The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 11, 1913, Page 6, Image 6
LIFE T(X> CHEAP AT $1.
Father Who Receives That Amount! o
for Child Killed Organizes Society.
Believing that a human life is j
worth more than a dollar, Abraham ! tl
Lincoln Graham, owner of a printing j tl
shop in Manhattan, has organized the I w
Society for the Protection of Life, J tl
says The New York Herald. j si
Mr. Graham was the father of a
child who was killed by a trolley car! e<
in Jersey City five years ago. He'
brought an action against the com- si
pany because he believed it had been vi
negligent, and the jury gave a verdict
for ?1. in effect holding that a tl
child's life is worth only $1. This j o]
came to be known as the "dollar a j b<
life" case.
Mr. Graham and those associated j lo
with him in the new society believe
that they can increase the valuation tl
of human life in the courts but mainly
their object is to prevent accidents el
rather than to obtain redress after d<
accidents have happened. They intend
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to teach children to cross stieets with in
oaution, not to play with matches,
afed to avoid hazardous pastimes, ti
They also expect to be able to reduce tfc
tfee numer of fires and accidents in z?
factories.
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FLOOD DEALS DISASTER. Se
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Death List Will Probably go Into ce
Hundreds?Many Homeless. fa
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Sunday's dispatches increased the cnumber
of known dead in the Texas gr
floods to sixty-one, w*ith the possibil- .
ity that a heavy toll of drownings re- ^
ported, but not yet confirmed, at Sun- gr
nyside, in Waller county, Texas, h
would increase this number.
The crest of the Brazos River flood ^
Sunday night was nearing Brazory
county, which borders on the Gulf, ^
and the peak of the Colorado River
Hood was approaching Matagorda ^
also on the Gulf. As the j
water passed southward the damage ^
incident to the overflow grew correspondingly.
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Reports Saturday night from Wei- ^
born that twelve negroes and a Mexi
can had been drowned on the Allen
plantation, at the junction of the
Navasota and Brazos rivers, and that
twenty-five negroes had met death in ^
the flood waters on the Parker plantation
in the same vicinity, have not
yet been confirmed.
Fifty persons, mostly negroes, are
reported to have been drowned at
Sunnyside, a small town on the lower ^
- Brazos, Sunday night. It is said between
400 and 500 persons are marooned
on a small mound at San Felipe
and are in great danger. A spe- ga
cial train loaded with motorboats ?t
was dispatched from Houston to res- aE
cue them. ar
J. R. Garrett, a planter, who tele- e
phoned to Houston for assistance, a
'( - , reported that the entire Brazos hot- sp
torn in Waller county, is flooded; that
a number of houses had floated away, in
and that refugees were clinging to
trees and housetops. Boats are being;
constructed as rapidly as possible to ^
rescue those imperiled. Sunnyside is en
eight miles north of Brookshire. Mr. se
Garrett said that warning was given
the residents of the lowlands of the de
approaching flood Saturday, but that
many of them refused to leave their pr
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The task of rescue along the forty ea
miles of flooded Brazos Valley was
succeeded by the problem of providing
for 2,000 or more refugees. Re- cf
ports from the flooded territory
brought by motorboats showed that
between 700 and 1,000 persons are
marooned in gin houses and large ta
plantation residences, safe from the ]\j
flood, but in urgent need of food and 0u
clothing. St
Sunday night at Horse Shoe Bend, tic
above the roaring of the river, could ar
be heard the singing and praying of dj
fifty negroes facing death in a rocking
gin house on an island a mile and to
a half out. The flood stretches almost th
to the horizon, six miles or more, dot- p]
ted here and there by a roof or the WJ
steeple of a submerged church. The th
forty-mile levee is the refuge of do- pa
mestic animals at points where it did pC
not all cave in. - ofl
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SHOT WHILE WITH FRIEND. ch
Mills B. Lane Killed Near V^ldosta. 111
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Valdosta, Ga., December 7.?Mills
B. Lane, Jr., son of John Lane and ^
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nephew of Mills B. Lane, of Savannah,
was shot and killed this after- 1
noon while out riding with Mason
Williams, son of L. M. Williams, a 011
well-known turpentine operator of
Mineola. * le
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Mason Williams was arrested tonight
at his father's home by the
sheriff of Lowndes county and was
o-Vi t Viaro onH 7 i~?r7 croH l n itiil ITa
ui UU^XIV, 11^1^ auu iVU^V/U Ali JUii. lit
claims that Lane attempted to draw a
^ revolver, but this statement is not be- W
lieved as no pistol was found on the F<
dead man. The two quarrelled over d
a trivial matter, according to Will- n
iams. Young Lane will be hurried
to-morrow. sl"
Read the Herald, ?1.50 a year. lif
SAW A GOAT SMOKE.
