The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 16, 1909, Page 2, Image 2
NEGROES TO GET PLUMS.
Reported That Taft Will Reverse
Executive Policy.
Washington, Dec. 8.?Concerning
the appointment of negroes to office,
President Taft in the Washington
Times this afternoon prints the following
interesting remarks:
"That President Taft is going to
make appointments of Northern negroes
to office rather than Southern
ones is the information which has
been pretty thoroughly disseminated
among the colored politicians of
Washington and elsewhere
i 4 rn1 InllrAcI AXffir Vl 1C
1 lit? yitSiUCUl lias laincu v/?vi uiu
ideas about the appointment of colored
men to office with some of the
leading men of the race and he has
signified to them his inclination to
give recognition of the negro votes
in Northern States, where there are
large populations of blacks.
"As the result of this policy it is
expected that the negroes in the
South who are holding important
offices, as their terms expire, be displaced
for the most part by whites
and in turn recognition will be given
to colored men in the North.
"In the entire South are not many
offices held by colored men?that is,
offices of importance and influence.
The list of colored men holding important
offices in the South under
the federal government includes the
following: Roberi Smalls, collector
" -* -i- O n Uflnm
lai ixi uvu^v.
"And now stranger," said the old
farmer after he had asked about a
score of questions. "I want to tell
you right now that down here with
us you be supposed to go to bed
with the chickens." The young man
wrhispered to his young wife and
then both climbed back on the farm
cart.
"Boy," said the young man, his
lips compressed with determination,
"drive us back to the station."
The freckled lad grinned and whipped
up the horse.
"You uns didn't seem to like the
place?" he chuckled.
"No," said the young man, "we
have often read about crowded farm
houses but when it comes to shoving
us off to the henhouse that is getting
a little too strong. I guess wre'll
stay in the city."?Chicago News.
Liquor Drummer Arrested.
Greenwood, December 12.?R. L.
Salomonski, traveling representative
of Paul Heyman, whiskey dealer, was
arrested here Thursday by Sheriff
McMillan and his trunk of samples
of whiskey seized. Salmonski put
up a cash bond for appearance the
next morning at the preliminary
hearing in the sum of $100. At the
preliminary the next morning he was
bound over to appear at the next
term of court in the sum of $200.
The outcome of the case will be
watched with much interest here
and elsewhere in the State. Saiomonski
had been here a day or two
taking orders before the sheriff got
on to the fact.
OI customs at ocauiuu, o. v.) n^uij
Rucker, collector of internal revenue
at Atlanta, Ga.; Joseph Lee, collector
of internal revenue at Jacksonville,
Fla.; Nathan H. Alexander, register
of the land office at Montgomery,
Ala.; Thomas V. McAllister, receiver
of public moneys at Jackson, Miss.;
Walter L. Cohen, register of the land
office at New Orleans; Alexander B.
Kennedy, receiver of public moneys
at New Orleans; John E. Bush, receiver
of public moneys at Little
Rock.
"The course the president will take
in the matter of appointing colored
men is likely to be illustrated in the
selection of a successor to W. T. Vernon.
register of the treasury. Booker
T. Washington and other colored
leaders have given their support to
J. C. Napier, of Nashville, for the
place. But it appears the president
will probably select a colored man
from the North."
m
Saved by Colored Servant.
Chester, Dec. 9.?Mrs. Geo. C.
Freeland was badly burned on the
face, neck and hands yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock while engaged in
painting a hearth with a patent preppreparation,
which evidently contained
some highly combutible
substance. The fire caught in
her hair and clothing, and in
a moment she was in a mass
of flames. With a scream she rushed
into the hall where she met her faithful
old colored servant, Louisa Barrett,
who gathered her in her arms
v and smothered out the fire, and but
but for whose heroism she would
have been burned to death. The
burns are extremely painful, but the
physicians in charge apprehend no
serious results, although it will be
several days before it can be seen how
serious the burns about the eyes will
oe.
