The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, May 01, 1913, Page 4, Image 4
She Bamberg Brralb
ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
A. W. KNIGHT, Editor.
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Thursday, May 1, 1913
The thing that worries us most
about the suit for $25,000 against
Ed DeCamp is that we are afraid he
will have to sell his automobile.
This thing of circuit judges and
others getting cut and making a
yoo-iilo- nnlitifal fnmrtaien for a dia
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nified position like that of associate
justice of the State supreme court is
getting to be very disgusting. But
it seems that the judiciary is squarely
in politics in this State.
The Newberry Observer thinks
that, as we are postmaster, we ought
to be able to run our paper just for
the fun of the thing. It's no joke,
that's about what we are doing, for
we are getting nothing out of it but
fun, and blamed little of that. Fact
is, there's getting to be too much
work in the newspaper business to
suit us anyway.
It really seems that the people of
South Carolina will never settle the
whiskey question. Counties who
voted out the dispensary a few years
ago are making efforts to get it back
again and those counties "who retained
the system want to get rid of it.
Movements to vote out the dispensary
in Richland and Florence counties
have been started.
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And now we see in the press generally
the names of many "prominent"
South Carolinians who are
"being mentioned" for the position
of associate justice of the State su
preme court, to succeed Judge
Woods, who has been made a Federal
judge. The legislature will elect
this judge at its meeting next January,
and there will no doubt be many
candidates.
That's mighty good news about P.
H. Fike. He is to be postmaster at
Spartanburg, a happy ending to a
most unfortunate situation. Fike
lived in Bamberg many years ago?
we won't say just how many?and
one of his friends here says there's
another good thing about it: The
people of Spartanburg have been
complaining that their post office
building is too small, and this friend
says they will certainly have to get
it enlarged now to accommodate
Fike's feet. But he's got a big brain,
too, and will make a mighty fine
postmaster. We are delighted over
his selection.
Thought He Had Them.
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In the days of the continuous at the
Olympic, an occasional professional
visitor was a clown with an educated
pig. He used to take the pig out with
him when he had finished his act and
had him harnessed up like a trick
pooch with a collar, shoulder straps
and a leading string. In this way the
grunter trotted along the street at
just his master's gait.
Out of the hotel across the way
came a man who had been hitting 'em
up for a week, during which time he
had remained up all night and had
slept all day. It was his first venture
out in a strong light, and it
made him blink. Along came the
clown and his mate. Joe .Morgan rubbed
his eyes and halted the vaudeville
actor.
"Tell me," he asked earnestly, "is
that a dog or a pig:
"Why, it's a pig, you rummy," was
the answer. "What's the matter with
you."
"Thank heaven!" exclaimed Joe
Morgan fervently; "it's a pig! It's a
pig,"?Chicago Post.
GTKL'S DEATH "SUSPICIOUS."
. Calhoun Coroner's Jury, However,
Fails to Charge Crime.
St. Matthews, April 27.?Late yes
terday afternoon Coroner D. E. Hil>
debrand, Sheriff Hill and a physician,
with "suspicious" evidence in their
. J possession, went out to the cabin
(home of Tom Bates, colored, near
; Riley's station, and held an inquest
! over the dead body of his daughter,
Sadie Bates, who died Friday night,
i The evidence showed that Bettie
Bates, the second wife of Tom and
step-mother to the deceased, had been
unkind to the girl and that she had
hated the child. The husband admitted
that he had often reprimanded
, his wife about this ill treatment and
that he had grave doubts about his
daughter, 16 years old, having died
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well during the-day and when he returned
at night found her "with pain
like a risin' in the head." She died
soon after without the services of any
physician. The husband also admitted
that he had told a number of people,
from time to time, about the
harsh conduct of his wife towards
his daughter.
1 The wife, Bettie Bates, made a good
witness in her own behalf. She made
a clean breast of her feelings towards
the girl, saying that she did not love
her and that they often quarrelled,
but denied strenuously that she was
ever brutal or wished to "make
away" with the girl.
