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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
AN ATROCIOUS CRIME.
Negro Woman's Throat Cut Fsom
Ear to Ear.-Husband Suspected.

Saturday night one of the most
atrocious crimes in the history o:
Bamberg was committed on the out
skirts of this city. The dead body
OF Della Gadsden, a young negro
woman, was found on the sidewalk
near where she lived, on EX-Sheriff j.
B. Hunters place. Her throat had
been cut with a razor or sharp knife
almost from ear to ear, severing the
large vein in the throat. The body
was warm when found lying in
pool of blood. A patch of corn
skirts the sidewalk at this point,
dozen or so of stalks knocked down
bore evidence of struggle before
the slayer ended the life of his VIC
tim with the weapon.
Laurie Gadsden, the dead woman S
husband, is suspected of having COM
mitted the crime, strong circum-
stances pointing to him. He was
known to have been in Bamberg Sat-
urday and to have walked away from
Main. street with her. He has not
been seen since.
An inquest was held over the body
Sunday morning at ten o'clock. There
being no eye-witnesses, but little was
brought out.
1t seems that the woman and her
husband have been separated for
some time Gadsden lived at Black
Vile, the woman living in Bamberg
with her mother. Saturday, it is
said, Gadsden. with others, came to
Bamberg for the purpose Of trying
to induce her to return and live with
him at Blackville.
Frank Kirkland stated that he
Joined Gadsden and his wife on Main
street Saturday night, near the rail-
road crossing. and walked with them
to within perhaps 200 yards of where
the body was found, a'd tNat the
body was found about twenty minutes
after he left them, in the same street
and direction they were going when
he saw them last The couple did
not appear to be quarrelling when
he was with them, but it is said that
Gadsden appeared morose and only
talked when remarks were addressed
to him.
Sheriff Ray and Chief of Police
N1iley were on the scene of the crime
soon after the body was found, but
a thorough search of the surround
ings failed to reveal any trace OF the
woman's husband.
Monday a negro was arrested on
suspicion of being Gadsden, he an
swering the description somewhat,
but was found not to be the party
wanted. He was, however, sent to
the gang for thirty days for vagran-
cy.
The crime has greatly stirred the
people of the city, both white and
black, and it is stated nothing is be-
ing spared to apprehend the guilty
party or parties. The scene of the
killing was visited by hundreds OF
people Sunday. A large black spot
on the sidewalk still indicates where
the woman's blood flowed from the
wound. The body OF the woman was
buried Monday morning at ten
o'clock, being attended by hundreds
of her race.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
Revival at Baptist Church.

The revival meeting being con-
Quoted at the Baptist church in this
city by DR.. C. C. Coleman, Of
Charleston, will continue until the
latter part of this week. Services
are being held twice daily, at 10 a.
M, and $50 p. m. A great deal of
interest has been taken in the meet
ing, and much good is promised as
result of DR.. Coleman's visit to the
city. He is a preacher of great force
and eloquence, and an evangelist Of
considerable note.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
Repairing and Improving.

Notwithstanding the hard times"
there is a great deal of improvement
work being done in the city. With.
in the last few weeks a number of
business houses in the business sec
tion have been repainted and bright
ened up. Several new residences have
been recently erected, and work is.
progressing on others at this time.
We also understand that others in
the city are contemplating erecting
residences in the near future. q
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
Special Meeting Of Council.

A called meeting of city council
was held on Tuesday night. The
most important matter transacted
was the adoption of resolution to
pass an ordinance prohibiting any
one having free electric lights.
Matter of the proposed boring OF
a flowing artesian we'll and the pro-
posed extension OF the city's water
mains were discussed.
No other business of Importance
was transacted at this meeting of
council.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
Fair Meeting Postponed.

On account of the absence of sew
eral of the parties interested the
meeting to organize a county fair for
Bamberg has been postponed. No
tice of the meeting will appear later.
Subscription lists for the capital
stock of the fair association have
been prepared, and are now being
circulated. The first subscription to
the capital stock was made by Miss
George Emma Jordan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
Literary Social.

The Woman's Missionary society
of the Methodist church will hold a
literary social on Tuesday afternoon,
next, ct the home of Mrs. B. w. Sim
mons. Remember the place. The
hour is five o'clock. An interesting
programme has been arranged. Let
every member try to be present.
REC. SEC.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

Rivalry is a great thing. That is,
the right sort. Rivalry makes the
Jealous youth redouble his energies
to win the apple of his heart; causes
the farmer to get progressive and
grow bigger and better corn and cot
ton than his neighbor; causes
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
Easily Paid.

