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* \ - > , " ' * * 9 ; ' ' \ r t dJhp Samtorg Sjmtiii ; _ > $2.00 Per Year in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26,1922. Established in 1891. .':4 Plan Many A/ For Bambe\ f Plans are going forward rapidly for the second annual Bamberg county fair. Various committees have been appointed and are now at work v planning the details of the exhibition. The fact that the Bamberg county fair is the only county fair in the ;world, so far as this writer knows, which is free, makes it one of much attraction, and the fact that it is free has attracted attention far and wide. It is likely that a new keynote has been struck in the method of holding county fairs by introducing this feature. Tuesday morning a meeting of the chairmen of the various committees was held, at which the plans of the committees were discussed informally. Farfners are asked now to begin to prepare their exhibits, and be sure to bring them in time to have the exhibit properly displayed. This should be the greatest county fair in the state if the people will cooperate to that end. Elsewhere in this paper will be found a'list of the committee chairmen to whom application may be made for any information relative to booth space, exhibits, etc. Business houses are urged to cooperate and prepare booths. .A nominal charge will be made for booth* space alloted for advertising purposes. No charge will be made to t farmers, club workers, etc. Chairman Smoak reports that the races will be held on Wednesday and , Thursday, the hours to be announced later. A small admission charge will ! ?be made to the race track to defray the expenses involved only, and for awarding a nominal purse to winners. It is probably that a horse show will be held in connection With the races. Chairman Rentz, of tne marKetv. ing committee, states that arrangements will be made to have a marketing expert here. Samples of farm products may be brought to the fair, and efTorts will be made to put the ( j farmers in touch with buyers at profitable prices. Information will be given* as to grading, packing, cur-1 ing, etc./as well. James T. Burch is in charge of the amusement features, and he promises, to have some fine attractions for the 1 kiddies, especially, and the grown folks as well. A good midway is pro-! mised. il A feature of the fair will be a guinea trot, something new in this ' neck of the woods, but one that has 1 n I ' proved to be very popular, entertain-!' ing and amusing. This will be pulled; off on Main street at some convenient1 time. 11 All of the schools of the county, are asked to participate in the school j Hav ovATits Wednesday. Schools are 1 J " I asked to turn out in full that day : } and make it the biggest school day j1 event the county has ever known. The free barbecue is progressing fine. Several hundred pounds of meat have already been donated for the!( purpose. If you have a spare shoat;] r about the premises, notify W. M. < Brabham; who will see that it is used to good advantage. Exhibits of live stock, poultry, I home and farm products are especial-! ly desired. Practically every farmer! in the county has something good to ] offer. Notify the chairnjan of the 3 committee and see that your pro-;) ducts are shown to the people. This j fair is to advertise the county and: the cooperation and participation of |} every farmer and householder is 1 IJ earnestly requested. Mr? Sallie Owens is in charge of j < the home booths. Mrs. Owens desires j? f to include in her booths antiques, j ] home articles, of all sorts. It has j ] been found that this is one of the , most interesting features of a fair, j This county is rich in such articles, } and the fair is a fine place to dis-^' j play them. I j W. A. Klauber is in charge of the ( music for the occasion, and he states , that a good band will be secured for ^ the entire week. There will be plenty c of music. 1 Booth space may be had by apply- s ing to Dr. F. B. McCracken. There j will be plenty of space this year. A j live stock building will be erected on r the site erf the Denbow warehouse, while the Farmers warehouse will be used as the exhibit building. t LaVerne Thomas is president of g the fair organization, and he, as well as every committeeman, is doing everything possible to make this g county fair a great event. A com- r plete list of all committees will be f published later. t / * ew Features rg County Fair RULES FOR FEEDING THE DAIRY COW 1. Feed the cow according to her production, size and condition. 2. In selecting rations for the dairy cow provide: (a) Palatability, (b) bulk, (c) variety, (d) succulence, (e) a balanced ration, (f) economical cost of ration. 5 TTca a orr.nir> ratinn suitable to "the roughage ration selected. 