It is understood that the jury, of
which T. V. Ginn, white, was foreman,
had serious misgivings about
the case and the attitude of Bettie
Bates, but considered the evidence insufficient.
upon which to hold her,
and rendered their verdict accordingly
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Let's Change Conditions.
Editor of The Herald, Bamberg, S. C.
Dear Sir: In Thursday's issue of
The Herald I note with interest an
article by Mr. W. C. Patrick, of Columbia,
headed, "What's the Matter
With Bamberg?" As a matter of
fact Bamberg has the making of as
good town as there is in the Carolinas.
Her foundation is as good as
any town. Her men are as manly as
the men of any town in America, but
just at present our little town seems
to be going down hill. I still have
confidence in the will power and
ability of our citizens to check this
backward move the town seems to be
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more than she has needed them for
years. There are in Bamberg men to
fill the bill but as Mr. Patrick says,
why do they refuse to come to the
front and make the fight? Bamberg
needs a council which is not afraid
of any man and then let the law
abiding citizens of the town come to
the front and uphold the council in
their efforts to make Bamberg a morally
clean town, and you will see results.
There is only one way and that is
to put our shoulders together and
push the roller over the lawless element
of our little town. If we only
stop for a minute and discard all
thought of our pocket books and
think of the moral side of the problem,
then our trouble will cease. We
have too good a town to let fall from
our grasp, and I still believe we have
men who are willing to come forward
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is the time for every lawabiding citizen
to come to the front and declare
a crusade against lawlessness.
Men, be patriotic and public spirited.
Don't hold back but come on in
and let's make Bamberg move up hill
again.
I want to see progressiveness in
connection with Bamberg when I
glance through the columns of the
different State papers. Let's make
Bamberg attractive by making her a
clean moral town. Let's not frighten
our neighbors away by allowing continuous
homicides to occur in our
midst. Say come, we are going to remove
the cause. Yours very truly,
CHARLES D. FELDER.
Asheville, N. C., April 24, 1913.
Moonlight Straw Ride. '
Believing that an opportunity was
being afforded them of attending a
first-class amateur performance of
"Breezy Point" at Cope Friday evening,
a jolly and congenial party drove
over in a wagon, and none who went
failed to spend a most enjoyable
evening. Not only was the play all
that was expected, the young actors
being unusually well trained and letter
perfect in their parts, but the ride
itself through the moonlight was a
pleasant change from everyday affairs.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Aver kindly
| consented to act as chaperons for
the trip, and the other members of
the jolly party were: Misses Ruth
Herndon, Estelle Rutledge, Bell
Cooner, Bessie Armstrong and Harry
Dell Free; Messrs. James Armstrong,
Tillman Felder, H. L. Hinnant, Willie
Dickinson, and Edwin B. McLaurin.
ONE PRESENT.
, Aldermanic honors continue to go
begging in Bamberg. The election is
to be held next Tuesday.
GIRL MEETS TRAGIC DEATH.
Miss McManus Instantly Killed While
Drawing Water.
Edgefield, April 26.?Miss Fannie
McManus, the 13-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Trapp McManus,
was almost instantly killed last night
about 8 o'clock. She went out in
the yard for a bucket of water, and
while drawing the water the shelter
above the well was pulled over on
her. The heavy boards struck her
above the left eye, knocking her to
the ground and crushing her skull.
She died in less than ten minutes in
the arms of her father, who ran to
her assistance. She was a member of
the Methodist church, a regular attendant
upon the Sunday-school and
was a pupil of the graded school. Her
amiable dispositon and very sweet
spirit caused her to be loved by a
large circle of friends. The funeral
was conducted this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the Methodist church by
the Rev. J. R. Walker, and the interment
took place in the village cemetery.
They do say there are a number
of marriages to take place in Bamberg
this spring.
Vardaman as a Cavalier.
Washington, April 27.?Senator
James K. Vardaman, of Mississippi,
yesterday flashed across Washington's
vision as a true Southern cavalier.
