The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, September 01, 1921, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHEI> APRIL, 1891.
Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C.
Entered as second-class matter April
1S91, under Act of March 3, 1879.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
Volume 30. No. 35.
Thursday, September 1,1921
The crime wave is not a distant,
intangible thing. A glance at the
cases to come before the next term
of court, to be held here next week,
shows that Bamberg county is well
up towards the top in the matter of
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cides in this county since the last
sitting of court; there are three murder
trials continued from the last
session, and one to come before the
court for a new trial, on appeal to the
supreme court. This makes a total
of eleven murder cases scheduled for
trial next week, but one of the prisoners
included in this list has died
since the January term of court,
which removes this case out of the
' v jurisdiction of all earthly courts.
When it is considered that Bamberg
county has the smallest area of any
county in the state, our record is
v * anything but enviable.
It seems at last to be dawning on
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tnose wno nave most autuoniy m uaing
cottoi/frrices that the World's supply
of cotton is not nearly so great as
they thought. In fact, it appears
that they have so over-estimated the
cotton in barns and sheds in the south
that there is a likelihood of a cotton
famine. Cotton advanced about
three cents a pound last week, but
. J from the appearance df the crop hereabouts
there is not one Bamberg
county farmer in a dozen who could
make much profit on his crop at even
one dollar a pound. The cotton men
have been banking on a nine or teV
million bale carry-over, whereas now,
no thic mrrv-nvpr cotton is comine
%on the market, it is found that the
staple is in such a damaged condition
f;. ' as to be almost worthless in many instances.
However, the biggest factor
in the recent advances, according to a
writer.in the Atlanta Georgian, is-the
perfection of the. cooperative marketing
plan throughout the south. This
writer gives the cooperative marketi
_ ing system entire credit for the advance
in price last week.
Everything that can be of assistance
to the farmers in these critical
times is printed in The Herald. For
this reason we are printing a story
sent out by the North Carolina De
gfe v velopment board. The Herald cannot
^ ' vouch for this information. We pass
it along for what it is worth. The
statement says that in North Carolina,
one acre of sweet potatoes, one
< of.the humblest and most common of
%all crops, produced revenue in excess
of one acre pf cotton, one acre of
corn, one acre of peas and one acre
' of wheat. This^seems to us almost
:' > like the impossible, and we have no
idea these figures could be taken at
their face value on an average. Yet
by ' '. we all know how easy it is to make
^ sweet potatoes; that with just a%ver+
age weather conditions sweet potatoes
can be made in quantities right
Phere in Bamberg county. The Herald
thought when the potato curing house
/ was built here it meant ^ new era for
the sweet potato industry. We
thought at the time that other houses
%- would be erected at different points
in the county, and we trust they will
yet be built. If a good crop of potatoes
can be made and so prepared for
market that they may be sold-at any
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time during the six or eight months
after harvesting, we cannot see how
money could be lost on the crop, and
there would certainly be a good possi
hility* of a good pront. However, our
idea of the thing is that every farmer
should inform himself by all available
means on the various crops and then
use his own good judgment. It is
- true that if every farmer should do
everything %he is advised 'to do, he
would probably be on the charity list
t. in six months.
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Sober thinking people will have to
agree with much that Justice Cothran
had to say in his opinion granting
a new trial to Gossett. Judge
W Cothran presented the matter in a
rather blunt manner, and the diginity
of the supreme court might have suggesed
a milder arraignment of special
/ Aiirts* nevprtheless. the oDinion is
couched in language of which there
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may be no mistaken interpretation.
