The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 30, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
A. W. KNIGHT, Editor.
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Thursday, April, 30. 1914.
The results of the club meetings
la6t Saturday are evidently not very
gratifying to the governor and his
friends.
; The fellow who advertised that he
wanted to trade an army rifle for a
pair of running shoes evidently is
an advocate of peace under all circumstances.
The people of Bamberg should
show the members of the Orangeburg
district conference what a good
town we have. This is the best sort
of advertising.
This newspaper has never questioned
the motives or abused anybody
who did not agree with us
politically, and we are not going to
commence it at this late day.
Wonder why the governor does
not enter a suit for libel against the
mayor of Charleston? That individual
has said harder things about him
than any newspaper we know of.
Libel suits against editors of
South Carolina newspapers are getting
to be common nowadays. The
coiirts give ample redress for those
persons who are injured in reputation
by the newspapers.
* It is time for some of the newspapers
to be entering suit against
politicians for libel. We might as
well make the thing interesting
while we are about it. Fact is,
vnewspaper men have been abused by
office-seekers long enough anyway.
We have not heard from other
clubs of the county, as to the result
of the election of delegates to the
county convention, but Bamberg has
never polled a majority for the present
governor, and it is not likely that
conditions have changed. Of course
there will be a number of delegates
in the convention who are friends of
the governor.
From the newspaper reports it appears
that the home county of the
governor went against him in the re/,?trn?i70*
l'nri r\f UomAfTati^ plllhS 1 H St
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Saturday, several of his strong supporters
being defeated as delegates
to the county convention. The governor
himself was elected as a delegate
to the county convention, but
it is said Newberry county will send
.a delegation to the State convention
which is opposed to the administration.
Jn this day of factional politics,
let us all remember that we cannot
afford to fall out with our neighbors
because they do not agree with us as
to men or measures. Men were made
to differ. This would be an uninteresting
world if everybody was of the
same opinion, so let us differ decently
and with good feeling one for
another. There is no use to fall out
with our friends about politics or
politicians. Our friends will be here
when the politician has forgotten
r?7ir pxistence.
Charleston has long been noted
for its practical brand of politics?
the "what is there in it for me?"
hind, and it looks from this distance
that the voters there have paid a
good price in losing the encampment.
Whether they will continue
to foster a condition which makes
such things possible remains to be
seen. To be plain, Charleston
stands for the administration because
it has been giving Charleston
some things she wants, but it may
be this latest development may complicate
matters.
HAMPTON COUNTY KILLING.
Sam Overstreet I>ead and Alfred L.
Langford Aroused.
Hampton. April -7.?Sam Overstreet,
a young white man. was shot
and killed by Alfred L. Langford.
also white, on Saturday afternoon, at
Lena, in this county. It seems as if
Sam Overstreet. who was well
known, of good reputation and generally
popular in this community,
was assisting the father-in-law of
Langford, J. X. Bassett, from the
station at Lena to the home of the
Bassetts. .Mr. Bassett being slightly
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sett having requested aid from .Mr.
Overstreet. who was a warm friend.
Langford. it seems, was under the
influence of whiskey and, it is alleged.
while Mr. Overstreet and Mrs.
Bassett were helping Mr. Bassett into
the house, Langford. with a pistol
of unknown calibre, fired one bullet
into Overstreet's back, the bullet
inflicting unknown internal injuries.
Overstreet turned and was shot once
through the neck and once in the
face, the bullet which entered the
face ranging upward ink) the head,
from which it was afterwards extracted
by Dr. DeLacy Wyman, who
attended the wounded man. Xo
medical aid could save the life of
Overstreet, however, as all of the
wounds produced death in a very
short time after the arrival of the
physician.
Langford was immediately arrested
by Magistrate Zeigler and turned
over to Sheriff J. Herman Lightsey,
who lodged him in jail to wait trial
here next October.