Sightseers gambling around the
Capitol grounds observed a mettlesome
charger stamping the asphalt in
front of the Senate office building.
Ever and anon, the noble animal
raised its head and pricked forward
its ears as if to listen for the footsteps
of its master. Every time the
small negro boy, who desperately
clung to the bit, was swung clear of
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tne ground, ine lmpaueuw ui lug
steed and theanxiety of the youth
were soon to be rewarded.
The revolving doors of the office
building spun like a top, and there
strode into view a man of stately
mien, his eyes partly hidden by the
broad brim of a soft hat, such as a
Southern gentleman wears on the
stage and in Congress. He wore a
dark coat, pure white riding trousers
and black riding boots with spurs
jingling at the heels. It was Senator
Vardaman.
He stepped to the curb, flung his
leg over his saddle, and, followed
by the eyes of an admiring multitude,
he clattered off toward Potomac
drive.
DEMANDS $25,000 DAMAGES.
Blease Supporter Sues Gaffney Ledger
for Alleged Libel.
Gaffney, April 23.?A complaint
was served today on Ed H. DeCamp
and the Limestone Printing Company,
of which Mr. DeCamp is proprietor,
giving notice of an action to be
brought against the Limestone Printing
Company for $25,000 for alleged
libel. The suit is being filed by Henry
Buice and alleges in the complaint:
That o.v or aoout tne zutn aay o-i
August. 1912, the said newspaper
known as the Gaffnev Ledger and the
defendan., Ed H. DeCamp, its editor
and proprietor, published and circulated
in said paper" certain "libellous
matter about plaintiff." The complaint
quotes an excerpt from an editorial
which appeared in the Gaffney
Ledger during the heat of the Gubernatorial
campaign last year. This
editorial purported to give the character
of some of the Blease supporters
in Cherokee County and excited a
great deal of interest in many parts j
of the State at the time.
The plaintiff alleges that the article
impeached his honesty, integrity J
and reputation and exposed him to
public hatred, contempt, ridicule and
obliquy, and tended to injure his
character, business and reputation, j
and by reason of that alleged fact the |
said plaintiff asks damages in the
sum of $25,000.
The plaintiff is represented by a
Blacksburg lawyer, while Mr. DeCamp
has retained Butler & Hall, of
the local Bar, and will fight the case
tr> trip finish.
BIGGEST OAK IN WORLD.
Claim Set Up by Toombs County in
Georgia.
That the biggest oak tree in the
world is in Toombs county, Georgia,
is the claim of Hon. W. H. Sharpe,
member of the Toombs county board
of education, and a citizen of the
southern section of the county.
To support his claim, says a dispatch
in The Savannah Morning News,
Mr. Sharpe displayed a newspaper
clipping in which it was claimed the
largest oak tree in the world is in the
Sacramento valley in California, its
dimensions being 23 l'eet and 1 inch
in circumference and 105 feet tall.
Mr. Sharpe says in the Southern
section of this county, on the farm of
q p cmthorp i<? n eiant live oak
which measures nearly 25 feet in circumference.
The shade of the tree at
noon covers more than a fourth of an
acre. It is probably not so tall as the
California oak, but nevertheless Mr.
Sharpe thinks that it is entitled to the
distinction of being the largest oak
j in the world.
ALASKAN DOGS.
Single Teams Sometimes Brings as
Much as $2,000.
Miss Emma Leonidas Kelly, the
first white woman to go down the Yukon,
has qualified by many strenuous
experiences in Alaska to be considered
as an authority on the dog teams.
The native animals are malimute, the
huskie and the Siwash.
j The first comes from the coast of
Bering Sea, and is a cross between
the Russian terrier and the Siwash.
I-To ic email a'Aip'hiner fiO t.f> 75 DOundS
ar>d has shaggy, hair, which makes
him look twice his real size. Un- 1
der this is a coat of short, warm fur !
that protects him in the most severe
weather.
The huskie comes from the McKenzie
river, is a large gray dog,
weighing from 125 to 160 pounds,
and is covered with short, stubby fur,
with an undercoat of thick fur. They
can stand more hardships and go
without food longer than any other
dog in the north.
