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- , . . I f . ' I . ' $2.00 Per Year in Advance BAMBERG-, S. C., THURSDAY, MA'S' 6, .1920. Established in 1891 BAMBERG FIGHTS MALARIA MENACE TOWN TO BANISH FEVER CARRYING MOSQUITO. Leads Way in South. With Experts on Job, Control Project Goes Forward.?Work of Economic Value. The following was published in the Columbia State Monday: "Bamberg stands pnique among southern towns in that "it admitted the presence of malaria in its environs and welcomed the assistance of the agencies that freed the'Canal Zone from that menace to health in putting on a campaign to entirely eradicate th? anopheles mosquito. As a result the state board of health and the United States public health service have under way here a malaria control project which will shortly be completed with the banishment of the fever carrying mosquito, while other towns still resist the imputation that some of their people are subjected to danger from this source. "Dr. Carter, whose work in Panama made him famous, found a family on the outskirts of Bamberg whose actual losses in expenses of illness and idle time in a single year totalled $150, not counting suffering and other factors. There were others in the low grounds almost as bad off and the people of the town decided that they ' could not afford such a menace. Dr. Carter told them that in his experience he had found malaria to do more damage to the whole population where it exists than any of the great epidemic diseases that the layman looks on with such horror?yellow fever, bubonic plague, etc. By public subscription the people raised a fund of $15,000, practically $5 per capita which was duplicated from other sources by the cooperating organizations and the work put under way. "A topographical survey > of the town and adjacent territory was made and every_j?ool, pond and swamp defined and marked for drainage. Thirty miles of ditches will be required and the work is already well advanced. The United States public health service, which supervises the work, learned much during the war about making camp sites mosquito free by drainage and these lessons are being put into practice for the benefit of the civil population. The most difficult. ditching problem in the South is opening up cypress and gum swamps where water stands most of the time and where cutting a right of way costs almost as much as a ditch in the open. The Bamberg project includes five miles of ditch through" such conditions and this part of the work is being done with explosives. A blasted ditch clears its own right of way as the waterway is opened. A foreman ,and three laborers at Bamberg "Warra. ftnonoH 1 2 00 fpftt of ditch IWI r o ? J ? - - through swampy land, a waterway six feet wide and four feet deep through roots, stumps and trees, in a single day at less cost per cubic foot than open ditching is being done by hand in fields nearby. Progress is not always so rapid, but the blasting is so much faster than hand work that the dug ditches look like they hold back the -work to its disadvantage. "Bamberg leads the procession in malaria control. Valdosta, Ga., has done considerable work of the same character, but did not make a survey of the situation and set out to do a complete job of drainage. Tifton and . Moultrie, Ga., are beginning the work and Chester has a project under way. Already in Bamberg swamps have have been unwatered that always held water before and much good land is hping- dried out for cultivation, al- j 0 _I though this is not a lapd reclamation project hut insurance of public health. The work is under the supervision of Capt. L. M. Fisher, United States public health service, and is proceeding with remarkable speed despite difficulties in labor supply for the dug ditches." Cairo, April 28.?The work of a , modern Bluebeard has been discovered at Tnta, fifty-four miles northwest of Cairo, noted for its Mohammedan festivals and fairs. Women, enticed into a certain house on the pretext of meeting a wealthy admirer, were robbed of their jewels and then murdered. Afterwards 1 their bodies were burned, except for the heads, twenty of which were found in the house. e CARLISLE WINS HIGH HONOR. Iliile Team Wins Cup For Highest Score in Ten States. The rifle team which represented Carlisle in the contest open to all units of the junior division, reserve officers training corps, in the southeastern department, won the trophy cup offered by this department with a highest score of 3,734 out of a possible 4,000. The contest was shot from April 1st to April 10th and was open to all junior R. Ol T. C. units of the southeastern department, consisting of ten states. Notice was received by Maj. Lang Friday, April 23rd, that the Carlisle team had made the highest score and the prize trophy cup was received later. The following are the scores of the leading teams: Carlisle 3734 Bingham Military Institute?3686 Porter 3646 iEmory University 3643 Marion . Institute 3 559 Castle Heights Mil. Acad...3555 St. Charles College 3539 Memphis High School 3199 Columbia Mil. Academy 3137 The winning of this contest is indeed an honor for Carlisle. The trophy won in this competition is a handsome cup, suitably engraved, which wras presented to the school in clfapel Saturday morning by Col. Guilds. Well did the team represent Carlisle with their marksmanship. The list of the cadets on this team and their individual records was published in The Bugle, April 16th. They are as follows, in order of their records: .1. Cadet 1st Sgt. Fred Brigman. 