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|Pi~ ' ' * * * "S ?I|p Sambrrg feraiii ?.??? ? . __ $2.00 Per Year in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 9,1922. Established in 1891. - .? ~ " " " " ? " ~ . Toll of Fiv By Aiken 7c Aiken, March 7.?Sweeping down! ttpon Warrenville, in Horsecreek valley, six miles from Aiken, at 5 o'clock this morning, a tornado wrought ^ death and terrible destruction. Five J 1 O J.? I persons were mstanuy Kinea, i? lu 20 wounded, some seriously, if not .fatally, and 25 houses were wrecked in the path of the terrific wind. Four of the dead are children. Th^y are: Fred Hoover, 12; Dollie Mitchum, 8; Theodore Wood, 2. The fifth death was that of Mrs. Dollie Boyd, 19. The tornado, according to those , who passed through the terrible experience, lasted for about 30 seconds. In this short space of time houses were laid flat, trees were uprooted, wreckage was strewn over a wide i territory and quick and instant death waa Woalt The tornado struck first to the southeast of the mill at Warrenville, destroying all of the dozen houses in this row of the mill village except one. From here it jumped, striking next at what is called Stump Row, taking one house and leaving another practically untouched. Then, cutting . a path across an open field, it struck with terrific force at Steifeltown, a ' * quarter of a mile away, destroying ' four houses at this place. Family Under Wreckage. Henry Woods, a mill operative, was asleep in his house at Warrenville with his family. The house was a to tal wreck, only the flooring being left beneath the wreckage. Woods and his wife were found, the man was badly hurt, a splinter having been dTiven deep in his head. Mrs. Woods was perhaps fatally injured. The dhimney falling had buried the K^vnofVi o nilft nf bricks. I YVVUU0 Uduj i/v/uubu ? There were many remarkable es- j capes at Steifeltown. The home of! Frank "Steifel was blown down upon hinj, the structure crumbling up like a paste board box in a vise. Mr. Steifel was dug ofct of the wreckage and was found to have been left without a scratch. At the same place the borne of Mrs. Beard, postmistress at Warrenville, was almost totally destriyed. Mrs. Beard was unhurt, eswith her entire family. Relief parties were^quickly formed and physicians summoned from Aiken and Augusta arrived on the scene before daybreak. In the early light of the rainy morning the work of rescuing the injured was begun. A temporary hospital was established on the second floor of a store opposite the mill at Warrenville. To the mnrenie the dead were carried. Crowds began to gather and the homeless were given such aid as was A possible. Many of these have lost all their household effects and ard without food or clothing. . One house, a large square* structure, which was in the path of the tornado, was left unscathed except for ofiie side having been blown out as completely as if the fourth wall had never been built. Not a thing tn the house was disturbed: To the Aiken Hospital. The most seriously injured were brought to the Aiken hospital in ambulances. Some of these will probably die. All of the victims were wfhite. Those in the hospital are: Harry Mundy, -Mrs. Josie Hardy, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Clark, who is unconscious; Rufus Mundy, Owen Wood and Mr. Green. At Langley the storm did a great deal of damage, but there was no loss of life. The Baptist church was unroofed and parts of the Langley company's barn and stables torn up. A few houses were slightly dislodged. Hundreds of large trees were uprooted. Several mules stabled at Steif^l4/NTTf<n TTTAVQ VfllfllH J VllUWU nciu The Aiken chapter of the American Red Cross has been placed in charge of the emergency relief work, under the direction of Miss Agnes Campbell, Red Cross nurse, and the mill company is providing temporary relief for.the sufferers as generously as is possible. Governor Robert A. Cooper this afternoon telephoned to Sheriff H. H. Howard offering his assistance in any way that it might be needed. The Aiken Standard has opened a relief fund for the tornado sufferers and the responses are generous. The Aiken delegation to the general assembly this afternoon telegraphed C. J. Hill, chief commissioner of Aiken county, that an appropriation of $1,000 had been placed in the Aiken county supply bill to aid in the relief of the tornado sufferers. This money will be I ives Claimed j )rnado Tuesday Rev. Mr. Herbert Conducting Revival A revival meeting is in progress this week at Trinity 'Methodist church. Rev. T. G. Herbert, of Orangeburg, is doing the preaching. The i meeting