to Germany, but hinted
that there was some probability OF
negotiations with this government.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-12-03
Established 1891.
COTTON FIRE At BARNWELL.
165 Bales Burned in Farmers Union
WarehOuSe-Set?

Barnwell, Nov. 29.-Fire was dis
covered at an early hour last evening
in the emergency warehouse of the
Farmers Union Warehouse company
on East Main street. A high wind
was blowing at the time, and it was
possible to save only small num-
Der of bales from the flames, about
165 bales being totally destroyed.
Insurance to the amount of $500
was carried.
About three or four weeks ago an
emergency warehouse on the same
lot was destroyed, together with 662
bales of cotton, at almost the same
hour Of the evening. Coming so close
together it would seem, in the opin-
ion Of many people here, that the
fires must have been caused by incen-
diaries, who evidently hope to in
crease the price of the staple by de-
stroying a part Of the crop.
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I'm THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragrap AbOut\
Men and Happenings.

Up to Tuesday only s4S,000 of the
81, 100000 taxes due the State had
been received by the State treasurer.
This is about half of the amount re-
ceived to the same date last year.
Clarence Hart died in Johnston
Saturday as a result of injuries sus-
tanned at the ginnery of the Peoples
Oil Mill. While getting notes out
of the gin his coat sleeve caught in
the gin saws, drawing his hand into
the gin.
While trying to separate two fight
ing dogs by using the butt end OF
his shot gun, Andrew Fowler, a ne
gro, was killed near Spartanburg
Tuesday by the discharge Of the gun
accidentally. The load struck Fow-
ler in the abdomen.
Harry S. Durham was convicted
this week in Charleston of feigning
to be a cripple, and sentenced to 80
days or s25 fine. 1t is alleged that
he twisted one arm and sat on one
foot in SUCH manner as to pretend
to. be a cripple, and beg aims OF
passersbr.
Will Miller, an Indian, was among
those paroled on Thanksgiving day.
He was recently convicted at Lexing-
ton. and was paroled by the COVER
nor on condition that he leave the
State within a hours and never re-
turn. Miller has refused to accept
the parole, saying that he preferred
to complete the sentence and be a
free man.
The grand jury Of Newberry coun-
ty complains that the books of the
county auditor, Eugene S. Werts, are
in such a deplorable f.. as to thor
oughly embarass the treasurer in the
performance of his duty" and rec
ommends that steps be taken to stay
the collection of penalties until the
discrepancies have been eliminated.
Dereliction of duty is charged by the
grand jury.
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Given Three Years.

Spartanburg, Nov. 2S.-Judge En-
nest Moore in the court of genera!
sessions today sentenced Horace
Finch, w. R. Belcher and Robert
Wilson, the three men convicted of
rioting and assaulting the Spartan
burg county Jail on the night of Au-
gust IS, 1913, to three years in the
State penitentiary. Notice of appeal
to the supreme court was given by
counsel for the convicted men and
the court fixed their bond at $1,000
each. Horace Finch arranged bond
during the morning. BeIcher and
Wilson are held in the county jail,
pending their bond.
In passing sentence Judge Moore
said: In a true sense, your crlml-
nal acts were not only violations Of
the criminal laws of this State, but
they were directly aimed against the
enforcement of the laws of the State
by the due and orderly procedure of
the courts, as provided by law. Those
acts were such as directly tended to
subversion of all law and order, be-
ing acts which sought to substitute
the rule of the mob for that of the
laws by the people acting through
their legally established tribunals.
"If such acts were left unchecked
and permitted to continue, and if
such offences were left unpunlshed
they would ultimately and necessari-
ly result in the subversion of all law
and order and eventuate in the sub
stitution of mob rule and anarchy
for the due and orderly administra-
ton of justice by the people, acting
through their legally and regularly
constituted courts and duly chosen
officials in the enforcement Of the
laws made by the people them
selves
This is the elimination of the
night rioting about the Spartanburg
Jail when the effort was made to
lynch the negro, Will Fair, who was
afterwards acquitted of the charge
of criminal assault.
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THREE FOUND GUILTY.
Sprtanburg Men Convicted OF TAX
ing Part in Riot.

