The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 11, 1915, Image 1
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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915. Established 1891.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SO.MK HAPl'KXIHUi
IN VAMOI'S SECTIONS.
News Items (iathered All Around tin
County and Elsewhere.
, Fairfax l aiuits.
Fairfax. Feb. v The 1*. 1>. C
chapter hold a pleasant meeting witl
Miss Edna Kearse Wednesday alter
r*>on. After an interesting progran
and a short business session, a
which three new members were re
k ceived. Miss Kearse. assisted by Mrs
\V. M. Myrich and Mrs. Lancaster
served a salad course.
A play entitled "Leave it to Polly'
was very creditably presented her<
by Ehrhardt talent in the school an
rtifnrinm Mondav evening. The pro
reeds were donated to the Baptis
church.
Mrs. George Saunders was callet
Saturday to the bedside of Iter grand
mother. Mrs. Rizer. of Olar. who sus
tained serious injuries in a fall.
Mrs. B. F. Lancaster, who has boot
spending some time with- relative:
here, left this week for Kl Paso
Texas, to join her husband.
Mrs. II. 1). Chapman, of Augusta
^ has been visiting her sister. Mrs. .1
R. Blount.
Misses Elizabeth Roberts. Genu
Ramsey and Inez Hutson. of Ehr
hardt. were the guests of Mrs. E. A
McDowell Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Dannelly. o
Ehrhardt. visited Rev. and Mrs. 1). B
Groseclose recently.
('ope Culling*.
Cope. Feb. ">.?At the regular meet
ins of Cypress camp. No. It'. 1. \\\ ()
\\\. belli last night. there was a stood
Iv number in attendance, and a!
present spent the two-hour sessioi
most pleasantly. Sow \\\ O. Tat urn
Jr.. was elected as delegate, and Sov
\V. I). Cope as alternate to attend tin
meeting or the head camp, whir!
meets in Charleston next month. 1
'was decided also to hold two meet
ings monthly.
It was !eat!i"d that Sov. .1. I)
Thomas was sick, but not serioush
so.
It was also learned that Sov. .1
Harry Valentine had become a bene
did. be havin a taken Miss Clairi
Murphy. ??f Kdisto township. to tin
.Methodist pa"sonaae ot' this place
where 1 lev. C. !:. Hums proiioutnei
them Tan and wife on y;sterda)
a tternoon.
Mr. I. K. Moirs. it >? < :.:s. will 1 ?
the first to erect a new store sitici
tin- hig iii-" of Thanksgiving 11'ix5 t
He has most Mr' the brick for this ! '?t
jujm1 already on the ground.
Death of \V. Harter.
Fairfax. Fob. *. II. \V. liartei
r died ;r his ? ??-intry home near Fair
fax. a:t>-r a protracted iliness of 1;
1 grippe 1 >!i February !!? \va< it
his Tlth >t-ar and his last was hi:
first and onij illness of any serious
ness. Wiion l-nt ;i lad. ;it the a?
of ! ! . and weighing only pounds
he volunteered for service i:: tin
War Detween flu* Sections, only tet
having proceeded him at tlie enroll
ing office in Charleston. lie serve:
r through tl'.e entire v.ar, seeing tencl
hard service and winning an enviabb
reputation as a hrave and faitiifu
soldier, without receiving a scratc!
or a wound.
In is ..*. \||- Harter was marriet
to Miss Harriet Dratit. In this unioi
were horn seven children as follows
all of whom are surviving; W. K
Harter. -J. V. Harter. F. Hartei
and I". \. H;i:tfi', ail prominent an<
useful citizens of Fairfax, and .Mes
dames .1. (>. F.ritlin and A. 11. Tjii
of I'Imers. and J. F. <?f Foluni
Ida. In his second matriuue Mi-, liar
ter was united to Miss M. \. l'huts
of Jennv's. of which anion were l<ori
eiiiht children, all of wh.oni. oxoep
one. survive him. Also survivin:
him is Mr<. llarter. The larae con
course of people attending his huria
attests tin* hitth stveiii in which thi
' excellent ? i:t?i was held Mir- I'mii :;?
exercises were conducted 1>\ his pas
tor. tile Uev. 10. ,\. Mcl'ov.e!!. as>isr
ed l?y till* ReV. IV I). (it'osoelose.
