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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
INSURANCE LAW UPHELD.
Supreme Court Passes on Anti-Com-
pact Act.

Columbia, April 27.-Upholding
the legality of the Laney-Odom Fire
Insurance act, the supreme court in
a decision tonight refused to sign
an order enjoining the insurance
commissioner and the attorney gen.
eral from enforcing the terms of the
law.
The petitions of David B. Hender-
son, a Charleston insurance man, for
an injunction, was dismissed by the
court. The opinion was written by
Associate Justice Fraser.
THE petition is dismissed and the
injunction refused" concluded an or
der which was igned by all of the
justices of the supreme court.
The State officials were represented
in the case by Thos. H. Peoples. at
torney general. The anti-compact
law, which was passed by the last
general assembly, will continue in
force. Since the passage of the law
more than sixty fire insurance COM
panies have withdrawn from the
State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
OPERATION no RESTORE MIND.
Ascribes His Crime to Injury Caused
by Kick of Horse.

Lansing, Kas., April 29.-Fred
Bissell, whose confession of the mur-
der of Edna Dinsmore, 10-year-old
girl, at Topeka last Tuesday, was Civ
en- out last night at the State peni-
tentiary here, has written an appeal
asking that an operation be perform
ed on his head to make his condition
normal. The statement given out to-
day says: "A kick on the back of my
head by horse caused an affliction at
the base of the brain, which aff1ic-
tion causes me to be unaccountable
for what | do at times. | appeal to
the officials of Kansas to secure for
me at the earliest possible date an
operation for the purpose of raising
that portion of my skull now causing
pressure on my brain so that l may
be restored, if possible, to that of a
normal man."
Warden Coding promised to have
the operation performed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
PRES. WILSON ENDORSED
FEATURES CONVENTIONS OF
COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Enthusiasm Marks Adoption of Reso-
lutiOns Praising Acts and Policies
of National Administration.

In every county in South Carolina
the Democrats held convention
Monday, principally for the purpose
of electing delegates to the State
Democratic convention, which will be
held in Columbia on Wednesday, May
II. From the reports it appears that
spirit of harmony characterized
practically every meeting and in very
few were there contests of any con-
sequence. The outstanding feature
was the endorsement of the admins
tration of President Woodrow Wilson
in every county, some of which in
structed their delegates to support in
the State convention resolutions for
delegation to the national convention
instructed to vote for the renomina-
tion of President Wilson.
In many of the conventions the
county-to-county campaign system
was not mentioned, but where it was
discussed, in the majority of cases
the decision was in favor of retaining
what has become known as the obi
ennial circus" The Florence con-
vention passed resolution asking
the State convention to permit the
people of the State to vote in the
primary this summer on the ques-
'tion of abolishing or keeping the pres
ent system. In many counties the
delegates seemed Indifferent on this
matter.
According to the report from Beau
fort the Christensen faction was in
control of the convention and elected
it's officers and delegates, but it seems
that the opposition faction withdrew
and that a protest will be made be-
fore the State convention.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
WHAT CLOVER DOES.
Thousand Farmers Gather on Farm
i'm Greenwood County.

Greenwood, April 27.-Approxi-
mately one thousand farmers from
Greenwood, Abbeville, Anderson.
Laurens, Edgefeld, Saluda and even
other counties gathered today at
Hodges, in this county, to see the
wonderful transformation wrought
on ordinary lands by crimson clover,
the great work done in the past few
years by Mr.. Bob S. Hodges, the
banker-farmer, of tat little town.
The meeting was plannedb Director
w. w. Long, of the State extension
department, and the details arranged
by County Demonstration Agent C.
B. Faris, of Greenwood. It was a
complete success in every way. The
farmers came by train, trolley, au-
tomobiles, wagons and buggies. Az
ter a practical demonstration in the
big fields dinner was had, and after
dinner addresses were made by Mr..
Bob Hodges, the Hon. w. w. Long
and Deputy Directors Barton and
Stewart. These gentlemen proved to
the farmers present that the clovers
and other legumes are the things
with which to enrich South Carolina
soils, that they dc 81 with less cost
and more lastingly shan any COM
mercial fertilizer in the world. Mr..
Long was of the opinion after the
meeting that much good had been
done in getting farmers to come and
see at first hand what wonderful
work had been done at Hodges by
Mr.. Bob Hodges. On, a six-horse
farm last year Mr, Hodges used s110
worth of fertilizer and made fifteen
bales of cotton to the horse. His
land is ordinary sandy land.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
KILLS HIS OWN BROTHER.
And in Seven Minutes Slayer is Be-
hind Bars.