Srartanburg. Nov. :..--W. r.
Belcher, Robert wilson and Horace
Finch were found guilty late tonight
by jury in the circuit court of hav-
ing participated in the stormirS o.
the county Jail on August l&, I3l%,
by a mob of one thousand men, who
sought to sieze AMI lynch Will Fair,
a negro, accused Of attacking white
woman, but Later tried and acquit-
ted. Robert Ward and Jesse Wolfe
were found not guilty. kict and as
sault and battery were the technical
charges against five defendants.
Judge Ernest Moore is expected to
impose sentence Friday. The trial
consumed the entire day ard was
hard fought, large array Of counsel
participating.
Sheriff w. J. Whites testimony
was the outstanding feature of The
trial. He told how members Of the
mob pointed pistols az his head and
reviled him with insulting epithets
when he refused to deliver the negro
over to them; how they battered at
the Jail gate with heavy timbers and
exploded dynamite under the walls,
and how, after the gate gave way,
the mob were held at bay only by
the rifles of the sheriff and a na'f
dozen deputies. Three men were
shot in the all-night battle. AT dawn
Sheriff White spirited Fai" out Of
the prison and sent him to the State
penitentiary at Columbia. Warrants
have been issued for two additional
members of the alleged mob and
still other prosecutions are expected.
Finch, one of the convicted defend
ants, was a candidate for the leSis-
lature last summer.
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BELGIANS WILL COME SOUTH.
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Interested in Movement.

Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Interested in Movement.
Charleston, Nov. 26.-The Immi-
grafton committee of the chamber Of
commerce has manifested much in
terest in the various movements for
the bringing of Belgians, rendered
homeless by the European war, to
this country as settlers. The COM
mittee was appointed only a few
days ago by President Mcleod, OF
the chamber, and the members have
had practically no time for the dis
cussion of concerted action. but sew
eral of them, individually, have stat
ed that the reports in the daily pa
pers of the plans for encouraging the
immigration of worthy Belgians to
the South have interested them con-
siderably.
Within a few weeks, according to
the present plans. number OF Bel
gian farmers and their families, who
are now war refugees in Holland
and England, will be located on lands
in several of the Southern States,
which will be sold them by the own
ers at such rates and upon such terms
as should enable them to finally es-
tablish themselves as self-supporting
American farmers.
The Southern Settlement and De-
velopment organization has a repre-
sentative in Holland, and within a
short time two more will leave for
England and Holland to put into ef-
feet the matured plans which have
been built on practical lines so as to
conform in all respects to the laws
of the several countries, but which,
however. will be carried out in the
spirit of a broad philanthropy. Let
ters have been sent to boards of
trade and similar bodies in the South.
land companies and individual own
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ers, who have large tracts of land,
which might be suitable for locating
Belgians thereon, asking if they de-
sire to actively cooperate in the
movement. Responses to these let
ters indicate South-wide desire,
not only to help the Belgian refu-
gees, but to help them help them
selves.
According to latest reports over
100000 Belgian families, aggregat-
ing 100000 men, women and chill
dren, are war refugees in Holland,
England and France. A large pro-
portion of the men are skilled agri-
culturalists, and thousands are spec
ialists in the growing of vegetables.
fruits or flowers, in dairying and in
the raising of live stock and poultry.
A large proportion of the farming
class own small farms in Belgium,
from which they were driven by the
contending armies, and information
from Holland and England is to the
effect that most of them have aban-
doned all hope of returning to their
farms for many months, if at all.
The Belgian farmers, market gar
deners, florists, dairymen, live stock
and poultry raisers are world famed
for their skill, thrift and remarkable
ability. They are accustomed to
working intensively small farms and
to a large extent they understand
the conservation, upbuilding and en-
richment of soils and the intelligent
employment of manures and ferti-
lizers. Although general farming as
practiced in the United States was
not followed largely in Belgium, the
Belgian farmers acre yield is largely
in excess of the acre yield in the
United States in several crops two
or three times as large.
The year book of the United States
department of agriculture shows
that in 1912 the Belgian wheat har-
vest amounted to 15,34S,000 bush
els from $4,000 acres. (This gives
an average of 3S.6 bushels of wheat
to the acre, and the average acre
WELD in the United, States for the
year was only 15.9 bushels.) The
following figures of Belgium agricul-
ture, taken from the 1913 year book,
show that Belgium raised 3S,000,00O
bushels of oats from 64S,000 acres
Can average of 5S bushels, against
37.4 bushels in the United States;)
4.S16,0OO bushels of barley from
$4,000 acres, Can average of 81
bushels. against 29.7 bushels in the
United States;) ,21,342,090 bushels
of rye from 100000 acres, Can aver
age of 80 bushels, against 1913 BUSH
els in the United States;) 121, 1,4S1,-
600 bushels of potatoes from 3S7,-
900 acres, (an average of 313 BUSH
els, against 1874 bushels in the
United ates.)-News and Courier.
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Fairfax FancieS.

