Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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$lw> Hamhrrg Irralh ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. * i ' Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of. Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, Babcock cylinder press, folder, two jobbers a fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by electric power with other material niQciiinprv in keening, the whole UUU UlUV4*?**v. ^ % wr equipment representing an investment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $1.50; six months, 75 cents; three months, j 50 cents. All subscriptions payable I 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. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular advertising. 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 interest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case. No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in our columns at any price, and we are not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication, f ? Thursday, May 18, 1916. / Credit it to whatever action you will, it is to be noted that there has been no unlawful plying of the submarine activity since Wilson sent BBS* that little note over to Germany. We are in favor of putting all the editors and capitalists who have been Clamoring for invasion of Mexico right in the front ranks of the forces hunting Villa; and we won't shed many tears if some of the Villastas's bullets graze their shins. ^ The fact that out of twenty-odd * persons submitting answers to The Herald's error-finding contest on the "buy at home" page not one found all of the errors that were on the ; m- page, shows what an easy thing it is J t for a typographical error to escape ^ the proof reader once in a while. ^ The "Dutch" weather prophet nor the official weather bureau forecaster brought forth the promised rain last ' week in these diggings. Guess we will have to go back to the good old moon prophecy. Several of our ? \ moon-believing friends have told us all along that there would be no rain v ^ to amount to anything until the "full of fhe moon." It is beginning to look as if they knew what they were talking about. We do not consider that our contract with our subscribers calls upon us to tell them what they want to know, or what we would like them to know. ^According to the way we t figure it, it is up to us to do the best % 7 we can in the way of telling them what is happening.?Yorkville En*. quirer. Our esteemed contemporary has . expressed this most admirably. There are a good many people who know more about running newspapers than the publishers do. We all have a good manv shortcomings, and the newspaper fraternity, we presume, is not an exception to this rule. But, like the little Hindoo, we do the best gggS. g;: we kindoo. The Herald feels that it is its duty to promote the interests of Bamberg and Bamberg county in every way that it can consistently do so. And when an entertainment or meet. -ing is to be held (when not for money-making purposes) we are airways glad to give as much free publicity to it as we think it merits; yet we are just old-fogey enough to think that it is not our unbounden duty to give freely and willingly of our * , . space and money, in typesetting, to anybodv or anything when that somebody or something takes all of its work for which it has to pay to some _ place other than this office. In other words if The Herald is not to have any of the paid work, we will most respectfully decline to give our time and space in doing the free work. . Would Call Later. Having come to the conclusion that his wife spent far too *much money on housekeeping, Johnson decided to .buy the meat and vegetables himself. His first attempt was not as successful as it deserved. In his desire to buy cheaply, he betook himself to a market gardener's. "I want," he said, "a'cauli flower." The?man led him to a large bed. * where sprouted a few very small plants. "Cauliflowers are small and are very scarce just now, but I can let, you have that one for 10 cents." said the gardner, pointing to a very small specimen. "All right" said Johnson. The man bent down to cut it. "Don't cut it now!" roared our economist. "I'll call back for it in a fortnight." . .* / fe-.-/': kPV "t ARMY OF 200,000. To Be Backed by Federalized National Guard Force of 450,000. Washington, May 13.?A standing army of 206,000 fighting men, capable of being expanded in emergency to 254,000, and backed by a federalized National Guard of 4 25,000 as a reserve, finally was agreed on today by house and senate conferees on the army bill. This would give a total peace strength of 631,000 men. The agreement will be reported to congress early next week, and the measure, the first of the administration preparedness bills, is expected to be before President Wilson for his signature soon afterwards. Advocates of adequate national defence regard the conference agreement as a triumph. The compromise between the house and senate measures was effected after weeks of struggle against an insistent demand from house conferees for a standing army of only 140,000 men, and until today it had appeared that the senate might be forced to yield. The senate "bill provided for 250,000. The minimum enlisted strength would be attained under the conference agreement within the