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P?\ I f / (Lhe Sambrrg ffirralft t????????? ???????????^??????????M??mm, $2.00 Per Year in Advance B.A.MBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1920. Established in 1891 ? " I " ; - ; - BAMBERG MEN , GIVEN FREEDOM TOWXSEXD IJELEASES MAYk FIELD, BREEDIX, SAXDIFER. Oil Technical Error, ; Papers From North Carolina Found Insufficient and Defective at Habeas Corpus Hearing. Columbia, Sept. 12.?W. D. Mayfield, James Breeden and Henry M. Sandifer, Bamberg county men wanted in Anson county, North Carolina, on a charge of kidnaping, were released from custody yesterday upon orders of Judge Townsehd, thereby bringing to a conclusion one of the i most hotly contested legal battles -- - ? ** ^? 1~ ~~ A listed in soutn uaronna amicus auu ringing down the curtain on one of If the most interesting interstate cases V of many a year. P Sheriff Sanders, of Barnwell, who was designated by Governor Cooper as the agent to deliver Mr. Mayfield, Mr. Breeden and Mr. Sandifer to the I North Carolina authorities, was .restrained from carrying out the instructions of the governor on a writ of habeas corpus, served upon him September 9. Counsel for Mayfield in the petition for the habeas corpus writ alleged among other contentions that the extraditioh warrant issued v by Governor Cooper was made out iri regularly in that the extradition papf ers forwarded to South Carolina by Governor Bickett were irregular. This contention was aamiuea oyi Assistant Attorney General Morris C. Lumpkin and Solicitor W. E. Brock, of the Thirteenth circuit of North Carolina and an effort was made by them to prevent the issuance of an order under the habeas corpus proceedings by withdrawing the extradition warrant, under which the men were being held. Governor Cooper upon tljeir motion, revoked his former mandate and instructed the sheriff to release the alleged fugitives. Judge Townsend held, however, that since this action was taken after the writ of habeas corpus had been served and the hearing begun the hearing on the writ should proceed. Counsel for Mayfield, Breeden and Sandifer think that this is to be the last act in the case, which has occu0 pied the attention of two governors and excited interest in both North and South Carolina for some weeks. The code of South Carolina, they pointed out, provides that no man ' -? *- - at, _ | snail oe rearresieu uu me same charge, however colored, after having once been discharged on a writ ^of habeas corpus. A fine of $2,500 is provided for any person assisting in making such an arrest. Sheriff McCain, of Richland county, was present at the hearing with a warrant for the three men, intending to hold them until new extradition papers could arrive from North Carolina. The warrant was not served. . Judge Townsend's order follows: "On hearing the sheriff's return to the writ of habeas corpus issued in this matter, whereby it appears that he holds the petitioners in custody by virtue of a warrant of extradition issued by his excellency, the governor of this state, and it being admitted by the assistant attorney general, representing the state, that the proceedings upon which said warrant for the extradition of the petitioners was issued, are insufficient and defective and not in compliance with the act of congress, and it being further stated by the assistant attorney general that the defects in the extradition proceedings had been discovered and called to the attention of the governor, and that the governor has instructed the sheriff to discharge the prisoners, after the sheriff had prepared his return and the prisoners were before me in court. The instruction to the sheriff by* the governor to the effect that he had revoked his warrant of extradition, "and that he should discharge the prisoners, was made after the hour fixed for the hearing in this matter before me, and after counsel for the petitioners had commenced to present their petition, and while I was waiting for the governor or attorney general to submit any reasons that they might have for resisting the discharge of the petitioners under the habeas corpus proceedings. "It is therefore ordered that the petitioners be discharged from the custody of C. K. Sanders, sheriff, and go hence." v-. Mr. Mayfield and his two associates were accused (ft kidnaping Jesse \ WEEVILS EVERYWHERE. All Top Crop Destroyed and Most of Staple Now Open. There is no denying the fact that the cotton planters of Bamberg county are blue over the boll weevil* situation. The top crop is a complete failure, they say, and they make the further statement that a cotton bloom can scarcely be found in the county, , whereas 'usually at this season of the year the tops of the cotton plants are white with blooms. It appears to an observer who does not pretend to know that small cotton this year will make a much better showing than 1 the larger cotton. Most of the medium lands this year nave cotton which is well fruited, while the lar ger cotton, which matures fruit later, is