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We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in rfnlnmna nt nnv nrire. and we are not responsible for the opinions exlpressed in any communication. = Thursday, April 8, 1909 SKILL IN CRIME. Notable Race Between the Burglar and the Inventor. Crime keeps pace with civilization, changes in the habits and customs of mankind lead to new offenses, while some good old stand-bys have become unpopular. First, some cautious person invented an iitrn bujg-.. ? * lar-proof safe; immediately, declares a writer in Appleton's, the cracksman invented himself. This declared a war of wits between the safemaker and the safe-breaker. The door to the original safe fitted in straight, like any ordinary door. They were so easy to open, by means of a jimmy, that they did not fur^ if nish the burglar with common amusement. It was unsportsmanf%, like. The wedge-shaped door was somewhat more difficult, until the cracksman found a way to manage ? 11. 1UC11 iUi. XJU ttuiui uvouvu vp combination lock, and thought he had utterly outwitted the thief. But the no less ingenious thief bought him one, and mercilessly studied out its weakness. At first he did not at??&?*? tempt to break the lock, but devoted himself to blowing it open. This was child's play. He puttied up the crack all the way around the door, except a tiny hole at top and bottom. At the bottom hole he set a small gst;* shelf of very fine powder. To the % top hole he attached a vacuum - pump. By exhausting the air from |?,. the safe he created a strong current at the lower hole, which sucked in the powder. Then he fired the safe. ? ' That was all. The safemaker' met this advanced - s" method by corrugating the door to his safe and fitting it with rubber, so as to make it air tight. The man tnnt nnnthpr twist, in his (VlttVAOUJlHU VVN/U VMw .. art, used acid, destroyed the rubber, and again blew open the safe. As safe doors w*ere made harder and harder, so did Mr. Cracksman make his drills of finer and finer temper. But all of these methods were accompanied by more or less noise, and the cracksman dislikes notoriety. So he began to experiment with the combination lock and speedily found a means to open it. The cracksman took the little finger on his left hand and kept it bandaged foi weeks so v as to make it highly sensitive to the touch. Then he pared his nail down into the very quick, laying the nerve centres bare. Thus without drills or powder he was able to open a safe by placing the sensitive end of his finger against the lock, while he slowly turned the combination. So keen and delicate had his sense of touch become that he could feel when each tumbler dipped into position. The safe would be opened, rifled and closed again, leaving no sign to show how the trick was turned. The cracksman was tickled mightily with the mystery and bewilderment he left behind him. The safemaker invented new safes, one after another, which could j|t-? not be broken in the same old way; V the high-grade cracksman bought > them, one after another, took them to his quiet workshop, studied every detail of their construction, and found new ways to break them. Neckto neck ran the armorplate of protec^ tion and the high-power guns of atgggfe tack. SHOOTING NEAR UNGER'S. Pis Anderson Brothers Probably Fatally -v " Wounded by John Warren. Saluda, April 5.?In the early hours of Sunday morning two miles east of Saluda, near Unger's, John Warren shot John Anderson and "Bige" Anderson, brothers, and it is nrobable both of them will die * ?t r from the wounds. Details as to the cause of the shooting are unobtainable. Warren and the Andersons ? are young white men and until now were never known to be in any serious trouble. Dr. 0. P. Wise was called to attend the wounded men about three o'clock Sunday morning and found one of them near Warren's house with a sheet spread over him, and further down the road in the edge of the field, with a quilt over him, v lay the other wounded man. Both of them had bled profusely and were almost dead from loss of blood and the cold to which they were exposed. One of the Andersons was shot from / the front, the ball passing through the lung. The other one was shot from the rear and the ball likewise I passed through his lung. Each of them had one wound only. Neither of the wounded men! has anything much to say about the j affair. It is not known where Warren is. ! It is said his coat is pretty badly cut. ,jr I y . _ . / - ' PRITCHARD IS REVERSED.! l\ S. SUPREME COURT DECIDES \ FAMOUS DISPENSARY CASE c 1 t State Wins at Every Point?Com- ^ mission ('an Now Continue In- 1 vestigation. 