next five years, and it is stipulated that at no time shall the total be less than 160,000. A-B-C. Nations to Loan Navies. Washington, D. C., May 13.? "Pan-America" will be an accomplished fact in event of an American conflict with Germany! The naval forces of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile will be placed at the disposal of the United States! This is the answer to critics who have condemned the diplomacy of President Wilson in Mexico! Germany knows it?and there is one big reason Germany will strive to avert a Pan-American crisis. ''Wot^hfnl waiting" and t.hfi for bearance of the United States after the Villa attack on Columbus, N. M.. have brought about this diplomatic triumph. Latin-American distrust of Uncle Sam's intentions in Mexico has been turned to confidence in American leadership in the international crisis brought about by Germany's U-boat campaign. What South Americans Think. Many South Americans now feel that we have gone as far as possible to save Mexico from her own internal | troubles, and would not object now even to Mntervention on the part of the United States, according to Senator Fletcher, who has just returned from the southern continent with the international high commission. "They regard our patience with Mexico as ample proof we do not seek to dominate all the Americas," said Fletcher. And there is every likelihood that the A. B. C. powers will back the United States in whatever measures this nation undertakes to stop further subsea attacks on neutral commerce. Some officials predict that breaking off of relations by President Wilson would be followed by similar action on the part of Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Brazil is Angry. Brazil is already sizzling with anger against Germany because of the sinking of the Brazilian steamer Rio Grande, supposedly by a German sub marine. Newspapers in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil's capital, are clamoring for participation in the war. If the navies of the A. B. C. nations are added to that of the United States, the Pan-American fleet will rank secoiid only to that of Great Britain. The allied American powers would then have 21 dreadnoughts, 31 battleships, 17 armored cruisers, 35 cruisers, 73 destroyers and 82 submarines. The four nations together would have a regular army of 250,000 men. Byrnes and the Road Bill. Congressman Byrnes, of South Pnrnli'no o momhor nf tVlfk h nil sp vai V1111U) U UiV/liAMVA v/?. ? Vcommittee on roads, says a Washington dispatch of Monday, today gave it as his opinion that the legislative technicalities which now surround the good roads bill would be dispensed with and that the bill j would soon be passed and signed by the president. '*1 think the outlook for this legislation very bright," Mr. Byrnes said. "Our committee is now considering I the senate bill and feels satisfied that the rules committee will handle the situation in such a manner that a compromise bill may be worked out and passed at this session of congress." There is probably no man in congress who has given closer attention to this subject than Mr. Byrnes, and wnen ne gives it as ms upunuu mai this bill will be passed within the next few months, it is most likely to be so. Water power is used to produce electricity in Switzerland to such an extent that in some towns not an ounce of coal is burned. AVIATOR IN TERRIBLE FALL. Jumps at Critical Moment as Flying Machine ('rashes to Faith. Dillon, May 13.?An aviator, sup posed to be H. M. Rheinhart, one of a I trio making a trial flight from Pen-1 sacola to New York, came to grief j nine miles northeast of Dillon this! morning when his machine plunged Irom a height of 2,500 feet and was badly wrecked. Rheinhart escaped unhurt. The aircraft passed over Dillon at 8:05 this morning, making the run from Florence, a distance of thirty-one miles, in twenty minutes. Pee Dee river, one and a half miles north of the city, is bounded on boi*. sides by wide swamps and the aviator pushed his machine up to a great height to clear the swamp at a minimum of risk. It was just a few miles beyond the swamp when one of the sprocket chains controlling the propeller snapped and the machine must have plunged a thousand feet before it righted itself. The aviator guided the machine into a small enclosure, and crawling out upon one of the wings when within thirty feet of the ground, jumped into space, landing in a recently ploughed field and escaping without injury. The heavy engine ploughed its way through the flimsy aluminum seat, and if Rheinhart had not jumped at the critical moment he could not have escaped without serious and probably fatal injury. When interviewed by a local newspaper man, who was on the scene a few minutes after the accident, Rheinhart was non-committal and refused to discuss the details of the accident. He positively refused to give out a statement and answered categorical questions in monosylla- 1 bles. It was evident that the man was suffering from shock as a result : of his harrowing experience in the ' rapid descent from the clouds to the earth. .Falling from such a great height ( the aircraft " buried its nose in the < soft sand and turned almost a complete somersault. Its wings and rudi der were a mass of twisted wire and splintered wood, while the fuel tank < was rent from stem to stern, and the 1 ground saturated with gasoline for a radius of several feet. The aircraft, swooping down so suddenly upon the quiet community, 1 created consternation among the inhabitants and it was several hours after the accident before any of the colored population could oe inaucea to approach the scene. | Making a Compost. "Fertilizers are so high and the percentages of% potash so low that 1 am thinking of making a compost of woods earth and stable manure. 