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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-15
BoOTLEGGER PICKS WRONG NAN.
Mayor Of Camden Agrees to Purchase
But Calls Police Instead.

:. Camden, June 10.-Mayor H. G.
Garrison, Jr., turned a clever trick
this morning. A. stout, well dressed
man, who gave his name as Ward,
called upon him at the Bank Of Cam
den, where Mr.. Garrison is the cash
ier, and told him that his name had
been given him by a friend who
thought he would like to buy some
Scotch whiskey. Mr.. Garrison an
swered in the affirmative and told him
he had a friend who would like to
get some, and invited him to go with
him. They walked up the street to-
geeter for a short distance until Mr..
Garrison located a policeman and
called the officer. The alleged vender
of Scotch wares asked him if he were
going to put a policeman on him.
Mr.. Garrison told him that was ex-
actly what he was going to do for him;
that he was the mayor of this town.
Ward started running the officer right
behind him. AS he reached DeKalb
street Ward called to confederate
in car to move on. Sheriff Welch
happened to be crossing the street
at the time and caught Ward and
he was taken in charge by the police
man and locked up. He said he was
from Aiken. His confederate was
caught in Columbia. Officers will go
to Columbia and bring him back and
the two will be tried here in the cir
cult court. These fellows did not
fare as well as one did here a, few
days ago who went around quietly
and took some orders and received
the cash for the goods and then left
for parts unknown. Mr.. Garrison
is being congratulated by his friends
for the clever part he played in turn
ing up these fellows.
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ATTEMPT TO ROB OFFICE.
Thieves Fail to Make Entrance at
Barnweu.

Barnwell, June 11.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made one night
this week to rob the county treasur-
er's office at Barnwell, a crowbar or
some, such instrument being used in
an effort to pry open the doors. AL
though one lock was partly broken
and the screws holding the other
were torn loose from the woodwork,
it is not believed that the wouldbe
thief effected an entrance, as nothing
whatever was disturbed inside of the
office. The supposition is that he
was frightened away before complet-
ing the job.
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frauds and forgeries.

ITduQS anu IOfSSTleS.
Bigham began to show the strain
of the trial for his life when the So
licitor in the afternoon took the floor
to argue against giving him a new
trial on the alleged after discovered
evidence. First, he turned almost
livid white. Later, under the stress
of taking the sentence of death, he
turned ashen in color. AS the Judge
pronounced the date of execution, his
jaw dropped AS the case wore on,
evidently with diminishing hope for
the defense, Bigham seemed to take
on a desperate, haunted look.
1t was the first betrayal of any feel
ing in the matter that has escaped
him, in words or appearance, since
the trial more than year ago.
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But He Shells Out.

Willie had been reading The
American Weekly.
"Pop," he asked, what are Bursts
and Duds?"
"Duds, Willie," explained pop, ARE
what your mother orders from the de-
ipartment store. The bursts occur
when I get the bills"
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EnrollmentBoohs
Are Now Open

