The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, September 14, 1911, Page 7, Image 7
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WILL INTEREST FELDER.
Commission Will Have News foi
Public Soon.
Columbia, Sept. 6.?"At the next
meeting of the commission there will
probably be something to give out
of particular interest to Mr. Thomas
B. Felder," so said to-night Mr. Fred
H". Dominick, following a meeting of
the dispensary winding-up commission,
held in this city to-day at about
noon.
% , " Only three members of the comj|'
mission were present, Messrs. J. V.
Wallace, chairman; Fred H. Dominick
and E. M. Thompson. The com'4
mission is holding another session to nirrVif
Kn+ uriii thpn adiourn .until the
Ulguv MUb TV AAA VMW? ? .
jp*^. next meeting, which it is stated will
i probably be in the next two or three
p: $ -? weeks.
!Work on Vouchers.
When interviewed regarding the
work of the commission the three
; members were in Mr. Dominick's
fI room at the Columbia Hotel. "We
are still at work on the voucher matter,"
said Mr. Wallace. "There is
very little to give out at present. We
J have been delayed by the sickness of
our accountant or we would have
been further advanced in our work
i than we are. However, there will
probably be something of interest to
the public to give out at our next
meeting in a few weeks from now?
something of particular interest to
Mr. Thomas B. Felder," added Mr.
Dominick. "Some interesting figures
as to money gotten by him, particularly
some that was overpaid, a portion
of which he now has on hand
and which runs into a good many
thousand dollars."
Heavy Attorney's Fees.
After a pause Mr. Dominick added:
"According to the partial report
of our accountant the amounts
? J! 1 il. _
It paia ior siionieys iet?s uy tut; iviu^i
dispensary commission exceeds the
amount collected from the graft account
by about $15,000 in round
numbers. There will be something
$ doing at our next meeting," he con)
eluded after a few seconds.
Refuses $1,000 to Marry Astor.
> Newport, R. I., Sept 6.?A fee of
$1,000 to marry John Jacob Astor
and Miss Madeline Talmadge Force
has been refused by the Rev. Edward
C. Johnson, D. D., pastor of the
First Baptist church of this city.
Dr. Johnson was called to the office
of a local attorney on August 29,
according to his statement, and there
the offer was made. The attorney
? \t told Dr. Johnson that the ceremony
| was planned for some time between
Monday and Thursday of this week.
Under the recently enacted law it
Is necessary for a non-resident to file
I - notice of intention to wed five days
[> before the marriage license can he
Issued. Miss Force is a non-resident
of Rhode Island and so far as known
her intention has not yet been filed.
Corn Meal Situation Improved.
S Columbia, Sept. 6.?That the corn
| meal situation in South Carolina is
K improving is indicated by a number
f of reports received by Commissioner
I'* Watson from the departmental laboratories
this afternoon on samples
that have been drawn in various
parts of the State within the last
few days. Only' 14 were shown to
be unsafe for food purposes while
there were 34 in the batch which
were reported within the standard.
^ Commissioner Watson looks upon
this aspect of affairs as an indication
that the situation will ultimately
clear up, and believes that the new
turn of affairs indicates a feeling on
the part of the corn grinders to comply
with the laws.
Samples recently taken at the Saxon
mill village in Spartanburg county,
where considerable pellagra had
been found by State Health Officer
Hayne, have been shown to be safe.
| t These samples have been shipped in
> since disclosures were made on former
samples taken by Dr. Hayne,
t which analysis proved to be unsafe
for human food.
- Pamphlets gotten out by the department
describing the deteriora%
tion of corn and giving the standard
I laboratory test of its fitness for food
are being distributed by the depart
ment of agriculture among millers
"3 and grain brokers in various parts ol
jg&J the South.
The Herald Must Live.
A Again we beg to remind oui
\ friends tthat all notices relating to
f money - making enterprises, foi
- "* er*hnni or anv other cause
WU1I/U) ?
are charged for as advertising at one
cent a word. All cards of thanks,
for any purpose whatsoever, are
y charged for at the rate of one cenl
a word. It would save us a gooc
J deal of trouble and embarrassment
if you would just count the words
? and send the money along with youi
"copy," as it hardly pays us to keef
books on these little items. Yet ir
^ the aggregate they mean a considerable
loss to the paper if not collected
and they are so easily overlooked.
k Before disposing of your cottoi
seed, see me. Will buy or exchange
W. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store.
