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$2.00 Per Tear in Advance. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1922. , Established in 1891. |l
Enrollment Fii
State >
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The total enrollment for South
Carolina, as received from the different
counties by H. N. Edmunds, secL
retary of the state Democratic execu
tive committee, is 226,581.
| / Secretary Edmunds has not yet to
taled the figures himself and there
I may be a slight change, but the total
> is very nearly correct. This gives an
y increase over the 1920 enrollment oi
74,546 as the total then was 152,035.
f Women are believed to number a1
least this increase and possibly more
and the indications are that over
^ 75,000 women will participate in the
primary this year for the first time.
^ Oconee county is the only countj
in the state showing a decreased enrollment
from 1920, according to the
figures received by Mr. Edmunds. Ic
lj920 this county enrolled 4,191 voters
and this year only 3,790 have
"been enrolled.
^ . Greenville leads the state with 16,131
with Spartanburg second with
, 14,787. Charleston is third with 12,v
$41.
The enrollment by counties this
f year and in 1920 is as follows:
, 1922 1920
Abbeville 3,264 2,491
} Aiken 5,412 4,404
. Allendale 1,587 798
fc Anderson 11,250 8,086
! Bamberg 2,080 1,474
1 ; Barnwell .... 2,766 1,882
Beaufort . 1,172 763
Berkeley 2,279 1,356
l Calhoun 1,469 1,045
[ Charleston 12,841 r 7,318
Cherokee 5,430 2,524
Chester.. 3,472 2,467
Chesterfield ?,383 3,886
Clarendon 3,896 2,823
, Darlington 5,421 3,003
Dillon 3,256 2.140
^ 'Dorchester 2,756 1,768
'Edgefield 2,043 1,689
Fairfield 2,225 1,458
'Florence 7,087 4,431
t Georgetown 2,393 1,856
' Greenville.. v 16,131 11,406
Greenwood :.. 5,134 3,711>
k Hampton 2,704 2,025
Horry 6,595 4,447
Jasper .. 715 625
fy. Kershaw, 4,130 2,^49
/ Lancaster 4,621 3,123
Laurens 7,106 4,227
Lee 2,932 2,132
Lexington 5,517 4,666
McCormick. 1,303 1,190
' Marion 3,230 2,142
Marlboro 3,807 2,456
^ . Newberry 5,874 '3,398
Oconee i... 3,790^ 4,194
* Orangeburg 7,091 4,401
Pickens 5,641 .3,633
Richland 12,669 7,172
1 Saluda.. .... .... .... 3,201 2,393
Spartanburg 14,787 10,509
Sumter 3,331 i,you
Union .. 5,554 3,406
Williamsburg 3,648 2,764
York 6,772 3,878
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r Total 226,581 152,035
>iittle Placed in Penitentiary.
Columbia, Aug. 14.?Edward N.
Mittle^ was placed in tbe state peni,
tentiary this afternoon. Governor
Harvey called Sheriff Dukes of
Orangeburg to Columbia Sunday and
the sheriff, under the governor's orders,
returned to Columbia this afterv
noon with Mittle. Mittle's home is
*#'. in Greenville.
I'
Solicitor Hydrick Saturday person
tally presented the situation growing
out of the order handed down Frif
' day to him from Judge T. J. Mauidin
staying the judgment of the supreme
court in the appeal case of E. N.
Mittle and the solicitor was inform.
? ed by the governor that ihe would
( take the matter under advisement.
1/ The state supreme .court refused
K Mittle a new trial and a rehearing
I and handed down a final opinion,
I which was filed with the clerk of
|| court on August1 4 which was that
E ' the sentence of nine years on the
I verdict of guilty of manslaughter
I for the killing of J. H. Patterson
iy near Rowesville in November, 1920,
If. _ be put into effect.
I The order of Judge Mauldin filed
K'} with the solicitor Friday was that
| the judgment o*f the supreme court
*- be stayed for 90 days and was issued
on the petition of Mittle's attorneys
f . announcing the intention to appeal
I to the United States supreme court.
Solicitor Hydrick takes the position
that a circuit judge has not the pow>
- er to stay judgment of the supreme
court.?OranlgebuTg Times and Democrat.
