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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
THAW ACQUITTED.
Facing Almost Endless Litigation,
Whites Slayer Happy.

New York, March 13.-Harry X
Thaw, acquitted today of conspiracy
in escaping from Matteawan, faced
tonight a renewal of the determined
efforts of New York State to send
him back to the asylum. In his eel
in the Tombs he was enthusiastic
His keepers said he was whistline
like a boy and seemed to be the
happiest man in the city.
Almost endless litigation seemed
to be in sight as the result of the yer,
dict. The words of acquittal had
scarcely died on Foreman Bailey's
lips when Deputy Attorney General
Cook was on his feet. with motion
to have Thaw recommitted to Mat
teawan. This was opposed by John
B. Stanchfield, chief Of Thaw's coun-
sci, on the ground that the court al
ready had under advisement mo.
ton to return Thaw to New Hamp-
shire, whence he came to answer the
conspiracy charge. The motion was
renewed and Supreme Court Justice
Page set Monday at 2 p. m. for argu-
ment thereon.
In His Old Cell.
In the meantime Thaw occupies his
old cell in Tombs prison, the cell in
which he was locked during the
months from the night he shot and
killed Stanford White, nearly nine
years ago, to his removal to Mattea-
wan.
Thaw's four aides in his whirl-
wind automobile flight through four
States from Matteawan to Canada
were acquitted by the same verdict
which acquitted Thaw and were dis
charged. Deputy Attorney General
Kennedy, while satisfied with the
verdict in so far as it related to
Thaw, said that he had expected a
conviction of Thaws accomplices.
An appeal from Justice Pages de-
cision in the motion to return ThaW
to Matteawan was regarded almost
as a certainty, regardless of what the
decision might be. The case, there
fore. seemed likely to remain in the
courts for months before final de-
cision.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
A knOck-Down Blow.

A friend of mine, an old mission
ary in China, gave Bible to cul-
tivated Chinese gentleman-a Con-
misunderstanding him to read it and
then to tell him what he thought
about it. After a few months he re-
turned to the missionary and said:
81 have read this book with great
interest-it is a great book, and
am inclined to try these teachings,
but, he added, according to this
book you are not a Christian"
The old missionary. startled at
this sweeping assertion, replied,
What do you mean?"
The Confucianist answered.: Il
read that a Christian is man who
is not handicapped by anxiety and
worry, and is usually happy man.
He is one who knows that his God,
who cares for the falling of the
smallest bird, will surely care for
him. This book commands MIN 10
cast his care upon God, and it as
sures him that he will receive the
gift of peace. l read that Jesus said
to his disciples that he gave them
his joy. and he furthermore said
Let not your heart be troubled
find that Christian is an unwor-
ried man. But you are the most
worried man l know. You impress
me as having thousand cares. You
are anxious about details concern
ing which, as these gospels teach
YOU should trust God. You are not
an unworried man. You are not a
Christian. .'-Christian Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
Useful Sentiment.

Just as the happy husband OF
few months was about to leave home
for the daily Office grind. his wife
placed a hand upon his arm.
Harry, dear she softly SAID
haven't you lock of hair some
where in your pockets?'
Il have indeed, sweetheart, was
the prompt response of hubby, and
he affectionately embraced the sharel
of his sorrows and joys. Il have II
right here in the pocket closest tc
my heart"
That's fine, Harry" delighted!
returned little wiley. Wont yor
please take it and see if you car
match me some puffs when you se
down town?"-Philadelphla Ieie
graph.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18

I'm going South for the rheuma-
tism.
Its cheaper to get it here. -Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
Cold-BloOded Almanac.

