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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Spartanburg Woman Caught in Burn
ing House.

Spartanburg, April 30.-Mrs. ]. N.
Carter, who resides at 184 Hum
phreys street, had a narrow escape
from death this morning, when the
dwelling occupied by her and her
family was totally destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Carter arose early this morn
ing and prepared breakfast for her
husband. After he left for his duties
she returned to her room and fell
asleep. About Z o'clock neighbor
discovered the dwelling to be in
flames and an alarm was Immediate
ly sent in. By the time the firemen
arrived the building was badly dam
aged and it was evident that it could
not be saved. The firemen did their
best to save the dwelling and while
working on the burning structure
learned that Mrs. Carter was asleep.
Breaking in the door of her room
members of the department awoke
her and removed her from the dwell
ing just in time to prevent her being
caught by the falling roof.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
NITRATE OF SODA BURNS.
Match Lodges in Load, Doing Great
DAMAGE.

Union, May Ia ton Of nitrate of
soda, valued at nearly 800, and a
wagon, worth s125, were completely
destroyed, and pair Of good mules
narrowly escaped being burned to
death as the result of nitrate of soda
catching fire from a lighted match.
Mr.. Sam Farr, of Kelton, came to
Union Monday morning for load Of
fertilizer and got a ton of nitrate of
soda. When he was a mile or two
north of this city his son-in-law
struck a match in order to smoke.
The match lodged on one of the sacks
of nitrate Of soda, and instantly there
was a blaze, for the soda is highly
inflammable, and so rapidly did it
burn that the whole load together
with the wagon was destroyed, and
only by quick work were the mules
saved
The loss of Mr.. farr is quite heavy
and shows how very careful persons
handling nitrate of soda should be to
see that no lighted match nor spark
Of any kind lodges on the nitrate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
GOVERNMENT DEBT
IS $24,824,345,0O0
MOST OF THIS REPRESENTS LIB
ERTY BONDS OF FOUR ISSUES.
Statement by Treasury
No Deduction Made for $S,S52, ,OOO,-
600 Loaned Foreign
Nations.

Washington, May 3.-The public
debt of the United States government
was reported today by the treasury as
s24,S24,345,O00
Most of this represents liberty
bonds of the first, second, third and
fourth issues, but the victory liberty
loan is not included to any great ex-
tent. The addition of victory loan
bonds will be largely counterbalanced
by redemption of outstanding certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness. No deduction
is made for the sS,S52,000,O0O loan
ed to foreign governments. Conse-
quent1y the net debt would be ap-
proximately s16,OOO,O00,000.
The treasury plans to issue other
bonds later this year and next year
to meet the fag end of war expenses,
so that the gross public debt Of
the United States is expected by the
treasury officials to be in the neigh
borhood of s30,000,O00,oO0 when the
period of the war financing ends.
The treasury now has working
balance of s1,O52,OOo,000, of which
$657,546,OO0 is on deposit with
banks throughout the country on ac-
count of bills of certificates of in
debtedness and victory liberty notes.
The treasury holds s2,56S,599,000 in
gold, but a little more than half OF
this belongs to the gold settlement
fund of the federal reserve board.
Silver dollars in the treasury, which
a little more than a year ago amount
ed to s490,000,O00, has been reduced
to $229,711, 900 by melting down of
approximately 6O,0O0,O00 of silver
dollars for export to India.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
SHOOTING IN COLUMBIA.
Joseph Staub Probably Fatally
Wounds Charles Markey.

