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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28
INCREASE IN CRIME
Takes Amazing Leaps Since
America Entered War.
Number Of Complaints Throughout
Country Increases 20 Per Cent
in Six Months.

New York.-Since the United States
entered the wal the crime percentages
in practically every city in the coun-
try have taken amazing leaps. The
number Of complaints reaching va
rious detective headquarters through
out the land for the last six months
vas 20 per cent higher than during the
same period a year ago. The increase
has extended to practically all forms
Of crime except murder and assault.
Commissioner Woods Of the New
York city police department, has made
a special examination of the records
with a view to answering the question
as to the effect Of the war on crime
and criminals. His conclusions are as
follows:
Grimes against property have in
creased steadily since the United
States entered the war, and the e a
son may be found directly in the eco
nomic conditions which have been
brought about by the war. Crimes Of
violence, except robbery, have tended
to decrease, but the decrease is to be
attributed not so much to gangs and
the imprisonment Of the gangsters who
formerly afflicted New York city"
Like Commissioner Woods, District
Attorney Swami holds that the causes
of increased crime are economic, due
to the a
"The explanation" he says, sis in
the increased value of property. Silks,
copper, brass, foodstuffs and almost
every commodity have such an increas-
ed value and are so readily salable
that it is worth while to steal most
anything, and the thieves act accord
ingly. With the increase in values Is
q corresponding increase in tempta-
tion."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28

I was hot-headed enough to have
fought them all, but to attempt resist
ance then would have endangered her
life. I retained sense sufficient to
know this, and that only force would
cast her aside. I heard Mccain NUT,
ter an oath, and Red roa out some.
order, punctured with profanity, yet
did not truly comprehend what efforts
were being made to block u retreat.
Before a hand could grasp either Of
us, we were within the shelter Of the
is%tateroom, and the girl had closed and
locked the door. Fists pounded on the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28
loan me the revolver"
"For what purpose?"

For what purpOse?" /,
ITO kill the brute, if ever he dares
such a proposal Mr.. Hollis, I would
die before I would ever permit his
touch! Marry him to save my life!
Why, I am so ashamed 1 cannot look
you in the face; cannot even find
words to express my detestation of
such a suspicion"
I stepped forward, and my hand
gently rested on the bowed shoulder.
"My dear GIRL" 1 Gaid earnestly,
'look at me, and believe my words.
Lift your eyes; I want you to read
the truth in my heart. 1t is not your
life alone; it is mine also. and the
lives of nearly all the others aboard,
which are-at stake. For the sake Of
us all 1 am going to ask of you a sac
riice."
There had been a mist of tears in
the uplifted eyes, but as l paused this
had vanished.
ga sacrifce?" she stammered. 'That
I marry that MANI"
"God forbid! No; but that you en-
courage him to think it possible"
ooh, 1 could not-I could not! Do
not ask that of me-"
"But %1isten," I urged eagerly, forget
full of all else in the earnestness Of
my plea. "Vera, listen before you
make decision. The only possible
hope lies in the freedom of n of us
aboard. I can so juggle figures as to
keep the ship safely at sea for another
day and night, but no longer.
"Someone must be free to act ana
plan. I cannot, nor any Of those men
confined amidships. BY winning Nc.
Cams confidence; by seeming to yield
ito his desires, you will be allowed free
dom on board. You can demand it as
the price of your surrender. All else
must depend on your woman's wit"
"But-but could I convince the man
of my sincerity? IL detest him So"
HE will want to be convinced; your
mere consent will satisfy him. You
must not look at this from your stand.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28
0TNUroso.
LADY etAeNoRTH" rAlo etM< FOREST ETC.