I'arty at < Icai 1'ornl.
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foil.I - !i""! - :i ;.! ,| .:j.
Ti.o -v. v as < r.-"
atl'l i >! :.* inc
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t- ?r?!i:i3!y invito- t!i<:-o v. so ii.t
oils!., c f): riio.to.j to I i:ls or: j:
( (>!!! (Hit !< Till' Sl'llliu! alii! ' II i? 1>
iraiiii.' <>!' !?it IJ. i ".
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)
j No OHicial Statement Kcgardiiig Ac
lion til < una id Liner.
London.
i'Vli. The Canard Lim
steamship laisitania crossed tin* Iris!
* | sou flying the American flag. Tin
1 I.usitania sailed from New York dan
nary ::??tli. arriving at Liverpool Sat
nrday.
An American passenger said tin
captain claimed lie had the right ti
tiy tin- American llag hecause lie Inn
i neutral mails and neutral passenger:
11 aboard.
< At Livei*|X>ol.
I While the British foreign ollice ha:
1 received no ollicial advices concern
ing a report current in shipping cir
. cles that the Cunard Line steanishii
Lusitania flew the American llag 01
3
entering Liverpool Saturday liiornins
| and will inane no lonnai siaieinen
t I until the* matter is presented in deli
I nite form, a prominent British of
j! (icial Saturday said that inasmuch a:
! the British government grants ship:
: of other nations the privilege o
j using the British Hag to escape cap
; lure, it naturally feels that such ;
. j privilege would lie granted to it:
ships in a similar emergency.
'J The British merchant shipping act
I passed in ls'.M. contains the follow
ing paragraph:
"If a person uses the British Has
'and assumes the British nationa
character oil board a ship owned it
1 whole or in part by persons un<|iiali
jfied to own a Mritish ship, t<?r tin
j,' purpose of making the ship appeal
! to ho itritish. tlio ship shall ho siih
i joct to forfeiture under this act un
j loss the assumption has heen madt
! for the purpose of escaping capturt
| hy the enemy or by a foreign ship o
war in the exercise of some belliger
_; ent right."
"I PHYSICIAN SHOT TO OKATH.
1
1 Mob .Makes Short Work of Mail Ac
oused of (irave Crime.
. I
Augusta. (la.. Kelt. 4. The hod)
1 riddled with bullets, lying iti the lit
tie railway station at Kvans. twelve
miles from Augusta, the coroner o:
("oluti.iiia lOiintv held an inquesi
this afternoon into the d-ath of Dr
A N. ('ulhersou. who was shot t<
deatii :tt I o'clock this morning b)
a posse, after a search lasting near')
all night. The jury returned a ver
lift of justifiable homicide in tha
<':i!!n rv<t?'. had resisted arrest.
j Yesterday. at siii?|M r tinm. whet
.fewltt Paviison. a widelx Phiui
><?!iiitr fanner. vent ! ihe u;i:
told ilia! I >r. A X. Culberson list
dtirir.- the .day. tin- >n *f a
\?-I '-r. assau!:< (! a youiii: married we
man. Davidson save i'm- alarm am
by 11:i. 1 iiiu!i: a 11 lis!i?t of una
1 inakiiiir ;i s< .air!; for Kim. lo.-atini
I iiiai in a boast- between Kvans am
Martinez. where Culberson ha<'. uom
.. to spend tlio niu'hl. tlif occupant:
knowing nothing ??:" the charm
. auuinst him.
, Tilt- house was surrounded lietweei
; iiml 1 oYiork. ami when member:
of the posse knocked "it the from
? door ('ulhfi sou made a da>h throuel
the buck. Those or tlie posse wht
, had been stationed there saw bin
j coming out in his ntsrht clothes. The}
. say he hadj ;t revolver in his han<
j and turned to lire. Several mem
j hers of the posse, armed with revolv.
-> ers and shotguns. tired on him siinul
1 taneously. He was fairly riddled
, The hody was left in the yard when
i' had fallen until this afternoon
] when it was removed to Kvans fo:
i the inquest.
t'uiherson. who was original!}
from Wilkes county, iiad been prae
r tit-inir tnedieim. in the community
j where he was Killed for two year:
. ami was well known.
\ Time for I'rayer.
