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New-York tribune., 1907-01-20

and IN some manner, per
haps because of an impericc-
non IN the package a minute
quantity was loose III Your
pocket.
Here was an answer to
every question, and more.
here was how the cigars were
poisoned, and, in combiuu-
ton with the taiIor's tag
inside Your pocket, a short
history Of your life Briefly.
II was like tins Once YOU
had corrosive subhnatc IN
your pocket For what pur-
pose, First thought-to to r!d
YOUR home of insects Sec
ond thought-if YOU were
boarding, married or uu-
married, the task of getting
rIi of the insects would have
been left to the servant, and
tins would possibly nave
been the case if YOU had
been living at home So
assumed for the instant that
YOU were keeping house.
and if keeping house, you
were married YOU bought
the poison for use in your
own house.
Now, without an effort.
naturally, | had you mar
red and keeping house.
Then what: The tailors
tag, with your name, and the
date your clothing was made
one year and three months
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
/ the Great Logician

,- "a- u,- that. and Il was olvilu -
not apopicNE Now, there was no
visible reason "Ay YOU should have
collapsed like ,hat There bad been
New-York tribune., 1907-01-20

once -E good fortune
meet ln person Professor
15ru~ 4 T X Van Du~en.
T. u IL = F K : II ID
The meeting came about
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
RESENT CHARGES OF GRAFT.
Birmingham Mayors Assertion Causes
Riot in City Council.

Birmingham Mayors Assertion Causes
Riot in City Council.
In what was probably the most dra.
matte scene ever witnessed at coun-
ell meeting in Birmingham, Ala, May
or George B. Ward Wednesday night
presided over the sessions with the
assistance Of the police department.
The president of the council, John L.
Parker, who was put in control during
the mayors recent absence in Eu-
rope, attempted to preside, but was
put down by the chief of police.
The meeting was full of turbulence
and the word "Har' was used so freely
that numerous arrests had to be made
because of the disorder. The sensation
was the elimination Of the charges Of
grating, which were publicly made a
few days ago against two aldermen by
Mayor Ward.
The feeling against the mayor was
very bitter and but for the police he
might have been put out OF the coun-
Gil chamber.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
ATKINSON AT THE HEAD.
President of A., 9. G. A. Will Also Be
General Manager-Wadley Re-
mains Vice President.

On October 18th, H. Il. Atkinson will,
in addition to his position as president
of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad, become general man
ager of the company, and on and at
ter the date mentioned will devote the
major portion of his time to the ac-1
tive duties OF and general supervision
of the road.
Mr.. Atkinson's taking over of the
general management of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic follows in
the wake Of the REIMBURSEMENT by
George Dole Wadley, second vice pres
ident and general manager of the lat
ter title, which is effective October Is.
Mr.. Wadley will still continue to oc-i
cupy the position Of second vice pres
ident and will, as formerly, be in
charge Of the construction of all the
lines of the company.
These changes were brought about as
the result of the rapid extension OF
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic.
and the fact that the duties of general
manager and second vice president;
combined were becoming too heavy
Being relieved of the position OF gen.
eral manager, Mr.. Wadley will be able.
to devote good deal more time to the
rapidly increasing volume of construc-5
ton.
Up to this time Mr.. Atkinson las de-.
voted himself almost exclusively to the.
financing of the road, which is now In
excellent shape. However, Mr.. Atkin-
son has kept in perfect touch with all
the details Of the road and IS splendid-,
ly equipped for his new position. s
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Feds BANK BURNED.