sea captain, who tells the story. is a
meFalda. + is supposed to Ie E stag
Ding. a woman. who evidently wishes to re-
main unknown, aboard.
CHAPTER II-TIollis, the. next night,
succeeds in having an interview with the
woman She merely tells him her name
Is Vera.
CHAPTER 1II-carrington tells his
Is engineering a copper pool.
GMAPr aas 1 Tyo7;I1 yacht is sunk in a
i~ionaire. and one of the party.
CHAPTER v-Hollis and Mccain res
SSs Vera and leave the ship in a small
CHAPTER vI-Hollis and Vera become
friendly, though he is unaware Of her
identity.
CHAP TER vII-McCann refuses to SUBJ
NIT to Hollis authority, n the latter
enforces it.
CHAPTER .v111-The castaways are
takes them aboard.
CHAPTER 1x-The Indian Chief has
almost q wreck. All the officers are dead.
Hollis meets the owner. who tells him
the vessel has a cargo Of ammunition.
consigned to the German government.
CHAPTER x-TIollis consents to take
charge OF ship and continue voyage. Vera
Bascom, owner Of the Indian Chief.
Bascom and Mccain are deadly ene-
mics.
CHAPTER Naturalization among
h crew. quickly develops, and Hollis
selects his o%f1cers.
CHAPTER x11-Mccann wants to return
to New York. and tries to corrupt crew.
CHAPTER xIII-Hollis finds himself.
forced to confne Mccain to a cabin.
CHAPTER xIv-vera and Hollis agree
that Tor Bascon'S sake the ship must he
taken to its destination. Hollis learns that
vera Is Gerald Carrington's daughter.
CHAPTER xv-The crew, realizing
anger Of capture by allied warships,
eVlnce olslncllnatlon to continue voyage.
CHAPTER .xvI-Leaders of the crew
dlsarm Hollis and make him a prisoner.
CHAPTER XVII-In a fight with the
ing consciousness he realizes that he must
submit, Trough, being the only navigator
on board, he is in position to make terms
with Mccain. He is made a prisoner.
CHAPTER XvII1-vera pretends to
agree to McCann's plans, to Hollis won
der.
CHAPTER XIX-Hollis escapes FROM
confinement and reaches the deck to find
the Indian Chief has been stopped by a
French warship.
CHAPTER XX-McCann succeeds in
deceiving commander of warship, which
goes on it's way. Hollis ~is-recaptured.
CHAPTER XxI-vera and Hollis reach
understanding by which they will outwit
Mccain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28
calcuIatI0n."
"And you think my life does?"

calcuIatI0n."
"And you think my life does"
Undoubtedly. Mccain is a villain
by nature; he was born with criminal
instincts, which have no wise been
changed by the possession of wealth.
But he is fully awake to the peril Of
his position. The fellow is a coward
back of all his bluff, and I do not think
his criminal instincts are bloodthirsty.
But he has drifted into a desperate
situation, from which he must extri-
cate himself at any COST"
"You mean-oh, not that?"
II mean there i shut n sure solu,
tiOn-dead men tell no tales"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28

tContinued Next Week)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28

To receive a bachelors degree and q
lawyers degree inNthree years, to be
mistress of French and Spanish and
all points of corporation law and to
make it n rule to sleep only four hours
ont of "a. is a record held by Miss
Helen d. Falkner Of Cleveland, o.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28

Official announcement of the res1g.
nation of Gen. Sir William Robertson
as chief of the British imperial general
staff, brings to a head the storm that
for some time has been brewing in the
political world in regard to the rela.
tons between the war cabinet and the
high command Of the army, which
have been the subject of embittered
controversy in the press and among
the public. Gen Robertson denies he
has resigned, insisting that he has
been ousted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28

DR.. Ida NJ. Ogilvie, professor Of geog-
raphy at Columbia university, is dean
of the new woman's agricultural camp
near Mount Kisco, II. Y.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28

GAME WARDEN'S RECORD.
Senate Committee Makes Public its
Findings.-All But One Sustained.

Columbia, Feb. 21.-All but one
one of the charges against the Off
cial record of A. A. Richardson,
former chief game warden of the
State, brought by Governor Manning
in his veto message of last year.
were sustained by the majority opin-
ion of the senate committee investi-
eating the Chief Executives allega-
tions. The report was signed by
Senator Alan Johnstone, of Newber-
ry, and Senator J. w. McCoWn, of
Florence, and was made public late
this afternoon, along with a minori-
ty statement by Senator D. Reece
Williams, of Lancaster, chairman,
and the remaining member of the
committee. Senator Williams found
that two of the governors charges
were partially sustained, one proved
but satisfactory explanation offered,
a fourth correct from a superficial
viewpoint, but was proved justified
by the former game warden, and an
other was not sustained.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
To Survey Government Road.