Grateful Patient: Doctor, how
can l ever repay you for your kind
ness to me?
Doctor: Doesn't matter, old man
check, money order or cash.-Boston.
Transcript.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
THE OUTLOOK.
BY the Observer.

| have asked the management OF
The Herald if they thought few
rambling thoughts would be of any
value as space filler. Well, they
didn't say much about it; in fact
seemed not to think much about just
filing space. But then We all just
fill space. Each one of us fills just
small space in the great universe
of things, so maybe space filler in
the paper may not be so bad. | am
pretty busy these days-reading war
news and one thing and another-and
l don't know whether l will keep it
up regularly or not, but l will try
to talk to you little every now and
then.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

| got a long letter from fellow
the other day-or other month, may
be, l don't keep tab on time as much
as | used to-wanting to pay me a
hundred dollars a month for putting
in a little spare time" There was
a whole lot more to the letter, but
didn't notice much about what it
was, for l was most interested in
that hundred dollars proposition. l
hastened to reply that it was a cinch
had teen spending-I almost said
how cid was, that won't do-all
my life looking for. But when he
wrote me, l found he wanted me to
sell something and make the hun
Ired dollars month II commissions.
That vas all very we'll but mighty
disappointing, for Lad been count
ing up low many things would buy
with the hundred every first of the
month. But that brings up the ques-
tion of getting something for moth
ing. 1t can't be done. If We are
honest most of us must work for
our bread. You know. l am strong
believer in work anyway, but, hu-
man-like, | was took in by that
fattering proposition.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

Well, will know better next time.
You know, l am a great believer in
my home town. l believe if there is
anything good about town-and
there always is-people ought to tell
it. And it does not require magnify
ing glasses to find good things about
any town. And, then, there are al
ways some things about a town that
we are not generally proud Of. Well.
don't know as there is any use in ad-
vertising that. Better get busy and
remedy, these bad conditions. This
leads me up to saying few things
no, won't do it. l thought would
express myself on some things about
our town. but I promised not to ad-
vertise the things we did not like,
so l won't have anything to say this
time. l don't mean to say, however,
that we should never discuss these
things. Not at all. Talk them
among ourselves and then formulate
plans to eradicate the bad things.
Those are mighty big words for me
to use, but I think they are correct.
The idea is to clean house and then
tell it to the world.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

churches of different denominations
to work harder to save peoples souls;
in fact, makes people work harder
and better-I think that Is what
rivalry was first instituted for. OF
course, some times, it is put to wrong
uses, but in the main it is all right.
A little friendly rivalry is just what
most of us need. And I was think
ing what a fine thing it will be to
have fair this fall. That will cause
a friendly rivalry among the people
to exhibit the best wares, the best
farm products, and the best of every,
thing that can be produced in the
county. Fairs are fine things; the
biggest potatoes, the finest cotton,
the most productive corn, and last,
but not least, the biggest pumpkins
I ever saw were at fairs. So let us
have the fair, by all means.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

Mr.. Editor, am thinking what a
hard time you would have getting
all this in type if you had to set II
by hand. 1 have been n your Office,
and I know that you have big ma
chine of some kind to do the work,
and you don't have to set it by hand
at all, but the thoughts of it cause.
me to quit for this time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

see by the paper that the town
council is thinking about calling an
election or citizens meeting or some
thing of the sort to see if the town
can't secure a sewerage system. /
think that is a mighty good move.
But | understand that lots of the
monied people of Bamberg have al
ready gone ahead and put in septic
tanks. was just wondering if those
people are going to consider the poor
folks who can't have septic tanks
enough to vote for sewerage sys-
tenn. Of course, the rich ones don't
need city system, since they have
ones of their own, and their money
will be wasted, so to speak. Well, the
town needs the water and sewerage
system. and l hope the people will
vote for it, if they get an opportunity,
and l hope the council will see that
the people have the opportunity to
vote.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

For Sale-One Tyson & Jones Rub.
Der tire buggy and set harness. Bar
gain. J. J. CLECKLEY. tt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