This sad occurrence is the second
affray of the kind wherein Langford
was the offender. He recently
inflicted on Hamp Cook, chief of
police of Brunson. in this county,
wounds with a shotgun, from which
it was supposed at the time that
Mr. Cook would die. Mr. Cook was
taken to a hospital in Charleston and
the immediate attention given the
wounds probably saved his life. Mr.
Cook has since recovered sufficiently
to return to his duties at Brunson.
Langford was brought to trial,
charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill. He pleaded guilty
to assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature and was given
a small fine.
This is the most recent of a series
of killings which have occurred at
Lena, in this county, a negro being
killed there some time ago, and the
well-known killing of Chief of Police
J. B. Harter, of Allendale, by
Section Master .PT F. Walker and his
son, Ben Walker, last August.
Langford will make no statement
for publication. Mr. Basset, his
father-in- law, is reported as having
stated that Langford 6hot Mr. Overstreet
without the slightest cause or
excuse. Public sentiment seems
much inflamed over the aflair, but no
serious threats have been made, so
far as can be learned.
COUNSEL FOR THE REBELS.
Former Columbian Confers With Secretary
Bryan.
Columbia, April 25.?Charles A.
Douglas, the Washington attorney,
who, as counsel for the constitutionalists,
was yesterday called into conference
with Secretary Bryan upon
the Mexican situation, is a brother
to Albert G. Douglas and Miss
Eugenia Douglas of Columbia and
for some years practiced law at the
Columbia bar.
Mr. Douglas was born in Fairfield
county, at "Albion," his father's
plantation. He was educated at
Erskine college, Due West, and at
Columbian university, Washington.
He began the practice of law in
Winnsboro, as a member of the firm
of Obear & Douglas, the other partners
being Norwood Obear and E. S.
Douglas, both of whom are long since
dpeeased. The firm moved to Colum-j
bia from Winnsboro and enjoyed a
large practice for some years.
Charles A. Douglas moved to
Washington about 20 years ago and
almost ever since then has been one
of the leading attorneys in the District
of Columbia. He is the senior
member of the firm of Douglas, Ruffin
& Obear, the junior member being
Hugh H. Obear, son of his former
partner in South Carolina.
Mr. Douglas was for nearly a score
of years a member of the law faculty
of Georgetown university. He recently
resigned liis chair in that institution.
He is counsel for the
street railway system of Washington
and is attorney in Washington for
the government of Nicaragua.
Mrs. Douglas was formerly Miss
Gussie Aiken, daughter of the late
William E. Aiken, M. D., of Winnsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas reside
in a handsome mansion at 1930 Columbia
road, Washington. They
have four children: Charles Simon
ton Douglas, Alex Tailey Douglas,
Margaret Douglas and Patsy Douglas.
The elder son is practicing law
in New York city. He is the namesake
of the late Charles H. Simonton
of Charleston, for many years
federal judge for the district of
South Carolina.
MAY END MEXICAN WAR f
PROPOSAL TO MEDIATE ACCEPTED
BV BOTH SIDES.
Rood Offers of Soutli America Republics
May Result in Peace
for Mexico.
Washington. April 2S.?The Mexican
crisis now is centering on the issue
between those who are seeking,
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mediation of Latin-America, to find
some middle ground for pacific adjustment.
and those who regard a resort
to arms as an inevitable consequence
of what has occurred.
Throughout to-day two distinct
branches of activity were manifest
here?that of the envoys of Argentina.
Brazil and Chile, in formulating
a plan of adjustment to be submitted
to the United States and the
Huerta regime; and that of the military
and naval forces of the United
States, which continue to go forward
steadily in preparation for any eventuality
which may develop.
The arrival of Gen. Funston and a
brigade of five thousand troops at
Vera Cruz was one of the notable
military developments of the day.
Day and Night Sessions.