Manning, April 27.-George Allen
Frierson was shot and killed late yes
terday afternoon by his brother,
Charlie Frierson, just outside the
corporate limits of Manning, in the
road near the colored graded school
building. 1t is said that Charlie ac-
cused George of stealing a pair of
pants of his, with forty cents in one
pocket, and that he told Frank King
uptown that he was going down to
see George and would 'do something
to George, or George would do
something" to him. It was not long
after this that the shooting occurred,
and in seven minutes after the shoot
ing Frank King, who is special dep
uty, had the slayer in Jail. Coroner
Gray held that the deceased came to
his death by a pistol shot wound at
the hands of Charlie Frierson.
These two boys we're involved in a
killing about three years ago, when
George shot and killed a young ne
gro on the Summerton road just out
side of town, while returning one
night from a negro hot supper OF
similar gathering. He was convicted
of manslaughter and was sentenced
to serve two years on the chain gang.
The killing was done with a pistol
that Charlie had stolen, and he was
convicted of larceny for stealing the
pistol and sentenced to serve thirty
days, and was also sent up for thirty
days additional on conviction for car
rying the concealed weapon
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
Branchyille Breezes.

Branchville, April 29.-Miss Ruth
Johnson, of Palarka, Ca, visited Mrs.
G., l.. Bruce last week.
P. H. Fans, of Holly Hill, was here
Sunday.
o. G. Rhoad spent the weekend in
Augusta with relatives.
Mrs. J. H. Johnson, of Fort Motto,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
L. Bruce, here last week.
Mrs. w. A. 1sler and little daugh-
ter, of Augusta, are guests of Mrs. S.
S. Byrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Simmons enter
tanned the young people of Branch
Vile on Thursday evening. The
guests were asked to shell peanuts
for a certain time. The couple who
shelled most was presented prize.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
Interesting Story of a 500 Bill.

In the April American Magazine
we read as follows:
''Mrs. Davis came into possession
OF a $10O BILL Prizing this money
because it was the first she ever
earned, she kept the original bill in
her possession most of the time on
her person. Only short time be-
fore her death were her relatives
aware that she still had the bill.
when little girl, nine years
old, she deposited $40 in savings
bank, and received pass book. She
carried this book with her for IS
years. Three weeks before her
her death she told her grandson she
was curious to know if the bank was
still doing business and what had
become of her $40 deposit. A let
ter giving the number of her pass
book, the amount of the deposit and
her maiden and present name, was
WC1CIGQ. JuSt OuS "COh AAOAA VAN
day the letter was posted reply was
received to the effect that the de-
post, together with the accrued in
terest for Is years, amounting in
all to $325.65, was in the bank for
Mrs. Davis.
Had she deposited the hundred
dollar bill with savings bank pay
ing per cent. interest compounded
quarterly, the principal and interest
would have amounted to the hand
some sum of s601.S9. The bill
would have earned for her five other
500 bills.
y "Her investment at nine years of
age multiplied itself for her thirty
one times. Her sentiment at the
age of 80 persisted in for As years,
deprived her of many comforts in
her old age which the $500 would
have provided"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
TO BUILD UP TRADE.
Colleton, Beaufort, Jasper and Hamp-
ton Unite i'm Organization.