Supervisor Mcmillan has been not
flied that government engineers will
arrive in Bamberg on March 4th to
survey the road which will be built
in cooperation with the federal gov,
ernment. The road that has been
selected for this purpose runs from
Buford's Bridge, Barnwell county,
to New Bidge, On the Orangeburg
line, thus giving one highway COM
pletely across Bamberg county. For
the purpose of building this road the
county draws upon the federal road
fund to the extent of about 100000,
the county spending a like sum. It
was planned to build two highways
across the county, but the second
road has not yet been agreed upon.
However, as this is only the begin
ming of government aid for roadbuild-
ing, other roads will be built later.
All roads upon which federal money
is used are built under government
supervision.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
Cupid Bars Overalls.

Towanda, Pa.-One of the young
men employed by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad purchased a new pair of
overalls and found pinned inside the
name of a young woman, who was
supposed to have made them. He
accordingly sent letter to her. Last
night he received a letter reading:
Il am working girl, but l am
making a good living and do not
care to be married to support a
husband, as would probably be the
case with fellow who gets mashed
on a girl he never saw. Permit me
further to say that I do not know
how my card got in few days. If I
do marry it will be some one who can
afford something better than a A.
cent pair of breeches.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
Domestic Science Club Elect Officers

The Domestic Science Club met on
Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. j.
Smoak, and the following officers
were elected: Mrs. B. w. Simmons
president; Mrs. J. F. Carter, vice
president; Mrs. j. J. Smoak, secre-
tary.
Three new names were added to
the membership roll, and all ladies
interested are requested to join.
After the business was finished
the meeting was turned over to Mrs,
Faust, county demonstration agent.
The lesson for the month was garden
ing. Mrs. Faust demonstrated with
a model, the making of hot beds and
cold frames, and discussed soils, fer
tilizers, and insect pests of the gar
den.
Helpful suggestions for porch box
es, roses and other flowers were Civ
en- by the members in general discus
sion.
Poultry keeping is the subject for
the next meeting, which will be on
the 18th of March with Mrs. c. J.
Field.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
School Officials Get Royalties.

New York.-Virtually every mem.
ber of the board of superintendent,
which selects the text books for the
public schools of New York city lis
an author, co-apthor, compiler or
editor of one or more of the text
books now on the list" according to
report filed with Mayor Mitchell by
Commissioner of Accounts Wallstein.
This report deals with an investi-
cation into the accounts and methods
of the bureau of supplies of the de-
partment of education. Having
written a book to be published on a
royalty basis" the report continues,
would it not be natural that the au-
thor should be eager for a large
sale?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
COcllran.Cleveland.

Quite surprise to their friends
was the marriage yesterday of Miss
Margaret Chevalette Cochran, orig
inally from Charleston, and Mr.. Ar
thur Franklin Cleveland, son of DR..
Jesse F. Cleveland. The wedding
took place at the Church of the Ad-
vent yesterday morning, Rev. w. H.
K. Pendleton officiating. Only the
members of the two families were
present. Mrs. Cleveland wore beau
tiful gray suit, with becoming ac-
cessories. Immediately after the
marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland left
for a wedding trip to Florida. {"
Mrs. Cleveland is the daughter of
Mrs. D. A. Cochran, of Charleston,
a sister of Mrs. James Boyd, of Con-
necticut avenue, and niece of Mrs.
James D. Nelson, of North Church
street. She taught at the Fremont
Avenue school for number of years
and has endeared herself to wide
circle of associates and friends.
Mr.. Cleveland is in the office of
J. F. and J. B. Cleveland, and is a
young business man for whom all
have a good word.
Before their return Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland will VISIT in Charleston,
but they expect to be at home at
Cleveland Hall, on Howard street,
by March 12.-Spartanburg Herald,
Feb. "a.
Mrs. Cleveland, as Miss Cochran,
is we'll known in Bamberg. She is a
niece of Capt. and Mrs. w. S. Bam-
berg, and has been a frequent visi-
tor here, where she has numerous
friends, who will be interested to
know of her marroage.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
NEGRO Is LYNCHED.
Walter Best Taken From Sheriff and
Hanged at Fairfax.