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lures For
Show Big Gain
S. Carolina's Decrease
In Automobile Use
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Following is the report or regis,
trations by states:
1922 1921
[ Alabama .... _ .... 87,687 77,076
L Arizona *32,847 31,551
. Arkansas 75,500 58,700
California 737,152 604,024
! Colorado 139,727 121,502
, Connecticut 122,846 122,695
. Dis. of Columbia 53,031 55,000
, Florida 213,027 90,829
Georgia 127,799 118,573
r Idaho 47,794 46,730
Illinois 682,648 587,588
; Indiana 426,650 351,297
L Iowa 450,622 433,000
Kansas 290,456 26g,558
, Kentucky 129,100 108,668
| Louisiana.... _ _ .... 80,000 70,000
Maine 78,830 67,341
Maryland 136,169 122,550
| Massachusetts 378,350 311,747
Michigan 497,445 432,126
Minnesota 343,000 324,166
Mississippi 58,420 54,114
Missouri 338,426 308,883
Montana 53,032 51,87-3
Nebraska"."* 218,297 213,350
Nevada t ...'. 10,903 9,822
New Hampshire .... 44,076 39,064
New Jersey 287,859 245,634
, 'New Mexico 20,450* 20,450
New York 843,631 658,438
North Carolina ....164,391 149,444
North Dakota 89,303 86,986
! Ohio 779,500 677,000
Oklahoma.... .... ....203,300 180,000
Oregon 109,001 102,274
; Pennsylvania 732,348 631,025
- _ - ? i /\ A A i A AAA
Rhode Island 4Z,Z3y ss,uyo
South Carolina 84,985 85,272
, South Dakota 111,929 113,700
Tennessee 120,000 102,800
, Texas - 452,268 444,541
Utah 81,965 41,945
Vermont , 38,049 33,601
Virginia 152,200 132,300
Washington ....191,520 170,470
West Virginia 90,450 85,916
Wisconsin 364,829 297,850
Wyoming 27,555 30,000
10,863,744 9,434,971
*1921 figures.
KILLS STEP-FATHER.
Coroner's Jury Holds Barnwell
Youth For Deed.
Williston, Aug^. 11.?About 6.30
o'clock this morning, about one mile
east of Eljco, three miles from Williston,
Moies Hair, Jr., it is alleged,
shot and instantly killed his stepfather,
D. S. Mims. The only eyewitnesses
were Quincy Hair, fifteenyear-old
brother of Moies Hair, and
Jesse Hair, a distant relative.
From the testimony introduced at
the coroner's inquest held at Elko
this morning it seems that Mr. Mims
made at ihim with a knife and was
cursing him at the same time. Hair .
ran out of the house and Mims pursued
him with the kpife in his hand,
the defendant said. Hair fired once
and continued to run and was followed
by Mims, it is alleged. He then
fired twice and Mims fell. All three
bullets took effect, one piercing the
heart, one entering the stomach and
the other striking the right arm of
the deceased.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was that Mr. Mims came to his death
in accordance with the above testimony.
Hair immediatelv surrendered to
Sheriff Sanders and is in the Barnwell
jail, v Young Hair is about twenty-one
years of age and bears a good
reputation. The affair is very much
deplored. ;Both parties are well
known and have large family connections.
Mr. Mims did not leave
any children. His widow is the
mother of young Hair.
Dr. Ray Moves to Barnwell.
In this issue we carry the profes<
sional card of Dr. Cecil Ray, of Olar.
Dr. Ray is expected to arrive in Barnwell
on Monday of next week and will
establish his office in the Lancaster
building. He is a graduate of the
j Charleston Medical college and has
enjoyed a large practice in Olar and
surrounding country for the past
ten or twelve years. The people of
t~? a 4 f a l\im n r r+t.' tt?a!
?>aru wen e.MCUU lu umi a. ncai IJ welcome.?Barnwell
Sentinel.
There are 105 automobile factories
in operation in this country.
