University of South Carolina Libraries
?he Bmnhrrg i|eral2> ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. < A. W. KNIGHT, Editor. , ? Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, Babcock rvlinder nress. folder, one jobber, a fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by electric power, with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year, $1.00, or 10 cents a month for less than one year. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$ 1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 10 cents a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special p: head, 1 cent a word each insertion. T.ihprai contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all no? tices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first :0" ? insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters or those 1 v. pertaining to matters of public interest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or m ; offensively personal can find place in gv our columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. ||.. Thursday, August 31, 1911. Bfe\ * Why don't the business men of Bamberg get in touch with the Farm8|-;ers' Union and endeavor to have a cotton warehouse erected at Bamgfev. berg? No doubt this could be done pfe'. if our citizens would take some stock in the company. K We would like to see the newspaIfe '^ pers more interested in a fair elec; tion next year than candidates. There will no doubt be plenty of I candidates, but the primary should be so safeguarded that there will be 1 no room for fraud. There was said to be more drunkenness in town last Saturday than for a long time. Some people said it was worse than in dispensary days, i If we are having the evils without < the revenue, we might as well have the dispensary back. Some people seem to be still in , doubt as to the building of the Bam- . berg-Ehrhardt railroad, and all such are invited to go down and see the work of grading going on. We think, however, that*most of the doubters ' are convinced that the road is a re? ' ality. I We would like very much to see more of the streets in totom clayed, and we suggest to city council that teams can be had at this season of < the year on very favorable terms and the work can be done cheaper now than at any other time we believe. Nothing that council can do will be ( of more benefit to the town than good streets* and we hope to see the re g cent good work kept up. . Why don't the business men of s Bamberg get together and build a ' cotton warehouse? Barnwell is "building a warehouse, and surely Bamberg can do as much for the 1 (progress of the community. A warehouse will be needed this winter, as ' it seems to be the plan of the speculators to keep the price of cotton down if possible. This they can do if the crop is rushed to market. Our business league should take some action in reference to the in- < surance rates for Bamberg. The town was re-rated last year on account of the protection given our merchants by the water works, and the new rates are not at all satisfactory. In some cases rates were rais I- " ed instead of lowered, others were jgfkw not lowered enough, and in fact the whole re-rateing does not appear to be consistent. We'would suggest that the business league take up the matter with the Southeastern Tariff Association and have the town rated again, or at least the re-rating gone over. The rates now are not equalfelvS ked at all. It is all very well to arrest the negroes who are selling liquor. The Herald has no sympathy for any lawbreaker, either white or black. But why not arrest some of the white * people who are said to be selling liquor? For months there has been ! considerable taiK arouna lown as to white people selling intoxicants, yet no arrests have been made. Whether there is any truth in the reports we do not know, and we do not know of our own knowledge that apy white man in Bamberg is selling liquor. But we do know that it has been practically common talk around town, and we want to see the law enforced against all alike, white or black. NO LIGHTS YET. The railroad authorities have not yet placed electric lights in the pass enger station here, nor have they indicated when they will do so. This is entirely in keeping with the policy of the Southern so far as Bamberg is concerned. The railroad never does anything for its patrons here that it can avoid, and every now and then tries to give the town authorities trouble in one way or an another. When the electric lights were installed here some years ago the railroad tried to claim Railroad Avenue and wanted the town to sign a paper that the poles wrould be removed whenever the railroad said so. But the town authorities wrould not sign