K'Vt. . "
A Brave Man.
,
Former Gov. Sprague, of Rhode
Island, celebrated last month his
seventy-ninth birthday. He is the
only surviving war governor.
A reporter questioned Governor
Sprague one day at Naragansett about
bravery.
"There is a finer bravery shown
in civil than in military life," the
veteran statesman said. . "I remember
one of our Providence fire chiefs.
"A green fireman resigned from
the Providence service because his
chief, he said, was cruel and inhuman.
" 'How cruel and inhuman?' they
asked him.
" 'Why, the fireman whined, 'at
last week's tenement fire he ordered
me to carry a section of hose right
in between two walls that were just
on the point of tumbling'
" 'And what did .you do?'
" 'I refused, of course. I told the
chief it was as much as a man's life
was worth to go in there, and I
wouldn't do it.'
" 'Well what did the chief do
then?'
" 'Ha, ha, ha! The crazy fool carried
the hose in himself.' "
On the Dear Old Farm.
They had only been married since
June and it was their first experience
in seeking country board. After riding
10 long miles in a rattling farm
cart they arrived at the door of the
f A Vi nn CD
GOVERNMENT SALARIES.
Idea That All Work Here is "a So;
Snap" Much of Myth.
The question of adequate salari*
for government employees is certai
to come before Congress at the nej
session. Special commissions of d<
partment experts have been at wor
for months devising a more equitabl
adjustment of compensation. Oth*
commissions have been investigate
i the practicability of reducing salari*
on the theory that more money
' paid government employees than 1
clerks and professional men doe
similar work in private and corpon
tion employ.
The last report of United Stat*
n ~.V, V.OC 4.1C.+ T-o+i T-c
i i reasuici xicai, ?>h>j nao juoo ivun.
from office, contains some statemenl
and facts concerning government sa
aries that have a very pertinent beai
ing on the subject of revising th
compensation paid for clerical worl
There are several classes of clerl
in the government service whose sa
aries remain at the figures fixed a
long ago as 1854. All sorts <
changes in living conditions have o<
curred since that time. The price c
the necessaries of life has great)
increased, but the salaries of thes
government clerks remain the sam<
In the Treasurer's office are me
and women working for the pay c
fifty five years ago, upon whose hor
esty, accuracy and general efficienc
rests the safety of billions of dollars
and whose work is exacting and e>
hausting. The same is true i
many other departments of the go\
eminent. The idea that governmen
work is always a"soft snap" is ir
correct. There are instances wher
gu VCJiiilJCLlI, tlClftO ICtCHC lUU^
greater compensation than is paid fo
similar services outside, but ther
are other instances where rare abili
ty and expert knowledge commam
much inferior pay to that paid fo
the same efficiency by corporations
Congress can well spare the time t
look into this question.?Philadel
phia Press.
Shot from Negro House.
Sumter, Dec. 8.?T. J. Kirven, i
prosperous farmer, was shot this af
ternoon about five miles from th
city. He had gone out to the hous<
of a negro to seize some goods fo
which he had a warrant. When h<
reached there Mr. Kirven walkei
around the house, and as he turne<
the corner of the house was shot b:
some one within, the load from i
shotgun taking effect in his left am
and side. As soon as the new
reached Sumter Dr. Archie Chin;
went out to him and found the wourn
painful but not necessarily danger
ous. He was brought into the hos
pital. The negroes in the house es
caped, but are being searched for
Mr. Kirven does not know which om
did the shooting.
Big Increase in Banking.
Washington, Dec. 8.?If bankins
siansucs are au iuue.\ iu
conditions the United States are en
joying greater prosperity than ever
This is the statement of the Nationa
Monetary Commission issued to-da;
with the report on the condition o
the national, State and other banks
Over 20,000 banks are reported t<
show over $21,000,000 resources
over $13,000,000,000 deposits an<
25,000,000 depositors.
All features of the banking busi
ness have nearly doubled in the las
nine years.