Fairfax, Nov. 2s.-Misses Eloise
and Alma Griner, Of Beaufort, visited
here Thanksgiving.
Miss Elizabeth Woodward, of VAL
dosta, Ca, visited Mrs. Laurens YOU
mans recently.
Mrs. Oregon Lawton and mother
of Barton, visited friends here
Thanksgiving.
Misses Bessie Priester and Clyde
Best, of Bamberg, were in town re-
Gently.
Misses Lizzie Rice and Kate Cal
houn, of Allendale, were here
Thanksgiving with friends.
Mrs. sadler and daughter, of Olar'
were recent guests here.
Mrs. Youmans, of Estill, was here
recently.
Mrs. Tom Deer, of Ulmer, and Mrs.
Anna Barnes and daughter were the
guests of relatives this week:
Mrs. Myrick is getting the young
folks ready for the play. Popping
the Question.
Misses Mildred and Lee Lightsey,
of Brunson, spent Thanksgiving here
with relatives.
Mrs. G. H.. Jarrel and children
have moved here from Barton and
are keeping house.
Cecil Lancaster, after spending
unite a long time in Atlanta, has re-
turned here.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
St. Johns News.

St. Johns Nov. 30.-We have had
some bad, rainy weather for the last
few days.
The union meeting was held al
St. Johns last Saturday and Sun
day.
Rev. B. R. Smith preached a fine
sermon Saturday a. M, also Sunday
a. m.
Mr.. J. P. HERS went to picnic
in the Clear Pond section Thanks
giving day.
There was a candy-pulling given
at Mr.. H. w. Carter's last Wednes-
day night. The crowd enjoyed II
fine.
There was a candy-pulling given al
Mr.. G. F. HERS last Friday night
There were several young folks from
Ehrhardt there.
A crowd of young folks went to
Mr.. G. S. Shaw's last Saturday night
to the sugar boiling. They had
grand time.
Mrs. Banner Mears, from Charles
ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. L.
Braat.
Rev. B. R. Smith, Mr.. G. J.
Herndon and Mr.. C. S. HERS were
the guests of Mr.. c. L. Brant last
Sunday.
Misses Utah and Clara O'Quinn
were the guests of Miss Edna Bishop
last Sunday.
Miss Mamie Morris, Miss Wilhelm
nina Folk and Misses Utah and Clara
O'Ouinn were the guests of Miss
Elizabeth HERS last Saturday night.
Mr.. Conner Smoak and Mr.. Her
bert Folk were the guests of Messrs
J. P. and E. P. HERS last Saturday
night.
Mr.. Henry Hutson visited some OF
his friends in Ehrhardt last Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Herndon were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Peters last Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mrs. Larer Bessinger was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. kinard
last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Brant and Mrs.
Banner Mears visited Mr.. and Mrs.
H. W. Chitty last Monday.
Mr.. Lewis HERS, from Augusta, is
visiting his uncles, Messrs. P. NJ, c.
NJ. and G. T. Kinard.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Bishop and
little son visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. S. Shaw, last Saturday
night.
Mr.. Ben Brown and family, from
near Sycamore, were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayston Shaw last Sat
urday night.
Mrs. Julia Phillips and family were
the guests of Mrs. Pauline Mitchum
last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Brown were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
HERS last Sunday.
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DISASTROUS BLAZE.
Cope Suffers Loss of Eight Business
Buildings.

