The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 12, 1914, Page 2, Image 2
DEATH TOLL HEAVY.
Thirty to Thirty-five Lose Life in St,
Louis Disaster.
St. Louis, March 9.?That from
thirty to thirty-five guests of the Mis- i
souri Athletic Club perished in the
flames that destroyed the building
this morning is the belief of officers
of the club to-night.
Seven bodies have been recovered
and from twenty-three to twentynine
occupants of the structure are
still unaccounted for. At sundown
to-night firemen continued the search
for bodies in the smouldering ruins
j under the glare of searchlights.
Though a committee early to-day
opened headquarters at the Press
club and asked all who were guests
of the Missouri Athletic club last
night to report, thirty to thirty-five
did not register, and hourly the feeling
grew that all these were lost.
Hope was given by Fire Chief
Swingley late to-day that the water
could be pumped out of the ruins tonight
and that search for bodies
might then be resumed. . [.
While the search continued to-day
fifteen persous injured in the fire
f t," ? ;
were under treatment at public and
private hospitals.
... There was much difficulty in identifying
recovered bodies of the dead ?
and some of them were identified un/
der two or three different names.
. The blaze was the most serious
as to fatalities of any fire in the city's ,
history. It completely wrecked the
seven-story bui'ding occupied jointly
by the Missouri Athletic club and the
Boatmen's Bank, caused a property
, loss estimate at $466,000 and forced (
the abandonment of the istercolle- 1
giate track meet, to have been held in 1
St. Louis under the auspices of the 1
club Saturday n' 't. 1
The cause of the fire was a mys- <
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terv o-night. Reports that the blaze i
was accompanied by a terrific explosion,
indicating that the fire was <
due to efforts of bank robbers to dy- 1
namite the Boatmen's Bank, were un- J
confirmed. Reports of explosions i
were denounced by the night watch- <
man of the bank. In the vaults of I
the Boatmen's Bank, which occupied
part of the first floor of the building, <
was more than $1,300,000 in cur- t
rency. The vaults were unharmed. ?
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the bank officials reported. The bank (
4? v* r
vopened to-day in temporary quarters 1
a few block away. 1
Liquor Blights the Home. i
Intoxicating liquor touches every ^
phase of human life to debase and de- r
"strcy all that might be beautiful and j
noble and to leave only the coarser j
and more brutal characteristics. No- t
where, however is its effect more
pernicious or of wider range than
in the home, where a drinking father
brings unnumbered ills upon chil- *
dren and wife. Judges in the divorce
courts are becoming more ana morei
familiar with the misery and hopelessness
caused by the drunken husbands.
In the court of domestic
relations of Chicago drunkenness
on the part of the husband is found
to be responsible for forty-six per
cent, of the cases which are tried.
"Among the most discouraging men
are the habitual drunkards," writes
Ida M. Tarbell in an article entitled,
"A Court of Hope and Goodwill." in
the Jaruary American Magazine. She
continues. "The havoc which drink
plays in domestic troubles has never
been exaggerated. It is by far the
most fertile cause of separation. Last
year judge Gemmill put a system into
operation by which he hoped to determine
approximately the cause of
family separation. The conclusion
was that in forty-six out of every
100 cases it is due to excessive drinkt
ing.
i "The discouragement lies in the !
fact that in the case of excessive 1
drinking it leaves nothing in the man
which can be deeply touched. The !
stomach may hold out indefinitely, 1
the character never does. The man >
gradually loses all respect for himself
and for others. He becomes a <
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snameiess uaugci-uu, nv ..vw ?. ~
quently and habitually to his best
friends. He tricks and cheats them 1
with unconcern. There is little or no
help for such cases while they are
at large."
One of the Chicago judges is ad- ,
vocating a farm where victims of the
drink habit can be cared for and
kept in the open. This, no doubt,
would help many a poor man to regain
his manhood and bring happiness
to his long-suffering family.