State May Help "Door of Hope."
Columbia, Dec. 10.?Some mem
bers of the legislature favor askinj
that body at the session beginninj
next month to make the Columbii
Door of Hope a State charitable insti
tution, to the extent of giving i
State aid, as the institution th?
twelve years of its existence to un
fortunate women from all parts of th<
State. During that period the insti
tution has graduated over 500 wo
men, and the management says tha
90 per cent, of these are now livinj
useful, virtuous lives.
But Superintendent J. M. Pike
who is the editor of The Way o
Faith, a weekly religious paper
which has warmly expoused the "un
known tongue movement," wants n<
aid except the free will offerings o
the charitably disposed. He will al
low none of the usual methods wo
men employ to raise money for chari
table purposes to be undertaken fo
the Door of Hope, depending upo]
faith alone to prompt sufficient con
tributions to keep the home going
Often the inmates of the institutio]
I have sat down to a meal not know
mg wnere tne next was coming irom
but the next has failed, althougl
according to a recent statemen
issued by the management 10'
women who knocked at the Door o
Hope for help within the past twelve
months were turned away becaus
of lack of room. There are now 2
inmates and eight babies being care<
for at the institution.
Among the inmates at the Door o
Hope now is a case of unusual inter
est. She is the daughter of well
to-do parents living in an up countr;
city. In her extremity she fled to he
sister's home in another city. He
brother-in-law discovering her condi
tion turned her out of his home. O]
the train out of town that day sh
gave birth to a child. There wer
some fifty white women on the trail
but the only one to lend her assist
ance was an old negro woman. At
ter being cared for at the hospits
here she was transferred to the Doo
of Hope.
Southern Navy Yards.
Washington, Dec. 9.?Secretary c
the Navy Meyer is not in favor c
abandoning any of the Souther
noirv vordo at until oftdr th
net * j jmuo, uv ivuuv uuvi* m.xw*
completion of the Panama canal.
The secretary's views on this sut
ject were made known to-day to
delegation of prominent busines
men of New Orleans who called upo
him and protested against the abo
ishment of the navy yard then
When urged to give New Orleans
greater share of work in the repair c
ships than heretofore, Mr. Meye
promised the matter would be coi
sidered carefully.
Senator McEnery, Representativ
Estopinal, Mayor Behrman and W. I
Ross acted as spokesmn for th
party.
COTTON GINNED TO DECEMBE1
ft CensusReport Places Number at ?
878,277.
;s Washington, Dec. 8.?There wei
n 8,87S,277 running bales of cottc
ct ginned from the growth of 1909 1
3- December 1, as compared with 11
k 008,661 for 1908, according to
le bulletin of the census bureau issue
;r to-day.
g These figures count round bales i
is half bales and exclude linters. The
is stand against 8,343,396 for 1907 ar
:o 10,207,868 for 1906. The propo
ig tion of the last three crops ginned 1
i- December 1st is 84.1 per cent. f<
1908, 75.5 per cent, for 1907, ar
is 77.2 per cent, for 1906. Round bah
id included this year are 133,91
ts against 201,480 included forl908ar
1- 154,636 for 1907. Sea island bah
r- included are 77,776 for 1909; 68
ie 896 for 1908, and 55,299 for 1907
J. The distribution of sea island co
:s ton by States for 1909 is: Floric
1- 25,906; Georgia 43,118, and Soul
is Carolina 8,752. The total cottc
>f crop for 1908 was 13,086,005, ar
> for 1907 is 11,757,822. The correc
>f ed statistics of the quantity of co
y ton ginned this season :o Novemb<
^ 1 A n T?A Q "110 1 1 O V\o 1 AC
? i die; 0,1x^,11^ uaiuo.
3. By States the cotton ginned froi
n the 1909 growth to December 1st i
>f follows:
i- Alabama 919,575; Arkansas 013
y 871; Florida 55,958; Georgia 1/377
s, 232; Louisiana 237,553; Mississipi
866,950; North Carolina 536,162
n South Carolina, 998,340; Oklahom
r- 504,836; Tennessee 206,357; Texz
it 2.212.319; all other States 49,132.