Fairfax, S. c., Feb. 23.-Walter
Best, a negro, was taken from the
sheriff and two deputies by mob OF
100 men this afternoon and hanged
to a tree by the roadside. He killed
William Wilson. a young white man,
about 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon.
Sheriff J. B. Morris and two depu-
ties were taking the negro from Fair
fax to the county jail at Barnwell
when the mob took the prisoner from
the automobile in which he was be-
ing carried, hanged his body to a
tree and riddled it with bullets.
The Staying of William Wilson oc-
Cured at garage operated by ]. T.
Wilson, where William Wilson was
employed. Best is said to have come
to the shop with an automobile tire,
demanding that it be repaired free
of charge on the ground that j. T.
Wilson, Jr., now soldier at Camp
Jackson, had repaired the tire some
time ago and guaranteed it. The
elder Wilson disclaimed responsible
ty and refused to make the repairs
without being paid for the work.
The negro, it is declared, thereupon
used insulting language to the pro-
prietor who ordered him to leave the
premises. On Best's refusal to do so
the younger Wilson stepped between
the negro and j. T. Wilson, the lat
ter being in feeble health.
William Wilson then reiterated the
demand that the negro leave the
place, but instead of complying Best
drew a revolver and fired on young
Wilson at close range with fatal ef-
feet.
The negro ran away but was soon
captured by a policeman and placed
in the town guardhouse. The sher-
iff was notified and with two depu-
ties came for the prisoner at once.
The journey to the county seat was
begun but had continued only one
mile when the mob seized and lynch
ed the prisoner.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
Same Here.

Pat walked into the postoffice
After getting into the telephone box
he called the wrong number. AS
there was no such number the switch
attendant did not answer him.
Pat got angry at this and, turning
to the postmaster, said he did not
get an answer.
The lady Of the postoffice opened
the door and told him to shout a
little louder, which he did, but still
no answer.
Again she said he would require
to speak louder.
Pat got angry at this and, turn
ing to the lady, said:
"Begorra, if I could shout any
louder wouldn't use your bloomin
ould telephone at all."-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
Buying War Savings Stamps.

The sale of war savings and war
thrift stamps at the local postofice
has shown a marked increase within
the past week or two. Many children
in the city now have thrift stamp
books and are filling them systemat-
ica1ly with stamps. One gentleman
in the city has purchased two >one-
hundred dollar certificates, one of
each of his two little boys.
The buying of these stamps is an
excellent method of getting the chill
dren to save their money. These
stamps serve a two-fold purpose
the inculcation of the saving habit
and. helping the government. OF
course everybody knows that the gov
ernment must raise many millions of
dollars to prosecute the war, and in
this everybody, jeven the poorest peo-
pie, can have a part.
All that is necessary to start to
saving war stamps is to go to your
nearest postoffice, buy one stamp for
25c and procure a stamp book. The
stamp is attached to this book just
like an ordinary postage stamps. You
keep on buying stamps until you have
filled the book and then you exchange
it for a $500 stamp, which bears in
terest at four per cent, and is re-
deemable in five years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
Week of Prayer.

The ladies of the missionary socie-
ty of the Baptist church will observe
one week of prayer for home mis-
sions the first week of March. These
meetings will be held in the homes
of the various members, beginning at
4 o'clock. The members are urged
to attend and the ladies of the 9TH
er denominations are cordially invit-
ed. 1t is hoped that the ladies will
try their best to come at the appoint
ed hour and not delay the meeting
The following are the meetings sched'
uled.
Monday-At the home of Mrs.
G. F. Hair, Mrs. Hair leader; sub
ject, "The challenge of the frontier
to w. NJ. U. workers.
Tuesday-At the home of Mrs. S.
H. Counts, Mrs. Counts leader; sub
ject, "The mountain schools
Wednesday-Att the home of Mrs.
J. C. Lewis, Miss Martin leader; sub
ject, IS. B. G. women in Cuba and
the Canal Zone."
Thursday-At the home of Mrs.
F. O. Brabham, Mrs. Brabham lead
er; subject, "Woman's work for the
new American "
Friday-At the home of Mrs. A.
B. Utsey, Mrs. Utsey leader; subject,
"Woman's work for the negro
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28

The local Red Cross chapter made
large shipment of pillows to head
quarters on February 21. This case
contained "a pillows-17 contribut-
ed by the Kearse branch, % by the
colored branch and As by the Bam-
berg chapter. Two hundred and ten
of the allotted $50 have been shipped.
Special comment has been made
upon the work of the colored branch,
which has been lately organized. They
are very enthusiastic and are max
ing preparations for splendid work.
MRS.\C. E. BLACK.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
Wanted to Relieve Shortage.