4. Use home-grown feeds. 5. Feed one pound of hay to each 100 pounds of live weight; three pounds of silage to each 100 pounds of live weight; one pound of grain to each 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 pounds of milk produced by a Guernsey or a Jersey, and one pound of grain to each 3 1-2 to 4 pounds of milk produced by a Holstein of Ayrshire. 6. Feed 7 pounds of grain for each pound of butter fat produced per day. 7.. Provide plenty of fresh clean water. Milk is 87 percent water. Water is cheap. 8. Provide green succulent pastures, which are the cheapest and best dairy rations. 9. Plant winter cover crops for late fall and early spring pastures. Feeding at Calving Time. Seperate tjhe cow from the herd several days before calving date. In summer open pasture and in'winter clean dry stall are ideal oalving conditions. Feed a bran mash for first 4 to 6 fooHo after enlvinc Feed a light grain mixture, such as equal parts oats and bran, until swelling is out of udder. * After udder is nbrmal, start milk ration ati4 to 5 pounds daily, and increase gradually one pound every other day until natural milk flow is reached. \ Continue feeding according to production. . GINNING REPORT SHOWS REDUCTION The^cptton ginning report issued by the bureau of the census and just made public shows a great reduction in this state from the figures to the same date last year. The figures for the state are: To September 25, 1922, 148,174 bales; 1921, 21q,249. While the state as a whole shows a very material reduction, many of the counties in the lower part of the state shown an increase. This is notably true in Bamberg county, where the increase is almost double, while the Piedmont counties appear to -be the chief sufferers. Greenville county produced to September 25, last year, 8,049 bales, while this year it fell to 5,842 bales. ^ j^igures1 to rcounues in cms sectiSi follow: 1922 1921 A.iken 7,174 7,296 Allendale 4,083 2,945 Bamberg .* 3,431 1,958 Barnwell 4,813 4,726 Calhoun 1,120 2,243 Hampton 3,088 1,469 Drangeburg 5,631 8,269 Dorchester and Colleton Counties ire not shown on the tabulation. Action on Case of Negro. Columbia, Oct. 16.?GovernorHarvey issued a statement this afterQon in which he expressed his determination to take some definite action within a few weeks looking to disposition of the case of David Branaum, Orangeburg county negro, who has been in the state penitentiary four pears, in status quo and who is jpoken of a^the "Lost Prisoner", rhe Governor will probably commute the death sentence which has been hanging over the negro four 1 rears, following his notice of appeal, to six years in the penitentia- ' *y, four years of which the negro las already served or he may grant J iim full clemency. The chief executive has reached no decision, but vill take action to define 'the ne- 1 *roe's status within a week or ten 1 lays, he says. Brannum was convicted of attempted criminal assault on a negro child, a relative, -lis appeal was delayed. Solicitor } -lydrick, of Orangeburg has recomnended executive clemency. Most of us won't take the trouble t o find out how easy it is to provide tood pastures for hogs. Fifty dollars reward for a really ( ;ood reason why farm homes should tot have some good books, beauti- t ul pictures, and attractive premises, he same as city homes. Denies Shortage In His Accounts Walterboro, Oct. 21.?Sheriff W. B. Ackerman, who was recently suspended by Governor Harvey, handed to the local paper today abatement; with regard to the suspension and the charges which had been brought against him. This statement materially differs from that which appears in the daily papers of the 19th, based upon a statement suposed to have hoon mst^A hv tViA pftmntrrtllpr e'en I eral. It is the sheriff's statement that I no shortage has ever existed in his office, and that the money that he paid to the county treasurer on the 14th instant was a settlement with) ' [the county treasurer brough about j by his suspension from office render-j | ing it necessary to make such a set- j tlement. The sheriff states that the auditors from the comptroller general's office came here as much upon hisj request as upon the request .of the solicitor, . it appearing that both parties requested these auditors to come. Sheriff Ackerman also quotes the auditors as stating to him that no shortage existed for the reason that he had on han the fiends necesary to cover the amount with which he was properly chargeable which amount, when the same was approved by the auditors, was promptly turned over to the treasurer. In the statement given out -by the sheriff he states that the Savannah auditor who checked his of flee in tne summer aamrxieu iu<ii his report was not correct, and that he told