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0
h Tillman Talks About Clemson.
r Washington, Dec. 9.?Senator Til
e man says it's "all nonsense" aboi
- his being president of Clemson.
d "Do you mind my writing som<
T* v^..i :io??
1 tiling auuui it:
!- "Oh, it isn't worth writing abou
0 Nobody but a blame fool would eve
" think of such a thing."
"Well, but, you know, I write fc
the blame fools as well as the othe
folks."
a. Only "blamed" wasn't the word.
"The presidency of Clemson," sai
e the senator, "requires some peculia
e training. The president should be
r man of culture as well as experienc
e in agricultural and industrial edu
1 cation, a man of executive abilitj
I also a man of activity for which h
y must have good health and strength
a. I might have some of these qualities
i I don't know. But I have not ha
s any training as an educator, and a
i my time of life I would be a fool t
1 branch out into a new field. I hav
- been doing all I could as a membe
- of the board to get everything t
- running smoothly, to straighten ou
. the kinks, and get down to business
g "Yes, several men have at diffei
ent times suggested it to me, but
never gave it a serious thought be
cause the thing was so manifestl
? out of the question."
c Senator Tillman seems deeply ir
. terested in Clemson college, an
whenever the subject is mentione
{ he drops what he is doing or saying
y becomes thoughtful and serious, an
f talks about it.
3 EM1TH OBJECTS TO KUKER.
i
Senator Holds Up Nomination fie
- Florence Postmastership.
Washington, Dec. 11.?Louis C
Kuker's nomination to be postmaste
at Florence nas Deen neiu up m ui
_ Senate by Senator Smith, and owin
y to the fact that the position is in th
l senator's home town, the situatio
a forebodes trouble ahead for the Floi
. ence postmaster. The senate posl
t office committee yesterday took th
e matter up and a member of the com
mittee was asked to find out if Ser
a ator Smith had any objections to th
1 appointment. The senator was aske
to write opposite the name on the lis
t whether or not the appointment wa
y agreeable to him. He wrote that i
3 was not.
> "That ends the matter so far a
j confirmation is concerned," said th
member of the committee. Mr. Kn
kuker's appointment was a reces
3 one. He will not be confirmed a
j this session if the usual custom i
followed, and if he continues to hoi
his position it must be by anothe
and still other recess appointment!
r In the case of Crum, when the senat
a failed to confirm his nomination a
collector of the port of (Jharlestor
f the auditor of the treasury and Crur
' had to serve about two years withou
. pay.
What will be the outcome and ic
a come in the present case remains t
t be seen.
7
f Negro Burns to Death.
e Florence, Dec. 12.?Si William;
? an old negro well known aroun
2 Florence, as he has been haulin
* lumber into the city from countr
mills for some time, was burned t
* death Friday night in J. F. Stact
ley's barn, on his place about eigb
" miles from town. Mr. Stackley lot
L' 1 V.-1 V>
' several uaiea ui v.vjh.v_?u ucdiuco m
r barn and stable. His whole los
r amounted to about $600. The ii
l" formation received by Mr. Stackle
Q concerning the old darky was to th
e effect that he had been found drun
e in the road near the barn and th?
[> he had been put inside the buildin
to keep him from freezing. It :
thought that the negro, walking i
the night, struck a match, whic
r ignited the cotton, and that he wa
unable to get out of the building.
^ Held for Attempted Assault.
,f Columbus, Ga., Dec. 10.?Arc
n King, a 17 year old negro boy, w?
e arrested in Lee county, Alabama, t<
night accused of having attempte
to criminally assault two your
a white girls here yesterday. He w?
!S brought back here and positive]
n identified by the girls as their assai
1_ ant. As soon as his arrest becair
i known excitement became intense,
a mob soon formed and sheriff h?