5 Washington, April 5.?The wind- ^ ing-up commission of the State dis- c pensary will be able now to proceed t with its investigation without inter- J ference by Judge Pritchard or any s other federal court. The receiver- ( ship is destroyed and the injunction against the commission dissolved by order of the United States supreme A ^ 1_ i? ? J A/I court, WHICH ILL a UCUBiuu iiauutu down to-day takes the position that the commission created by the legislature is a direct representative of the State of South Carolina. To sue it or to proceed against it in any c court is a proceeding against the State of South Carolina, which, says 1 the supreme court, is a violation of "* the 11th amendment to the federal a constitution. Justice White read the j decision, which winds up with this paragraph: c "Deciding as we do that the suits t in question were suits against the t State of South Carolina, and within the inhibition of the 11th amend- j ment, the decree of the circuit court of appeals is reversed, the decree of y the circuit court is also reversed, * and the cause remanded to that ^ court with instructions to dismiss c the bills of complaint." c Chief Justice Fuller, who sat with E the circuit court of appeals and whose decision in that court is today reversed, did not participate in today's decision. T. M. Mordecai, chief counsel for the whiskey house com plainants, was in the court room t when ^thew words fell from the lips * of Justice White, and completely flabbergasted, he went out and toote the train for Charleston. It is a vie- f tory for Attorney General Lyon and his associate counsel, none of whom, however, were here. I The decision is 13 printed pages 1 long, going into a complete nistory from a legal standpoint of the State dispensary from its first creation and of course, reciting the history of the case in question, which is a writ of certiorari to the United States circuit court of appeals of the fourth circuit. Story of the Case. The story of the celebrated case is in brief as follows: The commission appointed by the governor under authority of t.he legislature to wind up the State dispensary affairs, take charge of all funds, and pay all just claims, not being satisfied with some of the claims presented by certain liquor houses, undertook to make a thorough investigation of the circumstances and conditions of the sales of liquor to the dispensary officials. Certain liquor concerns, especially the Wilson Distilling Company and the Fleischrnan Company, protested against this proceeding and refused to produce their books. These concerns at the same time complained to Judge Pritchard of the fourth United States district, and petitioned for an injunction against the commission's further procedure and also for a receiver to take charge of the affairs of the dispensary. Both of these petitions Judge Pritchard granted, issued the 'injunction and appointed ' * - - Til 1 1.^ me receivers. liie uau&s iu nuiv/u the commission had deposited the dispensary funds, as well as the commission, were restrained from paying out any of the dispensary money except upon the order of the receivers. The dispensary commission in obedience to this order refused to pay over to Attorney General Lyon the $15,000 ordered by the legislature to be paid to the attorney general for the purpose of prosecuting cases against those charged with fraud in connection with the dispensary. . Mr. Lyon went to the supreme court of the State, which, deciding that the winding up commission, as a representative of the State, was not bound to obey Judge Pritchard's injunction, ordered the $15,000 paid. The attorney general then asked the United States circuit court of appeals, sitting at Richmond, to dissolve the injunction and the receivership of Judge Pritchard. The circuit court ? of appeals denied this petition. The case was brought to the United States supreme court on a writ of certiorari with the result as stated above. t State Retained Rights. ' The position of Judge Pritchard c was that the State of South Carolina j when it appointed the winding up g commission completely divested ( itself of all its rights of immunity r from suits in law by citizens of other j States, which is forbidden by the 