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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04
Fairfax Fancies.

Fairfax, Aug. 30.-J. E. Johnston
president of the Citizens Bank, spent
several days in Greenville last week
Mr.. Walker Smith, after visit OF
two weeks in Baltimore, has return
ed home.
Mrs. H. C. Williams and Miss
Pearle Youmans, of Brunson, passed
through en- route from Tybee to their
home one day this week.
Mrs. Erlish Harter has returned
from Atlanta, where she spent some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Miley, of Crock
etville, we're the guests of Mrs. J. W.
Jenny this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Lancaster, of
Atlanta, arrived in town Saturday.
Mrs. A. S. Arnold and children left
for White Springs, Fla, Saturday.
J. J. Knopf, Jr., Harold Hill and
Ben Knopf, Jr., were visitors in Sa-
vannah Sunday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04
AN UNSUSPECTED BIBLE.
How German Spy Communicated War
Messages.

Nobody would suspect one of the
institute Bibles to figure in dramatic
bit of crime, but one of them did
Last month an officer of the fed
eral court came to the building and
asked to see one of the Bibles which
are placed upon the table of every
bed room in the building. He wanted
one that had been used. 1t was neces-
sary as piece of evidence and few
days later we discovered the.circum-
stances that led to his visit.
\ A man in the employ of the German
government had during the war gone
to- sea as mess boy. He was not a
regular seaman, but he managed to
secure Job. And among the belong
ings he had Bible with seamen's
Church Institute stamped upon it's
cover. We have not found out where
he got it, as the records do not show
that he ever stopped in the building,
but the book was in his possession.
In these Bibles are two fly leaves
of plain white paper and on these
were written important messages in
invisible ink. When Robinson (the
spy got on board ship he went at
once to the ships library and put the
book on the shelves. The careful
search of the belongings at Halifax
revealed nothing. And, of course,
the investigation of the books in the
library was very casual. When he
got to the other side he managed to
get the book again from the library,
tear out, the leaves containing the
messages and deliver them.
Of course he was extremely clever
to take position as mess boy. for
only in that way would he have any
access to the ships library. And any
how, even if in the search officers
had gone through his things they
would scarcely have suspected a
Bible with the name of an institution
stamped upon it. Robinson was not
under suspicion, moreover, so skill
fully had he covered his operations.
In Europe he got a message to
bring back to America and this
he pasted inside the black paper
which faces the Bibles binding. On
board ship again he put his book in
the library until he landed, came
ashore with it and delivered the mes
sage. He was tried for treason, &C
caused by Nine. Marie K. de Victoria,
who adpitted that she had written
the secret MESA ges which were to
be delivered to the German consul
general in Rotterdam.
The plan sounds like particularly
ingenious movie plot. There is some
thing peculiarly innocent about the
Bible that lies, often unopened, on a
bed room table. Robinson chose ex-
tremely we'll for his purpose
Lookout, published monthly by the
Seaman's Institute of New York.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04

The action of the president in an
nouncing it the policy of the admin
istration to postpone the wage in
crease demands of the railway en-
ployees we consider entirely right.
There will never be a resumption OF
normal conditions so long as increas-
es are allowed on every hand. The
railway employees in our opinion
have no cause for dissatisfaction.
They are better paid by far than any
other class of workmen at present,
and one increase is scarcely granted
before another is demanded. A lit
tie consideration ought to be given to
the public once in a while.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04

There is so much to be done
in Bamberg there seems to be
no real good place to begin
after Main street is paved. Why
not have one big bond issue
to take care of all civic i'm
provements needed and de done with
it for a while? Orangeburg has
adopted this course, and will issue
three-quarters of a million dollars IN
bonds in the near future. Bamberg
does not require such huge sum,
yet the town does demand sum
much larger than has yet been con-
templated to carry out programme
of progressive improvements such as
the growth Of the town demands.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04

For ten years or longer Mexico has
heaped insult upon insult on the Uni
ted States. We do not know how
long the patience of America is going
to last, but it is very evident
that unless things change pref
ty soon, something is likely to
occur that Mexico is not 60
ing to relish. By force of an ele-
ment of his character not generally
understood by the country, President
Wilson held the Mexican problem in
allegiance during the war with Ger
many. How it was done probably
cannot be explained, nevertheless it
was done. But the Mexican question
is still with us, and must be settled
somehow. Things are getting to be
very critical, however, when the Uni
ted States government has to pay ran
som to save the lives of Americans
caught and held captive by Mexican
bandits. And everybody seem to be
bandits in Mexico from Carranza
down, or up, whichever way you
choose to look at it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04
NORTH ASKED TO ''HANDS OFF,