You may get your feet wet and
YOUR patience ruined. and you may
even lose your self-respect by telling
a fb about it. but the almanac says
that YOU should look for the early
fight of the robins on the 3rd or 4th
of February, and, Of course, you
should. Somebody is sure to say
that he saw the first robin before any
body actually sees it and as long as
the almanac says to look for 1t you
have some sort of authority for
thinking you see it whether you do
or not. At any rate, you must look
for it. The almanac also says that
now is the time to get rid of the
English sparrow, while they are feed
ing in flocks and before they pair
off and invade your bird houses.
Now. isn't that just like an almanac?
OF all the cold-biooded things an
almanac is the worst. Here we have
been putting crumbs out for the
sparrows all winter. and the brave
little fellows have stuck around and
tried to show us how grateful they
were. Now that it is time for the
other birds to think about coming
we are to get rid of the sparrows.
,s'While they are feeding in focks, :,
it SAYS. and that means that we must
get rid of them before they have a
chance to marry and settle down.
Who knows how many little romances
which have fourished in all the cold
and snow and other kinds of weather
we have had will be destroyed with
the sparrows? And it is all to be
done so that the conceited. timld
birds that desert us in the winter
may have their houses nicely cleaned
and aired and ready-empty of any
memory of the cold, happy little
sparrows that have snuggled in them
all winter.
The almanac may know when the
robbins are coming, although II is
doubtful whether the robbins them
selves know, but We are not ready to
give up the sparrows just yet. NO
doubt is a robin should make an
early fight he would make another
one back South Immediately. A
robin would not stay around with
things looking as they do now He
must have sunshine and grass and
all good things. A robin is not a
robin without his puffed-up self
satisfaction, but although he is a
foolish bird he is too wise to risk his
precious pride by hopping around in
the snow and slush.-lndianapohs
News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
HELD By CORONER.
Charged With Death of }. W.
Arant.

Pageland, March 13.-The coro-
ners jury investigating the death OF
J. Wesley Arant, killed in a street
fight here Yesterday, when five other
men were wounded, charges Shep-
pard West, who was wounded in the
affray, with the death of Arant. That
u. ". Arant came TO his death from
gunshot wounds at the hands OF
Sheppard West" is the finding of the
coroner's jury. West is in jail at
Chesterfield.
J. D. Wallace and J. NJ. Arant are
in a hospital at Charlotte, where ;op-
erations were performed Friday
night. Both are doing as we'll as
could be expected. Wallace is shot
in the abdomen, his intestines being
punctured in eight places. Arant is
shot in the abdomen, his intestines
being punctured in II places. Ar
thur West. who was shot four times
in the arm, leg and side, is in Sc
rious condition here.
The coroner's jury will have an
other hearing on Wednesday. In the
meantime a thorough investigation
Of the affair is being conducted.
Warrants charging rioting have
been issued for eight persons alleg-
ed to have participated in the fight.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
THAN TELLS OF HIS ESCAPE.
Declares Co-DefendantS Are Not Con-
spirators.-Paid Them For Job.

New York, March Hilary Ken
dali Thaw went ON the witness stand
today and told the complete story
of his escape from Matteawan. A
dual purpose. his attorneys said
prompted him to do so. Primarily,
he desired to convince the jury try
ing him and his co-defendants on an
indictment charging conspiracy that
he had recovered his reason. He
wanted also to take all blame for
the escape.
Thaw testified that the men the
State alleges conspired with him
were not conspirators, but men he
had employed to assist him out OF
the State after he himself had effect
ed his escape. He said he paid them
$4,000 for their services and that ne
gave Roger Thompson, who accom-
panied him to Canada. "a present OF
$1,000" The witness declared he
thought he had a legal right to flee
from the hospital, as he believed him.
self sane. and that had he remained
there his reason ultimately would
have been dethroned.
Thaw told his story after his at
torneys had made many vain at
tempts to get into the record the
testimony of a half dozen alienists
and more than a score of laymen
who have had an opportunity to OBJ
serve his actions. The presiding
Judge, however, refused to admit any
more of this testimony than was
necessary to show that Thaw had
sufficient mental capacity to enter
conspiracy.
Thaw said that he had been ad-
vised by Alfred Henry Lewis,
writer, who had since died, that he
would be violating no law in escap-
ing, providing no violence was used
to effect the escape.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
Drugged and Robbed.