11th amendment. He said that this commission was simply a trustee for ' certain funds and as such was on ? the same footing exactly as trustees : of any other funds. Upon this point j the supreme court in its decision j says: "Considering the text of the winding up act, we are of the opinion that there is no just ground for the conclusion that the State, in pro- y viding by that legislation for the liquidation of the affairs of the dispensary, intended to divest itself of its rights of property in the assets . of that governmental agency and to , endow the commission with a right \ and title to the property which placed it so beyond the control of ) the State as to authorize a judicial tribunal to take the assets of the . i State out of the hands, of those se- , lected to manage the same, and by ! I means of a receiver to administer j such assets as property affected by a , trust, irrevocable in its nature, and c thus to dispose of the same without \ the presence of the State." That being a fair sample of the j long drawn out style of the decision, I will give no more. . The supreme ] court justices are not unlike other , lawyers in the habit of using about 17 words to every really necessary , one. f Receivership "S-ambusticated." \ Just take it from me then that < the receivership and the injunction i of Judge Pritchard are both slam- 1 ; * -msticated and the winding-up comnission is now "it." W. J. Murray, John McSween and Vvery Patton are the only three liembers of it in good standing, two )thers, Messrs. Henderson and Arthur, having resigned to take positions as receivers, which jobs they vill not now need any longer. Gov. ^.nsel will have to appoint two othkro '1 o. The commission will have about >800,000 to disburse and they may )robe to the very bottom all the laims. If they find any fraud has >een committed, they may refuse to *ay the claims, and Attorney General ?yon may have a chance to put omebody in jail.?Zach McGhee, in Columbia State. ORIENTAL METHODS. 1 Turkish Liberal Strangled and His Head Sent to Abdul-Hamid. In a recent number of the Ameri:an Magazine, N. C. Adossides wrote, rom personal observations and prirate knowledge, a remarkable charicter sketch of the sultan of Turkey. Lmong other things he told a story >f how the sultan is known to have aken human life with his own lands. The article was called in [uestion by a Pittsburg critic. Here s a part of Mr. AdoSsides's answer: "I ask you before going further, if ou know the sultan personally. If ou answer yes, then I shall hasten o reply that if his majesty has enihanted and delighted you with his :unning, charming manner, you are tot the only dupe of Abdul-Hamid, ? hundreds of people that I could (numerate to you have been in the ame manner deceived by this tricky, genial, Asiatic despot. The sultan's iruel and criminal policy is nothing o the world. I shall even call it a dstory of the past which has been tigmatized by all fair people of Jiunane* feeling that love justice and reedom. "I should rather advise you to ead the Blue Books of the British oreign omce puDiisnea in i?vo, 906 and 1907, and also become faniliar with the speechec by the ;reat old Mr. Gladstone; in the louse of commons as prime minister >f Great Britain he had the courage .0 call Abdul-Hamid 'the greatest as;assin of all assassins.' "Can you deny to me, sir, the Arnenian massacres, or are you aware hat 360,000 people have been annililated by Abdul-Hamid and his idious, criminal camarilla? If you lo not deny the Armenian massacres, low then, can you defend AbdulHamid, and be astonished for my laying that he has killed this young IJircassan odalisque for a trifling insident which I have described in this irticle of mine and which was narrated to me by a Turkish ambassador low abroad at one of the European courts, who was on duty in the lob)ies of the palace the night of the >ccurrence. "Besides, sir, you must not forget ;hat not only the Armenians have iuffered by this tyranny of political md racial suffocation. The Mohamnedans also, the Turks themselves, lave endured untold agonies of vbich the world knows little; but ;he time is coming when these things vill become public for the benefit of ill. "I advise you to read the memoirs >f the great Liberal Prime Minister didhat Pasha, the father of the Ottonan constitution, a personal friend )f my late father, with whom he had vorked a great many years, ana iei;ers of whom are to-day