The opinion holds that a prisoner may
not receive unbiased justice by trial
I in a special court ordered within
a few days after a crime is committed;
and further holds that the fact
that a prisoner is unable to secure
local counsel is decidedly against him
at the outset. It is a fact that when
| conditions prevail that a special term
of court is ordered to prevent a posi
sible lynching, the very air is surt,
charged with the supposed guilt of
! the accused, and under such circum!
stances unbiased judgment could
| hardly be hoped for. It is unfortu
nate that special courts should ever
be necessary. Yet, there are two
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; sides to this question. If left to ordi-1
; nary channels of the courts, a case j
! may hang fire for years. The elapse
| of a few weeks or months should not
; jeopardize the interests of the public; i
: and at the same time it may guaran-|
'tee unbiased judgment in the court;
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room. But the red tape that is at the j
command of prisoners makes it fre-J
quently possible for a case to stand
j for several terms of court, to the ex?
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j asperauon ui me mjmcu pai auu ;
their friends. Thus, it has come to I
pass that when there is an unusually
! revolting crime, the surest method of
punishment is often looked upon as
taking the law into the hands of the
interested parties. This sentiment
may be overcome by the promise of i
the solicitor and others in authority
that a special term of court will be
called to try the accused. Thus, because
of a legal state of affairs, the
state virtually surrenders to the dedemands
of the mob, and scant jus-:
tice for the prisoner may be expected
under such circumstances. The question
is, who is to blame for such conditions?
Only the other day the daily j
papers carried the news of a murder j
case somewhere in this state that has j
been in the courts for six years. This
may be justice for the accused man,
but where does the public come in?
Why not a revision of the court rules J
to insure the trial of all cases within
a reasonable time, and the elimination
of all this red tape by the means
of which a convicted criminal may
escape just punishment for years?
This revision should also include
some safeguard against the:
pardon power. One reason for the!
frequent acts of the mob is that the!
dignity of the courts have taken away j
some of the rights of the people. I
MAX ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
Roanoke Man Who Killed Invader of
Home is Freed.
Roanoke, Va., Aug. 29.?J. M.
Walden who was charged with murder
in connection with the slaying of
J. H. Rutledge in the Walden home at
an. early hour Sunday morning was
acquitted this morning following a
hearing before Juage tieveny cerjie-i
(ley in police court. A. X. Fisher, who j
was charged with maliciously shooting
J. H. Whitlock, was also acquitted
by the court. Mrs. J. M. Walden,
Mrs. A. X. Fisher and Whitlock were!
each fined $500 on statutory charges. I
The stories unfolded by Walden!
and Fisher to the court revealed one of ;
the most sensational dual domestic j
tragedies in the annals of the local j
police department. The two men said j
they had employed private detectives j
to watch the Walden home dyring!
their absence and based their actions
on the detective's reports. On Satur- j
day night Walden and Fisher told j
their wives that they were leaving the
city and would not return until Monday.
According to their statement they
left a train at Salem and came back
to Roanoake bv a street car and proi
ceeded at once to the Walden home j
where the shooting took place.
Rutledge was shot and instantly j
killed by Walden in a bedroom on
the upper floor and Whitlock was
wounded in the foot bfa gun in the1
hands of Fisher. Fisher was told by j
the court that it was regrettable he;
had not shot Whitlock through the
head instead of the foot.
The two women, both neatly dressed,
stood in silence while they listene'd
to the witnesses testify. Asked
if fViQir no/1 omr ctatomDTlt trt malfp
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they shook their heads negatively.
"Whitlock, who is said to be married,
had to be carried into the courtroom.
He had no statement to make.
Whitlock is 34. Mrs. Walden is 32,
and Mrs. Fisher is 29.
J. H. Rutledge, the dead man, was
24 years old and single.
Why Didn't You Say So?
The young wife m?t her husband
on the doorstep. Before he had taken
off his coat she began:
"John, the cook has left?"
Said the man', reproachfully:
"Is it right to meet with such
npti-e when T rptnrn hnmp latp from
the office, tired and hungry?"
"But, John, I merely'want to say
the cook has left?"
"Yes, I know you merely want to
say. And I merely want to say it's a
shame that this household is always
in a state of upset. Other womA
manage to keep their servants. Why
don't you?"
"John, I will speak. The cook knew
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chicken and custard pudding on the
dining table for you."
"Well, Ethel, why in the world
didn't you say that at first?"?Houston
Post.
