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?????? ? <?h? Uamterg ijrralh =? ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. . = EC - : Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing ~ ;0 orminried with Mer omce wmcu io vha.j.,. genthaler linotype machine, Babcock cylinder press, folder, two jobbers a fine Miehie'cylinder press, all run by electric power with other material and machinery in keeping, the whole equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $1.50; six months, 75 cents; three months. 50 cents. All subscriptions payablt strictly in advance. Advertisements? $1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 5 cents line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special head, 1 cent a word each insertion. 1 Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Write for rates. * - T* PS. O? Obituaries, tributes ui 1 CO^VW, . lutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular adf. vertising. Contracts for advertising not subject to cancellation after first insertion. Communications?We are always glad to publish news letters or those pertaining to matters of public interfest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or I"V offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. Thursday, April 27, 1916. Sjp-. ?t = ? That Chicago judge who took it upon himself to decide officially that C there was never any such person as f: William Shakespeare, and that the Shakespeare works were written by Francis Bacon, certainly must hav? been suffering with an exaggerated life* attack of ego. gg ; We notice several new exchanges |P|< - on our desk lately. We do not want fe to discourage our friends at all, but -tt~ ^nmnplied to believe that a 1?^ man is a born optimist to enter upon a journalistic career at this time. j However, pur new neighbors have our best wishes. I"; / A vote in favor of the waterworks bonds next Tuesday will mean a vote ,5* *.1 p for a bigger and better Bamberg. Are you content to let the town con'{?: tinue to depend on surface wells, jp which are easily contaminated, for f| drinking water? Are you willing to ? allow the town to go on drinking p: water from which it is possible?and probable?typhoid, may be contracted? We don't believe that you are. We believe that you will put a ballot in the box Tuesday for Bamberg. It is funny that every time newspapers propose any kind of a movement that borders on a reform they must be accused of mercenary or unworthy motives. It appears to be the argument of some of those desiring the county-to-county campaign to go merrily on that the newspapers are the only ones not wanting the canvass and that they/want it discontinned so that they can control the politics of the State. It is an excellent compliment to the newspapers to '' *" nnlitirc lin. B&y 111 & l intjv caii wuwui ^vn?>vw ?? ff der any circumstances. Ijp SPEED WORK OF SHIPS. - Commandants to Use Ships* Personnel, if Necessary. * Washington, April 21.?Orders to speed up repair and overhauling work on vessels of the Atlantic fleet have < been sent to the commandants of the various navy yards by Secretary Daniels. In case of labor shortage the commandants are instructed to ex pedite the work by employing the ships* personnel. The move was explained as a ''preparedness test," the execution of which would illustrate how quickly the vessels could be restored to noroffor tVioir ctroniinns MUiai WUUlUV/u aiWi V11VA* w* winter operations and place them in readiness in time for the battle practices and manoeuvres beginning May Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has been in conference with officials of the New York yard, attempting to arrange for the employment of a sufficient force of mechanics and other skilled men to operate that plant on a night and day schedule. Secretary Daniels said the officials were experiencing great difficulties in getting laborers as government wages, and also by delay in delivery of materials ordered for repair work and construction of vessels being built. Offers of better pay and advantages of extra work at double time, he said, were attracting workmen to private employ and creating the scarcity of iabor in the yards. - His Advantages. Lawver?I saw doctor, why are I . I you always running us lawyers down? Doctor (dryly)?Well, your profession doesn't make angels of men, does it?" Lawyer?Why, no; you certainly have the advantage of us there, doctor.?Philadelphia Record. pV;: ; ''. ALLEGED SHORT ACCOUNTS. ?? > i J <i_i ui? i>??i. ISOOKKet?l>t?r OI vuiuiiuna 1NII1IV wmmitted to Jail. Columbia, April 20.?George C. Merriman, bookkeeper in the National Loan and Exchange Bank, of this city, is in jail charged with making false entries in the books of the bank and attempting to deceive its officers. It is alleged that he was $3,600 short, and was arrested last night on a warrant sworn out before United