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GJh? Hamburg feralb . I One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1914. Established 1891. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the k County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. v ?_?? Ehrhardt, March 16.?Sunday j made the farmers think about plant/ ing corn; was a fine warm day. Have had so much bad weather during February and part of March until open fair weather will be enjoyed by us all. The farmers are talking about planting corn this week. Had a small fire in town Tuesday afternoon. It was an old store room at Charlotte Copeland's place near tb? Northern corporate limits. Its origin is not known. The loss was total; nothing was saved; no insurance on the building. Charlotte's dwelling, near the store, caught several times, but was put out by those gathered at the burning to render all the aid possible in saving any part they could. Last Thursday night one of Catherine Williams's daughters, Mabel Williams, who, it is said, did not Lwant to be corrected by her mother. She left the house and went to the well and jumped in and was drowned before they could get her out. The family lived on the plantation opened up by old man Jacob J. Zeigler on the old Wm. Hughes lands. This is Kate's second daughter that took their lives. One before this took concentrated lye and killed herself. Mr. F. E. Robinson sold his house and lot near the Methodist church \ in town and his business as green grocer and left town for Columbia, ; almost before his neighbors knew he was going. We will miss him and family, but hope he has found a better job than he had here. Wish him success. Mt. Pleasant and Ehrnardt Lutheran churches have issued a call to Rev. E. F. K. Roof, who will soon j. be through his work at the seminary 5% at Columbia. He has accepted the call, and as soon as he can will take the work in charge. Rev. Roof is a yeung man of ability and pleasant address, and we will try to make his work with us pleasant and one that he will not regret.. Mr. C. A. Eckardt has sold his house to Mr. H. A. Hughes and will in the near future move to Charleston. / Mr. Frampton Wichman is all smiles. It's a fine baby girl. Mr. J. H. Fender came home ?*ri' day from the hospital. Mrs. M. Chassereau will come as soon as her .ankle is out of danger. She is get ting on nicely and hopes to be among her friends shortly. An event enjoyed immensely by f the young people of town was the rook party given by Mrs. J. M. Dannelly last Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Marie Williams and Miss Florence Hiers, of Allendale. A delicious salad course in addition to the rook added greatly to the pleasure of the evening. Miss Williams was the guest of Mrs. Dannellv; Miss Hiers was visiting her sister, Mrs. W. D. Sease. The young ladies left Sunday for their home in Allendale. JEE. Govan News. Govan, March 17.?We learn that Dr. L. A. Hartzog is the father of a bouncing boy. There will be a moving picture show in town to-morrow night. Our town is getting "up-to-date." Mr. M. B. Kennedy, formerly of * Ridgeville, is visiting in tne community. /^' Mrs. Annie Hutto has gone to Augusta, Ga., on a visit, accompanied by Mr. M. B. Kennedy, her brother Dr. Gadsen Hay, of Beaufort. Mr. P. Hay Gantt, wife and children, were pleasant visitors in our town last week, the guests of Mr. W. A. Hay, Sr. Mr. W. H. DeWitt, of Blackville was a visitor here sunday. Misses Irene and Lila Lancastei report a pleasant visit to Denmark, y Miss Rosa Hay has purchased the y house and lot formerly occupied by Leighton Hartzog, and has remodell^ ed it and is now occupying it. Mr. Montgomery Eaves is visiting his daughter on John's Island. There was a very pleasant social gathering at Mr. B P. Hartzog's Tuesday evening. Some very enjoyable music was rendered by some ol the party. One of the most enjoyable fonturps was the "turkev trot." per formed by a little girl, Margaret Hay, five years of age. It was very gracefully performed. Oats are looking fine since the ? f "DEAD LINE" FOR CROOKS. ) Criminals Who Pass Fulton Street J Subject to Immediate Arrest. New York, March 16.?The old$ time "dead line" at Fulton street has been re-established it was learned today. Many years ago Police Inspector Thomas Byrnes fixed this line well above the financial and jewelry dis' tricts as one which no man with a criminal record could pass without - being subject to immediate arrest. ' Within the past three or four years 1 the rule has not been in effect, but complaints that men of the criminal ' class were becoming increasingly bold in their invasion of the former ' prohibited district induced Police Commissioner McKay to revive ' Byrnes' system. Fairfax Fancies. i Fairfax, March 16.?Mrs. M. A. Moye returned to Moultrie, Ga., with Mrs. Gussie Sullivan, after the latter ' had paid her a long visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lott, of Columhio aro cnonHine' some time with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Moye Dowling paid a flying visit to Augusta recently. Laurens Youmans, Cleo Sanders, and G. D. Sanders motored to Augusta, leaving here about 11 a. m. Wednesday. They reached Fairfax 6 a. m. Thursday, and had a real fine time, despite the heavy shower during the night. Miss Ethel Brooker, of Swansea, 1 has been spending some time with her, sister, Mrs. Wm.1 Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Blount, of Denmark, are now living here. Miss Anna Kearse has returned from Atlanta with lovely millinerynotions for Mrs. M. A. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Jones Williams, of Hickory Grove, visited relatives here recently. Mrs. .Tosie Mixon has returned from a pleasant visit to Columbia. Misses Annie Simmons and Carrie Weekley have been visiting Mrs. NT. W. Weekley and Mrs. Otis Deer. Mrs. John Weekley and daughter 1 visited relatives here last week. Mrs. Geo Brant, of Ulmer, visit ed G. F. Young's family recently Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rivers, of Estill, visited Mrs. X. Weekley recently. W. H. Wingard, of Augusta, visit; ed W. P. Wingard this week. Mrs. G. W. Barber is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Silas Gladden, of near Columbia. Mrs. Josie Mixon has returned from a pleasant visit to Columbia. Miss Olive Calhoun, of Barnwell, and Miss Waite, of Harmony, are visiting Miss Zelle Loadholt. On Tuesday evening the Masons gave a banquet at Commercial hotel. With great taste Mrs. Dowling had decorated and illuminated the spac! ious dining hall, and the table glis' tened with glass and silver. A few ladies' entertained each other and their partners in the parlor, while the Masons had a business meeting ' at their hall, initiating into the first degree four new members. At a late hour they marched to the dining ' hall. There was a large crowd (ladies and visiting Masons) which filled the many tables, and the feast! There was nothing lacking, after nartakiner of turkey, ham. chicken salad, fried .oysters, stuffed eggs, sandwiches, coffee, different kinds of ice cream and cake. All human history attests That happiness for man?the hungry > sinner! Since Eve ate apples, much depends on dinner. We didn't get the names of all the visitors, but recognized .Messrs. Brabham, Ritter and Williams, from Olar, Meyers and Benj. Loadholt, ! | from Sycamore. But there was a ; large crowd. J Mrs. W. L. Brooks and sister s | have returned to Holly Hill for a : I visit, the latter expecting to return , j in April. The ladies of the Baptist church , gave a bazaar Friday and took in a nice sum for putting pews in the new ' brick church. ! t, ! cold wather. Farmers are preparing to plant j corn. I The ground hog's propnecy was ;! certainly carried out to the letter, i as we have had six weeks of dis1 j agreeable weather, and we are now : i enjoying the beautiful sunshine. The | peach, plum, and pears are budding j into blossom. ! ! Judge Hay says: - { All the trees are putting out. , j Yes everything is in a sprout. And soon again I'll take my route. And fish for perch, and jack and t trout. IN THE PALMETTO STATE 0 SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. U State News Boiled Down for Quick g1 Reading?Paragraphs About d Men and Happenings. J: N G. L. Johnson, a prominent farmer r< of Edgefield county, died at his home ri on Tuesday at the age of 60. o Mrs. E. L. Herring and little tl daughter, of Estill, were slightly in- 01 jured in a wreck Tuesday at Way- ^ cross, Ga." d The Securities Trust Co., of Spartanburg, has purchased the entire a bond issue of $250,000, issued by the city of Augusta, for flood protection 11 work on the Savannah river. ^ Dr. J. W. Babcock, former superintendent of the State Hospital for ^ the Insane, has opened a sanitarium ^ in Columbia. Dr. Eleanora B. Saun aers is associated wun mm in uie new institution. g It has been stated in the news- ^ papers that Comptroller General A. p, W. Jones would likely be a candidate for the United States senate Q this summer, but he says that he is not a candidate and will not be. VICTIM OF ESCAPING GAS. Body of Charleston Citizen Found . it in Bath Tub. 1 w Charleston, March 17.?Frank Rion, general agent of the Philadel- , phia Life Insurance Company, of Pennsylvania, was asphyxiated yes- q terday afternoon some time between 1 and 2 o'clock in the bath room of h Mrs. P. A. Bird's boarding house, f( No. 15 Colonial street, where he had t( been making his home recently. Mr. c? Rion's lifeless body was discovered in the bathtub about 2.30 o'clock ^ when a boarder in the house started an investigation to locate the source ^ of an odor of gas. Coroner Mans- t field was summoned to the "house and after viewing the remains issued orders for burial. The body was taken ! in charge by the McAlister undertakJ ing establishment, where the inquest ^ will be held tnis morning. As far as Coroner Mansfield could ^ learn yesterday, the death of Mr. ja Rion was purely accidental and resuited from a leak in the pilot valve of the instantaneous water heater in the bath room, which is reported b to have been turned on to heat the tj water. While Mr. Rion was taking vv his bath it is supposed that the flow of escaping gas was so slight that > he could not detect it and that he ^ suddenly collapsed in the bathtub, ^ when overcome by the poisonous . fumes. o: "I'LL BURY YOU FELLOWS YET." P ??