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I \ ' | (Til? Hambmj ijrratfi $2.00 Psr Year in Advance BAMBERG*, S. 0., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1920. Established in 1891 - ~~ i , ~ [ SON KILLS FATHER; i ' MERCHANT IS SHOT; THRBK KILLINGS?ONE ASSAIL^ ANT UNKNOWN. r Spartanburg the- Scene. w Difficulty With Boy Ends Fatally. Aged Man Found Dead in ) Front of Store. 1 Spartanburg, Dec. 16.?Munroe N. Inman, well known citizen of this city, was shot and almost instantly V ill Ad early this morning by his m ? m twenty-one-year-old son, Manning, following a personal difficulty between father and son. Mrs. Inman testified at the inqjuest this afternoon that she heard her husband, who was f in a room with his son, declare that | he was going to kill the young man. A moment later, she said, the son attempted to escape from the house, his father pursuing him with a butcher knife. The son found the door locked, Mrs. Inman said, and turning received a cut on the arm. Almost immediately, Mrs. Inman testified, she heard * a pistol shot and ran into the room, k where she found her husband dead on k the floor and his son, Manning, stand- J ' 1 ~ -1 ?-~" l.Tin or i"NT1 I ' L ing nearby. a pisiui was iviu& wu. the bed in the room. Young Inman was placed in the county jail, but ap- ; plication for his release on bail will be made at once by his attorney. The young man has made no state- ( ment and nothing is known concerning the caijke of the tragedy. T^he dead man was formerly connectediin a responsible capacity with the Cowpens Manufacturing Cdmpany and * later was traveling with a prominent shoe concern. Manning Inman has borne an excellent reputation here and has been employed by a local ( mercantile concern. < s Dead in Front of Store. Spartanburg, Dec. 16.?W. D. ' Mitchell, aged manager of Whitlock's store, four miles from Spartanburg, was found lying dead in a pool of blood in the front of the store at an J f. early hour this morning. He had been shot through the heart with a shotgun and evidently had been dead some hours. The theory of the officer working on the case is that he was . shot about 9 o'clock last night. His , miT-ao snrmnsed to have contained JJUJWV, IT x considerable money, was taken from the body and the pockets had been . j. disturbed. Mr. Mitchell slept in the rear of the store, taking his meals at a home nearby. Last night a young man called at a home near the store and inquired as to where he could find the manager of the store, stating ' that he wished to purchase some * gasoline. He proceeded to the store t and a few minutes later a loud report ' was heard bv neighbors, but it was . ] presumed that a passing automobile had burst a tire. Today those who heard the report are confident that it was the report of the shotgun the$" heard. Mr. Mitchell was sixty-eight years old and unmarried. All efforts to trace the subsequent movements of the unknown young man who went to the store last night , have thus far been unsuccessful. ( i B. A. Buckheister Killed. Snartanburs:. Dec. 17.?B. A. . Buckheister, superintendent of the street railway lines of the South ^ Carolina Light, Power and Railway Company, of this city, was shot and ( almost instantly killed her tonight shortly after 8 o'clock by George W. , Putnam, a former employee of the company. The shooting occurred in ( East Main street at the railway crossing. Four shots were fired, all of which are said to have entered Buckheister's body, the fatal shot entering the brain just over the eye. Putnam was arrested almost immediately. <?Ie was transferred tonight to the county jail. The police say there has been ill , feeling between Putnam and the . superintendent of the street railway line since the days of the street railway strike more than a year ago, at which time Putnam was an employe of the company and among the men men who struck ana were never re instated, it is alleged. During the same difficulty it was recalled by the police tonight, Mr. Buckheister had some difficulty with a little son of:' Mr. Putnam, as a result of which both < Buckheister and Putnam were fined!: in the police court. m ? > ? Among the owners of Holstein cows , given a place on the November honor roll ig J. K. Mayfield, of Denmark. 1 TAR AND FEATHERS. | Protest Against Use of Hun Brings Rough Treatment. Jacksonville, Dec. 19.?John D. I Bischoff, a real estate dealer of this city, securely bound and gagged and covered with a coat of tar and feath-j ers, was dumped from an automobile at 8:40 o'clock tonight on one of Jacksonville's busiest downtown street intersections. Across Bischoffs chest was a sign reading "Herr John Bischoff. a Hun." A curious crowd gathered around Ricjnhrwff onrj ho wfic finallv nlaced in ^ iOV/iiV/U UUV4 ' v 4 another car, taken to the police station and then sent to his home. He refused to make any statement. Bischoff was the subject of an attack in a Jacksonville afternoon paper on Saturday in connection with a letter which the paper published from Bischoff in which the latter objected to the use of the word "Hun" in the columns of the paper and threatened to withdraw his advertising matter unless the paper ceased calling the Germans Huns. The machine which dropped Bischoff at the street intersection is said to have contained four