The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 16, 1911, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891.
A. W. KNIGHT. Editor.
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K . Thursday, Feb. 16,1911.
There is plenty of money in Bamberg,
let some of it be turned loose
fe for the growth of the community. No
"better investment can be made.
The governor is finding that the
V* general assembly is taking him to
laugh at, and it seems to make him
furious. Never mind, Coley, you'll
find out that you are not near so big
a man as you think you are before
you are in office very long.
,\ Bamberg has the opportunity to do
something this year if her business
men will pull together and invest a
little of their money for the upbuilding
of the town as well as benefitting
their own interests. * Let us all
11 1. o rrnAO for R a m horc
!pun lugeiuci 1U1 a & i VUUi?v.0.
A bill has been passed by the legislature
limiting exemptions from
jury duty, and under this act only
office holders, attorneys and physicians
are exempt. This will make
ministers ^subject to jury duty, which
is well. They are the highest type
of our citizenship, and are the very
kind of men we want to serve on
juries. Bue we bet the lawyers will
always object to them.
i Senator Earle, of Oconee, has introduced
a bill in the Senate allowing
the governor to appoint special
judges instead of having him appoint
those recommended by the State Su-preme
Court. The bill is not likely
to pass. The present law was not
adopted to suit a governor and it is
not likely to be repealed because it
does not happen to suit the purposes
Of the present incumbent.
I BE MORE CAREFUL.
Mr. A. W. Brabham should be
more careful in his statements in
regard to taxes. In his letter to the
"Walterboro Press and Standard, re-nnhiished
in our issue of January
126th, he says: "When I paid taxes
in Barnwell county, it cost me $4.00
on 100 acres of land. On the same
land now in Bamberg county I am
paying $20.00, or five times as
much." ?
We have been to the records and
we find that Mr. Brabham returns.in
this county 105 acres of land which
is returned for taxation at $400, a
little less than $4.00 an acre. On
this land are seven buildings valued
at $300. The levy for all purposes
in his township is 16% mills, so he
pays $11.37 taxes on his land which
-is valued at $700. If his taxes
amount to $20.00, no doubt his personal
property and poll tax make up
the difference. Mr. Brabham's statements
and the records do not agree.
Who is wrong?
Again, in his letter this week he
says "we are spending $46,000 for
county purposes," and he is wrong
again. The total expenses of this
county for all purposes are less than
$18,000. The tax levy for county
purposes the past year will not raise
hut $16,500 if every dollar is collected.
Again, he says Colleton can make
eight counties like Bamberg. The
official record of the square miles in
each show that Colleton is only three
r times as large as Bamberg. Again,
he should remember that taxes have
notning to ao witn tne size 01 counties.
They are levied on taxable
property, and the area has nothing
to do with it.
We are with him as against higher
taxes, but he ought to get his fig*
ures correct. We fear his articles
will have little influence unless he
does.
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OUR QUESTION.
The Walterboro Press and Sandard
was silent last week in regard to
our question as to taxes being six
times higher in Bamberg than Colleton.
We would appreciate an
answer to our question.?Bamberg
Herald.
We are sorry not to have seen The
Herald's question, but if Bro. Knight
will propound it again we shall endeavor
to answer.?Walterboro Press
and Standard.
Here is the question, which appeared
in our issue of January 19:
"By the way, the editor of the
Walterboro Press and Standard recently
paid a visit to the auditor's
offine in Bambere for the purpose of
getting information as to taxes for
the purpose of comparison with Colleton.
Will he say that taxes are
six times as high in Bamberg as Colleton?
We will appreciate it if he
will answer this question in his next
issue."
It really makes no difference now,
as Mr Brabham has since stated that
he has not paid taxes in Colleton in
several years. We only wanted to
put Brother Smoak on the stand to
j convince Mr. Brabham that he was
mistaken, but since his acknowledgement
as above, it makes no differI
ence.
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Mr. Brabham on Taxes.
Editor Bamberg Herald:?My
friends all over the county request
me to keep on agitating the unreasonable
taxes we are paying in Bamberg.