the agreement and the road dropped the matter. We understand the railroad stopped the town from getting clay near its right of way, just above town, a few weeks ago, or rather attempted to, for we understand that the town authorities stopped at first and later kept on getting the clay as heretofore. Our citizens should grant the Southern Railway no favors, and the town authorities should force the road to observe the laws as to speed of trains .through town, blocking street crossings, etc., as well as keeping the right of way and street crossings in town in proper repair, for the road never grants the town any favors. Give the road fai^ treatment but demand on its part a compliance with reasonable requirements. Scarcity of Cloth Sends Prices Higher New York, Aug. 27.?Readjustment in the cotton goods markets is going along very slowly, but steadily. The demand for merchandise for future delivery continues light, while the supply is being materially re stricted by the very extensive curtailment that is on. It is noted by merchants #that buyers will pay from 1-8 to 1-4 cent a yard for goods they must have above the parity in prices current on other cloths of similar general construction. This emphasizes the scarcity in many cloths that has been brought about by the stopping of looms in all parts of the country. Exporters are doing little and do not anticipate much business until the new year begins. Yarns continue to show the effect of pressure for new business on the part of the spinners whose orders are running out. Jobbing houses report a fair trade but a lack of desire to anticipate beyond the well-defined needs of a week or two ahead. Prints and ginghams are being purchased in a handto-mouth way by jobbers. The better known brands of bleached cottons ire held steady. Denims are quiet and steady. Tickings of the staple grades are sold ahead ror a monin dt six weeks in the leading mills. 1 SUIT FOR LIBEL. Citizen of North Augusta Placed Under Arrest at Aiken. Aiken, Aug. 28.?A sensation was created in Aiken this afternoon when t n Who+ipv of North Alien fit a. was placed under arrest, charged with criminal libel, on a warrant sworn out by Magistrate T. L. Hahn, Df North Augusta, before Magistrate W. M. Smoak, of Aiken. Mr. Hahn came to Aiken this morning and swore out the warrant and Mr. Whatley, being in the city, he was immedi-, ately placed under custody. Bond was granted for his appearance at a preliminary hearing. _ In his affidavit, attached to the warrant, Mr. Hahn alleges that said J. C. Whatley did "unlawfully, wilfully and maliciously commit the crime of libel by publishing of de famatory matter concerning the character of deponent." The ajjeged offense, said deponent, occurred during the months of July and August of the present year and that Mr. Whatley published an affidavit or instrument of writing or communicated it to various persons with intent to expose Mr. Hahn to the hatred of the people. Whatley published, it is alleged, that deponent collected moneys for one Jack Austin and had failed to pay the said moneys over to Austin; that he published other libelous and slanderous matter alleging that deponent collected $50 from one Andrew Anderson and had failed to account for the same; that the intent of Whatley was to show deponent had fraudulently made way with said funds, defendant knowing same to be false at the time. That the said publication was not in the nature of publishing the proceedings of the magistrate's court, and not privileged. That Whatley published other statements to show deponent T -3 ilAfftn/lont r\f oKmi+ XI it LI 1 UUUCU uctcuuuui. VJL UUVUK <|/u w> The affidavit of Mr. Hahn was made before Mr. Smoak and alleges that he has been damaged more than $100. Mr. Hahn has been magistrate at North Augusta for some time and is well known. Mr. Whatley has occupied a prominent place as a citizen of North Augusta, and the case has created considerable comment hers and the outcome will be closely watched. SEED NOT SO HIGH. Price of Oil Goes Down and Sect Follow. ; Columbia, Aug. 26.?With a distrous year behind them, but witl hopes for better results during th( coming season, the crushers of cot ton seed in Columbia, as well as throughout the entire State, are already beginning their work for th< 1911-1912 season. Some few bales of cotton have been ginned in this State, and some seed is already being put on the market. Within th( next few weeks, in all probability with the rapidly increasing quantitj of cotton ginned, the cotton seed oi] mills will be working on full time which means twenty-four hours z day, for the mills run both day and night during the 120 days which generally constitute their season. Outlook for Coming Season. Although the