Chief interest was directed to the
sessions at the Argentine legation of the
South American envoys, which
lasted through the day and late into
the evening. f
At the White House President li
Wilson and his cabinet advisers held b
a lengthy meeting, devoted chiefly "
to the Colorado situation, although
the Mexican crisis continued in the f<
fnrpgrmind. h
To a large extent, however, it ?
was felt that the Mexican situation e
was now before those who had un- n
dertaken to exercise their good of- j(
fices, and care was taken not to embarrass
the efforts of the envoys by g
any announcement of conditions of o
settlement, which the United States *]
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would insist upon. A spirit of op- _
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timism over the progress of the ne- a
gotiations was apparent in executive a
quarters.
Waiting on Next Move. c
While the mediators are not ready e
to announce their plans, or even to
indicate when a proposal might be j
completed for presentation to the
two parties, yet it became known that
probably three or four days, or
even a longer time, might elapse
before they would be ready to take
their next step.
Secretary Bryan was called upon T
by ambassadors and ministers of *
European as well as South American
countries. Among the visitors was 1
the French ambassador, M. Jusse- .
rand, who expressed the warm sym- J
pathy of his country in the cause of
mediation. With the exception of L
the three South American countries, _
no power has taken any official ac- L
tion, although the European diplomats
are doing their utmost to fur- 1
ther the cause of peace. '
Urged Huerta to Accept. ^
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, 'British am- p
bassador, also was one of Secretary c
Bryan's callers, his purpose being to s
report the results of the interview ?
held yesterday in the Mexican Capi- h
tal by Sir Lionel Carden, British n
minister, with Gen. Huerta. Sir C
Lionel strongly impressed upon -the r
general the opinion of his own gov- P
ernment, that he should accept L
promptly the good offices tendered" by B
the three South American republics. ?
Ministers Naon and Suarez, of Ar- s
gentine and Chile, respectively, talk- d
ed at length with Mr. Bryan late in d
the day. Ambassador da Cama had
seen the secretary earlier. These
conferences were of a wholly infor- r*
mal character, chiefly to obtain the 1
viewpoint of the American government.
The three peacemakers are proceeding:
slowly and carefully, gather
ing all the information possible from
various American and Mexican u
sources, to the end of considering e
everv element in the controversv. o
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Quiet in Mexico City. it
Mexico City, April 28.?Mexico a
City was tranquil to-day. There
have been no demonstrations here
since last Sunday. Sir Lionel Cardon,
the British minister, to-day ad- n
vised all Americans that the last ret- v
g
ugee train from the Capital would ?
leave this evening at 6.30 o'clock, j
Up to noon five hundred and sixteen h
Americans had registered for pas- ^
sage on the train.
El Paso. April 28.?Carranza and
Villa have reached an agreement, ac- n
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cording LO a .HCAlvau U^no^u^v/.
from Chihuahua to-night and said
that the Rebels will remain mere
spectators of the trouble between
Gen. Huerta and the United States,
so long as there is no invasion of
Rebel territory. I
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he Democratic party of South Caro- ?|?
ina, club chairmen throughout Bamerg
county are requested to give im- ! .
lediate notice of the time and place^ W
f meeting of their respective clubs' SR
d be held Saturday, April 25, 1914, Ijt
ar the purpose of reorganizing and
o elect a member of the county ex- SR
cutive committee and delegates to IS*
he.county convention. Each club is W
ntitled to one delegate for every 25 3R
lembers and one delegate for a ma- If*
ority fraction thereof.
The county convention will conene
in the court house at Bamberg, III
C ATrmriav \TflV 4. 1914. at 12 ?X?
'clock m.f for the purpose of elect- ii*
ag officers, a member of the State &
)emocratic executive committee and ?X?
ix delegates to the State convention,
nd to attend to such other business
s may come before the convention. #?
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heir club meetings as well as at the &
ountv convention is earnestly desird.
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S,000,000 PEOPLE IX U. S. population of continental United *
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is Bureau Announces Very Lat- 781,324, as against 91,972,266 on
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109,000,000 persons, the cen- 100,000 have not been announced,
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