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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
RADIUM OUTPUT SIX GRAMS.
Pound of Precious Substance Would
Cost $9,OOO,OOO.

Washington, Jan. 31.-More than
$9,OOO,O0O pound would be the
price asked for radium were that
quantity of the valuable metal avail
able and for sale at one time. Late
in 1915 there was sold in this coun-
try one and one-tenth grams of ra-
dunn (element) at the rate Of $780,
900 gram, according to a report is
sued today by the United States geo.
logical survey. The entire output OF
the United States last year, however,
was only six grams, or about 1-76 of
a pound avoirdupois. The European
war caused great slump in the pro-
duction of radium, as in 1914 there
were 22.3 grams produced.
'The United States has the largest
known radMm-bearing deposits in
the world,' says the geological sur
vey, ''but the market for radium is
mostly in Europe, fog, although
Americans like to feel that they are
sufficiently progressive to take hold
of and use to the full new discover
les, inventions and processes, yet the
European municipalities and hos
pitals have been buying and utilizing
most of the radium produced. When
the war began, therefore, causing
European money to flow into other
channels, the demand for radium fell
off so greatly that there was prac-
tically no market for raGium or ura-
MUM ores in the early part Of 1915,
and very little market during any
part of the year..
AS a result of the collapse OF the
radium market mining for radium-
bearing ores, except for such work as
was necessary to hold claims, was
nearly stopped. Through the efforts
of the experts of the United States
bureau of mines a process has been
developed by which radium has been
produced at cost of $37,599 gram.
The principal fields of the radium-
bearing ores are in Colorado and
Utah.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
Iditing a Newspaper.

Editing newspaper is pleasing
business-if you can stand it. II
subscribers want to bawl out anybody
the editors the goat. If the town
is tagging behind and people won't
get out and make things hunts
because the town paper is on the
bum. If business is bad-it's be-
cause the editor wants too much
money for his advertising space. If
business is good-advertising hasn't
anything to do with it, but conditions
are right. If we print what pleases
people-that is our duty and we'de-
serve no credit. If we print what is
displeasing-w are a crouch and
crepe-hanger, and don't deserve the
patronage of the public. If we print
the news as it is actually-people
call US over the phone and tell us
to stop their paper. If we garble it
they tell us we are subsidized by
the corporate interests. Editing a
newspaper is a pleasing business
it is not!-Fort Mill Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
CONVICT BACK IN CHAINS.
Will. Hughes Says Life is Just a
Game of Cards.

Spartanburg, Jan. 28.-Will J.
Hughes, who was convicted on the
charge of numbering his guard,
Robert Stephens, and who escaped
pursuit by officers of this county, in
October, 1914, is back in chains in
the county Jail, having been landed
there last night by Sheriff w. j.
White and Capt. R. G. Hall, of the
city police force, who brought him
from New Orleans, where he was ar
rested last week by Pinkerton and
Burns detectives.
Hughes in jail here today talked to
reporters freely, of his wanderings
since leaving Spartanburg, showing
that he had been in the West the
greater part of the time, but had
gone to New Orleans only recently.
In making his way out of Spartan
burg county he said he walked, trav-
cling only at night, and staying in
the woods during the day. He first
came to the railroad at Saluda, n c.,
he said, forty-eight hours after his
escape, having had no food whatever,
and there caught a freight train to
Asheville. From that point he went
to Memphis.
Life is just a card game" he
said, and if you win all right. If
you lose you lose and that is all there
is to it. You are going to get what's
coming to you in this world and l
guess can take my medicine, what
ever il NAV be-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
In THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for QUICK
Reading.-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