Turning from one thing to another,
l just thought about an old man I
saw the other day. He has, been
paralyzed a long time, and lately suf-
fered another stroke. He is without
money or friends or relatives, and
III tell you that is bad combina-
ton. He does not live more than a
thousand miles from Bamberg, eth
er. His house is as bare as a farm
er's cotton house before he starts
picking cotton. No luxuries, not even
the necessities of life. His condi-
ton is pitiable, but think he is be-
ing cared for very we'll now. The
point is, we do not have to send our
money to New York or Chicago for
charitable purposes. We should first
care for our own folks who have met
with adversely. Every church and
every society should have charity
committee to hunt for just such cases
as these. l daresay, there is not a
person in Belgium who suffered more
from poverty than did this old man.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17

Shoe Fly-Give me your order for
screen doors and windows. L. B.
FOWLER, Bamberg, S. C.. tt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Advertisements Under This Head 25t
For 25 Words or Less.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
SCIENTISTS TO PROBE
BLOCKADE OF CANAL

Washington. Dec. 8.-Ten scientists,
composing committee appointed BY
the National Academy Of Sciences at
the request of President Wilson, will
sail for the Panama canal zone Dec.
II to study and report on the earth
movements that have blocked the big
waterway.
They are: President Van Hise, Uni
versity of Wisconsin. chairman: H. l..
Abbott and ]. c. Branner. Stanford
university; Whitman Cross. geological
survey; John F. Hayford. Northwest
ern university: Harr F. Reid. Johns
Hopkins: c. d. Walcott. Smithsonian
Institution: r. C. Carpenter. Cornell;
A. p. Davis. reclamation service, and
John r. Freeman. Providence, r. I. Z
A statement issued 1t the war de.
partment announcing the sending of
the committee points out that Presi.
dent Wilson Is not actuated by any
dissatisfaction with the canal en-
gineering force in asking that the
committee be named, but desires only
to give the government engineers the
greatest possible aid In their task
from the scientific knowledge Of the
country,
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
RUSSIAN FORCE
REMAINS INERT
Long Poised for Action on Rou-
manian Frontier.
KING CONSTANTINE IS FIRM
Entente Allies Also Are holdinp ThoIr
Ground and IN Early Agreement
Seems improbable.

London, DEC. mo solution has
yet been reached Of affairs In the Bal.
kans. Russian troops. though long
poised for action near the frontier Of
Roumania, have not yet left. 20 far a.
ts known. their own territory. Rou.
mania's policy still IL one Of wavering
and the Greek situation. despite diplo.
matte parleys and all sorts Of reports
Of q successful settlement. remains
undeveloped.
According to latest reports from
Athens both the entente group Of pow.
ers and the Greek government are
holding their ground-the entente re.
iterating their demands and Greece
refusing To make concessions incon.
sistent with her sovereign rights.
The war council In Paris on Satur.
day. together with the text of Italy's
adhesion to the pact Of London agree
ing not to conclude . separate peace.
and the arrival in Paris Of General
Porro. second in command Of the Ital.
ian army. are regarded here as graft.
flying signs of the increasing s0lidar.
ity Of the entente allies and 1t is
hoped by the British public that this
closer union soon will bear fruit in q
more energetic Balkan campaign.
The Bulgarians announce q further
pursuit OF Serbian forces through Al.
banian territory. The retreat OF the
Serbians is reported to have assumed
the character Of a precipitate flight
along the Beli-Drtni river toward
Scutari. Further north the Austrians
report that the Montenegrins fighting
on their frontier have been repulsed
after offering violent resistance.
On the other fronts only sporadic
artillery duels and small engagements
Of local Importance are reported.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
snAw's ADVICE TO AMERICA
9ays Provisions Of Defsnse Program
Should BE Doubled,

O0y0 VS0vS0sou8 OF Oev0UOe VeoRe0m
Should BE Doubled.
New York, Dec. 8.-"Build thirty.
two dreadnoughts instead Of sixteen;
spend $4,000. 100000 on your arma-
ment program instead Of $1.O0O,O0O,-
000." this 10 George Bernard shaw's
advice to the United States. contain.
ed in a letter to the intercollegiate
Socialist society. Mr.. Shaw sees in
Americas pacifism the hope Of the
world. "but." he adds. 'it is because
America is 20 powerful that she will
be listened to."
The letter. in response TO IN inquiry
~ to whether Mr.. Shaw expects to
come to the United States to speak
this winter. has caused . controversy
in the ranks Of the society, many men,
bers Of which are frankly opposed to
. preparedness program.
II have no intention Of visiting the
United States this year. II did
am afraid you would hesitate to vel.
come me on your platform" he says.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
BERLIN likely TO
GRANT REQUEST
Expected to Recall Captains
Boy-Ea and Won Papen.
SECRETARY LANSING ACTS