The World War caused 70,000,000
men to be mobilized, of whom
30,000,000 were wounded and 9,000,000
killed.
After August 1st I will iell only
for cash. I will have no books and
will not charge anything. G. 0.
SIMMONS.?adv. |
BLACKVILLE BUREAU
1 Mrs. J. M. Halford, Manager.
Blackville, Aug. 29.?Coming as a;
surprise to their many friends in;
Blackville and elsewhere, was the
marriage Sunday morning, Aug, 21, j
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and Joseph Earle Watson, at the;
First Baptist church in Columbia,!
Rev. T. Clagett Skinner performing
the ceremony.
Mrs. Watson is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Leonard,
and is a popular and attractive young
woman. Mr. Watson is a prominent;
young business man, of Whitmire, being
cashier of the bank there. Their
many friends here wish for them a'
long and happy life.
Little Miss Frances Gyles, charming
little daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Ronald C. Gyles, celebrated her third
birthday, Aug. 26 by giving a party
for quite a number of her friends,
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Merry games were played, after
which delightful refreshments were
served.
Miss Vandie Lee Still celebrated
her tenth birthday, Friday, Aug. 26th,
by giving a birthday party for quite a
large number of her little friends.
From 4:20 to 6:30 o'clock they were
merry and playing interesting games,,
after which delightful refreshments
were served.
The Wednesday Afternoon Book
club charmingly entertained Wednesday
afternoon by Miss Isabel Free, at
her home on Hampton avenue. A
Shakespearean contest game was enjoyed,
the prize being won by Miss j
Eva Rich, which was a picture of]
Shakespeare. The visitors were Miss!
Eva Rich and Mrs. Rich, of Orangeburg.
After the game delightful refreshments
were served.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Xearse, of Allendale,
announce the oirth of a fine
daughter, born August 29th. Mrs. j
Kearse will be remembered as Missj
Julia Halford. i
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Williams, of j
the Salem section, announce the birth I
of a fine son, born August 26th. Mrs.!
Williams will be remembered as Miss!
Laura Ray.
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1 lie ttev. a. Jr. nail', uie puyuiax ,
Baptist minister at Fountain Inn, and:
his interesting family, visited his |
brother, Jeff Hair, at his boyhood j
home, in the Healing Springs section!
last week, and left today for a visit!
to Charleston.
Rev. J. W. H. Dyches, pastor of I
the Baptist church at Fort Mill, and.
his two sons, Garland and Gregory,
and daughter, Eva Delle, are visiting:
relatives and friends in this communi-1
ty. Rev. Dyches is a native of Barn- i
well county and his many friencfcs are
delighted to meet him again.
Misses Ida and Marie Groves are
visiting friends in New York.
Friends of Mrs. A. H. Xinestein
will be gl^d to learn that her condition
is much improved,*she having
been critically ill last week.
Little Miss Mary Willis has returned
fmm a vicit tn AMss Miriam Hart
ley, in Batesburg.
Prof. Z. L. Madden and his wife,
from Union, are visiting Mrs. Madden's
mother, Mrs. Pauline DeWitt.
Blackville is the proud possessor
of a woman attorney now. Miss Alva
Baxley passed the examination recently
to the delight of her many
friends.
Miss Kitty Brown is visiting the
Misses Fringle, in Charleston.
Dr. Epps and family have gone to
Wrightsville Beach for two weeks.
Friends of R. B. Fickling will be
glad to know that he is better, after a
rtrk/sll /vf i 11 n AOO
oj-'Cil Ui iiiiicoo.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Molony and
family have returned to their home in
Millen after a visit to his mother,
Mrs. Sallie Molony.
Miss Hazel Storne has returned
home after a pleasant visit to friends
.in Branchville and Bamberg.
Mrs. Crum Boylston and little
daughter, Emma, have returned from
a recent visit to relatives in Salley.
MV. and Mrs. Jas. Still have ref
11 T>n riomcAn ocrn TT-TI oro
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Still is one of the teachers, after
spending the summer with Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Sanders.