States Commissioner R. Beverly Sloan by Federal Bank Examiner J. William Pole, and committed to jail in default of $4,000 bond. He will be given a preliminary hearing on Monday. The shortage in the bank was immediately paid by the bonding company, the bank carrying a blanket bond for all its employees. Reporter Wanted. "Can you tell me where I can get a good newspaper man?" asked the famous publisher of the World, Jo seph Pulitzer, once upon a time. "Why, yes," replied his friend, "I know a man who is a splendid editorial writer." "To the Old Boy with editorial writers," snapped Mr. Pulitzer. "I can shake good editorial writers out of trees. I said a good newspaper man. It's a reporter I want." That was said years ago. Pulitzer has been dead a long time, but good reporters are always in demand. * There is no dearth of editors. About good reporters is built a good newspaper. Editors and other "desk men" merely belong to the staff, but the reporter is the field-marshal on the firing line. The three ablest and most famous newspaper men in the United States, Irvin S. Cobb, John Callan O'Laughlin and Sam Blythe, are not editors, but reporters. There are many star repprters of more or less national repute, but few of the editorial gentry who have made themselves heard through the land. Name Henry Watterson. Frank I. Cobb and Arthur Brisbane and there you have about, all the editorial writ- i ers whose personality has projected them above their papers. In the good old days, reporters composed a strange genius. Many I lorcrolv ah whicl'OV H'PTP POT1 ii v uu iai tt'l/ vu m j ?' v* v stantly fighting and w?re a slovenly lot. They were looked down on by the better people of the community. Nowaday, a reporter who tampers to any extent with "booze" is drifting from pillar to post. No newspaper will trust a drunken reporter. The reporter, even though a cub, is now looked up to. For him the offices of great capatilists and statesmen are wide open. Society regards him most kindly. He is hail-fellow-well-met everywhere. , The reporter who garbles or twists or conceals the truth is of brief tenure on any reputable newspaper, as is he who tries to write in the interest of some favored individual or enterprise. His business is to get the facts and write facts. He has to exercise the greatest measure of care in politics in order to do justice. The newspaper man who will color the report of campaign meetings in the behalf of a friend candidate will get found out sooner or later and hooted out. Reporters realize that they really occupy a public capacity. News sense, news getting and fairness are the indispensable requisites of a good reporter. If he writes well and can point his "stuff" with original turns, it is well, but it is not indispensable. Most.good reporters are born and not made, but there are a good many of them who are at least 50 per cent. made. Most reporters are empty of that assumption of extraordinary omniscience and plenipotentiary omnipotence common to the editorial tribe. You can tell a reporter something?an editor, nothing. , . ) By the public generally reporters are taken into confidence as much as lawyers, priests and doctors. No privilege of communication safeguards the reporter, but he keeps confidence inviolate and only judicial order can unseal his lips. If reporters wrote all they know, the world would be topsy-turvy and every newspaper office would look like Liege after the bombardment.?Greenville i\ews. Napoleon in Opera. Long ago dramatic authors put Napoleon I on the stage. But until the present the Little Corporal has only spoken. Now he is going to sing. The libretto of the opera is ready and a Geneves? musician, M. Joseph Lauber, is to write the music. The title is simply "1815." The theme will include the flight from the Isle of Elba, the hundred days, Waterloo and St. Helena. The role of the emperor will be taken by M. Zimmerman, who joins to a strong tenor voice the Napoleonic face. The idea of making Napoleon sing does not lack in audacity and one may well ask if it will be accepted by the French public.?Le Cri de Paris. Subscribe for The Herald, $1.50 year. ' v- * - ' INSURANCE CO. COMES BACK. Reported Others Will Follow Exampleof Milwaukee Concern. Columbia. April 20.?The Milwaukee Mechanics' Fire Insurance company has returned to South Carolina ana resumea tne ousiness or writing fire insurance. This company is capitalized at $1,000,000 and has total assets of $4,344,000. The action marks the re-entrance of the first company since the insurance muddle began. It is said that another large fire insurance company will resume business in a few days in South Carolina, and it is understood that still another big company has displayed evidence of wanting to return to the State. The Milwaukee Mechanics was not a member of the Southeastern Underwriters' association, which maintained the Southeastern