Columbia, May 3.-Firing three or
four times from his revolver on one
of the most crowded corners of Main
street shortly after 1 o'clock this aft
ernoon, Joseph w. Staub, press
man, in the employ of a printing
house here, probably fatally shot his
brother-in-law, Charles E. Markey, a
discharged soldier. One of the bull
lets accidentally hit Miss Sarah Ow-
ings, who was on the other side of
the street, in the neck, painfully but
not seriously injuring her.
Markey, according to local hospital
authorities, tonight, is in a precar-
ious condition, two bullets having
taken effect, one in the abdomen and
the other in the leg.
1T is alleged that Markey has
been causing much trouble at the
home of Staub's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Staub, where their
daughter, the wife \of Markey, is
staying, and that be threatened the
life-o young staub on several occa-
sions.
Markey has been tried by the re-
corder several times and fined for
making disturbances at the Staub
home. The last time, Wednesday
night, he terrorized the family and
was put under a peace bond by Re-
corder Kimel.
Markey, who was top sergeant at
the hospital of the medical depart
ment at Camp Jackson, was mustered
out of the service in December. He
originally came from New York city,
where, according to his employer
here, George w. Collins, he boasted
of having the friendship of Lefty
Louie" tsDago Frank and the other
notorious gunner who were executed
for the muder of Herman Rosenthai,
in which crime, however, he dis
claimed having participated. He mar
ried the sister of Staub about year
ago.
The shooting affray occurred on
the corner of Gervais and Main
streets, directly in front of the State
capitol, and was witnessed by scores
of persons. Markey, after being shot,
walked across the street to the mu-
nicipal building, where he fell on
the sidewalk. Staub surrendered to
patrolman and was locked in the
city jail. The condition Of Miss Ow-
ings was reported favorable tonight.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
u TRAINING CAMPS
Sell FOR $549,O00
SALE INCLUDES EIGHT n. G.
SITES AND FOUR CAMPS.
Results Are Satisfactory
Cities Adjacent to Receive the Benefit
of Sanitary and Other
Utilities.

Washington, D. c., May 6.-Ap-
proval of the sale of IL army camps,
composed of eight National Guard
sites and four small miscellaneous
camps, for a total of more than
$4,000, was announced today by
Acting Secretary CroWell.
War department officials evidenced
satisfaction with the results obtained,
the materials covered by the sale
consisting almost exclusively of hast
lily constructed buildings and some
stored equipment. In the case Of
buildings, the government had re-
served for it's own use the base hos
pitals and storage warehouses.
Forty-four bids we're received from
35 individuals and corporations, the
largest single proposal being from
one large wrecking company which
offered to take all the camps for a
price approximating $4,000. This
proposal was rejected, because of the
desire of the department to turn over
to cities adjacent to certain camps
the sanitary and other utilities which
could be used advantageously for the
benefit of their populations. Thus
Augusta, Ca, will retain title to all
underground improvements at Camp
Hancock; all the improvements at
Camp Sheridan go to the city of
Montgomery, and the sewerage and
water systems at Camp .Wadsworth
will be turned over to Spartanbtrg,
S. G.
Camp Sewer to Be Offered Again.
No satisfactory bid having been re-
ceived for Camp Sewer, S. c., it was
announced that this camp would be
offered at another sale minus the re-
quirement that the buyer assume the
damage suits of local property own
ers.
At Camp Polk, N. c., the buildings
were sold to the States for use in
connection with the State peniten-
tiary.
''The proposals received were as a
rule very satisfactory" Assistant Sec
retary Crowell said today in an
nouncing the sales. ''The national
guard camps were hastily built and
contained only tent floors, mess
hacks and a few administration build
ings besides the hospital and storage
warehouses, which in most cases
were reserved by the government.
The improvements at these camps
had served their purpose in housing
the troops during the period of train
ing; on the basis of having been
filled twice these camps served 800,-
900 troops at cost for construction
of $50 per capita. The problem,
therefore, was not how much depre-
citation had taken place in the orig
inal cost but how much will be given
for materials that are now useless to
the government"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
WON'T TAKE MATTER
TO SUPREME COURT
GENERAL VOLTS AT.
TITUDE ON PHONE RATES.
Watching Other Cases
Says Quickest Way Is to Await De-
cision on Other
Appeals.