Friends of Dr. Julius Sanders will
regret to learn that he is quite sick,
and hope for him a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Roden have returned
from a visit to relatives in
Swansea.
Misses Inez and Louise Hammel, of
Kershaw, have returned home after a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hair.
Preston McMillan, of the Springfield
section, was in Blackville, last
Friday, bringing his wheat to C. E. j
Fishburne's flour mill.
Mrs. Rigsby and* Miss Rebecca
Rigsby, of Batesburg. have returned
j to their home, after a visit to relatives
in the Healing Springs section. J
| Springfield, and other places of interj
est.
Mrs. W. H. Altman has gone to
Allentown, Pa., to spend a while with
her son, Carlisle Altman, and his
j family.
EHRHARDT BUREAU l|
\\\ F. Hiers, Manager.
Ehrhardt, Aug. 30.?.Mrs. T. D.
Jones, of Augusta, is here visiting her
many friends and relatives.
Miss Josephine Copeland, of Albemarle,
N. C., is visiting her brother,
S. \V. Copeland.
Engineer W. M. Miller has gone to
Virginia for his vacation. He will j
return on the first and .Mrs. Miller,;
who has been spending the summer;
at Colorado Springs, will return with i
him.
Mrs. John G. Copeland is visiting!
in Fairfax.
C. O. Crane, of Xewnan, Ga.. entertainer
and all round artist, is here
in the interest of the lyceum bureau.
THURMOND REPLIES TO DIAL.
Former Attorney General Says He
Had No Other Person in Mind.
J." William Thurmond has issued
the following statement:
"The reply to my communication'
of recent date by Senator Dial necessitates
a rebuttal, to keep the record
straight. In his reply, Senator Dial
says: 'In 1912 and 1918 several of
us were candidates for the senate.
Mr. Thurmond was manager of Senator
Tillman's campaign both times
and organized the state against me.'
"Senator Dial must have nightmare
about these campaigns. While I was
an ardent friend and supporter of
Senator Tillman neither had nor
Senator Tillman neither had orn
needed a campaign manager, wnen
Senator Dial was in the race against
him. The senator further says: 'Mr.
Thurmond is also in error as to what
transpired in Washington. I suggested
the naming of my friend, T.
P. Cothran, for appointment as district
attorney, he being one of the
strongest lawyers in the state, a lifelong
friend of mine and a strong
supporter in all my campaigns. The
attorney general informed me he
would consider the matter and he
would discuss it further. I left word
at the white house to see the president
at the proper time. * A few days
later Mr. Thurmond's nomination
came to the senate. I communicated
with the white house and they were
.very much surprised and they asked
me to hold Mr. Thurmond's appoint
! ment up in the senate, and also sug'
gested that I see the attorney general.
I declined the latter suggestion. Later
j the attorney general phoned to me
I to come up as he desired -to confer
{ with me and said he was ready to
| appoint Mr. Cothran.'
"I will nail that statement with
| the following letter:
" 'Stroudsburg, Pa., Aug. 20, 1921.
" 'Hon. J. Wm. Thurmond,
" 'Attorney at Law,
" 'Edgefield, S. C.
" 'Dear Mr. Thurmond: I have your
letter of the 16th instant. So far
as I was concerned while attorney
general no other action was ever considered
than your own appointment
as district attorney, and I am quite
sure that I never said anything either
to Senator Dial or anybody else to
indicate any other intention. I did
my best to persuade Senator Dial to
withdraw his opposition to you. While
I have a high respect for Mr. Cothran,
I certainly never told Senator
Dial or anybody else that I was ready
to appoint Mr. Cothran.
" 'Yours truly,
" 'A. Mitchell Palmer.'
"Senator Dial seemed to forget that
the attorney general is still alive.