However, it is well in working for
the permanent betterment of the
drinker's home to deal with causes
as well as with results, and while
we would dsk the best of care for
the unfortunate victims of the liquor
traffic, let us not cease in our efforts
to usher in the,day of National
Constitutional Prohibition?the day
when the family will no longer be
destroyed by the liquor traffic, ana
children may grow to manhood and
? womanhood free from the curse of
alcohol.?Exchange.
Court adjourned Friday afternoon
until Tuesday morning. Civil cases
are being tried this week.
ATTACKED BY NEGROES.
Stephen Kir by Was Killed at Spar- g
tanburg.
Spartanburg, March 5.?At the
coroner's inquest held this morning Ci
before Magistrate Guntt it was de- q
cided that Stephen Kirbv, the Puzo- g
let man, came to his death by being ti
assaulted by negroes. He was at- e,
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IclCK^U U} <t UAUU UI U ia u 1; v- J
gro settlement here on Tuesday night
and sustained injuries which caused e,
his death in a hospital Wednesday p
night, the cause of his death being p
concussion of the brain. Twelve ne- a
groes have been placed under arrest fi
in connection with the crime, four as
witnesses and eight as principals. The e,
principals are accused of murder. t<
Other arrests will be made. h
From the testimony adduced at the v
inquest t~-day it seems that there a
was a conspiracy between certain ne- t<
groes to kill Kirby. Tuesday night he j,
is said to have gone to the home ot s
a negro woman, and there he was attacked
by a negro man named Coot s
Dawkins, who grabbed Kirby by the j
lapels of the coat. Kirby broke away r(
and attempted to make his escape y]
through the back door of the negro s
house. He was pursued by a band of j
negroes, was overtaken and beai^n a
in the head. He was later found and s
was taken to the police station. t<
SEEDS AND PLANTS. a.
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Tillman Secures Provision in Post- ^
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office Appropriation Bill.
St
Washington, March 9.?Senator
DC
Tillman to-day expressed satisfaction
>ver the fact 1 hat the postoffice appro- ^
priation bill, which now awaits the
president's signature, contains a pro- j
rision inserted at his instance ex
tending parcel post rates i- reus,
cuttings, bulbs, roots, s'Vi.s* and p
plants."
This means that after the signing ]
pf the bill cabbage plants can be sent
by parcel post and at pa i eel post (
rates. On account of a technicality
n the law these plants have been required
to pay more than the parcel
post rate. ^
Senator Tillman has been working ?
)n the matter for almost a pear. He tc
;ook it up with the postmaster gen- *c
>ral, but that official found that he ^
muld not make the desired change
.vithout specific action by congress. ai
Then the senator impressed the im- *a
portance of the subject upon Chairnan
Bankhead, of the senate post- ei
>ffice committee, who put the proision
in the bill as a senate amend- ec
nent. In conference committee Re- 83
presentative Finlev, who was one of 10
;he conferees, saw to it that the
louse accepted the amendment.
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R. H. SMOAK WILL BE TRIED.
-? is
Charged With Luring Jacksonville
Girl From Home. hi
Savannah, Ga., March 7.?Upon
;he evidence of pretty 15-year-old
o ToolroAnvillo
iUUV^lUUCJ f CL OUVUQVUf iiiv ^
>cliool girl, Raymond H. Smoak, ec
iged 20 years, a well known young ^
Javannahian, was to-day held for
rial in the Federal court on a charge fa
>f violating the Mann Act.
The girl was the centre of attracion
in the court room as she related
n a straightforward manner the circumstances
of her disappearance
:'rom her home in Jacksonville and
;he trip to Savannah and Charleston,
n which latter city she was discover- p<
id. w
After the hearing Mrs. McCluney, fr
nother of the girl, searched out Mrs. m
Smoak, the 16-year-old wife of the st
iefendant, and spoke to her, explain- 01
:ng she was sorry it" all had happened.
Mrs. Smoak who had borne up M
pretty well during the hearing, un- d
able to restrain herself any longer, tl
broke down and wept piteously.