began Monday and will continue through this week and probably into next week. Announcement will be made later in the church as to the closing date of the revival. Rev. -Mr. Herbert is one of the srongest preachers of the South r.arolina Methodist conference. He I has numerous friends in Bamberg, shaving served Trinity church as pastor several years ago. Services are being conducted daily at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m., and the pub.lic generally is most cordially invited to attend. BIDS FOR COLLETON ROAD. Work on Important Highway to Begin Soon. ' S Walterboro, March 2.?Awards - " i tVir, made in tne oias ior constructing cue twelve-mile road from Walterboro to Bells, going to the lowest bidders, were won by H. R Hoppendietzel Company, of Macon, Ga., whose bid for the road was $31,967.40. The second lowest bid was that of Bamberg & Smoak, of Bamberg, for $32,551.72, and the third was that of Chitwood & Carpenter, of Columbia, $34,512.85. The concrete bridge work on this road was awarded to Smoak & Reed, of St. George, whose bid was $5,695.65. The next two bids were Chitwood & Carpenter, Columbia, $5,942.40, and SimonsMayrant Company, of Charleston, c QQK fie; f (/ u.uv . Work is to begin as soon as the preliminaries are completed, and will consume not more than 180 working days. The type of road will be sandclay with concrete culverts and abutments, .and all bridges Will be of concrete. The road will be of standard fifty^foot right of way and Ihirtytwo feet surfaced. This stretch of road is one of the most important in the county, and ?M1 xnnnntit mnro travel Will UUllUllCOO suyi/uit luut v w? w. than any road in the county. It will connect through the county seat with the Walterboro-Jacksonboro road, which is nearing completion. This is a link of the intercoastal highway and will connect at Jacksonboro with the road to Charleston. At the opening of bids, Highway Commissioner Buckner was assisted by a representative of the state highway department. Much interest was shown in the bidding, and quite a inr>A p.rnwd of interested spectators was present in addition to the representatives of the dozen or .more firms putting in bids. SAJLE OF ASPARAGUS. , J. W. Jones Arranges for Disposition of Crop. Washington, March 4.?J. W. Jones, of Ridge Spring, general manager of the South Carolina Asparagus Growers association, has been here for some days arranging for the sale of the coming crop. The association has many members in Barnwell, Aiken, Edgefield and Sa luda counties. Mr .tones nas raaue arrangements in . ' on, New York, and Washington which will take care of the principal part of the association's crop. Wife Slayer Gets life Term. Pickens, March 3.?After deliberating two hours and a half the jury early tonight returned a verdict of guilty of murder with recommendation to mercy in the cgse of Ross Powell, who killed his wife. Emily | Powell, at Glennwood cotton mill in Easley on October 4 last. A sentence of life imprisonment was immediately imposed. The defense announced that no appeal would be taken. Powell, it was charged, went to the mill where fhis wife was at work and slashed her throat from ear to ear: with a razor, killing her instantly. available immediately. The Aiken-Augusta trolley has been compelled to suspend operation today, as there was no electric current, all wires having been torn down between Aiken and Augusta. - ; -I..,. Assistance Given Pitiful Case Recently A pitiful case was recently given assistance by the citizens of Bamberg, assisted by the local Red Cross chapter. On December 20bh, last, Clara Kelley was shot and seriously injured by Carrie Stevens, both negro women, in this city, the bullet taking effect in the shoulder. The woman was carried to the hospital at Voorhees school, Denmark, and has been there ever since. She has wasted away un til now she is literally nothing more than skin and bone. She has no funds and none were available from friends or relatives, although she has a good reputation and is described as being a good woman, and the shooting appears to have been wifhout warranty probably a case of mistaken identity, as the women were said to be strangers. Recently it was said by the doctors who have attended her without hope of monetary reward that an X-ray picture might help to locate the bul let and that extraction might follow. Mayor Thomas succeeded in getting hastily $25 from citizens and the Red Cross contributed $25 for this purpose, and it is hor id that the picture will result in jcating the ball and that a successiul operation may result. The Voorhees school deserves much praise for caring