_ tc Says Senator Tillman to Scoffing Associates. S Washington, March 17.?"I'll bury you fellows yet;" commented Sena- J tor Tillman to-day after he had said tl he noticed some of the senators s; laughed when the senate clerk read S an article on health contributed to a tj magazine by the South Carolinian. h Senator Tillman introduced an b L amendment to tlie naval appropria- " tion bill, providing that no officer or t( enlisted man in the navy who bej came incapacitated through the use tl of intoxicating drinks should receive o pay through the period of his in- S capacity. , ? l MAJOR A. H. KIRBY QUITS. n Aged Spartanburg Magistrate Says He will Yield to Dismissal. g, c< Spartanburg, S. C., .March 16.? \i j Magistrate Augustus H. Kirby, eighI ti' f;\rr\ roove r\f a era n-hnril tbo c*nV- _ | XX V U V_ CA i Q W JL V , IT A A v/ 1XA b ** v Q V ? ^ ernor has been trying to remove n from office for three years, has given up the fight. He received a special delivery letter from the governor while at church yesterday, notifying him that g he had been suspended "for incapaci- c< ! ty, misconduct and neglect of duty." S, .Major Kirbv said to-day he would G make no further battle to retain i ei ! his office. He declared that Colonel ci IB. G. Landrum, of the governor's ct I staff, had preferred the charges on la I which he was suspended because he T I recently bound Landrum over on a a j charge of assault and battery of a pi | high and aggravated nature. j w j .Major Kirby was removed from of- I w ' ti<'A hv fhe governor three vears ago. ! I ? - . - , | but refused to quit. The supreme j M court was appealed to and declared fi that the governor had exceeded his P authority. Major Kirby was rein- n stated. He has been magistrate here o' for twenty-four years. tc / DIVIDED REPORT RETURNED. ine Blames the Monroe Other the Nantucket. Philadelphia, March 16.?The two nited States local inspectors of team vessels who investigated the isaster off the Virginia coast on anuary 30, in which the steamship antucket rammed the steamer Monoe, causing the loss of 41 lives, sndered a divided opinion to-day, ae holding the captain of the Nanlcket guilty of negligence and the ther charging the commander of the lonroe with responsibility for the isaster. The report of the investigation, long with the two decisions, was forarded to Henry M. Seely, supervis ig inspector at New York. It is not nown here what the next step in le case will be but it is believed the ipervising inspector will consult the epartment of commerce at Washing>n before making any further move. The local inspectors who investiated the collison are Capt. R. A. argent, inspector of hulls, and D. H. ioward, inspector of boilers. The deartment of commerce designated lem to investigate the charges gainst Osmyn Berry, captain of the antucket, brought by the local inpectors at Norfolk after a preliminry examination. ^ Negligence Charged. The charges against Capt. Berry lcluded negligence in not reducing le speed of his vessel in a fog, and ith neglecting to ascertain through le wireless operator the proximity f o.ther vessels. i No charges were brought against apt. Edward E. Johnson of the MonDe. Twelve days were devoted to earing witnesses and after counsel )r Capt. Berry had argued his case )-day, the board rendered its deision. The opinion filed by Inspector argent was voluminous, going into le construction of the ships, the colsion and the conduct of the crews af;r the impact. The report concludes lat Capt. Berry and all other licens3 officers of the Nantucket are exuerated. Capt. Sargent's report then charges apt. Johnson with "incompetence, egligence and inattention to duty." e is charged in the report with vioition of the international rules for reventing collisions in giving a rong whistle signal in the fog; with egligence and inattention to duty ecause he took no action to prevent le collision or to lessen its force hen the vessels came in sight of ach other, and with incompetency nd unskillfulness because proper iscipline or organization was not laintained among ?he crew in an ef3rt to protect lives of all persons n board and because no proper effort romptly was made to obtain assis I-_? | nice from tne iNaniucnei. Fails avS Captain. On the last specification Capt. j argent said: "While we believe that Captain ohnson as an individual did everyling