entral Park Visitor Feared He Had \
Delusions
Bob Hurton, assistant keeper of
le zoo in Central Park, was entering i
le lion house the other afternoon, t
hen a young man staggered across ^
le walk and leaned against him for .
lpport. }
"What's the trouble?" Hurton ask- r
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"1 think I have seen something. 1 c
lould have a doctor," the agitated j
isitor said. c
The young man explained then j
lat. unless he had been the victim
P i 1 1 An Uiiyf An u'oc r> Aod
l an uiuoi^u, nut iuu >? c*o ^
shind the animal house. \
"Have the elephants broken a
ose?" Hurton asked. t
"No," the visitor said. "But I *
link I saw a goat smoking a cigar." ?<
On the way to the back of the
ephant house Hurton met Bill Sny- 0
jr, the head keeper. - d
"What's this I hear about a. smok- t
g goat?" Hurton asked his chief.
Snyder was perplexed by the ques- j
on, but, with Hurton, he followed s
ie visitor who had discovered the t
tological phenomenon. d
In the lot was Perfecto, a large ii
im, presented to the menageries h
iveral days ago by the manager of a s
reus. Perfecto was standing in the s
tntre of the incloeure. There was a v
r-away look upon his face, and he b
as holding in his mouth half of a r
gar. In telling the story later, a
iyder said that the cigar was burn- F
g and that Perfecto was puffing Ii
vay at it, in evident enjoyment. F
iyder took one look at the goat and E
en he felt in the pocket of his vest g
here he usually carries his cigars, b
ie pocket was empty. o
"You thief," he cried, shaking a v
it at the goat.
He remembered petting Perfecto ^
st a few minutes before and he C
as of the opinion that the goat had c
olen his cigar. The animal, he ex- n
ained, had been named Perfecto be- n
use of his fondness for tobacco, i
e had been taught to smoke by the n
aployees of the circus. P
"But, Bill, how did he get a light?" C
"That's nothing," said Snyder. c
fou remember in 1910 the case of &
e weeping grampus?" ?
But Bob had fled.?New York
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FOR PERMANENT LEVEES. c
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ississippi Delegation Ask for Pro- h
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Washington, December 3.?Deletions
from the Mississippi Valley
ates to-day urged before the rivers q
id harbors committee of Congress Q
i appropriation to build permanent j
vees along the Mississippi River as
protection against floods. The
okesman in the main favored the e
ansdell-Humphryes bill, now pend- v
which would provide for levees
cost $80,000,000, of which the ^
ates would have to raise $20,000,>0.
One of the principal propon- ^
ts of this plan was former Repre- ^
ntatives Catchings, of Mississippi.
M. A. Oliver, of Missouri; Presi- j
int Bush, of the Missouri Pacific ^
ailroad; Col. C. McD. Townsend, ^
esident of the Mississippi River g
mmission, and others pleaded for ^
rly improvement of the levees. "
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DENY ARMORY WAS FILTHY.
ipt. W. H. Mclntyre Has an Explan- u
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ation of the Federal Report.