man, stopped at the West Shore Fer
ry, in New York, at the foot of Twen-
ty-third street, and the chauffeur,
Charles Lucas, of No. 800 West Nine
ty-third street got down and opened
the door for the woman to get out,
says a dispatch.
He found her semi-conscious. He
asked Thomas A. Shevlin, porter
in the ferry house. to get some selt-
zer and lemon from a neighboring
saloon.
Shevlin brought the drink and
was giving it to the woman when
Patrolman Left came up. He could
get nothing from the woman and
ordered Lucas to drive to the West
Twentieth street police station.
DR.. Dineen came from New York
hospital and said at once that the
woman was suffering from some
drug, which seemed to be Knockout
drops, administered less than an hour
before. In the weman's purse were
a few cents and a receipt for $50,
showing that Edith Thompson had
been a patient in the Wadsworth
Sanitarium at South Norwalk, Conn,
from January 20 until yesterday.
Cluster Ring Missing.
Anything missing that you no
tice?" Lucas was asked.
"Yes," he said. This woman en-
gagged men at the Hotel Belmont to
drive her to the D., L. & w. ferry.
When she got in the cab she wore
ring with a cluster of diamonds. l
am positive of this.
The woman was partially revived
and questioned. She said that she
was Mrs. Edith Thompson, a widow,
thirty-seven years old, but refused
to give her address DR.. Dineen
took her to Bellevue hospital. where
she still refused to give her address.
She said her best friend was M. E..
Ives, No. 709 Lexington avenue.
Questioned about the ring Lucas had
seen her wearing, she said: E.
Yes: my ring is lost. ! valued it
at $4,000"
Lucas told the police that when
Shevlin was giving Mrs. Thompson
the lemon and seltzer he caught hold
of her hand, and on the chauffeur's
complaint Shevlin was arrested. He
denied most positively that he had
seen a ring. but was locked up.
A physician at the Wadsworth san
itarium said over the telephone to
the World:
A Patient Until Yesterday.
Mrs. Thompson was patient here
until today. She left here as l IN
derstand it to go to sanitarium in
Paterson. \. ].
No; Mrs. Thompson did not wear
diamond ring when she left here.
If one was stolen from her it was
one she must has acquired after get
ting to New York She left here
alone"
The NJ. E. Ives, given as Mrs.
Thompson's best friend. is Mrs.
Thompson's mother. She was over
come last night when she learned
that her daughter had been taken to
Bellevue. She thought her daughter
| was still in South Norwalk-
No information concerning Mrs
Thompson could be learned from the
Hotel Belmont. She never had reg
istered there and was not known
The police are anxious to learn il
Mrs. Thompson met any one when
she alighted from train at Grand
Central depot and what places she
frequented.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
His Honor Gets Cynical.

Judge-What was the cause OF the
rumpus?
Policeman-Well, you see. judge.
this man here and that woman there
are married.
Judge-Yes. yes. know: but what
was the other cause?
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
Flowing.

Gee, haw,
Come up. mule.
He, haw-
Amt no fool.
De kerriage hoss he
Pace so fine,
But de good ole mule
Am de one fo' mine.
He'll pull all day
An nebber stop
Oh, me an de mule
Am maxim a crop.
Gee, haw.
Come up, mule.
He. haw-
Amt no fool.
De white folks ride
To church to gran
Benin dere coach
An milk white span.
Ole mule amt pretty,
But works till he drop
Oh. me an de mule
Am maxim a crop.
Florida Times-Union.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
Cnregenerate.

EFF yo' had your choice, Liza,
which yo' rather do-live or die an
go to heaven?"
"Ahd rather live"
why. Liza White, yo' scan-lous
chile. Sunday-school hain't done yo
no good 'tall."-Life.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18
A Timely Answer.