in my pos-' session. I advise you to read this >ook, because I want you to read the story told by his son as how his ather, Midhat Pasha, was strangled md his head sent to Abdul-Hamid, n order that he would be certain hat this great, liberal man, an obstacle to himself, had disappeared. "Before closing I must add that rou are one of the very, very few deenders of Abdul-Hamid left on the surface of the earth. His greatest ascals, who have stolen and robbed lim for thirty years, hate him. We lave suffered too much in order not ;o be irritated at the idea that \.bdul-Hamid could be defended." MOTHER TO JOIN LEPER. Urs. Thomas to Live on Penekese Island With Afflicted Son. Upton, Mass., April 1.?Devotion o her 17-year-old son, Archibald, vho last week was pronounced a eper and removed to the State col>ny on Penekese island, will carry Mrs. Emma Thomas to the isolated settlement to give herself up to the ~ * *V.n /lioaooaH vniinir m Q T1 :a,i e ui iuc uio^aovu ;uuuS ? rhomas contracted leprosy in the 3arbadoes. Mrs. Thomas, widow, to-day began irrangements for selling all of her jersonal property. As soon as this s completed she will go to Penekese, ;he State authorities having granted ler permission to make her home ;here. SENTENCE FOR NEGRO. Washington Given 25 Years for Mistreating White Woman. PhilaHalnhin Pa . Anril 6. Twen-I ;y-five years' imprisonment in the Eastern penitentiary and a $2,000 3ne was the sentence imposed by fudge Barratt here to-day when George Washington, a negro, was convicted of holding Mrs. Ella Cur;in. white, a prisoner in his room md ill treating and robbing her. Mrs. Curtin went to the negro's lome to make arrangements to have ler trunks moved to a storage house. She alleged that Washington kept tier a prisoner in his room from March 25 to 29. She was rescued iy the police, who had been notified if the matter by another negro "oomer in the house. The woman, lospital physicians testified to-day, s a physical wreck as the result of ler experience. Several times while :estifying to-day to the revolting na:ure of her experiences she collapsed in the stand. The jury quickly convicted Washington and he was given :he full penalty of the law. / . >' ' ' * . . 3? | Dear Mr. Fas a Come to see us, { troubles with y "Merrimac^ bran< g Price & Hopkins : g The celebrated Ya g Hartford Neckwea *g G. P. T. Underwe; X Thin Sox in great F Felt and Straw Ha jj The well-known C F Invisible Suspend< jf: Monogram and Er 3: Wash Ties in gree: :: The best Shoe in t !: Coat and Trousers I H.J.I < to ?: 'Phone No. 28. if Si N. B. If you are r < > III ili SBili ?I? Hi !.' ill il? il? :! ' i YOUTH ATTEMPTS BLACKMAIL. Tries to Extort Money From Asa G. Candler. Atlanta, Ga., April 6.?Charged with attempting to blackmail Asa G. Candler, president of the Atlanta chamber of commerce and banker, and Atlanta's wealthiest citizen, out of $35,000 by "Black Hand" methods, Daniel W. Johnson, Jr., 18 years old, and a member of Candler's Sunday-school class, was arrested tonight at the instance of postoffice inspectors and lodged in the Fulton county jail. Johnson admits writing the letters and takes his arrest very coolly. He, however, declares that he was the catspaw of three strangers, who, he claims, dictated his every action in1 connection with the affair and forced j him to write the demands for money J under penalty of death. He furnish-; ed the officers with a description of the three men. On Friday of last week Mr. Candler received the first of the two letters written by the "Black Hand" plotters, in which he was asked to place $35,000 under the steps of the pastor's study of the Inman Park Methodist church on Monday night, April 5, "or you and your family j will meet a horrible death at our i hands." Sunday he received a sec- j ond letter, warning him to comply j with the demands and further threatening him and his family if he fail ed to comply of if he made mention ! of the matter to a living soul. Mr. Candler called George M. Sutton, chief postoffice inspector of the Atlanta division, in consultation and it was decided to trap the blackmailers. Mr. Candler drew $35,000. in cash from the bank of which he is president, so as to guard against any possible betrayal of his plans. Monday night he made up a package and placed it at the point designated, the real money in the meantime remaining at his residence, guarded by detectives. Two detectives kept watch near where the fake