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BBr?" I I ?hp lambrrg ieralii I B?:" ' **? ' /l|j "-' p|? . $2.00 Per Year in Adavance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,1922. Established in 1891. y?|| \= Associate Justice L v Senator Marion | V;f CASTER'S NAME WITHDRAWN OX | \ 47th BALLOT. Remarkable Contest. PSv Bamberg Candidate Led On First Three Ballots Tuesday, Then Dropped Down. - V- Hie joint assembly at Columbia H ' composed of the two houses of the South Carolina law makers at 4:30 last Thursday afternoon elected Senator John Hardin Marion, of Chester, as the associate Justice of the state supreme court to fill the unexpired - tftm nf th? late Geo. W. Gaee. also v of Chester. This unexpired term will . expire in August, id22, bat it is altogether probable that the present general assembly will reelect Justice Marion without opposition. His elecI V ^ tion for the short term practically : assured his permanency upon the sujreme bench. Bdmberg people were S'?* & keenly interested in this election for the reason that the Hon. Jesse F. ?fjp$g Carter, of this city, was a leading pK-v ??ndidate for the position, and ali though defeated, Mr. Carter's leaders '4aa1 vopv trrafpfnl to the friends who RKp? remained so loyal, and all things ; v; considered, the odds against him, geographical location and otherwise, it is conceded even by those not sup' % porting Mr. Carter that he made a -fe remarkable race. And those in poisPiy aition- to know realize that the state j ' has lost the opportunity to acquire on j he bench the services of one of the ablest lawyers in South Carolina, and * nroaminAntlT nilftlMud A (OBWIIUiitu yt vvn ^v ; ia every respect for a great jurist. However, the state should not suffer at the hands of the eminent attorney elected to the high position, the life's amotion of every lawyer, for Senator Marios, too, is amply fitted to render atgpal Service to his state in the canacitv w&erein he has been called. fairtlee OgrBWrTeb. 15th, 1921,1 while the general assembly was in session, and the most noted deadlock in the history of the legislatire elections resulted when attempts were pf J- niade to elect his successor. For 40 14 ballots the task was hopeless until in K.' utter exasperation the legislature ad> journed and the members returned to " their homes throughout the state > without anything accomplished so far it - as the election was concerned save U';. the fact that the flock of candidates fead narrow?^ down from 10 to four, Mr. Carter, Gen. M. L. Bonham, of : - Anderson, Senator Marlon, and Circuit Judge S. W. G. Shipp, of Flor^ enee. Of these 40 ballots Bamberg's favorite led on 38, was tied for first kv1 ' Place on one and dropped to second | Ion one, but closed in the lead. When the joint assembly convened Thursday to resume its ballots no new names were presented; eight roll calls were taken before an election was : : had, making 48 ballots m all necesjj sary to a choice which will give some v. idea of the heat of the battle, the most thrilling and sensational race ever recorded in the history of this state's judicial annals. With the first | vote taken Thursday, the 41st ballot ' of the contest, Mr. Carter remained in the lead, being five votes ahead of his nearest competitor. After the second ballot on that day Judge Shipp's name was withdrawn and almost Shis entire strength ultimately r flocked to Mr. Marion. This could not be overcome and sftAr seven ballots it was seen that Mr. Carter's chances were dwindling and that the best he conld hope for at present would be to tie the deadlock , hard and fast and block an election ^ with little chance for himself to be elevated on any early ballot. Rather than do that his forces decided to sacrifice him after making a great race, and Senator J. B. Black, of I Bamberg, announced to the general assembly that Mr. Carter's friends need not longer consider him as a candidate. That left only Senator I?; Marion aiiu u?u. duuiuaui lu uc wi.uu for which resulted as follows: Mari# on, 83; Bonham, 72. Thus ended the most dramatic race in the history of & South Carolina legislative contests. The eight ballots taken Thursday re suited as follows: Carter.. ..50 47 55 53 46 48 29. | Bonham 45 47 51 49 49 46 62 72. !? > < Marion ..42 42 53 56 63 62 64 83. Shipp - -24 24. When in town visit the American ' Cafe, W. H. Chandler, prop.?adv. Have you been to tJhe American Cafe lately??a dr. - X""Xa-:-.'.