Bennettsville, December 6.?Cap- J
in Mclntyre, of the Bennettsville a
ilitarv company, recently ordered
it of the service of the United 11
ates war department, takes excep- d
>n to the delegation that the State ^
mory at this place was found in a ^
rty or filthy condition. ^
He declares: "I beg say in order r<
disabuse the minds ,?f the nuhlie. tl
at the armory at large, was not de- d
orably dirty, as stated. The report c'
as made from the condition that
e Crosland hall (which the com- tl
my uses occasionally for drill pur- r<
>ses) was found by the inspecting ^
deer, on which his report was s"
:sed. The night or two before, the 0
amber of commerce had banqueted b
the hall. This accounted for the S
ndition of it. Now, I invite the 0
tizens of this city and surrounding n
mmunity, if they desire to retain ^
o militorv nrcfflni7Jiti/in in thpir han.
sr county, to come together and re
ive the congested state of affairs,
it us hold up the patriotic spirit of j.
ir forefathers. W. H. McINTYRE. 1
In answer to Senator McLaurin's
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tter, Mr. Mclntyre will call the offirs
of the now defunct company to- n
>ther to discuss plans. ,
Smothered While Asleep. P
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Anderson, December 5 ?Eugene b
illiams, a negro employed at the a
irmers' Oil Mill, was smothered to n
?ath to-day, when he fell asleep a
;ar the overflow of a cotton seed E
is. The seed poured on him as he n
ept and before the othef laborers e
)ticed the negro's disappearance fi
!e was extinct. E
GYPSIES STIKS FLORENCE.
Yandering Rand Accused of Trying
Legerdemain on Hank Cashiers.
Florence, December 6.?Florence
ias just undergone an ordeal from
he alleged depredations of a.band of
gypsies that "driv" up and "tied"
>ut in the pine grove at the "Rev."
Nonce's cross-roads a few days ago.
There is quite a crowd 01 tnem,
ome thirty or forty men, women and
:hildren, with a dozen or more velicles
of every description, and a lot
>f old worn-out, broken-down "plug"
lorses and stock.
They "hit" Florence last week, and
his week, it is alleged, they have
)een "hitting" Florentines, especiilly
the bank clerks and those of the
>anks who stand at the window and
'hand out" or "hand in" the hard
dough."
To start with, some of the women
if the gang hiked up-town Wedneslay
and made a straight shoot for the
ianks.
One of the women walked into the
''irst National Bank and asked young
lam Husbands, the money slinger at
he window, to change a hundredlollar
bill for her. He did so willtigly
and counted out the dough and
sanded it over to the woman. No
ooner had he handed it to her than
he "squaked" back at him, "me
rant gold," and pushed her money
ack. Husbands smelled a rat and
ecounted the "mon," finding, it is
lleged, he was $15 short in the trick,
le squealed and the old varmint did
ikewise, but in language that made
lusband's hair stand. "Me no no
Jnglish," she squalled, but never
ave up the $15 green bucks. Husands
became suspicious and got rid
f the bunch by telling them there
*as "no gold in town."
From the First National Bank they
rent to the Palmetto Bank and Trust
Company and there, it is claimed,
aught the cashier for $10 in the
morning and $5 more in the afteroon.
Then they hiked out for the Commercial
and Savings and made a like
ush across the counter at Roger
llemmons for a $100 bill change. He
ame across with ten new ten spots,
ut held his finger on the roll until he
ot his $100. He had hardly turned
mose, however, before the old woman
ranted gold, and when he took it
ack and placed it beside him on the
ounter, he says one of the new green
sn spots was missing, but the woman
ad made good her escape and there
ras nothing to do but get a warant.