Professor-Can any gentleman tell
me the question of the moment?
Voice Tin anguishD.-What time is
t?-Princeton Tiger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-03-18

Glendale Spring Water delivered
by J. a. Murdaugh for SOC for D.
gallon bottle-adv. tt.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-04-10
AN ACT PASSED

Act 20S OF year 1913,
Opinion on said act by Grant Eel
lows, Atty. General.
1.-THE act attempts 10 exempt from
taxation certain cut over, or wild
lands, as defined in the act. which has
been actually purchased by any per-
son for the purpose OF making home
and the exemption provided for be-
comes imperative in any case unless
the owner actually resides upon and
improves at least acres thereof
each and every year for years in
such manner as TO subject such inn
proved portions TO cultivation.
"The act provides that person
making claim for exemption under
the act shall apply to the supervisor
at the time of assessment Of township
is being made, and the supervisor
shall enter the persons name. upon
the assessment roll and a description
of the land, the same as though the
taxes were to be spread upon land,
and refer the application to the board
OF review OF the township, who shall,
in conditions emitting exemption
have been complied with, order such
exemptions to be made.
"The apparent object Of the statute
was to encourage the purchase and
improvement of certain cut over and
wild lands, within the State by per-
sons, who would permanently reside
on such lands, making them into
suitable homes, and extend their
value and power OF production; and
this exemption was made to encourage
in a measure the improvement o.
such lands, and know of no consti
tutional provision that is violated by
the terms of the act"
The question raised by some law
yers OF the county was that 1t was un
constitutional as 1t amounted to class
legislation, and that the owners o
land who had started improvement be
fore those getting exemptions in thu
present or past year, could not ge
such exemptions, hence II was dis
eliminating.
In the Attorney Gems opinion TIN
law is fully adequate to be operatiy,
and is constitutional.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-04-10
HELP NEEDED

The charity committee of the Wo-
mans club asks your help. We are
having more calls now then at any
time in the past. There are numbers
OF men out OF work. We need money
for food. wood for fuel and clothes
of any description.
Our clothes room at the school has
very little in IL and our treasury is
getting pretty low. Who will help?
Please turn out your store room and
send to the school, care OF Miss Mar
gison, any clothes you can spare.
Shoes are especially needed. Yards
OF calico, bingham or any cloth very
useful. Money should be sent to Mrs
Joe Keast- Treasurer of Woman's
Club. Donations of wood acceptable,
We can recommend some good wo-
men TO help In house cleaning. Infor-
nation concerning our work cheer
fully given Any inquiries answered
by telephoning to III.
There is a great need OF help. With
out IL the work cannot go on. Help
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-04-10
MASS COPPER IN MICHIGAN
MINES

The Trimountain Mine is now hoist
ing to surface part OF the remarkable
mass OF copper which was first en-
countered in it's workings early In
1913. Thirty tons Of 1t. cut up into
one-ton sections for convenient handl-
ing, were shipped to the smelter in
one week. The mass was struck first
at the twenty-flfth level and the work
ings two hundred feet down have not
uncovered the end OF 1t. II will pro-
badly prove to be over three hun
dred feet long. The mass is a vast
sheet OF almost pure copper varying
from one inch to eight inches in
thickness lying in the footwall Of the
lode.
These large bodies of metallic cop
per known as mass" are peculiar to
the Lake Superior mines. They oc-
Cured so abundantly in the early
mines which established the fame of
the district that the opinion has al
ways prevailed among many people
unfamiliar with copper mining that all
the Michigan copper occurs in this
form. AS matter of fact, large
masses are seldom encountered these
days. the wealth of the mines consist
ing mostly OF small shot copper, thin
sheets and flakes and occasional small
masses, altogether averaging about
twenty pounds of recoverable copper
to the ton. II the Calumet a. Hecla
Mine had been discovered in the early
days when all the mining was for
large masses. IL would probably have
proved failure.
No doubt the largest mass Of copper
recorded in the history Of mining was
that found in 1857 at the Minnesota
Mine, now the Michigan. This mass
was 46 feet long, 1875 feet wide and
4 feet thick, and weighed 420 tons.
A ton and half OF powder was re-
quired to blast Il loose, and the cutting
OF it yielded q tons of copper chips.
A series Of masses aggregating 600
tons were encountered soon afterwad
in the Bay State Mine, now the Phoe-
nix
Long before the white men came
the Indians had uncovered many OF
these masses, but because OF their
crude methods OF mining and copper
working. they could put them to little
use. AT the Mesnard Mine in 1862 was
found an 1S-ton mass that the In
dams had moved As feet from It's or
/ iginal bed A six-ton mass found in
the Minnesota Mine had been raised on
cobwork FIVE feet from It's bed The
Indians pounded copper into waves
with heavy stone hammers and then
loosened fragments of II which they
worked into spearheads and tools. A
mass showing the effects OF this ham.
mering, described by Mr. Samuel
Brady of the old Minnesota Mine in HIS
address before the Copper Country
Club of the Michigan College OF Mines
was exhibited at the Philadelphia Elk
position in 1876.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-04-10