-V-A )eadlock Broken Elected Thursday SOCIETY GIRL SHOT TO DEATH. Slayer Then Turns Pistol on Himself Committing Suicide. ? -i ft- t i i Hio. Hnrnthv Asuevine, juu. n,??na0 Parker, twenty-four, prominent society girl of this city, and J. Turner Sharp, thirty, of Waycross, Ga., are dead as the result of bullets said to have been fired by Sharp this morning, supposedly, the authorities say, because Miss Parker would not marry him. The dual tragedy occurred as the txxm werp walkine in the city's most fashionable residential section. Both died within a very few minutes. Miss Parker, a French instructor "in the Grove Park school, was en route to her work when the shooting occurred. Sharp had been visiting the girl for about two years. The girl was a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Parker, and a graduate of the Saint Genevieve Convent, here. Last evening her parents entertained Sharp at dinner and this morning he called to walk with her to stihool. The pair were laughing and talking when, seemingly without warning, Sharp is said to have drawn an army revolver from his coat and fired two shots into the girl's right temple and then sent a bullet into his own head. The couple were not identified until Mrs. Parker, brought to the scene by the police on the belief that she knew the girl, was prostrated upon recognizing-her own daughter. Sharp came here in search of health, it was said by his friends. He was formerly connected with an automobile agency at Waycross, Ga. n , r? J I\asi rouna yjuuiy, Gets Nine Months Guilty with recommendation to mercy, was the verdict of the jury which heard the case of the State against Claude J. Rast, charged with official misconduct while county commissioner and chairman of the board. The defendant was sentenced to serve nine months and pay a fine of S500. Immediately after sentence was pronounced Saturday, following the rendition of the verdict at 12:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon after the jury had been in the jury room from 5:45 o'clock the afternoon before, East's attorneys requested a suspension of the remainder of the sentence after the defendant had served five days and paid the $500 fine. When the defendant's counsel signified that they desired to retain tne ngni to appeal the case even in the event of the granting of the request for suspension of the larger portion of the sentence, objection to the suspension was entered by the court and Solicitor Hydrick. The outcome was that Rast's attorneys entered a formal noflce of intention to appeal and Judge Prince placed* his bond at $1,000. The court stated that he would take the request for suspension of a portion of the sentence as made by the de fendant's attorneys under consideration and render a decision thereon later. Up to Monday night Judge Prince had made no announcement of the result of such consideration and the solicitor expressed the belief that the original sentence would stand. East was released on $1,000 bond, which was signed by his brothers, Dr. E. M.? Edward, and Luther Rast. ?Times and Democrat. BODY OP NEGROIN ICE BOX. Pour Taken Into Custody in Greenville Pending Investigation. Greenville, Jan. 14.?The body of Oscar Hagood, 35 year old negro, was found late Friday night in an ice box at his pressing club on the Parker road just beyond the city limits tof V? q r\T\ r? r% rvnn milln Uo ot/va/1 noxu tuo iuuuaua5au uxiiio. liaguvu had a gash in the back of the head. He had been missing since Monday. Four negroes have been placed under arrest. Those taken into custody are Roscoe Evans, Robert Byrd, Alma Anderson and Abraham Wakefield. Officers are conducting an investigation. Proof. "Do you believe in heredity, NuI Q)> puy : "I certainly do. Why, for instance, is my six-months old always trying to get his toes in his mouth if it isn't because of his dad's constant struggle to make both ends meet?"?New York Sun. *v , Feb. 2 Last Day To Sign Up Tobacco Florence, S. C., Jan. 16?The last date for signing the cooperative tobacco marketing contract will be February 2. The executive committee at Raleigh, N. C., has allowed the various campaign committees to continue an active drive for new signers on the same basis until Feb. 2, at which time the board of directors will assume control. Those signing at the meeting, or prior to the meeting, at their respective court houses January 30 will be allowed to participate in the election for delegates on that date. i ne nrsi lap in me race iur tuoperative marketing of tobacco has been won. All three states have exceeded by a liberal margin their minimum percentages. While South Carolina has twice as much to gain from the percentages. While South Carolina ceeded by a liberal margin their minihas twice as much to gain from the successful operation of the plan, yet Virginia and North Carolina are way ahead of South Carolina in amount signed up. The total amount signed by the three states as Shown by the contracts at Raleigh to January 1, gives a grand total of 352,901,437 pounds. Of this amount, South Carolina had contracts to January 1, showing a total of 29,214,824 pounds. More than 61,000 contracts have been signed in the three states. The present organization as it now stands will supervise and arrange for the elections which are to be held at the various county court houses throughout the three states on Jan. 30. Each signer will vote for delegates on this date, who in turn will elect directors on February 2. The delegates for the first district will as! semble in Florence for the purpose of electing a director for that district, while those elected in the second dis trict