The Herald wishes to commend
very strongly the stand taken by the
St. Johns Missionary Baptist Negro
association, at a meeting held re-
Gently at Austin, Texas. This is
the most sensible action we have
any knowledge of recently. The fol-
lowing Austin dispatch 2t Sept 1
is summary of the action of the
colored convention at that place:
Resolutions declaring emphatic op-
position to 'people of the North who
do not understand conditions in the
South interfering with our relation
ship adopted by the executive board
of the St. Johns Missionary Negro
Baptist association, were made public
at a meeting here tonight of 1000
negroes and more than 100 white
persons, called to discuss the race
question.
''If We are left to ourselves the
resolutions declared, 1--WE will, in
time. adjust our differences for the
gCod Of all concerned"
The Negro Baptist association.
Chich called the meeting. has a mem
bershir of 10000 negroes in the vi
cinity of Austin
A portion of the preamble to the
resolutions declares:
Those magazines, newspapers and
periodicals published by negroes, that
magnify the wrongs and minimize the
good, that publish and brandish be-
fore the eye incendiary articles at this
time are enemies, rather than friends
o. the race"
Negroes here say the Austin meet
ing is the beginning of nationwide
movement to establish a better un-
derstanding between the races.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04
WHALEY INTRODUCES BILL.
To Build Canal Connecting the Santee
and Cooper Rivers.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Represen-
tative Whaley has introduced bill
to authorize the Columbia Railway
and Navigation company to construct
a canal connecting the Santee and
Cooper rivers in the State of South
Carolina, subject to approval of the
work by the War department.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04
Thursday, Sept. 4, 1919.

The Orangeburg Times and Demo-
crat is now issuing q daily newspaper.
The first issue was received by The
Herald Sunday morning. 1t con-
sisted CT A pages, and if the sue
ceeding issues are patronized by ad-
vertisers as we'll as the first, the pa
Der will certainly be a success.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04
Then He Got 1t.

Young Walter had thoroughly eX
hausted his teachers patience anC
she was just about to spank him whef
he yelled out:
Teacher, teacher, I've just beer
vaccinated!"
With her hands in midair she hesi
tated.
"Where?" she asked anXiously.
Down on West Main street."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04
NEWSPAPERS AND THE WAR.

When the government desires to
transport large shipment of freight
from the Atlantic to the Pacific does
it issue a circular to the railroads
requesting them patriotically to carry
the freight without charge? BY no
means. 1t would be a waste of pa
per. The railroads don't do things
that way, even when they are under
government control.
Even to win the war, did the gov
ernment ask the contractors to build
the cantonments, not free, but with
out proit?. Not at all. The con-
tractors were allowed to make enor-
nous profits at the expense of the
country's emergency.
When the government desired to
sell billions of dollars worth of bonds
in order to get money to win the war,
did it ask the newspapers to boost the
loans, to give almost unlimited space,
to the advertising of the campaigns
without a cent of cost? Yes; it did
that. No sort of pay whatsoever was
offered the newspapers, but they were
assured they would be patriotically
supporting the government in doing
so. And the newspapers did it.
But now the war is over; the news
papers have no right to feel ashamed
of the part they contributed toward
it's success. But if the newspapers
continue to give the government that
for which they are justly entitled to
pay, in peace or war times, it is an
assured fact that the government will
continue to pursue this policy. The
only way that We know to get the
government to pay the newspapers
for space used for purposes every
body else has to pay for is to refuse
to give such space.
The contractors, the munition man
ufacturers, common laborers, and
about everybody else except the news
papers who worked for the govern
ment, got big pay for their work. The
newspapers received not one cent
from the government for advertising
space, and with perhaps few ex-
ceptions, neither before nor since the
war. for that matter 1t is about
time the government advertising were
carried on in business manner.
Since the above was written, The
Herald has received from the Asso-
ciated Agencies Corporation a con-
tract for 5000 lines of advertising
for the United States government, for
the recruiting service. This is the
first contract that The Herald
has ever received for Sadver-
tising directly from the government.
Heretofore this newspaper, and we
presume all others, have been asked
to carry recruiting advertising with
out pay
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04
1T Must Have Been Dead at Least 6
Months But Didn't Smell"