Tells German Ambassador Attachsa
Ars Psrsona Non orata 0seause os
ThsIr Military and Naval Activity
In This Country.
Berlin. Dec. S.-The request receiv.
ed here from the United States for the
recall Of Captain Franz Won Papen
and Captain Karl Boyd, military
and naval attaches. respectively. Of
the German embassy 1t Washington,
undoubtedly will be complied With In
accordance with diplomatic usage, Il
is stated.
However. Germany probably will
ask FIRST to be informed Of the grounds
on which the United States govern.
ment bases the undesisability Of the
attaches.
News Of the request for the recall
has not been published - yet by the
German press.
Warrington. Dec. s.-secretary Ian.
sing has replied 70 Germany that the
American governments request for
the withdrawal Of Captain Boyd and
Captain Won Papen. the naval and
military attaches. respectively. Of the
German embassy here. was entirely
because Of their military and naval
activities.
Secretary Lansing's reply 70 the
German governments inquiry. which
indicated the Berlin foreign Office in.
tended to contest the withdrawal of
the attaches under certain conditions,
was delivered in long communica.
tion which the German embassy i'm.
mediately forwarded to Berlin. At
the embassy all comment on it was
refused.
President Wilson has fully approx.
ed Secretary Lansing's decision and 1t
was said authoritatively It will be ad-
hered to no matter what Germany
does.
Neither was there any indication Of
whether the reply would meet the
contention Of the German government
that 1t should know the reasons for
the request for the withdrawal Of its
officers
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
TWO THOUSAND ARE PRESENT
Equity Grain Growers Convention n
st. Paul.

Equity Grain Growers Convention It
st. Paul.
st. Paul. Dec. 8.-More than 1000
delegates to the Equity Grain Grow
ers' convention rose to their feet at
the opening session at the Auditorium
and gave three rousing cheers for St.
Paul.
The tribute was suggested by Art
Frele, Berlin. N. d., and was paid the
city because st. Paul opened its doors
to the cooperative movement when
1t was barred and fought elsewhere.
Decidedly the opposite feeling was
expressed regarding the Minneapolis
Chamber Of Commerce and the state
board of control Of North Dakota.
The convention was opened with
C. J. Lee. Valley City, N. D., presid.
ing.
Governor Hammond was the first
speaker and paid special tribute to
the cooperative movement.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
SPANISH CABINET QUITS

Opposition Leaders Plan to Consider
Economic Questions.
Madrid, Dec. S.-The cabinet of
Eduardo Dato resigned, owing to the
leaders OF the opposition serving no.
tice Of proposed motion to give
economic questions in parliament
priority over certain military meas.
ures which were declared to be un-
necessary. 5Fso1 ..s-.i.. .--4s4 d .s,st.
Count Romanones. former premier.
supported the motion. which Premier
Dato declined to accept, and left the
chamber OF deputies to present his
resignation and that Of the ministry
to King Alfonso.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
FORD's PEACE VESSEL SAILS
Oscar u. Will Reach christiania on
Dec, ~.

O0Cs w.
New York, Dec. 5.-The peace ex
pedition organized and financed by
Henry Ford to create Q conference OF
representatives Of neutral nations in
the hope Of ending the war sailed
from Hoboken on the Scandinavian.
American line steamship Oscar II.
Mr.. Fords guests numbered 40. OF
these eighty-three are peace envoys
fifty.four newspaper and magazine
correspondents. and three moving
picture men.
The Oscar II. should arrive at
Christiania. Norway. her first stop
about Dec. IA. Thence the party is
to proceed to Stockholm. Copenhagen
and The Hague. It is proposed to
hold the peace conference At The
Hague.
OF the governors invited L. B. Han,
M Of North Dakota was the only one
to accept.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
TO CHECK TEu1oN ADVANCE
Allies Are Pouring Reinforcements
Into the Balkans.