will meet in Sumter to elect a \ director for that district. The headquarters of the organizaj tion committee are now making all the arrangements, for these elections in South Carolina. One of their duties being to notify each of the thousands of signers in this state by letter to attend these county meetings on Jan. 30. Each signer of a contract, whether he receives his notice or not, is expected to attend this meeting at his county court house j on Monday, Jan. 30, at ten o'clock, " i. J thio j a. III. He IS aiso requcaicu hi mis j notice to bring one or two signers with him on that date. It is earnestly hoped by the campaign committee that each and every signer will do his duty and heed this req.uest. Some of the tobacco growing counties in this state already have over 1,200 signers. Consequently, it is expected that some of the court houses in these counties will be filled to capacity on that day. A few small warehouses are running in the burley district of Kentucky to accommodate those outside of the pool. In com menting on the situation, the Lexington correspondent ot "Tobacco," a New York tobacco journal, has the following to say on Jan. 9: "Prices generally were regarded as good T.he burley pool, in which nine-tenths of the Kentucky crop is signed up, generally is credited for the increase in prices, and it is the belief that the pooled crop will bring still higher prices, as the tobacco pooled is said to be of much better quality than that outside the pool." In commenting runner on the situation, he says: "As there is little tobacco outside the pool, it is expected that all the unpooled tobacco will be sold within the next two weeks." The Kentucky situation will begin to offer theirs over their 130 warehouse floors during this month. The large tobacco companies have promised the association a square deal, and thus dawns a new era in the | marketing of tobacco by the cooperative plan. Anyone desiring contracts for himself or his neighbor can obtain same by dropping a postal to the Tobacco Campaign Committee, Florence, S. C. Little to Ask. She was the sweetest, most inno cent little girl he -had ever seen, and he watched her sympathetically as she stood knee-deep in the snow, fumbling in her handbag with tears of vexation in her eyes. "May I help you?" he asked gently, not wishing to frighten her. She smiled shyly. "Yes," she answered. "Will you please roll this cigarette for me." - v City Mail Delivery To Be Continued Washington, Jan. 13.?There will be no curtailment of village mail delivery despite the recommendation of Postmaster General Hays that the | service be abandoned. Southern senators and representatives have won their fight, it is indicated. The pros pects are so good that there is belief that the service will not only be continued but extended. In other words, congress plans to bowl over not only the postmaster general but; General Dawes, director of the budget. Hays, in his annual report, recommended that no appropriation be made for village delivery of mails. General Dawes recommended that $1,300,000 be allowed, enough to continue the service presently existing. The appropriations committee of the hoiiie included Dawes's recommenda tioa in the postomce Dill, this was fche^defeat of Hays. ^representative Byrnes, of South Carolina, in the committee, offered a resolution requiring the chairman of fche^committee when on the floor of the?- house to offer an amendment increasing the appropriation. The Byimes resolution prevailed. The house will unquestionably adopt the amendment to be proposed by he committee chairman and thus village del&rery, very popular in the south, will be gradually extended, and for thex-first time since assuming office, Daves will be overthrown. &. Tfie First Wee\ of General Assembly Columbia, January 18.?A review pf the first week of the general assembly demonstrates that the members have two ideas in view: First, to expedite the session; and, second, to provide some remedy to lift the burden of taxation off tangible property. Of course very little of moment was done last week. The members were feeling the pulse of opinion in an ef[ fori to get a true perspective: on the f relative problems confronting them. They do Jtnow that some taxation relief must be vouchsafed the people. All information agencies have advised j them of this need; and they are in the mood to heed this advice. | New sources of revenue suggested are: An income tax, an inheritance i tax, a gasoline tax, oil tax, a luxuries tax, an occupational tax, hydro-electric power tax and an increase in the corporation license taxes now enforced. 