Saw a big rat in our cellar last
FALL writes Mrs. Joanny, land
bought a 25c cake of RAT-SNAP.
broke it up into small pieces. Last
week while moving we came across
the dead rat. Must have been dead
six months, didn't smell. RAT-SNAP
is wonderful, Three sizes, 25c, soc,
s1.0O. Sold and guaranteed by
SmOak & Move. Bamberg. S. c..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04

"NIrs. Kea, h Tells How She Got to
Know Rat-Snap."
Have always feared rats. Lately
noticed many on my farm. A neigh
bor said he just got rid of droves
with RAT-SNAP. This started me
thinking. Tried HAT-SNAP myseN:
# killed II and scared the rest
awav." RAT-SNAP comes in three
sizes. 25c, soc, s1.OO. Sold and guar
.anteed bv Smoak & Moye, Bamberg'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04

MAXTONE-Theg guaranteed ton
ic for chills, fever and malaria. 25c
and soc bottle.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-09-04

The famous Holman Bibles are on
sale in Bamberg only at the Herald
Book Store. A few family Bibles on
hand.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-17
RIGHT TO ROAD
Counselor Melvin To Investigate
Question At PASSPORT
Commissioners Order Investiga-
ton OF Question At Eastport

Matters of more or less minor ma
ture occupied the attention Of the
Board of County Commissioners at
their regular weekly meeting yester-
day.
Concerning the county's rights to
the roadway running from Fifth street.
Eastport. to the extreme point of land
at the mouth OF Back Greek, the Board
instructed Counselor Melvin to make
an investigation in the premises.
Acting upon a petition filed with the
Board by o. e. Braun in behalf of
residents of Eastport. the Board de-
cided to have an electric light placed
at the Intersection of Second street
and Severn avenue. but the matter as
to the repairs of the roadways of
Adams, Wells and State streets. and
Chester avenue, was held over for fur
Their consideration.
The Commissioners received from
the Severn Realty Company. develop
ment corporation of Severna Park, a
deed to a 30-foot right OF way on Riggs
avenue in that settlement. for the pur-
poses of a county highway.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-17
AT THE REPUBLIC TONIGHT

The romantic comedy-drama en-
titled "a Favor to a Friend" with
the beautiful Emmy Wehlen as its
star, is the headline attraction at the
Republic Theatre for tonight.
Among the most popular of the FEM
mime stars of the screen, Emmy Web
len has an enormous following OF her
own, who will be glad to learn that
in her latest Metro vehicle, this COM
edy of favors, she will once more re-
turn in part that permits her wear
ing many new and gorgeous sartorial
creations Of her own design.
Tn story is one of action and thrills,
pulsating through a plot which de-
picts the attempts of young Western
girl who comes East to New York to
claim her deceased fathers estate,
and who. upon her arrival, becomes
entangled in series of adventures in
rapid succession.
1t is said to be by far the best thing
that Miss Wehlen has done on the
screen, and in it she Is well support
ed by the handsome Jack Mulhall,
Hugh Fay, Joseph Kilgour. Effie Con-
ley, Jack Miller, Jr., Harry Todd and
Fred Fl. Warren. Arthur Martinelli
photographed "a Favor to a Friend, =
and Maxwell Karger, director Cen
eral. personally supervised the entire
production.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-17
TODAY ANNIVERSARY
OF U. S. CONSTITUTION
Noted Document Was Framed
132 Years Ago And This State
Took Prominent Part
RATIFIED ON SUNDAY

Today marks the one hundred and
thirty-second birthday of the Cons .itu-
ton OF the United States. which was
adopted by convention of states in
Philadelphia in 1857 after three
months OF endless debate, controyer-
sizes and compromises. a document
which Thomas Jefferson. then minister
at Paris, said was good canvas on
which some strokes only want re-
touching"
With sixteen amendments added, ere
touches" as Jefferson would have said,
the Constitution stands today as ORR
ginally agreed upon by a discordant
body of men whose work was lauded
long after their deaths. Not since
1861, when the Southern States, fol-
lowing the states rights doctrine OF
John c.. Colhoun. seeded, has the
Constitution OF the United States been
under greater strain than at present.
During the war period it was elastic
because in times of stress all laws
that conflict with the conduct of war
are silent. 1t is equally true that
peace has not been officially declared
and hence on technicalities Congress
and the President regard the Constitu-
ton only as scrap of paper"
In framing the Federal Constitution
Maryland took most important part.
Her delegates would not affix their
names to the document until the NORTH
west territory, to which New ork, Con-
|necticut and Virginia laid claims, had
been coded to the United States as
joint property of all the states. The
Maryland delegates to the convention
were Gen. James McHenry, Daniel Car
roll and Daniel of st. Thomas Jenifer.
Maryland ratified the Constitution
on Sunday at a state convention in
1883, OF which George Platter, later
governor, was president, and William
HARDWOOD was secretary.
The delegates from the several
towns and counties, which had then
been established, included:
napolis-Nicholas Carroll, Alex
ander Countee Hanson.
Anne Arundel County-Jeremiah T..
Chase, Samuel Chase, John F. Mercer.
BENJAMIN Harrison.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-17
LETTERS ADVERTISED
AT CITY POSTOFFICE