for the woman all this time. SUES RAILROAD FOR $100,000.00. Widow of H. H. Cauthen is Plaintiff in Large Suit Just Piled. A suit for $100,000 has been filed against the Southern railway in the office of clerk of court for Orangeburg by Mrs. Cora R. Cauthen as administratrix of the estate of her hus Dana, Jtiazei n. tauuieu, wuu wo.? (frowned by falling into a well near the Southern depot at Branchville on the 26th day of last December. Mr. Cauthen was working for the Southern railway and had just arrived on the night train and gone on duty as night operator. A little later he went out on the railroad yards and in the darkness stepped into a large well which was being dug by the railroad and was drowned before help reached him. The well it is said, was about twenty feet wide and about fifteen feet deep and ihad about eight feet of water in it when Mr. Cauthen fell in. The complaint alleges that the well j was entirely open; had no lights or warning around it and had no guards or walls to protect people from falling into the well. Mrs. Cauthen, who is a.neice of the late David N. Smith, of this city, lives in Ft. Motte. Mr. Cauthen left surviving him his widow and two children.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. KILLS GIRL; MAKES DASH. Rejected Suitor Calls Victim From Family Table. Frederick, Md., March 5.?Summoned from her seat at the family table where a meal was in progress, Miss Arta Jenkins, seventeen years old, was killed today by Harvey Gartrell, who, according to the police, was a rejected suitor. Gartrell is said to ihave then turned his revolver upon/himself but only inflicted a scalp wound, and, recovering, fled in an automobile. The machine was found later abandoned a short distance from Frederick. Searching parties found no trace of Gartell. Freedom From Labor. Texans are just naturally partisans. A man from that state called at the Journal office the other day. In reply to a question, he said "Yes, the caounty where Ah live went Republican at 'lection, but it's so'y now it went that way. Hodding ain't so pop'la' as he was. Ah hud a fellow say some remawks 'bout that today right here in Tulsy. He said: 'Some great liberates have live in this country. Lincoln, he freed the slaves; Henry Fo'd freed the tired piano playah; Hodding freed the wo'king man from hahd labah. Ain't no work now but fo' va'y few.' "?Savannah News. Promising, Casey?"Ah how is your boy, Mickey, gettin' along in school?" Flannery?"Foine, foine. Sure, the teacher licks him ivery day f'r fightin'." i / . Will Hold Truck Meeting in Denmark The following programme has been arranged by the Bamberg County Truck Growers association and will be carried out at Denmark, at 11 a. m., March 13th, at the K. of P. hall. The association is interested * ? ? * i-.. w /I /J i'ftAn nr\r? _ m s*;nt:icii u uiMug auu uucaac tuu~ trol and this is especially true of the watermelon crop. The programme for the meeting is as follows: F. C. Meier, bureau of plant pathology, Washington, D.. C., subject, "Control of Watermelon Diseases." y Prof. H. W. Barre, director of experiment station Clemson college, subject, "Cooperative Demonstrations and Disease Control." F. L. Harkey, agent in marketing, extension service, Clemson college, and J. M. McBride, development agent, Florence, subject, "Marketing Statistics." Mr. Meier is the oldest man in this kind of work and has done quite a little experimental work along this line. His service is made possible as he is passing through on this date on his way to Florida. You will notice that the subjects mentioned are of- vital importance to us. Everybody is invited to attend. Some local 'speaker will be secured to make a short talk on organization and production. STOLEN MONEY SHOWS UP. Notes Lost Sixteen Years Ago Appear in Circulation. t . Somewhere in the United States presumably in or near Southern California, a former outlaw is enjoying the fruits of his banditry, according ^ ? xi A to uanaaian ponce aumunues. a ic?? days ago, they requested United states police to seek a man who is spending proceeds of bank notes in a raid on1 the New Westminster branch of the Bank of Montreal, sixteen years ago. A parcel of bank notes totalling $11,500, was recently mailed to the local bank of its New Orleans agents. The exchange teller in the sterling bank, attracted by the crispness of the 'bills, despite the early dates they bore investigated and found their number to correspond with some of those on currency stolen in the raid 16 years ago. Half of the batch of bills was identified as loot of the old robbery. The bandits escaped with $180,000 in notes and gold. The raid was .made by "Bill" Minor's daring robber band. Minor was later arrested and given a life sentence in an American prison. The Canadian police, however, knew that the leadership of the band was taken over by one of Minor's lieutenants j whose name is unknown to them. He is the man sought. He is believed to be exchanging the bank notes in small amounts for American coin, 'having disposed of the gold taken in the raid. The Canadian police say they have traced the bills to the Lia Juana race track. 