that was humanly possible to ive the lives of all, it is to be reretted that he did not delegate cerlin duties which he attended to imself to some of the other memers of his crew and thus give imself more time to devote to matjrs of greater importance. Inspector Howard refused to sign lis report and rendered one of his wn in which he found Capt. Berry uilty of failing to reduce speed in a I )g as charged, but not guilty of al;ged failure to use the wireless aparatus, and recommended that his laster's license be revoked. In reading his report Capt. Sar? * ho had hpen a li Cii L aiaicu mat. uv msed master and was experienced I i navigation and that Inspector [oward was not a licensed master nd had no practical experience as a. avigator. Polo Player Fractures Leg. Camden, March 17 ?In tl|e first ame of the polo tournament in a Dntest for the Cleveland cups, XL . A., llth cavalry, Fort Oglethorpe, a., against Long Island Fish Catchrs, the game was marred by an accent to Lieut. Eben Swift of the ivalry team, in which he had the irger bone in his left leg fractured, he lick which injured the player was lused by a back stroke from an op j' orient's mallet. The injured man j as carried to the Camden hospital, here he received medical attention. A large crowd witnessed the game [onday afternoon, many coming 'om Columbia, Lancaster, Sumter, inewood, Bishopville and other earby towns. This being the first < f the games the number is expected ) increase in attendance. JOAN J. JONES PARDONED ABE PEARLSTONE'S SLAYER GETS HIS FREEDOM. To Leave State?Going to John Hopkins' Hospital?To Practice Law Again. Orangeburg, March 16.?"I feel ' deeply indebted to the Christian women of South Carolina. I am certain that it was largely through their prayers that I was able to hold up under the severe strain which I have passed' through since the first of mv trohble. To those who have been friendly toward me, and have spoken words of encouragement and aided me in my effort to be released from the State prison, I feel that I owe a debt of gratitude which I can never repay. To those who have been unfriendly towards me, I pray that they shall receive forgiveness." Such were the remarks of John J. Jones, the Branchville attorney, who was convicted in the criminal court in this county for the killing of Abe Pearlstine, and who was paroled by the governor Saturday afternoon on the condition that he leave the State within twenty-fourt hours after being paroled and never return. Jones was in the city this morning, coming in from the county poor farm where he has been for the past nine months, having been brought here from the State prison in Columbia. Jones appeared very much pleased with his release, and when asked as to his plans said that he would leave this afternoon for his old home at Branchville. He will spend tonight there, and to-morrow morning, in company with his wife, who has worked hard for the release of her husband, Jones will leave for Baltimore. He will enter John Hopkins where he will undergo an examination to ascertain if his health will warrant his taking a special course at a law university. If he is assured of this fact he will take a special course, after which, he will seek a new home for the practice of his profession. Other than this Jones stated that he had no plans. It has been 39 months since Jones was first placed in prison. Tomorrow 17 months ago Jones entered upon the term of his sentence. The parole of John J. Jones comes as a very pleasant surprise to his many friends and was not altogether unexpected. Jones has been at the county farm for some months. He has been well cared for. He has not been able to do any great amount of work on account of his health. While in the penitentiary he contracted lung trouble, it is stated, and has been suffering from this malady ever since. He has suffered several severe attacks since being at the county farm. The conditions of the parole will, therefore, serve a dual purpose; it will offer to Jones an opportunity to seek new surroundings where he can shut the unpleasant memories of former days at Brancnville, in the Orangeburg county jail and at the State prison, and it will also offer him the opportunity of seeking such a location as will be beneficial in his efforts to regain his health. The case of John J. Jones is one of the most remarkable in the annals of Orangeburg county criminal history. History of Case. The case was twice before the circuit court in this county, and during the trial of same the array of jurors as prepared for the jury box was attacked, and shown to have been prepared contrary to the requirements of the law. Following this his case was reviewed by the Supreme Court on several occasions and from different standpoints. In every instance, however, he lost. During the time that his case was before the J highest tribunal of the .State, a peti- j tion carrying innumerable signa-1 tures, secured