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GIRLS CONFIXED IX DUNGEON
Pupils in Chicago Industrial School
Cruelly Treated.
; Chicago, Sept. 6.?After investiI
gating charges that young girls in
; the Illinois Industrial school had
; been confined in rooms resembling
dungeons, Peter Bartzen, president
f of the Cook county board, to-night
said that the treatment of the girls
had been most cruel and inhuman.
"We found the dungeons," he
said, "three feet by four feet and
found a number of girls who had
been confined in them from one to
four days. There was no ventilation,
for the dungeons have no windows.
and the girls were given only
bread and water."
Plans Completed for New Capitol.
At the session of the general assembly
in 1910 a special commission
was named. by Speaker Whaley to
make an investigation and report on
the feasibility of enlarging the State
house. Among the members of the
commission were Mendel L. Smith,
of Kershaw county, now speaker,
and A. W. Todd, a member of the
house from Charleston county.
This commission has been hard at
work for the past two years and at
the last session request was made for
more time to complete the work.
A. W. Todd is a well known architect
and he has prepared plans for
the enlargement of the State house.
According to the plans of Mr. Todd
the improvements would make the
capital one of the handsomest in the
world. The portico plans now used
are considered second to one building,
according to experts. These
plans call for the expenditure of $3,000,000
within three years. These
plans will be submitted to the general
assembly and it is expected that
some definite action will be taken.
For the past several years there
has been much discussion as to more
room for the State officials. When
the general assembly is in session
there is little room left in other buildings.
There has also been much discussion
as to a building for the supreme
court. Under the plans of
Mr. Todd there would be special
quarters for the supreme court in the
new State house. The dome on the
building would be changed, modelled
probably after the dome on the capitol
at Washington, and there would
be two wings to the present structure.
The original Niernsee plans
called for a beautiful tower, capping
the porch designs.
Tar and Feathers for Girl Teacher.
Shady Bend, Kan., Sept. 8.?Eight
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men ana Doys nave ueeu ancsicu auu
placed under bond here for alleged
connection with the tarring and
feathering of a young school teacher,
Miss May Chamberlain, ten days
ago. A strong effort had been made
to keep the matter quiet, but County
Attorney McCandless refused to allow
the affair to go uninvestigated.
The trials of several of the suspects
have been set for next month. Other
arrests are expected.
The men arrested are Edward Ricord,
E. G. Clark, A. M. ftimms, John
' Schmidt, Watson Scranton, Jay Fitzwater,
Chester Anderson and Delbert
Kindlesparger.
Miss Chamberlain belongs to a
prominent family. The only excuse
given for the affair is that she "had
talked about" other women of the
community.
It is charged that one of the men
under arrest took Miss Chamberlain
for a ride in a buggy and that upon
reaching a lonely spot on the road he
stopped the buggy and ran into the
woods. Several men who had gone
to the place on motor-cycles, it is
said, took Miss Chamberlain from the
buggy, removed part of her clothing
applied the tar and feathers and left
her. Her escort returned later and
drove Miss Chamberlain back to her
boarding house. Miss Chamberlain
' was not seriously injured.
Two of the boys already found
'guilty in the justice of the peace
court and sentenced each to three
months in jail have appealed to the
district court and are out on bond.
1 Edward Ricord, who took the girl
to the spot where the attack was
! made, is serving a sentence of a year
I
in jail for his part in the affair.
VIRGINIA SENATORIAL ELECTION
Martin and Swanson Sweep State bj
Big Majorities.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 8.?By ma[
jorities of 32,055 and 36,253, respectively,
Senators Martin and
[ Swanson were nominated to succeed
' themselves in the federal senate
J over Congressmen Jones and Glass
. in yesterday's Democratic primary
The vote polled totals about 85,000
. which is above the normal figures
j With the exception of Glass, each ol
the candidates carried his own congressional
district. Glass received
a good majority in his home city ol
' Lynchburg, but his district wenl
against him.
l Richmond city went against Jones
. and Glass by majorities of 1,594 and
1,989, respectively.
NEGRO SHOT UP THE TOWN.
1 Bill Plush on War Path in Negro !
Settlement Near St. Matthews.
A dispatch from St. Matthews
l says: Out in the negro village, be[
tween Fort Motte and Lone Star?