Mr.. Hoopingarner Discovered Some
on Potatoes In Mastodon Township

County Agricultmalist Hoopingar-
ner made a lucky discovery last
Thursday morning when. while in
speeding potatoes at the farm OF John
Johnson in Mastodon township, he dis
covered number Of tubers affected
with powdery scale This Is the
d. cad potato disease that caused a
federal quarantine to be placed upon
the state of Maine and part of New
York In an effort to eradicate the
disease.
Mr., johnson got his seed from A.
Currie & Co. of Milwaukee last spring
and it is supposed that the disease
came with that seed for it has been
discovered at no other place in the
county Mr. Hoopingarner is making
especial effort to locate more of the
disease but TO date has found none
other.
I The affection was discovered just
in time for had the seed been planted
and the disease spread through the
county it is certain that an embargo
would be placed upon Iron county
potatoes.
A sample OF the diseased potatoe,
was sent TO Washington, ID. G. anC
also to Lansing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-04-10
AMASA NOTES

Mrs. Ed Luba and children arrived
here from Iron River last Friday to
spend Easter here with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Abraham Gill.
Miss r. Brotherton went to Mar
quette last Thursday TO spend Easter
at home.
Lydia Berg came here from Iron
River last Thursday to spend her
Easter vacation at home
Miss J. McNeely went to her home
at Menominee last Thursday.
Helmie Peterson came here from
lion River last Thursday to spend
:. Easter at home
Miss I. Simons went TO her home at
Calumet last Thursday. She returned
on Monday morning.
Miss /. Cholerton visited friends in
Negaunee during Easter vacation.
Geo. MCGEE of Crystal Falls visited
friends In Amasa last Saturday and
Sunday.
June Holmberg went to Iron Noun
tain last Thursday to spend Easter
with relatives.
r. n. Mallery went to Chicago on
business last Thursday evening.
H. Sopher of Iron River was an
Amasa business caller last Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Vivian and children
went 10 Alpha to spend Easter with
her mother last Saturday.
Peter Giacherrio moved his family
to Iron Mountain last Thursday.
Mrs. Loupa went to Rock Cut to
visit with her sister the latter part OF
the week
Celia Nicholson spent Friday here
visiting with her aunt Mrs T. Smith
son.
DR.. Nordstrom and Sim Dart drove
70 Amasa on business last Saturday
<afternoon.
The stores were closed on April End
on account of Il being Good Friday
Thirza Lyons went to Crystal Falls
last Thursday evening TO spend
Easter with her parents.
Mrs. Joe Gallop spent Easter with
friends in Crystal Falls.
Mrs. Mendrom of Menominee is
visiting here with her daughter Mrs
O. Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mitchell of Iron
River spent Easter here with relatives
Mrs. and Mrs. Walter Kilgren were
suddenly called to Alpha last Tuesday
on account of the illness OF Mrs. XII.
gems father Mr.. r. Mathews
Misses Amber Burge and Mildred
Promo returned to Marquette last
Monday to resume their school work
after spending Easter with Their
parents
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mike moved tC
Vulcan last Tuesday They moved
here from Iron Mountain about -four
years ago and during their resi-
dence here have made many friends
\ among the people of their nationality
J. p Edwards of Parks Siding was
an Amasa business visitor last Mon
day
The y M G. A. boys were enter
tanned by George Jenkens at his home
last Tuesday evening.
Micheal Doyle OF Menominee spok,