11-- 1 i.l.ii... DO III LUV JOlliL icgiaianrc i/uiuuiii' tee on economy and consolidation and Governor Cooper, in his annual message, have advocated some of these taxes, the only divergence being the committee did not stress the occupational tax. . The session is too young to guage what will be the outcome of the ses*sion, except to ascertain that at least three of the proposed new revenue bills?income, inheritance and oil? H! kowo AnnncHlnn Thoro fl nnpfl rs [ W HI Ua?C V/^/fV01biVUi, A MV* X/ v little adverse criticism of the other proposed revenue measures. When the joint legislative committee made its report, published in fch newspapers of last Sunday, there was a storm of protest from various departments, institutions and agencies affected. This, of course was natural as "many toes had been stepped upon," but the clash of contending views has somewhat subsided; the members are showing a disposition to take the committee's recommendation at their face value. The committee has prepared a large number of bills radically chang. ing the form of state government ana there is much opposition to them. But they will be given thorough thought before there is final disposition of them. While the prevailing opinion among members is that practically all of them?except the purely revenue measures?will be rejected, yet this sentiment is in a purely nebulous stage and may crystalize into an advocacy of them. There is no aouDt xnat memoera of both houses are convinced of the probity, patriotism and unselfish motives of the six members of the committee, as was demonstrated Friday when the house refused to accept the Owens resolution discharging the committee; but they are not reconciled by any means to many of their recommendations. There has been much criticism of the action of the committee going to Illinois to employ the experts of Griffenhagen and Associates, Inc., of Chicago, to probe into the various governmental agencies. However, the members of the committee were I / H. J. Brabham H School De DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN NEGRO. Aiken Prisoner to Die on Friday, February 3d. ! Aiken, Jan. 12.?With the court* ihouse cleared of all others except those necessary to try the case, Curtis Franklin, charged with criminal assault, was tried yesterday. The victim identified Franklin and also testified. Dr. Bodie, of Wagener, and several other citizens from that section gave testimony. Then Franklin was placed -? * Vi a o n /I t? Vi )o AafoTiCO on/) otoar) bUU OWOUU 111 UIO UUU fastly denied the crime. Thomas Morgan and Elmore S. Henderson, attorneys appointed by the court to defend the prisoner, made no argument, and only a few words were said by Solicitor Gunter for the prosecution. J. S. Williams, of Eureka, was foreman of the jury and the jury had retired only about 20 minutes to deliberate wihen it reentered the court room with a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was taken to jail until 3 o'clock in the afternoon when he was brought before Judge DeVore and sentenced to be electrocuted Friday, February 3. mm i i ? ALLEGE SHORTAGE IN BANK. Records of Accounts of Sumter Bank Said to Be Missing. Sumter, Jan. 14.?The Sumter Trust company, a reliable banking institution in this city for many years, has published the following statement relating to he condiion of the bank: "We discovered that the record of two accounts which were kept by C. B. Huff, while in our employment had been wholly destroyed, resulting in a shortage of $30,000. We have checked and verified all other accounts and find them in proper shape. We are amply protected by a surety company bond and we assure our customers and the public that our institution will* not in any manner be seriously, affected. This statement Tg published by order of the entire board of direct tors, whose names we publish below." This is signed by President L. C. Strauss and Treasurer R. L. Edmunds. C. Brooks Huff, who committed suicide Friday morning at the home of a relative at Fountain Inn, had been for three or four years connected with the Sumter Trust company as assist* ant treasurer. He had since moyed ] from the city. It seems that Thursday the company discovered a shortage in the accounts handled by him of $30,000 that had not come to light before. Mr. Huff was communicated with by long distance telephone and asked for an explanation of the fact that two records of accounts were missing. TT- *VIAIIA nranA in fVia loHcpr lie iilSlSLtrU H1CDC ncic iu kuv ivue?. in which they belonged and promised to come to Sumter Friday to see about the matter. State Bank Examiner Craig was called in and in view of the insistence by Mr. Huff that the records were where they should be and his promise to come to Sumter, no warrant was issued. J. H. Forbes, representing the trust company, was dispatched to Fountain Inn, however, to keep in touch with Mr. Huff. It was after Mr. Forbes had rung the door bell at 8 o'clock Friday morning and had been told that Mr. Huff was dressing and would be with him immediately that the pistol shot was heard and Mr. Huff found mortally wounded. j agreed that -some unoiasea agency should do the investigating and make an unpartisan report. They employed the company on that theory and for the reason that it was higfhJy recommended. Whether or not the experts employed fulfilled tfce expectations of the committee, no one but the committee members know. The report of the budget committee has been prepared and was received from the printers Saturday, to be laid on the desks of the members Monday night wthen the senate met at 8:00 and tne house at S: 15 ti ??????