manufacturers oi cotton seed oil in Columbia, as well as in other portions of the State, are looking forward hopefully to the coming season, many of them believe that the mills will not be able to pay much more than half what they paid for seed last year at present prices of the products. As is generally known, the season of 1910-1911 was a most disastrous one for the manu* 1 maaJ /Nil r\ Y> A ? f ? f iacturers 01 culiuu sccu uh, emu. ix, ? estimated that many of the crushers lost as much as $2.50 on every ton of seed they bought and crushed. The price at which the products of the mills is being sold is much lower than it was at the beginning of last season, in some cases the drop being more than fifty per cent. At this rate, according to one local manufacturer, who weathered the storm last year, the mills will not be able to pay more than $15 or $16 per ton for, seed, whereas they paid last year as high as $36 in some cases. "When we are getting only 30 cents for oil, as against 63 cents last year," said Mr. R. E. Taylor, "when we are getting only $23 per ton for meal as against $26 Jast year, when hulls are selling at only $5.50 now, when they sold last year for- $7.25, and when linters are bringing only 2*4 cents, as against 5 cents last year, the mills will be obliged to get their seed cheaper in order to operate, unless the price of oil increases." LAWYER FATALLY SHOT. Slain by Brother-in-Law of United States Senator Works. Shelby ville, Ind., Aug. 25.?Charles Tendell, a prominent attorney, was shot and killed here to-day by Edward C. Van Pelt. Van Pelt surrendered to the police. The men have been enemies for several years. Van Pelt is a brother-in-law of United States Senator Works, of California, a civil war veteran and is irn^Tirn +h much mi t thn rountrv as an active worker in fraternal organization. CHARGES AGAINST MAGISTRATE. A Bad State of Affairs Seems to Exist in Cowards Section. A very interesting case was heard by Magistrate McClenaghan in the court house this morning, but the parties waived the preliminary and will have the case in the sessions court. . The charge is against Mr. Matthews of the Cowards section, who is charged with making a criminal assault upon a young woman in that section. He was arrested and on his own recognizance, was released to come to the hearing to-day, as it was represented to the officer who made the arrest, Policeman Langston, that there was little more than neighborhood feeling and bitterness in the case and that Mr. Matthews would certainly appear in court, as he did, In this same connection there is another case which seems to be o 1 the same unfortunate character, a charge against Magistrate Collins foi the same offence. Magistrate Collins and his friends indignantly deny the ~J?,J ? A ^ ^^Atr flow f reported crime, ?uu tucj oaj m?. they would be glad for anything that can be brought out in the matter tc be made public and that the public may see and know how this man it being pursued with charges of the sort. At all events, what ever there it in the cases will be brought out ii the sessions court.?Florence Times LOSES HIS COIN AND GIRL. Disappearance of Both Spoils Ro mance of Octogenarian. Chicago, Aug. 25.?No wedding i bells will ring for William Dennis i 83 years old, a retired farmer fron Mount Hope, Wis., who came to Chi cago yesterday to be married to i - young woman he met at a counts i fair at Boscobel, Wis., two weeks ago To-day Dennis reported to the po i lice that his prospective bride hat t disappeared with $3,000, which h< i had given her for safekeeping ' Farmer Dennis avers that romanc< is dead in Chicago. [Table i @ Im ^ JUST I Boiled Ham si Herndor Malcolm Moye, Mgr. ???????$?????< FAIR CROP ASSURED. Commercial'-Appeal Says Deterioration Has Been Checked. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 27.?The Commercial-Appeal's weekly cotton review to-morrow will say: "The decline in the condition of the cotton plant, which set in several weeks ago, has been checked in the two Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, , or has ceased altogether by reason of more favorable weather, rain having . fallen in the Carolinas and dry weather supervened in the two latter States. Cotton is early in the Atlantic States, and without more rain will open rapidly. A fair crop t is assured and a large one . seems a possibility, despite the deterioration that has been suffered. "In Mississippi, Tennsessee, Arkansas and Louisiana rainfall continued during the week, and some of the reports take a very gloomy view r>f tho nntinnk. The chief damage has .resulted from the shedding of young forms by reason of the rank growth of the stalk and from boll weevils in the southern part of this valley territory. It