package was placed, but no one appeared during the night for the package. Another Letter. This morning Mr. Candler received a message demanding that he place $1,000 at a secluded spot on More land avenue, between Annabel and Walker avenues. Again a fake package was prepared and placed at the spot designated to-night, and Johnson appeared from the darkness, grabbed the package and started on a run, but was in the grasp of Detectives Lockhart and Coker before he was aware that he had been observed. He was taken to the "Tower" and after a grueling examination made a confession, admitting having written the two letters, but saying he acted under compulsion. The police give little credence to his story of having been forced to write the letters by three strangers. The first letter, dated April 1, warning Mr. Candler that if he failed to put the sum at the spot indicated "you alone shall meet death. Tell any one of it and you and your house?that is all that live with you ?shall meet the most horrible death at our hands. Pony up with the sum and keep your face closed about it and all will be well. Fail to put the sum there or blab it and hell will be to pay, nothing more nor less than death." The second letter advised Mr. Candler to "slide in close up to the side of the steps and put it under them and then '23' as hard as you can. Do not fail or you will be blown to 'kingdom come' before day Tuesday, April 6." Mr. Candler was little disturbed I nvar thp inridpnt. and it was stated I to-night that he would lose no sleep over fears of his home being dynamited. Cuts Wife's Throat. Asheville, N. C., April 3.?While his wife lay ill. Lawrence Conley, who lives about three miles from Marion, attempted to kill her by slashing her throat with her razor. She is in a precarious condition but may recover. Her ten-day-old child was in the bed with her when the attempt was made on her life, but wa3 uninjured. Conley escaped and has not been found, though officers are searching for him. He was always regarded as a peaceable character and no motive for his act can be ascribed. As far as is known, the husband and wife had never quarreled. Mrs. Conley was a Miss Corpening and comes of a prominent family. 1 " - stidious Man: and hp ?iii*p tn hrin Vill%? ILf V 4^ M m -w rw ou. The cure fol d Suits and Extra Trousers, made-to-measure Clothes, tie Suspenders and Belts, ir in new styles and shades, ar?knee length?long drawei variety of colors. ,ts?most every color and shai !orliss-Coon Collars. Other b 3rs?fancy arm bands, nblem Shirts in fancy and ne a, blue, and white?guarantee he world for the money?Wal i Hangers?for men only. *RABHA/ tot fastidious, come anyhow ai &&&&&&&&&&? KILLED BY SISTER-IN-LAW. Amos Shot by Mrs. William Campbell?Dead Man Unarmed. Roanoke, Va., April 5.?A special from Buena Vista, Va., says Henry W. Amos, of that place, was to-day shot and killed by his sister-in-law, Mrs. William Campbell. Amos' wife recently left him and went to the Campbell home to live with her sister. When Amos returned to Buena Vista to-day from Richmond he called at the Campbell residence and sought a reconciliation with his wife. The latter refused to go with her husband and a quarrel followed. Mrs. Campbell fired several shots from a revolver at Amos, none of them taking effect. She then secured a shotgun and discharged it at Amos at close range, the contents taking effect in Amos' body, killing him. It is said Amos was not armed. Illicit Distillery Raided. Bennettsvile, April 6.?H. P. Meekins, the local United States deputy marshal, who is a most efficient official, a few days ago located an illicit distillery in the sand hills of this county. He notified Revenue Agent Wallace, of Columbia, and he arrived here on last night's 10 o'clock train and was met by Deputy Meekins. These two officials, with a small posse, proceeded 15 miles into the sand hills, where, with little 4-V* r\TT rl 4 Q O+l' 11 T f II UUUIC, liiCJ UIOV/U V^icu vuv owiiti * v is of 190 gallons capacity, and was already charged with mash, convenient for an early run. No one was at the still at the time of the capture. The officials cut the copper still to pieces and destroyed all the mash and other contraband stuff. This sand hill section on the North and South Carolina line has for more than 100 years been the rendezvous of moonshiners. SPECIAL NOTICES." Advertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. J For Mayor.?The