,f slipped him out of town to prevent
lynching.
1
Attention is directed to the a]
e pointments of Auditor Rowell. Me<
\ him and make your tax return
e Real estate and personal properl
must be returned this year.
EL LAWYER UNDER FIRE.
1,- Attorney General-Elect to be Tried
West Virginia for Assault.
re Charleston, W. Va., Dec.'9.?Gc
tu Glasscock to-day issued a requisiti*
to on the Governor of Virginia for t
return to Welch, W. Va., of Samr
a Williams, Attorney General-elect
id Virginia, for trial at Welch on
charge of malicious assault,
is Judge Williams was indicted sor
iv weeks ago by the grand jury of M
id Dowell county as a result of a p*
r- sonal difficulty in a court room,
to which Judge Joseph M. Sanders, fc
)r mer Justice of the State Suprei
id Court, was struck by an ink w<
2s thrown by Judge Williams in reser
.9 ment of a remark made by Jud
id Sanders. Williams at the time t
3s indictment was returned was t
I,- Democratic nominee for Attorn
General of Virginia and was elect
t- to that office on November 2.
la It was said about that time th
;h he would appear for trial at Welc
>n hut since then it has been said th
id he would not voluntarily retu
t- there, inasmuch as he objected to t
t- fact that negroes had on some occ
?r sions been allowed to serve <
juries in McDowell county.
r;1 Governor Glasscock has had t
)S application for the requisiton und
consideration for several days.
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Holiday bitts
Following our usual policy, we
fer at this early date a complete s
1_ sortment of Christmas novelti<
it This collection includes a wide ranj
of varieties and are of undoubtartistic
merit and value. All o
t. special selection?unmatched in ai
>r particular by any other stock in th
town. In fact you can't find an
>r
,r where else in town anything like tl
large assortment you will find hei
r Toys for the Children.
e
i- We have a larger stock than eve
r' all good ones?not the cheap kin
t although the prices are reasonabl
; Toys for the boys and girls. Autom
d biles Picture Books, Story Booh
? Building Blocks, Boll Furniture, Ta
6 gets, Driving Reins, Engines, Music
r Toys, Washing Sets, Indian and Sc
0 dier suits, Doll Beds and Hammocfc
Baby Rattles, Animal Blocks, Toy I
anos and Organs, Tea Sets, Stove
1 Sewing Machines, Whips, Air Rifle
Ten Pin Alleys, Wagons, Wheelba
J rows, and a general line. Space is n
l- sufficient to mention everything.
I For Gifts.
Manicure Sets, Jewel Cases, Mi
rors, Toilet Sets, Sterling Silv
Novelties, Baby Sets, Lap Tablel
r Picture Frames, Fine Box Papei
from 25c to $2.50, Shaving Sets ai
Traveling Sets for men, Coat ai
" Trousers Hangers in nice leath
e cases, Military Sets, Smoking Set
g Sewing Sets, Nut Crackers and Picl
e Fountain Pens, Hat Pin Holders, Ai
P Receivers, Shopping Bags, Fine Prn
es, all styles, etc., etc. This line mu
e be seen to be appreciated. Many
l" these articles are in sterling silv
l~ and pearl, and while they are fb
(j goods, the prices are reasonable. La
it year some of our customers coi
3 plained that we did not have goo
nice enough. This year we ha
s- them. The toilet and military se
e in sterling silver and the manicu
L" sets in sterling silver and pearl a
^ beauties. Nothing nicer for a pre
s ent.
d
Fine Pictures.
s
Beautiful line of pictures expect"
a this week. They are the kind th
have not been carried in Bambe:
L_ heretofore.
Fanc^hin^Ku^lass.
3, In these lines we have a handson
d assortment. Salad Bowls, Cele
? Dishes, Bowls, Tea and Coffee Set
v _ __ 1. . _
q Fancy Vases, Jfitcners, mmDiers, aj
a number of other useful and pret
& articles. The line will bear inspc
fg tion.