WATERFORD, April 2S.-With initial
financial pledges aggregating $4,000
the Southern association was orgaIiz-
ed here this afternoon by representa-
tives from four counties, Colleton,
Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton. The
following officers were elected: w.
w. Smoak, of WATERFORD, president;
Neils Christensen, of Beaufort, vice
president; R. NJ. Jefferies, of Walter
boro, secretary and treasurer; direc-
tors, w. E. Richardson, of Beaufort;
E. T. Shaffer, Of WATERFORD; L. B.
Altman, of Ridgeland; j. S. Williams
and NJ. Nj. Chisolm, of Hampton, and :.
the officers ex-oficio.
The next meeting of the associa-
tion will be held in Hampton, the
date to be fixed later. Considerable
enthusiasm was shown at the meet
ing, and it was evident that the citi-
zens present from the four counties
interested meant business.
The object of the association,
broadly speaking, is the industrial
development of this section. A COM
petent man will be employed as
secretary, and it is confidently ex-
pected that with the cooperation of
all the people of this section the
movement will bring about highly
satisfactory results.
The delegates and newspaper men
assembled this morning at Ritter,
near here, as the guests of Messrs.
Paul Sanders and Lemacks, proprie-
tors of the Colleton Mercantile and
Manufacturing company. The visi-
tors were splendidly entertained, an
old time barbecue being the principal
attraction. Tonight they were the
guests OF the Walterboro chamber of
commerce at a delightful banquet at
the Hotel Albert, where enthusiastic
talks were made regarding the en-
terprise just landed by some of the
most substantial citizens of Colleton,
Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton couh-
ties.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
ADVICE FROM FARMERS WIFE.
A Farm Without a Garden is Poor
Place to Live.

A Farm Without a Garden is Poor
Place to Live.
I wish to say few words about
gardening, because 1 think a farm
without a garden-not merely place
called garden, but garden with
something growing in it all the year
rounds mighty poor place to
live. And all it takes to have a
good garden is to properly prepare
the ground and plant the right seed
at the right time.
plant onions, lettuce, turnips
and SOW cabbage seed about the 18th
Of September, and set out cabbage
plants about the 18th of November
Last year I sowed cabbage seed the
25th of September, and the plants
were so tender they did not stand the
winter weather. The seed should
not be sowed later than the 18th of
September. I SOW the Early Jersey
Wakefield, and my homegrown
plants about the 18th of November.
I have ever bought. / began plant
ing beans about the 10th of March
and keep on planting about every 10
days until the 18th of September, and
I have green beans from the last
days of April until the freezes in No
vember. Peanuts and potatoes are
our most profitable truck crops, and
we can grow enough of either to fat
ten our hogs on a piece of ground
that would not make more than five
bushels of corn. Any farmer who
does not raise corn, wheat, oats,
peas, sweet and Irish potatoes, pea
nuts, beef, pork, clover and rye, and
make his land better instead of poor
er, is a mighty poor farmer, no mat
ter how much cotton he makes.
Very early last spring I noticed
that where I had had green onions,
lettuce and cabbage growing all win
ter there were a great many cut
worms. I sometimes found as many
as IL around a single bunch OF on
ions, and they we're bad all summer
in that part of the garden. Where
one has a winter garden the plot
should be changed every year. Cab
bage. corn, in fact nearly everything,
will grow better if the ground is
changed. A garden should never be
allowed to grow up in weeds and
grass. All the ground that is not
nlanted in the fall should be turned
under and covered with manure
Mrs. w. H. Butler, in Progressive
Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The South Carolina Sunday-school
convention is in session in Charles
ton this week.
The grand lodge of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows is to meet
in Greenville on May 9.
The C. & w. G. depot at Mauldin,
Greenville county, was broken into
and robbed last week by unknown
parties.
Three convicts escaped from the
Greenville county chaingang last
Thursday. One of the convicts was
captured later.
Three young white boys who had
been arrested for burglary, escaped
from the new Greenville county Jail
Thursday night.
Ed Knuckly and Annie Aver,
Greeks, were arrested in Greenville
last week charged with violating the
federal white slave law.
Mrs. James T. Carroll, of Ben
nettsville, died last week of burns
received several weeks ago when her
clothes caught fire. from trash pile.
Rev. Whitfield Brooks Wharton,
superintendent of the Epworth Orph-
anage, Columbia, died Friday after
noon. He had been in failing health
a long time.
The Clio high school team won
first honors in the annual South Caro-
lima inter-high school track meet held
in Columbia Friday. Greenville was
second and Westminster third.
Freeman Mccall, aged 16, of the
Brandon mill, Greenville, lost a leg
and part of his hand when he fell
under the wheels of a freight train
which he was trying to swing Thurs
day.
Jas. r. Wigfall, postmaster at
Prioleau, Orangeburg county, was
given hearing last week before q
United States commissioner and held
for trial at Charleston in June. 1t is
alleged that he converted certain
money orders to his own use. He was
released on bond.
]. C.. Henderson, manager of the
Greenville plant of the Southern Cot
ton Oil company pleaded guilty
Thursday upon nine warrants charg-
ing him and his company with the
sale of sacks of fertilizer which were
not up to the weight stated on the
label. The warrants were sworn out
by a number of Greenville county
farmers who had purchased the fer
tilizer. Henderson was fined $40 on
each count and signed an agreement
to discount at 20 per cent. all notes
for fertilizer where it could be prov
en- that the weights were short.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
HEN SINGS AT SUNRISE.
California Barnyard Fowl Cackles
Song Like Canary's.