Columbia, May 3.-No legal relief
from the increased rates charged by
the Southern Bell Telephone and Tel
egraph company, effective May 1, will
be sought in the courts of the State
by Samuel NJ. Wolfe, attorney gener-
al, according to a statement by him
tonight. The tendency of the cases
brought by the National Association
of Railway and Utilities commission
er, to be heard by the United States
supreme court May 5, testing the
right of Postmaster General Burle-
son, director of the telegraph and tel
ephone administration, to order in
creased intrastate rates, is the cause
of his decision. The matter can be
more expeditely cleared, he thinks,
by awaiting the decree of the su-
preme court. Attorney General
Wolfe said he had agreement with
j. Epps Brown, of Atlanta, president
of the Southern Bell company, not
only to refund the increases collected
from patrons from May should the
decision of the supreme court be ad-
verse to Postmaster General Burle-
sons order, but likewise to revert the
schedule back to that prevailing prior
to May 1.
Should the telephone lines be re-
turned to their private owners by the
government, said MIR. Wolfe, regard
less of the decree Of the supreme
court, the increased rates automati-
cally will revert to the lower schedule
under the law.
The Southern Bell company filed
it's new schedule of rates with the
South Carolina Railroad Commission
last Monday, which Immediately is
sued peremptory order prohibiting
their collection. The telephone COM
pany disregarded this order, however,
and mailed bills for the month of
May with the increases, and the COM
mission. then turned the matter over
to Attorney General Wolfe to handle.
The following is the statement by
the attorney general:
1'The attorney general has secured
from j. Epps Brown, president Of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph company, an agreement, sane
toned by the operating board of the
United States telegraph and tele-
phone administration, supplementing
the proposition heretofore made to
the railroad commission, by which
the telephone company will not only
reimburse subscribers for all excess
exchange rates exacted during the in
terim, but will revert to the schedule
of rates formerly obtaining should
the United States supreme court hold
in its decision on the test cases in
volving the postmaster generals au-
thority in the premises, that such au-
thority was exceeded in putting into
effect the schedule of increased rates.
An Injunction, the attorney general
insists, would result in only tenn
porary suspension of the increased
rates at first, and should the postmas
ter generals action and authority be
sustained subscribers would expert
ence the annoyance of having all
back charges exacted, if not in some
instances difficulty in adjusting
continuation Of their contracts."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08
A Difference.

''Ah," said the spectacled tourist.
$50 you boast of being the father OF
IA children?"
"Nope!" said Blink Perkins, of
Bean Hollow, Louisiana. 'I don't
boast about it just am"
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Read The Herald, only $500 year.
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Undying Songs.

'There are SONGS" said the mu-
sician, that have never, never died.
They go ringing down the ages"
THAT is true, sir" Brown replied.
"For the past six months and upward
I have heard my daughter try to kill
two or three each evening, but they
never, never die" "-London Tit-Bits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08

All colors ink at Herald Book Store
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CONTINUED on page Z, column II
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-08

Waterman Fountain Pens always
in stock at Herald Book Store. Orders
taken for repairs to Waterman pens.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-10-29
Some Distinctive Features of the Store:

fee the O.
Electric Fans throughout the Building.
Separate Rest Rooms White and Coored Women
follows:
Miney
Clothes Chidren Shoes
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
DRY FIGHT Is COMING {.
in STATE LEGISLATURE

st. Paul, Jan. 10.--Ratification of
the proposed national prohibition
amendment will not be accomplished
In the Mimi esota Legislature without
a struggle, u sena tors and house mem
bers declarhd. ~ ~
+, Scores OF conferences, official and
otherwise, in lobhies and hotel rooms,
gave ample indications of the senti-
ment held BY the legislators on PROS
pective bills. $50 :,.-8 -5g.s,. ~ !, 4.
The fact that the national amend
ment was to be operative only until
peace Is formally declared and the
belief that the peace treaty will be
signed at least soon after July 1,
1918, the date for the enforcement
of the amendment, Is one Of the argu-
ments legislators were using In justi-
flcation OF their opposition to the
ratification. .y.sE1,.,,ttf &
sAlready a dozen amendments, de-
signed to alter the present primary
election law, aret tn making. Dis
satisfaction with the present law
seems to be almost unanimous among
the legislators, but Just how the pres
ent law Is to be amended Is the
subject of q dozen totally different
plans. =
The equal suffrage amendment will
also be one Of the first bills intro
duced, but tough Shedding Is also pre-
dicted for that measure after 1t gets
into the committee. ., =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
DEATH, STALKS FOOTSTR
OF HOSPITAL PATIENT AS
TIE LEAVES INSTITUTION