8. C. SCHOOL AIDED. Rockefeller Money For Presbyterian College. New York, March 4.?Gifts of $1,811 tft orthrvnlR and colleees of the nation, made possible by John D. Rockefeller's decision to permit distribution of principal as well as income from his funds, were made today by the general education board of the Rockefeller Foundation. Tie gifts included: Hampden-Sydney t allege, Hampden-Sydney, Va , $100,000. University of, Chattanooga, Tennessee, $166,666. Presbyterian College of South Carolina, Clinton, S. C., $125,000. Dr. J. W. Babcock Dead. Columbia, March 3.?Dr. J. W. Babcock, who for thirty years was i_j.? j ? 4 ? e * v. /-. cf-i.'.-i Vmcnitnl I Si'DermteiKicut in mc here, died at 5 o'clock this morning. The end came very suddenly. He had been suffering with an ailment for several weeks, but his condiffon was not thought serious, and his death was a shock to his friends and family. He is survived bv his wife and three daughters. The funeral was held in Chester, of which place he was a native. ' Dr. Babcock was one of the nation's leading experts on pellagra, and was one of the first to recognize this disease and for several years he has been head of a private sanatorium here. Verdict A gains Union Tela Edisto Dentists Hold Meeting Thursday The dentists of the Edisto Dental society held an interesting and instructive meeting in Bamberg last Thursday. The meeting was well attended by the dentists from Barnwell, nonmorl- OranP'ohiir!' Rrnnrhvillp Bamberg and Ehrhardt, and the various discussions were listened to wit)h much pleasure by the members of the society. The meeting was held at the Mayflower Inn, was opened with prayer by Rev. S. 0. Cantey, and a splendid dinner was served the members and visiting dentists. The principal speaker of the day was Dr. Gaffney, of Charleston, who afterward demonstrated tihe removal of teeth in the office of Dr. Thomas* Black. The election of officers for the en suing term resulted as follows: President, Dr. J. G. Boozer, of Denmark; ! secretary and treasurer, Dr. J. R. j McAlhaney, of Branchville. OLDEST COWBOY. "Uncle Herb," Aged 90, is Still On the Old Job. i One of America's oldest cowboys, is Andrew Herbson, 90 years young. "Uncle Herb" is employed on a ranch near Butte, Montana, herding sheep twelve hours a day and hasn't missed a pay-day for forty years, accordingto Orvold Linnton, his boss. "Uncle Herb" is a little wiry fellow, baldheaded, with a scattered fn77v ihAflrri hut does not look the years he has weathered the old earth. The boss gives him orders every morning just wl^re to take the flock for the day and "Uncle Herb" mounts his herd pony, sees that :his rifle is strapped to the back of the saddle and guides the sheep into the hills or woods. The old time herder is toothless, so 'he lives on bread and milk, but his favorite dish is beef stew. "Getting a thrill every day is what keeps me young," declared the grizzled sheep herder just before leaving for the hills, "and I guess them pesky varmints, the cougars, are what produce Che stimulant for me these days." "When I was a cowboy the Indians used to keep us fellows in condition and the rustlers supplied a few heartthrobs, but now in these hills it's the cougars," said Uncle Herb, puffing at his wheezy pipe. "Cougars are bold enough to trail even me and this pony, some days," continued the old man, "but it is more than ojie of the pests that makes trouble. It is two of them. One will stampede the sheep and another likely takes a young1 lamb that runs tangent to the main body. I always watch the edges. Last month I brought in two dead varmints and Linnton there, divided Che bounty with me. Bought this saddle, heh, heh, giddap." POSTOFFICE DESTROYED. Fire Wipes Out Building at Edgefield Sunday Morning. Edgefield, March 5.?The postoffice building and its entire contents was destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock tfhis morning. The origin of the fire is unknown, but the theory is advanced that the office was first robbed and the building set on fire to cover up the tracks of the robber. The building was owned by Doctors Tompkins and