The Siwash dogs which are in the
majority, are a cross between a wolr
and a dog, and usually gray or white
in color, but occasionally black. Their
weight is from 50 to 90 pounds. They
rarely sleep under shelter, preferring
to curl up in the snow even with
the mercury 60 degrees below zero.
In this respect the native animals
are better fitted for their work than
the immigrant dogs. In severe weather
the latter wear little moccasins
made of heavy moose skin, while nature
has provided the native dogs
'with heavy fur covering the whole
foot, even between the toes.
The sleds in general use are 7 feet
long, 17 inches wide and 7 inches
high, and an immense load of freight
can be packed and lashed on them.
The sled is guided in the trail by a
pole, known as "G" pole.
The dogs are hitched about six feet
ahead of the sled, and the driver
walks back of them, holding on to the
"G" pole to keep, the heavily loaded
sled straight in the narrow trail so
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sidling places.
In case the sled is not heavily loaded
the dogs are hooked up close to '
the sled and the driver rides a greater
part of the time? that is, if the
weather is not too cold, in which case
he prefers running to keep warm.
On the creek beds there are often
from one to five inches of water, and
it is always a difficult matter to make
the dogs go through this. They dislike
getting their feet wet, but they
must keep the trail and pull through
it.
Immediately after getting out of
the water it begins to form in little
ice balls between their toes, and the
whole team of dogs will lie down on
the trail in their harness and go to
picking and cleaning their feet, which
are rarely ever sore or frozen, unless
they have been in water several hours.
From the last snow, in the spring .
until the first in the fall the dogs have
but little to do. At the trading posts 1
?Dawson, Circle City, Fairbanks,
Eagle, Minock?and a number of
other camps where they have fair
streets or roads, the dogs are used to
I draw light freight about in little two
wheeled carts, and they are used in
the mines and on the trails for packing.
The pack saddles are made of
heavy canvas, and the average dog
will pack thirty or forty pounds.
Some dogs will lie down in the mud
or water with their packs on, while
others seem to feel the responsibility
of protecting their packs, and are exceedingly
careful in picking their way
through thick brush or over fallen
trees that obstruct the trail, leaping
over pools of mud and picking their
footing with great care on the small
rocks in fording the streams. They
rarely bark.
The dogs are fed once a day when
working; the best feed is the Yukon
dried salmon, but failing this, bacon
has proved the best substitute. It is
cut in small pieces and boiled in a
quantity of water an hour or more,
and then flour, corn, meal, rice or
iKoiloH nnta ia nddfd and cooked well
in the greasy water until the whole
becomes a thin, smooth mush. Each
dog has his own pan. and it is filled <
with the food and carefully guarded
by its owner until cool, and then
eagerly devoured.
The native dogs will steal anything
they can eat; in the absence of something
more tempting they dote on
ropes, harness, old rubber boots, moccasins
and snowshoes or anything of
the like nature which they can chew
on. The Siwash dogs have the same
characteristics as the Indians of the
[country; they are the most ungrateful
[creatures in the world, and their nature
is absolutely void of attachment
or sentiment. The Siwash, both Indian
and dog, care for one only as
long as he feeds them.
A good team of three, four or five
I dogs with a light load will average 40
I miles a day. The same team when
[heavily loaded cannot make over two
and a half or three miles an hour.
However, there is a vast difference in
the gait of dogs; some are very
speedy and have great endurance,
while others are fast at the start, but
MAY XOT GET COLLECTORSHIP.
Action Said to be Held Up on Recommendation
of W. J. Storen.
Washington, April 23.?The matter
of the collectorship of the port of
Charleston was discussed today between
the South Carolina Senators
and Mr. Richard S. Whaley, who has
been nominated by the Democratic
primary to succeed the late Representative
George S. Legare. Senator
and Mr. Whaley called on Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo, by whom,
the name of Capt. W. J. Storen was
sent- tr> the President last week at the
suggestion of the two South Carolina
Senators. It is believed that action on
the Sto-ren case at the White House
has been temporarily held up. Mr.