*?/?? onnrnnm. O ClOCK. 11 icvumuicuug ?,r., tions aggregating $6,466,240.15,* which is $300,895.17 under the mon-; ey provided for state activities last year. The requests totaled $8,097,542.05. It appears to be the concensus of opinion that the general assembly should adjourn within its statutory limitation of forty days, and many of the members are working toward that end, particularly the ways and means committee of the house and the finance committee of the senate. Tall at Carlisle stroyed by Flames |l SECOND CONFLAGRATION OF PRESENT SESSION. Frame Dormitory. Building Valued at $15,000; $10,- | 000 Insurance?Cadets 1 Escape Safely. I Carlisle school suffered another 1 disastrous conflagration last Thurs- I day night when the H. J. Brabham | hall, the large dormitory on the 1 southern end of the campus, was * 9 completely razed to the ground. This J was a tremendous building, one of I the largest in town, the first portion 1 of it having been erected some 30 J years ago and a considerable addi- 1 tion having been made to it on the ? east end in more recent years. I The alarm of fire was sounded ' ^ cV?rvrfltr o ff a* ninn a'/iIaaIt onil fanr vv* sri?\ji LIJ aibui uiuc \J wwva auu ivw, .pm people had retired for the night. Or- 8 dinarily it would have been possible 8 to save at least a part of the build- I ing as the fire appeared to burn * | slowly for probably 30 minutes after 1 citizens arrived on the scene. How- i ever, a number of the regular volun- 8 teer fire fighters were in Orangeburg I for a theatrical performance; in ad- | dition to this it was with difficulty 1 | that the automobile fire truck was j ever started and only after consider- I able delay, and on top of it all theie I was very little or no pressure on the a water after it was turned on the | blaze. Probably no such unfortu- 8 nate combination (has arisen for 8 many years to aid a Bamberg fire in 8 its work of complete destruction. a The blaze was discovered on the | roof near the middle of the building 1 at the extreme top and not a great . 1 distance from a chimney. It was I burning more fiercely underneath the i I shingles than on the surface, and it I | is therefore'' hardly probable that & I spark ignited the roof especially as 1 I there had- been recent rains and the ;|| (shingles were damp. The exact orig- i ! in of the fire can not be stated defl- 2 | nitely unless it was caused by a de- ; 1 fective flue or chimney. The build- I jing was constructed of exceptionally I good wooden material, and while | slow in getting under headway once 1 the building was enveloped in the I blaze the fire became one of the hot-, 1 test and most spectacular here in I years, the flames bursting forth high I into the air and sending sparks and ] | lighted debris quite a distance much I to the discomfort of residents in that | part of the city, although no other I houses caught. 1 The students all escaped easily and 3 uninjured and saved practically all 1 their personal effects. The contents 1 of the building which were not insur- 1 ed were nearly all gotten out but I some of these belonging to the school 1 were damaged in the excitement of ] I removal. The H. J. Brabham hall J I was valued at approxibately $15,000, j I and the insurance on the buildings J j covered two-thirds of that amount, j I ?1A AAA An orliiictment will h#* al- I j together unnecessary, as the only I things left are the brick chimneys. I The 53 boys who were rooming in S I the burned dormitory underwent ! some slight inconviences the night of 1 the fire and the classes were discon- j tinuer Friday for the whole school on fi account of the general confusion re- j suiting therefrom. The trustees held j a meeting in Bamberg Friday and ^9 satisfactorily adjusted matters so j that the entire school is functioning J smoothly again and everything going | well. All students are being amply I -- ?? j tnUliAiit rwraf ArnvHfnp or in I UtI CU lui nuuuuk urn v> v ? v?uS v. . __ any manner interfering with their ,. Ja proper study or facilities and ocn- 1 veniences for their work. The old 1 headmaster's home on the corner of | Elm and Carlisle streets was fortu- | nately unoccupied and this has been j brought to good use housing the j boys while about 15 others who J could not be comfortably accommo- J dated in the remaining school build- \ J ings have been placed with friends of j the school in their respective foomes j 4-Via rrioinitv nf fhP> PamDllS j I 111 V11C ? V? ?*? ? * Meals served promptly at the J American Cafe.?adv. j There has been much criticism dur- J I ing past years of the lengthy seen j sions of the legislature, and an un- 1 doubted effort will be made this j | year to adjourn on time, if it is I humanly possible. However, ihere are those who pessimistically predict that the solons will remain in session, as they did last year, over fifty days. W. J. CORMACK.