When Bamberg seceded from
Barnwell both counties were then
paying $60,000 taxes. As Bamberg
is only one-fifth of Barnwell, and is
paying $61,000 taxes this year, it
clearly proves that we are paying
five times as much as we were paying
when we were part and parcel of
Barnwell. If the taxes are as nign
t?ere as here, the mother county is
paying this year $240,000.
Colleton county can make eight
counties like Bamberg, and if the
taxeis are as high there as here, 'her
taxes this year would be $448,000.
Putting the cotton crop of Bamberg
last year at a two-third crop, it took
one bale out of every sixteen to pay
the taxes. If cotton had sold at
seven cents it would have taken
every eighth bale to pay the taxes.
Bamberg county took $17.50 out of
every family in the county, which
would pay for all the flour bread
consumed in each family. We are
spending $46,000 for county purposes,
and are we getting full value for
that much? If the State were taxed
as high as Bamberg, wealth considered,
the State would gather over
$6,000,000. . ^
, These are figures linked with
facts, and I want the people to study
thdm carefully, for the people are the
great arbiters of every question of
import arising in a free government,
and from the welcome I a^m getting,
the people next year 'are going to
speak in no uncertain way through
the ballot-box.
I am accused by the advocates of
high taxes of writing these papers
for policy. Let me say here that
patriotism and not policy, or the
hope of patrimony, is prompting
every word I say. I have nothing to
ask of the public. My private affairs
are lifting me higher than politics
could ever lift me, and I shall
pursue the even tenor of my way,
but when I see a free people imposed
upon my provincial voice shall be
heard in the land, my humble pen
shall be brought into requisition regardless
of the contumely and opprobrium
of the place-holder, the placehunter,
the politician, the demagogue,
or the imposter.
A W R&ARHAM.
Olar, S. C., February 10, 1911.
Body of Victim Kills Laborer.
Chicago, Feb. 9.?A man's body,
hurled through the air when struck
by the Overland limited train, killed
another man last night and seriously
injured a third. The man struck by
the locomotive was Edward Donahue,
foreman of a gang of laborers. He
survived the effects until to-day.
The train on its way to the Pacific
coast had not yet cleared the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad yards
here when the accident took place.
Donahue and 50 of his men were
at work cleaning snow from the
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the locomotive approaching, but before
he could escape he was struck
and his body shot through the air,
knocking over the two other workmen
who were 15 feet distant.
Oyster Supper.
Kearse, Feb. 13.?Again we invite
your attention to a good cause. In
order to further improve White Point
school house, which serves as a
church in the neighborhood, an oyster
supper will be given on next
Friday evening, February 17th, at
the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. B. Kearse. Country delicacies
and substantials will be served as
well as oysters fresh and fine, so come J
all wise people, and enjoy a genuine
feast-funds going for a good pur-|
poso.
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ALCOHOL FROM SAW-DUST.
By New Process, Daily Deficit is
Changed to Profit.
Changing a deficit of $60 per day
to a profit of $100 daily by the utilization
of saw-dust and other waste
at the mills of the Atlantic Coast
Lumber Corporation, of Georgetown,
S. C., has attracted no little attention
among lumber men of the different
States to the novel process.
The lumber company is one of the
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largest in tne aoutn, naving a aany
capacity of 500,000 feet. From the
saw-dust and waste, alcohol of 188
per cent, proof is made to-day by the
Wood Waste Company, of Georgetown.
In view of the general interest in
the subject, A. L. King offers the following
information relative to the
success of the innovation:
"The method by which the juice
from the saw-dust is transformed
into alcohol of a high grade is known
to one man only, G. H. Tomlinson, a
Canadian, who discovered the process.
The plant at Georgetown is
operated by the E. T. DuPont de Nemours
Powder Company, and Mr.
Tomlinson is the manager. The government
maintains four employees at
the plant, three store-keepers and
one gauger. The plant covers three
quarters of an acre and is several
stories in height. Through a covered
viaduct running from the nearest
lumber mill to the second story of
the plant the saw-dust is transferred.