About 8 o'clock Sunday night Con-
stables Lamar and Smith were stand
ing in the drug store, when they heard
noise in the Leeds bank, which ad-
Joins the store. They went toward
the bank with their pistols drawn and
ready. Constable Smith went to the
: back door Of the bank, which opens
out on the court house square. Sud-
denly the back door opened and four
masked and armed men attempted to
pass him. He called for Lamar to
Join him, at the same time firing his
revolver.
Lamar turned the corner, and as he
did so the negro attempted to pass.
He fred, hitting him in the hand. The
negro stopped running and was cap
tured. Smith pursued the other three
men, and running fight ensued. Smith
was shot in the abdomen and, though
seriously wounded, he continued the
chase. However, the robbers succeed
ed in making their escape.
About this time fire broke out in
the bank, and an explosion occurred.
The flames gained rapidly, and in a
short time the bank building and the
adjoining drug store were totally de-
stroyed. It is thought the fire was
caused by the robbers in an attempt
to blow up the safe.
The negro captured refused to tell
who his companions were, but gave his
name as Tom Benjamin.
Constable Lamar said he was certain
that they were the same gang that rob-
bed the bank at Sedden and held up
and robbed the county treasurer al
Pen City Sunday. A posse with blood
hounds are securing the country, and
If caught the culprits will probably be
lynched. At last accounts Constable
Smith was resting easily.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
MERIT TO QUIT OFFICE.
Georgia School Commissioner Resigns
and Prof. Pound Succeeds Him.

Georgia School Commissioner Resigns
and Prof. Pound Succeeds Him.
Georgia State School Commissioner
Merritt has resigned his Office, effect:
i've January 1, 1908, and Jere NJ
Pound, professor Of pedagogy at the
Georgia Normal and Industrial school,
Milledgeville, has been appointed by
Cow Smith to succeed him.
The resignation and appointments
came as a surprise, as it was not
known that Commissioner Merritt com.
templated giving up his office, which
he has filled ably and well fof the
last five years.
Business and financial considerations
are given as the reasons for Mr. Ter
ritt's resignation. He has accepted a.
lucrative position with the West Bay
Naval Stores and Lumber company OF
Florida, the syndicate which recently
bought from the J. p Williams Land
company of Tallahassee, $4,000 acres
of virgin pine and cypress near ST. AM
drews, in southern Florida, for $780,
600. Mr.. Merritt is to have the acs
tive management Of the company's
work in Florida, besides an interest
in it.
State School Commissioner Merritt
had just begun his third term in that
Office, having first been elected in 1902:
Professor Pound is one Of the best
known educators in the state. Born at:
Barnesville, in Pike county; he -gradu-s
ated first at the Gordon institute, at
that place, and later at the state uni.
versity at Athens.
Returning to his home, he became
president of Gordon institute. His worH
attracting attention, he was called {tc
the superintendency Of public schools
Of Bibb county, where he served for
some years, resigning to accept the pos
sItion of president Of the East Florida
seminary at Gainesville, Fla. Upon the
consolidation of the East Florida semi:
nary with that of west Florida, and the
formation Of the Florida university
Professor Pound returned to Georgia
in his present position with the Geor-s
gia Normal at Milledgeyille.
II ic said in acceDtinp the DOsitiOn of
state school commissioners he gives up
better salary than that which his new
Office will pay. The salary Of the state
school commissioner is $4,000, being
one of the few Offices in which no in-5
crease bas been made by the legisla.
ture.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
Edwards Confesses to Have
Killed Fourteen Men.
LIKE HARRY ORCHARD
Sensation Was Sprung at Murder Trial
in Chattanooga - Unexpected
Admission Startled
the Jury.
81 have shot and probably killed four.

II have shot and probably killed four.
teen men in my time and the list may
run up to twenty-five"
That remarkable statement was
made by D. D. Edwards, on trial at
Chattanooga, Tenn, for killing Tom
Brooks last December.
Edwards made his confession while
under cross-examinatior.
He was asked by the attorney gen.
eral if lie killed any one previous to
the killing of Brooks. Edwards ad.
mitted that he had killed a man in
Kentucky. "Is that all?" asked the
attorney general.
"Well,' said Edwards, II have shot
and probably killed fourteen men in
my time"
He stated that most of this occurred
in Breathitt county, Kentucky, in
feuds and in a strike in Chicago sew.
eral years ago. He is a native OF
Breathitt county and recently aided
in running down and capturing in the
mountains of Breathitt the Lookout
mountain wife murderer, Ed Turner.
Edwards did not change expression
or give any Indication of feeling when
he confessed, under cross-examinatio1
to his bloody record, but after getting
off the witness stand, added that the
list might run up to twenty-five, III
everything was included.'
This is his second trial, he having
been released without bail after his
first trial; Since then he has been in
another state, but, when notified of the
date Of his case, came back to Chat
tanooga Immediately. He is considered
the most remarkable prisoner ever
tried in Hamilton county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
TWO BANKSL0OTEO
Four Masked Non Terrorize
ALI ANA Tow 5.
SHERIFF is SHOT DEAD
One Bank Robbed Of $575,s25 and An
other Burned to the Ground in an
Attempt to Blow Safe-One
Rohber, a Negro, Captured.