the grand jury that the sheriff could possibly explain q.uite a large amount of the alleged shortage. The sheriff claims that he did not make a settlement at the time the Savannah auditor checked his office for the reason that the Savannah auditor admitted that his report was incorrect, and the sheriff wanted an official checking by a representative of the 'Comptroller Geenral's office before he made any settlement. The sheriff's statement reviews the entire matter from the time of the audit by the Savannah auditor until the present time. Upon a true bill being found by the grand jury the sheriff apeared in open court and immediately demanded trial, which was refused him, it being then stated that the case could hardly be reached at the September term of the court, because it was the last one on the docket. However, the court finished its business about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday, and again the sheriff, through his atorney, demanded a trial. Judge Gary, who was presiding, refused to order the case for trial, but stated that the Sheriff's rem"Trtuia -KQ caouro Q ono/Mal tArm I CU > nuuiu uc i,u v u ? of court from the chief justice. Judge Gary himself was requested to order a special term and preside over it, but this he declined to do because of the large number of courts he had to hold during the fall months; but suggested that relief could be secured from the chief justice and that he would join in a request that the chief justice order a special term to dispose of the matter. The solicitor at no time has agreed to the holding of a special term, and when the sheriff and his attorney appeared before the tfhief justice at Abbeville the chief justice declined to grant the special term until the solicitor would state that he had no objection to its being held. In the meantime the sheiff was suspended and another appointed in his stead. Thereafter the audit by the auditors from the comptrollergeneral's office, above referred to was made, and the sheriff having then 'been suspended made his settlement in accordance with figures, furnished by the comptroller general's office, which figures he admits to be a correct statement of the amounts properly chargeable to him, but which funds he claims to have had on hand all the time and to have been ready to pay over when ? St. George Youth Is Found Guilty St. George, Oct. 20.?Guilty o murder with recommendation to th< mercy of the court was the verdic of the jury in the case against Wil liam Carr, Jr., convicted of the kill ing of John C. Patrick. The jur: reached a verdict and returned to th< court room at 5.20 this afternoon, af ter having deliberated for more thai three hours. The court was engage< in the trial of a civil case when th< verdict was announced. Judge Memminger stated tha sentence would not he passed upoi the convicted man until tomorrov morning. The young man was sur rounded by members of his family He showed no signs of emotion-whei the verdict was read by the clerk o court. Messrs. Connor and Behlin* local counsel for the defense have in timated nothing thus far as to i motton for a new trial or an appea to the Supreme Court. Witnesses Called. After both sides had closed yes x._j - ? .t leruay e veiling tut: yiuacuuuuu tauci several witnesses in reply this morn ing. The testimony did not diffei materially from that of yesterda: with the exception of one witness who testified that Carr had told hin that he did not understand why h< had not killed Patrick as he hac pulled both triggers of the gun Oscar Owens, policeman of St. George testified that he had seen the con victed man in the county jail on the morning after the shooting when tolc that the shot had taken effect in Patrick's abdomen. Carr, the witness testified, stated that he had aimed at his head. Walter S. Utsey made the firsl argument for the prosecution followed by William C. Wolfe for the defense, and the closing argument for the State was made by Solicitor Hydrick. The arguments were among the most eloquent and comvincing ever listened to in the Dorchester County court house, particularly clear ajid logical was the appeal of Mr. Wolfe, who consumed more than an hour, and both Solicitor'Hydrick and Mr. Utsey spoke eloquently and forcefully. COTTON SHOWS CONSIDERABLE STRENGTH The Williston Way. Cotton has shown considerable strength within the last week. On the weather report Wednesday morning, some of the months went close to 23 1-2 cents in New York but reacted to slightly over 23 cents towards the close. Cotton was selling for 22 cents and better in Williston Wednesday. So far there hasn't been over 1200 bales sold here this Fall which is only a small part of what would have been sold by this time during the days before the weevil. However, this