The following letters remain un-
claimed at the City Postoffice, up to
September 16:
Mems List-Jas. G. Anderson, Dick
Banks, VIM. H. Bell, Mr.. Carsbell. DR..
Davis, Wilfred Diolte, William G. Dur
ham, Bernard A. Dyer, Benjamin Ford,
j. s. Gemmill, F. C. Haynie, ]. f.
James, Andrew ]. Kalusky, Robert Nc
Nagmee. Harry w. Miller, Walter G.
Morfoot, IA; Bert Picot, Harry o.
Rue. Eugene Sweeney. Robert e. l..
Vansant, Charles II. Voglesand, ]. A.
Ware, James K Wooit.
Woman's List--Miss ]. A. Allbrit-
ton, Mrs. J. w. Banks, Miss Hazel
Bailey, Mrs. w. E. Bickerton, Mrs. c.
Colahan, Mrs. f. Drischler, Miss Hes
ter Ensoy, Mrs. w. B. Hatch, Mrs AL
verta Henry. Madame Cello Idam, Miss
Rebecca Issec, Miss Keller, Mrs. Kirk
ley, Mrs. ]. M. Miller. Mrs. M. ID. Miller,
Mary p. Read, Mrs. Agnes Randall,
Mrs. ]. M. Saunders, Mrs. James Stew
art, Mrs. Signrond Tomnrey, Mrs. M.
l.. r. Worrell. Mrs. Percy Lee Wood.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-17
WEEKLY PROCEEDINGS
OF co. ORPHANS COURT

Judges of the Orphans Court for the
county held their regular weekly meet
ing on Tuesday and transacted the fol-
lowing business:
The last will and testament of
George H. Rider was filed and admit
ted to probate.
The application of Thomas L. Ford
for letter sof administration on the es-
tate of Henry. Ford, was filed and pass
led; bond for the administrator was
filed and approved; notices issued to
|creditors and William c. Jones and
James Fl. Jones were appointed to APP
praise the estate.
An order of Court in the matter OF
the probation of the will of Margaret
Hall was filed and passed
The application of Hattie Phelps, for
letters of administration on the estate
|of Sally Phelps, was filed and passed;
letters of administration granted, and
bond of the administrative filed and
approved.
An inventory of the personal estate
|of Charles Gross was filed and passed;
and an order for the sale of the per-
|sonal property of the same estate was
filed and passed.
The bond of Walter McKelly, as
executor of Harry Rider, was filed and
approved: notice to creditors of the es-
tate were issued, and Marceilus Thorn
as and William Gable were appointed
to appraise the estate.
The application of Mary Cox, for
guardianship OF Walter Cox. was filed
and passed; and guardians bond was
filed and approved
The application OF Mary Gardner for
guardianship of Clayton Lark also was
filed and passed.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-17

ment bureau from which the inquiry
came.
Miss Nell Ennis. local secretary for
the Home Service, has been kept con-
stantly busy during the past several
months with business concerning the
welfare of the discharged soldiers. and
her work has carried her TO all parts
OF the county. without the aid OF such
a local secretary, the government
would have been Obliged to send some
representative to the county to make
the necessary inquiries and adjust
ments. This would have meant that,
without the Home Service chapters.
there would have been a government
representative appointed for every
county of every State in the Union.
AT present. three thousand, six hum
dred and eighteen Red Cross chapters
and 11,190 branches have been organ
lied for home service This Red Cross
activity is carried on In all places of
the United States OF 5000 or more peo-
pie, and In all of the chapter towns
having a population Of less than that
number. An official bulletin states
that more than 100000 soldiers and
sailors families have come to the Red
Cross for information and advice, and
that approximately 10000 men and
women have served as members OF
Home Service Sections, all but 1.400
having served as volunteers. When
these figures are viewed in an under
standing manner they may be read as
meaning that the Red Cross Home
Service has been thing typifying
Democracy as nothing else in recent
years has done.
A most impressive indication of the
remarkable work accomplished by
these Red Cross workers is the de-
mand from all parts of the country
that the Home Service be continued.
1t Is in response to this demand that
the decision has been made to con-
tinue and expand the scope of the
work.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-17
~ TUF PALACE TONIGHY