The club books for the enrolment
of Democratic voters are now open
at the respective places heretofore
advertised in The Herald. Under the
rules of the party the books were
opened for enrolment on Tuesday of
last week, and will remain open until
July 25, at which time they will be
closed. The county chairman has
made an appeal to the women voters
to enroll on their club books, so that
they will be enabled to vote in the
primary elections.
The first campaign meeting will be
held on July IA, and the time for fill
ing pledges as candidates will expire
at IL o'clock noon on July 13. Very
few candidates have as yet filed their
pledges.
The following gentlemen comprise
the enrolment committees through
out the county, and the places of keep
ing the enrolment books are stated
for each club; see that your name
is properly enrolled at once:
Bamberg-J. C. Kearse, R. NJ. Hit,
and W. D. Rowell-books of enroll
ment to be kept in the auditors office.
Denmark. Arthur Virgins, Miss
Lilly Cooper, R. A. Easterling-books
of enrolment to be kept at the bank
of Denmark.
: Edisto-H. E. Warren, F. A. Byrd,
J. w. Webster-books of enrolment
to be kept at the home of J. W.
Webster.
Ehrhardt-J. E. Mcmillan, G. J.
Herndon, and H. W. Chitty-books
of enrolment to be kept at the drug
store of Copeland & Farrell.
Govan-S. S. Williams, j. E. Ken
nedy, w. A. Hay, Jr.-books Of en-
rollment to be kept at w. A. Hays
store.
Hunters Chapel-A. w. Hunter, j.
G. Rhoad, and F. E. steedly-books
of enrolment to be Fept at the store
Of A. w. Hunter.
Kearse-H. A. Kearse, J. o. Ritter,
and L. M. Ayer-books of enrolment
to be kept at the home of H. A.
Kearse.
Lees-C. NJ. Cox, J. w. Grimes,
and H. B. Grimes-books of enroll
ment to be kept at the store of H. B.
Grimes. ~'.
Little Swamp. M. Strickland, J.
c. Goodwin, and @. H. Miley-books
of enrolment to be kept at the home
of J. C. Goodwin.
Midway-Q. H. Sandifer, J. P. o.
Quinn, and J. Y. Hicks-books of en-
rollment to be kept at the store of Q.
H. Sandifer.
springtown-M. j. Free, G. w.
Warren, and G. Marion Mcmillan
books of enrolment to be kept at the
residence Of the secretary, R. L;
Kearse
Olar-G. NJ. Neeley, DR.. L. A. Hart
zog, and H. F. Starr-books OF en-
rollment to be kept at the R. &. H.
Drug Store.
Colston-C. M. Warn, G. w. Kearse,
and w. P. McMillan-books Of enroll
ment to be kept at the residence OF
C. NJ. Warn.
Hightower's Mill-7L. W. Abstance,
C. J. Creech, and J. w. Hightower-
books of enrolment to be kept at the
residence of L. w. Abstanoe.
Embree-L. G. Kissam, R. F. Car
ter, and S. E. Lingard-books of en-
rollment to be kept at the Office OF
the Edisto River Lumber company.
vrH"E u u0T ZINC PARV
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$500 Per Year in Advance.
Weather Fauors
Growing Crops


weather has been about all that the
farmers have not desired, and the re-
suit has been a general atmosphere
of pessimism about the outcome of
the 1922 crops. To begin with the
spring weather was not favorable for
planting purposes, and then the rains
set in with fury, continuing until a
week ago with more or less general
nature.
Grass infests practically every field,
and the planters are having the time
OF their lives fighting General
Green" but the hot days and fair
weather now favor the planters and
excellent work is being put in every
where.
One farmer stated Sunday that his
corn had the appearance Of having
grown several inches since the pre-
ceding Friday; the color had changed
from a sickly yellow to vigorous
green, and the plants were in gen.
orally healthy condition.
Cotton strictly hot and dry
weather plant-has taken on ne"
life, and is growing rapidly, especl-
ally where cultivation has been pos
sible during the past several days.
The old adage that cotton does not
grow until one cannot sleep at night
is doing the work for the cotton crop
now, for, verify, one has difficulty in
securing enough breeze at night to
enter into sunderland.
What is pleasing the planters more,
perhaps, than anything else is the
fine hot sunshine, for the opinion gen
orally prevails that this is the best
boil weevil poison to be had. Tne
ssbug" authorities all agree that the
weevil cannot thrive when the sand
becomes hot The weevil punctures
a ..sauare,' which falls to the ground
a few days later. This square con-
tains eggs or "grubs," and the eggs
and grubs have small chance of ever
reaching maturity in the hot sand,
especially when it is possible to cul-
tivate rapidly to that the top soil
keeps hot.
The rains have been rather peculiar
in this county, as well as in this part
OF the state. Some sections, we are
informed, have not been visited by a
great excess of rain, while others
have been literally washed away.
While some planters have been able
to do a little cultivation all along,
some others have not been able TO
out plow in the ground for several
weeks. Thus, many farmers find
their farms eaten up with grass;
some of them will perhaps never be
able to clean the crops out, and this
will necessarily cause much hard
ship. Fortunately this condition does
not prevail all over this section.
Visitors to other parts of the state
also say that this section is well fav-
ored compared to some other coun-
ties; that the rains have not been
as excessive, and that crops generally
are better than the average.
All in all, Bamberg county farmers
are looking up" There is not pres
ent the same discouraging appearance
as was noticed a couple of weeks ago.
The fact that the authorities all say
that June and July weather will de-
termine in large measure the success
of the 1922 cotton crop, coupled with
the fine weather now prevailing, is
most encouraging.
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Flyers Hanowmg
Experience in Swamp