"It is put through a process by
which the juice is extracted, then the
juice with certain other materials,
is discharged into fermenters, of
which there are nine. Each has a
capacity of about 20,000 gallons.
This liquid is known as "beer." After
72 hours' fermentation it is
pumped into the stills and distilled
in+o ethyl alcohol. When running at
its full capacity the distillery is capable
of turning out 1,500 to 2,000
gallons ner day. There are three re
ceiving cisterns, each having a capacity
of 100 barrels of "spirits."
"Up to the present time all shipments
have been made to one of the
DuPont Powder Companyls denaturing
warehouses in New Jersey, and
after denaturization is transferred to
the powder plant of that company in
Wilmington, Del., where it is used
in the manufacture of smokeless
powder and dynamite. It is drawn
from the Georgetown warehouse
without tax payment to the government.
It is said that it is not necessary
for the saw-dust to be from
pine trees, dui tnat aiconoi may De
procured from saw-dust of any kind
found in that section.
"Since the item of loss from waste
is a big one with every manufacturer
there is keen interest taken in
this process for turning loss into substantial
profit, and it is likely that
the plant at Georgetown will be duplicated
in many places."
SOURCES OF DEGENERACY.t
Eighty Per Cent, of Wayward Girls
Said to Have Inherited Vice.
At Philadelphia Miss Whitehead,
of the Girl's Home of Refuge, spoke
on heredity and environment as the
lanuence mat Dnngs aDout tne downfall
of the youth. Here is one -thing
she said:
"In our institution fully 80 per cent
of the girls come from homes where
their parents have been inebriates,
degenerates, partly imbecile, or very
weak physically. You will find that
few delinquent girls come from the
homes which have not been wrecked
by death, poverty, or divorce."
So the future generation takes up
the character and tendency of the
proceeding generation; and the debauchery
and iuebriacy of father or
grandfather, hnd on the female side,
too, descend to the children. It is
this fact that determines much of
the evil of the world., Isn't it time
that men and women were realizing
that the quality of their own lives determines
whether it shall be joy or
snrrnw fnr thnsA whn /?nmo off at*
them? Civilization has no surer security
for its maladies than a pure
and sober individual life.?Ohio State
Journal.
What Drainage Does.
I know that drainage has worked
wonders in sections formerly malaria
ous. In my own recollection the
eastern shore of Maryland was
plagued with malaria. The people
in Baltimore were afraid to come
over the Bay for fear of chills and
fever. Now, with better drainage
and the use of artesian water,
malaria has disappeared, and in the
uDDer counties on the Bav shore
every farm house is crowded with
summer boarders from Baltimore,
and one of our leading doctors told
me that chills were the last thing he
is called in for. I have lived on the
shore now for over three years and
have never had to call a doctor to
any member of my family. Drain
the lowlands and make deep wells of
pipe and get pure water, and you can
laugh at malaria, for it is not in the
air anywhere.?W. F. Massey, in
Raleigh (N. C.) Tressive Farmer.
THE WAGES OF SIN.
Crook Faces Poorhouse After Years
of Crime.
Broken in health and spirit by confinement
in the federal prison at McNeil's
island, Wash., where he served
four terms, Lawrence (Larry) Kelly,
declared by customs officers to be the
shrewdest and most daring opium
smuggler they have encountered on
Puget sound during the last three decades,
was turned adrift a few days
ago.
He is 73, his strength is wasted,
his nerve is gone and he is without
a dollar. Unless former accomplices
come to his aid with part of the fortune
he made for them at the risk
of his life and freedom, it is likely
a will nn oo f Kn rncf nf Viio
l11tr vcivl dii tt ill uaoo i vajt vi. uia
i days in a poorhouse.
"Square" with His Backers.
Kelly's smuggling days are over.
He is a broken down sailor. He
is under the surveillance of customs
officials and will be followed by them
to the grave. He never confessed
or implicated others and he had the
reputation of being "square" with
those who profited by his traffic
though he had opportunities to fleece
them whenever he brought a sloop
load of contraband goods into the
country.