2. Cadet 1st Sgt. Otto Large. 3 Pnrlot Pant Pun! TC Smith "I do not approve of any further surrender of state sovereignty to the federal government," declared the governor. "I am convinced after a few years of experiments and disasters 'we w'ill go back to the government established by the constitution." The governor voiced his opposition to a cash bonus for soldiers, declaring it would be an insult to service men to attempt to ''compensate" them for their services to the country. He said the South Carolina branch of the American Legion had taken a similar stand. N "Their services can not be valued in dollars and cents," he added. He favored liberal provision, however, for the wounded and needy. Extending special privileges to either capital or labor, Goyern-sr Cooper declared, "is to forfeit the confidence of capital or labor in the integrity of the government. They know that in doing so, those in authority have some ulterior purpose. They know also that this attitude is liable to be reversed and, theretore, they believe in 'getting while the < getting is good.' " United States Senator E. D. Smith presided at the dinner. V. N_/ V/i A U Wi xx, K-/ X X X X V/ XX 4. Cadet Fred H. Plott. 5. Cadet Edward P. Hudson. 6. Cadet Corp. Ernest L. Horne. 7. Cadet Corp. Wm. G. Solomons. 8. Cadet Corp. Wm. L. Hudson. 9. Cadet Robt. H. Bellamy. 10. Cadet Major Harry Snyder. 11. Cadet Sgt. Ben K. Summersett. 12. Cadet Robt. L. Culler. 13. Cadet 1st Lt. Sam Shealy. x 14. Cadet Wayland F. Hogan. 15. Cadet McDaniel Mimms. 16. Cadet Luther Postell. 17. Cadet Corp. Robt. L. Harley. 18. Cadet Sgt. Thomas V. Wactor. 19. Cadet Corp. N. J. Johnston 20. Cadet Sgt. S. W. Bookhart. Many members of the regular team picked by Maj. Lang and Capt. Lupo were sick an# their places were filled by alternates, who did remarkably well. Tho -riflo nlnV* Vine dnnp prpat work this year. The success is due chiefly to the combined efforts of Major Lang, instructor of military science at Carlisle, Capt. Lupo, faculty member and secretary of the club, and Cadet Lt. Lawrence Peebles, executive officer. Plans are now developing for offering each cadet a chance to qualify for marksmen and sharpshooters, badges being given by the national rifle association with headquarters in Washington, D. C.?Carlisle Bugle. STATE SOCIETY HEARS COOPER. Governor Delivers Address in Washington. I Washington, May 1.?Repeal of the 14th and 15th amendments to the constitution and "all others enacted since which encroach uyon the rights of states" was advocated tonight by Gov. Robert A. Cooper of South Carolina, speaking before the annual dinner of the Palmetto State society. TURN ANXIOUS EYES TOMEXICANBORDER MEXICAN SITUATION VIEWED WITH ALARM. / Two Americans Slain. Murders Said to Have Been Committed in Territory Controlled by Carranza. Washington, May 3.?The murder of two more Americans in Mexico, reported today to the state department accentuated the concern with which officials here are watching developments beyond the border. There was nothing, however, to indicate to what extent the attitude of the Washington government towards the Sonora revolutionary might be affected by the fact that the incidents occurred in Carranza territory. Requests for additional warship protection at points on the east coast of Mexico already had been forwarded to the navy department by the department. While this had no relation to the latest murders it was said to indicate the view of officials as to the unsettled conditions prevailing in that region, nominally at least, still held by Carranza forces. On the border, loss of Juarez, officials said, would be a serious blow to the federals because of its revenue producing capacity.. They N believed complete rebel control of the state of Chihuahua would be the logical result. % The murder of Eben Francis Greenlaw and his young son by Mexicans near El Oro, only 125 miles from Mexico City, brought from the American embassy in Mexico City a prompt ar.d emphatic demand that the Mexican government arrest and punish the murderers. The American government contends that the Carranza au tnorities