a panther and compelled to spend
the greater part of the night in the
branches of a large cypress ip the
wilds of the big cypress country;
devoured by mosquitoes, his clothes
torn to tatters by the cruel teeth
of the giant sawgrass of the south
Florida swamps; without food for
nearly forty-eight hours-these were
among the experiences of Cadet Ray
mond White, Carlstrom Field avia-
tor, whose plane crashed in the
wilds of southeastern Lee county last
Thursday about noon, and who re-
turned to the flying field this after
noon in, one of the planes that had
searched for him since last Thursday.
Cadet White, whose home is at
Pritchett, Texas, was making prac-
tice flight~frem Carlstrom Field to
Okeechobee City and return last
Thursday. The first part of the trip
was completed without incident and
Cadet White, flying alone, started
on the return trip, becoming turned
around and losing his bearings and
his sense of direction completely al
most as soon as he started.
Instead of flying northwestward-
ly, White headed his plane almost
due south. When at point about
forty miles southeast of Immokalee,
Lee county, his fuel tank ran dry
and his plane crashed. The plane
was completely wrecked, but White
escaped injury.
He stayed with the wrecked plane
until the sun had sunk far enough
to give him his direction. Then
White started to walk toward the
northwest, looking for signs Of hu-
man habitation but finding none.
With his clothing torn to tatters,
bitten almost beyond endurance by
the swarms of mosquitoes in the edge
of the big cypress and he prepared
to spend the night under a tree.
During the night one Of the huge
panthers that infest that remote Sec
ton chased the aviator into the
branches of the tree, and there he
remained until daylight drove the
beast away.
Continuing his tramp, foodless and
with only the swamp water to quench
his thirst, young White was picked
up Friday evening, about o'clock by
a Seminole Indian and was taken to
the camp of small band of the
Southern Seminoles. There he spent
the night, proceeding Saturday to an
other camp several miles distant. On
the way two of the searching planes
from Carlstrom were sighted, but
gether for a short distance until Mr..
his Seminole guide were not seen and
the planes passed on.
Saturday afternoon the aviator and
his Indian guide reached Kennedy
Carson's ranch, where the night was
passed and White had the first meal
of a white mans grub he had eaten
since Thursday morning. Early this
morning Carson started with White
in a blackboard for Immokalee. On
the way another Of the searching
planes was sighted and Carson and
White, signalling, attracted the at
tention of the fliers, and the planes
made landing.
White was taken aboard and the
plane made the return fight to
Carlstrom Field, reaching there
shortly before dark this evening.
White suffered no i'll effects Of his
narrowing experience beyond a my
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CHAPTER WI

Led by Dave, sometimes by the boy,
the four followed the course Of rivers,
upward, always except when they de.
scended some mountain which they
had to cross, and then 1t was soon up,
ward again. The two Virginia lads
round themselves, much to their cha
grin, MS helpless as children, but they
were apt pupils and soon learned to
make fire with flint and even with
drS sticks Of wood.
Three days journcying brought
them to the broad, beautiful Holston
river passing over the pinc-crcstcd,
wh'te-rockcd summit of ClInch noun.
'hi'', ana came to the last OUTLYING fort
or the western frontier. Next div they
started on the long. long wilderness
trail toward the Cumberland range
On the third day thercfrom the gray
wall of the Cumberland that ran with
frownlng inaccessibility on their right
gathered Its tanks into steeD grny
cliffs and dipped suddenly into Cum.
herland gap. Up this they climbed
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CHAPTER Vl-Continued.