; as the name would indicate?the col:
ored brethren are as thick as hops,
; and much addicted to bad whiskey,
i and "hot suppers," with attendant
rows, are a common occurrence,
t Sheriff Dantzler brought in one Bill
[ Plush this morning, who tried hard
i to depopulate the village Saturday
i night at one of these "feasts." Tank
ed up on mean whiskey, which he
. confessed he bought from King
Thomas at 80 cents the quart, cash,
and swearing that he could blow a
hole in the "carcass of any nigger
round about," through which "a bull
bat could fly without touching airy
wing," opened fire and brought down
five negroes before he could be sub1
dued. While the wounds are very
painful, it is thought that all will
recover.
A Notable Indian Woman.
Mrs. Narcissa Owen, 80 years old,
mother of United States Senator
Robert L. Owen, died at Guthrie
July 11, as the result of injuries received
some weeks before in a fall.
She was a Cherokee Indian, a native
or weoDers ivaus, in oia maian icriritory,
and had achieved fame as an
author and artist. Her principal
book was a history of the Cherokee
i Indians.
Mrs. Owen's history was full of interest
from the time her father,
Chief Robert Chisholm, died until
! she had educated herself and was
self-sustaining, having a position in
t*hA Masonic. Hicrh School at Fort
Smith, Ark. It was there that she
first met Dr. Robert Latham Owen, ,
of Viriginia, who became her husband.
With 500 other women from
her section during the civil war she
made uniforms day and night. She
nursed tne wounaea ana gave ner
all to feed the Southern army when
evil days fell upon it. After her
widowhood Mrs. Owen returned to
! teaching. An artist of more than
ordinary boldness and talent and a
musician of unusual attainments, she
( made an excellent living. She taught
in one of the schools until after her ,
son, Robert Latham Owen, the senator
from Oklahoma, became Indian
agent and a lawyer of fair promise.
; Mrs. Owen until three years ago
was as erect and sturdy as one the ,
warriors of her race, but she then suffered
a stroke of paralysis. Her
home was full of fascinating trophies
dioro nf Vior lino and
she could tell as thrilling a story as
Cooper could pen. It was Mrs. i
Owen's father who received from ,
Thomas Jefferson the .famous peace
medal which marked the perfect harmony
of the United States government
and the Cherokee tribe.
Mrs. Owens was directly descended
from Queen Quatsis, lineal sucessor
of the seven original chiefs of
Cherokee blood of many years ago, i
and was herself one-sixiteenth Cherokee.
Practically all along the line
Mrs. Owen boasted an unusual ances- trv.
One of the intimat9 traits of
the members of the Owen family,
a characteristic which, by the way,
had much to do with their' worldly
success, was their indomitable will.
This came through Mrs. Narcissa
Owen and her ancestors.?Kansas
' City Star.
DEAD BOY COMES BACK.
To the Great Joy of Another Boy in
Jail for Killing Him.
f A dispatch from Spartanburg to
1 The State says John Webb, the eighteen-year-old
boy who has been a
prisoner in the county jail for several
days, charged with the murder
of Archie Brown, was released this
morning when it became known that
Thursday night Brown unexpectedly
turned up in his home alive.
1 ? * ' a*-_a a .. o o
1 .Brown caia mat uu Augum
' when he disappeared, he was suds
dcnly seized with the wanderlust and
1 without notifying his family went
off on a pleasure trip. He said that
1 since that he had visited Columbia,
1 Savannah and Athens, Ga.
When last seen before his disat>pearance
Brown was walking along
. the Paoolet river with Webb during
the dinner period. Both were employed
at the Pacolet mill, where
Brown's dinner pail was found. Webb
is said to have been somewhat of a
tramp, and little was known about
him at Pacolet.
It is reported that he had con|
fided to a companion that he intend
L ed to rob Brown, me rumor was
* started that he killed and robbed
5 Brown and had thrown his body into
' the river. A "warrant was sworn out
' against Webb, charging him with
' murder, and he was committed to
jail.
For several days 50 men dragged
. the Pacolet river for Brown's body.
c If he had not turned up the mill
pond would have been drawn to-day
in the search for his body.
j
I Cotton scales and hardware in
general at Hunter's Harware Store.
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CROP REPORT WRONG.
South Carolina Senator Says Government
Estimate Too High.
A dispatch from Columbia states
that Senator E. D. Smith, who started
the campaign in the senate for a
more accurate cotton estimate following
the high estimate of several
weeks ago by the United States department
of agriculture, upon arriving
in Columbia expressed the opinion
that the estimate was too high.