\ BOOKS.
k for the children and older foil
lt Nothing makes a nicer present. O
iS line for children, boys and girls
n especially strong. We also have
h nice lot of Christmas Cards from
IS to 20c.
Silverware.
LS We have several handsome piec
in quadruple plate, butter dish<
[g bread plates, crumb trays, crea
is pitchers, sugar dishes, spoon holdei
y coffee sets, etc. We will sell these
i.
great bargains.
a No matter what you want, come
is see us. We can supply your war
a in holiday goods. Not near all t
manfinntul hono PnmP
dllA/ A. 19 11IUJII/1V11V VA (1VAVI
p and look. Costs nothing.
t HERALD BOOK STOR
BAMBERG, S. C.
I I Millinery Marvels!
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of ?
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There is individuality about our styles that distin[c_
fishes them from all others and makes them sought
?r- | after by ladies who are looking for the best. The marin
velous part lies in their rich style for such really low
>r" | cost. We want to be fair, we want our Millinery trade
eil to increase, but above all we want you to be pleased
it- with every purchase. Just received another line of the
ge season's latest creations, all marked at our usual low,
jj? : money saving prices. Our line of
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? LADIES TAILORED SUITS
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j has been replenished. Made by expert tailors, they are
perfect garments in everything the word implies, yet the
cost price is very low. Do not think of buying until you
he have seen our stock.
1 MRS. E. P. COPELAND
* j EHRHARDT, SOUTH CAROLINA.
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ge The Small Depositor is Welcome at This Bank!
ed
ur A hundred small accounts make a bank stronger than
uy a dozen large ones. This is one of our reasons for
js urging the man of limited means to transact his bust- ?
ncss with us.
y* Large accounts are welcome too, for it is our purpose
te to serve all classes, whether the business be small or
e. large.
We Pay Four per cent. Interest on Savings Deposits
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I writes Mrs. Ethel Newlin, I P ? J J
of Liberty Center, Ind., I! f 11611(1 Dlclllu
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a good color, do not suffer H Selected, Blended and Roasted
and weigh 125 lbs." | with the utmost care, and put up in
? 33 Decorated Tin Cans, with
ts' , A n PI III slip covers and strong handles, a
^ . I I II I 11 I I useful as well as an ornamental
1(* Tjjlfp I I 11 I I article for any home. Ask your Reld
J I I Lf I tail Grocer for this Brand. If he has
er ... . . none in stock he can easily get a supts,
The Woman's Tonic Piy
sh I Beware of strong, nox- A ?from? '4
_ A ious, mineral drugs, that A
? I fike iead?to rUom of | F. ff. Wagener & Co.
a basin ot water. h er
I Cardui is purely vege- H importers and roasters,
Z table and contains no Charleston, S. C.
poisonous minerals, or '
n' dangerous drugs. Sold In Bamberg by H. G. Folk %
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We build the most satisfactory 18 GONE,
o Cutter in America?Simple, Strong,
Honest and Durable. No "rattle- "I use Dr. Miles Anti-Pain j
trap" trinkets to get out of order. pnis for Neuralgia, LaGrippe
A genuine pleasure to operate it. d n j d ?t ^ d
Competitive field tests invited. Y .*T ' . T c. a
Our Cutter won the highest award to 6e without them, ior I hnd
at N. C. and S. C. state fairs over all ready relief in them for everyWestern
cutters. thing I use them for."
ur Has movable boxes which can be tv/t-dc t t? tutt t t?t>
? replaced at nominal cost. MRS. L. F. MILLER,
A Southern product, built for the 120 W. 6th St., Davenport, la.
a Southern farmer. All p.in _ a
5c Forty Cars Sold Last Season. Ail rMH 1
GU jvi* i . "In my family Dr. Miles'
. In. UlCklllSOIl, Agent, Anti-Pain Pills are used for
BAMBERG, S. C. headache, colic and other
pains, and always give relief
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