A minister otiee wisiied to a seer
tain what inllimnce tlie hard time.i
had upon ins f^uiare-jation. and said
;it the close of !iis sermon:
"1 would ask veryotie who is >ti 1
, aldi* to pay his d?'hls : > rise froti
hi.-- seat."
, 'i'lie whole i-onart'uation atae.- wit;
tie- e>;?*ej?tjoa of <>im man. *!"?) par
soli then aski'i! :?! 1 who were uiinbh
in :i:c> t t itcir mi is To i ;s,..
Thereupon '!; soiitary :r;'5i\ i<!*::i
i mil up. a iiilirai ;un?r!y-<-la(
: num. v. iiosi- ?:;r-.-s r*-v?-:i! ! t>-r
r ? i! ! Hi' ! i a a !:?>;
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i v. : ! i.
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in; ! > -;i> : 1?us |<r;i>
IN THE PALMETTO ST.4TI
-| '
some: oc<tki{|-:xcks of vaiuoi"!
KINDS IN SOI III CAROLINA.
j State .Vchs ISoiletf Down for Quid
Reading?I'araiiraplis AI>out
Mon and Happenings.
j 15. I". Thomas Co.. of Fairl'a>
has been chartered with a capital o
j $r..uuii. The otlicers are: D. I*
j Thomas. president: .1. .M. Thomas
vice president: D. Al. Cone. secretar
i ?i n, i t rou<n rt?r
Saturday evening at I 1 o'clock tli
j large tobacco warehouse owned b
j Messrs Milling and Williams, of Dar
j lington. was completely destroyed b
r fire. The building was a woode;
t I structure and valued at $il.uiin.
.1 Floyd McCullum. a negro, who wa
. convicted in Pickens county on tli
s: charge of criminal assault, was elet
^ trocuted at the State penitential1
I-' Saturday morning at I !::!? o'clock
.'The negro declared tliat he was in
t!nocent. after being placed in tli
< i chair.
I John Taylor, a negro, formerly em
. 'plo\ed as pot ter in the State treas
-! urer's ollice. was arrested at (Ireeti
! wood Monday, charged with crimina
: assault upon two little girls of C<:
1 lumbia. lie was brought to ('oluni
i Ida at midnight and placed in tli
- penitentiary.
COTTON LOW I'LW I;MH:D.
j
: -\i<?n?. Made for Only S2N.OO<
j ltii?>iii<"?s Men Tliankol.
j ; Washington. Feb. S. Loans nude
_! the $ 1 otton fund pia
' have been closed and the plan virtual
j ly ended its existence tonight with a
i atinouiieeuient front the central com
t
mittee the federal reserve board
acting a< individuals that snbserij
| tions probaldy would not be calle
for. Applictitions amounted to on!
.ijv.iiint and this was not obtaine
- frotii the fund, but elsewhere on note
* and coiiateral offered with the appli
f cations.
i Subscribers, the centra! committe
points ;>nt. have not been release*
> from liability for their proportional
' share of the Si's.mm. but if all th
' loans are paid subscriptions will no
- be led.
1 The a.nnounccmetit >ays that sui
sctiptions augreiiatcd * 1 o 1 .o:;r,. | n
i frotu !s7 batiks, is*, tiros and 1
! individuals. renuin:: from SJom t
; s'.i ih..linn, ::-ni repre>ent insr '
1 citi.- i!i 1'.' Suit ; nii.l tin* Id-trie
- of '\dumhia.
"The i.cnefn i ll <fleets 111' Mie fund,
i s:iys ill" announcement. "are im" t
' measured I>\ tin- >tnal! amount
: actually 'oam d. Its benefits consist
! < ;i !nru?-i> in t ht? public km<?*a J ?1 *_i
that there was n source in" assistant*
; which could 1 ???u3y looked i
and avail# i of."
m::s. .i \s. i:\ i:\ks ii<?\<?i:i:i>.
, South Carolina Woman Treasurer ?
< otm!?,-.>ion;il ' lull.
i
[ Washinuton. Peb. T. Mrs. .latin
P. iiyrnes. wife of rho renresentativ
j of tin- I'm! South Carolina district
!;:>.s just been honored by flection .i
: treasurer of tin* Congressional eiul
the baliim organization of wonie
;:t the i-apitol. after run which he
friends are mischievously declariti
slums remarkable political talent.