shortage is not altogether due to weevil damage as sections that were not visited by heavy rains are making around half a crop and some better. Experts look for higher prices in cotton. Cotton seed continue to bring slightly over sirty cents. Peas are coming on the market-and as usual Williston is paying a good price for them. There seems to be .a tendency on the part of"farmers not to rush their peas on the market. The crop of peas in this section is much shorter the proper audit was made. Most important. "Into the office of a Chicago business man there recently came a laborer attached to the establishment who isked most apologetically: "Excuse me, boss, but can I get off ;oday?" ( "Why do you wish to go?" 1 "A wedding." T "T?^ trn,, lioirfl fr, err, trt thlG TtrP/i- f Juf U V U U lie* ? ^ IV WV TT ling?" "Well, I'd like to go, sir; I am the f )ridegroom." m imt m I Renew your subscription today. c LIia.il last yvai. CONSTABLE SUSPENDED Said to Have Been on Highway in Unfit Condition. Columbia., Oct. 21?Governor Harvey announced today that he had suspended State Constable H. L. JohnsonVjof York, for improper conduct, and stated that he would probably suspend Magistrate Bob Lee, of York County, as a result of charges filed against him. Johnson and Lee are charged, to complaint^ filed with the Governor, of having been occupants of an automobile in an unfit condition when it ran into another machine on a public highway. Vol Snw?. Two men were lunching at their ;lub one day. "Oh," said one, "my partner formerly used to oppose my news, but now he agrees with me in jverything." "How do you account for it?" ask?d the other. "Don't know," said the first. "I'm lot sure whether I convince him or >nly make him tired.' Chief of Police ! ofWagenerShot f Aiken, Oct. 20.?Luke (Doc) 3 Rodgers, chief of police of Wagener, t was 3hot and probably mortally - wounded at 9.30 o'clock this morn ing by Murray Quattlebaum, a negro, 7 whose brother the chief, a long with 3 Constable Morris Johnson, was try ing to arrest. i 'Quattlebaum was caught late this I afternoon when his two brothers 3 went into a swamp and got him 'to surrender on promise of officers he t would not be lynched. The sheriff i went off in one direction as a ruse 7 and the coroner of the county - brought Quattlebaum to the Aiken . County jail about midnight. i As soon as the news of the shootf ing got about a posse quickly gathl ered, and approximately 300 men - from Aiken, Richland, Orangeburg i and Lexington counties gathered. 1 Feeling was high and it is believed that Quattlebaum would have been lynched but for the presence of - mind of the sheriff. 1 One shot from a single^barreled - gun was emptied into the side of the r officer. r* Chief Rodgers accompanied Cons stable Johnson, of Magistrate Gari vin's court, out four miles into the 3 country to arrest the brother of 1 Quattlebaum for a minor offense, . and when requested by the brother , to show the warrant, Murray Quat tlebaum, it is alleged, raised his J gun to his shoulder and fired directly I at the chief, jumping behind a - mule as he discharged the weapon. 3 Several shots were fired at the man I bv Constable Johnson, but he darted off through the woods. Chief Rodgers fc was taken to Columbia this evening with the hope of possibly saving his J life by an operation, though Dr. Brodie, of Wagener, states if he re covers it will be a miracle. Blood? hounds were telegraphed for. Luke Dodgers has only been on the Wagener force for one month, coming to that place from Ridge s Spring. He ha9 a wife and large 1 family of children and is about forty three years old. CARLISLE WINS, 13 TO 0 Defeats Savannah High School in' Pretty Game. Friday afternoon in a one of the prettiest games of football ever seen on the local grounds Carlisle won from Savannah High School by the score of 13 to 0. Large was the bright star for Carlisle, his two long runs placing the ball near the goal line from where Folk carried it over for the first touchdown, soon after the game started. Large ran the team well and ran back pdnts well. Carlisle twice advanced the ball to the one-yard line in the last half but failed to carry it over. Savannah made three firstdowns to 14 for the local boys. Beside Large the Carlisle line played good ball, showing a complete reversal of form exhibited in the Columbia game. Carlisle plays Bailey in Bamberg October 27. This game, will probably decide the State prep school championship and a large crowd is expected to witness the contest. Savannah 0 0 0 0? 