were responsiDie ror tne protection of the Greenlaws because of the presence of Mexican troops in the immediate vicinity. Destroyers will be stationed at Tampico, Tuxpam, Vera Cruz and - / Fronteras, ready to take off any Americans who may be in danger either from the Mexican federal authorities or the rebels. The state department specifically stated that these vessels were not to take any part in the struggle between factions in Mexico, but were asked for sorely to provide a haven in case of need. Reports were received here today of conferences attended by representatives of Obregon, Villa, Manuel Pelasez and Felix Diaz, which indicated that definite coordination between the various factions was being arranged. Official information showed that the revolution had been planned for several months. Unofficial advices from Mexico City indicate that the censorship is being" exercised more sharply than ever and that newspapers are not permitted to print any news of the rebel activity in the northern part of the country. General Obregon has pledged himself to protect foreign lives and interests if elected to the presidency, a consular report to the state departmar?f ooirl Ohrofrnn nlsn incliidpf! in III^U t UUAU* V Wi WQV** Mf*vv v* his platform a declaration in favor of renewal of foreign investments in Mexico. He accused President Carranza of violating the constitution in assuming dictatorial powers and of having injured Mexico through adoption of a policy calculated to drive out foreign capital. Enormous Profits of Cotton Mills. The Tucapau Mills, of Spartanburg, S. C., one of the big cotton manufacturers of the South, has just declared a stock dividend of 303 per cent., and the Spartanburg Herald reports that $8 50 a share was bid for the stock of this company. The Easley Mills, of Easley, S. C., has also declared a cfnolr P>f 200 T1PV PP.nt DaV OLUVU Ui ? v v v jf vw? w. jC ? able in preferred stock yielding 7 per cent, a year. The Saxon Mills have declared a stock dividend of 100 per cent, and other mills are reported as likely to declare large stock dividends. While the amazing property of -the cotton mill industry is adding enormously to the wealth of the South, , these great dividends show that the cotton mills could have paid a much higher price for coton and still have earned enormous profits. Unquestionably the cotton producers have not had a fair division of this prosperity. ?Manufacturers Record. MUNSEY PREDICTS HIGHER PRICES NEWSPAPERS MUST COST MORE HE THINKS. Reduction in Size. Publisher Advises Drastic Cuts in Use of Newsprint and Governmental Regulations. .Washington, May 1.?Five and even ten cent daily newspapers were predicted today by Frank A. Munsey, New York publisher. Appearing ^before the senate committee investigating the newsprint paper shortage he urged drastic reduction in the use of pulpx source. x William Randolph Hearst, another New York publisher, in a letter to the committee, advocated a 20 or 25 per cent, cut in the size of newspapers but said be believed the time for governmental regulation ha?l passed. Mr. Hearst ?irge? publishers to double advertising and circulation rates, saying such action would automatically cut down the size and number of copies without reducing revenue. The government could not reduce newsprint consumption by regulating the number of pages or papers admitted to the mails, Mr. Munsey told the committee, because scarcely none of the large city dailies rely for their revenue on mail circulation. Both publishers agreed that the great Sunday editions of the city papers were important factors in the situation. Mr. Munsey advocated regulation limiting the Sunday edition to the size of the week-day issue, "not more than 24 pages." Mr. Hearst wrote he had cut the size of his papers 20 and 25 per cent, without adversely affecting his revenue or causing complaint from subscribers. Cooperation between publishers to economize in the use of print paper would result in "a total curtailment of 20 or 25 per cent, and would solve thp nrnhlemMr. Hearst wrote. Mr. Munsey took an opposite view. He told the committee that cooperation could not be made effective because publishers would not enter into an agreement. Commenting on the spot market situation, Mr. Munsey said that when spot paper went to 12 cents a pound he ceased buying and relied on contract newsprint, for which he now pays five cents. Asked by \Senator Gronna, North Dakota, if it was not true that the small country publishers had no contracts and were forced to rely on brokers buying on the spot market, Mr. Munsey said he believed such was the case, but added that many city publishers were in a similar situation. Chairman Reed announced that a number of paper brokers would appear before the committee Monday, j He read a telegram from T. R. William, Pittsburgh, president