Although exceedingly popular. Mr?
I tvrnes. as olle of tile VOIMIUest tlieni
.Iters i>!' t!u- .-onuressinnal "set." wa
somewhat handicapped \v 1?? 11 sin- en
. tetvd the rac?'. not havinv had s
. much time a* the older consrressiona
| matrons to acijuirc an organized to!
loving, as i? were. This t iuir tli
j case. Mrs. P.yrnes was defeated in t!i
primary election I > Mrs. Vidin.-r. o
- Iowa. I >" a majority of j I votes.
Ill tile two tteej.s' illtefVai III
twe.-n the priman ami 'lie real elec
tion. however, the fair South Carn
I liniaii made such !iead\va> iti tli
, affections of colleagues of tli
, f'o!iL'i*essioi:al <-!!i*? that when th
[ elec'ion catce off she defeated Mrs
Voliner 1 >\ an final nuniln r of votes
The nntiil.er participatinu in tli
;oi! was considerably lartrcr tiiai
! in the primarv. showjnsr the effective
1 n.->s of th.- electimeerinn rhat ita.
. stivii:-e that the primnr;. ami tin
i sue'; 'j-'e a ? th.- i -i -we: ;
\\V : :i St."-! ? !i- !
j.,.. i' t'.iy'l
. \ - t:s i! .?s? i? : r 'i:; ;i r I
\' ;i-' iri- t' :! i'o-t.
Th.- only y.-:ir
- ,
r> tin: i'kijtii.i/i k t\<; tax. !i
U . . I
< lonison Will A*k State for Loan to
S Continue I*11 l>li?- Work*.
i
I Columbia. Feb. M. That tli*? re
1 reipts troni the fertilizer tap tax diir-i
^ inp .lantiarv of this year were $ 1
' ! !' '>. 1 !, as compared with $ ! I.Tsv-j
i I" for the same period last year.
! was the information piven by W*. M.J
Kipps. president of Cletnson eollepe..
( who is anions: the visitors in Coluin-j ]
hia. The tap tax from .Inly 1 of last j
j year to January Ml of I ! !"?. amount-!.
led to S2r..ot?o, as compared with;
y i
J durinp rhe same period of1 j
! the last fiscal year. Dr. Itipps said, j.
pi J *
i Cletnson collepe will not ask the;,
; legislature for an appropriation. An
loan will he asked with which to con
"V tintie the public work of the institu-!
a .
: tion.
J AI'KIL 1 WITHOI T I'KNALTY.
. Si?ns Measure Kxtendini;!
! Tax I'ayini: Time. :
i I .
i .
"j Columbia. Keif. (lovernor .Man-] '
ninu toniiiht sistned ilie joint reso-'
lution extending to April 1 the timeh
j tor tlie payment* of taxes without 1
" penalty. After tiiai date a penalty |.
"of five per cent, wil lie attached to ;
unpaid taxes.
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Ilnrmvell Countv .Man l.ookini; for
< >\\ ner.? Description.
Ham well. Feb. 3.? C. \V. Wall, of;]
! fx , t ^ ^ % ^ r-t'rxir
1 "in na rum, nas a \n> imei r;uus i i
. rolif* of the Mexican war. It is a i
silver medal, two inches in diameter,
I I
I said to he one of L'oo "struck" by the (
I
State of South Carolina in conimeni- i
I I
(1 oration of the valor displayed by the;
l_ Palmetto regiment, ia that struggle.;!
t) On the obverse side appears the i
court of anus of this State, sur-.i
I mounted bv a spread eagle with the i
motto. "E Pluribus Pnutn." These :
(j words are engraved on the outer :
v edge of the medal: "Animus Opi- i
a busi|ue l'arati hum Spiro Snero."';
^ Within a smaller circle appear the ;
names "Dickinson. Purler. (Madden.": i
The name of the State and the words' i
"To Palmetto Regiment" are en- i
,j graved on either side of the Palmet- :
to tree. P.eiow the eour: of artns
0 is engraved the name "Stephen P. i
t, Criilin." to whom the medal was
evidently presented. The reverse i
side shows a landing party of sol,,
diers. surroiindcd by the words "\'e-M
- ra Cruz. Contretras. Chtir'tbnseo.