very poorly fruited, due to boll weevil devastation, and will produce yields nothing like normal. Jones and Eugene Stroman, two negro farm hands, who, they allege, . were formerly employed on Mr. Mayfield's farm and had fled from the state violating their contract with Mr. Mayfield. Efforts were first made to secure the extradition of the two negroes from North Carolina, but Governor Bickett of North Caro- 1 lina refused to honor the requisition papers. The Bamberg' county men ' then, the North Carolina authorities ; claim, took matters into their own hands, went to North Carolina and ' brought the negroes back to South Carolina. This was effected, the negroes alleged in affidavits presented ( at a hearing before Governor Cooper, with force of arms and with the use of handcuffs. Mayfield and his asso- 1 ciates, however, claim that no force ' j was used and that the negroes even expressed themselves as glad to get i back to South Carolina. Requisition papers were then is- ' sued for the three Bamberg men by Governor Bickett and after several hearings were honored by Governor ^ Cooper, who notified Sheriff Sanders, * Rarnu-Dll pnnntr tn srrocf- tho mem ^ and to deliver them to the yorth ? Carolina authorities. Sheriff Sand- " ers was' passing through Columbia * September 9 en route to North Carolina with the-alleged fugitives when 1 he was served with the writ Qf habeas corpus. Mr. Mayfield and his associates 1 were reperesented at the hearing by Edgar A. Brown, J. Wesley Crura, Jr., and ^ W. Robinson, while j counsel for the state were Assistant Attorney General Lumpkin and Solicitor Brock. Former Senator S. G. Mayfield, father of W. D. Mayfield, j was also present at the hearing. Statement by Governor Cooper. With regard to the discharge of W. D. Mayfield, H. B. Sandifer and j James Breedin by Judge W. H. Town- . send, Governor Cooper has issued the following statement: * "The order of Judge Townsend as t published in the State Sunday does < not state fully the proceedings had before me. The order leaves the impression that I had acted in the mat- T ter after the hearing had comemnced before the judge. The facts are as . follows: "When the writ of habeas corpus * was granted I was advised by the attorney general's office that the defect t compiained of in the requisition sent c me by the governor of North Carolina K was fatal, and that the petitioners ' would be entitled to discharge before 1 Judge Townsend. On Saturday morning about lu:30 o'clock Solicitor W. a E. Brock, of North Carolina, representing that state, and the assistant 1 attorney general, Mr. Lumpkin, ap peared before me, and filed a written ( petition asking that I revoke my mandate directing that the petitioners be delivered to the authorities of 2 North Carolina. This I did about 12 3 o'clock on Saturday morning in a * formal order. By my direction Judge Townsend was notified of my action about 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, two hours prior to the time fixed for a hearing before me. As soon as I could see Sheriff Sanders, who had the parties in custody, I informed him of my action, instructing hiip to release the men, and they were actu- i ally at liberty when Judge Town- ] send's order was made. It is proper r also to state that at the first hearing ' before me in this case I called atten- ^ tion of attorneys representing May- e field and others to the fact that the j warrant from North Carolina on which requisition was based was not supported by affidavit. They stated * that they did not care to raise that i question; that they wanted me :o c hear the case on its merits. I natv.rally assumed that this defect was 1 waived, and proceeded with the hear- f ing on the merits. t I regret very much the necessity of having to make a statement that has even the appearance of criticising the s action of a member of the judicial de- ( partment of the government, but in 1 justice to myself, since it does not f otherwise appear in the record, and , since my order was not published in any of the papers though it was given 2 to press representatives two hours before the hearing before Judge Townsend, I feel that the whole facts c shouly be known." 3 WATSOX NOMINATED. Defeats all Opponents in Georgia. Second Ka<'e for Governor. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 9.?Thomas E. Watson maintained his majority in the Democratic nomination on the face of returns, incomplete and unofficial, from yesterday's primary, as compiled late today by the Atlanta Journal. s A runoff will be necessary to decide the gubernatorial nomination on the face of- incomplete returns. Complete returns, partly official, partly from unofficial totals by the Constitution tonight on the popular \rote in yesterday's primary showed: Senate?Watson, 98,475; Dorsey, 60,801; Smith, 50,700; Cooper, 842. riftTTArriA^ "Ho-rrl TT7i 87 n 7 VJU V llUi XJLUA U " iVUj VJ ) V W J Walker, 79,879; Holder, 23,673; Brown, 2,497. The county unit vote, however, determines the result. Later returns showed no changes in