Cope, Nov. 27.-The most destruc-
tive fire in the history Of this little
town was experienced this morning
before daylight, and as result
eight buildings in the business sec
ton and most of their contents are
in ashes. All of the buildings de-
stroyed we're of wood. The fire prac-
tically wiped out the business sec
ton.
About 2:15 o'clock this morning
the fire alarm was sounded. The
citizens responded promptly and dis
covered. the store of E. E. Ritter
ablaze, the flames having already
burned through the roof. Although
there was no wind, other buildings
were so close that the fire spread
rapidly to them, the firefghters, de-
spite heroic efforts, being unable to
prevent.
Stopped by Brick Walls.
Had it not been for the brick
walls of the new, but unfinished,
bank building, which is of brick, a
number of residences would have
been destroyed also, as they were
directly in the line of danger. The
owners heaved sighs of relief when
it was evident that the bank build
ing would check the progress of the
flames, thereby saving their homes.
Although it is impossible to give
accurate figures at this time, the to-
tai loss is many thousands of dol
lars.
Following is list of individuals
and business concerns that will suf-
fer as a result of the fire and their
losses as closely as can be estimated:
The Losses.
E. E. Ritter, building and $4,000
to $4,000 stock. pretty we'll covered
by insurance; Cope Supply company,
building, owned by W. NJ. Hughes,
$4,000 to $4,000 stock, about $1,000
insurance; warehouse in rear of this
store burned also; J. Ashton Antley,
building and about $1,000 stock, ing
surance $500; Cope Pharmacy COM
pany and o. F. Smoak, general mer-
chandise, occupying building owned
by J. B. Williams; Cope dispensary,
in building owned by ]. H. Clark;
Southern Cotton Oil company, ware
house and contents.
Very Little Saved.
All of the buildings referred to
above were destroyed. Several OF
the merchants saved small portions
of their stocks, but the salvage from
the goods rescued from the flames
will not materially Offset the losses.
A slight loss was also sustained
by B. B. Brickle, who conducts a
grocery and market in a concrete
building, which, on several former
occasions, saved Cope from almost
entire destruction.
Some time ago, after a bad fire,
the town council passed an ordinance
prohibiting the erection in the busi-
ness section of anything but brick
buildings, so from now on Cope will
experience a new growth on more
substantial basis, as it is understood
that practically all of the burned
buildings will be replaced promptly.
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Junior Epworth League.