Smuggling always appealed to Kelly
as a game of chance, to be indulged
in only for the excitement and the
satisfaction of eluding the officers.
He did not sail under the black flag
for the profit and it is known that he
never fired a' shot or harmed any
one.
Kelly was successful in many of
his adventures between the Canadian
shores and the mainland in Washington
and Oregon, and it is believed
he smuggled several hundreds of
thousands of dollars' worth of contraband
goods, including opium into
the United States during the last 15
years.
He always worked alone, and,
though deserted when arrested the
last time, he would give not the
least inkling as to who financed the
expeditions or who assisted him. He
said little at the trial and was convicted
following a brief hearing, and
sentenced to serve two years.
When opium began pouring into
the country from over the British
Columbia border, for months the
customs inspectors searched the
country in an effort to trace the
smuggler. Finally one overheard a
conversation between two prosperous
business men at Olympia, the capital
of Washington. Kelly was caught
with the goods and arreste(j.
HAS GOOD CHANCE.
Lever Expects Appalachian Bill to
Pass Senate.
Washington, Feb. 12.?Much interest
is manifested in the vote of the
senate this week on the proposition
to create forest reserves in the Southern
Appalachian and White Mountain
ranges in accordance with the terms
of a bill passed in the clqsing hours
of the last session of the' house. In
terms this bill sets aside $9,000,000
to be expended over a period covering
five years, with which mountain
forests more suitable for forestry
than agriculture at the headwaters of
navigable streams are to be purchased
and managed under the direction
of the federal government.
Advocated for Years.
This plan has been advocated for
more than a- dozen years by the
strongest influences throughout the
country, which have recognized the
serious effect on stream flow through
the process of deforestation o^ large
mountain areas.
A vigorous campaign is being made
by the friends of the proposition to
get favorable action at the hands of
the senate. Representative Lever
was in charge of the fight on the
floor of the house last session and it
is recognized that he is in close touch
with this legislation. He said toj
aay:
"I do not expect the vote id the
senate to he as close as it was in the
house last year, where the fight was
won by a narrow margin after a hard
fight. I feel safe in predicting that
a substantial majority of the senate
will favor the bill as it was sent to
the senate from the house. Support
of the idea is almost unanimous
among scientific and business men
who have conducted an aggressive
campaign in behalf of the idea. I
feel certain we shall win."
Half Million Dollars Stolen.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 14.?Two mail
pouches known to have contained
checks and other valuable bank papers
amounting to about $500,000,
mucn of which was negotiable, have
been stolen at Thalman, Ga., near
Brunswick, on the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad. The
thefts occurred on the nights of Jan,
uary 19 and 21. No clues to the
identity of the thieves have been ob,
tained.
The pouches were being sent from
> Brunswick and were dropped af
Thalman by the A., B. & A., to be
picked up there by the Seaboard Air
Line. In the interval between trains
th sacks disappeared.
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Asks Damages of Optician.
A suit in the court of common
pleas for Saluda county has just been
commenced on the part of Hon. B.
W. Crouch against Dr. B. H. Maynard
for damages in the sum of $1,000.
The main ground forHhe action
grows out of damages to Mr. Crouch's
eyes resulting, it is alleged, from
wr. Maynara naving nttea improper
glasses and causing them to he worn
to the injury and damage of plaintiff's
eyes?Saluda Standard.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements Under This Head 25c.
For 25 Words or Less.
Wanted.?100 stalks of sugar cane
for Dlantine. R. M- BRUCE. Herald
Office, Bamberg, S. C.
Found.?A purse. Owner can
have same by proving property and
paying for this advertisement. Call
at The Herald Office.
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Lost.?On Saturday, February 4th,
on the streets of Bambbrg, one Colt's
automatic pi3tol, 32 calibre, blue
steel. Finder will be liberally rewarded
if returned to Bamberg Herald
office.
Lost.?On the road from Padgett's
Station to Bamberg or on the streets
of Bamberg Tuesday, the 14th, fifty
dollars in $5 and $10 bills. If finder
will return same to me will be liberally
rewarded. C. A. TAYLOR,
Smoaks, S. C.