Harry" said Colonel Dale. "carrv
your cousin my apologies and give him
Flrefiy on condition that he ride him
back some day. Tell him this home is
his"-the speaker halted, but went on
gravely and firmly - whenever he
plenses"
"And give him my love-" said Bar
bnra, holding back her tears
At the river-gate they turned to
wave Il last goodby and disappeared
IN the woods. At that hour the boy
FAR over In the wilderness ahead of
them had cooked q squirrel that he
had shot for his breakfast and was
gnawing 1t to the bones. Soon he rose
ana at trot sped on toward his home
beyond the Cumberland. And with
nm, etched with acid on the steel of
MS brain, sped two imngcs-Barbara's
lace as he last saw It and the face of
young Dane Grey.
The boys tracks were easily to he
seen in the sandy road, and from them
Dave Judged that he must have left
long before daylight. And he was tray
cling rapidly. At sunset Dave knew
that they were not far behind him. but
when darkness hid the lads tracks
Dave stopped for the night. Again
ErSkinc had got the start by going on
before day, and it was the middle of
the forenoon before Dave, missing the
tracks for hundred yards, halted and
turned back TO where Il little stream
crossed the road, ana diSmOunlcd, lead
ing his horse and scrutiniZing the
ground.
Hes seen us tracking him and he's
aoublcd'on us and is tracking us.
expect he's looking at us from some
where around here" And he haloocd
at the top of his voice, which rang
down the forest aiSlcs. \ war-whoop
answered almost in their ears that
made the blood leap in both the boys.
even Dave wheeled with cooked rifle,
and the lad stepped from behind
bush scarcely ten feet behind them.
We'll by gum" shouted Dave,
fooled us, after ALL"
a faint grin Of triumph was on the
lads lips, but in his eyes was a wait
Ing inquiry directed at Harry and
Hugh. They sprang forward, both of
them with their hands outstrctchcd:
Were sorryr'
few minutes later Hugh was trans
ferring his saddle from Tireiy to his
own horse, which had gone trine
lame. On Fircny, Harry bucklcd the
boys saddle and motioncd for him to
climb up. The bewidered lad turned
to Dave. who laughed.
IT'S all right"
Hes your horse, cousin" said
Harry. "AIy father sent him to Won
and says his home is yours whenever
YOU please. And Barbara sent her
love-"
At almost the same hour in the
great house on the James the old ne
grcys was carrying from the boys
room to Colonel Dale in the library q
kipxly deed that the lad had left be-
hind him. 1t was rude scrnwl on n
sheet of paper, signed by the boys
Indian name and his totem mark-a
buffalo pierced by an arrow.
1T make me laugh have no use.
give hole dam plantashun Barbara"
Thus read the scrawl.
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LESSON IN GENTLE BRAKING
No Quicker or Certain Way Of Sending
Tire to Junkman Than to Stop
With Jerk

Apply the brakes conSideratcly and
the car Will soon show its gratitude,
because gentle brake application re-
duccs the strain on tires, wheels,
springs and other parts If the
brakes are applied with full force al
least one If not both rear wheels are
likely to lock, and in sliding along the
ground Il noticeable amount Of rubber
is Scrapcd from rhc tire ut the point
where II contacts with the ground.
There Is no quicker nor more certain
way Of sending tires quickly to q rub.
bish heap or the iunkman. Harsh
brake application wears the brake lin
ing unduy and pulls and racks the
whole car. Much greater economy will
be obtained and much less trouble will
ne experienced If the brakes are used
as sparingly as possible.
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ERSKINE
THE YOUNG CHIEF

SYNOPSIS.-To tho kentucky
wilderness outpost commanded by
Jerome Sanders, In the time imme-
diately preceding the Revolution.
comes n whlto boy fleeing from Il
tribe of Shawnecs by whom ho had
been captured and adopted as u son
OF the chiof Kahtoo. lie is given
shelter and attracts the favorable
attention Of Dave YandelI, Il leader
among the settlers. The boy warns
his new friends Of the coming of 81
Shawnee war party. The fort Is
attacked, and only saved by the
timely appearance OF IL party of
Virginians. The leader Of these Is
fatally wounded. but In his dying
moments recognizes the fugitive
youth as his son. At Red Oaks,
plantation on the James river, Vir-
ginia. Colonel Dale's home, the boy
appears with II message for tho
colonel, who after reading 1t intro
duccs the bearer to his daughter
barbara as her cousin. Grskine
Dale. Erskine meets two other
cousins. Harry Dale and Hugh VIII
loushby. Dueling rapicrs on wall
at Red Oaks attract Erskine's at
tcntion. He takes his first fencing
lesson from Hugh. Yandell visits
Red Oaks. At tho county fair at
Williamsburg Erskine meets
youth, Dane Grey, and there at
once arises bitter antagonism be-
tween them. Grey. in liquor. In
suits Erskine. and the latter, for
the moment all Indian, draws his
knife. Yandcll disarms him.
Ashamed OF his conduct in the af-
fair with Grey, Erskinc leaves Red
Oaks that night. to return to the
Wilderness.
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path twenty yards ahead Instinctlve-
y Dave threw his rifle up, but Erslline
caught his arm. The Indian had lifted
his hnnd-palm upward. Shawnee !"
said the lad. as two more nDpearcd
from the bushes. The eyes Of the two
tidewater boys grew farge, and both
clinchcd their guns cOnvulsivcly. The
indian spokesman paid no heed cxccpt
to Erskinc-nnd only from the lads
race, IN which surprise was succeeded
by sorrow and then deep thoughtfnl-
ness. could they guess what the gut
tural speech meant, until Erskine
turned to them.
The! were not on the war path
against the whites he explained His
observation-disclosures, the big chief.
the king-was very i'll, and his mes
sage, brought by them, was that Ers-
kline should come back to the tribe ana
become chief. as the CHIEFS only
daughter was dead and his only son
had been killed by the palefaccs They
knew that In the fight at the fort
Erskine had killed n Shawnee, his tor
mentor, for they knew the arrow,
which Erskinc had not had time to
Withdraw. The dead Shawnec'S
nrother-CrooScd Iightning-was with
them. He 1t was who had recognized
the boy the day before, and they had
kept him from killing Erskine from
the bushes. at that moment Il gigan.
tic savage stepped from the brush.
The boys frame quivered, straight
cncd, grew rigid, but he met the ma
levolcnt glare turned on him with
emotionlcss face and himself quietly
began to speak while Harry and Hugh
| and even Dave watched him en-
| thrallcd; for the lad was Indian now
and ;he old chiefs mantle was about
| his shoulders. He sat his horse like q
king and spoke as Il king. He thanked
them for holding back Crooked Light
ning's evil hand. -contcmptuOusly
he Spat toward the huge Savage-he
was not to die by that hand. lie was
/ Il palcfacc and the Indians had slain
his white mother. He had forgiven
that. for he loved the old chief and
his foster mother and brother and sis.
ter, and the tribe had always been
kind to him. Then they had killed his
white father and he had gone to visit
his kindred by the big waters, and now
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DALE
BY John Fox, Jr.
Copyright BY Charles scrfbnora Sons