of the Newspaper Publishers' association, saying he could not appear before the committee in his official capacity because the association had decided to take no part in the congressional in vestigation. Serious charge. Mack Thompson Held For Attempted Assault. Batesburg, April 30. ? Mack Thompson, a negro, who claims to be 14 years of age, was taken to Columbia tonight and lodged in the state penitentiary, charged with attempted criminal assault. He was spirited away from a crowd that had gathered at the scene of the trouble, and rushed to Columbia by W. M. Laird, of Pelion, deputy sheriff of Lexington county. For a good distance of the way the machine carrying the negro was followed by a party of citizens. The troubl? occurred near Steadman. This afternoon between 2 and 3 o'clock two little white girls, about 10 and 12 years of age, were on their way from school, and as they reached a place where the road crossed a branch, a negro came upon the scene. The larger girl was forced into the woods, while the smaller one got * ii. - i away ana gave tne aiarm. A description of the clothing worn by the assailant led to the arrest of Thompson. In the meantime two other men had been arrested and while the citizens who had gathered were questioning these two men, Thompson was rushed away in an automobile toward Columbia. The crowd soon got on to the departure and followed but lost the trail, it is said, at Pelion. * # v AXDERSOX SHERIFF OUSTED. Supreme Tribunal Sustains Governor Cooper. Columbia, May l.?The supreme court, in a unanimous opinion yesterday, sustained Governor Cooper in his removal of J. Olin Sanders as sheriff of Anderson county.' The opinion was written by Associate Justice D. E. Hydrick and was concurred in by Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary and Associate Justice R. C. Watts, T. B. Fraser and George W. Gage. The court holds that "Sanders is not and has not been since the date of his removal by Governor Cooper the lawful sheriff of Anderson county, and that he surrender the said office and the records thereof to the _!- /-I /-I T7": n V. piailillil, <jr. iviilg, upun nis uciiiaLiu therefor, and that he pay the costs and disbursements of this action." Sanders was removed by Governor Cooper in February for alleged immoral conduct, but refused to surrender the office to King, who was appointed simultaneously by the chief executive. The plaintiff then went before Chief Justice Gary and procured an order for Sanders to appear before the supreme court to show cause why he was entitled to the office. The hearing was set for March 30, but a delay until April 20 was ordered at that time, when the question of certain papers not having been served on Sanders was raised. The supreme. court has held that the governor has not the right to remove a sheriff, but the chief executive had appointed Sanders to fill a vacancy in the office, causec^ by the resignation of Former Sheriff Joe L. M. Ashley, and the statute under which the appointment was made gives the governor the right to remove an appointee. tv. +vi a aati nlncn'on nf fVlo rtniniftn J-II IUC VyUUViUOiUil U1 1,11V V^IUIWU) Judge Hydrick says: "It is conceivable that the misconduct of an officer may be of such a nature as to make his continuance in office a reproach to decent government, while his conduct might not necessarily affect the proper administration of his office. But we are not called on to decide wrhether the misconduct for which removal may be made must be official conduct, because wre agree with the governor that the misconduct of which the officer was found guilty was of such a nature as to affect his administration of the office, and that it was, therefore, olfficial conduct. The defendant was the highest peace officer in his county and when he deliberately violated the sanctity of the home of anotTTSr and put himself in the situation in which he must have known if discovered by the outraged husband, a serious breach of peace, if not a homicide, would almost certainly result, he was guilty of conduct unbecoming a peace officer, and that was official conduct, for'which the governor rightly removed him from office." The cause of the removal was an affidavit filed with the governor by a former policeman of Anderson, that he went to his home one night and found Sanders and the policeman's wife locked up ifi a room together, and that Sanders held a pistol on the policeman while the then sheriff backed out of the door. T ACT RV PTRE. VAJ juv/k/ x * ? J. >i Kinard's Home Completely Razed to the Ground Saturday. Saturday morning about 9:30 fire was discovered in the residence of J. M. Kinard on Railroad avenue. When ; first seen by some workmen on the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse the flames had made such headway that practically