He called attention to the fact that
California is contained in the estimate,
when little cotton is produced
in that State. He will continue
his fight for accurate estimates by
the national department of agriculture.
He said that he would, at the
next session of the senate, introduce
a measure calling for the names of
the agents of the agrciultural dennwfmAni
f iiwn ioVlin or A oofl TY"I OtOQ
yai iui uioulug 'luc? ^ouiumwvwt
He smiled when shown the government
report.
Secretary Reid, of the South Carolina
State Farmers' Union, expressed
the opinion that the government's
estimate on the cotton crop for
South Carolina is erroneous. He estimated
the crop from reports received
from all counties at 69 per
cent, for this State. The government
made South Carolina 74 per cent.
FORTUNES UNDREAMED OF.
Billions to Be A^ded to the Value of
Southern Farm Lands.
It is possible that within the next
ten years the owners of farm lands
of the South, in addition to the annual
profit to be made by the cultivation
of these lands, will make $5,600,000,000
by the increase in their
value, bringing the value up to near
Iy $11,000,000,000. These stupendous
figures illustrate the possibilities
that may come to the owners of
southern farm lands. Not every land
owner will share equally. Some will
make more, and some will make less,
but it is fair to say that ten years
henoe the agricultural lands of the
south will have increased on the
whole to such an extent that they will
be worth from $5,000,000,000 to $6,000,000,000
more than they are
worth to-day. This unearned increasement,
as it may be called, will
add enormously to the wealth of the
South.
Between 1900 and 1910 the average
value per acre of the agricultural
lands of the United States in*
creased from $15.64 to $32.48. During
the same period the average acreage
value of the South's agricultural
lands Increased from $6.88 to $15.84,
making the average acre value of
the agricultural lauds of the South
something more than the acre value
of the lands of the United States ten
years ago. It is safe to estimate that
within the next ten. years southern
lands will advance to at least the
average acre value of the agricultural
lands of the United States at
present, bringing the acre value to
$32.48, as compared with $15.84, the
average last year.
As the South has at present about
340,000,000 acres of lands in farms,
an additional value of $16.64 in ten
years, bringing the average up to -the
present average of the. United States,
would make a total of $5,657,600,000
as the gain for ten years.
When once wealth begins to accumulate
in a community rich in
natural resources, the momentum
increases with tremendous power.
The increasing wealth, of the South
is now proceeding at a rate that will
make the momentum of the next ten
years carry its growth far beyond
anything that this section has yet
had.?Manufacturers' Record.
A Living Wage.
The governor of the State of Massachusetts
has apointed a commission
to investigate women's wages
and conditions of labor in the State.
"How much does it cost a working
woman bo live in health and comfort?"
"How much does it cost her
to live in filth and rags?" "How
many women workers get wages
enough to live in health?" "How
many get enough to live in filth, and
how many do not?" These are a few
of the questions to which the commission
will endeavor to supply an
answer, as they are fundamental in
every reform. Suggestions have been
offered that the commission snouia
determine the amount necessary to
provide wage-earning women a comfortable
subsistence. A similar commission
in Wisconsin has drafted and
submitted to the legislature a minimum
wage law, based upon laws now
in force in portions of Australia.
Convict Paralyzed.
A report on the physical condition
of J. W. Messervey, who is serving a
sentence of 20 years in the penitentiary
for killing a constable at Ravenel's
Station, in Colleton county,
several years ago, and who, several
weeks ago killed- Cleve Clanton, a
life term negro prisoner, has been
filed with the governor by the special
medical commission. The commission
found Masservey to be paralyzed.
lis education forms die common mind M
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melt before the saurchkyhf of ktmldji. . . fj|
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bejome, one requires the best cMlOlU/jk. M
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accoumf /fo pdot ike uktj j$r Ij
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Tfe result of eummizmj TJumaj
etnploijwuj ^ "lor beneftcMl purposes is /fjg
VurmCprogress. jagl
TKe altuWSes of" our mjfitatton^ .
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FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANE ;.. 'S
4 per ct. Paid Quarterly on Savings Accounts. * Ehrhardt, S. C.
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Do you want a home in South Georgia, the land of peace and
plenty, where 10 acres is sufficient for living and an average farm
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- We have about 100 well improved farms situated in Pulaski
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South Georgia lands have advanced from 100 to 200 per
cent, during the past five years. The boom has just begun. The | p?
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