Whaley, when seen at the Willard
Hotel tbis evening, said he preferred
not to make any statement at this
time. Senator Tillman said that he
was unwilling to to discuss the subject
until he had heard from some
persons in Charleston, to whom he
had written.
It is understood that action has
also been held up on the name of P.
A. Murray, who was endorsed by the
Senators for the postmastership at
Walterboro before the first district
Democratic primary.
BOYS IX SHOOTING SCRAPE.
One Kills the Other in Kershaw
County on Sunday Night.
Camden, April 23.?Coroner Dixon
returned to Camden today after
holding an inquest over the body of
Allen Kirkley, who was shot and
killed about six miles from Camden
Sunday night at 10 o'clock. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict to
the effect that Allen Kirkley came to
his death from shotgun wounds at
the hands of Sidney Horten. Horten
surrendered to Sheriff Huckabee
yesterday and is now in jail at Camden.
Allen Kirkley was the son of D.
M. Kirkley, a prominent planter and
owner of Kirkwood farms. Sidney
Horten is the son of T. 0. Horten, another
prominept farmer, and neighbor
of Mr. Kirkley, both residing
about six miles from this place.
Allen Kirkley and Sidney Horten,
brooding over a. family affair, met on
the public highway Sunday night and
the shooting took place. Kirkley sufferer
injuries to which he succumbed
while Horten was slightly injured.
Kirkley was shot in the hip and
abdomen. A Rock Hill physician
was summoned by telegraph, but his
skill failed to save the wounded
youth. He was buried today at Shiloh
church near his home. He was
about 17 years of age and for a short
time last year was a student at Clemson
college.- Horten is about 19
years of age.
Curiostiy Aroused.
The better kind of a front we put
up the more people want to know
what is behind it. *
soon play out and become extremely
slow.
There are a number of foreign dogs
in the country?St. Bernard, Newfoundland
and a heterogeneous multitude
of others. As they are far
more intelligent than the native dog,
they are apt and amenable to discipline,
and as a rule are faithful in the
harness, while the ungrateful native
dog will shirk at every possible opportunity
and occasionally a good
lashing is necessary to keep his memory
alive to the fact of obedience; encouraging
words do not have the
force with the native that they do
with the dogs of civilization. But it
is impossible for the immigrant dogs
to endure the hardships of this rigorous
climate for any length of time.
My noble dog Baldie was one of the
finest specimens I have ever known.
This powerful dog took me from ,
my cabin in the mines into Circle
City?the 65 miles in one day; of
course, the trail was in excellent condition,
and there was nothing on the
sled with me but my robes. I ran occasionally
to get warm, and walked
up the inclines, but rode nearly all
the way. Of course, he couldn't
cover this distance daily, but he could
make it once or twice a week, and
40 to 45 miles on a good trail was an
easy average for him.
He was much too fast for a team,
and would always be ahead pulling
the other dogs along. He was considered
the fastest dog in that part
of Alaska. H^ had a very peculiar
gait?not the trot of most dogs, but
a pace or rack. He weighed 165
pounds, and was all bone and muscle.
On the summer trail he could carry
fifty pounds in his pack saddle. I
paid $700 for him, but all the gold
of Alaska could not fiiave purchased
him from me.
The price of Alaskan dogs is governed
by the number of stampedes
during a winter, which creates a
great demand for dog teams with
which to reach new gold fields at an
early date. At such times teams of
three or four dogs have brought as
high at $1,800 or $2,000, where their
usual price would be about $700 or
$800.
We Do Not *
Have to
Sell Goods
The Goods Sell
Themselves..... 4
Just come and make your
selections. No use to be
persuaded to take something
you do not exactly
like somewhere else.
Come get your choice in
A Hat, A Dress,
Embroidery, A
Suit,HouseDress
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Anything you want to
wear or to trim a garment
with, get your 4
choice. We have as .
complete line as large ]
cities and about half the
, \ 1'
price.
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