The senator says further: 'Mr. Thurmond
is also in error about my not
being able to defeat his confirmation
in the senate, if I had desired. Any
senator can defeat the confirmation
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of any one in his state in a few
Iopeci;
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"Certainly Senator Dial was wrong j
in this instance, for evidence is con-j
vincing that he did all that he could ;
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to defeat me but did not succeed dur-i
ing the Wilson administration, he
failed because the president, the at- j
torney general, and one of the South1
Carolina Senators were all fqr me.
"In addition to the fart that T had
been a friend of Senator Tillman, j
quite possibly another reason that!
made him oppose me so strenuously
was, I guess, that .Mr. Cothran was
disappointed in not being selected1'
district judge, and Senator Dial, feeling
his deep obligation to .Mr. Cothran,
desired to placate him by offering
to him the position I held. Thej
seneator's refrence to the federal
judgeship contest reminds me of his
camouflage tactics as given me by a
reliable gentleman of Greenville, S.
C., who was in Washington, D. C.,
just after the contest ended. In this
j contest the friends of the different
candidates kept well acquainted with
j the movements of each other, and the
j Greenville gentleman gave me the
I following facts secured by him from
| reliable sources in Washington, to
wit:
"Senator Dial appeared before a
l rpnrpspntarivp nf thp dpnartmpnt r?f
justice and presented a list containin?
certain names, the first two of
whom were in the following order:*
Glenn, Cothran, . . . and then others,
and stated to said representative
! that they were all over sixty, \yhereI
upon the representative of the dei
j partment of justiec remarked, their
i age eliminates them, does it not?'
I "There was a rule of the depart-;
! ment of justice forbidding the ap*
partment of justice remarked, 'their
i eral judgeship if over sixty years of
i age, and Mr. Cothran was a little over
! civtv Affor fhie romarlr hv fho c-airl
i representative Senator Dial produced j
: another list of names in the followj
ing order: A. C. Todd, C. C. Feather:
stone, H. H. Watkins . . . and oth;
ers. Both lists were already prepared.
; Senator Dial notified the representa|
tive of the department of justice
j that neither the name of Frank B.
' Gary nor of Thomas S. Sease need
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comnelled to discontiue
and after September 1st,
cash. This applies to a]
supplies. Cars will be se:
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be sent to the senate for the position
of district judge, for he would not al- ? ?
low either one to be confirmed. So
the senator's real eligible list was
headed by his law partner, Mr.- A.
C. Todd and, by the way, an excellent
lawyer. Of course, the department
of iustice.would not appoint Senatcr
\ - Dial's
law partner. The reasons are
patent. Possibly Mr. Cothran's age
would have precluded him, however,
it is a fact that the rule forbidding
the appointment to a federal judge- u
ship of a person over sixty years of ||
age has been waived and relaxed ^
time after time. My recollection is ^
that Judge Woods was over sixty
when appointed to the Circuit Court'
of Appeals. I am informed that A. C.
King, or Atlanta, ua., appointed as
judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals ?
in the spring of 1920, was over sixty- |
three years of age.
"So it appears that Senator Dial,
in his fight for his partner, lost both
his partner and his next friend, for
the Hon. H. H. Watkins was appoint- |
ed to the district judgeship.
"The above facts are given that the
people of South Carolina may see .
what manner of man they have in
the position once filled by Calhoun,
McDuffie, Tillman, and other such in- / |
f nil AOf 11 O 1 O T1 A /I w? J A J -A-X
icuc^tuai emu. Uluau'iUlUUCU bLilL^b"" 1
men, representatives of all classes.
"J. WM. THURMOND.
"Edgefield, S. C., Aug. 29, 1921."
CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
The State of South Carolina, County
of Bamberg. A
By J. J. Brabham, Jr., Probate I
Judge: ^
Whereas, J. S. Dannelly made Suit .
to me to grant him Letters of Admin-. "
istration of the estate and effects of
E. D. Dannelly.
These^ are, therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said E. D.
Dannelly, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at feamberg on
the 12th day of September, next,
after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 25th
day of August, Anno Domini 1921.
J. J. BRABHAM, JR.,
9-8 Judge of Probate.
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