Hardness Platt, rancher and poul-
tryman, is convinced that there has
been Rhilandering going on among
the members of his brood of black
orpingtons. Else why should an ap-
parently ordinary hen, otherwise we'll
behaved, suddenly produce notes
from her throat like canary?
Platt AYERS that one of his birds
of which he suspected no unusual
tendencies in her youth, though he
was surprised never to hear a cackle
from her as she grew up, has sudden
ly started to sing with several of the
notes and at least suggestion of the
fluency of a pet warbler. Platt does
not profess to explain the phenome-
non. Nothing like it ever happened
in his flock before.
The hen was born, as he remem-
bers, under the usual circumstances,
with the exception that the egg from
which she evolved was one of only
two upon which her maternal parent
sat and that the other did not hatch
out at all. The little chick grew as
little chicks do into regular hen,
apparently happy when it was we'll
fed, but always silent.
When the hen had grown beyond
the broiler stage Platt was feeding
his brood one afternoon. AS he toss
ed some grain in this hens direction
she suddenly looked up at him and
began to sing. 1t was no ordinary
barnyard song at all, but melodious
and rhythmical and suggestive of the
treetops and spring. Since that day,
when the chanticleers of the flock
greet the morn in the usual manner
this particular hen sends up melody
that puts her male associates to
shame
AS precaution against her show
ing further birdlike proclivities and
darting off some fine day in flight,
Platt has clipped one of her WINGS
Berkeley (Cal.) dispatch to New York
Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
Giving Orders.

The pro-German sources of Amer
lean propaganda have broken out
anew after a lull in their activities.
Apparently they are unable to re-
sist the opportunity/to be stupid and
to belator the administration to
swallow everything it has ever said
about armed merchantmen as pay
ment for German concessions in
the Lusitania controversy. In this
respect we have the Detroit Free
Press commenting on the latest out
break:
George Sylvester Viereck, editor
of the Fatherland, which for all
practical purposes is the official or.
gan of Mr.. Viereck? Is it in the ma
ture of a general caution? Or is it
a threat? Or is it an authorized
message from Mr.. Viereck's master?
Again the gentleman says:
IF we desire to remove every pos
sibility of friction and we desire to
safeguard the lives of our citizens,
there is only one peaceful course
open to us; the United States must
declare without delay that citizens
travelling on board armed ships of
belligerents do so at their own risk.
"Or, as Senator Lodge would con-
strue such a declaration, we must
enter into alliance with Germany in
this matter.
Us this a command that Mr.. Vie
reck delivers to the American ma
ton? And from whom? Who told
the editor of the Fatherland to give
out this ultimatum informing us that
there is only one peaceful course left
open?
IF this is a command, it is also
a warning, a warning to be prepared
later. Of course, Mr.. Viereck does
not say he is the unaccredited am
bassador from Berlin, vice Bernhard
Dernburg, but it does seem queer
that he should be sending this edito-
rial utterance of his out broadcast at
his own expense
The Fatherland has, Of course,
been for long under suspicion as a
publication brought into being not
merely to express and reflect hyphen-
ated thought in this country, but
really the official medium of ex-
preston to the Germans and Aus
trians in this country by the i'm
perial German government, that
Bernstorff being necessarily limited
in his activities in talking direct to
the American people has hired Vie
reck to do it. This may or may not
be true, but at any rate there never
has been anything American about
the Fatherland whenever there was
the strictly Potsdamnable side of it
to take.-Macon Telegraph.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04