There are 20,000 motor buses now
in operation in the United States.
i
Killing Charged ?
to Ralph Brown
T. L. Bettison, an aged resident of
Beaufort, was killed Tuesday of last t
week, and the coroner's jury investi- t
gating the homicide charges Ralph r
Brown with the killing. Mr. Brown 2
is a young man, the son of Barney ^
Jtsrown, a Drotner 01 Airs. u-. ?. ua.i
land, of this city. The young man is ^
well known to many relatives and
friends in Bamberg.
Very meager reports of the affair
have reached Bamberg. According to
the news stories of the homicide published
in the daily papers, Betterson
was killed w!hile sitting in a chair.
The first report was that he was killed
by a blow on the head, while another
report indicated that this may
have been in error. It is alleged that
the two men had words on the morning
of the same day, and that Brown
knocked him down then.
Youns: Brown was taken into cus- (
tody by the sheriff, but because of t
the failure of the sheriff to put him x
immediately in jail, there has been a j
considerable stir-up in Beaufort, resulting
in a mass meeting, presided ]
over by Senator Niels Christensen, at (
which strong resolutions were passed
demanding that charges be brought
against the sheriff, and other resolutions
calling on the city commissioners
to resign for alleged leniency to- 1
ward Brown for other alleged affairs '<
in Beaufort. ' 3
Betterson was an old man without <
relatives in Beaufort, it is said. He 1
has a brother in Allendale. The sher- <
iff has denied that he has flagrantly '<
defied the law, stating that Brown's t
wife was in a nyscericai cunuiuuu ?
w*hen taken in charge, and that it
would probably have endangered Mrs.
Brown to have carried the young man
immediately to jail. He stated further
that he kept him under guard at
his (the sheriff's home) during the
night. When he was sent for to come
to the ma?s meeting, the sheriff declined.
The following Beaufort dispatch
goes into further details of the
affair: ? - v
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Beaufort, Aug. 10.?A mass meeting,
that crowded the court house tonight
voted to instruct the Chairman
to appoint a committee of three citizens
to collect, prepare and present
evidence against Sheriff J. H. Bailey
before the grand jury. This grew out
of his refusal and failure to place 1
Ralph E. Brown in jail as directed in f
the coroner's commitment, which 1
found at the inquest yesterday that I
Brown killed T. P. L. Betterson. The t
vote was unanimous except for a
brother of Brown.
The sheriff kept the prisoner at his *
home while the law requires he oe 1
put in jail. Early in the afternoon
over 100 citizens met and sent a com- ?
mittee to the sheriff asking him to 1
meet with them and explain his ac_ c
tion. This he refused to do. Solici- i
tor Murdauigh was on 'his way from (
Hampton and the meeting was ad- c
journed to the evening. The solici- 1
.tor was present then and advised <
with the meeting as to the sheriff's 2
action. Just before the evening meet- (
Ing the sheriff placed 'his prisoner in i
jail, but again refused to attend the t
meeting. Condemnation was express- i
ed at the fact that the sheriff's at- i
torney and advisor is the attorney for 1
the defense in the case against 1
Brown. t
Condemnation of the city govern- ment
for alleged leniency toward ^
Brown in former difficulties was igen- a
eral, and a motion was carried, 89 to ^
38, asking for the resignation of t'he t
three commissioners, over two-thirds r
refraining from voting on this issue 1
owing in part to the absence of the ?
mayor. Many women attended and r
voted. Intense feeling was manifest e
in the applause and speeches but the t
best of order was maintained. The i
committee sent to the sheriff was s
Alan Paul, L. H. Hall and Gus Sand- s
ers, county treasurer. Niels Christen- c
sen was chairman of the meetings and q
Alan Paul secretary. d
J. H. Bellamy and William Altman b
made the motions that carried. The s
solicitor has refused to consent to a E
request for bail for Brown. t
In the news account sent out yester- h
day it was stated that Betterson was s
killed while seated. A further exami_ c
nation of the testimony shows that fi
at the coroner's inquest no direct evi- c
dence was presented to that effect, a
Brown claims self defense in his re- s
q.uest for bail. ii
p
The Beaufort Gazette of this week h
will say: n
tl
Simply the Facts. T
On Wednesday of last week, foL si
Seaboard Wreck
Kills Engineer
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Seaboard train No. 2, operating
>etween Jacksonville and Washingon,
jumped the track at Dixiana,
Pz-vlitrv?V>?q Cnndov mnrn^np, as
VU1U1UUW,
i result of which the engineer, John
JV. Preacher, of Savannah, was killid
by scalding, and the fireman was
>adly injured.