1 want to know if I can grow Irish and sweet potatoes with woods mold, lime and lye water added in a compost. Is there any potash in a sank ] growth of cotton stalks plowed un- : der? What kind of fertilizer shall I : use for Irish potatoes on land t'nati was last year in peas and pastured off by hogs? Will I get more potash < by plowing my potato ground very deep? Is there any way in which I 1 can tell which of my lands contain \ the most potash? Can I grow pota toes with stable manure and salt?" ( A compost of black woods mold , and stable manure will certainly : help the growth of crops. But a mix- 1 ture of woods mold, lime and lye . from the concentrated can lye will not amount to much. The can lye is not potash, but caustic soda, and is ( of no use as a fertilizer. Woods < ihold mixed with a little lime might < do for some things, but would hardly * make a good potato crop. Irish potatoes are apt to grow scabby if lime is used. ' There is some potash in all vegetable growth and there will doubt- ( less be a little of it in cotton stalks. But in your section any farmer who farms right and stores organic mhti ter in his soil and limes once in five years and uses acid phosphate lib- : erally, will never need to buy potash. 1 To grow Irish potatoes make a 1 mixture of equal parts of cottonseed meal and acid phosphate of the 16 per cent, grade and use 1,000 pounds 1 an acre. The meal will carry a little potash and the organic matter left by the peas will have released some more. Five hundred pounds of the same will grow sweet potatoes. By deep plowing you may get more available potash, but as to that I think it is uncertain, but the deep plowing will be all right. As a rule our red clay soils contain more potash than the gray, but the amount of potash in any soil can only be determined by chemical analysis, and it is usually insoluble J V ~ o r\ o voilohlo Vl V 11"1 P clIlU L'clll UtJ inauc aittiiu.m, k,^ ?.??w methods to which I have referred. You can grow potatoes with stable manure, but the salt will not help, for it is not a fertilizer. The main difficulty with the manure is that it may promote the growth of the scab fungus.?Progressive Farmer. Holland has a plant for manufacturing illuminating gas from petroleum residue by dry distillation. I "The Iron Claw" Chapter V The Intervention of Tito Who is the Laughing Mask? MONDAY, MAY 22nd mi 1 mi | lhielen iheatre lj? Matinee 5:30; Night 8:00 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. CONGRESS. I desire to announce to the people of the Second Congressional district that I am a candidate for the national House of Representatives. I will give my best services if elected and will at all times be faithful to the interests of my people. I respectfully ask your support. ALVIX ETHEREDGE. I hereby announce my candidacy for reelection as Representative in Congress from the Second District of South Carolina, pl'edging myself to abide by the rules *of the primary and to support the nominees thereof. JA.MES F. BYRNES. *v SULItllUK. I hereby announce myself a candi- ^ date for the office of Solicitor of the Second Judicial Circuit, and pledge myself to abide by the rules of the | Democratic party and to support the I nominees thereof. R. L. GUNTER. I 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. \V. .MAX WALKER. I hereby announce myself a candidate for clerk of court of Bamberg county in the Democratic primary, and pledge myself to abide by 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. T hereby announce myself a candidate for Clerk of Court of Bamberg county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. A. L. KIRKLAND. 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. T 7 RROOKER. _HJ1 f( I have decided to become a candi- 0 date for the office of Clerk of Court r for Bamberg county, and will appre- p uiate the support of my friends 11 throughout the county for that position. H. C. FOLK. , a I hereby announce myself a candi- b date for the office of Clerk of Court r< of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, pledging my support to the nominees or' the party. J. S. J. FAUST. PIIOBATE JUDGE. - d a I nereby announce myself a candi- ti date for the office of Probate Judge Df Bamberg county, and pledge my- self to abide by the rules of the Democratic primary. R. S. SIMMONS. f< I hereby announce myself a candi- s< date for the office of Judge of Pro- j< bate of Bamberg county in the Demo- tl cratic primary, subject to the rules of the party. FRANCIS F. CARROLL. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge d of Bamberg county, subject to the s rules and regulations of the Demo- b cratic primary, and pledge myself to r support the nominees thereof. R. P. BELLINGER. 