from all over the State, was presented to the governor, asking for his pardon. On account of the fact that this petition was premature no action was taken on 1 same, and Jones remained in confinement. At last' when it seemed that every resource known to his attorneys had been tried in an effort to secure his release, he entered upon liis term of service of 10 years and 30 days. He served some time of his sentence, i when his health became such, as to < make it almost certain death for him i to remain in the State prison. At this juncture the supervisors of Orangeburg county took Jones from . the State prison and brought him to ! this county, placing him at the coun- : SHERIFF FEARED LYNCHING. Jj Mack Mims Taken to Penitentiary for Safe Keeping. 4-3 Columbia, March 16.?Mack Mims, the negro who escaped from the Edgefield county chain gang and who shot J. R. W. Smith, a farmer, in the face with a shotgun Saturday, was to-day lodged in the penitentiary for safe keeping upon an affidavit of the sheriff of Edgefield county that the officer believes the negro would be lynched if held in the Edgefield jail. The following is the affidavit upon which the office of the governor acted in the placing of Mims, on request of the sheriff, in the penitentiary for safe keeping. "State of South Carolina, County of Richland: Personally appeared before me, John K. Aull, notary public for South Carolina, W. R. Swearingen, sheriff of Edgefield county, who, being duly sworn, says that one Mack Mims, who was serving a sen tence upon the Edgefield chain gang for larceny of live stock, escaped ? from the gang,, and in the pursuit of him by a posse he shot a white man. That the said Mack Mims was captured, but that deponent, the sheriff of Edgefield county, feels that he is not able to protect him in the Edgefield jail, and requests his excellency, the governor, to order him placed in the State penitentiary for safe keeping for the reason that he believes that the said Mack Mims would be lynched if held in the Edgefield jail." ATTEMPT TO BUY TESTIMONY? Woman Makes Affidavit in Frank's Favor. Atlanta, Ga., March 14.?The charge that she was offdred $1,000' if she would give testimony inimical to Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the National Pencil Company, under sentence of death for the murder of Mary Phagan, 14 years old, a factory employe was made here to-day in an affidavit by Mrs. Mattie Miller. Four other affidavits were made public by counsel for the defense, who are collecting information to be used in connection with an extraordinary motion for a new trial for the convicted man. The general intent of the affidavits, according to the de- . 73k fense, is to show that an attempt was made to manufacture / evidence against the factory superintendent. Mrs. Miller in her affidavit says that she formerly worked at the National Pencil company's factory, where she knew Leo M. Frank, and that in June, 1913, about two months after the murder, she was visited by a man who said he was A. S. Colyar. According to her statement, he told her that if she would testify that Frank made certain proposals to her she would be given $1,000. Prosecution officials to-night denied that they had any connection with any of the efforts set forth in the affidavits to obtain untrue testimony. No man named A. S. Colyar, they said, had any connection with the prosecution Miss Lillie Mae Pettis, one of the other affiants, made affidavit that James Conley, the negro factory employe convicted of being an accessory after the fact in the murder, had made advances toward her. The defense contends that Conley was the oriri'c mnrdprpr instead of laVLVl J CD4*- -- ? Frank. ,'|j Frank to-day issued a statement criticising Newport Langford, chief of detectives in the local police department, for the declaration attributed to him, in which he said that . ' _? Conley told the truth on the witness stand in Frank's trial, and that other statements that might be obtained from the negro nowr by private detectives would not be credited by him. The condemned man says that the chief of defectives has admitted falsity in portions of past affidavits made by Conley, and concludes: "Lanford says he knows this is the truth. Now he is quoted as saying that any new statement the negro may make will be a lie. "The question is: How does he know?" ' J __________________________________ tv farm just south of this city. Here Jones was required to per! form certain duties, but at the same time he was permitted certain privi- , <> ieges on account of his health. As, upon the day of his sentence when he signified his intention of serving his time as becoming a model prisoner. Jones will follow the con J v.. ditions of the parole as graiueu u> the governor, and it is doubtful if those who know him, will ever see Tones again within the boundaries of South Carolina ?Orangeburg Evening News. ' / jl M i 'iisSK yr "V .-T. -,v