When Morris Iverson of Tenstrike
emerged from the hospital yesterday
afternoon and headed for the bust
ness district, death stalked his foot
steps, and overlook him ere he had
reached his unknown destination
Upon reaching the front of the
Jewett garage, he entered. Mr..
Jewett noticed him from his office
and, opening the door Inquired If
something was wanted, asking MIN
to step into the office The reply
was a request of the stranger to call
a doctor whom he named and an at
tempt was made to locate him.
Sitting in chair, the mans face
took on a changed expression. He
gasped in attempting to gain breath.
Gamely he sat and battled on with
the grip of death, clutching his
throat, He said he had been in the
hospital for three weeks and felt
better.s He left and started out. In
formation CLEANED was to the effect
he had met an accident in the woods.
The mans life was ebbing and Mr..
Jewett called a jitney. In the office
at the time was Alex Doran and they
helped him to the car. Brayely he
attempted to walk unaided, and on
his return his life ebbed. "
ss Relatives have been notified and
will arrive today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
.EarIeA.barkeI,
ISNaIlle: Heard
For vlayofa'lty

q g
In connection with casual remarks
heard around the city, on the ques-.
tion of the coming municipal cleo
tion, that of a candidate for mayor
seems to be a mooted problem, a cans
.didate upon whom all could unite.
and the name that seems to loom
most prominently is Lieut.. Earle A.
Hgarlxar.
Lieut.. Barker expects soon to Sc
cure his leave from the United States
navy, now that the arnlistice has
been signed, and return to Bemidji
and again resume his business inter-
ests. He led the fifth Minnesota
naval division from Bemidji the day
after the first call of the government
for the first line defense, and was as
signed to the battleship Massachu-
setts as executive officer, the big
battle craft being one Of the power
ful line. of sea fighters guarding the
Atlantic coast. r. .sts.
When Lieut. Barker answered the
call he was president of the CONNER
cial club, head OF the Merchants as
sociation, exalted ruler of the Elks
and occupies a high plane in the
business and civic affairs Of Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
BEMIDJI MIGHT SECURE
DE-HYDRATINC FACTORY

st. Paul is to be the headquarters
of a $1,OO0,000 food de-hydratins
company, with subsidiary factories
in a dozen Minnesota cities, it is an
nounced. Here might be chance
for Bemidji to secure one Of the
branch plants.
The st. Paul plant, which is to be
enlarged, has been in operation for
months, and was engaged in dehy-
drafting coffee, cocoa, milk and other
foodstuffs, for the government when
the war ended, 1t was disclosed.
Organization of the augmented en-
terprise is being handled through the
Daggett, & MacLachlan corporation, +,
the holding company, which controls
the various processes to be used by
the subsidiary companies Attorney
T. C. Daggett and J. G. MacLachlan,
ST. Paul inventor, head the corpora
tion.
One, outside factory is being built
.at Downing, Wis, and another soon
will be started at New Ulm. The st.
Paul factory at 161 South Robert
street, originally was the location df
the General Dry Milk and Creamery
company, which has been taken over
by the new corporation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
PRISON-MADE BINDER
TWINE WILL BE CHEAPER

st. Paul. Jan. 10.--Bfnder twine
made in the; state prison plant VIII
retail during 1919 at 20 cents q
pound for sisal and standard, ~
cents for 600-foot Manila and 2s
cents for pure Manila Prices on ear
lots are half a cent lower on each
kind.
The state board of control fixed
the 1913 prices. The schedules
range from to 3 cents pound
lower than those of 1918 and from
1 ~ to 5 cents pound less than
maximum prices permitted by the
-Iypated States food administrra + tiinn nl /
80 The probable outpat of the Still
zwater prison plant for ! al9 lis. est I
-.aated at 1900, 900 pounds. on
that total it was computed that the
board effected a saving of S365,00o
TO. farmers of the state by adopting
the prices announced instead. Of the
government maKimums:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
REPRESENTATIVE RAKO i
OPTIMISTIC OVER SESSION

A short letter received from Rep
resentative Rako to The Pioneer
states that he "is still in the land
of the living and feeling fine" He
speaks of the organization of the
house without hitch, which, he
states, ''is saying a great deal con-
sidering previous sessions" He also
says he believes Speaker Nolan to be
a good choice. n .."<~a
r. Mr.. Rako is also enthusiastic over
1.-The best bunch Of men the people
ever sent to st. Paul." and expresses
his opinion that they will work In
better harmony than ever before. He
sends this regards to all his friends.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
G. 0. P. LEADERS ARE =
MEETING in CHICAGO