Four masked bank robbers - two
white men and two negroes - looted
the First National Bank Of Sedden,
Ala, Saturday night of s575,525, sho:
Sheriff John Williams dead as he at
tempted to arrest them and escaped
by means of hand car Of the South
ern railway.
The bold robbery and the tragic
death of Sheriff Williams, who was
universally admired, threw the town
into the greatest excitement and a
posse was quickly organized and be-
gan a chase of the robbers in the
northerly direction that they took.
The robbery was discovered about
10 o'clock by some one who was pass
ing the bank. Looking through the
darkened windows ne discovered the
four men at work. He Immediately
gave the alarm and notified Sheriff
Williams.
AS luS OiuCSl ASaShCo IAAN HS%AAA eAAS
robbers, who had evidently learned Of
the alarm, attempted to leave when
they were met by Sheriff Williams,
who called on them to halt. The rob-
Der, hid in the darkness, opened fire
on him with volley and he was in
stantiy killed.
Bystanders who had arrived at the
scene were terrorized by the men, who
ran through the street, carrying their
booty with them, and firing as they ran.
The men escaped to the yards OF the
Southern railway, where they secured
the handcar.
They Immediately threw their plum
der on~the car and ran it down q
heavy grade, making good their es-
cape.
A negro who was shot in the Land
and captured in Leeds, Ala, by Con-
stable George Lamar, confessed to
being one of the party of four who
robbed the bank at Sedden.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
ROOSEVELT AT CAIRO.

Citizens of Illinois Town Listen to
Speech by Chief Executive.
President Roosevelt and party ar
rived at Cairo, ILL.,, Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock and were saluted by the
Danville battery and hundreds OF
steamboats, and other whistles. The
party was met by the reception COM
mittee headed by Mayor Parson and
fifty carriages, all drawn by white
horses, conveyed them along the line
of march to st. Mary'S park, where
the president spoke.
When the "feet" again started for
Memphis, it was amid the booming
of cannon and other popular demon.
strations.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
CAN'T HOLD TWO JOBS.

Inspector General Of Georgia Troops
Out Of Brigadier General Race.
Colonel W. G. Obear, inspector gen.
eral of Georgia troops, who is to be
quartermaster of the national guard
of the state, has announced his re-
tirement from the race for brigadier
general under the new military law.
The retirement was caused by the
announcement Of Governor Smith that
he would not permit him to hold two
positions, one salaried Office and the
other position purely of homer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
SMITH ATTACKS Conner.
Governor of Alabama Given Hard Rap
by President Of the Louisville
and Nashville Railway.