It was through the arrest of Hud- T
son in Charleston that evidence was C(
uncovered fixing the charges upon ti
Smoak. A series of letters to Hudson s<
were unearthed, as well as a page f<
Maimed to be a hotel register in Char- v:
leston, where Smoak is said to have q
registered for the girl and himself is
under assumed names as "man and t(
wife." p
SAYS HE WAS ONLY JOKING.
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Gaffney Man Says He Did Not Try to a
Bribe Alderman. ^
Gaffney, March 9.?In answer to
the accusation of attempted bribery, P
with which J. D. Parris charges them
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in regard to voting for T. H. Lockhart
for chief of police, one of the
parties says he was only joking,
while the other denies that he offerr
ed any sum whatsoever. The situation
is being discussed on every side,
and it is not thought that the council
will elect a police force until an E
alderman is elected to fill the vacn- N
ev caused by the resignation of AlCivr>
Cfn, rrl S
uci man o ?? vaui v^..
The government of Uruguay has
organized an institute of geology with ?
d
an American director and assistants. ^
Those wishing drain tile will save a
money by calling on or writing to
Wm. A. Hatchell, Bamberg, S. C.
He can quote you a lower price than v
you can get.?tf. t
SIMS TA k KS OATH.
ucceeds J. Duncan Adams as United
States Marshal.
Chart) *; rjnt March 10.?In open
ourt yesterday James L. Sims, of
irangeburg, qualified as United
tates marshal for the Eastern dis ict
of South Carolina and receivd
liis commission from Federal
udge Henry A. M. Smith. The first
fficial act of the newly commissiond
marshal was to reappoint N. M.
orter as chief office deputy and J.
i. Adams, a brother of J. ^uncan
.dams, the retiring marshal, as ofce
deputy.
The oath of office was administerd
to Mr. Sims shortly rifter noon yesvday
by Judge Smith, Mr. Sims
aving filed the required bond preiously.
In the court room were
bout a score of spectators and invested
persons, local atta hes of the
udicial department of the United
tates being in the ft njority.
Having been informed that Mr.
ims was ready to begin service,
udge Smith read the solemn oath
squired of United States officers and
[r, Sims subscribed to it in due form,
tanding near the hew marshal was
. Duncan Adams, his predecessor,
fter administering the oath Judge
mith spoke a few words of greeting
) Mr. Sims and took occasion to pay
tribute to Mr. Adams for the maner
in which he had performed the
uties of the office during his serice
as marshal. To Mr. Sims he
lid that he could wish for no more
itisfactory relations with him I ban
ad existed between Mr. Adams ana
imself.
Mr. Sims will begin Hip discharge
F his duties to-day. Yesterdav* his
ily official action was the reappointed
of his two assistants, Messrs.
orter and Adams.
FIGHT OYER PAIR OF PANTS.
ustomer and Clerk at' Spartanburg
in Bloody l>uel.
Spartanbur. March 9.?Efforts of
. YV. Eason, a salesman in J. D.
ollins's store, on East Main street,
? sell a pair of small boy's trousers
W. Y. J. Brown, a farmer of near ;
/ . j
andrum, resulted this evening in
ason's being shot in three places
id in Brown having his throat and
.ce severely slashed.
Brown tried to buy a pair of trous's
for himself, but failed to find anyting
which suited him. As he ?tartl
to leave the store, Eason, it is
tid, held out a pair of boy's panta- 1
ons and asked him if he didn't want
i buy them.
"Don't try to make a damned monjy
out of me," said Brown.
"Everybody's wearin' 'em," Eason
alleged to have retorted. Then the I
ouble started. Before Brown got j
8 pistol into action Eason had slash- !
I his face and throat in several
aces with a pocket knife. Saleswoen
and others in the store hid un?r
counters when Brown unlimberI
his gun. It was said at the hospi
.1 that none of Eason's wounds are!
msidered serious. After Brown's
I
ce had been sewed together he was
leased on bond.