President Wilson has been invited
to speak in Greenville during his
campaign in PRONUNCIATION of his
policy of preparedness.
Rev. S. H. Hay, pastor of the first
Presbyterian church Of Marion, has
received a call to the First Presby-
terian church of Mooresville, n. c.
C. E. Daniel has been appointed
receiver for the Southern Marble and
Granite company of Spartanburg to
succeed A. M. Law, who resigned on
account of i'll health.
It is reported in Columbia that the
Southern railway will soon commence
the building of immense railroad
shops at Registers, near Columbia.
The Southern owns about 100 acres
of land at Registers.
Congressman Ragsdale, of South
Carolina, has introduced in congress
bill providing payment in the sum
of $1,000 for loss and damage done
the McColl Baptist church by federal
troops during the Civil war.
E. P. McCravey, of Easley, has
brought suit against the Southern
railway for $4,000 damages on a!c-
count of alleged injuries sustained a
few months ago when he was struck
by an incoming passenger train.
A mistrial was order Friday in the
Spartanburg court of general ses-
sions in the case of Peter Pack, ad-
ministrator, against w. T. Finch, for
$4,000 growing out of the death of
Mrs. Martin Pack, as the result of
being struck by an automobile owned
by Mr.. Finch.
Will ]. Hughes, wanted in Spartan
burg for the murder of Chain Gang
Guard Robert Stephens several
months ago, has beah taken back to
Spartanburg from New Orleans, La,
where he was captured several days
ago. Hughes was serving life SEN
tence on the Spartanburg county
chain gang for the murder of c. N.
Cox when he killed Stephens and es-
canad
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
HOMICIDE IN EDGEFIELD.
One Negro Charged With Killing
Another.

Edgefeld, Feb. Sunday night
Mart Morgan was killed on the plan
tation of Mr.. J. O. Zeigler, in this
county, John Price is charged with
the crime. From the testimony TAX
en- at the inquest it appears that the
dead man was at the home Of Price
raising a row. Price demanded that
he leave, whereupon Morgan is said
to have fired upon him. 1t is claim
ed Price returned the fire, the ball
entering the heart and causing in
stant death. Price was granted bail
this afternoon by Judge DeVore. The
parties are negroes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
LIQUOR WORTH $94,53s.
Charleston First i'm Sales for Decem
ber With Total of $144, ,3O4.95.

Columbia, Jan. 51.-There is S94,-
533.2S worth of liquor left on hand
in seven of the fifteen counties which
had dispensaries. Reports were not
received of the amount left over in
Barnwell, Beaufort and Georgetown
counties. The counties of Bamberg.
Florence, Jasper, Lexington, and Will
liamsburg sold out. The counties
having left over stock on hand were:
Richland with s34,3S5.76, Aiken
with sS,S37.OS, Calhoun with ST.
434.31, Charleston with s19,340.19,
Dorchester with $685., Orangeburg
with s11,0S2.52, Union with s17,-
S1S.42.
Fourteen of the fifteen counties
reported sales for the month of De-
cember amounting to $512,271.22,
Charleston leading with s144,304.95,
and Richland second with 12S,613.-
e3. The county of Beaufort made
no report as to sales in December. =
The following are the figures
which were issued today by L. L..
Bultman, State dispensary auditor,
of the sales in the month of Decem-
ber:
Aiken, sales, s33,954.S4, profits,
s1e,S33.O2; Bamberg, sales, $685.
AZ, profits, s5,710.92; Barnwell,
sales, s12,558.13, profits, no report;
Beaufort, sales, no report, profits, NO
report; Calhoun, s12,5S2.27, profits,
s2,O11:O1; Charleston, sales, s144,-
3o4.s5, profits, no report; Dorches-
ter, sales, s11,163.27, profits, So
473.45; Florence, sales, s33,257.43,
profits, s24,6S0.54; Georgetown,
sales, s19,470.24, profits, no report;
Jasper, sales, s4,03O.45, profits, ST.
eS0.34; Lexington, sales, SIS, 1858,
profits, s13,65S.96; Orangeburg,
sales, s47,2S3.45, profits, s27,-
e75.52; Richland, sales, $12S,613.63,
profits, s75,497.S5; Union, sales,
ss5,661.10, profits, $17,4se.S9; Will
liamsburg, sales, s5,5S1.S5, profits,
s6,525.55. Total sales, $512,271.22,
total profits, s200,247.O5.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
STOCKS FOR BRIDGE PRIZES.
Mrs. E. HI. Gary Gives Steel Preferred
to Her Card Guests.
he New York Times says:

The New York Times says:
Mrs. Elbert H. Gary entertained
with bridge party at her residence,
$50 Fifth avenue, on Saturday, the
guests including many well-known
members of society. The prize at
each table was one share of United
States Steel preferred stock.
Bridge parties are of ordinary oc-
currence in society, and handsome
prizes are given as rule, but Mrs.
Gary's party will go down in social
history as something entirely new,
in this respect at least. The first in-
timation that the stock had been
awarded as prizes was heard yester-
day in Wall street, and it was not
long before it was being talked about
on the stock exchange.
The stock given out in prizes, in
the aggregate, was worth about
$702, as it is quoted at Sill a share.
Prizes of much greater value have
been awarded at society bridge par.
ties, but it was the novelty that gave
significance to Mrs. Gary's awards.
There were six tables and twenty
four players. At the end of the
game there was considerable specula-
tion as to the nature of the prizes,
as is always the case at any spirited
game of bridge. If the women win;
ners expected to receive silver bon
bon dishes, powder puff boxes, or
vanity cases they were no doubt
agreeably surprised when they re-
ceived the stock, indorsed in blank.
The stock draws dividends of 7 per
cent. The names of the winners are
not known.
Mr.. Gary, who is chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation, con-
firmed the report yesterday of the
nature of the prizes at Mrs. Gary's
bridge party, but declined to COM
ment on it in any way, saying that it
was private affair.
Mrs. Gary entertains frequently in
the winter season at her home, and
she gives bridge party once year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
ROBBERS SECURE Big sum
LOCK CASHIER IN VAULT AT
SMOAKS.
Bloodhounds Were Put on Trail
of Men Going in the Direction
of Bamberg.

Branchville, Jan. PA most
daring robbery was pulled off at
Smoak's, small town about twelve
miles south of here, this afternoon
about 2 o'clock. While Cashier
Thomas, of the Smoaks Banking COM
pany, was at work on his books two
men entered. On looking up, Mr..
Thomas found that he was covered
by a revolver. One man Immediate
ly jumped over the counter and seiz-
ed him. Mr.. Thomas resisted and
managed to keep this party between
himself and the other who held the
revolver. In a minute the other man
is said to have jumped over the
counter and struck Mr.. Thomas a
severe blow over the right eye. 1t is
also stated that he threw some liquid
drug in the cashiers face, which rem
dered him unconscious.
The robbers, it is said, then placed
the cashier in the vault and made
off with about $4,000, mostly in cur
rency.
The robbers are said to have been
riding in a Ford runabout, and when
the deed was discovered two hours
later, were traced going in the di-
rection of Bamberg. One was de-
scribed as being about six feet in
height, rather slender, dark COM
plected and wore a cap. The other
was not as tall, but little stouter,
dark, and also wore cap. Cashier
Thomas recalled that the smaller of
these men came into the bank a
week ago today, at which time he
asked him to cash a Southern Rail-
way check for s400. He said to the
stranger that he could not do it with
out Identification. The stranger is
said to have asked the cashier if any
others worked in the bank with him.
A reward Of 500 has been offered
by the Smoaks Banking company for
the arrest of the robbers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03

Mr.. G. L. Sandifer, near Blnnaker>s S
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Spurlin, of
Denmark, visited at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. l.. D. ~Odom yesterday.
Misses Reba and. Gladys Free, of
Bamberg, visited Miss Inez Sandifer
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Sandifer were
guests at the home of Mr.. B. Sandi-
fer Sunday.
Miss Inez Sandifer was guest at
the home of Mr.. B. F. Free Mon
day.
Mrs. Martin Blake, of Orange
burg county, is spending some time
at the home of her parents, NJ. and
Mrs. B. Sandifer.
Mrs. Gete Hightower has been
spending several days with aer faith
er, Mr.. J. J. Sandifer, at Denmark.
pood Tho uoro1d 81 20 ner wear
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
SELL OUTSIDE OF STATE.
Senate FayOrs Having Sheriffs Dis
pose of Leftover Dispensary Stock.