Chicago. Jan. 10.---Party leaders
from nearly every state arrived here
yesterday to attend the meeting OF
the republican national committee,
to be held today The session will
be in the nature of a political love
feast at which the republican victory
ia sfles congressional elections last
November will be canyassed, and
plans for the 1920 presidential cam.
paign discussed. Practically every
state will be represented by the ma
tional committeeman or his proxy. i
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
PAN MOTOR PRESIDENT i.
SUES FOR one MILLION

Phoenix, Ariz, Jan. ia million
dollar libel suit naming as defend
ants gixty-three banks in this state.
constituting the membership Of the
Arizona Bankers association, has
been flied in United States court by
Semuel G. Pandolfo Of Minnesota.
The basis Of the complaint Is the
publication OF letter from an un-
named person in Texas. The letter.
It is explained, was of such nature
to cast reflections on the integrity
of the plaintiff and to injnre his per-
sonal standing. /
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
STATE CLAIMS BURLES0N
! HAS NO POWER OVER
RATES FOR TELEPHONES

St. Paul. Jan. 10-Actions to en-
join any increases in Minnesota tele-
phone rates on orders by Postmaster
General A. s. Burleson, as federal di-
rector of telephones and telegraph,
or otherwise, will be started by the
states late this week or early nexi
week, in the United States district
court. '#a s'5' ..s..&;s 10 :. -.
The announcement was made by
Commissioner Fred w. Putnam, In
charge Of telephone matters in the
state railroad and warehouse COM
mission. 1t followed series OF con-
ferences between members of the
commission and the state legal de-
partment.
Separate applications for restrain
ing orders directed to Director Burle-
son in both instances, and to the
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
company in one instance, and to the
Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph
company in the other, will be made
respectively In the federal court in
Minneapolis and in ST. Paul.
Although the state railroad and
warehouse commission Is the moving
factor in the projected proceedings,
the actions will be brought in the
name of the state by Clifford l.. Hill
ton as attorney general. Henry G..
Flannery and James e. Markham, as
sistant attorneys general, the former
assigned to the railroad commission,
are preparing the complaint. 3
The action will be based upon the
contentious, first, that state rights OF
intrastate telephone rate regulation
are paramount, and, secondly, If such
powers are superseded by those of the
federal government, that congress
has not delegated such authority 70
the postmaster general, and conse-
quently that in the absence OF state
authority any advances ip rates
would be unlawful.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
E. H. WINTER rs HONORED BY
sTATELAND OWNERS, DEALERS

Need for definite land policy IN
Minnesota which may be brought
about by legislative action In the
creation Of state department OF
agriculture which would license land
operators was the foremost subject
considered by real estate owners and
dealers Of the state who opened a
convention yesterday at the Hotel
Radisson, Minneapolis.
e. Fl. Winter of Bemidji was ap-
pointed a member of the nominating
committee
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
JUSTICE FOR FARMERS.

Washington, Jan TO- - Senator
Gronna OF North Dakota, republican,
in an address to the senate, urged
the fulfllment of the government
guaranteed price for wheat in 1919
and asked that the farmer be dealt
with justly,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
FEDERAL DAM RESIDENT DIES
AT HOSPITAL: BODY TO DETROIT

Mrs. Belle Warren of Federal Dam,
who was brought to the local hos
pital, died last night and the body
was prepared at Ibertson's funeral
parIors for shipment to Detroit. Mimi.
The father, John Dare OF Detroit,
came to Bemidji upon receipt OF the
news and accompanied the remains
to Detroit for interment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-10
CHEAPER sHors IN SIGHT.

St. Louis, Jan. 10.---A decrease in
the retail price of shoes is In sight.
according to Frank c. Rand Of this
city, president of the, International
Shoe company, who addressed the
National Retailers association in con-
vention here.
prices eventually will seek low
er level" he said. "This, of course,
Will not come Immediately, but pre-
dict It Is not so very far off. The
decrease will come in about the same
time and manner as the increase
did ~ g.