BEAUFORT "DRY".
overnor Closed Dispensaries, Keason
Xot Stated.
Beaufort, March 9.?The five dissnsaries
of Beaufort county, which
ere closed by telegraphic orders
om~ the governor on Thursday
orning, are still closed and no one
sems to know why they were < losed
* when they will reopen.
The dispatch, which was received
'ednesday night, ordered all county !
ispensaries to be closed until furler
orders from the governor.
The prohibitionists are delighted,
he county is as dry as a bone, exjpt
where the blind tigers are getng
in action. The thirsty who were
?rved by the dispensaries at Beau>rt,
Port Royal, Bluffton, Hardeeille
and Yemassee, are anxiously inuiring
how long the drought is to
ist. The coui. zy schools and the five
>wns receive a revenue from the disensaries
amounting: to about $4,00
a month, so that to the anxieties
f the citizens above referred to, are
dded the financial worries of those
rho do not want to see the public
:easury embarrassed. If the disensaries
are closed for a considerble
length of time the school terms
'ill have to be shortened and public
rork greatly curtailed. Not only are
le revenues stopped, but the exenses
of the dispensaries go merily
on.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Ilectrical Engineer Meets Instant
Death at Columbia.
Columbia, March 6.?Frank A.
loan, electrical engineer for a con ? ,!ntinn
pnmnanv. was instantly I
lectrocuted here at 4 o'clock this
fternor 1. when lightning struck a
are upon which he was working at
n electrical substation. The wire
;as not charged with electricity nor
,-as the machinery in operation at
he time of the accident.
| We will
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for
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Farmers
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jf IWH ING CROP SUCCESS FOR T]
* CAROLINA FARMERS. K>
THE PLANT FROM START TO FINISH WE'
SOURCES OF AMMONIA (NITROGEN) WHICH
TIME TO. TIME, SO THAT YOUR CROP IS NEITH
WE DO NOT USE N
In our fertilizers for cotton and corn. It is not the p
and should only be used as a top dresser and for tru<
FISH, BLOOD AND OTHER
Mainly, as sources of ammonia, knowing them to be tl
meal mixtures. If your dealer can not supply you ^
purse and fertilizer booklet on request. We guaranl
mechanical condition. .
* Order Early and Av*
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SOUTHERN STATES PHOSPHATE
AUGUSTA, GA. 1
pfptTi
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16 per ce
$8.50 f.o.b. S.
STEWART corroi
NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE. j
I On Saturday, March 21st, 1914, l|
I will file my final account as admin- ?*? ?
! istrator of estate of Mrs. Hennie L.
Knight, deceased, with Geo. P. Jjyr TPL
Harmon, Judge of Probate for Bam- * j[ JQ
berg county, and will at the same
I time ask for letters dismissory as gttk
| such administrator.
! A. W. KNIGHT J**#
Bamberg, S. C., Feb. 20th, 1914. 27S\
White
LODGE MEETING. ^ ^
Bamberg, Lodge, No. 38, Knights Royal
of Pythias meets first and fourth hum *j
(Monday nights at 7:30 p. m. Visit- m^1t\ MrS? K
! ing brethren cordially invited.
! A. M. DENBOW, jNtf# "Whlfp.
Chancellor Commander, ** UIIC
C. R. GILLIAM, ,
Keeper of Records and Seal. gSur# 15eecill
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boxes, sealed -with Blue Ribbon. \/ Aaw.A.1. fcV
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Druggist. AskforClll.CIIES.TEBS g? fgft
DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, for 25 AT
years known as Best. Safest, Always Reliable
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played, year after year, in insurEDS
thousands of georgia and south
towing the necessity for feeding
combine in our mixtures several
will release this element, from
:er overfed nor starved. ITRATE
OF SODA
iroper ammbniate. It is too quickly exhausted |
>k. We use
ANIMAL AMMONIATES
he best plant food. We also furnish cotton s<^ed y
ffith S. S. goods write us, direct. Free money
tee all our goods to drill freely and to be in A-l M
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