Pipe lines are now carrying natu-
raj gas a distance of 120 miles in
California, and from the Caddo field
in Louisiana-one of the most pro-
ductive fields so far discovered
consumers in towns and cities of
Arkansas, 200 miles away. In 1914,
the value of natural gas produced in
this country is estimated to have
been nearly s1oo,ooo,o6o or about
eight times as much as twenty years
ago.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
Otherwise Engaged.

"I used to think I'd like to make a
name for myself" ," said Mr.. Chuggins.
"Then 7 got interested in an automo-
BILE
What difference did that make?''
Hadn't time to think about
names. Was doing we'll enough to
keep track of my numbers. Wash
ington Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
Careless of Her.

"Oh, say, who was here to see you
last night?"
"Only Myrtle, father.'
"Wel1, tell Myrtle that she left her
pipe on the piano. university of
Nebraska AWgWan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04

In a modern battle 100000 men
NAV be killed and wounded, but the
tubercle bacillus slaughters 147,60O
of our citizens yearly, and 100000
remain infected, the greater number
of which will die Of tuberculosis.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-01-21

lieutenant. Third United States cav.
alry-see, the numeral is on my hat
attached to Heitzelman's command,
now at Fairfax Court House. have
recently been detailed to the recruit
ing service, and ordered to this sec
tion.
! found it strangely difficult, front
ing her calm look OF inSistenCe, to 20
on. But there was no way of escape
Beyond doubt the sympathy OF this
girl was with the cause Of the North,
and il were to confess myself Tom.
Wyatt, and a Confederate spy, all hope
of the success Of my mission would be
Immediately ended. Besides lacked
the will to forfeit her esteem-to per.
NIT her confidence in me to become
changed into suspicion.
Then ] will 90 on, / said more
slowly, endeavoring better to arrange
my story. y picked up q guide at
Fayette, but the officer in command
there could spare no escort. The man
who went with mo must have been a
traitor, for he guided me south into
the Green BriAr mountains. Last night
at dusk We rode into 4 camp of Euer
riilas"
Who commanded then? Did you
leArn?"
A Eray.heEded, seamed.faced noun.
taineer, they called CowAn."
She emitted a quick breath, between
closely pressed lips.
You know the man." ! asked.
Yes; old Ned Cowan; he lived over
yonder. east of here in the foothills
He and-and my father had some trou.
bic before the war He-he is vim
dictive and dangerous. She stopped
her glance sweeping about the room.
II have some reason to suspect"
she added, as If half doubling whether
she ought to speak the word, that
either he, or one OF his men, broke in
here"
In search OF something?"
"A paper; yes-a deed. OF course
! may be mistaken; only it is not to be
found. The desk in the library was
rifed, and its contents scattered over
the floor when | came. put them
back in place, but found nothing Of
value among those that remained. My
The Rice belt journal., 1916-01-21
Where Politeness Ends.

The Moors are the politest and most
genial people. taken as a whole. that
are to be found anywhere, a writer
in Travel reports in describing q visit
to Fee Politeness ends. however. 1t
seems. In the vicinity of the mosque
Of Moulai Tdris. founder and protector
OF Fez The streets are barred of
by poles. and Christians, Jews and
even animals are forbidden to enter.
"A few days before our arrival 4
Frenchman had been almost beaten to
death for trespassing In this quarter" 1"
the traveller says The tourist natu.
rally made no attempt to take pho
tographs in this section: elsewhere
the polite natives did not object to
his use OF the camera-a western in.
ventlon not usually welcomed in Mo
hammedsn towns