Columbia, Jan. 31.-The senate
tonight passed to third reading the
bill providing for disposal of the left
over stocks of liquors in former dis
pensary counties. The bill was
amended so as to allow the sheriffs
in the counties to dispose of the
stocks outside of the State, and al
lows the sheriffs the same fees for
transacting this business as provid-
ed for their regular business. The
fixtures and furniture will be sold
by the sheriffs at public auction.
Shops Won't Reopen.
1t was seen by those behind the bill
that it was impossible to get through
any legislation allowing dispensaries
to be reopened in this State. They
agreed on the amendment, which was
offered by Senator Lide, for the
stocks left on hand to be sold in
some of the "wet" States. The money
to be received from such sales, after
deducting expenses, will go into the
ordinary and school funds of the
counties.
Senator Carlisle has an amend
ment, which he will offer, cutting
down the quantity of liquor one can
order for personal use, from one gal
lon to one quart month.
Printing Bill to House.
The bill providing for joint com
mittee from the Senate and House.
to supervise all printing, passed the
Senate tonight and was ordered sent
to the House. This committee will
employ a clerk for five months in
each year at salary not exceeding
$1,000, who will have charge of fhe
work under direction of the commit
tee. All contracts for public print
ing are to be advertised three weeks
in advance of the date for opening
bids in at least one daily newspaper
in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville
and Spartanburg, Those behind this
bill estimate that the State will save
from $4,000 to $4,000 yearly on the
public printing.
First Business To-day.
An effort was made by Senator
Carlisle to take from the head of the
calendar the bill repeating the State
Tax Commission Act and place it on
a parity with the other special orders
A point of order from Senator Will
liams, of Lancaster, which was that
Senator Carlisle was not present when
this bill was made special order
and that he could not, therefore
move to reconsider the vote, was sus.
tanned by the chair. The bill stands
with precedence over all other mat
ters and will come up in the morning
Immediately after the morning hour
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
No Trace of the Robbers.

WATERFORD, Jan. 28.-Careful in
vestigation by several officers today
in charge of Deputy Sheriff Lucas c.
Padgett has failed to reveal any clue
as to the identity of the two robbers
who in open daylight yesterday sue
ceeded in getting away with quite
big sum of money from the Smoaks
Banking company. The two robbers
were not seen to enter the town of
Smoaks during the day at all and they
made their exit through rear win
dow and from there to a nearby
swamp, where it is thought they had
an automobile concealed.
Taking advantage of rainy day,
when very few people would be using
the streets of the small town of
Smoaks, the two robbers entered the
bank as the cashier was in the act of
getting one thousand dollars to be
sent here today. After drawing gun
on the cashier one of the robbers
grappled with him while the other
struck him with some instrument,
causing unconsciousness. He was
then sprayed with some kind of
drug.
A handkerchief, saturated with the
drug, was the only property left by
the robbers. 1t was fastened over
the mouth and nose of Mr.. Thomas.
He owes his life to the fact that the
robbers failed to turn on the combi-
nation to the vault lock. Had this
been done searchers would in all
probability have thought that Mr..
Thomas had closed up for the day
and left the bank. At any rate the
only other person in possession of the
ombination was the president, Mr..
Smoak, who was at the time in Bam-
berg. Mr.. Thomas is at work again
today, little the worse for his nerve
racking experience.
4 careful checking OF the Dank S
books reveals the exact amount of
money secured to be nineteen hun
dred, seventy-five dollars and eighty
six cents. The bank carried burg
larry insurance in such an amount as
to be protected.
Mr.. Thomas is positive in his iden-
tifcation of one of the robbers as the
man who asked him to cash four
hundred dollar check from the
Southern Railway about week ago,
and it appears that these men were
somewhere in the community OF
Smoaks, waiting for a rainy day as
a cloak for their operations. Tht
officers are still hopeful of securing
some results. No one has been
found who will definitely identify
the auto as a runabout or a touring
car, and very little of a definite
nature can be secured as to the
route taken by the car.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03

One of the largest audiences that
ever visited Copeland hall attended
the wedding last evening, when Miss
{Mr.) ]. F. Chassereau became the
wife of Mr.. A. F. Henderson. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
(Mr.) S. W. Copeland from very
large hardware catalogue. The aud
fence thoroughly enjoyed the mar
rage. Miss (Mr) ". Max Walker
sang a solo before the entrance OF
the bridal party. The attendants
were very>pretty considering the fact
that they were men clad in ladies'
attire. Some were at least ridiculous
but not to the extreme. Quite tidy
sum was realized, the proceeds from
the entertainment and wedding go
ing to the Baptist church.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
Lobsters and shad are becoming

I1obsters and shad are becoming
increasingly scarce. The decrease of
the former has aroused such uneasi-
ness that a conference of fishing ex-
perts was held recently at Woods
Hole, Mass, to devise means for coun-
teracting it. The supply of shad is
becoming rapidly depleted because
the fish do not get adequate protec-
tion on their way to the sea from the
spawning grounds. The most Sc
rious conditions are in the Chesa-
peake Basin, where last years shad
fishing yielded the poorest result
ever recorded.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
BIG FIRE At ORANGEBURG.
Plant of Fertilizer Company Totally
Destroyed.