- M ....... . .1 .
> The medal was found I>v a nivro
. rn ar IMini avion ab.iit' two years ;
aIt was soon in his possession by i
.Mr. Wall, wlio purchased it from tie*
,, t'od.-r. lie is laa'utK an effort to
s locate the owner or his relatives, so
. that the - lie may l.c returned. (
i.. \. I?I-:.\TV I:K.\I?.
" At Otic Time Kditotial Writer on Sa\aiinali
Morning \ew?..
! (ieoryetow n. Feb. I!. I.otiis A.
lt"aty. editor of the (leoraetow t>
Times, and for nineteen years an 1
editorial writer on the Savanna!) '
Morning News, died in re this morn- '
imr of jinetimoniti. lie was horn in
Conway. S. (\. .".if years auo. The <
s funeral will take place in Savannah.
Woman's 1'espoiisibilit v.
ti
. . |
l.orlys Klton Uosrers. much in the
limelight recently because of ileitis ,
the father of tlie two children pois- .
oiled by their mother because !:e had i
not obtained a divorce from his wife .
;iti<l married her. has heen irj?!
hy a Xew York jttry under a Slate
" "v- hite slave" law. ,
' This is carrying the white slave .
i?! -a to a point that make.- it iditcti- j
lotts ati.l is likely to lessen Ms real ;
' vai'te. lingers slatweil moral :i\- .
ity ami criminal reei,!e*-'sn--- when. .
as a married tpan he took .'Irs. \V::1- (
ters away from in-r litishaatl and es- |
tal?l:s!icil her in a straii-e neighbor- |
lioin! as his wiie: hut the white slave .
' idea as most people understand it is t
* !e>t involved in the affair at all.
That id--a presupposes t he entieina
of yoatia and ianorant won .-n into
' immoral praeliees nseally for com-.*
nieteia! profit. There was nothina
1 i.f >dj;>,.f >ort ;n this ease. Mrs. W'ali
t--rs had In-ei! married ;or a number
1 of years and was pa-t years of '
U'-'e *.\ I -xj she went with lloae.- 1
aetion i it;--, eertain'y rai? "
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1 m'I !i'S i; ? /"; ,<>. !u;!I;i!;,'! < 1- '
; ! < St:ir i
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
-i\ki.i:i: Miwsrm: i?\ssi:i> i;
tiii: si.wti:.
I'pper II<>iim? \ <>(? ?. U!> {<i 15 i
h'avor id Loral Option
Mill.
( /.]?,! '?>! i 'i Tin. <itikU.
oral option compulsory edueatio
ill passed third reading in the ser
ite this morning hy a vote of t
I.">. Kvery member of the senate wa
n his seat and voted on the compti
ory education hill on the final rol
all. The vote lacked one vote <
being 2 to 1 in favor of the liil
1'hose who voted for the hill were
Appelt. Hanks. Heamguard. Hrie<
Buck, Carlisle, Christensen. It. 1
Kpps. Kvans, Cross, Hughes. Ala
lohnstotie. Ketchin. Latiey. Le\?. Lidt
Manning. McCown. Mullins. Nicho
?on, .Vickies. O'Dell. Padgett. Kiel
iirusoil, Micrani, iMUKier,
Walker, I). R. Williams. Total. lift.
Those who voted auainst the hi
were: I'.eattie, Hlack. Karle. E. (
ICpps. (iinti. (Joodwin. Harvey. 1). i
Johnson. Patterson. Sharpe. Stacj
Stuckev. Verner. Wijrhtman. .Jno. 1
Williams. Total. 1 ">.
Apponents of the l?ill forced rol
tills on the several amendment
which were offered, and on the lint
passage of the hill, hut the tnajorit
under the leadership of Senator Sinl<
ler rejected till amendments and sei
the hill to the house of represents
lives hv a vote of two to one.