1 hereby announce myself a candi- c date for the office of Probate Judge b of Bamberg county in the Democratic r primary, subject to the rules of the C party. ALBERT M. DENBOW. a P I hereby announce myself a candi- ~ date for reelection to the office of ^ Probate Judge of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. G. P. HARMON. ' cl a I hereby announce myself a can- r didate for the office of Judge of Probate of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, niorip-ino- mv snnnnrt to the nominees 0 thereof0 " J.T.~BRABHAM, JR. n AUDITOR AM) SUPT. EDUCATION. ii tl I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Auditor and Superintendent of Education of Bamberg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. i EDGAR PRICE. ! d a SHERIFF. t I hereby announce myself a candidate for Sheriff of Bamberg County in the Democratic primary, subject d to the rules of the party, pledging my a support to the nominees thereof. t D. J. DELK. THIS MEBCHAN WITH US AND ] BUSINESS ( egg I 1 rr7 5? VrnrrrrirTt Hi*p Check Book to MakeGjrick % 3APITAL AND SURPLUS 4 Per Cent. Interest Paid 01 Bamberg tSai THE ECONOMICAL SE ESTATES IS ONE OF ( TIES WHICH YI experience and training enable best advantage. Our judgmen ters makes the appointment of Executor or Trustee a matter < I Our facilities as a Bank enable investments for your Estate. C places back of your Estate the Our charges are fixed by law. saltations confidential. No cha % BAMBERG BANKIN Bamberg, S 4 I hereby announce my candidacy I h< dt reelection to the office of Sheriff date f f Bamberg county in the Democratic j subjec rimarv. subject to the rules of the of th< artyy pledging my support to the pledge ominees thereof. S. G. RAY. I hereby announce myself a candi-? ate for the offide 01 Sheriff of Bam- i erg county, subject to the rules and I h< sgulations of the Democratic party, date 1 J. P. O'QUINN. j Ehrha ? | Demot STATE SENATE. j to sui I hereby announce myself a can- J idate for reelection to the State sen- 5 I h te, subject to the rules and regula- j didate ons cf the Democratic party. ; Ehrha J. B. BLACK. I Demoi 1 |to SUt HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. [ I hereby announce my candidacy | I h< 3r reelection to the House of Repre- j date \ mtatives from Bamberg county, sub- . Ehrha ?ct to the rules and regulations of j subjec !ie Democratic party. pledgi B. D. CARTER. therec COUNTY COMMISSIONER. MA I hereby announce myself a candi- I h ate for the office of County Commis- didate ioner of Bamberg county in the Bamb democratic primary, subject to the ' reguh ules of the party. mary, OTIS L. COPELAND. port f I , Thanking the voters of Bamberg , ounty for their past support, I here- \ I h< y announce myself a candidate for ; date 1 eelection to the office of County j Bamb 'ommissioner, subject to the rules j subjec nd regulations of the Democratic j pledgi rimary. \V. D. BESSIXGER. i therec ! 'OTTOX WEIGHEIt AT BAMBEKG. | ! I hereby announce myself a candi- ' 1 h ate for the office of Cotton Weigher , f?r re t Bamberg, subject to the rules and ; trate egulations of the Democratic party, j mary. XFB CR1DER. [ tv. pr : nees t Deeply appreciating the confidence i f the voters in the past, I hereby an- | ounce myself a candidate for reelec- ; ion as Cotton weigher at Bamberg i the primary election, subject to|8| I he rules of the party. : [gi F. E. STEEDLY. . ehrhardt cotton weigher, j|| I hereby announce myself a candi- ! |gS ate for the office of Cotton Weigher i Sy t Ehrhardt, subject to the rules of j HI he Democratic primary. : HB BRADLEY C. HIERS. M I hereby announce myself a candi- ?9 ate for the office of Cotton Weigher H t Ehrhardt, subject to the rules of jj?| he Democratic party. j 'yum geo. f. McMillan, jr. 'sgi IT BANKS HELPS HIS }ROW | f || v . ? : g ~s : > zAidj* Him adeDeaAr ... - $100,000.00 i Savings Deposits. [iking Co. . ITTLEMENT OF H )UR SPECIAL- H CARS OF ^ * us to perform to the t in investment matour\Company as your rf business prtfdence. us to select seasoned )ur financial strength strongest safeguard. 4 All advice and con- / rge is made for same. fc * ;\ Gr UOMi'AJN Y . c. I > sreby announce myself a candior Cotton Weigher at Ehrhardt, it to the rules and regulations e Democratic primary, and i myself to support the nomiBOYCE W. BISHOP. GISTRATE AT EHRHARDT. ^ >rebv announce myself a candi:'or reelection as Magistrate at ^ ,rdt, subject to the rules of the [jratic primary, pledging myself ' >port the nominees thereof. J. H. KINARD. ereby announce myself a can: for the office of Magistrate at ,rdt, subject to the rules of the ^ratic primary, pledging myself j >port the nominees thereof. J. A. JOHNS.. *reby announce myself a candifor the office of Magistrate at rdt in the Democratic primary, it to the rules of the party, and ng my support to the nominees e T n rriDPT AMn > 1. ' U . U, VVl u uxi i. 1 u. GISTRATE AT BAMBERG. ereby announce myself a cans for the office of Magistrate at , erg, subject to the rules and itions of the Democratic priand will appreciate any supjiven me by the voters. E. C. BRUCE. 3reby announce myself a candifor the office of Magistrate at erg in the Democratic primary, )t to the rules of the party, ng mv support to the nominees )f. * E. DICKINSON. MAGISTRATE AT OLAR. ereby announce my candidacy election to the office of Magisat Olar in the Democratic prisubject to the rules of ;:he par- . . - + V. ^ . J OllllSJIlg LU SU1JJJUU LUC UUIIUhereof. 0. J. C. LAIN. ^ (C0M1N6 SOON! 3 1 WATCH FOR DATE 1 gj > Thielen Theatre 1 1 BB * , 11 , . ' ''*%&&&- C-?-'". - . .-rz,