Orangeburg, Jan. 31.-The plant
of the Orangeburg Fertilizer COM
pany. valued at approximately $780,
000. was totally destroyed by fire late
tonight. Besides the building and
contents. nine box cars, most of them
the property of the Southern Rail-
way. were burned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
Otis Outings.

Otis, Jan. 31.-Such beautiful
weather makes the ladies want to
go to gardening and the men think of
corn planting, but don't be in too
big a hurry, folks, for there will be
plenty of cold weather yet.
A new store building is going up
in our little berg. 1t will be occu-
eied by Mr.. c. C. Rowell
Mr.. and Mrs L. D. Odom visited
: the home of the latter's brother,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03

This average family of moderate
means, as ascertained by the United
States bureau of labor, after studying
the home budgets of 10000 families,
spends IS per cent. of it's income for
food, 20 per cent. on rent, IA per
cent. on miscellaneous items, such as
amusements, newspapers, doctors and
so on.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

:, Ehrhardt, Feb. 1.-Saturday after
noon, Mrs. E. P. Copeland entertain
ed a number of ladies in honor of
her grandmother, Mrs. N. J. Stewart.
The guests were met at the door by
Mrs. Copeland, and were seated about
on the porch and in the parlor. At
ter spending some time in pleasant
conversation, a delightful salad
course, followed with cake and cof-
fee; was served by Mesdames Cope
land, E. D. Dannelly and H. W.
Ehrhardt. Each guest was given
souvenir card, bearing the name and
address of the honored guest, and
was requested to send her greetings
on a postcard on her coming birth
day. at which time she will be four
score years.
Mrs. Stewart, or "Mudder,'' as she
is well known, who was the guest OF
honor on this enjoyable occasion, has
many friends in Ehrhardt, and s|lov-
ed dearly, for her kindness toward
everybody and her sunny disposition.
Those who enjoyed Mrs. Cope
lands hospitality we're: Mesdames
N. J. Stewart, j. c. Kinard, G. A.
Mcmillan, kirkland, D. c. Copeland,
!. Henry Ehrhardt, A. B. Coggins, Jake
Copeland, Chas. Ehrhardt, E. D. Dan
nelly, Jno. Hartz and H. W. Ehr-
hardt, and Miss Myrtle Stafford, of
Canton, Ga.
Mr.. John Frank Chassereau had
on exhibition last week one of the
largest turnips that has been seen in
town this season. 1t was of the req
top variety and was grown on his
place south of Ehrhardt by a color
ed tenant, Patrick Loadholt. The
3 turnip weighed five and one-tenth
pounds, after all dirt had been wash.
ed off. 1t was perfectly round with
a slight taper at its roots, and meas
ured six inches in diameter. Some
turnip, eh? Providence has not for
gotten us, a very small cotton crop
last year, but sugar cane, potatoes
and turnips have been record break
ers.
Little Lima Bishop, II years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Bishop, died last Friday and was
buried Saturday at Mt. Pleasant Lu-
theran church cemetery.
Miss Biddime Carter and Mr.. Ma1-
vim Bishop were married last Thurs
day. They are making their abode
at Lodge, where Mr. Bishop is con-
nected with his brother in the mer-
camille business.
Mrs. A. L. Baxter is on visit to
Mr.. Baxter's parents at Denmark.
Miss Inez Hutson is visiting her
friend, Miss Ada Smith, of Colleton.
Miss Ollie Morris is visiting her
cousin, Miss Mamie Morris, at Clear
Pond.
Mr.. o. E. Kinsey made quick
trip to the "City by the Sea" last
week.
Mrs. L. P. Mcmillan, of Bamberg,
visited her mother, Mrs. F. G. Lee
macks, last week.
Mrs. T. w. Davis and daughter,
Miss Mamie, enjoyed trip to Wal
terboro last week.
Mr.. c.. L. Clayton and Miss Caro-
lee HERS made their solemn pledges
last Thursday afternoon at the Bap-
tist parsonage before Rev. j. R.
Smith, to live together as man and
wife. We wish them calm sea to
sail upon. JET.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-03

Liquid Smoke at G. A. Ducker &
Bro's.-adv. 2-1O.
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