A Wyoming man tells of a man
in that State who was taken into
custody on the charge of making
counterfeit money.
During the course of his prelimi-
nary examination the magistrate
said:
$50 you admit having been engag-
ed in making counterfeit bills?"
eyes, your honor" responded the
culprit, "and thought it was all
right. You see, the supply of the
genuine article is so very, very
scarce. Denver News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED
MOST DISASTROUS WRECK IN
. THE STATE.
Passenger Trains Collide.-Train
No. ~ From Spartanburg Ran
Into No. 1S From Greenville.

Columbia, Feb. 26.-Twelve per-
sons were killed and 3S injured, some
very painfully, yesterday afternoon,
when Southern train No. AZ from
Spartanburg crashed into the rear
end of train No. IS, operated between
Columbia and Greenville. The wreck
occurred near Frost, six and one
half miles from Columbia. Both
trains were southbound. The occi-
dent happened at 2.20 o'clock.
Train No. Is was compelled to stop
to repair crossover pipe in the air
brakes. Harry Locklair, flagman, 523
Senate street, Columbia, was station
ed up the road while ttA repair was
in progress. With the pipe adjusted,
the fagman was signalled in. Hard
ly had the train began to move off
before No. AZ bore down upon No.
IS and the terrific impact drove the
rear steel coach of the front train
more than half way through the
wooden coach directly ahead.
-Ten\persons were killed outright.
Two died after being brought to the
Columbia Hospital. One, w. C. Tom
linson, was pinned beneath the
wreckage. Both legs were fractured
and badly crushed. Though suffer-
ing terribly, he bore the pain with
unusual fortitude and assisted in
writhing himself>about to help those
extricating him from the debris. Mrs.
Sarah L. Johnson, of Columbia, also
died soon after being brought to the
hospital. Of those injured, ten were
women.
Responsibility for the wreck can
pot be determined until the inquest
IS held at noon today. Three posi-
bilities were suggested yesterday
afternoon.
One was that the flagman might
have failed to leave torpedo on'the
track to signal No. AZ of the close
proximity of the train moving direct
ly ahead.
Rules require that train No. AZ be
held 10 minutes at Bookman. 1t is
not known whether the train was
kept in leash by the operator, that
the proper spacing" might be estab-
lished.
Another factor which could have
contributed to the wreck was the
speed at which train No. AZ moved.
Should this train have exceeded it's
limit, it would have been easily posi-
BILE to get on the schedule of train
No. 1S, it was also pointed out.
The fireman on the rear train said
he was the first to discover the train
directly ahead as his engine bore
around the curve. He shouted to
Engineer Branch Long. The en-
,ergency brakes were applied, but the
trains Immediately collided and as
the front train had begun to move off,
the cars were driven possible $50
yards before brought to stop. The
fireman on AZ jumped and escaped
without injury. Engineer Long had
two ribs broken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
Colston Clippings.

Colston, February 26.-Misses Ma
mie Mcmillan and Alberta Kearse
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
Misses Minnie and Evelyn Kirkland.
We are very glad to know that the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. w.
Beard, who has been berry i'll, is much
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Kirkland and
family, of Bamberg, visited relatives
in this section Sunday.
A good many visitors were present
at preaching services Sunday after
noon. Welcome, visitors; come
again.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
New Advertisements.

H. n. Folk-Lost.
J. T. O'Neal-For Sale.
J. B. Hunter-For Sale.
G.. B. Claytor-For Sale.
G. Victor Kearse- e-Wanted.
J. J. Smoak-Just Arrived
Owen Bros.-Bamberg Agency.
F. K. Graham-Save 20 Per Cent.
H. c.. >FolkCo.-Great Reduction.
Misunderstanding Suits, Goats etc.
Bamberg Dry Goods Store-Call to
War.
Peoples Bank-Have You Got
Money?
Enterprise Bank-The Money
Question.
Bamberg Banking Co.-Briefy
Speaking.
S. C. Live Stock ss'n-Come to
Columbia.
J. B. Brickle-Your Broken
Motorcycle
Bamberg Banking Co-First Bank
of New York.
Farmers and Merchants Bank
My Money is Gone!
Chero-Cola Co.-The Wholesome
ness of Chero-Cola.
Planters Fertilizer and Phos-
phate Co.-Farmers Make More
Money.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-28
Red Cross News Notes.

All ladies who have finished their
Red Cross sweaters or other knitted
articles, please hand them in to their
chairman, as the transportation COM,
mittee expects to make a shipment
to headquarters on Friday or Satur-
day. MRS. E. o. KIRSCH, Chr.