The railroad situation in Alabama
promises to become a talkfest between
the governor Oh one side and Presi-
dent Milton Fl. Smith Of the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad, On the
other, says a dispatch from Montgom-
cry. The latest from Mr.. Smith Is
an answer to the letter of the gov
ernor in which he announced that he
would call an extra session OF the leg
islature to make those roads not now
operating under the new rates come
in and do so: in which some rather
warm things are said Of the executive
of the state.
A personal shot is taken at Governor
Conner in the statement that the pos
session OF cotton mills and immense
plantations may constitute swollen for
tunes, which is held now to be very bad
and should not he allowed.
Mr.. Smith accuses Governor Corner
Of intimidating the members Of the
legislature to make them take part
against the railroads, and charges that
laws were "railroaded" through the
legislature so rapidly that the rail-
roads, whose interests were vitality af-
fected, had no chance to be heard. The
governor is called upon by Mr.. Smith
to show where a single interest has
suffered by the domination" of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, or
by it's attempts to influence legisla-
ton in the past. He also says that
railroad interests, like those Of the
farmers, have a right to be heard in
all matters that effect their interests.
1T does not seem to have occurred
to you,' writes Mr. Smith, "in teach
ing the people to take from the own
ers Of railways their property with
out regard to their property rights,
that someone else may teach them to
bring about a distribution of the prop
erty of other than railway corpora
tions; that they may IL time fail to
distinguish between capital invested
in railways (Which is the aggregate
capital of individually and the aggre-
cation of property by individuals.
Reference to the fortune of the gov
ernor is made in the mention Of a
twenty-five thousand acre farm in
connection with which he says: 1T
is true that the extent of fortune
before it is swollen has not been clear
ly defined, but there are many who
may be taught to believe that a man
who owns and cultiyates a farm of
$4,000 acres, owns cotton mills, valua-
BILE real estate, etc., has more than his
share-his fortune may be swollen" "
At about the same time this letter
was being given out, the governor was
saying, in an interview printed il
Montgomery and Birmingham, that he
had not changed his mind about an
extra session since March 21, when he
said it would be called if all the roads
were not working under the new Ala
bama rates, pending their adjudication
by the courts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
SHERIFF KILLED BY TRAMPS.
Officer Wounded TWO of Three Hoboes
and All Were Captured.

Sheriff Charles Oglesby was shot and
killed Saturday at the Pennsylvania
railroad depot in Winamae, Ind, by
three tramps whom he was sndeavor-
ing to arrest. Two bullets entered the
officers body. After dropping to the
ground he raised himself on his ell
bow and emptied his revolver at the
men, fatally wounding one of them and
puttin. a bullet into the body OF a
second one All three men were
caught.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
JAIL THREAT WAS EFFECTIVE.

Prominent Chattanooga Man Forced
to Testify Before Grand Jury.
w. M. Lasley, president OF the
Southern Clay company, and one of the
leading business men Of Chattanooga,
was carried before Judge McReynolds,
in the criminal court Thursday, and
given the option of going to Jail for
contempt or of going before the grand
jury and testifying in the investiga-
ton of numerous charges Of bribery
and graft made against prominent
business men and city officials. Las
ley took the latter course.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
TO HOUSE sTRiKEBREAKERs
Vessel is Being Fitted Up to Be An
chored in Midstream.

A sailing vessel is being fitted up
at New Orleans to house strikehreak-
ers, about 1000 of whom are expect
ed from northern cities within q, few
days. It is planned to anchor this
vessel near midstream for the safety
Of those on board. The Southern Pa
cifc company already has nearly 100
strikebreakers at work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
NlNETY.TWo BISHOPS PRESENT.

Great Protestant Episcopal Church
Convention Opens at Richmond.
The forty-ffth triennial general con-
yention Of the Protestant Episcopal
church convention in the United States
convened ct Richmond, Va, Wedaes-
day. Of the 102 members Of the house
of bishops only ten were absent. A
large number of foreign high church
dignitaries were present, including the
archbishop of the West Indies and
the bishops OF London, st. Adams,
Montgomery, Niagara, Quebec and On
tario.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
METHODlsTS AFTER MAHOoN.
Baltimore Mayor Condemned for Wei
comma Makers Of Booze.

Vice President Fairbanks came in
for condemnation at the hands Of the
Methcdists because he served cocktails
at a presidential luncheon.
Now Mayor Mahoon Of Baltimore Is
being condemned by Methodists for
welcoming the delegates to the recent
convention CT Brew Masters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
DEADLY EXPLOSION OF GAS.