the standing of various state officials, as compiled by the Journal. i cm > mm Miller-Herndon. Miss Leila Ellen Miller, daughter of Mrs. Leila Means Miller, was married yesterday afternefon at 5 o'clock to James Herndon, U. S. N., the ceremony taking place at the home of the bride's uncle-in-law and aunt, Mr. md Mrs. W. H. Galloway, 1824 Sumter street. The Rev. Andrew W. Blackwood of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Mr. Herndon, who has been on naral recruiting duty in Columbia for the last year as assistant medical examiner, has been transferred to Santiago, Cal., where he will do similar service and he and his bride left yes- ( -prrlav for thp west. exDectine: to spend a few days, en route, in Atlanta. Before coming to Columbia Mr. flerdon saw 15 months' service with ;he naval aviation division in France, laving belonged to the lie Tudy air station, which was cited for having sunk three German submarines off :he coast of France. The bride has been one of the imminent young business women of Columbia and has scores of friends lere who will regret that her mar- ] iage takes her away from Columbia. ' ?The State. 1 Mr. Herndon is a brother of Frank 1 rlernddn, of this city. He was rear- < id in this county and he has visited the city on numerous occa- 1 ons and is well known here, where 1 le has scores of friends. Urges Women to Register. $ Editor The Herald:?On Septem- 1 ier 22, 1920, the registration office in ! ;he court house at Bamberg will be vept open so that women may regis n.AWk Am /\ wArriptf A *? on/1 .er. UlXltJSS W Uliicii uu iC6iOLCx aiiu let their registration certificates they vill not be qualified to vote on No- c rember 2nd in the general election. 5 The women of the north and west ire going to register and they are 1 ?oing to vote. Why not we? 1 The women of the north are going 1 ;o stand by the Republican party. ; Jhall we stand by the Democratic par- 1 ;y, or shall we fail to take the trouble to register and vote? 1 Now is the time for all good men 1 md women to come to the aid of their j party. Will you do it? ' The registration office will be kept )pen on the 22nd of this month especially in order to give the women mother opportunity to register. If :ou do not register on that date it 1 vill be too late. 1 MAMIE MAYFIELD. 3 Denmark, S. C. ^ Mrs. J. E. Ulimer. 1 1 Brunson, Sept. 3.?Mrs. J. E. Ul- 1 ner died last night at her home in ? Brunson after a prolonged illness. ?' rhe deceased was the jpidow of Capt. 1 I. M. Ulmer, at officer of the Confed- 1 ?rate army, and was before her mar- 1 -iasre Miss Janie Free, of Bamberg. * Mrs. Ulmer was highly esteemed ( )y all who knew her, and loved by 1 nany friends because of her sterling 1 lualities, amiable disposition and mre Christian life. She wras a faith-' I ul and consistent member of the Papist church. The following sons and daughters survive: H. M. Fulmer, of Monroe, N. 2., Mrs. M. E. Edenfield, of BatesDurg. Mrs. J. T. Rivers, Misses Her- * ;ha and Ru* M rimer, Eric Ulmer, Bush Time '. and J. Gordon Ulmer, 1 < ill of Brunson. ^ < ? m Just received, shipment of Ameri- * an Wire Fence. See me at once if 'ou need fercing. G. 0. SIMMONS. ? i t SMITH REELECTED. Defeats Warren Tuesday.?Shealey and Harvey Nominated. Returns tabluated up to one o'clock Wednesday morning indicated the renomination of Senator E. D. Smith by a majority of more than 15,000 over George Warren, his opponent in the second primary: Wilson G. Harvey was nominated lieutenant governor over Oscar K. Mauldin, his majority being more than 13,000. Frank W. Shealey has been renominated railroad commissioner over D. L. Smith, his majority being around 13,000. Bamberg For Warren. Incomplete returns tabulated up to noon yesterday showed that George Warren, of Hampton, was easily the favorite in Bamberg county. Thirteen boxes out of 15 gave Warren 658 votes to 296 for Smith. The only county contest was that of magistrate for Fish Pond. Up to Wednesday noon the Little Swamp box had not been heard from, and the outcome of this race is uncertain until Little Swamp is added in the tabulation. Twelve boxes had been tabulated for all offices except senator. The official and full tabulation will be published in The Herald next week. Following are the totals heard from up to yesterday at noon: U. S. senator?Smith, 296; Warren, 658. Lieutehant governor ? Harvey, 566; Mauldin, 246. Railroad commissioner?Shealey, 278; Smith, 534*. Magistrate at Fish Pond Little Swamn wot inolndedl?Garfor 44* Hill, 72. ? i m i m ATTENDED BIG CONVENTION. Bamberg County Farmers Enthusiastic Over Cotton Meeting. S. S. Williams, of Govan, and H. C. Crum and T. P. McCrae. of Denmark, attended the big meeting of the American Cotton association in Montgomery recently. Mr. Williams, in discussing the convention Saturday, spoke very enthusiastically of the actions of rhe association, and he is of the belief tha: great good will be accomplished in the carrying out of the mammoth programme outlined at the association. Mr. Williams said that the various