On the summit they went into camp
ana next morning Dave swept n long
arm toward the wild expanse to the
west.
-Four more days." he cried "ond
We'll be there!"
The two boys looked with awe on
the limftless stretch of wooded wilds
1t was still Virginia. to be sure but
they felt that once they started down
they would be leaving their own br
loved state for Il strange land of IN.
known beasts and red men who noonl.
that dark and bloody ground"
bei"re sunrise next morning they
were dropping down the stecp and
rocky trail. That night they slcnt
amid the rocky foothills Of the ronro
ana next morning looked upon n vnst
wilderness stretch of woods that nm.
dulated to the gentle slopes of tho
NILS and that night they were on the
edge or the bluegrass land.
Toward sunset Dave through :,
sixth sense. had the uneasy feeling
that he was not only being followed
Dut watched from the cliffs alongside
ana he observed that Ersknc too had
more than once turned in his saddle
or lifted his eyes senrchingly to ,he
Shaggy tanks Of the hills. Neither
spoke to the other, but that night
"hen the hoot Of an owl raised Dave
from his blanket, Erskine too was up-
right with his rifle in his hand. For
halt an hour they waited and Law
down again only to be awakened
again by the snort Of horse, when
Doth sprang to their feet and crawled
out toward the sound But the heavy
silence lay unbrolSen and they brought
the horses closer to the fire.
Now | know it was Indians" said
Dave; that hoss o. mine can smell
one furthcr'n a rattlcsnuke." The boy
nodded and they took turns on watch
while the two boys slept on til duy
light. The trail was broad enough
next morning for them to ride two
abreast-Dave ana Erskine in advance.
They had scarcely gone hundred
yards when an Indian stepped into the
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YOU AUTO KNOW

That ordinary soap should not
be used on the highly polished
surface Of the body Of the car,
because soap usually contains
free alkali or lye which enables
1t to cut the dirt and grease
loose, but, at the same time. in
iurrs the vanished surface and
wears Off the attractive gloss
which is the pride Of tile new car
owner.
The best method is to use
hose alone, removing the nozzle
so that the flow Of water comes
out slowly and does not tear the
grit against the gloss OF the car.
IL II hose Is not available. Il large
sponge and Il pail of water may
be used, but care should be
taken to rinse the sponge after
practically every stroke in order
to avoid scratching the finish.
a mixture of Il gallon Of linSred
oil with half-pint Of good var
nisli makes an excellent renewal
agent for Il surface which has
begun to duh. AS this is de
signed only to frcShcn up the
varniSh, the mixture should not
be sticky, but sufficiently oily ,o
impnrt luster without catch
ing dust.
Copyright. 1922. by the Wheeler
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