Herald is authorized to announce the candidacy of Mr. J. D. Felder for mayor at the approaching municipal election. Shingles For Sale.?I have on hand an extra choice lot of cypress shingles, and can fill any size order. ;Can make prompt delivery. W. H. FOLK, Colston, S. C. KVn. Colo?TTlvtra finp thnrmi eh bred Jersey cow, giving with first calf 2% gallons per day. She's a beauty. Apply to H. W. JOHNSON, Bamberg, S. C. > For Mayor.?Realizing his executive ability and his eminent fitness for the position, the many friends of J. Aldrich Wyman nominate him for the position of Mayor at the approaching municipal election. He will fill the position with credit and give us a safe, sound, business administration. MANY FRIENDS. Hay For Sale.?I have for sale about ten tons of fine pea vine hay, in bales. This hay is at Denmark, and my son will be there every Saturday to deliver to customers. J. T. GRIFFITH, Bamberg S. C. For Sale.?Selected Eden and Watson watermelon seed. Apply to C. R. BRABHAM, Bamberg, S. C. 1 'w.m pm,riley | | Fire, Life | 2 Accident 2 | INSURANCE 2 . BAMBERG, S. C. , i aaaa y REGISTRATION NOTICE. Please take notice tbat the Municipal Books for Registration for the town of Bamberg are now open, and those qualified electors of the county of Bamberg, residing within the incorporate limits of the said town, desiring certificates of municipal registration, will apply to me for such certificates before May 1st, A. D., 1909. A. M. BRABHAM, Supervisor of Registration. Bamberg, S. C., April 1, 1909. . slsrf; m Tm ,1 'p. il: <IS ili il! fli ifi ?I? ir'ffi'T' t ## i > ??"1 t? J! # , I* '1 ii ig your $ Jfi lows :== i I ? ?l J t? >|| <? ii il || ? It *3 rands at 10c each. :: $ * '^Si at patterns. :: d not to fade. 1: " ijk-Ovfir. :: Mm it im . IPk o m ft, JR. !1 | BAMBERG, S. C. jj f tt ad look us over. f} . M a CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina? County of Bamberg?By Geo. P. y Harmon, Esq., Judge of Probate. Whereas, Mrs. William P. Hughes hatir made suit to me to grant her letters of administration of the estate of and effects of Sam Beard; These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Sam Beard, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on Saturday, April l'ah, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any j? they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 2nd day of April, A. D., 1909. GEO, P. HARMON, Judge of Probate. ^ Insurance is Your OPPORTUNITY I "Master of human destinies am I! Peace, Love and Plenty on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk. I penetrate Remotest recesses, and passing by Home, factory and office, soon or late I knock unbidden once and quote the rate. If sleeping, wake?if dreaming, ^ rouse before I turn away. It is the hour of fate. To provide for loved ones an estate, Insure NOW, and conquer every foe, E'en death; but those who doubt or hesitate Engender failure, penury and woe, Then seek in vain, and uselessly im- / 'Z plore. Insure at once?I may return no more." MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE, M. W. BRABHAM, Agt. TOWN PROPERTIES 1 FOR SALE. m One two-story dwelling, with six rooms, on corner of New E ridge and Second street. One two-story dwelling, with eight rooms, on corner of Calhoun street and Railroad avenue. One two-story dwelling, with six rooms, on Second street. One five-room cottage, on Main street. One seven-room dwelling, on east wing of New Bridge street. . f % One block of five tenant houses, on south end of New Bridge street. Two open lots, on south end of New Bridge street. One open lot, on Church street. One block of open lots, on Railroad avenue. Description, with price and terms, on application. J. T. O'lVEAL Real Estate Azent Bamberg, S. C. V t ~ iZM r?? m NEW ARRIVALS 1 Curtis Brand Peas, per can 15c. Jumbo Tomatoes, 3 lb. ^ can, 10c Mackerel, fine, 2 for 25c. Misletoe Hams, per pound 15c. Good Old Country Syrup, in barrels, 50c. per gallon. In quart bottles, sealed, 15c. a quart. Just received fine line of * 10c. packages Lowney's / Chocolate Candies. The finest lot of Fresh ** A*TAM Vkjf I" runts mat oci urn uw town. I Seeded Raisins on hand all the time. 1 Have you ever tried our I Butter? We only ask 35c. H the pound. I Don't forget that we B handle Snowflake Flour, the fl best that is put up, in sacks. B Don't forget to ask for B anything in the grocery line. 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