William S. Harris new Aircraft pic
ture. .sThe Money Corral" which
come sto the Palace Theatre tonight,
is one of the best photoplays in which
Mr. Hart has been seen in many day
IL IS announced that In the making OF
the big rotleo scenes for this film, all
the ocwgirls, punchers, Indians and
Mexicans within hundred miles came
70 take part in the episodes that re-
CURED fast riding, shooting. roping,
etc.
Bill Hart is prominent in these
scenes himself. Later the story takes
the principal characters to Chicago
and the western hero is introduced to
the underworld crooks. He hests
them, saves trust company, wins
charming girl for his wife and is pre-
sented with a ranch in Montana by
his grateful employer, the president
o ia trust company.
Mr.. Hart cailaborated with Lambert
Hillyer in writing and directing this
picture and this combination assures
the acme of thrill and human interest
for both men are famous for their
capable work.
Mr.. Hart declares that the produc-
ton comes up to his expectations
1.-THE rodeo scenes will only occupy a
few hundred feet of the film, he OBJ
serves, ''but they are worth all the
trouble and time, 70 rthey mirror
faithfully the real life of the West. =
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-17
RECOUNT OF VOTE
IN UPPER THIRD
SHOWS TWO IN TIE

exists, and then proceed to fill it by
appointment. Others say that, as Mr..
Wilkerson was first returned duly
nominated, now that the vote is tie,
he is thus placed more on the defen-
sive and has the alternative of asking
for recount of the whole county.
This brings the matter back to the
Feldmeyer petition.
The recount of the upper precinct
of the Third district not only showed
the changes in the vote for Disney and
IWilkerson, as hitherto referred to, but
the vote polled for all, save three of
the candidates, was either increased
or reduced. The most substantial
gains were those of Revell, for Central
Committeeman, who picked up 20
votes, and Brady, for Senator, who
gained 10. Mr.. Revell, by the way. ran
far ahead of the rest of the candi-
dates.
The official vote as first tabulated by
the Supervisors of Elections is given
below this article. 1t is correct with
the exception of the column of fig
lures In the precinct where the recount
was made, and the totals. with the
changes brought about by the recount,
the total poll of each candidate now, is
shown to be as follows:
For Senator-Brady, 1874; Gels,
l945: Riley, AIT.
For House of Delegates--Atwell, L.
l012; CLANCY, 1856: Dawson, 262: Ham
mond, 1873; Holiday. 1909; Johnson,
S95; Rodgers, 935: Stinchcomb, 2S1;
Strahorn. SOC; Tracey, 214; WEIGH,
4s2; Wiegard, LAO.
Delegates to State Convention
CLANCY, 99S; Duckett, 1859: Foreman.
1911; Jubb. 922; Owens. 925; Smith, L.
I0S1: Tate, $40; Utz, TAO.
For State Central Committee-Ch Chew,
1888: DOW, 1882: Heller, 400: Nc
Ginnis, 7S7: Revell, Gil; Saffield, 155:
Smith, 674; Stewart, 63s; Sullivan
i415.
For County Commissioner
ger, Loaf; Barber, /, 406: Carr. 1,02S:
Cook, S13; Disney. $50; Duvall. $40:
Feldmeyer. S42; Hall. 745: Hardesty,
1913: Myers, s72: Rupert, $40: Wal
ton, 1929: Watts. 705; wilkerson, $50;
Woodfall. $50.
For Orphans Court-Beall, 1871;
Calhoun. SIS; Carr. 1.54s; Hyde, 1.474
For Sherif-Arnold. 26s: Dove, L.
l2SS: Lee, 27a; Linthicum, ISL; Webb,
l326.
For Clerk Circuit Court Bells, TAI;
CLANCY, 124; Woodward. 1908.
For States Attorney Dunlap, 576:
Green, l,1Ss: Rullman, 700.