The Seaboard traffic between Dennark
and Columbia was blocked
intil Monday when train service was
esumed over this line, the wreck
>eing sufficiently cleared away to alow
passage of trains. During this
)eriod trains were detoured to Dennark
over the Southern railway.
An accumulation of sand at the
)ublic road crossing is said to have
)een responsible for the wreck. The
jngine jumped the track, followed
>y the express car and the combina;ion
negro and baggage car. Two
)ther persons were injured besides
he engineer'being killed and tne nrenan
injured, neither of which is said
;o be fatal.
Engineer Preacher was buried at
Fairfax Tuesday, the Ku Klux Klan
)fficiating at the funeral.
Grain for Planting.
Commissioner B. Harris of the department
of agriculture, commerce
md industries wishes to warn all
nerchants, farmers and others that
jvery precaution should be taken in
purchasing oats, wheat, rye and
rther grains for fall planting. When
my grain is bought for seed purposes
;lie buyer should seee that an tags
attached to the seed as well as the
nvoice should state plainly that it
is for seed purpose. An inspector
vill be sent to any one upon request
:o draw an official sample to test for
germination, and this should be done^
svhen the seed is received and be:ore
being planted.
In the past it has been found that
jiUite a number of merchants and.
Pthers who bought oats, wheat, rye
md other grains for seed purposes,
planted it and later found the gernination
was poor. Quite a lot of
he grain was bought for seed purDoses,
but the shipper failed to
prand it as such and when it was
!ound that the germination was not
pf the best, the matter was, taken
ip with the shipper and their reply
? - 11? * !* ?"~ nnt KronHflH nr enld
V as tilclt It was UUb uiauuwu V*
or seed purposes. There is a state
aw requiring all gram sold for seed
mrposes to be tagged as such and
he germination must be good.
The automobile industry is now
hird on the list. First comes packng
and then the steel industry.
Renew your subscription today.
owing the partial failure of the
:ouncil to hold a meeting the previous
evening; owing to the absence
>f councilman B. S. Brown; an alteration
took place between Mr.
Urown and T. P. S. Betterson?an
)ld citizen of Beaufort, regarding
dr. Brown's failure to attend the
;ounc>l meeting the previous evening,
and which resulted in a blow
)eine struck. Subsequently, the
natter was taken up by Mr. Ralph
3rown; wfaen, as it is alleged, he
mocked Mr. Betterson down. The
atter then went to his home near
>y and was soon after followed by
dr. Brown, who entered the room;
There he remained but a short time
tnd upon coming out, # said to Mr.
N. A. McDaniel and Mr. R. V. Bray
.hat there was a man inside of the
oom who needed their attention.
They entered the room and found
dr. Betterson severely injured^ so
uuch so, that Mr. McDonald teleihoned
for Dr. Ryan. On arriving,
he doctor took the usual steps lookng
to the care of his patient; but in
pite of these attentions, Mr. Betteron
almost immediately died; and a
oroner's jury, which was subseuently
empaneled brought in a verlict
that Mr. Betterson was killed
iy being struck on the head with
ome blunt instrument by Mr. Ralph
Irown, and the coroner, or Magis
rate Cary, then gave an order for
is arrest; which subsequently reulted
in his being taken to the
ounty jail, where he is now conned.
awaiting the action of the
ourt. Prior to Mr. Brown's arrest,
nd acting on the advice of his counel.
he surrendered to and was taken
i charge by Sheriff Bailey; who
laced him under guard in his own
ome. It is not the province of a
ewspaper to try an accused within
le columns of its publication and
he Gazette will endeavor to adhere
rictly to this line of procedure.