cotton interests were represented at the meeting, including the spinners, exporters and the banks, and that all of these interests were unanimously agreed that the time has come for the fixing of a fair price for the staple lest farmers entirely quit cotton for other crops. It was generally agreed among the men of big in terests that unless the farmers are permitted to make profits on their otton similar to profits made in other industries, the people will continue to leave the farms for more lucrative employment, and it was pointed out, in support of this argument, that the percentage of farmers moving to the towns is growing larger every year. All the spinners agreed that the planters are entitled to a ^ood price for cotton, and a representative from the English spinners pleaded for the fixing of a high price as the only hope of supplying the European people with clothing. Mr. Crum stated Saturday that he had during his trip talked with many Alabama farmers, and he found that the boll weevil is eating up the cotton there, and that the damage is greater than in recent years. Many farmers, he said, are expecting no more than three bales of cotton to the plow. During his visit Mr. Crum became very much encouraged over the peanut crop. He says that No. 1 Spanish peanuts are now worth ^ "1 OA Tirifli f V? A r\AOTTin A 1UUIH tp -L ? U J 'CI LU11, tum lUC Pay quoted at around $30. At these prices, Mr. Crum says the farmers tvill make good money this year, as ;he crop is generally good. He has eighty acres in peanuts himself, and nany oth"- farmers in his section lave rented heavily of this crop. m < > ? Political Points. "And whom did you vote for, Miss Sophy?" "Well, you see, the Republican was ;implv stunningly good-looking. But ;he Democrat had always been perfectly splendid to his family, so I narked both ballots, closed my eyes, shuffled them, put one in the box and ;ore up the other. Nothing could be Jairer than that."?Life. m m p Read The Herald, $2 per year. TOBACCO MARKET DROPS. J North Carolina OPens 50 to 100 Per Cent. Off From Last Year. A. M. Brabham has handed The Herald copies of the Raleigh (N. C.) j News and Observer of September 8 and 9, containing accounts of the opening of the North Carolina tobacco markets. In view of the in terest locally in the price of tobacco, we give here a brief summary of the condition of the markets in the north * state. "Tobacco growers in eastern North Carolina are up in arms because of a fifty per cent, reduction in prices for the opening day as compared with ^ last year. Greenville warehouses s were closed shortly after the opening yesterday, when, it is reported, the angry farmers refused to allow the sales continued," says the opening paragraph of the issue of the 8th. "Sales were also discontinued at Farmville and Ayden, but the larger markets remained open though the price flumps caused a lot of the weed to be hauled back home and many indignation meetings were held." The greatest part of the North Carolina tobacco is bright leaf, and very high class, although the prices reported from the various markets wrere less than prices paid in Bamberg for tobacco that is generally conceded to be inferior to North Carolina bright leaf. Millions of pounds of tobacco were 1 on sale the opening day. At G^een- 2 ville the price averaged between 15 2 f and 20 cents a pound, fifty per cent, under last year's prices. More than three-quarters of a million pounds c were on sale at Wilson, the largest bright leaf market in tjate world, and t the "cures" were the finest, ever offered, though the price was 100 per s cent, under last year. At Kinsfon 1 "initial prices were 35 to 50 per c cent, off from those of last year's c opening." Last year the average at s Kinston was 50 cents. The everage 1 price at Goldsboro was 20 cents. The 8 average at Rocky Mount' was'25 * cents, and at other markets about the 8 same as those given above. c Following the prices offered at the s opening, most of the markets de- c clared against selling. Many markets were closed entirely and resolu- c tions were passed by farmers' meet- ? ings protesting against the prices. t In the issue of Sept. 9, slightly t better prices are noted, but still not i near approximating the prices of last c year. i In view of the fact that many t farmers were dissatisfied with prices I paid on the Bamberg market, this r should be of interest to the planters I of this county. The fact that Bam- c berg tobacco was placed on the mar- c ket early saved the farmers here thousands of dollars. Mr. tfraDnam s will be pleased to 'show the papers t referred to to any interested parties. I Denmark Notes. 