0 Carlisle '.....7 6 0 0?1>3 'Referee Van Meter (Ky. State). Umpire Whitaker (Wofford) Headlinesman Smoak, (Wofford). Periods 12 minutes. Her Reasoning. Two men were discussing golf courses in general and a pretty little nine-hole course in particular. Eventually the conversation turned to a certain eighteen-hole course familiar to both. "I always think," commented one to the other, "that the little nine-hole course is far more difficult than the eighteen-hole course." "Well, one would expect it to be so," exclaimed a lady friend, who needless to add, did not play golf. "Why?" asked the two men simultaneously. "Why, it is obviously easier to get ? 'X- ? 1 1 ntlA nf tllO hftloe it nmt? ua.ii jit iu uuc ui uuiv,u when there are eighteen. It would be twice as hard when there are only nine." Mortgage debts on 50,206 farms in Oregon amount to 34.3 per cent, of the total value of the farms. Berlin.?Owing to the low rents here scores of landlords are reported to be in actual want. I _ i . 7 ' . v 9 &?&*?!!&& -5:2. Dial Continues Fight on 7 olbert Laurens, Oct. 19.?Senator N. B. Dial was this afternoon advised of the recess appointment of Joseph W. Tolbert as United States marshal for the Western distrct of South Carolina, Senator Dial has opposed Tolbert's nomination from the first and he indicated tonight that he was not through with the protest. The senato^ wired District Judge Watkins protesting the qualifying of y Tolbert, citing the fact that the ap pomtee Has been convicted in the United States courts of criminal acts and in all probability he is disqualit fled'to take the oath and hold office under the constitution. The senator also wired Gen. M. L. Bonham to take such steps as necessary to prevent Tolbert from holding this im- y portant post. He pointed out to General Bonham that unless Tolbert has been pardoned, he can not qualify for the office and the senator says ; that he does not know of any such, pardon having been granted. The conviction of Tolbert referred to was for alleged embezzlement and larceny after trust according to the records, says the senator. Senator Dial says that when Tolbert's nomination was sent to the senate he objected to confirmation whereupon the case was ii referred^to a subcommittee of threemembers of the judiciary committee. Charges were filed and the committee was urged to have Tolbert come before it for a hearing of the case, as it was the intention of the senate to cross-examine him before the committee. A demand for a commit- 1 p tee proceeding was made several times, but Mr. Tolbert did not appear, although this was urged by the senator. V|3 Considering these grave charges, says Senator Dial, which were unanswered and unanswerable, he con' siders it an outrage to the decent people of South Carolina for the Republican administration to try to force a man of such character on this " district and state. Continuing, Senator Dial said that if Judge Watkins allows Tolbert to qualify, possibly all* his official acts will be illegal. In the event, however, that Tolbert is permitted to qualify, the senator says he will do all in his power to have the nomination rejected when 4t comes up in the senate for confirmation. NECK BROKEN IN WRECK Adjutant General of Georgia Is Killed. ??mm Macon, Ga., Oct. 20.?Adjt. Gen. rr it - i a xt. n a 1.1 a. ?. j. van nou ivasn, 01 Auania, ana Lieut. H. M. Butler, of Atlanta, were instantly killed tonight, when an automobile in which they were riding overturned near Griffin, Ga. Three other officers in the car were injured, it is reported here. Adjt. Gen. Nash and Lieut. Butler were among the guests today at a barbecue given fo Georgia army officers by Major Joel B. Tallet at his home near Jackson. They were I. going home in an automobile. The automobile ran off a "fill" two miles from Griffin, according to reports reaching here, and Adjt. Gen. Nash's neck was broken. Lieut-. H. M. Butler, of Atlanta, was crushed internally and died in a hospital at Griffin. .' . * Lieut. H. A. Hines and Major Charles Cox, of Atlanta, were other I ' ' occupants of the car, Lieut. Hines was unhurt, but Major Cox sustained a broken rib and a broken collar bone. j Wintering Bees. ' i Clemson College, Oct. 10.?It will soon be time to pack bees for the winter, and it is important to bear in mind the folowing facts, says E. T. Prevost. Extension Bee Specialist. 'Packing cases sfliould be made of sawdust, dry leaves, or hulls. Whatever material is used, it should by all means be dry. The hives that are to be packed should have good young queens ready for spring and plenty of stores of honey of good quality. These facts are important to insure a good crop for next season. Farmers' Bulletin 1012 on "Preparing Bees for 'Outdoor Wintering" which may be had free from the Extension Service, gives much good information on this subject. ^ Mrs. Cora Lilley, of St. Louis, Mo., probably holds the record for the number of divorces, she having nine to her credit. - . * ' " " ' **' / '