Denmark Hea
Serves L
List Friday was a big day in Den
mark. From what used to be <
commonplace affair, the county politi
cal meeting was turned into a gal;
occasion. The* Denmark folks treat
ed their visiting guests royally ii
every/ respect, and particularly a
dinner time, when more than om
thousand persons?according to th
genial Jabe Hutto, and we don'
doubt it?took their turns and wer
served one of the finest barbecue
the. county has ever seen. Hogs
cows, and goats were pressed int
service for the 'cue; and cooked t
perfection, and there was plenty o
it. In fact, it looked to this writer
who confesses to his inability to gras;
as big a thing as a thousand pec
pie's appetite, like there was enough
to feed almost another thousand.
It should be stated here, too, tha
the facilities for handling the bi:
crowd were good. The big cotto:
platform of the A. C. L. station wa
fenced in, leaving entrances, one fo
the men and one for the women?
we did not hear the reason for th
segregation, but it was propbabl
wise, as hungry men sometimes for
get their good manners; and the
were hungry. Two-thirty o'clock i
the afternoon is late for dinner t
country folks such as we and the res
> of the crowd. The crowd was fed es
peditiously, the whole operation r<
quiring scarcely one hour, and the
were well fed in every particular.
The best congressman in the Unil
ed States, Hon. Jimmy Byrnes, grace
the occasion with his presence. Jin
my knows everybody, and it is ver
interesting to just stand one sid
and see him shaking hands with hi
friends; he is friends, it seems, wit
everybody he meets, and he manage
to meet them all. We have offere
to wager a nickel cigar that he know
I rnnre nfionle in Bambers: county tha
any one of our own citizens, and w
are prepared to let the wager stanc
There is no^doubt about the fact tha
he is the idol of the people of hi
''district; they have unbounded conf
dence in him, and all you have to d
to get a big crowd is to say Jii
Byrnes will be there
Meeting in School House.
The meeting was held in the audi
torium of the graded school. Th
people of Denmark have many goo
things, but nothing better than thei
school facilities. The auditorium I
large and well ventilated, and seat
some three hundred, maybe mors
and every seat was taken with a goo
many standing. Right across th
campus is the new high school build
ing, completed only recently. Bot:
buildings are a credit to Denmark
The crowd was composed of folk
from practically, every section o
Bamberg county; and many fron
Orangeburg and Barnwell counties
Perhaps a third of the people in th
auditorium were women.
J. Wesley Crum, Jr., presided
"Wes," as his friends call him, is <
splendid presiding officer. He know
what to say and how and when t
say it, and he does not bore his hear
ers. He cordially welcomed all th
visitors to Denmark, and asked ther
to stay /all day; to partake of th
free dinner after the speaking am
attend the base ball game betweei
Olar and Denmark in the afternoor
Most of those present accepted th
invitation. A very appropriate praye
was offered by Dr. W. C. Kirkland, o
Latta, who was in attendance.
Magistrates to the Bat.
The first speaker was J. B. Gillam
offering for reelection ^s magistrat
at Denmark. This is the second tinn
he has offered, he said, being electei
two years ago. Thanks the voter
for electing him. Saw a lot of goo<
looking voters in the house who ha<
never voted before, and he hoped h<
would get them.
S. S. Ray, Mr. Gillam's opponent
said it was the first time he had eve]
run, and he had announced only a
the solicitation of many friends. T:
elected he will conduct himself sc
that no one will ever regret voting
for him Will carrv out law anc
order, and he will not wink at the
law in favor of any man. no mattei
who he is.
J. F. Staley was called on for cotton
weigher, but failed to respond.
Auditor and Treasurer.
W. D. Rowell. for auditor, appreciated
the flattering vote given him
four years ago when he had opposition,
and for the unanimous vote
two years ago. He discussed the
land assessment matter, and related
how the assessment was allowed to
rs Candidates; :M
barbecue Dinner j|
- stand. There is a total of $178,000 - JH
i due in taxes this year, of which.
- amount $47,000 has "not yet been ?58
a. paid. His office 'had been officially U
- audited and declared in perfect run- jS
1 nlng order. He said that it has been ?