They next made for the Farmers
nd Mechanics' Bank, and Cashier
Gilchrist, having been "made wise"
ver the phone by some of his bankmg
friends, had previously arranged
rith Policeman Edwin Harrell to
ome down and get behind the countr;
was "settin for 'em." In the old
romen walked and one shoved out a
100 bill, and after going through
he former tricks, she handed her
loney back to Cashier Gilchrist and
anted "little mon" for what he gave
er. Gilchrist "took de mon" and
3und two of the $10 bills were short,
le squealed and Harrell stepped out.
loth of them were looking directly at
he woman, yet did not see how
he had swiped the two bills so quick7.
She had them rolled up in the palm
f her hand and "coughed 'em up"
hen Harrell attempted to pull them.
They were finally arrested and put
p a bond of $70 for their appearnce
later in the afternoon ^at Magisrate
McCleneghan's Court, when
udges Copeland, of Timmonsville,
nd McCleneghan, of Florence, held
mrth. A jury was obtained and they
eard the case and brought i,n a verict
of "not guilty." Other warrants
rere sworn out and yesterday the
'hole push was in Court again, but
tie cases were compromised by the
epayment of the money to the banks
tiat had been beat out of their
ough, and upon the payment of the
osts by the band.
Since the gypsy band hit the town
tiere are all kinds of rumors and
eports of petty robberies, and the
omen and children living near the
uburbs are afraid to put their heads
ut of doors after dark. It is hoped
y the people here that the whole
ang can be made to leave the State
r at least hereabouts. Other comlunitites
and places might take
'arning from this story.
The White House.
The President is given a house to
ve in, a very comfortable, homelike
ouse. In all the world, I venture to
ay, there is no more appropriate offiial
residence for a chief Executive,
or one better adopted to the simple
emocratic tastes of the American
eople than the White House at
Vashington. It is dignified, it is
it onmfnrtahlo it nffprs
cauuiui, XI IO tvuiiWi *v W ?v-o
n opportunity for proper entertainment
of the President's guests, but
s compared with the many palaces of
Jurope it is much less extensive and
iucIi less ornate, and yet it is quite
nough to surround him with that
-eedom from intrusion that the Chief
Ixecutive ought to have.
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Merry
Christmas!
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Do you want a nice,
appropriate, useful
Gift for any one
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We have a choice
lot of new, useful
items which will
please any one.
Get something
new and useful.
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Also, New Hats
coming in iuu.
Come in and see
RENTZ'S
Millinery Store
All together for a long bow
and a grateful smile, / as
December passes and the
good old year goes out
We thank our friends,
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one and all, for their liberal
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patronage ana soncn a continuance
of same.
For the Holiday
Trade we hope to
make it unusually
pleasant and profitable
for you and
ask your co-operation
in having a
busy, merry, sober
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Amas ana nappy i
New Year.
See our line of
Shoes, Hats, Caps,
Shirts, Collars, Ties,
Socks, Suits, Underwear
It is a pleasure
fA nlpfl^p vnn anrl
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make you happy.
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IF YOU PUT
NOW IT WILL GROW
AND KEEP YOU SOI
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spending not alone the mi
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some day make a goodly sun
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Make OUR bank
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that are adapted to all kir
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character of soils: sand lc
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the bank, you will 'not spend
if it is in your pocket. Ther
and then you will have a desii
We pay 4 per cent, interest
PEOPLES BANK - I
What Will The
If you are a farmer, you a
lating, hoping and worryii
general, over the country,
Have you ever stopped t<
vest of your life's work \
away part of your money
old age and misfortune?
An investigation will con
would be an ideal place 1
safely. It's a good plan foi
strong banking connection,
row one of these days; wc
for you, on good security,
out any red tape. Drop i
you're in town, Make the
have to do business every 1
"hello."
REMEMBER US WHEN Y<
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Ehrhardt Bank
Capital and Surplus $27,000.00
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will soon save enough in tl
W you buy of us. Our line of !
aj Rockers, Springs, Wash St
X boards, Tables, Mattresses,
fact anything in this line, w
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Tfl find in most stores in this
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iff want a new cooking or hea
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jfi it will be time well spent f
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tff Glass suitable for Christmas
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at right rates and within
to see usi next time
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