The junior league met and held a
devotional meeting last Friday even
ing. A splendid piece on Jewish
manners and customs was read by
Miss Rebecca Dickinson. This COM
ing Friday a very important business
meeting will take place.
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supply.
Centenary, H. R. Doyle.
Conway, E. l.. Mccoy.
Conway circuit, w. R. Phillips
Clio, A. D. Belts.
Dillon, A. L. Cauthen.
Floyds, F. S. Hook, supply.
Gallivants, H. w. Shealey.
Latta, F. H. Shuler.
Latta circuit, D. H. Everett.
Little River, J. E. Cook.
Little Rock, F. l.. Glenman.
Loris, D. D. Jones; H. L. Singleton,
supernumerary.
Marion, B. H. Turnipseed.
Marion circuit, NJ NJ. McLendon.
Mullins, E. S. Jones.
Mullins circuit, NJ. F. Dukes.
Little Pee-Dee, E. H. Beckman.
'Waccamaw, E. F. Scoggins.
Sunday-school field secretary, W.
c., Owen, Dillon quarterly conference.
Editor Southern Christian Advo-
cate, w. c. Kirkland, Mullins quar-
terly conference.
Orangeburg District.
NJ. L. Banks, presiding elder.
Bamberg and Bamberg mills, E. O.
Watson.
Barnwell, ]. w. Ariail.
Branchville, T. j. White.
Cameron, T. w. Godbold.
Denmark, H. G. Hardin.
Edisto, C. B. Burns.
Eutawville, to be supplied.
Grover, T. A. Shealey.
Harleyville, H. C. Boulware.
Norway, A. S. Lesley.
Olar, Achille Sassard.
Orangeburg, st. Pauls, W. B. Dun
can; w. S. Stokes, supernumerary;
Elliott Street, j. S. Rice.
Orangeburg circuit, w. A. Beck
ham,
Orange, J. J. Stephenson.
Providence, T. L. Belvin; j. F.
Way, supernumerary.
Howesville, ]. A. Graham; G. w.
Dukes, supernumerary.
Smoaks, J. C. Counts.
Springfield, E. P. Hutson.
St. George, w. E. Virgins.
Sumter District.
H. W. Bays, presiding elder.
Bethany, C. N. Rountree.
Bishopville, G. E. Edwards.
Camden, C. B. Smith
Camden circuit, A. C.. Corbett, sup
ply.
Elloree, J. L. Mullinnix.
Fort Motto, w. C. Gleaton.
Heath Springs, ]. B. Weldon.
Kershaw, S. D. Bailey.
Lynchburg, S. j. Bethea.
Manning, G. P. Watson.
Oswego, ]. P. Inabinet.
Pinewood, r. NJ DuBose.
Providence, j. E. Carter, supply.
Richland, w. S. Myers.
St. Johns and Rembert, J. P. Alta
way.
St. Matthews, G. F. Kirby.
Sumter, Trinity, R. S. Truesdale,
Broad Street, j. NJ. Hodgers; Sum-
ter mission, w. G. Elwell.
Wateree, J. L. Morgan, supply.
Transferred, J. B. Mahafey, to
Tennessee conference.
Upper South Carolina Conference
Anderson District.
T. c. O'Dell, presiding elder.
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Appleton, w. A. Kirby.
Beaufort, J. H. Noland.
Bethel circuit, ]. D. Bell.
BLACK Swamp, W. H. Ariail.
Bluffton, Benz. L. knight.
Charleston, Bethel, S. B. Harper;
Hampstead Square, G. C. Hutchinson;
Spring Street, Marvin Auld; Trinity
D. VI. Mcleod; S. A. W,ebber, super
numerary.
Gainesville, G. L. Ingram.
Cypress, D. n. Busbee.
Ehrhardt, E. J. Guess.
Estill, w. V. Dibble.
Furman, J. B. Kilgore.
Hampton, ]. T. Fielder.
Rendersonville, J. P. Patton.
Lodge, F. E. Hodges.
Ridgeland, George X. Way,
Ridgeville, S. D. Vaughan.
Summerville, J. P. Simpson:
Walterboro, J. w. Wolling.
Florence District.
w. A. Massabeau, presiding elder
Bennettsville, Peter Stokes.
Bennettsville circuit, NJ. W.. Hook.
Brightsville, G.. w. Davis.
Bethlehem, J. T. McFarlane.
Cheraw, G. T. Harmon, Jr.
Chesterfield, J. L. Tyler.
Darlington, Trinity, L. L. Beden-
baugh; W. l.. Wait, supernumerary
Epworth, Henry T. Morrison.
Darlington circuit, R. w. Hum
phreys.
East Chesterfield, T. R. Owen.
Florence, Central, T. G. Herbert.
Hartsville, T. R. Morris.
Jefferson, J. A. White.
Lamar, Hamlin' Etheredge.
Liberty, Paul T. Wood.
Marlboro, ]. R. Sojourner.
McBee, S. w. Henry.
McColl, J. T. Fowler.
NIiddendorf, w. V. German, sup
ply.
Pageland, J. A. McGraw.
Timmonsville and Pisgah, ]. H.
Graves.
Timmonsville circuit, G. T. Rhoad'
Conference secretary Of education,
Peter Stokes.
kingstree District.
H. B. Browne, presiding elder.
Andrews, w. o. Henderson.
Wades. l.. E. Peeler.
Cordesville, w. H. Perry.
Georgetown, Duncan Memorial, H
]. Cauthen; West End, R. R. Tucker
Greelyville, w. P. Way; H. W.
Whitaker, supernrmerary.
Hemingway, P. B. lngraham.
Honey Hill, J. C. Davis.
Johnsonville, S. C. Morris.
Jordan, J. o. Burnett.
Kingstree, D. Arthur Phillips.
Lake City, w. H. Hodges.
McClellanville, G. A. Teasley.
Pinopolis, W. T. Bedenbaugh.
Rome, P. A. Murray.
Salters, J. W. Bailey.
Sampit, G.. C. Gardner.
Scranton, J. B. Prosser.
Summerton, C. c. Derrick.
Turberville, P. X. Rhoad.
Marion District.
R. H. Jones, presiding elder.
ing elder.
Aynor, J. E. Ford.
Blenheim, J. S. Beasley.
Briton's Neck, T. H. Balm, supply.
Brownsville, L. T. Phillips.
Bucksville, W. A. Youngblood,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-03
The Care Of Children

Heavy and tight fitting clothing
make babies fretful and at times they
are overheating so that babies catch
cold easily. Each garment should fiji
snugly, without wrinkles, and should
rot bind anywhere, especially around
the neck, abdomen and ankles. All
the articles Of clothing should be very
plain excepting the little dress, which
may be simply trimmed according to
the mothers own ideas. Sufficient
number of each article should be pro.
vided to allow the baby to have q
change at any time, but as babies
outgrow their clothing very rapidly
half a dozen of each will be sufficient
with the exception of diapers, which
may be increased to one or two doz.
en- All clothing coming next to the
skin should be of wool with sufficient
cotton to prevent shrinking. If all.
wool shirts are used, they will shrink
on washing and should be discarded
as soon as they impede the movements
of the baby in any way.