is evident, however, that bright weather would vastly reduce present estimates of damage. "In Oklahoma and Texas a period of extreme heat, accompanied by a burning sun and hot winds, caused a quick setback to cotton, which had but lately taken on fresh growth from rain. The plant was being 1 forced to an early maturity, but rains 1 toward the close of the week put an end to the condition and hold out a promise of better returns jiext week. As most correspondents state, there is yet time to derive benefit from the rains. "Cotton is moving very freely to market where any picking is being i done." ' REPORT IS MAIN FACTOR. Crop Figures to be Announced Friday of This Week, s New Orleans, Aug. 27.?From the 1 present outlook the most important , feature to he considered during the \ week in the cotton market will be the ! report on condition of the crop on i August 25, which will he issued Fri day. The fact that the report will he \ followed hy the triple Labor day hols idays leads many to believe that t much evening up will be done bet fore the report is published. ) The expectation now is that the ; coming ireport will be anywhere from { 77 to 79 per cent. Even conservative > traders express the belief that a deterioration for last month's report j of 89.1 will be forthcoming to the exl tent of 10 points in the condition flg. ures. The rise last week partially discounted bullish anticipations, but it is not likely that the movement during the coming week will show an " advancing tendency as the result of the anticipated condition figures. At the close of the week the only thing ' in evidence which could rob the con> dition figures of their influence was i the prospect of trouble between Ger many and France, but it will take * decided developments to make the 7 situation a bearish factor. The movement of new cotton will - be watched with interest by both 1 sides. Bears, however, can not hope 3 to see the movement will have much . pressure on the market until com3 mitments out of Galveston have been filled. i Beverages | . of the most delicious taste and ji ! flavor and of the highest grades a l \ are always to be had at Herndon's. & J A supply of our Cocoa, Chocolate, ? ^ ' Coffee, or Tea will always stand a x M \ good friend to every housekeeper j| < l i if 1 . ii X 3 wno pnaes nerseir on ner laoie. v Telephone 24 Bamberg, S. C. A 3 il TL _ n- ?J II 'H i ne i aiiur i/i cwcu mmm n Is Welcome Everywhere ^II There's no use talking?clothes do count. You II s know it yourself from your own experience. I Let a fashionably dressed woman enter a room I and all eyes are instinctively turned toward her. Let her II go marketing and she receives more individual attention 11 and consideration than her less attractive sister is shown. || It's unjust we know?but it's true. There's a feeling II akin to reverence for the smartly tailored woman. She carries with 11. * her an air of refinement and good taste that instinctively commands II respect from all classes. II " When you see such a woman don't envy her. Have 11 - - - - * i t_ - ? j J | | your clothes made-to-oraer ana oe tanor-uresaeu ^uuocu. Our Tailoring Department Is At Your Service - 1 - - #?a The best that this land affords in snappy, up-to-the-minute tailoring?the cream of the most fashionable weaves that the mills produce, and the ^ very latest designs from the style centres of the world are yours, here to choose * from at prices so reasonable you'll wonder how we do It The answer is simply this: We are the local exclusive representatives of the American Ladles Tailoring Company of Chicago-America's Master Tailors for women?who by means of their scientific organisation and expert tailoring service are able to produce better ladles garments than ever before at prices within your easy reach. f *? A It will pay you well to drop in and see our magnraceni ran display of this famous made-to-order line next time you are In our neighborhood. No obligations to buy. KLAUBER'S "The Store of Quality" Bamberg, S. C. KILLS WIFE, COMMITS SUICIDE. the neiShb?rs, and late this afternoon ^ Anderson set upon her and shot her down. Seeing that he had killed her, Double Tragedy with Florida Farm-' he then committed guicide by bIow_ er Principal Actor. ou^ jjjg brains. Tampa, Aug. 25.?A murder and At a meeting on Saturday, the suicide was enacted at Kathleen, a Florence County School Trustees assmall village some forty miles from sociation adopted resolutions deTampa, this afternoon, Needham nouncing the recent school book * Anderson, a farmer, being the main adoption, and saying they "cannot actor in the tragedy. and require the patrons of It seems that thfls morning he our schools to conform to the whipped his wife. She complained to change."