Tariff association. SCIENTIFIC SURVEYING. Important Investigations Made by Little Known Government Bureau. At an annual cost of a 10th of that of one battleship, the United States geological survey makes its important scientific and economic investigations over the c< untry having the greatest mineral u .arces. Its work is separated into the three divisions oi geological examination, topographic mapping, and water surveying. The annual report of the director shows that last year the geological investigations, which are made in every part of the United States including Alaska, dealt with the mineral resources of 76,000 square miles, and ranged from pioneer explorations of almost unknown territory to detailed studies of mining camps. For the topographic map, the base or source of all maps of the country, surveys were made in 30 States and in Alaska and Hawaii. Important work was done in the water surveys, which include the measurement of rivers and smaller streams, and underground water resources, and furnish data for all kinds of hydraulic engineering, such as power, irrigation, drainage and flood prevention projects. In addition to these activities, the survey collected from 90,000 miners and other correspondents statistical and other information for 75 reports on the output of useful minerals. ^Read The Herald, $1.50 per year. Moseiey's Bulletin IThis is our opening ad in the Bamberg Herald. We want you to know us. We find quite a number of customers Chopping in our city from this section. We get a generous share for which we say thank you. , Now lets be friends; send us your wants. We promise prompt service, coupled with values unmatchable. We prepay charges on all orders of $5.00 g or more, when cash is I A few items of real wnrtii on sale this g I week. I 6 dozen well made . 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Interest Pai Bamberg B Two Men c would seem to indicate a joint account, but it is much better lor individuals to have their personal accounts as well. We welcome all accounts from responsible people and promise I them the most liberal treatment at all times. We are carrying the deposits of the best merchants and private individuals in town. We refer you to anyfirm of prominence. F nf IJUlIl^l pi 1 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savii REXALL ORDERLIES THE IDEAL LAXATIVE Prominent New Orleans Druggist is Authority For This Statement 1 P. A/CAPDAU who owns and operates one of the bij. stores in New Orleans, says: "I am of the opinion that Rexall Or ; derlies are the ideal laxative for men. j women and children. This opinion- is ' based upon my knowledge of the formula and upon what my customers say about them. Through personal ex perience. I know they are pleasant to fobfl crontlA in ju'tirm and crive the I | lUttVl QVMVAV _ same pleasing results when used by men. women or children." We have the exclusive selling rights for this great laxative. MACKSDRUGSTORE THE REXALL STORE I William I I Courtenay I I IN A STIRRING | 15 ACT DRAMA g "SEALED LIPS" | Tliialnn TJloafVA 11 ft Ult/ll/U 1 UVUI1 V | FRIDAY, APRIL 28 I j ??J ; Read the Herald, $1.50 per year.' > ? ' * - ,v--L>.. health today. There may conic . RED EOR IT? s are expensive. When you have : bat illness. ! tragic than a long period of iliue. i Haven't a Bank fc One Today ; $100,000.00 id on Savings Deposits. anking Co. ind a Book se Bank lgs Deposits. Bamberg, S. C. j "The Iron Claw" CHAPTER II The House of Unhappiness FEATURING Pearl White, Creighton Hale and Sheldon Lewis THIELEN THEATRE flatinee, 5:30; Night, 8:00 Monday, May 1st SYNOPSIS. On Windward Island, near Charleston, S. C., Pallidori intrigues Mrs. Golden into an appearance of evil which causes Golden to capture and torment the Italian by branding his face and crushing his hand. Pallidori opens the dyke, gates and floods the island and in the general rush to escape the flood, kidnaps Golden's sixyear-old daughter, Margory. Twelve years later in New York a Masked One calling himself the "Hammer of God," rescues an eighteen-year old girl from the cadet Cassavanti, to whom Jules Legar had delivered her, and takes her to the home of Enoch Golden, millionaire, whence she is recaptured by Legar. Legar and Stein are discovered by Manly, Golden's secretary, setting fire to Golden's buildings, but escape. CANDIDATES' CARDS The rates for cards inserted under this head are as follows: For magistrate, coroner, cotton weigher and county commissioner, $3.00; for all other county offices, $5.00; for congress and all State offices, $10.00. Checks must accompany card. Please do not ask that' we insert your card unless you send check or cash along with same. All cards will be published until the primaries. CLERK OF COURT. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Clerk of Court of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. R. L. ZEIGLER. I hereby announce myself a candidate for clerk of court of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. W. MAX WALKER. I hereby announce myself a can didate for clerk of court of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, and pledge myself to abide bv the rules of the party. H. D. FREE. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Clerk of Court of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the" Democratic primary. J. D. COPELAND, JR. I hereby announce myseF a candidate for Clerk of Court of Bamberg county, subject to the rules and raPTiifltinns of the Democratic pri mary. A. L. K1RKLAND. j / - . ; ' . V..T* i' jU? V- - - r I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Clerk of Court of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party, pledging my support to the nominees thereof. * J. Z. BROOKER. I have decided to become a candidate for the office of Clerk of Court for Bamberg county, and will appreciate the support of my friends throughout the county for that position. H. C. FOLK. I ncreby announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge of Bamberg county, and pledge my- 4 self to abide by the rules of the Democratic primary. R. S. SIMMONS. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Judge of Probate of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. FRANCIS F. CARROLL. y, I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge of Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary, and pledge myself to support the nominees thereof. R. P. BELLINGER. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. ALBERT M. DENBOW. x I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection to the office of Probate Judge of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. G. P. HARMON. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Judge of Probate of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, pledging my support to the nominees thereof. J. J. BRABHAM, JR. _______ AUDITOR AND SUPT. EDUCATION. I hereby announce myself a can- -wl didate for the office of Auditor and 1 Superintendent of Education of 1 Bamberg county, subject to the rules A of the Democratic party. EDGAR PRICE. J SHERIFF. flB I hereby announce myself a candidate for Sheriff of Bamberg County in the Democratic primary, subject ' to tlie rules of the party, pledging my support to the nominees thereof. D. J. DELK. * I hereby announce my candidacy for reelection to the office of Sheriff of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party, pledging my support to the nominees therepf. S. G. RAY. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office 01 Sheriff of Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. J. P. O'QUINN. | M , STATE SENATE. I * I hereby announce 'myself a candidate for reelection to the State aenate, subject to the rules and regulations cf the Democratic party. J. B. BLACK. n/>i'VfPV nAlllfTCCTAWD / tuti^ IX WiUiuxocJiviimu ' > >V *i I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Commissioner of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. v OTIS L. COPELAND. Thanking the voters of Bamberg county for their past supportj I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection to thev office of County Commissioner, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. W. D. BESSINGER. COTTOX WEIGHER AT BAMBERG. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Cotton Weigher at Bamberg, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. _ NEB CRIDER. Deeply appreciating th.e confidence of the voters in the past, I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection as Cotton weigher at Bamberg in the primary election, subject to the rules of the party. F. E. STEEDLY. EHRHARRT COTTOX WEIGHER, I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. BRADLEY C. HIERS. MAGISTRATE AT EHRHARDT. I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection as Magistrate at Ehrhardt, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, pledging inyself to support the nominees thereof. J. H. KINARD. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate at Ehrhardt, subject to the rules of the ! Democratic primary, pledging myself to support the nominees thereof. J. A. JOHNS. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate at j Ehrhardt in the Democratic primary, subject to th.e rules of the party, and pledging my support to the nominees thereof. J. C. COPELAND. MAGISTRATE AT BAMBERG. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate at Bamberg, subject to the rules and I regulation? of the Democratic primary, and will appreciate any sup- } sport riven me by the voters. J E. C. BRUCE. T hereby announce myself a c?ndi- j date for the office of Magistrate at 1 Bamberg in the Democratic primary. | sv.hie^t to the rules of the party.. . my supp0**f t* tVrt T)0?v>iTiee6 . thereof. E. DICKINSON.