The local option compulsory edt
ration hill met with some skirtnisl
in.sr from its opponents when it cam
up for the third and final readin
this mornini: in the senate. A no
rion hv Senator Wi:;htnian. of Salt
!i;t, l<> HI 11 ? I lilt" Hill ir-rnM?,,?lu ....
the opcniirc irun of the skirmisl
Senator Sinkler. in charire of the t>il
<uid enough time had boon devote
to discussing tlie bill and ho oppose
;iny delay. The motion to re-engro?
rhe bill was tabled. ".J to Th
next shot came from Senator Srucke;
af I.ee county, who wanted to amen
lite title to r>-a'd a bill to "enrottratre
school atrendatice. This amendmet
was tabled. I"". to ! t. The tilird sht
ame from Senator K. ('. Kpps. i
Williamsburg. who offered an aiii'Mr
ment exempting the rural districts <
his county trom the provisions of th
hill. The Charieston senator move
to table this a aetidaient. which va
done by a vom of 1!7 to I 1. Tito bi
was then given t: ird reading. a.nd '
i vote of to If. o'liefed seat '
'lie house of representative s.
Sate <>l ( |-(is? Seals.
I.a? J Saturday r I: i !!? ?! Cmss
??imis:i->s:on of South ("and'tia vmmiu
ill' its ".'TIn for till- ;; ! ! sen*: >!t. :! :
madt i'> tin:i! report.
In durinsr tin n:??n?lis of N?
'inI??t :i:i I I>! { iiitier the-, 0 wet
I seals sold. The coiiitnissio
[? !> r11:11 this is a showin
in view of i!ii* imitstii'i an I diseoura*.
in a circumstances which prevail**
avt-r the Sfitti* at this tinu*. f>u!
[1*11 |)i*r cent. of i!iis amount $!::?
s! had to la* si*nt nut of tin* Stat?
aid that sitni went to tin* America
li?*d I'ross. Tin* halant-i*. afti*i* iii*'-i*:
uiry expenses are deducted. remain
in South Carolina to l*e used in t!i
liirht aaainst tuberculosis.
"I'llis year tin* commission was aii
d by 1 17 special asiea's in tin* town
ind cities of the State. It is owitm t
[heir ta n*toiis and utiselrish assisi
nice that tin* sale reached its araf
I'yina total.
This is the second year of oraatii;
il work by t!if commission. iiri?; tii
iifi)iin-:s of ilif commission !' '! t!i;i
:ho work is <>? an ;issnr> >i basis. The
ir?- already laying plans tor ne>
t-ar. The ollioers or t!:?? eoaimissio
itf .hunt's il. Kowles. of Coliuubi:
'liairinan. Miss l.oiily Sliaiui. of C<
mnliia. vice-chairman. Mrs. I'liii:
vifii. of Orai'.iri'lniivi<*?>-;-lia:rrniti
uul Feed Smith, of Columbia. "Xcrn
ivo secretary ami treasurer.
TIMI: i:\ti:Miri) mi; taxks.
'oinpti'oIM'i' <tonera!. With <?overiior"
Consent. bxiics (li'dcr.
Columbia. Fob. tt. Compi r<d!e
It mora I .loins, with the consent o
o.v<-rrior .Manniiur. iias ordered ai
V'-u.-iot) :' ! tlio ?iof pay po-tit o
hat" ?-\"s fro"; I'.'l.ii:-1 Uarci
\ or- io is ... !" Fs.;,..( t.v rli
it t ;
T.. t r \ i !' i- :i*
,, 1 jt i r.- i - ..!* s i ! is ::'ua>
c--.:rv.
!i is .-:i-i?-r tu I.mry t>r??'"s p;i*;
I !< . ; rI. u:.""- irnsss irrnu in:r ovc
t :t!! t!i?* time.
.11 i:\ \< <.n j is whiti.ock.
* I
j Was Cliargisl W ith Killing Former
V Please Constable.
j Anderson. Feb. I. After deliber|
ating ten niitiutes the jury hearing
1; the case against Policeman W'hitloek.
j of Pendleton, charged with the inur|
der of Charlie Kobertson, eni;>Ioyed
' at the time as State constable under
Please, brought in a verdict of not
r!
! guiltv. The killing occurred Decemn
j ber 7. The case engaged the court
i rhrnuirhniit the dav and attracted
0
I hundreds to the court room. Had
1 j blood is alleged to have existed be.
j tween the two men. and Robertson,
it is claimed, struck Whitlock over
I the head with an axe handle, knoek.
intr him down. While in an uncona
scions condition and while prostrated
' on the floor. Whitlock shot and killed
n j Robertson.