masked men. License numbers on the car were concealed. It slowed down long enough to push the tar and feathered victim, practically nude, with the exception of the feathers, into the street and then speeded up again and was lost in the maze of traffic. FATAL TO A. H. BARBER. Shot While Trying to Enter a Home, It Is Said. Sumter, Dec. 18.?A. H. Barber, a sewing machine agent, who was shot, t is alleged, early yesterday morning by Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Brunson, when tie tried, it is said, to enter their country home about two miles from Sumter, died at a local hospital this ifternoon. The trouble arose over i warrant which had been previously sworn out by Mr. Bruson, charging Barber with disturbing the peace of bis home. Barber was later released >n bond. And he later went, it is illeged, to the Brunson home. For some time, it is charged, he tried to nake a forcible entry into the Brunon home, but the occupants had lock3d every door and had warned him not to enter as he would be shot, it is reported. He succeeded in breaking the lock to the fro^t door, it is A ~ ^^ anf-oroH thp home he was 3?t 1U.. AQ uc gmvi vu vv met with a volley of shots, five being fired by Mrs. Brunson with a piscol, and gne by her husband with a "ifle, it is alleged. Three shots took effect. Barber was from Lumberton, N. C., ind his remains will be taken there or burial. The inquest over the body aas not been held, although a jury eras empanelled and viewed the renains. Counsel for the Brunson family asked a continuance of the inquest until next Thursday. It was granted. What a Town! Zion, 111., Dec. 18.?^Efforts of the Rev. Mr. O'Brien, a Methodist minister, as attorney, failed to save from fine Dr. George Billmeyer, a physician, charged with smoking on one of th.e busiest corners in Zion today. The Rev. Mr. O'Brien contended that Patrolman Isaac Perry, who made the arrest, was misled by concealed breath due to the cold weather. r\? /-vt7nv tho ctflnd hftW LJI . X311 JLi-LiC?' Ci luun ? .. ?ver, and admitted he had been smoking tobacco. He was fined $10 and costs. Two censors, armed with one doz?n woolen shawls, were appointed by Wilbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion, to enforce an order against the wearing of low-neck dresses in the Zion Tabernacle. The censors, Mrs. W. H. Clendenen, wife of the mayor, and Mrs. T. C. Pihl, are to place a shawl around any woman who violates the order, conduct her from the tabernacle and surrender her to a waiting policeman. A sign has been posted across the front of the tabernacle warning zuon women against wearing dresses without collars, skirts more than three inches above the ankle, open-work J stockings, "x-ray" sleeves, or transparent blouses. ? ? The small grocery store of John Days, near the colored Methodist church, was broken into Tuesday night and practically evoryroing m the store taken out and thrown on the sidewalk. It did not dppeir thai anything had been carried away. It was evidently the work of pan res bent on mischief. i ! ?? TO SAN; By James \\ Most tangible of all t 0 Santa Claus?our As first we scamperei Take us as children t fi Be wholly good to us, As a pleased father, 1< Its, nomea witnin tue And all the cheer anc Thou lone reality, wh Life's unrealities hav< Ambition hath allure And all that promise< * Throughout the worl( Thou only bidest stab. A grateful kiftg re-ru Crowned with a little * A mighty general?a Thou givest again a r And wildly glad he gl Old jurist with the di * The sculptor's chisel, Is as a whistle in his The painter's model f And there Jthou stands * Most like a winter pip And tingling-red that Set in thv frosty bear y As midst the snows tl * Ho! Santa Claus?ou Most tangible of all tl As first we scampered Take us as children to LITTLE TOTS TO I Lees, S. C., Dec. 15, 1920. Dear Santa: I am a little boy three years old, and thought I would write you to let you hear what I want. I want for Christmas a little automobile, pistol, climbing monkey, little gun and a money bank, and some candy and fruit, and, old Santa, do please don't forget my baby brother; he wants a kiddie horse and a doll. Now, I will close; be sure to come. Your little boy, ROBERT SANDIFER. Lees, S. C., Dec. 15, 1920. My dear old Santa: "As it is nearly Xmas I thought I would write and tell you what 1 want. I want an airplane, coon jig ? - ~ -i- ~ 1 t?nin On/1 Q tplpnhnTlP jj IS) LUI, LI aiu uuu u. vu^vjc ?w ? ? money bank, some fireworks and fruit. This is all I will ask for this time. I am going to school and am in the first grade. I will close, wishing you a merry- Christmas and happy new year. Your little friend, D/K. SANDIFER, JR. Lees, S. C., Dec. 16, 1920. My dear old Santa: I am writing to tell you what I want you to please bring me for Xmas. I want an air rifle, a coon jigger, a cap pistol and a train and a car. I would rather ^ave an Overland, and some fireworks and fruit. Happiness to you and Mrs. Santa, and merry Christmas. Lovingly, ALBERT HICKS. Lees, S. C., Dec. 16, 1920. My dear old Santa: I am writing to tell you what 1 want you to bring me for Xmas. 1 want a doll with long ?urly hair, blue eyes and rosy cheeks, ai\d a little bed for it, and some fruits of all kinds. Your little girl, RUTH ALICE HICKS. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 7, 1920. Dear Sandy: I am going to tell you what I want for Christmas. I want a pretty doll and some candy and apples and oranges and raisins and firearms and a stove and pans and pot and wagon and I will pull my doll in it. 1 want a doll chair and table and little tea set and buckets and doll nipple and shawl. ALICE KIRKLAND. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa: I want you to please bring me -a watch that you can see what time it is in the dark, and some fruit, fireworks and candy. MELVIN HITT. * FA CLAUS 'hitcomb Riley. he gods that be, own since infancy! ? ;1 to thee?now, as then, 0 thy heart again. * * just as of old; 2t thine arms enfold haven of thy love, 1 wholesomeness thereof. ? * ten O, so long 3 wrought us wrong: j d us, fame likewise, j ;1 honor in men's eyes. # * i's evasions, wiles and shifts, le as thy gifts: ? leth from thy lap, soldier-cap: # * nation's pride? ocking horse to ride, oweth as the grim rum thou givest him: * * I at thy mirth's command, boyish hand; adeth utterly, ist, and he painteth thee: ? # * . pin, sound and fine ripe old face of thine, I d of cheek and chin le thaws of spring set in. * * r own since infancy? le gods that be!? to thee?now, as then, thy heart again. WRITE SANTA CLAUS Govan, S. C., Dec. 18, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: I am writing and asking you to ; bring me a doll and fur and all kind of fireworks. Please bring a plenty of fruit also. Hoping you a merry Xmas and happy new year. Your , little friend, CARRIE LEE HARTZOG. ??-?-' ( I Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a jointed doll with long curly hair and can shut her eyes, also some fruit, fireworks and candy. Your best friend, DOROTHY HITT. Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl eight years old. I want you to bring me a doll, a trunk, stove and some dishes and all kinds of fruit for Xmas. Your little friend, ANNIE LAURIE CLAYTON. Ehrhardt, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl just six years old.. I want you to bring me a doll and carriage, a trunk, and some fruit of all kinds for Xmas. Your little friend, LOIS CATHERINE CLAYTON. Olar, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa: I am a little boy seven years old. I want you to bring me some fruit, some fireworks, a train, a ball. Bring my little brother, Edward, an air . rifle, some fruit. My little sister, Louise, a big doll with curly hair. Your friend | ERNEST H. SELLERS. Denmark, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: I am right late, but I am a little girl five years old. I can't write my; self so I had to ask my brother to I write for me, so please bring me a . doll with curly hair and a little doll [ bed, some fruit of all kind. Also . bring my little sister, Sadie, a doll ; too and a little toy wagon to pull. ? Yours truly, i RACHAEL HERNDON. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 21, 1920. Dear Santa: Please bring me a watch and same i fireworks and fruit. I have a little . sister and she wants a little rubber , doll. My brother wants a wagon and train. Your friend, R. M. BRUCE. i \ PROF. NUTALL QUITS. With Pie Wagon, He Makes 3 Times Prof.'s Pay. "Professor J. T. Nutall, of the Crane Junior college, chemistry teacher, or J. T. Nutall, the pieman, that is the question." Mr. Nutall, who has been a chemistry teacher for fourteen years, says the man who drives a pie wagon makes more money than he did as a college ^ professor. .Accordingly, he has laid aside the cap and gown and hase become a salesman. "And I am making three times what I made as a teacher. True, I prefer teaching, but I have four children to feed and keep warm. As a teacher," Mr. Nutall continued, "in order to keep my family in the necessities of life, I taught all day, then taught night school; was dead to the world next day; taught summer school during the vacation period, and during the two weeks which I reserved to rest I worked in the Xray department of a Chicago hospital as chemist." Bamberg, S.' C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa: I wish you would please bring me a doll carriage, a tea set, also a doll table. I want some fireworks, fruit and candy. Love to you, CAROLINE HITT. A Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a little doll crib, a pretty doll, a tea set and a little piano. I have a little brother this P!hrisrtma.e so rinn't forsret him. Your little girl, ELOISE MATHENY. Bamberg, S. C., Dec.^20, 1920. My dear old Santa: I am a little girl six years old, and 1 go to school. Please bring me a doll and a tea set, and bring my little brother and little sister something too. Your little friend, GRACE BRUCE. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa: I have been watching the papers for the letters to you and I see them now so I will lay in my claim for just anything you see fit to bring for a little five year old girl who is very much like the others, quite disobedient at times. But I ask God to forgive me every night for my misdeeds, and I know He will. And, Santa, please don't forget dad and* mother. EDITH MCMILLAN, xt J n ~ .tieywa.ru. ocuuui. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a drum and a horn, an air rifle and a box of candy, also a few firecrackers. Your friend, johnnie hill. Govan, S. C., Dec. 18, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: i am a little boy six fears old, and i am telling you just what i want for Xmas. i want you to bring me a pretty doll, one that can go to sleep and has curly hair, a horn and fireworks, and plenty of fruit and a little automobile that i can ride in. Now don't forget the doll. Your little friend, JACK ALLEN HARTZOG. Dear Santa: i am a little boy. eight years old. i go to school. My teacher is a very sweet girl if she was raised down in the sticks among the gallberries. We all love her. Now, Santa, i want you to bring me one sack of candy, one pocket knife, one flash light, and some fireworks, a little automobile, one pair stockings, one little lamp bicycle, one wagon, one goat, one pair goat harness. Your little friend donald McMillan. Bamberg, S. C., Dec. 20, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: Bring me a doll with curly hair and a carriage and a tea set, and bring my little sisters the same thing. CHARLOTTE DELK. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy three years old. I want you to bring^me a tricycle, some fireworks, and lots of good things to eat. J. D. KIRKLAND, JR. Dear Santa Claus: I am just a big old boy baby yet, but I want you to bring me a little wagon and whip, and a kiddie car too, and lots of drinks. BILL KIRKLAND. COTTON REDUCTION DAY IS SET APART GOVERNOR COOPER PROCLAIMS MONDAY, JAN. 3, AS DATE. Cut in Acreage Expected. Farmers Organization Plans to Launch Determined Campaign, Says President Hanier. ; Columbia, Dec. 15.?Governor Cooper today set aside Monday, Jan- ^ uary o, as "Cotton Day" in South Carolina. In doing so he issued a statement, in which he declared that it is ' incumbent upon the cotton states to take intelligent cognizance of the situation with reference to raw cotton and see to it that the market does not remain glutted throughout another season." In calling upon South Carolinians to devote their best thought on Janu- . ary 3 to meeting the situation which at present they find themselves in, v the governor was complying with a request made by the South Carolina Division of the American Cotton association. Similar action has been taken by the governors of other cotton growing states of the nation. The proclamation issued by the governor follows: "The South Carolina Division of " + V>^ A Tviori/ion Prvtt r?rs A ccnni') firm h a a C 11 C niUCX ICCt I I VUVtuu 1.MWWV1WVAVU uwu requested that 1 design the first Monday in January as 'Cotton Acreage Reduction Day' in South Carolina. I gladly comply with this request. For the time being the markets of the world are not absorbing raw cotton, and one cannot tell how long it willt be before the staple will again bring a profitable price to the grower. It is certain that a large supply of cotton will be carried over from the present crop; if in 1921 there is added to this carry-over another large yield the price will be distressingly low. It is, therefore, as a matter of economic self-presrvation, incumbent upon the cotton states to take intelligent cognizance of the situation in reference to raw cotton and see to it that the market does not remain glutted throughout another season. More Food Crops Urged. >. t "Our escape from the unhappy predicament in which we now find ourselves lies in the production of greater quantities of food and feed crops.' Mere reduction of cotton acreage by i itself is not a thorough solution; it is . but half of the process necessary to liberate us from the one-crop bondage. "In the light of the situation, as suggested above, I proclaim the first Monday in January, 1921, as Cotton Acreage Reduction Day' for this state, and I urge that upon that day all South Carolinians devote their best thought to the situation, and re- . ? solve to meet it, and to prevent a replica of it by united intelligent action. Therefore, I have hereunto set * J 1 AVi J/, /1oV my nana anu seai lui& nuccum u?; u>. December, in the year of our Lotfd one thousand, nine hundred and twenty. (Signed) "R. A. COOPER, "Governor." Officials of the South Carolina Division of the American Cotton Association are planning to launch the most determined cotton acreage reduction campaign ever conducted in the state. They are setting out to secure a reduction of 50% in the4 acreage. This is the reduction figure that has been set for the entire South, and every state in the belt is going to be asked to reduce that much. As indicative of the sentiment of the farmers of South Carolina, the farmers of York county on Tuesday adopted resolutions asking the banks not to lend any farmer who refuses to cut his acreage 50% any money for the next twelve months. It is expected that the banks of the whole south will adopt this policy. President R. C. Hamer, of the South Carolina Division of the American Cotton Association, said tonight that meetings would be held in every county in the state on Monday, January 3. It is planned, he said, to make this a memorable day in the history of the state. Ehrhardt, Dec. 18, 1920. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl most two years old, and I want you to please bring me a doll, wagon and some fruit. Your little girl, ANNIE LAURIE BEARD. Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. . ' L Y ' y