For Sale.?Lots at Denmark, suitable
for residences, stores, factories
or cheap tenements.* Easy terms given.
Denmark needs houses to rent.
They will pay large revenue on cost.
Inquiries addressed to me at Savan
nah will receive prompt attention.
C. H. DORSETT.
Wanted.?To hire a team of three
mules and driver to deliver about
100 saw logs at Ehrhardt from my
place, a distance of two miles. Address
W. D. BENNETT, Ehrhardt,
S. C.
Lumber for Sale.?I am now in
position to deliver rough lumber in
Bamberg promptly. My timber is
good, and you will be pleased with
the class of lumber you get from me.
A postal card containing your order
will have prompt attention. J. F.
JENNINGS, Cope, S. C.
For Rent.?The four front rooms
up-steirs in The Herald building.
These are the very nicest offices in
the city. They have electric lights
and water and all the rooms are connecting.
See me quick if you want a
nice office. Will rent the four rooms
as a Whole or separately.
* A. W. KNIGHT.
Or. MOTE DICKINSON
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Thone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C.
TO THE PUBLIC
The undersigned have formed a
copartnership for the purpose of
practicing law under the firm name
of Mayfield & Free.
S. G. MAYFJELD,
W. E. FREE.
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BANK STATEMENT.
Statement of the condition of The v
Farmers & Merchants Bank, located
at Ehrhardt, S. C., at the close of fp
business February 3, 1911. H
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $20,449.87 0
Banking house 1,435.75 "Y 0^
Furniture and fixtures .... 1,347.59 t ;
Due from banks and
bankers 3,499.45
Currency 1,253.00 4 ^
Gold 20.00
Silver and other minor
com 703.IT ,'sMh
Checks and cash items ..... 659.73 1
Total $29,368.56
LIABILITIES. ;<.Z
Capital stock paid in $10,000.00.
Undivided profits less current
expenses and
taxes paid 888.02 '"^?1
Individual deposits subject
to check 12,997.07;-.<..
Savings deposits 465.7$v$f^ps
Cashier's checks 17,74?
Bills payable, including
certificates for money yf<- rJgFS
borrowed .... 5,OOO.jOOi^"^{4S
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Total $29,368.-56
State of South Carolina?County of ^ 411
Bamberg. Before
me came W. Max Walker,
cashier of the above named bank,1 Jwho,
being duly sworn, 'says that , . ^
the above and foregoing statement
is a true condition of said bank, as
shown by* the books of said bank.
W. MAX WALKER, Cashier. - .resworn
to and subscribed before
me this 8th day of February 1911.
GEO. H. FOLK, <%
Notary Public, S. C. .r ;
Correct-Attest:
S. W. COPELAND,
J. H. ROBERTS, M. D.,
Directors.,
S. G. MAYFEELD. W. ?. r twu. , . a
MAYFIELD & FREE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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Practice in all the Courts, both
State and Federal. \ Corporation ; . 5?j
practice and the winding up of es- - v
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to us will be promptly at*
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MASTER'S SALE.
State of South Carolina, County of ;< C \
Bamberg.?In Court of Common
Pleas.
Mrs. L. K. May field, plaintiff,
against A. R. Beseinger, defendant.
In conformity with en order to ^ f"
me directed by His Honor, Robert.
Aldrich, Circuit Judge, bearing tate
April 14th, 1910, in the above entitled
case, I will sell at Lees, a star
tion on the Southern Railway In the - ^
said county, the following personal
property, on Monday, February 20th,
1911, during the legal hours of sale,
to wit:
One lot of cotton seed, about 500 ,
bushels. ,
One lot of hay.
One lot of pindars on the vines.
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Terms cash.
H. C. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
February 4, 1911.
NOTICE.
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I have formed a partnership for
the practice of law with Hon. S. G.
Mayfleld, and will therefore more
my office to the building formerly
occupied by the Bamberg Banking
Co., opposite Southern passenger
depot. t
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