Marsh and was fully covered by insurance. Gov. Cox. Is in Aiken. Aiken, March 3.?Former Governor of Ohio James M. Cox, Democratic presidential candidate in 1920, arrived in Aiken this afternoon on the 2:40 Southern train. He was met at the depot by Mayor Gaston and -a number of Aiken citizens despite the rain, which fell in torrents. To the hearty greeting of the crowd the distinguished visitor answered by lifting his black felt hat, southern made, and saying: "I hardly expected such a large number of people in this wet weather, but it shows again fully the real spirit of true southern hospitality." To a correspondent he stated that he had come down to Aiken for a month's rest and exoected to try his luck at hunting while here. I \ - J. A..-r>-*U-.-V'-K t Western jraph Company ' The court of common pleas convened in Bamberg Monday morning with his honor, Judge J. W. DeVore, of Edgefield, presiding. The court officials were in their places and soon, the wheels of civil justice were moving. The first case tried was that of J. H. Lott and Mrs. J. H. Lott against the Western Union Telegraph company, each one asking for damage* in the sum of $3,000 against the tele V. o11Qcr0rJ 5ia^u vuiujmu; iui anv^^u on the part of the defendant company. The jury rendered a combined verdict for $1,100, but the judge reduced the actual damages in one case $50, thereby making the verdict $1,050, the $50 being actual damages, and the balance punitive damages. Court adjourned on Tuesday for the balance of this week., The session will be resumed next Monday N morning, at which time the jurors for the second week will appear at the .usual hour for opening court. The breakdown of the week's session was the result of a combination of circumstances. It was found that several of the cases scheduled for v j trial this week could not be taken up I for one reason and another, and ft- | nally upon the consent of all parties j concerned it was decided to adjourn j the session until next Monday. \ - \ Tuesday morning the weather was J terrible. Jurors and witnesses were \ unable to be in court at the appoint- j ed time, and a number of out of town I lawyers interested in the cases up for j trial could not come on account of j the morning Augusta train being de- 1 layed. J Court was held open for some j time wainting on the arrival of the ,. I train before it was decided to sus- j pend for the balance of the week. j ? Judge DeVore remained in the city | Wednesday, and the time ^ras con- j sumed in hearing equity matters. j EXECUTIONER'S PAY DROPS. Death Dealer at Sing Sing Had Doll j Time Last year. j Nineteen twenty-one was a poor j year ior tsxaie j^xcuuuuer jvuu nm- * bert. His income fell off $750 from -ji the previous year, when he 'had six- J teen electrocutions, says an Ossining, *' ' 1 N. Y., dispatch. Last year he had only 1 eleven. v j For each person he puts to death | in the electric chair Hulbert gets j $150. In addition to these fees (he J draws a salary of $1,500 for serving ;j the state in another capacity. . Prospects are for a more prosper- I ous year for Hulbert in 1922. So far I this year he has had three jobs. I Three other men are to be executed 1 soon, and twenty-five condemned men I are now in the death 'house. I WASHINGTON RED HEADED. j Harvard Professor Discovers Color of j Hair of First American. 1 Albert Bushnell Hart, professor of j government at Harvard university, | addressing a Washington's birthday I celebration in Boston last week, ie- I clared that the first president of the I United States 'had red hair. | "Although it has been ignored by j posterity," he said, "Washington had J red hair, covered by his wig." jj Washington's spelling was devoid J of embellishments, the professor I said, remarking: j "He never learned to accept tfhe I cannons of spelling, preferring to I spell glue 'glew' and window 'wind- ij Death is Regretted at Cope. jj CoDe. March 1.?The death of J. F. jj Clinkscales, which occurred near Abbeville Wednesday of last week, is a matter of deep regret to friends of Mrs. Charles S. Henerey, of Cope, the deceased was one of the most substantial farmers and business men of Abbeville county. ' The deceased is survived by his widow who was Miss Ella Kay and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Charles S. Henerey, of Cope, Mrs. J. F. Cason, of Raleigh, N. C.; z Mrs. John T. Stokes, of Abbebille J county; Mrs A. M. Hill, of Darling- I ton, and Marshall Clinkscales, J. T. I Clinkscales and Edward Clinkscales, the sons living at the old home. Mrs. Henerey spent the past four weeks * J| with her father and was at his side when the end came. /