Three Men Killed and TWO Fatally
Hurt in Mine Accident.
In gas explosion at the No. mine
of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail.
road company one mile from Pratt
City, Ala, Friday morning at 6:3O
O'Clock, three men were killed and two
others fatally hurt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
DAGoEs APPEAL TO CONSUL.

italian Laborers AIIege Cruel Treat
nent at Sumral, Miss.
The Italian consul in New Orleans
announced Wednesday that he is in
vestigating charges of cruelty to 1tal-
ian laborers at Sumrall, Miss.
For several days reports of impend-
ing race riots, involving Italians prin-
cipally, have emanated from Sumrall.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
COTTON GINNING REPORT.
Bales Turned Out Up to September Is
Placed at 1,569,977.

The census bureau at Washington
issued a complete report Friday show
ing the amount of cotton ginned from
the 1907 crop up to September 25 to
have been 1,559,997 bales. This report
compares with 2,057,2S5 bales last year
and 2,355,716 bales year before last,
counting round bales as half bales.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
LIVED HALF A CENTURY AS MISER
Supposed Pauper Was Possesscr Of
$780, 900 in Cash and Securities.

S350,o0o in Cash and Securities.
After living as miser for more than
fifty years and accumulating more
than S35O,0CO, Lander E. Merrick died
at the home of strangers in Kenosha,
Wis, Wednesday. Tie old man came
to Kerosha county in 1910, and lived
in the town Of Randall until two years
ago, when the officers of the town
found him nearly half starved and
took charge of him and his property.
When the hut which the old man
occupied was searched, s35O,000, in
cash and securities was found.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
NEW VESSEL Is ADDED.

Savannah Line Now Has Ship Of Great.
er Carrying Capacity.
The new steamship City of Savan.
nah, the latest addition to the New
York and Savannah line, reached port
at New York Thursday to await the
start Of her maiden voyage to Savan-
nah. The City Of Savannah exceeds
all other ships of the line in carrying
capacity.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
A SUNDAY MORNING LYNcHING
Mob in Cumberland, Md, Avenges Muir
der of a Policeman.

Mob IN Cumberland, Nd, AvengeS Mur-
der of Policeman.
William Burns, negro desperado,
who had killed Policeman August Ban
ter, Saturday, felt the judgment of
lynchers at Cumberland, Nd, Sunday
morning.
Only Deputy Sheriff Adam Pendley
was at the Jail when, after midnight,
a hundred men appeared and demand
ed the keys. These being refused, a
telegraph pole was used as a batter
ing ram and an entrance to the build
ing was forced, the negro taken out
and kicked and shot to death.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
FAILED ON COMPROMISE.

Strike cf Cotton Handlers at New Or
leans is Still On.
A New Orleans special says: Mayor
Behreman failed Thursday to compro.
mise the levee strike at conference
between steamship agents and repre-
sentatives of the 5000 striking cotton
handlers who are holding out in SYM
pathy with striking screWnlen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
ALIENISTS PRESENT BILLS.
Want $4,000 for Services Rendered
Jerome in the ThaW Trial.

A New York dispatch says: Ten OF
District Attorney Jeroms's alienists IN
the trial of Harry K. Thaw, it was
announced Wednesday, have rendered
bills for their services. The total Of
these bills is slightly in excess of $23,.
900.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-13

Richard Cookers colt. Orby. was
the Derby victor at EPSON The for
mer Tammany leader and his friends
won a biz sum.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-05

. verdict of uOt guilty
Thd jury reached the court room at
0s:os
When tho ooult asked them II they
Dad reached q verdict. the foreman
answered:
I'VE have"
"what il your vcrdiW, Geutlrmcu?'
mot guilty"
A demonstration Of applause follow.
Cd ue ANNOUNCEMENT OF the verdict.
AiN. Bradley wv.a Immediately dis
shsISed from custody ami left tue
aOuTt house in IA automobile follow
kng al oyU'iou She will leave In
. few days to b4p hcS sister In Gold
Dead Nevada.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-05
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE ]

The presto mi i'm his MESSAGE 10 con
grc.s SAYS.
SO nation has greater resources than
ours. and think Il can be tyWthfullv
said that the citizens of no milton DOS.
scSs greater energy ana Industrial abl
ity. I'm no nation are the fundamental
business condition, yonUE r. taaa in
Ours at this very moment ana :. +.
foolish when such is the case for pro
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