1 ' r Denmark, Sept. 15.?Misses Julia I and Elizabeth McCrae have returned I to Winthrop college, and Miss Ruth Folk to Chicora college. r Misses Clara Wyman and Kather- t ine Faust returned on Wednesday to ^ Converse college. Miss Wyman will s enter the senior class. She is a I member of the student council and t an officer in the Carlisle society. Miss c Faust, a member of the junior class, f is one of the editors of the college magazine. Last year she won the r annual prize for the best literary a sketch contributed during the term. v Graham's chapter, U. D. C., will g install two drinking fountains in the h school buildings as a memorial to i] the Confederate dead of Denmark t and vicinity. t ^ Bamberg's Fair Voters. a h To Denmark goes the exclusive h honor of nossessing all the women v of the county who so far are suffi- s iently interested in politics to regis- n ter. Up to the time of the closing t of the hooks of registration last Wednesday afternoon, twenty-two of t Denmark's fair citizens had appeared ii before the registration board and se- e cured their certificates entitling them a to participate in the elections. The s books of registration will again be t opened for one day on September 22. ai The following ladies have register- n ed in this county, all of them being t voters of the Denmark precinct: 01- ive D. Crum; Priscilla H. Crum, Flor- fi ence B. Cox, Lillie Cooper, Gussie ^ H. Cooper, Blanch W. Faust, Rosa ^ B. Fanning, Sarah H. Guess, Caroline S. Hovt, Dorothy E. Hoyt, Annie a B. Hooper, Jennie F. Hooton, Beu- F lah Leslie, Hazel Lecroy, Vivian Le- ii crop, Sarah M. Liles, Mamie B. May- g MANY NEGROES ON FRONT PORCH i WARDING VISITED BY FIVE DEL^ EGATIONS. Makes Two Speeches. several Hours of Demonstration and Oratory Mark Day at Marion. Marion, Ohio, Sept. 10?Five delerations of negro Republicans, representing various organizations of the ace in the north and the south, gathered at Senator Harding's front porch ;oday and pledged him their support n several hours of characteristic lemonstrations and oratory. In response the Republican nomilee made two speeches praising the - - oyalty and attainments of the naion's negro citizenry and promising hat the federal government ''will not :ail the American negro." He asked ;hat they make service to the counry the every day standard of their utizenship, and declared his abhor ence of the use of "brutal and unawful violence" against the black 'ace or any other class.% In several private conferences Senitor Harding also heard the grievmces of various negro leaders and i issured them he would make a careul study of the situation. Lynching md segregation of the negro federal imployees were practices for whose oppression the visitors made a paricular plea. '/ 1 ' >' Conventions of negro Baptists, in iession at Columbus and Indianapois, sent the largest delegations and a :amp meeting spirit ruled the day's :elebration. The first group came in linging "Harding Will Shine Tolight" in parody of a revival hymsn : md "Amens" and "Hellelujahs" loated heavenward with "Oh, Boy's" md "Yon Tell 'Em" as the succession )f orators poured out their profeslions of loyalt^ to the partyvof Linjoin and Grant. x JWk Henry Lincoln Johnson, Republi>an national ^nminittPAmnn for door-. ;ia, headed the group from the na-* ional Baptist convention at Colum>us, which arrived during the mornng and which was the first to be adIressed by the nominee. An afterloon speech was to the representaives of the Baptist convention incor>orated, which is meeting in Indiatapolis, the National Equal Rights ^eague, the African Methpdist Episcopal church and the Methodist Episcopal church. Besides Johnson, those who made . ; peeches included the presidents of >oth of the conventions; William H. ^ewis, of Boston, a former assistant ittorney general; Charles Cottrill, of roledo, former collector of internal \ evenue at Honolulu; Hallie 0. Brown, president of the National rederation of Negro Women's Clubs. * A prayer opened the afternoon . neeting which had lasted for nearly wo hours before Senator Harding vTas reached on the programme of peakers. Other speeches followed lis, and then the visitors flocked up he front steps of the Harding resilence and kept the candidate busy or half an hour shaking hands. Two hundred thousand votes from tegro women were promised the sen:tor by the women speakers, one of rhom praised his stand for party ;overnment and said the women of ler race, would claim representation 1 3 n the government proportionate toheir numbers. ai duixi my muxuiug ciuu cvcums elebration of Gen. John J. Pershing, n overnight guest at the Harding ome, was an added attraction that elped stir the enthusiasm of the isitors** To each crowd he made a hort speech praising the service of egro soldiers in the war but not ouching on political subjects. One of those who conferred with he senator during the day was Willam Monroe Trotter, of Boston, excutive secretary of the National Rov1 Rights league. He asked that egregation of negro employees of he federal government be abolished, nd declared afterward that the nomiee had given the request appreciate consideration. eld, Louise Matthews, \Bessie M. layo, Christobel Mayfield, Lida K. layfield, Laura G. Sandifer. The ladies readily give their ages, nd do not seem to mind it at all. 'riends of the registration board say t will not be any trouble hereafter to et the board together.