? ! H.\\<;i:i) III.MSKLK IN JAIL.
I-1
l" Stranger Locked I'p at Hartsville
Commits Suicide.
I fartsville. Feb. ?A man named
' (\ H. Ilollidav committed suicide by
' hanging himself with a wire to his
cell ceiling at the town guard house
' this morning ;it about o'clock. it
' seems he came into town last evening,
and about 1 o'clock this morn*
ing was wandering around the street
" hunting for a pistol which he wished
to borrow. On being asked by the
night policeman what he wished with
" a pistol, it is claimed, he became
i - ?V*"- ^
abusive and attacked the officer with
a knife. He was promptly knocked
" down and placed in the lockup. Fellow
prisoners looking into his cage
p
saw his preparations for the deed,
?
but were unable to get the guard to
the rescue in time. An inquest was
1 held and his body buried by the
town. A card left i?y hint gave nis
name and his mother's name.
] itKKAU <;oi:s to si\ (i:\rs.
d
:s Head of Master llaket-> Aiinounees
e Advance.
d Spartanburg. I-Ybruary s. --August
Heih'nss. president of the Southeastit
ern Master Makers' association, an>t
nonneed here tonight that bread
if woald lie advanced in price from live
I- cents to six cents- per loaf at once
if over tiie six States of North and
e South Carolina, tieorain. Alabama,
d Teiitiesscf ;ni(l Florida, embraced i:i
is tile oraatlizat:on. He -a'-s bread Is
11 111>\x seilin': for six cents m Wiimingy
ion. Chariot!--. -usi-oro. 'Ireeis'
ville an 1 Asi-eville. and th: t ; .'ire
i 11 become effective i it ail s:ea:l
tours throughout tlie se.-itoiiiort'liv',.
"I'll? ;i<i?i e ia tie- price of
I !lo::r is responsible for the increase
. !:i the price of bread. From tiie !o,
ca! ba!\ersviii:.e tbonsand ioa.es are
sl ipped daii.v. and. acci-rding to Mr.
c.eiii'nss file raw ilour contained tn
this uiitpiti cost ssi'..",ii more per day
than i' i us! before war ua> der|a:ei.
" i A \ew 1st- I'm
'' An enterprisinu aii'l patriotic
> Chicago hotel man ha< made a new
" siiiiufstion tor i he use ot co? i on.
' which In* is attempt ina In have the
11 , hotel men of ri;?"> country take !:|>
as a permanent I'? ailire of their Iiotel
lS business at tlit* same time affording
' a needed relief to t!io cotton growing
states. II,- details in a circular !etter
to hotel Men iiis erlciiao in
lS using cotton taldecioths and napkins
? in a large wi-urn !so|.?|. where at
[* one-third the cost of MlleU !.e i iichased
a complete out tit of ta Id eel ot its
: and napkins for tin- hotel. After four
' * months* trial lie finds that the eo'imi
''napery wears and looks as well as
I did the iinen, and declares his inteny
tion of adopting this kind of napery
' in another large f'hica-ro liolel of
II which lie is proprietor.
' I That tile need of cotton will in
some respects p * its saivat'oa
i> we do not doubt. In the iirst place
1 it teaches the need of crop diversiliT
cation that economic itnlenetulence
I
I for the Sont!: may l>e achieved, in
I the second place, it teaches the in * *ri
relation of a!! \uieric:i to the <e mis
of any one section. In iIi?- third
, place may never before thmmht of
j 11s? > or' cotton resulting in suhstantial
economic* iti several lines of
j. activity haunt: lieen broiiuht 'fori
ward and will aid not oil!'-' it; the
:i
.. present need inn shotthl em rate :.ho
for : !! the fiitare. The eot'on arow
r uiio I'aiis to heed ti:e-. iessotis
w; 11 lie Mind, indeed, to :!; ;r si_n:atiee.
but > \ i a t ho v. ho ta! ?
lie ! will pret id id that v
t ' -.s o
\ ^ 1! t till- ;irttl> ' l' t!tO
! linen: !'Ii<y,-i| v. f?i;:<!11*t t:iin! Iir-'.n;
r: }>ris';:it:s of v. nr just nnv.
Molii!?> 11*.*m.
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