nothing could be done to check the flames. The house is a complete loss. A considerable person of the furniture of Mr. and Mrs. Kinard was removed by volunteer helpers, but was very much damaged by the necessarily quick handling. Total insurance to the amount of $2,200 was carried on the residence and furniture, but Mr. Kinard estimates that the loss was approximately $4,000. A quantity, of clothing was burned, including a new suit that Mr. Kinard had just carried home. It is thought that the fire originated from the oil cook stove, which had hppn lighted bv the cook, who had left the kitchen for a few minutes. I Mrs. Kinard was ?t the home of ai neighbor at the time, while Mrs. S. ! M. Kinard, Mr. Kinard's mother, was in the front of the house and knew nothing of the fire until she heard the alarm. Mr. Kinard states that he will rebuild as soon as he can get the material and workmen. # ft ? - w." - ANNUAL EXERCISES AT RIVERS BRIDGE 13. D. CARTER, ESQ., oV BAMBERG, OPATOR OF THE DAY. . University Men Sing. H undress Gather to 1 tonor Those Who Fought For the Confederacy. i Last Thursday was memorial day at Rivers's Bridge, a spot twelve miles below Olar, where an engagement of the Confederate war was won by the Southern troops. This annual celebration always takes place on the last Thursday in April. The decrease in number of old veterans in attendance from year to year is very noticeable?this time only 11 being in line as they marched to the grave of their comrades who are buried at this hallowed place. Dr. N. F. Kirkland, now 88 years old, has been president of the Rivers Bridge Memorial Association for many years. He was present, as usual, but requested Prof. F. C. Chitty, of Olar, to preside over the exercises. A cadet from Carlisle school was bugler for the day. . In response to the bugle call the large audience of about 2,500 people % v ; flocked to the stand to enjoy the exercises of the day. A quartette of the University of South Carolina glee club had charge of the music and they thoroughly delighted the audience. After their opening number, the invocation was pronounced by the Rev. C. M. Peeler, of the Olar Methodist church. "My Country 'Tis of Thee", was then sung by the quartette. At this time Prof. Chitty delivered a short address, impressing upon the audience the importance of the day, - . and the true meaning of the .celebration. He then introduced R. Fair Goodwin, who presented the university quartette in very complimentary terms. Marked enthusiasm was manifested by continued ovation over the next number, "Dixie," by the qjuar? 4- *-* ?4 r\+% TTT V? lit tin Qoro Pea rl ICL ICj d I LCI W XX XV/11 IXLtig k/MA Uf JL VM*A -..stin, a member of the advanced first grade in the Olar school, gave a recitation, "The Flag of Dixie." Prof. Chitty then presented the orator of the day, B. D. Carter, Esq.,' of Bamberg. Mr. Carter's address was well received. He said that "we love to tell the story of the Confederate war to commit it to posterity, the world's historians failing to give justice to the Confederacy in not giving a true and full aceeunt." He paid a glowing tribute to the old veterans present and assured them that although they could not, according to the laws of nature, remain with us much longer, they would never be. forgotten, and that this assemblage was to confer honor on them as well as to honor those "who sleep in yon. tt ' j aer grave. He also praised the good women who responded to duty in the homes and hospitals. He reviewed some i i-' > i historical facts relative to the war and reconstruction period, referring, to the carpet-baggers and giving much credit and praise to General Wade Hampton. He declared that the struggle was not in vain and that it was best for all that the fight was fought without compromise. "Defeat implies disaster, but not disgrace," he said. "The Confederate soldier brought home a consciousness of duty performed." After a selection by the quartette, Miss Juanita Neeley, of the Olar school, read an essay on "Why the State of South Carolina Should Erect a Memorial to the Boys of the World . War." After the quartette entertained the audience for quite a while/ the old soldiers formed a line and -v J?i marched to the grave, where it was covered with beautiful flowers. A delightful basket dinner was served on the grounds. < > m FAVOR BETTER SCHOOLS. Branchville Citizens Vote for Bonds for School Improvement. Branchville, April 28.?The citi-' zens of Branchville, realizing the need of better educational advantages, came to the front yesterday by voting $20,000 bonds for improvement of the present school building and also voted seven mills additional tax for school purposes. This will put Branchville in position now to bring her school system up to the high standard now being advocated throughout the country. I / j -