London. Dec. 6.-The Athens CORE.
spondent of Reuters Telegram COM
pany sends the following:
The conviction prevails here that
the Balkan campaign will continue
more energeticaliy in order to check
the German advance to Constantine.
pie. From French sources it is re.
ported that the reinforcement of the
entire line from the Cerna river to
hrivolak continues"
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
1ajoa
aexa0 0tde,lQel
Tonight
L viii acs % Z laxative tn do
morning
]. N. Wsoe.
EVERY DEMOCRAT
IN NORTH DAKOTA

Should be q subscriber to the Devils
Lake Journal, the only democratic
daily newspaper published in the state.
It carries the United Press report,
the best afternoon service in this
country.
It stands for oil that is good in poll
tics, government and society.
It is free from corporation control
and domination.
It fights the fight of the farmer, the
producer and the people who do not
own newspapers Of their own.
1t merits the support Of every in
dependent thinking and Independent
voting man in the state.
To those who are fighting for better
things, to those who believe the pro
ducer, the laborer and the great COM
mon people are entitled to their share,
It appeals for support.
The daily is - per year and the
weekly is $3.50 per year.
MONEY BACK IF THE SUB
SCRIBER IS NOT SATISF1ED.-Adv
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
South St. Paul live Stock.

South st. Paul. Dec. 7.-Cattle-
Receipts. $500: steers. $3.7509.0o:
cows and heifers. $4.25@6.00: calves,
$3.7509.25: stockers ana feeders. s..
0006.75. Hogs-Receipts. 1890:
range. @6.250e.25. Sheep-Receipts.
1000: lambs. 43.oo0s.6o: vsehsss, g..
7s0s.75: sves. S3.5oos.1s.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis. Dec. 7.-Wheat-Dec..
s1.l2A: May. $1.16. Cash close on
track: No. hard, sl.17A; No. North
ern. s1.14A @1.l5A; No. 2 Northern.
sl.10A @1.12A: No. Northern, ST.
o4s. @1.0Sst; No. 3 yellow corn. 74D
.5c: No. 3 white oats, 39A 04OAc:
fax, s2O7A.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
Grain Rate Boost Allowed.

Washington. Dec. 8.-Increased
rates on grain from points on the
Great Northern railway in Minnesota
and South Dakota to points on the
Kansas City Southern in Kansas, Mis-.
souri, and Oklahoma, and points on
the Union Pacific in Kansas, were an.
proved by the interstate commerce
commission,
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
St. Paul Grain.

st. Paul. Dec. 7.-Wheat-No. 1
Northern. $1.1o@1.12h: No. 2 North.
ern. $1.06M1.0S; No. 2 Montana hard.
s1.O71k: corn, 72073c: oats, 39A
39Ac; barley. 59@67c: rye. 91@s2c:
fax, $2O5N.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
American Ship Attacked.

Washington. Dec. 7.-Oficial word
has been received from Greece that a
destroyer has been sent to investi.
gate wireless call that an American
ship has been attacked by a subma
rine south OF Crete. The message
was picked up at Athens. The cable
gram said that the name Of the shir
had not been discovered.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. 7-Cattle - Steers,
$5.50@1O.40; COWS and heifers. $3.50
@S.l0: calves, S6.5o@1O.25. Hogs
Light. s5.50OG.5O: mixed, $5.9O@6. 10;
heavy. s6.150675: rough, $6.15Ms.-
30: pigs. $4.o065.4o. Sheep-Native.
s5.9O06.45; lambs. $6.9O@915.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth. Dec. 7.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive. No. 1 hard. $1.17N: No.
Northern. $1.12A: No. 2 Northern,
$1.13A. Flax-On track and to ar.
rive, $2O5k.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Dec. 7.-Wheat-Dec.. ST..
1914; May. sl.l97s. Corn-Dec.. 6SMc:
May. 61Ac. Oats-Dec.. 43hc: May.
46Mc. Pork-Dec.. S16.37h: Jan.
SlS.021t; May. $1S.07h. Butter
Creameries. 26I33hc. Eggs -274
Soc. Poultry-Springs. 13c: fowls.
l2c: turkeys. 13@l4c.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09

Augustus Owsley Stanley. former
congressman and Democratic victor
n the closest gubernatorial contest
in the history Of the state, was tnau.
gurated governor Of Kentucky 1t
Frankfort for four years. Twenty.
five thousand Kentuckians were
massed around . platform erected At
the entrance to the grounds Of the
state capitol. where Shackelford Nil
Ter. chief justice Of the court Of ap-
peals. administered the oath Of Of.
fee.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
Fire Exlets hotel ouesta,

Chicago. Dec. S.-Scores Of guests
At the Carlton hotel fied to the streets
minus most OF their clothing when
6re destroyed the interior Of the A.
hambra theatef adjoining the hotel.
The Oakes times., 1915-12-09
British At kut.E,.Am.ra.

London. Dec. THE British army
IN Mesopotamia, which has been in
retreat following its defeat before
Bsgdad. has reached Kut-El.Amara
en- the TiEris. los miles below Bag.
dad without further dghung.