A ? ? ?A J O r\A O0M
t repurieu HIS UUUIVS wcic in uau s^^^B
e and the maker of the report he char- B
e acterized as a falsifier. 9
t Treasurer G. A. Jennings had a let- B
e ter read, in which he stated that ow- v B
s ing to the fact that the tax books are H
i, still open, it was necessary for him , B
o to stay in his office; but that he B
o would have been delighted to have B
f attended the meeting and especially B
, would have enjoyed the dinner. He B
p signed his letter "Uncle George.7 It fl
i- looks as if the county might as well B
h give "Uncle George" a lifetime job, 9
and save him and the county of the B
,t expense of running.
g Commissioners Come Next. fl
a W. H. Collins was next introduced 9
s as a candidate for county commission- Sj
r er from the upper district. He B
- thanks God for the ladies; they are B
e a blessins. and will be a greater B
y blessing when they vote. He is no 8|
speaker, just a corn field boy, whose; J|H
y father was killed in the Confederate 9
n war. Has served one term and would . 0
like to serve another. He favors , 8
ft good roads, and favors keeping them
up after they are built. It is not 8
right to spend good money building ||
y roads and leave them to go to ruin. 13
He promised to do his duty if elected, /
> and will love the people just the same is
d whether they vote for him or not. 9
l" J. S. Tant says is "back again,"" 8
y He was elected by a big majority, and B
e he appreciated the vote. Folks can 8
is see him on the job any time. Wei- B
k coned the ladies to the club rolls, 9
13 fend knows they will do the right B
? thing at the right time, which time B
s is August 29th. He has served 19 B
11 months and believes he has done his B
e duty.1 The commutation road tax 'has fl
1- hppn invpatpd in a road machine B
which is used all over the county. fl
8 Said he had work done as cheap 9
l~ as anybody ever has, and he guaran- 9
0 tees he will continue to do as much 9
n work as the next fellow. Mr. Col- B
lins 'had said at Olar he was at home 9
and wanted every vote, and these 9
i- were his sentiments at Denmark. He B
e said all bridges had been repaired af- , .JgjH
d ter heavy rains within a few hours, ' 9
r J. B. McCormick, for lower district 3
3 commissioner, promised if elected to g
s do his duty to the best of his ability, g
and will sjiow his appreciation by a
^ his services to the county. One of fl
e the audience asked him how he stood fl
on the coal strike; he came back with i
k a good answer, he stood with the 9
majority. ^ v|9B
? J. W. Zeigler, whoNhas missed sev- B
eral meetings, was present at Den- ?
a mark. He said he felt thankful that 1
he was able to be present. He is 9
e afflicted with rheumatism, he said,
in the body, but his head'was clear, I
and he was able to come to Bamberg I
a and sign bills just as well as ever. S
s He needs .the office now, he said,
0 more than ever, and he is unable to 1
work, while his opponents are all |
e able bodied and can plow and hoe. g
a He has served four years and his j
e supervisors have given him a good |
name. Some of his neighbors want S
11 to kick him out, but he is not out 1
l" yet, he said. There is no fault to be |
e found in him, he asserted. |
j George W. Hunter was the last * g
sDeaker for lower district commis- 1
sioner. Mr. Hunter comes to Denmark
practically a stranger, he said, ;
'' but the folks know 'his family. He
0 has served as overseer under sev0
eral supervisors, and knows road
3 work. He plows everyday?in the
s summer time?rand lives at home.
* He thinks he knows the duties of the )
* office and will fill it acceptably if
3 elected. He admitted he had a good
head and a sound body, and will get
' along whether they elect him or not, I
r but he will appreciate the votes. i
^ Candidates for Supervisor. I
G. Victor Kearse was the first can- I
r didate up for supervisor. "My op- 1
' ponents are both good men," said jl
^ Mr. Kearse, "and I would not be- 1
[ smirch them. Before I would do I
such a thing I would withdraw from 1
the race." He is a believer in good J
roads, and if elected, he will build 1
every mile of good sand-clav roads 1
possible, and then take care of them. 1
He will endeavor to get a dollar's I
1 value from every dollar spent, and S
he will endeavor to fill the office in ?
1 such a manner that none will ever |
| regret voting for him. He has a
i (Continued on page 3, column 1.). 'I